专业英语八级（作文）模拟试卷274

专业英语八级(作文)模拟试卷274

一、写作(本题共3题，每题7.0分，共3分。)

1、Violenceinfilmshasbeenahottopiceversincethesilentera,andit'snevergoing

togoaway.Somesectionsoftheaudienceloveabitofvicariousbloodandgore.But

there'slittledoubtthatexcessiveviolentfilmsdon'tcomewithoutbadconsequences.

Thisquestionhasbeendebatedfordecades.Thefollowingareopinionsfromdifferent

sides.ReadtheexcerptscarefullyandwriteyourresponseinNOLESSTHAN300

WORDS,inwhichyoushould:1.summarizebrieflytheopinionsfromdifferentsides;2.

giveyourcomment.Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,

organizationandlanguagequality.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultina

lossofmarks.PsychotherapistsStephannoi(theUK)：Violentmoviesshouldbebanned

becauseyoumaycompareviolentscenesinthemovieioreallife.Themoreviolent

scenesyousee,themoreaggressiveyouwillget.Andviolentmoviesdon'tmakepeople

productiveorsmart.Onceaknight(Canada)-Humansareaffectedbytheirsurroundings.

It'stimetoacceptthatwcwereundertheinfluenceofwhatwcseeandfeel.Anon­

violentpersonmayturnintoaviolentonewithenoughexposuretoviolentmedia.Simply

sayingthattheyhaveachoicedoesn'tsolvetheproblem.Notallpeoplearephilosophers

totelltherightfromthewrongaccurately,andifweallowthemtobecomeviolent,other

peoplewillbeputatharm.ParentsBandito(theUS)：Violenttelevisionshowsshouldbe

bannedbecauseyoungerchildrenarelikelytobeinfluencedandwhentheygrowupthey

mightthinkitisrighttodosomethingwrongbecausesomeoneonatelevisionshowdid

it.Alsosometimesinviolentfilmstherearealotofgruesomesightswhichnormalkids

wouldthinkdisgusting.XueDong(China)：Violentfilmsmayneedregulations

regardingwhoshouldheallowedtowatchthem,andIdonorfeelthattheyshouldhe

banned.Peoplealwayshaveachoicewhenitcomestowhattheydecidetowatch,and

whattheywanttheirchildrentowatch.ThetelevisioncanbeturnedoffifIfeel

somethingistooviolentformychildren.ViolentMovieLoversRaton(Italy)：[fweban

violentmovies,thenwhatwillhappentothosewholoveviolentmovies?Imaginingthat

manypeoplewouldstopwatchingmovies,therewillbeagreatfallintheentertainment

industry.Recentstudiesshowthat70%ofthepeopleliketowatchviolentmovies.

Gooddog(Singapore)：Banningviolentmovieswillleadtomassunemployment.Many

stuntmen,juniorartists,cic.willbeunemployedandtheywillonlyhavesomepetty

leftoverjobswhichdonotpaywell.Manywillfalltopoverty.Andthelackofpeople

wholiketowatchthesefilmswillbringtheentertainmentindustrytoadownfalldueto

thebadeconomicconditions.Hence,violentmoviesshouldnotbebanned.Waitonesec

(theUS)：Violentfilmsshouldnotbebanned.Thereshould,however,beregulationsin

moredetailfortheaudiencebeforetheywatchthemovie.Forinstance,theviolentmovie

needstoclearlyshowtheaudiencewhatsomeofthoseviolentscenesarc,soasto

persuadepeopletowatchthemovieornot.PPsally(theUK)：Peopleshouldhavethe

righttowatchwhatevertheywant.Horrorslashersaresofunnythattheygetusintothe

spiritofHalloween.Actionandshootingmoviesarcexcitingandthrillingwhichkeeplife

moreinteresting.Ilovethosemovies,sodoothers.Thus,theyshouldnotbebanned.

