英语名师江涛预测2007年12月大学英语四级作文考试

 主持人：各位网友，大家好。今天我们沪江网非常有幸请到了国内知名英语品牌--江涛英语的名师孟飞老师。孟飞老师不远千里特意从北京做客我们上海的沪江网，对此我们深表感动。孟飞老师是北京外国语大学的青年才俊，是江涛英语的核心老师，也是江涛英语系列丛书的副主编，同时还是卓成教育・阳光出版的总裁。孟老师，你就跟大家打个招呼吧。

孟飞：大家好。很高兴能和大家聊一聊四六级考试，我想说中国的四六级真是让人几度欢喜几度愁。但是，无论怎样还是要考，所以我们大家就不能放弃，即使到了最后的时候还是要坚持住，这就是一个考试的心态问题。

主持人：孟老师说的非常好，这就正如我们沪江网上说：学习如逆水行舟，不进则退。那么今天我们就紧跟孟老师一起，来看看2007年12月的四六级考试吧。孟飞老师一直以来对四六级的作文都有独到的研究，甚至对四六级作文的命中率达到90％以上。那么今天就请孟飞老师来为大家预测一下2007年12月的大学英语四级考试的作文。

孟飞：主持人过奖了，预测谈不上，就是谈几点想法，希望能够一解大家的燃眉之急，希望能够帮到大家。

首先，从内容上讲，今年的作文肯定也会紧扣时代的脉搏，反映社会热点，这是毋庸质疑的。例如，在2006年的时候，社会上西方节日，即所谓的洋节日，越来越盛行，而中国的传统节日却越来越被人们忽视，甚至被一些年轻人遗忘，针对这种实际存在的现象，社会上的评价也愈演愈热，那么2006年12月的四级作文题目就是要学生也谈一谈自己的看法。当然题目是以一个切面进入的，要学生谈一谈对要不要取消春节联欢晚会的看法。

主持人：不错。这考试确实是与实际生活热点挂钩的。那么孟老师，今年的热点是什么呢。

孟飞：今年的热点话题有两个。第一个是"和谐社会"。这是从国家的政治发展形式来判断的。有的同学要说，这个话题也太大了，不好把握。确实，你要说就考和谐社会，我也会很迷惑，这和谐社会有什么好考的，怎么考啊，没法考啊。其实，我觉得一般要考也是针对关于和谐社会的要求，如公平正义，诚信友爱，安定有序，人与自然和谐相处等等，会从某一个方面要求学生来谈一谈自己的看法。最大的可能是会采取正反观点诠释这样一种形式。例如，关于"安定有序"，就会从"序"上来做文章，让学生谈对规则的看法，说有些人认为应该遵守规则，而另外一些人认为要不拘规格才能创新成功，那么你怎么看。

主持人：孟老师这一说，也令我茅舍顿开。那么第二个热点是什么呢？

孟飞：第二个热点很明显就应该是与即将到来的2008年北京奥运会有关的东西。2008年的北京奥运会是中国的盛事，举国关注，并且这个话题也更加切合大学生的实际生活，几乎没有大学生不关注体育，只是关注的程度不同而已。那么这个奥运会就是一个必考的话题，这也是毋庸置疑的。那么奥运会的精神是什么，"更快，更高，更强"，你如何看待这个"更快，更高，更强"呢。还有我们应该如何为奥运会做贡献，你说我学习英语也是想为奥运会出一份力，说得没错；你说我积极锻炼身体，也是响应奥运会精神，当然是对的；你说我要当志愿者，当奥运礼仪小姐，这都是为奥运做贡献。

主持人：刚才孟老师也说了一些考试的形式，那么现在就让我们请孟老师再具体地谈一下大学英语四级考试的形式吧。

孟飞：一般来讲，大学英语四级的考试形式无外乎三种形式。第一种是问题式的，即提出问题，分析问题，解决问题。例如：2005年12月四级的作文就是这类形式的作文，先提出问题：名校校园成为旅游新热点，这应不应该；接着分析问题：针对这种现象，人民的看法各不相同；最后是解决问题，即作者自己认为这个问题应该如何解决。第二种是利弊性问题，即这个事情有什么优点，有什么缺点，或者正方观点是什么，反方观点是什么，你自己对这个问题的看法是什么。其实这些都是经常考的，大家也较为熟悉的，在这里也就不举例了。但是还有第三种出题形式就是应用文，一般是书信式应用文和公告式应用文。公告式应用文近年来呈现一种上升开花的世态，如2007年6月考的是关于社团欢迎辞，属于是告示性应用文，又如样卷上的作文是一篇竞选学生会主席的演讲稿，也属于英语应用型作文。所以说应用文也是同学们要非常注意的作文形式。

