北京外国语大学《811英语能力测试（写作）》历年考研真题及详解.pdf

目录2011年北京外国语大学811英语能力测试（写作）考研真题及详解2012年北京外国语大学811英语能力测试（写作）考研真题及详解2013年北京外国语大学811英语能力测试（写作）考研真题及详解2014年北京外国语大学811英语能力测试（写作）考研真题及详解2015年北京外国语大学811英语能力测试（写作）考研真题及详解2011年北京外国语大学811英语能力测试（写作）考研真题及详解I.Summarize the view(s)in the following passage(around 300 words)andthen write a commentary(around 500 words)(70 points)I appreciate the arts,I love film,TV,music and books like most people,Ienjoy the occasional trip to the theatre or art gallery and I am in awe of theskill of the worlds greatest athletes.Although I have an appreciation fromthese arts and gain enjoyment from them on the whole I detest what theyhave collectively become.Its long since gone beyond providingentertainment and has evolved into a business that we call the“entertainmentindustry”.The face of this industry is a mosaic of aesthetically pleasingmasks covering a collectively ignorant mind controlled only by financial gainand the ultimate social status of“celebrity”.In the western world it now seems that the status of“celebrity”has becameakin to that of the God status.We look to these people with their plastic facesand hollow minds that are motivated by greed as role models,a task they areneither suitable for nor capable of.This status of theirs is promoted by amedia that has long since given up on reporting real news in favour ofreligiously following the lives of celebrities.The more media attention theyget the more attention is drawn away from the real issues that we shouldreally be concerning ourselves with.This role model responsibility that society has placed upon the celebritystatus has either been ignored by the celebrities or abused.Celebrities are theworst possible role model for any society,especially the young who look upto them with such admiration.Celebrities glamorise sex,abuse drugs,degrade women,promote ignorance and ultimately of all the people insociety,they are not fit for purpose.It appears that celebrities actively sexualise themselves like highendprostitutes,this is intimated by those in society who are infatuated with thecult of celebrity.As a result society has become increasingly shallow,themeasure of man is no longer his morals but his appearance,and as a resultmorality has lost its place in society in favour of casual sex,and othermorally deprived actions advocated by the celebrity.The celebrity cult has also once again reduced the status of women in societywho are overtly objectified by both sexes in the celebrity world.Whether itbe a rapper boosting about his sexual exploits with his“bitch”or a femalesinger selling her albums not by her voice but by parading herself half nakedall over TV,this has become inter-wound into our every day life and it is nowaccepted that women are objects of sex.It seems the term“n-word”has made it back into society this time throughpopular music.Although it still conjures up images of 1960s Americanracism and slavery it is tolerated even by those who it should offend most.Narcotics use has become another decedent pastime glorified by thecelebrities who excuse themselves through the biased and ignorant press.Then we have the violence portrayed in movies,music and video games insuch a wav that it appears almost fashionable to shoot ones fellow man orbash his head in with a bat.It sickens me to know that Footballers can earn 90,000 per week and havethe respect of thousands while a front.Line solider fighting in Afghanistanmight be on less than 20,000 per year,yet the latter is doing a significantlymore important job than any footballer ever will but nobody knows his nameor sacrifice.I have noticed this get progressively worse over the years,I fail to see why itis that society is fascinated by a group of people who are motivated by selfishdesires and greed.It only seems appropriate on ATS to suggest that this maybe caused by some type of mass brain washing or a symptom of the NWOsplans,however I do not think this is true.Rather I think that it is just asymptom of the nature of man we always seem to want more and are for themost incapable of a humble status.Greed is what is fuelling this ultimatelyevil and corrupt culture that we have developed.The celebrities want to get rich by flaunting their mediocre talent andbeautiful yet plastic faces.Their producers,agents,directors and just abouteveryone else in this entertainment industry want to get rich by prostitutingthe celebrities.The ignorant masses who follow them seek similar riches andso they imitate the celebrates in everything they do in attempt to find similarriches because they,like most of men,are inherently greedy and lazy.Becoming a celebrity by going on a 12 talent competition is a much easierand lazier way to achieve riches,without having to go through the challengeof working through a university course or career ladder.These people whoworship these celebrities as a collective omnipotent being are fundamentallygreedy and lazy.Celebrities do make some contribution to a society in helping to shame ourculture,however it is my opinion that doctors,religious leaders,troops,scientists and so on make a much more significant contribution to ourcommunities and should therefore be respected and paid in the same way ascelebrities.Celebrity culture has created a society where the ignorant andselfish are leading and breading the selfish and ignorant.