英语专四作文真题与点评

2008年专四作文真题

大作文：The benefits of volunteering

The Benefits of Volunteering

Volunteering has grown into a fashion these years, with volunteers ranging from college students to white collar workers. It is reported now China has 4.5 million registered volunteers having provided more than 4.5 billion hours of volunteer work. Why would so many people like to do volunteer work? Are there any benefits of volunteering?

The answer is absolutely yes. First of all, through volunteering we can gain more experiences. Whatever volunteering work we do, either being a volunteer teacher for a village school or a volunteer worker in a retired house, we can taste different lifestyles and broaden our horizon.

Secondly, through volunteering we can acquire the sense of being needed. Many people feel frustrated with travails in life and empty with the cycling of working and resting. They gradually become numb, losing the sense of being needed. By joining the volunteer group and offering help voluntarily to people who need it, we may feel happy and fulfilled again.

Thirdly, through volunteering we can learn more good qualities. Volunteer work is team work, which needs good cooperation. We can know people with different personalities and different background joining in the volunteer group and devoting to the volunteer work together. From our co - volunteers we can absorb many good qualities that could help us be better persons.

In conclusion, volunteering is of great benefit in that we can gain more experiences, acquire the sense of being needed and learn more good qualities.

小作文：向Jane推荐一份英文报纸并说出两个理由。

April 20, 2008

Dear Jane,

I heard you want to subscribe to an English–language newspaper. Here I’d like to recommend one to you. Personally, I suggest 21st Century as my favorite, which is designed especially for college students to study English. The topics discussed are close to college life and could arouse our attention. Besides, the new words and expressions are marked, which makes it easier for us to memorize and take notes. I’ve benefited a lot from reading this newspaper and I believe it can also help you improve your English.

Sincerely yours, XXX

- 2008年作文真题写作指南 (No.3)

Section A Composition

The Benefits of Volunteering

写作指南

这是指定明确观点型的作文。要求考生以给定的观点作为中心思想（论点）进行论证。

历年类似考题：

2000 The Importance of Extracurricular Activities

本文要求论述“志愿活动的好处”，主体部分可以着重论述志愿活动对社会的好处，也可以论述志愿活动对志愿者本人带来的好处，还可以兼顾两方面。构思立意时要从多个角度论述自己的观点，并对所有者材加以整合、归纳。

以讨论“对志愿者自己的好处”为例，可以讨论如下好处：

第一，在交际、沟通能力方面的好处（包括扩大交际面，与不同的人打交道，协调不同的关系，理解不同的立场等）。

第二，提高工作能力、增加技能的好处（主要谈对自己知识、技能的提高有什么作用，包括学校知识的运用，实际能力的提高等，注意与前面的“交际能力”有所区分）。

第三，为志愿者带来成就感，获得必理上的满足（获得尊敬与承认，实现自我价值）。

范文与解析

Sample

(1)Volunteeing means being willing to help people in need and make contributions to society for no financial rewards.

(2)Needless to say, volunteering is of tremendous benefits to both those in need and the society. (3) Yet, despite the fact that volunteers are not paid for what they have done, serving as a volunteer, I believe, is also beneficial to the volunteeers themselves.

Frist, Volunteering helps volunteers improve their interpersonal skills. They can understand people better and have better skills to motivate others and to deal with difficult situations. (4)In collaboration with people of different personalities in their volunteering work.

Besides, volunteering serves as a good opportunity for volunteers to apply their knowledge to practical problems. This is especially useful for student volunteers. For instance, students volunteering to assist foreign guests on big occasion like Canton Fair (5) can not only practise their oral English, but also have first hand experience on the latest development of their field.

Finally, volunteering satisfies one's psychological need for respect and self-fulfillment, and it gives the volunteer a sense of achievemen.

(6) In a word, volunteering helps to improve one's interpersonal skills, apply one's knowledge to practice, and give the volunteer a sense of self-fulfillment. It is of great benefits to the society, but it benefits the volunteer even greater.

Analysis

Part One:

(1) 通过下定义的方式引出话题。

（2）用Needless to say 来肯定志愿活动对他人和社会的益处，使得行文连接流畅。

(3) 转折句很好地强调了文章要论述的观点；I believe 直接点明作者的观点。

Part Two:

（4）in collaboration with 是语言亮点，表示“与......合作”。

（5）Not only ... but also 句型说明学生志愿者参加广交会的比重收获。

Part Three:

（6）用 In a word 总结志愿活动的好处，三个不定式短语的排比运用使行文生动有力。