(完整版)历年专四考试作文真题及范文2000--2011

TEM-2011:

Should private car owners be taxed for pollution?

With the development of society, many people can afford a car. As the number

of

the

cars

is

rising,

we

are

facing

some

problems.

One

big

problem

is

the

pollution caused by the use of cars. In order to solve this problem, government

agencies in some big cities recently suggest that a “pollution tax” should be put

on private cars in order to control the number of cars and reduce pollution in the

city. For my part, I agree to this viewpoint, and my reasons are as follows:

To begin with, cars contribute to the environmental pollution. For example, a lot

of big cities in China are now plagued by serious air pollution. Then it is the

responsibility

of

these

private

car

owners

to

pay

for

the

pollution

and

they

should

be

taxed.

The

purpose

of

collecting

environmental

pollution

tax

is

to

raise

the

fund,

and

then

utilize

the

tax

revenue

lever

to

protect

our

environment.

Secondly, it is a good way to raise people’s environmental awareness by putting

a pollution

tax

on

private cars.

If people suffer from

the

financial

loss when

making

a

decision,

they

will

think

more

about

their

decision.

Then

they

will

consider more when deciding to buy a private car. Consequently, the increase

rate of the number of the private cars can be controlled.

In a word, it is a very good and necessary attempt to use the means of taxation

to

treat

the

pollution.

Of

course,

it

must

be

kept

in

mind

that

all

people,

including

the

private

car

owners,

should

try

their

best

to

protect

the

environment.

272words

TEM-2010:

Should College Students Hire Cleaners?

According to a recent report, six university students hired cleaners to clean their

dorm and do their laundry every week. Although we have no right to tell them

what to do with their money, as a university student myself, I find this practice

absurd.

For

a

start,

away

from

our

parents,

it

is

in

university

that

we

learn

to

be

independent adults. Cleaning the room and doing one’s laundry are the most

basic living skills. If we always depend on others to take care of us, how can we

survive when there is no one to help us? How can we take on any responsibility

when we step into society?

For

another,

the

practice

reflects

their

flippant

attitude

towards money.

The

money they paid for the cleaners probably comes from their parents, who must

be very depressed once they know the truth. It also sets a very bad precedent

on campus. Other students may follow suit to show the wealth of their families;

or worse, they tend to think money can buy them anything in this world, which

obviously is wrong.

All in all, I think we must do away with this practice. Otherwise, we may never

appreciate the good value of money and an independent way of life. The better

and sooner we can take care of ourselves, the more proud our parents will be.

226word

TEM-2009:

Will Tourism Bring Harm to the Environment?

In recent years, tourism has developed rapidly in China. Many people believe

that tourism produce positive effects on economic growth and we should try our

best to promote tourism. But what these people fail to see is that tourism may

bring

about

a

disastrous

impact

on

our

environment.

As

for

me,

I'm

firmly

convinced that too much tourists bring harm to the environment.

The bad impact of tourism on the environment has mainly expressed itself

in various ways. One way is the process of exploiting a new scenic spot. In order

to attract tourists, a lot of artificial facilities have been built, which have certain

unfavorable

effects

on

the

environment.

This

process

usually

breaks

the

ecological balance of the area. In some mountainous places, trees are being cut

down to build hotels for others to see and explore the beauty of the mountains.

Then land slides and mud-rock flows come up. Another way the development of

tourism has damaged the environment occurs when tourists go to scenic spots.

Some

tourists

don't

have

the

awareness

to

protect

the

environment,

and

ignorantly throw their garbage here and there. Some people even kill the local

wildlife to eat, which badly damages the balance of the natural environment.

It is wrong to sacrifice the environment for the growth of tourism. We must

keep in mind that too much tourists bring harm to the environment. We need to

find

a

balance

between

satisfying

the

needs

of

tourists

and

reducing

to

a

minimum the pollution they cause.

251words

TEM-2008:The Benefits of Volunteering

Volunteering

means

being

willing

to

help

people

in

need

and

make

contributions to society for no financial rewards. Needless to say, volunteering

is of tremendous benefits to both those in need and the society. Yet, despite the

fact that volunteers are not paid for what they have done, serving as a volunteer,

I believe, is also beneficial to the volunteers themselves.

