【备考真题训练】大学英语四级考试历年作文真题范文(4)

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        　　life without music
        　　to me, life without music would not be exciting. i realize that this is not true for everyone. many people get along quite well without any symphony concerts, jazz festivals or records. but music virtually 　plays a part in everyone’s life, whether he realizes it or not. try to imagine, for example, what movies or tv dramas would be like without music. the feelings and emotions, the complexities of the plot, and the climax would mot be exciting or dramatic.
        　　now, we have been speaking of music in its more common meaning: the kind of music we hear in the concert hall. but if we look at the elements of music more closely, we discover them in our everyday life, too; the rhythm of the sea, the melody of a mockingbird, and the harmony of village chimes. so music surely has meaning for everyone, in some way or other. and, of course, it has special meaning for those who have dedicated their lives to its expression through composition and performance.
        　　it is well said, “through music a child enters into a world of beauty, expresses his inmost self, tastes the joy of creating, widens his sympathies, develops his mind, soothes and refines his spirit and adds grace to his body.”
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        　　positive and negative aspects of sports
        　　sports benefit us in many respects. when taking part in sports, we get the chance to train almost all parts of our bodies. there is no doubt that proper sports activities keep our physical fitness. furthermore, sports can enrich our life and maintain our psychological health. through participation, everyone can learn that on the playground he not only struggles for himself but also fights for his team. sports teach us about consideration, cooperation and optimism to failure.
        　　but sports can do some harm to those people who cannot plan their activities properly. too hard training may hurt their bodies, exhaust their vigor, and even cause them to be sick.
        　　in general, i love sports; enjoy sports. i feel that i not only gain a wellbalanced life through going in for sports, but also get more chances to move closer to nature. sports add happiness to my everyday life when i perform in a decent way.
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        　　sports in our country
        　　sports are flourishing in our country now. table tennis is the most popular sport. school children start playing it when they are very young. not only is it played in school but it is also a favorite game for workers and people in other walks of life. in fact, it has become a sort of national game.
        　　there are other favorite sports. for example, badminton is another popular sport, though it is not played as widely as table tennis. a number of chinese traditional sports such as taijiquan, wushu, swordplay and qigong, are no less popular. mention should be made of such ball games as football, basketball and volleyball.
        　　in order to keep fit and win honor for our motherland, men and women, young and old, take an active part in sports. and our government takes effective measures to promote physical culture and build up our people’s health. more and more people go in for sports because sports can help them to build up a healthy body, to train a strong character and to raise the position of the nation in the world.
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        　　jogging is an ideal sport
        　　that jogging is an ideal sport lies in the fact that it is a mild sport. unlike some sports, such as football and cricket, during which one may easily get hurt, jogging is very safe and especially suitable for those who are not so robust, you may feel exhausted after running because the energy in your body is released too fast, but after jogging you will just feel ok.
        　　another reason for jogging being an ideal sport is that it has no limit of time or space. you can jog whenever and wherever you want. if it is raining outside, jogging can even be done in a spacious room. how long it lasts depends on your will. so you are less like to be influenced by such factors as time, weather and space when you are jogging.
       
            
            

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        　　last but not least, jogging is a cheap and convenient sport. it is cheap because no extra apparatus is needed, so you can get exercise without spending a penny. it is convenient, for jogging can be done whenever and wherever you want, and it can be done by oneself. in a word, jogging is such an ideal sport that i would like to recommend it to everyone.
        三、日常话题
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        　　advertising needs a real check
        　　advertisement is shown everywhere, in big shops, in narrow streets, in city centers as well as in the countryside, on radios as well as on tv screens. all the words used in advertising are charming and fascinating. they are attractive, but not all of them are based on facts. in order to sell their products more quickly, many businessmen use exaggeration, or, sometimes, cheating languages.
        　　thus, many problems can be caused by the disagreement between reality and advertising. people buy washing machines, but they don’t wash. people buy radios, but they don’t sing. a person with insomnia, it is said, bought and took some sleeping pills, but he was not drowsy at all.
        　　of course, the consumers would become very angry and they would go to law against the above merchants. sometimes, things would become even worse. some lives would be lost in the disputes.
        　　to avoid these tragedies, we must take some measures. for example, the government should make some laws against the overstatement of some advertisements. if some producers boast too much we should also be on the alert against some false advertisements. things will become better if we all do our best to correct this phenomenon in our society.
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        　　my ideal job
        　　when people ask us about what we want to be in the future, we usually have different answers. we might want to be teachers, doctors, scientists, sportsmen and so on. to tell you the truth, my ideal job is on business. this idea came into being when i was a child.
        　　now, i am majoring in industry and foreign trade. i’m sure what i am learning now will give me a lot of help and preparation for my future job. so from now on, i must study hard, because my future job requires rich knowledge and skills. on the one hand, i should master some special knowledge; on the other hand, i should have a good command of other knowledge and skills. besides, i must spend time improving my english because english is very essential in doing business with foreigners. where there is a will, there is a way. i have confidence in myself that i can be a good businessman.
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        　　job interview
        　　you may have a job interview first if you want to get a good job before graduation. for an interview, he may have a lot of interviewees to choose, and for an interviewee, he may also have many jobs to choose. therefore, both the interviewee and interviewer should be careful about their decision.
        　　through the facetoface talk, either the interviewer or the interviewee can know a little about each other. on the one hand, the interviewer will make the interviewee know something about the job such as the property, the working conditions, salary, welfare, etc. he may also ask him the reasons of applying for the job in order to know what he is. all these will help the interviewer to decide whether he is fit for the job or not.
        　　on the other hand, the interviewee will try to introduce himself in order to give the interviewer a good impression. he will make the interviewer get some idea of his educational background, ability, character, interest and viewpoint of the job. remember you should have confidence in yourself. all these will help the interviewer to decide whether you are fit for the job or not.
        　　in short, the job interview has great advantages for both the interviewer and interviewee.
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        　　about people who are laidoff workers
        　　with the readjustment of our economic structure, it is unavoidable that some people will be laidoff workers, in the past, we had the so called planned economy. many of our enterprises were overstuffed. now we have market economy. we pay more attention to the efficiency. so, the surplus workers will be dismissed. that is quite natural.
       
