公共英语三级考试写作文(1)A survey conducted in Tianjin found that 98% of high school students and 92% of elementary school students have to spe nd most of their weekends doing homework.Write an essay of about 120 words. You may include the following points:1. Discuss the negative effects of too much homework on children.2. Discuss the disadvantages of the present exam-orient ed education system.3. Call for efforts to ease students' burden and help t hem lead a colorful and enjoyable life.「参考文」Too much homework has become a common complaint in high schools and elementary schools. Students have to spend mos t of their time doing homework, even on weekends. As a resu lt, they have no time for their hobbies, or for their parents or friends. All they do is what they have to do, not wha t they like to do.The underlying cause for this phenomenon lies in the pr esent exam-oriented education system. National College Entr ance Examination has become the sole focus of teachers, par ents, and students themselves. High score becomes the ultim ate goal, to the neglect of practical abilities, personalit y development, and all that.It is urgent that we deepen our educational reform. We must allow for students' overall development, not just eval uate their test scores.(2). company is recruiting new employees. Write a letter apply ing for a position as an assistant accountant. In your lett er, please include the following information:1. the position you apply for;2. your work experience;3. the reason for your leaving the present company;4. the treatment you expect to get from the new compan y.You should write no less than 120 words. Do not sign yo ur name at the end of your letter. Use "Wang Lin" instead. You do not need to write the address.「参考文」Dear sir:I wish to apply for a position with your company as an assistant accountant. I am twenty-six years old and at pres ent employed by the Island Company, where I have been for t he past two years. Formerly I was employed by Global Export Co., where it was nearly three years.My only reason for leaving either of these positions wo uld be to better myself and I feel there is no future oppor tunity in my present position. I wish to serve in a large c ompany like yours, to provide me with ample opportunities t o learn new things.I can give you references from both these firms as to m y character and ability as an accountant. My present salaryis $2,600 a month and I would not care to accept less in a nother position, but I am willing to start at the same sala ry, provided there is an opportunity for advancement. Yours faithfully, Wang Lin(3)According to some surveys done by the Ministry of Education, there are about 153 million illiterates and semi-illiterat es in China. Its illiteracy rate in the western region is m uch higher than the country's average level and it is as hi gh as 40 percent. The rate for the country's whole populati on stands at 14 percent. Write an essay of about 120 words, stating your opinion about this issue now confronting Chin a.「参考文」The task of educating a huge population can be challeng ing to any country. Though China has shown great concern an d done much in education, and in eliminating illiteracy, it still has 153 million illiterate and semi-illiterate citiz ens, according to some statistics issued by the Ministry of Education. So, in my opinion, raising China's education level, to a large extent, depends on greater educational achi evement in its vast western region and some other backward areas.In the past decade, China has moved to combat illiterac y and promote nine years of compulsory schooling, especiall y in poor areas and areas inhabited by minorities, and has achieved a great success, but it seems a difficult task in regions where educational opportunities are limited. Howeve r, we should set a target that, by 2010, nine-year compulso ry schooling should be realized and the illiteracy rate amo ng young and middle-aged adults should be reduced to the mi nimum. Only in this way can China raise its national educat ional level.(4) WritingAn article in a newspaper once said: "As China strives to develop its western area, some effective measures should be taken to improve forestry in the region." Write an essa y of about 120 words, stating what effective measures shoul d be adopted to improve forestry in the western area.「参考文」Over the past 10 years, China has made much headway in its afforestation and soil conservation. For instance, the national forest acreage has increased by 13.7 million hecta res since the fourth national survey on forest resources in 1990. Despite these great achievements, some serious probl ems still remain to be solved such as how to improve forest ry in the western area in the course of its economic develo pment.Forestry build-up in the west is a long-term task. In o rder to have this goal materialized, I think some concrete and effective measures should be taken immediately. For exa mple, to protect the natural environment of the west, some previously cultivated areas should be returned to forest an d grassland. In the course of improving forestry, some stri ct laws should made and their enforcement must be guarantee d. Those who violate forest protection laws must be severel y punished. Only by taking these effective measures can for estry in the western area be improved.(5) As is known to all, computers are becoming more and mo re popular in our daily life nowadays, especially in education. Write a short essay of about 120 words, describing how important computers are in education.