1、CET-4 writing,评分原则,大学英语考试作文题采用总体评分(Global Scoring)方法。阅卷人员就总的印象给出奖励分(Reward Scores),而不是按语言点的错误数目扣分。 从内容和语言两个方面对作文进行综合评判。内容和语言是一个统一体。作文应表达题目所规定的内容,而内容要通过语言来表达。要考虑作文是否切题,是否充分表达思想,也要考虑是否用英语清楚而适切地表达思想,也就是要考虑语言上的错误是否造成理解上的障碍。 避免趋中倾向。该给高分的给高分,包括满分;该给低分的给低分,包括零分。一名阅卷人员在所评阅的全部作文卷中不应只给中间的几种分数。,四、评分标准,14分切题。表达
2、思想清楚,文字通顺,连贯性较好。基本上无语言错误,仅有个别小错。 11分切题。表达思想清楚,文字连贯,但有少量语言错误。 8分基本切题。有些地方表达思想不够清楚,文字勉强连贯;语言错误相当多,其中有一些是严重错误。 5分基本切题。表达思想不清楚,连贯性差。有较多的严重语言错误。 2分条理不清,思路紊乱,语言支离破碎或大部分句子均有错误,且多数为严重错误。,Three tips,Constant practice Classical sentences Samples of previous CET-4 writings,Keeping a diaryPrevious CET-4 writing
3、,http:/ analysis of several samples,Conjunctions Phrases Sentence patterns,Sample 1,Welcome to join our club. The primary aim of the Reading Club is to enrich the curricular life, cultivate our love for reading and promote campus culture. We will organize a series of lectures and seminars every week
4、end to exchange ideas and feelings of reading of some great books or bestsellers. Every month we will invite a famous writer to talk about his latest work or share his critique of some classics. ,There are a lot of benefits if you join the club. First of all, you can make a lot of new friends who wi
5、ll share with you what they are reading. Secondly, you can buy books at much lower prices. To be specific, the membership of the club entitles you to a 40 percent discount of whatever books you buy. Most important of all, you will mine the,accumulated wisdom and insight in thebooks recommended by th
6、e club, thereby making your life more meaningful and worthwhile.,If you want to join our club and be one of us, just complete the application form and send it to our office in Room 105 of the Main Teaching Building. Or you may contact us by calling the numberor email us via the address.,Sample 2,CCT
7、V Gala of Spring Festival is a TV program live broadcast on the eve of each Spring Festival. Over the past decades many people have enjoyed the colorful and funny programs in the gala, and today,Some others, especially some youngsters, however, could not understand why there are so many people who a
8、re enthusiastic for the programs in gala. They wonder if these people can still catch up with the fast changing world. They would argue that the programs in the gala are boring and obsolete; ,In my opinion, the gala, due to its popularity, shall not be cancelled in such haste. There are various prog
9、rams on the gala that may appeal to different audiences. Above all, the gala provides a good chance for family members to gather together to celebrate the coming of New Year in a traditional way. ,Sample 3,At present, some colleges and universities have allowed their students to choose their own tea
10、chers for certain courses. In fact, this innovative practice is encouraged among students.,When it comes to choice of teachers, some factors should be taken into consideration. On one hand, a learned teacher is preferred. A teacher with plentiful knowledge can ease the burden of study for many stude
11、nts and provide them with many opportunities to enlarge their scope of knowledge and realize their potentials as well. On the other,hand, a teacher with an ingenious and humorous style is preferable. To a large extent, whether a lecture is welcomed by the students depends on the way of delivery rath
12、er than its content. No one can deny that an interesting interaction is far more enjoyable than a boring monologue.,There is a good side and a bad side to everything, and the selection of teacher by students is no exception. It goes without saying that it can arouse students interest in their studie
13、s to the largest extent. Such phenomena as ,Nevertheless, it cannot be denied that it can bring about some side-effects. The management of classes may be disorder,It can be concluded that allowing students to choose their own teachers has both positive and negative effects. What we must do is to mak
14、e sure that the positive ones are encouraged and the negative ones are minimized as far as possible.,Sample 4,Nowadays some famous universities campuses are becoming a new attraction for tourists. Opening of university campus has become a hot issue among people. Some people think that as a place of
15、education universities should not be open to the activities having nothing to with education. Some other people, however,would argue that a university is a public place; therefore, it should be open to the public and people will benefit from the opening of university campus. In my opinion, universit
16、y campus should be open to the public. First of all, universities are public resources as well as places for higher education. People, with an interest in,university culture, have the right to visit campus, attend lectures, see exhibitions and enjoy the beautiful sights of these famous campuses. Sec
17、ond, universities should hold an open mind to the public, welcoming different cultures as well as different people. Third, in many peoples eyes these famous universities are a holy place, representing a,Societys cultural and historical essence. When a university campus is open to tourists, it surely
18、 would get a good chance to exhibit its charm to the public.,5.“It Pays to Be Honest,Nowadays dishonesty is a common phenomenon in society. Many good-hearted doctors, for example, would not tell dying patients about their real condition. And poor students tend to cheat on exams. Also, greedy adverti
19、sers, armed with misleading advertisements, may lure customers into buying fake commodities. Even such “decent” and famous figures as Liu Xiaoqing, once considered Chinas movie queen, have cheated the government on income taxes,However, honesty is always seen as an important part of the human charac
20、ter, and it pays to be honest. If you treat others fairly, those associating with you will certainly profit from your sincerity. Meanwhile, a sense of trust builds up in their hearts, which, in turn, will earn you more true friends. And that will benefit you in the long run. Therefore, it is essenti
21、al for everyone to maintain an honest attitude towards the whole society.,6. Reading Preferences,According to the data in the tableThe table above shows the percentage of book circulation in the library of an American university in 2002. Books of art, literature and poetry make up only 5.1% of the w
22、hole circulation. And the percentage of books of science, technology and education is more than twice larger. As for other categories, general nonfiction accounts for 18.2 percent, while popular fiction constitutes the overwhelming majority of 65.9 percent.,It is no wonder that popular fiction can a
23、ttract so many students. Such kind of books, not so abstract as those full of technical terms and formulae, may color their life and are interesting. However, as university students, their main task is to study. So they should pay more attention to the books concerning their major.,Personally, I lik
24、e to spend most of my free time reading sciences books. As a student majoring in computer science, I set aside a lot of time reading books of science and technology. For one thing, at the present times, I have to read selectively; there is a sea of all kinds of books surrounding me, but both my time
25、 and energy are limited. For another, the advanced technology and competitive society call on us college students to keep up with the latest development in science so as not to be eliminated,Thanks to those books, I have reaped the benefits of my hard work,Sample 8,Recent years have witnessed the in
26、creasing popularity of online shopping. Flocks of people from teenagers to housewives and even seniors are now familiar with this mode of shopping, which requires merely some clicks on the mouse. Evident is the fact that online shopping introduces people with such benefits as unprecedented abundance
27、 of choices and,reasonable prices, but it also brings about problems. One issue that is usually complained about is the suspicious credibility of online shop owners. Some would post false pictures or descriptions while others would tag a famous brand onto their cheap and low quality products. Many c
28、onsumers finally give up online shopping mainly because what they receive is not what they have been promised. Another,Noteworthy issue is that delivery is not safe enough. It is not uncommon to hear that some companies have lost their customers items several times. To my mind, online shopping is indeed a breakthrough in modern life, but people should depend on it too much. I suggest they make purchase online only when they have established trust with that online shop,Or when they cannot buy what they need in the shops of their cities.,