TheBeijing2008SummerOlympicslogohasasingleChinesecharacteronatraditionalredChineseseal.TheEnglishwords"Beijing2008"arewrittenwithaChinesebrushbelowit.Atthebottomofthepicture,therearethefiveringsofOlympicGames.ThefigureinthelogoresemblesarunnerordancerandtheChinesecharacter"jing"whichmeans"capital".
Theimagecarriesthemessagethattoday'sChinaisnotonlyanationwithalongandglorioushistory,butalsoonefullofmoderndynamics.Firstandforemost,thislogoisajourneytothefuture,theemblemforChinamovingtowardsthe2008OlympicGames.Whatismore,itisasymbolofthecity'spromisetomaketheGamesasuccess.Accordingly,thisemblemrepresentstheheartofanancientcultureembracingthemodernworld,thespiritofapeoplemovingtowardsanewdestiny.
Inmyview,firstofall,theOlympicGamerepresentsthespiritofsports.Armsflungwide,itinvitesallpeopleandtheworldtoshareinthecity'shistory,beauty,energy,anditsfuture.Inaddition,itisagestureoffriendshipandhopethatthecommunityofnationswilluniteinpeacethroughsports.
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这一会徽表达了当今的中国不仅个拥有悠久灿烂的历史国度，更是一个充满了现代活力的国家。首先，这一会徽是一次奔向未来之旅，是中国迈向2008年奥运会的象征。其次，它是北京承诺将成功举办奥运的标志。因此，这一会徽代表了一种悠久文化拥抱现代世界的信心，以及中国人民迈向新征程的精神。
2、留学
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicStudyingAbroad.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:
1)目前很多中国学生出国留学;
2)出国留学的好处;
3)我的看法。
Nowadays,goingabroadforstudiesisenjoyingastrikingpopularityamongadolescents.Importanceshouldbeattachedtostudyingabroad.
Thereareagreatmanyadvantagesofstudyingoverseas.Firstandforemost,livingandstudyingabroadoffersstudentsadifferentperspectiveoftheworld.Onauniversitycampus,internationalstudentsarelikelytoencountertheircounterpartsfromvariouscountriesandareasandareexposedtodiverseideasandvalues.Whatismore,overseasexperienceisthebestopportunityforthereal-lifeuseofforeignlanguages.Thereisnobetteropportunitytoimprovesecond-languageskillsthanlivinginthecountryinwhichitisspoken.
Generallypeaking,itismyviewthatalthoughgoingabroadisexpensiveandperhapspainful,thepayoffisworthwhile.Inthefirstplace,inadditiontoknowledge,overseasstudentscangainpreciousexperiencesthatthosewhostayathomewillneverhave.Furthermore,overseasexperience,frustratingandpainfulasitmaybe,isconducivetothegrowthofadolescents.
3、网络
Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicInternet.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinebelow:
1、互联网使用的现状;
2、大学生是否应该使用互联网，人们的看法不同;
3、我的看法。
Ontheonehand,noonedeniesthatInternetiscurrentlyoneofthemostusefulmediainourdailylife.Asacollegestudent,Igetonlineeverydaytoexchangeinformationthroughe-mailswithmynetfriends.Butontheotherhand,agoodmanypeopleadmitthattheyaretoomuchaddictedtoInternettomaintainaregularandwholesomelifestyle.
Thus,itisnecessaryforustouseInternetinareasonablewayandrestrainfromoverindulgence.Afterall，Internetisinventedtoenrichourlife,andtoimprovetheefficiencyofourworkratherthanshackleuswithachain.
4、考试
Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewsonExaminations.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinebelow:
1)大学都用考试来衡量学生的成绩;
2)考生可能带来的副作用;
3)我对考试的看法。
Inmostcollegesanduniversitiestheexaminationisusedasachiefmeansofdecidingwhetherastudentsucceedsorfailsinmasteringaparticularsubject.Althoughitdoesthejobquiteefficiently,itssideeffectsarealsoenormous.
