历年专八作文真题

2010年真题PARTVIWRITING(45MIN)Recentlynewspapershavereportedthatofficialsinalittle-knownmountainousareacharacteristicsorlocalculturalheritage.Whatisyourviewonthis?Writeanessayofabout400words.Youshouldsupplyanappropriatetitleforyouressay.Theimportantroleofacity’slocalconditionsintheurbandesignRecentlythereisahotdebateonareportthataforeigndesigncompanyinvitedbyalittle-knownmountainousareainGuiyangprovidedadesignwithoutpayingtoomuchattentiontothecity’suniquecharacteristics.Somepeopleappreciatetheboldinnovationofthedesignbutothersdonotlikeit.Inmyopinion,anyurbandesignshouldtakethecity’soriginalculturalheritageintoaccount.Thedesignersshouldsuittheirdesigntolocalconditionsandtrytotakeadvantageofthelocalresources.First,acity’sregionalcharacteristicsorlocalculturalheritageareitssymbol,itsidentity.Inamountainousarea,toomanyunconventional,super-futuristicbuildingswillnotbecompatiblewiththecity’slandscapes.Withouttheselandscapes,itisjustanothersocalledmoderncitycomposedofconcreteandsteel.TakeBeijingforexample.Inthepastfewyears,Beijinghasbeenremovingalargenumberofsuchalleystraditionallycalledhutong,inordertomakeitbecomearealinternationalcity.ButwithoutthesehutongscanthiscitystillbecalledBeijing,anancientcapital?Thedisappearanceofhutongsmeansthedisappearanceofaperiodofhistory,acordiallifestyle,andeventhedisappearanceofBeijingitself.ThenBeijingwillloseitsuniqueness.Second,itcanhelpacitysavealotofmoneybysuitingthedesigntolocalconditionsandtrytotakeadvantageofthelocalresources.Thisisespeciallyimportanttosmallcities,likethisoneinamountainousareanearGuiyang.WeallknowGuiyangisadevelopingcity,notveryrich.Unconventional,super-futuristicbuildingsmeanlargeneedofmoneyinput.Thenmoreburdensmaybeaddedtothiscity,whichwillruncountertothecity’soriginalpurposeofdevelopingitself.Instead,ifconnectionsbetweenacity’scultureandthevariousurbansectors,includinghousing,infrastructureandgovernance,arewellmade,themaximumeconomicbenefitswillbeachieved.Besides,themodernizationshouldbeagradualprocess.Morehaste,lessspeed.Nonetheless,itshouldnotbeoverlookedthattheshortcomingsoffuturistic-styleconstructingoutweighitsadvantagesbrought.Inconclusion,anyurbandesignshouldtakethecity’soriginalculturalheritageintoaccount.Thedesignersshouldsuittheirdesigntolocalconditionsandtrytotakeadvantageofthelocalresources.Ascientificcitydesignshouldbedependentonthecity’sregionalcharacteristics,onacase-by-casebasis.2011年真题PART

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WRITING

According

to

a

recent

newspaper

report,

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

fees

during

peak

travel

seasons?

Write

an

essay

of

about

400

words.

You

should

supply

an

appropriate

title

for

your

essay.HigherEntryFeesDuringPeakTravelSeasonInrecentyears,peopleinChinahavemoretimeandmoneytovisitfamoussitesofhistoricalinterest,owingtolongerholidaysandhigherincomes.Thesevisits,ontheonehand,canenrichtheirownlifeandbringthesitessubstantialincomes.Ontheotherhand,toomanyvisits,especiallyduringtravelpeakswhentherearemorevisitors,havecausedhugeproblemsinseveralaspects.Inmyopinion,oneeffectivesolutiontothisproblemistochargehigherfeesduringpeaktravelseasons.Foronereason,thosewhoopposehigherfeeshaveignoredtheuniquefeaturesoffamoussitesofhistoricalinterest.Differentfromthecommonparks,thehistoricalspotsnormallyimplyamplehistoricalandculturalvalues.Therelicsinthesespotsaresopreciousandfragilethatthey

usually

need

special

and

professional

preservation

and

administration,

which

obviously

costs

large

amounts

of

money.

During

peak

travel

seasons,

even

more

tourists

pay

visits

to

the

historical

spots.

Such

huge

amount

of

people

arriving

at

one

historical

spot

may

probably

lead

to

some

unexpected

damages.

