1、大学英语四级改革适用(作文)模拟试卷 180及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief account of the traffic jam problem and then explain the causes of it and propose solutions to reduce it. You should w
2、rite at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 2 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Do Students Need to Wear School Uniforms? following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 1大部分学校都要求学生穿着校服 2人们对此的看法不一 3你的看
3、法是 3 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled On Constellations Craze following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 1最近几年出现了 “星座热 ” 2导致星座热的原因是 3在我看来 4 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essa
4、y entitled Good Wine Needs No Bush? following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 1 “酒香不怕巷子深 ”是什么意思 2人们对它持什么看法 3我的看法 大学英语四级改革适用(作文)模拟试卷 180答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 【正确答案】 The picture vividly portrays a big headache for many cities: traffic jams,
5、which not only create more air pollution in the city, but also bring much inconvenience to the citizens. The rapid increase in the number of private cars obviously should be responsible for this problem. As cars become more affordable, many people choose to go to work by car instead of using public
6、transportation, which makes the traffic condition much worse. Besides, traffic control and road planning of the city are not always in step with the growth of the number of cars. To change this situation, strong measures should be taken. Firstly, rules should be carried out to control the number of
7、private cars. Secondly, methods should be worked out to improve the efficiency of traffic control and rationalization of road planning. Last but not least, citizens should be encouraged to use public transportation. With these efforts, the traffic jams will be hopefully eased. 【试题解析】 本文是一篇图画型议论文,话题关
8、于减少交通堵塞,文章内容安排如下: 第一段结合图画引出话题。 第二段分析造成交通拥堵的原因。 第三段提出改善这种情况的措施。 【知识模块】 作文 2 【正确答案】 It is not new to see students wearing school uniforms. In fact, most schools in China, both public and private, require their students to wear school uniforms. Peoples opinions are divided on this issue. Some people ho
9、ld that wearing school uniforms is beneficial to students in that they cannot judge their peers by the clothes they wear. Therefore, students, no matter from poor or rich families, are equal in this regard. In contrast, others think that wearing school uniform has a harmful impact on students indivi
10、duality, which certainly does no good to their development. Taking different opinions into account, I believe school uniform is an indispensable part of school life due to its many merits, but we should not put too much emphasis on it. 【试题解析】 本题要求写一篇议论文,讨论学生是否需要穿校服的问题,文章内容安排如下: 第一段描述现象:学校要求学生穿校服的现象很
11、普遍。 第二段陈述人们对此现象的观点。 第三段陈述作者对此现象的观点。 【知识模块】 作文 3 【正确答案】 In recent years, constellations have become a very hot topic among young people and the favorite subject of many best sellers. Many young people, under the influence of such books, believe mere is a mysterious connection between ones character a
12、nd his constellation. Sometimes they even go so far as to decide what types of boyfriends or girlfriends fit them according to the suggestions on those books. This childish superstition seems quite absurd in such an enlightened era, but there are good reasons for this. Firstly, this craze results mo
13、re from youngsters curiosity for self-understanding than from a blind superstition. The youth are eager to learn about themselves, and books on constellations provide them with a good chance to explore themselves. Secondly, those books, full of flattering words, are easy to be accepted and believed.
14、 My advice is that constellation analysis can serve as an amusement; however, youngsters should never let them affect themselves too deeply. 【试题解析】 本文是一篇议论文,讨论星座热的问题,文章内容安排如下: 第一段介绍近年来的星座热和星座热对年轻人的影响。 第二段分析导致星座热的原因。 第三段提出我对星座热的看法和建议。 【知识模块】 作文 4 【正确答案】 There is a proverb that “good wine needs no bus
15、h“, which means products that are well-made do not need to be advertised. In the old ages, this used to be a common belief. However, in modern times it has become controversial. Most of the businessmen today hold that even the best commodity would hardly sell well without successful advertisement. N
16、evertheless, quite a number of others believe that products of competitive quality will be well received even without being advertised. I firmly believe that products of high quality can sell well eventually even without being advertised, but indeed it is not wise to neglect advertising for it is an effective way to inform customers of the merits of ones products. 【试题解析】 这是一篇议论文,要求分析对 “酒香不怕巷子深 ”这句谚语的看法。文章内容安排如下: 第一段简要解释谚语。 第二段阐述不同观点。 第三段 表明作者观点。 【知识模块】 作文