-881
专四作文样题
(2016
年发布
)
第一部分：原题
PART VI
[45
MIN]
Should we review traditional Chinese
characters or continue using
simplified
characters? This has been an intensely discussed
question
for years. The following are
the supporters' and opponents' opinions.
Read carefully the opinions from both
sides and write your response
in about
200 words, in which you should first summarize
briefly the
opinions from both sides
and give your view on the issue.
WRITING
Marks will be
awarded for content relevance, content
sufficiency,
organization
and
language
quality.
Failure
to
follow
the
above
instructions may
result in a loss of marks.
Yes
Traditional
characters,
which
date
back
to
more
than
2000
years
ago,
have
a
more
beautiful
appearance and a more
reasonable
structure.
As
indicated
by
the
親
and
愛
examples,
traditional
characters
make
more
sense,
convey
traditional
values
and
can
therefore
represent
traditional
culture.
For
two
millennia,
Chinese
historical
records
and
classic
works
were
written
in
traditional
characters.
To
be
able
to
read
them
and
inherit
traditional
cultures,
we
need
to
bring
traditional
characters
back.
Politically,
it
is
also
necessary
to
restore
traditional
Chinese
characters.
Currently,
traditional
characters
are
still
in
use
in
Hong
Kong,
Taiwan
and
many
No
In
today’s
world,
efficiency
matters
most.
Traditional
characters,
which
usually
have
more
strokes
than
simplified
ones,
are
more
difficult
to
learn.
By
contrast,
simplified
characters
are
much
easier
to
learn
and
use.
Over
the
past
50
years,
lots of
classic texts have been
turned
into
simplified-
character
versions,
which
means
simplified
characters
can
also
promote
and
preserve
traditional
culture.
Constant
simplification has been a trend
in
the
evolution
of
Chinese
characters.
From
the
oracle
bones
script
of
3000
years
ago
to
traditional
characters,
the
Chinese
writing
system
has
always
been
slimming
down
for
better communication.
Chinese
communities
around
the
world.
Restoring
them
can
contribute
to
cross-Strait
exchanges
and
national
reunifications
and
unite
Chinese
people
around
the
world.
第二部分：参考答案（
1
）
写作指南
考生在下笔之前应先审题，明确写作要求：针对“我们究竟是该恢复中文
繁体字还是继续使用简体汉字”这一热议话题，首先总结正反方的意见，然后
给出个人观
点。文章结构可安排如下：
第一段：简要概括赞同和反对恢复
繁体字方和提倡使用简体字方的观点，
第二段：
表明自己的观点：复兴繁体
字是不明智的。直击正方观点漏洞，
分三点铺陈论证。繁体字在沟通交流上效率不及简体
字；繁体字可读性和可接
受性不强；保存传统文化和价值并不是只有恢复繁体字这一种方
式。
第三段：重申观点——恢复中文繁体字不是明智之举。
The
necessity
to
revive
traditional
Chinese
characters
has
aroused an increasingly heated
discussion for decades.
Some in favor
of it
hold that traditional
Chinese characters, with a more vivid and
descriptive
appearance,
is
a
perfect
embodiment
of
traditional
culture
and
a
bond
for
cross-Straits
exchanges
and
national
reunification
(
复兴
).
Some are
against it
for its complexity to write
and
inefficiency
to
communicate,
which
can
be
otherwise
avoided
by
simplified characters.
Besides,
simplified
characters can also serve
the
purpose
of
promoting
traditional
culture
and
this
simplified
writing system is
an irreversible (
不可逆的
)
trend.
From
my
perspective
,
it's
not
wise
to
deliberately
/
intentionally
initiate
a
renaissance
of
traditional
Chinese
characters for following
reasons:
First
and
foremost
,
words
and
language
are
tools
created
for
better
communication.
In
this
sense,
efficiency
is
of
utmost
importance
if
simplified
Chinese
characters
can
perform
the
same
function of the
traditional ones.
