1、专业英语八级（作文）模拟试卷 49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 In the past few years, it has been a trend for Chinese universities to build new campuses, especially in the suburbs. Some students think that it is good to their study wh
2、ile others hold the opposite opinion. What do you think? Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic; My Views on Building New Campuses in the Suburbs 2 Some people believe that the courses and majors in universities should be adjusted according to the real demands of working positions,
3、 and practical skills should be emphasized. While other people think that universities are different from vocational schools, and should pay more attention to theoretical improvements. Whats your opinion? Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic: Should Majors in Universities Be More
4、 Practical? 3 Many people think that the qualities that are needed in todays society cannot be learnt in universities or other academic institutions. What do you think? Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic: Can the Qualities Needed in Society Be Learnt in Universities? 4 The fres
5、hmen of Media Department in Nanjing University recently received a rather alternative assignment: they each are required to open a microblog, and will be graded at the end of the semester according to the number of followers they attract. This unique task has aroused wide public concern as well as d
6、ifferent opinions. What is your view on this? Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic: The Microblog Assignment: Good or Bad? 5 Public square dancing, a form of exercise which is always performed in public places, has aroused a heated debate in China. Some people believe that it sho
7、uld be encouraged for the health benefits, while others think it may cause noise complaints from nearby residents. What is your opinion? Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic: My Views on Public Square Dancing 专业英语八级（作文）模拟试卷 49答案与解析 一、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a
8、composition of about 400 words on the following topic. 1 【正确答案】 My Views on Building New Campuses in the Suburbs In recent years, with the rapid development of higher education in China, universities and colleges are following one another in succession to build up new campuses in the suburbs, which
9、embarks on a huge expansion spree. With regard to this phenomenon, some students believe that it is good to their study, but others hold the opposite view. For my part, I think building up new campuses in the suburbs is favorable to our college students study. In the first place, new campuses in the
10、 suburbs separate us from the noisy and filthy outside world so that we can better concentrate on our daily study. Id like to take my own experience as an example. During the first year of my college life, we all lived in the downtown campus. At the very beginning we felt excited and happy about the
11、 myriad life of the metropolis. But gradually we realized that the downtown could only subject us to serious air and noise pollution. Whats worse, there were too many distractions off campus which made it difficult to focus our attention on study. After our new campus was constructed, we moved to th
12、e suburbs, where we tasted a totally different atmosphere. Since our new campus is only surrounded by fields and mountains, bit by bit we get used to the stillness of this new campus and find it much easier to concentrate on study. In the second place, building new campuses can solve the problem of
13、low per capita share of learning resources, which creates a better learning environment for students. The capacity of a campus is limited. With the expanding enrollment of universities, our campuses are becoming more and more crowded. As a result, each students per capita share of learning resources
14、 becomes relatively low. Fortunately, building new campuses can solve this problem to some extent. The suburb offers universities larger areas for infrastructure construction, so the responsibility of providing learning and teaching resources which was once shouldered by one campus can now be shared
15、 by two or more campuses. This guarantees that each student can enjoy adequate learning and teaching resources in a better learning environment. Lastly, building new campuses facilitates the communication among students in different majors. Because of a lack of entertainment, students from different
16、 majors on a new campus which is usually remote from city centers tend to strengthen their communication. In this way, students enthusiasm in study may be aroused, which is beneficial to both the college and the students. All in all, constructing new campuses in the suburbs not only is necessary to
17、the further development of universities and colleges, but also can create a good environment to stimulate and enhance students learning. 【知识模块】 作文 2 【正确答案】 Should Majors in Universities Be More Practical? It is said that many courses in universities are intended to cultivate their students to be sci
18、entists or artists in the future, while most graduates finally take a job much irrelevant to their majors. Majors and courses in universities have become not in conformity with the real demands of the job market, so practical skills should be emphasized in universities. In my opinion, it is only par
19、tially true for the following reasons. On the one hand, the unsuitable curricula and major designs of universities have made graduates stuck in the plight of unemployment. It is true that the design of majors and courses has to be reformed. There are too many majors for theoretical studies and resea
20、rches whereas therere few majors for practical skills that most students will need for their future work. Too many impractical majors may lead to oversupply and it is difficult for graduates to survive for their lack of practical skills. The problem is caused by the over-expansion of enrollment and
21、the backward course systems which no longer suit the new situation and employment market. Professors in universities are usually the pure educators with no practical working skills, thus it is impossible for them to share with their students any useful working experience. In this case, there should
22、be more majors with the practical emphasis. On the other hand, it is the unique feature of university study that theories and presumptions are researched on an in-depth level. The theoretical and basic majors are crucial for the development of science and technology. Although most of these courses a
23、re boring and time-consuming, some achievements can only be made through painstaking research over quite a long period. Therefore, the theoretical majors still have practical significance for the development of economy and society. All in all, majors in universities should be reformed, but the pract
24、icality should not be the only purpose. The theoretical and practical majors should be arranged in a reasonable proportion, and practical courses should be brought in by inviting experienced people as professional teachers. At the same time, more importance should be attached to the construction of
25、vocational schools and universities which aim to train qualified workers for certain posts. This should be a fine supplement to universities, and after the training of vocational schools and universities, we hope that all the students will be able to fully exert their advantages and avoid the disadv
