历年专四考试作文真题及范文2000-2011

TEM-2011:Shouldprivatecarownersbetaxedforpollution?Withthedevelopmentofsociety,manypeoplecanaffordacar.Asthenumberofthecarsisrising,wearefacingsomeproblems.Onebigproblemisthepollutioncausedbytheuseofcars.Inordertosolvethisproblem,governmentagenciesinsomebigcitiesrecentlysuggestthata“pollutiontax”shouldbeputonprivatecarsinordertocontrolthenumberofcarsandreducepollutioninthecity.Formypart,Iagreetothisviewpoint,andmyreasonsareasfollows:Tobeginwith,carscontributetotheenvironmentalpollution.Forexample,alotofbigcitiesinChinaarenowplaguedbyseriousairpollution.Thenitistheresponsibilityoftheseprivatecarownerstopayforthepollutionandtheyshouldbetaxed.Thepurposeofcollectingenvironmentalpollutiontaxistoraisethefund,andthenutilizethetaxrevenuelevertoprotectourenvironment.Secondly,itisagoodwaytoraisepeople’senvironmentalawarenessbyputtingapollutiontaxonprivatecars.Ifpeoplesufferfromthefinanciallosswhenmakingadecision,theywillthinkmoreabouttheirdecision.Thentheywillconsidermorewhendecidingtobuyaprivatecar.Consequently,theincreaserateofthenumberoftheprivatecarscanbecontrolled.Inaword,itisaverygoodandnecessaryattempttousethemeansoftaxationtotreatthepollution.Ofcourse,itmustbekeptinmindthatallpeople,includingtheprivatecarowners,shouldtrytheirbesttoprotecttheenvironment.272wordsTEM-2010:ShouldCollegeStudentsHireCleaners?Accordingtoarecentreport,sixuniversitystudentshiredcleanerstocleantheirdormanddotheirlaundryeveryweek.Althoughwehavenorighttotellthemwhattodowiththeirmoney,asauniversitystudentmyself,Ifindthispracticeabsurd.Forastart,awayfromourparents,itisinuniversitythatwelearntobeindependentadults.Cleaningtheroomanddoingone’slaundryarethemostbasiclivingskills.Ifwealwaysdependonotherstotakecareofus,howcanwesurvivewhenthereisnoonetohelpus?Howcanwetakeonanyresponsibilitywhenwestepintosociety?Foranother,thepracticereflectstheirflippantattitudetowardsmoney.Themoneytheypaidforthecleanersprobablycomesfromtheirparents,whomustbeverydepressedoncetheyknowthetruth.Italsosetsaverybadprecedentoncampus.Otherstudentsmayfollowsuittoshowthewealthoftheirfamilies;orworse,theytendtothinkmoneycanbuythemanythinginthisworld,whichobviouslyiswrong.Allinall,Ithinkwemustdoawaywiththispractice.Otherwise,wemayneverappreciatethegoodvalueofmoneyandanindependentwayoflife.Thebetterandsoonerwecantakecareofourselves,themoreproudourparentswillbe.226wordTEM-2009:WillTourismBringHarmtotheEnvironment?Inrecentyears,tourismhasdevelopedrapidlyinChina.Manypeoplebelievethattourismproducepositiveeffectsoneconomicgrowthandweshouldtryourbesttopromotetourism.Butwhatthesepeoplefailtoseeisthattourismmaybringaboutadisastrousimpactonourenvironment.Asforme,I'mfirmlyconvincedthattoomuchtouristsbringharmtotheenvironment.Thebadimpactoftourismontheenvironmenthasmainlyexpresseditselfinvariousways.Onewayistheprocessofexploitinganewscenicspot.Inordertoattracttourists,alotofartificialfacilitieshavebeenbuilt,whichhavecertainunfavorableeffectsontheenvironment.Thisprocessusuallybreakstheecologicalbalanceofthearea.Insomemountainousplaces,treesarebeingcutdowntobuildhotelsforotherstoseeandexplorethebeautyofthemountains.Thenlandslidesandmud-rockflowscomeup.Anotherwaythedevelopmentoftourismhasdamagedtheenvironmentoccurswhentouristsgotoscenicspots