大一第二学期期末英语作文.doc

Unit 3Writing Task 1Directions: Some people say winning means being rich, some people say winning means being powerful, and other people say winning means being happy. Please write a paragraph of about 120 words about YOUR understanding of winning.Sample 1Some people say that winning means being rich, some say winning means being powerful, and others think winning means being happy. I think winning means doing what you should do and being good at it. Most of us can only live in this world for no more than 70 or 80 years. We shouldnt think too much about what we can get from this world. Instead, we should think about what we can leave in this world. The one who can make more contributions to the world is a real winner. For example, cleaning the street is a humble job in many peoples eyes, but in my opinion, street cleaners can also be great winners. They make our city more beautiful. They give us a better environment and consequently a better life. On the contrary, some people make money at the cost of the environment. Some are even worse: They cheat or kill others in order to gain power or earn money. Winners or losers? Its time to give it a second thought.Writing Task 2Directions: Some people believe that only people who earn a lot of money are successful. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.Sample 2China has a population of over one billion people. The majority of Chinese people are not very rich compared with people in the western countries. In fact, it is a very small percentage of people who hold the status of being wealthy. Does this mean that the vast majority of the Chinese are unsuccessful? The answer to this question is definitely “no”. There are many measures of success, and money is only one of them. However, money is far from the main measure of success. To prove this point, one need only consider the possibility that a man could be wealthy beyond belief, but not regard himself successful. Perhaps, he inherited his money, and has done nothing of value in his life. Perhaps he earned the money by illegal means. Whatever the situation is, it is likely that a rich man could be considered unsuccessful, either by himself, or by others. Many people think that the main measure of success is happiness, rather than material possessions. Without happiness, even a person with a big sum of money, high status would not be successful. However, a low paid schoolteacher might think he was very successful if he derived a great sense of achievement from his teaching . Or perhaps a housewife, who makes no money of her own, would feel successful if she raised a healthy, well-adjusted child and kept her home looking wonderful. It is also important to look at the difference between self-perceived success and ones success in the eyes of another person. Perhaps the outside world views a man as unsuccessful if he does not have a lot of money, but he views himself as very successful because of his achievements in life. Whose opinion is more important? I believe that if one thinks he is successful, then he is, no matter what other people say. In conclusion, money is not the only measure of success. Anyone can be successful, whether they are rich or poor. What matters is how one views himself; if one is proud of his achievements in life, and feels that he has lived a fulfilling life, he is successful.Unit 4Directions: So far you have learned a lot about how psychology works in different cases. Write a composition entitled “Psychology in Our Life”. Focus your composition on one or two cases so that your writing wont be too difficult to organize. Your composition should have at least 120 words. Remember to write neatly. You may begin your composition like this: Psychology plays an important role in our daily lifeSample 1Psychology plays an important role in our daily life. Our feelings and attitudes color the way we behave. Confidence is a good example. In reality, a great number of people complain that they are not able to do something or that their difficulties are too great to overcome. In some cases, this may be true. But in other cases, it means that these people allow themselves to get discouraged. For example, a confident man can accomplish many things. If you have confidence, you believe you can do things well. You might not always do as well as you hope, but you will try harder the next time. A man who lacks self-confidence might not be able to complete simple tasks. Without confidence you are likely to be nervous, unsure of yourself and confused about what to do and how to do it. You may think you will fail, so as a result you will not try hard enough. As the old saying goes, where there is a will, there is a way. In other words, if you have the will or the determination to do something, you will always find a way to do it. Having confidence is an important part of our life.Sample 2In our daily life, we often have to buy things. Most of us cannot really distinguish good quality from bad quality. Obviously we can see if an apple is rotten, but we cannot always see if something is well made. What thoughts make us buy things? A woman might decide to buy a particular style of dress because several of her friends choose that style. She wants to be like her friends. A man might decide to buy a particular coat because it is expensive. He thinks that since it is expensive it must be of good quality. A student who has a lot of money might decide to buy a jacket because it was designed by a well-known designer. Wearing a jacket with the designers name on it makes him feel important. These are not the logical reasons for buying things, but they explain the motivation behind peoples actions or behavior. It means that psychology or our mental state plays an important role in many aspects of our daily life. Unit 8Directions: Choose one of the topics to writea composition. Remember to write neatly.1. Money in a Students Life2. Money and HappinessMoney in Students Life Sample 1In students life, there are two main things. One is studying, and the other is daily life. In our studies, money is very important and necessary. We must pay the tuition fee to go to college. we want to join in some activities, we have to pay some fees, for example, one Yuan for an hour of computer practice. We also need money to buy reference books. In daily life we spend money on food, clothes and other necessary articles. Sometimes we also spend money on tapes, films, etc. When we spend money well pause and think: “Is it necessary to spend money on it?” At university, we dont live with our parents, and we have to budget our money by ourselves. We need to know in what cases we must spend it and in what cases we mustnt. Some students among us think that earning a lot of money is more important than studying. Thats a one-sided view. Knowledge is priceless. Money in a students life is not the primary thing we care about. Sample 2Money is important for everybody, so it is for us students. If we dont have money, we will not be able to study at the university in the first place. Almost everything depends on money. For us, we have to buy food, clothes, books, tapes, stamps, etc. We also have to hand in a lot of money for different courses we are taking, because some of them are not covered by the tuition fees. We have to budget our money; otherwise, well have no money left at the end of the month or of the semester. Many parents give their children money for the whole semester, not money by month, so budgeting is essential. Many students borrow money from their classmates, but are unable to pay it back. Some of the students work part-time in order to relieve the financial burden for their families since their families are not wealthy. But I think this will affect their studies. So its better for us to save money so that we can study well.Money and HappinessSample 1Money is very important in our lives. Many people think that when you have money you can be happy. That means if a person is poor, he can never be happy. In my opinion, money is important for food, clothing, shelter and transportation. Without money, we could have done nothing. But that does not mean that only the rich are happy. Rich people are too busy earning more money, so they can not enjoy life. They are constantly worrying about losing their fortune. How can they be happy? On the contrary, if a person is penniless, he has to worry about mone