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)随着人们生活水平的提高，一些人认为节俭和朴素的生活方式已经过时了

2)但是很多人反对这种说法

3)你的看法是…，为什么?

Is Thrift Still a Good Virtue?

行文思路

本题属于提纲式文字命题。提纲第1点提出一种观点，提纲第2点提出另外一种相反的观点，提纲第3点要求谈谈“我”的观点，由此可判断本文应为对比选择型作文。

根据所给提纲，本文应包含如下内容：提出第1种观点：节俭和朴素的生活方式已经过时了，并说明理由;提出第2种观点：节俭和朴素仍然是一种美德，并说明理由;表明“我”对节俭的看法，并说明理由。

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.

【亮点点评】

[1]“不再”。

[2]表示递进。

[3]引出另外一种观点。

[4]“在下降”。

[5]过渡衔接词语，使文章条理清晰、衔接紧密。

[6]用于引出自己的观点或选择。

[7]引用谚语“俭以防匮”。

[8]not... but连接并列结构，意为“不是…而是”。

[9]现在分词短语作后置定语。

[10]“毫无疑问”。

佳句临摹

1.佳句：Our natural resources are limited and some of them even are on the decline.

临摹：车祸使人们的财产遭受极大的损失，甚至还夺走了无数人的生命。

2.佳句：The truth of this saying is not to give up comfort but to enhance efficiency.

临摹：我们永远都不应该低估自己的能力，而应该相信一句谚语：“有志者，事竟成。”

【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.”