大学英语四级考题中曾多次出现就某个当前热点话题或某个社会现象进行 "社会调查"的出题形式，列举如下：

2006/12月
Title: spring festival gala on CCTV
1. 许多人喜欢在除夕观看春节联欢晚会；
2. 有些人却提出取消春节联欢晚会；
3. 在我看来...

2005/12月
Title: Should the University Campus Be Open to Tourists?
讨论：如何看待大学校园成为旅游热点？

2000/6月
Title: Is a Test of Spoken English Necessary?
讨论：在大学里举行英语口语考试是否有必要？

1996/1月
Title: My views on two-day weekends
1. 双休日给大学生带来的好处。2. 双休日可能给大学生带来的问题。3. 我应当怎样过好双休日。

因此2008年6月的考题中仍有可能出现"社会现象调查型"作文， 这类作文推荐如下：
范文一（就"五一黄金周是否应该取消"进行社会调查）
Directions: You are to write more than 120 words about the title "Do we need to keep May Day Holiday and National Day Holiday?". You are to take a position, either for or against the matter, and give your reasons. You should base your composition on the following Chinese outline.
近年来，五一，十一黄金周在交通， 社会治安等方面造成的问题日益明显，是否我们还应该继续保留五一， 十一的黄金周？ 人们对这一问题的看法不一，各持己见。
1． 你对这个问题的观点是...
2． 理由是...
3． 结论...

参考范文：

范文二（就"电视选秀类节目是否应该存在"进行社会调查）

Directions: you are to write in no less than 120 words on the title talent shows on TV should(not) be kept. You are to take a position, either for or against the matter, and give your reasons. You should base your composition on the following Chinese outline. .
近年来，各类电视选秀节目越来越多，电视选秀节目的利弊问题已引发了人们的关注和讨论， 人们对这个问题的看法不一， 各持己见。

范文三（就"是否应该大力兴建大学城"进行社会调查）

Title: On University Towns

很多城市都兴建了或正在兴建大学城；
大学城的好处是...
大学城的弊端是...
参考范文：

Nowadays, many cities in China either have university towns or are in the process of building one. It seems like that building university towns has become a trend.
The advantages of university towns are quite obvious. They create a satisfactory study atmosphere, and enable universities in town to share faculties and facilities. In addition, they offer better living and study conditions for students as everything is newly established.
A coin has two sides, and so do university towns. The disadvantages of them should not e neglected. On the one hand, university towns usually cover a large area of land, so they are usually built in outskirts. The closed-circuit life in university towns makes students live in a real ivory tower, which will have a negativeimpact on students. On the other hand, teachers need to commute a lot between towns and old campus, which drags down teaching efficiency.