1、专业英语八级（作文）模拟试卷 84及答案与解析 一、 PART V WRITING 1 Given the amount of time people spend at work nowadays, it makes sense that people are seeking out a potential mate at work. In fact, 59 percent of people now admit to having had an office romance at some point. The following are opinions from both employe
2、rs and employees. Write an article of NO LESS THAN 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the opinions from both sides; 2. give your comment. Employers Rieva Lesonsky, CEO of GrowBiz Media Well, considering I met my ex-husband at work, I would be a hypocrite to say office romances are
3、a no-no. But if you have employees dating, you need to make sure supervisors arent dating people they supervise. Other employees will likely feel slighted and assume preferential treatment is going on. While I think it is smarter and wiser for a business owner to avoid office romance, it is hard to
4、have such strict rules, especially when we spend so many hours at the office. So if you must, you better be super careful. There are so many lawsuits waiting to happen in this scenario. Rob Dyrdek, President of Dyrdek Enterprises I feel like office romances are a recipe for disaster. Even if you hav
5、e two completely consensual, responsible adults, feelings and emotions are at some point going to rear their ugly heads. Now, Ive seen cases where romances have become marriages and it was a great thing that went onto last forever. But I would say thats one in a million. So, especially for your own
6、sanity, if youre caught in a potential office romance, I would do everything I can to avoid it. Because if it doesnt work out the way you expected, then now youve got to see this person nonstop, youve got to go to events with your new significant other and see this person. Employees Roberta Matuson,
7、 project manger of TerraCycle You may think this is a private affair, but is it really? Logic tells you your romantic involvement will impact your coworkers directly. If you sit together in the company cafeteria, will people now feel they should give you privacy? Will they exclude you from certain c
8、onversations, because they dont know what youll relay to your new love? Consciously or subconsciously, your relationship may influence decisions that go well beyond a lunchroom. Your romance may color everyones judgment with regard to promotions, projects, team building and responsibilities. The rel
9、ationship could make it more difficult for your department and depending on your position, your company to operate effectively. Dorothy Moron, HR assistance of GoodS There are groups like law enforcement and the investigative agencies that have had great success actually encouraging relationships be
10、cause the demands and pressures being put on them are often unique to their professions. Being in a relationship where someone knows those demands and how that can likely impact time and availability is vital for any kind of relationship growth. People inherently understand and are attracted to othe
11、rs who “understand“ that part of their life. Another draw of getting involved with a co-worker is the excitement coupled with the “safety“ of dating somebody youve already gotten to know. There are a lot of “creeps“ out there in the world; dating and falling for someone you work with is a lot easier
12、/safer than trying to meet someone in clubs, bars, etc. 2 “Leftover Women“ are increasingly visible in todays China. They are the ladies who are nearly or above SO years old and still remain single. To their parents surprise, many of the “leftover women“ are not particularly eager to get married, wh
13、ich is in great contrast to the traditional Chinese belief. The following article provides detailed information about this issue. Read it carefully and write your response in NO LESS THAN 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the article; 2. give your comment on this phenomenon, espec
14、ially on what major reasons are leading to this phenomenon. Chinas “Leftover Women“, Unmarried at 27 Huang Yuanyuan is stressing out about the fact that the next day, shell turn 29. “Im nervous because Im still single. I have no boyfriend. Im under big pressure to get married,“ she says. Huang is a
15、confident, personable young woman with a good salary, her own apartment, an MA from one of Chinas top universities, and a wealth of friends. Still, she knows that these days, single, urban, educated women like her in China are called “sheng nu“ or “leftover women“ and it stings. She feels pressure f
16、rom her friends and her family, and the message gets hammered in by Chinas state-run media too. “Elver since 2007, the state media have aggressively disseminated this term in surveys, and news reports, and pictures, basically for educated women over the age of 27 or 30 who are still single,“ says Le
