英语写作《灾难》

第一篇：英语写作《灾难》

Disaster

灾难性事件是指战争、火灾、水灾、旱灾、地震、意外事故（如交通事故、空难）等。有关词句如下：

1.事件名称

air crash（空难）, snow storm;flood, drought, earthquake, an active volcano, a big fire, tsunami, storm, typhone, hurricane, sandstorm, financial crisis,2.表示发生

hit/ strike(struck)袭击happen / break out发生

(1)a big fire / a war/ an earthquake broke out…一场大火发生……

(2)the earthquake/ accident happened / occurred地震事故发生于

(3)An earthquake hit/ struck/ shocked the district.这地区受到地震的袭击。

3.表示起因 这次车祸起因于驾驶疏忽。

(3)The fire was due to the fact that someone dropped a lighted cigarette.这火灾是由于有人丢落燃着的香烟而引起的。

4.表示生命、财产损失

伤亡的表达：be killed / be injured /be dead / lose one’s life/ leave sb.missing/with+n.+adj.损失的表达：cause/ suffer great losses;cost sb.sth;destroy;damage;ruin;missing;steal sth.from sb.;rob sb.of sth.;break into;sink;erupt;blow up;burn down;collapse;fall off;fall down;knock into/ down;wash away;blow away;cut off

句式：

（1）…caused great damage to…………

（2）Hundreds of houses were damaged by the storm.暴风雨毁坏了数百家房屋。

（3）A number of houses were burnt down in the fire.好些房子在火灾中都烧毁了。

（4）Many houses were washed away by the flood.许多房子被洪水冲走了。

（5）After the earthquake, water, gas and electricity were all cut off.（6）We don’t know how many towns were destroyed, but we know many people

（7）The big floods, which occurred in 1998, caused great losses.（8）The accident delayed all the traffic for an hour and caused the damage of $80,000.这次事故阻碍/延误交通达一个小时，造成8万美元的经济损失。

（9million yuan.5.表示人员伤亡

词汇：get killed;injure;lose one’s life

句式：(1)Many people were injured/ killed in the fire/ accident/ war/ air crash.许多人死于这场火灾、事故、空难。

(2)Tens of thousands of people lost their precious life owing to the strong earthquake in Sichuan province.因为四川的这场大地震，几万人失去了宝贵的生命。

(3)As a result, the three-storied building was destroyed.50 people were killed, and more than 200 were injured.6.表示救援

词汇：send sb.to hospital;call in the police;call for a doctor;call an ambulance

（1）受灾地区the stricken area/district

（2）救灾工作rescue work

（3）地震灾民victims of the earthquake

（4）被困人员the trapped

（5）拯救rescue/save…from

（6）呼吁人们捐赠call on people to donate…to…

句式：

（1）Thousands of soldiers are sparing no efforts in the rescue work.数千名战士正全力投入援救工作中。

（2）People all over the country have raised 1 billion yuan to help those in the disaster-hit area.全国共筹款10 亿元帮助灾区人民。

（3）Fortunately, international societies offered their helping hands shortly after the earthquake---donating clothes, food and medicine.地震后，国际社会纷纷伸出援助之手---包括捐衣服，食品和药物。

（4）The rescue work is going on while people are actively donating money to the disaster areas/ stricken areas.救援工作正在进行，与此同时，大家正在积极为灾区捐钱。

（5）Fortunately, the injured people were sent to hospital without delay.课文经典句子

1.Have you ever considered how weak humans are compared with a volcano, hurricane or earthquake? However weak we are, we are not completely powerless.2.People think little of these events.3.It seems as if the world was at an end.4.The number of people who were killed or serious injured reached/ added up to…

5.Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed.6.7.8.9.All hopes was not lost.Worker build shelter for the survivors The city began to breathe againEverything goes back to normal.谚语：

1.Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.(不经灾难不知福。)

2.Better late than never.(迟做总比不做好；晚来总比不来好。)

3.It's never too late to mend.(过而能改，善莫大焉；亡羊补牢，犹未晚也。)

[写作内容]

