Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topicGeneration Gap. You should write at least 120 words following the outline givenbelow in Chinese:

　　1. 代沟的表现。

　　2. 代沟出现的家庭原因。

　　3. 代沟出现的社会原因。

　　【写作思路】

　　本文是一篇关于代沟的论文。从代沟的现象开始讨论，接着提出代沟产生的家庭原因以及社会原因。

　　【参考范文】

　　GenerationGap

　　Generationgap seems a hot topic between the old and the young. Parents complained thatchildren didn’t show them proper respect and obedience, while children complainedthat their parents didn’t understand them at all. Often they discover that theyhave very little in common.

　　Onecause of the generation gap is the opportunity that young people have to choosetheir own life. In traditional societies, children live in the same area astheir parents, marry people their parents know and approve of, and oftencontinue the family occupation.

　　Inour society, people often move out of the home at an early age, marry or livewith people their parents have never met, and choose occupations that arerather different. Parents often expect their children to be better than them.However, these ambitions for their children are another cause of the divisionbetween them.

　　Finally,the speed of change in our society is another cause of it. In a traditionalculture, people are valued for their wisdom, but in our society the knowledgeof a lifetime may become out of date.

　　Nodoubt, the generation gap will continue to be a feature of our life. Its causesare rooted in the freedoms and opportunities of our society, and in the rapidpace at which society changes.

Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topicGeneration Gap. You should write at least 120 words following the outline givenbelow in Chinese:

　　1. 代沟的表现。

　　2. 代沟出现的家庭原因。

　　3. 代沟出现的社会原因。

　　【写作思路】

　　本文是一篇关于代沟的论文。从代沟的现象开始讨论，接着提出代沟产生的家庭原因以及社会原因。

　　【参考范文】

　　GenerationGap

　　Generationgap seems a hot topic between the old and the young. Parents complained thatchildren didn’t show them proper respect and obedience, while children complainedthat their parents didn’t understand them at all. Often they discover that theyhave very little in common.

　　Onecause of the generation gap is the opportunity that young people have to choosetheir own life. In traditional societies, children live in the same area astheir parents, marry people their parents know and approve of, and oftencontinue the family occupation.

　　Inour society, people often move out of the home at an early age, marry or livewith people their parents have never met, and choose occupations that arerather different. Parents often expect their children to be better than them.However, these ambitions for their children are another cause of the divisionbetween them.

　　Finally,the speed of change in our society is another cause of it. In a traditionalculture, people are valued for their wisdom, but in our society the knowledgeof a lifetime may become out of date.

　　Nodoubt, the generation gap will continue to be a feature of our life. Its causesare rooted in the freedoms and opportunities of our society, and in the rapidpace at which society changes.