2012专四备考讲义 10级商英3-4班
1. 20xx年专四作文真题：Should private car owners be taxed for pollution? （私家车是否应该交污染税）——关于环境
Write a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:
Should private car owners be taxed for pollution?
You are to write in three parts:
In the first part, state clearly what your view is.
In the second part, support your view with appropriate reasons.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
写作指南：
这是典型的立场观点选择题型历年类似考题：
2010 Should College Students Hire Cleaners?
2009 2007 Is It Wise to Make Friends Online?
2004 Will Phones Kill Letter Writing?
1994 TV: a Good Thing or a Bad Thing?
With the development of society, many people can afford a car. As the number of the cars is rising, we are facing some problems. One big problem is the pollution caused by the use of cars. In order to solve this problem, government agencies in some big cities recently suggest that a “pollution tax” should be put on private cars in order to control the number of cars and reduce pollution in the city. For my part, I agree to this viewpoint, and my reasons are as follows:
To begin with, cars contribute to the environmental pollution. For example, a lot of big cities in China are now plagued by serious air pollution. Then it is the responsibility
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of these private car owners to pay for the pollution and they should be taxed. The purpose of collecting environmental pollution tax is to raise the fund, and then utilize the tax revenue lever to protect our environment.
Secondly, it is a good way to raise people’s environmental awareness by putting a pollution tax on private cars. If people suffer from the financial loss when making a decision, they will think more about their decision. Then they will consider more when deciding to buy a private car. Consequently, the increase rate of the number of the private cars can be controlled.
In a word, it is a very good and necessary attempt to use the means of taxation to car owners, should try their best to protect the environment.
2. 20xx年专四作文真题: Should College Students Hire Cleaners?
(大学生是否应该雇佣清洁工)——关于大学生的生活独立
It is recently reported in a newspaper six who shared a dorm at a local university hired a cleaner to do laundry and once a week. And each of them paid her 60 yuan a month. This whether college students should hire cleaners.
You are to write in three parts:
Marks will be organization, grammar and appropriateness.
写作指南：
立场观点选择题型。要求考生确立自己的观点，然后进行论证。
2007 2004 Will Phones Kill Letter Writing?
1994 TV: a Good Thing or a Bad Thing?
第一部分：短文从一则新闻报道入手，要求考生就这一话题发表意见，由于是考生熟悉的校园话题，且考生看到题目直觉的反应就是不应该雇佣清洁工，因此首段直接表明观点，对该做法持否定态度。
第二部分：主体部分从两方面进行分析，第一，根据古人“一屋不扫，何以扫天下”
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的道理展开，说明作为大学生应该逐渐培养独立意识，不应该连最基本的小事都依赖他人；第二，从金钱角度阐述该现象的恶劣影响，大学生基本靠父母供养，雇佣清洁工打扫寝室很容易导致校园中产生攀比、炫富等不良现象。
第三部分：结论部分呼吁结束这种做法，并且呼应主体部分的两点原因，号召大学生尽快建立独立意识和良好的金钱观，让父母对我们的自理能力放心。
经典范文： According to a recent report, six university students hired adults. Cleaning the room and doing oneonce they know the truth. It also sets bad precedent on campus. Other students All in all, I think with this practice. Otherwise, we may never appreciate the good of an independent way of life. The better and
2. 20xx年专四作文真题：Will Tourism Bring Harm to the Environment?
（旅游对环境的影响？）——关于环境
5th is International Volunteers Day. Since 1985, when the United Nations announced the special day, tens of millions of people around the world have volunteered to help those in need. China now has 4.5 million registered volunteers how have provided more than 4.5 billion hours of volunteer work. What can you gain from volunteering?
Write a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:
Will Tourism Bring Harm to the Environment?
You are to write in three parts:
In the first part, state clearly what your view is.
In the second part, support your view with appropriate reasons.
