专业英语八级（作文）模拟试卷284

专业英语八级(作文)模拟试卷284

一、写作(本题共3题，每题上0分，共3分。)

1、Manyyoungcouples,especiallythepost-80sinChina,arcoptingfor"naked

maniageH-tyingtheknotwithoutbuyinghousesandcarsorevenholdingaceremony.

Doyouthinkyoucanstripawayallthematerialismandjustmarryforlove?The

followingareopinionsfromdifferentsides.Readtheexcerptcarefullyandwriteyour

responseinNOLESSTHAN300WORDS,inwhichyoushould:1.summarizebriefly

(heopinionsfromtwosides;2.giveyourcomment.Markswillbeawardedforcontent

relevance,contentsufficiency,organizationandlanguagequality.Failure(ofollow(he

aboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.Kimiful(China):Icouldnotaccepta

totally"nude"marriage,butpartially"naked".Icanforgettheshiningdiamondringand

splendidceremonybutmybottomlineisanapartmentwherewecouldliveourlifeina

stableenvironment.Marriageisnotjustapieceofpaper,norafairytale.It'sreality.I

totallyagreethatitcannotsurviveifthere'snomaterialbase.Thosesadstoriesofbroken

couplescomeasawarningtomethatoneshouldhavebothpsychologicalandmaterial

aspectspreparedbeforegettingmarried.Chopsticksli(Singapore)：Gettingmarriedis

easy.YouneedonlyamarriagecertiGcateandaweddingphototocertifythatyouare

nowhusbandandwife.Butmarriageisanotherstageoflife.Youareresponsiblenotonly

fbryourselfbutalsoforanotherpersonandmaybeanothertwomorepersons,referringto

yourchildren.Iamnotagainstmarriageifthecoupleloveeachotherdearly,butthey

shouldbematureandpracticalenoughtoconsiderlifeinamarriage.Theparents,

relativesandfriendsmaynotmeanverymuchtothecouplebutthecouple'sneedsand

(heneedsoftheirchildren(tocome)shouldnotbeneglected.Ththth(theUS)：I'ma

girl.Isupport"nakedmarriage".Marriageisbetweenus.Ifwsthink"nakedmarriage"is

whatitshouldbe,thenthatiswhatitwillbe.Weareinthe21stcentury;don'tputtoo

muchpressureonmentobuyyouahouseandadiamondring.Don'tyouhavejobs?

Can'tyoubuyityourself?Ihaveajob;myboyfriendalsohasajob.Wedon'thave

enoughmoneyfbrahouserightnow,butthatdocsnotmeanwcwon'tgetmarried.Wc

willbuyahousetogether,meaningwcbothputourmoneytogethertobuyahouse.This

isnottheman'sduty;thisisashareddutyfbrthecoupletobuildafamilytogether.Here

inNewYork,manypeoplerentahouse,sincebuyingoneistooexpensive.Whosayshe

needstobuymeadiamondring?I'mfinewithanytypeofring.Whosaysweneed

expensivecars?Herepeopletakethetraintoworkeveryday.Carscanbeboughtlater.

Rememberthewifeneedstoworktoo.anddonotalwaysbedemandingatthehusband.

Astaris(India)：Yourentaflatorhouse,orbuyone;buyandsellacaraccordingto

yourneedsandeconomicability—whatdocsanyofthishavetodowithmarriage?The

artificialbarrierstoanormal,happylifefbrayoungcoupleinIndiaaresimplyterrible.

Jeffin(Scandinavia)：Itwouldbeoutrageousifawomanhereweretodemandahouse

andacarforhermarriage.Womenshouldkeepthisinmindwhenseekingaguyhere：

Ifaguyindicateshewantsa-nakedmarriage"(oracivilmarriageasitiscalledin(he

West),itdoesn'tmeanhedoesn'tvalueyouorwantsaneasydivorceinthefuture.He

justdoesn'twantamaterialisticwedding.Also,don'taskhimfbrahouseoracar;he

willconcludeyouarconlyinterestedinmoneyandhewillmostlikelyleaveyou.

