2008年英語四級(jí)考試寫作高分突破專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練(十八)

　　Dear Professor Huang，

　　I write for information regarding the forthcoming International Education Conference to be held at your prestigious university.I am a first�瞴ear student from Nanjing University majoring in Education，and have a particular interest in the teaching of work place skills and employer’s perceptions of new graduates.I plan to attend the conference and would like information about the contributory speakers，the content of their talks，and their research interests. However，although I have been living in Nanjing in the past four years，I am unfamiliar with Nanjing. Therefore，if you could please also send the details of how to get to your university it would make my arrangements much easier.In addition，if you could let me have details of the accommodation that is available I would be more than grateful.I look forward to receiving the information and meeting you in person.Sincerely

　　yours，F(xiàn)rank6.

　　Direction: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Cars and Air Pollution. You should write no less than 120 words and base your composition on the outline below:

　　1.私家轎車越來越多，有些問題隨之產(chǎn)生

　　2.比較明顯的大問題有……

　　3.我對(duì)這種現(xiàn)象的看法

　　Cars and Air Pollution Too many cars have created a lot of serious problems in our world. Besides congestion, accidents and fast fuel consumption, cars are responsible for a good part of air pollution in big cities. All the time, they are pumping huge amounts of waste gases into the atmosphere. These gases are very harmful, causing disease and even death.One possible solution is to design and develop clean cars and clean fuels. In Shanghai, some of the public buses begin to run on natural gas, which does not give off as much carbon dioxide as the petrol. But it may take decades for the new models of clean cars completely replace the traditional ones.Another solution is to develop modern public transportation systems and restrict the use of private cars. If the price of petrol rises constantly and the public vehicles are efficient and convenient enough, most people will not buy private cars. And the total number of cars in big cities will reduce greatly.On the whole, the elimination of air pollution needs the collective efforts from the government, the public and the environmentalists.

　　7.Direction:For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Overseas Study at an Early Age.You should write no less than 120 words and base your composition on the online below:

　　1.目前很多父母在孩子高中畢業(yè)前就送他們出國學(xué)習(xí)

　　2.導(dǎo)致這種趨勢的原因是什么

　　3.我對(duì)此的看法

　　Overseas Study at an Early AgeNowadays more and more parents are eager to send their children to study abroad before they finish high school by whatever means and at whatever cost.It is quite understandable for parents to send their children to study overseas because they place high expectations on their children. They are encouraged by the success stories of those who have completed their overseas study. With the development of economy, companies and institutions at home are giving more and more emphasis on overseas experiences, too. Consequently, pursuing overseas study became a kind of short cut in gaining a better future. Moreover, there is still one underlying reason for this rush�瞖conomic reason. The rapid economic progress in the past few years in China has enabled more and more parents to afford the huge cost for their children’s overseas study.As for me, overseas study is surely a helpful way to get both advanced knowledge and necessary experiences, but overseas study at an early age is neither necessary nor beneficial. The students may be too young to either tend for themselves or think for themselves. I do think that overseas study can contribute to one’s self�瞚mprovement, but it’s better to be pursued after one has finished his college study at home, when he is more capable of learning and living on his own.

　　8. Statistics of Family Expenses in Shanghai

　　1.根據(jù)上表描述該城市家庭支出的變化

　　2.分析產(chǎn)生這些變化的原因

　　3.說明這些變化對(duì)個(gè)人和社會(huì)產(chǎn)生的影響?

　　As is shown in the table above, dramatic changes have taken place in family expenses in the City of Shanghai within two decades (from 1980 to 2000). The most obvious change is in expense on food and clothing, which has dropped by 48%, while those on recreation, education and health care have increased respectively by 5%, l6% and l0%. Expenses on other things keep rising from 17% to 35%.The statistics of rise and fall seem to exist in isolation but are in fact closely related to one another. The most likely factors accounting for these changes are as follows:Development in economy is the fundamental one. The increased income results in the lowering percentage of food and clothing. That is to say, a small percentage of the total income is enough to cover food and clothing expenses.Another factor lies in the development of people’s concept. When people are well fed and well dressed, they begin to interest themselves in recreation and education.These changes should also be attributed to social reforms. In the 1990 s, college education was not totally free as it was before, which also accounts for the rising expenses on education. Soon after, the government gradually stopped offering houses to its citizens without charges. People had to save a large proportion of their money for housing.That’s partly why the expenses for others doubled.As for the more expenses on health care, I figure there are two main reasons: the cancellation of free medical care and people’s awareness of the importance of health.The changes reflect the development of the city and indicate that people are enjoying more.