英语专业八级考试写作题型,练习

专八写作样题

Example 1 （2010）

Recently newspaper 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 blueprint 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? Write an essay of about 400 words. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay. In the first part of your writing you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary.

Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.

Write your composition on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. Example 2 （2009）

Mandarin, or putonghua, is the standard service sector language in our country. But recently, employees at a big city's subway 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? Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic:

Are Dialects Just as Acceptable in Public Places?

Example 3 （2008）

In a few months? time you are going to graduate from university. How do you think your college years have prepared you for your future life? Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic:

What I have learned from my years at university

Example 4 （2007）

Some people think that financial disparity affects friendship. What do you think? Write an essay of about 400 words to state your view.

Example 5 （2006）

Joseph Epstein, a famous American writer, once said, "We decide what is important and what is trivial in life. We decide (so) that what makes us significant is either what we do or what we refuse to do. But no matter how

indifferent the universe may be to our choices and decisions, these choices and decisions are ours to make. We decide. We choose. And as we decide and choose, so are our lives formed. In the end, forming our own destiny is what ambition is about." Do you agree or disagree with him?Write an essay of about 400 words entitled:

Ambition Example 6 （2005）

Interview is frequently used by employers as a means to recruit prospective employees. As a result, there have been many arguments for or against the interview as a selection procedure. What is your opinion? Write an essay of about 400 words to state your view. Example 7 （2004）

It was reported in the press some time ago that a few second and third year students in a provincial university decided to try their hands at business in order to get prepared for the future. They opened six small shops near their university. Their teachers and classmates had different opinions about this phenomenon. Some thought that the students' business experience would help them adapt better to society after graduation, while others held a negative view, saying that running shops might occupy too much of the students; time and energy which should otherwise be devoted to their academic study. What do you think? Write a composition of about 300 words on the

following topic:

Should University Students Go in for Business?

Example 8 （2003）

An English newspaper is currently running a discussion on whether young people in China today are (not) more self-centered and unsympathetic than were previous generations. And the paper is inviting contributions from university students. You have been asked to write a short article for the newspaper to air your views

Example 9 （2002）

All of us would agree that in order to be successful in the present-day society, we university graduates have to possess certain personal qualities that can enable us to realize our aim. What do you think is the most important personal quality of a university graduate? Write a composition of about 300 words on the following topic:

The Most Important Personal Quality of a University Student

Example 10 （2001）

The Internet is about to take off in China. As many as 9 million people are online, a number that is estimated to hit 20 million by the end of 2000. It is predicated that this phenomenal growth will have great impact on our

society and economy. Choose ONE aspect of our society or economy where you think the impact will be most strongly felt, and Write an essay of about 300 words entitled:

The Impact of the Internet on…Example 11 （2000）

Some people simply see education as going to school or colleges, or as a means to secure good jobs; most people view education as a lifelong process. In your opinion, how important is education to modern man? Write a composition of about 300 words on the following topic:

Education as a Lifelong Process…

Example 12 （1999）

Some people claim that competition is more important than co-operation in the present-day society. How far do you agree with these people?You are to write a composition of about 300 words on the following topic:

Competition or Cooperation? Example 13 （1998）

Nowadays with the development of economy, existing cities are growing bigger and new cities are appearing. What do you think is ONE of the major problems that may result from this process of urbanization?Ｗrite an essay of about 300 words on the following topic:

One Major Problem in the Process of Urbanization

Example 14 （1997）

Some people hold the view that a student's success in university study follows the same pattern as that of farming, which is characterized by the process of sowing the seeds, nurturing growth and harvesting the rewards. Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic:

Sowing the seeds, Nurturing Growth, and Harvesting the Rewards

Example 15 （1996）

On a Chinese college campus usually several college students share a dormitory. Unfortunately some college students do not pay enough attention to living in a shared environment. For instance, they may ignore the sanitation of their dormitory or they may suddenly start to play music while others are sound asleep. Hence the idea of making dormitory policies to curb these indecencies has become popular on campus. You are in favor of this idea and have therefore decided to write to your university campus radio a passage entitled:

