1、专业英语四级（作文）-试卷142及答案解析 (总分：12.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、WRITING(总题数：6，分数：12.00)1.PART VI WRITING（分数：2.00）_2.Now many parents are sending their sons and daughters to single-sex schools believing that the educational environment fostered by a single gender is more conducive to learning than a co-educational schoo
2、l. Is it really the case? The following are the supporters and opponents opinions. Read carefully the opinions from both sides and write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should first summarize briefly the opinions from both sides and give your view on the issue. Marks will be aw
3、arded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.YES Boys and girls distract each other from their education, especially in adolescence as their sexual and emotional sides develop. Too much tim
4、e can be spent attempting to impress or even sexually harassing each other. Academic competition between the sexes is unhealthy and only adds to unhappiness and anxiety among weaker students. As Tricia Kelleher, a school principal, argues, rather than girls defining themselves by their interests, th
5、ey define themselves by what the boys think of them or what other girls think boys think of them. Furthermore, John Silber, President of Boston University, declared that his university would prioritize male applications in order to even up the student composition and ensure the male population did n
6、ot become ungentlemanly towards women due to their numerical inferiority. A single-sex environment is therefore a space where children can learn without feeling pressurized by the other sex.NO In fact boys and girls are a good influence on each other, engendering good behavior and maturityparticular
7、ly as teenage girls usually exhibit greater responsibility than boys of the same age. Academic competition between the sexes is a spur to better performance at school. Any negative effects of co-educational schools have been explained away by studies as the result of other factors, such as classroom
8、 size, economic discrepancies and cultural differences. Furthermore, the separation of boys and girls only serves to embrace sexual objectification, for they exist for each other only as dates rather than the classmates they would be in a co-educational environment. Allowing them into the same educa
9、tional environment, in part to permit them to distract each other, is a welcome social development as well as a beneficial learning curve.（分数：2.00）_3.Poetry is an art form which uses the beauty and rhythm of language to produce emotions in a reader. As an ancient art form, poetry is deemed by someon
10、e as something inappropriate for pupils. Is it really the case? The following are the supporters and opponents opinions. Read carefully the opinions from both sides and write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should first summarize briefly the opinions from both sides and give yo
11、ur view on the issue. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization, language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.YES The greatest poets write about adult experiences, e.g, love, work, history, politics, solitude etc. As a
12、result great poetry requires an adult mind to grasp its full meaning and teaching it in schools means that students develop a disliking for poetry before they are even fully capable of appreciating it. For teachers, it is also difficult to teach because poetry can have multiple meanings. If the kids
13、 cant really understand what the teacher is trying to get across, then no educational goal is achieved and therefore poetry will remain of little worth in the classroom. According to a report published recently, a great number of pupils in China are struggling after starting secondary school and 3 o
14、ut of 10 pupils are not making enough progress in Chinese. If pupils are not making the required progress in basic Chinese then it is difficult to understand the motivation behind teaching complex poetry.NO While great poetry may deal with adult experiences there is poetry that targets a younger aud
15、ience and methods available to teach this type of poetry. Childrens poetry, for instance, is not complex or dark in subject matter and uses very regular rhythm and rhyme schemes, which young students will enjoy. If age-appropriate poetry is taught in schools then it gives young people the chance to
16、develop an appreciation for poetry and its various techniques. This means that in later years young people will have the skills necessary to properly understand great poetry. Poetry should not be seen as something that one studies after learning Chinese but should, instead, be seen as a way to help
17、students grasp the Chinese language. Many aspects of Chinese are improved through the study of poetry.（分数：2.00）_4.Read carefully the following excerpt on homework banning arguments in the UK, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should: summarize the main message of t
18、he excerpt, and then comment on whether homework should be banned for the sake of both the children and their parents. You should support yourself with information from the excerpt. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow
19、 the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Calls for Homework to Be Scrapped A teachers group is calling for kids to do no homework because of fears it makes them stressed and unhappy. Under the plans homework for primary school kids could be completely scrapped, and the amount teenagers
20、 have to do would be absolutely canceled. But dont think youve been let off the hook just yet, as the idea is so far only being talked about. There are also calls for a group to be set up to look at other reasons why kids might be unhappy at school. Mary Bousted from the union said: I think homework
21、 is a waste of time. Homework especially puts lots of stress on poorer children, who might not have as many books and computers at home, she added. The government says teachers dont have to give homework, but they are encouraged to set it. A. spokesman for the Department for Children, Schools and Fa
22、milies said homework helped children and young people develop their learning skills.（分数：2.00）_5.Recently some schools have gotten rid of school uniforms, contending school uniforms brings more harm than benefit. Are school uniforms really unnecessary? The following are the supporters and opponents o
23、pinions. Read carefully the opinions from both sides and write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should first summarize briefly the opinions from both sides and give your view on the issue. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization, language q
24、uality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.YES School uniforms are often not very comfortable or practical. In public schools, for example, girls often have to wear dresses or skirts, when they might feel more comfortable in trousers, and boys often have to wear b
