成人高考无论是大学语文还是英语作文分值都是较高的，那么成考生如何写好英语作文呢？

（1）英语电子邮件

假设你是新华中学的学生李华，你和在上海上学的英国朋友Tom约好下周末去北京旅游，但你因故不能赴约。请根据以下要点用英语给他写一封电子邮件：

1. 表示歉意; 2. 解释原因; 3. 另约时间。

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Dear Tom,

I am indeed very sorry that I can't go to Beijing with you next week , which I have promised .I feel sorry for about it and want you to know what happened .

Just now ,my cousin , Li Qiong , who left home to Australia for his further study last year , informed me that he would return this Saturday morning and asked me to pick him up at the airport with his family . You know , we haven't seen each other for nearly a year .

I sincerely hope you can accept my apologies and understand me . I would appreciate your allowing me to make another date to show you around Beijing .Once again ,I'm sorry for any inconvenience caused .

Sincerely yours,

Li Hua

（2）Dear teacher and schoolmates,1t’s a great pleasure for me to be today and share my experience of learning English with you.I'm interested in English and hope to be an interpreter in the future.Naturally lt’s very important for me to learn English well .As everybody knows vocabular is an important part of language, just like bricksin a building .I usually memorize twenty new words a day and put them to use whenever possible . After class.I often listen to English programs on TV and on the radio .Besides ,I've learned a lot from the Internet and other sources.

Now.I'd like to make some suggestions on English teaching and learning in our school.Firstly ,we should be given more opportunities to use what we’ve learned ln order to have a better grasp of it.Secondly.I hope our teachers can recommend more interesting books and magazines and give us more free time to read them. Finally，1 suggest we have more Endish activities，such as English contests and festivals.

Thank you for listening.

（3）My House

We have just moved into a new flat,like most people here living in their houses in the suburbs. Our house is big though it consists only two floors.

On the first floor there is the dining room, the lounge or sitting room, the kitchen and the hall. In the hall we set a stand for hats, coats and umbrellas. A staircase leads from the hall to the landing on the second floor; On this floor there are four bedrooms, a bathroom and a lavatory.

In front of the house we have a small garden in which we grow flowers: roses,tulips and some fruit trees. Thereis also a vegetable garden where we grow all kinds of vegetables, such as cabbages, cauliflowers, and tomatoes. We all know how to plant vegetables for my father was once a vegetable grower.

At the side of the house is a garage. We haven't got a car up to now, but my moths said: we'd have one at the end of this year. People ,in this high-consumer city are very rich, not like the people live in the inland,cities.

我的家

我们家刚搬进一座新房。房子就像这里郊区大多数的住房一样。虽然只有两层，但房子很大。

一楼是饭厅、休闲室、起居室、厨房和门厅。我们把帽予、外套和雨伞放在门厅里。楼梯从门厅通往二楼。二楼有四间卧室，一个洗澡间和厕所。

房子前面有一个花园，里面种满了花，有玫瑰、郁金香，还有一些水果树。还有一个菜园，种了各种各样的蔬菜，有大白菜、花椰菜、西红柿等。我们都知道怎么种菜，因为爸爸曾经是菜农。

房子的一边是车库。我们还没有车，但妈妈说到年底就会有的。高消费城市的人们都很富有，不像住在内陆城市的人们。

（4）鼓励信

假定你是Jack，给在泰州工作的笔友王强写信，要点如下：

1. 非常高兴得知王强在准备高考，並鼓励他一定能克服各种困难取得好成绩。

2. 告诉他你将去无锡旅游，你将乘火车于5月1日早晨6点到达，请他接站，并请他帮你安排1至4日的住宿(旅馆最好靠近市中心，房间可以小一些，但不要太贵)。

3. 此外，你还要他帮你订5日返回上海的火车票。

Dear Wang Qiang,

I'm glad to learn that you are busy preparing for college entrance exams. Where there is a strong will， there is a success. I am sure that you will overcome all kinds of difficulties in your study.