In Support of Dormitory Policies

3.主题句（Topic Sentence）

一个段落一般包含一个代表中心主题的中心句，即所谓的主题句。中心句或主题句一般置于短首，也可置于短中或段末以免单调。

Four-year-olds are a challenge in every way.First, they are a physical challenge. They move non-stop from the time they bolt out of bed at daybreak until they are forced back into bed at night. When did my daughter get to be so fast? Katelyn can dart away from me in a parking lot in a millisecond, zigzagging in and out of sight among a row of parked cars. Next, of course, four-year-olds are an emotional challenge, trying the patience of even their devoted parents. So, how does my daughter become so slow at times? The path from the front door to the car can stretch forever and involve inspecting the ground for bugs, picking a flower, or stopping to jump on a nearby tricycle to take it for a quick spin. At bedtime, Katelyn can take as long as five minutes to squeeze the toothpaste onto her toothbrush and even longer to choose her bedtime story and her stuffed companion for the nights. Finally, four-year-olds are a mental challenge, especially for those of us whose mental abilities are on the wane as a result of four years of harried days and sleepless night. "Where do babies come from?" is one of the easier questions posed by my four-year-old, the most difficult always being "Why?"

Four-year-olds are also a financial challenge. _____

专八写作样题分析

Joseph Epstein, a famous American writer, once said" we decide what is important and what is trivial in life we decide that what makes us significant is either what we do or what we refuse to do but no matter how indifferent the universe may be to our choices and decisions, these choices and decisions are ours to make. We decide. We choose. And as we decide and choose, so are our lives formed. In the end, forming our own destiny is what ambition is about do you agree or disagree with him? Write an essay of about 400 words entitled: AMBITION

In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your opinion in response to Epstein's view

in the second give details ....

In the end, give a conclusion...

Ambition

Ambition is the decision one makes and the resolution with which he carries out that decision. It provides us with the required driving force to accomplish any undertakings in our life. Indeed, once we make up our minds to choose to do something, then our life becomes meaningful and specifically orientated. Ambition, as far as I observe, plays a vital role in almost all aspects of life.

First things first, ambition renders us a sense of mission. No matter what decision you make you have to be responsible for your choice. Your choice gives

you a sense of orientation, or more specially a sense of mission. And only a strong mission may enable one to accomplish greatness. Caesar of the ancient Roman Empire was urged by his ambition “I came, I saw, I conquered.” and became an unrivaled empire builder in the history of Rome. John Milton, stimulated always by h is ambition that aimed at writing some “mighty lines” which England would unwillingly forget, had in due time secured his position as the second Shakespeare in the history of English literature.

In the second place, ambition can bring one?s potentials to the full. Ambition may well serve as a catalyst activating one?s potentials. Without ambition one?s potentials will remain slumbering like a dormant volcano. A case in point is Ms Zhang Haidi, a Chinese Helen Keller. It was her ambition to be a useful person that has turned her into a well-accomplished figure whose achievements would dwarf those of some normal people.

Influential as it is upon us, however, ambition must be channeled in the right direction.If wrongly directed, one?s ambition may bring hav oc on him and others. Hitler, whose ambition was to conquer Europe by whatever evil means, finally turned him into a demon. It was this demon that almost cast Europe into an unfathomable abyss of anguish and suffering.

To sum up, ambition can benefit us tremendously if

wisely and correctly channeled, otherwise it may ruin others and ourselves. In my mind?s eye, a person can make his life beautiful, meaningful and rewarding and stand out as a respectable personage if he is motivated by a well-orientated ambition.

What I Have Learned From My Years at University The development of an individual human existence can be divided into several important stages. But no period can be more influential upon the later course of our life than the years we have experienced in college. Here is the cradle of intelligentsia with vision, mission and passion. And now, as I am ready to leave campus and face the real world, I dare say that no other place can teach me more.

