英语四级作文考试预测素材(二)

关于文化与文明

Technical skills are over-emphasized in schools and the wider society. People often turn a blind eye to the fact that Chinese classics include abundant virtues and philosophies of our nation and teach us to become people of virtue. The value of reciting classics lies in the spiritual dimension rather than practical use.

It is ridiculous to teach children to recite classic works， according to those who opposite this activity and consider those works as outdated and boring. What is urgent， from their perspective is to establish the new social values of the market economy， instead of promoting the old values of the feudal society. Some classical literary works， such as our four great classics i.e. A Dream of Red Mansions， Journey to the West， The Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Heroes of the Marshes， are all adapted to cater to some readers’ tastes. The traditional characters become so strange and the plots are totally different. It is so ridiculous that the precious literary treasures are allowed to be ruined so much. As we all know， the classical literature is the representation of the outstanding art of our nation. Some familiar characters such as Monkey King express the good wishes of our common people. From them， we learn many good virtues such as honesty， bravery， justice etc. However， in some adapted works named “Bantering…”or “Reboiling…”， all plots are changed and all characters become somewhat watered clown. Some readers interested in reading burlesque works have high praise for them. But they never think of the negative effects of such adaptations on average readers， especially to children. Children are the future of the nation. They always believe that what is in the books is the truth. Those adapted works will affect their outlook on life. 关于环境

Though it may be hard for some people to willingly accept， no one，regardless of race， religion or nationality， can deny that the world we live in is becoming increasingly intolerable because of the effects of global warming. Even worse， the attention we paid to it is so inadequate that， according to my experts， even greater impacts are still on the way. There are numerous causes for this problem， and I would like to explore a few of the most important ones here. On the one hand， the theory and evidence that I have seen all seems to strongly suggest that human-related emissions of carbon into the atmosphere is causing， and will in the future cause， significant global warming. On the other hand， the lack of knowledge about the importance of protecting environment hinders the solving of the problem.

This global warming is on such a scale that it will influence both poor and rich countries. It could even make large sections of the earth uninhabitable. It is urgent that immediate and effetive actions should be taken right away. First， more trees need to be planted to help improve and beautify the environment. Besides， stricter laws concerning global warming and irresponsible use of fuel resources have to be put into effect and achieved good results. As an individual， there are lots way to reduce the global warming: to ride a bike instead of a car，to use environmental plastic bags and so on. In a word， there is a long way to go before we can take a comfortable world for granted again. 相关材料