标准答案:Is"NakedMarriage"Acceptable?Inrecentyears,asthecostofmarriage

goesup,manyyoungpeopleinChinachoose"nakedmarriage".Willitbecomeanew

trend?Peoplefromallovertheworldarespeakingforthemselves.Therearesomepeople

whosternlyoppose"nakedmarriage".Firstofall,theyinsistthatamaturemarriage

shouldhavesomematerialfoundations,suchasanapartmentatleast.Secondly,astable

environmenttosecurechildren'sgrowthisamust.However,therearealsosomepeople

idealisticenoughtoclaimthattheydon'tneedahouse,acaroradiamondringtoprove

theirlove.Someofthemclaimthatittakestheeffortsofbothsidestobuildafamily,so

menandwomenshouldworktogetherandbuyhousesorcarslater.Othersdeclarethata

materialisticweddingdoesn'tsecureanyoneahappymarriage.Soitismorerealisticto

arrangeaweddingaccordingtoone'sowneconomicability.Puttingthetopicintothe

largersocialcontext,Iwouldadviseyoungcouplestolaylessstressontheformsofthe

wedding.Inthefirstplace,loveshouldalwaysbethe(oppriorityformarriage.Money,or

ahouse,oracar,oradiamondringshouldneveroverridelovs,thecorespiritof

marriage.Inthesecondplace,nomaterialthingscanensureyouahappymarriage,no

matterhowluxurioustheyare.Amaterialisticweddingdoesn'tensureanyonethe

securityofmarriage.Truelovehasnothingtodowithmaterialthings.Finally,the

greatestsignificanceofmarriageisthatthecoupleschoosetoworktogetherandstrivefor

abetterfuture.Parentsshouldalsobecautiousabouthelpingtheiradultchildren.Theone

whorunsintherainrunsthefastestandthefruitonepicksforhimselfisthesweetest,as

thesayinggoes.Anyhow,tomarryforloveistheultimategoalofmarriage.Marriageisa

lifetimecommitmentbetweenthecouple,whichrequireslove,responsibility,andalotof

tolerance,withtheexceptionofwhatsoeverformsofthewedding.

知识点解析：暂无解析

2、Ubiquitous,addictiveandtransformative,smartphonesbecomeanecessityofour

dailylife.Alongwiththeconveniencesmartphonesbringus,worriesaboutthenegative

effectsofthemhaveneverstopped.Inthefollowingcxccrpt,(heauthorgiveshisviewon

smartphones.ReadthecxccrptcarefullyandwriteyourresponseinNOLESSTHAN300

WORDS,inwhichyoushould-1summarisebrieflytheauthor'sopinion;giveyour

comment.Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organization

andlanguagequality.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossof

marks.PlanetofthePhonesThedawnoftheplanetofthesmartphonescameinJanuary

2007,whenSteveJobs,Apple'slatechiefexecutive,infrontofaraptaudienceofApple

acolytes,brandishedaslabofplastic,metalandsiliconnotmuchbiggerthanaKitKat.

"Thiswillchangeeverything,"hepromised.Foroncetherewasnohyperbole.Justeight

yearslaterApple'siPhoneexemplifiestheearly21stcentury'sdefiningtechnology.

Smartphonesmatterpartlybecauseoftheirubiquity.Theyhavebecomethefastest-

sellinggadgetsinhistory,outstrippingthegrowthofthesimplemobilephonesthat

precededthem.Theyoutsellpersonalcomputersfourtoone.Todayabout80%ofthe

adultpopulationownsmartphones.Smartphoneshavealsopenetratedevei-yaspectof

dailylife.TheaverageAmericanisburiedinoneforovertwehourseveryday.Asked

whichmedia(heywouldmissmost,BritishteenagerspickmobiledevicesoverTVsets,

PCsandgamesconsoles.Nearly80%ofsmartphone-ownerscheckmessages,newsor

otherserviceswithin15minutesofgettingup.Thebedroomisjustthebeginning.

