(备考2022)英语专业8级写作

专八写作应试指南（攻略篇）

1. 一. 考试大纲解读…002
2. 二. 评分标准解读…002
3. 三. 写作步骤及策略探究…003
4. 四. 常见问题及备考要点…007

专八写作知识储备（基础篇）

1. 一. 内容阐释…012
2. 二. 篇章结构…023
3. 三. 语言运用…032

专八作文80篇（实战篇）

Education…038

1. Should students read the classics? …038
2. Should we teach history at school? …041
3. Should wearing school uniforms be mandatory?…044
4. Is the preschool crushing kids? …048
5. Homework, a blessing or a curse? …051
6. Should e-books replace print textbooks in schools?…054
7. Who is to blame for the increasing pressure on school kids? …058
8. Standardized tests …061
9. What is the value of higher education? …064
10. Should higher education be career-oriented? …067
11. Should universities ban tourists from entering the campus?…070
12. Will you live alone or with roommates in college?…073
13. Is it worthwhile to study abroad?…077
14. Is a PhD the right option for you?…080
15. College lectures, are they still effective?…083
16. Are college rankings actually conducive to higher education?…086
17. A gap year…090
18. MOOCS…093
19. Apps and study…097

Family Life…100

1. Pros and cons of being a stay-at-home mom…100
2. Pros and cons of paying children to do chores…104
3. Parents and their adult children…107
4. Is marriage an outdated institution?…110
5. Is pet cloning a sensible decision for its owners?…113
6. Is naked marriage acceptable?…116

Technology & Economy…119

1. Is technology creating a family divide?…119
2. Do violent video games contribute to youth violence?…123
3. Genetic engineering…126
4. Genetic talent tests…129
5. Kids — look up from your screen…133
6. Should we censor the Internet?…136
7. Machine translation and language diversity…139
8. Cross-border e-commerce…143
9. Is this the end of brick-and-mortar? …146
10. Sharing economy…150
11. AI and job prospect…153

Social Issues…157

1. Ice bucket challenge （※2016年真题）…157
2. Aiming for perfection…160
3. The impact of consumption （※2019年真题）…164
4. Dating Shows…167
5. Music talent shows…171
6. Is social networking service psychologically beneficial?…174
7. Cashless society…177
8. “Praise” chat groups…180
9. Giving seats to the elderly…183
10. Neets…186
11. House for pension…189
12. Should we lower the age of criminal responsibility?…193
13. Sending aging parents to the nursing home…196
14. Do celebrities deserve high pay?…199
15. Do celebrities deserve privacy?…203
16. Should crowdfunding be promoted for help with medical causes?…206
17. Should we ban eating and drinking on the subway?…210

Culture & Environment…213

1. Nature or nurture…213
2. Should we protect local dialects?…216
3. Should corporal punishment be used on children?…220
4. The prospects of physical bookstores…223
5. Should music be free?…226
6. Should we celebrate western festivals?…230
7. Should we preserve old buildings?…233
8. Will TikTok do more good than harm to its users?…236
9. The trend of feminine-looking male celebrities on media…239
10. Should Mount Everest be closed to climbers forever?…243
11. Who shoulders the chief responsibility in protecting the

       environment?…246

Ethics…250

1. Should euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide be legal?…250
2. Should animal testing be banned?…253
3. Should zoos exist?…255
4. Should surrogacy be legalized in China?…258
5. Should the rich donate most of their wealth to charities?…262

Employment…265

1. Job hopping…265
2. A big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big one?…269
3. Job loyalty and security…272
4. Generalists or specialists…275
5. Team spirit vs. individualism…278
6. 996 culture…281
7. Is entrepreneurship a good choice for fresh graduates?…284
8. Dress code in the workplace: necessary or needless?…287
9. First-tier cities or not?…291
10. Similarity vs. individuality…294
11. Ambition and happiness…297

英文写作涉及两方面的知识储备：写什么（内容）；怎样写（方法）。 应试写作还要加上一条：怎样写更好（考试要求和评分标准）。

为帮助考生解决以上三个问题，本书分三部分进行：

1、专八写作应试指南（攻略篇）：详解专八写作题型大纲要求、评分标 准、写作策略及备考要点等，以便考生做到有的放矢。

2、专八写作知识储备（基础篇）：紧扣专八写作评分标准，从内容阐释、篇章 结构和语言运用三方面展开，结合近年专八写作真题，对材料概述、个人 观点论述、段落扩展、句式结构以及段落衔接做了详细分析，以便考生查 缺补漏。

3、专八作文80篇（实战篇）：精选专八写作常考的七大主题，基本囊括考试 涉及的各类话题，帮助考生熟悉相关话题，在内容（论点）和语言（词汇、句 式、篇章衔接手段）两方面做好储备。

邹申：上海外国语大学英语教授，博士生导师，测试专家。高等学校外语专业教学指导委员会委员，英语专业教学分指导委员会副主任委员，高等院校外语专业教学指导委员会测试办公室负责人，享受国务院政府特殊津贴。主要从事外语教学法及语言测试研究，并担任英语专业四、八级考试大纲修订小组组长。所主持的科研项目及主编的教材多次获教研部和上海市教学成果奖。

张艳莉：上海外国语大学教授，博士，硕士生导师。多年来，一直从事英语专业本科与研究生课程教学，多次参与英语专业四、八级考试的阅卷及相关工作。曾参与考试大纲的研究与修订工作。近年来完成教材、论文、教学参考书等多部（篇），参与的科研项目及教材编写两次获上海市教学成果奖。