专四作文范文、英语专业四级考试.pdf

1 1 1 1 专四作文范文专四作文范文 应试教育应试教育 We might marvel 奇迹 对 感到惊异 惊讶 at the progress made in every field of study but the methods of testing a person s knowledge and ability remain as primitive 原始的 远古的 简单的 as ever they were It really is extraordinary that after all these years educationists 教育家 have still failed to devise 设 计 发明 想出 anything more efficient and reliable than examinations For all the pious 虔诚的 claim that examinations test what you know it is common knowledge that they more often do the exact opposite They may be a good means of testing memory or the knack 诀窍 本领 熟练技术 巧妙手法 of working rapidly under extreme pressure but they can tell nothing about a person s true ability and aptitude 自然倾向 天资 As anxiety makers examinations are second to none That is because so much depends on them They are the mark of success or failure in our society Your whole future may be decided in one fateful 重大的 决定性的 day It doesn t matter that you weren t feeling very well or that your mother dies Little things like that don t count the exam goes on No one can give of his best when he is in mortal 人类的 凡人的 致死的 terror 恐怖行动 恐怖 or after sleepless night yet this is precisely 精确的 恰恰 what the examination system expects him to do The moment a child begins school he enters a world of vicious 剧烈的 恶 意的 堕落的 competition where success and failure are clearly defined and measured 测量 判断 有规则的 Can we wonder at the increasing number of drop outs 逃避现实社会的人 中途退学的人 young people who are written off as utter 发出 表达 完全的 彻底的 failures before they have even embarked 着手 从事 on a career Can we be surprised at the suicide rate among students A good education should among other things train you to think for yourself The examination system does anything but that What has to be learnt is rigidly 严格的 严厉的 坚硬的 牢牢地 laid down by a syllabus 教学大纲 课程表 摘要 so the student is encouraged to memories Examinations do not motivate a student to read widely but to restrict his reading they do not enable him to seek more and more knowledge but induce 诱导 引起 cramming 填 鸭式的用功 补习 They lower the standards of teaching for they deprive the teacher of all freedom Teachers themselves are often judged by examination results and instead of teaching their subjects they are reduced to training their students in exam techniques which they despise 轻视 鄙视 The most successful candidates are not always the best educated they are the best trained in the technique of working under duress 监禁 强迫 The results on which so much depends are often nothing more than a subjective 主观的 个人的 assessment by some anonymous 匿名的 无名的 examiner Examiners are only human They get tired and hungry they make mistakes Yet they have to mark stacks 堆叠 书库 of hastily 冲忙的 慌忙的 急速的 scrawled 乱涂 乱写 scripts 原稿 手稿 in a limited amount of time They work under the same sort of pressure as the candidates And their word carries weight After a judge s decision on you have the right of appeal but not after an examiner s There must surely be many simpler and more effective ways of assessing a person s true abilities It is cynical 愤世嫉俗的 冷嘲的 to suggest that examinations are merely a profitable business for the institutions that run them This is what it boils down to in the last analysis The best comment on the system is this illiterate 不识字的 没受过教育的 文盲 message recently scrawled on a wall I were a teenage drop out and now I are a teenage millionaire 2 2 2 2 专四作文范文专四作文范文 InternetInternetInternetInternet SurfingSurfingSurfingSurfing InternetInternetInternetInternet Surfing Surfing Surfing Surfing 因特网冲浪因特网冲浪 Nowadays there is a growing popularity of Internet surfing on college campus An increasing number of students majoring either in science or engineering or in liberal arts spend many hours surfing the Internet with keen 强烈的 敏锐 的 interest everyday Internet surfing has attracted college students like magnets 磁铁 磁石 磁 体 because it is the world of Internet and the world of globalization First with the global coverage of Internet we can reach out and touch anyone at any place of the world Via Internet we can send and receive E mails at any time much faster cheaper and more effective than conventional means such as telephone telex 电传 and fax Next via access to the home pages of libraries universities journals and news agencies and research organizations we can easily acquire all kinds of information to know what is going on all over the world Finally by clicking 点击 the mouse we are capable of doing such important things as shopping finding jobs making friends