1、专业英语八级（写作）练习试卷 6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 “When people succeed, it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success.“ Do you agree or disagree with the above quotation? Write an essay of about 400 words
2、 on the following topic: Hard Work or Good Luck? In the first part of your writing you should state your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details (or examples). In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or m
3、ake a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. 2 Professional ethics concerns the moral issues that arise because of the specialist knowledge that professionals attain, and how the u
4、se of this knowledge should be governed when providing a service to the public. Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic: Professional Ethics In the first part of your writing you should state your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriat
5、e details (or examples). 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, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. 3 Believe it or not, every
6、one has a personal philosophy. To some extent, everyone explores all the things philosophy explores A life with a positive, uplifting philosophy will bring forth a life worth living. Realistic Idealism is a philosophy about humanity. Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic: Realism
7、or Romanticism In the first part of your writing you should state your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details (or examples). In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary. Marks will be award
8、ed for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. 专业英语八级（写作）练习试卷 6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】 Hard Work or Good Luck? People gene
9、rally believe, “No pains, no gains.“ But we have heard so much in actual life about pains without gains. These somewhat discouraging and sad experiences unmistakably prove such a fact that success without some luck is almost impossible. The French emperor Napoleon said of one of his generals, “I kno
10、w hes good. But is he lucky?“ Napoleon knew that all the hard work and talent in the world cannot make up for bad luck. As far as I am concerned, however, good luck is what we need and long for as we are working hard to invite it. When it comes to success, luck can mean being in the right place to m
11、eet the right person, or having the right skills to get a job done. It might mean turning down an offer and having a better offer come along. Admittedly, nothing can replace hard work, but does working hard, to some extent, also mean you are preparing yourself for opportunity? In turn, does opportun
12、ity very often depend on luck? How many of the great inventions and discoveries came about through a lucky mistake or a lucky choice? One of the biggest lucky mistakes in history is Columbuss so-called discovery of America. He enriched his sponsors and changed the course of history, but he was reall
13、y looking for India not America. However, Columbus chance discovery was not pure luck. It was backed up by years of studying and calculating. He worked hard to prove his theory that the world was round and eventually got repaid. Success that comes from pure luck and no hard work can be a real proble
14、m. For example, consider a teenage girl who becomes a movie star. Imagine she has been picked from nowhere because of her looks. She is going to feel very insecure, because she knows she did nothing to earn her stardom. On the other hand, think about an actress who has spent years learning and worki
15、ng at her craft. When she finally has good luck and becomes a success, she will handle her stardom, for she knows she earned it. Good luck is always trying to find the best prepared. The surest way to grasp opportunity and make our own luck is to be ready when opportunity knocks. As we work hard tow
16、ard our goal, do not refuse good luck when it visits us, for I believe success comes from where hard work and luck go hand in hand. 【知识模块】 写作 2 【正确答案】 Professional Ethics Until this Wednesday, 4 babies died and more than one thousand children were in hospital after having the milk powder contaminate
17、d with an industrial chemical melamine which, doctors say, can lead to kidney stones and possibly life-hreatening kidney failure. And many families concerned are trapped in great sadness and depression. Facing this miserable fact, we cannot but think about a word that has not been heard mentioned fo
18、r many years - “professional ethics“, which is especially more compelling today than ever, because the incident this time affects not only peoples safety of life, but also the national stability. First things first, for any career, whether being a doctor, a lawyer, or a teacher and so on, one should
19、 stick to professional ethics. Once it fails to be complied with, the most direct and serious victims are innocent people. Take one of the most sensational accidents “Guildford four“ for example, in order to deal with the explosion accident in Guildford, Ireland as quickly as possible, the local pol