Facing

this

situation,

there

is

no

better

measure

than

raising

the

entry

fees

to

reduce

the

number

of

tourists

in

peak

seasons.

The

only

purpose

of

charging

higher

entry

fees

is

to

stop

some

people's

visits

during

special

seasons

so

as

to

achieve

a

better

protection

of

the

valuable

relics.

With

higher

entry

fees,

some

people

may

change

their

plans

and

give

up

their

visits.

Here

economic

means

are

applied

to

conserve

precious

things

at

the

sites

of

historical

interest

in

an

appropriate

and

sustainable

way.

For

another

reason,

higher

fees

charged

may

effectively

reduce

the

number

of

tourists

visiting

historical

spots

in

peak

seasons,

which

is

also

good

to

the

safety

of

the

tourists.

Reports

on

the

accidents

happening

to

tourists

are

not

new

to

us.

Especially

during

peak

seasons,

heavy

traffic

of

passengers

poses

potential

threats

to

the

life

of

tourists.

Furthermore,

relaxation

is

always

an

ultimate

goal

for

tourists.

It

is

almost

impossible

for

anyone

to

appreciate

anything

in

an

overcrowded

spot

with

a

sea

of

people

around.

An

ideal

holiday

may

even

be

ruined

by

the

hustle

and

bustle

and

endless

waiting.

In

short,

we

need

to

control

the

number

of

visitors

especially

during

the

peak

travel

seasons,

to

guarantee

a

sound

protection

of

historical

spots

as

well

as

the

safety

of

tourists.

Among

others,

higher

entry

fees

may

be

a

simple

and

effective

economic

means

of

regulation,

which

should

be

taken

into

account

by

the

authorities.

As

for

the

tourists,

this

may

not

be

so

bad

as

it

sounds本文的观点设为：人们行善助人需要良好的社会环境，但我们不能消极地等待社会环境好起来才去做好事。第二部分对第一部分的观点进行详述。本文此部分分两段论述，其一：良好的社会环境对助人者提供法律和道德保障，从而可以鼓励更多人行善。其二：论证作为个体的个人是社会环境的组成部分，只有大家都积极行动起来，才能建设出和谐的社会环境。第三部分对全文做出简单的总结，重申主题，强调改善我们现有的社会环境刻不容缓，我们每个人都应该为改善社会道德环境作贡献。IsasoundsocialenvironmentnecessaryforpeopletobegoodtoothersHelpingothershasalwaysbeenavirtueintraditionalChineseculture,butnowadaysmanypeopledarenotofferhelptothoseinneed,forfearofgettingintotrouble.Theissuehasarousedpublicdebateovertheclimateofmoralityandcredibility,andmanypeoplesighoverthemoraldegeneration.Inmyopinion,whilesocialenvironmentisnecessaryforpeopletobegoodtoothers,eachindividualshouldtryhisorherbesttodogooddeedsandbesympatheticwithothers,insteadofwaitingfortheenvironmenttoimprove.Thereisnodenyingthatsometragiceventsturnouttobetrapsbypeoplewithevilintentions,sopeoplearebecomingmorerisk-consciousandaremorewaryoftrapsanddeceits.somepeopleevenwonder,‘Isoursocietyhostiletogoodpeople?’Thequestionmaysoundridiculousbutmanypeopleapparentlythinkso.Theybelievethatourcurrentsocietyprovidesabadenvironmentforgoodpeopledoinggoodthings,andgoodpeoplepayahighpriceforbeingcompassionate.Infact,suchkindofthingsonlyaccountsforaprettysmallpercentage,butmassivemediacoveragemakesthesituationseemserious.Actually,mostpeoplearoundmearekind,warm-heartedandhelpful,andIamquitedelightedintheircompany.SoIbelievemediashouldpaymoreattentiontopublicizinggoodpeopleandexemplarydeedstoenhanceourconfidence,ratherthanexposingdisgustingbehaviors.Atthesametime,asJohnDonneputsit,“Nomanisanisland,entireofitself.Everymanisapieceofthecontinent,apartofthemain.”Sinceeveryoneofusisacomponentofthesociety,itiseachindividual’sconductsthatformsocialmorality.Justimagineitisyouwhoneedhelp,whatwouldyoufeelifeveryonewatchesindifferentlyorsuspiciously?So,putyourselfinother’spositionandbesympathetic.Ifwedonothingbutwaitfortheenvironmenttoimprove,nothingwillhappen.Onlybyremovingthefencearoundourkindconsciousnesscanwereversetheregressofsocialethics,andmakeourworldfullofwarmthandhappiness.Therefore,ifhelpisneeded,neverhesitatetolendahelpinghand.Itwillmakeyouhappyandfeelbetteraboutlife.Insum,Icontendtheideathatwhilesocialenvironmentisnecessaryforpeopletobegoodtoothers,itiseachindividual’sresponsibilitytoofferhelptothoseinneed,andtogetherwebuildupamoreharmonioussociety.2014年真题PARTVIWRITING(45MIN)Nowadays,somecompanieshavework-from-homeorremoteworkingpolicies，whichmeansthattheiremployeesdonothavetocommutetoworkeveryday.Somepeoplethinkthatthiscansavealotoftimetravellingtoandfromwork,thusraisingemployees’productivity.However,othersarguethatintheworkplace,peoplecancommunicatefacetoface,whichvastlyincreasestheefficiencyofcoordinationandcooperation.Whatisyouropinion?Writeanessayofabout400wordsonthefollowingtopic：MyViewsonWorkingfromHomeNowadays,

