创新英语作文大赛（1）
a. Attend a sleepover (a party for children in which they stay the night at someone’s house);
b. Have a play date (in which children hang out with their friends);
c. Be in a school play;
d. Complain about not being in a school play;
e. Watch TV or play computer games;
f. Choose their own extracurricular activities;
g. Get any grade less than an A;
h. Not be the No. 1 student in every subject except gym and drama;
i. Play any instrument other than the piano or violin;
j. 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.
(1) Suppose you are a “tiger parent”. Write a letter to your child and explain to her/him your ideas about tiger parenting.
(2) Suppose you are a child who has tiger parents. Write a letter to your parents and explain to them your ideas about tiger parenting.
创新英语作文大赛（2）
Doing the work with the attempt to be rich or famous will bring an unfortunate outcome and even will lead us to a dangerous situation. Gradually, we will consider wealth and fame as the most important things in our lives instead of the care of our parents, or our ‘Friends-time’. Besides, this kind of thought might have bad effects on our work, since we only care about how much money we earn or how to get as many glories as we can, we may tend to forget the original significance of doing the job and can’t concentrate our minds on doing the job well. Thus our work efficiency will be reduced and it is unlikely that we can make a great development in our own career. What’s worse, once we fail to get or lose all those glories or wealth, we may feel rather depressed, empty and even sink into
a desperate situation.
However, if we change our train of thought and attach more importance to the sense of happiness and fulfillment by accomplishing some simple things, our life will become more wonderful. We won’t get tired of our work and we will be courageous enough to overcome all the
obstacle on our road and enjoy the abundant happiness that the job brings to us. Every workday is like a journey full of surprise and delight. Besides, without the burden of wealth or fame, we can immerge ourselves into the job and there is a good chance that we can achieve a lot. In this case, although we don’t aim for wealth and fame, wealth and fame will follow naturally. If not, we will not feel discouraged, as we firmly believe that the happiness and fulfillment during the journey is the best reward for our work.
Van Gogh sold only one painting during his life, but this didn’t stop him from completing over 800 paintings because he never aims to make money or get fame when he creates new works. As for van Gogh, he values the process of pursuing instead of the results. It’s the pleasure and fulfillment in the process of creating gives him abundant motivation. If Van Gogh had always been fascinated in fame and wealth, he would not have had such wonderful works and the world would never have had such a genius of art.
As a senior high student who are preparing for the college entrance examination, we can’t say that the scores is not important. But I still strongly recommend that we should cherish the process of our learning and enjoy the perpetual and interior happiness it brings to us. No matter whether we succeed in the end or not, we have got the best reward for our work.
创新英语作文大赛（3）
Directions:Somepeoplesaythatfashionisjustforsellingclothes,soweshouldnotfollowitandweshoulddresswhatwelikeandfeelcomfortableinit.Howfardoyouagreewiththem?Writeanessayonthefollowingtopic:shouldwefollowfashions?
Requirements:Illustrateyourviewonthetopicwithnolessthan250wordsandwritedownyouropinionsandreasonssolongastheyarereasonable.
第九届初赛Topic:NaturalDisasters
Directions:Readthefollowingparagraphandwriteacompositionasstatedinabout300words.Yourcompositionwillbegradedaccordingtoclarity,accuracyandmeaningfulness.
Anaturaldisasteristheeffectofanaturalhazard(e.g.flood,drought,tornado,volcanoeruption,earthquake,typhoon,tsunami,orlandslide)thataffectstheenvironment,andleadstofinancial,environmentaland/orhumanlosses.Recently,wecanseemanynaturaldisastersoccuredhomeandabroadandhugedamagehavebeenmadeeithertotheenvironmentortoourhumanlives.Thosenaturaldisastersurgeustoreconsiderourbeliefsandactionstowardourmothernaturewhenweseekforclothes,food,andshelteringetc.
Therefore,whatisyourattitudetowardthenaturaldisasters?Whatshallwedotopreventusfrombeingsimplydestroyed?Whatkindofroledidweplayinthecausesofthosedreadfuldisasters?Yourwritingoughttocontainthreeparts,yourviewpoint,thesupportingideas,andtheconclusion.
第八届复赛作文：Directions:
Readthefollowingparagraphandwriteacompositionasstatedatabout300wordsin60minutes.Yourcompositionwillbegradedaccordingtoclarity,accuracyandmeaningfulness.