Smartphonesarcmorethanaconvenientrouteonline,ratherascarsarcmorethan

enginesonwheelsandclocksarenotmerelyameanstocountthehours.Muchasthecar

andtheclockdidintheirtime,sotodaythesmartphoneispoisedtoenrichpeople'sdaily

life,reshapeentireindustriesandtransformsocieties—andinways(hatSnapchatting

teenagerscannotbegintoimagine.Aswithall(echnologiesblessedbysmartphones,this

futureconjuresupahostofworries.Some,suchas"textneck"(hunchingovera

smartphonestressesthespine)aresurelytransient.Others,suchasdependency一

smartphoneusersexhibit"nomophobia"whentheyhappentofindthemselvesempty-

handedareameasureofutilityasmuchasaddiction.AfteralLpeoplealsohatetobe

withouttheirwheelsortheirwatches.Thegreaterfearisoverprivacy.Thesmartphone

turnsthepersonnexttoyouintoapotentialpublisherofyourmostprivateor

embarrassingmoments.ManyAppvendors,whoknowagreatdealaboutyou,selldata

withoutproperdisclosure;mobile-privacypoliciesroutinelyrival"Hamlet"forlength.

Andifleakeddocumentsarccorrect,GCHQ,Britain'ssignals-intelligenceagency,has

managedtohackabigvendorofSIMcardsinordertobeabletolisteninonpeople's

calls.Ifspooksindemocraciesaredoingthissonofthing,youcanbesurethatthosein

authoritarianregimeswill,too.Smartphoneswillgivedictatorsunprecedentedscopeto

spyonandcorraltheirunwillingsubjects.Bytheirnature,seminaltechnologiesaskhard

questionsofsociety,especiallyaspeopleadapttothem.Smartphonesarenodifferent.If

citizensaren'tprotectedfrompryingeyes,somewillsufferandothersturntheirbacks.

Societieswillhavetodevelopnewnormsandcompanieslearnhowtobalanceprivacy

andprofit.Governmentswillhavetodefinewhatisacceptable.Butineightshortyears

smartphoneshavechangedtheworld-andtheyhavehardlybegun.

标准答案：TheNegativeImpactsofUsingSmartphonesUbiquitousandconvenient,

smartphonesstormintoalmosteveryaspectofourlife.Alongwiththeadvantagesthey

offertoussuchasenrichingourlifeandeasyinteractionwitheachother,theirsetbacks

rangingfromphysicalharmtomentaladdictionareobvioustoo.Worstofall,(he

violationofprivacyfacilitatedbysmartphonestroublesus.Todealwith(hisproblem,in

future,newnormsshouldbetakenintoseriousconsideration.Thesmartphone,asi(s

labelsuggests,floodsintoeverycomerofourlife,presentingitselfas(helatestfavourite

fbralmosteverybodywithitsubiquity.Itsglamourovershadowsalmosteveryother

gadgetsomuchthattodaythenameofanew"disease"("nomophobia")hasbeen

coinedtodefinetheanxietyofthosewhosephoneconnectiongetscutoff.Againstthe

cryaimedattakingtheadvantagesofsmartphones,moreoutcryovertheirerodingpower

canbeheardeverywhere.Psychologistssaythatsmartphonesaresuckingusersintoan

unsatisfyingdigitalfacsimileofreality,fryingtheirmemories,atrophyingtheirsocial

skillsandgenerallyrottingtheirbrains.Sociologistspointoutthatsocialnetworking

AppswhichprevailoversmartphonessuchasWeiboandWeChatmaketheirusers

lonely,sociallyineptandenvious.Educationistsprotestthateasysearchenginesare

immersingagenerationinshallowanswerstomiscellaneousquestionsandcrowdingout

(hecapacityofdeepandseriousthought.Alltheseblamesaretrueinsomesensebutthey

canneverstopourinsatiableappetiteforinformation,stimulation,andvalidationwhich

areconvenientlyofferedbysmartphones.Tosummarize,thereareperilsofsmartphones

whicharegraduallyintrudingintoourlife.Hopefully,soberuseofsmanphonescanbe

adoptedbyusinthenearfuture.

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、Thereisanewbuzzwordamongcollegegraduates：FleeingBeijing,Shanghaiand

Guangzhou—thethreelargestcitiesinChinawheretheyonceplannedtofindaniche.

