1、考研英语（短文写作）模拟试卷 16 及答案与解析Part BDirections: Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following information. (20 points)1 In Western countries, people spend a lot of money on their pets. Some people think this is a waste of money, and argue that pets are dirty and dangerous.What are the advantages
2、and disadvantages of having a pet? Do people spend too much money on pets? Give reasons for your answer.2 Now, air travel has become much cheaper than in the past. Some people say that is a positive development, some people disagree with this. What do you think ? Give your reasons.3 It was reported
3、recently that one woman followed actor Andy Lau around for ten years. What is your opinion of those who blindly worship stars?4 Write an essay based on the following drawing. in your essay, you shoutd:1. describe the drawing briefly,2. explain its intended meaning, and then3. give your comments.5 In
4、 college bookshop, which kind of books appeal to students most? Lets see a sate figures and find the answer.考研英语（短文写作）模拟试卷 16 答案与解析Part BDirections: Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following information. (20 points)1 【正确答案】 Having a Pet is Good or Bad?In many Western homes people keep a
5、 dog or cat or some other kind of pet. While this does involve some expense in terms of good food and medical treatment, there are still many advantages to keeping a pet.First of all,pets are good companions. Some pets can also help to protect the house from thieves. Secondly, dogs and cats like to
6、play and can give hours of amusement to children and adults. Finally, the actual expense of keeping an animal is not that high, and they can eat the leftovers of family meals.Some people claim pets are dirty. I dont think this is altogether true. Sure enough, responsible pet owners keep their pets c
7、lean and healthy so they do not smell bad. People also say that certain pets,like large dogs,can be dangerous. These people either dont train their dogs properly or actually encourage them to be aggressive. So, the problems of pets being unclean or dangerous are in fact the problems of the owners,no
8、t the pets themselves. Maybe those poeple should change their minds.To sum up,there are more advantages than disadvantages to keeping a pet, especially for lonely people and children. In most cases,therefore,the cost is justified.【知识模块】 短文写作2 【正确答案】 AirplaneAs air travel has become much cheaper, now
9、adays people can choose to travel by bus, train, ship, and airplane at will. I argue that this is definitely a positive development.Firstly,airplane travels extremely fast, thus it saves us a lot of time. We know that in the past, travelling from Britain to America by ship would take at least a mont
10、h,but now it only needs five to eight hours. It made the world smaller. In fact,thanks to the fast speed of airplane,many lives have been saved.Secondly,travelling by air is safer than by any other means of transport. There are car crashes happening here and there on highways, taking away thousands
11、of lives every day. but statistics show that the rate of an airplane crash is far lower than other means of transport.Sure enough, some people worry about that due to the cheaper prices of air tickets,there will be more and more people choosing to travel by air, thus resulting in huge consumption of
12、 fuel and severe air pollution. This is indeed a problem worth our deep consideration. However, I firmly believe that with the development of science and technology,new types of fuel will definitely be found.From the foregoing discussion, we can see that air travel becoming cheaper and cheaper absol
13、utely benefit us a lot.【知识模块】 短文写作3 【正确答案】 Do not Blindly Worship StarsMany young people today have a singer or actor as their idol. They want to know everything about them and pay huge sums of money to see them in person.Young people admire stars for the glamour, intrigue and money that surround ce
14、lebrities. Stars travel the world, raise the fame and status, meet other famous people,earn millions, and always get VIP treatment. We can only dream of a life like that. Since famous people seem to lead much more interesting lives than us, following their ups and downs allows us to escape from our
15、own boring life. If that was ail it was, buying the occasional tabloid to read juicy gossip, it would not be bad.The fact is,however,that some youths go crazy over the stars. They will spend all their money attending concerts or movie premiers. They buy every CD,DVD,and magazine they can get their h
16、ands on,if their idol is in it. Some even go as far as changing their appearance through plastic surgery to look more like their favorite celebrity.In conclusion,blindly worshipping famous people is a too far. Admiring them, loving them or cheering for them are much healthier attitudes towards the s
17、tars. It is important to keep right attitudes and correct way in worshippng stars.【知识模块】 短文写作4 【正确答案】 The Ethics of the Entertainment Circles Have ChangedWhen answering the question of how to be a good actor, those from the 30s held the principle that one needed to learn how to be a man of integrity
18、 before acting, and those from the 60s thought it was most important to learn from life, while contemporary actors believe that the decisive factors include a pretty face and being good at publicity.From the picture,we can see clearly that the ethics of the entertainment circles have gone through a
19、tremendous transformation since the 1930s. No doubt,the artist aims at criticizing this abnormal phenomena in the entertainment industry.lt is quite surprising that currently, many actors and actresses do not earn their fame through hard work but scandals,particularly sexual ones. Acting ability pla
20、ys no longer the most important role when determine whether the actor is successful,which has been replaced by figure, fashion,and other factors all of which are superficial.Such a trend is definitely detrimental to the long-range development of the industry and the actors personality. The vogue may
21、 be translated into negative impact on the young generation. In my opinion, it is the common responsibility of government and the whole society to restore the ethos of the 30s and 60s into the entertainment circles.【知识模块】 短文写作5 【正确答案】 The Sales FiguresThe table shows the sales figures of fiction boo
22、ks, non-fiction books, and magazines in a college bookshop for February 2011. The figures are divided into two groups: sales to non-Book Club members and to Book Club members.The non-Book Club member figures comprise sales to college staff,college students,and members of the public. College staff bo
23、ught 332 magazines,44 fiction and 29 non-fiction books. College students bought 1,249 magazines, 194 non-fiction and 31 fiction books. More magazines were sold to college students than to any other group of customers. Although no fiction books were sold to members of the public, they purchased 122 n
24、on-fiction books and 82 magazines.Book Club members bought more fiction (76) and non-fiction books (942) than other customers. On the other hand, magazine sales to Club members (33) were fewer than to any other type of customer.The total number of publications sold for the month was 3,134 (1,474 to college students,405 to staff,204 to the public, and 1,051 to Book Club members). Of this figure, 151 items were fiction books and 1,287 were non-fiction. Therefore, magazines accounted for the greatest number of sales (1,696). It turned out that magazines appeal to students a lot.【知识模块】 短文写作
