四级预测作文(2017下).docVIP

（一） Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on Peer Pressure. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below : 年轻人经常会受到其他一众同龄人的影响而改变自己的态度、价值观和行为； 2. 同辈压力既有积极作用，也有消极影响； 3. 谈谈该如何消除同辈压力的消极影响。 Peer Pressure Teens and young adults often get encouraged to follow their peers by changing their attitudes, values or behaviors to conform to those of the influencing group or individual. This is what we refer to as peer pressure. Peer pressure can be both positive and negative. For certain individuals, their desire to seek social acceptance is so strong that they go so far as to abandon their sense of right and wrong. They may feel forced to smoke, use drugs, drink alcohol, engage in criminal behaviour, do violence, join gangs, etc... However, peer pressure is not always negative. A student whose friends are good at academics may be urged to study harder and get good grades. Players on a sports team may feel driven to play harder in order to help the team win. To avoid the negative effects of peer pressure, teens and young adults should choose to make friends with positive people who have positive interests and values. Meanwhile, they should learn to stay true to themselves and politely decline to do things that they believe are wrong. 点评： conform?to意为“符合；顺应”；refer to...as意为“把称为join gangs意为“加入帮派”； stay true to oneself意为“忠于自己，做真实的自己”；decline to do sth. 意为“（婉言）拒绝做某事”。 （二） Directions: Write a short essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then comment on bike-sharing in China. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Bike-Sharing in China Bike-sharing, which allows people to use an app to locate and rent available bikes nearby, has gained popularity. But it has also caused a variety of problems. From the cartoon above we can see that disorderly parked bikes are cloggin