1、专业英语八级（作文）模拟试卷 45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 A recent survey of 2,000 college students asked about their attitudes towards phone calls and text-messaging (also known as Short Message Service) and found the students m
2、ain goal was to pass along information in as little time, with as little small talk, as possible. “What they like most about their mobile devices is that they can reach other people,“ says Naomi Baron, a professor of linguistics at American University in Washington, D. C. , who conducted the survey.
3、 “What they like least is that other people can reach them. “ How far do you agree with Professor Baron? In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring wh
4、at you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, language and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. 2 According to a recent newspap
5、er report, many famous sites of historical interest in China have begun or are considering charging tourists higher entry fees during peak travel seasons. This has aroused a lot of public attention and also public debate. What is your opinion? Should famous Chinese sites of historical interest charg
6、e higher fees during peak travel seasons? Write an essay of about 400 words. In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a nat
7、ural conclusion or make a summary. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. 3 Recently newspapers have reported that officials in a litt
8、le-known mountainous area near Guiyang, Guizhou Province wanted to turn the area into a “ central business district“ for Guiyang and invited a foreign design company to give it an entirely new look. The design company came up with a blueprint for unconventional, super-futuristic buildings. This trig
9、gered off different responses. Some appreciated the bold innovation of the design, but others held that it failed to reflect regional characteristics or local cultural heritage. What is your view on this? Write an essay of about 400 words. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay. In th
10、e first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization
11、, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. 4 Mandarin, or putonghua, is the standard service sector language in our country. But recently, employees at a big citys subway station have been busy learning dialects of other parts of the countr
12、y. Proponents say that using dialects in the subway is a way to provide better service. But opponents think that encouraging the use of dialects in public counters the national policy to promote putonghua. What is your opinion? Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic: Are Dialects J
13、ust as Acceptable in Public Places? In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary. Marks
14、will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. 5 In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate deta
15、ils. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss o
16、f marks. 专业英语八级（作文）模拟试卷 45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】 Mobile Phones Make Students Unsociable Recently, a professor of linguistics at American University in Washington, D. C. conducted a survey about college stu
17、dents attitudes towards phone calls and text messaging and finally he concluded that what the students like most about their phones is that they can reach other people and what they like least is that other people can reach them. This result is seemingly contradictory, but in fact, it faithfully por
18、trays the dilemma faced by students, who both aspire to and are fearful of communication. In my opinion, it is nothing but telephones that are largely responsible for making students unsociable by depriving them of their adaptive capacity and social acceptability. Originally speaking, adaptability o
19、f young people to new surroundings is one of their good qualities, but nowadays they would rather resort to old friends by phone calls and text messages than actively integrate into new circumstances. It seems quite fortunate for freshmen to have telephone contact with their old friends when they fe
20、el unaccustomed to the unfamiliar surroundings. Yet, the truth is that telephones provide a shelter for them to shy away from the new environment as well as take away their opportunities to make new friends. Thus, with their adaptive capacity being unable to be fostered, many of the college students
21、 would probably fail to adapt to the new working conditions once they step into society. Whats more, text messaging makes the students unable to communicate well with others in the real world. As is known to all, the Short Message Service culture features ungrammatical structures and non-standard la
22、nguage, which totally differs from oral expressions, thus rendering the phone freak unable to communicate fluently in real daily life. On the other hand, since students develop a habit of non-face-to-face communication by telephone, they are prone to have social phobia because of their poor oral exp
23、ressions and blushing faces when they are in a real social context. Consequently, it is no wonder that many students turn to their telephones with an attempt to conceal their unnaturalness when they are at a dinner table or at a party. In spite of the adverse impact caused by the mobile phone, it is
24、 equally unwise to set a limit for the students on phone use. Anyway, it is a proven fact that mobile phones play an important role in our life. Therefore, in order to remove such embarrassing situation among the college students, school authorities should offer an appropriate guide about phone use
25、and create a more positive and harmonious ambience for them, which is also beneficial for their future development. 【知识模块】 作文 2 【正确答案】 Higher Entry Fees During Peak Travel Seasons: Not a Smart Move With the increased income and accumulated wealth among the general public, a lot of tourism attraction
26、s witness a great increase of tourists in recent years, especially those of historical interests, such as the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and so on. Having observed such a trend, a lot of tourism sites of historical interest are considering adopting higher ticket prices. When it comes to this iss
27、ue, I am strongly against it, and reasons supporting my stand against such a practice can be divided into the following three parts. The first thing that comes up in my mind is the nature of these tourism attractions. Different from other tourism attractions, such as carnivals, zoos, amusement parks
28、, etc. , which basically need further investment to maintain well operation, historical sites, as the fruits of our ancestors and common wealth of our whole nation, which need only necessary maintenance, do not need and have no reason to charge higher entry fees. Another important reason is that the
