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作文范文之英语四级作文
2012年英语四级作文
【篇一:
作文--2012年12月英语四级真题参考答案解析】
2012年12月英语四级真题参考答案解析partⅠwriting
direction:
forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitlededucationpaysyoushouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
【参考答案及解析】
标准版:
theabovebarchartclearlyshowsuseducationpaysin2010.weseethatonewithhighereducationbackgroundearnsmoremoneyweeklythanthosewithlowerones.forinstance,thecollegestudentswithnodegreegetpaid$712perweekwhereasthosewithabachelor’sdegreecanearn$1038.
severalreasons,inmyopinion,canbeidentifiedtoaccountforthisphenomenon.tobeginwith,comparedwiththosewithcomparativelylowereducationdegree,peoplewhohavereceivedhighereducationpossessconsiderablywiderknowledge,moreremarkablelearningandresearchability,greaterinnovationandmostofall,resourcefulsocialnetwork,allofwhichareessentialtoahigh-incomework.also,thehigherone’seducationdegreeis,thebiggerplatformhewillhavetoshowhisability.forexample,hiscollege,university,orresearchinstitutewillorganizevariousjobfairsforthemtocommunicatefacetofacewithemployers.
thisphenomenontellsusthateducationisaworthyinvestment.therefore,substantial
educationinvestmentshouldbestrengthenedwhilewe,ascollegestudents,shouldstudyhardertobuildourcountryandstriveforabetterlifeforourselves.
高分版:
educationpays
judgingfromthetable,wecanseethatpeople’sincomeincreasesalongwiththeireducationlevels.aboveall,theaveragecollegegraduatesearnmuchmorethanthetypicalhigh-schoolgraduates.
inconclusion,whataccountsforeducationpaysisnotthedegreealone,butthegraduate’sabilityandleaninghabit.
【标准版点评】:
这次四级作文出了图表题,可能让大家有些意外,但是四六级考察图表作文已经并不是第一次,早在2002年的时候就已经出现过,是图表+提纲的形式,图表反应的是大学生使用计算机的情况。
由于备考时大家只是关注近几年的题型,可能没有关注到以往考察过图表作文。
我们在备考作文的时候,一般会从以下几个方面着手准备,如何描述现象、如何分析原因、如何分析影响、如何给出解决措施、如何进行观点论战等。
其实,图表作文也是从这几个方面展开,只是将第一段的描述现象改为描述图表即可。
可见,无论是考察哪种作文题,我们都可以将它转化为我们熟悉的提纲式。
这次作文题目有两个版本。
题目都是educationalpays(教育回报),一个版本的图表显示的是教育水平越高,收入越高,另一个版本的图表显示的是教育水平越高,失业率越低。
虽然图表描述的具体内容不同,但主题是一致的:
教育是值得投资的。
写作思路也是一致的。
两篇范文都是采取三段式的描述方法。
第一段:
描述图表。
先一句话引出图表总体内容theabovebarchartclearlyshowsus…然后具体描述现象weseethat…。
最后用forinstance引出一些具体数据来例证现象。
第二段:
分析原因。
先写一个引出原因的句子,然后具体列举一到两个原因即可。
由于字数限制,原因不必列太多。
第三段:
给出建议。
先是总结这个现象thisphenomenontellsusthateducationisaworthyinvestment.(教育值得投资)。
然后是建议国家增大教育投资,以及个人要努力学习。
这种三段式的写作模式容易掌握,在考场中比较实用,建议大家仿写。
【高分版点评】:
本次四级作文围绕着同一个话题,educationpay(教育回报),出现了两个版本,一个是教育和失业率的关系,另一个是教育和收入的关系。
就话题而言,命题难度并不高,选用的是贴近考生实际生活的熟悉话题。
形式上则采取图表作文的形式,图表作文在四级考试中较少出现,很多考生可能刚拿到题目会束手无策,但是只要考生仔细阅读题目,就不难发现,除了需要简单描述图表之外,其写作思路和话题作文非常类似。
写好这篇作文,主要抓住三点:
首先,描述图表内容。
对于柱状图,抓住横抽和纵轴之间的关系,对数字的变化趋势进行总体描述即可。
用词不宜超过总字数的1/3。
其次,要一句话揭示图表背后的隐含意思,引入文章的立意。
最后,文章的立意可以采取两种思路,保守的写法是直接阐释产生现象的原因,如写失业率那篇范文;另一个则是,根据图表上的结果,借题发挥,发表自己的观点,如写收入的那篇范文。
partiireadingcomprehension(skimmingandscanning)
whyintegritymatters
whatisintegrity?
