2012年大学英语六级考试作文范文（1）
乐观

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Optimism is the Road to a Promising Future by commenting on the Tagore’ saying, "If you shed tears when you miss the sun, you will also miss the stars." You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

Optimism is the Road to a Promising Future

Our history has been filled with a variety of enlightening sayings, and the following is no exception: if you shed tears when you miss the sun, you will also miss the stars. This remark can be naturally associated with the significance of optimism: if one intends to witness a promising future, it is advisable for him to be optimistic.

历史上有很多发人深省的话语，下面这个就不例外：“如果你为错过太阳而流泪，那么你可能还会错过星星。”该评论使人很自然地联想到乐观的重要性：假如一个人想要看到光明的未来，他最好应该保持乐观。

Optimism is the key to success in all fields of activity, and it can be likened to the road to a promising future. (排比句：重点背三个动词：bring, arouse, help)First, as a vital psychological quality, optimism brings us power, arouses our enthusiasm for work, and helps us overcome difficulties. (强调句式：一定能写)Second, it is optimistic attitude that enables people to build up confidence, hope and courage. （所有作文万能句）As a matter of fact, successful people have come to realize the necessity of optimism in life, work and study.

乐观是各行各业成功的关键，而且它可以被比作通向光明未来的道路。首先，作为一种极其重要的心态，乐观会带给我们极大的动力，让我们对工作充满热情、帮助我们战胜困难。同时，正是一种乐观的心态使得人们积累了自信，希望和勇气。事实上，成功人士们早已经意识到乐观在生活工作和学习中的必要性。

(观点)As a college student, I am firmly convinced that optimism is the road to success. （建议：一定写上）Thus, we should educate, advocate and encourage our friends and classmates to cultivate optimism.( 如果字数不够：结尾展望未来：If we try our utmost to do so, the future of our life will be hopeful, promising and rosy.) （223 words）

作为一名大学生，我坚信乐观就是成功之路。因此，我们应该鼓励、倡导和支持朋友和同学们去培养乐观精神。 （假如我们能尽最大努力这样做，未来生活一篇美好。）

第一篇作文可以写如下话题：A strong will(11年12月), confidence, cooperation or teamwork, courage, patience, practice(97年)，a good preparation(11年12月六级主题)，perseverance, modesty, diligence, unity, knowledge, sense of happiness, punctuality, a willing heart, 志愿者精神（volunteers）.

2012年大学英语六级考试作文范文（2）
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled College Students on the Job Market. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.

Job-hopping

1、现在越来越多学生毕业后经常换工作

2、有人表示支持，有人表示反对，人们对此看法不一

3、你的看法

Currently，the frequent job-hopping of graduates has aroused wide concern among the public. Does anyone hold the same attitude toward this phenomenon? Definitely not. As to this issue, opinions vary from person to person.

Those who hold the opinion that job-hopping is beneficial to graduates claim that by doing so, the youngsters are more likely to (更有可能)have a better knowledge of （更了解）other fields and then to expand their horizons（开阔视野）. Moreover，changing jobs frequently offers workers a chance to move up to a better position（到更好的工作岗位）. However, others take a totally different view that job-hopping is detrimental to one’s career development. For one thing, as the common saying goes,“a rolling stone gathers no moss.”（滚石不生苔）The morefrequent you change your job, the less likely you are to be an expert in a particular area.（在某个特定的领域）Secondly, this behavior will leave on the employers an impression of （给雇主留下印象）instability and immaturity（不稳定和不成熟）. It is no wonder that ,when interviewing a candidate, a employer will raise a question （提问）like“you’ve changed jobs quite frequently. How do we know you’ll stay if we hire you? ”

From my perspective, frequent job-hopping would not necessarily be a bad thing.（并非是件坏事） it may offer them a broader space for career development. （更大的发展空间）When people join a company，the brand new working environment，new colleagues and new enterprise cultural atmosphere （企业文化氛围）will definitely motivate their enthusiasm for （激发他们的工作热情）the new job and thus, prompt their career to a new level.（让职业生涯更上一个台阶）thus, I will try several posts before finding the one that is perfectly fit for me and after that I will remain in the post and spare no efforts to have it well done（竭尽全力将工作做好）.

2012年大学英语六级考试作文范文（3）
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Students’ Driving to School. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below.

Who Should Pay the University’s Tuition?

1. 大学学费不断上涨，有人认为大学学费应由学生自己赚取，有人认为应由父母供给。

2. 作为大学生，谈谈你自己的观点，并给出理由。

【范文】

University education plays an important role in a person’s career since it offers people more opportunities. With the rising of university’s tuition, hot discussions have arisen about who should pay the university’s tuition. Some say students should pay fees by themselves as they pay for their own life. Some think that tuition fees should be paid by their parents because that amount of money is beyond students’ ability.

As far as I am concerned, I think parents should pay part of the fees while university students bear the rest part. It is true that trying to make money will affect university students’ studies. But doing part-time jobs will help them gain working experience, learn more of society as well as realize the importance of saving money. Most importantly, it helps to lighten financial burdens of parents.

【点评】

文章第一段开门见山，指出关于谁支付大学学费的不同意见。第二段说明自己的观点——希望父母和孩子共同承担学费，这样有助于减轻家庭负担，学生也有机会通过社会实践获取更多社会经验。

第一段中With the rising of university’s tuition意为“随着大学学费的上涨”;be beyond one’ s ability意为“超出某人的能力范围”。第二段中gain working experience意为 “获取社会经验”;lighten financial burdens意为“减轻经济负担”。

2012年大学英语六级考试作文范文（4）
过度消费
My View on Over-Consumption

Some people are in favor of the idea of over-consumption. They point out the fact that China's rapid economic development has materially enriched the lives of ordinary Chinese people, and at the same time increased our demands as consumers. They also argue that the rising consumption helps drive economic growth.

However, other people stand on a different ground. They consider it harmful to consume more than what their family can afford. They firmly point out that the dogged pursuit for more accounts for our debts, anxiety, waste and overload. An example can back up this arguement: The American financial crisis caused by over consumption made the people of the world worse off.

There is some truth in both arguements. But I think the disadvantages of over-consumption outweigh the advantages. In addititon to the above-mentioned negative effects, the surging consuming demand threatens to exhaust our resources and spoil our environment.

To conclude, our government is advocating ideas of "conservation-minded society" and sustainable development. Whether due to sense of guilt about waste, or a simple desire to save money, we need to promote sustainableconsumption.