1、专业英语八级（作文）-试卷68及答案解析 (总分：10.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、WRITING(总题数：5，分数：10.00)1.PART V WRITING（分数：2.00）_2.In recent years, a handful of university students choose to commit suicide in face of love issue, academic issue or job issue. The following article provides detailed information about this issue. Read it c
2、arefully and write your response in NO LESS THAN 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the article, and then 2. share your opinion on how college students handle tremendous pressures at campus. Mental Health Problems for College Students Are Increasing Of students surveyed in the Nati
3、onal College Health Assessment this year, 33 percent reported feeling so depressed within the past 12 months. Almost 55 percent reported feeling overwhelming anxiety while 87 percent reported feeling overwhelmed by their responsibilities. Almost 9 percent seriously considered suicide over the past y
4、ear. Gregg Henriques, Ph.D., professor of graduate psychology at James Madison University says these numbers are clear indicators that college students are experiencing what he calls a mental health crisis. According to Henriques, mental health survey results from the mid-1980s indicate that 10 to 1
5、5 percent of young adults could have been characterized as having significant mental health problems. Today, he said the number is anywhere from 33 to 40 percent While depression and anxiety are the most commonly reported mental illnesses, eating disorders, substance abuse, and self-injury are close
6、 behind. Jason Selby, a University of Oregon junior, experienced massive anxiety about every little thing in life, and he believed his anxiety was triggered by a multitude of social and academic stresses. The pressure to succeed during school is oftentimes overwhelming, he said. Students spend a maj
7、ority of their time worrying about how to add things to their resume, instead of worrying about how to better themselves as individuals. College is great. Its the first time in a young persons life where they can experience freedom and make choices that could really impact the rest of their lives, h
8、e said. At the same time, the fear of the unknown is a reality that becomes all too familiar in college. The growing number of options for young people and lack of a clear life path could prompt existential depression or anxiety, Henriques said. We certainly see a lot of confusion about students ide
9、ntity and how theyre going to contribute to society, he said. They dont really have a clear, easy track into a job or a career or a marriage, and so they sort of stagnate in adolescence. They struggle in finding a purpose. For former University of South Carolina student Margaret Kramer, the growing
10、presence of social media and the Internet only contributed to the pressure she felt to be perfect. I felt like I didnt fit in anytime I saw my friends posts on their fun, carefree lives, she said. Those pictures, as well as other sources I found on the Internet, served as monitors for my extreme die
11、ting and exercising. According to Dr. Jason Addison, service chief of the Young Adult Unit at Sheppard Pratt Health System, the growing role of social media might be to blame for increased levels of anxiety and depression. He also observed that social media could prompt unfavorable comparisons betwe
12、en peers, further exacerbating symptoms of mental illness. Henriques believes social media and technology in general might exacerbate some students already-present symptoms, or cause them to rise to the surface.（分数：2.00）_3.In many countries, it is quite common that universities would assign students
13、 to share a dorm room. The following article discusses the roommate selection system in some universities in the US. Read it carefully and write your response in NO LESS THAN 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the authors opinion and then 2. express your opinion on whether college
14、students should be allowed to choose their own roommates. College Housing Selection Process Should Let Students Choose Roommates Many college students have faced a roommate problem at some point in their lives. Why some universities would prohibit self-selection of roommates or assign roommates in o
15、rder to get students out of their comfort zone is beyond me. University administrators need to be aware of the unintended consequences of such policies. Not allowing students to choose roommates interferes with the natural social relationships people build during their college years. According to a
16、recent USA TODAY report, Stanford University students cant choose roommates nor do they learn who their roommates will be until move-in day. Entering freshmen who might know people going to Palo Alto in the fall are forced to make friends with random people when they move in, possibly negatively imp
17、acting their freshman year experience. Choosing roommate combinations that place different sorts of people together, can result in awkward living situations and unintended results. Most people like to choose the kinds of people they befriend. To pretend this does not continue after college in the re
18、al world is naive at best and somewhat dangerous. The tragic incident of Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi, who committed suicide just days after his roommate spied on him and bullied him, helps to prove the point that some people just dont get along with certain others. Forcing such people
19、to coexist for at least a year can be harmful to both parties, and this policy should be pursued with caution. While creating combinations of students with different backgrounds might be what universities want, the students preferences should still come first. Look at it this way: the student is a p
20、aying customer, using certain facilities and servicesthe universitywith the expectation his or her experience will be an enjoyable one. Why sacrifice this in the name of artificial and forced cultural exposure? Students who like to be taken out of their comfort zones will definitely seek out opportu
21、nities to do this on their own. I believe Techs roommate selection process is decent Students can choose specific roommates even as incoming freshmen. Students can also choose random roommates, within certain basic criteria such as a students smoking habits and preferences of visitation hours. This
22、works well enough, but could improve with the help of more selection factors. Rochester Institute of Technology will begin use a software program in order to match students with those who they are most compatible with. This approach ensures compatible people will have a chance to room together, maki
23、ng for, if nothing else, a more predictable freshman year.（分数：2.00）_4.Recently, some people argue that corporal punishment should be re-introduced to the education system for it was an effective way to discipline kids in schools. Some parents and education experts, however, voiced their concerns abo
24、ut this brutal method at schools. The following three excerpts are different opinions towards this issue. Write an article of NO LESS THAN 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the opinions; 2. give your comment on whether corporal punishment should be reintroduced in schools.Excerpt