标准答案：ShouldWeBanViolentFilms?Withthehelpofspecialeffecttechnologyin

themediaindustry,violentelementsinmoviesaremoreandmorethrillingandexciting

fortheaudience.Couldtheviolenceinfilmscontributetotheviolenceinsociety?This

questionhasbeendebatedfordecades.People'sopinionsvarygreatlyconsideringtheir

differentstandpoints.Psychotherapistsseemtohavesoundreasonstosuggestthatthere

isanapparentcause-and-effectrelationbetweentheexcessiveexposuretoviolentmedia

andtheaggressivenessinone'sreallife.Besides,someparentssupporttheideaof

banningviolentmovies,claimingthatchildrenmayimitatetheviolentbehaviorinthe

movies,thoughothersbelievethatthenegativeinfluencehasbeenexaggerated.The

viewpointofthelattergroupissurelyinconcertwiththatofthoseviolentmovielovers,

whodeclarethatbanningviolentmovieswillleadtoagreatfallofentertainmentindustry

andmassiveunemployment.Consideringallthearguments,Idon'tthinkwcshould

simplyandhastilyeliminateandbanalltheviolentfilms.Ontheonehand,violencehas

alwaysbeenwithusandprobablyalwayswillbe.Overthelast18years,itissaidthat

32,000murdersand40,000attemptedmurdershavebeenwitnessedbynormalTV

viewers.Eliminatingallofthemisnotinkeepingwiththerealityofhumancondition.On

theotherhand,thecause-and-effectrelationbetweenmediaviolenceandreallife

violenceisnotapparent.Onlyasmallpercentageofthosewhowatchviolentfilmsare

responsiblefortheirviolentactions.AndIbelievetherearcmanyotherreasons

accountingforthecrimescommittedbyaviolentcriminal,suchasextremeanger,easy

accesstoguns,indifferentandamoralattitudetowardothers,lives,etc.Weshouldnot

layalltheblameontheviolenceinentertainmentindustry.Therefore,Isuggestthatwe

setupaviolenceratingsystemonviolentmoviesaswedoonsexualcontentsinmovies,

sothatpeoplewillknowwhichlevelofviolencetheyareexposedto.InCanada,adevice

called"V-chip"allowsparentstolockoutTVprogrammingthattheyconsiderare

objectionabletotheirchildren.That'sagoodpolicyfbrparents.

知识点解析：暂无解析

2、Agrowingnumberofgraduatesareundergoingcosmeticsurgeryprocedurestoget

anedgeinthejobmarket.Doyouthinkitisnecessaryforgraduatestoresorttoplastic

surgerytoguaranteesuccessintheirjobinterviews?Thefollowingareopinionsfrom

differentsides.ReadtheexcerptscarefullyandwriteyourresponseinNOLESSTHAN

300WORDS,inwhichyoushould：1.summarizebrieflytheopinionsfromdifferent

sides;2.giveyourcomment.Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,content

sufficiency,organizationandlanguagequality.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructions

