專業(yè)英語八級（作文）模擬試卷33（共

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專業(yè)英語八級（作文）模擬試卷第1套

一、寫作（本題共3題，每題1.0分，共3分。）

1、Thefollowingtwoexcerptsareaboutfreespeechonuniversitycampuseswhichhas

beenrecentlyquestioned.Defendersarguethatitshouldbeprotectedbuttherehasbeen

criticismabouttheunconditionalabuseoffreespeech.WriteanarticleofNOLESS

THAN300WORDS,inwhichyoushould;1.summarizethedifferentopinionsabout

freespeechonuniversitycampusesandtheirreasons,andthen2.expressyouropinion

towardthisissue,especiallywhetherthedrawbacksbroughtbythecensorshipoffree

speechonuniversitycampusesoutweighitsmerits.Markswillbeawardedforcontent

relevance,contentsufficiency,organizationandlanguagequality.Failuretofollowthe

aboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.FreeSpeechonCollegeCampuses

Recently,thedebateoverpermissiblespeechoncollegecampuseshasonlybecomemore

contentious.Awebsite,thedemands.org,listsspeech-curbingdemandsfromstudentsat

72institutions.Administratorsaretyingthemselvesinknotsinanefforttobalancea

commitmentiofreeexpressionwithadesirenottooffend.Oneconsequenceofthisisto

callattentiontotheChicagoStatement,whichhasbeenadoptedbyseveralprestigious

universitiessuchasPrincetonandJohnsHopkins.Thestatementisbriefandemphatic.

"Itisnottheproperroleoftheuniversitytoattempttoshieldindividualsfromideasand

opinionstheyfindunwelcome,disagreeable,orevendeeplyoffensive,"itstates.

"Concernsaboutcivilityandmutualrespectcanneverbeusedasjustificationforclosing

offdiscussionofideas,howeveroffensiveordisagreeable."Theresponsibilityofa

university,itconcludes,isnotonlytopromote"fearlessfreedomofdebate”,butalsoto

protectit.Thecommitteegavemuchconsiderationtoconcernsabout"hatespeech"and

"micro-aggression”.Whateverharmsuchexpressioncaused,itconcluded,theexpression

shouldberedressedby"individualmembersoftheuniversityopenlyandvigorously

contestingtheideasthattheyoppose,"ratherthanbycensorship.Thewideningadoption

ofthestatementcameasasurprise,saidMr.Stone,becauseitwasbuiltuponthe

college'sownhistory.Theproperresponsetounpopularideas,respondedMr.Stone,

"liesindiscussionratherthaninhibition".CensorFreeSpeechonCollegeCampusesThe

governmenthastherightlocensorfreespeechoncollegecampusesortheInternetby

universitystudentsorfacultiesandtherighttogovernthefreespeechprinciples

accordingtoitsownrulesinsideitsborders.Speechspreadsfastowingtothe

developmentoftheInternetinChina.Therefore,itisamusttocurbtheharmfuleffectsof

illegalinformationonstatesecurityandpublicinterests.Lawsandregulationsclearly

prohibitthespreadofinformationthatcontainscontentsubvertingstatepower,

underminingnationalunityorinfringinguponnationalhonorandinterests.The

university,asaforumforthepursuitandattainmentofknowledgeineveryfieldof

humanendeavor,hasaspecialroleinfosteringfreeinquiry,yetitmustnotimmuneitself

fromscrutiny.Althoughtheuniversityvaluesthecivilandcourteousexchangeof

viewpoints,itdoeslimitdiscussionsbecausetheideasexpressedmightbethought

offensive,immoral,disrespectful,orevendangerous.Similarly,discriminatory

harassmentisespeciallyprohibitedoncampuseswhichincludes,amongotherthings,

"negativestereotyping"and"denigratingjokes1'becausethesetypesofspeechmaybe

"objectionable,""offensive,*'and"disrespectful".

