Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Is Thrift Still a Good Virtue? You should write at least 150 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
1)隨著人們生活水平的提高，一些人認為節(jié)儉和樸素的生活方式已經(jīng)過時了
2)但是很多人反對這種說法
3)你的看法是…，為什么?
Is Thrift Still a Good Virtue?
行文思路
本題屬于提綱式文字命題。提綱第1點提出一種觀點，提綱第2點提出另外一種相反的觀點，提綱第3點要求談?wù)劇拔摇钡挠^點，由此可判斷本文應(yīng)為對比選擇型作文。
根據(jù)所給提綱，本文應(yīng)包含如下內(nèi)容：提出第1種觀點：節(jié)儉和樸素的生活方式已經(jīng)過時了，并說明理由;提出第2種觀點：節(jié)儉和樸素仍然是一種美德，并說明理由;表明“我”對節(jié)儉的看法，并說明理由。
高分范文
Is Thrift Still a Good Virtue?
With the improvement of the living standards, many people are [1]no longer interested in the simple life style [2]and some of them even feel ashamed to be thrifty. What they pursue is the latest fashion. In their eyes, thrift is already out of style.
[3]However, still other people insist that thrift is a good virtue. They say that the unprecedented power of production doesn’t mean that we are entitled to a life of extravagance, because our natural resources are limited [2]and some of them even are [4]on the decline. [5]Moreover, they hold that waste may lead to degradation of social atmosphere and environmental pollution as well.
[6]As to me, I prefer the latter opinion. I believe [7] “Waste not, want not.” The truth of this saying is [8]not to give up comfort but to enhance efficiency. [5]In fact, economic growth depends enormously on saving. [5]Besides, there are still millions of Chinese [9]living under poverty line. We can never afford reckless waste. [5]Therefore, [10]it is no doubt that thrift is still a good virtue that we should not give up.
【亮點點評】
[1]“不再”。
[2]表示遞進。
[3]引出另外一種觀點。
[4]“在下降”。
[5]過渡銜接詞語，使文章條理清晰、銜接緊密。
[6]用于引出自己的觀點或選擇。
[7]引用諺語“儉以防匱”。
[8]not... but連接并列結(jié)構(gòu)，意為“不是…而是”。
[9]現(xiàn)在分詞短語作后置定語。
[10]“毫無疑問”。
佳句臨摹
1.佳句：Our natural resources are limited and some of them even are on the decline.
臨摹：車禍?zhǔn)谷藗兊呢敭a(chǎn)遭受極大的損失，甚至還奪走了無數(shù)人的生命。
2.佳句：The truth of this saying is not to give up comfort but to enhance efficiency.
臨摹：我們永遠都不應(yīng)該低估自己的能力，而應(yīng)該相信一句諺語：“有志者，事竟成?！?BR> 【KEY】
1. Traffic accidents have caused great damages to people’s properties and even taken away thousands of people’s lives.
2. We should never underestimate our abilities but should believe in the proverb: “Where there is a will, there is a way.”