2008年1月，一场50年以来最严重的、持续了近20天的冰雪灾害袭击了中国南方地区。请用英语给你们学校的广播站写一份英语稿件，报道这件事，主要包括以下内容：

灾害损失情况：

1．大约4.37亿亩的森林和农田受损；

2．暴风雪造成交通中断，大量旅客滞留；

3．造成100多人死亡，成千上万的人无家可归。

重建工作；

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第二篇：灾难英语特色

英语报刊灾祸类新闻写作特点例析

引 言

所谓灾祸新闻,是指以灾祸的孕育、发生、分析。危害、预防等为主要报道内容的新闻, 通俗说来,灾祸新闻报道的内容和涉及的范围就是天灾(地震、海啸、洪水等)和人祸(交通事故、工伤事故等)一般而言,英语新闻报道强调新闻内容准。确,语言文字简洁, 文章结构清晰。

一、标题制作:同中有异

凡此种种,都值得新闻记者一言以概花费笔墨去反映。新闻语言需简洁达意。从某种意义上说,新无论是对新闻规律本身而言,还是从新闻闻标题本身就是一条完整的新闻信息,其语言竞争需要的角度看,及时报道灾祸新闻利大于表达更要体现出通俗易懂、朴实无华的特点。首先,可以澄清社会上的谣传,对稳定社会。其次,可以及早把事实真相告诉读者,引导读者为国分忧,同心同德,克服苦难;再次,可以及时传达政府部门和社会各界同情、支如何种灾难(地震、空难、火灾、车祸)? 伤亡人数?第四,可以找出事故、灾害原因,以及其他可统计的损失,等等。

(1)Fireworks cache explodes in crowded area of downtown Lima, at least 77 killed

不难看出,本例标题开门见山地交代了灾难的性质(即烟花爆炸),并提供了死亡人数, 最有价值的新闻信息得以凸显放大,一目了然, 极易在瞬间吸引读者的视线。这是灾祸新闻标题与一般新闻标题的相同之处。

那么,差异何在呢? 主要表现在重大或突发新闻的标题制作上。越是突发新闻,灾难程度越高,灾祸新闻的标题往往就越凝练。这类灾祸新闻的标题大多仅用几个词就提炼了新闻精华,且时常无暇顾及伤亡或损失等情况。例如, 2001 年9月11 日美国发生震惊全球的“9.11”恐怖袭击事件,纽约世界贸易中心遭受国际恐怖主义分子操纵的民航客机的毁灭性撞击, 巨大的建筑物坍塌了, 机上和楼内3000 多条人命瞬间被邪恶的恐怖主义袭击吞噬了。这一特大灾祸新闻发生后, 对幸存者来说, 惊魂未定,心有余悸;对遇难者家属来说,更是哀思绵绵,此恨无期;对于新闻工作者而言,震惊程度也不亚于常人。全美及世界各国的新闻媒体纷纷在新闻标题中刻意选用简约的抽象词语来超强浓缩这一爆炸性突发新闻。限于篇幅,仅摘选《今日美国》(USA Today)、《泰晤士报》(Time)等部分英语报刊上的10 余条新闻标题加以比较、分析:

(2)Act of War(USA Today)

(3)Terror Comes to America(The Times)

(4)US Attacked(The Washington Post)

(5)Terror war on the USA(The Evening Standard)

(6)War on America(The Daily Telegraph)

(7)Strikes shock nation(The Star Press)

(8)War on the world(The Mirror)

(9)Declaration of war(The Daily Express)

(10)Assault on America(The Financial Times)

(11)Terror strikes heart of US(China Daily)

(12)Devastation(The Sun)

以上各例标题围绕同一灾祸新闻,笔墨经济,大都在3至5个单词之间,却频繁使用了诸如“war”(虽然事实上并未发生通常意义上的战争)、“terror”、“attack ”、“assault”等醒目字眼,一下子就把举世震惊、当时尚不知原由的特大灾难清晰地表现了出来,显得触目惊心。此外,事实上,“9.11”事件发生后,有的英文报纸在处理这一惨剧时,甚至仅用一个通栏大字作为这一灾祸新闻的标题,以凸现这起特大恐怖事件, 如: Massacre(大屠杀), Terror(恐怖), Disaster(灾难), Horror(惊骇), Nightmare(噩梦), Infamy(邪恶), Unimaginable(不可思议)等。

