1、专业英语八级（作文）模拟试卷 12及答案与解析 一、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 1 As many environmental issues are threatening our health and life, we feel it important to lead an eco-friendly life to protect the nature and the environment. As a college
2、 student, what contribution do you think you can make to form an eco-friendly life style? Write an essay of about 400 words. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay. 2 It is the duty of sons and daughters to take care of their parents. However, due to the pressure from work or their ow
3、n family, some of them are not able to look after their parents, so they send their parents to seniors home instead. Some people take it as an act against filial piety. What is your opinion? Is it appropriate for younger generations to send their parents to seniors home? Write an essay of about 400
4、words. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay. 3 Ever since the inception of golden week of National Day in China, tourism industry has become one of the most important industries in the service sector, boosting the domestic consumption. Some people think highly of tourism industry an
5、d its contribution to economy. Others worry about the environmental damages caused by the increasing amount of visitors. Please choose ONE ASPECT and offer your opinion. Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic: The Advantages/Disadvantages of Tourism Industry in China 4 Due to the s
6、oaring living cost in China, young lovers now are opting for naked marriages those without the once-required trappings of an apartment, a car, wedding rings and a luxurious ceremony. Some people think that naked marriages should not be encouraged, as the material foundation is not solid enough; whil
7、e others hold the opposing view simply for the reason that naked marriages show that love, above anything else, is what really matters. What is your opinion? Do you encourage naked marriage among Chinese youngsters? Write an essay of about 400 words. You should supply an appropriate title for your e
8、ssay. 5 Chinese people are no longer strangers to food-safety crisis the contaminated vinegar, the meat that glowed in the dark, the exploding watermelons, the mushrooms imbued with bleach, the pork so dosed with chemicals to make it lean and the infamous melamine-tainted milk. What do you think are
9、 the major causes leading to the food-safety crisis in China? Write an essay of about 400 words. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay. 专业英语八级（作文）模拟试卷 12答案与解析 一、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 1 【正确答案】 Lead a Greene
10、r Life With the increasing concerns about climate change and environmental degradation, people are calling for a green life to protect our planet. Green means environment friendly, and a green living style is promising and crucial for both mankind and the Earth. As a college student, we can do a lot
11、 to form an eco-friendly life style. Individually, we can apply the three R principles, namely “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle“ in our daily life. Firstly, we should reduce energy waste and the use of eco-unfriendly products, such as detergents, plastic bags and one-off products. Besides, it is advisable
12、 for us to reuse our products as much as possible. For instance, if we forget to bring our own shopping bags and have to purchase one plastic bag in the supermarket, we should reuse this plastic bag in the future shopping visits, instead of throwing it out directly. Thirdly, we should follow governm
13、ents advice to sort trash for recycle. Items like cans, bottles and cardboard should not be tossed out and end up in a landfill. Recycling these things could actually turn the valueless trash into valuable treasure and help to protect our environment. I believe that the three R principles can contri
14、bute a lot to reach the eco-friendly destination. In addition to individual efforts to make our life greener, we could also join some organizations and communities to promote the idea of an eco-friendly life style. More often than not, lectures about the green ideas and practices are organized by NG
15、O (Non-Governmental Organization). By joining it, we can help to organize such lectures and invite our friends, peers and schoolmates to share our experiences and thoughts of a greener life, convincing people to adapt to a more eco-friendly life. We can also stage some small-scale activities in stud
16、ent communities. On campus, we can stage different environmentally themed weeks, such as recycling batteries week, saving energy week, ozone knowledge week and so on. The combined endeavors of each individual will assure us a phenomenal success in environmental protection. As the saying goes, “Many
17、hands make light work.“ To conclude, it is high time that we led a greener life in order to save our environment from deteriorating. And only by the joint efforts of individuals and organizations can we make it possible to form an eco-friendly life style. 【知识模块】 作文 2 【正确答案】 Seniors Home: a Sensible
18、Choice How to care for the old is always a significant issue in modern society. However, as the society gets more and more competitive, many young people live under so much pressure and get so busy that they can no longer take care of their parents by themselves and have to send them to seniors home
19、. Some people think that it is against filial piety. But as far as I am concerned, sending elderly people to seniors home is an act beneficial to both the young and the old. First of all, sending the elderly to seniors home is beneficial to the young people. In modern society, work occupies most of
20、ones lifetime. Generally speaking, a man cannot retire until he reaches 60 and a woman 50, which means that when their parents get old and need to be taken care of, young people are still preoccupied with their career. Additionally, apart from their parents, young people also have to take care of th
21、eir children, who need a lot of attention and time. It is therefore understandable that young people cannot really spare the time needed to take good care of their parents. Nevertheless, they also cannot leave their parents uncared-for since the aged are still an important concern for them. Hence se
22、nding their aged parents to seniors home where they can be looked after seems the most sensible choice. Secondly, being in seniors home is also good for the old. Taking care of the old is actually a very complex and delicate job. Some old people may have diseases which cause inconvenience in moving.
