2018年PETS三级写作范文（9）

　　试题

　　Directions：Read the text below. Write an essay in about 120 words，in which you should summarize the key points of the text and make comments on them. Try to use you own words.

　　You might think that good-looking men have every advantage in life.

　　But new study suggests being handsome may not always work in a man‘ s favour—at least when it comes to his career.

　　The research claims that attractive men are less likely to be given a job in a competitive work- place because they intimidate bosses. “It‘ s not always an advantage to be pretty，” says Marko Pite- sa， an assistant professor at the University of Maryland. “It can backfire if you are perceived as a threat. ”

　　Interestingly， in Pitesa‘ s study， it was male attractiveness in particular， rather than female beauty， that made the most difference. If the interviewer expected to work with the candidate as part of a team， then he preferred goodlooking men. However， if the interviewer saw the candidate as a potential competitor， the interviewer discriminated in favour of unattractive men.

　　“l——he results suggest that interviewers were not blinded by beauty， and instead calculated which candidate would further their own career.

　　“The dominant theoretical perspective in the social sciences for several decades has been that biases and discrimination are caused by irrational prejudice，” Pitesa says.

　　“The way we explain it here， pretty men just seem more competent， so it is actually subjec- tively rational to discriminate for or against them. ”

　　On a deeper level， she adds， the behaviour remains irrational， since there‘ s no evidence that a real link exists between looks and comoetence.

　　范文

　　There might be a common view that good—looking people can take ad- vantages of their superior appearances in the daily life，especially for the preRy men in the job hunting market.However，according to a new research，good appearance is no longer been the silver bullet in a job inter-view.

　　The results showed that although there Was still a preference to cooperate with the attractive man and compete against the unattractive mall，and did not mind to work with them.However，people were not likely to pick a goodlooking man as their potential competitors.

　　In my opinion，we should not depend ourselves on our appearance in terms of job hunting.

　　Good appearance may bring US some benefits，but what is highly valued in the job market is our talents and abilities.

　　试题

　　Directions：Read the text below. Write an essay in about 120 words，in which you should summarize the key points of the text and make comments on them. Try to use you own words.

　　Beijing has extended its ban on operating outdoor barbecues from the city center outward to selected suburbs，according to municipal authorities.

　　A year ago，Beijing banned restaurants from operating outdoor barbecues within the fourth ring road area. And now，the ban has extended to several suburbs，including Mentougou，Fangs- han，Tongzhou，Shunyi，Daxing，Pinggu and Miyun.

　　The barbecue ban was announced to reduce Beijing‘ s air pollution，as barbecue has long been accused as one of the major contributors to haze.

　　According to Wang Yuesi，a researcher from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics in Chinese Academy of Sciences，barbecuing can generate a lot of PM 2.5， harmful airborne particles measur- ing less than 2.5 microns in diameter.

　　“Considering the seriousness of the air pollution in Beijing，we have to ban everything that may do harm to our environment”Wang said.

　　The issue has divided Chinese netizens，as half agreed with the policy while the other half called this grand plan nothing but “empty talk. ”

　　A sample of comments from Weibo：“Why don‘ t those petrochemical plants，power stations and other heavy industries be banned?What is the Ministry of Environmental Protection going to do next?We still need to eat，so please allow us to cook!”

　　“Right decisions to resolve PM2.5 pollution problems，the option which made by governors is legalistic reserve for ‘pubhc profits’ courses，”some people said.

　　范文

　　Beijing has released many rules and policies to deal with the most eyecatching environmental issues now——smog. Recently， a new regulation was announced that the region of banning of outdoor barbecues is going to be ex- tended from the downtown to countryside.

　　The government claims barbecue causes great air pollution and is the major culprit of environmentally harmful substances to the air which meet that standard of PM 2.5.

　　This policy caused great controversy among the citizens in those areas. Some advocates are willing to give up their rights of enjoying the outdoor barbecue， in order to make contribution to the environment. But the others tagged this policy as “empty talk”， as they are more concerned about the pollution from the chemical toxins from the heavy industries.

　　In my opinion， it is essential to take some steps to protect the environment in Beijing. We should support it ff this measure show the function that keeps the air cleaner. What is more， to eat less barbecue is not a bad idea， as barbecue is not healthy.