要而言之,与其他新闻相比,灾祸新闻的标简约性则愈强。对于英语记者而言,突发新闻事关重大,三言两语说不清道不明,不如先简后繁。

二、灾情交待模糊合理

新闻价值之一在于“新”。所谓“新”,意味着新闻必须具有时效性。新闻学者认为,新闻是易碎品,灾祸新闻尤为如此。不过,由于灾祸新闻通常是一种突发新闻,对于记者来说,先把灾难事件的具体原因、伤亡人数等细枝末节逐一了解得清清楚楚之后再加以报道不仅是不可能的,而且还会延误新闻的时效性,使某灾祸新闻丢失原有的新闻价值。为此,记者在报道灾祸新闻时,尤其是在交代伤亡情况时,都会在标题或消息中酌情采用诸如“at least...”、“over...”、“nearly...”、“tens of millions of...”等模糊表达,例如:

(13)At least six people were killed and eight others injured in a six car pile up as a result of a head on collision between a delivery lorry and a sports car driving on the wrong side of the road.(South China Morning Post, Dec.27, 1998)

(14)In Southeast Asia alone, flooding of low lying areas is likely to displace tens of millions of people.(The Baltimore Sun, July 2, 1996)

同理,在灾祸新闻中,尤其是人为事故报道中,记者在交待事故原因时也经常采用模糊的笔墨,以表示“事故原因正在进一步调查中”或“目前,事故原因尚不清楚”之类的意思。英语灾祸新闻中,有关事故原因的常见的模糊用语,包括:

Experts are probing/looking into the cause of the accident./ Police are still investigating the cause of the accident./ The cause of the accident is still under investigation./ The cause of the accident is yet to be known./ The cause of the accident remains unknown./ The cause of the fire remains to be verified./ There is no word on what caused the accident.三、导语写作凸现背景

新闻是客观世界的反映,从新闻事业诞生以来,灾难性新闻就一直是传播活动的重点之一,一如西方的一句名言所述: No news is good news.(没有消息就是好消息)。因为在注重异常性的西方新闻界看来, 坏消息才是好新闻。

与一般消息一样,英语报刊上的灾难消息的结构也分为标题、导语和正文三部分,其中最重要的部分是导语。所谓导语,是指消息的第一段或开头几段。它通常担负着两个任务:一是揭示主题,即告诉读者这条消息的主要内容是什么;二是吸引读者不得不读下去,正如美国新闻学者威廉·梅茨(W illiam Metz)在他所写的专著《新闻写作: 从导语到结尾》(News writing: From Lead to“30”)中所言“抓住或失去读者,取决于新闻稿的第一段,第一句,甚至第一行。”为此,导语一般是首先突出最重要的事实,即新闻信息,同时以简约的文字交待与该事实相关的背景(时空条件、原因、后果及方式等)。因此,英语灾难消息导语的基本信息结构所造成的损失或后果作为新闻信息加以凸显, 而把灾难本身当作背景来处理。如下面两例所示:

(15)Tour bus crash claims 48 lives

At least 48 passengers were killed after their sightseeing coach left the road and plunged 30 feet into a valley as a result of a head on collision between a van and a sports car driving on the wrong side of the road.(Houston Post, Dec.22, 1998)

(16)Bus blast burns 11 alive Eleven passengers were burnt alive and two injured when a bus exploded and burst into flames in eastern Moscow,fire services said.(Agencies via Xinhua, Dec.5, 2001)

