英语专业四级历年写作真题(TEM-4)

哈尔滨李海斌英语专业四级历年写作真题(TEM-4)2017年ReadcarefullythefollowingexcerptandthenwriteyourresponseinNOLESSTHAN200WORDS,inwhichyoushould:1)summarizethemainmessageoftheexcerpt,andthen2)CommentonwhetherourbrainswillgetlazyinaworldrunbyintelligentmachinesYoucansupportyourselfwithinformationfromtheexcerpt.Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organizationandlanguagequality.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.Withintelligentmachinestodothethinking,willourbrainsgetlazy?Changingtechnologystimulatesthebrainandincreasesintelligence.Butthatmayonlybetrueifthetechnologychallengesus.Inaworldrunbyintelligentmachines,ourlivescouldgetalotsimpler.Wouldthatmakeuslessintelligent?Artificialintelligenceistakingovermanyhumanjobs.Forinstance,planesarebeingflownmuchofthetimebyautomaticpilots.Andthecomplexproblemofcontrollingairtrafficaroundlargemodernairportsisalsoachievedbyartificialintelligencethatoperateswellbeyondthecapacityofmerehumanairtrafficcontrollers.Artificialintelligenceisembeddedinmanyfeaturesofmodernlifeforthesimplereasonthatintelligentmachinescanalreadyoutperformhumans,includingsomeaptitudeswheretherewasoncethoughttobeahumanadvantage,suchasplayingchess,andwritingpoetry,orevennovels.Asmachinesgetsmarter,theywilldomoreofourthinkingforusandmakelifeeasier.Inthefuture,theelectronicassistantwilldeveloptothepointthatitservessimilarfunctionsasareallivingbutler,fulfillingrequestssuchas:“OrganizeadinnerpartyforsixonThursday,Jeeves,andinvitetheusualguests.”Atthatpoint,ourlongstrugglewithchallengingtechnologiesisatanend.LikeBeWooster,wecantakeiteasyknowingthatthehardworkofplanningandorganizingisbeingdonebyabetterbrain-theelectronicassistant.Starvedofmentaleffort,ourbrainswillregress.2016年Readcarefullythefollowingexcerptonterm-timeholidayargumentsintheUK,andthenwriteyourresponseinNOLESSTHAN200words,inwhichyoushould:summarizethemainmessageoftheexcerpt,andthencommentonwhetherparentsshouldtakechildrenoutofschoolforholidayduringtermtimeinordertosavemoneyYoushouldsupportyourselfwithinformationfromtheexcerpt.Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organizationandlanguagequality.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.Term-timeholidayswillbebannedParentsaretobebannedbyMichaelGove,UK’sEducationSecretary,fromtakingtheirchildrenoutofschooltosavemoneyonholidays.Heistoabolishtherightofheadteachersto“authorizeabsence”fromtheclassroom,whichhasbeenusedtoletfamiliestaketerm-timebreaks,andwillwarnthemtheyfacefinesfortheirchildrennotbeingatschool.“Anytimeoutofschoolhasthepotentialtodamageachild’seducation,”aseniorsourceattheDepartmentforEducationsaidthisweekend.“Thatiswhythegovernmentwillendthedistinctionbetweenauthorizedandunauthorizedanabsence.”“Thisispartofthegovernment’swildercommitmenttobringdowntruancylevelsinourschools.Therewillalsobestricterpenaltiesforparentsandschools.”ThetoughmeasuresontruancyarepartofawilderattemptbyMr.Govetomakeeducationmoreacademicallyrigorousandtotackleacultureintheeducationalestablishmentwhichhebelieveshasaccepted“excusesforfailure”.RussellHobby,thegeneralsecretaryoftheNationalassociationofHeadTeachers,saidthemeasurewoulddiscourageparentsfromtryingtoputpressureonheadstosanctiontermtimeholidays.“thehighcostofholidays1/7哈尔滨李海斌outsideoftermtimeisstillanissuebutultimatelyaschild’seducationismoreimportantthanaholiday,”hesaid2015年Shouldworkingparentssendtheirchildrentodaycarecenters?Thishasbeenanintenselydiscussedquestionforyears.Thefollowingarethesupporters’andopponent’sopinions.Readcarefullytheopinionsfrombothsidesandwriteyourresponseinabout200words,inwhichyoushouldfirstsummarizebrieflytheopinionsfrombothsidesandgiveyourviewontheissue.Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organizationandlanguagequality.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.YESDaycarecenterscanprovidechildrenwittheprofessionalchildhoodeducation,becausegenerallytherearewell-trainedteachersindaycarecenterstoteachchildrendifferentskills,suchasdancing,singingandpaintingthroughvariousactivities.Moreopportunitiesareprovidedindaycarecentersforchildrentoplaywithotherpeers,whichcannotonlyincreasetheirsocialinteractions,butalsomakethemlearnalittleaboutunityandteamspirits.Livingindaycarecentershelpschildrengainindependenceandconfidencesincetheycandothingsbythemselvesandhavemorefreedominmakingtheirownchoice.NONormally,therearemorethantwentyorthirtychildrenperclassindaycarecenters.However,onlytwoorthreeteachersareassignedtotakechargeofoneclass.Therefore,childrenarelesslikelytogettheone-on-onecarebecauseofthelimitednumberofcaregivers.Childrenmaynotgetasmuchloveandattentionfromthecaregiversindaycarecentersasfromtheirrelatives.Forinstance,grandparentsalwayshaveenoughtime,patienceandlovetotakecareoftheirgrandchildren.Childrenmaygetill-treatedbycaregiversindaycarecenters.Someoftheteacherscaneasilylosetemperandgetangryatthechildrenwhohavenodefense.2014年Shouldweelectyoungpeopleastheleadersoforganizationsorcontinuepromotingolderpeople?Thishasbeenanintenselydiscussedqu