2001年专四真题范文03：Travel Broadens

　　2001年专四作文真题：Travel Broadens the Mind
　　（旅游开阔人的视野）——关于旅游
　　Direction：
　　Travel has become part of our life. And more and more of us have come toknow the significance of travel through our own experience.
　　Write a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:
　　Travel Broadens the Mind
　　You are to write in threeparts:
　　In the first part, state clearlywhat your view is.
　　In the second part, support yourview with appropriate reasons.
　　In the last part, bring what youhave written to a natural conclusion or a summary.
　　Marks will be awarded forcontent, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow theinstructions may result in a loss of marks.

　　写作指南：
　　这是给定观点型的考题，要求考生以这个给定的观点作为文章的中心思想（论点）进行论证。
　　这类考题可作如下结构安排：
　　第一部分：点明主题：Travelbroadens the mind.
　　第二部分：以自己或他人实例为依据对主题进行论证。
　　第三部分：结论：重申自己观点，提出希望和展望未来
　　历年类似考题：
　　2003 The Importance of Keeping a Good Mood
　　2000 The Importance of Extracurricular Activities

　　范文：
　　Travel Broadens theMind
　　Nowadays more and more peoplechoose to travel during their holidays, since travel not only brings leisureand joy but also broadens the mind. As for me, not only can it bring me morehistorical knowledge, but it can also add to my social experience.
　　Take my trip to Mount Tai forexample. As is known to all, it’s a magnificent mountain famous for both thebeautiful scenery and the splendid cultural heritage. At the very sight of her,my soul was attached to her. I remembered the poem “Wang Yue” written by Du Fu,I remembered many historic events which happened on this land and I alsorecalled the responsibility to conserve this heritage. As I climbed up themountain, our guide told me many things I had never got to know before, whichof course broadened my scope of knowledge. It was also on this trip that I mademany new friends with whom I exchanged my opinions, and that I got acquaintedwith some information about first aid and package tour. All this indeed addedto my social experience.
　　In short, travel offers a goodchance for me to open my eyes and enrich my experience while I can enjoymyself. It broadens the mind in a relaxing way.