1、专业英语八级（作文）模拟试卷 104及答案与解析 一、 PART V WRITING 1 In order to keep their students safe, a lot of school administrators are considering installing security cameras. Installing cameras, however, can be controversial. There have been protests and legal action on camera installation at schools nationwide. Sh
2、ould more security cameras be installed in schools? The following are opinions from different sides. Read the excerpts carefully and write your response in about 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the opinions from different sides; 2. give your comment. Marks will be awarded for co
3、ntent relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Teachers A teacher from Texas: Yes! Yes! Please do this. This would be the quickest way to fix our education system at very little cost. Give parents a cod
4、e to do real time virtual visits to the classroom. Observe teachers not just for accountability, but for training purposes. Get rid of behavior management problems on the spot! Schools should have glass walls and this is the easiest way to have them. A teacher from Kansas: This would prevent abuse b
5、oth from teachers and from students. A camera in the classroom should be able to put everyone on their best behavior. It would be a deterrent against abusive behavior. As a teacher, I would love to have a camera in the classroom as I strive to behave professionally towards students. Sometimes, I enc
6、ounter aggressive and inappropriate behavior. Talking to a parent of an abusive student would benefit from a short video of the incident. A teacher from New Jersey: The idea of cameras in classrooms is an absolutely sick one. It has nothing to do with pedagogy, but with prisons, terror, discomfort,
7、guilt, etc. It induces a constant feeling of guilt, to students, as well as to teachers. If you are a real professional, as a teacher, or even if you are just a normal person, claiming a right to normality, especially in schools, you realize that camera surveillance in class is something coming from
8、 paranoid people who cannot lead the activity through normal behavior. Students Terry Piper, a student from Michigan; I feel the time is right for security cameras at my school. After all, dozens of schools in the county have already done it, and with some success. There are 30 high schools in Oakla
9、nd County, and every single one of them has security cameras except Seaholm and Groves. Theyve seen thefts go down. Theyve been able to solve instances of vandalism on occasion, and there have been student altercations where theyve been helpful. They also serve as a deterrent, so you never know how
10、many things might have happened if you hadnt had them. Joe, a student from Ohio: I think that security cameras in schools are a good idea. Having them in the entrances and the hallways is a way to cut back on school crime and protect the student population. However, I think that putting those camera
11、s actually within the classrooms violates the privacy of both the students and the teachers. Knowing that someone could be watching you at all times may bring security, but its also able to distract students and teachers and could be harmful to learning. Parents A parent: Video cameras have begun to
12、 invade privacy. These days, parents are obsessed with monitoring everything about their kids, but taping their education is not the solution. The cameras would be a distraction, and eager parents would not be able to resist watching and interfering constantly. In general, cameras are already too pe
13、rvasive in society. It has created a culture of big brother watching every last action, and this prevents people from acting normally because everyone feels they are being watched. Write your response on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. 2 Some people suggest that universities should consider awarding more vocatio
14、nal courses to prepare graduates for work. However, some disagree, arguing that the purpose of university is to open up students mind, not to train them. Should there be more vocational courses in colleges? The following are opinions from two sides. Read the excerpts carefully and write your respons
15、e in about 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the opinions from both sides; 2. give your comment. 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. Parents Bar
16、ry: My son started a degree course at the local university, but because of his dyslexia eventually graduated with an HND, effectively the practical part of the degree. He currently works in the construction industry and earns much more than several of his co-students who obtained degrees in less nec
17、essary disciplines. My comments are not to undermine the value of a good degree. I worked with many degree holders who were very good at their work. It is simply to point out to us that the world needs relevant skills. Lord Digby Jones points out the danger of unfocused degrees, and the simple fact
18、that there are more skills in the world than those obtained from a university. Philips: Yes they should. I see many college graduates could not find a job. Though they have some fancy college degrees, they dont have the vocational skills that are required to do a certain job. After all, many courses
19、 have a vocational element, eg: medicine, teaching, vets etc. So why not others? To an extent though, we will have to change snobbish attitudes. Some degrees such as History, English Literature, PPE are considered good but degrees such as Golf Management, Computer Games Design are considered bad. Th
20、is would encourage schools to advise on vocational courses as an option for their students rather than suggesting them opting for a course that looks good on the university entry statistics. Jacob: There should be many more vocational courses, but they shouldnt be at universities. The conventional u
21、niversity approach is not suitable for vocational training. You end up with an institution which combines the weaknesses of both universities and vocational training colleges, and has the strengths of neither. University faculty Mr. Anderson: Universities should be offering academic courses, trainin
22、g people to think logically and coherently, and teaching research skills. Vocational courses are the domain of technical colleges. Rachel: Vocational training is better done by employers or specialised colleges, because by its nature it is often very specialised. The universities can contribute most
23、 effectively by teaching knowledge of general applicability such as mathematics, languages and science. This was the traditional approach of universities, with exceptions in the cases of law and medicine, which tend to operate as separate schools anyway, with a lot of on the job training. Back in th
24、e early 1980s Keith Joseph as Mrs. Thatchers education secretary of the state, forced the universities to move in the direction that Digby Jones is advocating, that is to offer more vocational courses. This distracted universities from their special role in scholarship and research. It may not be a
25、coincidence that the decline of the UK from the leading position it previously had in the traditional fields accelerated from that time on. I suggest that we should let the universities revert to their traditional role, and then set up training colleges, or whatever, for the specialised skills requi