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：MyViewonFreeSpeechonUniversityCampusesRecently,thedebateover

freespeechoncollegecampuseshasonlybecomemorecontentious.Awell-known

proclamationcalledChicagoStatementurgesuniversitiesnottocensoropinionsfrom

campusesonthegroundofbeingdisagreeableorevenoffensive.However,inresponseto

moresevereoraggressivespeech,insteadofmuzzlingit,universitiesshouldredressitby

openlycontestingtheideas.Conversely,somepeoplebelievethatthegovernmentshould

tightenitscontroloverfreespeechinuniversitiesbyemphasizingitsnationalrightto

protectstatesecurityandpublicinterests.Publishedin1949,aclassicdystopiannovel

1984shockedtheworldintoanewrecognitionofthecrushingpowerofthenotorious

BigBrother-theepitomizedtyrannyandtotalitariansocietyinwhichalmosteverymove

ofindividualsiscarefullymonitoredandruthlesslysuppressedunderitsomnipresent

umbrella.70yearslater,thetightcensorshipbothathomeandabroadonfreespeechon

universitycampuseswillundoubtedlyhaveachillingeffect.Aprincipalreasonwhy

universitieshaveenduredandflourishedovercenturiesisthattheyprovideaheavenfor

ideastobetested,forvaluestobequestioned,andformindstobechallenged.Likea

miniaturesociety,theuniversityshouldfosteranaccommodatingatmosphereinwhich

ideascanbeexpressedfreelyhoweverunwelcomeorevenoffensivetheyappearifthey

arepropagatedforthepuresakeofdiscussionratherthantheillintentionofsubverting

thegovernmentorharassingotherfreespeakers.Universities,thecradleoffreespeech

andexpression,shouldbeshowngreenlightinthisrespect.However,theill-intendedand

illegalinformation,eitherfrommud-slingingrumormongersormaskedtraitorsshould

notbeincludedintheunfetteredcategory.Universities,intightsymbioticrelationship

withournation,shouldhaveastricterself-governmentinthecivilityandcourtesyin

expression.

知識點解析：暫無解析

2、TherudeanticsofsomeChinesetouristshaveembarrassedmanyinthecountry,and

sparkeddebateabouthowthegovernmentcoulddiscouragebadbehavior.What'syour

ideatowardthisissue?Thefollowingarcopinionsfromdifferentpeople.Readthe

excerptcarefullyandwriteyourresponseinNOLESSTHAN300WORDS,inwhich

youshould:1.summarizebrieflythedifferentopinions;2.giveyourcomment.Marks

willbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organizationandlanguage

quality.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.Sivamee

(China):NoteveryChinesetouristisarudeone,andeducatedpeopleusuallybehave

betterthanthosewhohavealowerstandardofeducation.Thiscouldbewhythemiddle-

agedoroldertouristswhohavebeendeprivedoforreceivedlittleeducationtendtoact

morerudely.ManyofthemdonotspeakEnglish,andsomearenotfluentPutonghua

speakers.Theirknowledgeofthedestinationcountryanditscultureisoftenatbest

outdatedornon-existent.Michael(theUS):Likemanycommentators,Iamnot

convincedthatChinesetravelersonthewholebehaveworsethanothergroupswhen

travelingabroad.WeYanks,alongwithourGermanandIsraelifriends,forinstance,

havelongsufferedpoorreputationswhentraveling.Mypersonalworstembarrassment

foracompatriothappenedinRome,whereIsawaloudAmericaninacowboyhat,black

socks,andsandalslookdownattheRomanForumandsaytohiswife,"moreruins—if

you'veseenoneruin,you'veseenthemall.*'ChangJun(China):InlightoftheChinese

tourismboom,someindustryinsidersbelievethegovernmentshouldimplement

educationalprograms.Forexample,mandatoryetiquetteclassesforvisitorspriortotheir

departuresareencouragedtohelpthembetterbehaveinforeigncountriesandcultures.