mayresultinalossofmarks.GraduatesA24-year-oldjobhunterwhowishestoremain

anonymous:Whentwocandidateswithsimilarabilitiescompeteforthesameposition,

there'snodoubtthattheinterviewerwillchoosetheprettierone.Itisastandardpractice

inChinatoencloseapicturewithyourCV.Ihaveeyelidsurgery,whichgivesme

westerndouble-foldlids-apopularlookinAsia-for£260.1believethesurgeryhas

"reallychangedsomething"andwillimprovemychancesoflandingadreamjob.A20-

year-oldgraduatewhorecentlyhadrhinoplasty：Surelyitwillhelpwithmyjobhunting

andfacc-to-faccinterviews.Basedonmyownpersona'experience,itistruethatitis

easierforprettygirlstofindandsecureajob.LydiaWang,a22-year-oldcollege

senior：Ittookmeyearstomakesuchadecision.Actually,Ihavedislikedmyeyes

sinceIwasinhighschool.Ieventuallymadethedecisiontohavemysingle-foldeyelids

double-foldedearlythismonth.Themorebeautifulagirlis,theeasieritwillbeforherto

getagoodjob.SurgeryDoctorsDr.Songfromaplasticandcosmeticsurgeryclinic：It

candefinitelyimproveyourprospectandcompetitivepower.Ibelievethesurgerynot

onlymakesthemostofyourappearance,butalsoboostsyourself-esteem,whichisthe

keytolandingajob.MsLiu,fromaplasticsurgeryhospital:Althoughweoftensaythat

youshouldn'tjudgepeoplebythewaytheylook,goodlookscanreallygiveyouan

advantage.Ofcourseabilityisonethingbutappearancealsoreallymatters.Appearance

isthefirstimpressionyougive.Mostlyitisaboutmeetingyourpsychologicalneedsto

makeyoufeelmoreconfident.ExpertsProf.Gu：Duetothetightjobmarketand

crummyeconomy,studentsareundergreatpressure.That'swhytheychoosetohave

plasticsurgery.Isuggestthatgraduatesconcentrateontheirinnerbeauty.Employers

considerstudents'academicperformance,innerqualitiesandcommunicationskillsmore

importantthantheirappearance.Abreezypersonalityismoreimpressivethanjusta

prettyface.Prof.Mao:Undeniably,someemployersjoininthe"appearancesociety",

suchasbanksandotherserviceindustries,yetnotallemployersdoso.Itisasignofself­

doubtorself-contempttohaveplasticsurgeryforajobinterview.Self-confidenceisthe

bestpassporttoagoodjob.So,beconfidentenoughtotellyourself:IfTmnotneeded

here,otherplaceswillneedme.1won'tbeafraidofjobhuntingsinceIamequippedwith

alltheskillsademandingjobneeds.Whenfindingajob,itismoreimportantforstudents

tobeself-confidentandhonest,toknowthemselvesandtomakeearlierplans,while

manystudentsignorantlythinkthatallobstaclesinjobhuntingwillbewipedoutafter

"facechanging".Itisthebiggestjokeintheworld.

标准答案：IsItNecessaryforGraduatestoTurntoPlasticSurgeryforanJob

Interview?Theprospectlorthoseonthelookoutforjobslooksbleakenough,witha

largenumberofgraduatesbattlingitoutforalimitednumberofpositions.Thistight

competitionhassparkedthephenomenonthattheworkplacehasseenasurgeinthe

numberofgraduateshavingplasticsurgery.Astothistrend,people'sopinionsvary

greatly.Therearequiteanumberofpeopleregardingplasticsurgeryasaneffective

approachtoimprovingtheircompetitivenessinjobhunting.Tobeginwith,theymaintain

thatappearanceplaysavitalroleinjobinterviews.Thebetteranapplicantlooks,the

betterchanceshestandsininterviews.Besides,betterappearanceboostsone's

confidencesothatonecanperformwellinjobinterviews.However,someotherpeople

stronglydisapproveofthisapproach.Theyarguethatacademicperformance,inner

qualitiesandcommunicationskillsmattermorethanone'sappearanceinjobinterviews.

What'smore,thosewhoresorttoplasticsurgerylackself-confidence,whichisthekeyto

effectivecommunicationwiththeinterviewers.Bynomeansdoesplasticsurgeryenhance

one'sperformanceinajobinterview.Takingtheviewsfromthetwosidesintoaccount,

I'minclinedtoagreewiththelatter.Firstly,plasticsurgeryisnotcompletelyguaranteed

intermsofsafetyandsuccess.Theintervieweesaretakingagreatrisktoundergoan

operationforthesolesakeofahighernoseorbiggereyes.Secondly,Ifirmlybelievethat

whenitcomestojobinterviews,whatmattersmostistheinterviewee'soverall

competence,includinghisacademicbackground,communicationandmanagement

capabilities.Therefore,theonewhostandsoutinajobinterviewistheonewho

integratesallthoseskills,insteadoftheonewhotriumphsintermsofphysical

appearance.Lastbutnotleast,Imaintainthatthosewhorelyonplasticsurgerytodothe

trickinjobinterviewsareeitherinseverelackofself-confidenceortooafraidtoadmit

theircompetitivedisadvantages.Toconclude,Ithinkit'sirrationalforgraduatestoresort

toplasticsurgeryasawaytostandoutinajobinterview.Notonlydoesplasticsurgery

failtosolvethecoreproblem,butalsoitwillleadtoproblemsinthelongterm,

consideringthesafetyandreliabilityofthesurgery.Therefore,asthesayinggoes,think

twicebeforeyouleap.

