1、专业英语八级（作文）模拟试卷 110及答案与解析 一、 PART V WRITING 1 The Internet is creating a language evolution at a very fast pace. People on the Internet are paying less attention to grammar and spelling, and speakers dont have to worry about their accent as well. Some linguists are saying that English will one day be
2、come obsolete as Latin, while others take the changes of language as a natural tendency. The following is an article about how the Internet is changing English. Read the excerpt carefully and write your response in about 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the opinions in the articl
3、e; 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. Learn English Online: How the Internet Is Changing the Language Online, English has become a common la
4、nguage for users from around the world. In the process, the language itself is changing. An American Dictionary of the English Language took 18 years to complete and Webster learned 26 other languages in order to research the etymology of its 70,000 entries. The Internet is creating a similar langua
5、ge evolution, but at a much faster pace. Some linguists predict that within 10 years English will dominate the Internet but in forms very different to what we accept and recognise as English today. Thats because people who speak English as a second language already outnumber native speakers. And inc
6、reasingly they use it to communicate with other non-native speakers, particularly on the Internet where less attention is paid to grammar and spelling and users dont have to worry about their accent. “The Internet enfranchises people who are not native speakers to use English in significant and mean
7、ingful ways,“ says Naomi Baron, professor of linguistics at American University in Washington DC. “On the Internet, all that matters is that people can communicate nobody has a right to tell them what the language should be,“ says Baron. “If you can talk Facebook into putting up pages, you have a la
8、nguage that has political and social standing even if it doesnt have much in the way of linguistic uniqueness. “ Technology companies are tapping into the new English variations with products aimed at enabling users to add words that are not already in the English dictionary. And most large companie
9、s have English websites, while smaller businesses are learning that they need a common language English to reach global customers. “While most people dont speak English as their first language, there is a special commercial and social role for English driven by modern forms of entertainment,“ says R
10、obert Munro, a computational linguist and head of Idibon, a language technology company in California. “The prevalence of English movies in regions where there is not much technology other than cell phones and DVDs makes English an aspirational language. People think its the language of the digital
11、age. “ In previous centuries, the convergence of cultures and trade led to the emergence of pidgin a streamlined system of communication that has simple grammatical structure, says Michael Ullman, director of research at Georgetown Universitys Brain and Language Lab. When the next generation of pidg
12、in speakers begin to add vocabulary and grammar, it becomes a distinct Creole language. “You get different endings, its more complex and systematized. Something like that could be happening to English on the web,“ he says. Take the Hinglish for example. Hinglish is a blend of Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu an
13、d English and is so widespread that its even being taught to British diplomats. The increasing prevalence of the Internet in everyday life means that language online is not a zero sum game. Instead, it allows multiple languages to flourish. “Most people actually speak multiple languages its less com
14、mon to only speak one,“ says Mr. Munro. “English has taken its place as the worlds lingua franca, but its not pushing out other languages.“ Instead, other languages are pushing their way into English, and in the process creating something new. Write your response on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. 2 The Internet
15、 has already become an integral part of our life, as most people around the world spend a major chunk of their daily life over it. How does the Internet make difference to your life? For better or worse? The following are opinions from two sides. Read the excerpts carefully and write your response i
16、n about 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the opinions from two 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. Worse Jim ( Can
17、ada) : I thought long and hard about the importance of the change the web and the Internet have had in my life. It came down to a matter of convenience having information at my fingertips without having to leave my house. On the down side it is easy to get lost in the sea of information forgetting y
18、our original goal. Michael (China) : The Internet has changed my life completely. The worst thing is that I sleep late at nights because Im so addicted to the Internet. I dont even go out a lot like I used to when I was off from work. On my days off, I just sit in front of my laptop. It is worrying
19、because I dont see my friends now, and I just text them now and again or see and chat to them on the Internet. Jasmine (Germany) : Without Internet, Id have to go to bookstores and libraries more. I would be writing letters by hand, talking with my neighbors, and spending more time outside playing w
20、ith my kids. I would still subscribe to a newspaper and read the funnies lying on my couch. The world would look much bigger and I would probably travel more. Better Amanda (the UK) : The biggest change the Internet has had on my life is that it has given me the ability to stay in touch with family
21、and friends around the world. I frequently communicate with friends in Antarctica, Mexico, and the US. If I did not have the Internet, I feel as if I would not be in touch with a lot of the people I communicate with. Rosie (China) : The Internet or web has provided a means of using my time more effi
22、ciently. With the glut of information at my fingertips I am able to comparison-shop, read reviews, and purchase items from my home and have them delivered to my home. I am able to pay bills and manage my bank account over the Internet. Without Internet, my telephone bill would be a lot higher than i
23、t is, plus Id be standing in line at the post office more. Internet access is a life improvement. SimeyC (the UK) : In many ways! Firstly, and most importantly, I met my wife online I was in the UK, while she was in the US. We have been married for 14 years so without the Internet I would not be hap
24、py. I now have a wonderful life. I am very fortunate to have found her. Leon (Australia) : It changed my life. My customers are from different countries and continents, and the same with my staff. The biggest thing is Im spending more time on the Internet than anywhere else. If the Internet is down,
25、 it is worse than a power failure. I can do without power ( my laptop has batteries) , but when Im not on the Internet I feel Im missing something. Cindy (France) : Without the Internet, I would not be able to travel to various countries by myself. But now all information is just a click away. I no
26、longer need to follow travel agency and I can plan my own trip according to my preference. This has slowly turned me into a travel addict! Write your response on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. 3 Social networking is gaining great popularity these days. Many people believe it has made our life more convenient, b
27、ut others think it causes many problems. So is social networking generally beneficial or detrimental? The following are opinions from two sides. Read the excerpts carefully and write your response in about 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the opinions from both sides; 2. give you
28、r 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. Students Evan: Social networking sites have a beneficial effect on our way of life, which increase our social intera
29、ction and give us more ways to make social connections. As long as the individual remembers and accepts that a decrease in privacy comes with increased social interaction, then it is a benefit. It is not a benefit when people forget about the decrease in privacy and do things through social networki
30、ng sites that they may not want others to see. Mint: Social networking sites just allow us to communicate with others and express ourselves easily. These sites help you find people you have not seen in a while, chat without actually going to certain places and learn things that are happening today.
