2023年12月7日发(作者：宜雨安)
1-15届全国创新英语大赛初、复赛试题
第一届
初赛试题：
Topic: High School Students Go Abroad for College Education
Directions: In China today, there is an increasing trend that high school student go abroad for study. Please write a
composition about this phenomenon in no less than 600 words with your creativity. Writing of any style is welcome.
注：答题纸请统一用A4纸(21cm*29.6cm)手写或打印。试卷上方留出两行写明考生所属省、市、区(县)及学校班级，写明姓名。作文标题根据要求自拟。
备注：因“非典”之故，未举办复赛。
第二届
初赛试题：
Topic: What do you think are the symbols of success in today’s China?
Directions: The answers of what success means vary from person to person and change time to time. What do you think are the symbols of success in today’s China? Please write a composition in no less than 600 words with your creativity. Writing of any style is welcome.
复赛试题：
Upward or Outward?
Directions:
At present, large crowds of people move into cities, making them bigger and bigger. Every city faces the problem whether it should expand upward or outward. You are allowed 60
minutes to write a composition on the topic: Upward or Outward? You should write from 300 to 500 words, and base your composition on the following outline.
1. Description of the city you live in
2. Arguments on the expansion
3. Your opinion and reasons
写作要求：目前大量人口涌入城市，使得城市规模越来越大。各城市都面临着应该向上发展还是向外发展的难题。请你在60分钟内，根据你居住的城市的特点，些一篇300~500字的作文，按下面提纲阐述你的观点及理由。 1. 描述你居住的城市状况 2. 城市发展方向上的争论 3. 你的观点及理由
第三届 初赛试题：
Directions: Some people argue that English has been overemphasized in China. It seems that almost everything from entering a high school or university to finding a job or getting a promotion depends on one’s mastery of English. This has misled students at schools and universities to spend too much of their time on English rather than on other subjects or their major area studies. Do you agree with this view? Write an essay of approximately 300 words to support your view.
复赛试题：
Directions:
Write a composition of 300 words within an hour according to the following graph.
Your composition should cover the following points:
A. Difference in annual income between teachers and businessmen;
B. Difference in annual income between inland cities and coastal cities;
C. These differences greatly influence people’s choice of profession and home;
D. It’s economic interest that counts.
Note:
1. $ refers to US dollars.
2. □ refers to teachers.
3. ■ refers to businessmen.
4. The above graph is a contrast of annual income between teachers and businessmen in the early 90`s China.
第四届
初赛试题： Topic:
Nowadays computers have become an important part of our
lives. With the development of the Internet, computers can be used for studies, communication, news and entertainment. Give your opinions on how computers may affect your studies in the future.
复赛试题：
You are to write an essay at about 300 words in 60minutes on the following situation. You may supply a topic
of your own.
According to a recent report from the United Nations, the world population is aging rapidly. Take China as an example, the population 60 and older has reached 134 million (accounting for 10% of the Chinese population), 70%of whom are located in the countryside. How would we respond to this social problem, in the next 20years in particular?
第五届
初赛试题：
Write a composition of 300 words on the following topic:
It is true tourism will certainly bring benefit to a nation. However, some people claim that it will also cause problem to environmental protection and cultural integrity. To what extent to you agree or disagree with this opinion
复赛试题：
Writing Topic for Semifinals
Directions:
We can be sure that most people have experienced failure and success. Most often, when we are successful we are
happy. If we fail, we are sad. Now, you are asked to write an essay on the topic of Failure and Success. You can give some example and facts to support your opinion. You can give some examples and facts to support your opinion. Your essay should be written in English with on less than 300 words within 60 minutes.
第六届
初赛试题：
Directions: Read the following paragraph and then write an essay at about 300 words on the following topic:
The Internet in My Life
According to a report from the Digital Future Project
in the U.S.,the overall Internet access has risen to its highest level in the last four years; about three-quarters of Americans go online. The number of hours online continues
to increase---rising to an average of 12.5 hours per week---the highest level in the study so far. What do people do
online? Both very experienced users and new users spent by
far the largest percentage of their time online dealing with emails; followed by general Web browsing, work at home for their jobs, reading news, etc. In terms of who are online, the report reveals that three quarters of the Internet users are aged 55 and under. Are you an Internet user? If yes, how long are you online each week? How do you connect the Internet? What do you gain by using it? If not, why not? What do you miss by not using it?