down loading files and programs doing business publishing papers and freely airing our opinions on all sorts of interesting issues What is more Internet offhrs many opportunities For example we can work educate ourselves and communicate with others at home via Internet In the Information Age it is difficuh to imagine modern life without Internet With the rapid development of Information Technology industry successful dot com companies mushroomed 迅速增加 迅速增长 everywhere Internet is revolutionizing our economy our society and our life 3 3 3 3 专四作文范文专四作文范文 DietaryDietaryDietaryDietary ChangesChangesChangesChanges andandandand HealthHealthHealthHealth CarCarCarCare e e e DietaryDietaryDietaryDietary ChangesChangesChangesChanges andandandand HealthHealthHealthHealth CareCareCareCare As is shown in the graph China s food distribution has taken great changes from 1960 s to 1990 s According to this statistics of cereals vegetable meat and fruits the number of those who eat rice flour or vegetable has greatly decreased in the past four decades In contrast of this the number of those who eat oil or meat has sharply increased From such dietary changes we can perceive the rapid improvement of our people s living standard Why does this improvement occur The direct reason is the fact that the Chinese people have attached much importance to their health care Nationally China s economic growth is booming and more people are getting richer Individually everyone s consumption of food is increasingly varied In particular most of people are reluctant to eat much vegetable but much meat and oil in their diets In my view the changes of China s dietary distribution seem to be both positive and negative The positive aspect is that China s economical growth has given rise to the higher level of dietary standard with most of people living rich and happy But the negative aspect is that I m afraid less eating vegetable will lead to poorer health such as lacking vitamin nutrients in one s body Therefore we think it necessary for the Chinese to be aware of the balanced diets Lots of vegetable and meat which may gain us healthier bodies in the new century 4 4 4 4 专四作文范文专四作文范文 ComputerComputerComputerComputer AgeAgeAgeAgeComputerComputerComputerComputer AgeAgeAgeAge 1 1 1 1 近年来 计算机的应用越来越广泛 近年来 计算机的应用越来越广泛 2 2 2 2 计算机能做许多有益的事 计算机能做许多有益的事 3 3 3 3 计算机也有许多副作用 计算机也有许多副作用 优秀范文 In recent years computers have grown in popularity You can find them not only in the universities but on farms and in factories shops and other places The number of private computers has also risen tremendously within the past few years Computers can do many useful things They can provide people with efficient work colorful entertainment and accurate calculations High up in space and deep down in oceans they are used to make scientific discoveries On farms and in factories they help to do difficult work In offices and at homes they take over routine jobs With their incredible potentials fantastic speed and unbelievable convenience computers are getting increasingly important in our life The truth of the matter however is that any new technology including computers has a dark side Computer crimes which are difficuh to detect cause a lot of trouble to business and industry Unexpected computer viruses may destroy a large quantity of useful information Furthermore the indulgence of children in computer games is very had for their mental and physical healthy development We should therefore be careful in using conlputers 5 5 5 5 专四作文范文专四作文范文 UniversityUniversityUniversityUniversity LifeLifeLifeLife UniversityUniversityUniversityUniversity LifeLifeLifeLife 1 1 1 1 TheTheTheThe valuevaluevaluevalue ofofofof universityuniversityuniversityuniversity life life life life 2 2 2 2 UniversityUniversityUniversityUniversity lifelifelifelife cancancancan bebebebe richrichrichrich andandandand colorful colorful colorful colorful 3 3 3 3 StudentsStudentsStudentsStudents prepareprepareprepareprepare forforforfor theirtheirtheirtheir future future future future 优秀范文 Time spent at a university is a most worthwhile period in a young person s life This is a time when a student begins to form his or her ideas about life in general Attending classes and studying in the library keep a student busy and provide him or her with access to valuable information adding to his or her knowledge base Campus life can also be rich and colorful Most universities offer a variety of extracurricular activities such as sports events