康建刚老师作文范文及练习(1)
取法乎上，得乎其中；取法乎中，得乎其下。
1. 背诵范文
The GDP Growth of Country X
As can be clearly seen from the table, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Country X has soared from 300 billion dollars in 1980 to 1,000 billion dollars in 2000, more than 200 percent higher. The rapid increase tells us vividly how well the economy has developed during the past two decades.
As far as the reasons for this change are concerned, we can list several most important ones. To begin with, the government of the country has adopted the policy of reform and opening up for more than twenty years, which liberated people from old constraints. What’s more, while all the people have been actively involved in economic activities in order to better their lives, they contributed a lot to the national economy. Last but not least, the enterprises have taken advantage of this golden opportunity to make big profits, thus unintentionally speeding up the economic growth.
There is no denying that the country has successfully and smoothly developed its economy. As long as all the parties concerned, the government, the people and the enterprises make concerted efforts, the GDP growth will be even faster and healthier. (188 words)
2．背诵范文
The following table shows the consumption of an average worker in a city. Write a composition that conveys the information in the table:
The Average Worker Expense in City X
Food Clothing Fuel Housing Articles for daily use Culture & service Total income (yuan)
1988 62% 12% 6% 10% 8% 2% 560
1993 54% 12% 3% 14% 14% 3% 880
Model Composition
The Average Worker Expense in City X
Great changes have taken place in a worker’s family from 1988 to 1993. The average worker income has increased from 560 yuan in 1988 to 880 yuan in 1993, more than 50 percent higher. Since there is a remarkable increase, the way in which the average worker spends his income has also changed accordingly.
Workers spend more money on food and housing, especially on articles for daily use, which shows that their material living standard is rising rapidly. Their spending on clothing remains the same from 1988 to 1993 and their expenditure on fuel in 1993 is only half that of 1988. They are not satisfied with the present condition any more. They long to live a more comfortable and better life. It is clear from the table that as incomes increase people can afford to live more comfortably and eat better.
康建刚老师作文范文及练习(1)
取法乎上，得乎其中；取法乎中，得乎其下。
1. 背诵范文
The GDP Growth of Country X
As can be clearly seen from the table, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Country X has soared from 300 billion dollars in 1980 to 1,000 billion dollars in 2000, more than 200 percent h
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igher. The rapid increase tells us vividly how well the economy has developed during the past two decades.
As far as the reasons for this change are concerned, we can list several most important ones. To begin with, the government of the country has adopted the policy of reform and opening up for more than twenty years, which liberated people from old constraints. What’s more, while all the people have been actively involved in economic activities in order to better their lives, they contributed a lot to the national economy. Last but not least, the enterprises have taken advantage of this golden opportunity to make big profits, thus unintentionally speeding up the economic growth.
There is no denying that the country has successfully and smoothly developed its economy. As long as all the parties concerned, the government, the people and the enterprises make concerted efforts, the GDP growth will be even faster and healthier. (188 words)
2．背诵范文
The following table shows the consumption of an average worker in a city. Write a composition that conveys the information in the table:
The Average Worker Expense in City X
Food Clothing Fuel Housing Articles for daily use Culture & service Total income (yuan)
1988 62% 12% 6% 10% 8% 2% 560
1993 54% 12% 3% 14% 14% 3% 880
Model Composition
The Average Worker Expense in City X
Great changes have taken place in a worker’s family from 1988 to 1993. The average worker income has increased from 560 yuan in 1988 to 880 yuan in 1993, more than 50 percent higher. Since there is a remarkable increase, the way in which the average worker spends his income has also changed accordingly.
Workers spend more money on food and housing, especially on articles for daily use, which shows that their material living standard is rising rapidly. Their spending on clothing remains the same from 1988 to 1993 and their expenditure on fuel in 1993 is only half that of 1988. They are not satisfied with the present condition any more. They long to live a more comfortable and better life. It is clear from the table that as incomes increase people can afford to live more comfortably and eat better.
However, the money they spent on entertainment is very small, only 2% to 3% of the total income, which shows workers in City X go to cinema or theater once or twice a year. This condition will be changed soon. Now more and more money will be invested on education, and as the income increases, the living standard will rise gradually. (203 words)
3． 必做练习
Private Cars
1） 发展私人汽车的好处（提高人们的生活水平；刺激经济增长）；
2） 私人汽车带来的问题（环境污染；交通事故）；
3） 我的看法。
参考范文：
Private cars have become an important aspect
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of people’s life in many parts of our country, especially in large cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. While they bring much convenience to people, they are also widely criticized.