复赛试题：
Directions:
Some people maintain that universities are the best place for young people to receive higher education; other people believe that young people can be equally educated by taking correspondence courses or going to evening classes and open universities in their spare time.
Write an article of about 300 words in which you compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of formal university education and informal higher education. Which do you think is more effective and desirable? Support your argument
with appropriate examples or illustrations.
Ex cava te excavator
第七届
初赛试题：
Value of Exams in Schools
Direction: Students have experienced a lot of exams all through their school years. They may have a lot to say about the present exam systems. You are allowed 60 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Value of Exams in Schools. You should write about 300 words, and base your composition on the following outline. Role of exams
Your experience of failure at one exam Suggestions to better exam systems
Consolidate the knowledge
复赛试题： Directions:
With the development of computers, more and more people are working with computers. But, we know that computers are harmful as well as useful and helpful .Here, you are asked to write an essay on the topic “The Advantages and Disadvantages of Computers”. You can give some examples and facts
to support your opinion. Your essay should be written in English with no less than 300 words within 60 minutes.
第八届
初赛作文试题： Directions:
Read the following paragraph and write a composition as stated at about 300 words in 60 minutes.
Your composition will be graded according to clarity, accuracy and meaningfulness.
Some experts claim that parents` attitudes toward solving teenage problems are crucial determinants of child personality development. Do you agree or disagree? What role does parental attitude play in child rearing and personality development? You writing ought to contain three parts, your viewpoint,
the supporting ideas, and the conclusion.
复赛试题：
Directions:
Read the following paragraph and write a composition as stated at about 300 words in 60 minutes. Your composition will be graded according to clarity, accuracy and meaningfulness.
In accordance with CRI news, the spirit of Chinese volunteers, from responding to the May 12 earthquake to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, not only touched the Chinese people, but also generated worldwide attention. Official statistics show that china has accumulated about 8 billion hours of volunteer work from 380 million volunteers since 1993 and is going to have more and more volunteers, especially the youth.
How do you understand volunteer work? In what way(s) is it important to promote the well-being of individuals, families, communities and the world at large? Your writing ought to contain three parts, your viewpoint, the supporting ideas,
and the conclusion.
CV resume
第九届
初赛作文试题
Topic: Natural Disasters
Directions:
Read the following paragraph and write a composition as
stated in about 300 words. Your composition will be graded
according to clarity, accuracy and meaningfulness.
A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard (e.g. flood, drought, tornado, volcano eruption, earthquake, typhoon, tsunami, or landslide) that affects the environment, and leads to financial, environmental and/or human losses. Recently, we can see many natural disasters occurred home and abroad and huge damage have been made either to the environment or to our human lives. Those natural disasters urge us to reconsider our beliefs and actions toward our mother nature when we seek for clothes, food, and sheltering etc.
Therefore, what is your attitude toward the natural disasters? What shall we do to prevent us from being simply destroyed? What kind of role did we play in the causes of those dreadful disasters? Your writing ought to contain three
parts, your viewpoint, the supporting ideas, and the conclusion.
复赛试题
Topic: Should We Follow Fashions?
Directions:
Some people say that fashion is just for selling clothes, so we should not follow it and we should dress what we like and feel comfortable in it. How far do you agree with them? Write an essay on the following topic: should we
follow fashions? Requirements:
Illustrate your view on the topic with no less than 250 words and write down your opinions and reasons so long as they are reasonable.
第十届
初赛作文题 Directions:
Recently, Amy Chua, or the “Tiger Mother”, aroused heated discussions both in US and in China with her book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger
Mother. The following are the ten things she lists in her
book that she strictly forbids her two daughters to do:
Attend a sleepover (a party for children in which they
stay the night at someone’s house);
Have a play date (in which children hang out with their friends); Be in a school play;
Complain about not being in a school play; Watch TV or play computer games;
Choose their own extracurricular activities; Get any grade less than an A;
Not be the No. 1 student in every subject except gym and drama; Play any instrument other than the piano or violin; Not play the piano or violin.
You are invited to write under either of the following
two topics. The length of your writing should not exceed 300 words.
Suppose you are a “tiger parent”. Write a letter to your child and explain to her/him your ideas about tiger parenting.
Suppose you are a child who has tiger parents. Write a letter to your parents and explain to them your ideas about tiger parenting.
