1、专业英语四级（作文）模拟试卷 156及答案与解析 一、 PART VI WRITING 1 Read carefully the following excerpt 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 shared bikes will be a dominant means of transportation in the futu
2、re. 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. Mobike to Roll out Service in UK Chinese bike-sharing major
3、Mobike said on Tuesday that it will launch services in the United Kingdom in Manchester and Salford at the end of this month as it ramps up efforts to compete with rivals such as ofo in overseas markets. Mobike, backed by Internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd, said it will roll out 1,000 bikes at the
4、end of June. After the scheme is up and running, the company will consider future expansion. The move is part of Mobikes ambitious plan to expand its presence in the European continent. The company said it will launch services to a series of European cities over the next few months. Weiwei Hu, found
5、er of Mobike, said, “Were very excited to make Manchester and Salford Mobikes first European partners. They have long been a European leader in culture, innovation and technology.“ This came shortly after one of Mobikes most successful domestic competitors ofo came to the UK in April, which launched
6、 50 bikes in Cambridge as part of a pilot program. Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, said he hopes many people will swap their cars for bikes. He vowed to take a positive approach in promoting cycling in the region. “Were conscious that our city center is a complex and busy area already
7、,“ Burnham said. “Transport for Greater Manchester has been working hard to establish a voluntary code of working with Mobike to make sure the service operates in a way that doesnt inconvenience other road users, pedestrians or city center traders.“ People using the shared bikes are usually charged
8、for every 30 minute slot they have them, but details of the pricing structure for Manchester have not yet been released. “If successful, it could play an important part of our long-term plans for cycling in the region and for making travel easier and more sustainable,“ Burnham said. Write your respo
9、nse on ANSWER SHEET THREE. 2 Read carefully the following excerpt on setting up the “Chinese Mothers Day“, 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 China should have its own Mothers Day. You
10、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. Experts Propose “Chinese Mothers Day“ Cultural experts have suggeste
11、d setting up a Chinese equivalent of Mothers Day, during a forum in eastern Chinas Shandong Province. Academics with the Chinese Academy of Mencius (CAM) proposed setting April 2 on the Chinese lunar calendar as “Chinese Mothers Day“ at the forum that started Tuesday in Shandongs Zoucheng city, home
12、town of Mencius. Mencius (372-289BC) was a pupil of Confucius grandson, and traveled his life teaching Confucianism. Both Mencius and Confucius are ancient Chinese philosophers. Menciuss mother is regarded as one of the four great mothers in ancient China, and is seen as a symbol of Chinese mothers,
13、 known for her kindness, simplicity, diligence and strong will. Li Cunshan, CAM special deputy dean, said that more than 80 countries in the world had a Mothers Day, while China did not. “Many Chinese people show their affection to their mothers on the second Sunday of May, or Mothers Day that is or
14、iginally celebrated in the United States,“ Li said. “We do expect to have our own Mothers Day.“ Li said that filial piety was a core concept in Chinese culture, and that it was Chinese peoples aspiration to show piety to their mothers on the special day. Experts at the forum said that the achievemen
15、ts of Mencius were greatly influenced by his mother, and that China should set up a Chinese Mothers Day and make it a public holiday. 3 Read carefully the following excerpt on daigou, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should: -summarize the main message of the exce
16、rpt, and then -comment on whether daigou will prosper among students abroad. 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. Demands for Overseas Products in China Give Studen
17、ts Abroad Part-time Jobs A high demand for overseas luxury goods in China has laid the ground for Chinese students studying overseas to make a small business on-selling the goods to China, says an investigation from the Peoples Daily on Monday. A simple search on T, one of the most popular online sh
18、opping sites in China, shows numerous sellers listed as these “on-sellers“ or daigou, in Chinese. They live across the world, mostly in Europe, North America and Asia on-selling products like cosmetics, garments, luxury products and milk powder. Another surprising platform in China for selling onlin
19、e is WeChat. Unlike Taobao, it is not a traditional sales platform, but a social media platform. Already connected to friends, family and schoolmates back home in China through WeChat, Chinese students abroad can use these connections to spread the product information. Liu Xiaomin (not real name) is
20、 an exchange student in Italys Universit Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and frequently sells products online. She said that at least 3 of her 10 classmates from China who study with her buy cosmetics and luxuries to on-sell back home. The high demands for overseas luxury goods in China have opened up an
21、opportunity for these students, many who find they can not only add to life experience, widen social circles, but also make a side income. Liu Xiaomin says she easily makes a part-time job with the work, earning 2,500 yuan ($370) a month. Liu Zeming (not real name), a Chinese student in Germany, sel
22、ls German pens and wants to make a career out of this business when he graduates. 4 Read carefully the following excerpt on the argument about autistic people, and then write your response in about 200 words, in which you should: -summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then -comment on wheth
23、er autistic people could be good workers. 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. Autistic People May Be
24、 Good Workers Autism is a brain condition associated with poor social skills. It has a wide spectrum of symptoms, from obsessive behaviour to hypersensitivity to sound, light or other sensory stimulation, the severity of which ranges from mild to life-blighting. The range of consequences is also wid
25、e. At one end, the autism of a computer scientist may be barely noticeable; at the other, a quarter of autistic children do not speak. Autism is a condition that defies simple generalisations. Except one: the potential of far too many autistic people is being squandered. Although around half of thos
26、e with autism are of average intelligence or above, they do far worse than they should do at work. In Britain, only 12% of higher-functioning autistic adults work full time. Globally, the United Nations reckons that 80% of those with autism are not in the workforce. These numbers represent a tragic
