专四作文样题(2016年发布)第一部分:原题PARTVIWRITING[45MIN]ShouldwereviewtraditionalChinesecharactersorcontinueusingsimplifiedcharacters?Thishasbeenanintenselydiscussedquestionforyears.Thefollowingarethesupporters'andopponents'opinions.Readcarefullytheopinionsfrombothsidesandwriteyourresponseinabout200words,inwhichyoushouldfirstsummarizebrieflytheopinionsfrombothsidesandgiveyourviewontheissue.Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organizationandlanguagequality.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.YesNoTraditionalcharacters,whichdatebacktomorethan2000yearsago,haveamorebeautifulappearanceandamorereasonablestructure.Asindicatedbythe親and愛examples,traditionalcharactersmakemoresense,conveytraditionalvaluesandcanthereforerepresenttraditionalculture.Fortwomillennia,Chinesehistoricalrecordsandclassicworkswerewrittenintraditionalcharacters.Tobeabletoreadthemandinherittraditionalcultures,weneedtobringtraditionalcharactersback.Politically,itisalsonecessarytorestoretraditionalChinesecharacters.Currently,traditionalcharactersarestillinuseinHongKong,TaiwanandmanyChinesecommunitiesaroundtheworld.Restoringthemcancontributetocross-StraitexchangesandnationalreunificationsanduniteChinesepeoplearoundtheworld.Intoday’sworld,efficiencymattersmost.Traditionalcharacters,whichusuallyhavemorestrokesthansimplifiedones,aremoredifficulttolearn.Bycontrast,simplifiedcharactersaremucheasiertolearnanduse.Overthepast50years,lotsofclassictextshavebeenturnedintosimplified-characterversions,whichmeanssimplifiedcharacterscanalsopromoteandpreservetraditionalculture.ConstantsimplificationhasbeenatrendintheevolutionofChinesecharacters.Fromtheoraclebonesscriptof3000yearsagototraditionalcharacters,theChinesewritingsystemhasalwaysbeenslimmingdownforbettercommunication.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。ThenecessitytorevivetraditionalChinesecharactershasarousedanincreasinglyheateddiscussionfordecades.SomeinfavorofitholdthattraditionalChinesecharacters,withamorevividanddescriptiveappearance,isaperfectembodimentoftraditionalcultureandabondforcross-Straitsexchangesandnationalreunification(复兴).Someareagainstitforitscomplexitytowriteandinefficiencytocommunicate,whichcanbeotherwiseavoidedbysimplifiedcharacters.Besides,simplifiedcharacterscanalsoservethepurposeofpromotingtraditionalcultureandthissimplifiedwritingsystemisanirreversible(不可逆的)trend.Frommyperspective,it'snotwisetodeliberately/intentionallyinitiatearenaissanceoftraditionalChinesecharactersforfollowingreasons:Firstandforemost,wordsandlanguagearetoolscreatedforbettercommunication.Inthissense,efficiencyisofutmostimportanceifsimplifiedChinesecharacterscanperformthesamefunctionofthetraditionalones.Secondly,readability(可读性)andacceptabilityarepotentialbarriers/hindrancetotherestoration(恢复)oftraditionalcharacters.MostofmainlandChineselearnsimplifiedcharactersfromtheirinfancy/childhood.Soitwillbehardforthemtoacceptatotallyunfamiliarwordsystem.Last,traditionalChinesecharactersdohelpculturalinheritance(传承),butitdoesn'tmeanrevivingitisthesole(唯一的)waytopreservetraditionalcultureandvalues.Takingtheabovefactorsintoconsideration,IthinkitisunwisetorevivetraditionalChinesecharacters.(252words)2016年专四真题作文第一部分:原题PARTVIWRITING[45MIN]Readcarefullythefollowingexcerptonterm-timeholidayargumentsintheUk,andthenwriteyourresponseinNOLESSTHAN200words,inwhichyoushould:Summarizethemainmessageoftheexcerpt,andthenCommentonwhetherparentsshouldtakechildrenoutofschoolforholidayduringtermtimeinordertosavemoney.Youshouldsupportyourselfwithinformationfromtheexcerpt.Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficinecy,organizationandlanguagequality,failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionmayresultinalossofmarks.Term-timeholidayswillbebannedParentsaretobebannedbyMichaelGove,UK’sEducationSecretary,fromtakingtheirchildrenoutofschooltosavemoneyonholidays.Heistoabolishtherightofheadteachersto“authoriseabsense”fromtheclassroom,whichhasbeenusedtoletfamiliestaketerm-timebreaks,andwillwarnthemtheyfacefinesfortheirchildrennotbeingatschool.“Anytimeoutofschoolhasthepotentialtodamageachild’seducation,”aseniorsourceattheDepartmentforEducationsaidthisweekend.“Thatiswhythegovernmentwillendthedistinctionbetweenauthorizedandunauthorizedabsence.”“Thisispartofthegovernment’swidercommitmenttobringdowntruancy(['truːənsɪ]旷课)levelsinourschools.Therewillalsobestricterpenalties(['penəltɪ]处罚)forparentsandschools.”ThetoughmeasuresontruancyarepartofawiderattemptbyMrGovetomakeeducationmoreacademicallyrigorousandtotackleacultureintheeducationalestablishmentwhichhebelieveshasaccepted“excusesforfailure”.RussellHobby,thegeneralsecretaryoftheNationalAssociationofHeadTeachers,saidthemeasurewoulddiscourageparentsfromtryingtoputpressureonheadstosectiontermtimeholidays.“Thehighcostofholidaysoutsideoftermtimeisstillanissuebutultimatelyachil