There are some arguments for owning private cars. In the first place, cars allow people to move around freely, which greatly improves our living standard. We can easily drive cars for sightseeing on weekends. In the second place, cars are a comfortable way to travel, especially in bad weather. Last but not least, the car industry can boost economy by creating many job opportunities in production of steel, rubber, glass and so on.
However, there are also many good arguments against cars. First of all, they pollute the environment by emitting harmful gases and giving out loud noises. In addition, cars cause a large number of traffic accidents, which bring great misery to the victims’ families.
As far as I am concerned, we should limit the number of private cars by providing better mass transportation and better service for the people. Everyone should sacrifice his or her own interest for the common good of the society. (194 words)
康建刚老师作文范文及练习(2)
取法乎上，得乎其中；取法乎中，得乎其下。
1． 范文
Homework
As can be clearly seen from the cartoon, the mahjong pieces occupy most part of the desk, while a book, an exercise book and a pencil box lie at the corner. This picture vividly tells us how poor the condition is for the child to study.
This phenomenon gives rise to a lot of negative effects. In the first place, while the parents are playing mahjong, they make a lot of noise, which disturbs the child’s study. In the second place, the child will have no place to study if his parents spend all day playing mahjong. However, time is crucial for him to acquire the knowledge, because practice makes perfect. Last but not least, the child will learn to play mahjong from his parents. Just as the old saying goes, "Like father, like son", so the child will abandon his study and be a gambler like his parents.
Serious as it seems, we can think of some measures to deal with the problem. To begin with, the government should make stricter rules to prohibit parents from playing mahjong. What’s more, the parents should give up playing mahjong for their child’s sake. (192 words)
2． 范文
Intelligence-Nature or Nurture?
4） 有人认为智力是天生的；
5） 也有人认为智力是环境决定的；
6） 如何更好地发展智力。
Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment or experience? Strangely enough, the answer to both questions is yes.
On the one hand, if we take two people at random from the crowd, it is very likely that their degrees of intelligence will be completely
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different. However, if we take two identical twins, chances are that they will be as intelligent as each other. Therefore, a conclusion can be drawn that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence.
On the other hand, though, if we put two identical twins in different environments, for example, we might send one to university and the other to a factory where the work is boring, we would find differences in their intelligence several years later, which indicates that environment does play a crucial role in our intelligence.
Just as every coin has two sides, our intelligence is partly born and partly developed. The sure way to develop our intelligence is intelligent parents as well as a good environment. (192 words)
3． 练习
Directions:
The following table gives statistics showing the aspects of quality of life in five countries. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information in the table below.
Country GNP per head (1982: US dollars) Daily calorie supply per head Life expectancy at birth (years) Infant mortality rates (per 1000 live births)
Bangladesh 140 1877 40 132
Bolivia 570 2086 50 124
Egypt 690 2950 56 97
Indonesia 580 2296 49 87
USA 13160 3652 74 12
The table uses four broad economic indicators to show the standard of living in five selected countries in 1982, including both the most developed nation in the world and some of the less developed nations.
As can be seen from the statistics, the USA-one of the richest countries in the world-had the highest GNP and daily calorie intake, the longest life expectancy and the lowest infant mortality rate. The other developing countries had a considerably lower quality of life. Egypt, Indonesia and Bolivia were similar in their range of indicators, with Egypt having the highest quality of life among the three. However, Egypt’s infant mortality rate was slightly higher than Indonesia’s, at 97 deaths per 1000 compared to 87 in Indonesia. Bangladesh had by far the lowest quality of life in all the four indicators. Its GNP was only about one-hundredth that of the USA. The figures in terms of the daily calorie supply per head and life expectancy at birth in Bangladesh are the half of those respectively in USA, and its infant mortality rate was 10 times greater.
In conclusion, it can be seen from the economic indicators that the four developing countries have to develop a lot more before reaching the same level of quality of life as the USA. At the same time, the USA has the responsibility to help the other countries to develop their econom
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ies and improve their people’s living standard. (239 words)
康建刚老师作文范文及练习(3)
取法乎上，得乎其中；取法乎中，得乎其下。
1．Reading Selectively or Extensively
How should we read? Should we read selectively or extensively? Everyone has his own view.