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In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
写作指南：
这是典型的立场观点选择题型。要求考生确立自己的观点，然后进行论证。 历年类似考题：
2007 Is It Wise to Make Friends Online?
2004 Will Phones Kill Letter Writing?
1994 TV: a Good Thing or a Bad Thing?
题目要求，文章结构如下：
第二部分：从两个方面来论证自己的观点。
第三部分：进行总结：我们应该做什么？
经典范文：
tourism produce positive effects on economic and we should try our best to promote tourism. But what these to see is that tourism may bring about a disastrous impact on our me, I'm firmly convinced that too much
environment. This breaks the ecological balance of the area. In some the tourism has damaged the environment occurs when tourists go to don't have the awareness to protect the environment, and
It is wrong to sacrifice the environment for the growth of tourism. We must keep in mind that too much tourists bring harm to the environment. We need to find a balance between satisfying the needs of tourists and reducing to a minimum the pollution they cause.
3. 20xx年专四作文真题：The Benefits of Volunteering
（参加志愿活动的好处）——关于大学生和社会
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December 5th is International Volunteers Day. Since 1985, when the United Nations announced the special day, tens of millions of people around the world have volunteered to help those in need. China now has 4.5 million registered volunteers how have provided more than 4.5 billion hours of volunteer work. What can you gain from volunteering?
Write a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:
The Benefits of Volunteering
You are to write in three parts:
In the first part, state clearly what your view is.
In the second part, support your view with appropriate reasons.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
写作指南：
这是指定明确观点型行论证。
历年类似考题：
2003 The Importance of Keeping a Good Mood
2000
本文要求论述“志愿活动的好处”
以讨论“”
用，实际能力的提高等，注意与前面的“交际能力”有所区分）。 第三，获得必理上的满足（获得尊敬与承认，实现自我价值）。
Volunteering has grown into a fashion these years, with volunteers ranging from college students to white collar workers. It is reported now China has 4.5 million registered volunteers having provided more than 4.5 billion hours of volunteer work. Why would so many people like to do volunteer work? Are there any benefits of volunteering?
The answer is absolutely yes. First of all, through volunteering we can gain more experiences. Whatever volunteering work we do, either being a volunteer teacher for a
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village school or a volunteer worker in a retired house, we can taste different lifestyles
and broaden our horizon.
Secondly, through volunteering we can acquire the sense of being needed. Many
people feel frustrated with travails in life and empty with the cycling of working and
resting. They gradually become numb, losing the sense of being needed. By joining the
volunteer group and offering help voluntarily to people who need it, we may feel happy
and fulfilled again.
is team work, which needs good cooperation. We can know people volunteer work together. From our co - volunteers we can absorb that could help us be better persons.
In conclusion, volunteering is of great benefit in gain more
4.20xx年专四作文真题：Is It Wise to Make Friends Online?
（交网友）——关于流行文化：网络
Nowadays the Internet has of people’s life, and millions of young
people have made friends online.
be for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.
立场观点选择题型。要求考生确立自己的观点，然后进行论证。
历年类似考题：
2004 Will Phones Kill Letter Writing?
1994 TV: a Good Thing or a Bad Thing?
本文要求考生就网上交友是否明智发表自己的看法。根据题目要求，文章结构如下：
第一部分：明确表达自己的观点。
第二部分：合理论证自己的观点，要有说服力。
第三部分：就以上部分进行总结。
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范文与解析：
（1） Is it wise to make friends online? (2) People’s views about this issue vary from one to another. (3) Some people think that it is unwise to make friends online while others think that there is nothing wrong with online friends. (4) In my point of view, although online friends cannot be always trusted, the benefits far outweigh the risks. (5) The reasons are mainly as follows:
(6) F(7) We know friends are indispensable in our daily life but they cannot us the security of home for a new place where they don’t friends can help broaden our knowledge about customs. (11) way to understand other cultures and develop skills. (12)
(13) friends.
