（一）

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a Letter of Apology. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:

1. 表达自己对晚交论文一事的歉意。

2. 说明未能按时交论文的原因。

3. 表示自己将尽快把论文补交上并表示以后将按时交作业。

●审题概述●

这是一封道歉信，写的时候要遵循道歉信的一般模式：开篇直奔主题，然后说明原因，最后提出可能的补救措施。第一段，对晚交论文及对此造成的后果表示歉意；第二段，说明理由（可信的理由，而不是随便应付老师的借口）；第三段，表示尽快完成论文。

【范文】

A Letter of Apology

Dear Mr. Wang,

①I am writing to apologize for my late homework. The paper which you have ②assigned to us last Monday was ③due this Friday, but to my regret, I haven’t even started it yet. I feel really sorry for not handing in the paper on time and ④for the inconvenience it would bring to you.

I have caught a serious cold last week and the doctor asked me to stay in bed for a week since I was very weak and the weather was very cold these days. Therefore, I couldn’t go to the library to get the necessary ①referential information which was needed for my paper. As a result of this, I have not started writing the paper yet and could not hand it in on time.

Fortunately I have finally fully recovered. I will finish the paper as soon as I can and ①try my best to hand in homework on time in the future.　

Sincerely yours,

Li Ming

◇第一段思路点评：

表明歉意

◇语言点提示：

① I am writing to apologize (say sorry) for :道歉信的常用开头句式

② assign: 分配，指定，布置

③ due；到期的，预期的

④ I’m sorry for the inconvenience it would bring to you: 另一句常用句式

◇第二段思路点评：

解释原因，虽然不是真的给人道歉，但是理由还是要充分的好。

◇语言点提示：

① referential: 用作参考的

◇第三段思路点评：

表明尽快完成论文，并表示以后会按时交论文

◇语言点提示：

① try my best to….. in the future: 道歉信常用结尾

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（二）

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of

Income Gap. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:

1. 有些人认为收入差距的存在是合理的；

2. 有些人认为收入差距的存在是不合理的

3. 收入差距对社会的影响

●审题概述●

议论文，根据题目要求文章可分为三点：收入差距的合理性；收入差距的不合理性；对社会的影响。在叙述第一、二点时，可适当地的展开一两个小点。注意各点之间的衔接，以及论证的逻辑。

● 范文●

Income Gap

○1There has been a heated discussion over the growing income gap now. Some people hold that the gap is natural because it ○2reflects different contributions that different people make in their work. ○3In their view, those people with high income work hard and long. Besides, these people bring high ○4efficiency, and create more wealth. Accordingly, they deserve high pay.

○1On the other hand, there are always some people who view this gap negatively. They believe that a lot of crimes happen as a result of this income gap. Some people make so little from their work that they ○2risk taking criminal acts to get rich. In fact, experts have long found out that most cases of crime are directly related to low income. There is ○3another point to ○4back up a negative view against income gap. For most people, income gap may destroy the satisfaction

that they obtain from work.

○1As anything has two sides, so has the problem of income gap. Personally, I believe that this gap may ○2motivate people to compete better in job market. When this gap is growing too

wide, however, our government should make some policies to ○3get rid of its negative consequences.

◇第一段思路点评：

收入差距的合理性

◇语言点提示：

○1 There has been a heated discussion over the growing income gap: 直接点题

○2 reflect 意为“反映”

○3 in one’s view 意为“在某人看来”（分析观点时常用词组）

○4 efficiency 意为“效率”

◇第二段思路点评：

收入差距的不合理性

◇语言点提示

○1On the other hand：意为“另一点、另一方面”（提出相反观点，与上文衔接）

○2risk doing something 意为“冒险做某事”

○3another point: 提出另一小点

○4back up 意为“支持”

◇第三段思路点评：

收入差距的影响

◇语言点提示

○1As anything has two sides, so…... 议论文常用句式

○2motivate：意为“激励，刺激”

○3get rid of：意为“摆脱，除去”