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自考综合英语二作文
自考综合英语二作文
L1TwelvethingsIwishtheyteachatschool
Q:
Whydoestheauthortellusnottobeafraidtoaskstupidquestions?
A:
Theauthorthinksthatmanyapparentlynaiveinquirieslikewhygrassisgreen,orwhythesunisround,orwhy
weneed55.000nuclearweaponsintheworldarereallydeepquestions.Hesayswhenyoutrytogettheanswers,you
youdon'tknow,andwillgaindeepunderstandingofthethings.It’salsoimportanttoknow,aswellasyoucan,whatitisthat
askingquestionsistheway.Healsotellsusthattoask“stupid”questionsrequirescourageonthepartoftheaskerand
n’tconfineyourlearningtoschoolwork.Discussideasindepthknowledgeandpatienceonthepartoftheanswerer.Anddo
withfriends.It’smuchbravertoaskquestionsevenwhenthere'saprospectofridiculethantosuppressyourquestionsand
becomedeadenedtotheworldaroundyou.
ListtwoofthethingsCarlSaganmentionsinhisarticle“TwelvethingsIwishtheyteachat
school”andexplainwhyyouthinkthemimportant.
OfthethingsCarlSaganwishedhehadlearnedinhighschool,Ithinkthat“Don?
tbeafraidtoask„stupid?
questions”and“Everyonemakesmistakes”aremoreimportantthanothers.
Ifweareeagertolearn,wearesuretofindalotofthingswedon’tunderstand.Askingquestionisawayoflearning.Questions
regardedas“stupid”maybeintelligentandprofoundones.Theymayleadtoimportantdiscoveries,andwhiletryingtogetanswerswemaygaininsightsintomattersofimportance.
Itisalsoimportanttoknowthatourunderstandingislimitedandthatwecan’tavoidmakingmistakes.Whatisimportantisto
learnfromourmistakes.Inotherswords,wemustthinkhardandtrytofindoutwhywemakemistakessothatwewillnotmakethesameorsimilarmistakesagain.Thisthinkingprocessisanimportantaspectoflearning.
L2ICONQ:
whatarethefactorsshiftfromhero-worshiptothecelebrity-worship?
A:
Thenewformsofmedia-photography,movingpictures,radioandtelevisionarethemainfactors.
Thereproductionofphotosinnewspapersturnedfamouspeopleintocelebritieswhosedress,appearance,andpersonalhabitswerewidelycommentedupon.Slowly,thefocusofpublicattentionbegantoshiftawayfromknowingwhatsuch
peopledidtoknowingwhattheylookedlike.
Theshiftwasacceleratedbythearrivalofmovingpictures.Between1901and1914,74percentofthemagazinearticlesabout
famouspeoplewereaboutpoliticalleaders,inventors,professionals,andbusinessmen.After1922,however,mostarticleswere
aboutmoviestars.
Withthearrivaloftelevision,thefacesofthestarsbecameasfamiliarasthosewesawacrossthebreakfasttable.Wecameto
knowmoreaboutthelivesofthecelebritiesthanwedidaboutmostofthepeopleweknowpersonally.Lessthan
seventyyearsaftertheappearanceofthefirstmovingpictures,theshiftfromhero-worshiptocelebrity-worship
wascomplete.
Whatarethedifferencesbetweenheroesorheroinesandcelebrities?
Therearethreedistinctionsbetweenheroesorheroinesandcelebrities.Thedistinctionsareclassifiedonthebasesofquality,originandsocialeffect.
First,heroesorheroinesaremenandwomendistinguishedbyuncommoncourage,achievements,andself-sacrificeforthe
benefitofothers.Theyarefamousfortheirenduringachievements.Celebritiesarepeoplewell-knownfortheirwell-knownness,whobecomefamousbecauseofmuchpublicityandnotofanyenduringachievements.Second,tobecomeaheroorheroine,oneneedsaccomplishment;tobecomecelebrity,oneneedsluck.Heroesorheroinesare
distinguishedbytheiraccomplishment;celebritiesbytheirimageortrademark.Heroesorheroinescreatethemselves;
celebritiesarecreatedbythemedia.Heroesorheroinesarebigmenandwomen;celebritiesarebignames.
Third,heroesorheroinesinspirerespect.Theyarepeopleagainstwhomwemeasureothers.Celebritiesinspireenvy.Except
fortheattentioncelebritiesgetfromthemedia,theyareexactlylikecommonpeople.
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L3Go-GoAmericanQ:
what?
stheAmerican?
sattitudetowardstime?
A:
IntheUnitedStates,manypeoplekeenlyfeeltheshortnessofeachlife-time.Theyareawarethatonceadayin
theirlifeisgone,itwillnevercomeback.AndAmericansbelievenoonestandsstill.Ifyouarenotmovingahead,youare
fallingbehind.Sotheyvaluetimeandwanteveryminutetocount.
Thisattitudetowardstimeisshowninthefastpaceoflifeinthecountry.Whatevertheydotheyalwaysseemtobeina
rush.Youfindpeoplehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoing.Theyhurrytoeatingplacesforamealandfinishitasquickly
aspossible.
AlsoAmericansdowhattheycantosavetime.Theyproducealotoflabor-savingdevicessuchasclothes-anddish-washers;theyrapidlycommunicatethroughphonecalls,telexande-mailandcutdownonpersonalcontacts.
