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大学生英语竞赛作文
小作文
（书信类）
Write a letter to a certain
foreign university where you want to study:
inquire about the situation
there; ask
about qualifications; fees and accommodation
(100-120 words)
Dear Sir or
Madam,
I am a Chinese
student who wishes to apply for admission into
your prestigious university. My
plan
is
to
start
my
course
next
term,
and
I
would
be
grateful
if
you
would
be
kind
enough
to
provide me with certain essential
information.
First,
what
qualifications
do
I
need
to
follow
a
course
of
study
at
your
university?
I
already
have a bachelor
’
s degree from Peking University, but I wonder if there are any further
academic
requirements.
Second,
how
much
are
the
tuition
fees?
Although
I
intend
to
be
self-supporting,
I
would
be
interested
to
hear
if
there
are
any
scholarships
available
for
international students.
Third,
what is the
situation as regards accommodation?
I look forward to your reply, and to attend your esteemed institution.
Yours sincerely,
××
Applying for the job of waiter/
waitress
：
show your interest; describe your previous experience;
explain why you would be suitable for
the job (100-120 words)
Dear Mr. Byron;
I am writing to express my interest in
your recently advertised position for a waitress.
Enclosed
with
this
letter
is
my
resume,
which
further
details
my
previous
work
experience
and
qualifications.
Not only do my qualifications and work experience make me a perfect candidate for the
job, my
personality is well suited to working as a
waitress. I am a very friendly person who can
quickly establish rapport with people
of all ages.
I would like to meet with you at your earliest convenience, to discuss the possibility of
working at your restaurant. Thank you
for your consideration of my application. I look
forward to
meeting you in the near
future.
Yours sincerely,
××
Write
a letter to a pen pal, Audrey, who lives in
Norway. In the letter, you (Li Ming): describe
your
previous
studies
and
work
experience;
your
current
activities,
hobbies
and
interests;
suggest
meeting her. (100-120 words)
Dear Audrey,
My name is Li Ming. I am very glad to
have this chance to write to you and become pen
pals.
Let
me
first
introduce
myself.
I
’
m
currently
working
as
a
computer
programmer
in
a
large
multi-national
company.
I
graduated
from
Beijing
Normal
University
with
a
Bachelor
’
s
degree
in computer science in 2007. My hobbies include
listening to pop music and traveling.
This summer, I will be traveling with Mr. Yang to Norway. If you are free, I would be
very happy to meet
you in person. Well, let me finish here. I am already eagerly awaiting
your
reply. I hope that we can become good
friends.
Yours sincerely,
Li Ming
Li Hu,a
who is attending a short-term language course at
Oxford University, plans to have a tour
of London this Sunday. He sees an ad on
line, but has some questions about the details of
some
information.
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing for information about the day tour to London.
As a student attending short-term language courses at Oxford University, I
’
d like to know
if you have any special price for
students. As for the money you charge, does it
cover the entrance
fees for visiting
the places listed? What about lunch? Is it
included? Or do I need to bring along
my own food?
How long will the tour last? Since I need to prepare my lessons for the next day, I
’
d like
to know the time
to return. Besides, is there any time for
shopping? I really want to have a look at
the big stores in London.
Yours,
Li Hua
小作文（图表作文）
The chart shows the number of hours of leisure enjoyed by men and women in a typical
week in 1998-99,
according to gender and employment status.
Among
those
employed
full-time,
men
on
average
had
forty- seven
hours
of
leisure,
whereas
women
had
approximately
thirty-seven
hours.
There
were
no
figures
given
for
male
part-time workers, but female part-
timers had thirty-nine hours of leisure time, only
slightly more
than women in full-time
employment, perhaps reflecting their work in the
home.
In the unemployed and retired categories, leisure time showed an increase for both sexes,
as
might
have
been
expected.
Here
too,
men
enjoyed
more
leisure
time
—
over
eighty
hours,
compared
with less than seventy hours for women, perhaps
once again reflecting the fact women
spend more time working in the home
than men.
Lastly, housewives enjoyed approximately fifty-four hours of leisure, on average. There
were no
figures given for househusbands! Overall, the
chart demonstrates that in the categories for
which statistics on male leisure time
were available, men enjoyed at least ten hours of
extra time.
常用表达用语
上升
ü
go up to/ climb to/ increase to/ rise to / jump to
ü
The population of this city has been increasing so rapidly that it has now reached up
to 250 million.
ü
There was a rapid increase between 1993 and 1994, and the number then jumped to
five million in 1995.
保持不变
ü
remain; not change
ü
The number of fires in each month remained the same.
下降
ü
fall to; go down to; decrease; drop to; decline
ü
In comparison with that in 1988, the percentage of peak points decreased by 30 %.
ü
The number of South American travelers increased slightly and the number of visitors
from Europe declined slightly.
常用句式
ü
The table/ graph/ chart illustrates (indicates) that a great number of people spent their
holidays traveling abroad.
ü
As we can see from the graph, the rate dropped slightly from 38% in 1993 to 31% in
2003.
ü
From the table we can find out that only 35% of the people have taken in physical
activities.
ü
According to Chart 1, the number of ... in... was ten times as many as that in 1995.
ü
Compared with the boys, the girls show more interest in chatting.
ü
The number of the boys playing games is much larger than that of the girls.
ü
This figure rises to a staggering 60% of men in their sixties. Against these figures, it
was found that only 5% of women snore
regularly.
结束语
ü
As can be seen from the chart, only 10% of the time is taken up with sports activities.
ü
As is shown in the chart, the production last month rose so significantly.
ü
As
is
described
in
the
chart,
the
total
number
of
visitors
to
the
United
States
had
nearly doubled to 2.7 million people by
1974.
ü
After giving a careful consideration to the problem, I think I will be able to select the
one who best fits
the position.