26、antages in their future work. 【知识模块】 作文 3 【正确答案】 Can the Qualities Needed in Society Be Learnt in Universities? In recent years, with college graduates facing more and more difficulties in finding jobs, people begin to question whether the qualities that university students need to find jobs in the
27、society, can be learnt in universities and other academic institutions after so many years of studying. As far as I am concerned, what students acquire in colleges and universities cant very well match the requirements of this fast-developing and competitive world. Firstly, the subjects and courses
28、in most colleges or universities are fixed. Year by year, the same course is taught by the same teacher with the same textbook which may have possibly been used for 15 or 20 years. The problem is that these schools never know, or even never bother to know what is really needed in the society. The kn
29、owledge and skills they provide are out of date and futile for the students to get employed. Therefore, colleges and universities should always pay attention to practical demands of the society, and arrange their courses accordingly and provide the students with what is currently needed. Moreover, t
30、he discrepancies between what the society needs and what the graduates have learnt can be shown, directly or indirectly, from one of the most common requirements, a certain period of working experience, listed by most employers and Human Resource managers of companies. The failure of the students in
31、 getting the desired jobs implies that what they have learned in school is always theoretical but not practical, and cant be effectively applied to the real life. While acquiring various theories, students should also have more opportunities to apply the theories they learn in class to practice. The
32、refore, colleges and universities should create and provide such opportunities for their students to put the theoretical knowledge they have learnt in class into practice, which will, undoubtedly, make them more likely to succeed in getting employed after graduation. However, since the entrance exam
33、inations to colleges and universities have become easier and easier, and with more people graduating from universities and competing for the limited positions, its natural that finding a suitable job after graduation becomes more and more difficult. In conclusion, the qualities that are needed in to
34、days society cannot, at least for the time being, be learnt in universities or other academic institutions. While we should never underestimate the fundamental roles of universities and other academic institutions which have trained and educated millions of students for the society, we should also t
35、ry to bridge the gap between what the students learn at school and what is really needed in the society. 【知识模块】 作文 4 【正确答案】 The Microblog Assignment: Good or Bad? The freshmen of Media Department in Nanjing University were assigned with a quite unique task: the students each are required to open a m
36、icroblog, and by the end of the semester, they will be graded according to the number of “followers“ , i. e. fans they attract. If a student wants to pass this course, he or she needs at least 500 followers; to get a “Good“ , one needs 2 ,000 followers; and to squeeze in the “ Outstanding“ league, o
37、ne must earn 3 ,000 followers and more. This “ Microblog Assignment“ was soon spread around, and has given rise to a public debate. People have different views on the purpose of this experiment and its outcome. Some netizens praised it “brilliant“ , and commented that microblog is a great personal m
38、edia for students to practice their ability to promote. However, there are also a lot of skeptics about the assignment. The idea that students are graded by how many followers they get on the microblog is particularly challenged. It is generally believed that the number of fans is nothing but one si
39、mple indicator of the overall quality, and not a scientific approach to assess students abilities. Since there is already an overload of useless information on the Internet, some worry that it might usher another platform for gossiping, or boring detailed personal information, thus breeding a group
40、of narcissists who think that they need to share every bit of their life to the world. Whats more, in order to attract the eyeballs, students may tweet exaggerated or even false information, blurring the lines between what is real news and what are convincing untruths. Fact-checking is integral to t
41、he integrity of news sources, when the media starts relying on the microblog, however, those who fact-check will be left behind and feel it a disadvantage. Seen from my point of view, the microblog assignment is a revolutionary teaching experiment. The microblog uses new resources to provide informa
42、tion fast, so students get an alternative approach for acquiring information. And as they could get in touch with many celebrities on Microblog, it is a good way to dig deep scoops through it. Students also become familiar with basic editing procedures by tweeting. In addition, there are endless pos
43、sibilities to use the microblog in creating and publishing. However, students need more guidance and more regulations on their posting behavior, for instance, adopting a more appropriate and reasonable grading system by taking account of factors including popularity, subject and originality of conte
44、nt, time-sensitiveness, response rate and forwarding rate. In this way, the students will use the microblog more reasonably and be assessed more comprehensively. 【知识模块】 作文 5 【正确答案】 My Views on Public Square Dancing Public square dancing is a kind of group dancing performed in public places. No one c
45、an underestimate the popularity of public square dancing in China. Dozens of people, mostly middle-aged women, dance together to loud music in the mornings and evenings, sometimes even during daytime, leading to complaints from nearby residents. The dancers insist that they have the right to dance i
46、n public, while the nearby residents cant stand the noise in their neighborhood. As far as Im concerned, public square dancing, if not properly handled, will affect peoples life in a negative way. To begin with, it is the noise caused by public square dancing that draws so much resentment. According
47、 to scientific research, noise pollution has a bearing on peoples overall health. Problems related to noise include high blood pressure, insomnia, loss of productivity and the like. In this highly competitive society, people are always exhausted after a days hard work. Back in their own homes what t
48、hey want most is peace and quiet. Unfortunately, the persistent and escalating music shatter their dream brutally. Even if they can put up with the intruding noise, how about their children who are busy doing homework and their gray-haired parents who are struggling with neurasthenia? Secondly, publ
49、ic square dancing often causes tension between square dancers and neighboring residents. Various methods are used by the residents to fight against the noise. Some extreme cases include smashing loudspeaker boxes, throwing feces, or setting dogs on dancers. Such kind of behavior is not necessarily useful, instead, it brings harm to both sides. People should be friendly to each other in a harmonious society. We should always remember that violent means cant address the problems, and they only lead to one disaster after
