2018年公共英语考试五级写作范文2篇
newspaper or tv
One possible version:
For most of us today, television is our main source of news. According to a questionnaire on the way of getting news ,nearly 72 percent of the people watch TV, and only 12 percent read newspapers for daily news. Although television news excels in bringing into our living room dramatic events of singular importance, space craft launchings, natural disasters, record-breaking sports events, presidential inaugurations, wars, murders and so on, it cannot cover important stories in the depth they may deserve because of its time limitations. Regardless of the complexity or significance of an event, it some how must be fitted into a prescribed number of minutes. On the other hand, while the newspaper cannot compete with television visually, for example, a war is often best communicated by pictures, not words, it may beat its rival with amore in-depth version of the event. Free of time restrictions imposed on television news, a newspaper can devote as much space to a story as it sees fit, and flesh it out with more vivid details.
Furthermore, television by nature is a passive medium, for it deprives viewers of the freedom of selection. Whether you like or dislike a particular piece of news, all you have to do is sit in front of the tube and let it happen and follow its space passively. But by reading newspapers, you can select the most interesting news, and skip what you think is irrelevant and dull; you can read in detail or briefly. Besides, watching television involves little mental activity. A constant diet of television journalism contributes to the rise in new illiteracy ,and the decline in general intellectual skills such as reading and writing. In contrast to television news, the print media encourage active involvement in what’s being reported. The readers have to make greater efforts than TV viewers to follow and absorb the stories. But they acquire more than information and news. Reading requires high level of mental involvement, which, in turn, improves our intellectual competence. When we consider television versus print journalism on the basis of format, coverage and nature, is there any question as to which is the better source of news?
Knowledge Economy
Write all article titled as “Knowledge Economy”.You should write it according to the following outline.
Outline：
(1)A new knowledge economy age is coming near.
(2)What is “knowledge economy”.
(3)The knowledge economy age presents both opportunities and challenges to us.
You should write no less than 250 words.Write your article on ANSWER SHEET 2.
One possible version：
Knowledge economy was still something unheard of just a decade a90.But today it has become a household word and is on everybody’s lips.Knowledge economy is not only a concept now，but will be a reality in near future.At the turn of the century，a new knowledge economy age is approaching us.
In the l980s，when people talked about the Third Wave and the post-in-dustrial society，knowledge economy remained a concept yet to be crystal-lized.However，in the l990s，with knowledge playing an increasingly vital role in every sphere imaginable of our economic life，a knowledge—based economy is gradually taking shape.Simply stated，knowledge economy is a kind of economic system based on the production，storage，distribution and consumption of knowledge and information products，Knowledge economy is knowledge—intensive，energy—saving as well as environment-friendly.In the knowledge economy era，economic development relies heavily on science and technology.For example，the information industry in the US has already ac— counted for l0%of its gross domestic product and is expected to enjoy a further increase in the years to come.
This imminent knowledge economy age presents both vast opportunities and immense challenges to every nation.Worldwide competition in knowledge and information，science and technology，inventions and patents，natural and human resources will become even more fierce.As the saying goes，“Knowledge is power”，and so the gap between countries，in the final analysis，is the gap of knowledge.To meet these challenges posed by knowledge economy，our country should raise the overall quality of her labor force and cultivate more and more specialized personnel.