integrityisdefinedasadherencetomoralandethicalprinciples;honesty.thekeytointegrityisconsistency--notonlysettinghighpersonalstandardsforoneself(honesty,
responsibility,respectforothers,fairness)butalsolivinguptothosestandardseachday.onewhohasintegrityisboundbyandfollowsmoralandethicalstandardsevenwhenmakinglifeshardchoices,choiceswhichmaybecloudedbystress,pressuretosucceed,ortemptation.
whathappensifwelie,cheat,steal,orviolateotherethicalstandards?
wefeeldisappointedinourselvesandashamed.butalapseofintegrityalsoaffectsourrelationshipswithothers.trustisessentialinanyimportantrelationship,whetherpersonalorprofessional.whocantrustsomeonewhoisdishonestorunfair?
thus,integritymustbeoneofourmostimportantgoals.riskybusiness
weareeachresponsibleforourowndecisions,evenifthedecision-makingprocesshasbeenunderminedbystressorpeerpressure.therealtestofcharacteriswhetherwecanlearnfromourmistake,byunderstandingwhyweactedaswedid,andthenexploringwaystoavoidsimilarproblemsinthefuture.
makingethicaldecisionsisacriticalpartofavoidingfutureproblems.wemustlearntorecognizerisks,becauseifwecantseetherisksweretaking,wecantmakeresponsiblechoices.toidentifyrisks,weneedtoknowtherulesandbeawareofthefacts.forexample,onewhodoesntknowtherulesaboutplagiarismmayaccidentallyusewordsorideaswithoutgiving
propercredit,oronewhofailstokeepcarefulresearchnotesmayunintentionallyfailtoquoteandcitesourcesasrequired.butthefactthatsuchaviolationisunintentionaldoesnotexcusethemisconduct.ignoranceisnotadefense.
buteverybodydoesit
mostpeoplewhogetintroubledoknowtherulesandfacts,butmanagetofoolthemselvesabouttherisksthey’retakingbyusingexcuses:
everyoneelsedoesit,imnothurtinganyone,orireallyneedthisgrade.excusescangetveryelaborate:
iknowimlookingatanothersexam,eventhoughimsupposedtokeepmyeyesonmyownpaper,butthatsnotcheatingbecauseimjustcheckingmyanswers,notcopying.wemustbehonestaboutouractions,andavoidexcuses.ifwefoolourselvesintobelievingwerenotdoinganythingwrong,wecantseetherealchoiceweremaking--andthatleadstobaddecisions.
toavoidfoolingyourself,watchoutforexcusesandtrythistest:
askhowyouwouldfeelifyouractionswerepublic,andanyonecouldbewatchingoveryourshoulder.wouldyoufeelproudorashamedofyouractions?
ifyoudratherhideyouractions,thatsagoodindicationthatyouretakingariskandrationalizingittoyourself.
