1、大学英语四级改革适用（作文）模拟试卷 284及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on whether to buy a house or to rent one. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 2 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on drunk driving. You s
2、hould write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 3 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter of complaint on the uncivilized behaviors in the school library. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 4 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to wri
3、te an essay on the advantages and disadvantages of mobile payment. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 5 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the chart below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 大学英语四级改革适用（作文）模拟试
4、卷 284答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 【正确答案】 To Buy or to Rent a House? One of the uppermost concerns of young men is buying a house or renting one. Most Chinese families think that buying a house is better than renting one. However, as the housing price soaring, many people find it hard to afford one hous
5、e. As far as I am concerned, renting a house is a more reasonable choice. Firstly, renting a house can greatly relieve people s economic pressure, especially for young men who just graduated. Secondly, it is more convenient to live in when renting a house. Compared with the houses we buy, rented hou
6、ses have already been decorated with furniture and household appliances. It saves us a lot of time and efforts to decorate the house. Finally, renting a house means you have more chances of experiencing different life. If you don t like the city you work in, you can change your job and rent a house
7、in another city. In my opinion, it will be an inevitable trend for most young people to rent houses in the future due to its various advantages. 【知识模块】 作文 2 【正确答案】 Drunk Driving With the development of modern economy, the number of cars rose dramatically over the past decade. Traffic accidents are a
8、lso on the rise accordingly, especially the accidents caused by drunk driving. In view of this, effective measures should be taken to prevent more tragedies from happening as early as possible. Firstly, relevant laws and regulations should be made to warn people against driving after they drink. Sec
9、ondly, traffic police department should strengthen the test and punishment of drunk driving by making use of advanced instruments and increased fines. Severe punishment will effectively curb drivers luck. Finally, the best way for preventing drunk driving is to carry out traffic safety publicity and
10、 education to improve drivers awareness of traffic safety. With these measures taken, it is expected that there will be fewer accidents and deaths in the future. In this way, we can enjoy the benefits of social development instead of suffering. 【知识 模块】 作文 3 【正确答案】 Dear Sir, I am a junior student of
11、the College of Education. Today I am writing to make a complaint about the uncivilized behaviors in the school library. These behaviors have influenced many students and aroused a wide concern. To begin with, some students talk loudly and make phone calls now and again in the library. These behavior
12、s not only disturb other students, but also make the library become a noisy place. Second, some students eat in the library. The smell of food and the sound of chewing food make other students unable to concentrate on their study. What s worse, some of them even throw the rubbish everywhere. Finally
13、, I find a few students are using books so carelessly that some of the books are doodled or even destroyed at will. This phenomenon has been around for a long time and seriously affected our study in the library. Ill appreciate it if you can help us solve these problems as soon as possible. I am loo
14、king forward to your reply. Yours sincerely, Li Lin 【知识模块】 作文 4 【正确答案】 The Advantages and Disadvantages of Mobile Payment With the rapid development of science and technology, mobile phones have become necessities in our life, which make mobile payment gain popularity in a short time. However, some
15、people are willing to use mobile payment, while others see it as a demon. On the one hand, mobile payment plays an increasingly important role in our daily life. With a mobile phone in hand, we can pay all bills. We are not afraid of losing money any more since we no longer bring cash. On the other
16、hand, mobile payment are not free from security problems. One of the problems is that our personal information may leak out, which poses a great threat to our property security. Besides, paying via mobile phones is so convenient that we always exceed out budget. Although mobile payment is a relative
17、ly new form of payment and has various problems at present, it will be an ideal payment method in the future as long as we keep improving the technology to get rid of its shortcomings. 【知识模块】 作文 5 【正确答案】 Reasons for High School Students Obesity Obesity is becoming quite common among high school stud
18、ents in recent years. As is illustrated in the chart, lack of physical exercise and overnutrition have an equal weight in explaining the obesity of high school students, with each accounting for 30%. The third major reason is family heredity, which accounts for 25%. And the reason that students dont
19、 realize the harm of obesity accounts for 15%. First, with a lot of homework to do and endless examinations to take, high school students have no spare time for physical exercise. Second, with the living standard improving, parents give their children more pocket money to buy food with high calories
20、. With more calories taken in and less exercise done, students eventually become obese. Finally, obesity will lead to various diseases, but students are not aware of the harm of obesity owing to inadequate school education. In my opinion, to ensure that high school students grow healthily, it is imperative to urge high schools to take actions to tackle the obesity problem. 【知识模块】 作文
