專業(yè)八級(jí)分類模擬338

1、 專業(yè)八級(jí)分類模擬 338(總分：100.00，做題時(shí)間：90分鐘)一、writing(總題數(shù)：6，分?jǐn)?shù)：100.00)1.題目要求：some chinese universities are now opening to the public. however, whether universitylibraries should be open to the public is still a controversial issue. whats your opinion?readthe excerpts carefully and write your response in about

2、 300 words, in which you should:1. summarize briefly the different opinions about this issue;2. give your comment.marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and languagequality. failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.the mediathe be

3、ijing news: its great for university libraries to offer free entry to the public. but atthe same time, it will make the management work more difficult and the limited book and spaceresources in university libraries might be further squeezed. thus, the government may consideroffering some subsidies t

4、o universities as incentives to encourage more libraries to join thelibrary alliance.however, only depending on universities and the government will not ensure the sustainabledevelopment of the free entry policy. therefore, its necessary to absorb some social institutionsand welfare organizations. f

5、or example, its a good idea to set up a community club that bringstogether resources of nearby universities and even middle schools. local residents can use theseresources as long as they pay a small sum of money to be members of this club. community residentsshould also have the opportunity to serv

6、e as volunteers in university libraries.guangming daily: when university libraries offer free entry, it does not mean that readers canenter these libraries without any certificates. people must at least show their id cards to enteruniversity libraries. on campus, even for students and teachers in un

7、iversities, they still needthings like student certificates to enter their university libraries. without basic requirements,university libraries will fall into kind of mess in many aspects.when the public is provided with free entry to university libraries, one striking problem is thatthey will sure

8、ly compete with university students and teachers for the already limited books andspace. in this sense, it requires the government to increase inputs in university libraries sothat the free entry policy can be well implemented. if libraries find it impossible to satisfyboth students and the publics

9、demands, students should be put first. after all, in china, thepurpose of university libraries is to serve students and teachers for their learning, teachingand academic research.the general publicdonald: if resources in university libraries are not fully utilized, it will be a big waste. somepeople

10、 worry that free entry to these libraries will lead to overcrowded libraries on campus,but this is not certain. maybe not a single outsider would go to visit university libraries.nowadays, fewer and fewer people in china are interested in reading books. for example, you canalways see people playing

11、games on their cellphones, instead of reading. thus, opening universitylibraries to the public is actually a way to encourage more people to pick up books.daniel: to offer the public free entry to university libraries is now a mainstream idea. thequestion now is how to realize theopenness. nowadays,

12、 libraries resources are kept in the formof databases. the traditional way of borrowing and lending books needs manpower and capital input.i think the most effective way is to open these databases to the public.yang: libraries openness to the public needs those universities proper arrangement. itsne

13、cessary to avoid any conflict between students use of libraries and that of the public. it needs a balance between ensuring the service to students and teachers and providing service tooutsiders.（分?jǐn)?shù)：16.50）_正確答案：()解析：高分范文my views on university libraries opening to the publicthe views, from both the m

14、edia and the general public, concerning the controversial issue ofwhether university libraries should be open to the public seem to coincide. free entry touniversity libraries benefits the general public in that it draws people now indulged in moderntechnology into reading. however, the management o

15、f the school should be upgraded and maybe itis better for the government to allocate capital to help universities tackle emerging problems.besides, students instead of the outsiders should be given priority.historically, public libraries act positively in provoking readers mindset. however, today,pu

16、blic libraries are far from satisfying the general publics needs for lack of funds and poormanagement. university libraries opening to the public is being developed under such a backgroundin china and i am also very supportive of this practice.firstly, university libraries opening to the public will

17、 make it easier for more people to accessbooks in universities and make reading books more convenient. especially, some people may beginto love reading on the ground that they will get information or data easily and that they willprobably love the environment a university library usually possesses u

18、niquely, which undoubtedlydoes good to the readers. secondly, a university library usually has many professional books oreven the only existing copy which will benefit just a few professionals instead of the universitysundergraduates or postgraduates. in this case, opening to the public will make go

19、od use of suchbooks. thirdly, the idea that some college students and teachers hold, say, if universities opentheir libraries to outsiders, the limited book resources will be invaded and it will affectstudents normal study and life, is wrong because opening university libraries to the public asksfor