23、 Some may need to get up several times during one night. Tending old people consequently not only requires affection; it is in fact a highly demanding work that needs professional knowledge, intensive care as well as extra attention. Old people would feel more comfortable in the hands of skilled car
24、e workers in seniors home than with their children who have little professional knowledge in this regard. Moreover, in seniors home, old people can find many companions at the same age to communicate with. They can kill time with more joys instead of being left at home all by themselves when their c
25、hildren go to work. As a conclusion, sending the elderly to seniors home benefits both the old and the young. It is a reasonable choice for young people who dont have much time to take good care of their parents. 【知识模块】 作文 3 【正确答案】 The Advantages of Tourism Industry in China In ancient China, we wer
26、e taught to gain knowledge from 10,000 books and accumulate experiences from traveling 10,000 miles. This age-old wisdom is ever truer for modem China, because traveling across the country, or even around the world, has been made much easier than before. In this context, I believe the tourism indust
27、ry has at least three benefits for China. First of all, tourism industry is an alternative income generator for some less developed areas in China. Given the disparity between the east and the west, people living in some villages are impoverished and rely mostly on cash crops to make ends meet. If t
28、ourism industry is thriving in these areas, visitors will come and spend money on souvenirs, catering, and hospitality services, which contributes immensely to the local economy. Secondly, tourism industry is part of a solution to the severe unemployment problem. According to statistics, tourism pro
29、vides 17.4 million jobs in China, or 2.3% of total employment last year, and is forecast to support 20.4 million jobs, or 2.5% of the total, by the next decade. These figures are encouraging Chinese tourism industry. If the industry is booming in the next few years, it will employ more graduates and
30、 professionals, which to a greater or lesser degree alleviates the tension of unemployment for graduates. Thirdly, as traveling enriches visitors knowledge in a relaxing way, the development of tourism industry leads to a broadened horizon of our citizens. For instance, Cantonese people used to thin
31、k that all the countrymen outside Guangdong are northerners. This absurd misconception could be rectified by taking trips to various parts of the country. Through sight-seeing and exploration in different destinations, the- understanding among Chinese will be surely enhanced. Above all, we can get o
32、urselves acquainted with much invaluable knowledge from traveling, ranging from the folklore to customs, from legends to historical facts. Some people are worried about the environmental damages caused by tourism. I believe that a compromised answer is to pursue ecotourism, which poses no threats to
33、 the local ecology and at the same time offers us a relaxing and enlightening way of spending holidays. In conclusion, tourism industry is a driving force for the economic development in remote areas, a great source of job opportunities and a window through which we widen our knowledge. Though we ca
34、nnot deny the defects tourism may bring, the advantages can surely outweigh its disadvantage if we can develop a sustainable tourism. 【知识模块】 作文 4 【正确答案】 Naked Marriage: Stripping Away the Material Protection? The second decade of the 21st century witnesses a marriage boom of the post-80s as they hav
35、e gradually reached marriageable age. As a houseless and carless generation, more and more youngsters are inclined to choose a naked marriage. Naked marriage does exist for a reason nowadays, but I dont think it should be encouraged among Chinese youngsters. First of all, a marriage without necessar
36、y provisions would drag the whole family into bitter suffering. To get married is more than an act of tying the knot; its the formation of a new family. There is an interesting notion that compares the trappings of a marriage to clothing: “an apartment is the clothes we wear; a car is a pair of tren
