今年作文题出的很稳健。考的都是大学生熟悉的话题。
英语一的小作文要求学生为研究生会写一个招募国际全球化会议志愿者的通知。内容要求包括志愿者本人的基本资历和其他相关信息。招募这类应用文很常见，在我《考前作文30篇》中有两篇作文都是关于这类题材的，一个是为学生会招募志愿者(P173)，另一个是为学生会招聘工作人员(P135)。
英语二的小作文是写一封感谢信，感谢自己在美国参加交流项目期间美国朋友的招待。年底我在课堂上惊中原题。《写作讲义》(P49)和《万能作文》(P54~55)。范文如下：
Write a letter according to the situation below:
You stayed with a local family when you attended a training program. Write a letter to the family, thanking them for their hospitality.
You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Li Ming” instead. You do not need to write the address. (10 points)
范文
Dear Mr. Scott,
I'm writing to express my gratitude for your entertainment during my stay in your house. I cannot forget your beautiful wife's cooking. And thank you so much for the splendid present that you have sent me, and I feel deeply moved by this token of your affection. The book you chose to offer me is very interesting and instructive. I have read a few pages with great eagerness. It is a great consolation for me, when confined to the hospital by illness. I am sure there will be a great pleasure and benefit in store for me.
I really appreciate your concern. Thanks again.
I am looking forward to seeing you.
Sincerely yours,
Li Ming
今年英语一的大作文主题相当鲜明，跑题的人很少。画的是一个火锅，火锅里煮着古今中外各类文化现象：毕昇、后现代、莎士比亚、功夫、佛、爱因斯坦。显然文章主题是文化融合，属于积极类作文。这个题目与2002年的作文题“文化交流”同类，如果把《万能作文》中02年范文(P244)背一下，写今年作文很容易。像这类题目和2003年上海高考卷的“杂”如出一辙，也与上海世博会这个时代背景相一致。
在写法上，分三段，第一段描写，把火锅里具有代表性的词翻译一下；第二段说明图画的主题，突出文化融合。极少数同学理解成重视传统文化，重视个人的全面发展，这就属于偏离主题。第三段评论，要赞扬文化融合对个人、国家、世界的积极影响。有个同学长篇大论地谈“去其糟粕，取其精华”，就不符合积极的主题。
今年英语二的大作文考的是图表作文，让学生对发达国家、发展中国家手机从2000年到2008年逐年增加这一现象进行评论。这个作文在我的《考前作文30篇》(P88~89)，再次惊现原题。
附范文：
As is shown in the chart, cell phones are becoming more and more popular in China. In 2003, the number of cell phones in use was 85,260,000. It was 180,000,000 in 2004, 206,600,000 in 2005, 269,000,000 in 2006, and 315,000,000in 2007. In 2008, the number has reached as high as 395,000,000. From these statistics, we can see that cell phones in use are increasing at a surprising speed。
The populairty of cell phones proves how useful and convenient they are in our life. We can now hardly imagine what life would be without them. Cell phones enable people to easily and quickly communicate with one another. You can reach anyone you want to talk to within an instant, which increases the efficiency of business. A cell phone is now also something wonderful that we can have fun with. With a cell phone, we can get news, play games and listen to music. We can even chat with each other through sending short messages. And the drop in price of cell phones has made it possible for ordinary people to afford them。
Mobile phones also have some disadvantages. The radiation cell phones emit may be hazardous to one’s health. Furthermore, the reliablity of cell phones signal still leaves much to be improved. Of couse these negative aspects will not diminish its popularity. We can safely predict that with the development of new techniques, these problems will all be solved and that mobile phones will have more applications and become even more appealing to customers。
在此我只想对大家说：有耕耘，就有收获。老师多耕耘就会使学生多收益。学生多耕耘，就会有备无患，处变不惊。
