專四作文樣題及參考答案+、、真題及參考答案

1、專四作文樣題及參考答案+2016 2017、2018 真題及 參考答案專四作文樣題（2016年發(fā)布） 第一部分：原題 PARTVI 45 MIN Should we review traditional Chinese characters or continue using simplified characters? This has been an intensely discussed question for years. The following are the supporters' and opponents' opinions. Read carefully

2、 the opinions from both sides and write your response in about 200 words, in which you should first summarize briefly the opinions from both sides and give your view on the issue.Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency,organization and language quality. Failure tofollow the

3、above instructions may result in a loss of marks.Yesculture. ForTraditional characters, which date back to more than 2000 years ago, have a more beautiful appearance and a more reasonable structure. As indicated by the 貌 and St examples, traditional characters make more sense, convey traditional val

4、ues and can therefore represent traditionaltwo millennia, Chinese historical records and classic works were written in traditional characters. To be able to read them and inherit traditional cultures, we need to bring traditional characters back. Politically, it is also necessary to restore traditio

5、nal Chinese characters. Currently, traditional characters are still in use in Hong Kong, Taiwan and many Chinese communities around the world. Restoring them can contribute to cross-Strait exchanges and national reunifications and unite Chinese people around the world. NoIn today ' s world, effi

6、ciency matters most. Traditional characters, which usually have more strokes than simplified ones, are more difficult to learn. By contrast, simplified characters are much easier to learn and use. Over the past 50 years, lots of classic texts have been turned into simplified-character versions, whic

7、h means simplified characters can also promote and preserve traditional culture. Constant simplification has been a trend in the evolution of Chinese characters. From the oracle bones script of 3000 years ago to traditional characters, the Chinese writing system has always been slimming down for bet

8、ter communication.WRITING第二部分：參考答案（1） 寫作指南考生在下筆之前應先審題，明確寫作要求：針對“我們究竟是該恢復 中文繁體字還是繼續(xù)使用簡體漢字”這一熱議話題，首先總結正反方 的意見，然后給出個人觀點。文章結構可安排如下： 第一段：簡要概括贊同和反對恢復繁體字方和提倡使用簡體字方的觀 點，第二段：表明自己的觀點：復興繁體字是不明智的。直擊正方 觀點漏洞，分三點鋪陳論證。繁體字在溝通交流上效率不及簡體字； 繁體字可讀性和可接受性不強；保存?zhèn)鹘y(tǒng)文化和價值并不是只有恢復 繁體字這一種方式。第三段：重申觀點一一，恢復中文繁體字不是明智之舉。The necessity t

9、o revive traditional Chinese characters has aroused an increasingly heated discussion for decades. Some in favor of it hold that traditional Chinese characters, with a more vivid and descriptive appearance, is a perfect embodiment of traditional culture and a bond for cross-Straits exchanges and nat

10、ional reunification（復興）. Someare againstit for its complexity to write and inefficiency to communicate, which can be otherwise avoided by simplified characters. Besides, simplifiedcharacters can also serve the purpose ofpromoting traditional cultureand this simplified writingsystem is an irreversibl

11、e（不可逆的） trend.From my perspective, it's not wise to deliberately / intentionally initiate a renaissance of traditional Chinese characters for following reasons: First and foremost, words and language are tools created for better communication. In this sense, efficiency is of utmost importance if

12、 simplified Chinese characters can perform the same function of the traditional ones.Secondly, readability （可 讀性） and acceptability are potential barriers / hindrance to the restoration（恢復）oftraditional characters. Most of mainland Chinese learn simplified characters from their infancy / childhood.