evaluatingrisks
todecidewhetherariskisworthtaking,youmustexaminetheconsequences,inthefutureaswellasrightnow,negativeaswellaspositive,andtoothersaswellastoyourself.thosewhotakeriskstheylaterregretusuallyfocusonimmediatebenefits(whatsinitforme),andsimplyhaventconsideredwhatmightgowrong.theconsequencesofgettingcaughtareserious,andmayincludea0onatestorassignment;anfintheclass;suspensionordismissalfromschool;transcriptnotation;andatarnishedreputation.infact,whenyoubreakaruleorlaw,youlosecontroloveryourlife,andgiveothersthepowertoimposepunishment:
youhavenocontroloverwhatthatpunishmentmightbe.thisisanextremelyprecariousandvulnerableposition.theremaybesomemattersoflifeanddeath,orhighestprinciple,whichmightjustifysucharisk,buttherearentmanythingsthatfallinthiscategory.
gettingawaywithit--ornot
thosewhodontgetcaughtpayanevenhigherprice.acheaterdoesntlearnfromthetest,deprivinghim/herselfofaneducation.cheatingunderminesconfidenceandindependence:
thecheaterisafraud,andknowsthatwithoutdishonesty,he/shewouldhavefailed.cheatingdestroysself-esteemandintegrity,leavingthecheaterashamed,guilty,andafraidofgettingcaught.worstofall,acheaterwhodoesntgetcaughtthefirsttimeusuallycheatsagain,notonlybecausehe/sheisfartherbehind,butalsobecauseitseemseasier.thisslipperyslopeoferodingethicsandbiggerrisksleadsonlytodisaster.eventually,thecheatergetscaught,andthelaterhe/shegets
caught,theworsetheconsequences.studentshavebeendismissedfromschoolbecausetheydidntgetthissimplemessage:
honestyistheonlypolicythatworks.
cheatinghurtsothers,too
cheatersoftenfeelinvisible,asiftheiractionsdontcountanddontreallyhurtanyone.butindividualchoiceshaveaprofoundcumulativeeffect.cheatingcanspreadlikeadisease,andacheatercanencourageothersjustbybeingseenfromacrosstheroom.recentstatisticssuggest30%ormoreofcollegestudentscheat.ifaclassisgradedonacurve,cheatinghurtsothers
grades.evenifthereisnocurve,cheatingpoisonstheclassroom,andothersmayfeelpressuredtojoinin.(ifidontcheat,icantcompetewiththosewhodo.)cheatingalsohasadestructiveimpactonteachers.therealrewardofgoodteachingisseeingstudentslearn,butacheatersays,imnotinterestedinwhatyouretryingtoteach;allicareaboutisstealingagrade,regardlessoftheeffectonothers.theendresultisablatantanddestructiveattackonthequalityofyour
education.finally,cheatingcanhurtthereputationoftheuniversity,andharmthosewhoworkedhardfortheirdegree.
whyintegritymatters
ifcheatingbecomesthenorm,thenweareinbigtrouble.wemustrelyonthehonestyandgoodfaithofotherseveryday.ifnot,wecouldntputmoneyinthebank,buyfood,clothing,ormedicinefromothers,driveacrossabridge,getonaplane,gotothedentist--thelistisendless.therearemanyexamplesofthevastharmthatiscausedwhenindividualsforgetorignoretheeffecttheirdishonestycanhave.thesavingsandloanscandal,thestockmarketandjunkbondswindles,and,ofcourse,watergate,haveunderminedthefaithofmanyamericansintheintegrityofpoliticalandeconomicleadersandsocietyasawhole.suchincidentstakeatremendoustollonournationseconomyandourindividualwell-being.forexample,butforthesavingsandloandebacle,theremightbefundsavailabletoreducethenationaldebtandpayforeducation.insum,weallhaveacommonstakeinourschool,ourcommunity,andoursociety.ouractionsdomatter.itisessentialthatweactwithintegrityinordertobuildthekindofworldinwhichwewanttolive.
1.apersonofintegritynotonlysetshighmoralandethicalstandardsbutalso_______.
a)stickstothemintheirdailylife
b)makesthemknowntoothers
c)understandstheirtruevalues
d)seesthatothersalsofollowthem
2.whatroledoesintegrityplayinperson