Road Accidents

    In the past five years the number of road accidents has been on the rise in big cities. Whenever they happen, the people involved are either injured or killed. They cause great losses both to the country and to the victims’ families. Therefore, it is urgent that we do something to reduce traffic accidents and make our roads safe.

    There are several ways I think to cut down the accident rate. In the first place, the government should take intensive measures to improve road conditions. For example, more funds ought to be invested in building new highways and many of the old narrow streets in cities widened or reconstructed. Secondly, local authorities should educate people in every possible way to comply with traffic regulations. Finally, pedestrians should be very careful whenever crossing busy streets.

    In my opinion, the above-mentioned ways are essential to avoid traffic accidents. With the number of cars continuing to rise, the roads in cities are getting more and more crowded. But if everyone does his part and observes traffic rules, the road will be safer to all of us. I trust traffic conditions will be improving though we still have a long way to go. (200 words)

(2) 规定情景式作文

Directions:

     Stress is a natural part of modern life. In this part, you are required to write within 40 minutes a composition of no less than 200 words about "Stress in Modern Life" (现代生活中的压力). You are to state briefly the relationship between stress and modern life and the different attitudes towards stress. At the end of your composition you should draw your own conclusion.

    众所周知, 压力是日常生活中很自然的事, 并且也无法躲避压力。 随着现代生活的节奏不断加快, 我们从早到晚总是感到忙忙碌碌。而且很难减慢。我们似乎觉得我们周围人人都在拚命干。因此, 不管一个人干什么，他总会感到压力。可见，在竞争社会中压力和生活是影印不离的。

    然而, 不同的人对压力的看法不同。有些人认为, 压力并不是通常所认为的坏事。他们的观点是, 某种压力对提供动力和使生活有目的所不可缺少的。 其他人则争辩说, 压力加剧了精力的消耗, 因此危害人的健康。在他们看来, 压力的反面, 即放松, 是身心健康所必不可少的。

    就个人而言, 我赞成前一种观点。 当一个人全心投入到他所从事的事业时, 压力是不可能避免的。 依我看, 只有当压力失去控制时, 它才会导致行为失调和身体不适。

Stress in Modern Life

    As everyone knows, stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. As the pace of modern life continues to increase, we are always feeling on the go from morning till night. And it is hard to slow down. It seems to us that everyone around us is aggressive. Therefore, whatever one does, he feels under stress all the time. It is clear that stress has much to do with the life in a competitive society.
Different people, however, think of stress quite differently. Some believe that stress is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. They are of the opinion that a certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and to give purpose to life. Others argue that stress contributes to one’s mental decline and hence endangers his health. According to them, relaxation, the opposite of stress, is essential for a healthy mind and body.

    Personally, I’m in favor of the former view. I think it is impossible to avoid stress when one is entirely devoted to the career he pursues. In my opinion, it is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.
注：be on the go 忙碌。(207 words)

(3) 图画、漫画或图表式作文

Directions:Study the following drawing carefully and write an essay in which you should

1) describe the drawing,
2) interpret its meaning, and
3) support your view with examples.

    You should write about 200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (20 points)

终点又是新的起点

    As the picture given above depicts, a runner, summoning up his last ounce of strength, is dashing to the finishing line, hot sweat rolling from his forehead. He is overjoyed to have won the race. Besides, on both sides of the line are written two big words in Chinese: Scratch and Finish.

    What does the author of the drawing intend to tell us? In my opinion, by the picture he means that what one has achieved so far is merely a new starting point for what he is going to do next.

    There are a lot of examples to support my view. The most obvious one is the discovery of the radioactive element radium, which stands for the successful result of Curie’s research work. Yet it is just a good beginning of the scientific study on atomic energy. Let us take another example to illustrate the view. We have achieved great success in rural reforms, which has greatly raised the living standards of farmers in the country. But it serves only as the starting point for pushing forward urban reforms in a comprehensive way. A third example is the successful return of Shenzhou 5 spaceship, which marks the triumphant end of the launch. At the same time it has created a new era for China’s space exploration. It is obvious that the finish of one thing signifies a new scratch of another.  (232 words)

Notes: summon up 鼓起，鼓足；last ounce of 最后一点；Scratch and Finish 起点和终点； stand for象征着；push forward推进。