【答案】Summary:Though I appreciate the art and artistic activities,I detest the“entertainmentindustry”they have now become,for this industry is hypothetical andproduces the so-called“celebrity”.In the western world,the status of“celebrity”has become similar to that ofthe God status as role models and they dont deserve such status.This isattributed to the media,who give up reporting the real issues.Celebrities arethe worst possible role model for any society for they ignore or abuse theirrole model responsibility and they are not fit for purpose.Celebrities havealso had bad influence on the society and those who admire the celebritiesbecause of the morally deprived actions advocated by the celebrity.Thecelebrity cult has also once again reduced the status of women in society andwomen become objects of sex due to the images of female celebrity on thescreen.Popular music has brought back to society the n-word whicharouses the racial discrimination and celebrities have made public drug abuseand violence through movies or report of their personal lives by the biasedand ignorant press.Footballers appearing on the screen can earn much morethan the frontline soldier,whose job is of greater importance and at the costof their lives.This situation gets progressively worse over the years and greed is what isfuelling this ultimately evil and corrupt culture.The celebrities are greedyand lazy when seeking riches,while these people who worship thesecelebrities are as greedy and lazy.Celebrity culture has created a society where the ignorant and selfish areleading and breading the selfish and ignorant.Other respectful profession,which have contributed more to society should be much more respected andget better paid.Commentary:Celebrities,as public figures,have great influence on peoples lives,the livesof young people in particular.And in this world with increasingly explosiveinformation and free access to it,these celebrities would take a even greaterrole in our lives,representing not only what they should be in their works onscreen,but also their real values and ideas.These celebrities or stars can play positive role in the audiences lives,onlywhen they observe their professional ethics and behave ethically on screen.Ifthey do so,they can not only bring to the audience meaningful and interestingworks to enjoy and entertain with,but also guide the audience with rightmoral standards and encourage the audience to do what they should do ratherthan what they want to.In this process,all personnel,including the actor oractress,director,screenwriter,producer and etc.in the entertainment industryare very important.They must behave in accordance with their professionalethics and produce works to educate,to move or to entertain the audience.But celebrities,if involved in negative or immoral things,will exert badinfluence on audiences,especially their fans,who admires them not onlybecause who they are in certain works,but also because who they really are.And some extremist fans may even justify the wrong deeds of their idols,which is utterly destructive.And in modern world,it seems that scandals orgossips always accompany the celebrities;things like drug abuse andinvolvement in sexual scandal seem quite common.Fortunately,in China,celebrities are not that high-profile,arrogant andprivileged.They have to behave,at least in public,and stay away fromimmoral things or scandals,for Chinese audiences,as a relatively rationalgroup,would despise those immoral ones and make them lose face or evenfame.In this information age in particular,when everyone has access topostering pictures or videos and with the rapid spreading and exchange ofinformation,a wrong doing may cost the celebrity large amounts of fans orpotential fans and his moral reputation as well as the public trust on him.Andthe media is also relatively harsh on the celebrities,who are often watched bythe media for any big news.And scandals seems always win over good news.So in China,celebrities need to be quite careful about their personal life.Soin general,Chinese celebrities,though not completely immune from scandals,are relatively trustworthy.Anyway,we should look at the celebrities in a reasonable way.Actually,theymay seem brilliant on screen,but after all,they are just as ordinary people asus behind the screen.It is just that they choose a different job from us at thecost of their privacy and taking an uneven way to become famous fromnobody.And as long as they become somebody,they have theirresponsibility to shoulder in the society.So appreciate but not be over crazyabout celebrities and the best thing to do is to grow with your idol and enjoyyour colorful life.II.Write an essay(around 1000 words)on one of the issues below,usingrelevant reasons and/or examples to support your views.Your essay shouldhave good structure,clear meaning and accurate expression,and should bewritten in your own words.