1、专业英语八级（作文）模拟试卷 29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 Cosmetic surgery used to be something only for the “rich and famous“, but recently, it has become accessible to ordinary people. Considering its appealing advantages, such
2、 as improving ones chance of getting a job and helping a persons career, many people are increasingly willing to go under the knife to get ahead of their peers, while some others are concerned about its dangers. What is your view on this? Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic： Is
3、It Wise to Seek Cosmetic Surgery? 2 China is considering making it a legal duty for Chinese citizens to visit their aged parents as the country struggles with the challenges created by a graying population. It is generally accepted that people should visit their aged parents regularly if they live s
4、eparately. But whether this requirement should be written into law is a controversial matter. What do you think? Write an essay of about 400 words to state your view. 3 Many of the worlds lesser-known languages and dialects are being lost as fewer and fewer people speak them. Some people thus claim
5、that the governments of countries in which these languages and dialects are spoken should act to prevent them from extinguishing. Do you agree or disagree with them? Write an essay of about 400 words to state your view. 4 It has long been recognized both home and abroad that traditional Chinese arts
6、 such as calligraphy, painting, opera, and literature are glaring with beauty and excellence. In recent years, however, many traditional Chinese art forms have faced financial difficulties and many are even dying out. Some people maintain that it is time for the government to do something, such as
7、providing fund support. What do you think? Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic: Should Public Funds Be Provided to Help Maintain Traditional Chinese Arts? 专业英语八级（作文）模拟试卷 29答案与解析 一、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic
8、 1 【正确答案】 Is It Wise to Seek Cosmetic Surgery? In recent years, turning on the television and browsing through newspapers, we can see numerous cosmetic surgery advertisements. With the influence of these advertisements and the change of notion, an increasing number of Chinese people have undergone
9、cosmetic surgery. Many people believe that cosmetic surgery can beautify their appearance and bring lots of benefits. However, in my view, it is unwise to take cosmetic surgery due to its great risks, bad psychological effects and heavy economic burden. To begin with, cosmetic surgery means unexpect
10、ed surgical risks for those aiming to be more artificially beautiful. Even though nowadays the medical technology has improved by leaps and bounds, and doctors often ensure that they will minimize the medical risks during the operation, many cosmetic surgery accidents frequently happen every year. F
11、or example, Wang Bei, a former contestant of “Super Girl“, died on the operation table owing to suffocation during the cosmetic surgery. Sadly, stories like Wang Beis are growing. Some may argue that these extreme examples are rarely seen after all. However, in addition to life risk, cosmetic surger
12、y also involves other surgical risks like bleeding, infections, allergic reactions, coma and so on, which will lead to serious consequences. Another reason why I am against it is that it has bad effect on the customers psychological health. It has been observed that many individuals undergoing cosme
13、tic surgery tend to suffer from an obsession or infatuation with their look, which can cause an addiction and may impel them to undergo much more cosmetic surgery. In this case, due to the limitations of modern cosmetic surgery technology, repetitive operation will finally result in ugliness rather
14、than beauty. This can be proved by countless examples that many women finally ruin their body after several operations of their breasts or eyelids, or liposuction and the like. Aside from the aforementioned side-effects, the financial burden should be taken into serious consideration. Cosmetic surge
15、ry is a very expensive operation, which puts tremendous financial pressure on the family. I think that people might as well choose to spend such a great amount of money on other aspects such as workout to make themselves more physically attractive rather than on the so-called unnatural beauty. To su
16、m up, it is totally unwise to seek to appear more artificially beautiful at the risk of health and even life. We should place the inner-heart beauty and health first which are essentially more important than the operation-forged physical beauty. Those to take such a kind of dangerous and unnecessary
17、 operation should take a second consideration. 【知识模块】 作文 2 【正确答案】 Is Filial Piety Legislation Suitable? It is reported that China is considering making a law that requires the adult children to visit their aged parents regularly in order to make the elderly parents feel warm at heart and promote the
18、 traditional Chinese virtue of filial piety. In my opinion, to formulate such a law is neither suitable nor effective. In the first place, “filial piety“ is a moral obligation which cant be enforced by law. Whether the adult children should be filial to the parents or not can only be discussed in th
19、e moral dimension, not the legal one. To legislate morality is not a good method to solve the widespread “empty nest elderly“ problem in China. We should encourage citizens to visit their aged parents as frequently as possible, not through legal enforcement. In the second place, we will encounter ma
20、ny difficulties or dilemmas in the process of formulating such a law. It is very hard to define “visit their aged parents regularly.“ How regularly is regularly? Once a week, a month, a quarter or a year? And it is also difficult to define “aged parents“ accurately. It is obvious that if the law-mak
21、ers define them too broadly and casually, the law will result in ineffectiveness because the unfilial children will probably take advantage of a legal loophole. And when the parents and their children really engage in a lawsuit and even finally the parents win the lawsuit, will the parent-child love