复赛作文题
Chinese people always have the tradition of helping others;
regardless of a friend or a stranger. However, in recent years, people find that when they try to help others, some changes are taking places. One of the most common examples is that, a passer-by who sent an injured senior people to hospital would be very likely to be recognized as the accident-maker. This kind of events is being rerun again and again. When trapped in the dilemma of tradition and trouble, what would be your choice?
第十一届
初赛试题
Which one of them do you think is the expert? First complete the conversation. Then write down your opinion on the qualities of being an expert. Doctor: Patient: Doctor:
Patient: You have to learn about thousands of diseases, but I only have
to focus on fixing what wrong with ME! Now which one of us do you think is the expert?
Interdisciplinary
复赛试题
Directions: Would you expect a “thank you” when you give
your seat to an old man, or a woman with her baby? How do you feel if they take your seat without even taking a look at you? Would you be angry? You are given 60 minutes
to state your view on the topic within less than 300 words. You can add a title by yourself.
第十二届
Telling lies for a better world? Lies have a bad reputation. Telling the truth is normally considered to be a good thing. One conventional view of lying is that it is bad in itself and should be avoided at all costs. Another conventional view is that theconsequences of lying are often bad, so lying should be avoided except in extreme circumstances. In the past two decades, though, a number of authors have challenged conventional wisdom, arguing that lying is not as bad as normally thought and that
a number of other beliefs about lying are misunderstood. A
wellknown study even shows that an ordinary person tells three lies every ten minutes. So what is your opinion of telling lies? How is your relationship with them? What do you do when being lied to? And more importantly, when and how do you choose to lie? Please write your view on the topic within less than 300 words. You can add a title by yourself.
复赛
Recently, a book named “THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE” became one of the best-sellers in book stores. It aims to present some powerful lessons in personal change to people in contemporary society. Habit 1: Be Proactive
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
Habit 3: Put First Things First
Habit 4: Think Win-Win
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood
Habit 6: Synergize
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
What do you think of the role of effectiveness in your life and study? Have you ever benefited from one of the habits mentioned in the book in your daily life? You are invited to write a composition in about 300 words concerning
the topic above. Your composition should be given a title and it should contain your personal experiences. Marks will be graded for content, organization, language and appropriateness.
第十三届
初赛
第一阶段
Nowadays, there is a tendency for the youth to watch American TV dramas, such
as "Prison Break", “The Big Bang Theory”… Some people believe that watching
American TV dramas can enhance their language sense. Others think watching
American TV dramas has nothing to do with learning. Instead, it's bad for
children. What's your opinion？
Please write an article within no less than 300 words to present your opinion on the
topic. You can add a title by yourself.
Audience response/rate
Youth the young teenager adolescent juvenile students
第二阶段
Directions: Addison said,“Every man should have a purpose in life. A man without a purpose
lives on, like a cabbage in a field, but he knows no life.” According to him, having a
purpose in life is very important for us. With Addison’s words as your point, write an
essay with no less than 300 words. You can add a title by yourself.
复赛
作文试题
Directions: Think carefully about the following issue:
When we find that someone we admire has done something terribly wrong or
behaved unexpectedly, we feel greatly disappointed. But constant discovery leads to
our realization that great ideas and great deeds come from imperfect people like
ourselves.
Write an essay on the following question with no less than 300 words, in which you
develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and
examples taken from your readings, studies, experience, or observations.
Do we benefit from learning about the flaws of people we admire and respect?
The Revenant
Angelina Jolie Fleming penicillin justice jury/lawyer
bride bribe corruption involved/immersed in scandal put
into prison
Give speech/presentation to warn the young people, avoiding committing
crimes
第十四届
第一阶段
some people say wealth and fame are the best motivation and reward of one`s
achievement. But other people argue that it`s the sense of happiness and fulfillment
rather than personal gain that is the best motivation and reward, as expecting a reward
of wealth or recognition for achieving a goal can lead to disappointment and
frustration. The personal satisfaction of a job well done is its own reward. What`s your opinion? Do you think people are motivated to achieve by personal satisfaction
rather than by money or fame?
Write an essay with no less than 300 words, in which you develop your point of
view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from
your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
In terms of the successful people, highly fulfillment results from making
contributions to the whole society, helping more people in need.
Money: material satisfaction mental chasing family society
Fame: exalt get promotion social recognition
Zuckerberg Dec 1st 2015 99% of Facebook shares (45 billion
dollars ) donated to Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 45billion dollars
The primary aims of the foundation are, globally, to enhance
healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and in America, to expand
educational opportunities and access to information technology.
