1、专业英语四级（作文）模拟试卷 158及答案与解析 一、 PART VI WRITING 1 Read carefully the following excerpt on term-time holiday arguments in the UK, 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 parents should take chi
2、ldren out of school for holiday during term time in order to save money. 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 o
3、f marks. Term-time holidays will be banned Parents are to be banned by Michael Gove, UKs Education Secretary, from taking their children out of school to save money on holidays. He is to abolish the right of head teachers to “authorise absence“ from the classroom, which has been used to let families
4、 take term-time breaks, and will warn them they face fines for their children not being at school. “Any time out of school has the potential to damage a childs education,“ a senior source at the Department for Education said this weekend. “ That is why the government will end the distinction between
5、 authorised and unauthorised absence. “ “This is part of the governments wider commitment to bring down truancy levels in our schools. There will also be stricter penalties for parents and schools. “ The tough measures on truancy are part of a wider attempt by Mr Gove to make education more academic
6、ally rigorous and to tackle a culture in the educational establishment which he believes has accepted “excuses for failure“. Russell Hobby, the general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said the measure would discourage parents from trying to put pressure on heads to sanction t
7、erm time holidays. “The high cost of holidays outside of term time is still an issue but ultimately a childs education is more important than a holiday,“ he said. Write your response on ANSWER SHEET THREE. 2 Read carefully the following excerpt on students addiction to cell phones, and then write yo
8、ur response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should: - summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then - comment on how addiction to cell phones does harm to students. You should support yourself with information from the excerpt. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content suffi
9、ciency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. 400 Students Take 3-week “No Cell Phone Challenge“ Recently, a series of bracelets have gone viral on Weibo. On these specially made bracelets are the words “Cell Phone Ninja“. The brac
10、elets are actually part of an experiment carried out by Chongqing Three Gorges University that challenges students not to use cell phones in class for 21 days. Each student who volunteered to participate received a bracelet. Before the first class and after the last class of each day, students were
11、instructed to upload a photo of their bracelet to the schools public WeChat account if they did not use their cell phones. Over 800 students signed up for the experiment and 400 were selected to participate. After seven days, only 103 students remained. The experiment was set for 21 days because of
12、a claim in psychology that 21 days is the length of time required to form any habit. According to the teachers monitoring the activity, there were no rewards or punishments in the experiment. It depended on students themselves to make the decision. Teachers hoped students could form better study hab
13、its through activities like this one. According to a new poll which was conducted for Common Sense Media, 50 percent of teens feel they are addicted to their mobile devices. A larger number of parents, 59 percent, said their teens were addicted. The poll involved 1,240 interviews with parents and th
14、eir children, aged 12 to 18. Nearly 80 percent of teens in the new survey said they checked their cell phones hourly, and 72 percent said they felt the need to immediately respond to texts and social networking messages. 77 percent of parents feel their children get distracted by their devices and d
15、ont pay attention when they are together at least a few times per week. 3 Read carefully the following excerpt on mental illness among university students, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should: - summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then - make a brie
16、f analysis of the cause of mental illness and then put forward some advice to alleviate it. 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
17、 result in a loss of marks. Young Actors Suicide Triggers Public Concern over Depression Chinese actor Qiao Renliang committed suicide on Sept. 16, just one month before his 28th birthday. Qiao had suffered from depression prior to his suicide, leading many citizens to reflect on the widespread natu
18、re of depression in China. Cases of severe depression among college students have become more common over the last decade, according to a new study that backs up what mental health professionals at university counseling centers have been saying for years. Students have also become increasingly impul
19、sive, more often attempt to injure themselves, and more likely to be diagnosed with more than one mental disorder. The study, conducted at a university campus in the Northeastern region of China, indicates that there are currently some 90 million people including college students living with depress
20、ion in China, but less than 10 percent of them get treatment for their illness. Universities have begun to offer counseling years ago. Participants were examined for mental disorders, their thoughts of suicide and injuring themselves and thoughts of injuring others. “ Between 1998 and 2009, the numb
21、er of students coming into counseling who were diagnosed with at least one mental disorder increased 3 percent, from 93 percent to 96 percent. “ the chairman of National Psychological Association said in a press conference. “The students who are seeking help are frequently socially isolated,“ an exp
22、ert on juvenile psychology explained. Another professor from Chinese Medical Academy said that the competitive society and the full workload from their study life partially contributed to students mental problems. China has vowed in a recently issued action plan to strengthen the countrys detection
23、and treatment of mental illnesses including depression. China will also work to increase national investment in mental health, which is currently only about 1 percent of total health investment. That ratio is closer to 20 percent in many other countries, according to Beijing News. 4 Read carefully t
24、he following excerpt on the value of overseas higher education 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 overseas higher education still worth the price. You should support yourself with inf
25、ormation 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. Is Overseas Higher Education Still Worth the Price? It can cost up to $ 40,000 a year to attend the
26、best schools in America. Despite the devastating recession, the cost of attending a university has continued to rise. Public in-state tuition averages $ 7,000 a year while private schools average $26,000. On top of tuition, there is at least another $ 12,000 for room and board, books, and other expe
