2015年12月英语四级作文真题及范文

　　参考范文：

　　The Importance of Being Participants in Life

　　Nowadays it is common to encounter a scene when people want to see things happen but can'tmake things happen for various kinds of reasons. Sometimes, they just refuse to be the change inthe world.

　　As far as I am concerned, we should all have the notion of being the participant in our life. Forinstance, one can't have a healthy body by merely watching others take regular exercises. He muststrengthen his body through his own efforts. Another case is that when people intend to acquirenew skills, such as public speaking skill, they need to catch every opportunity to speak in the publicso that they can achieve success. Furthermore, there are changes we want to see in the world, likeprotecting the environment effectively, and the only way to make a difference is that each of usshould be a contributing participant.

　　In conclusion, let's go out there to make things happen, just as the saying goes: "Be the changeyou want to see in the world."

　　2015年12月英语四级作文真题及范文2：

　　In this section, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay commenting on the saying"Listening is more important than talking." You can cite examples to ilkustrate the importanceof lifelong learning. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

　　参考范文：

　　As we all known, talking and listening are commonly used in communication, but how can you talkwithout listening to others? Good conversation skills include much more than simply talking toothers, listening is also a necessary quality of a successful person.

　　I firmly believe that listening is of greater significance than talking. For one thing, If you can not listencorrectly, you can not talk properly. Just imagine a world where everyone keep talking but nobodylistening, it's useless to say anything then. For another, if you want to make achievement in socialsettings, relationships and business, one way to ensure your success is to be a great listener.

　　Therefore, in order to enhance our conversation skills, here are a few simple rules we can followto help us become a better listener, such as stopping talking endlessly, giving your full attention tothe speaker and making an effort to shift the focus of the conversation to the other person. All inall, nothing can instead of listening! (169 words)