Model Test Seven
Directions:For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic The Advantages and Disadvantages of Dormitory Life. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline given below in Chinese:
1. 在大学里，有些学生希望自己独处一室，有些学生喜欢同舍友共同生活。
2. 列出二种观点的优缺点，比较并做出选择，写出自己的理由。
3. 得出结论。
作文范文
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Dormitory Life
For a college student, the advantages of having roommates always outweigh the disadvantages. Those who object to having roommates claim that several people living together gives rise to some unpleasantness because every person has his own way. They also argue that, while living together, there is usually a lack of privacy. Although at first glance these arguments sound reasonable and appealing, they are not borne out by a careful consideration. When you and your roommates are at odds, it is the best time for you to learn how to adjust the relationships between yourself and the others. Solving trivial problems in the dorm will, in the long run, enrich your social experience and help you to understand other peoples feelings and learn to be considerate. The incomparable advantage is that it offers an excellent chance of cooperation and adequate colorful group activities. Planning a party singlehandedly may be a dull and difficult job; your roommates help, however, renders it enjoyable and easy. You can make a plan together; you may even start a musical band. All of these are invaluable throughout your life.
So as I see it, rooming together, as a precious opportunity for students living in dormitory, is the best way of learning cooperation and of understanding other people and the society in general.
Reference Writing
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Today’s Luxuries Are Tomorrow’s Necessities. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline given below in Chinese:
1. 首先，对奢侈品和必需品做出解释。
2. 然后，举例说明某些过去的奢侈品在今天已经成为必需品。
3. 最后，对这种转变给出合理解释，如科技进步，工业发展等。
参考作文范文
Today’s Luxuries Are Tomorrow’s Necessities
By “luxury”, we mean “a pleasant and often expensive thing that is not necessary”. From a historical point of view, most things which were luxuries when they first came into being became necessities later. When the electric bulb was first invented in the U.S., it was such a luxury that only government bodies could afford to use it. Nowadays, however, it has reached every part of the world. It is the same case with telephone, TV, and a lot of others, which were all luxuries years ago.
Anything, no matter how luxurious it is, will become a necessity when it is widely used. This is true of many of the present luxuries, including mobile phones, cars, computers and many other things. It is known to all that the purpose of the development of science is to make things easy for the mankind, not for only a small number of people. Therefore, the first thing to do after a new invention occurs is to spread it so as to benefit as many people as possible. In the course of the spread, the luxury becomes decreasingly luxurious until in the end it becomes a necessity. This is an objective law.
With the quick development of science and technology, the process for many things to become a necessity from a luxury will be greatly shortened. Anything that can be imagined will be invented and in no time becomes a necessity accessible to ordinary people.
Model Test Eight
Part ⅤWriting(30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic The Declination of Technical Secondary Schools. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:
上图是1999-2001年我国中等专业学校(technical secondary school)发展图表，观察图表数据，描述其变化，并根据你的分析理解，给出相应解释。
1. 上图所示为 1999-2001中等专业学校发展情况，请描述其变化。
2. 请说明发生这些变化的原因(可联系国家教育体制改革，人才市场需求等)。
3.预测今后的变化趋势并简述理由。
作文范文
The Declination of Technical Secondary Schools
According to the above statistics, the number of students attending technical secondary schools is on the decrease. As a result, more and more technical secondary schools have closed down, which has raised a lot of public concern.
There are several reasons that contribute to the declination of these schools. Firstly, with the reform of national educational system, colleges and high-schools are enrolling an increasing number of students, resulting in the intensified competition against technical secondary schools. Secondly, the requirements for workers are becoming higher and higher, while many of these schools have failed to meet the increased demands and lost their attraction to young people. Thirdly, a lot of people attach little attention to these schools and play down their importance.
However, as far as I am concerned, this declination will come to an end in the near future and technical secondary education will thrive once again. After all, our society is in great need of workforce with considerable technical skills for economical development. At the same time, through years of struggle for existence, these schools will learn to adapt themselves to the changed situation, orient their education towards the demands of the market and provide necessary instructions for their graduates. Last but not least, our government has attached much more importance to technical secondary education and these schools will enjoy stronger support for their development.

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