2018“外研社杯”全国英语写作大赛样题比赛考查题型说明：1. 初赛和复赛：比赛题型为议论文写作 1 篇（500 词左右）、说明文/应用文写作 1 篇（300-500 词），写作时间共 120 分钟，满分 100 分。2. 决赛：比赛题型为议论文写作 1 篇（800 词左右）、记叙文写作 1 篇（600-800 词），写作时间共 180 分钟，满分 100 分。注：本样题中，说明文和应用文以初/复赛赛题为例，议论文和记叙文以决赛赛题为例。样题仅供了解题型，不提供参考答案。类型 1 说明文写作（Expository Writing）比赛内容：选手完成一篇说明文写作（300-500 词）。侧重考查选手解说事物、阐明事理的能力，以及运用知识、观察理解、梳理分析、提炼总结、跨文化沟通的综合能力。评分标准（总分 50 分）：Expository Writing Content/Ideas (40%) 1. Writing effectively addresses the topic and the task; 2. Writing presents a clear thesis; 3. Writing maintains a formal style and an objective tone. Organization/ Development (30%) 1. Writing is well-organized and well-developed, using appropriatedevelopment patterns (e.g., definition, illustration, casual analysis,process analysis, classification, comparison/contrast, etc.) tosupport the thesis or to illustrate ideas; 2. Writing displays coherence, progression, consistency and unity; 3. Textual elements are well-connected through explicit logicaland/or linguistic transitions. Language (30%) 1. Spelling is accurate; 2. Writing displays consistent facility in use of language; 3. Writing demonstrates appropriate register, syntactic variety, andeffective use of vocabulary.Sample task 1Write a passage based on the chart below. The chart shows the hourly AQI (Air Quality Index) inBeijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou on the same day. In your writing, you should summarize theinformation by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.You should write at least 300 words but no more than 500 words. (Suggested...