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、Today,theoutbreakofAIDShasgivenanewsenseofurgencytosexeducation.

However,whethertoperformsexeducationinschoolsforstudentsatayoungeragehas

arousedheateddebateamongpeople.Inthefollowingexcerpt,thejournalistreportsthe

currentsituationaboutsexeducationintheUnitedStates.Readthereportcarefullyand

writeyourresponseinNOLESSTHAN300WORDS,inwhichyoushould:1.

summarizebrieflytheauthor'sopinion;2.giveyourcomment.Markswillbeawarded

forcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organizationandlanguagequality.Failureto

followtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.Thedebateoverwhetherto

carryoutsexeducationinAmericanschoolsisover.AnewpollbyNPR,theKaiser

FamilyFoundation,andHarvard'sKennedySchoolofGovernmentfindsthatonly7

percentofAmericanssaysexcducauonshouldnotbetaughtinschools.Moreover,in

mostplacesthereisevenlittledebateaboutwhatkindofsexeducationshouldbetaught,

althoughtherearestillpocketsofcontroversy.Parentsaregenerallycontentwith

whateversexeducationisofferedbytheirchildren'sschool,andpublicschoolprincipals,

inaparallelNPR/Kaiser/KennedySchoolsurvey,reportlittleseriousconflictoversex

educationintheircommunitiesnowadays.Nearlythree-quartersoftheprincipals(74

percent)saytherehavebeennorecentdiscussionsordebateinPTA,schoolboardor

otherpublicmeetingsaboutwhattoteachinsexeducation.Likewise,fewprincipals

reportbeingcontactedbyelectedofficials,religiousleadersorotherpeopleintheir

communitiesaboutsexeducation.However,thisdoesnotmeanthatallAmericansagree

onwhatkindofsexeducationisbest.Therearemajordifferencesovertheissueof

abstinence.FifteenpercentofAmericansbelievethatschoolsshouldteachonlyabout

abstinencefromsexualintercourseandshouldnotprovideinformationonhowtoobtain

andusecondomsandothercontraception.Aplurality(46percent)believesthatthemost

appropriateapproachisonethatmightbecalled"abstinence-plus"—thatwhileabstinence

isbest,someteensdonotabstain,soschoolsalsoshouldteachaboutcondomsandother

contraception.Thirty-sixpercentbelievethatabstinenceisnotthemostimportantthing,

andthatsexeducationshouldfocusonteachingteenshowtomakeresponsibledecisions

aboutsex.Advocatesofabstinencehavehadsomesuccess.Federalfundsarenowbeing

madeavailableforabstinenceprograms;thePresidentcalledforanincreaseinthe

funding.Andinspiteofthefactthatonly15percentofAmericanssaytheywant

abstinence-onlysexeducationintheschools,30percentoftheprincipalsofpublic

middleschoolsandhighschoolswheresexeducationistaughtreportthattheirschools

teachabstincncc-only.Forty-sevenpercentoftheirschoolsteachabstincncc-plus,while

20percentteachthatmakingresponsibledecisionsaboutsexismoreimportantthan

abstinence.(Middleschoolsaremorelikelytoteachabstinence-onlythanhighschools.

Highschoolsaremorelikelythanmiddleschoolstoteachabstinence-plus.Highschools

andmiddleschoolsarcequallylikelytoteachthatabstinenceisnotthemostimportant

thing.)Inmanyways,abstinence-onlyeducationcontrastswiththebroadsexeducation

curriculumthatmostAmericanswant—fromthebasicsofhowbabiesaremadetohowto

putonacondomtohowtogettestedforsexuallytransmitteddiseases.Somepeople

thinkthatsometopicsarebeltersuitedforhighschoolstudentsthanmiddleschool

students,orviceversa,butfewthinkanyofthetopicssuggestedareinappropriateatall.

标准答案：MyViewonSexEducationinChinaWhethertohavesexeducationin

schoolsseemstobemostlyagreeduponbyAmericansandevenwhatshouldbetaught

causesnomuchcontroversyamongparents,principals,electedofficialsandothers.

Nonetheless,those(15%)whofavorabstinence-only(whichgotfundedfromthe

government)thinksexeducationshouldrestrainchildrenfromlearningho