大學(xué)英語(yǔ)綜合教程3課后作文

Unit5TheSignificanceofLifelongEducationDecadesago,duetothelowstandardoflivinginChina,onlyasmallpercentageofthenation'spopulationcouldreceivecollegeeducation.Oncegiventheopportunity,onewouldsurelysecureawell-paidandmuch-respectedjob,whichheorshewouldprobablydoforalifetime.Therefore,tosecureacollegedegreeusedtobetheultimategoalofaperson'seducation.Today,however,wearelivinginwhatiscalleda"knowledgesociety",wherecreativeideasandinnovationsaregeneratedatafantasticspeed.Onemustconstantlyrenewone'sknowledgeandupgradeone'sskillssoastomeettheneedsofthechangingworld.Moreover,atthestageofgeneraleducation,itispointlessforapersontoattempttoknoweverything.Whenoneisrequiredtosettledowntobeaspecialistinaspecificfield,onehastomakeanin-depthstudyofthesubjectoneissupposedtoknow.Inthissense,generaleducationcanprovidestudentswithonlyapassporttolifelongeducation.AsRobertMaynardHutchinsoncesaid,theobjectofeducationistopreparetheyoungtoeducatethemselvesthroughouttheirlives.Inmyopinion,lifeinmodernsocietyisnotonlyaprocessof"learningtolive"butalsoaprocessof"livingtolearn".Theslogan"LiveandLearn"canbestreflecttheconceptoflifelongeducation.ShouldFamilySchoolingExist?MengMuTang,aprivateschoolinShanghai,ismodeledaftertheeducationalsystemofancientChinesehomeschools,whichfavoredrotememorizationandrecitationofclassicworks.ButthelocaleducationauthoritiesinShanghaihavedeclareditillegalaccordingtoareportin21stCentury.Shouldfamilyschoolingexist?Whatroleshoulditplay?Inmyopinion,familyschoolingshouldbepermittedtoplayapositiveroleinthecurrenteducationalsysteminChina.Everyfamilyshouldbefreetochoosetheformofeducationthatbestsuitstheirchildren'sinterestsandnaturalgifts.AlthoughtheexistingeducationsysteminChinahasremarkablyimproved,itdoesnotfiteachchildperfectly.Sincefamilyschoolingprovidesameanstodevelopaperson'stalentsanduniqueinterest,MengMuTang,asaprivateschoolgearedtoaspecificgroupofchildren,shouldnotbebannedinhaste.Inviewofthecurrentdynamic,quality-mindededucationalreformsinChina,weshouldpermitfamilyschoolingtoenrichanddiversifyoureducationalsystem.Ontheotherhand,homeschoolingshouldadaptitselftothemodernworld.Topreparechildrenforthefuture,itshouldequipthemwithknowledgeandinnovativepowersothattheycancopewiththedevelopmentofthemodernworld.Whiletappingchildren'sinnatetalentsonanindividualbasis,familyschoolingshouldneverneglecttheirall-rounddevelopment.MengMuTangmaynotbeaperfectprivateschool,butweshouldletitliveandhaveatrysothatfamilyschoolingmayeventuallybecomeanindispensablecomponentofourformaleducation.Unit6MyViewsonCulturalDifferencesInmyopinion,culturaldifferenceshavemoreadvantagesthandisadvantages.Firstofall,itisculturaldifferencesthatmakeourworldsocolorful.Ifyougotoaforeigncountry,youwillbeimpressednotonlybyitsphysicalenvironmentbutalsobyitsculturalenvironment—itsfoods,clothes,customs,socialpractices,etc.Differencesbetweencultureshavealwaysbeenasourceofjoyandinspiration.Secondly,differencesincultureenrichhumancivilization.Differentculturescompetewithaswellaslearnfromeachother.RomanculturewasmodeledonGreekculture,whichhadonceborrowedalotfromEgyptianculture.Americancultureisalsoablendofmanydifferentcultures.Thirdly,differencesinculturegiveeachcultureitsuniqueidentity.Acultureisusuallyseeninrelationtoothercultures.Chineseculturedistinguishesitselffromothersbyitspeculiarconceptsandthingsthatcanhardlybefoundelsewhere.Ofcourse,culturaldifferencesmaycauseconflictsandmisunderstandings.Butinterdependence,commoninterestsandmutualgoalsofdifferentnationsalwaysoutweighdifferencesinculture.Nationswithdifferentculturesshouldlearnfromeachotherandlivepeacefullytogether.Tothisend,weshouldbemoretoleranttoothercultureswhilepreserving,protectinganddevelopingourown.MyViewsontheInfluenceofWesternCultureOnweekends,IgatherwithmyfriendsatMacDonald'sorKFC.Weeatfriedchicken,drinkCoco-colaandtalkaboutthelatestreleaseofHollywoodmovies.Wereadforeignnovels,listentoWesternmusicandwatchNBA.WeadmireBillGates,GeorgeMichaelandPrincessDiana.WedressourselvesintheWesternstyleandcelebrateChristmasandValentine'sDay.Ourwayoflifehasthuschanged.Indeed,theinfluenceofWesterncultureisstronglyfeltinoureverydaylife.Thisinfluenceinturnpreparesuswelltoblendintothemodernworldandparticipateintheworldmarketcompetition.Butweshouldnotignoreitssideeffects.OurnationalculturemaygraduallyloseitsgroundifourattentionisfocusedonlyuponWesternculture.Infollowingthetrendofglobalizationweshouldmaintainourownculturalidentity,cherishourculturaltraditionanddevelopourownculture.WhatMahatmaGandhioncesaidcanbestsumupmyviewsontheinfluenceofWesternculture:"Idonotwantmyhousetobewalledinonallsidesandmywindowstobestuffed.Iwanttheculturesofallthelandstobeblownaboutmyhouseasfreelyaspossible.ButIrefusetobeblownoffmyfeetbyany."Unit7MyfavoriteSportsTeam:theChineseWomen'sVolleyballTeamInquiteafewsports,Chinesewomenathletesoutshinemenathletes.Asagirl,Ialwaysfeelproudofourwomentabletennisplayers,badmintonplayers,womendiversandgymnasts.ButmygreatestenthusiasmalwaysgoestotheChineseWomen'sVolleyballTeam,who,thoughithasundergonesomeupsanddowns,alwayspresentsapositive,inspiringimagetothepublic.I'venevermissedanymajorTVshowsinvolvingtheChinesewomen'steam.Ican'thelpgettingexcitedwatchingthegirlsshineincourt,withtheiramazingspikesandblocks,andtheirnever-ceasingcourageandfaithinwinningthematch.Therearetimeswhentheylosethegame,sometimeswithembarrassingresultlike0:3;thereareyearswhentheysufferalotofinjuriesandnewplayersdonotmatchuptotheveterans,yet,onemustadmitthattheChinesegirlshavebeenpractisingveryhardalltheway.RecentyearshaswitnessedadifficultperiodfortheteamwhenRussian,American,Cuban,andBrazilianteamsarerisinginrankingandwinningchampionships,butIstillhavefaithinourteamandgivethemmysupport.IwishthemgoodluckinthecomingOlympics.BenefitsfromHostingtheOlympicGamesJulyof2001witnessedawaveofnationalexcitementinourland: eijinghadwonthebidtohostthe2008SummerOlympicGames.Itsymbolizedthestrengthofourcountryandrousedournationalpride.SincethenalotofchangeshavetakenplaceinBeijing.CitizensofBeijingarenowenjoyingbettertransportationfacilities,andthephysicalenvironmenthasimprovedsignificantly.Withtheconstructionofathleticvenues,municipalinfrastructureandotherrelevantfacilities,newjobopportunitieshavebeencreated.AboominOlympic-relatedbusinessesandindustrieshastakenplacenotonlyinBeijingbutalsoelsewhere.HostingtheOlympicGamesisalsoamegaculturalevent.Itisagoodopportunitytoincreasetheinternationalprofileofthehostcity.NowmoreandmorepeoplearedrawntoBeijing,andtherehasappearedanewboomintourism.Preparationsforthe2008OlympicGameshavegivenrisetonumerousculturalandeducationalprogramsfocusingonthecitizens'commitmentanddedicationtothisinternationalevent.Suchprogramshavenotonlygeneratedawidespreadinterestinsportsbuthavealsopromotedthecitizens'social,culturalandethicalvisions.Wemusttryourbesttocapitalizeonthisopportunityasfullyaswecan.Unit8WritingHowtoSurviveinaCompetitiveSocietyCompetitioninpresent-daysocietyisfierceandcruel.Itexistsindifferentlinesofwork.Forexample,differentmusicianscompeteforeachseatintheirorchestra,anddifferentorchestrascompetefortheprivilegeofmakingrecordingswithprestigiousstudios.Footballerscompeteforpositionswithinthesameteam,andtheyworktogethertocompeteagainstotherteamsforchampionships.Inshort,whateverwedo,wemayfeelthepressureofcompetition.However,insteadofdeploringcompetition,weshouldseetheinterrelationshipbetweencompetitionandcooperation.Cooperationandcompetitionexistsidebysideandtheyarebothunavoidableinhumansociety.Forexample,whilecompetingwithotherfactories,producersanddistributorsofthesamefactorymustcooperateandmakecoordinatedeffortstosatisfytheneedsofcustomers.Businessrivalshavetocooperatewithoneanotherwhentheircommonmarketisthreatened.Therefore,competitionalonewillnotbringussuccessinwhatwearedoing.Inthefaceofcompetition,weshouldkeepacquiringnewskillsandupdatingourknowledgesoastoenhanceourcompetitiveability.Atthesametime,weshouldlearnthetechniquesofcooperatingwithothersinthemosteffectivemanner.ShouldWeOfferSeatstoElderlyPeopleontheBusDuringRushHours?Iamamazedtoreadwhatabloggersaysaboutofferingbusseatstotheelderly.Heclaimsthat"it'stheyoungwhoneeditmore"becausetheygotoworkearlyinthemorningandfeelexhaustedafteraday'swork.Thebloggeralsoarguesthatitisunfairtoofferseatstotheelderlysincetheyalreadyenjoyfreerides,andsuggeststhatduringrushhourssenior