Some people think we should read selectively. They argue that with the development of modern science and technology, more and more books are published every day. It is impossible for us to read all the books. What’s more, there are many bad books that are poisonous to our mind, and we shouldn’t read them. Since we can’t read all the books, and we shouldn’t read bad books, we must read selectively.
But others many not agree. They emphasize that today’s society is not what it used to be. If you want to be successful, you must read widely and learn knowledge in both natural sciences and humanities. If a man knows much in one field but knows nothing in others, he may be useless. Since we must have many kinds of knowledge, we must read extensively.
Who’s right? There is a lot to be said for both sides of the argument. However, I think we should read extensively first and then learn deeply about the subject we are interested in. (185 words) （本文为考试时学生的考卷，14分，未加修改。可以看出，14分的文章并不是十分完美，同学们自己多加练习也是可以达到这个水平的。）
2．Reading Selectively or Extensively
How should we read? Should we read selectively or extensively? Everyone has his own view.
Some people think we should read selectively. They argue that with the development of modern science and technology, more and more books are published every day. It is impossible for us to read all the books. What’s more, there are many bad books that are poisonous to our mind, and we shouldn’t read them. Since we can’t read all the books, and we shouldn’t read bad books, we must read selectively.
But others many not agree. They emphasize that today’s society is not what it used to be. If you want to be successful, you must read widely and acquire knowledge in both natural sciences and humanities. If a man knows much in one field but little in others, he may not be of great use to the society. Since we must have a wide range of knowledge, we must read extensively.
Who’s right? There is a lot to be said for both sides of the argument. However, I think we should read extensively first and then read selectively and dig into the subject we want to specialize in. (194 words) （本文为考试时学生的考卷，稍加修改。）
3．必做练习
Brain Drain in China
1） 中国人才流失的现状；
2） 对人才流失的看法；
3） 如何解决人才流失。
Composition for reference
Nowadays, one of the most serious problems China is faced with is brain drain. While shortages of talent&
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nbsp;trouble many universities and state-owned enterprises, millions of talented people either emigrate to developed countries or work for foreign companies. At the same time, a big crowd of well-educated people who are determined to follow their footsteps take TOEFL or GRE as their passport to the West.
However, people see this phenomenon in different perspectives. Some hold the opinion that China suffers a lot from brain drain. They argue, on the one hand, that brain drain considerably weakens our international competitiveness. On the other hand, they believe that the talent should serve their native country first.
In contrast, others highlight the advantages of international exchange and cooperation. They claim that Chinese youths should go abroad to study and gain more experience. What’s more, the long-term benefits will outweigh losses we suffer now.
Brain drain poses a challenge. China should go all out to attract talented people in order to better compete in the world. For one thing, decent living and working conditions should be offered to specialists. For another, we have to better develop our economy, which is a sure bait for all kinds of talent. (204 words)
康建刚老师作文范文及练习(4)
取法乎上，得乎其中；取法乎中，得乎其下。
1. A Speech on Tele-education
Ladies and Gentlemen:
With the rapid development of science and technology, tele-education has sped up in our country. While many people speak highly of its advantages, others see more disadvantages deriving from it.
The advocates of tele-education give their arguments as follows. For one thing, tele-education makes it possible for people in remote areas to learn the subjects they are interested in. For another, people have a wider range of choices as to teachers and lessons through tele-education, because they can listen to the best lessons by the best teachers in the country, or even in the world.
Just as "Every advantage has its disadvantages", the opponents believe that not all the people have access to tele-education because many are poor. In addition, the students cannot contact teachers, but interpersonal relations are important to their study.
As far as I am concerned, we should develop tele-education more rapidly to benefit more students. Meanwhile, we can design some programs to help teachers and students to contact each other.
Thank you for being with me. Good-bye. (171 words)
2. How I Finance My College Education
Nowadays, tuition and fees for college are much higher than ever before. How to finance your college education has become a matter of concern for many. You can deal with it in many ways. You can get all of the money from your parents. You can apply for a loan especially set up for&nbs
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p;college students. You can also acquire the money completely by yourself, doing a full-time job in summer and winter holiday. In addition, you can ask your parents for most of it and earn the rest in your spare time in college, by doing a part-time job.
