1、专八写作真题 (1997-2010)1997Some people hold the view that a students success in university study follows the same pattern as that of fanning, which is characterized by the sowing the seeds, nurturing growth and harvesting the rewards process. Write an essay of about 300 words on the topic given below to
2、support this view with your own experience as a university student.Sowing the Seeds, Nurturing Growth and Harvesting the RewardsSome people hold a view that a students success in university study follows the same pattern as that of farming, which is characterized by sowing the seeds, nurturing growt
3、h and harvest the rewards process. I approve of this statement. No pains, no gains, like that the saying goes. A person could only succeed through his own arduous efforts. No easy access to success existed in this world.The main task of students is to study. Studying at regular time can be compared
4、to sowing the seeds, nurturing growth; then successto harvesting the rewards. Take me as a live example. Before I entered the university, friends surrounding me all said that the university was the paradise. After I was enrolled in, I thought that it was right time for me to relax. So I never worked
5、 hard as before, only spent most leisure time on shopping and surfing the Internet. Time flied fast, and the final exams came. I supposed that I could manage them smoothly depending on my cleverness. At last, I suffered great failure without saying. From that time on, I comprehended the true meaning
6、 of “sowing the seeds, nurturing growth and harvesting the rewards”.I was determined to nurture growth through my diligent study. And during that period, I realized that I could adapte to university life well. I spent less time on shopping, but emerged in the ocean of books. I browsed books like a h
7、ungry tiger to broaden my horizon. And finally the fact proved that it brought a profound meaning and directed a more bright future to me.The above best illustrates the essense of “sowing the seeds, nurturing growth and harvesting the rewards”. Everyone has to be diligent to advance toward his or he
8、r own goal. Sowing the seeds and nurturing growth is an arduous process, but harvesting the rewards is always cheerful.1998Nowadays 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 th
9、is process of urbanization? Write an essay of about 300 words on the topic given below. One Major Problem in the Process of Urbanization Since the ancient time, economic power has always been regarded as the foundation of all other matters. Nowadays, it is easier for one to sense the urgency of econ
10、omic development. As a result, existing cities are growing bigger and bigger and new cities are appearing. Obviously, the development of economy brings people a big profit, and meanwhile a lot of trouble. In my opinion, pollution is a major problem resulting from urbanization . 2Every day people go
11、through cars, buses, trucks and other vehicles which give out a lot of poisonous gases. In the office building, people are nearly closed in a tin day and night because they are surrounded by central air-conditioners. Fresh air is not allowed in. Whats more, there appear a lot of factories with large
12、 chimneys in big cities. Some chemical gases are released into the air constantly; they further worsens the air quality. In the past, bird chirpping, bee humming and other pleasant sound could be heard everywhere in towns. Nowadays trees are cut down, fields are occupied，and animals have no home lan
13、d. On the contrary, machines howl, vehicles horn and crowded people quarrel. One hears nothing but noises which bother peoples minds and interrupt the harmonious living space. With the development of economy, peoples life tempo is growing faster and faster with the rapid going of the big city. Peopl
14、e have no more time to think of others, and they only care about themselves. They can discard rubbish anywhere. They turn the radio up enough to be unbearable to others. They can fight against others violently in order to relax their busy nerves. Therefore, pollution of this unique kind occursTo sum
15、 up, the urbanization has a lot of negative effects including pollution caused by air, noise and fast life pace mentioned above. Besides, other elements such as living environment should be taken into consideration for the sake of a long-time development of big cities.2000Education as a Lifelong Pro
16、cess When it comes to education, we can easily think of school, colleges and young people. In fact, education is so important in modern society that it can be viewed as a lifelong process. First, it is the requirement of fast-developing society to accept education as a lifelong process. Our world is
17、 changing dramatically with the development of new science and technology. A person who completed his education at school in 1970s or 1980s may have encountered new problems when he is working nowadays. The problems might have something to do with his major or other aspects concerned. For example an
18、 accountant now must master the skills of accounting through computers, which is the basic tools for him, so he should also learn how to do his job with a computer. Secondly, education creates human character and moralities. Through education, youth may learn how to make contributions to the world.
19、And the old may acquire new things to enrich their lives. Through education, a healthy person can become stronger and a disabled person can have a new hope of his life. Man can find great pleasure by learning. Finally, modern society has provided everyone with various opportunities to accept educati
20、on. As long as you wish, you could get education by attending night-schools, adult colleges, training centers and even long-distance education through Internet and TV. 3In one word, the primary purpose of education is not only to teach you how to earn your bread, but to make every mouthful sweeter.
