1、考研英语（短文写作）模拟试卷 140 及答案与解析Part BDirections: Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following information. (20 points)1 Knowledge Is Power2 Income Gap3 What Will Money Bring Us, Fortune or Misfortune?4 Competition and Cooperation考研英语（短文写作）模拟试卷 140 答案与解析Part BDirections: Write an essay of 160-200
2、 words based on the following information. (20 points)1 【正确答案】 Knowledge Is PowerAs a popular saying goes, knowledge is power. With our country developing fast, the importance of knowledge is becoming more and more obvious to us all.In the very place, with knowledge, one can easily find a job. It is
3、 often said that we are entering a new age of information, and knowledge plays a key role in this age. For example, if one wants to work in IT field, one needs to improve his knowledge constantly. Whats more, knowledgeable people can get quick promotion in their work. As is often the case, a person
4、in charge of an organization is the one who is most knowledge able. In addition, more knowledge is also needed to make our life rich and fulfilled.Accordingly, we must try hard to acquire as much knowledge as we can. Luckily, a lot of means may enable us to do so. Among other things, web proves the
5、best and fastest way to get information.【知识模块】 短文写作2 【正确答案】 Income GapThere has been a heated discussion over the growing income gap now. Some people hold that the gap is natural because it reflects different contributions that different people make in their work. In their view, people with high inc
6、ome work hard and long. Besides, these people bring high efficiency, and create more wealth. Accordingly, they deserve high pay.On the other hand, there are always some people who view this gap negatively. They believe that a lot of crimes happen as a result of this income gap. Some people make so l
7、ittle from their work that they risk taking criminal acts to get rich. In fact, experts have long found out that most cases of crime are directly related to low income. There is another point to back up a negative view against income gap. For most people , income gap may destroy the satisfaction tha
8、t they obtain from work.Anything has two sides, so does the problem of income gap. Personally, I believe that to some extent the gap may motivate people to compete better in job market. When it is growing too wide, however, our government should make some policies to get rid of its negative conseque
9、nces.【知识模块】 短文写作3 【正确答案】 What Will Money Bring Us, Fortune or Misfortune?In our life, money is so important. Without money, we will find it so hard to live an independent life. As for money itself, it can bring us fortune, but it can also bring us misfortune.There is a story about a fire accident in
10、 a building. A middle-aged man died in the accident while his five-year-old son survived. To our strange, his son survived for the reason that the father taught the son to put a wet towel over his mouth, but the father was burnt to death when he crawled back to get his money. Simple as the story is,
11、 it conveys a profound message: money can be more deadly than fire.Actually, there is no denying the fact that it has been a controversial topic“what will money bring us, fortune or misfortune?“ Quite a few people would choose the former instantly, for they believe that money can buy them everything
12、. There are, of course, people who hate money and believe it is the source of misfortune.As far as I am concerned, I think that money itself cannot bring us fortune or misfortune, but our attitudes towards it can. Be the master of money and you will drive it to work for you, to buy necessities and t
13、o enjoy your life. However, if you take yourself a slave of money, you will surely fall into the pit of misfortune one day. You will be tempted by money and lose your compass of life. You will even lose your life. Money is essential to our life, but we must hold a rational attitude towards money, ot
14、herwise we will be lost in front of it.【知识模块】 短文写作4 【正确答案】 Competition and CooperationWhen asked about what we should learn as the best preparation of life: cooperation or competition, different people will offer different replies. Some people hold the opinion that cooperation is the most important
15、thing in our social life, while others argue that the most critical thing we should learn is competition. As far as I am concerned, I quite agree with the former one.It s beyond all question that cooperation is characterized by some aspects as follows. First of all, cooperation is becoming more and
16、more important for a person to earn a good living. As we know, it is hard for a person who is isolated from society to have a deep understanding of the world he lives in, and to accomplish anything significant. Whats more, cooperation is indispensable for a company or any other orga nizations. The m
17、ore cooperation a company depends on, the more efficient it will become in business. It is impossible to accomplish a complicated program by only one person in modern society. Furthermore, cooperation is favorable for us to build up harmonious environment. It is just like a warm wind, touching our h
18、earts gently and making us happy inside. Of course, we have to be faced with fierce competition sometimes. Therefore, to be competitive is also necessary for us to learn because it can be regarded as a tough storm, testing our character and training our skills.As shown in our previous discussion, we should attach much more importance to cooperation. Only in this way can we make our daily work more efficient, our life more comfortable and our people more friendly. If we pay too much attention to competition, we will live a miserable life under great pressure.【知识模块】 短文写作
