大学英语四级考试作文模拟(一)

大学英语四级考试作文模拟（一）Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a Letter of Apology.You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:

1. 表达自己对晚交论文一事的歉意。

2. 说明未能按时交论文的原因。

3. 表示自己将尽快把论文补交上并表示以后将按时交作业。

●审题概述●

这是一封道歉信，写的时候要遵循道歉信的一般模式：开篇直奔主题，然后说明原因，最后提出可能的补救措施。第一段，对晚交论文及对此造成的后果表示歉意；第二段，说明理由（可信的理由，而不是随便应付老师的借口）；第三段，表示尽快完成论文【范文】

A Letter of Apology

Dear Mr. Wang,

①I am writing to apologize for my late homework. The paper which you have ②assigned to us last Monday was ③due this Friday, but to my regret, I haven’t even started it yet. I feel really sorry for not handing in the paper on time and ④for the inconvenience it would bring to you.

I have caught a serious cold last week and the doctor asked me to stay in bed for a week since I was very weak and the weather was very cold these days. Therefore, I couldn’t go to the library to get the necessary ①referential information

which was needed for my paper. As a result of this, I have not started writing the paper yet and could not hand it in on time.

Fortunately I have finally fully recovered. I will finish the paper as soon as I can and ①try my best to hand in homework on time in the future.

incerely yours,

Li Ming

◇第一段思路点评：

表明歉意

◇语言点提示：

① I am writing to apologize (say sorry) for :道歉信的常用开头句式

② assign: 分配，指定，布置

③ due；到期的，预期的

④ I’m sorry for the inconvenience it would bring to you: 另一句常用句式

◇第二段思路点评：

解释原因，虽然不是真的给人道歉，但是理由还是要充分的好。

◇语言点提示：

① referential: 用作参考的

◇第三段思路点评：

表明尽快完成论文，并表示以后会按时交论文

◇语言点提示：

① try my best to….. in the future: 道歉信常用结尾

（二）

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Credit Cards.You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:

1.越来越多的人使用信用卡，信用卡有哪些好处

2.信用卡的弊端

3.你自己的观点

●审题概述●

这是一篇议论文，关于信用卡的利弊。可以分成三部分：第一部分，信用卡的好处，比如说应急等；第二部分，信用卡的一些弊端，比如说鼓励一些无用的消费；第三部分：你自己的观点，理性使用。

【范文】

Credit Cards

Personal credit cards are becoming more common in China. Banks and other ○1financial institutions are encouraging their customers to change the way they buy things. Credit cards, otherwise known as “○2plastic money”, are being offered on very good terms to encourage the change. Consumers will be able to “○3buy now, pay late r”, and many see this as an advantage.

But people need to be careful. There are dangers ○1associated with credit cards. Some people find it very easy to ○2exceed their budget. They ○3are tempted to purchase goods that they do not really need, and can become quickly ○4 overburden ed by debt. The credit cards often charge a high rate of interest, which ○5 exacerbates the problems for these people.

However, used wisely credit cards can improve the quality of people’s lives. They can ○1give people access to money to meet sudden unplanned expenses. Properly handled, they can let people control their ○2expenditure and the ○3monthly statement s provide a record of where their money has gone.

◇第一段思路点评：

信用卡带来的一些好处

◇语言点提示：

○1 financial institution：金融机构

○2 plastic money：信用卡的另一种称呼

○3 buy now, pay later：先消费，后付款。

◇第二段思路点评：

信用卡的一些弊端

◇语言点提示：

○1 be associated with: 和…联系在一起

○2 exceed：超过

○3 be tempted to do sth.: 诱惑，吸引

○4 overburden：负担过多

○5 exacerbate：加剧，恶化

◇第三段思路点评：

个人看法

◇语言点提示：

○1 give access to sth.: 准许进入

○2 expenditure：支出，花费

○3 monthly statement：银行每月的结账单

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（三）

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Green Olympics.You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:

1. 现在社会上有很多环境污染和精神污染的现象，提出你对“绿色奥运”的看法。

2. 为什么要提倡“绿色奥运”。

3. 提倡绿色奥运，从自己做起。

●审题概述●

本篇为议论文，针对各种污染现象提出对“绿色奥运”的理解。可分为三部分：对“绿色奥运”的态度，当然是支持了；其次，提倡“绿色奥运”的原因，可以从环保的好处说起；最后，从自己做起，怎样支持“绿色奥运”。

●范文●

Green Olympics

Olympic Games, as we all know, is a historic sports meeting. "Green Olympics", is one of the three ○1themes of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. At present, people's life is being flooded with exhaust gas from automobile, waste water from factories and so on. Owing to these ○2phenomena, we should ○3advocate "Green Olympics", and I am positive of this point.

○1Two possible reasons are as follows. Firstly, environmental protection benefits people's health. In terms of increasing number of trashes around us, such as white plastic bags, one-off cups and chopsticks, it is sensible of disposing of them reasonably. So we ought to use clean technology, ○2renewable and recyclable materials. Secondly, environmental protection is

crucial to our country, and even to the world. In recent years, natural disasters, like tsunami in Indonesia and snowstorms in China, are partly due to the ○3disturbance of the environmental balance.

○1In conclusion, as college students and the young generation, we should try our best to advocate "Green Olympics". The 2008 Olympic Games will be a green and unique Olympics.

◇第一段思路点评：

列举一些污染现象，提倡“绿色奥运”

◇语言点提示

○1theme：意为“主题”

○2phenomena: （phenomenon 的复数）“现象”

○3advocate：“倡导”

◇第二段思路点评：

提倡“绿色奥运”的原因

◇语言点提示

○1possible reasons are as follows：常用句式，列举理由

○2renewable and recyclable: “可更新，可循环的”○3 disturbance: “扰乱”

◇第三段思路点评：

“绿色奥运”从自己做起

◇语言点提示

○1In conclusion：最后总结

（四）

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic Advertisement. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:

1.广告的作用

2.广告的形式多样

3.广告的夸张性

●审题概述●

这是一篇说明文，用说明的表达方式来解说事物，阐明事理。写好说明文，不仅要抓住特征，注意条理，而且要巧妙运用说明方法，像下定义、举例子、作比较、分类别、列数字、打比方等。

●范文●

Advertisement

Advertisements are forcing their way into people’s lives. People refer to advertisements in their daily lives because they are consumers. The advertisers are usually ○1manufacturers, retailers and salesmen. Their ○2merchandise needs to be advertised to bring it to the attention to the customers. Thus nearly every product is advertised in some way. To a large extent, good advertising leads to success while bad advertising can mean failure.

There are many ways to advertise and ‘ads’come in different forms. Newspapers carry advertisements. Some products are publicized on TV and radio which bring them into notice of a wide audience.○1Billboard s also carry advertising. Advertising is a big industry now and many ○2 agencie s have been set up to ○3furnish a variety of forms..

However, advertising is not always truthful.

A product is often ○1misrepresented. The advertiser ○2exaggerate s the benefits of the merchandise he wants to sell. Thus, he misrepresents the truth. The consumer ○3falls victim to such advertising. Millions of people

have bought advertised products and have ○4been dissatisfied with them.

◇第一段思路点评：

广告的作用

◇语言点提示

○1 manufacturer: “制造商”； retailer：“零售商”○2 merchandise：“商品”，集体名词，这里用作单数◇第二段思路点评：

广告的形式：报纸，电视等等

◇语言点提示

○1Billboard：“广告牌”

○2agency：“代理”。Advertising agency：“广告代理”○3furnish：“提供”

◇第三段思路点评：

广告的夸张性，众人对广告的怀疑

◇语言点提示

○1misrepresent：“误认，错误表现”

○2exaggerate：“夸张”

○3falls victim to：“成为……的牺牲品”

○4be dissatisfied with：“对……不满意”