Part One:
(1) （2）（3
（4）用
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Part Two:
（6）用
（7）（8
（10引出网上交友的优点之二，此句亦为主题句。
（
（12
（13）用 To sum up总结全文，重申观点。
5.20xx年专四作文真题：Saving Money is a Good Habit
（省钱是好习惯）——关于个人生活
Recently a Beijing information company did a survey of student life among more than 700 students in Beijing, Guangzhou, Xi’an, Chengdu, Shanghai, Wuhan, Nanjing and Shenyang. The results have shown that 67 percent of students think that saving money is a good habit while the rest believe that using tomorrow’s money today is better. What do
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you think?
Write a composition of about 200 words: Saving Money is a Good Habit
You are to write in three parts:
In the first part, state clearly what your view is.
In the second part, support your view with appropriate reasons.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
写作指南：
这是典型的立场观点选择历年类似考题：
2004 Will Phones Kill Letter Writing?
1999 1994 TV: a Good Thing or a Bad Thing?
文章结构如下：
第三部分：就以上部分进行总结。
范文与解析：
（1） ork
(3) Tmoney, we’ll be better prepared for our life. (4) There is an old “a saved is a penny earned”. (5) In modern society, life is so to be freer and more independent. (8) With the money we’ve saved, we don’t need to be too much concerned about the old age or the monthly installment that we owe to the bank.
Of course I don’t mean that we cannot loan money to buy a house or for some enjoyment. What I’m saying is that we must think twice before spending tomorrow’s money. (9) To put it in a nutshell, I’m a great believer that saving money is a good habit.
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Part One:
(1) 用一项调查 “a survey” 引入要讨论的问题。
（2）用 “As is seen to me…” 清楚地表明了自己的观点。引用习语“hard work and thrift”使文章更具说服力。
Part Two:
（3）具体分析和解释了选择“saving money”的原因。
（4）此处引用“A penny saved is a penny earned”恰到好处。
（5）（6）从社会变化难以预测说明节约用钱的必要性。
（7）“What’s more”表达递进关系，使阐述的理由更充分。
（8）阐述了节约用钱的好处。
Part Three:
（13） “To put it in a nutshell”为语言亮点，意为“概括地说”
6.20xx年专四作文真题：My Idea of a University Arts Festival
（我对艺术节的看法）——关于校园文化
The students’ Union of your university is to hold an arts festival next semester, and they are inviting students to contribute their ideas and suggestions as to
Arts Festival
Marks will for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.
自由发挥型。在这类题型中，一般出题的规律是：先提出一个话题，然后可能会提供一些行的观点，要求考生通过给定的材料做出自己的分析，提出自己的论点，然后进行阐述和论证。这种题目对论点不做限制，作者可以自由发挥，只要能证明自己，围绕话题即可。
历年类似考题：
1993 My Idea of Becoming a Teacher in the Future
1992 My View on Reading Extensively
本文要求考生就大学里的文化艺术节发表自己的看法。根据题目要求，文章结构如下：
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第一部分：明确表达自己的观点（总论点）。
第二部分：用几个有说服力的分论点来支撑自己的总论点。
第三部分：对以上部分进行总结，并适当升华主题。
范文：
University arts festival has always been a big occasion to display students’ talent in performances of ballet, orchestra or drama for our students.
ability. By participating in art contests, students not opportunity to show their special gift for art but also sort of through preparation, activities, which is not readily accessible to them in times. Such an intimate which will refine their artistic taste in the long run.
Since my idea of arts training students’ artistic ability with
7.20xx年专四作文真题：Will Phones Kill Letter Writing?
（电话和写信）——关于社会文化
You are to write in three parts:
In the first part, state clearly what your view is.