Willitbebettertofleebigcities?Supporters'andobjectors'pointsofviewareaslikeas

anappletoanoyster.Thefollowingareopinionsfrombothsides.Readtheexcerpts

carefullyandwriteyourresponseinNOLESSTHAN300WORDS,inwhichyou

should:1.summarizebrieflytheopinionsfrombothsides;2.giveyourcomment.Marks

willbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organization,andlanguage

quality.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.Supporters

BigcitieslikeBeijingandShanghaiusedtobealuretocollegegraduates.Today,

althoughmanygraduatesstillfindthemattractive,anincreasingnumberofstudents

choosetogobacktotheirsecond-orthird-tieredhometowns.Thehighcostofliving,

includinghighhousepricesaswellasashortageofeducationalandmedicalresources,is

drivingsomecollegegraduatesoutofbigcities.Tosomeextent,youngpeople's

aspirationtofleeisdeliveringasignaltothegovernment:Moreeffortsshouldbemadeto

createjobsandimprovethebusinessenvironment.Airpollutionisalsooneofthe

importantreasons.Inoneoftherecentfleeingaccounts,aneditorandbloggernamed

WangJingsaid,"It'salmostaclichetocomplainabouttheairqualityinbigcitiessuch

asBeijing;it'sterribleandeveryoneknowsit.Peopleherejustdealasbestastheycan.H

Andasbadasthatisonthebaddays,it'sworthnotingthattheaveragelifeexpectancyin

Beijinglastyearstoodat81.12years.Thatcomparesadmirablywith80.6yearsinNew

YorkCity,and84.4yearsformeninthenicerpartsofLondon.Badairisbad,butit

seemsthatpeopledo,asWangJingwrites,"deal".Recently,Beijingisexperiencingits

worstairpollutiononrecord.Themunicipalgovernmenthasmaintaineditsorange

pollutionalert,thesecond-highestalertlevel,fortheseventhconsecutivedayassevere

smogstrikesChina'scapital.Manycollegegraduatesarealsostartingtogetworriedthat

(heairisaffectingtheirhealthandareconsideringrelocatingtocleanercities.Objectors

ThepopulationinbigcitieslikeBeijing,ShanghaiandGuangzhoucontinuestorise

rapidly,and(hisfactmaycounter(heargumentthattheso-calledlleeingbigcity

phenomenonisnotsomethingthatishappening,but(hatitisratherasymptomof

people'saspirationtofleefrompressuresofliving.However,despitethehighcostof

livingandheavypressure,manypeoplestilltrytorushintobigcities.Whatisbehindthis

paradox?Themajorreasonisthatbigcitiesoffermoreopporlunitiesforworkandcareer

developmentforyoungpeople.Atleastatthepresentstageofthecountry'sdevelopment,

bigcitiesseemmoreattractiveinmanyaspectsthansecond-andthird-tieredcities.One

ofChina'shumanresourcesservicecompaniesrecentlyissuedgeneralstatisticsononline

recruitment,whichrevealedthat61percentofcollegegraduateswhowerebornsincethe

1990schoosetoleavefirst-tiercitieslikeBeijing,ShanghaiandGuangzhouforsecond-

orthird-tiercitieswhenitconiestoworkingandliving.However,anonlinesurveyalone

isnotenoughtoprovethat61percentofcollegegraduatesarereallyfleeingorareready

tofleefrombigcities.Thereisalinebetween(herealactionoffleeingandthewishto

flee.Obviously,thereisnosuchdistinctionbetweenactionardaspirationinthesurvey.

Manypeopleareactuallyexpressingtheirdissatisfactionwiththeircurrentsituationin

bigcitiesbysayingthattheywanttoleave.Ifiiis(ruethat61percentofcollege

graduatesarefleeingthesecities,itwouldbeimpossibletoseeaneverswelling

populationthere.

标准答案:IsItBettertoFleeBigCities?Tofightforabrighterfutureinlargercities,

ortostayinsmallercitiesforarelativelycomfortablelife?Thisquestionplaguesmany

ofyoungstudentswhoarestrugglingtoseekasuccessfullifethroughself-diligence.The

riskisthatfightingandstrugglinginbigcitiescannotn