I am very proud that in university I have learnt how important it is for one to have vision, that ability to see ahead of time and possibly others. College has raised me up, so that I could enjoy a broader view of the world. University Library, the sanctuary of mind always keeps me in a close touch with the great thoughts of giants, Shakespeare, Russell, Churchill, Roosevelt, to name only a few. All these overwhelmingly famous names have turned familiar and friendly here. These great minds teach me how to live a meaningful life. They warn me that the last but greatest enemy for mankind is human existence itself. Their words of wisdom shall guide and guard me to overcome all the obstacles beset in the course of my life. In the light of this statement, I have to say that college years have brightened up my vision.

It is at university that I have acquired an added understanding of the meaning of mission i.e. man should have shoulders strong enough to take more

responsibilities of the time. College has enriched me, so that I, to some extent, have discovered the truth to live by. When I was a sophomore, I was chosen a volunteer for the Red Cross Institution. My job, then, was to assist the doctor with the blood collecting in a blood donation car on the street. Those days bestowed me with a moving but a little bit singular picture, in which the painful injection and hearty smile are perfectly and beautifully combined. Every parcel of blood means a piece of hope, through which I see that the possession of life lies in sharing. This is how college years has defined my mission.

It is after some years at university that I have better apprehended Tonybee when he said, “Glory belongs to those who are actually in the arena, fighting passionately whilst showing every now and then mistakes or shortcomings.” I have understood the spirit of transcending myself, sometimes even in a crazy way. If youth is the freshness of the deep springs of life, then college must be the fountain of passion. It cheers in the chaos of gym; it hides in the silence of lab. During the college years, I never stopped pursuing my own dream, because I never fail to be inspired by the flowing current of young passion.

Lawrence H. Summers, former President of Harvard said in his farewell speech, “College graduates, capable of deep reflections are what the worl d needs.” Living in a world of madding crowd, a group, or even a small group of people are expected to remain transcendental

and sober. If any can live up to so high a standard of existence, college graduates can. And I am fortunate in being among them at this moment and having spared little time cultivating my vision, mission and passion in the past four years. With these, I have better courage to change myself and most probably better preparation for my future.

Learn to Smile

And so let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love, and once we begin to love each other naturally we want to do something.

-------By Mother Teresa

I was deeply moved by the speech entitled “Beautiful Smile and Love” by Mother Teresa. Readin g between the lines, I began to appreciate the beauty of this simple word—smile. I had never imagined smile would have such great power over life before. From then on, I always bear in mind that smile is the beginning of love. When we smile at each other we are able to understand, to share, and to love. And with that love, life will be endowed with a special meaning. Yes, smile, learn to smile. Just learn to smile, not only at your friends, your family members, but also at strangers, at your enemies. Just learn to smile, whether you are experiencing happiness or suffering adversity. Just learn to smile, for yourself, and for those who are around you. Let your smile be genial like the spring breeze that blows away the clouds enveloping your life. Let your smile be pleasant like the green shade that keeps out the scorching hot in summer days. Let your smile be enthusiastic like the warm sunshine that shines in the severe winter.

I once observed a baby’s smile,which was fully genuine and without guile. At that very moment, I was struck by his smile. I didn?t know why I smiled back at him, maybe just because it was so unaffected and innocent. His smile generated another smile on my lips. This was the magical power of smile.

Smile is quite an action of love, for when you learn to smile, you learn to tolerate, to forgive, to face life with a grateful heart. Smile exposes the authentic, essential self underneath all the layers we construct to protect ourselves and if that part of you and that part of me could r ecognize each other, there couldn?t be hate or envy or fear in the world. All of us will sit together at the table of brotherhood and enjoy that peace, that joy-- all starting from a friendly smile.

So, my friends, learn to smile at each other, it doesn?t matter when and where you are or whom you smile at. Always remember that smile is the beginning of love and with that love we could make this world a better place to live.

Cosmetic surgery: a miracle worker?

A study by Psychology Today magazine shows that many people are not satisfied with their looks: some do not like their noses; others do not like their chins; still others do not like their ears and their eyes. Unfortunately, with the help of cosmetic surgery, people try to meet the perfect body image. But is it the universal remedy? Certainly not.