In the second part, support your view with appropriate reasons.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
写作指南：
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此作文题属于立场选择型模式。这类题目也可称为“For-Against” 模式。在提出话题后，通常从相对的角度提出两种观点和立场，要求考生从中选出一个作为自己的立场，即二选一，然后论证其正确性。
历年类似考题：
1999 A Major Advantage/Disadvantage on Television
1997 More Pressure from Academic Studies Does (Does no) Good to Us
本文要求考生就大学里的文化艺术节发表自己的看法。根据题目要求，文章结构如下： 第一部分：明确表达自己的观点（总论点）。
第二部分：用几个有说服力的分论点来支撑自己的总论点。
第三部分：对以上部分进行总结，并适当升华主题。
范文与解析：
Telephone is said to be one of the greatest which has phone more than write letters, I still don’t phonekill letter writing in people’s daily communication.
traditional in a way, help people express a more exact way，without the careless tongue slips of telephone More importantly, it is long held that “To see is to believe.” and written form is considered to be more formal than that done orally. are always the preferred way of contract or traveling It is not entirely groundless to say that
In a word, have their unique features to satisfy certain communication purposes never be replaced by phones in people’s daily life. It’s other.
8.20xx年专四作文真题：The Importance of Keeping a Good Mood（保持好心情的重要性）——关于身心健康
People in modern society live under a lot of pressure, from education, career, or family. So it is important for them to keep a good mood under whatever circumstances.
Write a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:
The Importance of Keeping a Good Mood
You are to write in three parts:
In the first part, state clearly what your view is.
In the second part, support your view with appropriate reasons.
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In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
写作指南：
这是一篇属于给定明确观点型的作文。一般情况下，考题先提出一个话题，并给定了关于这个话题的一种明确的观点，要求考生以这个给定的观点作为文章的中心思 历年类似考题：
2001 Travel Broadens the Mind
2000 The Importance of Extracurricular Activities
范文：
standard has reached an ever higher level. and people are living under greater pressure than ever before. As a consequence, are increasingly suffering from various distortions both physically out, it is important that everyone keep a good mood today.
There are several First, a good mood can create high you have a good mood, other people around you.
9.20xx年专四作文真题：The Best Way to Stay Healthy
（如何保持健康）——关于健康
Nowadays people are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of health. And they have different ways to stay healthy. For example, some exercise every day; others try to keep a balanced diet. What do you think is the best way to stay healthy?
Write a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:
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The Best Way to Stay Healthy
You are to write in three parts:
In the first part, state clearly what your view is.
In the second part, support your view with appropriate reasons.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
写作指南：
这种考题也可转化为“How to”结构题，即”how to stay healthy”这类考题可作如下结构安排：
第二部分：论据1+解释/例证
论据2+解释/例证
论据3+解释/例证
历年类似考题：
1998 One Way to Solve the Problem
范文：
Nowadays, the desire is universal. Wherever you are and whatever you do, important. Different people come up with develop a
To begin a good quality of psychology can reduce the pains. the and sadness. They need to release their spirit to the nature. you developed a good quality of psychology, you’ll become more more willing to play your part in the society. Enrolling for some physical exercise, will benefit you a lot. As a poem says, youth is not a period of time; it’s a state of mind. Everybody wants to keep young at heart because youth is a symbol for endless energy and passion for living.
Keeping a good quality of mind and keeping a sense of humor are really good. Even if you are 80, you’ll never be old.
10.20xx年专四作文真题：Travel Broadens the Mind
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（旅游开阔人的视野）——关于旅游
Travel has become part of our life. And more and more of us have come to know the significance of travel through our own experience.
Write a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:
Travel Broadens the Mind
You are to write in three parts:
In the first part, state clearly what your view is.
In the second part, support your view with appropriate reasons.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
写作指南：
这是给定观点型进行论证。
这类考题可作如下结构安排：
第一部分：点明主题：
历年类似考题：
范文：
Nowadays and people choose to travel during their holidays, since
e Mount Tai for example. As is known to all, it’s a magnificent my soul was attached to her. I remembered the poem “Wang Yue” also recalled the responsibility to conserve this heritage. As I climbed up the mountain, our guide told me many things I had never got to know before, which of course broadened my scope of knowledge. It was also on this trip that I made many new friends with whom I exchanged my opinions, and that I got acquainted with some information about first aid and package tour. All this indeed added to my social experience.
In short, travel offers a good chance for me to open my eyes and enrich my experience while I can enjoy myself. It broadens the mind in a relaxing way.
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