外研社英语写作大赛样题样稿.doc

“外研社杯”全国英语写作大赛样题
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比赛考查题型说明：
1. 预赛和复赛：比赛题型为议论文写作1篇（500词左右）、说明文/应用文写作1篇（300-500词），写作时间共120分钟，满分100分。
2. 决赛：比赛题型为议论文写作1篇（800词左右）、记叙文写作1篇（600-800词），写作时间共180分钟，满分100分。
注：本样题中，说明文和应用文以初/复赛赛题为例，议论文和记叙文以决赛赛题为例。样题仅供了解题型，不提供参考答案。
 
类型1 说明文写作（Expository Writing）
比赛内容：选手完成一篇说明文写作（300-500词）。侧重考查选手讲解事物、说明事理能力，和利用知识、观察了解、梳理分析、提炼总结、跨文化沟通综合能力。
评分标准（总分50分）：
Expository Writing
 Content/Ideas
 (40%)
 1. Writing effectively addresses the topic and the task;
 2. Writing presents a clear thesis;
 3. Writing maintains a formal style and an objective tone.
 Organization/  Development
 (30%)
 1. Writing is well-organized and well-developed, using appropriate development patterns (.,  definition, illustration, casual analysis, process analysis, classification, comparison/contrast,  etc.) to support the thesis or to illustrate ideas;
 2. Writing displays coherence, progression, consistency and unity;
 3. Textual elements are well-connected through explicit logical and/or linguistic transitions.
 Language
 (30%)
 1. Spelling is accurate;
 2. Writing displays consistent facility in use of language;
 3. Writing demonstrates appropriate register, syntactic variety, and effective use of vocabulary.
 
Sample task 1
Write a passage based on the chart below. The chart shows the hourly AQI (Air Quality Index) in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou on the same day. In y