1、专业八级-113 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、WRITING(总题数：5，分数：100.00)1.Directions: People remember special gifts or presents that they have received. Why? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. （分数：20.00）_2.Directions: Is the ability to read and write more important today than in the pas
2、t? Why or why not? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. （分数：20.00）_3.Directions: You have decided to give several hours of your time each month to improve the community where you live. What is one thing you will do to improve your community? Why? Use specific reasons and details
3、 to explain your choice. （分数：20.00）_4.Directions: Your school has enough money to purchase either computers for students or books for the library. Which should your school choose to buycomputers or books? Use specific reasons and examples to support your recommendation. （分数：20.00）_5.Directions: Peop
4、le listen to music for different reasons and at different times. Why is music important to many people? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice. （分数：20.00）_专业八级-113 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、WRITING(总题数：5，分数：100.00)1.Directions: People remember special gifts or presents that they
5、have received. Why? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. （分数：20.00）_正确答案：()解析：参考范文 Why People Remember Special Gifts They Have Received?I still remember the day my first girlfriend gave me a bracelet. It was just a regular string bracelet, but she had made it herself and that ma
6、de all the difference. In my view, we remember special gifts we“ve received because those gifts are reminders of the love expressed by the people who gave them to us. Gifts can remind us of the love we get from family members. Just by glancing at a gift, such as a soccer ball, a camera, or a pet ani
7、mal, given to us by our parents when we were children, we can relive the parental love which we felt when the gift was given. My pet dog guaiguai always reminds me of the look on my father“s face when he brought him home. Getting guaiguai gave me a better understanding about parental love and this c
8、an give me some inspiration about how to care for my own children. Gifts can also remind us of the love from our friends. They may be our good friends, acquaintances, girlfriends, or boyfriends. Gifts will bring us back to the happy moment when we received the gift. Even inexpensive gifts like a not
9、ebook or a beautiful leaf can give us a warm feeling to this day. This is because these gifts still have the emotion of the giver attached to them. Gifts, as the carriers of love, are important in our lives because they remind us of our loved ones, our family members and friends. They are a physical
10、 way for us to understand and experience the intangible emotions associated with love.2.Directions: Is the ability to read and write more important today than in the past? Why or why not? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. （分数：20.00）_正确答案：()解析：参考范文 Is Literacy More Important T
11、oday Than in the Past?Today more than at any time in the history of the world it is important to be able to read and write. This change has been brought about by the Internet which we use to communicate with one another, to get our news, and to sell our products. Millions of people communicate today
12、 through email using the Internet. In the past people would have face-to-face meetings or call one another on the phone; today they use email and chat rooms. It is obviously necessary to be able to read and write in order to participate in this technological revolution. Today, one can subscribe to n
13、ews and information services on the Internet. When you turn on your computer in the morning, you are given the headlines, financial news, sports scores, or social events that you requested. The news is tailored to your specifications. In the not distant past, most people got their news from televisi
14、on or radio as many still do. Yet, getting your news from the Internet is more efficient since the news is tailored to your specific interests. E-commerce also demands that people be able to write and read. Of course, the people who design the retail web sites, must be able to express themselves cle
15、arly in writing. The potential customers must be able to read the product descriptions. In the past, people would go into stores (as many still do) and point to objects that they would like to buy. This physical approach to shopping does not require any special language skills. The Internet will for
16、ce us all to be literate not only in reading and writing, but also with computers. Today, we must be skilled readers and writers to be successful in the high tech world.3.Directions: You have decided to give several hours of your time each month to improve the community where you live. What is one t
17、hing you will do to improve your community? Why? Use specific reasons and details to explain your choice. （分数：20.00）_正确答案：()解析：参考范文 What Is One Thing You will Do to Improve Your Community?Volunteering several hours each month is a significant way for us to experience life and help others. I choose t
18、o spend my time telling stories to old people. This will help them lessen their loneliness, have contact with the outside world, and alleviate pains brought about by diseases and old age. A lot of older people feel quite lonely because their sons or daughters may work in other cities and have little