            
            

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        　　being a laid off worker is not terrible. the only thing that is terrible is you don’t know what to do and lose your confidence. in fact, there are many ways leading to success. here, i want to provide some suggestions for the people who are laidoff workers.
        　　first, if they have some money, they can use it to do some business. for example, they can open a small shop, selling food, drinks, ice creams, or even flowers. second, if they don’t have much money, they can learn a skill. for example, they can learn how to sew clothes, how to cook, how to type, etc.please always remember: “where there is a will, there is a way.”
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        　　on housing reform
        　　the old house allotting policy had at least two disadvantages. first, the government spent a lot of money building some houses, but these houses were allotted to people free of charge. thus, the government would have no money to build more houses for people who badly needed them. second, the persons who were in power could get more houses than those who were powerless. this was quite unfair.
        　　on the contrary, the new system of house allotment may bring about many new things. for example, the government will have more buildings，which can be sold to people. the chances for them will be equal.
        　　when i enter the society, i would get a loan from the bank to buy my own house. then, i would try to pay back the loan as soon as possible. after that, i would proudly claim, “now, i am the master of that house.”
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        　　wealth and happiness
        　　everybody wants to get wealth. in today’s material world, making money or becoming wealthy symbolizes a person’s success and capability. many people just make every effort, pay any price to attain greater wealth. with money, they can buy nice, large apartments in nice neighborhood. with money they can own luxurious cars. wealth seems to bring all happiness in life.
        　　but is wealth the only road to happiness? not really. there are many things in the world, which are beyond the means of money, such as friendship, love, health and knowledge. money people are so preoccupied with struggling for money that they have no time or would not take the time to form or maintain friendship. what happiness can they feel living as lonely miserable creatures without love or friends in the world even if they accumulate tremendous wealth?
        　　in my opinion, people can’t do anything without money, but money is not everything. what money will bring you depends on your personal belief and goal in life. if you are kind enough to help others, especially the poor, money is a good thing to you. with it, you can do much more for the benefit of people and your country, and it will add to your own happiness. if you want money just for your own needs, you’ll never be satisfied or happy. in a word, you should have money spent for more people, only then can money be the source of your happiness.
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        　　problems brought about by automobiles
        　　although the automobile has brought convenience to us, many people have begun to realize that it is the source of trouble as well. because of too many automobiles, traffic accidents happen again and again all over the world. worst of all, gases sent out by the automobiles give rise to air pollution and do great harm to people.
        　　in order to solve the problem of air pollution, some automobile manufacturers are trying to build a car that does not pollute environment, and some inventors are working on cars powered by steam and electricity. but now this is only a dream for people.
        　　the governments in some countries, for example, in the united states, are trying to reduce the number of privately owned cars and ask the people to use public transportation. but this is also far from being perfect, so now it is very difficult to make some dramatic changes. we still have a long way to go in order to solve the problems brought by automobiles.
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        　　honesty
        　　honesty means fairness and uprightness in speech and acts. it’s a perfect treasure, and the cultivation of it is the worthiest labor on earth.
       
            
            

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        　　honesty is a “dynamo” that generates the power to lead us to victory. it inspires confidence in others as well as in ourselves. it strengthens our mind, disciplines our faculties, and gives us independence of thought and personality.
        　　honesty should be practical in small matters as in big ones. never make such an excuse as “a little dishonesty is only a small thing.” if you are dishonest in small matters, you will be dishonest in large matters, too, and in the end you will be an entirely dishonest man.