上海高考英语优秀作文【一】：
Today I spent two periods of time in Amy’s class in a primary school， watching the pupils learn how to paint。 What impressed me most was Amy’s painting。 In some way， it broadened my horizons。。
Looking back at the two pictures drawn by her， I have to say it was of great amusement to see her unique way of painting。 At first， she tried making a nice design with both of her feet on a broad piece of white paper/ blanket ，which ，frankly speaking， was no painting at all， for you could see no art but one footprint after another。 Actually， even Amy herself was not satisfied with it。 Surprisingly， she didn’t give up or feel frustrated as I had
expected but stopped to think for a while， looking at her teacher eagerly 。Then， with her blueprint in mind plus the teacher’s guidance， she changed the way， using her hands instead。 Painting –brush in hand， she sat properly/straight at a desk， paying more attention to her work。 Much to my joy， this time she managed to draw some birds flying high in the sky/sun， which obviously demonstrated / reflected her remarkable progress。
Simple and funny as it seemed， on second thought ，what the pupil did was well worth thinking 。 It’s generally accepted that students ， especially little children have great potential in their growth and development。 Nevertheless， when it comes to gaining knowledge or skills ， personal efforts can make a difference even though timely care /help from others such as parents or teachers is necessary。 Had Amy given up halfway following an unsatisfactory semi-product， the successful work accomplished by her later would have been unthinkable /hard to imagine 。
上海高考英语优秀作文【二】：
A study has been carried out recently on whether parents take pride in their children。 Having surveyed the students of our school and their parents， we finally got the results， as is shown in the chart。 80% of the parents surveyed said that they did， while 60% of the student subjects gave the same answer。
Where dose the twenty percentage go？ From my perspective， two factors contribute to it。 On one hand， in the Chinese traditional educational pattern， parents would rather show their pride behind children’s back for fear that they might be too over-confident to behave well。 When it comes to face-to-face conversations， parents prefer to point out mistakes， ignoring the fact that sometimes child needs more encouragement than criticism。
On the other hand， children are also to blame for their impatience and less attention to parents。 We work hard and are so desperate to win praise and applause。 When we don’t get what is expected， we easily are drown into disappointment， become angry， start complaining， and lose the patience to calm down and think deeply。 Naturally， we fail to find out how deep our parents love us and how proud they are knowing we achieve a lot。
The missing twenty percentage mirrors the generation gap。 Luckily， as long as parents and children make joint efforts， we can finally bridge the gap， understand each other and share a common idea
上海高考英语优秀作文【三】：
Dear Sir/Madam，
I’m writing to express some of my opinions towards our school’s English newspaper。
In my point of view， among health， entertainment and culture， I would choose ―entertainment‖ to be the one to be eliminated。 Although it’s necessary for students to get some relaxation， I’m worried that the main news the entertainment column offers will eventually turn into celebrity gossip， which is neither helpful to the growth of students nor to the development of our school。 We are already living in a world that is crammed with useless information， and there’s no need to add some more。 The main focus of the newspaper is supposed to be placed on the students –not Brad Pitt’s new movie。
As for the column to be added， I highly recommend the ―career planning‖。 I know that right now a large number of students still have absolutely no idea about what they truly want to become in the future， so it’s quite urgent and necessary to give students basic understanding of what different kinds of jobs are like and what kind of qualities are required for different jobs。 This may help students gain a better understanding of their strengths and weakness and thus figure out their goals。 To me， it’s much more meaningful than ―fashion‖ or ―readers’ feedback‖。 I’m looking forward to your reply。
Many thanks
Chen Fei
Dear Sir/Madam，
上海高考英语优秀作文【四】：
Word came that a reading festival would be held by our school and there is a need for a picture for advertisement and I am writing to give my opinion。 From my perspective ， I am in favor of the picture in the top right corner。
As is vividly depicted in that picture， around the table sit three kids with a couple of books in their hands， having a heated discussion about the contents and sharing their thoughts for the themes， which shows their dedication and passion for reading。
Basically， several reasons are listed for my preference。 First， nothing is more attractive than a proper and realistic picture。 This picture serves as an epitome of our daily reading scene in the school and it is apt to let students recall the joy and harvest while reading。
Second， this picture stands for the fun of sharing and exchanging ideas。 With regard to reading， there is a saying that there are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand peoples eyes。 After reading， bits and pieces of thoughts will appear in our mind， so it is beneficial to have a better understanding after comparing notes about what we have read。
From what is mentioned above， I， undoubtedly， approve of the picture in the top right corner。 Thus， I would appreciate it if you could take my proposal into consideration and I wish this festival a complete success。