1、大学英语四级改革适用（作文）模拟试卷 130及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Set Clear Aims by commenting on the saying, “Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.“ You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 2 For this
2、 part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Seize the Opportunities by commenting on the saying, “He who seizes the right moment, is the right man. “ You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 3 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short ess
3、ay entitled On Making Mistakes by commenting on the saying, “Man errs as long as he strives.“ You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 4 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay commenting on the proverb, “Pride goes before a fall.“ You should write at
4、least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 大学英语四级改革适用（作文）模拟试卷 130答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 【正确答案】 Set Clear Aims Currently, it has been frequently reported that most college students are living an idle life as they have no clear aims for their future life. It is a dangerous trend. As the saying goe
5、s, “Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.“ In my opinion, the saying is true in that clear aims can direct our efforts to make a steady progress. As long as you have a proper aim, you will concentrate on it and make decisions promptly, though you may be confronted with difficultie
6、s or problems. Conversely, if you dont know what you are going for, you tend to waste your time making choices. The importance of aims has also been demonstrated by a research launched by Harvard University on a group of young people with similar backgrounds. The research shows that people with clea
7、r aims for their life tend to persevere in developing their career and are more likely to turn to be social elite. Based on the arguments above. I think that we college students should set clear goals for our life and be clear about what to learn and how to arrange our time, thus we can live a meani
8、ngful college life. 【试题解析】 文章第一段先指出现在大学生的生活没有目标，进而引出文章要讨论的主题：生活没有目标就像航海没有指南针。 第二段论证了生活中设定目标的重要性。本段先通过正反两方面论证说明设定目标的重要性，然后通过哈佛大学的一项研究来说明有明确生活目标的人才会坚持不懈地发展自己的职业，最终成为社会精英。 第三段在以上论证的基础上，得出结论：大学生应该设定清晰的生活目标，明确学习内容和如何安排时间，使大学生活更有意义。 【知识模块】 作文 2 【正确答案】 Seize the Opportunities Opportunities are counted as o
9、ne of the essential factors contributing to success. As the saying goes, “He who seizes the right moment, is the right man.“ However, opportunities do not come often, and they only favor those who are well prepared. There are plenty of opportunities for everyone in society. However, as to most peopl
10、e, opportunities come quietly and go by without being noticed. In contrast, those who have made enough preparations are able to take full advantage of opportunities to achieve success. The story of Bill Gates is a good case in point. When he was in college, the world was undergoing an information re
11、volution. People at that time thought a giant machine as a computer could only be used to calculate and did not expect that it could become so popular today. Bill Gates, however, seized the opportunity. He gave up his studies to join with his friends and finally created the worlds largest personal-c
12、omputer software company. In conclusion, concerning the importance of seizing the right moment, we college students should study hard and make every effort to get fully prepared lest we miss the opportunities. 【试题解析】 文章第一段引出谚语：谁能把握机遇，谁就能心想事成。由此确定文章讨论的主题就是 “机遇，机会 ”。 第二段重点论述只有做好准备的人才可能抓住机遇取得成功。比尔 -盖茨的
13、例子使论证更加充分有力。 第三段一句话总结全文，说明大学生应该努力学习，做好充分的准备，以免错过机会。 【知识模块】 作文 3 【正确答案】 On Making Mistakes As humans, we do make mistakes from the very beginning of our life. Even we keep learning all the time, we make mistakes because to err is human. It is acceptable to make mistakes. As the saying goes, “Man errs
14、 as long as he strives.“ In most cases, mistakes and progress go hand in hand. It is by correcting the mistakes we have made that we keep progressing. Many famous scientists, Nobel, Franklin, and Einstein, to name only a few, had made mistakes in their experiments, but they learned from their mistak
15、es and finally made great inventions. Moreover, mistakes contribute to the development of society to some extent in that people may learn from others mistakes and avoid making the same mistakes. And thus the whole society will make progress. To sum up, we young people should be well aware that it is
16、 acceptable for people to make mistakes. When we strive for our dreams, we do make mistakes. But more importantly, we should learn from our mistakes and make progress. 【试题解析】 第一段引出名言 “人只要奋斗就会犯错误 ”，由此确定本文的主题是：人非圣贤，孰能无过。 第二段首句便指出，大多数情况下，错误和进步是密切相关的。接着通过诺贝尔、富兰克林、爱因斯坦这些例子指出，只有纠正错误才能取得进步。而且，人们可以从其他人犯的错误中
17、吸取教训，避免犯相同的错误。从这个角度来说，犯错有利于社会的发展。 第三段总结全文，重申主题。 【知识模块】 作文 4 【正确答案】 Pride Goes Before a Fall “Pride goes before a fall“is such a well-known proverb that I believe all of us are familiar with it.Personality speaking, I fully agree with it and its implication and I think that the greatness of this prov
18、erb can be justified in the following three respects. First, if you allow yourself to take too much pride in your temporary achievements, you are very likely to stop working hard and no longer will you make any progress. In this case, you will probably fail next time. Second, history has taught us t
19、hat most great men were characterized by admirable modesty, which, as far as I am concerned, is vital to their success. Third. looking at things in the long run, we will find that some of our achievements, though rather encouraging, do not constitute the reason for us to be truly proud, because life
20、 is never short of obstacles and we had better keep vigilant all the time. It is an age when most people are hardworking in the face of fierce competition, thus modesty is more than necessary. If we stay modest in proper situations, we can make progress constantly and our life will be more meaningful. 【试题解析】 本文要求在评论 “骄兵必败 ”这一谚语的基础上阐述谦虚的意义。这个谚语教给我们一个道理：做人做事要谦虚，只有胜不骄、败不馁方能永远强大。首段指出谚语 “骄兵必败 ”为人们熟知，并表明自己完全同意这一观点。 第二段所阐述的三个原因包括：如果人们为自己的成功过分骄傲， 就会停止努力；历史上许多伟人的谦虚对其成功有一定的帮助；比起自己的梦想，一时的成功不值得骄傲。 第三段总结指出：只有保持谦虚才能不断进步，生活才更有意义。最后一句画龙点睛：如果在适当的时候保持谦虚，我们就能一直取得进步，生活也将更加有意义。 【知识模块】 作文