22、 still exist between them? If the children are forced to pay a regular visit to their parents, I am afraid that such a kind of “visit“ is completely unmeaningful and even satirical. In the third place, the law-makers should consider the reality that many adult children have little opportunity to vis
23、it their parents due to all-consuming jobs and few days off. To be filial to the parents is the traditional Chinese virtue which is still advocated and fulfilled by most Chinese people, especially the financially disadvantaged migrant workers, who are most willing to visit their parents frequently,
24、but cant afford the time and money. It is unwise and unreasonable to force the adult children to visit their parents regularly at the cost of losing their jobs, which will only lead to the deterioration of the lives of both the parents and their children. Admittedly, the growing number of elderly pe
25、ople in China is really a big headache for the government. We should make efforts to find a good way to solve the problem. However, to formulate such a legal rule is not a good solution. Such enforced visits would be not only pointless but downright uncomfortable for both parties. 【知识模块】 作文 3 【正确答案】
26、 Saving Languages and Dialects There are numerous benefits to popularize a common language in a society, especially in countries with different ethnic groups. A common language makes it easy for people from different nationalities to communicate with each other. For instance, the spread of Putonghua
27、 has contributed much to the construction and modernization of China. However, the popularization of a common language has greatly reduced the number of people speaking different languages or dialects. Many of them are even in danger of dying out since few people are still using them. It is high tim
28、e for the government to do something to help save these languages and dialects. Then, why should we try to save these languages and dialects? For one thing, the extinguishing of a language or dialect always means the forever loss of a history and culture of a certain group of people. We all know tha
29、t there were once many great civilizations in ancient times, and they have left some magnificent cultural relics to human beings today. However, since their languages have already died out in history, their customs, culture, and history are hidden in oblivion. For another, a language or dialect, as
30、the chief carrier of the culture, always provide a special and unique perspective to view the world. If a language dies, a way of viewing and explaining what happens in the world is also lost. What can we do to help save those endangered languages and dialects? Firstly, the government must invest in
31、 preserving them using multimedia technologies. The US government did just this in the middle of the 20th century. Many linguists then were assigned to ethnic groups to record the languages and dialects because at that time it was realized that many minority ethnic groups, especially some Indian tri
32、bes, were being assimilated by the mainstream white culture. If the language is doomed to extinguish, at least it can be saved as audio and video data that can be studied by our later generations! Secondly, as what the Israeli government has done, people from the same ethnic group should be encourag
33、ed to use their special dialect or language. That is to say, if a common language is needed, these ethnic groups should adopt the bilingual policy. It is foreseeable that globalization will speed up the extinguishing of many languages and dialects. Attention must be paid to this serious issue, and g
34、reat efforts should be taken immediately to help save them. 【知识模块】 作文 4 【正确答案】 Should Public Funds Be Provided to Help Maintain Traditional Chinese Arts? It is a pity that many traditional Chinese art forms, which were once very popular and prosperous, are dying out. We think it urgent for us to do
35、something to help maintain them, and public funds are especially suitable for this purpose. Why should we maintain traditional Chinese art forms? First, traditional art forms are a reminder of our history. For instance, when we appreciate the writing works by our ancestors, we are not only impressed
36、 by their beauty but also communicating with the distant past. If we practice Chinese calligraphy, we are not just imitating but are immersed in the long history and are bridging the past with the present as well. Second, most traditional Chinese art forms, though less popular now, still glare with
37、beauty and excellence, and are enjoyed by thousands of people. Last but not least, traditional Chinese art forms, as a conveyor of our traditional culture, are extremely important for our cultural uniqueness. These art forms, such as weiqi, calligraphy, painting, martial arts, opera, etc., are a ref
38、lection of the profound Oriental culture. They are a key to understanding China and the Chinese people. It is unimaginable to forget all these traditional art forms and still remain Chinese. Then, if it is so important to preserve these traditional Chinese art forms, why have many of them fallen int
39、o decline? Many factors have led to this unfortunate situation. First, technological development has made the practical functions of many traditional art forms useless. For example, people now practice the martial arts only for the purpose of keeping healthy or performing, not for guarding against e
40、nemies any more. Furthermore, the impact of foreign cultures and their art forms with the speeding globalization process has resulted in a wider range of choices for people to kill their leisure time. For example, many young people practice playing the piano instead of traditional Chinese musical in
41、struments such as the erhu or qin. Therefore we hold that public funds should be provided to help maintain traditional Chinese art forms. These funds can be used first to provide relevant courses in schools to arouse students interest and to teach them related basic skills. They can also be used to set awards or ensure career success for those who are excellent in these forms. If enough funds are set to the education and spreading of traditional Chinese arts, it can be sure they will remain active and energetic in the modern age. 【知识模块】 作文
