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1、专四作文真题2012年专四作文真题： The Dragon Boat Festival(端午节)is one of the important national festivals in ChinaWrite on ANSWER SHEET THREE a composition of about 200 words on the following topic：The Dragon Boat FestivalFirst, you should tell what you know about the festivalSecond, you should describe how you or

2、 other people usually observe the festivalMarks will be awarded for content, organization，language and appropriatenessFailure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks2012年英语专四考试作文题目：端午节The Dragon Boat Festival The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated o

3、n the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. This festival is to commemorate the death of QU Yuan, an upright and honest poet and statesman who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in a river. The most important activity of this festival is the Dragon Boat r

4、aces. It symbolizes peoples attempts to rescue Qu Yuan. In the current period, these races also demonstrate the virtues of cooperation and teamwork. Besides, the festival has also been marked by eating zong zi (glutinous rice). Zong zi is made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wr

5、apped in bamboo or reed leaves. People who mourned the death of Qu threw Zong zi into the river to feed his ghost every year. With the changes of the times, the memorial turns to be a time for protection from evil and disease for the rest of year. People will hang healthy herbs on the front door to

6、clear the bad luck of the house. Although the significance of the festival might be different with the past, it still gives the observer an opportunity to glimpse a part of the rich Chinese cultural heritage.2011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Direction：Writ

7、e 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 writ

8、ten 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： 2010 Should College Students Hire Cleaners? 2009 Will Tourism Bring

9、 Harm to the Environment?2007 Is It Wise to Make Friends Online?2004 Will Phones Kill Letter Writing? 1994 TV: a Good Thing or a Bad Thing? 本文要求学生就“”私家车是否应该交污染税”这一话题发表自己的意见。第一部分：分析现状：私家车越来越多，环境污染日益严重，“污染税”提出的背景，进而提出自己的观点：私家车应该交污染税。第二部分：从两方面进行阐述。首先由于私家车造成环境问题，所以私家车有义务交税，为国家环境建设所用。其次纳税能提高人们的环保意识。第三部分：

10、进行总结，再次表明自己的观点。经典范文：Should private car owners be taxed for pollution? 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, governmen

11、t 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 pollu

12、tion. For example, a lot of big cities in China are now plagued by serious air pollution. Then it is the responsibility 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

13、revenue lever to protect our environment. Secondly, it is a good way to raise peoples 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 deci

14、ding 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 treat the pollution. Of course, it must be kept in mind that all people, including the private car owners,

15、 should try their best to protect the environment.2010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Direction：It is recently reported in a newspaper that six students who shared a dorm at a local university hired a cleaner to do laundry and cleaning once a week. And each of

16、them paid her 60 yuan a month. This has led to a heated debate as to whether college students should hire cleaners. Write a composition of about 200 words on the following topic: Should College Students Hire Cleaners?You are to write in three parts: In the first part, state clearly what your view is

17、. 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

18、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： 2009 Will Tourism Bring Harm to the Environment? 2007 Is It Wise to Make Friends Online?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

19、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”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：Should College Students Hire Cleaners?According to a recent report, six university students hired

20、cleaners to clean their dorm and do their laundry every week. Although we have no right to tell them what to do with their money, as a university student myself, I find this practice absurd.For a start, away from our parents, it is in university that we learn to be independent adults. Cleaning the r

21、oom and doing ones laundry are the most basic living skills. If we always depend on others to take care of us, how can we survive when there is no one to help us? How can we take on any responsibility when we step into society?For another, the practice reflects their flippant attitude towards money.

22、 The money they paid for the cleaners probably comes from their parents, who must be very depressed once they know the truth. It also sets a very bad precedent on campus. Other students may follow suit to show the wealth of their families; or worse, they tend to think money can buy them anything in

23、this world, which obviously is wrong.All in all, I think we must do away with this practice. Otherwise, we may never appreciate the good value of money and an independent way of life. The better and sooner we can take care of ourselves, the more proud our parents will be.2009年专四作文真题：Will Tourism Bri

24、ng Harm to the Environment?（旅游对环境的影响？）关于环境Direction：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 hav

25、e 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

26、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题型。要求考

27、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? 本文要求考生就旅游是否会给环境带来不好的影响这一话题发表自己的看法。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：过度开发旅游对环境会造成不好的影响。 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：Will Tourism Bring Harm to the Env

28、ironment?In recent years, tourism has developed rapidly in China. Many people believe that tourism produce positive effects on economic growth and we should try our best to promote tourism. But what these people fail to see is that tourism may bring about a disastrous impact on our environment. As f

29、or me, Im firmly convinced that too much tourists bring harm to the environment. The bad impact of tourism on the environment has mainly expressed itself in various ways. One way is the process of exploiting a new scenic spot. In order to attract tourists, a lot of artificial facilities have been bu

30、ilt, which have certain unfavorable effects on the environment. This process usually breaks the ecological balance of the area. In some mountainous places, trees are being cut down to build hotels for others to see and explore the beauty of the mountains. Then land slides and mud-rock flows come up.

31、 Another way the development of tourism has damaged the environment occurs when tourists go to scenic spots. Some tourists dont have the awareness to protect the environment, and ignorantly throw their garbage here and there. Some people even kill the local wildlife to eat, which badly damages the b

32、alance of the natural environment. 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.2008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Direction：December 5th is International Volunteers Day. Since 1985, when t