37、dy shoes while wedding rings and a luxurious ceremony are respectively a hat and a scarf. The latter three can be done away with, but we should at least have a stitch to our backs.“ Without the basic food and housing, a straggling family would be wrecked, especially with the birth of a baby. A matur
38、e marriage, therefore, should be built on a certain material foundation, upon which an emotional bond can be better strengthened. Secondly, huge pressure from life might induce the collapse of a marriage. As is maintained by Dr. Joyce Brothers, an American psychologist, “Marriage is not just spiritu
39、al communion and passionate embraces; marriage is also three meals a day, sharing the workload and remembering to carry out the trash.“ Couples who cannot afford an apartment of their own often have to cram into one house with the husbands parents. Weighing on their shoulders are the inevitable conf
40、licts between two generations, which might aggravate the daily stress of household trifles. Moreover, couples of naked marriage also have to face the peer pressure. As is known, young people now are apt to focus more attention on the possessions and compare with each other. Peer pressure might make
41、them feel frustrated and might even lead to the breakdown of a marriage. Finally, when naked marriage has become a fashion trend, it is worried that young people would choose naked marriage, just to follow suit regardless of their own financial status. Naked marriage might also serve as an excuse fo
42、r the men who lack ambition and motivation to escape from their responsibilities of bringing home the bacon. To make it simple, it is wrong to marry for money, but unwise to marry without money. I hope that naked marriage should be the last but not first choice. 【知识模块】 作文 5 【正确答案】 No More Food-safet
43、y Scandals It is not an easy task to feed 1.3 billion people. Despite this difficulty, there is no reason to subject people to hazardous or poisonous food and ask them to endure the repeated melodramas of food scandals in China. As I see it, the food-safety issue is caused by the profit-first attitu
44、de of food makers and the laissez-faire approach to regulating the food industries in some local authorities. To begin with, due to the significant amount of demands of food products, some food makers are seeking profits at the expense of peoples health. For instance, according to an official in Sha
45、nxi Province, 95 percent of its highly regarded “aged vinegar“ is actually dosed with industrial acid to cut fermentation time. The profit-driven and quicker-returns attitude of manufacturers has led to many cheated acts of adding industrial additives, banned chemicals and disease-induced substances
46、, which all pose great threats to consumers health and well-being. The integrity of food producers is tempered by the unlimited desire for profits and gains. Customer-first is a much neglected cliche that would not turn into profits. The conscience is clouded by the money, allegedly “the root of all
47、 evils“. What is more, some local authorities usually adopt a “let-it-be“ approach to regulating the food industries. A few years ago, in response to the melamine-tainted milk scandal, China passed its first-ever food-safety law. However, out of the petty mindset of protectionism, some local food as
48、sociations or agencies choose to turn a blind eye to the rampant wrongdoers. To guarantee complete food safety, regulation authorities in the localities concerned should adopt a more stringent and transparent mechanism to expose and punish the illegal and dangerous makers. They should inspect batche
49、s of food samples on daily basis and expose the failed products to warn the public of potential danger. As we all know, food safety hinges upon the concerted efforts made “from farm to table“. Any missed link in the food industry chain will spell disaster to consumers. As watchdogs empowered by law and people, local inspection and quarantine departments should be more responsive and proactive to crack down any potential or existing malpractice in the industry. To conclude, the food-safety crisis in China is mainly