27、human toll, as millions of people live idle and isolated outside the world of work. Loving parents and siblings struggle to know how to help. Autism imposes hefty economic costs, reducing economic growth and swelling disability rolls. One American study suggests those costs could be as high as 2% of
28、 GDP. Fortunately, this need not be the case. Evidence, particularly from advanced economies, suggests there are plenty of things, from earlier screening to greater assistance with finding jobs, which could transform the lives of many autistic people. Plenty more companies could benefit from hiring
29、autistic people. Agencies that specialise in recruiting them stress that even if their interviews are bad (not making eye contact, taking questions too literally), they may still be good workers. Once an autistic person is hired, small adjustments can help employers to get the best out of him, for e
30、xample, by providing a quiet workspace and clear instructions, expressed textually or visually rather than verbally. Write your response on ANSWER SHEET THREE. 5 Read carefully the following excerpt on selfies argument, and then write your response in about 200 words, in which you should: -summarize
31、 the main message of the excerpt, and then -comment on whether selfies should be banned. 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 re
32、sult in a loss of marks. Selfies Should Be Banned The new trend about taking selfies is not only prevailed among the youth but other age groups as well globally. After most of the events, friends, co-workers, and participants take a mandatory selfie, hash tagging the event. However, beside the smile
33、s, laughter and crazy faces found in most selfies, there is a darker side to the picture as well, which is also not too hidden from the world. Incidents like shark attacks, falling off the edge of a cliff, train collisions, vehicle speeding and daredevil stunts caught on camera are some of the most
34、critical moments when the person taking the selfie focuses on the environment more than anything else. In an event, a 66-year-old Japanese tourist died falling down the staircase of Taj Mahal in India while attempting to take a selfie. A digital media website, Mashable reported a number of people se
35、verely injured in an attempt to take a selfie with an incoming train or getting atop dangerous equipment where a slip resulted in imminent death. The Russian government has been promoting an anti-selfie campaign so the country residents act more responsibly by avoiding taking selfies in such situati
36、ons despite the trend. Disney has also taken the step to promote anti-selfie campaigns on its rides and relatively dangerous areas of the theme park to ensure safety of the people. Write your response on ANSWER SHEET THREE. 专业英语四级（作文）模拟试卷 156答案与解析 一、 PART VI WRITING 1 【正确答案】 Bike-sharing Will Not Be
37、come a Dominant Means of Transportation Two overseas expansion cases in England by Mobike witness the burgeoning shared bikes globally. This move was mildly welcomed by a local mayor who thought of bike-sharing as a convenient and sustainable mode of transportation. Personally, I believe there is st
38、ill a long way to go before bike-sharing becomes a dominant means of transportation. Firstly, it is true that bike-sharing cures a travel pain point as it offers a cheaper and greener means of transport if we travel a short distance. However, it strictly limits its customers to a specific group. Bik
39、e-sharing thrives only in megacities whose public transportation system is already mature and whose need for the last-mile transportation is obvious. It is estimated that less than 100 cities across China meet this standard. Secondly, improper parking of shared bikes, a public eyesore, has become a
40、headache for many cities, which leads to congested sidewalks and obstructed streets everywhere. To solve this disorder, governments may specify parking spaces for these bikes, which will inevitably lead to a plunge in their flexibility and hence their order volume. Thirdly, despite the barbaric inve
41、stment in bike-sharing, the high production costs, including the hardware and software, and operating costs make it not an easy business, let alone the estimated 10% loss rate due to theft and vandalism. With less investment, bike-sharing would soon reach its bottleneck and would not thrive for long
42、. To summarize, bike-sharing is more the icing on the cake in todays transportation market than the single dominant mode. It will certainly be replaced by a more convenient means of transportation means in the future. 2 【正确答案】 China Should Have Its Own Mothers Day Recently, the news that experts cal
43、led for setting up a Chinese Mothers Day has aroused considerable public concern. Supporters argue that setting up a Chinese Mothers Day can not only help us show our affection to mothers, but also carry on the Chinese virtue of filial piety. In my opinion, China should have its own Mothers Day for
44、the following reasons. To begin with, the celebration of our own Mothers Day sends a clear message that we appreciate the remarkable contributions made by mothers. It is the selfless mothers who not only nourish us but also guide us through our arduous growth. Hence, it is only natural for our natio
45、n to publicly honour them by designating a national holiday instead of borrowing it from the US. Furthermore, by making Mothers Day a ritual, we attach to this special occasion a greater importance of cherishing our traditional assets. This is especially important in China whose flourishing economic
46、 development stuns the world but whose core values are being eroded by vulgar materialism. So Chinese Mothers Day is more a reassertion of our traditional value we still cherish today than a ceremony. In conclusion, setting up the Chinese Mothers Day has both the merits of inspiring love between mot
47、hers and children and promoting traditional Chinese culture. Therefore, China should take it without any hesitation in bringing forward this national holiday. 3 【正确答案】 “Daigou“ Will Prosper among Students Abroad The blind admiration for foreign products has spawned a new business among overseas stud
48、ents daigou, or personal shoppers who source overseas products for customers back home with the aid of social media. According to students involved, this job benefits them both in enriching their social experience and bringing them a handsome profit. Personally, I believe this ad hoc business will p
49、rosper among students abroad for the following reasons. Firstly, if the present situations in China such as concerns over food safety, steep tariffs on imported goods, coupled with some peoples vanity-driven desire to show off through the latest luxuries cannot be attended to in the near future, daigou among college students abroad will flourish. Moreover, the process of daigou will certainly enrich students life, as daigou is more than a regular shopping spree. To be a competent shopper, the student has to master the foreign language. In
