2016年学位英语考试作文强化练习3

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Certificate Craze on Campus. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:

　　1)近几年大学校园内出现“考证热”

　　2)产生这一现象的原因

　　3)你的看法

　　【思路点拨】

　　本题属于提纲式文字命题。提纲第1点指出一种现象，提纲第2点要求分析产生这种现象的原因，提纲第3点要求谈谈“我”对该现象的看法，由此可判断本文应为现象解释型作文。

　　根据所给提纲，本文应包含如下内容：描述近几年大学校园内的“考证热”;分析越来越多的大学生热衷考取各种证书的主要原因;阐述“我”对大学生“考证热”的看法。

　　【参考范文】

　　Certificate Craze on Campus

　　In recent years, to get a certificate has become a new craze among college students. Just randomly ask a student on campus what he or she is busy doing, quite possibly, you may get the answer that he or she is preparing for a certificate of some kind. Why does this craze appear?

　　There are mainly two reasons behind this phenomenon. First, it is the employment pressure that forces college students to get more certificates. With the admission expansion of colleges, a lot more graduates have to face the fierce competition in the job market. How can one make himself more competitive? More certificates at hand, maybe. Second, diploma and certificates are still important standards by which many employers measure a person’s ability. In order to increase the qualifications for a job, the students compel themselves to run from one exam to another.

　　From my point of view, we should be more rational when it comes to certificates, since certificates do not necessarily prove one's ability. Being crazy in getting certificates blindly is nothing but wasting time. To conclude, we should focus on improving our ability but not getting a certificate of no practical value.