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?
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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。
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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。”
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【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.”