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历年专八作文真题

历年专八作文真题

2010年真题

PARTVIWRITING（45MIN）Recentlynewspapershavereportedthatofficialsinalittle-knownmountainousareacharacteristicsorlocalculturalheritage.Whatisyourviewonthis?

Writeanessayofabout400words.Youshouldsupplyanappropriatetitleforyouressay.

Theimportantroleofacity’slocalconditionsintheurbandesign

Recentlythereisahotdebateonareportthataforeigndesigncompanyinvitedbyalittle-knownmountainousareainGuiyangprovidedadesignwithoutpayingtoomuchattentiontothecity’suniquecharacteristics.Somepeopleappreciatetheboldinnovationofthedesignbutothersdonotlikeit.Inmyopinion,anyurbandesignshouldtakethecity’soriginalculturalheritageintoaccount.Thedesignersshouldsuittheirdesigntolocalconditionsandtrytotakeadvantageofthelocalresources.

First,acity’sregionalcharacteristicsorlocalculturalheritageareitssymbol,itsidentity.Inamountainousarea,toomanyunconventional,super-futuristicbuildingswillnotbecompatiblewiththecity’slandscapes.Withouttheselandscapes,itisjustanothersocalledmoderncitycomposedofconcreteandsteel.TakeBeijingforexample.Inthepastfewyears,Beijinghasbeenremovingalargenumberofsuchalleystraditionallycalledhutong,inordertomakeitbecomearealinternationalcity.ButwithoutthesehutongscanthiscitystillbecalledBeijing,anancientcapital?

Thedisappearanceofhutongsmeansthedisappearanceofaperiodofhistory,acordiallifestyle,andeventhedisappearanceofBeijingitself.ThenBeijingwillloseitsuniqueness.

Second,itcanhelpacitysavealotofmoneybysuitingthedesigntolocalconditionsandtrytotakeadvantageofthelocalresources.Thisisespeciallyimportanttosmallcities,likethisoneinamountainousareanearGuiyang.WeallknowGuiyangisadevelopingcity,notveryrich.Unconventional,super-futuristicbuildingsmeanlargeneedofmoneyinput.Thenmoreburdensmaybeaddedtothiscity,whichwillruncountertothecity’soriginalpurposeofdevelopingitself.Instead,ifconnectionsbetweenacity’scultureandthevariousurbansectors,includinghousing,infrastructureandgovernance,arewellmade,themaximumeconomicbenefitswillbeachieved.

Besides,themodernizationshouldbeagradualprocess.Morehaste,lessspeed.Nonetheless,itshouldnotbeoverlookedthattheshortcomingsoffuturistic-styleconstructingoutweighitsadvantagesbrought.

Inconclusion,anyurbandesignshouldtakethecity’soriginalculturalheritageintoaccount.Thedesignersshouldsuittheirdesigntolocalconditionsandtrytotakeadvantageofthelocalresources.Ascientificcitydesignshouldbedependentonthecity’sregionalcharacteristics,onacase-by-casebasis.

2011年真题

PART VI  WRITING  According to a recent newspaper report, many famous sites of historical interest in China have begun or are considering charging tourists higher entry fees during peak travel seasons. This has aroused a lot of public attention and also public debate. What is your opinion?

 Should famous Chinese sites of historical interest charge higher fees during peak travel seasons?

 Write an essay of about 400 words.  You should supply an appropriate title for your essay.

HigherEntryFeesDuringPeakTravelSeason

Inrecentyears,peopleinChinahavemoretimeandmoneytovisitfamoussitesofhistoricalinterest,owingtolongerholidaysandhigherincomes.Thesevisits,ontheonehand,canenrichtheirownlifeandbringthesitessubstantialincomes.Ontheotherhand,toomanyvisits,especiallyduringtravelpeakswhentherearemorevisitors,havecausedhugeproblemsinseveralaspects.Inmyopinion,oneeffectivesolutiontothisproblemistochargehigherfeesduringpeaktravelseasons.

Foronereason,thosewhoopposehigherfeeshaveignoredtheuniquefeaturesoffamoussitesofhistoricalinterest.Differentfromthecommonparks,thehistoricalspotsnormallyimplyamplehistoricalandculturalvalues.Therelicsinthesespotsaresopreciousandfragilethatthey usually need special and professional preservation 

and administration, which obviously costs large amounts of money. During peak travel seasons, even more tourists pay visits to the historical spots. Such huge amount of people arriving at one historical spot may probably lead to some unexpected damages. Facing this situation, there is no better measure than raising the entry fees to reduce the number of tourists in peak seasons. The only purpose of charging higher entry fees is to stop some people's visits during special seasons so as to achieve a better protection of the valuable relics. With higher entry fees, some people may change their plans and give up their visits. Here economic means are applied to conserve precious things at the sites of historical interest in an appropriate and sustainable way. 

