第三章 大学英语四级考试预测题与范文
　　1.助学贷款申请信
　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write A Letter Applying for a Bank Loan. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese.
　　(1)个人情况介绍
　　(2)申请贷款的原因、数额及用途
　　(3)如何保证专款专用以及你的还款打算
　　Dear Sir/Madame,I am a sophomore in Shanghai University, majoring in computer software. In the previous one and a half years I have been a model student and monitor of my class.However, since I registered here, the expenses have become a burden for my average family. You know, my parents are both laid?off workers, and, to make matters worse, my mother has suddenly fallen ill and is expecting a major operation. It will be beyond their ability to finance me through my remaining education. It is now a must for me to help relieve their financial pressure. So I’m applying to your bank for a loan of 10,000 yuan. If my application is approved, all the money will go to my tuition and fees for the coming academic years.I’ve made a detailed plan to arrange my school life. A part?time job as a family tutor will not be difficult to find and some work?study programs for students like me are also provided in our university. From these sources I will be able to earn more than enough to support myself. I guarantee that I will repay the loan within five years, that is, within two years after my graduation. Please have confidence in me: I have a very good credit record.I would be greatly obliged if my application is granted. Many thanks.Yours sincerely,Li Ming
　　2.找工作的时候选择兴趣还是工资高
　　Salary or InterestUpon graduation，virtually all college students will confront the problem of the career choice. It is truly a tough choice. Students’ opinions differ greatly on this issue. Some hold that priority should be given to their interest in jobs，but others take the attitude that salary is the most critical factor influencing their career choices.As to myself，I prefer the latter view. A well?paid job exerts a tremendous fascination on a great number of people，with no exception to me. Although it might be impossible to measure the value of one’s job in terms of money，salary counts most when I choose my future career. In my view，our career choices largely depend on how and where we have been brought up. I come from a poor urban family and my parents were both laid?off workers. In order to finance my tuition，they have been working hard over the past four years. As the only son in my family，I have to shoulder the burden of supporting my family.In short，salary is the first and only consideration in my choice of career.
　　3. 拥有手机的优点和缺点
　　Advantages and Disadvantages of the Mobile Phone With the rapid economic development，the mobile phone has found its way into campuses and a host of students take advantage of this wonderful gadget to communicate with each other.
　　This phenomenon gives rise to this question：What are the advantages and disadvantages of the mobile phone？It is widely believed that it greatly facilitates students’ campus life. Many instances could be found to support this type of opinion. A graduating student in our university bought a mobile phone in the course of hunting for his job. He told me that through the mobile phone he could easily keep in touch with the employer of the company he intends to work with and would not miss any opportunities.However，everything has both positive and negative facets. The mobile phone also has many disadvantages. For instance，the ringing of the mobile phone often disturbs the teacher’s teaching and other students’ learning.Personally，the advantages of the mobile phone outweigh the disadvantages of it as long as we don’t interfere with others while using it.
　　4.给中国的航天英雄杨利伟写信，表达你的祝贺和对中国太空事业的看法。
　　Dear Mr.Yang，June 19，2004It is with the most sincere pleasure I write to congratulate you on your becoming the first Chinese greeting to mankind’s mother planet from outer space. Today，our country’s centuries?old dream of journeying to outer space has finally come true. People from all walks of life，with no exception to me，take a pride in being Chinese and your fellow countrymen.As the rocket soared into the sky，your name joined those figures such as Gagarin in space history. You deserve this honor，for you were subject to unimaginable hardships and challenges before the successful launch of the Shenzhou?5 spacecraft.I am fully convinced that it makes a lot of sense for our country to attach importance to space exploration. The space industry has had and is going to have a great impact on China in scientific，political and military areas.May you have health，happiness and outstanding success in all your ventures.Respectfully yours，Frank

　　5. 有一个会议在你所在的城市召开，你想去参加。给会议的组织者写一封信。说一下你想参加的原因，并简单介绍一下自己。并请他提供一些会议的相关信息。
　　Dear Professor Huang，I write for information regarding the forthcoming International Education Conference to be held at your prestigious university.I am a first?year student from Nanjing University majoring in Education，and have a particular interest in the teaching of work place skills and employer’s perceptions of new graduates.I plan to attend the conference and would like information about the contributory speakers，the content of their talks，and their research interests. However，although I have been living in Nanjing in the past four years，I am unfamiliar with Nanjing. Therefore，if you could please also send the details of how to get to your university it would make my arrangements much easier.In addition，if you could let me have details of the accommodation that is available I would be more than grateful.I look forward to receiving the information and meeting you in person.Sincerely yours，Frank6.Direction: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Cars and Air Pollution. You should write no less than 120 words and base your composition on the outline below:
　　1.私家轿车越来越多，有些问题随之产生
　　2.比较明显的大问题有……
　　3.我对这种现象的看法
　　Cars and Air Pollution Too many cars have created a lot of serious problems in our world. Besides congestion, accidents and fast fuel consumption, cars are responsible for a good part of air pollution in big cities. All the time, they are pumping huge amounts of waste gases into the atmosphere. These gases are very harmful, causing disease and even death.One possible solution is to design and develop clean cars and clean fuels. In Shanghai, some of the public buses begin to run on natural gas, which does not give off as much carbon dioxide as the petrol. But it may take decades for the new models of clean cars completely replace the traditional ones.Another solution is to develop modern public transportation systems and restrict the use of private cars. If the price of petrol rises constantly and the public vehicles are efficient and convenient enough, most people will not buy private cars. And the total number of cars in big cities will reduce greatly.On the whole, the elimination of air pollution needs the collective efforts from the government, the public and the environmentalists.