(80 points)Topic 1：Culture should be prior to economy.All through the world,only a countrywith strong culture can boast a strong economy.Topic 2：In an information age like this,the importance of teachers role,especiallythe role of moral guidance,is fading in university,because students are ableto and are more easily influenced by information they received from varioussources.【参考范文】The Important Rather Than Dominant Role of CultureCulture,as the fundamental basis for a nation,plays a vital role in thedevelopment of a nation.Especially in this competitive world,when it isreferred to as the soft power and is attached great importance to by allcountries.But by no means should culture be placed prior to economy.And a country with strong culture doesnt necessarily boast a strong economyor a strong nation.Only when a balance is achieved between a strong culture,a strong economy and a strong social structure can they promise a strongnation.Culture indeed matters in many ways.Some elements of culture,like that oflanguage,values ideas,customs and etc.are essential parts in peoples lives.They can provide guidance for peoples actions and directions.They canenlighten and educate people.They can influence the thoughts of people.Andlanguage is a significant tool for the exchanges between people and for thecreation and records of new cultural elements.Besides,other elements,likesocial mechanism and institution are what guarantee the order of human life.So culture is fundamental to other activities and can support the developmentof economy,society and other aspects of human life.However,the prosperity of a nation as well as that of the culture isinseparable with the economic basis.A famous Chinese saying goes that“only when people are fed and secured in terms of food,can they learn aboutthe ethics and virtues”.Elements of culture,such as ethical standards and lawcan only emerge and get implemented when people possess enough food fortheir survival.And when people get these supplied,they can then be engagedin observing ethical standards and laws.Would they really stick to moralqualities and virtues when their survival is threatened?Maybe there are somemoralists,but for the general public,nothing matters more than survival andbasic living necessities.The emergence of a strong culture is always accompanied by a strongeconomy.For example,in the peak time of the feudal system in ancientChina,that is the Prosperity under the Reign of Taizong in Tang Dynasty,China boasted a strong culture,with stable social order and low criminal rate.And converging in Changan,the then Capital,were people from differentethnic groups and even merchants from south and central Asia.Allsurrounding countries would come to visit and admire this powerful dynasty.And this prosperity of culture can in no way be achieved without theflourishing economy at that time.As was recorded,during the reign ofTaizong,appropriate policies were adopted to relieve the taxes on farmers,soagriculture gets developed,while farmers income and living standards getimproved.Besides,many other incentives were implemented to facilitate thecommercial development during that period,regardless of the low status ofmerchants in other feudal dynasties.Besides,with an open policy,Changanalso embraces people from different ethnic groups and countries,so thefamous Silk Road and Marine Silk Road were fully made use of during thattime.Take the Qing Dynasty as another example.As a dynasty bestowedwith brilliant culture by its predecessors,it had inherited many preciouscultural traditions.And with its prosperous economy in its first few years,itcould still maintain its status as a strong nation.However,with its economydeclining,peoples lives as well as its status declined,so it could no longeroverlook the world in its culture and power.What a pathetic fact!So a strongculture is not enough for a strong nation.The development of culture and the prosperity of a nation can never beisolated from an orderly and reasonable social structure.Only with afavorable environment,can culture get nurtured and developed,while theoverall strength of a nation gets elevated.Another reason for the prosperity ofTang Dynasty is the sound social order,a clean government as well as thewell-structured political system for officials.In this way,policies by thedynasty can be well put in to practice and the social order can be maintained;that is why the economy and culture can flourish.While the failure of QingDynasty,caused in part by the declining economy,could also be attributed tothe backward social structureespecially when its social system is far worsethan that of the western powersthe chaotic social order and the corruptedofficials.So the whole atmosphere could be corrupted and degraded,let tosay th