17、ta Hong-Fincher, an American doing a sociology PhD at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Even the website of the governments supposedly feminist All-China Womens Federation featured articles about “leftover women“ until enough women complained. “Its caught on like a fad, but it belittles older, unmarri
18、ed women so the media should stop using this term, and should instead respect womens human rights,“ says Fan Aiguo, secretary general of the China Association of Marriage and Family Studies. National Bureau of Statistics data shows there are now about 20 million more men under 30 than women under 30
19、. Census figures for China show that around one in five women aged 25-29 is unmarried. The proportion of unmarried men that age is higherover a third. But that doesnt mean they will easily match up, since Chinese men tend to “marry down“, both in terms of age and educational attainment. Some local g
20、overnments in China have taken to organising matchmaking events, where educated young women can meet eligible bachelors. The goal is to get as many men paired off and tied down in marriage as possible to reduce, as far as possible, the army of restless, single men who could cause social havoc, belie
21、ves Fincher. But the tendency to look down on women of a certain age who arent married isnt exclusively an attitude promoted by the government. Chen, who works for an investment consulting company, knows this all too well. She says her parents are ashamed that they have an unmarried 38-year-old daug
22、hter. “Theyre afraid their friends and neighbours will regard me as abnormal. And my parents would also feel they were totally losing face, when their friends all have grandkids already.“ A 29-year-old marketing executive, who uses the English name Elissa, says being single at her age isnt half bad.
23、 “Living alone, I can do whatever I like,“ she says. “I love my job, and I can do a lot of stuff all by myself like reading, like going to theatres.“ Sure, she says, her parents would like her to find someone, and she has gone on a few blind dates, for their sake. But, she says, theyve been a “disas
24、ter“. Elissa says shed love to meet the right man, but it will happen when it happens. 3 Due to the soaring 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. From the followi
25、ng news report, you can find this practice has received both approval and criticism. Write an article of NO LESS THAN 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize the publics attitudes towards this practice, and then 2. express your own opinion of it. “Naked Marriage“ Becomes New Trend for Young Peo
26、ple in China For newlyweds in China, having a new apartment and car are part of the prerequisites for getting married. But in recent years, as the cost of living goes up, a new notion called a “naked marriage“ has arisen. It has become a new trend for many contemporary young people in China. With th
27、is small marriage certificate in hand, a lifetime of commitment and more responsibility can be expected. And for couples in a naked marriage, this certificate also encompasses other meanings. Yang Ling, Chengdu resident, said, “I think two people married based on love, striving together for a better
28、 life, should be our ultimate goal.“ Yang Shijin, Chengdu resident, said, “There are many people like us born in the 80s. Our families cannot afford to buy us new apartments, cars, diamond rings. I think thats very normal for regular families. We must rely on our own to forge a better future for our
29、selves.“ Sun Wenkui is working on his Ph.D in Biology at Sichuan University and lives in a rented place with his wife. Unlike other couples that have luxury sedans pick up their brides during the wedding ceremony, Sun used eight tricycles. With neither a new car nor a new apartment like other marrie
30、d couples in China, they live in this small room. Sun says their relationship is simpler than a marriage with a well prepared material foundation. He said, “The most important part of a relationship is love. I believe our living conditions will gradually get better.“ Professor Hu Guangwei, Sichuan A
31、cademy of Social Sciences, said a “naked marriage“ is in sharp contradiction with Chinas established marriage customs, which encourage parents to help lay the material foundation for their childrens marriage. As living costs continue to rise, this phenomenon will likely become more popular in the fu
32、ture. Now that the living condition has improved, people can spend more money on a wedding. But for young people, who live off more modest means, affording a proper wedding is much more difficult, especially given the increasing cost of life. But not all people have a positive opinion of naked marri
33、ages. According to a survey conducted by , only about 40 percent of the 3,500 people surveyed liked the idea of a naked marriage. About 80 percent of men supported naked marriages, while 70 percent of women did not support the idea. The women thought these marriages would not be stable. But many sti
