外研社英语写作大赛样题.docVIP

类型一：记叙文写作（Narrative Writing） 600－800词）。侧重考查选手的阅读理解、语言运用、细节描写、形象思维、创意构思、人文素养等综合能力。 评分标准： Narrative Writing Content/Ideas 40% ????Theme is strong and well-defined; ????Setting, characters, and plot are fully fleshed out and connected; ????Writing uses multiple subplots (if appropriate); ????Ending is fitting and effective, and provides a sense of completion. Organization/Development 30% ????Flow of action is logical and deliberate; ????Vivid and imaginative descriptive details are provided; ????Writing reflects a unique, consistent personal voice; ????Writing uses appropriate and varied rhetorical devices. Language 30% ????Spelling is accurate;? ????Word choice is inventive, appropriate, and deliberate for illustrating the topic and presenting character(s); ????Sentence structure is varied and complex, and serves the purpose of writing; ????Dialogue (when present) is believable, appropriate, and effective. ? 比赛样题： Sample task 1 Read the story starter and continue the story. Complete the story in 600-800 words. ? The little man came up to me as I was about to enter the telephone box, and asked me whether I had a match. “I’m sorry,” I said. “I don’t smoke, so I haven’t any. You had better ask someone else.” ?He looked rather disappointed, hesitated, and then turned away. I watched him walk slowly down the street before I picked up the telephone directory to look up the number I meant to dial. ?I am not used to a public call box so, at my first attempt to get through, the warning pips had stopped before I realized I had to insert a coin. ?When I was at last able to speak, I was told that the person whom I urgently wanted to give a message to had just that minute gone out. Swearing slightly under my breath, I emerged from the box and came face to face with the little man, who was looking as pathetic as a stray dog. As he raised his hat again, I could see he was quite bald. A thin line, resembling a duelling scar, crossed one cheek. He spoke nervously. ?“Excuse my tro