1、专业英语四级-143及答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、WRITING(总题数：3，分数：100.00)1.Read carefully the following excerpt on term-time holiday arguments in the UK, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should: Summarize the main message of the excerpt, and thenComment on whether parents s
2、hould take children out of school for holidayduring tern time in order to save money.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 the above instructions may result
3、 in a loss of marks. Term-time holidays will be bannedParents are to be banned by Michael Gove, UKs Education Secretary, from taking their children out of school to save money on holidays. He is to abolish the right of head teachers to authorize absence from the classroom, which has been used to let
4、 families take term-time breaks, and will warn them they face fines for their children not being at school. Any time out of school has the potential to damage a childs education, a senior source at the Department for Education said this weekend. That is why the government will end the distinction be
5、tween authorized and unauthorized absence. This is part of the governments wider commitment to bring down truancy levels in our schools. There will also be stricter penalties for parents and schools. The tough measures on truancy are part of a wider attempt by Mr. Gove to make education more academi
6、cally rigorous and to tackle a culture in the educational establishment which he believes has accepted excuses for failure. Russell Hobby, the general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said the measure would discourage parents from trying to put pressure on heads to sanction te
7、rm time holidays. The high cost of holidays outside of term time is still an issue but ultimately a childs education is more important than a holiday, he said. （分数：30.00）_2.Read carefully the following excerpt on armed police arguments in the UK, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 word
8、s, in which you should:Summarize the main message of the excerpt, and thenComment on whether policemen are able to carry gun or not.You should support yourself with information from the excerpt.Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failu
9、re to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Gun law: firearms on the streetThe decision to introduce armed patrols on some inner-city housing estates in Nottingham has raised eyebrows. Paul Acres is Chief Constable of the Hertfordshire force, and spoke to us as chairman of ACP
10、O firearms committee. He insists that the decision to issue guns to officers in some parts of Nottingham does not amount to routine arming. Many think the British public cherish the image of a police officer who is very much part of the community and is very close to them, and we recognise that fire
11、arms create a bit of distance, he says. Policy-makers in the UK have to keep the risks in perspective. Gunrelated crime is still a very small element in our crime statistics. Last year there were about 4,000 armed incidents in England and Wales and 42 people died from gunshot wounds. In the US about
12、 30,000 people each year are killed by guns-and another 90,000 injured. In deciding whether to put more armed officers onto the streets, the police also have to consider the possibility that it could lead to more deaths. In the US a significant number of police officers have been killed by their own
13、 guns, and when they have opened fire on criminals, it has often led to controversy. （分数：30.00）_3.Read carefully the following excerpt on standardized test argument in the USA, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should: Summarize the main message of the excerpt, and
14、 thenComment on whether universities should use standardized tests in enrolling.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 the above instructions may result in a
15、loss of marks. Should standardized tests be used in the enrollment?The SAT is the most widely used and most heavily researched college admissions test in the country. In combination with other data, such as a students grade-point average, college application essays, and letters of recommendation, th
16、e SAT has proven to be a valid, fair, and reliable data tool for college admissions. All of the available research supports this point. The great majority of our nations colleges and universities accept the SAT as an integral part of the admissions process, and most that require the submission of th
17、e SAT do so because they know they can make better admissions decisions if they have as many data as possible about every student applicant. The SAT was originally conceived as an objective measure to even the differences in curriculum and grading across the country. But objectivity has eroded, whil
18、e the perceived importance of the test has grown. At Wake Forest University, we saw more costs than benefits to standardized tests. We wanted to signal to prospective students what we really care about: four years of high school success in the most rigorous available curriculum, applied creativity a
19、nd imagination, and hunger for the opportunity of a Wake Forest education. After careful thought, we made test scores optionaland hoped to enroll students with a broader range of talents, backgrounds, and abilities. （分数：40.00）_专业英语四级-143答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、WRITING(总题数：3，分数：100.00)1.Read care
20、fully the following excerpt on term-time holiday arguments in the UK, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should: Summarize the main message of the excerpt, and thenComment on whether parents should take children out of school for holidayduring tern time in order to
21、save money.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 the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Term-time holidays will be bannedParents are to be ba
22、nned by Michael Gove, UKs Education Secretary, from taking their children out of school to save money on holidays. He is to abolish the right of head teachers to authorize absence from the classroom, which has been used to let families take term-time breaks, and will warn them they face fines for th
23、eir children not being at school. Any time out of school has the potential to damage a childs education, a senior source at the Department for Education said this weekend. That is why the government will end the distinction between authorized and unauthorized absence. This is part of the governments
24、 wider commitment to bring down truancy levels in our schools. There will also be stricter penalties for parents and schools. The tough measures on truancy are part of a wider attempt by Mr. Gove to make education more academically rigorous and to tackle a culture in the educational establishment wh