Buffett 8 billion dollars
Filled with innovative ideas, young people are prone to encouraged by
their career achievement rather than the income of the occupation.
Failure during the process enables the individuals to be more independent
and persistent. NeXT
Be prone to =be liable to =tend to=be likely to
Angelina Jolie Cambodian
第二阶段
Vietnam adopt 3 children When people form opinions about someone or something, what affects them
most is not substance but style. In other words, the way something appears or is
presented is more important than what it actually is. This principle affects how
people look at their lives, the books they read, the products they buy, and even
the subjects they take at school. What's your opinion? Is style more important
than substance?
Chasing after one’s appearance rather than inner beauty exert
heavy financial burden on oneself, bring stress to their family
members or even impair their health.
Focusing on style rather than substance enables people to lose
themselves and leave their interests and real friends behind.
Style:
Appearance :
artificial beauty make up cosmetic surgery
have a slim figure unhealthy diets chasing after luxury
brands
Focusing excessively on appearance rather than substance
enables people to suffer a lot from the negative influence
resulting from the choice.
The further effects coming from the style impedes how to
develop interests, who to make friends with and what to study in
the future. Paragliding scuba diving bungee jumping
adventure sports extreme sports aerobic exercise
kickboxing further influence
make friends only with wealth betray their interests similar
values and virtues personality
major: design act composing music dream of being
celebrities
Substance: live a healthy life balance their spending meet
Voluntary work to be a volunteer within my community
be beneficial to the society make contributions to the society
material satisfaction
Write an essay with no less than 300 words, in which you develop your point of view
on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your
reading, studies, experience, or observations.
复赛
Friends and relatives often drift apart, sometimes for no justifiable reason. But
friendship and close family ties are beneficial in so many ways that make the efforts
to preserve those ties worthwhile. Write a composition in no less than 300 words
about your relationship with one of your family members or a friend of yours.
第十五届
注意事项：1．答题前请选手仔细阅读考试注意事项。
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6、完成考试后，作文将只能查看，不可修改。 7. 比赛时间：2015年12月1日-12月18日
8、初赛第一阶段成绩公布时间：2015年12月29日
9、初赛第一阶段入围选手报名时间：2015年12月29日--2016年1月15日
第二部分 题目 Direction:
Laziness or lack of ambition is like dead weight on our chests. All it takes is one big push and we’re free, but that “big push” is not always easy to muster because the
effort seems a lot more difficult than it actually is. The situation is similar to trying to get out of bed as soon as we awaken from a long sleep.
Write an essay with no less than 300 words, in which you
develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
第三部分 第十五届全国创新英语大赛作文评分标准 评分依据 具体评分 具体划分 创新能力 30分 题材创新 体裁创新 内容创新 观点创新 形式创新 视角新颖 观点内容 25分 主旨切题 观点明确 内容详实 语义连贯 组织结构 20分 思路清晰 逻辑性强 英语思维 语言表达 20分 语法准确 词汇丰富 地道纯正
格式规范 5分
标点符号规范 大小写规范 书写规范 字数适宜
作文命题思路和评分细则：
该作文题目就我国近年来越来越受重视和各认同的志愿者工作，对考生的观察能力、思维能力和社会体验能力进行考察。通过该题目的写作，检查考生的语言逻辑组织能力和语言表达能力。考生可以在所给题目范围内自己命题进行写作。
作文评分大致分为四等： 99-90分：
1.对作文题目有独到见解，并有很强的创新能力； 2.语言流畅，思路清晰，有较强的英语写作能力； 3.词汇和语法使用恰当，错误较少。 89-80分：
1.对作文题目有合理的理解，并有较强的创新能力； 2.语言比较流畅，思路比较清晰，有较好的英语写作能力； 3.词汇和语法使用比较恰当，错误较少。 79-70分：
1.对作文题目有正确的理解，并有一定的创新能力； 2.语言通顺，英语写作能力一般； 3.有常见词汇和语法使用错误。 69-60分：
1.对作文题目理解尚可，创新能力比较一般；
2.语言不太通顺，英语写作能力较差；
3.词汇和语法错误较多。 aurora glacier internship marine filial
pension spending expenditure expense
fundamental sentimental psychology
funds funding investments financial subsidies
spending expenditure expense exit
income salaries
pension
trigger/cause skyrocketing house price life spending
deceive deception
have the risk of being deceived embarrassed embarrassment
immerse in/involve in embarrassment medical care
crab shrimp lobster crawfish
iron coal natural gas petroleum fossil fuel mine
cure techniques of undergoing a surgery
amicable unamicable
2023年12月7日发(作者：宜雨安)
1-15届全国创新英语大赛初、复赛试题
第一届
初赛试题：
Topic: High School Students Go Abroad for College Education
Directions: In China today, there is an increasing trend that high school student go abroad for study. Please write a
composition about this phenomenon in no less than 600 words with your creativity. Writing of any style is welcome.
