1、在职攻硕英语联考（作文）模拟试卷 5及答案与解析 一、 Part VI Writing (30 minutes, 15 points) 1 Should We Stop Celebrating Exotic Festivals? Some think Chinese, especially the young, should be less excited about Christmas and other foreign festivals. Do you agree or disagree with the view above? Write a composition of at lea
2、st 120 words on “Should We Stop Celebrating Exotic Festivals?“(我们是否应该停止庆祝西方的节日 ?)Use specific reasons to support your position. 2 Motivating Forces for Todays Employees For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition of no less than 120 words on the topic “Motivating Forces for
3、Todays Workers“. You must base your composition on the following instructions: (1)以下面的条形图为依据，描述现代雇员工作的主要动力因素。 (2)你的看法。 3 The Craze for the Graduate Study For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition of no less than 120 words on the topic “The Craze for the Graduate Study“. Yo
4、u should study the chart carefully and base your composition on the following instructions: (1)Describe the table. (2)Make comments. 4 The Trend of Educational Development For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition of no less than 120 words on the topic “The Trend of Educat
5、ional Development“. You must base your composition on the following instructions: (1)以下面的折线图和柱形图为依据，描述全球范围内学生入学情况和政府教育投资情况发展趋势。 (2)你的看法。 在职攻硕英语联考（作文）模拟试卷 5答案与解析 一、 Part VI Writing (30 minutes, 15 points) 1 【正确答案】 Should We Stop Celebrating Exotic Festivals? Agree(同意 ) In recent years, western festiv
6、als are getting more and more popular in China. Many Chinese, especially the young, are very excited about celebrating Christmas, Valentines Day, and Thanksgiving you name it. So, its nothing unusual to see that when these holidays draw near, shopping centres, restaurants and hotels have decorated f
7、or the occasion, holiday messages flood the Internet, newspapers, TV and radio programs, friends exchange greetings when they meet each other, and people revel until very late in these holidays. However, I strongly question this necessity to celebrate foreign festivals. On the one hand, the increasi
8、ng popularity of foreign festivals will weaken the influence of the traditional Chinese festivals. As a matter of fact, it has driven the traditional Chinese festivals into an awkward situation. Now, people have much less interest in the celebration of Mid-autumn Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, or e
9、ven the Spring Festival. The young knows very little about the traditions related to these festivals but to have meals and drinks on these occasions. In the long run, these traditional festivals, an important part of our cultural heritage, will fade away. On the other hand, craze for western festiva
10、l celebrations may drive Chinese culture into oblivion. Along with these foreign festivals come ideological and ethical values of foreign cultures. In face of the cultural invasion, chances are people will lose their cultural identity. Without cultural identification, a nation will lose its confiden
11、ce, its ability to protect national interest, or explore its own way of development. To sum up, its time to put a brake on this craze for foreign festival celebrations. Meanwhile, we should try our best to promote our cultural heritage, rediscover traditional cultural connotation and keep the indepe
12、ndence of our national culture. Disagree(反对 ) Since China opened its door to the outside world, new ideas, life styles and cultures which differ greatly from Chinese have also come into this country along with the introduction of foreign capital and technologies, and are becoming more and more popul
13、ar. A good case in point is that nowadays many Chinese people, especially the young, begin to join in the celebration of the foreign festivals. Some people criticize them as blind foreign culture followers, but others think that the fact just reflects the cultural globalization. I do agree with the
14、latter. The reasons are as follows: First of all, the exchanges with the outside world will never be in one direction, so the cultures will be surely influenced by each other. Just as Chinese like Christmas Day, more and more westerners begin to enjoy the Spring Festival. Secondly, with the help of
15、modern technology and convenient transport system, todays world becomes much smaller, and no one country could quarantine itself from others. It is unrealistic to let everyone exclude the influence of foreign culture but stick to the old tradition. At last, China is now attracting more and more fore
16、igners to study, work and live there, so it is obviously impossible for foreign guests to give up their cultures and live our festivals only that is not the way to welcome guests. In a word, we should not fear exotic festivals but welcome them with more tolerance, so that our society could become a
17、real harmonious one. 【试题解析】 第一篇主张停止庆祝西方节日观点。作 者通过因果分析，扣住外来文化入侵可能对我国文化造成的不利影响阐明自己的立场。开头段中，作者采用描写法，刻画了人们对庆祝外国节日的热情，这为下文的议论作好了铺垫，从而使文化开放与文化保护这个非常有争论性的话题，特别是在文化开放观占优势地位的讨论中，为个人观点的立足赢得了支持。同时，景象描写也是行文更加生动活泼。 第二篇反对停止庆祝西方节日的观点。作者也是通过因果分析，扣住全球化背景下文化交流的特点，主张以宽容开放的态度看待这一现象。文章语言虽然简单，但并不乏多样性。同时，明确的主旨陈述，清晰的文章结构 使