从处理新闻与背景的方式上看,英语灾难消息的导语有三种常见的写法。

1.“损失+灾难”型 in, by, after,这类导语先用一句话概述灾难所造成的损as, 记者这样写,模糊之中不失合理,避免了过失或后果,然后再用when, after 等连词,或于绝对的表述的大致情况予以及时报道,而且也可为后续报道作进一步说明打下了必要的铺垫,可谓一举,不仅可以抢在第一时间对事故amid 等介词来引出某灾难的情况或事发过程。换言之,这样写成的导语把灾难两得。灾难所造成生命财产的损失或结果,往往是受众关注的焦点,因而具有较高的新闻价值。在上面的第一则导语中,劈头一句就告诉读者至少有48 名游客随大客车坠入峡谷而魂归西天;在第二则导语开门见山地向读者交代了伤亡情况(11 人被活活烧死,另有2 人受伤),血淋淋的数字足以使人“可惊可愕”。这种导语的特点在于突出了灾害造成的损失或结果,并在第一时间传递了最新的新闻信息,满足了读者急欲抓住核心信息的心理,因而有利于吸引读者的眼球,使他们欲罢不能。

此外,值得注意的是,在这种导语中,由于灾害的承受者在句首做了主语,所以,这个说明灾害损失的句子一般使用被动语态,同时,被动语态也更能强调动作的承受者,凸显灾害的惨烈程度。当然,并非所有情况下谓语动词都得使用被动语态。有时引出灾害损失的句子也会使用主动语态,或者主、被动语态并用,这主要是因为某些动词本身是不及物的,不能用于被动语态。如以下两例:

Amudslide that burston Sunday morning has claimed 19 lives in Northeast China ’s Liaoning Province.(China Daily, Aug.8, 2001)

以上两例,分别以“a traffic accident”和“a mud slide”为主语,作为叙事的起点,以“killed”, “injured”和“claimed”为谓语动词,以受害者为宾语, 一口气交待了新闻六要素中的四个: WHAT(灾难),WHO(伤亡人员),WHERE(事发地点), WHEN(事发时间)。这样写成的导语,简洁明快,一气呵成,尤其适合于报道性质较为重大和惨烈的灾难事故。

3.“灾难+损失”型

事故发生后,各大报刊不仅报道及时,而且连标题中描述“灾情”的动词也不尽相同:

(27)Iran quake kills 20, 000(The Times, Dec.29, 2003)

(28)Quake in Iran Kills Thousands and Ravages an Ancient City(The New York Tim es, Dec.30, 2003)

(29)Powerful quake jolts Iran, up to 20, 000 feared dead(The Guardian, Dec.31, 2003)(30)Major Earthquakes S trikes Southeast Iran(TheWashington Post, Dec.30, 2003)件的受害者作为报道主体,兼顾其他几个侧面, 由此决定了其较为低沉的写作笔调;我国中文媒体则常以政府和社会行为为灾祸新闻的报道主体,兼及其他,即特别强调灾难发生后各级政府对此的重视程度和各部门的救援工作,故其写作笔调高扬人性魅力,格外突出人情因素,能鼓舞人们的勇气,使读者看到希望,感受人间温暖。换言之,英语灾祸新闻多“以事为本”,而中文报道则多“以人为本”。

(31)Thousands dead, more buried under debris as huge quake

(32)Strong quake hits Iranian city

(33)More than 20, 000 dead as huge quake razes historic Iran city(International Herald Tribune, Dec.30, 2003)

以上诸例显示,各报在围绕相同新闻主题时,表示灾情的动词就有“kill”, “ravage ”, “jolt”, “strike”, “devastate”，“hit”, “raze”等多种,有效地避免了单一重复,体现了各自的风格特色,同时也从不同角度真实地再现了这场大地震的残酷性。

结束语

灾祸新闻虽属新闻范畴,但它在报道角度、写作手法上有其独到之处,形成了一种特殊的文体风格。作者简介: 张健(1962-),男,教授、博士生导师。曾任《中国日报》特约记者、《上海学生英文报》特约审稿人。主要从事新闻英语文体及翻译研究、外宣翻译研究等。

第三篇：灾难来临时英语演讲稿

Good evening ,ladies and gentlemen!I am zhangmeiyu,major in material chemistry.As our topic today is disaster, I would say that disater cannot be discribed only by ice thickness, magnitude,and the number of people who were dead.It means people are suffering.In recent years we suffer from disasters frequently including floods, drought, earthquakes, typhoon and so on.Well, obviously some disasters are caused by human

industrialization and environment pollution, some are likely pure natural that caused by earth geologic movements.Whatever it is, the point is when disaster strikes, what can we do ?