some

companies

encourage

their

employees

to

work

at

home

instead

of

commuting

to

work

every

day.

By

cutting

the

time

spent

on

travelling,

the

employees

can

enjoy

more

time

on

working.

Although

this

method

seems

to

improve

the

employees’

working

efficiency,

I

am

strongly

againstit

since

it

will

bring

along

many

unexpected

problems.

First

of

all,

not

all

the

employees

are

highly

self-disciplined.

If

there

is

no

one

who

attends

to

monitor

them,

they

will

be

easily

distracted.

In

a

comfortable

environment

like

home,

one

will

think

about

watching

TV,

eating

snacks

or

just

lying

in

the

sofa.

How

could

they

concentrate

on

their

work

and

finish

all

the

tasks

on

time?

In

this

situation,

working

at

home

cannot

guarantee

the

work

efficiency

of

the

employees

at

all.

Even

there

is

some

time

saved

from

travelling

to

the

office,

time

is

very

likely

spent

on

sleeping

or

entertainment

rather

than

work.

Second,

much

of

a

company’s

work

needs

to

be

done

under

careful

coordination

and

cooperation.

Face-to-face

communication

plays

an

essential

role

in

some

teamwork.

Take

the

marketing

department

for

example.

If

it

is

to

make

a

plan

for

the

company’s

new

product,

the

employees

of

this

department

should

brainstorm

together,

discuss

together,

and

make

decisions

together

during

the

sessions

of

the

face-to-face

meetings.

Moreover,

to

better

improve

their

plans,

they

may

also

need

to

seek

information

and

feedbacks

from

the

sales

department.

If

the

employees

all

work

at

home,

the

communication

andcooperationwillbeveryinconvenientanddifficulttofulfill,letaloneraisingtheemployees’productivity.Third,workingtogethercanenhancetherelationshipbetweenindividualemployees.Itisnotonlyhelpfulfortheself-developmentofemployeesinthelongrun,butalsousefulforbuildingaunitedandpromisingcompany.However,workingathomewillmoreorlesscreateasenseofisolationorevenloneliness,whileworkingtogetherprovidesamoreincentiveenvironmentforthemtoaccomplishtheirtasks.Therefore,Isuggestthatemployeesshouldworkintheworkplaceinsteadofworkingfromhome,becausethelattercanneitherguaranteeefficientworknorachievecooperationamongemployees.Seeminglyagoodwaytoreducetime-consumption,workingfromhomewillindeedbringfarmoreproblemsthatwillconsumemoretimethanexpected.MyViewsonWorkingfromHomeOnweekdays,aspeoplewakeupandmakethecommutetowork,hundredsofpeopledreamofthedaywhentheycanworkfromhome.Withtheintegrationoftechnologyandinnovationintoworkandhomelives,itisdelightedtofindthatwearenowabletoturnthisdreamintoareality.Gonearethedayswhenpeoplehavetoattendmeetingsinperson.Now,thosewhoworkathomecancommunicatewithcolleaguesviamobilephone,computer,andotherdigitaldevices.Regardingworkingfromhome,whatfirstlycomestoourmind?Apparently,thereductionofcongestion.Inmostcities,especiallythosemetropolises,itisacommonplacethatpeoplesqueezeinandoutofacrowdedbusormetroinrushhours.Let’simaginewhatamountoftimecanbesavedwhenthosepeoplechooseorareencourage