18、得文章论述简洁有力。 【知识模块】 作文 2 【正确答案】 Motivating Forces for Todays Employees This graph shows the results of a survey of employees who were asked to identify the motivators that were most important to them. As is shown by the findings, money is a tried-and-true motivator, with 67% employees responding activ
19、ely to “good pay“. There are still 59% of employees mentions “pay tied to performance“, which indicates in addition to helping to satisfy physiological and safety needs, money also help fulfill higher-level needs for a sense of achievement if it is offered in the form of a bonus. Besides, todays emp
20、loyees are more likely to be motivated by a job that offers more commitments or wider scope for personal development. As the graph shows, 67% of the employees identify “chance for advancement“ as an equally important motivator as money. As many as 61% of the employees are highly motivated by a job t
21、hat gives “chance to develop ability“. 59% of the employees think “recognition for good work“ important. Half of the employees involved in the survey feel more motivated by “great deal of responsibility“ in their jobs, and around 54% of the employees concerned define a motivating job as “opportunity
22、 to be creative“, “chance to think independently“, “interesting work“ and “challenging job“. From the graph we can say that todays employees are no longer sellers of labor. Working is not only a means to make a living, but also a means to realize ones personal values. 【试题解析】 本题中所给的图表反映了一个调查结果。于是作者抓住
23、这个特点，以调 查报告的形式写成全文。本文的成功之处在于作者将图表中的各项指标进行分类 职员的物质需求和精神需求，并以此为线，导入数据。所以全文虽然引用了许多数据，但描写线条清晰。夹叙夹议，论证充分。 【知识模块】 作文 3 【正确答案】 The Craze for the Graduate Study The chart shows the change of the number of people registering for the National Graduate Entrance Exam from 2002 to 2007. As is shown in the chart,
24、 there has been a steady rise in the candidates for post graduate study all through the years. The number jumps from 620 000 in 2002 to 1 282 000 in 2007 it is very astonishing indeed because the huge number of examination-takers has doubled in only 5 years. However, the year 2007 sees an obvious sl
25、ow-down of the step, with only a slight rise of 12 000 applicants for the entrance exam. In my opinion, the increase comes from at least three reasons. First, the society requires more and more graduates with higher level of knowledge and the graduate study is usually regarded as the best way to hel
26、p the students achieve that goal. In fact, not only university students but also those who work would like to apply for the graduate study with expectations of more chances in the future. Second, the enlarged enrollment of the university has forced the students to pursue a higher degree. With more u
27、niversity students graduating each year, the students have to keep themselves more competent than others; and since the graduate diploma more or less could prove their ability, they hope to win the better position than their peers when they look for jobs. Finally, Drawbacks in the personnel system h
28、elp to speed up the wheel. For example, some companies in China chose postgraduates rather than undergraduates just to show that they are more “honorable“ than others, despite skilled workers are virtually enough for the post. The statistics indicate that although the graduate education is still pre
29、ferred by a considerable number of people, the slow-down in 2007 signals that people are becoming more reasonable when making decisions concerning their future. This will start a beneficial cycle so that the individuals who go to the graduate school only for “paper credentials“ will no longer go for
30、 a “treasure hunt“ at high “opportunity cost“; and the universities can save the educational resources to provide quality education for those who are devoted to the pursuit of knowledge. 【试题解析】 本文中作者能准确把握住总体增长趋势中的小幅下降的变化，在论述中围绕这两点显著特征，分析考研 人数快速增长的原因以及考研降温可能产生的良性影响。文中第一段描述数据，第二段分析增长的原因，第三段评估变化意义。每段各有
31、侧重，内容充实、完整。 【知识模块】 作文 4 【正确答案】 The Trend of Educational Development During the past 50 years, total enrollment at all levels has been going up steadily. As is shown in the line graph, the number of higher education students has increased by a factor of 14. When it comes to public expenditure on educ
32、ation, the poorer the region, the smaller the budget for public education. At all levels, public expenditure per student has generally remained the same in relation to the gross national product, with an exception of the least developed countries where public education expenditure has been gradually
33、 reduced from 2.8% in 1980 to 2% in 1997. From the analysis we can see that public expenditure on education has remained stable despite the steady rise in enrolment. Yet it is widely believed that greater investment is required to educate all students properly, including those from disadvantaged bac
34、kgrounds. To solve the contradiction, the governments of all land need to raise more funds by all means. They may enlist the help of the private sector, for example. Indeed now its time to reinforce the position of the private sector in the educational market. 【试题解析】 本文按照命题要求，共分为两段。一段描写变化趋势，分析数据；一段针对分析结果，表达个人观点。描述和分析图表的时候，作者采取夹叙夹议的手法，先概括结论，再导入数据支持论证。并且作者只援引能够反映最突出或最与众不同的问题或现象的数据来对图表进行描述，或支持论证的要点。 【知识模块】 作文