19、 time to visit with them. Under these circumstances, telling stories, especially interesting ones, brings them happiness and helps them feel that someone cares about them. Older people have few opportunities to get out of the house. The elderly should also know what is happening in the world and kee
20、p up with news and events. My friend“s grandfather cannot leave his bed, but he spends all day reading newspapers and magazines. In this way when guests visit, he is always able to have a lively discussion with them and in this way enjoy life. Many old people suffer pains brought on by diseases. Tel
21、ling stories to them will distract their attention from the diseases and pains and instead let their minds wander beyond the physical bounds of their bodies. By volunteering to tell stories to the elderly, I help them live a happier life. I help them know more about the outside world and divert thei
22、r attention from loneliness and pains.4.Directions: Your school has enough money to purchase either computers for students or books for the library. Which should your school choose to buycomputers or books? Use specific reasons and examples to support your recommendation. （分数：20.00）_正确答案：()解析：参考范文 S
23、hould School Buy Computers or Books?When choosing what to purchase, a school should consider the needs of the entire student body. It should also contemplate the future needs of the students. There“s no question that books are a valuable resource. However, I think that computers are a better purchas
24、e for at least three major reasons. First, computers can access more reference materials and information than any group of books. Unlike a book that is finite in content, a computer can connect to the Internet and download an infinite amount of materials and information. In addition, a book can beco
25、me outdated after a year, but a computer can retrieve up-to-the-minute information on any subject. Second, computers can continuously serve a broader section of the student body. Not every student uses the library and certainly not continuously. Moreover, those that do might only use the books that
26、suit their research needs, and only when inquiries exist. Conversely, computers can be used by any student to do research, to prepare homework assignments, to view instructive programs, to play educational games, etc. Third, computers are the instruments of the future. Almost all businesses use comp
27、uters. Practically every technological advance is somehow tied to the computer. Knowledge of its many uses is essential to eventual success in college and in the job market. Having computers in school will help to make the students computer-literate. Moreover, many new methods of teaching rely on th
28、e computer. For example, during the SARS crisis, students had to stay at home for over a month and attend classes by computer and television. If it were not for computers, the students would not have been able to continue with their lessons. To sum up, I believe my school should choose to buy comput
29、ers rather than library books. Computers can access a greater and more current range of research materials via the Internet. They can also perform a greater variety of tasks and serve a broader section of the student body. Giving students computers will also afford them the opportunity to become pro
30、ficient at using the instrument of the future.5.Directions: People listen to music for different reasons and at different times. Why is music important to many people? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice. （分数：20.00）_正确答案：()解析：参考范文 Why Is Music Important to Many People?Music is t
31、he ability gradually coming into being during the process of human evolution. Probably the origin of music synchronized with that of human beings. Music has been generally acknowledged as an indispensable part of a culture. I think music is important on account of the following aspects: it provides
32、us with a way to express our emotions or feel others“ emotions; it helps us reduce stress; it gives us a chance to appreciate another form of beauty. (Music, like most art, is intangible. However, unlike paintings or sculptures, music is not a physical thing. Musical instruments are real, but music
33、is intangible. As an indispensable part of culture, music provides us with a way to express ourselves.) Music is a way to express our emotions or feel others“ emotions. Whether happy or sad, slow or fast, it reveals our emotions with its melodies. While composing music, we embed our emotions into it
34、; while listening to it we feel others“ emotions; while singing we release our own emotions. In this sense, music is a carrier of emotions and helps us express our feelings. Music plays a facilitative role in the easing of our stress. When we feel stressed, listening to music is a good choice to get
35、 rid of those feelings. Music can enter the recesses of our hearts and take us into a peaceful state. Then our minds can be relaxed. Music itself is an embodiment of beauty. It incorporates every kind of melody and imitates every kind of natural beauty. Sometimes like flowing streams and sometimes l
36、ike passionate currents. It can let our imaginations fly as if we had just seen beautiful scenery or had been brought to a fantastic place. What it gives us is ecstasy beyond words. Music is a carrier of emotions, a way to ease our stress as well as a door to beauty. It is an indispensable and charming part of any culture.
