2009年大学英语四级预测作文题
On Power Shortage 电力短缺近年来很多城市都出现了电力不足的现象，这也成为社会的一个热点话题，究竟是什么原因造成的呢？ 
Recently, every morning when I wake up, I find my air-conditioner automatically turned off. I didn’t understand why at first, but soon I learned that there is a great shortage of electricity supply in our city—my air-conditioner turned off because of a power failure midnight. 　With the rapidly developing industry and the ever increasing population, demand for electricity supply is soaring. Besides, summers in recent years are much hotter than before, so most working places and households are air-conditioned, which consumes additional electricity. 　　Faced with such a hard nut, we have to find ways to crack it. Above all, in western areas of China, there is surplus of electricity supply. So, cities that are thirsty for electricity may ask for remote help. 
Then, when we have electricity, we should remember to save it. Set your air-conditioners at 270C and you won’t feel less comfortable than when they are at 260C. In fact, some factories already shift their working hours to avoid the peak time of electricity-consuming. My parents don’t work from Monday through Friday as before—they work from Sunday through Thursday and have/take the following two days off instead. This is also a way out, isn’t it? 字串3 
2. Stress in Modern Life 现代生活压力
现代生活压力相当其冲的大,无论是学子,社会工作者,日常生活,自杀新闻时常发生不少,现代人的生活压力,社会压力到底有谁来关注,学业为了成绩,为了五花八门考试,在学校,老师,家长,社会之压力都很大。 字串4 
???? As everyone knows, stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. As the pace of modern life continues to increase, we are always feeling on the go from morning till night. And it is hard to slow down. Therefore, stress goes hand in hand with the life in a competitive society..    Different people, however, think of stress quite differently. Some believe that stress is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. They are of the opinion that a certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. Others argue that stress contributes to one＇s mental decline and hence endangers his health. According to them, relaxation, the opposite of stress, is essential for a healthy mind and body.      Personally, I＇m in favor of the former view. I think it is impossible to avoid stress when one is entirely devoted to the career he pursues. In my opinion, it is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health 
3. 2009 Financial Crisis    2009金融危机2009年，因为美国次贷危机引发的金融危机已经在全球蔓延开来，这对全球的经济来说似乎是一场灾难~但是有人却认为，是危也是机~那么2009金融危机究竟给我们带来了什么呢？ 
????? I think we can sum up the cause of our current economic crisis in one word — GREED. Over the years, mortgage lenders were happy to lend money to people who couldn’t afford their mortgages. But they did it anyway because there was nothing to lose. These lenders were able to charge higher interest rates and make more money on sub-prime loans. If the borrowers default, they simply seized the house and put it back on the market. 
??????On top of that, they were able to pas

英语四级预测作文题.doc