For another reason, higher fees charged may effectively reduce the number of tourists visiting historical spots in peak seasons, which is also good to the safety 

of the tourists. Reports on the accidents happening to tourists are not new to us. Especially during peak seasons, heavy traffic of passengers poses potential threats to the life of tourists. Furthermore, relaxation is always an ultimate goal for tourists. It is almost impossible for anyone to appreciate anything in an overcrowded spot with a sea of people around. An ideal holiday may even be ruined by the hustle and bustle and endless waiting. 

In short, we need to control the number of visitors especially during the peak travel seasons, to guarantee a sound protection of historical spots as well as the safety of tourists. Among others, higher entry fees may be a simple and effective economic means of regulation, which should be taken into account by the authorities. As for the tourists, this may not be so bad as it sounds

Withsocialandeconomicdevelopment,ourpeoplehavemoretimeandmoneytovisitfamoussitesofhistoricalinterest.Theirvisits,ontheonehand,canenrichtheirownlifeandmeanwhilebringthesitessubstantialincomes.Ontheotherhand,toomanyvisits,especiallyduringpeaktravelpeakwhentherearemorevisitors,havecausedhugeproblems.Onesolutiontothisistochargehigherfeesduringpeaktravelseasons,whichIthinkisnecessaryandIamincompletefavorofthisdecision.

　　Asweallknow,todaythereisnoentrancefeechargedformanyparksinourcountrywhilealmostallfamoussitesofhistoricalintereststillneedanentryfee.Somepeoplecannotacceptthisfortheythinkthatbothparksandfamoussitesofhistoricalinterestarepartofpublicservices.Theyshouldhavefreeaccesstothemoratleastshouldn’tpaytoomuchforthevisitsincetheyhavealreadypaidtaxestothegovernment.Thenitisfarimpossibleforthosepeopletoallowthesitestochargehigherfeesduringpeaktravelseasons.

　　Onthesurface,theargumentsthatpeopleopposingtoentryfeeschargedforfamoussitesofhistoricalinterestholdseemreasonable.Butinfact,thosepeoplehaveignoredtheuniquefeaturesoffamoussitesofhistoricalinterestwhichnormallyimplyamplehistoricalandculturalvalues.Thosesitesdifferfromcommonparks.Therelicsinthesesitesarepreciousandfragiletodestroy,andusuallyneedspecialandprofessionalpreservationandadministration,whichturnouttobeanexpensiveexercisethatconstantlydemandsresources.Entryfeesmustbecharged.Duringpeaktravelseasons,thereisnobettermeasurethanraisingtheentryfeestoreducethenumberoftourists.Thepurposeofcharginghigherfeesistostopsomepeople’visitssoastobetterprotectthevaluablerelicsandatthesametimeensurethesafetyofthetourists.Itisobviousthatsomepeoplewillgiveuptheirvisitsconsideringthehigherfees.Hereeconomicmeansareappliedtoconservepreciousthingsatthesitesofhistoricalinterestinanappropriateandsustainableway.

　　Inaword,duetotheuniquefeaturesofrelicsandtheneedofthesustainableprotectionofsitesofhistoricalinterest,wemustcontrolthenumberofvisitors,especiallyduringthepeaktravelseasonswhentherearetoomanytourists,todiminishtheimpactofhumanactivitiesonthesesitestoitslowestlevel.Andcharginghigherfeesduringthepeaktravelseasons,aneffectiveeconomicmeansofregulationwillbeofgreatimportance.

2012年真题

PART VI WRITING （45 MIN）  A recent survey of 2,000 college students asked about their attitudes towards phone calls and text-messaging （also known as Short Message Service） and found the students main goal was to pass along information in as little time, with as little small talk, as possible. "What they like most about their mobile devices is that they can reach other people," says Naomi Baron, a professor of linguistics at American University in Washington, D.C., who conducted the survey. "What they like least is that other people can reach them." How far do you agree with Professor Baron?

  You should supply an appropriate title for your essay.

Mobile Phones Make Students Less Humane 

Recently, a professor of American University conducted a survey about college students’ attitudes towards phone calls and text messaging and finallyheconcludedthatwhatthestudentslikemostabouttheirphonesisthattheycanreachotherpeopleandwhattheylikeleastisthatotherpeoplecanreachthem.Thisresultisseeminglycontradictory,butinfact,itfaithfullyportraysthedilemmafacedbythestudents,whobothaspiretoandarefearfulofcommunication.Inmyopinion,itisnothingbuttheverytelephoneitselfthatislargelyresponsibleformakingstudentslesshumanebydeprivingthemoftheiradaptivecapacityandsocialacceptability.

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