.Sometouristsdon'thavetheawarenesstoprotecttheenvironment,andignorantlythrowtheirgarbagehereandthere.Somepeopleevenkillthelocalwildlifetoeat,whichbadlydamagesthebalanceofthenaturalenvironment.Itiswrongtosacrificetheenvironmentforthegrowthoftourism.Wemustkeepinmindthattoomuchtouristsbringharmtotheenvironment.Weneedtofindabalancebetweensatisfyingtheneedsoftouristsandreducingtoaminimumthepollutiontheycause.251wordsTEM-2008:TheBenefitsofVolunteeringVolunteeringmeansbeingwillingtohelppeopleinneedandmakecontributionstosocietyfornofinancialrewards.Needlesstosay,volunteeringisoftremendousbenefitstoboththoseinneedandthesociety.Yet,despitethefactthatvolunteersarenotpaidforwhattheyhavedone,servingasavolunteer,Ibelieve,isalsobeneficialtothevolunteersthemselves.First,volunteeringhelpsvolunteersimprovetheirinterpersonalskills.Theycanunderstandpeoplebetterandhavebetterskillstomotivateothersandtodealwithdifficultsituationsincollaborationwithpeopleofdifferentpersonalitiesintheirvolunteeringwork.Besides,volunteeringservesasagoodopportunityforvolunteerstoapplytheirknowledgetopracticalproblems.Thisisespeciallyusefulforsuddenvolunteers.Forinstance,studentsvolunteeringtoassistforeignguestsonbigoccasionslikeCantonFaircannotonlypracticetheiroralEnglish,butalsohavefirsthandexperienceonthelatestdevelopmentoftheirfield.Finally,volunteeringsatisfiesone’spsychologicalneedforrespectandself-fulfillment,anditgivesthevolunteersasenseofachievement.Inaword,volunteeringhelpstoimproveone’sinterpersonalskills,applyone’sknowledgetopractice,andgivethevolunteersasenseofself-fulfillment.Itisofgreatbenefitstothesociety,butitbenefitsthevolunteersevengreater.(216words)TEM-2007:IsItWisetoMakeFriendsOnline?（1）Isitwisetomakefriendsonline?(2)People’sviewsaboutthisissuevaryfromonetoanother.(3)Somepeoplethinkthatitisunwisetomakefriendsonlinewhileothersthinkthatthereisnothingwrongwithonlinefriends.(4)Inmypointofview,althoughonlinefriendscannotbealwaystrusted,thebenefitsfaroutweightherisks.(5)Thereasonsaremainlyasfollows:Firstofall,itiseasyandquicktogettoknowpeopleandmakenewfriendsonline.(7)Weknowfriendsareindispensableinourdailylifebuttheycannotstaywithuswhereverwego.(8)Formanypeople,especiallycollegefreshmen,leavingfriendsandthesecurityofhomeforanewplacewheretheydon’tknowanyonecanbeoverwhelming.(9)WithsomeonlinechattingtoolssuchasQQandMSN,theycantalktopeopletheylikeandfindpeoplewithcommoninterestseasily.(10)Inaddition,onlinefriendscanhelpbroadenourknowledgeaboutdifferentculturesandcustoms.(11)Chattingwithpeoplefromdifferentplacesandsocialbackgroundsissurelyaneffectivewaytounderstandotherculturesanddevelopcross-culturalcommunicationskills.(12)WecanalsopracticeourEnglishinspeakingandwriting.Tosumup,makingfriendsonlineisamazing.Intheonlineglobalcommunitywecanenjoyanactivesociallifewithrewardingexperience,soitiswisetomakeonlinefriends.241wordsTEM-2006:SavingMoneyisaGoodHabit（1）RecentlytheresultofasurveyconductedbyaBeijinginformationcompanyhasshownthatthemajorityofChinesestudentsthinkthatsavingmoneyisagoodhabitwhiletherestprefertousetomorrow’smoney.(2)Asisseentome,theprincipleof“hardworkandthrift”isstillatworkinChina,andIabsolutelybelievethatwewillprofitmorefromsavingmoneythanfromspendingtomorrow’smoney.(3)Throughsavingmoney,we’llbebetterpreparedforourlife.