「参考文」It has turned out that computers have become quite indi spensable to education. With computers, students can do the ir homework more quickly and more efficiently; with compute rs, teachers can reduce their work load and improve their t eaching. For instance, computers can free teachers from cer tain kinds of time-consuming bookkeeping; help teachers "ba nk" test items, thus greatly reducing the time required to produce a new test, and mark test papers. More importantly, they can analyze test results, indicating to the teacher w hich points may need further treatment in class. They can a lso make it possible for a teacher in the classroom to give individual attention to students who are having trouble in their studies. While the rest of a class is working on an educational program, the teacher can take the time to work directly with a student who is falling behind. So it goes w ithout saying that computers are extremely important in edu cation at all levels.(6) Below is a bar graph showing the causes of fire in a city. Look at the graph and write an essay of about 120 word s making reference to the following points.1. bad results caused by fire2. the causes of fire3. How to prevent fire?「参考文」Fires and CausesFrom the table, it is clear, fires bring great disaster s to us. More and more people are killed and houses includi ng many valuable things are burnt out. Fires are threatenin g to our lives and wealth.Look at the bar graphs we can see there are mainly thre e causes of fires. 40% are caused by cigarette ends which p eople carelessly throw away, while 25% are started by the l eakage of gas pots and 15% results from the children who pl ay with matches.Fires can be prevented if we take necessary measures. T he key measure is to educate people to be careful to make fires, warn the children of the danger of playing with match es. Though we cannot avoid fires completely, we can reduce the fire disasters(7) Below are two graphs showing the changing of the worki ng hours per week in China from 1980 to 2001 and the changi ng of working days per week from 1994 until now. Look at th e graph and write an essay of about 120 works making refere nce to the following points:1. the changing of the working hours per week in China from 1980 to 20012. the changing of working days per week from 1994 unti l now3. the way the Chinese people use their leisure timeHours worked 1980～2001 Weekdays worked 1949～2001 「参考文」Leisure Time in ChinaFrom the graphs we can see that Chinese people now have freer time and holidays than they did before. The averageworking hours per week decreased from 50 hours in 1980 to 4 0 hours in 2000, and non-manual workers tend to have a rath er shorter week, averaging about 37 hours. In addition, ful l-time workers now have totally about 120 holidays a year, about one third of the days of the year.Since the reform and open policy was carried out, Chine se people have had more time to spend on various kinds of l eisure activities. A lot of people love both to play and to watch team sports like basketball or football. Many people stay at home having a rest, reading books, watching TV, an d so on. In recent years, more and more people love to trav el during longer holidays. They go to visit some scenic and historical sites, and some people even make a tour abroad to see the world.(8) A certain college lacks some qualified teachers of Eng lish. Write a letter of recommendation of Mr.Zhong Yong, a teacher of English at a middle school. Your letter should r efer to the following points:1. Personal data2. His work experience3. His qualificationsYou should write approximately 100 words. Do not sign y our own name at the end of your letter. Use "Zhang Ping" in stead. You do not need to write the address.「参考文」Name of Applicant: Zhong YongMailing Address: Flat 602, Building 98Sibei Rd., Xiamen, Fujian Province, ChinaEmail Address: zhyggudimk.Present Occupation: TeachingEmployer: the Education Bureau of Xiamen CityProgramme of Study: EnglishArea of Specialization: Applied LinguisticsDegree: M.A.Name of Reference: Lin LongMr.Zhong Yong graduated from the English Department of the Zhangzhou Teachers' College in 1998. During his college years, he achieved excellent results in study. He has some capacity to do research work and shows much promise as a c ollege teacher.Mr.Zhong Yong has a fairly good ability to read and spe ak English. He is, however, a bit weak in writing and must work harder to improve himself in this respect.I recommend Mr.Zhong Yong and hope that he will be chos en as a college teacher.(9) Below is a chart showing the global water supply. Write an essay of about 120 words making references to the foll owing points:1) describe the percentage of different kinds of water supply of the world;2) analyze the current situation of fresh water on eart h;3) give the possible reasons for this situation.「参考文」Water is a precious resource. Although we are surrounde d by it in oceans, lakes, rivers and streams, our supply is limited. The chart given shows that most of the water on e arth — 97.4 percent — is salt water stored in oceans. Onl y 2.6 percent of the earth's water is fresh water, and 2 pe rcent is locked up in ice caps and glaciers. Thus the fresh water left for us to use is only 0.6 percent of the total water supply.There will never be any more fresh water than there is now. In fact, the earth is short of fresh water. Besides, t he increasing growth of the world population, the growing d emand of industry for water, the serious pollution of our e nvironment — all this makes the world in danger of running out of fresh water. In some large cities such as Tianjin, fresh water cannot meet the daily needs.Since water is essential to all life and the supply lim ited, we must manage it intelligently and carefully.