There's a saying I heard a long time ago, and it always stuck with me.“Plan for the worst, and hope for the best.” So the first step is to be well prepared.A lot can be done including developing the forecast system ,learning common sense,taking emergency into account when constructing buildings to minimize the loss.The second point is about the post-disaster reconstruction.It is not onlybuildings and infrastructure, but also peoples hope and confidence that need to be reconstructed.The disaster，although tragic，is also a new begining.We have to start from scratch , but the cruel disaster makes us know more about love and interpersonal relationship.We know more

about ourselves, and what is truly important to us.Disasters, as terrible as they are, often bring people and communities together.Many disaster victims find that they are stronger than they realized and that despite the

ill luck that has fallen their way, they are equipped to survive.As a victim, while it may be tempting to play the role of a victim and continue to grieve our losses, taking action can have a healing affect.It propels us forward and demonstrates that we do have some control over our

situation.Empower ourselves by volunteering to help others in worse shape than we are in.If we see a need, do what we can to fill it.At last, I want to say what once said by the heroine of “gone with the wind”,After all, tomorrow is another day.

第四篇：英语、写作

Letters of Complaint)【例一】

Florence Trunkemeyer

College of Business

Ball State University

Muncie, IN 47300

November 15, 1998

General Computer Corporation

Engineering Department

P.O.Box 73219

Fort Worth, TX 76108

Dear Sir:

With reference to our order No.W 98, the 120 computer sets supplies to the above order were delivered the day before yesterday, but we regret that 20 sets were badly damaged.The packages containing the computer sets appeared to be in good condition and we accepted and signed for them without question.We unpacked the computer sets with care and can only assume that damage must be due to careless handling at some stage prior to packing.We shall be glad if you will replace all 20 sets as soon as possible.Meanwhile, we have put the damaged computer sets aside in case you need them to su（转载自本网http://www.xiexiebang.com，请保留此标记。）pport a claim on your suppliers for compensation.Yours sincerely，(Signature)

【例二】

Sunny Company

Zhongcheng Road Jinlian Building

Shanghai

September 12, 2001

Sales manager

Elegance Clothing Company

West Street, Nanjing

Jiangsu Province

Dear Mr.Chang:

On September 10, our order for 280 womens cotton sweaters was duly received, but we regret to say that 40 cotton sweaters in white color were seriously soiled.We had the case investigated immediately, and the result shows the damage was due to improper packing, for which the suppliers are definitely responsible.Needless to say, we have suffered a great loss from this, as we cannot sell the sweaters in this condition to our customers.We ask you to conduct investigation at your end and reply to us.Sincerely yours，Sunny Lee

Manager

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1、投诉信

Directions: You live in a room in college which you share with another student.You find it very difficult to work there because your roommate always has friends visiting and has parties in the room.Write a letter to the Accommodation Officer at the college and ask for a new room next term.You would prefer a single room.Explain your reasons.Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to express/air dissatisfaction/disappointment/concern regarding accommodation.I would prefer to move into a single room next semester, as I find the present sharing arrangement inconvenient.I must explain that the reason for my dissatisfaction is my roommate’s inconsiderate behavior.For one thing, his friends are constantly visiting him;for another, he regularly holds noisy parties.To solve this problem/surmount this difficulty/improve this situation/crack this hard nut, I hope to draw the attention of the authorities concerned.I am sure you will agree that the only solution for me is to move into a room of my own.Therefore, I would be grateful if you could find a single room for me, preferably not in the same building but as near to the college campus as possible.Yours sincerely, Li Ming

2、推荐信

Directions: One of your friends wants to apply for a job working with foreign teenagers.Write a letter to recommend him/her, describe his/her past experience, and explain the reasons.Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to recommend one of my best friends, Zhou Botong, for this post.With his outstanding leadership and cheerful personality, he was elected chairperson of the Student Union of Tsinghua University several times.Busy as he was, he completed his major, teenage psychology, with an outstanding school record.Upon graduation he was assigned to be a teacher in Tsinghua Middle School.What is more, he loves his job and enjoys working with children.This won him great popularity among his students.Therefore, I do not hesitate to recommend him as an ideal candidate for the post you advertised.I am sure you will make a wise decision in hiring him.Yours sincerely, Li Ming