InaccordancewithCRInews,thespiritofChinesevolunteers,fromrespondingtotheMay12earthquaketothe20xxBeijingOlympicGames,notonlytouchedtheChinesepeople,butalsogeneratedworldwideattention.Officialstatisticsshowthatchinahasaccumulatedabout8billionhoursofvolunteerworkfrom380millionvolunteerssince1993andisgoingtohavemoreandmorevolunteers,especiallytheyouth.
Howdoyouunderstandvolunteerwork?Inwhatway(s)isitimportanttopromotethewell-beingofindividuals,families,communitiesandtheworldatlarge?Yourwritingoughttocontainthreeparts,yourviewpoint,thesupportingideas,andtheconclusion.
第八届初赛作文Directions:
Readthefollowingparagraphandwriteacompositionasstatedatabout300wordsin60minutes.
Yourcompositionwillbegradedaccordingtoclarity,accuracyandmeaningfulness.
Someexpertsclaimthatparents`attitudestowardsolvingteenageproblemsarecrucialdeterminantsofchildpersonalitydevelopment.Doyouagreeordisagree?Whatroledoesparentalattitudeplayinchildrearingandpersonalitydevelopment?Youwritingoughttocontainthreeparts,yourviewpoint,thesupportingideas,andtheconclusion.
第七届初赛试题：ValueofExamsinSchools
Direction:Studentshaveexperiencedalotofexamsallthroughtheirschoolyears.Theymayhavealottosayaboutthepresentexamsystems.Youareallowed60minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:ValueofExamsinSchools.Youshouldwriteabout300words,andbaseyourcompositiononthefollowingoutline.
1、Roleofexams2、Yourexperienceoffailureatoneexam3、Suggestionstobetterexamsystems
Directions:Withthedevelopmentofcomputers,moreandmorepeopleareworkingwithcomputers.But,weknowthatcomputersareharmfulaswellasusefulandhelpful.Here,youareaskedtowriteanessayonthetopic“TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofComputers”.Youcangivesomeexamplesandfactstosupportyouropinion.YouressayshouldbewritteninEnglishwithnolessthan300wordswithin60minutes.
第六届初赛试题：TheInternetinMyLife
AccordingtoareportfromtheDigitalFutureProjectintheU.S.,theoverallInternetaccesshasrisentoitshighestlevelinthelastfouryears;aboutthree-quartersofAmericansgoonline.Thenumberofhoursonlinecontinuestoincrease---risingtoanaverageof12.5hoursperweek---thehighestlevelinthestudysofar.Whatdopeopledoonline?Bothveryexperiencedusersandnewusersspentbyfarthelargestpercentageoftheirtimeonlinedealingwithe-mails;followedbygeneralWebbrowsing,workathomefortheirjobs,readingnews,etc.Intermsofwhoareonline,thereportrevealsthatthreequartersoftheInternetusersareaged55andunder.AreyouanInternetuser?Ifyes,howlongareyouonlineeachweek?HowdoyouconnecttheInternet?Whatdoyougainbyusingit?Ifnot,whynot?Whatdoyoumissbynotusingit?
第六届复赛试题：Directions:Somepeoplemaintainthatuniversitiesarethebestplaceforyoungpeopletoreceivehighereducation;otherpeoplebelievethatyoungpeoplecanbeequallyeducatedbytakingcorrespondencecoursesorgoingtoeveningclassesandopenuniversitiesintheirsparetime.
Writeanarticleofabout300wordsinwhichyoucompareandcontrasttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofformaluniversityeducationandinformalhighereducation.Whichdoyouthinkismoreeffectiveanddesirable?Supportyourargumentwithappropriateexamplesorillustrations.命题思路：本试题要求学生对比高等教育的两种主要形式：正规的大学课堂教育与函授、夜大学、电视大学等业余的非正规高等教育。学生必须在对比权衡两种不同模式的利弊后，阐述自己的观点，并有适当的例证。就题目所涉及的内容而言，考生比较熟悉，因为高等教育是与他们最贴近的现实。这样可以在一定程度上保证本次写作考试的信度，确保学生不至于因为思路障碍，无话可说而影响英语写作。从组织结构而言，本试题是典型的“对比型”作文，能够比较有效地考察学生的逻辑思维能力、观点表达能力以及运用适当的语言形式来实现转折、衔接、连贯等语言能力。