Sophie(Australia):TheChinesearenottheonlytouristsintheworldconsideredtobe

rude.DespitealltherecentmediaspotlightonChinesemisbehavior,Americansstillrank

astheworld'sworsttourists,accordingtoarecentopinionpoll.AndtheChinesehave

gainedwealthsoquicklythattheyhavecomeintoglobaltouristculturewithoutlimeto

createguidepoststhatothernationalitiesmightenjoy.Forinstance,thereisnoChinese

equivalentofLonelyPlanet,encouragingyoungChinesetoexploretheworldandrespect

theculturesandcommunitiestheyenter.Inmanycountries,Chinesearestillviewedwith

suspicionduringvisareviewprocesses.Chinesetouristsalwaysseemtotravelinhuge

packsbecausejoiningatourgroupmakesgettingavisaeasier.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：MyViewonRudeChineseTouristsWiththerisingpassionfortraveling

aroundtheworld,theChinesehaveboostedthedestinationcountries'revenuebut

meanwhileregretfully,misbehaviorofsomeChinesetouristsisalsobecominga

headacheforthelocalgovernments.ThoughtheChinesearenottheonlytouristswhoare

regardedastheworsttouristsaroundtheworld,asmallportionofChinesetouristsdo

damageChina'simageastheyarcnowclassifiedasonegroupwithoutmucheducation,

accumulatingwealth,disrespectinglocalculturesandlackingknowledgeabouthowto

enjoythetour.ItisbiasedtosayallChinesetouristshavesuchmisconduct,butto

analyzethereasonsdoesbenefitChina.Thescarcityofresources,thelackofeducation,

thechangeofthetraditionalfamilystructuresandtheshortageofprivacyareall

contributors.Meanwhile,sinceChina'sopeninguptotheoutsideworld,theChinese

haveaccumulatedwealthsoquicklythattheyhaverushedintotheglobaltouristmarket

withoutacquiringenoughforeignetiquette.Alertedbytheincreasingtravelingill

mannersandtocurbtheworseexcesses,theChinesegovernmenthasbegunin2015to

establisha"blacklist"ofoffenderswhodemonstrateillegalorimproperbehaviorabroad.

Thebannedbehaviortypicallyincludescausingdisturbancesonpublictransport,

damagingculturalrelics,ignoringsocialcustomsandengagingingamblingor

prostitution.Thelocalgovernmentshavealsoissuedrelevantguidelinesfortourists.We

canalsohearsomescholarsaskingformorepunishmentfortheuncouthandoffensive

behavior.Allinall,nomatterwhatthecausesandresultsare,nomatterwhat

countermeasureshavebeentaken,itisurgenttopromoteahealthyandcivilizedwayto

travelandtoimprovethelevelofcivilizationoftourists.Thatdemandsregulationsand

lawsaswellastrainingandeducation,andmoreimportantly,theimprovedself-

awarcncssofallChinesetourists.

知識點解析：暫無解析

3、TheGuangdongprovincialgovernmentissolicitingopinionsonthemanagementof

lostproperty.Thenewregulationstipulatesthatifnooneclaimsalostitem,theperson

whohandsitinwillget10percentofitsauctionearningsasareward.Theownerofthe

lostpropertycanalsovoluntarilyofferarewardof10percentofitsvalue.Shouldpeople

berewardedforreturninglostproperty?Citizensandexpertshavetotallydifferentviews.

Thefollowingareopinionsfrombothsides.Readtheexcerptscarefullyandwriteyour

responseinNOLESSTHAN300WORDS,inwhichyoushould:1.summarizebriefly

theopinionsfrombothsides;2.giveyourcomment.Markswillbeawardedforcontent

relevance,contentsufficiency,organizationandlanguagequality.Failuretofollowthe

aboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.CitizensRecently,Guangdong

provincialgovernmentstipulatesthatifnooneclaimsalostitem,thepersonwhohandsit

inwillget10percentofitsauctionearningsasareward.Theownerofthelostproperty

canalsovoluntarilyofferarewardof10percentofitsvalue.However,citizensare

doubtfulaboutthemethod,sayinggreedypeoplearenotlikelytoreturnitemsforamere

10percentreward,andnoblepeoplewillreturntheitemwithoutrequiringareward.

