【作文】
第一套：
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay. Suppose you have two options upon graduation. One is to find a job somewhere and the other to start a business of your own. You are to make a decision. Write an essay to explain the reasons for your decision. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
精彩范文
In the past two years of my college life, I have never ceased to think what kind of work I shall take up upon graduation. Although my ideas are not consistent, I have now decided to start a business of my own as my lifelong career.
A variety of factors have led me to make this decision over other more lucrative ones. To begin with, running my own business means freedom and independence. As a person having my own business, I am free to use my own ideas and make my own decisions, a privilege not everyone can have, even those with highly-paid positions. More importantly, I like starting my own business in that it offers a certain peace of mind. No more rushing to catch a morning bus, no more anxiety to please a boss, no more worries about your paycheck which is steady, if not handsome.
Nothing, not even a big salary, can equal for the satisfaction of being your own boss and a gentle peace of life.
参考译文
在过去两年的大学生活中，我一刻也没有停止过思考：我大学毕业以后要干什么工作。尽管我的想法很多，但我现在已决定，我将开创我自己的事业。
有很多理由使我做出这个选择而不是其他较赚钱职业的决定。首先，创业意味着自由和独立。当一名创业人员我可以有自己想法的自由，有自己作决定的自由，而这个特权不是每一个人，甚至拿高薪的人都能拥有的。其次，我喜欢创业，是因为这个工作给我一份安宁。我无须每天早上去赶汽车，无须为如何讨好老板，如何不落在人家后面而焦虑不安，无须担心自己的工作收入，虽然不那么丰厚，但却十分稳定。
没有什么东西，甚至高工资，可以抵得上自己做主人的乐趣和平静安宁的生活。
亮点词汇
cease停止 take up从事 upon graduation毕业时 although尽管 consistent连续的 lifelong终生的 career职业 a variety of很多 factor原因 lead to导致 lucrative诱惑性的 to begin with首先 freedom自由 independence独立 privilege特权 highly-paid position高薪职位 more importantly更为重要的是 in that由于 offer提供 certain某种 peace安静 rush匆忙 anxiety焦虑 please取悦 paycheck收入 steady稳定的 handsome丰厚的、英俊的 big salary高工资 equal抵得上 satisfaction乐趣、满足 gentle安宁的
道长点评
四级写作已经多次考察情景作文，如：2014-6：What is the Most Interest Place in China(中国最有趣的地方是哪儿)，2014-6：What is the Most Interesting Place in Your Hometown? (你的家乡最有趣的地方是哪儿)， 2014-6：What is the Most Interesting Place in Your Campus?(你们校园最有趣的地方是哪儿)，希望考生引起高度重视。
句型拓展
1、To make my lectures more constructive and stimulating, I have to read more books, explore new knowledge and gain a better understanding of the world——the very thing I enjoy in my life.
学习啦在线学习网 要使我的课更有启发性，更生动有趣，我就得读更多的书，探索新的知识，对世界要有更好的了解，而这正是我生活中最喜欢干的事。
学习啦在线学习网 2、This is inevitable because ours is a society where one’s income is still determined by the knowledge you possess.由于我们社会中一个人的收入仍然由你所拥有的知识所决定，因此这一点不可避免。
学习啦在线学习网 3、 With the growing number of college graduates being turned out each year, the situation in the job market is getting tighter and tighter.随着每年毕业的大学毕业生越来越多，就业市场的形势越来越严峻。
第二套：
学习啦在线学习网 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay. Suppose you have two options upon graduation. One is to work in a state-owned business and the other in a joint venture. You are to make a choice between the two. Write an essay to explain the reasons for your choice. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
破题思路：
第一段：话题描述。
第二段：表明观点+阐述原因。
学习啦在线学习网 第三段：观点结论。
参考范文：
Upon graduation, virtually all college students will confront the problem of the career choice，which is truly a tough choice. Students' opinions differ greatly on this issue. Some hold that priority should be given to start a business of your own, but others take the attitude that finding a job is the best choice influencing their future.
学习啦在线学习网 As to myself, I prefer the latter view. An opportunity to start a business exerts a tremendous fascination on a great number of people, with no exception to me. In my view, With the competition in the job market becoming increasingly fierce for college graduates， some ambitious students have tried their hands at launching their own businesses. Over the years，there have been many successful cases of student entrepreneurship and such attempts should be encouraged and promoted by both the universities and the society at large. What’s more ,College students who start businesses are pioneers，among whom will be born China’s future business leaders. Faced with unknown challenges， they are audacious enough to embark on a perilous journey while most of their peers enjoy stable salaries by working as white-collars at high-end office buildings.
All in all, the essential difference between the students who find a job or those students who create their own businesses is that the former are docile followers whereas the latter are aggressive trailblazers. For this reason， business-launching college graduates are more admirable， and thus they command our deep respect.
第三套：
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay.Suppose you have two options upon graduation. One is to take a job in a company and the other to go to a graduate school. You are to make a choice between the two. Write an essay to explain the reasons for your choice. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.参考范文：Upon graduation, virtually all college students will confront the problem of the career choice，which is truly a tough choice. Students' opinions differ greatly on this issue. Some hold that priority should be given to take a job, but others take the attitude that going to a graduate school is the most critical factor influencing their future career choices.
