2007年专四真题范文03：Is It Wise to Ma

　　2007年专四作文真题 ：Is It Wise to Make Friends Online?
　　（交网友）——关于流行文化：网络
　　Direction：
　　Nowadays the Internet has become part of people's life, and millions of young people have made friends online.
　　Write a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:
　　Is It Wise to Make Friends Online?
　　You are to write in three parts:
　　In the first part, state clearly what your view is.
　　In the second part, support your view with appropriate reasons.
　　In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.
　　Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
　　
　　写作指南：
　　这是典型的立场观点选择题型。要求考生确立自己的观点，然后进行论证。
　　历年类似考题：
　　2004 Will Phones Kill Letter Writing?
　　1994 TV: a Good Thing or a Bad Thing?

　　本文要求考生就网上交友是否明智发表自己的看法。根据题目要求，文章结构如下：
　　第一部分： 明确表达自己的观点。
　　第二部分：合理论证自己的观点，要有说服力。
　　第三部分：就以上部分进行总结。

　　范文与解析：
　　Is It Wise to Make Friends Online?
　　（1）Is it wise to make friends online? (2) People's views about this issue vary from one to another. (3) Some people think that it is unwise to make friends online while others think that there is nothing wrong with online friends. (4) In my point of view, although online friends cannot be always trusted, the benefits far outweigh the risks. (5) The reasons are mainly as follows:
　　(6) First of all, it is easy and quick to get to know people and make new friends online. (7) We know friends are indispensable in our daily life but they cannot stay with us wherever we go. (8) For many people, especially college freshmen, leaving friends and the security of home for a new place where they don't know anyone can be overwhelming. (9) With some online chatting tools such as QQ and MSN, they can talk to people they like and find people with common interests easily. (10) In addition, online friends can help broaden our knowledge about different cultures and customs. (11) Chatting with people from different places and social backgrounds is surely an effective way to understand other cultures and develop cross-cultural communication skills. (12) We can also practice our English in speaking and writing.
　　(13)To sum up, making friends online is amazing. In the online global community we can enjoy an active social life with rewarding experience, so it is wise to make online friends.

　　Part One:
　　（1）开门见山，提出问题。
　　（2）（3）说明不同的人有不同的观点。
　　（4）用In my point of view 引出自己的观点。
　　（5）起承上启下的作用，引出原因。
　　Part Two:
　　（6）用first of all 引出网上交友的优点之一，此句作为主题句。
　　（7）（8）（9）对主题句作进一步诠释。
　　（10）用In addition 引出网上交友的优点之二，此句亦为主题句。
　　（11）对主题句作进一步诠释。
　　（12）对主题句作进一步诠释。
　　Part Three:
　　（13）用 To sum up总结全文，重申观点。