1、大学英语四级改革适用（作文）模拟试卷 172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 On the Popularity of Weibo following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 1微博迅速成为流行的网络交流平台 2微博大热的原因包括 3在你看来，大学生应如何对待微博 2 For
2、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 explain why people have been so much concerned about food safety in recent years. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 3 For this part
3、, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled On Urbanization following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 1目前城市化已成为热点话题 2城市化有利也有弊 3我怎么看 4 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled On TV Talent Shows
4、 following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 1如今电视选 秀节目非常流行，不少年轻人参加 2选秀节目有利有弊 3我的看法 大学英语四级改革适用（作文）模拟试卷 172答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 【正确答案】 Writing miniblog, adding celebrities as friends and having followers or fans do not just sound tempting. I
5、n fact, Weibo, or microblog, has become the most popular social networking tool in China. Why does Weibo become such a fashion recently? The major reasons are listed as follows. To start with, in the fast-paced modern society, more often than not, people do not have time to write a long and thorough
6、 article on their blog. Therefore, Weibo, which allows 140 words at maximum, is readily accepted. Secondly, Weibo is a fast way to know changes in the world. The information on Weibo updates fast, because every user can contribute to it by posting, forwarding and commenting on the latest news. In my
7、 opinion, college students should make good use of Weibo to learn new ideas and communicate with people from all walks of life. However, they should not indulge in it. 【试题解析】 这是一篇分析型议论文，要求考生对微博大热的原因及大学生应如何利用微博发表看法。文章内容安排如下： 第一段抓住 “流行 ”，描述现象。 第二段重点阐述两点原因。 第三段提出作者的观点。 【知识模块】 作文 2 【正确答案】 As is shown in
8、 the picture, a lady with a magnifier is carefully examining the various vegetables laid on the table. In fact, this lady is among the many people who are paying growing attention to food safety. Why do people care so much about food safety lately? There are mainly two reasons for this. First, with
9、the improvement of living standard, people are much more concerned about their health and their demand for quality food increases. Second, there have been a growing number of incidents involving food safety in recent years. Among these incidents, the toxic milk scandal, pesticide-contaminated vegeta
10、bles and illegal cooking oil have shocked or even scared the nation. As I see it, food safety is closely related to peoples health, so it is of great significance that the government take effective measures to ensure that food safety is well guaranteed. 【试题解析】 本文是一篇图画型议论文，讨论食品安全问题，文章内容可安排如下： 第一段简要描述
11、图画内容，引出话题。 第二段分析人们日益关注食品安全的原因。 第三段发表个人关于食品安全问题的看法。 【知识模块】 作文 3 【正确答案】 The 2010 World Expo has turned “city life“ into a heated issue. Evidence mounts that a better city does make peoples life better. However, urbanization has brought about problems as well. On the one hand, urbanization boosts regio
12、nal economy and introduces more technologies, which enhance peoples living standard. Residents are able to enjoy not only convenient transportation, but also various types of entertainment. On the other hand, along with regional development, there also comes pollution. Car exhausts, factory emission
13、s and wasted water damage the environment and city expansion causes extinctions of certain species. Moreover, there have been a growing number of people in city suffering from sub-health problems and physical and mental fatigue due to the stressful and rapid-paced life. From my viewpoint, urbanizati
14、on does bring benefits to our lives. Yet, we should by no means ignore the problems that it causes and take measures to handle them. 【试题解析】 这是一篇议论文，要求讨论城市化对我们生活的正负面的影响。文章内容安排如下： 第一段引出话题。 第二段分析城市化的利与弊。 第三段发表作者对城市化的看法。 【知识模块】 作文 4 【正确答案】 Nowadays TV talent shows have become very popular and it is not
15、uncommon to see many young people attend these shows. TV talent shows, as is the case with many issues, have both merits and demerits. On the one hand, these shows can provide excellent opportunities for the young people to express themselves and to perform their talents of singing, dancing, and so
16、on. On the other hand, they may mislead the youth and make them believe that they can make a big fortune or become famous overnight, ignoring the fact of “No pains, no gains.“ As far as I am concerned, TV talent show is like a double-edged sword, which can do both good and harm. It is extremely important for us to face it properly. 【试题解析】 这是一篇议论文，要求就电视选秀节目做阐述，文章内容安排如下： 第一段指出选秀节目流行的这种现状。 第二段分别说明电视选秀节目的优点与不足。 第三段发表个人对选秀节目的看法。 【知识模块】 作文