　　6.Direction:For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Overseas Study at an Early Age.You should write no less than 120 words and base your composition on the online below:
　　1.目前很多父母在孩子高中毕业前就送他们出国学习2.导致这种趋势的原因是什么3.我对此的看法
　　Overseas Study at an Early AgeNowadays more and more parents are eager to send their children to study abroad before they finish high school by whatever means and at whatever cost.It is quite understandable for parents to send their children to study overseas because they place high expectations on their children. They are encouraged by the success stories of those who have completed their overseas study. With the development of economy, companies and institutions at home are giving more and more emphasis on overseas experiences, too. Consequently, pursuing overseas study became a kind of short cut in gaining a better future. Moreover, there is still one underlying reason for this rush?economic reason. The rapid economic progress in the past few years in China has enabled more and more parents to afford the huge cost for their children’s overseas study.As for me, overseas study is surely a helpful way to get both advanced knowledge and necessary experiences, but overseas study at an early age is neither necessary nor beneficial. The students may be too young to either tend for themselves or think for themselves. I do think that overseas study can contribute to one’s self?improvement, but it’s better to be pursued after one has finished his college study at home, when he is more capable of learning and living on his own.8. Statistics of Family Expenses in Shanghai

	1980	1990	2000
Food & Clothing	68%	45%	20%
Recreation	3%	5%	8%
Education	6%	16%	22%
Health Care	6%	10%	16%
Others	17%	24%	35%

　　1.根据上表描述该城市家庭支出的变化2.分析产生这些变化的原因3.说明这些变化对个人和社会产生的影响?
　　As is shown in the table above, dramatic changes have taken place in family expenses in the City of Shanghai within two decades (from 1980 to 2000). The most obvious change is in expense on food and clothing, which has dropped by 48%, while those on recreation, education and health care have increased respectively by 5%, l6% and l0%. Expenses on other things keep rising from 17% to 35%.The statistics of rise and fall seem to exist in isolation but are in fact closely related to one another. The most likely factors accounting for these changes are as follows:Development in economy is the fundamental one. The increased income results in the lowering percentage of food and clothing. That is to say, a small percentage of the total income is enough to cover food and clothing expenses.Another factor lies in the development of people’s concept. When people are well fed and well dressed, they begin to interest themselves in recreation and education.These changes should also be attributed to social reforms. In the 1990 s, college education was not totally free as it was before, which also accounts for the rising expenses on education. Soon after, the government gradually stopped offering houses to its citizens without charges. People had to save a large proportion of their money for housing.That’s partly why the expenses for others doubled.As for the more expenses on health care, I figure there are two main reasons: the cancellation of free medical care and people’s awareness of the importance of health.The changes reflect the development of the city and indicate that people are enjoying more.
　　 7. On Space Project给《**周刊》宇航专栏的编辑写一封信，说明你对太空探索项目的态度（支持或反对），并简单陈述你的理由。
　　Dear Editor，Thank you for your starting a special column for the discussion on space projects. Frankly, it seems to me that our space projects so far have been in the main a waste of money, time, energy, human lives and resources.The richer countries are pouring large sums of money into space research programs which are of no benefit to human beings while in underdeveloped countries thousands of people are dying of hunger. Besides, many scientists’ time and energy are wasted, which could have been devoted to improving our living condition. What’s more, many astronauts have died completely uselessly in space vehicles which have been faulty. They were young people who hadn’t enjoyed the fruit of life yet.Apart from human wastage, there is the wastage of resources which are finite and essential if man is to survive. I think it’s high time we stopped these meaningless programs.
　　 8. Turn off Your Mobile PhoneDirection: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Turn Off Your Mobile phone. You should write no less than 120 words and base your composition on the outline below:1.移动电话给我们的生活带来了便利2.移动电话有时也会影响别人3.在某些场合请关掉你的手机Turn Off Your Mobile PhoneWith the development of information technology and reduced price of communication products, the mobi1e phone has become a necessity for most people. Obviously, it shortens the distance between people and makes our life more convenient. Thanks to it, it’s easy for us to contact or be contacted by others anytime and anywhere. We will never miss any important meetings，great deals or admirable opportunities.But，have you noticed sometimes the mobile phone also brings embarrassment to us? It’s not rare to see someone pressing the mobile phone to his ear and shouting loudly in public as if there were no one else present. And I’m sure each one has had such an experience that the mobi1e phone ring continuously on a formal occasion. Perhaps these People have many life?and?death reasons to keep the phone working at all times, but it interrupts people around them who have to hear what they don’t care when they want to concentrate on what they’re doing.So if you are one of them, please shut off your cell phone in public, especially on a quiet and serious occasion. It’s a respect for both others and yourself.
　　附录2007年12月试题 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。
　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Selecting Courses. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:1. 各大学开设了各种各样的选修课2. 学生因为各种原因选择了不同的选修课3. 以你自己为例……
　　［范文］
　　Selecting CoursesRecently, people in growing numbers show their concern about selecting courses. In some colleges, students are permitted to pick out their course’s professors freely. The reasons are listed as follows:In the first place, students can choose the teacher according to their interests, which will be helpful for their future careers. Besides, selecting courses can reduce the rate of students’ absence indirectly for students usually choose their favorite teachers.
As far as I am concerned, every coin has two sides. On the one hand, students may learn the course better, because they may choose the professor they liked. On the other hand, if the professor who is very popular and a great number of students would like to attend his/her course, the classroom must be overcrowded. It will have a bad impact on the class.