注：答题纸请统一用A4纸(21cm*29.6cm)手写或打印。试卷上方留出两行写明考生所属省、市、区(县)及学校班级，写明姓名。作文标题根据要求自拟。
备注：因“非典”之故，未举办复赛。
第二届
初赛试题：
Topic: What do you think are the symbols of success in today’s China?
Directions: The answers of what success means vary from person to person and change time to time. What do you think are the symbols of success in today’s China? Please write a composition in no less than 600 words with your creativity. Writing of any style is welcome.
复赛试题：
Upward or Outward?
Directions:
At present, large crowds of people move into cities, making them bigger and bigger. Every city faces the problem whether it should expand upward or outward. You are allowed 60
minutes to write a composition on the topic: Upward or Outward? You should write from 300 to 500 words, and base your composition on the following outline.
1. Description of the city you live in
2. Arguments on the expansion
3. Your opinion and reasons
写作要求：目前大量人口涌入城市，使得城市规模越来越大。各城市都面临着应该向上发展还是向外发展的难题。请你在60分钟内，根据你居住的城市的特点，些一篇300~500字的作文，按下面提纲阐述你的观点及理由。 1. 描述你居住的城市状况 2. 城市发展方向上的争论 3. 你的观点及理由
第三届 初赛试题：
Directions: Some people argue that English has been overemphasized in China. It seems that almost everything from entering a high school or university to finding a job or getting a promotion depends on one’s mastery of English. This has misled students at schools and universities to spend too much of their time on English rather than on other subjects or their major area studies. Do you agree with this view? Write an essay of approximately 300 words to support your view.
复赛试题：
Directions:
Write a composition of 300 words within an hour according to the following graph.
Your composition should cover the following points:
A. Difference in annual income between teachers and businessmen;
B. Difference in annual income between inland cities and coastal cities;
C. These differences greatly influence people’s choice of profession and home;
D. It’s economic interest that counts.
Note:
1. $ refers to US dollars.
2. □ refers to teachers.
3. ■ refers to businessmen.
4. The above graph is a contrast of annual income between teachers and businessmen in the early 90`s China.
第四届
初赛试题： Topic:
Nowadays computers have become an important part of our
lives. With the development of the Internet, computers can be used for studies, communication, news and entertainment. Give your opinions on how computers may affect your studies in the future.
复赛试题：
You are to write an essay at about 300 words in 60minutes on the following situation. You may supply a topic
of your own.
According to a recent report from the United Nations, the world population is aging rapidly. Take China as an example, the population 60 and older has reached 134 million (accounting for 10% of the Chinese population), 70%of whom are located in the countryside. How would we respond to this social problem, in the next 20years in particular?
第五届
初赛试题：
Write a composition of 300 words on the following topic:
It is true tourism will certainly bring benefit to a nation. However, some people claim that it will also cause problem to environmental protection and cultural integrity. To what extent to you agree or disagree with this opinion
复赛试题：
Writing Topic for Semifinals
Directions:
We can be sure that most people have experienced failure and success. Most often, when we are successful we are
happy. If we fail, we are sad. Now, you are asked to write an essay on the topic of Failure and Success. You can give some example and facts to support your opinion. You can give some examples and facts to support your opinion. Your essay should be written in English with on less than 300 words within 60 minutes.
第六届
初赛试题：
Directions: Read the following paragraph and then write an essay at about 300 words on the following topic:
The Internet in My Life
According to a report from the Digital Future Project
in the U.S.,the overall Internet access has risen to its highest level in the last four years; about three-quarters of Americans go online. The number of hours online continues
to increase---rising to an average of 12.5 hours per week---the highest level in the study so far. What do people do
online? Both very experienced users and new users spent by
far the largest percentage of their time online dealing with emails; followed by general Web browsing, work at home for their jobs, reading news, etc. In terms of who are online, the report reveals that three quarters of the Internet users are aged 55 and under. Are you an Internet user? If yes, how long are you online each week? How do you connect the Internet? What do you gain by using it? If not, why not? What do you miss by not using it?
