1、大学英语四级改革适用（作文）模拟试卷 263及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 God Helps Those Who Help Themselves For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled God Helps Those Who Help Themselves. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 2 The Illusion of Multitasking For this
2、part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the Picture. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then comment on the demerit of multitasking. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 3 Traditional Teaching Approaches Irreplaceabl
3、e For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the Picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then comment on whether traditional teaching approach will disappear in the technological era. You should write at least 120 words but no
4、more than 180 words. 4 No Neglecting the Fundamental Courses For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then comment on the role of fundamental courses. You should write at least 120
5、words but no more than 180 words. 大学英语四级改革适用（作文）模拟试卷 263答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 【正确答案】 God Helps Those Who Help Themselves “God helps those who help themselves“ is a proverb full of logic and wisdom, which tells us that our fate is decided by ourselves rather than by God or others. Only when stand
6、ing on our own feet could we survive hardships for a life-long time. The famous British physicist Hawking is a typical example. Although he suffers from severe disease, he has never abandoned himself and refuses to be dependent on others. Counting on his own efforts, he carries on his study and has
7、made great achievements. The athletes participating in National Games of the Disabled set anotler example. They rely on themselves to win others respect and admiration. They cherish the importance of self-reliance and are rewarded. All in all, many examples can prove the truth indicated in this prov
8、erb it is self-dependence that helps us withstand storms. 【知识模块】 作文 2 【正确答案】 The Illusion of Multitasking As is illustrated in the picture, a man tries to finish several tasks at the same time, but his son tells another boy that the man will mess up all these things. Many of us turn to multitasking
9、to increase efficiency. However, multitasking is only an illusion that we can never benefit from. First, multitasking can overstimulate your brain and cause menial fog or scrambled thinking. It results in the brains losing focus and constantly searching for external stimulation. To make matters wors
10、e, our attention can be easily distracted by something new. And such distraction will eventually decrease efficiency. Second, multitasking is detrimental to cognitive performance. A research shows that when you are trying to concentrate on a task, an e-mail sitting unread in your inbox can reduce yo
11、ur IQ by 10 percent. You may suffer from cognitive losses by multitasking. In all, multitasking has negative impact on our life. We should concentrate to fulfill one task at one time. 【知识模块】 作文 3 【正确答案】 Traditional Teaching Approaches Irreplaceable As is depicted in the picture, a man holds a pile o
12、f books and tells his colleague with enthusiasm that he has found an innovative approach to teaching. Behind them, the room is stacked with computers. The cartoon informs us of the phenomenon that many traditional teaching approaches have almost been displaced by technological ones. However, I belie
13、ve that traditional teaching approach will not disappear in the technological era. Firstly, traditional teaching methods including writing on blackboard and reading handouts are considered as the most basic and fundamental ways to instruct in class. It would be wrong to state that these approaches h
14、ave no effect in the technological era. Actually, a prepared PowerPoint can never be as vivid as hand-writing on blackboard. Second, traditional approaches are more flexible and adoptable in classrooms without modern technological equipment. In case of computers crash, teachers have to depend on tra
15、ditional approaches which are always available. In conclusion, I do believe that traditional teaching approach has a role to play in the technological era as it serves as a more direct and flexible way to teaching. 【知识模块】 作文 4 【正确答案】 No Neglecting the Fundamental Courses As is vividly depicted in th
16、e cartoon given above, we can see that a woman is teaching a girl about 1 plus 1. She tells the girl that the equation will be useful for her later in life. The picture reveals that fundamental courses, seemingly simple and basic, are very important to our life and academic research. First, fundamen
17、tal courses meet human beings primitive curiosity to explore the world which motivates people to take actions. Fundamental researches which are theory-oriented may not create any productivity. However, without the theories we learned in the fundamental courses, we can never produce any useful object
18、. For instance, if there were no Newton mechanics, it would be impossible for us to invent cars. Second, basic knowledge serves as a useful and indispensable tool in our daily life especially when we are learning about computer and other electronic products. In conclusion, fundamental courses play a significant role in our life and academic study. Therefore, more attention should be attached to the study of them. 【知识模块】 作文
