1、大学英语四级改革适用（作文）模拟试卷 187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 To Save or Not to Save? following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 1随着人们生活水平提高，中国传统的存钱观念受到挑战 2存钱还是不存钱，我的看法是 2 For this pa
2、rt, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief account of the traditional virtue of offering seats to the aged and then express your views on this practice. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 3 F
3、or this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Is Being Quiet An Unfavoured Personality? following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 1内向是一种常见性格特质 2有人认为内向是一种劣势性格，原因是 3在我看来 4 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to w
4、rite a short essay entitled The Greatest Invention in Your Eyes following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 1人类社会的发展史上出现过很多伟大发明 2在你眼中，最伟大的一项发明是 3该项发明对你的影响是 大学英语四级改革适用（作文）模拟试卷 187答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 【正确答案】 Since the 21th century, Chinese pe
5、oples living standard has been greatly improved. Therefore, people have a lot of extra money to spend after covering their everyday expenses. Meanwhile, the traditional saving habit has been greatly challenged. To save or not to save has become a question. From my standpoint, we should still save. F
6、irst of all, we should save for the emergencies. Incidents such as natural disasters and diseases come in a sudden. Without daily saving, it is impossible for us to overcome these life crises. Secondly, saving enables us to spend our money more properly. With enough money in hand, it will be much ea
7、sier for us to plan some important things, such as going back to college for further study, or starting our own business. To sum up, we ought to abide by our traditional saving habit. Saving up assures us of a secure and better life. 【试题解析】 本文要求写一篇议论文，话题关于应不应该存钱。文章内容安排如下： 第一段介绍文章背景。 第二段从两方面论证为何需要存钱。
8、 最后总结全文，再次表明观点。 【知识模块】 作文 2 【正确答案】 It has been a traditional Chinese virtue that young people offer their seats to the aged when taking buses or subways. He who refuses to do so will be despised. However, a new voice has arisen in recent years that young working people dont have to surrender their s
9、eats and quite a few young people do feel hesitant about offering their seats to the aged, just like the man portrayed in the picture. People who argue against offering seats to the aged believe that the young working people, exhausted by their stressful work, need a seat more than the old people, w
10、ho are more carefree. I have to admit that young people are the most stressful in the society, but offering seats to the aged is a moral matter. Besides, the aged are physically weaker, which is an undeniable fact. So morally or physically, I believe, the aged deserve a seat offered by the younger p
11、eople. 【试题解析】 本文是一篇图画型议论文，讨论年轻人给老年人让座的问题。文章内容安排如下： 第一段指出年轻人给老年人让座是传统美德。 第二段结合图画，指出关于让座的一种新声音和新现象。 第三段先简述不让座的理由，后阐明 “我 ”对让座的看法，结束全文。 【知识模块】 作文 3 【正确答案】 Being quiet and reserved is a common personality of human beings. It comes by nature and usually is characterized by talking little, being shy with s
12、trangers and enjoying time alone. However, some people argue that being quiet is an unfavoured personality today and a drawback of a person in modern society. They believe that nowadays people should speak out what they are thinking of, what achievements they have made and what they are capable of d
13、oing in order to seize opportunities and that people with a quiet personality normally would fail to communicate their ideas effectively with others and thus be less possible to succeed. In my opinion, being quiet is not necessarily an unfavoured personality. Quiet people can get opportunities that
14、outgoing people may never get, for instance, positions in finance and accounting which often favour a quiet personality. I believe each personality will find its right place in society. 【试题解析】 这是一篇议论文，要求对内向这种性格特质发表看法。文章内容安排如下： 第一段主要描述内向的表现是什么。 第二段分析为 什么有些人认为内向是一种劣势性格特质。 第三段提出自己的看法。 【知识模块】 作文 4 【正确答案
15、】 It is no exaggeration to say human society is propelled by various great inventions. Sometimes a great invention, such as the invention of a steam engine, marks the beginning of a new era. Among all, the invention of computer is the most significant one in my eyes. Two major reasons can be listed
16、as bellow. Firstly, the invention of computer enables human beings to process much more information than they could at any time in history. Secondly, the way people work and live has been greatly changed for the better because of the invention. As for me, the use of computer has formed a necessary part of my daily life. I rely on it to store audio and video data, complete tasks which entails the use of computer software and get connected to the ever-changing world. 【试题解析】 本文要求考生就自己眼中最伟大的发明发表阐述。文章内容安排如下： 第一段抓住 “伟大发明 ”，引入话题。 第二段阐述作者的观点及原因。 最后一段阐明这一最伟大发明对作者的影响。 【知识模块】 作文