25、utton-up shirts and ties, which can also be uncomfortable for active children. In private schools, uniforms are often even more impractical and uncomfortable, with blazers or even tailcoats for the children to wear. If a school has a uniform, parents are expected to buy it, and then buy a new one ev
26、ery time their child outgrows the last. This can be expensive.NO Without uniforms there are clear indicators of wealth between what children wear. This makes poorer children stand out, (or even possibly the reverse). Children can then be bullied for being different, which diminishes a childs enjoyme
27、nt of school. A study in China has shown that 84% of parents think uniforms promote equality and help teach children to be more accepting of others who are less fortunate. This perception among parents will help create the same perception among their children. This is also likely to translate to the
28、 teachers who will therefore treat their pupils more equally.（分数：2.00）_6.Cheating in exams happens at times in colleges, which is really harmful for both the student and the society. How can we stop this phenomenon? Write a composition in NO LESS THAN 200 words on the following topic: How to Stop th
29、e Cheating in Exams? You are to write in three parts. In the first part, state specifically what your opinion is. In the second part, support your opinion with appropriate details. In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content r
30、elevance, content sufficiency, organization, language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.（分数：2.00）_专业英语四级（作文）-试卷142答案解析 (总分：12.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、WRITING(总题数：6，分数：12.00)1.PART VI WRITING（分数：2.00）_解析：2.Now many parents are sending their sons and daughters to s
31、ingle-sex schools believing that the educational environment fostered by a single gender is more conducive to learning than a co-educational school. Is it really the case? The following are the supporters and opponents opinions. Read carefully the opinions from both sides and write your response in
32、NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should first summarize briefly the opinions from both sides and give your view on the issue. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of mark
33、s.YES Boys and girls distract each other from their education, especially in adolescence as their sexual and emotional sides develop. Too much time can be spent attempting to impress or even sexually harassing each other. Academic competition between the sexes is unhealthy and only adds to unhappine
34、ss and anxiety among weaker students. As Tricia Kelleher, a school principal, argues, rather than girls defining themselves by their interests, they define themselves by what the boys think of them or what other girls think boys think of them. Furthermore, John Silber, President of Boston University
35、, declared that his university would prioritize male applications in order to even up the student composition and ensure the male population did not become ungentlemanly towards women due to their numerical inferiority. A single-sex environment is therefore a space where children can learn without f
36、eeling pressurized by the other sex.NO In fact boys and girls are a good influence on each other, engendering good behavior and maturityparticularly as teenage girls usually exhibit greater responsibility than boys of the same age. Academic competition between the sexes is a spur to better performan
37、ce at school. Any negative effects of co-educational schools have been explained away by studies as the result of other factors, such as classroom size, economic discrepancies and cultural differences. Furthermore, the separation of boys and girls only serves to embrace sexual objectification, for t
38、hey exist for each other only as dates rather than the classmates they would be in a co-educational environment. Allowing them into the same educational environment, in part to permit them to distract each other, is a welcome social development as well as a beneficial learning curve.（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(
39、正确答案： Should Boys and Girls Be Taught Separately? While single-sex education has long existed in many private schools, its a relatively new option for public schools. It has triggered a debate among the public whether boys and girls should be taught separately. Some believed that single-sex educatio
40、n avoid sexual distraction and academic competition between the sexes and children can learn without feeling pressurized by the other sex. However, some supported co-education is better for childrens performance and social development. Personally, I think single-sex schools are more effective and de
41、sirable. Firstly, single-sex education enhances students success when teachers use techniques geared towards the gender of their students. For instance, boys prefer to study in a competitive way while girls prefer a cooperative way. Secondly, we have good evidence that single-sex classrooms can brea
42、k down gender stereotypes, particularly when teachers have appropriate vocational skills. Some research and reports from educators suggest that single-sex education can broaden the educational prospects for both girls and boys. Girls in single-sex educational settings are more likely to take classes
43、 in math, science and information technology. Boys, on the other hand, can more easily pursue traditionally feminine interests such as art, music, drama and foreign languages. Both girls and boys have more freedom to explore their own interests and abilities than in the co-educational schools. Thoug
44、h single-sex schools are relatively few in our nations education system, they are offered as an option.)解析：解析： 本题的主旨是讨论单性别学校好不好，考生在下笔之前应先审题，总结正反方的意见，然后给出个人观点。文章结构可安排如下： 第一段：简要概括支持单性别学校和反对单性别学校的观点，并表明自己的观点单性别学校更有效。更令人满意。 第二段：分两点论证观点。首先，单性别学校可以因材施教；其次，单性别学校能够消除性别成见。 第三段：重申观点单性别学校可以作为选择之一。3.Poetry is a
45、n art form which uses the beauty and rhythm of language to produce emotions in a reader. As an ancient art form, poetry is deemed by someone as something inappropriate for pupils. Is it really the case? The following are the supporters and opponents opinions. Read carefully the opinions from both si
46、des and write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should first summarize briefly the opinions from both sides and give your view on the issue. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization, language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions
47、may result in a loss of marks.YES The greatest poets write about adult experiences, e.g, love, work, history, politics, solitude etc. As a result great poetry requires an adult mind to grasp its full meaning and teaching it in schools means that students develop a disliking for poetry before they are even fully capable of appreciating it. For teachers, it is also difficult to teach because p