WangJun,acollegestudent,saysthatthenewregulationhasstillalongwaytogobefore

itsactualimplementation.Thefollowingarehispointsofview：Firstly,returninglost

propertyisanactiontakenoutofhumanbeings*inherentimpetus,whichsaysthatlost

propertyalwaysbelongstotheowners.Thus,uponfindingalostitem,onewould

immediatelytrytoreturnittotheownerorsomeauthoritiesthatcanhelpfindtheowner.

However,thoughtheregulationismadetoencouragethetraditionalChinesevirtueof

voluntarilyreturninglostproperty,theforcefulwayofrewardinghumanbeings'intuitive

actionmakesthingsweird,becauseitappearsthatpeoplemayreturnlostpropertyjustfor

areward.Thus,ittotallydistortstheessenceofreturninglostpropertyandrelegatesthis

virtue.Secondly,accordingtotheregulation,ifnooneclaimsalostitem,thepersonwho

handsitinwillget10percentofitsauctionearningsasareward.Whataboutitems

whicharctootrivialtogotoauction?Andwhatisthebasisforthenumberof10percent?

Iftheitemisinvaluable,doestheregulationimplythatsomeonewhohandsitinwill

becomeamillionaireovernight?Ifso,peoplemaycompetetofindthelostinvaluable

itemwhichwouldgiverisetodisputesandevensocialproblems.Lastly,goingtoauction

isnottheonlywaytodealwithlostproperty.Forpreciousorevenrareitemswhich

couldhittheheadline,ifnooneclaimsthem,authoritieshadbetterpreservethemin

museumssoastokeeptheirvalue.Forcommonlostitems,especiallydailynecessities,

thebestwaytokeeptheirvalueisdonatingthemtothoseinneed,includingthe

impoverished,thehomelessandthedisaster-stricken.ExpertsTheregulation,once

implemented,willbenefitbothparties,apapersaidquotinganexpert.Themoveis

currentlyunderpublicconsultation.ApublicconsultationwascompletedbyFebruary

20thandrevealedaspreadofopinions.Accordingtothesurvey,60percentofthe

intervieweesagreedwiththerewardingmechanism,while20percentwereagainstit.

Mostintervieweesregardarewardasatokenofappreciationthatencouragesmore

peopletoexercisegoodbehavior.Legalexpertshaveconcernsoverthefeasibilityofthe

lawandadviseadetailedimplementationplan,butatleastonelawyerassertsitsupports

theimplementationoftheLawoftheRighttoPropertyandisinlinewiththeprogressof

moderncivilization.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：MyViewonRewardingforReturningLostPropertyNowadays,the

provincialgovernmentofGuangdongmakesstipulationtoencourageitscitizenstodothe

rightthing:Returnlostproperty.Ithasgiventhefindersoflostpropertytherightto

requestarewardof10percentofthevalueofthelostpropertybeforereturningtheitem

totheowner.However,theownerstillmakesthedecisiontodosoornot.The

government'smovehasraisedthequestionofwhetherornotitisagoodthingtoreward

peoplewhotakethetroubletoreturnitems.Whenaskedaboutwhetherornotoneshould

expectarewardwhenreturninglostproperty,differentpeopleholddifferentviews.

Citizensareworriedtherewardwouldtaintthenobilityandgoodwilloftheactionand

degradethemoralcharacterofthepublic.Firstly,returninglostpropertyisanaction

fromhumanbeings1inherentimpetus,whichsaysthatlostpropertyalwaysbelongstothe

owners.Theforcefulwayofrewardinghumanbeings'intuitiveactionmakesthings

strange,totallydistortstheessenceofreturninglostpropertyandputsthisvirtueina

lowerplace.Secondly,theregulationwouldgiverisetodisputesandevensocial

problems.Lastly,goingloauctionisnottheonlywaytodealwithlostproperty.Experts

holdtheviewthatarewardshouldberegardedasatokenofappreciationthatencourages

morepeopletoexercisegoodbehaviorandalsotheimplementationshouldbepaidmore

attentionto.AsfarasIanconcerned,thenewregulationtorewardforreturninglost

propertyisfarfromperfectandpractical.Asforthepeoplereturningthelostproperty

andthelostpropertyitself,thegovernmentshallontheonehandsetthosewhohanditin

asrolemodelsforthepublic,andontheotherhand,itoughttothinkuphowtodealwith

thelostpropertyinamoresignificantmanner.

