Question

目前高中学生出国留学(study abroad)是一个普遍的社会现象。假定你是某中学的学生李华，你的美国朋友Jim想要了解人们对此现象的看法。请你根据下面的要点提示，用英语给他写一封信，告诉他人们的不同看法，并谈谈你自己的观点。要点：
1.赞同（学好英语、旅游、独立……）
2.反对（沟通困难、自理能力差、孤独……）
3.你的观点……
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
I am glad that you have an interest in this phenomenon. With more and more high school students choosing
to study abroad, people’s views on the trend are divided.
                                                                              
Best regards,
Li Hua

Answer 1

One possible version:
Dear Jim,
I am glad that you have an interest in this phenomenon. With more and more high school students choosing to study abroad, people’s views on the trend are divided.
Many students and education agencies advocate its advantages. They claim that studying abroad can not only help students learn English well, but also provide them with good opportunities to travel around the English-speaking countries and start to live an independent life.
On the other hand, many others have a negative attitude. They believe that lots of students studying abroad are actually suffering from the difficulties in communication, which in turn makes them lead a lonely life. What’s worse, some students lack the skills in looking after themselves.
Personally, I prefer students to study abroad after receiving their bachelor’s degrees at home, because it is the necessary life skills and higher English level that guarantee a successful study.
Best regards,
Li Hua

试题分析：本文是篇材料作文，材料非常简单，学生很容易把握写作要求和写作目的。考生在写作之前必修认真审题，首先要注意文章的时态，要求是对高中学生出国留学(study abroad)这样一个普遍的社会现象进行简单描述和发表看法，所以要用一般现在时。要求让你给你的美国朋友Jim写一封信，因此本文必须用第一人称。再有就是不要根据材料逐字逐句的翻译，应该注意句子的衔接，以提高作文的档次。
【亮点说明】范文使用了非常好的短语和句子为文章增色不少，比如advocate its advantages，provide them with good opportunities，suffering from the difficulties in communication，in turn等等。还运用了not only…but also并列句型以及which引导的非限制性定语从句等等。并注意了句子的衔接如：On the other hand，Personally等等。