二、真题及分析
考研小作文为应用文。从形式上，都要遵从一定的格式；从内容上，要点已经明确给出，只需根据提纲要求展开写，不用有太多的发挥；从语言上，语句要简洁，开门见山。
2005年小作文真题：
Directions: Two months ago you got a job as an editor for the magazine Design & Fashion. But now you find that the job is not what you expected. You decide to quit. Write a letter to your boss, Mr. Wang, telling him your decision, stating your reason(s), and making an apology.
Write your letter with no less than 100 words. Don’t sign your own name at the end of the letter; use “Li Ming” instead. You don’t need to write the address.
从内容上来看，2005年真题为一封道歉信。信函的书写一般包括如下几个部分：
1．称呼：Dear (Sir or Madam/ Mr. Wang/ Jane)
2．主体
首段开门见山，点明主题：I am writing this letter to inform/tell you that I will be resigning from my present position in your department.
中间段把第一段内容具体化：It has been a great pleasure to work with you in the past two months.（先表示礼貌）But my current position as an editor doesn’t quite suit to my personal interests and career plan. As I majored in finance in college, I really want to work in the business field.
结尾段重申主题，表示感谢：I sincerely hope that you could accept my resignation and apology and thank you very much for all your help in the past months.
3．落款：Li Ming （切记根据要求落款为Li Ming，不要写自己的名字）
2006年小作文真题：
Directions: You want to contribute to Project Hope by offering financial aid to a child in a remote area. Write a letter to the department concerned, asking them to help find a candidate. You should specify what kind of child you want to help and how you will carry your own plan.
Write your letter with no less than 100 words. Don’t sign your own name at the end of the letter; use “Li Ming” instead. You don’t need to write the address.
从2006年小作文来看，内容仍为信函，指示语的第二部分与2005年完全相同。因此在写作时只需遵循书信写作的基本格式，在主体部分涵盖要点即可。2006年的求助信要点如下：
1．求助理由（开门见山）：I am writing this letter to ask if you could help me find a child in your area as a beneficiary of Project Hope.
2．具体要求：I hope to offer help to a school-aged girl from a poor family, for I know that girls are often deprived of their rights of schooling due to poverty.
3．如何进行帮助：I will send 1,000 to the girl by mail every term once I can get specific information about her.
2007年小作文真题：
Directions: Write a letter to your university library, making suggestions for improving its service.
Write your letter with no less than 100 words. Don’t sign your own name at the end of the letter; use “Li Ming” instead. You don’t need to write the address.
2007年小作文仍旧是信函写作，从内容上看是一封建议信，写作思路与05、06年相同。
2008年小作文真题：
Directions: You have just come back from Canada and found a music CD in your luggage that you forgot to return to Bob, your landlord there. Write him a letter to
1) make an apology, and
2) suggest a solution.
Write your letter with no less than 100 words. Don’t sign your own name at the end of the letter; use “Li Ming” instead. You don’t need to write the address.
2008小作文与2005年一样，写一封道歉信。因此写作格式与思路相同，只需把主体部分内容进行改变。2008年的道歉信主体部分主要涵盖两大要点：
1．道歉：I am awfully sorry that I forgot to return your music CD to you.
2．解释（为什么没有归还CD，理由有道理即可）：When I was packing, I confused your CD with mine and put it in my luggage. Then it was not until I arrived home and unpacked my belongings that I discovered your CD right in my suitcase.
3．提出解决方法：I will post you the CD tomorrow and again I sincerely hope that you could accept my apologies.