【题目】
  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.

 【参考范文】
   Of all the elements that lead to our success, perhaps the most far-reaching has been innovation. It is difficult to the point of impossibility for people to imagine a time without innovation.
   Just as a proverb says, “Innovation is the soul of a nation's progress”. It indeed plays an essential role in our life. Had it not been for it, we china could not have made progress. So we should not only learn it from our ancestors, but also hand it down to our future generation. Given this, what can we do to cultivate it?
   The measures are listed as following. First and foremost, the authorities concerned should set up favorable laws and regulations to encourage things and persons that have the spirit of innovation. What is more, the public are expected to realize the significance of innovation, so they can try their best to do some innovative things. Last but not least, the press should place more value on the topic of innovation. Though there is a long way to go, I firmly believe that our combined efforts will be rewarded at last.
【参考译文】
   在促使一个人成功的所有因素中,也许最有影响力的因素就是创新。我们很难想象一个没有创新的时代。
   正如一个谚语所说:创新是一个民族进步的灵魂。事实上,它还在我们的生活中扮演者重要的角色。如果没有创新,我们中国就不可能获得进步。所以,我们不仅应该从先辈们身上学习这种创新的精神,还应该把它传递给我们的子孙后代。鉴于它如此重要,我们应该怎样做才能培养这种创新精神呢?
   具体来说,措施如下。首先,相关的部门可以制定一些有利的法律法规来鼓励那些具有创新精神的人或事;其次,人们应该意识到创新的重要性,这样的话他们就能努力去做一些创造性的事情;最后,媒体应该多多关注“创新”的这个话题。尽管还有很长的路要走,但是我坚信,我们共同的努力最终将会得到回报。
【范文解析】
   这次的六级作文考查的话题是和重要品质相关的,这个品质不仅是一个常考不衰的话题,也和我们青少年的成长密切相关。构思本题可以从以下思路着手:在开头的时候就说明创新的重要性,然后从正面说明、反面虚拟多个维度进行论证;接着就可以承上启下说明既然它如此重要,那我们该怎么样做去培养创新的精神?进而提出相应的措施和方法。最后,对未来的情形进行一个预测。