27、nses. Yayun Pan travelled half way around the world from China to study economics at Georgetown, one of the most prestigious universities in America. She says she wants to broaden her horizon. “This is an international world and its not enough for me to study only in my hometown. “ Thats a feeling s
28、hared by Jaewoo Kim who came here from South Korea to study international relations. “Pressure for a good education is very high back home. And Korean parents tend to be more aggressive about their childrens education and a better future. “ He is paying nearly $ 50,000 this year for tuition, room, a
29、nd board. But the devastating recession and unemployment at nearly 10 percent cast doubt on whether a college degree still worth the cost. Elyse Ashburn, senior editor, said, “So much money invested in a higher education is worth the cost. I think it matters where they go and get a degree. The reali
30、ty is that different places have different values in the market place. That depends on the student and what they can afford. “ Prof. Stephen Rosen, Georgetown University, said, “ The data is overwhelming that education is more important than ever before. The financial ratio of a BA graduate versus a
31、 high school graduate has exploded in the last few decades. Put it in simpler words, overseas higher education truly is still worth the efforts. “ 专业英语四级（作文）模拟试卷 158答案与解析 一、 PART VI WRITING 1 【正确答案】 Which Is More Important, Education or a Cheaper Holiday? New research has shown that almost four out
32、of ten parents in the UK have taken their children out of school to go on holidays. The cost is the main reason given by parents for sacrificing their childrens education. Parents are to be banned, however, by UKs Education Authority, from taking their children out of school to go on holidays during
33、 term time. Should local authorities stagger school holidays to enable families with children to take advantage of travel bargains? Or is it wrong for parents to jeopardize their childrens education for the sake of a cheaper holiday? As far as I am concerned, education is more important. Firstly, ch
34、ildrens education must come first. A cheap holiday during the school season shouldnt be the reason to take a child out of school. Some parents are not willing to sacrifice or schedule their lives in terms of their childrens needs. This kind of attitude will influence their children deeply. Its no wo
35、nder so many kids are not interested in school and dont take their study seriously. Secondly, school isnt day care center. Its an educational institution that needs every student to follow its rules. Taking a child on holiday when school is in session will disturb the order of the school. Besides, i
36、t is disruptive for the child, because he will have to catch up when he returns. All in all, taking children out of school for a cheaper holiday is irresponsible behavior. Those parents would risk being fined financially and morally. Its not only kids that need to grow up a lot of parents need to as
37、 well. 【知识模块】 作文 2 【正确答案】 Fight Against Nomophobia An experiment aimed at curbing students use of cell phones for 21 days has gone viral on Weibo. Supported neither by any reward nor punishment, it is targeted at cultivating students better study habit of not being distracted by addiction to cell ph
38、ones. In my viewpoint, such an attempt to bridle the overuse of cell phones among students is a sensible way to help students shun its drawbacks. To begin with, despite their advantages of offering information and enabling easy interaction that enrich our life, cell phones conjure up a host of both
39、physical and mental worries. Some, such as “text neck“ may be transient but others, such as “nomophobia“ are surely a measure of addiction. Worse still, both psychologists and socialists warn that cell phones are sucking the young minds into a digital mirage, frying their memories, freezing their so
40、cial skills and rotting their immature brains. Teachers complain that easy search engines are drowning the young generation in shallow answers to their homework and crowding out the capacity for deep and serious digging. To summarize, cell phones, or whatever digital gadgets which are intended to ai
41、d us in our study or work, tend to deluge our life so much that we have to ask what all that information means to us. Hopefully, sober and wiser use of cell phones can be adopted in the near future by students or by anyone of us. 【试题解析】 本题讨论的是学生沉溺于手机的问题。选段中以某学校开展的 21天不使用手机这一活动为导线，引出学生手机上瘾这个现象，并以数据例证
42、了该问题的严重性。本题的写作重点在于：首 先概括上述选段内容，其次就手机上瘾症在哪些方面侵害了学生进行论述。 【知识模块】 作文 3 【正确答案】 My View on Mental Illness Among University Students An actors suicide caused by depression brings the mental health of university students to public attention. Against the increasing number of the diagnosed, stunningly, only a
43、 small fraction get treatment. Experts attribute this mental problem to the students social isolation, pressure from competitive society and heavy workload. Luckily, China has promised to increase investment both in detecting and treating this serious malaise. The recent astonishing uptick in depres
44、sion mirrors sad souls which struggle helplessly against life-blighting symptoms that range from reckless to suicidal behavior. Among the culprits behind this wretched problem high social and study pressure, tense interpersonal relationship, family problems to name just a few, social isolation is th
45、e most responsible one. Psychologists suggest a circle of close friends and strong family ties can boost a persons mental health more than any other measure. College students are advised to take an active participation in social activities such as joining a club or interest group. Or they should cul
46、tivate deep friendship with their peers. If afflicted with a vexing problem beyond their management, they should pour out their hearts to their senior parents, teachers, or mental counselors to seek support. Predicted as the second most widespread disease by 2020, depression is doomed to hover over
47、university students in one way or another. Inexorable though it seems to be, instead of getting tripped by its devastating affliction, we should take an active attitude in both the prevention and treatment of it. 【试题解析】 本题讨论的是大学生心理疾病问题。选段由演员因为抑郁症而自杀引出心理疾病这个话题，然后用数据表明了大学生受此疾病困扰的严重程度。之后，引用专家的话来分析大学生心理
48、疾病的主要原因，最后提出了中国政府对此将采取的措施。本题的写作重点在于：首先概括上述选段内容，其次简单分析心理问题产生的原因，然后提出减轻此病痛的建议。 【知识模块】 作文 4 【正确答案】 Overseas Higher Education Is Still Worth the Price Hefty expenses of overseas universities have put people into questioning minds Is overseas higher education still worth the price? The aspiration for a w
49、ider horizon and the pressure for a better education are the main reasons that push students abroad, who, thankfully, are ensured by experts that their investment in higher education will be rewarded handsomely. Advanced overseas education, despite its woefully high tuition, is a sure route to a decent life for graduates. Firstly, in this era of knowledge economy, most prestigious industries acknowledge and welcome the high-flying graduates from the first-rank universities whose rigorous, innovative and updated teaching can