20、 better management, which in turn will benefit the university. in particular, the opening oflibraries shows the crux of education to help more people to improve. moreover, socially, theuniversity will play a positive role, which cannot be emphasized too much.therefore, the university libraries openi

21、ng to the public will fulfil the function of a universityto serve the society. especially, when nation-wide reading is advocated in the whole nationnowadays, the opening seems urgent and integrant.2.題目要求：the educational system around the world has been using standardized tests to evaluatethe perform

22、ance of students. however, there has been an ongoing debate among scholars, parents,and teachers on the effectiveness of these tests. what are your views on standardized tests? readthe following excerpts carefully and write your response in about 300 words, in which you should:1. summarize briefly t

23、he different opinions;2. give your comment.marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and languagequality. failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.peterthe multiple-choice format that is used on standardized tests is an inadequate as

24、sessment tool.it encourages a simplistic way of thinking in which there are only right and wrong answers, whichdoesnt apply in real-world situations. the format is also biased toward male students, who,studies have shown, adapt more easily to the game-like point scoring of multiple-choice questions.

25、richard teacher-graded assessments are inadequate alternatives to standardized tests because they aresubjectively scored and unreliable. most teachers are not trained in testing and measurement,and research has shown many teachers consider non-cognitive outcomes, including student classparticipation

26、, perceived effort, and progress over the period of the course, which are irrelevantto subject-matter mastery.ruththe multiple-choice format used on standardized tests produces accurate information necessaryto assess and improve american schools. according to the center for teaching excellence at th

27、euniversity of illinois at urbana-champaign, multiple-choice questions can provide highly reliabletest scores and an objective measurement of student achievement. todays multiple-choice testsare more sophisticated than their predecessors. the center for public education, a national publicschool advo

28、cacy group, says many multiple-choice tests now require considerable thought, evennotes and calculations, before choosing a bubble.charleswhile our understanding of the brain and how people learn and think has progressed enormously,standardized tests have remained the same. test makers still assume

29、that knowledge can be brokeninto separate bits and that people learn by absorbing these individual parts. today, cognitiveand developmental psychologists understand that knowledge is not separable bits and that people(including children) learn by connecting what they already know with what they are

30、trying to learn.if they cannot actively make meaning out of what they are doing, they do not learn or remember.valeriestandardized tests measure only a small portion of what makes education meaningful. accordingto late education researcher gerald w. bracey, qualities that standardized tests cannot m

31、easureinclude creativity, critical thinking, resilience, motivation, persistence, curiosity, endurance,reliability, enthusiasm, empathy, self-awareness, self-discipline, leadership, civic-mindedness,courage, compassion, resourcefulness, sense of beauty, sense of wonder, honesty, integrity.samchina h

32、as a long tradition of standardized testing and leads the world in educational achievement.china displaced finland as numberone in reading, math, and science when shanghai debuted on theprogramme for international student assessment (pisa) rankings in 2009. despite calls for areduction in standardiz

33、ed testing, chinas testing regimen remains firm in place. chester e. finn,jr. , chairman of the hoover institutions koret task force on k-12 education, predicts thatchinese cities will top the pisa charts for the next several decades.（分?jǐn)?shù)：16.50）_正確答案：()解析：高分范文my views on standardized teststhe unceasi

34、ng debate on the pros and cons of standardized tests is multi-fold manifested. manycountries including china are now mostly depending on standardized tests to assess studentsbecause multiple-choice questions are accurate, reliable and objective. however, some criticsthink such tests cannot keep up w

35、ith the social advancement because they cannot fully reflectcandidates performance. whats more, the multiple-choice questions examine students masteryof fragmentary knowledge. this way of learning is in conflict with cognitive and developmentaltheory.it goes without saying that standardized tests we

36、re, are and will be playing important roles inassessment. such tests have achieved significant, sustained and widespread gains on different national and international assessments. take chinas college entrance examination as an example.every year, nearly 10 million high school students sit for such t

37、ests. standardized tests notonly save time and cost, but can well differentiate students, and more importantly, give everyone of the candidates a fair shot. some people criticize that such tests are ordeals to bothteachers and learners because they restrict educators, stifle innovation in the classr

38、oom andtake the joy out of teaching. however, the study has shown that this is a false assumption formost teachers are not simply telling students how to make the answers correct but they spend moretime analyzing the reasons, and consequently, the fundamental knowledge will become a part ofstudents