3、感谢信

Directions: After being involved in an accident, you were looked after by Mr.Shakespeare.Write a special letter to express your thanks.Dear Mr.Shakespeare, I am writing to express my heartfelt gratitude.I am referring to that unfortunate accident the other day, when I was knocked off my bike by a taxi.If it had not been for your timely assistance in giving me first aid, I fear that the consequences might have been much serious.Everyone agrees that it was your quick-witted response in that emergency that has led to this satisfactory outcome.Although nowadays people in mounting numbers talk about the need to be unselfish, we see very few people practice what they preach.If there were more people like you, this world would be a much nicer place.Yours sincerely, Li Ming

4、邀请信

Directions: You want to invite some friends to a party.Write an invitation letter to them individually, elaborating on the reason why such a party should be held, and what activities will be arranged for them.Dear Wangcai, I will hold a dinner party at my house on April 1, 2008 to celebrate Mr.Guo Jing’s marriage with Ms.Fujiwora.As you are a close friend of us, we would very much like you to participate in the celebration and share our joy.The occasion will start at seven o’clock in the evening, with the showing of their wedding ceremony.This will be followed by a dinner party.At around ten, we will hold a small musical soiree, at which a band will perform some works by Bach and Strauss.If you do not have any prior appointment on April 1, we look forward to the pleasure of your company.Yours sincerely, Li Ming

5、告示

Directions: The Students’ Union of your department is planning a Chinese Speaking Contest.Write an announcement which covers the following information: 1)the purpose of the contest, 2)time and place of the contest, 3)what is required of the candidates, 4)details of the judges and awards.You should write about 100 words.Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter.Use Department of Chinese Language and Literature at the end of the announcement.Chinese-Speaking Contest January 19, 2008 To improve students’ ability to speak Chinese and enrich after-class activities, the Students’ Union of Department of Chinese Language and Literature is organizing a school-wide Chinese-speaking contest to be held on Saturday next week(26 January)at the Students’ Auditorium.Those who are interested in taking part in it may sign up with the monitor of their classes before Tuesday next week.Five professors will be invited to be judges.The first six winners will be given awards.Everybody is welcome to be present at the contest.The Students’ Union Department of Chinese Language and Literature

6、交通问题

Directions: Study the following pictures carefully and write an essay in which you should 1)describe the pictures briefly;2)interpret the social phenomenon reflected by them, and 3)give your point of view.The pictures vividly reveal that heavy traffic is becoming increasingly serious all over the world.In the first photo, there is traffic congestion on the road with numerous cars, trucks and buses.In the second picture, hundreds of people are waiting for a train.We can deduce from the pictures that the photographer is trying to attract our attention to the issue of heavy traffic.First of all, every year men and women crowd into cities in search of employment, a decent living, and the excitement and stimulation of urban life.As people in mounting numbers flood into cities, city services and facilities have been strained to a breaking point.In addition, since in a city with booming industry, land is precious and cannot be extravagantly used by traffic, traffic flows constantly rise to fill whatever scale of roads and highways are provided for them.It is imperative for us to improve this situation.For one thing, the number of private cars should be limited while more bus routes should be opened up because buses can accommodate more passengers.For another, more streets and roads should be constructed.Since neither of the suggestions can effectively solve the problem, there is an increased awareness that the two solutions may be combined with other possible solutions to produce the best effect.7、网络问题

