Part I 寫作Writing (30 minutes)

　　Directions: Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on innovation. Your essay should include the importance of innovation and measures to be taken to encourage innovation.You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

　　【參考范文】

　　It is universally acknowledged that innovation refers to being creative, unique and different. In fact, today it is impossibly difficult for us to image a 21st century without innovation.

　　We should place a high value on innovation firstly because innovative spirit can enable an individual to ameliorate himself, so he can be equipped with capacity to see what others cannot see, be qualified for future career promotion, and be ready for meeting the forthcoming challenges. What’s more, we ought to attach importance to the role played by innovation in economic advancement. Put it another way, in this ever-changing world, innovation to economic growth is what water is to fish. To sum up, if innovation misses our attention in any possible way, we will suffer a great loss beyond imagination.

　　In order to encourage innovation, it is wise for us to take some feasible measures. For example, mass media should greatly publicize the significance of creative spirit and encourage the public to cultivate awareness of innovation. Besides, those who manage to innovate should be awarded generous prize. Though there is a long way ahead to go, I am firmly certain that the shared efforts will be paid off.

　　【參考譯文】

　　眾所周知創(chuàng)新意味著有創(chuàng)造力，獨一無二和不同。事實上，今天我們已經(jīng)很難想想一個沒有創(chuàng)新的21世紀。

　　我們應(yīng)該重視創(chuàng)新首先是因為創(chuàng)新精神可以讓一個人完善自身，這樣他才能具備見他人所未見的能力，未來才有資格得到職業(yè)生涯的進步，才能做好準備迎接以后的挑戰(zhàn)。另外，我們也應(yīng)該重視創(chuàng)新在經(jīng)濟發(fā)展方面的作用。在這個多變的時代，創(chuàng)新對于經(jīng)濟增長就像水對于魚一樣重要。換言之，如果我們以任何可能的形式無視創(chuàng)新的重要性，我們將遭受非常巨大的損失。

　　為了鼓勵創(chuàng)新，應(yīng)該采取一些且行之有效的措施。例如，大眾傳媒應(yīng)該大力宣傳創(chuàng)新精神的重要性，并且鼓勵公眾養(yǎng)成創(chuàng)新的意識。此外，對于那些想法設(shè)法進行創(chuàng)新的人要給予豐厚的獎勵。雖然還有很長的路要走，但是我堅信大家共同付出的努力會得到回報。