I'm planning to go to Taizhou and look around in the city for a few days. I'll take the train and arrive at 6 o'clock a.m. on May 1st. Will you please come and meet me at the station? I'm going to stay in Taizhou till May 4th. Please help me book a hotel room. I hope to stay in a hotel around the downtown area but the price shouldn't be very high. I don't mind if the room is small. Another thing. Can you book a ticket for me back to Shanghai on 4th?All the best！Jack

（5）抱怨信

你(Li Yuan)刚买了一块表，但你不满意，因为它总有毛病。写一封抱怨信。其内容如下：买表的时间、地点;出现的问题;要求退货。

To Whom It May Concern:

Three days ago, I just got the watch I ordered from your store. You sent it on time and thanks for that. But I found several problems. First, the color is not what I wanted. I wanted golden, but you gave me silver instead. I thought that would be OK, if everything else is good enough. The stranger thing happens. The watch gets five minutes slower every day, so I have to keep correcting it. Because of this, I feel nervous about being late for work. I really cannot stand it any longer. So I have to write this letter to request giving the watch back to you and full money back to me.

Along with the letter is the copy of the order.

Thank you. I am looking forward to hearing from you.Yours sincerely,Li Yuan

（6）College Education

The stage of college will be the most important period of our life. We need to learn knowledge, at the same time, we also need to learn some skills, which will be of great help when we come to the job market. The ability we gain in the college will be useful all the time.

大学阶段是我们生活中最重要的一个时期，我们需要学习知识，与此同时，我们也需要学习一些技能，这些技能对我们在就业市场上有很大的帮助。我们在大学获得的能力会一直有用。

In college education, we need to change our way of learning. In high school, we get use to learn what the teachers pass to us. Every thing they show us is correct. Teachers take the leader roles and students just follow them. But now students need to learn knowledge by themselves. As teachers will not show up much time, so they should improve their ability to learn.

在大学教育中，我们需要改变学习方式。在高中，我们习惯于老师传授知识的方式。他们教给我们的知识都是对的。教师处于主导地位，学生被动学习。但是现在，学生需要自学。因为老师出现的时间不会很多，所以他们应该提高自己的学习能力。

What’s more, as teachers are no longer the center role, they try to cultivate students’ way of thinking. Critical thinking is what the college students most need. They are adults and should make their own decision. It is time for them to get rid of the out-date tradition, and creativity is what they need.

更重要的是，由于教师不再处于主导地位，所以他们试图培养学生的思维方式。批判性思维是大学生最需要的。他们是成年人，应该自己做决定。是时候让他们摆脱过时的传统观念，创造力才是他们所需要的。

The aim of college education is to broaden vision and master special skills.

大学教育的目的是拓宽视野、掌握特殊技能。

（7）质量问题

你叫李红，一周前去香港度假时在一家商店买了一件女上衣，现有质量问题。请结合下面提示向该店外籍经理写一封英文信。

所购衣物：绿色女上衣，价格268元问题：洗涤时退色，并说明理由。

要求：退款或换衣，并说明理由。就此事发表看法或提出建议。

Dear Sir,

While I was on holiday in Hong Kong about a week ago, I bought a green blouse for 268 dollars in your shop, but there seems to be something wrong with it. When it is washed, the color runs. Now I can’t possibly wear it. It’s not my fault, so I’d like you to solve the problem for me. I insist you change it for another one for me or give me my money back. I think it’s better for you to make sure that everything in your shop is good. Then you will have more customers.

I’m looking forward to your early reply.Sincerely,Li Hong

（8）A job interview is indispensable in the process of job hunting. If a job seeker can make the best use of the interview and leave a good impression on the interviewer’s mind, he may be lucky enough to get the job competed for by many applicants. If, on the other hand, the job hunter gives a poor performance during the interview, he is unlikely to stand a chance to succeed.

To be successful in a job interview, the job hunter should demonstrate certain personal and professional qualities.

First, the applicant ought to attach much importance to his appearance and manner of speaking. Second, he is supposed to display his ability, especially his grasp of professional knowledge required by the position for which he is applying. Finally, a really impressive job seeker must convey a sense of self-confidence in and a practical attitude toward the cause concerned.

If the interviewee succeeds in displaying these characteristics and presents his most attractive qualities during an interview, the interviewer might make an on-the-spot decision to take him on.

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面试在求职的过程中是必不可少的。如果求职者可以充分利用面试,在面试官的'心中留下一个美好的印象,他可能幸运地得到那份工作竞争的许多申请者。另一方面,如果求职者在面试过程中表现不佳,他不太可能成功的机会。

成功在工作面试时,求职者应该展示某些个人和专业素质。

首先,申请人应该更重视自己的外表和说话的口气。第二,他应该显示他的能力,尤其是他的职位所需的专业知识的掌握运用。最后,一个非常令人印象深刻的求职者必须传达一种自信和一个实际的态度引起关注。

如果你成功展示这些特点并提出他最吸引人的品质在面试的时候,面试官可能会使一个现场决定带他。