Directions: Study the following pictures carefully and write an essay in which you should 1)describe the picture briefly;2)interpret the social phenomenon reflected by it, and 3)give your point of view.In recent years, people are developing an inseparable relationship with Internet.As is vividly depicted in the picture, it is convenient for us to click the mouse when surfing on line, either to entertain ourselves or to meet the work’s needs.Actually on-line visiting has become a routine activity in our everyday life.However, it seems rather ironic to use a chain instead of normal wire to connect with the mouse in this picture.The exaggerative and impressive portrayal has subtly revealed the duality of the relationship between man and Internet.Discussion on the duality has become very popular in newspapers or in people’s chats.On the one hand, no one denies that Internet is currently one of the most useful media in our daily life.People from all walks of life are benefiting considerably from its powerful function of information communication.But on the other hand, a great many people admit that they are too much addicted to Internet to maintain a regular and wholesome lifestyle.Cyber-living resembles the experience of looking constantly into a kaleidoscope which displays both colored patterns and illusions.Such a waste of time inevitably leads to their failure in their life and work.Accordingly, it is necessary for us to use Internet in a reasonable way and restrain from overindulgence.For one thing, college students in expanding numbers get on line every day to learn the news, to study English by registering for web courses, to exchange information through e-mails with their net friends and to download their favorite music, flash, film and pictures.Being veteran on-line shoppers, they frequently purchase books, CDs at much lower prices.For another, once indulged in the fictitious world, people can barely concentrate on real life.Consequently, many students just chat on line or play computer games immoderately everyday, skipping many essential classes.After all, Internet is invented to enrich our life, to connect you and me, and to improve the efficiency of our work rather than shackle us with a chain.8、环境问题

Directions: Study the following pictures carefully and write an essay in which you should 1)describe the pictures briefly;2)interpret the social phenomenon reflected by them, and 3)give your point of view.The pictures symbolically illustrate pollution is becoming increasingly serious around the globe.In the first cartoon, a man is scorching the earth on a chimney.In the second one, a famous ancient Chinese poet, Wang Bo is astonished by the heavy smoke poured by chimneys into the air and dirty river polluted by a factory.We are informed that “the autumn river is the same color with the sky”.The drawer is sending a message about the significance of the need for everyone to fight against the danger of environmental pollution.There is no denying that the industry is indications of civilization, progress and development.Unfortunately, as industry develops, so will the number of factories, and the amount of industry pollutants.We are so development-oriented that we almost can sacrifice our blue sky and pure water in order to obtain a little material gain.As a consequence, it is imperative for us to take drastic actions.On the one hand, the factories should be equipped with devices which can dispose of waste gas and water so as to prevent them from polluting our planet.On the other hand, there should be an increasingly loud voice from the public for firm actions against poisonous gas sent off and unhealthy water polluted by factories.9、职业道德

Directions: Study the following pictures carefully and write an essay in which you should 1)describe the pictures briefly;2)interpret the social phenomenon reflected by them, and 3)give your point of view.The cartoons vividly depict people in expanding numbers are engaged in open and rampant cheating in business.In the first drawing, a boy has no courage to have dinner in front of delicious foods in that there may exist pesticide pollution or poisonous elements in the foods.In the second picture, the administrative office, salesmen, breeding families and forage shops are laughing at the hanging of a poisonous duck.Professional dishonesty has a very damaging effect.In the first place, since cheating in business reveals the moral deficiencies as well as the humanity weakness of those businessmen who engage in it, the dishonest practice will ultimately exerts a perverse influence on the whole society.In the second place, it not only puts honest businessmen at a competitive disadvantage, encouraging those who did not cheat to adopt similar practices later, but undermines the very foundation of professional ethics in business.It is often painful to impose sanctions in a specific case.But it is worthwhile.For one thing, to eliminate professional dishonesty thoroughly, serious forms of punishment for a willful offense—a suspension of the offender from business—should be applied.For another, since the incentives to engage in cheating in business are mainly due to a lack of adequate precautions, drastic actions should be taken to prevent one form of cheating or another

10、青少年问题

Directions: Study the following cartoon carefully and write an essay in which you should 1)describe the cartoon briefly;2)interpret the social phenomenon reflected by it, and 3)give your point of view.The cartoon vividly illustrates a gang of youngsters, holding axes in their hands, are rushing to fight with others.The caption reads, “Juvenile delinquency is increasingly lower than normal age.”

