1、专业英语八级（作文）模拟试卷 114及答案与解析 一、 PART V WRITING 1 With the continued growth of online teaching systems and integration of massive open online courses(MOOCS)into higher education, college study will never be the same for both professors and students. The following are opinions from both sides. Read the ex
2、cerpts 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. Failure to follow the above instructions may
3、 result in a loss of marks. University The University of Washington(UW)in the US isnt shy about the benefits and drawbacks of online education. UW concedes online courses may be more effective for self-directed learners, and students who are not organized and in possession of good time-management sk
4、ills may struggle. Thus, students should ask themselves whether they are capable of learning independently before signing up for online coursework. UW also mentions online courses may not be able to accurately replicate the vibrant sense of intellectual community that has been at the heart of higher
5、 education for ages. This might lead some to miss out on learning and networking opportunities. Students Jasmine Barta of Arizona State University: I take about half my classes online each semester, and Ill tell you why: Online classes are the secret to a happier, fuller and less stressful college e
6、xperience. Some students complain about the lack of social interaction and the ease with which they can forget to meet a deadline. But for me these concerns fall flat in the face of the convenience, flexibility and independence online learning offers. Chang Hanyi of Boston University: In order to sq
7、ueeze in some extra learning without taking the focus away from my major, I enrolled in a pass/fail online reading and writing workshop. The coursework is actually as demanding as my other regular language classes. But what I have learned so far is beyond my expectations. My professor assigns weekly
8、 assignments each Monday, and I am required to do readings, write study blogs and take quizzes regularly. I am also required to respond to comments from my professor and classmates. So, taking online courses doesnt mean zero physical interaction with your instructors. My professor even invited me to
9、 face-to-face meetings four times to address article structure in my writing assignments. My professor also uploads video clips to review class content and audio files to clarify some thorny points. Despite the hard work, I still enjoy cyber interaction with my professor and classmates. Yang Yang of
10、 Peking University: With MOOCS, we are no longer confined to a classroom at a certain time slot. Whenever I feel in the mood to study, I take out my laptop or iPad to watch course videos. I am now taking Legal Writing and Research on Coursera, a popular MOOCS platform. Each week, four or six courses
11、 videos are released for us students to learn. Apart from the teaching sessions, there are also quizzes to assess whether I have grasped the knowledge well. Quiz scores make up 32 percent of my final score. The great thing about the quizzes is we even have them before each course. This encourages me
12、 to finish all the reading and preview the class early. Although MOOCS are improving my learning experiences, this new form of teaching cannot compete with traditional ways of learning in terms of teacher-student interaction. I used to ask questions immediately after class. But with MOOCS, we only h
13、ave office hours for question and answer sessions. Most of the time, I wont bother to go. Write your response on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. 2 As a popular pastime among older Chinese people, public square dancing(guang chang wu)has grown into a national fad in China in recent years. From the excerpts, you c
14、an find that while it has developed into a positive form of exercise, the practice has also generated widespread public complaints over loud music and disruption. Write an article of NO LESS THAN 300 WORDS, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the opinions from both sides: 2. give your comment.
15、 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. Excerpt 1 A Healthy Pastime For many senior citizens, square dancing has become an important part of their daily life. The ent
16、ertainment not only provides them with a chance to exercise, but also a time to feel connected in a group. “ I am very glad that I developed this hobby, and I joined the group dancing in a park near my home two years ago,“ says Wang Chunxiao, a 53-year-old retired factory worker from Shenzhen. She t
17、ells gbtimes how square dance has changed her, “By following the dance moves with the music playing, I feel very relaxed and its an effective way for me to get more positive energy in life. “ For many senior citizens, square dancing reminds them of the “good old days“ when they were young. A time wh
18、en revolutionary songs and dances were popular. Passion runs high when they dance to the music nowadays and relive those days. “The happiness not only comes from dancing itself, but also from seeing old friends and meeting new people,“ says 55-year-old Huang Yaozhen from Beijing, who loves square da
19、ncing. “I made a few good friends by going to square dance and I feel a sense of community when dancing together with my fellow friends. “ Due to the results of weakened family and neighborly relationships during the urbanization process, the elderly have fewer means to socialize with others, while
20、square dancing provides a platform for them to fulfill the need to communicate with each other, according to Yunnan Info Daily. Excerpt 2 Disputes over Noise Not everyone can embrace and enjoy this type of square dancing as the elderly groovers do. This dance craze often leads to complaints over the
21、 loud music they blast that breaks the tranquility of local neighborhoods. “The loud music really annoys me in the evenings,“ says Chen Yong, who lives in Fengtai District, Beijing. “We have reported the square dancing to the property management team several times, but since they took place in a pub
22、lic square, they cant do anything substantial about it. “ “We have also asked the dancers to turn down the music, but I can still hear it from where I live,“ says the 32-year-old Chen. “ Now I close all the windows in the evenings and this helps to block the noise a bit. “ Although most people have
23、adopted peaceful solutions when it comes to disputes caused by square dancing, sometimes the unbearable noise has resulted in more aggressive responses from the locals. According to Beijing Youth Daily, an irritated man in Beijing used three Tibetan mastiffs to chase off the elderly dancers after no
24、t being able to sleep well for days in 2013. And last year residents in a neighborhood in Wenzhou raised 42,300 yuan to buy a speaker to play loud music at the same time that retirees were dancing in order to “fight back“. Write your article on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. 3 The popularity of cross-border onl
25、ine shopping is growing in China. From the excerpts, you can find that cross-border online shopping meets the needs of some customers, but there are also a lot of risks we cannot ignore. Write an article of NO LESS THAN 300 WORDS, in which you should: 1. summarize the different opinions, and then 2.