In my opinion, I prefer the last way. Having acquired most of the tuition and fees from my parents, I needn’t worry too much about the money and can concentrate on my study; on the other hand, a part-time job in my spare time makes my compus-life colorful. I can make a lot of friends, improve my abilities and learn lots of knowledge. So, I choose this way to cover my tuition and fees. (174 words) （本文为考试时学生的考卷，14分，未加修改。可以看出，14分的文章并不是十分完美，同学们看看自己能否把这篇文章的问题找出来，并且把它改得更好一些。）
3．练习答案
How I Finance My College Education
Nowadays, tuition and fees for college are much higher than ever before. How to finance one’s college education has become a matter of concern for many. You can deal with it in many ways. You can get all the needed money from your parents. You can apply for a loan specially set up for college students. You can also raise the money completely by yourself, by doing a full-time job in summer and winter holidays. Or you can ask your parents to provide the greater part and earn the rest in your spare time by doing a part-time job.
In my opinion, the last way may prove to be quite beneficial. Having obtained most of the tuition and fees from my parents, I needn’t worry too much about the money and can concentrate on my study. On the other hand, a part-time job in my spare time makes my campus life colorful. Through the part-time job I can make a lot of friends, improve my social skills and learn many practical things. Therefore, I choose this way to cover my tuition and fees. (183 words)
康建刚老师作文范文及练习(5)
取法乎上，得乎其中；取法乎中，得乎其下。
1． 背诵范文
Health or Wealth?
Which is more important, health or wealth? When given this question, different people have varied answers. Some insist that health plays a more important role in our life, while others see more advantages arising from wealth.
The first group of people quote the old saying "Health is above wealth" to prove their idea. They argue that, on the one hand, a strong person can do almost anything as long as he/she tries hard. On the other hand, however, rich people will not be able to enjoy the wealth if their days are numbered.
In contrast, the advocates of wealth have such arguments as follows. For one thing, wealthy people will be able to buy more healthful foods. For another, they can enjoy better facilities to improve their health. (Take my neighbor, Lao Wang, as an example.&n
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bsp;He had a heart attack and is in hospital. However, he cannot afford the expensive operation, which costs as much as 100,000 yuan. Therefore, he has to lie in bed hopelessly. If he were a rich man, his life could be saved.) (括号中的部分同学们自己可以在别的文章中发挥。)
As far as I am concerned, both health and wealth are important to our life. We should try to strike a balance between them and gain wealth with a healthy body.
2． 练习
How Can Laid-off Workers Find New Jobs?
1． 很多下岗工人很难找到新的工作。
2． 如何帮助他们。
Model Composition:
The market economy has brought China both benefits and headaches, one of which is the problem of finding new jobs for laid-off workers. There is no denying that serious social problems will arise unless this problem is properly solved. As a result, it is essential to explore ways to get laid-off workers back to work.
Serious as the problem seems, we can find some solutions to it. To begin with, priority should be given to the expansion of tertiary industry(第三产业) because tertiary industry can create a great number of positions with few restrictions on age, education, skill, etc. Also, little capital is needed to set up enterprises in this field. In addition, the laid-off workers have to update their skills to meet the demands of the society, just as the old saying goes, "God helps those who help themselves." Last but not least, they should stop relying on the state and throw away any worries about their "face" while doing "low" jobs such as washing dishes at restaurants or sending newspapers to households. Once the habit of dependency is cracked, then the country can make other policy changes aimed at improving their living standards. （这句话是2000年6月四级考试阅读理解中的一句话，可以照搬过来，而且非常贴切。）
康建刚老师作文范文及练习(6)
取法乎上，得乎其中；取法乎中，得乎其下。
1。背诵范文
Overpopulation
The large number of our population has become one of the most serious problems of our society. According to a recent survey of the National Bureau of Statistics, there are more than 1.3 billion people in our country, which account for about 1/5 of all the people in the world. The same survey also predicts that our population will grow quickly in the years to come.
Overpopulation has brought about a series of negative effects to our economic development and social security. In the first place, too many people impose a heavy burden on our environment. As a result, we suffer from a shortage of fresh water and natural resources. In the second place, as the supply of labor greatly exceeds the demand of the society, many people become employed. This is a source of social unrest. Last but not least, we have to manufacture all kinds of products to meet the needs of the people, which causes environment pollution to our lakes and land.
Serious
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;though the problem seems, we have to take some measures to tackle it. On the one hand, the government should carry out more strictly the policy of family planning, thus reducing the total number of population. On the other hand, all the people should realize the harms of overpopulation. With the concerted efforts of all the parties concerned, we’re sure to solve the problem in the future. （233 words）
2．练习
Should CET-4(6) Be Abandoned?