contests and other social gatherings enabling the students to experience relief fi om study and homework Students often form lifelong friendships through the varied experiences of university life During the time a student spends at university he not only develops his intellectual ahilites he also develops social skills as well as knowledge and wisdom necessary for choosing a future career By learning how to balance intense study and recreation a student will be well prepared for the challenges of future responsibilities 6 6 6 6专四作文范文专四作文范文 TobaccoTobaccoTobaccoTobacco TobaccoTobaccoTobaccoTobacco Tobacco smoke is killing thousands of people every year and injuring hundreds of thousands more every day like children Federal officials released a massive report that is sparking renewed efforts to ban smoking in public places Secondhand smoke has been classified as known carcinogen this classification is only shared by ten other pollutants These pollutants include benzene asbestos and smoke inhaled directly from cigarettes Govenor Mario Cuomo has asked the Legislature to outlaw smoking on school grounds and antismoking advocates said they would target airlines and fast food chains for similar bans The risk of developing lung cancer due to tobacco smoke is 1 in 1 000 for nonsmokers and 2 in 1 000 for nonsmoking spouses of smokers However the risk for smokers is 70 in every 1 000 Passive smoking causes between 150 000 and 300 000 cases of bronchitis pneumoia and similar infections in children less than 18 months old and worsens the condition of between 200 000 and 1 million asthmatic children It is pointless to allow people to smoke in one part of a restaurant and not to allow it in another when eventuallly the nonsmoking section breathes in the smoke In conclusion second hand smoke is a human carcinogen that kills about 3 000 U S nonsmokers because of lung cancer annually Cigarette smoke is responsible ffor 150 000 to 300 000 cases of bronchitis and pneumonia and other lower respiratory infections in children up to 18 months of age Tobacco smoke is also known to cause the build up of fluid in the middle ear causing various infections As one can see it is not recommended for people to smoke in public due to the effects it has on smokersa s as well as nonsmokers 7 7 7 7专四作文范文专四作文范文 ExaminationsExaminationsExaminationsExaminations ExertExertExertExert a a a a NegativeNegativeNegativeNegative InfluenceInfluenceInfluenceInfluence on on on on ExaminationsExaminationsExaminationsExaminations ExertExertExertExert a a a a NegativeNegativeNegativeNegative InfluenceInfluenceInfluenceInfluence onononon EducationEducationEducationEducation We might marvel at the progress made in every field of study but the methods of testing a person s knowledge and ability remain as primitive as ever they were It really is extraordinary that after all these years educationists have still failed to devise anything more efficient and reliable than examinations For all the pious claim that examinations test what you know it is common knowledge that they more often do the exact opposite They may be a good means of testing memory or the knack of working rapidly under extreme pressure but they can tell you nothing about a person s true ability and aptitude As anxiety makers examinations are second to none That is because so much depends on them They are the mark of success or failure in our society Your whole future may be decided in one fateful day The moment a child begins school he enters a world of sharp competition where success and failure are clearly defined and measured Can we wonder at the increasing number of drop outs young people who are written off as utter failures before they have even begun a career Can we be surprised at the suicide rate among students A good education should among other things train you to think for yourself The examination system does anything but that What has to be learnt is rigidly laid down by a syllabus so the student is encouraged to memories Examinations do not motivate a student to read widely but to restrict his reading they do not enable him to seek more and more knowledge but induce cramming The most successful candidates are not always the best educated they are the best trained in the technique of working under pressure 8 8 8 8 专四作文范文专四作文范文 HonestyHonestyHonestyHonesty IsIsIsIs GoldGoldGoldGold HonestyHonestyHonestyHonesty IsIsIsIs GoldGoldGoldGold Honesty means speakingthe truth and being fair and upright in act