1、大学英语四级改革适用（作文）模拟试卷 114及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on the importance of doing small things before undertaking something big. You should writ
2、e at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 2 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on the importance of reading literature. You should write at least 120 words but no mor
3、e than 180 words. 3 For this party you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Nothing Succeeds Without a Strong Will by commenting on the humorous saying, “ Quitting smoking is the easiest thing in the world. Ive done it hundreds of times.“ You should write at least 120 words but no
4、more than 180 words. 4 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Importance of Imagination by commenting on Albert Einsteins famous remark, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.“ You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 大学英语四级改革适用（作
5、文）模拟试卷 114答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 【正确答案】 Doing Big Things Starts From Doing the Small Ones As is vividly revealed in the picture, the boy expresses his worries about the disposal of nuclear wastes, while his father asks him to empty the dustbin in the room first. The picture reminds us of an old C
6、hinese saying If you dont like to do trivial things like cleaning your room, its impossible for you to undertake any important task. Undoubtedly, the symbolic meaning conveyed in the picture that it is vital and necessary to deal with trivial things should be given serious consideration. First, doin
7、g small things well may help us develop the good qualities needed in undertaking important tasks, which lays the foundations for our future development. More often these small things would make the difference between success and failure. We all know that the want of a horse shoe nail may cause a kin
8、gdom to be lost. Therefore, when it comes to the key to success. the most important thing lies in dealing with every trivial thing well around us. In a word, for college students, to achieve goals needs not only a great ambition, but also a spirit of dealing with trivial things from the beginning. O
9、nly in this way can we achieve great success. 【试题解析】 第一段简要描写图片的内容：父子之间的对话。首句使用 As is vividly revealed in the picture句型引入父子之间对话的内容。接着，第二句引用谚语 If you dont like to do trivial things likecleaning your room， its impossible for you to undertake any important task，进一步说明图片所隐含的内容。 第二段揭示图片的深刻含义，并进行论证。第 一句便揭示了
10、图片的深刻含义，即努力做好小事可以培养做大事所需要的优良品质。其中， lay the foundations for和 make the differencebetweenand 均为高分表达。 第三段首句使用 In a word总结全文，并提出正确的做法。末句使用 Only in this way引导的倒装结构，强调主题。考生也可以使用其他的高分句式总结全文，如All in all， only those whohave the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skills to deal with tough
11、things 【知识模块】 作文 2 【正确答案】 On the Importance of Reading Literature As is vividly depicted in the picture, a teacher asks her student to read a work of literature and tells him “Just think of it as if youre reading a long text-message. “ Nevertheless, fewer people are willing to sit down and enjoy goo
12、d literary works nowadays. Many works of literature may seem to be very old, but their importance has not faded away. We can benefit a lot from reading them. To begin with, they bring us a wide range of intellectual benefits, such as expanding our vocabulary and developing our thoughts. Furthermore,
13、 they broaden our horizons. Reading works of literature can help us understand the ordinary people and their everyday life described in the books, which are quite different from those of our time. Lastly, they entertain us in a subtler way. With the advent of television, people have lost their inter
14、est in reading works of literature. However, we can understand our life more deeply by reading them. In conclusion, works of literature are not something to be tossed out. By reading them we can enjoy an enriching and eye-opening experience, which we will always cherish. 【试题解析】 第一段简单描述图片。首句指出老师对学生说的
15、话： Just think of it as if youre reading along text-message第二句描述了现在很少有人愿意看优秀的文学作品。 第二段分三条阐述阅读文学名著的好处。使用 To begin with Furthermore Lastly 使文章的结构清晰。 fade away， broaden our horizons， the advent of sth均为高分表达。 第三段用两句话给 出自己的结论：不应该抛弃文学作品。结尾处言简意赅，体现了作者的写作功力。 【知识模块】 作文 3 【正确答案】 Nothing Succeeds Without a Stro
16、ng Will There is a widespread humorous saving that “Quitting smoking is the easiest thing in the world. Ive done it hundreds of times.“ Funny as it is. the saying ironically reflects the fact that strong will is an essential quality for anyone who wants to achieve something, and it plays a vital rol
17、e in our success. Our life involves all kinds of obstacles and setbacks which may exhaust us. Therefore, we must have a strong will to meet the challenge. Whats more, there are many temptations waiting for us when we are striving for success. For example, when we are doing our utmost to quit playing
18、 computer games, our friends just play them with great satisfaction. Then how can we resist the temptation? Obviously, only with a strong will can we overcome all temptations and realize our goals. All in all, success only belongs to those who can suffer years of toil and make constant efforts, just
19、 as the old popular saying goes, “Where there is a will, there is a way.“ 【试题解析】 第一段引出并评论名言。首句使用同位语从句引出名言。第二句使用倒装句式 Funny as itis 和同位语从句 the fact that 评论谚语，句式多变，为文中亮点句式。 第二段论证坚强意志和成功的关系。本段使用了举例论证的方法，并使用过渡性短语 Whatsmore ，结构清晰。 第三段通过短语 All in all来引出对文中话题的总体评论。末句使用谚语 Where there is awill， there is a way
20、总结全文，呼应开头。 【知识模块】 作文 4 【正确答案】 The Importance of Imagination Albert Einsteins famous remark makes it evident that imagination is very important to the human being. To such an extent did he emphasize the importance of imagination that he regarded imagination as the factor to embrace the entire world a
21、nd stimulate progress. What Einstein remarked is just in line with my own mindset. In the first place, imagination is the driving force of development, as well as the source of knowledge and creativity. Researches reveal that lots of achievements are derived from the power of imagination, among whic
22、h is Einsteins theory of relativity. In the second place, imagination is never an element that cannot be found in areas such as art. Without imagination, it is hardly possible to expect extraordinary artistic works. However, it does not mean that we speak poorly of knowledge. Cultivating and improvi
23、ng peoples imagination can never be attached too much importance to. at the expense of ignoring knowledge, which is especially true of students, the backbone of the countrys future. 【试题解析】 第一段介绍爱因斯坦的言论，指出想象力的重要性大于知识的重要性。 第二段分两点论述想象力和知识的关系。作者首先指出自己的想法与爱因斯坦的言论一致，然后分两点阐述缘由。末句 Without imagination， it is hardly possible to expect extraordinaryartistic works中使用了 it is possible to do sth句式，为文中亮点句型之一。 第三段辨证指出想象力和知识的关系并明确表明：想象力虽然很重要，但不能以忽视知识的重要性为代价。 【知识模块】 作文