39、inner mind. in other words, the standardized test is a tool instead of a focus.however, to assess students is not a simple multiple-choice game. the purpose of education, whichis a system, is to foster all-round talents with critical thinking, innovative mind andproblem-solving abilities. therefore,

40、 standardized tests are far from catering to such purposes.if we want to create an educational system which is able to adapt flexibly to the rapid changesahead, we ought to rethink the way we use standardized tests or the way to improve such testsrather than simply opting out of them.3.題目要求：chinas m

41、inistry of education has allowed college students to suspend their studiesand start up their own businesses. it is said to be a measure designed to help improve employment,given the difficulties college graduates are facing in the process of landing jobs. whats youropinion? read the following excerp

42、ts carefully and write your response in about 300 words, inwhich you should:1. summarize briefly the different opinions;2. give your comment.marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and languagequality. failure to follow the above instructions may result in a lo

43、ss of marks.nathan (china)now many universities allow their students to suspend their studies to launch a business and ifthey fail or want to come back to the campus they can continue their studies. many people havestereotypes of post-90s that they are lazy and social-media obsessed. so if we do som

44、ething awesome,its a big deal. if we fail, it does not matter because we are so young and tailing at anythingmeans youre trying. broken h (the us)in my opinion, its impractical for college students to be self-employed since they have littleexperience in managing a business. they are not familiar wit

45、h the real business world, which istotally different from their campuses. it needs different knowledge and skills, such as management,marketing, finance, human resources and so on. however, for most college students, they justspecialize in a certain field.ksnake10 (the uk)college students have advan

46、tages to start a business while at college. although we may have littleknowledge of business, we are surrounded by experts. when we are on a college campus, professorsare filled with knowledge and experience and they help us. if we have any questions about ourbusiness, we can turn to some professors

47、 to get free consultations.mahitosh (china)the most important task for college students is still to study hard. if they want to launch theirown business, why not do it after graduation.? in their college years, they can first do someinternships to get some knowledge and experience involving starting

48、 a business, meanwhile havinga good command of professional knowledge to lay a solid foundation for their future career. besides,if the students start a business in college, they will waste the limited educational resource.corey (china)chinese education authorities require colleges to offer courses

49、that prepare their graduates tostart businesses, and the government also offers strings of favorable policies to encourage them to be self-employed, such as tax breaks and lowering the threshold for registering a company.so college students should seize these golden opportunities to start a business

50、. teachers shouldimplant a spirit of entrepreneurship when educating students, and let them be aware that startinga business is a choice.eduardo (the uk)there are a lot of factors to consider when making this life-altering decision, and the answerdepends heavily on a persons individual circumstances

51、. sometimes, great ideas just cant wait,and spending four years in college will result in missed opportunities. furthermore, many startups,especially in the tech field, focus more on your portfolio, skills and past projects than theydo on your educational background, so if youre talented, a job or i

52、nternship should be fairlyeasy to secure.（分?jǐn)?shù)：16.50）_正確答案：()解析：高分范文my views on college students starting uptheir own businessescollege students suspending schooling to set up their own businesses has been regarded asproblematic because most of them lack experience, knowledge or skills and their funda

53、mental targetfor college education is to get fully prepared for future employment or entrepreneurship. however,a lot of people favor the proposition because college students are full of innovative ideas andenergy, they are surrounded by experts and professors for consultations and the national polic

54、iesare favorable.as far as i am concerned, i cautiously favor the trial and error process as college students whoare interested in starting up businesses have the option to get back to continue their campuslife if they find it is not feasible for them to go on with their start-ups. just like one ide

55、aputs forward, once the opportunity is missed, it willnot get back again. however, although billgates and steve jobs, the two of whom are admired and respected a lot by followers, never receiveda college degree, the prospect of skipping a formal education in favor of starting a businessis too risky.

56、besides, internships may help college students who desire for innovation and entrepreneurshipto accumulate necessary experience and skills, or even to earn them enough tuition, but to reallyset up a business is a totally different story. the latter demands more theoretical and practicalknowledge, mo

57、re courage and more efforts, which the internships are incomparable to.finally, i believe that a college student who pursues the dream of being an entrepreneur has toconsider his own circumstances before making the final decision. the factors influencing hisdecision include his passion and responsibilities, the potential cost and return, the real-worldexperience and a strong support system. after all, college life i