1、2014 年 10 月全国自考(英语写作)真题试卷及答案与解析一、Supply the missing paragraph1 The Job I Would Like to Do after GraduatonAfter years of industrious yet fruitful study in college, I will graduate and be ready to serve society by taking up my first job. Most of my classmates consider pay as the top priority in choosi
2、ng a job, but to obtain a job that is intellectually rewarding, creative, and contributive has been my ambition for many years. I believe that this kind of job is worthiest of devotion.A job that is intellectually rewarding is one that can provide me with opportunities to deal with books every day,
3、and to busy myself with the mystery of mankind and the universe. In a world in which money is very often valued more than anything else, I sometimes feel as if I were pulled by some evil force to the acquisitive society. Therefore, I wish the job I do in the future will be able to keep me from being
4、 enslaved by materialism. Good books, I know, will keep me awake. Moreover, a job, which brings me into contact with great minds, will excite my curiosity and fire my imagination. It will lay one question after another in front of me, urging me to seek the answer. Thus, I will always be able to main
5、tain a youthful spirit._A contributive job is one that helps to make my country strong and prosperous. I remember my first train journey to the university. On the way I was shocked to see, in some rural areas, the shabby huts that I took for cowsheds but were actually peoples dwelling places. Therea
6、fter, these huts flash into my mind from time to time, reminding me of my duty to help those people improve their lives. Therefore, the job which I would like to choose after graduation is not one which promises a bright future for myself only, but one which will help to bring about a better life fo
7、r many other people.These are what I would seek in my career. Provide me with a job which bears the above characteristics, and I will dedicate myself to it. I trust that an intellectually rewarding, creative and contributive job will give me the greatest satisfaction.二、Write an outline2 ConfuciusNo
8、other philosopher in the world has had more enduring influence than Confucius. For over two thousand years, his concept of government, and his ideas about personal conduct and morality pervaded Chinese life and culture. Even today, his thoughts remain influential.Confucius was born in a small town i
9、n northeastern China and grew up in poverty. He had no formal education; however, through self-study he became a learned man. For a while he held a minor government post; but he soon resigned his position and spent most of his life teaching. The most important teachings of Confucius were collected i
10、n a book, the Analects, compiled by his disciples.The two cornerstones of his system of personal conduct were ren and li. Ren might be defined as “benevolent concern for ones fellow men.“ Li is a term less easily translated: it combines the notions of etiquette, good manners, and due concern for rit
11、uals and customs. Confucius believed that a man should seek truth and virtue rather than wealth. In addition, he was the first philosopher to state the Golden Rule, which he phrased as “Do not do unto others that which you would not have them do unto you.“Confucius believed that children owe respect
12、 and obedience to their parents, wives to their husbands, and subjects to their rulers.But he was never a defender of tyranny. On the contrary, he held that the state should work for the benefit of the people, and that a leader should govern by moral example rather than by force.At the time of his d
13、eath, Confucius was a respected, but not yet greatly influential, teacher and philosopher. Gradually, though, his ideas became widely accepted throughout the country. In the third century B. C Shih Huang Ti, the first emperor of Qin Dynasty , united China. He decided to reform the country entirely a
14、nd make a complete break with the past. The Emperor therefore suppressed Confucian teachings and orderer the burning of all copies of Confucian works.Most Confucian works were indeed destroyed, but some copies survived, and a few years later, after the dynasty founded by the “First Emperor“ had fall
15、en, Confucianism re-emerged. In the Han dynasty, it became the official state philosophy, a position it maintained throughout most of the next two millennia.Indeed, for much of that period, the civil service examinations in China were based primarily on knowledge of Confucian classics. Since those e
16、xaminations were the main route by which common people could enter the administration and achieve political power, the governing class of China was largely composed of men who had carefully studied the works of Confucius and absorbed his principles. Topic Outline_三、Compose an essay3 The mobile phone
17、 is one of the most important inventions in the modern society. What effects does the mobile phone have on our lives? Write a 300-word expository essay discussing the effects.2014 年 10 月全国自考(英语写作)真题试卷答案与解析一、Supply the missing paragraph1 【正确答案】 A creative job is one that respects the ingenuity of man
18、 and places human beings above machines. As science and technology progress, computers and robots are more and more widely used. Those mechanical brains of iron and steel are sometimes so clever and skillful that they make me doubt the necessity of mans very existence. Yet a creative job, such as te
19、aching, writing , scientific research, and management, which requires much wisdom and imagination or involves much human interaction and understanding, may well release me from such anxiety. Thus, I will be able to demonstrate my own intelligence and talent.二、Write an outline2 【正确答案】 I . Introductio
20、n: Confucius influence(Para. 1)A. The worlds most enduring influential philosopherB. Thesis: Confucius concept of government and his ideas about personal conduct and morality pervaded Chinese life and culture.II . Confucius life and career(Para. 2)A. His family backgroundB. His careerC. His teaching
21、s in the Analects IE. Confucius system of personal conduct (Para. 3 4)A. Two cornerstones: ren and liB. Some basic beliefsIV. Reception of Confucianism at different periods of history (Para. 5 7)A. Increasing influence after his deathB. Suppression and destruction of Confucian books by Shih Huang Ti
22、C. The official state philosophy since the Han dynasty三、Compose an essay3 【正确答案】 Cell phone is so cheap that almost all people can afford it. Whenever you go, you see people hold cell phones listening to music, talking on the phone, chatting with their friends by mobile QQ or sending video clip by m
23、icro messages. Our life style has changed enormously because of the widespread of mobile phones. First of all, mobile phones change the way we communicate with others. In the past, we contact with our families, relatives and friend by writing letters or just go to certain area to make a phone call.
24、However, if we want to contact with them, all we need to do is to take out our cell phone, dial numbers and then we can reach them in a minute. Secondly, the way we contact with our friends is various. For most cell phones, we can download lots of software such as QQ, MSN, and micro message and so o
25、n to contact with our friends quite often and know their latest information. Thirdly, by cell phone, we can take photos and locate ourselves easily. All cell phones have photo taking function. We can take photos anywhere we want and dont need to take our camera. Besides, if we are lost, we can use cell phones to locate ourselves to help us to get the right direction. In conclusion, cell phones change our life greatly.