First, volunteering helps volunteers improve their interpersonal skills. They

can understand people better and have better skills to motivate others and to

deal

with

difficult

situations

in

collaboration

with

people

of

different

personalities in their volunteering work.

Besides, volunteering serves as a good opportunity for volunteers to apply

their

knowledge

to

practical

problems.

This

is

especially

useful

for

sudden

volunteers. For instance, students volunteering to assist foreign guests on big

occasions like Canton Fair can not only practice their oral English, but also have

first hand experience on the latest development of their field.

Finally,

volunteering

satisfies

one

’

s

psychological

need

for

respect

and

self-fulfillment, and it gives the volunteers a sense of achievement.

In a word, volunteering helps to improve one

’

s interpersonal skills, apply

one

’

s knowledge to practice, and give the volunteers a sense of self-fulfillment.

It is of great benefits to the society, but it benefits the volunteers even greater.

(216 words)

TEM-2007:

Is It Wise to Make Friends Online?

（

1

）

Is it wise to make friends online? (2) People’s views about this issue vary

from one to another. (3) Some people think that it is unwise to make friends

online while others think that there is nothing wrong with online friends. (4) In

my point of view, although online friends cannot be always trusted, the benefits

far outweigh the risks. (5) The reasons are mainly as follows:

(6) First of all, it is easy and quick to get to know people and make new friends

online. (7) We know friends are indispensable in our daily life but they cannot

stay with us wherever we go. (8) For many people, especially college freshmen,

leaving friends and the security of home for a new place where they don’t know

anyone can be overwhelming. (9) With some online chatting tools such as QQ

and

MSN,

they

can

talk

to

people

they

like

and

find

people

with

common

interests easily. (10) In addition, online friends can help broaden our knowledge

about different cultures and customs. (11) Chatting with people from different

places and social backgrounds is surely an effective way to understand other

cultures

and

develop

cross-cultural

communication

skills.

(12)

We

can

also

practice our English in speaking and writing.

(13)

To

sum

up,

making

friends

online

is

amazing.

In

the

online

global

community we can enjoy an active social life with rewarding experience, so it is

wise to make online friends.

241words

TEM-2006:

Saving Money is a Good Habit

（

1

）

Recently

the

result

of

a

survey

conducted

by

a

Beijing

information

company has shown that the majority of Chinese students think that saving

money is a good habit while the rest prefer to use tomorrow’s money. (2) As is

seen to me, the principle of “hard work and thrift” is still at work in China, and

I

absolutely

believe

that

we

will

profit

more

from

saving

money

than

from

spending tomorrow’s money.

(3) Through saving money, we’ll be better prepared for our life. (4) There is an

old saying that “a penny saved is a penny earned”. (5) In modern society, life is

so changeable that we c

an’t predict what will happen in the future. (6) So we’d

better

get

prepared

for

unexpected

emergencies.

(7)

What’s

more,

psychologically speaking, saving money means controlling money rather than

being controlled by money, and it enables us to be freer and more independent.

(8) With the money we’ve saved, we don’t need to be too much concerned about

the old age or the monthly installment that we owe to the bank.

Of course I don’t mean that we cannot loan money to buy a house or for some

enjoyment.

What

I’m

saying

is

that

we

must

think

twice

before

spending

tomorrow’s money. (9) To put it in a nutshell, I’m a great believer that saving

money is a good habit.

230words

TEM-2005:

My Idea of a University Arts Festival

An arts festival will no doubt add much to our campus life, since it, like other

group activities, will be a stage on which students from different colleges and

departments communicate and share their interests. This festival, of course,

needs to be well organized, so as to get everyone involved. While all kinds of

activities

contribute

to

this

great

festival,

lectures

by

leading

artists

in

this

country will surely make it more successful.

First of all, influential ‘stars’ are always an attraction to involve the greatest

number of participants. The main purpose of this festival, just as other campus

activities, is to add variety to students’ life. Its results and influence need to be

measured more by the number of participants than by their artistic level it will

display. The more people get involved, the more successful the festival. While a