20、icemen forced four Irish people, including a young girl and an old man to admit they were I.R.A. members and had conceived the whole intrigue. As a result, all the four were sentenced to life in prison. And until 15 years later when the case was readdressed by a lawyer of integrity, they were let ou
21、t, except that the old man had already died in the imprisonment and the young girl was already in her thirty, spending her most beautiful years in the dark and dull cell. As the guardian of peace and justice, the policemen failed to protect people. Just as the former British Prime Minister Tony Blai
22、r said when he apologized to them, “Police should have been infused with blood of ethics.“ Secondly, the effects of professional ethics go beyond the field of business world. They are also bound to the fate of a country and hurt its people. As practitioners of a very special profession, reporters se
23、rve as the voice of truth and reality. However, CNN, one of the most authoritative media agencies of the world, distorted the fact of “3.28 Tibetan Turmoil,“ Publicizing an extremely ridiculous photo, saying “the Chinese troops were quelling the Tibetan people.“ But in reality, this photo turned out
24、 to have been taken not in China. but in Thailand! Even worse, a series of similar false reports subjected our country to numerous criticism and reproach. Chinas fame in international society declined to the lowest alley. Though all have passed and all misunderstandings have dissolved now. We know m
25、any things from the reports of correspondents, but when those we trust disobey their professional ethics, and their words are not reliable, who can we believe? Finally, practicing professional ethics can provide one with professional satisfaction. Of course, our satisfaction comes from different sou
26、rces. But one such source must be our profession and happiness obtained in this way, for my part, is the most important for a person. Suppose a person does not have any satisfaction from his work and slacks On professional morality. The desolation and agony such life deals him can be gradual but hug
27、e! What a doom he is in! To sum up, professional ethics is not something that we can afford to do without. We each individual should start from here and now, and attach great attention to the problem. If everyone is able to insist on his or her professional ethics, I believe, well have a much better
28、 life and world. 【知识模块】 写作 3 【正确答案】 Realism or Romanticism High in the sky, the moon, like an impeccable jade plate, is so consuming that many romanticists will be delighted at its wax and sad for its wane. However, when you appreciate it by a telescope, youll astonishingly find that the holy moon i
29、s no more than a face covered with myriads of pits and volcanoes - and this is realism. In actual life, Im a realist. First things first, subsistence comes first, which is the prerequisite of doing anything else. Only by facing the reality and overcoming the difficulties, can we enjoy our life and t
30、he bliss of romanticism. I deeply understand that I have to work hard incessantly for my meals, house and even every cent of money, though I also dream to live a life of Xu Zhimo. However, except poems, what else did Mr. Xu own? Didnt he need a dwelling to rest in7 Was there anything he gave his wif
31、e and children? Maybe one day when a great deal of inexhaustible money falls on me. I would have a recollection of Mr. Xu and his famous words, “Very quietly I take my leave, as quietly as I came here, not even a wisp of cloud will I bring away.“ Secondly, the joy of romanticism wont last long witho
32、ut the foundation of realism. Romanticists take wishes as their wings, whereas the real happy people are those whose wishes wont take the place of their deeds. Once upon a time, the notorious emperor YOU in Zhou dynasty in ancient China remobilized tens of thousand soldiers regardless of their weari
33、ness by lightening the beacons time and again. However, this turned out to be a joke! And the emperor only aimed to win a smile of his concubine. As a result, very soon the Zhou dynasty was overthrown and perished in the flood of history. Indeed, just as one poet once put it, “Life is like a Shell,
34、which cannot produce the pearl of romanticism unless infused with sand of realism.“ Of course, life without romanticism to many is coffee without sugar or cream. A bit of romanticism can add huge fun and delight to our daily existence. Modern life is designed to drain emotional energy, lack of which
35、 only means a serious energy crisis - a crisis more destructive and dangerous than any economic crisis. One of the best ways to overcome such a crisis is to infill a bit of romanticism to our day-to- day existence. However, romanticism without the backing up of realism is out of the question. All in all, even romanticism needs the reason of realism. We should fill our life with wisdom of realism so that we can be more romantic and mellow. 【知识模块】 写作