Tobeginwith,examinationslowerthestandardsofteaching.Sinceteachersareoftenjudgedbyexaminationresults,theyarereducedtotrainingtheirstudentsinexamtechniques.Nosubjectscanbetaughtsuccessfullymerelythroughbeingapproachedwithintenttotakeexaminations.Inaddition,themostundesirableeffectisthatexaminationsencouragebadstudyhabits.Astheexaminationscoreistheonlycriterionforhisacademicperformance,astudentisdriventomemorizemechanicallyratherthantothinkcreatively.
5、老师
Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicThemostunforgettableTeacherIeverKnow.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinebelow:
2)为什么他(或她)令我难以忘怀;
3)结论。
InmylifeIhavemetagreatmanyteacherswhoarereallyworthrecalling.ButperhapsthemostunforgettableoneIeverknowismyEnglishteacher.
Whatfrequentlybringsbackmemoriesofmyschoolteacherishisspecialqualities.Firstofall,hegaveusthegreatestgiftateachercanoffer—anawakeningofapassionforlearning.HenotonlyledustoanappreciationofthebeautyandperfectionofEnglishlanguageandliterature,butalsoarousedourgreatinterestinexploringsomethingdeeperinthisfield.Second,Iwasattractedbyhislivelywit.Irememberthatwestudentsalwaysanticipatedhisclasswithgreateagernessbecausehislecturewerehumorouslydelivered,neverfailingtoprovokechucklesorloudlaughs.
AlthoughitisnearlytwoyearssinceIattendedhislastclass,heisthetalkofouroldclassmates,andIknowpartofhimhasalreadystayedinmyheart.
6、求学信
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetterapplyingforadmissionintoacollegeoruniversity.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:
1、入学条件;
2、学费和奖学金;
3、住宿情况。
DearSirorMadam,
IamaChinesestudentwhowishestoapplyforadmissionintoyourprestigiousuniversity.Myplanistostartmycoursenextterm,andIwouldbegratefulifyouwouldbekindenoughtoprovidemewithcertainessentialinformation.
Ilookforwardtoyourreply,andtoattendingyouresteemedinstitution.
Yourssincerely,
LiMing
7、邀请信
Directions:Youwanttoinvitesomefriendstoaparty.Writeaninvitationlettertothemindividually:
1)邀请参加晚会;
2)说明举办晚会的原因;
3)将安排哪些活动。
DearSnoopy,
IfyoudonothaveanypriorappointmentonApril1,welookforwardtothepleasureofyourcompany.
8、投诉信
Directions:Youliveinaroomincollegewhichyousharewithanotherstudent.Youfinditverydifficulttoworktherebecauseyourroommatealwayshasfriendsvisiting.WritealettertotheAccommodationOfficeratthecollege.
1)要求下学期换一个新房间;
2)解释原因;
3)要求单间。
IamwritingtoinformyouthatIwishtomoveintoanewroomnextsemester.Iwouldpreferasingleroom,asIfindthepresentsharingarrangementinconvenient.
Iamsureyouwillagreethattheonlysolutionisformetomoveintoaroomofmyown.Therefore,Iwouldbegratefulifyoucouldfindasingleroomforme,preferablynotinthesamebuildingbutasneartothecollegecampusaspossible.
9、致辞
Directions:Writeaspeechontheopeningofaconferenceofnolessthan120words.Inyourspeech,youshould:
1)进行自我介绍;
2)详细介绍大会内容;
3)结束语。
Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen,welcometoBeijing!Tobeginwith,Iwouldliketomakeabriefintroductiontomyself.IamthepresidentofMotorola(China)ElectronicsLtd.
Thefollowingismyintroductiontotheconference.First,itismygreathonortobeherewithallofyouanddeclareopentheConferenceofInternationalTradeCooperation.Second,onbehalfofourcompany,Iwouldliketoexpressmyheartfeltwelcometoalltheguestsanddelegates.Last,Ibelieveourcooperativeeffortsaresuretobeproductive.
Iwishallofyouenjoyyourselvesduringthisconferenceandhopetheaboveinformationwillhelpyou.Ifyouhaveanyquestionforme,pleasefeelfreetoaskatanytime.Thankyouforyourattention.
10、告示
2)参赛者的要求;
3)裁判和奖励的细节。
Youshouldwriteabout120words.Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter.UseDepartmentofChineseLanguageandLiteratureattheendoftheannouncement.