复赛试题：
Directions:
Some people maintain that universities are the best place for young people to receive higher education; other people believe that young people can be equally educated by taking correspondence courses or going to evening classes and open universities in their spare time.
Write an article of about 300 words in which you compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of formal university education and informal higher education. Which do you think is more effective and desirable? Support your argument
with appropriate examples or illustrations.
Ex cava te excavator
第七届
初赛试题：
Value of Exams in Schools
Direction: Students have experienced a lot of exams all through their school years. They may have a lot to say about the present exam systems. You are allowed 60 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Value of Exams in Schools. You should write about 300 words, and base your composition on the following outline. Role of exams
Your experience of failure at one exam Suggestions to better exam systems
Consolidate the knowledge
复赛试题： Directions:
With the development of computers, more and more people are working with computers. But, we know that computers are harmful as well as useful and helpful .Here, you are asked to write an essay on the topic “The Advantages and Disadvantages of Computers”. You can give some examples and facts
to support your opinion. Your essay should be written in English with no less than 300 words within 60 minutes.
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初赛作文试题： Directions:
Read the following paragraph and write a composition as stated at about 300 words in 60 minutes.
Your composition will be graded according to clarity, accuracy and meaningfulness.
Some experts claim that parents` attitudes toward solving teenage problems are crucial determinants of child personality development. Do you agree or disagree? What role does parental attitude play in child rearing and personality development? You writing ought to contain three parts, your viewpoint,
the supporting ideas, and the conclusion.
复赛试题：
Directions:
Read the following paragraph and write a composition as stated at about 300 words in 60 minutes. Your composition will be graded according to clarity, accuracy and meaningfulness.
In accordance with CRI news, the spirit of Chinese volunteers, from responding to the May 12 earthquake to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, not only touched the Chinese people, but also generated worldwide attention. Official statistics show that china has accumulated about 8 billion hours of volunteer work from 380 million volunteers since 1993 and is going to have more and more volunteers, especially the youth.
How do you understand volunteer work? In what way(s) is it important to promote the well-being of individuals, families, communities and the world at large? Your writing ought to contain three parts, your viewpoint, the supporting ideas,
and the conclusion.
CV resume
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初赛作文试题
Topic: Natural Disasters
Directions:
Read the following paragraph and write a composition as
stated in about 300 words. Your composition will be graded
according to clarity, accuracy and meaningfulness.
A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard (e.g. flood, drought, tornado, volcano eruption, earthquake, typhoon, tsunami, or landslide) that affects the environment, and leads to financial, environmental and/or human losses. Recently, we can see many natural disasters occurred home and abroad and huge damage have been made either to the environment or to our human lives. Those natural disasters urge us to reconsider our beliefs and actions toward our mother nature when we seek for clothes, food, and sheltering etc.
Therefore, what is your attitude toward the natural disasters? What shall we do to prevent us from being simply destroyed? What kind of role did we play in the causes of those dreadful disasters? Your writing ought to contain three
parts, your viewpoint, the supporting ideas, and the conclusion.
复赛试题
Topic: Should We Follow Fashions?
Directions:
Some people say that fashion is just for selling clothes, so we should not follow it and we should dress what we like and feel comfortable in it. How far do you agree with them? Write an essay on the following topic: should we
follow fashions? Requirements:
Illustrate your view on the topic with no less than 250 words and write down your opinions and reasons so long as they are reasonable.
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初赛作文题 Directions:
Recently, Amy Chua, or the “Tiger Mother”, aroused heated discussions both in US and in China with her book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger
Mother. The following are the ten things she lists in her
book that she strictly forbids her two daughters to do:
Attend a sleepover (a party for children in which they
stay the night at someone’s house);
Have a play date (in which children hang out with their friends); Be in a school play;
Complain about not being in a school play; Watch TV or play computer games;
Choose their own extracurricular activities; Get any grade less than an A;
Not be the No. 1 student in every subject except gym and drama; Play any instrument other than the piano or violin; Not play the piano or violin.
You are invited to write under either of the following
two topics. The length of your writing should not exceed 300 words.
Suppose you are a “tiger parent”. Write a letter to your child and explain to her/him your ideas about tiger parenting.
Suppose you are a child who has tiger parents. Write a letter to your parents and explain to them your ideas about tiger parenting.