25、1 Teachers are there to help children learn, not to be their friends. While teachers can maintain a convivial atmosphere in the classroom, having access to corporal punishment is simply an extra weapon in the storage of learning tools available to teachers, giving them greater control over the class
26、room and their students, an essential part of the teaching environment. When the teacher does not control the classroom, teaching is difficult, or impossible. Studies show that teachers, parents, and most students agree that discipline is an essential part of classroom order. In a Gallup poll last y
27、ear, 76% of the public thought that discipline in US Schools was a very or somewhat serious problem. If the teacher is busy dealing with unruly children, and thus forced to divert from the lesson plan, there is less time to devote to actually teaching the students who want to learn. For the sake of
28、students futures they must be brought to heal, by the threat and application of force when necessary.Excerpt 2 It is often the case in classroom environments that the vast majority of students are eager, to various extents, to learn. Disruption almost always originates with one or a few students who
29、 act up for attention or to cause problems. Corporal punishment deals effectively with these unruly individuals who make learning more difficult and school time less productive for the rest of the class. Without effective disciplinary mechanisms, these troublemakers impose costs on all of their clas
30、smates. By introducing corporal punishment, troublesome students are forced to internalize the costs, disincentivizing similar behavior in future. It is deeply unfair to the rest of the class that the teachers time and effort be sapped by dealing with uncooperative students at the expense of more in
31、terested classmates. Application of corporal punishment demonstrates a dedication to the right to education, which should not be disrupted by unruly individuals seeking to undermine the authority of the teacher.Excerpt 3 Being hit, even in a controlled environment, is a jarring experience, particula
32、rly for young children. Even if it were effective in reducing anti-social and disruptive behavior, the negative effects of corporal punishment outweigh the benefit. Physically being struck is painful and unsettling. Bruises and welts represent painful reminders of punishments that a student might we
33、ll feel to be unjust. The lasting pain thus makes corporal punishment a much more serious cause of resentment than do less physically taxing punishments as detentions. Furthermore, the psychological harms of such punishment can be long lasting, creating in some children resentment toward authority g
34、enerally. Worse, it can create resentment and negative psychic impressions of school, and thus education generally, further weakening the ability of the school and the teacher to impart knowledge.（分数：2.00）_5.In China, violence against medical personnel is on the rise as the doctor-patient conflict g
35、ets increasingly nasty. According to statistics, violent crimes that cause severe injury or death to medical personnel have increased drastically to 27.3 cases last year. The following news report provides details of this phenomenon. Read it carefully and write your response in NO LESS THAN 300 word
36、s, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the news report; 2. give your comment. Why Chinas Doctors Are Getting Beat Up The young doctor weeps as he is pulled before the crowd. The night before, he treated a patient for excessive alcohol consumption. That patient later died. And now he is surroun
37、ded by a mob that includes members of the deceaseds family. Thats the doctor who killed the patient, someone yells. It takes 30 minutes for the police to break things up. Variations on this scene play out with alarming regularity in China. As the countrys healthcare system expands to meet the needs
38、of an increasingly affluent, demanding populace, tensions between patients and doctors are running high. Over the past ten years, attacks jumped an average of almost 23% per year, according to the China Hospital Management Society. The causes are complex. China now provides some form of insurance to
39、 almost all of its citizensno small feat. But the scope of the coverage is limited, the quality is uneven and the costs are still high. For many families, an emergency medical procedure means going into debt. Doctors counter that they are overworked and underpaid. The number of properly trained doct
40、ors and nurses has not kept pace with demand for care, leaving hospitals thinly staffed, particularly in rural areas. And, unlike their U.S. counterparts, most Chinese doctors are considered civil servants, and are paid accordingly. Some earn less than $500 a month, a token compared to private secto
41、r salaries, which are on the rise. In most major hospitals, pay depends on meeting patient quotas, ordering tests and prescribing medicine. The incentive is to focus on quantity, not necessarily the quality of care, argued Dr. Zhong Nanshan, a respected Chinese physician. Think about this: In half a
42、 day a single doctor must see fifty or sixty patients, he said. What does this say about patient access to a doctor and the doctors space to practice good medicine? When things go wrongor when patients think they dodoctors have little protection. Quite often, a resentful patient and a terrified doct
43、or will negotiate a settlement on the spot. If the doctor refuses to pay up, or is absent when the family comes looking, the situation may escalate. Last October, a patient angry about the outcome of nasal surgery stormed into the hospital, with a 30-cm blade. When he could not find his doctor, he c
44、harged at another doctor, who was stabbed to death. Morale could hardly be lower. I regret very much having chosen to study medicine, wrote a Chinese medical student in the English medical journal the Lancet. The proportion of doctors who hoped their children would enter the profession dropped from
45、a disheartening 11% ten years ago to a dismal 7% last year, according to statistics from the Chinese Medical Doctors Association. At annual meetings in Beijing this week, delegate Bai Yansong, a famous anchorman, suggested China establish Doctors Day to increase the publics respect for the professio
46、n. It is not a bad idea, and was no doubt well-intentioned. But keeping Chinas doctors safe requires much stronger medicine.（分数：2.00）_专业英语八级（作文）-试卷68答案解析 (总分：10.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、WRITING(总题数：5，分数：10.00)1.PART V WRITING（分数：2.00）_解析：2.In recent years, a handful of university students choose to commit sui
47、cide in face of love issue, academic issue or job issue. The following article provides detailed information about this issue. Read it carefully and write your response in NO LESS THAN 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the article, and then 2. share your opinion on how college students handle tremendous pressures at campus. Mental Health Problems for College Students Are Increasing Of students surveyed in the National College Health Assessment this year, 33 percent reported feeling so depressed within the past 12 months. Almost 55 p