26、red by industry. Write your response on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. 3 The Ministry of Education is banning universities from recruiting students based on gender. Many people say this policy will bring about true equality for female students. But there are still some debates on whether it is advisable for uni
27、versities to set enrollment ratios based on gender. The following are opinions from different sides. Read the excerpts carefully and write your response in about 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the opinions from different sides; 2. give your comment. Marks will be awarded for co
28、ntent relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Students Ouyang Le, a fresh graduate from a Guangzhou high school: The rules affected me. I had wanted to study at the University of International Relation
29、s. I scored 614 on the gaokao, but as a woman, I needed 628. If I had been a man, I would have needed just 609. Most young women do not speak up, instead silently switching their major or university. It was difficult to know how many women were affected every year, however, the number could run in t
30、he hundreds or thousands. Xiong Jing: We protest a growing trend in Chinese universities in which women increasingly must score higher than men to get in and face unofficial but widespread gender quotas that favor men. But the Education Ministry responded that the practices were in the “national int
31、erest“. The response made us really angry its just such a pity. Its illegal too. The Education Law forbids discrimination on several grounds including gender. And the Education Ministry is allowing it. Zhou Haipeng, who graduated from college two years ago with a degree in Arabic studies: In Arabic
32、countries, many local people feel more comfortable working with men. Male graduates with his major had an easier time getting a job. The majority of my classmates ended up working in companies related to the Arabic world. Teachers Zhang Ting, a teacher at Beijing No. 5 High School: I agreed with the
33、 ministrys ban on gender discrimination. The regulation reaches true equality principles, which will benefit all students equally. But it is understandable that some universities have gender requirements for some majors. It reflects the market demand. It is better to clarify the need when entering u
34、niversities instead of recruiting thousands of students who cannot land jobs after graduation. Officials Tang Shangshu, a counselor at the School of Plant Sciences: Generally speaking, boys mature later, while girls have good study habits. In addition, Mr. Tang said that many jobs that once required
35、 physical labor had been replaced by labor-saving science and technologies. That had removed womens physical disadvantages, while in terms of wisdom boys may not have particularly obvious advantages. Ms. Lu, the Media Monitor program monitor: Young women today have real opportunities to study, and t
36、hat they are becoming so outstanding is really to their credit, their families credit and to the countrys credit. They worked so hard to get these high grades. And we cannot accept that the Education Ministry is infringing on their rights. They must respect their own laws. Comrade Lu Pin; In view of
37、 consideration of the national interest, to meet personnel training needs in some job areas or specialties, a few colleges may appropriately adjust the enrollment ratios of men and women. An official, at the Teaching Office at the China University of Political Science and Law: The school did not hav
38、e gender-based enrollment policies. For criminology, female students must account for less than 15 percent of students because of the nature of their future career. But women were scoring so well that in practice a higher percentage were being admitted. Write your response on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. 4 Th
39、e academic curriculum has never been all that schools and colleges offer to their students. Often a range of other classes, clubs and activities is available to students, referred to as extra-curricular activities and they are mostly voluntary for students. Examples would include sports, musical act
40、ivities, debate, community service, Young Enterprise projects etc. Whether the extra-curriculum should be attached great importance in schools and colleges? The following are opinions from different sides. Read the excerpts carefully and write your response in about 300 words, in which you should: 1
41、. summarize briefly the different opinions; 2. give your comment. 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. Lahowl: Students have the right to be able to choose a broad
42、education. Every child and young person are entitled to experience a broad general education. Even if a student does not aim to be a professional musician they should still have the opportunity to learn an instrument. A career is not the only, or the most important, part of an adults lifeschool need
43、s to make sure they have interests and skills that will help them in their family and leisure life too. Megan: Extra-curricular activities are prohibitively expensive for schools. Giving a greater place in education to the extra-curriculum means that many more clubs and activities will have to be or
44、ganised for students. This will be very expensive as it will require more staff and more resources to be paid for. This explains why most schools that currently offer a large extra-curriculum are well-funded fee-paying institutions. NimmO: Extra-curricular activities have important health benefits.
45、Most extra-curricular activities are physically active, getting the students out from behind their desks and making them try new things. Physical activity is extremely important for general health whilst ensuring that students are exposed to practical tasks, not just what is taught in class. Sport c
46、lubs and teams give students the opportunity to do physical exercise in an enjoyable environment. TVO: Making extra-curricular activities compulsory makes them less attractive to students. It will take the fun out of it and strip it of its benefits. In the end, the key is fun. Successful extra-curri
47、cular groups work precisely because the students have voluntarily chosen to be there. If some were forced to take part, they would be less enthusiastic and spoil the activity for the rest. And the more the activity is like ordinary school, the less attractive it will be to young people. Most of the
48、personal development benefits associated with extra-curricular commitments such as altruistic service, initiative-taking, and leadership skills come from the voluntary nature of the activity. Estelle: Extra-curricular activities encourage interpersonal interactions that are good for building a stron
49、g civil society. Boosting the place of the extra-curriculum in schools is one way of addressing a weakness in modern society, a lack of civil strength and community. Activities offered in schools are vital in providing opportunities to learn the diverse skills, and helping to equip young people with the civic spirit, initiative and organizing skills to set up their own clubs, teams and activity groups when they leave education. A successful extra-curriculum often depends on building links between the school and the wider community, bringing local enthusiasts in to
