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专业四级考试试题及答案解析(十七)
一、Writing (composition)（本大题1小题．每题15.0分，共15.0分。Write a composition of about 150-200 words on the following topic:） 第1题
People hold different attitudes towards fashion. Young people prefer to follow the fashion closely while old people turn a cold shoulder to it. What's your opinion? Write on ANSWER SHEET THREE a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:
Should We Be Close Followers of Fashion
You are to write in three parts:
In the first part, state specifically what your view is.
In the second part, support your view with one or two reasons.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion. Marks will be awarded according to its content, organization and appropriate use of language.
Failure in any of those requirements will result in the loss of mark.
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答案:
Should We Be Close Followers of Fashion
Nowadays so many people are crazed about following the fashion as media editors keep presenting the public with "must-have" and "no-no" listings. Some people believe that being in the trend enables them to showcase their individuality. But in my view following the fashion too closely would backfire. We are supposed to keep a distance with the fashion trends. To begin with, the fashion trends are so volatile that we can hardly keep track of them. Fashion trends tend to go in 20-year cycles. Styles favored in the 1980s are likely to re-emerge again two decades later, with a new twist. The fashionable clothes you bought last month may become
out-of-date now. When you are finally resolved to buy the skirts many of your peers raved about several weeks ago, the vogue for the skirts may begin to drop off. As you throw yourself into the fashion, you inevitably waste considerably amount of money and time.
In addition, our individual identity can become spoiled by homogenized clothes, shoulder bags and accessories. In many cases, we are impulse buyers. We purchase them only to show we are not old-fashioned. In other
