专八1991历年作文真题及范文汇总tem8 writng.docx

1、专八1991历年作文真题及范文汇总tem8 writng1991 2012 (TEM 8 WRITNG)历年英语专业八级作文真题及范文汇总2012WRITING: 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 li

2、ttle 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 r

3、each them.” How far do you agree with Professor Baron? (400 words)One possible version: Be ware our favorite telephoneDo you like phones? When college students are asked this question, and I suppose what they will answer. The recent survey about college students attitude toward phones aroused my int

4、erest. A result that what college students like phone most is that they can reach others and what they like least is that others can reach them is given by a professor. I am partially agree with the professors opinion as a college students and a member among the been survey group, what I like phone

5、most is that I can reach others and what I like least is not others can reach me but it brings me potential problems.In modern society, I cant get by without my cell phone and I view it as a necessary tool to reach others. To begin with, I came to college and I am away from my families. Cell phones

6、allow parental communication which can make me feel more secure. Besides, even if the crime rates are low, as a student I may find myself in situations where I feel unsafe. Phones allow me to all for help when I feel unsafe. Cell phones allow me to call for help when I feel I need an escort. In a re

7、al emergency, where I need medical attention, a cell phone could prove lifesaving, and it brings me a safe .whats more telephones allow me to have an always on connection to my social network. I can use short time and few words to reach others at any time. I like phones which really bring me great c

8、onvenience.However, for me, what I like phone least is that it brings me potential problems. I waste lots of time on mobile phones, obsessing with the QQ zone, wrapping in the games, chatting with others and so on. These are the visible effects. I think others also have this problem. Whats worse, ph

9、one brings indifference and distance between us, and this invisible effect is more awful. when my friend sand I have no phones, we get together playing and talking, but now we talking little when we get together. Everyone has a small screen, and we prefer engraining in the virtual world rather than

10、communicating with our friends sitting beside us. A group of people sit together and play without communication. How awful that was. It is telephone that reducing our communication and bringing a gap between us. I found the telephone is the real subtle poison which is destroying peoples relationship

11、 .but few of us has realized this. Most of us just see its advantages and college students are addicted into it.Beware our favorite phone which is destroying our relationship. As college students we need realizing this and using our phone properly.2011WRITING: According to a recent newspaper report,

12、 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 f

13、ees during peak travel seasons? (400 words)One possible version: Higher entry fees should be charged during peak travel seasonWith social and economic development, our people have more time and money to visit famous sites of historical interest. Their visits, on the one hand, can enrich their own li

14、fe and meanwhile bring the sites substantial incomes. On the other hand, too many visits, especially during peak travel peak when there are more visitors, have caused huge problems. One solution to this is to charge higher fees during peak travel seasons, which I think is necessary and I am in compl

15、ete favor of this decision. As we all know, today there is no entrance fee charged for many parks in our country while almost all famous sites of historical interest still need an entry fee. Some people can not accept this for they think that both parks and famous sites of historical interest are pa

16、rt of public services. They should have free access to them or at least shouldnt pay too much for the visit since they have already paid taxes to the government. Then it is far impossible for those people to allow the sites to charge higher fees during peak travel seasons.On the surface, the argumen

17、ts that people opposing to entry fees charged for famous sites of historical interest hold seem reasonable. But in fact, those people have ignored the unique features of famous sites of historical interest which normally imply ample historical and cultural values. Those sites differ from common park

18、s. The relics in these sites are precious and fragile to destroy, and usually need special and professional preservation and administration, which turn out to be an expensive exercise that constantly demands resources. Entry fees must be charged. During peak travel seasons, there is no better measur

19、e than raising the entry fees to reduce the number of tourists. The purpose of charging higher fees is to stop some people visits so as to better protect the valuable relics and at the same time ensure the safety of the tourists. It is obvious that some people will give up their visits considering t

20、he higher fees. Here economic means are applied to conserve precious things at the sites of historical interest in an appropriate and sustainable way. In a word, due to the unique features of relics and the need of the sustainable protection of sites of historical interest, we must control the numbe

21、r of visitors, especially during the peak travel seasons when there are too many tourists, to diminish the impact of human activities on these sites to its lowest level. And charging higher fees during the peak travel seasons, an effective economic means of regulation will be of great importance. 20

22、10WRITING: Recently newspapers have reported that officials in a little-known mountainous area near Guiyang, Guizhou Province wanted to turn the area into a central business district for Guiyang and invited a foreign design company to give it an entirely new look. The design company came up with a b

23、lueprint for unconventional, super-futuristic buildings. This triggered off different responses. Some appreciated the bold innovation of the design, but others held that it failed to reflect regional characteristics or local cultural heritage. What is your view on this? (400 words)One possible versi

24、on: MaybeWeHaveaBetterIdeaFew things can add as much colors to the regional features of a city as the look of its CBD. Hence, we know Manhattan of Big Apple, Pudong of Shanghai. Indeed, they are the most typical sights projecting a skyline of a modern city. However, should a CBD in the world look al

25、l like? Who told us it should solely be made up of unconventional, super-futuristic buildings? And should they stand out from their surroundings? Answers to these questions are universally and unequivocally No.A CBD is not a detached but integral part of a city. To prevent it from being too extreme

26、or monstrous, it supposedly goes with the general style of the rest parts of the city. In the past, we Chinese have learnt so many hard and painful lessons. We could have had a Beijing with more Chinese traditional characteristics, more valuable cultural heritage preserved and above all more integra

27、l and harmonious Tian An-men Square to present to the world. If our grand fathers had been more willing to listen to the advice of some personages, mankind could have known another Paris of a totally different style in the world.Secondly, with more and more mortals being aware of the value of eco-fr

28、iendliness, those unconventional, super-futuristic buildings made especially of steel, concrete structures and other eco-unfriendly materials are being increasingly questioned, suspected and forsaken. A China southern city like GY should, perhaps, model its CBD on that of Davos rather than New York

29、or Shanghai. Instead of erecting skyscrapers and towers, GY ought to make its CBD delicate and pleasing, offering bankers and businessmen from across the world comfortable and cozy offices.Finally, a trend that has caught on since some time ago is that regional is international. The world is world n

30、owhere because of its unity and sameness but because of its diversity and variety. To add her own measure of colors to the world, CBD in GY should be local, regional and reflecting the distinctive features of the city. Just a look would give one familiar with her an intimacy “Thats GY all over!” The

31、 day when such a CBD is completed, she can be a resort of another sort riveting people all over the world doing business in the area while enjoying her beauty and warm comfort.Therefore, the municipal and city-developers ought to give it a serious thought before turning whatever foreign design compa

32、nys blue print to concrete and steel. Maybe we can come up with a better idea a new type of CBD, eco-friendly, amiable and economical, might set a new precedent!2009WRITING: Mandarin, or putonghua, is the standard service sector language in our country. But recently, employees at a big citys subway

33、station have been busy learning dialects of other parts of the country. Proponents say that using dialects in the subway is a way to provide better service. But opponents think that encouraging the use of dialects in public counters the national policy to promote putonghua. What is your opinion? Are Dialects Just as A