Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay that begins with the sentence “Nowadays more and more people keep learning new skills to adapt to a fast-changing world.” You can make comments, cite examples, or use your personal experiences to develop your essay. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

参考范文

Nowadays more and more people keep learning new skills to adapt to a fast-changing world. Self-teaching is no longer new to modern people. In my opinion, this phenomenon can be attributed to several reasons.

Firstly, with the rapid development of society, people are constantly faced with new challenges, which requires them to learn new skills so as to keep up to date. For example, a programmer may need to learn various computer languages to deal with increasingly complex tasks. Secondly, a man can’t handle everything with a single set of skills along his career development. There is always a need to learn more skills, ranging from professional expertise to social tactics, to broaden one’s career prospects. In order to thrive in a harsher labor market and to keep competitive, a man should never stop learning and updating himself to the outside world. This means lifelong learning is a requisite rather than an alternative.

As the saying goes, it is never too old to learn. It’s time for us to be aware of the necessity of self-teaching and become a lifelong learner in the changing times.

参考译文

如今，越来越多的人不断学习新技能，以适应快速变化的世界。自主学习对于现代人来说已不再新鲜。在我看来，这种现象可归因于几点。

首先，随着社会的快速发展，人们不断面临新的挑战，这要求他们学习新的技能，以跟上时代的步伐。例如，程序员可能需要学习不同的计算机语言来处理日益复杂化的工作任务。其次，在职业发展过程中，一个人不能用一套技能来搞定一切。为了拓宽职业前景，人总是需要学习更多的技能，无论是专业知识，还是社交策略。为了在更为严峻的劳动力市场中取得成功并保持竞争力，一个人永远不应该停止学习并与外界保持同步。这意味着终身学习是一种必需，而不是一种选择。

常言道，活到老，学到老。身处变革时代的我们，是时候意识到自主学习的必要性，并成为一名终身学习者了。

写作指南    

        本次六级写作首句已给出，要求考生以“Nowadays more and more people keep learning new skills to adapt to a fast-changing world.”开头进行写作。题目给出的首句描述了时下的一种现象，文章可以对此这种现象进行评论，也可以分析现象成因，通过举例或结合自身经历进行论述。

文章大纲

        第一段：结合首句对当下的现象及成因进行简单说明。

        第二段：分析现象出现的原因——一方面出于时代进步的要求，一方面出于个人发展的需要。

        第三段：进行总结，鼓励人们树立终身学习的观念。