知識點解析：暫無解析

專業(yè)英語八級（作文）模擬試卷第2套

一、寫作（本題共4題，每題7.0分，共4分。）

1、Manystudentschoosetopursueapostgraduatedegreeaftergraduation,believing

thatthedegreewillresultinabetterjob.Butothersbelievethatgettingajobismore

urgentforundergraduates.Whatisyouropinion?Thefollowingareopinionsfrom

differentsides.Readtheexcerptscarefullyandwriteyourresponseinabout300words,

inwhichyoushould:I.summarizebriellytheopinionsfromdifferentsides;2.giveyour

comment.Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organization

andlanguagequality.Fai'uretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossof

marks.EmployerStephenScheeler,DirectorofStrategyandInnovationforInchcape

Australia:Doingapostgraduatedegreewasn'tjustameanstogettingahigh-paying

job一itwasaboutlearningandself-improvement.Itwasveryintellectuallystimulating

andopenedmymindtodisciplineswhichIhadn'tfbnnallypursuedbefore一like

organizationalbehavior,marketingandstatisticalanalysis.Ijustfoundthatinteresting

fromapurelylearningperspective.Ibelievethatpostgraduatequalificationsdefinitely

boostaperson'semploymentandearningspotential.Increasingly,postgradqualifications

arcbecomingmandatoryformostC-lcvcl(corporatetitle)andDirector-levelpositionsin

majorcompanies.Ifyoudon'thavethequalification,it'shardertogetthejob,and

thereforehardertoearnthathighersalary.Iammindfulofcandidates,postgrad

credentialswhenrecruitingformyowncompany.nWeplacealotofemphasison

postgradqualifications,especiallyformoreseniorleadershiproles.However,wearealso

interestedinthequalityofthedegree,notjustthatsomebodyhasapieceofpaper."

EmployeesBillBirtles,anewspresenteratTripleJ:Ihaveamediaandcommunications

degreefromUNSWand1studiedaGraduateDiplomainJournalismatUTS.Ichoseto

dopostgraduatestudiesprimarilybecauseIknewUTShasstronglinkstotheindustry,in

particulartheABC.DuringmypostgradstudiesIputmyheaddownandworkedreally

hard,andmadeitverycleartothepeopleatUTSwhohadabitofswaythatIwasvery

keentobeinbroadcastingandgettotheABC.Parcells:Continuingeducationisclearly

important,butthevalueofamaster'sdegreedependsonwhatyoudowithit.Amaster's

degreeindigitalmarketingexaminesanalytics,socialmedia,andsearchmarketing.

Whileyoucanclearlylearnaboutthesesubjectsoutoftheclassroom,practical

knowledgeandstudyingtheseprincipalsarcthefoundationforsuccess.Butthefocus

mustalsobeonwhatyoudoduringyourprogram,suchastakingonvaluableinternships,

connectingwithexecutives,andsharpeningyourskills.JobadviserJulieLabrie,vice-

presidentofBlueSkyPersonnelSolutionsinToronto:Formanyemployers,havinga

postsecondaryeducationputsyouinaseparatecategoryfiomthosewhodon'thavea

degreeordiploma.Itshowsemployersthatyou'vebeentrainedtothinkcritically.