(4)Thereisanoldsayingthat“apennysavedisapennyearned”.(5)Inmodernsociety,lifeissochangeablethatwecan’tpredictwhatwillhappeninthefuture.(6)Sowe’dbettergetpreparedforunexpectedemergencies.(7)What’smore,psychologicallyspeaking,savingmoneymeanscontrollingmoneyratherthanbeingcontrolledbymoney,anditenablesustobefreerandmoreindependent.(8)Withthemoneywe’vesaved,wedon’tneedtobetoomuchconcernedabouttheoldageorthemonthlyinstallmentthatweowetothebank.OfcourseIdon’tmeanthatwecannotloanmoneytobuyahouseorforsomeenjoyment.WhatI’msayingisthatwemustthinktwicebeforespendingtomorrow’smoney.(9)Toputitinanutshell,I’magreatbelieverthatsavingmoneyisagoodhabit.230wordsTEM-2005:MyIdeaofaUniversityArtsFestivalAnartsfestivalwillnodoubtaddmuchtoourcampuslife,sinceit,likeothergroupactivities,willbeastageonwhichstudentsfromdifferentcollegesanddepartmentscommunicateandsharetheirinterests.Thisfestival,ofcourse,needstobewellorganized,soastogeteveryoneinvolved.Whileallkindsofactivitiescontributetothisgreatfestival,lecturesbyleadingartistsinthiscountrywillsurelymakeitmoresuccessful.Firstofall,influential‘stars’arealwaysanattractiontoinvolvethegreatestnumberofparticipants.Themainpurposeofthisfestival,justasothercampusactivities,istoaddvarietytostudents’life.Itsresultsandinfluenceneedtobemeasuredmorebythenumberofparticipantsthanbytheirartisticlevelitwilldisplay.Themorepeoplegetinvolved,themoresuccessfulthefestival.Whileafewofthestudentsarebusyperformingduringthefestival,lecturespermitthemajoritytosittherelisteningandaskingtheir‘masters’questions.Secondly,face-to-facecommunicationbetweenstudents,someofwhomarepotentialartists,andtheleadingartistsisalwaysabridgelinkingtextbookknowledgeandpractice.Universitystudentsspendmostoftheirtimelearningfromtextbooksoratthelibrary,butknowinghowtodoisquitedifferentfromdoingit.Theexperienceofandadvicefromthosepractitionersinthefieldsofmusic,movie,andpaintinghelpuniversitystudentstothinkwhatelsetheyneedtolearnandwhattheywilldointhefuture.What’smore,lecturesbywell-knownexpertswillenhancetheinfluenceoftheartsfestivalandtheuniversity.Artsfestivalsareheldinmanyuniversitiesinthecity,buttheyareorganizedinmoreorlessthesameway.AsfarasIknow,lecturesareseldompartofthem.Therefore,itwillpromotethereputationofourfestival,whichisanewcomerinthecity.Inaword,itwillbebeneficialtoinvitesomeexpertstogivelectures.Itwillgetmorestudentstogetinvolved,studentswillbenefitfromlecturesbyexperts,anditwilldrawmorepublicattentiontothefestival.(353words)TEM-2004:WillPhonesKillLetterWriting?Telephoneissaidtobeoneofthegreatestinventionsoftheworld,whichhasrevolutionizedpeople’swayoflife.Althoughmoreandmorepeoplenowadaystendtophonemorethanwriteletters,Istilldon’tbelievephoneswillkillletterwritinginpeople’sdailycommunication.Peoplecommunicatefordifferentpurposesandindifferentways.Letters,thoughtraditionalinaway,helppeopleexpresstheirideasinamoreexactway，withoutthecarelesstongueslipsoftelephoneconversations.Moreimportantly,itislongheldthat“Toseeistobelieve.”andcommunicationinwrittenformisconsideredtobemoreformalthanthatdoneorally.Therefore,lettersarealwaysthepreferredwayofcommunicationwhenitcomestoformaloccasionslikejobapplication,nailingdownacontractortravelinginformationconfirmation.Itisnotentirelygroundlesstosaythatlettersarestillindispensablenowadays.Inaword,lettershavetheiruniquefeaturestosatisfycertaincommunicationpurposesandwillthereforeneverbereplacedbyphonesinpeople’sdailylife.It’sperhapsmoreappropriatetosaythattheysupplementeachotherinsteadofreplacingeachother.187wordsTEM-2003:TheImportanceofKeepingaGoodMoodWiththedevelopmentofmodernscience,technologyandeconomics,ourlivingstandardhasreachedaneverhigherlevel.Butmoreandmorepeoplearelivingundergreaterpressurethaneverbefore.Asaconsequence,peopleareincreasinglysufferingfromvariousdistortionsbothphysicallyandmentally.Tohelpout,itisimportantthateveryonekeepagoodmoodtoday.Thereareseveralreasonsformyargument.First,agoodmoodcancreatehighefficiency.Whenyouworkwithagoodmood,youwillfeelhappyandbewillingtodosomeworkwhichusedtobeboring.Onthecontrary,abadmoodcanmakeyoupassiveanddothingswithreluctance.Second,agoodmoodisbeneficialtoyourhealth.Ifyoufailtokeepagoodmood,youwillbefeelingdepressedandfedup,whichisapttocausesomepsychologicaldiseases.Third,whenyouhaveagoodmood,otherpeoplearoundyouwillbeinfluenced.Thusmoreandmorepeoplewillfeelhappytocommunicatewithyou.Tosumup,keepingagoodmoodisveryimportantbothforyourselfandforthepeoplearoundyou.Ifyouwanttohaveahappyandsuccessfullife,pleasekeepagoodmoodeveryday.206wordsTEM-2002:TheBestWaytoStayHealthyNowadays，thedesireforgoodhealthisuniversal.Whereveryouareandwhateveryoudo,stayinghealthyisalwaysimportant.Withtheimprovementofourlivingstandards,peopleareattachingmoreandmoreimportancetotheirhealth.However,whichdoyouthinkisthebestwaytokeephealthy?Differentpeoplecomeupwithdifferentviews:eatinggreenoutdoorexercisesorgoingtohospitalformedicaltreatmentfrequently.AsfarasIamconcerned,thebestwaytokeephealthyistodevelopagoodqualityofpsychology.Accordingtosomesurveys,nowadays,mostpatientsarenotphysicallysickbutmentallyill.Theburdenontheirshouldersismuchheavierthanothers,so

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llbecomesomekeep-fitclubsorjoiningsometravelagency,whichbythemselvesarevariousversionsofphysicalexercise,willbenefityoualot.Asapoemsays,youthisnotaperiodoftime;it’asstateofmind.Everybodywantstokeepyoungatheartbecauseyouthisasymbolforendlessenergyandpassionforliving.Keepingagoodqualityofmindandkeepingasenseofhumorarereallygood.Evenifyouare80,andyou’llneverbeold.(254words)TEM-2001:TravelBroadenstheMindNowadaysmoreandmorepeoplechoosetotravelduringtheirholidays,sincetravelnotonlybringsleisureandjoybutalsobroadensthemind.Asforme,notonlycanitbringmemorehistoricalknowledge,butitcanalsoaddtomysocialexperience.TakemytriptoMountTaiforexample.Asisknowntoall,it’samagnificentmountainfamousforboththebeautifulsceneryandthesplendidculturalheritage.Attheverysightofher,mysoulwasattachedtoher.Irememberedthepoem“WangYue”writtenbyDuFu,IrememberedmanyhistoriceventswhichhappenedonthislandandIalsorecalledtheresponsibilitytoconservethisheritage.AsIclimbedupthemountain,ourguidetoldmemanythingsIhadnevergottoknowbefore,whichofcoursebroadenedmyscopeofknowledge.ItwasalsoonthistripthatImademanynewfriendswithwhomIexchangedmyopinions,andthatIgotacquaintedwithsomeinformationaboutfirstaidandpackagetour.Allthisindeedaddedtomysocialexperience.Inshort,traveloffersagoodchanceformetoopenmyeyesandenrichmyexperiencewhileIcanenjoymyself.