1、专业英语八级（作文）模拟试卷 7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 Albert Einstein said, “Genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration“. It seems that hard work is a crucial factor to be successful. Do you agree or disagree with this stat
2、ement? Write an essay of about 400 words. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay. 2 George Bernard Shaw once wrote, “There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your hearts desire. The other is to gain it.“ To what extent do you agree or disagree with his statement? Write an essay
3、 of about 400 words. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay. 3 Guo Xue, or the studies of Chinese ancient civilization, including philosophy, history, archaeology, literature, linguistics, etc, is thought to be the cure for the moral decline in the modem Chinese society. That is why s
4、ome experts suggest the Chinese ancient classic literature, such as the Three-Character Classic and the Book of Rites, should be incorporated into the national curriculum as a compulsory course. What is your opinion? Do you think the Chinese classic literature is the possible answers to todays moral
5、 problems? Write an essay of about 400 words. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay. 4 As a fourth-year student about to graduate from a university, you have been through many courses and activities. In retrospect, some of these courses and activities might be relevant in cultivating
6、 your personalities. What do you think could be improved in the university to better cultivate your personality? Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic: What Could Universities Improve to Cultivate Students Personality? 5 Chinese visitors are received with mixed feelings by oversea
7、s destinations. On the one hand, Chinese visitors are the largest portion of luxury consumers in the world. On the other hand, they are usually noisy, tacky and uncivil. For example, some of them are used to talking loudly in public areas. What measures could be taken to regulate Chinese tourists be
8、haviors? 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 7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】 Perspiration Is More Important than Inspiration Albert Einstein, on
9、e of the greatest physicists, points out the relation between perspiration and inspiration by saying that “genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration“. I do believe that Einsteins opinion is true. As far as I am concerned, inspiration is only temporary and void, but hard work is indispensable as
10、the basis of success. To start with, inspiration is often short-lived and cannot ensure success. A famous Chinese fable The Pity of Zhongyong records the story of a child. Zhongyong is thought to be a genius when he is very little because in spite of his young age, he can write poems and essays even
11、 better than great writers and poets. Apparently, Zhongyong is highly gifted and blessed with inspiration. However, Zhongyong does not make good use of his talent. He prides himself in the fact that he does not have to work hard to be better than others and gives up learning completely. A few years
12、later, Zhongyongs gift gradually fades and he becomes just as normal as others. This fable is an excellent example warning us that inspiration wont last long. It has to be maintained through personal endeavor. If we do not cherish the inspiration and work hard, we will end up gaining nothing. Beside
13、s, hard work helps to realize inspiration and serves as the basis of success. While it is true that many successes start with a good idea, it should also be noted that what matters more is the hard work that follows in order to make the idea come true. Entrepreneurs who are just starting a business
14、know this best. They may see a golden business opportunity in a flash, but this is far from enough. In order to seize the opportunity, they have to make detailed plans, do feasibility studies, look for investments and decide locations before they can open up a business. After this, they still have t
15、o learn to do marketing, promotion and coordinate all sorts of relations of the stakeholders. Various problems will occur and they must be prepared to solve them one by one. If you ask a successful businessman about the secret of success, he will always tell you that his success is not only brought
16、by inspiration, but more importantly based on years of unremitting efforts he has devoted to his career. Without actual action, thoughts will remain thoughts, intangible and void. To conclude, I agree with what Einstein says Inspiration may be important, but it is hard work that makes things happen.
17、 【知识模块】 作文 2 【正确答案】 Ever Wanting, Ever Walking George Bernard Shaw wrote, “There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your hearts desire. The other is to gain it.“ I agree with what he said, especially the latter part of the statement. Gaining your hearts desire is even more of a dreadful trage
18、dy than losing it. When what you wish for falls into your possession, you may grow dependent upon the possession since it is got by your own persistent endeavours. You might take it as an indispensable part of your life and might even unconsciously turn on the “fear of losing“ losing those that once
19、 bestowed the stage of joy and excitement on you. You become so attached to your belongings that you dread the thought of losing it every minute of every day. Besides, such dependence might also come from the fear to be back to square one because you might have to experience the same difficulties yo
20、uve ever confronted again. Furthermore, once you obtain what youve been yearning for, it could be difficult to retrieve your original interest in it. It is determined by human nature that we tend to be amused with the new and bored with the old. We are a forgetful race who needs constant reminding t
21、o treasure what we have, especially those easily acquired. We take it for granted and leave it high and dry, until it is replaced by a new found pleasure. The worst scenario imaginable is to lose the motivation to keep going after acquiring something wanted. Seeing the finish line ahead, we can gath
22、er the strength to hang in there and keep walking. With the goal accomplished, we might slack off and even get disoriented. Take the story in Shawshank Redemption for example. Since the day a prisoner was thrown into jail, his only desire was to breathe the air outside the high walls again. He woke
23、up every day with the hope of getting his parole application approved. He behaved himself; he picked up a new hobby; he even began learning Bible. In a word, he was a model convict. Twenty such years had passed when his appeal finally won permission from the parole committee. But two days after his
24、release, he collapsed and committed suicide. This story vividly echoes the Bernards quotation gaining what you desire might be a tragedy in your life. Basing on the above discussion, it is not exaggerated to say that gaining might turn into a tragedy in life. The progress of human history is driven
25、by ongoing desires. Its because of the fear of losing direction that we keep adding new desires, toward which we are ever walking. 【知识模块】 作文 3 【正确答案】 In Books We Find Morality? It is an instructive approach to integrate the teaching of ancient books into the national curriculum. Nevertheless, it is
