Directions:You are to write in no less than 120 words about the title “Should National Holidays Be Longer?”Your composition should be based on the Chinese outline given below:
1．近些年来，我国法定节假日得到了延长……
2．谈谈你对这一现象的看法。
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled How Should Parents Help Children to Be Independent? You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below.
1. 目前不少父母为孩子包办一切
2. 为了让孩子独立, 父母应该……3. 总结
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on Certificate Mania. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
1.描述大学生忙于报考各种证书的现象;
2. 陈述这种现象产生的原因;
3. 阐述考证热的影响，并简述你的观点。
参考答案：
Certificate Mania In the face of fierce competition in the job market nowadays, many university students take various training courses and sit for certificate exams to gain a competitive edge. They usually spend weekends or vacations in training camps, polishing up on their acquired skills or trying to get a new one. Certain "certificate maniacs" even aim to obtain a bunch of certificates, believing that they may come in handy someday. Several reasons may lead to this certificate mania, and the most important is that there is an increasing number of university graduates while that of job vacancies does not grow in proportion to it. Therefore, employers prefer to recruit the ones with more related experience and skills. Since exams and certificates in some way are a testimony to one's certain skills, many students tend to spare no effort to get them. Apparently, it is a good thing to be motivated to learn new things. However, "certificate mania" goes to extremes. It is not only misleading but also places a great burden on students. Some people believe that the more the better and consequently, their major studies may be neglected due to the tight schedule. In my opinion, a certificate does not necessarily reflect one's ability that really counts, so we had better keep a skeptical eye on this mania and avoid vain and burdensome efforts.
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition titled Opportunity and Success. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese.
1. 机遇的偶然性;
2. 机遇和成功的关系;
3. 上帝只会帮助有准备的人。
参考答案：
In our life, opportunities don’t come often. They often come quietly and pass by without being noticed. Some people complain that opportunities are few. They always admire those people who make a hit or succeed by seizing some opportunities. Owing to the contingency of opportunities, we should value and treat them with care. Everyone desires for success, but when it comes to the way to success, different people have different opinions. Some people think that opportunity is the first factor leading to success. Almost all successful people have come across some valuable opportunities. It should be noticed that opportunity won’t wait for you all the time. If we can’t notice and seize it, others do. The ways for different people to treat opportunities lead to different results. We must take advantage of opportunities when they come. That means we should be well-prepared all the time, then we can seize opportunities and achieve success. In my opinion, there are plenty of opportunities for everyone in the society, but not only those who are prepared adequately can make use of them. As the saying goes “God helps those who help themselves.” No matter whether there’s opportunity or not, what we should do is to work hard. Only in this way can we find and seize opportunity when it occurs.
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on Renting an Apartment off Campus. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
1. 现在大学生在校外租房的现象很普遍
2. 这种现象产生的原因
3. 我的看法
参考答案：
Renting an Apartment off Campus Nowadays, an increasing number of college students would rather rent an apartment off campus than live in a dormitory. This phenomenon has raised considerable concern among parents and college faculties about living off campus, which is caused by the following reasons. To begin with, living conditions of an apartment off campus may be better than those of a dormitory. A rented apartment is often equipped with an independent washroom and a shower equipment which may be of great advantage over the school dormitory. In general, a typical dormitory often accomodates four or six, or even eight students and it is too crowded and noisy for those who prefer private space as well as quiet circumstances. In addition, instead of being regulated by dormitory rules, students may enjoy more freedom in a rented apartment. If college students intend to rent an apartment, I think they should give top priority to safety. It is important to make a survey of the surroundings first to ensure the security. Besides, when they tend to enjoy the freedom, they should have a better sense of self-control and make good use of their time.
2012年6月英语四级Writing及(30minutes)详解Part Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled ExsivePackaging following the outline given below. You should write n 180 words.目前许多商品存在过度包装的现象出现这一现象的原因我对这一现象的看法和建议east 120 words but no moreOn Exsive PackagingPart Reading Comprehen(Skimming and Scanning)(15minutes)Directions:his part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answerthe questions on Answer sheet 1. For questions 1-7,choose the best answer from the four choimarked A)，B)，C）and D). For questions he passage.Small Schools Risingplete the sentenwith the information givenThis years list of the top 100 high schools showsflourishing.t today, those with fewer students areFifty years ago, they were the latest thing in educational reform: big, modern, suburban highschools with students countedhe thousands. As baby boomers(二战后时期出生的人)came of high-school age, big schools promised economic efficiency. A greater choice of courses,and, of course, better football teams. Only years later did we understand the trade-offs thisinvolved: the creation of exsive bureaucracies(机构)，the difficulty of fingalconnections betn teachers and students.SAT scores began dropin 1963;today,onaverage,30% of students do not complete high school in four years, a figuret rises to 50% inpoor urban neighborhoods. While the emphasis on teaching to higher, test-driven standards as setin No Child Left Behind resulted in significantly betterformance in elementary(and somemiddle)schools, high schools for a variety of reasons seemed to have made little progress.Size isnt everything, but it does matter, and the past decade has seen a noticeable countertrend toward smaller schools. This has been due ,in part ,to the Bill and Melinda GatesFoundation, which has invested $1.8 billion in American high schools, helto open about1,000 small schools-most of them wibout 400 kids each wiage enrollment of only150 per grade, About 500 more are on the drawing board. Districts all over the country are takingnotice, along with mayors in cities like New York, Chicago and San Diego. The movementincludes independent public charter schools, such as No.1 BASISucson, with only 120high-schoolers and 18 graduates this year. It embradistrict-sanctioned magnet schools, such asthe Talented and Gifted School, with 198 students, and the Science and EngineeringMagnet,with383,which share a building in Dallas, as well as the City Honors School in Bulo,N.Y., which grew out of voteerevening seminars for students. And it includes alternativeschools with studentected by lottery(抽签)，such as H-B Woodlawn in Arlington, Va. Andmost noticeable of all, there is the phenomenon of large urb、an and suburban high schoolsthave split upo smaller units of a fewdred, generally housedhe same groundst onceboasted thousands of students all marching to the same band.Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, Calif, is one of those, ring No.423-among the top 2%he country-on Newsks annual ring of America、s top high schools. The sucs of smallschools is apparenthe listings. Ten years ago, when theNewsk list based oncollege-level test participation was published, only three of the top 100 schools had graduatingClasses smallern 100 students. This year there are 22. Nearly 250 schools on thefull ,Newsk l