2002年专八英语作文真题:Personal quality

It is generally acknowledged that university students have to be in possession of certain personal qualities so that they can be successful in modern society. Among these qualities are diligence, courage, honesty and leadership. Personally, I believe that the sociability, or the disposition to communicate well with others, is the most important personal quality that a university student has to have. There is no denying the fact that the society today is featured by increasingly fine division of labor. It is hard for one to accomplish anything solely on himself or herself. Therefore, co-operation is indispensable in almost everyone’s daily life and work. To cooperate well with our workmates and other teams, we have to be able to communicate with them in an effective way. We should know how to think from the perspective of our partners and even our opponents; we should know when to insist and when to concede; and we should know how to make ourselves understood and how to persuade others. Sociability is of equal importance for a student’s sound growth in college. Actually, the four or five years in college are the crucial period of time in a person’s development. It can even decide his or her eventual success. It is during this period that a student accumulates the bulk of knowledge to be used in his or her future job; it is during this period that a student absorbs life experience and lessons to be drawn upon in his or her future life; and, more important, it is during this period that a person establishes his or her basic network of friends. All this calls for sociability or the ability to communicate effectively with people. Lack of the ability to associate with others would not only result in failure in these aspects but also contribute to psychological problems and even committing suicide. Admittedly, other qualities are of great value in a person’s success, but they all need communication as the basis. We can hardly imagine a courageous and diligent person achieving anything entirely by himself or herself. Without communication, honestly seems to go nowhere. And leadership definitely goes with communication. Taking all the above-mentioned into consideration, we may safely reach the conclusion that sociability is the most important personal quality that a university student has to possess if he or she wants to succeed in the present-day society. To develop the sociability, one has to be conscious of its importance and purposefully join some societies, clubs or associations, and participate actively in their activities. Besides, leaders and teachers in colleges should also attach importance to this quality and create as many chances as possible to enhance it.