Beyondthis,highergradesormoreeducationsimplybecomeabonustoanemployer's

mainconsideration-workexperience.Experiencetrumpseducationbecauseemployers

don'twanttopayfbrtimetotrainnewhiresonthejob.especiallyiftheycanhire

someonewhocanhitthegroundrunning.Sohavingacollegeoruniversityeducation

plusworkexperienceforexample,willputyouaheadofcompetingstudentswhohave

excellentgradeswithlessworkexperience-evenforentry-levelpositions.When

employersvetresumes,theylookatworkexperiencefirst,andeducationsecond.Asa

student,youridealoptionistostudytogetthebestgradesyoucanwhileworking,soyou

cangetsomeexperienceunderyourhelttoo.WriteyourresponseonANSWERSHEET

FOUR.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：ToGetaJoborPursueaPostgraduateDegree?Becauseofuncertainties

collegestudentshaveregardingtheircareersandtheeconomy,studentsoftenfacethe

dilemmawhethertolookfbrajobafterfinishingcollegeorbeenrolledinamaster's

degreeprogram.People'sopinionsvaryfromeachothergreatly.Therearcquitea

numberofpeopleadvocaiingstudentstopursueapostgraduatedegree.Firstly,theyargue

thatstudentswillstandabetterchancetobeemployedaswellasgetahigherpayifthey

haveapostgraduatedegreebecausemanyemployersmakeitmandatoryforapplicantsto

holdamaster'sdegreewhenapplyingfbramajorposition.Besides,postgraduatestudy

consolidatesone'sknowledgeinaspecificfieldandbroadensone'sviewacademically.

Whileontheotherhand,somepeopleholditofmoreimportanceforcollegegraduatesto

findajobatfirst.Theythinkthatearningworkexperiencetrumpsapostgraduatedegree

intermsofjobhunting.Balancingthetwosidesofviews,Tminclinedtoagreewiththe

latterone.Tobeginwith,whileitistemptingtogostraightintoagraduateprogram,

havingamaster'sdegreewithnorealworkexperiencecansometimesdomorehannthan

good.Thepostgraduatequalificationinitselfdoesn'treallyprovidetheboostin

employabilitythatpeoplethink—soit'simportanttoconsiderwhatsubjectyouwishto

study.Firstdegreegraduatesshouldthinkcarefullyaboutwhattheywanttodowiththeir

qualificationstomakesuretheydon'twastetheyearbydoingaqualificationthatwon't

improvetheiremployability.What'smore,ifyoudon'lhaveanyworkexperience,you

won'tbequalifiedtoadvance.Theresultisthosewhogostraightfromundergraduateto

graduateschooloftenfindthemselvesstuckinaroughspotofbeingoverqualifiedfor

entry-levelpositionsbutunderqualifiedformid-levelpositions.Lastly,iftheycan

combinetheirgraduatedegreewithafewyearsofrelevantworkexperience,theymay

findtheemploymentenvironmentmuchfriendlierwhengraduationcomes,notto

mentionthatgettingafewyearsofrealliteexperiencecanhelpyouhomeinonwhatyou

reallywanttopursue.Toconclude,Imaintainthattogetajobisofmoreimportancethan

pursuingapostgraduatedegreeforthemajorityofcollegegraduates,becausework

experiencegivesstudentsasolidextraedgeintermsofjobhuntingbothintheshortand

longrun.

知識點解析：本題討論的是大學(xué)生畢業(yè)后應(yīng)該找工作還是應(yīng)該繼續(xù)讀研的問題。命

題屬于校園學(xué)習(xí)類。本題要求簡要概括所給材料中的各方觀點，并發(fā)表自己的看

法。在具體的寫作過程中，考生可以開篇點明社會現(xiàn)象，并提出論點：人們對于大

學(xué)生畢業(yè)后應(yīng)該找工作還是應(yīng)該繼續(xù)讀研的看法不一；第二段簡要闡述各方觀點；

第三段重點闡述自己對這一問題的看法，并說明理由；最后一段總結(jié)全文，重申觀

點。

2、ArecentBBCdocumentaryinwhichfiveChineseteacherswereinvitedtoteacha

groupofBritishteenagersusingChineseteachingmethodshascausedastirinChinaand

intheUK.WhatcanChineseandBritisheducatorslearnfromeachother?Readthe

excerptscarefullyandwriteyourresponseinabout300words,inwhichyoushould:1.

