作文一：

Direction:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should focus on the difficulty in acquiring useful information in spite of advanced information technology. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

范文一：

Nowadays, more and more hi-tech tools, such as calculator, computer, etc, appear in our daily life. We use them wherever and whenever we are, so that our life becomes easier and more comfortable than before.

　　However, does anyone think about what problems science and technology have caused to happen in this world? To some degree, it's more serious than that we consider. We human indeed use them to improve our living standard, but on the other hand, we are becoming lazier, more reliable than we used to be. All day long those hi-tech products accompany us, then we have either no space or time to think, as well, communication between each other decreases, and what takes place of it is the huge indifference and gap among human.

　　To solve these problems, we should in no time take measures to do with them. Firstly, communicate with others and think on your own more. Secondly, decrease the times you use hi-tech tools. For the advantages of technology, we should absorb, at the meantime, be independent and abandon the short-comings. Thus, we could combine technology and human progress much closer and not lose ourselves in this modern society.

范文二：

　　As is graphically revealed in the cartoon, a few employees are holding a conference in the meeting room equipped with advanced devices. However, the most striking feature of the drawing is that the man in the center, who seems like a manager, says that they have lots of information technology, while useful information is badly needed. Simple as the illustration seems, it discloses a serious problem that it is rather hard to obtain helpful information in the highly modernized society.

　　A multitude of reasons can account for the phenomenon. On the one hand, it can be partially due to the fact that the modern technology has been developing at an incredible speed, which provides a booming amount of information and it is difficult to tell the right from the wrong. On the other hand, it is also because the restriction about spreading information on the Internet is far from perfect, making it difficult to get rid of the problem effectively and fundamentally.

　　From my perspective, it is high time that we transferred our focus from developing technology to searching for something helpful. Only in this way can we acquire what we literally need.

作文二：

Direction：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should focus on the harm caused by misleading information online. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

范文一：

The harm caused by misleading information online

　　It is true that the internet has brought us great convenience and efficiency, however, as the data grows at an exponential rate, the severity of misleading information arises.

　　Deceptive news or tips travel fast online, and worse still, they may shadow our routine life or even hinder the progress of our society. Lack of enough consideration, we are easily misled by false information which always appears in bulk on the webpage. Some will alter their plans to deal with the so-called disaster but only affect their normal life; a few may even go further to violate social security and economic trend. Moreover, if the misleading news isn’t corrected soon, there may be a trust crisis between individuals and the government. For example, the nuclear leakage in Japan in 2011 has caused great panic in Eastern China, where thousands of people went out to rob salt after the rumor that salt can prevent radiation, and ended in turbulence in the domestic market.

　　To prevent misleading information spreading, government should set up laws to regulate online news while individuals need to judge independently. Only when they work in hand will the harm of false information be diminished to the end.

范文二：

　　The cartoon, vivid and explicit, unfolds a sense to us, in which a woman, who stands by the door, makes a cup of coffee for her husband. However, the most striking feature of the drawing is that the husband, working in front of a computer, says that he feels unfortunate to live in a world with so much misleading information. Simple as the illustration seems, it discloses a serious problem that it is rather hard to obtain useful and helpful information in the highly modernized society.

　　Harmful are the impacts of the phenomenon and I would like to explore the following aspects. For one thing, by no means can we deny that nothing poses a greater threat to a corporation's strategy of development than the misleading information, the harm of which can never be ignored. For another, this kind of cheat also makes it impossible for individuals, especially adolescents, to tell the right from the wrong.

　　From my perspective, it is high time that the authorities concerned established relevant regulations to better the environment of the virtual world. Only in this way can both people and our country benefit a lot from the development of high technology. 

作文三：

Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should focus on the impact of social networking websites on reading.

范文一：

　　The picture describes a conversation between two people，one of them said:“I read about 3 hours a day.My favorite book is Facebook.”The picture intends to inform us that the Internet has exerted an important influence on reading for the modern citizens.
　　The phenomenon involves many factors，which can be listed as the follows. To begin with，with the rapid development of scientific technology，the Internet has become indispensable in our daily life. Undoubtedly，it provides people with many advantages and makes our life more comfortable and efficient，including the way of reading. What’s more，it is a more advanced way to get information needed by people，and an efficient way to search for materials.“I have hardly ever bought any books since 2003.I have been reading online in recent years.”said professor Wang from Peking University.“With the click of the mouse，any stories or information that I want at any given time or place，is there.”she said. This may well explain why so many people now prefer to embrace the wonders of the Internet than read print copies of book or any other reading material.
　　Every coin has two sides，reading in social networking websites is no exception. Admittedly，there is false and useless information on the social networking websites，it is advisable that we read more critically and carefully.

范文二：

　　Graphically revealed in this cartoon is that two youngsters are having a conversation. However, the most striking feature of it is that the man on the left is saying without hesitation that he loves reading and his favorite book is Facebook. Apparently, the purpose of this cartoon unfolds a conspicuous fact that social networking websites exert adverse impacts on our reading.
　　Several factors can be responsible for this phenomenon. For one thing, with our science and economy enhanced remarkably, people in growing numbers tend to share their moments of life on social networks, and therefore, it is difficult for us to concentrate on what we want to read. For another, there are various kinds of information on the internet, and as a result, they may be easily distracted by other information so much that they may ignore what they are really interested in. 
　　To sum up, social network websites may pose a potential and probable threat to our reading. We are supposed to spend more time on reading paper books instead of staying on the social networking websites. Only in this way can we gradually terminate the negative influence of social networking websites.