复赛作文题
Chinese people always have the tradition of helping others;
regardless of a friend or a stranger. However, in recent years, people find that when they try to help others, some changes are taking places. One of the most common examples is that, a passer-by who sent an injured senior people to hospital would be very likely to be recognized as the accident-maker. This kind of events is being rerun again and again. When trapped in the dilemma of tradition and trouble, what would be your choice?
第十一届
初赛试题
Which one of them do you think is the expert? First complete the conversation. Then write down your opinion on the qualities of being an expert. Doctor: Patient: Doctor:
Patient: You have to learn about thousands of diseases, but I only have
to focus on fixing what wrong with ME! Now which one of us do you think is the expert?
Interdisciplinary
复赛试题
Directions: Would you expect a “thank you” when you give
your seat to an old man, or a woman with her baby? How do you feel if they take your seat without even taking a look at you? Would you be angry? You are given 60 minutes
to state your view on the topic within less than 300 words. You can add a title by yourself.
第十二届
Telling lies for a better world? Lies have a bad reputation. Telling the truth is normally considered to be a good thing. One conventional view of lying is that it is bad in itself and should be avoided at all costs. Another conventional view is that theconsequences of lying are often bad, so lying should be avoided except in extreme circumstances. In the past two decades, though, a number of authors have challenged conventional wisdom, arguing that lying is not as bad as normally thought and that
a number of other beliefs about lying are misunderstood. A
wellknown study even shows that an ordinary person tells three lies every ten minutes. So what is your opinion of telling lies? How is your relationship with them? What do you do when being lied to? And more importantly, when and how do you choose to lie? Please write your view on the topic within less than 300 words. You can add a title by yourself.
复赛
Recently, a book named “THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE” became one of the best-sellers in book stores. It aims to present some powerful lessons in personal change to people in contemporary society. Habit 1: Be Proactive
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
Habit 3: Put First Things First
Habit 4: Think Win-Win
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood
Habit 6: Synergize
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
What do you think of the role of effectiveness in your life and study? Have you ever benefited from one of the habits mentioned in the book in your daily life? You are invited to write a composition in about 300 words concerning
the topic above. Your composition should be given a title and it should contain your personal experiences. Marks will be graded for content, organization, language and appropriateness.
第十三届
初赛
第一阶段
Nowadays, there is a tendency for the youth to watch American TV dramas, such
as "Prison Break", “The Big Bang Theory”… Some people believe that watching
American TV dramas can enhance their language sense. Others think watching
American TV dramas has nothing to do with learning. Instead, it's bad for
children. What's your opinion？
Please write an article within no less than 300 words to present your opinion on the
topic. You can add a title by yourself.
Audience response/rate
Youth the young teenager adolescent juvenile students
第二阶段
Directions: Addison said,“Every man should have a purpose in life. A man without a purpose
lives on, like a cabbage in a field, but he knows no life.” According to him, having a
purpose in life is very important for us. With Addison’s words as your point, write an
essay with no less than 300 words. You can add a title by yourself.
复赛
作文试题
Directions: Think carefully about the following issue:
When we find that someone we admire has done something terribly wrong or
behaved unexpectedly, we feel greatly disappointed. But constant discovery leads to
our realization that great ideas and great deeds come from imperfect people like
ourselves.
Write an essay on the following question with no less than 300 words, in which you
develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and
examples taken from your readings, studies, experience, or observations.
Do we benefit from learning about the flaws of people we admire and respect?
The Revenant
Angelina Jolie Fleming penicillin justice jury/lawyer
bride bribe corruption involved/immersed in scandal put
into prison
Give speech/presentation to warn the young people, avoiding committing
crimes
第十四届
第一阶段
some people say wealth and fame are the best motivation and reward of one`s
achievement. But other people argue that it`s the sense of happiness and fulfillment
rather than personal gain that is the best motivation and reward, as expecting a reward
of wealth or recognition for achieving a goal can lead to disappointment and
frustration. The personal satisfaction of a job well done is its own reward. What`s your opinion? Do you think people are motivated to achieve by personal satisfaction
rather than by money or fame?
Write an essay with no less than 300 words, in which you develop your point of
view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from
your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
In terms of the successful people, highly fulfillment results from making
contributions to the whole society, helping more people in need.
Money: material satisfaction mental chasing family society
Fame: exalt get promotion social recognition
Zuckerberg Dec 1st 2015 99% of Facebook shares (45 billion
dollars ) donated to Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 45billion dollars
The primary aims of the foundation are, globally, to enhance
healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and in America, to expand
educational opportunities and access to information technology.
