Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic The Popularity of Blog. You should write at least 150 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
1)近年来“博客”越来越流行，许多人利用“博客”来表达心声、交流想法
2)博客流行的原因
3)目前的博客中可能存在的问题
【思路点拨】
本题属于提纲式文字命题。提纲第1点指出一种现象，提纲第2点要求说明导致该现象的原因，提纲第3点要求分析该现象中可能存在的问题，由此可判断本文应为现象解释型作文。
根据所给提纲，本文应包含以下内容：简单介绍什么是“博客”，描述博客的流行情况;说明博客流行的原因;指出目前博客中可能存在的问题。
【参考范文】
The Popularity of Blog
In recent years, blog has become very popular. More and more people have created their own blogs and often visit others’ blogs. They use blog to reveal their inner voice, or collect and share thoughts and things they find interesting. In brief, blog is an online dairy or a frequently updated personal page.
Why does blog become so popular in such a short time? Firstly, it is the widespread of Internet that provides a platform for the appearance and popularity of blog. Secondly, anyone can create his own blog as he wishes. Blog has no fixed rules and needn’t professional knowledge and skills, which enables millions of people to have a voice and connect with others. Thirdly, blog covers all kinds of topics from daily life to political forums, from individual thoughts to world events. Among millions of blogs, you can always find something you are interested in.
However, blog has some problems. For one thing, plagiarism in blog is not unusual. The protection of blog copyright cannot be guaranteed. For another, many blog contents are in a mess, and some even include unhealthy things. Therefore, blog still has a long way to go before it becomes mature.