1． 有人认为应该废除大学英语四（六）级考试；
2． 其他人认为应该保留四（六）级考试；
3． 我的看法。
There has been a heated discussion about whether to keep the College English Test Band 4(6) in the universities. Some people argue that the test has become an obstacle to the teaching of English on campuses, while others maintain that the advantages of the test outweigh its disadvantages.
As far as the first group of people are concerned, they give the following arguments. For one thing, many students spend most of their time preparing for the test, therefore their focus is not on learning English better but on getting a high mark. For another, many teachers don’t concentrate on how to improve the students’ abilities. They only care how many of their students can pass the test.
However, there are many people who believe the test should stay. To begin with, the test is the most effective way to measure how well the students have learned English. What’s more, we can come up with some ways to lessen the negative effect.
As far as I am concerned, each side is right in a certain way. We have to keep the test so students will have better motivation to learn English. However, we can’t attach too much importance to the scores of the test. After all, it is just a test, isn’t it? (212 words)
康建刚老师作文范文及练习(7)
取法乎上，得乎其中；取法乎中，得乎其下。
1． 背诵范文
When in Rome, Do As the Romans Do
There is no denying that we should do as the Romans do when in Rome. This is an accumulated experience we inherit from our forefathers, and now it is still widely applied to our daily life. The old saying tells us vividly that wherever we are, we should do everything according to local customs.
The proverb has profound impact on our interactions with people from other cultures. As far as I am concerned, I have had the experience myself. Last year, my neighbor, Xiao Wang and I went to the U.S. to travel. One day we were lost and it seemed we would never find our way back to our hotel. Suddenly an elderly lady came near us. Excited and trying to be polite, Xiao Wang approached her and asked, "Excuse me, how old are you?" This polite opening remark in Chinese culture made the lady stare at him in surprise, because age is a taboo in W
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estern cultures. Seeing the embarrassment, I asked, "Beautiful weather, isn’t it?" Of course the lady said "Yes" and happily told us the way to our hotel.
A lesson that can be drawn from the above example is obvious. Whether we know the local customs will play a crucial role in our relationship with others. More importantly, doing everything as the locals do will help us make more friends and avoid troubles. (228 words)
2．练习
Keeping a Diary in English
１． 用英语记日记的好处；
２． 有哪些困难；
３． 我的建议。
Keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways to improve our English writing ability. Compared with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes less time. It can help us to cultivate the habit of thinking in English. If we persist in his practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English.
In keeping a diary in English, we inevitably run up against a lot of difficulties. In the first place, it often happens that we have trouble finding appropriate words and phrases to express our mind. In the second place, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly.
As far as I’m concerned, my suggestion is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. What’s more, we can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, it is of great value to keep a diary in English for the development of our writing skills. (175 words)
康建刚老师作文范文及练习(8)
取法乎上，得乎其中；取法乎中，得乎其下。
1．背诵范文
On Overseas Study
1． 有人认为出国留学是个人发展的最佳选择；
2． 也有人坚持在国内也能实现自己的理想；
3． 我的看法。
With the deepening of reform and opening-up of our country, many people dream of going abroad for further study. They insist that there are more modern research facilities, world famous professors and excellent environment in some foreign colleges and universities, which lay a perfect foundation for their future development.
However, there are still many people who favor studying at home. They argue that, for one thing, studying abroad is too expensive and therefore doesn’t pay off. For another, there are no language and cultural barriers if they study in our country.
Just as the old saying goes, "Every advantage has its disadvantage," so I believe both opinions are acceptable in some sense. If students have the chances and financial resources, they should seize the opportunity to go abroad and broaden their eyes. On the other hand, if conditions don’t permit, they can pursue their studies at top universities in our country. What counts is not the place where they study, but what they can learn. (165 words)
2． 练习
What Would Happen If&nbs
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p;Little Attention Were Paid to the Environmental Protection?
Environmental Protection is becoming an important scientific field and is drawing a greater attention. It involves the work against water (air) pollution, desert expansion, soil erosion, garbage (esp. plastic waste), acid rain and so on. To solve the above problems, much knowledge and research work is needed. Scientists as well as common people attach primary importance to environmental protection.
Without environmental protection, human beings would not last long. If there were serious desert expansion and soil erosion, we would have no land to farm and no food to eat. If there were polluted air, water, we would get (suffer from) diseases and become weak. If there were endless hunting of animals, we would kill human beings ourselves in the end.
It is a duty for each person on the earth to protect his environment. Living surroundings are so significant for us that everyone should pay attention; no littering and no spitting everywhere, etc. (153 words)
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