1、专业英语八级（作文）模拟试卷 106及答案与解析 一、 PART V WRITING 1 Many students choose to pursue a postgraduate degree after graduation, believing that the degree will result in a better job. But others believe that getting a job is more urgent for undergraduates. What is your opinion? The following are opinions from di
2、fferent sides. Read the excerpts carefully and write your response in about 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the opinions from different sides; 2. give your comment. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to fo
3、llow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Employer Stephen Scheeler, Director of Strategy and Innovation for Inchcape Australia: Doing a postgraduate degree wasnt just a means to getting a high-paying job it was about learning and self-improvement. It was very intellectually stimula
4、ting and opened my mind to disciplines which I hadnt formally pursued before like organizational behavior, marketing and statistical analysis. I just found that interesting from a purely learning perspective. I believe that postgraduate qualifications definitely boost a persons employment and earnin
5、gs potential. Increasingly, postgrad qualifications are becoming mandatory for most C-level (corporate title) and Director-level positions in major companies. If you dont have the qualification, its harder to get the job, and therefore harder to earn that higher salary. I am mindful of candidates po
6、stgrad credentials when recruiting for my own company. “We place a lot of emphasis on postgrad qualifications, especially for more senior leadership roles. However, we are also interested in the quality of the degree, not just that somebody has a piece of paper. “ Employees Bill Birtles, a news pres
7、enter at Triple J: I have a media and communications degree from UNSW and I studied a Graduate Diploma in Journalism at UTS. I chose to do postgraduate studies primarily because I knew UTS has strong links to the industry, in particular the ABC. During my postgrad studies I put my head down and work
8、ed really hard, and made it very clear to the people at UTS who had a bit of sway that I was very keen to be in broadcasting and get to the ABC. Parcells: Continuing education is clearly important, but the value of a masters degree depends on what you do with it. A masters degree in digital marketin
9、g examines analytics, social media, and search marketing. While you can clearly learn about these subjects out of the classroom, practical knowledge and studying these principals are the foundation for success. But the focus must also be on what you do during your program, such as taking on valuable
10、 internships, connecting with executives, and sharpening your skills. Job adviser Julie Labrie, vice-president of BlueSky Personnel Solutions in Toronto: For many employers, having a postsecondary education puts you in a separate category from those who dont have a degree or diploma. It shows employ
11、ers that youve been trained to think critically. Beyond this, higher grades or more education simply become a bonus to an employers main consideration work experience. Experience trumps education because employers dont want to pay for time to train new hires on the job, especially if they can hire s
12、omeone who can hit the ground running. So having a college or university education plus work experience for example, will put you ahead of competing students who have excellent grades with less work experience even for entry-level positions. When employers vet resumes, they look at work experience f
13、irst, and education second. As a student, your ideal option is to study to get the best grades you can while working, so you can get some experience under your belt too. Write your response on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. 2 A recent BBC documentary in which five Chinese teachers were invited to teach a group
14、of British teenagers using Chinese teaching methods has caused a stir in China and in the UK. What can Chinese and British educators learn from each other? Read the excerpts carefully and write your response in about 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the different opinions; 2. giv
15、e your comment. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Eaststar (China) Neither the British nor the Chinese education system is perfect. They can learn from each othe
16、r to produce disciplined, respectful, well-educated and yet self-motivated, socially competent, creative and socially responsible students. In my course of primary and secondary schooling, I had the privilege of experiencing both systems. In my opinion, the Chinese system is excellent in learning th
17、e academic fundamentals, but not so much beyond that. Ted (the UK) Students in China are raised to study for long hours, with great expectations and demands. Yet they have little social life and there is no encouragement for an enjoyment of lifelong learning. In the West, students are taught to enjo
18、y learning, questioning and using initiative with active learning and problem-solving. They have a broad and balanced education to include social learning, but the downside is difficulties with behavior, most evident in the teenage years. The best of both systems is perhaps what is needed. Leonard (
19、Singapore) The Chinese education requires rote learning. It seems boring but it trains the mind to focus on what is important and develop concentration and good study habits. These habits benefit them even at a later age. More could be done to encourage children to express opinions about the things
20、they encounter. Michael (the US) My overall opinion is that the West can learn a lot from China in education. My personal belief is that the biggest benefits of Chinese secondary education are: 1. Longer hours at school. 2. Competitiveness. This is more important in China because there are so many j
21、ob seekers looking for employment in a highly competitive job market. 3. Higher expectations and demands upon students. 4. More lecture-based lessons. This is great preparation for college. Effective note-taking is essential for college. 5. Team building. This too creates an intellectual environment
22、 where synergy is created in addition to developing personal attributes such as tolerance, cooperation and harmony. Tal (China) If I had a child, I think Id consider Chinese education for part of his learning. I think that perhaps the middle school years are a good time for him to develop strong fun
23、damental skills in math, reading, memory retention, etc. , that the Chinese system teaches well. But in the more formative primary and high school years, Id opt for an international school in China offering the international business or something similar. Children need the freedom to explore, expres
24、s, inquire and understand. These are things that the Chinese system simply does not offer to anywhere near the same degree. In my view, the chief weakness in Chinas system is the lack of room for creativity and individuality among students. Students do not become good learners; they merely become go
25、od test takers. Seneca (China) The one achievement of the Chinese teachers in Britain is that they got the British kids to pay more attention to the teacher. Discipline was reintroduced there. Mind you, that is nothing new. Discipline was common just 30 years ago. Its gone out of classroom windows o