Careful deliberation of this problem has given me several ideas as to why this should be so.To begin with, with the rising divorce rate, some children are not properly taken care of, and are easily led astray by evildoers.What is more, devoid of the nourishment of education and a school environment, the teenagers failing in various entrance examinations become full of resentment at a society which they feel has rejected them.Last but not least, inexperienced and gullible young people plunge into the illusory world of electric games, on-line chat or even pornography.Such alienation from proper social values is the slippery slope to crime.It is my view that, first of all, the whole of society should attach great importance to the sound growth of youngsters.Furthermore, proper guidance and protection of adults and schools are vital to teenagers.To sum up, if we exert every effort, the juvenile crime rate will undoubtedly be brought down and effectively controlled in a short while.

第五篇：英语写作

Part V Writing(10%)

Direction: Write a Notice according to the information you have been provided.(10 points)

根据所给提示,用英语写一个通知。

学生会要组织一次英语讲座。假如你是学生会干部,请你用英语写一则通知,通知时间为2012年6月12日，内容如下:

1.2.3.4.5.讲座题目:学习英语的重要性 演讲者:北京大学怀特教授(ProfessorWhite)讲座时间:6月15日, 星期五下午2:30-4:30 地点:学校体育馆 注意事项:散会后回教室就报告内容开展讨论,并制定出各自的英语学习计划。

Words for Reference: 体育馆 stadium学生会 students’ union

Part V Writing(10%)

Direction: Write a Notice according to the information you have been provided.(10 points)

假如你校学生会要举办一次英语演讲比赛，请你用英语写一篇书面通知，以便张贴到布告栏上。通知时间为2012年6月12日，通知须包括以下内容：

1.比赛目的：提高学生的英语口语水平

2.比赛时间：2012年6月15日下午4点

3.比赛地点：四楼阶梯教室

4.评比办法：由五位老师做评委其中包括Mr.Smith

5.奖项设置：一等奖1名，二等奖3名，三等奖5名

6.报名办法：到各班班长处报名

Words for Reference:学生会 students’ union阶梯教室 auditorium

比赛contest评委：judge一等奖 first prize

Part V Writing(10%)

Direction: Write a Letter of Appreciation according to the information you have been provided.(10 points)

假设你是李华，交换生Tracy刚刚结束在你们学校的学习生活，已经返回英国。作为班长，请你根据以下内容用英语写一分感谢信，感谢她一学期以来带给大家的美好回忆，写信时间为6月12日：

1.怀念与她相处的快乐时光；

2.感谢她对大家英语学习的帮助；

3.感谢她为班级捐赠的英文书籍；

4.欢迎她有机会再来中国。

Words for Reference: 回忆 memory捐赠 donate

Part V Writing(10%)

Direction: Write a Letter of Appreciation according to the information you have been provided.(10 points)

以李明的名义给Mr.Foster写一封信。写信日期是2012年6月12日。

内容：已收到他寄来的礼物（一件精美的雕塑），非常喜欢这礼物，把它们放在书架上正合适。得知他将来上海参加你的生日，十分高兴。请他将航班告诉你。你将去机场接他。注意：必须包括对收件人的称谓、写信日期、发信人的签名等基本格式。

Words for reference: 雕塑：sculpture 航班：flight number 书架:book shelf

Part V Writing(10%)

Direction: Write a Letter of Application according to the information you have been provided.(10 points)

你校英语外籍教师Boris和Chris暑假期间准备在本地开一家西餐小店，要找若干名大学生为打工人员。下面是招聘启事：

Wantedcollege students

Do service work and act as translators

Healthy and helpful

Small wages

Contact: bjpub@bc.com

假定你叫李华，愿意应聘。请写封电子邮件，介绍自己，并说明应聘理由。

Part V Writing(10%)

Direction: Write a Letter of Application according to the information you have been provided.(10 points)

假设你是李华，得知China Daily报社招聘兼职记者，你有意应聘，请按下列要求给报社写一封申请信。

1.表明自己感兴趣。

2.说明自己的优势：知识面、英语水平、人际关系、相关经历等。

3.希望得到回复。

Words for reference: 兼职：part-time job报社：agency记者： journalist