13、So it will be hard for them to accept a totallyunfamiliarwordsystem. Last, traditional Chinese characters do help cultural inheritance （傳承），but it doesn't meanreviving it is the sole （唯一的）way to preserve traditional culture and values. Taking the above factors into consideration, I think it is u

14、nwise to revive traditional Chinese characters.(252 words)2016年專四真題作文第一部分：原題PARTVI WRITING45 MINRead carefully the following excerpt on term-time holiday arguments in the Uk, and then write your response in NOLESS THAN200 words, in which you should:? Summarize the main message of the excerpt, and th

15、en ? Commenon whether parents should take children out of school for holiday during term time in order to save money.You should support yourself with information from the excerpt.Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficinecy,organization and language quality, failure tofollow the

16、above instruction may result in a loss of marks. Term-time holidays will be bannedParents are to be banned by Michael Gove, UK s Education Secretary, from taking their children out of school to save money on holidays.He is to abolish the right of head teachers to "authorise absense” from the cl

17、assroom, which has been used to let families take term-time breaks, and will warn them they face fines for their children not being at school.“Any time out of school has the potential to damagea child ' s education, " a senior source at the Department for Education said this weekend. That i

18、s why the government will end thedistinction between authorized and unauthorized absence.” “This is part of the government' s wider commitment to bring down truancy （'tru?ns?曠課）levels in our schools. There will also be stricter penalties （'pen?lt?處罰）for parentsand schools. ”The tough mea

19、sures on truancy are part of a wider attempt by Mr Gove to make education more academically rigorous and to tackle a culture in the educational establishment which he believes has accepted aexcuses for failure ” .Russell Hobby, the general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said

20、 the measure would discourage parents from trying to put pressure on heads to section term time holidays. " The high cost of holidays outside of term time is still an issue but ultimately a child ' s is more important than a holiday, he said.第二部分：參考答案Which Is More Important, Education or a

21、Cheaper Holiday? Newresearch has shown that almost four out of ten parents in the UKhave taken their children out of school to go on holidays. Cost is the main reason given by parents for sacrificing their children ' s education. Parents are to be banned, however, by UK s Education Authority, fr

22、om taking their children out ofschool to go during term time.Should local authorities stagger school holidaysto enablefamilies with childrento take advantage of travelbargains?Or is it wrong for parents to jeopardize their children ' s education for the sake of a cheaper holiday? As far as I am

23、concerned, education is more important. Firstly, children ' s education must comefirst. A cheap holiday during the school season shouldn, t be the reason to take a child out of school. Someparents are not willing to sacrifice or schedule their lives in terms of their children ' s needs. This

24、 kind of attitude will influence their children deeply. It ' s no wonder so many kids are not interested in school and don' t take their study seriously.Secondly, school isn ' t day care center. It ' s aneducational institution that needs every student to follow its rules. Taking a c

25、hild on holiday when school is in session will disturb the order of the school. Besides, it is disruptive for the child, because he will have to catch up when he returns. All in all, taking children out of school for a cheaper holiday is irresponsiblebehavior. Those parents would risk beingfined fin

26、anciallyand morally. It ' s not only kids that needto grow upa lot of parents need to as well.(265 words)2017年專四真題作文第一部分：原題PARTVIWRITING 45 MINRead carefully the following excerpt and then write your response in NOLESSTHAN200 WORDSin which you should: 1 ) summarize the main message of the excerp

27、t, and then 2 ) Commenton whether our brains will get lazy in a world run by intelligent machinesYou can support yourself with information from the excerpt. Marks willbe awarded for contentrelevance, contentsufficiency,organizationand language quality.Failure tofollow the above instructions may resu

28、lt in a loss of marks. Write your response on ANSWERHEETTHREE.With intelligent machines to do the thinking, will our brains get lazy? Changing technology stimulates the brain and increases intelligence.But that may only be true if the technology challenges us. In a world run by intelligent machines,

29、 our lives could get a lot simpler. Would that make us less intelligent?Artificial intelligence is taking over many human jobs. For instance, planes are being flown muchof the time by automaticpilots. And the complex problem of controlling air traffic around large modern airports is also achieved by

30、 artificial intelligence that operates well beyond the capacity of mere human air traffic controllers.Artificial intelligence is embeddedin manyfeatures of modern life for the simple reason that intelligent machines can already outperform humans, including some aptitudes where there wasonce thought