26、ver the past 30 years because Western parents, beneficiaries of the Hippie revolution against the Establishment, have inculcated a much more relaxed attitude to their children. Unfortunately, today Western kids are highly problematic at school. The borderline between adulthood and youth is in flux,
27、with stupid parents giving their children more and more slack so that teachers now are faced with undisciplined, rude and sometimes confrontational students. Write your response on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. 3 Nowadays, many parents choose homeschooling as a new way to teach their children rather than send
28、them to public schools. Is the public school better than homeschooling? Read the excerpts carefully and write your response in about 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the different opinions on this issue; 2. give your comment. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content s
29、ufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Alex (the US) An easy yes. Teachers go to school to learn how best to educate. Parents have no such training. Teachers are professionals who went into the profession for the purpose
30、 of teaching children. Parents have done no such thing and may not be qualified to educate any child. Abandoning public education because you want to teach your child is irresponsible. Ben (Germany) Although I am a public school person, I share the belief that homeschooling is better. First, there i
31、s no need for timetables. You set your own way, and you have more free time because there is no “homework“. Second, you can learn whatever you want. In public school we have to go through 4 years of grueling and boring English. At home, there is no requirement. Last, homeschooling means you teach yo
32、urself (or parents teach you) in the style that you choose. Theres no possibility for dumb teachers who give you tests but dont teach the material. Mark (China) Yes, it is. Public schools are better than homeschooling because at public schools the kids have the opportunity to meet great people. But
33、if they go to homeschooling then they wont be able to meet new people and they would be with the same people every day. Plus the teachers at public schools know how to grade papers and they went to school for all of that. Steven (Iceland) Public schools are more relevant to future life. Children gro
34、w up and have to get jobs and careers. Public schools teach children how to handle the schedules of work. Public schools require you to be at the school for a certain time, just like workplaces. Thats going to be a rough period of adjustment when someone whos used to sleeping whenever and however lo
35、ng they want suddenly has to be up at 7:00 and at the office by 9:00 every morning. Public schools also teach students what its like to be working for a full day. Suddenly having to do an eight hour work day will be rough for someone whos used to doing one or two hours of work before taking a break.
36、 Public schools also force you to be around many different people and personality types. I imagine that since homeschooling relies on clubs and voluntary activities for socialization, that means if you cant get along with someone, you just move to a different club or activity instead of learning how
37、 to tolerate people you dont like. Once again, when you get into a workplace, youll have to know how to work productively with people you cant stand. Quitting a job because you cant get along with a co-worker is not a valid solution. Tom (Switzerland) Even though you have more freedom in homeschooli
38、ng, public schools give students different learning. I would enjoy being homeschooled for maybe a year or two. But after that, I would want to go back to public schools. In public schools, you can meet so many kinds of people and that gets you more comfortable in places other than home. Also, in pub
39、lic schools, students develop better organizational skills and a stronger sense of responsibility. Write your response on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. 4 Today, the outbreak of AIDS has given a new sense of urgency to sex education. However, whether to perform sex education in schools for students at a younger
40、 age is being given increasing importance. In the following excerpt, the journalist reports the current situation about sex education in the United States. Read the report carefully and write your response in about 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the authors opinion; 2. give you
41、r comment. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. The debate over whether to have sex education in American schools is over. A new poll by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foun
42、dation, and Harvards Kennedy School of Government finds that only 7 percent of Americans say sex education should not be taught in schools. Moreover, in most places there is even little debate about what kind of sex education should be taught, although there are still pockets of controversy. Parents
43、 are generally content with whatever sex education is offered by their childrens school, and public school principals, in a parallel NPR/Kaiser/Kennedy School survey, report little serious conflict over sex education in their communities nowadays. Nearly three-quarters of the principals (74 percent)
44、 say there have been no recent discussions or debate in PTA, school board or other public meetings about what to teach in sex education. Likewise, few principals report being contacted by elected officials, religious leaders or other people in their communities about sex education. However, this doe
45、s not mean that all Americans agree on what kind of sex education is best. There are major differences over the issue of abstinence. Fifteen percent of Americans believe that schools should teach only about abstinence from sexual intercourse and should not provide information on how to obtain and us
46、e condoms and other contraception. A plurality (46 percent) believes that the most appropriate approach is one that might be called “abstinence-plus“ that while abstinence is best, some teens do not abstain, so schools also should teach about condoms and contraception. Thirty-six percent believe tha
47、t abstinence is not the most important thing, and that sex education should focus on teaching teens how to make responsible decisions about sex. Advocates of abstinence have had some success. Federal funds are now being made available for abstinence programs; in his State of the Union address Presid
48、ent Bush called for an increase in the funding. And in spite of the fact that only 15 percent of Americans say they want abstinence-only sex education in the schools, 30 percent of the principals of public middle schools and high schools where sex education is taught report that their schools teach
49、abstinence-only. Forty-seven percent of their schools taught abstinence-plus, while 20 percent taught that making responsible decisions about sex was more important than abstinence. (Middle schools were more likely to teach abstinence-only than high schools. High schools were more likely than middle schools to teach abstinence-plus. High schools and middle schools were equally likely to teach that abstinence is not the most important thing. ) In many ways, abstinence-only education contrasts with the broad sex education curriculum that most American