29、se sites also perform the function of educating the general public about the culture and history of our nation. Higher prices during the peak season will surely influence a majority of those who are interested in the historical and cultural sense of these sites and plan to pay a visit to such touris
30、m attractions. And the peak season means the only time available for some of them who are busy with their work or academic study in ordinary days. In such a manner, the educational value of historical sites can not be fully realized. Researches regarding the feelings of general travelers during the
31、peak season usually get the results of dominant dissatisfaction, and temporarily higher price surely contributes a lot to this dissatisfactory result. Thus we can move naturally to the third point that conduct like this will inevitably lead to a tourism industry that is not sustainable. Simply takin
32、g money from the general citizens without providing them with better service accordingly will never produce a tourism industry that is healthy enough to maintain its future development. From the above analysis, we can see the unreasonable nature of such a policy to raise ticket price of the historic
33、al tourism attractions temporarily. Such historical sites should be operated through official fund and public support, so that these sites can well play the role of historical and cultural education, and more and better understanding of who we are as a cultural entity could be promoted. Also, improv
34、ed service quality, more rational outing schedules as well as balanced distribution of tourists among different destinations can only be achieved through the interaction between tourism consumers and service providers in the years to come. 【知识模块】 作文 3 【正确答案】 Negative Effects Caused by Foreign Design
35、 on a Local Area Nowadays, area development is becoming a hot issue in this economic competition-oriented era. Because exploiting the advantages of each local area can result in better and faster development, lots of areas try to make themselves look modern and special to attract attention. Therefor
36、e, Guizhou Province wanted to turn a little-known area into a “ central business district“ with a foreign designed blueprint, which is not surprising. Although totally depending on a foreign company to design a little-known mountainous area may make the area present a new look, the negative influenc
37、es can not be overlooked. As to this matter, I tend to hold the opinion that it may fail to reflect regional characteristics or local cultural heritage. The design should take the citys original resources into account and make full use of them. To start with, while the foreign design company holds a
38、 new fantastic point of view, bringing on the bold innovation of the design, the citys unique characteristics may be neglected. It can be inferred from its blueprint for unconventional, super-futuristic buildings that dont match the local landscape. The local cultural heritage is the valuable resour
39、ce left over by history, and can never be regained once lost. Take Tulou in Fujian Province for example. It is said that the Tulou cluster is a pearl in eastern civilization for its wide varieties, giant scale, fine structure and cultural enrichment. In some degree, although it is incomparable with
40、the modern buildings from a technology-based perspective, it is a precious tangible culture heritage without parallel. So the design should combine the local cultural heritage with the new fashionable ideas. Furthermore, bold innovation is indispensable for the areas development, but the local resou
41、rces should also be taken into consideration. Constructing unconventional, super-futuristic buildings in such an undeveloped area as Guiyang does not conform to reality, for the high cost would be an obstacle in the construction process. Making use of local resources will be a better choice and we h
42、ave already had such precedent. For example, we strive to develop ocean transportation in the coastal area and the high-tech industry in the cities where various talents are gathered such as Beijing. Only when all the important elements for a citys development are improved can the city make a big st
43、ep. In conclusion, it is not totally acceptable to invite a foreign design company to give such a small area an entirely new look. The local cultural and economic conditions should be necessarily put into the designers mind. Thus a healthy and sound development pattern can be formed accordingly. 【知识
44、模块】 作文 4 【正确答案】 Are Dialects Just as Acceptable in Public Places? As is known, China consists of 56 ethnic groups which inhabit both in modern cities and in remote mountainous areas. According to linguists, Chinese people, including all the 56 ethnic groups, speak hundreds of different languages or
45、dialects. This is especially true in the southern region, where local people can not communicate well with those from nearby villages. Since the foundation of the PRC, the government has endeavored to popularize putonghua so as to promote efficient communication in peoples daily life. However, in re
46、cent years, it is noticed that local dialect programs hosted by local TV stations are popular in local regions. Some also found that employees at a big citys subway station have been busy learning dialects of other parts of the country to cater to the needs of people from different areas. Media cove
47、rage of this phenomenon has evoked wide discussion and people with different opinions have not yet reached a consensus. As for me, I am of the opinion that dialects are acceptable in public places. Firstly, local dialects are acceptable if they are used to facilitate communication and information tr
48、ansmission. As mentioned above, there are 56 ethnic groups making up the Chinese population. In fact, not everyone from minority groups can speak putonghua fluently. In the remote areas and boundaries, people only speak their own dialects. Just as those dialect speakers would feel frustrated if they
49、 can not make themselves understood when they come to big cities, workers who speak putonghua would also have difficulty in communicating with local people when they have to work in those regions. Given this language barrier, dialect communication can provide convenience for better understanding and therefore dialects are acceptable on these occasions. Secondly, in a sense, the diversity of Chinese culture manifests itself in different local dialects. With the promotion of putonghua, a considerable number of local dialects have fallen out o