34、ll say that marriage simply means love and striving together to create a better future. Experts say the so called “naked marriage“ is more than just a challenge to traditional marriage customs. It shows that young people are finding new ways to pursue personal happiness. Undoubtedly, financial stabi
35、lity plays a big role in a stable marriage, but money should not override the core spirit of marriage which is love. 4 Over the past decade, DINK (Double Incomes No Kids) has been a life style pursued by an increasing amount of westerners and has influenced people in China in recent years. But for t
36、he majority of people, its still hard to accept the concept of a DINK family. The following two excerpts are about different views towards DINKs. Write an article of NO LESS THAN 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly both excerpts and then 2. express your opinion towards DINKs, especi
37、ally whether Chinese young couples should be discouraged to be DINKs. Excerpt 1 The “childfree by choice“ lifestyle has a funny nickname DINKs. It stands for “dual income, no kids.“ The name and the lifestyle may be gaining more and more popularity now. Laura Portz started the DINK lifestyle when sh
38、e married her husband, Austen, three years ago. “Were first time homebuyers for a couple of years now.“ says Laura, Besides their home, theyve also been able to make some more fun purchases, since theyre not spending money on kids. Another DINK couple, Shannon Tervo and Jason Weiss, do enjoy opportu
39、nities to have dinner together, just the two of them, and go on trips to concerts and music festivals. “You dont have to make arrangements for anyone, but yourselves.“ says Jason. More and more couples are choosing to wait to have children, or not have them at all. According to the U.S. Census Burea
40、u, this year, 47.6 percent of women ages 15 to 44 had no kids. That is the highest percentage since the Bureau started keeping track in 1976. “The biggest difference between DINKs and couples with kids is finances and time,“ says Crystal DOrazio, a licensed marriage and family therapist. She sees al
41、l kinds of couples; plus, she and her husband have three kids. “I definitely feel the stress,“ says DOrazio. “Couples that have kids, often it costs more money. They dont have as much time together.“ “Theres so much to do. Theres so much activity life and groups and organizations and things for DINK
42、s to get involved in.“ says DOrazio. Excerpt 2 Shanghai, after witnessing consecutive negative population growth in the past 11 years, now discourages young couples to become DINK (double income no kid) families. The metropolis has stopped granting rewards to couples who choose not to have children,
43、 revealed Xia Yi, deputy director of Shanghai Population and Family Planning Commission. In the past 11 years, Shanghai saw a consecutive negative increase of population. Last year, the number of net births among the citys permanent residents was 57,000, but the number of deaths stood at 100,700, me
44、aning a natural growth rate of -3.24 per thousand. Officials said the average size of families in Shanghai is also shrinking. In 1949, the average family had 4.9 people, but the size dropped to 3.1 in 1990 and 2.8 in recent years. Xia explained that many couples choose not to have children because o
45、f rising costs to bring up children and their concerns of potential unemployment. Young parents, especially young women who received better education, declined to bear children or bear children at their prime child-bearing age, lest their promising future be spoiled by the birth of the babies. Howev
46、er, Xia pointed out, few children could cause problems in the future, as aging society has become a problem in the city. “The society could hardly develop in a healthy way without multiplying.“ 专业英语八级（作文）模拟试卷 84答案与解析 一、 PART V WRITING 1 【正确答案】 No Encouragement to Office Romances Office romances have
47、 always been a controversial topic since the day they were born. It used to be a taboo but it is thrilling. The supporters believe it is safe and easy for the workers to find a lover and build up relationship inside the working place. However, the opponents argue that the couples constant contact wo
48、uld damage their relationship with other co-workers and impact their judgments with regard to promotion, team building and responsibilities. Moreover, few office romances can actually lead to marriage. In my opinion, office romances should not be encouraged though they have certain benefits. The fol
49、lowing are reasons from two aspects. As for the companies, no employer will expect the staff in the office to take the advantage of their positions for private gain, but it happens when there are staff lovers. For instance, the lovers may pretend working for the company while they are in fact abusing the public funds for personal use especially when one of the lovers is in superior position. Still the office romance can cause jealousy and gossip among other staffs. On the whole, it will reduce the worki