summarizebrieflythedifferentopinions;2.giveyourcomment.Markswillbeawarded

forcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organizationandlanguagequality.Failureto

followtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.Eaststar(China)Neitherthe

BritishnortheChineseeducationsystemisperfect.Theycanlearnfromeachotherto

producedisciplined,respectful,well-educatedandyetself-motivated,sociallycompetent,

creativeandsociallyresponsiblestudents.Inmycourseofprimaryandsecondary

schooling,Ihadtheprivilegeofexperiencingbothsystems.Inmyopinion,theChinese

systemisexcellentinlearningtheacademicfundamentals,butnotsomuchbeyondthat.

Ted(theUK)StudentsinChinaareraisedtostudyforlonghours,withgreatexpectations

anddemands.Yettheyhavelittlesociallifeandthereisnoencouragementforan

enjoymentoflifelonglearning.IntheWest,studentsaretaughttoenjoylearning,

questioningandusinginitiativewithactivelearningandproblem-solving.Theyhavea

broadandbalancededucationtoincludesociallearning,butIhedownsideisdifficulties

withbehavior,mostevidentintheteenageyears.Thebestofbothsystemsisperhaps

whatisneeded.Leonard(Singapore)TheChineseeducationrequiresrotelearning.It

seemsboringbutittrainsthemindtofocusonwhatisimportantanddevelop

concentrationandgoodstudyhabits.Thesehabitsbenefitthemevenatalaterage.More

couldbedonetoencouragechildrentoexpressopinionsaboutthethingstheyencounter.

Michael(theUS)MyoverallopinionisthattheWestcanlearnalotfromChinain

education.MypersonalbeliefisthatthebiggestbenefitsofChinesesecondaryeducation

are:1.Longerhoursatschool.2.Competitiveness.ThisismoreimportantinChina

becausetherearcsomanyjobseekerslookingforemploymentinahighlycompetitive

jobmarket.3.Higherexpectationsanddemandsuponstudents.4.Morelecture-based

lessons.Thisisgreatpreparationforcollege.Effectivenote-takingisessentialfor

college.5.Teambuilding.Thistoocreatesanintellectualenvironmentwheresynergyis

createdinadditiontodevelopingpersonalattributessuchastolerance,cooperationand

harmony.Tai(China)IfIhadachild,IthinkI'dconsiderChineseeducationfbrpartof

hislearning.Ithinkthatperhapsthemiddleschoolyearsareagoodtimeforhimto

developstrongfundamentalskillsinmath,reading,memoryretention,etc.,thatthe

Chinesesystemteacheswell.Butinthemoreformativeprimaryandhighschoolyears,

rdoptfbraninternationalschoolinChinaofferingtheinternationalbusinessor

somethingsimilar.Childrenneedthefreedomtoexplore,express,inquireand

understand.ThesearethingsthattheChinesesystemsimplydoesnotoffertoanywhere

nearthesamedegree.Inmyview,thechiefweaknessinChina'ssystemisthelackof

roomforcreativityandindividualityamongstudents.Studentsdonotbecomegood

learners;theymerelybecomegoodtesttakers.Seneca(China)Theoneachievementof

theChineseteachersinBritainisthattheygottheBritishkidstopaymoreattentionto

theteacher.Disciplinewasreintroducedthere.Mindyou,thatisnothingnew.Discipline

wascommonjust30yearsago.Ifsgoneoutofclassroomwindowsoverthepast30

yearsbecauseWesternparents,beneficiariesoftheHippierevolutionagainstthe

Establishment,haveinculcatedamuchmorerelaxedattitudetotheirchildren.

Unfortunately,todayWesternkidsarehighlyproblematicatschool.Theborderline

betweenadulthoodandyouthisinflux,withstupidparentsgivingtheirchildrenmore

andmoreslacksothatteachersnowarefacedwithundisciplined,rudeandsometimes

confrontationalstudents.WriteyourresponseonANSWERSHEETFOUR.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案:ChineseEducationorBritishEducation?TheBBCprogra