26、 express your opinion. 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. Excerpt 1 Online Cross-border Shopping Market Remains Large in China Despite a slowing economy, Chinese
27、consumers online spending on foreign goods is expected to remain strong in the next five years. Market research firm Mintel on Monday forecast Chinas cross-border online shopping market to grow 18 percent each year to 2020. In 2015, the market ballooned by more than 60 percent, according to Haitao R
28、etailing, Mintels first report on the topic. Nearly 60 percent of the 3,000 consumers surveyed by the firm said they had bought foreign products online from domestic shopping websites between June and November last year. They liked to shop for beauty and personal care products from South Korea, Japa
29、n and France, while Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, China, Macau, China and New Zealand were top for food and drink. Japan and the US were preferred for personal electronic appliances. Mo Daiqing, senior analyst at China E-Commerce Research Centre in Hangzhou, said though Chinas economy was likely to slow
30、, online shopping for foreign goods would rise for certain. “Because the demand for prime products remains high in China, it takes time for domestic manufacturers to catch up with their foreign peers. The prospect is good especially for things like baby formula, baby care products and luxury items,“
31、 she said. More than half of the consumers agreed reviews and recommendations were important when deciding what to buy online,while 40 percent said sharing experiences of overseas purchases brought them a sense of achievement, the Mintel report said. Gao Hucheng, the Minister of Commerce, said that
32、supporting cross-border e-commerce would be a major task of his ministry this year. The ministry has previously estimated total cross-border online transactions would reach 6. 5 trillion yuan this year. Excerpt 2 Complaints over Online Shopping for Overseas Products Soar Significantly Complaints ove
33、r “haitao“ , or direct online purchases of overseas products, soared significantly last year with cosmetics, infant products and bags topping the list, Shanghai Consumer Rights Protection Commission said. The Commission received 1,059 complaints in the field last year, a surge of 369 percent from a
34、year earlier. Among those who filed complaints, 65.3 percent were women. Cosmetics and skin care products bought through “haitao“ drew 38 percent of complaints, while infant products and bags and luggage had 22 percent and 21 percent respectively, according to the Commission. “ An increasing number
35、of Chinese consumers now purchase overseas products via cross-border online shopping sites, while problems such as businesses failing to deliver goods on time and lost products during delivery process are drawing the ire of Chinese haitao buyers,“ said Tang Jiansheng, the Commissions deputy secretar
36、y-general. Consumers in China prefer some emerging new cross-border online shopping sites such as ymatou. com, fengqu. com and xiaohongshu. com than traditional major shopping sites that have overseas product businesses, while these emerging sites had more complaints, said the Commission. Consumers
37、also complained about long delivery period, unsafe account of cross-border online shopping sites, random change or cancellation of orders, and fake promotion, the Commission said. Write your article on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. 4 After the ban on university students getting married was lifted in 2005, it s
38、eems more and more college students chose to get married while they were still in school, and the phenomenon has attracted lots of attention. From the excerpts, you can find that some advocate it while some express their concern. Write an article of NO LESS THAN 300 WORDS, in which you should: 1. su
39、mmarize 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. Excerpt 1 Freedom to Marry Chinas Ministry of Education lifted th
40、e ban on college students getting married years ago. Currently students of legal age no longer have to ask for permission from their university when they plan to tie the knot. Fan, who graduated from Xian University of Architecture and Technology last year, said she was lucky to have been studying a
41、t a time when the ban was lifted. “Otherwise, I would have had to make a choice between marriage and study. “ She met her future husband when she was studying at the university. She said that when she got married she did not have any trouble with her university. “I just have to hand in my applicatio
42、ns. I told my teachers and classmates I was getting married and all of them wished me a happy marriage. “ Lao Kaisheng, director-general of the National Research Society of Education Policies and Laws, welcomed the cancellation of the restriction. “It had infringed the civil rights of undergraduates
43、, who should have enjoyed the same freedom to marry as other Chinese citizens after reaching the legal age,“ said Lao, who is also a professor at Capital Normal University in Beijing. “Its good to see that the Ministry of Education canceled the restriction and made student management regulations at
44、universities comply with the law,“ he said. Excerpt 2 Multiple Challenges University couples who marry may face a wide range of challenges, from setting a common goal for life to learning how to understand and tolerate each other. This calls for young couples to address the situation with some skill
45、 and wisdom, according to Zhou, a Chongqing resident, who asked to be identified as Xiao her surname. “ But young undergraduates are immature and lack enough experience to handle such issues, which may lead to a marriage crisis or even divorce,“ she said. Her university marriage failed for this reas
46、on. The 28-year-old married a man two years older than her in 2009, when she was a junior student at a university in Chongqing. “He was a cousin of my roommate at the university,“ she said. “He treated me well and cared for me a lot. I was moved, and agreed to marry him. “ But the marriage lasted fo
47、r just six months. At the beginning of the fourth year at university, the woman ended the unhappy union, saying it resulted from the pressure imposed by her husband. “He would make repeated telephone calls to me when I hung out with friends to ensure that I was not with a man. We quarreled a lot ove
48、r this,“ Xiao said, adding that her former husband had not behaved like this before they married. Because of her experience, Xiao has a negative view of undergraduates marrying while at college, saying, “As undergraduates, they are too young to understand marriage. “ Write your article on ANSWER SHE
49、ET FOUR. 5 How to solve the brain drain problem existing in universities in China has been a hot topic as our economy develops steadily. The following excerpt offers some opinions on this issue. Read the excerpt carefully and write your response in about 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the authors 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. Every country sends out students. What makes
