1、专业英语四级（作文）模拟试卷 137及答案与解析 一、 PART VI WRITING 1 Read carefully the following excerpt on paid vacation for only child employees, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should: summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then comment on whether paid vacation for only chi
2、ld employees is necessary. You should support yourself with information from the excerpt. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Paid to Care for Aged Parents in Hosp
3、ital The newly revised Henan Provincial Population and Family Planning Ordinances stipulate that an only child of a family can enjoy up to 20 days paid vacation every year to take care of their hospitalized parents above 60 years old, according to local reports. As Chinas society is aging, only chil
4、dren face great pressure to support their aged parents. The Law on Protection of Rights and Interests of Seniors stipulates that children should frequently visit their elderly parents, and the employers should guarantee employees legal right to take vacations and visit their parents. An official of
5、Henan Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission said the only child of a family is the only one who can look after his or her aged parents when they get sick, and the paid vacation aims to provide support to one-child families and help them cope in such a situation. The vacation is not only a
6、 positive attempt to deal with the aging society issue, but also a policy that promotes filial piety in society, and it has won wide public recognition. However, whether the policy can take effect depends on its implementation. The authorities should make more efforts to supervise enterprises and st
7、rengthen the social security mechanism. 2 Read carefully the following excerpt on a new rule of dress code in marriage registration, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should: summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then comment on whether people should dress
8、 formally in marriage licence application. You should support yourself with information from the excerpt. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. No Shorts Rule for Be
9、ijing Marriage Licence Applicants Couples who want to apply for a marriage licence in Beijing will have to dress smartly in future, or risk being turned away. The citys Civil Affairs Bureau has announced a new rule stipulating that couples wont be issued a licence to wed if they show up in shorts, T
10、-shirts or other casual wear, the state newspaper Beijing Daily reports. The bureaus marriage registration director, Han Mingxi, says people arent showing sufficient respect for the process. “It is not unusual to see couples registering in shorts and slippers. It shows their carelessness and disresp
11、ect for marriage,“ he tells the paper. Coming into effect on 1 July, the new rule is part of efforts to tackle the capitals divorce rate. Mr Han says his bureau is currently analyzing a large number of divorce cases, and asking experts to “propose methods and ways to promote marriage and family happ
12、iness.“ There has been a mixed response to the new rule among Chinese social media users. “Marriage is not childs play, it should be dignified,“ writes one on the Sina Weibo microblogging site. But others think applying for a licence shouldnt have to be a big deal. “What if a young couple want a low
13、-key event?“ asks one user who thinks that applying for a licence is “simply a boring and tedious process“ anyway. 3 We see a lot of advertisements almost everyday and everywhere. Some advertisements are good, but some are not so good. Write a composition in NO LESS THAN 200 words on the following t
14、opic: The Positive/Negative Effects of Some Advertisements You are to write in three parts. In the first part, state specifically what your opinion is. In the second part, provide one or two reasons to support your opinion. In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or mak
15、e a summary. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization, language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Advertising Plays a Positive Role Although people often focus on the negative side when they discuss the effects of a
16、dvertising, it is important to note that advertising does have its positive side. According to the International Advertising Association, advertising can encourage companies to compete and provide new products. This encourages more consumers to buy, because these products meet their needs and wants.
