1、大学英语四级改革适用（作文）模拟试卷 43及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Academic Plagiarism Is Harmful. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words following the outline given below: 1大学校园学术抄袭问题日益严重。 2抄袭对于学术发展有百害而无一利。 3从个人做起，拒绝
2、抄袭。 2 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic Competition. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words following the outline given below: 1竞争使人们充 满创造力，使人们更有效率。 2竞争促使生产出更好的产品和提供更优质的服务。 3竞争促进了社会的进一步发展。 3 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes
3、 to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on How to Be Yourself. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 4 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your es
4、say with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on Adversity Is Not Necessarily a Bad Thing. 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）模拟试卷 43答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 【正确答案】 Academic Plagiarism Is Harmful (1) A recent survey shows that pla
5、giarism has become one of the most serious problems in academic circles, especially among college students. (2) Several reasons are accountable for this phenomenon: one is the ignorance of academic regulations and (3) intellectual property rights, and the other is the convenient access to academic r
6、esources on the Internet. (4) Academic plagiarism is harmful by any means. First, it is a violation of intellectual property rights, which hampers innovation and improvement in academic studies. Second, academic plagiarism (5) is a threat to independent thinking and research. College students who pl
7、agiarize tend to sacrifice their ability of independent thinking for the easiness and convenience of plagiarism. Third, academic plagiarism (6) devalues the original work of others. If you submit as your own a professional writer s work, you (7) have an unfair advantage over others. Bear in mind (8)
8、 ignorance is not always bliss, and even unintentional plagiarism is a violation, let alone the intentional plagiarism. We can avoid plagiarism simply by citing our sources within the text or at the end of our report. All in all, an independent study and research is the only way to improve academic
9、abilities. 【试题解析】 (1)文章开头扣题，指出学术抄袭问题的严重性，引出最新调查结果增强说服力。 (2)承接上文，具体分析造成学术抄袭的两个原因。 (3)intellectual property rights意为 “知识产权 ”，考生多收集此类热门词汇有助于丰富写作内容。 (4)总领第二段，本段从三个方面详细分析学术抄袭的危害，条理清晰 ，论述有力。 (5)“构成对 的威胁 ”是论述事物利害关系的常用表达方式。 (6)value在此处用作动词，加上具有否定意义的前缀 de-，表示 “降低某物的价值 ”。 (7)have an advantage over sth sb表示 “优
10、于，胜于 ”。 (8)谚语 ignorance is bliss表示 “无知是天赐之福 ”。在这里加上 not，则表示 “无知非福 ”。 【知识模块】 作文 2 【正确答案】 Competition (1) Competition makes people more creative and effective. It urges them to plan better, to try harder, and to achieve more. With a desire to excel in their work, people tend to perform more creatively
11、 and more efficiently. (2) Competition helps produce better products and provide better services. In the present world of intense competition, every manufacturer tries his best to outmatch his competitor by producing goods of better quality at lower costs. As a result, consumers pay less and receive
12、 better service. (3) Competition promotes further development of society. If there were no competition, people would remain complacent and be unwilling to make any efforts or risk anything new. However, with fierce competition going on, they exert themselves to accomplish more. Their accomplishment
13、will, in one way or another, contribute to the progress of society. 【试题解析】 (1)采用经典的三段式写作方法展开，第一段呼应题目的第一个方面，即竞争使人们充满创造力，使人们更有效率。 (2)第二段呼应题目的第二个方面，即竞争促使生产出更好的产品和提供更优质的服务。 (3)第三段呼应题目的第三个方面，即竞争促进了社会的进一步发展。 【知识模块】 作文 3 【正确答案】 How to Be Yourself (1) As is vividly depicted in the picture, there are many eg
14、gs with just one different from the others. However, the different egg hasnt move out of the basket because of its difference. Simple as it is, the implied meaning of the picture above is far-reaching. It draws our attention to the fact that you should be yourself, and do not change yourself to foll
15、ow suit. (2) In our life, chances are that you have come across situations more than once that a “top“ crowd set the pace, while the others follow their lead. And one time or another you also probably do that just because the others do it. However, what you need to do is just be yourself, go your ow
16、n way and live your own life, regardless of the past, present or future. (3) Only by doing this can you find the real self. (4) Above all, on no account should you be carried along by the tide. What s more, you should always remember in your heart that you are the unique one in the world and just be
17、 yourself. 【试题解析】 (1)对图片进行描述，引出写作主题。 (2)阐述社会上随波逐流的现象，并提出做自己的必要性 只有做自己，才能找到真正的自己。 (3)使用倒装句，加强语气。 (4)总结全文，再次强调我们应该时刻牢记做自己。 【知识模块】 作文 4 【正确答案】 Adversity Is Not Necessarily a Bad Thing (1) As is vividly illustrated in the picture above, a boy is flying a kite against the wind, which tells us a self-evid
18、ent truth that adversity is like an adverse wind, but we should not be afraid of flying against the wind if we expect higher achievement, no matter in life or in study. (2) As is known to all, life is full of ups and downs. When we are in times of trouble, what we should do is to face the difficulti
19、es with bravery and accumulate more experience through conquering them. On the contrary, if we give up when confronting with difficulties, we can never learn how to overcome them and achieve success. (3) As far as I am concerned, it is the adversity that can help us realize the strengths and weaknes
20、ses of ourselves. It is important for each of us to learn from adversity and fly higher. 【试题解析】 (1)开篇描述图画，并指出图画所表示的含义：处于逆境就像是逆风飞行。然后提出自己的观点，即 “如果我们想取得更高的成就，我们就不应该畏惧逆境 ”。 (2)通过正反对比论证说明了第一段中的观点，首先从正面说明生活中总有起起落落，我们应该勇于面对困难并通过克服困难积累经验；然后从反面论证如果我们放弃克服困难，我们将永远学不会克服它们去取得成功。 (3)用强调句再次说明困境对我们的重要性。 【知识模块】 作文
