1、专业英语四级-146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.Surveillance cameras are commonly used almost everywhere in the public places. Whether such cameras are really good is debated widely. The following are two different opinions. Read carefully the opinions from both sides and write your
2、 response in about 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 o
3、f marks. AThere are many uses for a home, keeping technology being wonderful, It makes sense to look into home surveillance to safeguard your residence from intruders and not to mention to help you see whos at the door. Additionally, if you have children, these systems can be essential in making sur
4、e they are safe every time. By way of example, if you have a toddler or infant, you can use the camera just as youd a child monitor or use them together to make sure your little one is safe no matter that you may be not in your home. The main benefit of installing a home surveillance camera is to pr
5、event theft or catch the crook in action so that you could give the recorded information to authorities in order to help them catch the thief. Additionally, if you have visible home surveillance, often this can well enough deter thieves and make them not enter your home in any respect. Stay clear of
6、 false cameras which get those which seem like cameras but are actually fake because an experienced thief will tell the variation, despite exactly what the manufacturer may show you. BThe biggest disadvantage of camera and wiretap surveillance is the perceived invasion of privacy. Although wiretaps
7、require legal authorization from a judge, some may bypass this legality and tap a line without permission. This is an invasion of privacy. In addition, some view being on camera as an invasion of privacy, whether in the workplace or on a public street. Another disadvantage of this type of surveillan
8、ce is the potential for unreliable information. This is more common in wiretapping, where a lot of unnecessary information is often overheard. This information can lead to false leads and may result in a wasste of resources. In addition, incorrect interpretation of barely audible information may res
9、ult in false leads or accusations. （分数：30.00）_2.You are doing a mini research project on peoples donation to charity. The following are some useful materials. Write a report of about 200 words. Your report should mainly be made up of two parts. In the first part, you describe the graph. In the secon
10、d part, you analyze the relevant situation. You should also provide an introduction and conclusion for your report. 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. GraphThe ch
11、art below gives information on the percentage of British people giving money to charity by the age range for the years 1990 and 2010. （分数：30.00）_3.You are doing a mini research project on Internet users. The following are some useful materials. Write a report of about 200 words. Your report should m
12、ainly be made up of two parts. In the first part, you describe the graph. In the second part, you analyze the relevant situation. You should also provide an introduction and conclusion for your report. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language qualit
13、y. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.GraphThe chart below gives information on the percentage of people from three countries using Internet from the years 1999 to 2009. （分数：40.00）_专业英语四级-146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.Surveillance camera
14、s are commonly used almost everywhere in the public places. Whether such cameras are really good is debated widely. The following are two different opinions. Read carefully the opinions from both sides and write your response in about 200 words, in which you should first summarize briefly the opinio
15、ns 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 marks. AThere are many uses for a home, keeping technology being wonderful, It mak
16、es sense to look into home surveillance to safeguard your residence from intruders and not to mention to help you see whos at the door. Additionally, if you have children, these systems can be essential in making sure they are safe every time. By way of example, if you have a toddler or infant, you
17、can use the camera just as youd a child monitor or use them together to make sure your little one is safe no matter that you may be not in your home. The main benefit of installing a home surveillance camera is to prevent theft or catch the crook in action so that you could give the recorded informa
18、tion to authorities in order to help them catch the thief. Additionally, if you have visible home surveillance, often this can well enough deter thieves and make them not enter your home in any respect. Stay clear of false cameras which get those which seem like cameras but are actually fake because
19、 an experienced thief will tell the variation, despite exactly what the manufacturer may show you. BThe biggest disadvantage of camera and wiretap surveillance is the perceived invasion of privacy. Although wiretaps require legal authorization from a judge, some may bypass this legality and tap a li
20、ne without permission. This is an invasion of privacy. In addition, some view being on camera as an invasion of privacy, whether in the workplace or on a public street. Another disadvantage of this type of surveillance is the potential for unreliable information. This is more common in wiretapping,
21、where a lot of unnecessary information is often overheard. This information can lead to false leads and may result in a wasste of resources. In addition, incorrect interpretation of barely audible information may result in false leads or accusations. （分数：30.00）_正确答案：()解析：Are Surveillance Cameras Goo