SummarizesomestrikingcharacteristicsofAmericanlife.Givesomeexamplestoillustratethecharacteristics
“Timeismoney,”sayAmericans,sinceyouareallowedonlythismuchoftimeinyourlife,you’dbettermakethe
bestuseofit.”IntheUnited-Stated,highlyefficientandwell-organizedpeopleareadmired.Thesepeoplewilllistallthethingsthattheyaregoingtodo,drawupplansandcarrythemoutonebyone.Inthiscountry,anidealpersonturnsupat
meetingontime,fulfilsanappointmentpunctually按时anddoesnotwasteotherpeople’stime.
Fast-foodchains,suchasMcDonald’s,KentuckeyFriedChicken(KFC)andPizzaHut(PH),canbefoundeverywherein
America,andareverypopularamongAmericanpeople,sincemanypeopletrytospendlesstimeincookingandeating.Americanslikeelectroniccommunication,too.Theydotheirbusinessbyusingthetelephone,theE-mailandtheinternet,theyhold“teleconferences”tosettleproblem,andtheyobtainvariouskindsofinformationontheinternet.Inshort,they
wanteveryminutetocount
L4TakeoverBoson
Q:
CanyouimagewhatdidBarrettthinkofwhenheheardSnyder?
swhisper“takeoverboson”?
A:
Becauseofthirst,Barnetwasalmostoutofmind.Heroseseveraltimesandwasaconstantthreat.Butwhenhe
heardSnydersaid“Takeoverboson”,hehadastrangefeelingsuddenly.Hecametorealizehewouldandmust
takeoverthetaskandberesponsiblefortherest.Aslongashestoppedothersfromthelittlewater,theywouldalwayshavehopesandwouldn'tdiesoon.SohepickedSnyder’sgunupanddecidedtoholdofftheotherfromthe
wateruntilnightwhenashipsavedthem.
Haveyoueverfoundyourselfsuddenlyinapositionofleadership?
Describeyourexperience.
L5AreyougivingyourkidtoomuchQ:
Whyparentsoverindulgetheirchildren?
Thereareseveralreasonstoexplainwhyparentsoverindulgetheirchildren.Onefairlycommonreasonisthat
parentsoverindulgetheirchildrenoutofasenseofguilt.Parentswhobothholddownfull-timejobsmayfeelguiltyabouttheamountoftimetheyspendawayfromtheirchildrenandmayattempttocompensateby
showeringthemwithmaterialpossessions.Otherparentsoverindulgebecausetheywanttheirchildrentohave
everythingtheyhadwhilegrowingup,alongwiththosethingstheparentsyearnedforbutdidn'tget.Stillothers
areafraidtosaynototheirchildren'sendlessrequestsfortoysforfearthattheirchildrenwillfeelunlovedorwillberidiculediftheydon'thavethesameplaythingstheirfriendshave.
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L6Cultureshock
Q:
Whatarefourstagesthatpeoplegothroughwhentheyexperiencesituationsthatarevery
differentfromthosetowhichtheyareaccustomed?
A:
Stageoneisahoneymoonphase,duringwhichthenewexperienceisperceivedtobeinteresting,picturesque,
entertaining,andcharming.Youmaynoticeseveralsuperficialdifferencessuchasmusic,food,andclothing,andthefreshappealofthenewexperiencekeepsyoufeelinginterestedandpositive.Whenyoustayinanewenvironmentforawhile,youmovetostagetwo-thecrisisstage-inwhichtheshinewearsoffandday-to-dayrealitiessinkin.Inrelationship,younoticeannoyinghabits;inanewcountry,youfindbarrierstoestablishingconnectionsortolearningthelanguagebeyondafewpolitephrases.Ifyoustickwiththeexperienceandtrytodealwithitrealistically,youwillprobablymovetothethird
phase:
recovery.Inrecovery,youlearnthesystems,procedures,languageornonverbalbehaviorsofthenewenvironmentsothatyoucancopewithitonthebasisofsomemastery,competence,andcomfort.Finally,whenyoufeelthatyoufunctionwellandalmostautomaticallyinthenewculture,youwillmovetothefourthphase:
adjustment.
Haveyoueverexperiencedcultureshock?
Didyoufinallyadjusttothenewenvironment?
Studyingabroadgreatlyappealstoyoungpeople.Itisreallyabrand-newexperiencewhichprovidesuswiththeopportunitiestodiscovernewthings.Butwehavetobementallypreparedfortheproblemswithwhichwemaybeconfronted.Owingtothedifferencesinsocialsystem,belief,valuesandwayoflife,wemaysuffercultureshockanditishardforustobeadaptedtothenewenvironment.
Usually,weneedtogothroughfourstagestogetaccustomedtoanewplace.Thefourstagesarehoneymoon,crisis,recoveryandadjustment.Onarrivinginaforeigncountry,wemayfeelexcited,andeverythingappearswonderful.Butwhenweenterthesecondstage,wefeelthatthingsarenotsogoodaswehaveexpected.Webegintomissourhomesandtendtogiveitup.However,aslongaswestickwithit,wecanovercomethiscultureshock,beadaptedtoandfinallygetbenefitfromthisnewculture.
Howdopeopleadjustthemselvestoanewenvironment?
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