17、 Thus, the economy is positively affected. In addition, advertising can help create more jobs. As the demand for products and services goes up because of advertising, more people are needed to manufacture, supply, ship and test those products and services. Thus, more jobs are created. Apart from enc
18、ouraging consumers to choose the products that are best for them, advertising, at least in democratic nations, allows individuals to learn about the wide variety of lifestyles and political choices available to them and choose the one that they find best. For example, in the United States, candidate
19、s for an elected position often run advertisements that discuss their strengths and the opponents weaknesses. These advertisements encourage Americans to compare and contrast the candidates and choose the one with whom they most agree. 4 Read carefully the following excerpt on fines for smoking in p
20、ublic, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should: summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then comment on whether imposing fines is an effective way to ban smoking in public. You should support yourself with information from the excerpt. Marks will be awarded
21、 for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Beijingers Pay 1 Million Yuan in Smoking Fines Fines resulting from the Beijing smoking ban introduced in June 2015, have totaled more than one mill
22、ion yuan ($150,000), Beijing Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning announced. A ban on smoking in all indoor public places, workplaces and public transport, the most strict in China, came into force on June 1, 2015. Individual smokers can be fined up to 200 yuan ($30.52), while business
23、es can face fines of up to 10,000 yuan ($1,526) if they fail to discourage smoking on their premises. A total of 398 businesses and institutions were fined an average of 2,600 yuan ($3,968) each, along with 1,514 individuals, each fined an average of 53 yuan ($8), according to the commission. Bering
24、s tobacco sales fell 2.71 percent in 2015, said the commissions Gao Xiaojun. People in Beijing are coming to accept that smoking is not allowed in public places, Gao said, but the migrant population in the capital has made implementation of the ban more difficult. Migrants know little about the ban
25、and are more likely to find themselves in trouble. Enforcement of the ban in office buildings, restaurants and entertainment venues is also difficult, Gao added. 5 Read carefully the following excerpt on the westernized names of Chinese places and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words,
26、in which you should: summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then comment on whether westernized place names should be driven out. You should support yourself with information from the excerpt. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality
27、. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Should Westernized Place Names Be Driven Out? A residential community in a small city in China has been named Venice. Another is named Manhattan after the famous New York borough. These are just a couple of examples of the cur
28、rent phenomenon sweeping construction sites across China: naming them after Western landmarks. Some worry that the trend of using foreign place names as well as bizarre, exaggerated names, such as calling a community a garden even though there is no actual garden to speak of, is eroding local and tr
29、aditional culture. Many argue that the penetration of these names could create inconvenience and even confuse residents, especially senior citizens who are used to traditional names. The Chinese Government has recently launched an initiative to address these concerns. The naming of streets, resident
30、ial communities and parks will be standardized, with names deemed inappropriate and those used by several places being cut from the list of acceptable monikers. Some people think these names are just a symbol, so its unnecessary to be too serious about their naming. “Today, foreign names can be seen
31、 everywhere, particularly on commercial buildings, and real estate developers are increasingly miming residential communities in an international style. Superficially, these are just names. But if you look deeper, you will see that this penetration of foreign names will have a negative impact on tra
32、ditional Chinese culture.“ Said Guo Xilin, from Chinese Journal Net. 专业英语四级（作文）模拟试卷 137答案与解析 一、 PART VI WRITING 1 【正确答案】 Paid Vacation for Only Child Employees Is Necessary According to the newly revised Henan Provincial Population and Family Planning Ordinances, only child employees, with hospitali
33、zed, aged parents who are above 60 years old, can enjoy up to 20-days paid vacation every year to take care of their parents. The aims of the ordinances are to help only children lessen their pressure so that they can better support their aged parents and to promote filial piety in the society. As f