22、d?In todays digital age, surveillance cameras now line many public streets and workplace locations in an attempt to monitor activity and law enforcement agencies continue to use wiretapping to aid in investigations. Although this is becoming more commonplace, there are both advantages and disadvanta
23、ges to using this technology. Using surveillance cameras potentially increases security in the areas where they reside. As is believed by supporters, such cameras act as a deterrent. For example, cameras installed on public streets or home may deter would-be criminals from acting out. In addition, e
24、ven if criminal activity does take place, the surveillance cameras may provide the evidence needed to make an arrest. Therefore, cameras seem to help us know what is happening around us. However, surveillance cameras also have some disadvantages. As is shown from the opponents, cameras installed rec
25、ord everything about us and may invade our privacy. Also, without a good shooting angle or weather, or with other disadvantaged factors, surveillance cameras sometimes do not provide us reliable information, even worse, sometimes misleading information, thus they could create new problems. Therefore
26、, the installation of surveillance cameras can help us monitor our environment at home or in the workplace while it can also cause the loss of privacy or mislead us into false judgments. So it is better to have a second thought before one decides to use the surveillance camrera. 解析 安装监控设备是否能给我们的生活带来
27、真正的好处?短文A叙述了在家安装监控镜头带来的好处，主要体现在防止犯罪。短文B则认为这类安装不好，侵犯了隐私，而且还可能提供虚假信息。两篇短文都是着重在解释上，因此在写作过程中，不仅要对主要观点进行综述概要，更要提供例证进行论述，从而提出自己的观点。2.You are doing a mini research project on peoples donation to charity. The following are some useful materials. Write a report of about 200 words. Your report should mainly b
28、e made up of two parts. In the first part, you describe the graph. In the second part, you analyze the relevant situation. You should also provide an introduction and conclusion for your report. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Fail
29、ure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. GraphThe chart below gives information on the percentage of British people giving money to charity by the age range for the years 1990 and 2010. （分数：30.00）_正确答案：()解析：Age Distributions of British DonatorsDonation to charities has bee
30、n very popular in the UK. By giving money to help the needy, those donators can make a difference to the world. So it is interesting to find out who makes donation and how they donate. In the following, I will present the number of people who made charitable donations among people of different ages
31、in Britain in two separate years 1990 and 2010. It is clear that overall, a greater percentage of British people gave money to charity in 1990 than in 2010. It is also noticeable that across the two years, the pattern differs before and after the age of 50. In 1990, about 42% of the 36-50 age-group
32、donated money and this is the highest figure on the chart. In contrast, the 18-25s contributed the least at only 17%. These two figures dropped to 35% and 7% respectively in 2010. The level of donations made by people aged between 26 and 35 also saw a decrease from just over 30% to nearly 25% during
33、 this period. The pattern is opposite for the two older age groups. While donations up to the age of 50 declined across the two years, they rose among the 51-65 age-group from 35% to almost 40%. The figure for the over 65s was lower than this, at 35%, but it was still a little higher than the 1990 f
34、igure of 32%. From the above figures, it is obvious that the number of donators varies with age. People under 50 tend to do fewer donations while people over 50 seem to show more interest in helping charities. 解析 这是材料作文的第二种形式：一篇材料、一篇图表。在准备过程中，要分析图表和材料之间的关系，是反证还是支持材料问题。根据所给短文，讲述了慈善行为带来的好处，以及这一行为的形式不仅
35、是捐款，还有其他形式。而图表则描述了慈善捐款的年龄组的对比。因此，我们可以通过使用图表的具体数据来分析捐款仍是主要的慈善行为。3.You are doing a mini research project on Internet users. The following are some useful materials. Write a report of about 200 words. Your report should mainly be made up of two parts. In the first part, you describe the graph. In the s
36、econd part, you analyze the relevant situation. You should also provide an introduction and conclusion for your report. 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.GraphThe
37、 chart below gives information on the percentage of people from three countries using Internet from the years 1999 to 2009. （分数：40.00）_正确答案：()解析：The Use of the InternetSince the invention of the Internet, it has gained popularity among the general public. How many people have an Internet connection?
38、 In the following, some data will be used to illustrate the percentage of people in three countries who used the Internet between 1999 and 2009. It is clear that the number of Internet users has increased greatly from 1999 to 2009. Overall, more internet users lived in Canada and America in comparis
39、on with those in Mexico, and Canada experienced the fastest growth in Internet usage. In 1999, the number of American people accessing the Internet was about 20% while the figure for Canada was much lower, at about 10%. In 2002, Internet usage in Canada surpassed that in the USA and rose to around 5
40、0% of the population. By 2009, Canada became the country with the highest percentage, at almost 100%, followed by America, with about 80%. In the meanwhile, the number of Internet users in Mexico just underwent a steady growth from around 5% in 1999 to 40% in 2009. Obviously, from the above graph, e
41、ven though there were more Internet users in America and Canada than in Mexico, the total number of population using the Internet showed an upward trend. It turns out to provide solid evidence that the Internet has been growing increasing popularity. 解析 所给材料短文描述了什么是互联网，而图表则描述了三个国家使用互联网的人数，因此考生可以将主要焦点定位为：在互联网的使用比例或趋势上，使用图表来做数据论述，充分来论证观点互联网的普及性。