31、We actually express our feelings when we respond on these types of networking sites and interact in every way. Benjamin: Social networking sites are helpful to us in many ways. Although we waste our time in chatting, we are totally updated with the present news which was happening around us. So, don
32、t see social networking as a threat but just as the opportunity where we can interact with the people globally. But we should be cautious when we are going to share our personal information. That would affect our career if something goes public. Experts James: Social networking sites are nothing mor
33、e than tools for narcissists. Social networking sites are increasing in popularity but are really destroying natural and healthy interpersonal relationships and fostering ignorance of the human condition. Take this example, recently two girls fell into a sewer and though they had their cell phones w
34、ith them, they didnt have the common sense to call for help, instead they just updated their Facebook pages until someone figured out they were in trouble and called help for them. Lily: Once security is not protected on a certain website and can be hacked into, pictures can be downloaded and put up
35、 on sites without the owners allowance. Many murders have been committed online. It is dangerous for kids of age 12 to pretend they are 20 on a social network or to accept friend requests from strangers. Steve: Social networking sites serve as a lazy way to see and talk to friends and family. Why do
36、 we need a mediator for relationships we currently have and why do we always use the excuse for these sites they help me stay more connected to people? How? And Im not talking about people that are far away. Im talking about the friends and family you have right here in town. As a young man of the “
37、younger generation“, I am looking around and seeing that people are becoming so “zombified“ when out and about. People, as a general rule, now find it rather hard to communicate with one another far too many people seem to prefer having their heads stuck into their phones “tweeting“. Write your resp
38、onse on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. 4 To snoop, or not to snoop? Some experts claim that parents have a duty to hack into their childrens social media to ensure their safety. But this suggestion is accused by many of violating childrens privacy. Should parents monitor their childrens social media? The follow
39、ing are opinions from two sides. Read the excerpts carefully and write your response 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.
40、Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Parents Nicolas: I think that we do because what if our kids are getting threatened or stalked and they are too scared to tell us and then it would be too late to fix. Also I think yes because the Internet is very dangerous and
41、we should help. Kelly: I believe that technology should be part of family life with the sort of rules and expectations that you have for table manners or bedtimes. I wouldnt demand that my children hand over their phones for me to check, but I would expect to be their Facebook friend, and to have on
42、going conversations with them about potential dangers. I also think its my role as a parent to keep up-to-date with any new technology that my children might want to use. Emma, mother to Laura, 17: A couple of years ago, I discovered Laura had self-harmed. I knew something was very wrong but she wou
43、ldnt open up to me and refused to accept she had a problem. Out of desperation I logged on to her computer when she was at school and found her Facebook page. It was so dark and depressing that I realized she was clinically depressed. I made a doctors appointment for her. It took a while for Laura t
44、o accept that my “snooping“ had been necessary but I would advise any parent to do the same. Children Olivia: Obviously parents dont trust their kids. If they cant trust them, they may as well completely run their lives, telling them what not to do online, what to eat, doing this isnt helping. If th
45、ey cant trust their kids, theyll never learn for themselves whats right or whats not right. Teenagers and parents relationships should be based on trust. Lois: Parents should trust their teenagers not to do inappropriate things online, and on social media. If they dont trust each other, then there w
46、ill be a problem in their bond. If there is a weak bond, then there will be a chasm between them. They will have a hard time understanding each other and then they will get into arguments and fights. This is a critical time in teenagers life. If they learn that this is how to treat their own childre
47、n in the future then the cycle of the arguments and fights will continue. David: Plain bad parenting. If children do not have the confidence to open up to their parents about being cyber bullied or think parents should not “spy“ on their children, parents should work on building the relationship bet
48、ween them, making kids at ease to confide in them more. Dania: Children do not have access to the parents social media, so why should parents have access to their childrens social media? If parents think there is something wrong they can talk about it; there is no need to invade childrens privacy. W
49、rite your response on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. 专业英语八级（作文）模拟试卷 110答案与解析 一、 PART V WRITING 1 【正确答案】 Will the Internet One Day Destroy the Language? English is used and spoken as a universal language by an increasing number of non-native speakers, but in a very flexible way. It has changed, is changing, and will change for ever, as is the routine of language evolution. According to the passage, the tendency of change in English is unstoppable and irreversible. This change should first be attributed to the prevalence of the Interne