Secondly
,
readability
(
可
读
性
)
and
acceptability
are
potential
barriers
/
hindrance
to
the
restoration
(
恢
复
)
of
traditional
characters. Most of mainland Chinese
learn simplified characters from
their
infancy
/
childhood. So it
will
be hard for them to accept a
totally unfamiliar word system.
Last,
traditional Chinese characters do help cultural
inheritance
(
传承
),
but it doesn't mean reviving it is the sole
(
唯一的
) way to
preserve traditional culture and
values.
Taking the above
factors into consideration,
I think it
is unwise
to revive traditional Chinese
characters.
(252 words)
2016
年专四真题作文
第一部分：原题
PART VI
WRITING
[45
MIN]
Read
carefully
the
following
excerpt
on
term-
time
holiday
arguments in
the Uk, and then write your response in NO LESS
THAN 200
words, in which you
should:
Summarize the main message of the
excerpt, and then
Comment
on
whether
parents
should
take
children
out
of
school for holiday during term time in
order to save money.
You
should support yourself with information from the
excerpt.
Marks
will be awarded for content relevance, content
sufficinecy,
organization
and
language
quality,
failure
to
follow
the
above
instruction may result
in a loss of marks.
Term-
time holidays will be banned
Parents
are
to
be
banned
by
Michael
Gove,
UK’s
Education
Secretary, from taking their children
out of school to save money on
holidays.
He
is
to
abolish
the
right
of
head
teachers
to
“authorise
absense”
from
the
classroom,
which
has
been
used
to
let
famil
ies
take
term-time breaks, and will warn them they face
fines for their
children not being at
school.
“Any time out of
school has the potential to damage a child’s
education,”
a
senior
source
at
the
Department
for
Education
said
this weekend. “That is
why
the government will end the
distinction
between authorized and
unauthorized absence.”
“This
is
part
of
the
government’s
wider
commitment
to
bring
down
truancy
(['tru
?
?
ns
?
]
旷
课
)
levels
in
our
schools.
There
will
also
be
stricter
penalties
(
['pen
?
lt
?
]
处
罚
)
for
parents
and
schools.”
The
tough measures on truancy are part of a wider
attempt by Mr
Gove
to
make
education
more
academically
rigorous
and
to
tackle
a
culture
in
the
educational
establishment
which
he
believes
has
accepted “excuses for
failure”.
Russell Hobby, the
general secretary of the National Association
of
Head
Teachers,
said
the
measure
would
discourage
parents
from
trying to put pressure on heads to
section term time holidays. “ The
high
cost
of
holidays
outside
of
term
time
is
still
an
issue
but
ultimately a child’s is more important
than a holiday, he said.
第二部分：参考答案
Which
Is More Important, Education or a Cheaper
Holiday?
New research has
shown that
almost four out of ten
parents in the
UK have taken their
children out of school to go on holidays. Cost is
the
main
reason
given
by
parents
for
sacrificing
their
children’s
education.
Parents
are
to
be
banned,
however,
by
UK’s
Education
Authority, from taking their children
out of school to go during term
time.
Should
local
authorities
stagger
school
holidays
to
enable
families with
children to take advantage of travel bargains?
Or
is it
wrong
for parents to jeopardize their
children’s education for the
sake
of
a
cheaper
holiday?
As
far
as
I
am
concerned
,
education
is
more
important.
Firstly,
chi
ldren’s
education
must
come
first.
A
cheap
holiday
during
the
school
season
shouldn’t
be
the
reason
to
take a child out of
school. Some parents are not willing to sacrifice
or
schedule
their
lives
in
terms
of
their
children’s
needs.
This
kind
of
attitude
w
ill
influence
their
children
deeply.
It’s
no
wonder
so
many
kids
are
not
interested
in
school
and
don’t
take
their study seriously.
Secondly
, school isn’t day
care center. It’s
an
educational
institution
that
needs
every
student
to
follow
its
rules.
Taking
a
child
on
holiday
when
school
is
in
session
will
disturb
the
order
of
the
school.
Besides,
it
is
disruptive
for
the
child, because he will
have to catch up when he returns.
All in all,
taking children
out of school for a cheaper holiday
is
irresponsible
behavior.
Those
parents
would
risk
being
fined