25、ich he believes has accepted excuses for failure. Russell Hobby, the general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said the measure would discourage parents from trying to put pressure on heads to sanction term time holidays. The high cost of holidays outside of term time is still
26、an issue but ultimately a childs education is more important than a holiday, he said. （分数：30.00）_正确答案：()解析：Term-time holidays should be bannedIt is a popular trend that children take term-time holidays with their parents. This is believed to be harmful by the UK education department and therefore pr
27、oposed to be prohibited. In my opinion, such term-time holidays should not be permitted. Those holidays are obviously interrupting childrens education during the term time. When children are absent from classes for long, they can not keep up with the planned scheme of teaching. Even some of them wou
28、ld ask for make-up lessons, which are definitely not the same as the normal classes went, not to mention those students parents who take them out of school to save money for the holidays. In this way, such holidays surely damage the progress of their education. In addition, the cancellation of such
29、holidays can stop parents and students from using this break from education as the excuse for their study failure. Some students tend to use being away from classroom education as their main reason for failure in a test. If such holidays are not allowed, those groups of students would either work ha
30、rd on their failed subjects or turn to other excuses. At least, they can not contribute their failure to this kind of holidays. Furthermore, the ban on term-time holidays is likely to help students attend school regularly. Without any good reasons for a leave, students have to attend school daily. I
31、n a long term, they would get used to going to school on week days. If without banning such holidays, students are caused to believe that they can ask for a leave whenever they want, which is apparently not good for their attendance and study habits. To conclude, term-time holidays have an obviously
32、 harmful effect on childrens education. The ban on these holidays can help students keep a steady progress of their education and form a good habit. Therefore, this ban should be proposed. 解析 这是2016年的专业四级考试真题题目。所给材料讲述了近来家长代孩子在学期中请假旅游的事情，英国教育官方提出这一请假制度应该被废除和禁止，他们认为教育比度假更重要，这一请假制度会损害孩子所受教育。这一制度的废除可以减少
33、孩子逃学的现象，也可以减免将度假作为失败的借口的机会。因此，我们考生在综述这一话题时，不能漏掉官方废除这一制度的主要原因，在进行论证过程中也要对这些主要原因进行展开叙述。2.Read carefully the following excerpt on armed police arguments in the UK, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should:Summarize the main message of the excerpt, and thenComment on w
34、hether policemen are able to carry gun or not.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 the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Gun law: firearms o
35、n the streetThe decision to introduce armed patrols on some inner-city housing estates in Nottingham has raised eyebrows. Paul Acres is Chief Constable of the Hertfordshire force, and spoke to us as chairman of ACPO firearms committee. He insists that the decision to issue guns to officers in some p
36、arts of Nottingham does not amount to routine arming. Many think the British public cherish the image of a police officer who is very much part of the community and is very close to them, and we recognise that firearms create a bit of distance, he says. Policy-makers in the UK have to keep the risks
37、 in perspective. Gunrelated crime is still a very small element in our crime statistics. Last year there were about 4,000 armed incidents in England and Wales and 42 people died from gunshot wounds. In the US about 30,000 people each year are killed by guns-and another 90,000 injured. In deciding wh
38、ether to put more armed officers onto the streets, the police also have to consider the possibility that it could lead to more deaths. In the US a significant number of police officers have been killed by their own guns, and when they have opened fire on criminals, it has often led to controversy. （
39、分数：30.00）_正确答案：()解析：Police can be armedThere is no doubt that in recent years people in many countries have become more used to seeing police officers carrying guns. Although the move has become a big concern for some citizens and police forces, it is still very necessary to arm the police on patrol
40、s. Admittedly, armed police officers patrolling its streets can unease the public and police forces themselves. There are fears that armed officers are not approachable and probably bring danger to the public and officers themselves. Paul Acres, chairman of ACP0 firearms committee, states that firea
41、rms prevent police officers from being close to the local community. Data from the US has also proved that some police officers are killed by their own guns. In this way, police equipped with weapons is not so welcome among some residents. However, for a time when guns are abused widely, police men
42、and women should be armed. The weapons are a visible deterrent to terrorists at airports like Heathrow, and attract little comment when carried by officers mounting guard on major trials in a neighborhood with a reputation for drugs and violence or a place where gang rivalry has led to shootings. In
43、 the meanwhile, street patrols being routinely armed targeted at specific areas intends to reassure the public and send a strong message to criminals not to use guns. To conclude, although putting more armed officers on the streets may cause the public unease and lead to some deaths due to misuse of
44、 guns, the deployment of armed police officers is necessary in response to armed criminals. The unease could be reduced as long as better training and management of armed situations are carried out. 解析 这篇文字材料讨论警察是否应该全部配枪。这篇短文首先引用一警官观点：枪支在某些场合可以配给警察，但不能作为常规装备进行配置，会拉开警察和市民的距离，然后短文列举枪杀案件相关的数据，同时也提出警察死于
45、自己枪支的事实。因此，我们考生在综述这一话题时，不能漏掉这三个重要信息点，在论证过程中也要对这些主要信息进行展开叙述。3.Read carefully the following excerpt on standardized test argument in the USA, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should: Summarize the main message of the excerpt, and thenComment on whether universities
46、should use standardized tests in enrolling.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 the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Should standardized te
47、sts be used in the enrollment?The SAT is the most widely used and most heavily researched college admissions test in the country. In combination with other data, such as a students grade-point average, college application essays, and letters of recommendation, the SAT has proven to be a valid, fair, and reliable data tool for college admissions. All of the available research supports this point. The great majority of our nations colleges and universities accept the SAT as an integral part of t