21、Knowledge is limitless, and life is limited. So education is a lifelong process.2001The 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 predicted that this phenomenal growth will have great impact
22、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 . The Impact of the Internet on Education The Internet is making the world smaller and is changi
23、ng every aspect of our life. There can be no doubt that the Internet will have greater impact on our society and economy. The impact, in my opinion, will be strongly felt in the aspect of education. First, the Internet provides equal opportunities for all students, as long as they can get access to
24、the Internet. In the traditional form of education, students who get higher marks in the examination may enter a better school, and those who do not have to enter a relatively less ideal one. With the Internet, every student is provided with the same source of education, so they can get equal opport
25、unities to improve themselves. In this case, the quality of education will also be highly improved in our country. Second, the Internet poses a challenge, not a danger really to teachers. Tra- ditionally, teachers are the dominators of education, and students are subject to the instruction of specif
26、ic teachers. This, in fact, may result in the laziness of teachers, since there is no competition in such a traditional teaching way. With the Internet, a student may select the instruction of any teacher as far as he or she likes it, which is an incentive to the faculty of teachers. Faced with this
27、, a teacher is likely to try his best to improve his instruction and this will in turn improve the educational quality of our country. Last but not least, the internet makes education more convenient and efficient for the student. A student can learn at any time he likes and, at the same time, save
28、the money spent on tuition and board. All this may lead to a revolution of education reform. After all, I am not exaggerating the influence of the Internet on education . It is true that the Internet may still remain out of reach of someone and may be less amicable than human teachers. But the point
29、 is that the Internet is certain to accelerate the development of education.With the Internet, let us make the education of our country into a better existence!2003 An English newspaper is currently running a discussion on whether young people in China today are (not) more self-centered and unsympat
30、hetic than were previous generations. And the paper is inviting contributions from university students. 4You have been asked to write a short article for the newspaper to air your views. Love, and Then Be Loved In recent years, more and more teachers complain that their students are indifferent to o
31、thers. Some even worry that the young generation might ruin the future of China. To be sure, many of our young people cannot see eye to eye with this view. However, as a university student, I myself would like to hold that we young people today are in general more self-centered and unsympathetic tha
32、n our previous generations. To start with, the majority, if not all, of young people choose to attend exclusively to their own needs. In their eyes, it is all too natural to seek satisfaction from what they do, even if it may mean inconvenience to others. Take my dormitory for example. It is a commo
33、n scene here that a roommate cheerfully talks to his girlfriend on the phone at midnight when others are struggling for a sound sleep. One may complain now and then, but to no avail. In fact, others, to the exclusion of me, live their dormitory life much in the same way. When I take a nap at noon, t
34、hey often play cards. They have no regard for others. Life is a joy to them, yet they often enjoy it to the neglect of others feelings. In sharp contrast, our caring parents always pay heed to our needs and those of others. Whenever my father comes back home late in the night, he tiptoes in for fear
35、 that he might awake me. Moreover, young people tend to be insensitive to others difficulty. When a classmate falls ill, few people offer to help, but regard it as none of their business. Some students in my class come from poor families. Yet, they are active mobile phone users, who may spend twice
36、as much as what their parents earn from arduous labor. When asked why they do so, they answer that their parents have the obligation to accommodate their expenses. Personally, I detest their answer, for I know my parents never thought that way when they were young. Being aware of their parents finan
37、cial difficulty, they managed to save every penny they could. For the above reasons and those not mentioned here, I subscribe to the view that young people in todays China are more self-centered and unsympathetic than were our previous generations. It is high time that we learned from older generati
38、ons so that a harmonious and splendid future can be anticipated. 2004It 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
39、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
40、 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 5Go in for Business? Should University Students Go in for Business?It is reported that an increasing number of college st
41、udents decided to try their hand at business. As to this phenomenon, peoples opinions differ. Some think it is benifical for the students while others say it may occupy too much time and would exert an pernicious impact on their study. In my opinion, as long as we can strike a balance between doing
42、business and studying, the advantages of the former are obvious.To start with, it puts what we have learned in our universities into practice, which would help achieve more ideal study results. Doing business is more complicated than we expected. It requires not only the knowlege we have learned in
43、college but also the ability to apply them into practice. If you major in English, then you get a chance to improve your oral English, since you should communicate a lot with foreigners. In additon, you can make use of what you learned in your writing lessons to write business letters, notices, repo
44、rts and so on. If you are an accounting major, then your ablity at numbers will be a great help. We study in the college only with the hope that what we learned can one day be useful in our life. Now if we are provided with the chance to apply them in our business ,why should we not have a try ?Seco
45、ndly, doing business can help develop our social ability. Doing business means dealing with companies. Your personality, credit, and communication skills in particular, matter a lot.The ability to get others to trust you and make them willing to do business with you is crucial. After a lot of practi
46、ces, surely you will become more out-going and mature. You may learn to get along with all sorts of counterparts and know how to bargain with them . In running your own buniess , your leadership will be more skillful and the management of your employees would be more and more efficient. All these wi
47、ll be your treasure when you graduate and step into the society.If properly dealed with , doing business helps improve our study quality rather than put a negative influence on it. When you are engaged with your business, you will find there are a lot of things you are not farmiliar with. They motiv
48、ates you to study new knowledge or technologies. As a result ,you are more likely to make full use of your study time in college.Undoutedly, doing business is full of risk. To cope it well we not only need bravery and creativity but also requires knowlege and wisdom. We univeristy students should st
49、udy not only from our textbooks or our teachers but also from practice of the society.2005Interview 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.The Interview as a Selection ProcedureInterview, as an important means to recruit employees, happens every day in 6our modern lives. Most students have received o