主持人：那么孟老师，同学们知道了今年作文估计会考的一些内容和形式，但是在这短短的临近考试的几天里，应该做些什么呢？或者说怎么做对考试来讲是最有成效的呢？

孟飞：首先，我要说要把作文写好绝非是一朝一夕的事情，它是需要不断地积累的，无论是从素材还是语法还是词汇上来讲。但是考试临近了，最最重要的就是对一些极有可能会考的素材进行熟悉，这样对考试还是会很有帮助的。今天呢，就奥运和和谐社会的话题，我给大家准备了几篇范文，以供大家参考。

主持人：孟老师，您想得真是周全，我们会把这些范文附在后面的。那么最后还有没有什么话要对我们的网友说呢？

孟飞：我主编的"40天攻克四级710分新题型"系列丛书得到了一直以来都受到了学生们的一致好评，同学们可以借鉴学习学习。最后，我要祝每一位同学在今年的四六级考试中都能取得好成绩。

A Speech about Olympics

       The year 2008 is around the corner and the Olympic Games is approaching. All walks of life are celebrating its coming in different ways. All the ways proved the enthusiasm of Chinese in our greeting Olympic Games.

       The goal of the campaign is to spread the Olympic spirit and promote the theme of "Green Olympics, Hi-Tech Olympics and People's Olympics". Thus a great number of students in the street call on people to protect the environment and reduce human waste. In addition, many Chinese are paying efforts to learning English, especially in Beijing; even the aged men are learning English. Therefore foreigners will feel at home in Beijing in language communication. And there are also many volunteers from all over China gathering in Beijing, waiting to make their own contributions to Olympic Games.

       As a college student, I shall set a good example of protecting environment. In addition, I must be ready to help foreigners in trouble. What is more, I ought to participate in activities related to Olympic Games. All in all I should make my own contributions to Olympic Games.

Friendship Is More Important

Nowadays, for the various competitions such as beauty contest are spread everywhere, many people may be confused whether the competition is more important than the friendship. And there is no consensus among the people as to the view of what is more important.

Some people hold the idea that competition is more important. A case in point is that competition can give them a high reputation. On the other hand, others may have a quite different view. According to them, friendship is more important. The most typical example is that they can make more friends during the competition.

Weighing the pros and cons of these arguments, I am inclined to agree with the latter. Firstly, we can be acquainted with many people. Secondly, in our life, friends play an significant role while the reputation which we have earned from the competition is just like something floating in the air, you can never catch it. So friendship is more important than competition.

Build a Harmonious Society, and Say No to Immoral Behaviors

In such a civilized country where morality is highly regarded, have you ever witnessed those immoral behaviors that still existed in public? Actually, there are, and common - such as littering everywhere, smoking in public, speaking rudely and so on.

A variety of reasons attribute to this phenomenon, and maybe the most vital one is - people who are juggling their life put highest priority on their own interests, indifferent to other people's benefits. They care how to make themselves comfortable, but don't care whether their immoral behaviors would make other people uncomfortable. Hence, littering is OK - as not in their own house; smoking in public is OK - as not affecting their own family members; speaking rudely is OK - as not to their own friends. Consequently, the emotion tie connecting people is no longer secure.

To eliminate this phenomenon, a harmonious society should be proposed - one should respect and take the initiative to help others, and consciously learn to protect the environment. In such a manner, we can make the world a more preferable place to live.

Notice to Pet Owners

All the residents in our community, please be attention! Since there are so many pets, we can see pet waste everywhere, which is so hard to remove. For this matter, we require that pets should be strictly restricted. The following are the details you should keep in heart.

Firstly, you should license your pet at the relative authority. Secondly, you have to have your pet vaccinated against rabies by a veterinarian within 30 days after it reaches 4 months of age and revaccinated within 1 year of the initial vaccination. Thirdly, always keep your pet sanitary and healthy.

We have sensible reasons to do so. Pet waste, which contains harmful bacteria and organisms, can spread disease. What's more, rabies is such a kind of disease that can easily affect through pet itself, and even lead to death. Hence, every pet owner should consciously take good care of your pet in a right way.