26、not the ultimate solution to our existing moral decline. In fact, I dont think there is any simple or straightforward answer to such issue that results from years of accumulated wrongs. To begin with, ancient classics are only a formalistic method that beats around the bush. With the spoon-feeding t
27、eaching methodology, students might only be able to grasp the literal meaning of ancient classics but not their cultural and moral significance. Besides, when a course is stipulated as compulsory, examinations are absolutely inescapable. To live up to the score-oriented expectations of teachers and
28、parents, students will be too engaged in memorizing lines word for word to digest their connotations, which takes us back to square one our twisted purpose of education. Furthermore, the fundamental solution to the twisted education in China lies in educators themselves. One of the chief causes of t
29、odays moral problems is the fact that teachers are busy imparting knowledge to students without educating them in terms of moral conducts. By confusing the means of education with the end, we have produced morally-decayed talents. Educators should regard ancient classics as a teaching aid to guide s
30、tudents through history to present-day stories. An emphasis should be placed not only upon students understanding of the scripts, but more importantly on how they incorporate their learning into everyday behaviors. In this case, teachers act as a role model as well as a guide in leading students ont
31、o the right path of life. Finally, it is no doubt that we can find all sorts of moral standards in these ancient classics, but does reciting all the classics necessarily produce a saint? As we all know, young children learn about the world by watching and following the behaviors of those around them
32、, rather than following the fictional character in the books they read. A good deed in real life is worth millions of moral teaching in the paper. The making of a righteous man starts from family upbringing. In order to make a convincing case, parents should set an example for children by their own
33、actions. Little by little, childrens values, beliefs and conducts will be imperceptibly influenced and internalized. As the essence of our five thousand years of history and culture, ancient classics should take up an indispensable part in our education. But we should keep in mind that they are the
34、source of knowledge and means of teaching, but never the absolute answer to todays moral problems. 【知识模块】 作文 4 【正确答案】 What Could Universities Improve to Cultivate Students Personality? University education is composed of two aspects, the teaching of professional knowledge and the cultivation of pers
35、onality. However, the latter is often deficient or problematic in Chinese universities. In my opinion, there are three aspects to be improved so that students personality can be better cultivated. First and foremost, college counselors should play a better role as a listener and instructor to guide
36、students onto the right path. Generally speaking, a counselor is the only teacher who supervises students throughout their four years of college. Naturally, he/she is the one most students turn to in times of trouble or confusion. With great influence comes great responsibility. It is thus the couns
37、elors duty to act as a good teacher by setting a good example, as well as a helpful friend by lending an empathetic ear. He/she shall be sensitive enough to spot troubled students and take the initiative in preventing conflicts from ending in tragedies. In addition, lectures or exhibitions concernin
38、g personality cultivation can be organized on a regular basis. As newcomers to a university and a city, students are confronted with tremendous pressure from outside and within. Its perfectly normal for them to stumble over a personality problem. Unfortunately, personality disorder or personality ba
39、rrier is a hot potato dodged by most university teachers in China, Its urgent that issues like this be openly discussed and students be educated about the causes, manifestations and solutions to them. They should be dealt with as more of an impediment than a sickness. When it comes to the responsibi
40、lity of school management, a personality education system should be set up, with special attention to four categories of students, namely freshmen, seniors, financially-distressed students and students with psychological barriers. Its essential to help freshmen make a good start in blending into a n
41、ew environment, and to support to-be-graduates in taking a first steady step into society. As for the last two groups of students, we should make sure that they dont feel in any way left out or inferior to the others. Only when personality cultivation is placed before knowledge impar-tation can univ
42、ersity education be truly inspiring and successful. Confucius teachings define “the way of great learning“ as “the enlightenment of brilliant virtues, the remolding of people, and the pursuit of ultimate goodness“. These could also serve as the components of university education, in which virtues or
43、 characters are of top priority. 【知识模块】 作文 5 【正确答案】 Three Steps Toward Civilized Tourists A typical image of Chinese tourists is summarized as follows: “In the coach they sleep; off the coach they pee; arriving at a spot they say cheese.“ Chinese visitors are received with mixed feelings by overseas
44、 destinations, because they are generous but sometimes noisy, tacky and uncivil. To save our national image from falling, it is high time that we work out some methods to regulate the behaviors of Chinese tourists abroad. Firstly, we should teach Chinese tourists the cultural norms of overseas desti
45、nations and the suitable manners to adopt. Cultural discrepancy contributes to the wide divergence of courtesy behaviors and standards in every place. For example, most Chinese like to flock together on any bustling and festive occasion to create a jubilant and delightful scene. They believe the noi
46、sier, the merrier. This, nonetheless, could come as an impolite manner to foreigners. Therefore, before going abroad, tourists should be educated with the other countries decency and urbanity, so that they can behave well in their o-verseas destinations. As the saying goes, do in Rome as the Romans
47、do. Secondly, we should suggest tourists to be a bit more conservative when traveling abroad. Cultural difference is sometimes hard to understand. It might not be easy to grasp the essence of one culture in a crash course. Therefore, tourists should listen carefully to the introduction and the advic
48、e of their guides. When in doubt, tourists had better consult their guides or local people before trying to do anything special. Lastly, we should consider punishment. Rules and regulations should be set up to stipulate behaviors of Chinese tourists in a foreign land. Any tourist who breaks the rule
49、s and arouses complaint from local people should be given a bad record as a punishment which prevents him from applying for his next trip abroad successfully. In this way, Chinese tourists will be aware of the fact that they might suffer the consequence of their wrong-doings. Hopefully, this measure will set up a favorable image for our country, with the watchful eyes of rules and regulations. In conclusion, it takes the endeavor of both tourism management and tourists themselves to save our national imag