31、to be a humanadvantage, such as playing chess, and writing poetry, or even novels.our thinking forAs machines get smarter, they will do more of considerable changes because of the recent development in artificial intelligence. Obviously, artificial intelligence has already completely renovated peopl

32、e' s lifestyle. On the one hand, the contribution of artificial intelligence to the society is prominent and people' s dependence on it is an irreversible trend. People enjoy the benefits and convenience brought by intelligent machines. Onthe other hand, people are still concerned about its

33、negative impact, for example, whether our brains will regress with intelligent machines to do the thinking.us and make life easier.In the future,the electronicassistant will develop tothe point that itserves similarfunctions asa real livingbutler, fulfillingrequests suchas: a dinnerparty for six on

34、Thursday, Jeeves, and invitethe usualAt that point,our long struggle with challenging technologiesis at an end.Like Be Wooster, we can takeit easy knowing thatthe hard work of planning and organizingis being done by abetter brain-the electronic assistant.Starved of mentaleffort, our brains will regr

35、ess.第二部分：參考答案Nowadays, many aspects of people, s dailylife have undergoneIn myopinion, artificial intelligencewill enable our brainsto get more creative.Admittedly, a lot of work has been doneby intelligent machines. It seems that the function of people has been weakened and people 's brains hav

36、e been replaced. As a matter of fact, thanks to intelligent machines, people can expand their creative energy and add new varieties. Simply speaking, when people are free from tedious, repetitive, sometimes even dangerous work, work efficiency will undoubtedly be improved. As a result, people can sp

37、are more time to do what they want and pursue what they dream of, which is the premise of creativity. Moreover, creativity stems primarily from knowledge and thinking. Once people have theopportunityto do more thinkingand learning,theirintelligencewould be enhanced rather than weakened.Although arti

38、ficial intelligence is the exhibition of people' s high degree of creative power, it should be noted that it is like a double-edged sword. The sensible choice is to embrace its advantages and cope with the problems it has aroused. This is what an advanced and rational society should be like. (26

39、8 words) 2018年專四真題作文 第一部分：原題 PARTVI 45 MINRead carefully the following excerpt and then write your response in NO LESS THAN200 words, in which you should: summarize the main message of the report, and then comment on the two points made by Stephen Corry, Survival ' s Director.You can support you

40、rself withMarks willbe awarded forsufficiency,organizationinformation from the report.content relevance, contentand language quality.Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a lossof marks. Write your response on ANSWESHEETTHREE.Report Exposes the Dark Side of ConservationA report laun

41、ched by Survival International - the global movement for tribal peoples ' rights - reveals how conservationhas led to the evictionof millions of tribalpeople from aprotected areas” , since aprotected areas” like national parks should generally be “no go” for mining, agriculture,dams, roads and p

42、ipelines. Survival ' s reportshows that nearly all protected areas are, or have been, the ancestral homelands of tribal peoples, whohave been dependent on, and managed them for thousands of years. But in the name of aconservation ” , tribal peoples are being "illegally driven out" from

43、 these lands and accused of “poaching” ； meanwhile, tourists and fee-paying big-game hunters are welcomed in. BushmanDauqoo Xukuri from the Central Kalahari GameReserve in Botswana said, “I sit and look around the country. Wherever there are bushmen, there is game. Why?Because we know how to take ca

44、re of animals. ” Survival ' s report concludes that the current model of conservation needs a radical shake-up. Conservation must stick to international law, protect tribal peoples' rights to their lands, listen to them, and then be prepared to back them up as much as they can. Survival '

45、; sDirector Stephen Corryconservationistsdeepening crisis.said, Millions are being spent by every year, and yet the environment, s inIt ' s lime to wakeup and realize that thereis another way and it ' s much, much better. Firstly, tribal peoples ' rights have to be acknowledged and respected. Secondly, they have to be treated as the best experts at defending their own lands. Conservationistsmust realize it 's they, themselves, who are junior partners. ” WRITING第二部分：參考答案With industrialization and globalization, more and more farmlands, wet lands, jungles, forests and wi