英语专业四级[2009-2018]作文真题(题目)

TEM4Writing[45MIN][2009]TourismisaboomingbusinessinChina.However,somepeopleworrythattoomanytouristsmaybringharmtotheenvironment,whileothersdon’tthinkso.Whatisyouropinion?WriteonANSWERSHEETTHREEacompositionofabout200wordsonthefollowingtopic:WillTourismBringHarmtotheEnvironment?Youaretowriteinthreeparts.Inthefirstpartstatespecificallywhatyouropinionis.Inthesecondpart,provideoneortworeasonstosupportyouropinion.Inthelastpart,bringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusionormakeasummary.Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organization,languagequality.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.[2010]Itwasrecentlyreportedinanewspaperthatsixstudentswhosharedadormatalocaluniversityhiredacleanedtodolaundryandcleaningonceaweek.Andeachofthempaidher60yuanamonth.Thishasledtoheateddebateastowhethercollegestudentsshouldhirecleaners.Thefollowingarethesupporters’andopponents’opinions.Readcarefullytheopinionsfrombothsidesandwriteyourresponseinabout200words,inwhichyoushouldfirstsummarizebrieflytheopinionsfrombothsidesandgiveyourviewontheissue.Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organization,languagequality.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.YESNOCollegestudents’firstpriorityshouldbegiventoacademicpursuitandothersocialactivities.Hiringcleanerscanfreethemselvesfromchoresandsparemoretimeforthemtoimprovethemselves.Acleanandtidyroomalwaysbringsagoodmood,whichinturn,leadstoefficiencyinstudy.Aprofessionalcleanercansurelyofferstudentsabetterlivingenvironmentatareasonableprice.Withoutasteadyfinancialsource,collegestudentswillputanevengreaterburdenontheirparentsbyhiringcleanerstodolaundryandcleaning.Itisanexcuseforstudentsnottodolaundryandcleaningthemselvesforacademicpressureandextracurricularactivities.Laundryandcleaningjob,ifdoneroutinely,justtakesafractionoftime.[2011]Recentlygovernmentagenciesinsomebigcitieshavebeenstudyingthepossibilityofputtinga“pollutiontax”onprivatecars.Theamountoftaxprivatecarownerswouldhavetopaywoulddependontheemissionlevels,i.e.engineorvehiclesize.Thishascausedquiteastiramongthepublic.Thefollowingarethesupporter’andopponents’opinions.Readthemcarefullyandwriteyourresponseinabout200words,inwhichyoushouldfirstsummarizebrieflytheopinionsfrombothsidesandgiveyourviewontheissue.Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organization,languagequality.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.YESNOItturnsouttobeafactthattheemissionsofcarsincreasethepollution.Iftheamountoftaxprivatecarownershavetopaydependsontheemissionlevel,peoplewoulddrivelessorbuylow-emissioncarsinordertosavemoney.Vehicleemissionwilldogreatharmtoourbody’srespiratorysystem(呼吸系统).Soitwouldbeablessingfroustoputpollutiontaxonprivatecars.Inalongterm,taxingprivatecarownerspromotessustainabledevelopmentandenvironmentprotectionbywarningcar-userstoreduceemissions.Itwillbeverydifficulttoimplementthepolicyof“pollutiontax”.Howtomeasuretheexactamountofemission?Howtoavoidbriberyforescapingfromfineandpunishment?Taxingprivatecarownersdoesn’treducepollution,whichismainlycausedbyheavyindustry.Car-makingindustryathomewillbeheavilyweakenedbyintroducingpollutiontaxes.Fortheriseoftax,customerswillpaymuchmoretoownacar,thusdelayingtheirplanofbuyingcars.[2012]Readcarefullythefollowingexcerptonprivate-educationargumentsintheUK,andthenwriteyourresponseinNOLESSTHAN200words,inwhichyoushould:Summarizethemainmessageoftheexcerpt,andthenCommentonwhetherprivateeducationshouldadvocated.Youshouldsupportyourselfwithinformationformtheexcerpt.Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organization,languagequality.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.DoParentsWanttoGoPrivate?ThelatestIpsosMoripollfortheIndependentSchoolsCouncilshowsthat57%ofparentswouldchooseprivateeducationiftheycouldaffordtodoso.Thatisthehighestfiguresincethesepollsbeganin1997.Thefirstthought,iswhysomanyparentswouldchooseprivateeducation?Whatismotivatingthemtodoso?Wehavesmallerclassesinprivateschoolsthanadecadeago,better-paidteachers,fewerstaffshortages,farmorecomputers,andmanymorenewschoolbuildings.Intermsofinvestment,educationhasdoneprettywelloverthepastdecade:educationspendingnowabsorbsahigherproportionofthenation’swealththan10yearsago.Someofthefiguresshowdramaticimprovements.Thereisnowonecomputerforeverysixprivateschoolpupilscomparedwithoneforevery23in1994.In1997,aroundonequarterofallprimaryclassescontainedover31pupils.Nowitisonein10.Therehasbeennoshortageofinterventionstrategiestotackleunder-achievement:measurestoclosefailingschools,thecreationofexpensivenewacademies,andschemestotargetchildrenwhofallbehindwiththeirreadingandmaths.[2013]Nowadays,suchnewwaysofconsumptionascoupons,onlinegroup-buyinghaveemerged.Willnewwaysofshoppingmakeussmartcustomers?Thefollowingaretheopinionsoftwodifferentgroups.Readcarefullytheopinionsfrombothsidesandwriteyourresponseinabout200words,inwhichyoushouldfirstsummarizebrieflytheopinionsfrombothsidesandgiveyourviewontheissue.Markswillbeawardedfo