He who lies and cheats is dishonest Those who gain fortunes not by hard labour but by other means is dishonest Honesty is a good virtue If you are honest all the time you ll be trusted and respected by others A liar is always looked down upon and regarded as a black sheep by the people around Once you lie people will never believe you even if you speak the truth However in the tide of commodity economy today it seems that more and more people believe in money at the sacrifice of honesty To them among such things as health beauty m6ney intelligence honesty reputation and talent honesty is the only thing that can be east away They don t understand or pretend not to understand that honesty is the biggest fortune humans own and that it is the prerequisite for doing everything well I think these people areto be pitied In short honesty is gold Honest your reputation will become great dishonest your name will be spoiled and your personality degraded Therefore we should never make such an excuse as A little dishonesty is only a trifle thing We should eradicate immediately the seed of dishonesty once it is sowed in our minds 9 9 9 9 四作文范文四作文范文 Self confidenceSelf confidenceSelf confidenceSelf confidence Self confidenceSelf confidenceSelf confidenceSelf confidence There are many factors that can contribute to a person s success in life Whether he is at school or at work a person is more likely to succeed if he is hard working honest intelligent responsible and so on But of all the possible characteristics that can affect one s success I believe self confidence to be the most important for the following reasons The first reason is that when a person has self confidence he believes in himself He believes that he can and will succeed and this gives him the courage to try new things In order to be successful we must be willing to take some risks so having self confidence is very important Another reason is that a confident person rarely gives up When he fails he tries again and again until he wins A final reason is that confident people are not afraid to show off their achievements This is not to say that they should brag but that they should gracefully and confidently accept the compliments of others When their achievements are noticed more by others at school or work they are more likely to succeed In short I believe self confidence to be the most important factor in success It enables people to take risks try again when they fail and enjoy their accomplishments when they win With these abilities a confident person can succeed easily at school or work 自信自信 促成一个人成功的因素有很多 不论是念书或工作 如果可以努力 诚实 聪明 负责任等 就比较有可能成功 但在所有可能影响成功与否的特点中 基于下列理由 我认为自信最重 要 第一个理由就是 当一个人有自信的时候 就会相信自己的能力 他会相信自己可以而且一 定会成功 这一点让他有勇气尝试新事物 想要成功 我们必须愿意冒险 所以有自信是很 重要的 另一个理由是 有信心的人很少放弃 即使失败了 还是会不断尝试 直到成功 最后一个理由是 有信心的人不怕炫耀自己的成就 这并不表示他们应该自夸 而是应该优 雅 有信心地接受别人的赞美 当他们在学业或工作上的成就更受人注目时 成功的可能性 就更高了 简言之 我认为自信是成功最重要的因素 自信使人勇于冒险 失败了会再接再厉 成功时 能享受自己的成就 有了这些能力 有信心的人就能够轻易地在学业或工作上获得成功 10101010 专四作文范文专四作文范文 MobileMobileMobileMobile phonesphonesphonesphones StudyStudyStudyStudy thethethethe followingfollowingfollowingfollowing graphgraphgraphgraph carefullycarefullycarefullycarefully andandandand writewritewritewrite anananan essayessayessayessay inininin whichwhichwhichwhich youyouyouyou shouldshouldshouldshould 1 1 1 1 analyzeanalyzeanalyzeanalyze thethethethe graph graph graph graph andandandand 2 2 2 2 givegivegivegive youryouryouryour commentscommentscommentscomments onononon thethethethe trend trend trend trend In recent years there has been a dramatic rise in the cell phones which are now essential to millions of people as a convenient form of communication In 2004 the number reached 315 000 000 with an average annual increase at 57 500 000 Some people can now no longer imagine life without their cell phones The fact that they are so popular proves that they are useful and convenient Cell phones enable people to easily and quickly communicate with one another wherever you are you can instantly reach somebody Cell phones eliminate thetrouble of not being able to meet someone in person and therefore increase business s efficiency Mobile phones necessarily also harbor disadvantages The radiation such phones emit is hazardous to one s health Furthermore if people become too reliant on the use of cell phones our face to face skills may decline Any new invention has its drawbacks and such negative aspects cannot always diminish its popularity Despite the negative effects of television for example t