(10) According to some surveys done by the Ministry of Edu cation, there are about 153 million illiterates and semi-il literates in China. Its illiteracy rate in the western regi on is much higher than the country's average level and it is as high as 40 percent. The rate for the country's whole p opulation stands at 14 percent. Write an essay of about 120 words, stating your opinion about this issue now confronti ng China.「参考文」The task of educating a huge population can be challeng ing to any country. Though China has shown great concern an d done much in education, and in eliminating illiteracy, it still has 153 million illiterate and semi-illiterate citiz ens, according to some statistics issued by the Ministry of Education. So, in my opinion, raising China's education le vel, to a large extent, depends on greater educational achi evement in its vast western region and some other backward areas.In the past decade, China has moved to combat illiterac y and promote nine years of compulsory schooling, especiall y in poor areas and areas inhabited by minorities, and has achieved a great success, but it seems a difficult task in regions where educational opportunities are limited. Howeve r, we should set a target that, by 2010, nine-year compulso ry schooling should be realized and the illiteracy rate among young and middle-aged adults should be reduced to the mi nimum. Only in this way can China raise its national educat ional level.WritingAn article in a newspaper once said: "As China strives to develop its western area, some effective measures should be taken to improve forestry in the region." Write an essa y of about 120 words, stating what effective measures shoul d be adopted to improve forestry in the western area.「参考文」Over the past 10 years, China has made much headway in its afforestation and soil conservation. For instance, the national forest acreage has increased by 13.7 million hecta res since the fourth national survey on forest resources in 1990. Despite these great achievements, some serious probl ems still remain to be solved such as how to improve forest ry in the western area in the course of its economic develo pment.Forestry build-up in the west is a long-term task. In o rder to have this goal materialized, I think some concreteand effective measures should be taken immediately. For exa mple, to protect the natural environment of the west, some previously cultivated areas should be returned to forest an d grassland. In the course of improving forestry, some stri ct laws should made and their enforcement must be guarantee d. Those who violate forest protection laws must be severel y punished. Only by taking these effective measures can for estry in the western area be improved.(11) A company is recruiting new employees. Write a letter applying for a position as an assistant accountant. In you r letter, please include the following information:1. the position you apply for;2. your work experience;3. the reason for your leaving the present company;4. the treatment you expect to get from the new compan y.You should write no less than 120 words. Do not sign yo ur name at the end of your letter. Use "Wang Lin" instead. You do not need to write the address.「参考文」Dear sir:I wish to apply for a position with your company as an assistant accountant. I am twenty-six years old and at pres ent employed by the Island Company, where I have been for t he past two years. Formerly I was employed by Global Export Co., where it was nearly three years.My only reason for leaving either of these positions wo uld be to better myself and I feel there is no future oppor tunity in my present position. I wish to serve in a large c ompany like yours, to provide me with ample opportunities t o learn new things.I can give you references from both these firms as to m y character and ability as an accountant. My present salary is $2,600 a month and I would not care to accept less in a nother position, but I am willing to start at the same sala ry, provided there is an opportunity for advancement. Yours faithfully, Wang Lin(12) A survey conducted in Tianjin found that 98% of high school students and 92% of elementary school students haveto spend most of their weekends doing homework.Write an essay of about 120 words. You may include the following points:1. Discuss the negative effects of too much homework on children.2. Discuss the disadvantages of the present exam-orient ed education system.3. Call for efforts to ease students' burden and help t hem lead a colorful and enjoyable life.「参考文」Too much homework has become a common complaint in high schools and elementary schools. Students have to spend mos t of their time doing homework, even on weekends. As a resu lt, they have no time for their hobbies, or for their paren ts or friends. All they do is what they have to do, not wha t they like to do.The underlying cause for this phenomenon lies in the pr esent exam-oriented education system. National College Entr ance Examination has become the sole focus of teachers, parents, and students themselves. High score becomes the ultim ate goal, to the neglect of practical abilities, personalit y development, and all that.It is urgent that we deepen our educational reform. We must allow for students' overall development, not just eval uate their test scores.。
