关于大学生宿舍
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay stating the advantages and disadvantages of living in college dormitories following the outline given below. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words:
The disadvantages of living in a college dormitory;
The advantages of living in a college dormitory;
My opinion.
审题立意
1. 导语解读：要求考生根据所给提纲就“住大学生宿舍的利弊”这一话题写一篇英语文章。
2. 文章立意：住大学生宿舍有不好的一面，比如缺乏隐私、容易引起冲突等，但尽管如此，住学生宿舍益处多多，比如锻炼学生生活自理能力、培养学生与人相处的能力等，因此，住大学生宿舍，利大于弊。
写作思路
1. 第一段阐述住大学生宿舍的弊端。
2. 第二段论述住大学生宿舍的好处。
3. 第三段阐述个人的观点：认为住大学生宿舍利大于弊。
参考范文
Many students are obliged to share accommodation with others in college. For them, the lack of privacy is the biggest challenge. And there may even be conflicts in the dormitory due to different habits. 1
Despite the above disadvantages, there are still many advantages for sharing a dormitory with others. 2 First 3 , because freshmen are far away from their families and old friends, roommates often become the natural company to conquer the loneliness and homesickness in their new life. Second 3 , since college is not all about study, sharing a room with others provides an opportunity for the students to develop communication skills to deal with different people. Besides 3 , roommates can learn from each other.
In conclusion, I think that there are more advantages than disadvantages in living in college dormitories. So we should learn to overcome the problems that may arise, and make friends with our roommates so as to enjoy a colorful campus life. 4
在大学里，很多学生不得不与他人同住。对他们来说，最大的挑战是缺少隐私。宿舍成员间甚至会由于生活习惯不同而产生冲突。
尽管有以上弊端，与他人同住一个宿舍仍有诸多益处。首先，大学新生远离家人和老朋友，室友通常会自然而然地成为他们克服孤独和思乡情绪而迎接新生活的同伴。其次，由于大学不仅仅是学习知识的地方，而与他人同住也为学生们提供了一个可以发展和不同的人打交道的能力的机会。另外，室友们还可以互相学习。
总之，我认为住学生宿舍利大于弊。因此我们应该学会克服可能出现的各种问题，与室友成为好朋友，以便享受多彩的校园生活。
范文点评
1. 介绍住大学生宿舍的弊端。
2. 采用让步转折的方式，引出住大学生宿舍的益处。
3. 从三个方面具体阐述住大学生宿舍的好处。
4. 总结全文并表明自己的观点：住学生宿舍利大于弊；同时提出倡议。
要点用法
be obliged to 不得不
despite prep. 尽管，不管
freshman n. 大一新生
accommodation n. 住处
company n. 同伴，陪伴
conquer v. 克服
in conclusion 总之
句法点评
1. Despite the above disadvantages, there are still many advantages for sharing a dormitory with others.
该句既总结上文，又引出下文；同时，关键词紧扣提纲，点明主旨；despite表明让步转折关系。
2. In conclusion, I think that there are more advantages than disadvantages in living in college dormitories.
用in conclusion引出个人观点，总结全文。
