2016年12月英语四级作文练习：考证热

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Certificate Craze on Campus. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline below:

　　1)近几年大学校园内出现“考证热”，

　　2)产生这一现象的原因，

　　3)你的看法。

Certificate Craze on Campus

　　In recent years, to get a certificate has become a new craze among college students. Just randomly ask a student on campus what he or she is busy doing, quite possibly, you may get the answer that he is preparing for a certificate of some kind. Why does this craze appear?

　　There are mainly two reasons behind this phenomenon. To begin with, it is the employment pressure that forces college students to get more certificates. With the admission expansion of colleges, a lot more graduates have to face the fierce competition in the job market. How can one make himself more competitive? More certificates at hand, maybe. Furthermore, diploma and certificates are still vital standards by which a good many employers measure a person’s ability. In order to increase the qualifications for a job, the students compel themselves to run from one exam to another.

　　From my point of view, we should be more rational when it comes to certificates, since certificates do not necessarily prove one’s ability. Being crazy in getting certificates blindly is nothing but wasting time. To conclude, we should focus on improving our ability but not getting a certificate of no practical value.

　　composition [.kɔmpə'ziʃən] n. 作文，著作，组织，合成物，成份

　　conclude [kən'klu:d] vi. 总结，作出决定

　　competitive [kəm'petitiv] adj. 竞争的，比赛的

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　　competition [kɔmpi'tiʃən] n. 比赛，竞争，竞赛

　　compel [kəm'pel] v. 强迫，迫使，使不得已

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　　pressure ['preʃə] n. 压力，压强，压迫

　　phenomenon [fi'nɔminən] n. 现象，迹象，(稀有)事件