34、ar as I am concerned, it is necessary to pay the only child employees for their vacation of caring for their aged parents. First, without paid vacation, the only children employees who are the breadwinner of a family are forced to take leaves, having their already mean salary deducted. Most of them
35、would rather work than spend the hours with their parents. Second, paid vacation can provide the only child employees with more time to support and accompany their parents. The harmony of families can, in turn, promote that of the society. Third, paid vacation for only child employees can encourage
36、not only filial piety of the society, but also a sense of belonging to the company and the society, which is a good method to counteract the brain drain. To conclude, I believe paid vacation for only child employees are necessary, but the implementation should be strictly supervised. 【试题解析】 本题的主旨是讨论
37、独生子女是否有必要有带薪护理假。首先应当总结概括材料内容，再给出自己的观点。文章可安排如下： 第一段：简要概括材料内容，提出自己的看法 独生子女有必要有带薪护理假。 第二段：列出理由论证自己的观点。首先，作为养家糊口的人，如果没有带薪护理假，很多独生子女宁愿选择工作也不愿意因请假而导致薪资被减扣；第二，带薪护理假给予独生子女更多时间陪伴父母，有利于促进家庭和谐：第三，带薪护理假有利于提高员工的归属感，缓解人才流失。 第三段：总结全文，重申观 点 独生子女应该要有带薪护理假，但是其执行应该要严格监管。 【知识模块】 作文 2 【正确答案】 Unnecessary to Dress Properl
38、y for Marriage Licence Application A new rule for proper dress of marriage licence applicants is issued in Beijing as a method to decrease the capitals divorce rate. Although the authority and some social media users believe that the new rule can help build up respect for marriage and bring down div
39、orce rate, a different voice is also raised; it argues that the process of marriage licence application is of little significance and some people may just want it to be conducted in a low profile. From my perspective, proper dress for marriage licence application is unnecessary. First and foremost,
40、not all couples can afford a proper dress. What are considered to be casual, T-shirts and shorts, for example, might be the only clean and decent clothes of these couples. The intention of the rule will only go astray if it has to be imposed on them, because it creates inconvenience and discourages
41、their determination of marriage. Whats more, although the method may play a positive role in the promotion of marriage and family happiness, it is not the essential or indispensable ingredient in maintaining a marriage. The failure of a marriage normally comes from a lack of communication and compan
42、y. Therefore, it is the governments responsibility to come up with ideas on how to lessen the pressure of work and help the marriage couples enjoy more of their time. To conclude, I believe it is not necessary to dress properly for marriage licence application. 【试题解析】 考生在下笔之前应先认真审题，明确写作要求：针对北京婚姻登记必须
43、正式着装的这一规定，人们展开热议。考生首先需要总结正反方的意见，然后给出个人观点。文章结构可安排如下： 第一段：引出话题，简要概括正反方观点，最后表明自己立场 婚姻登记的时候无需正式着装。 第二段：列出理由论证自己的观点。首先，不是每对准夫妻都能负担得起买一套正式着装的费用；第二，婚姻登记时正式着装虽然对促进人们对婚姻的尊重有一定积极作用，但却不是维持婚姻的必要元素。 第三段：总结全文，重申观点 婚姻登记穿着正装并不是必要的。 【知识模块】 作文 3 【正确答案】 Except 1 The Negative Effects of Advertising Advertising is const
44、antly demanding your attention everywhere you go, unless you live in the ad-free city of Sao Paulo. If youre like me, you probably havent thought about the negative effects of ads that much. Direct-to-consumer advertising for prescription drugs has resulted in unrealistic expectations about the effe
45、ctiveness of the drugs and their side effects, according to the Food and Drug Administrations study “Patient and Physician Attitudes and Behaviors Associated With DTC Promotion of Prescription Drugs.“ Voice-overs give the downside to the drug, but the visual images show healthy, happy people. Its no
46、t unusual to hear that even death may be a side effect of a prescription drug. Advertising also influences how people feel about themselves often in a negative way. Based on the images they see in advertising, women often feel they should be thin and beautiful and hold down full-time jobs while also
47、 being full-time mothers. Advertising communicates that men should be handsome, tall, athletic, caring husbands, thoughtful fathers and virile at all times. These images are often unrealistic and unattainable. Except 2 The Negative Effects of Some Advertisements Advertisements are a powerful tool, t
48、hrough which products and services are imprinted into viewers minds. Although, admittedly, they can encourage companies to provide new products, more job opportunities and a variety of information available for consumers to choose whatever that agrees with them, advertisements are essentially filled
49、 with sales gimmicks and false images. From my perspective, the negative effects of advertisements cannot be ignored. The first negative effect of advertisements is misleading the audience. More often than not, sales talk in advertisements is equivocal. They invite the audience to imagine then-own favourable fantasy, which is seldom true in reality. For example, a coke advertisement may claim that it is “cheaper than the leading brand but with the same quality.“ Potential buyers are tricked to think that this coke is less expensive than