Buffett 8 billion dollars
Filled with innovative ideas, young people are prone to encouraged by
their career achievement rather than the income of the occupation.
Failure during the process enables the individuals to be more independent
and persistent. NeXT
Be prone to =be liable to =tend to=be likely to
Angelina Jolie Cambodian
第二阶段
Vietnam adopt 3 children When people form opinions about someone or something, what affects them
most is not substance but style. In other words, the way something appears or is
presented is more important than what it actually is. This principle affects how
people look at their lives, the books they read, the products they buy, and even
the subjects they take at school. What's your opinion? Is style more important
than substance?
Chasing after one’s appearance rather than inner beauty exert
heavy financial burden on oneself, bring stress to their family
members or even impair their health.
Focusing on style rather than substance enables people to lose
themselves and leave their interests and real friends behind.
Style:
Appearance :
artificial beauty make up cosmetic surgery
have a slim figure unhealthy diets chasing after luxury
brands
Focusing excessively on appearance rather than substance
enables people to suffer a lot from the negative influence
resulting from the choice.
The further effects coming from the style impedes how to
develop interests, who to make friends with and what to study in
the future. Paragliding scuba diving bungee jumping
adventure sports extreme sports aerobic exercise
kickboxing further influence
make friends only with wealth betray their interests similar
values and virtues personality
major: design act composing music dream of being
celebrities
Substance: live a healthy life balance their spending meet
Voluntary work to be a volunteer within my community
be beneficial to the society make contributions to the society
material satisfaction
Write an essay with no less than 300 words, in which you develop your point of view
on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your
reading, studies, experience, or observations.
复赛
Friends and relatives often drift apart, sometimes for no justifiable reason. But
friendship and close family ties are beneficial in so many ways that make the efforts
to preserve those ties worthwhile. Write a composition in no less than 300 words
about your relationship with one of your family members or a friend of yours.
第十五届
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8、初赛第一阶段成绩公布时间：2015年12月29日
9、初赛第一阶段入围选手报名时间：2015年12月29日--2016年1月15日
第二部分 题目 Direction:
Laziness or lack of ambition is like dead weight on our chests. All it takes is one big push and we’re free, but that “big push” is not always easy to muster because the
effort seems a lot more difficult than it actually is. The situation is similar to trying to get out of bed as soon as we awaken from a long sleep.
Write an essay with no less than 300 words, in which you
develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
第三部分 第十五届全国创新英语大赛作文评分标准 评分依据 具体评分 具体划分 创新能力 30分 题材创新 体裁创新 内容创新 观点创新 形式创新 视角新颖 观点内容 25分 主旨切题 观点明确 内容详实 语义连贯 组织结构 20分 思路清晰 逻辑性强 英语思维 语言表达 20分 语法准确 词汇丰富 地道纯正
格式规范 5分
标点符号规范 大小写规范 书写规范 字数适宜
作文命题思路和评分细则：
该作文题目就我国近年来越来越受重视和各认同的志愿者工作，对考生的观察能力、思维能力和社会体验能力进行考察。通过该题目的写作，检查考生的语言逻辑组织能力和语言表达能力。考生可以在所给题目范围内自己命题进行写作。
作文评分大致分为四等： 99-90分：
1.对作文题目有独到见解，并有很强的创新能力； 2.语言流畅，思路清晰，有较强的英语写作能力； 3.词汇和语法使用恰当，错误较少。 89-80分：
1.对作文题目有合理的理解，并有较强的创新能力； 2.语言比较流畅，思路比较清晰，有较好的英语写作能力； 3.词汇和语法使用比较恰当，错误较少。 79-70分：
1.对作文题目有正确的理解，并有一定的创新能力； 2.语言通顺，英语写作能力一般； 3.有常见词汇和语法使用错误。 69-60分：
1.对作文题目理解尚可，创新能力比较一般；
2.语言不太通顺，英语写作能力较差；
3.词汇和语法错误较多。 aurora glacier internship marine filial
pension spending expenditure expense
fundamental sentimental psychology
funds funding investments financial subsidies
spending expenditure expense exit
income salaries
pension
trigger/cause skyrocketing house price life spending
deceive deception
have the risk of being deceived embarrassed embarrassment
immerse in/involve in embarrassment medical care
crab shrimp lobster crawfish
iron coal natural gas petroleum fossil fuel mine
cure techniques of undergoing a surgery
amicable unamicable