To begin with, however small the operation might be, there is always a chance something goes wrong. The numbers are very alarming: in 20% of surgical operations, the patient has to recover from the damage experienced. Typical side effects include chronic pain, allergic reaction, delayed or prolonged healing, not to mention the pain the patient will feel after the operation. But the real risk lies in the possibility that the surgery may fail. That is to say: the …miracle worker' caused many people to die because of operations that were far from needed. Such tragic events are a strong warning that our society has to be less appearance-focused.

In addition, effects of surgery will not last. The cosmetic surgery may make you younger for a few years, but life goes on and the wrinkles come back. It is as unnatural to try to possess eternal youth, as it is to oppose the ageing process. Moreover, silicone implants have to be replaced within fifteen years. Yet the fact that this implies a new surgery is often forgotten.

Furthermore, is it right to change the body you are given and transform it into …something' you are not? Every single person is unique and that is what makes life so special. The outside appearance is the representation of the inner-self. Therefore, drastically redesigning your looks causes strange effects, which was, the case with Michael Jackson. If your personality is lacking, your appearance will suffer too. Consequently, cosmetic surgery does not make you a different person.

As wonderful as this piece of modern medical technology may sound, cosmetic surgery is not all that advantageous and in most of all cases, it is not needed. There is no point in transforming a healthy body. That is why the idea of the perfect body image has to be forgotten, and it has to be recognized that everyone is a special human being.

1.A bad beginning makes a bad ending.

不善始者不善终。

2.A bad workman always blames his tools.

不会撑船怪河弯。

3.4.A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.

一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。

4.6.A bully is always a coward .

色厉内荏。

5.A burden of one's choice is not felt.

爱挑的担子不嫌重。

6.A candle lights others and consumes itself.

蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。

7.A cat has 9 lives.

猫有九条命。

8.A cat may look at a king.

人人平等。

9.A close mouth catches no flies.

病从口入。

10. A constant guest is never welcome.

常客令人厌。

11.Actions speak louder than words.

事实胜于雄辩。

12.Adversity leads to prosperity

穷则思变。

13.Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

逆境出人才。

14. A fair death honors the whole life.

死得其所，流芳百世。

15. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit

吃一堑，长一智。

16. A fox may grow gray, but never good.

江山易改，本性难移。

17. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

患难见真情。

18. A friend is easier lost than found.

得朋友难，失朋友易。

19. A friend is never known till a man has need.

需要之时方知友。

20. A friend without faults will never be found.

没有十全十美的朋友。

21. A good beginning is half done.

善始者善终。

22. A good book is a good friend.

好书如挚友。

23. A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.

一本好书，相伴一生。

24. A good conscience is a soft pillow.

不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。

25. A good fame is better than a good face.

美名胜过美貌。

26. A good husband makes a good wife.

夫善则妻贤。

27. A good medicine tastes bitter.

良药苦口。

28. A great talker is a great liar.

说大话者多谎言。

29. A hedge between keeps friendship green.

君子之交淡如水。

30.Failure is the mother of success. - Thomas Paine

失败乃成功之母。

31.The good seaman is known in bad weather.

惊涛骇浪，方显英雄本色。

32.Nothing seek, nothing find.

无所求则无所获。

33. A thousand-li journey is started by taking the first step.

千里之行，始于足下。

34.He sits no sure that sits too high.

高处不胜寒。

35.He travels the fastest who travels alone.

曲高和寡。

36.The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.

赛跑未必快者赢, 打仗未必强者胜。

37.Joy shared with others are more enjoyed.

与人同乐，其乐无穷。

38.Nothing venture, nothing have.

不敢冒险，一无所获。

39.Still waters run deep.

水静流深；人静心深。

40.He that would eat the fruit must climb the tree.

不劳无获。

41. A moment?s error can bring a lifelong regret.

一失足成千古恨。

42.Pain past is pleasure.

过去的痛苦就是快乐。

43.While there is life, there is hope.

有生命就有希望/留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。44.Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.

脑中有知识，胜过手中有金钱。

45.Storms make trees take deeper roots.

风暴使树木深深扎根。

46.Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.

心之所愿，无所不成。

47.Great hopes make great man.