英语专业八级历年写作真题(TEM-8)

哈尔滨李海斌1/7英语专业八级历年写作真题(TEM-8)2017年Thefollowingaretwoexcerptsaboutjobhopping.ReadthetwoexcerptscarefullyandwriteanarticleofNOLESSTHAN300WORDS,inwhichyoushould:1summarizethemainargumentsinthetwoexcerpts,andthen2expressyouropiniontowardsjobhopping,especiallyonwhetherjobhoppingwouldbenefityourcareerdevelopmentYoucansupportyourselfwithinformationtheexcerpts.Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organizationandlanguagequality.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.Excerpt1TheProsofJobHoppingUntilrecently,jobhoppingwasconsideredcareersuicide.Butthingshaschanged.Asjoblongevitybecomesathingofthepast,employersandrecruitersarebeginningtohaveadifferentoutlookonjobhopping.AccordingtotheBureauofLaborStatistics,theaveragenumberofyearsthatU.S.workershavebeenwiththeircurrentemployeris4.6.Tenureofyoungemployees(ages20to34)isonlyhalfthat(2.3years).Asitturnsout,jobhoppingcanbeextremelyadvantageousforcertaintypesofpeople—iftheydoitfortherightreasons,saysLaurieLopez,apartnerandseniorgeneralmanagerintheITcontractsdivisionatWinterWyman.“Forthoseintechnology,forexample,itallowsthemtheopportunitytogainvaluabletechnicalknowledgeindifferentenvironmentsandcultures.ThiscanbemorecommonforthosespecializinginIT.Inordertokeeptheirskillsfresh,itisnecessaryfortechnologiststoremaincurrentinahighlycompetitivemarket.Jobhoppingismorecommonwithemployeesthatarelesstenured,andfeelconfidentintheirskillstobeabletomoveonandcanaddvalueimmediatelyinanewopportunity.Withemployersbeingmoreopentohiringjobhoppers,weexpectthetrendtocontinue.”Excerpt2JobhoppingbecomesmoredifficultasemployersseeksolidcredentialsAmidaslowdowninthecountry’seconomicgrowth,thegoodtimesforjobhoppersmightbecomingtoanend,saidAngelLam,associatedirectorofcommerceandfinance,humanresources,supplychainandoperationbusinessesofRobertWalters.Jobhoppersarethosewhofrequentlychangejobsinatwo-yearspan,accordingtoglobalrecruitmentconsultancyRobertWalters.Employersstartedtoshunthejobhoppersin2012,andthetrendbecamemoreapparentin2013andthisyear.“About90percentofourclientswillsimplyrejectthecandidateiftheyfindtracesindicatingjobhoppingintheresumes.Theywouldn’tevengiveaninterview,”shesaid.Theusualtimespanforcandidatestochangeajobshouldbebetweenfourtosixyears,especiallyformiddletoseniormanagementcandidates,astheyhavetodemonstrateprogresstotheiremployersoverthisperiodoftime,accordingLam.Usually,thecandidatewilladapttoallthechangesinthejobinthefirstyear,makesomefinetuninginthesecondyear,speeduphisorherprogressinthethirdyearandstarttoseekmorestabledevelopmentintheensuingyears.Onlyinthiswaycantheemployeeimproveadaptability,gainpersistenceandgraspbasicskillsrequiredforthejob,Lamsaid.2016年ThefollowingtwoexcerptsareaboutIceBucketChallenge,anactivityinitiatedtoraisemoneyandawarenessforthediseaseALS(渐冻症).Fromtheexcerpts,youcanfindthattheactivityseemstohaveachievedmuchsuccess,buttherehasalsobeendoubtandcriticism.Writeyourresponseinabout300words,inwhichyoushould:1summarizethedevelopmentoftheicebucketchallengeactivity,andthen2expressyouropiniontowardstheactivity,especiallywhethertheproblemsfoundwiththiskindofactivitywillfinallyundermineitsoriginalpurpose.哈尔滨李海斌2/7Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organizationandlanguagequality.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.Excerpt1ALSIceBucketChallengeTakesU.S.byStormInthelasttwoweeks,theIceBucketChallengeTMhasquiteliterally“soaked”thenation.EveryonefromEthelKennedytoJustinTimberlakehaspouredabucketoficewateroverhisorherheadandchallengedotherstodothesameormakeadonationtofightALSwithintwenty-fourhours.BetweenJuly29andtoday,August12,theALSAssociationandits38chaptershavereceivedanastonishing$4millionindonationscomparedwith$1.12millionduringthesametimeperiodlastyear.TheALSAssociationisincrediblygratefulfortheoutpouringofsupportfromthosepeoplewhohavebeendoused,madeadonation,orboth.“Wehaveneverseenanythinglikethisinthehistoryofthedisease,”saidBarbaraNewhouse,PresidentandCEOoftheALSAssociation.Withonlyabouthalfofthegeneralpublicknowledgeableaboutamyotrophiclateralsclerosis(ALS),theIceBucketChallengeismakingaprofounddifference.SinceJuly29,theAssociationhaswelcomedmore70,000newdonorstothecause.“Whilethemonetarydonationsareabsolutelyincredible,”saidNewhouse,“thevisibilitythatthisdiseaseisgettingasaresultofthechallengeistrulyinvaluable.PeoplewhohaveneverbeforeheardofALSarenowengagedinthefighttofindtreatmentsandacureforALS.”Excerpt2Icebucketchallenge:who’spouringcoldwaterontheidea?Theicebucketchallengehascertainlyraisedawareness.Whetherthat’sprimarilyofthediseaseforwhichitisraisingfundsorthespeedatwhichimagesofswimsuit-cladcelebritieswillgoviralisalong-termquestion.Morepertinentrightnowiswhetherornotthecrazehasreachedatippingpoint.Asitlivedbysocialmedia,sotheicebucketchallengecoulddiebyit.ThestateofCaliforniaiscurrentlyexperiencingoneoftheworstdroughtsonrecord.Sogesturessuchascompaniesdousingtheirstaffenmasseinhundredsofgallonsoficywater,comeacrossmoreaswastefulPRexercisesthancharitablegestures–andarebeing