As to myself, I prefer the latter view. A higher educational background exerts a tremendous fascination on a great number of people, with no exception to me. This phenomenon that the graduates have difficulties in finding job after their graduation can easily be found anywhere in our daily life, especially on campus. On the one hand, with the improved high education of Chinese college students which directly brought the result that there are more and more graduates every year. On the contrary, job vacancies don’t increase that fast. More people, less food, which is the exact deion of the hard condition. On the other hand, more and more people go on to pursue their master and doctor degree; more and more Chinese oversea students come back to China to hunt better working chances. It is sure that the competition is more and more fierce.
Therefore, it is high time that we took effective measures to improve our own competitiveness. That is the secret of success in the future employment market after our graduation.
命题解析
学习啦在线学习网 2016年12月四级写作命题再次体现了强烈的反押题倾向，考察了以前从未考察过的一种情景作文：正反对比型情景作文，类似于以前的老托福写作题目。考察的话题关于大学毕业的选择：第一套题目关于就业与创业，第二套题目关于去国企还是合资企业，第三套关于就业还是考研。这三套题目均来自于2013年考研英语(一)的大作文：大学毕业生的选择。
学习啦在线学习网 在2016年12月之前的新东方在线四级写作课程中，笔者详细讲解过情景作文的写法，并提供了十大必背范文供考生背诵，其中第一篇教育、第二篇网络与教育、第四篇课程、第六篇参与、第七篇教育中诸多表达均可使用。只要考生提前背过，应该感觉易如反掌。
2016年10月笔者出版的《四级写作与翻译终极预测20篇》中，第14篇职业选择、第15篇兼职、第16篇情景作文(最爱的工作)、十大万能框架第三篇教育均可使用，其中第14、16篇及第三篇万能框架几乎全文均可使用。下面的精彩范文即来自于第16篇最爱的工作，只改动了主题词。
综上所述，虽然四级写作反押题倾向明显，但只要考生认真准备，取得高分并非难事。
听力稿原文
Section A NEWS
News1
A 16th century castle in Scotland is on the verge of collapse after chunks of soil were washed away by floods, threatening its foundations. On Sunday, the castle's owner, John Gordon, 76, was forced to evacuate his property after the River Dee swept away about 60 feet of land, leaving the castle dangerously close to the river, according to the Scottish Daily Record. Abergeldie castle, located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, was built by Sir Alexander Gordon of Midmar who later became the Earl of Huntly. The castle, which is located on 11,700 acres, was leased to members of the royal family between 1848 and 1970, including King Edward VII and George V. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued more than 35 flood warnings covering several regions as Scotland continues to clean up after Storm Frank hit the country last Wednesday. "This means that rivers will rise more slowly but then stay high for much longer," the environmental agency said. Q1. Why did John Gordon move out of Abergeldie castle?
A. It was dangerous to live in.
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C. He could no longer pay the rent.
D. He had sold it to the royal family.
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A. A strike.
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C. A forest fire.
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答案:B
News2 Rescue efforts were underway Thursday morning for 17 miners who were stuck in an elevator below ground. a Cargill rock salt mine in Lansing, N.Y. ccording to Marcia Lynch, public information officer with Tompkins County’s emergency response department.
Emergency workers have made contact with the miners through a radio, and they all appear to be uninjured, said Jessica Verfuss, the emergency department’s assistant director.Crews have managed to provide heat packs and blankets to the miners so that they can keep warm during the rescue operation, Verfuss said. Details about what led to the workers’ being trapped in the elevator weren’t
immediately available. The mine, near New York's Cayuga Lake, processes salt used for road treatment. It produces about 2 million tons of salt that is shipped to more than 1,500 places in the northeastern United States.The rock salt mine is one of three operated by Cargill, with the other two beingin Louisiana and Ohio.
Q3. What does the news report say about the salt miners?
A. They lost contact with the emergency department.
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C. They were injured by suddenly falling rocks.
D. They sent calls for help via a portable radio.
答案B
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C. They sent supplies to keep the miners warm.
D. They provided the miners with food and water.
答案C
News3
The U.S. Postal Service announced today that it is considering closing about 3,700 post offices over the next year because of falling revenues. Facing an .3 billion budget deficit this year, closing post offices is one of several proposals the Postal Service has put forth recently to cut costs. Last week for example, Postmaster General Pat Donahoe announced plans to stop mail delivery on Saturdays, a move he says could save billion annually. "We are losing revenue as we speak," Donahoe said. "We do not want taxpayer money.
We want to be self-sufficient. So like any other business, you have to make choices." Dean Granholm, the vice president for delivery and post office operations, said the first wave of closings would begin this fall.He estimated that about 3,000 postmasters, 500 station managers and between 500 and 1,000 postal clerks could lose their jobs. Q5. What is the US Postal Service planning to do?A. Raise postage rates.
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C. Redesign delivery routes.
D. Close some of its post office.
答案D
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C. Stopping mail delivery on Saturdays.
D. Computerising mail sorting processes.
答案C
Q7. What will happen when the proposed measure comes into effect?
A. Many post office staff will lose their jobs.
B. Many people will begin to complain.
C. Taxpayers will be very pleased.
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答案 A
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conversation 1
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in the press room this morning.
W: Oh, dear. What it
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M: One of the press operators
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affair. He will simply lose part of his pay. That’s why we have a
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M: But the point is the man was
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W: Is John reliable?
M: Yes, he is. That’s why we chose
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Q8. What will happen to the press
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学习啦在线学习网 Q9. What does the man say about
John who stands by the time clock?
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woman see the worker who was late?
学习啦在线学习网 Q11. What does the woman say about
Jack Green?
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