00603英語寫作200801【答案在試卷后】

2008年1月高等教育自學(xué)考試全國(guó)統(tǒng)一命題考試英語寫作試卷課程代碼0603Ⅰ.Supplythemissingparagraph(20points)Thefollowingpassageisincompletewithonebodyparagraphmissing.Studythefollowingpassagecarefullyandwriteabodyparagraphofabout100words.Makesurethatthetoneandvocabularyyouuseareinunitywiththepassageprovided.Inrecent10years,withtheadventofITera,theroleofalibraryhaschangedalot.Itisnolongerrestrictedtothetraditionalfunctionoflendingbooks,butbecomesasynthesisofeducationalfunctions.Somepeoplethinkthatalibraryshouldkeepinpacewithmoderntechnologywhileothersinsistthatalibraryshouldmaintainitsoriginalfunctionandresisthi-techmaterials.Admittedly,booksarethemainresourcesofalibrary,andhelpingpeopletoreadisthemainfunctionofalibrary.Butthe21stcenturyhaschangedthetraditionaldefinitionof“book”.Itisnotonlyrelatedtotheprintedmaterials,butalsoexpandstoawiderrange,coveringvisualandaudiopublications,e-books,essaydatabases,andwebsiteresources.Insuchanoccasion,alibraryhastoreformitsoldfunctionsandintroducenewfunctions.Oncealibrarybecomesmodern,itwouldhavetheabilitytodisplayalleducationalresourcestothepublic.Otherwise,itmightfadeoutfromourhorizonandevenbecomeamuseum.Moreover,itisthepublic’sdemandthatdominatesthereformationofalibrary.Nowadays,peopleaskmore.Theyarenolongersatisfiedwithasimplefunctioninalibrary,andfurthermore,theywouldliketoenjoyacupofcoffeeaswell.Therefore,alibraryhastoaddcafé,internetbarandvideoroomtoitsoriginaldesign.Overall,themoneyspentontherelativelyexpensivehi-techmediawouldarmalibraryandmakeitmoreeducational,aswellasattractive.Whatitinvestswoulddefinitelyresultinahugereturn.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Allthingsconsidered,Ihavereasonstobelievethatdevelopinghi-techmediainalibraryisarightchoice.Alibraryshouldallocateacertainpartofmoneyonupdatinghi-techmaterials,aswellasbooks.Ⅱ.Writeanoutline(20points)Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcomposea“topicoutline”forit.Lastyearalone,morethanonemillionchildrenintheUnitedStateschosehome-schoolingovertraditionaleducation.ThisstunningfigurewasreleasedaccordingtotheNationalTheinterestingthingwas:Whatpromptedsuchachange?Therehavebeenmanyrecentsurveystosuggestthatparentsaregettingimpatientandfedupwithourpublicschoolingsystem.Itisseenasbeingsuperficialwithnoreal-lifeskillsbeingappliedandtaught.Parentsarealsoconcernedaboutthenegativepublicityoftenportrayedinnews.Examplesareschoolstudentstakingdrugsinschools,abusingfellowstudentsphysicallyandevenstudentsbringinggunsandknivestoschools.Parentsareconcernedaboutthenegativepeerinfluencesthatthesestudentshaveontheirchildren.Home-schoolingoffersanopportunitytoendallthatandallowsparentstobringuptheirchildreninanaturalandlovingenvironment.Itisespeciallyimportantintheearlyyearsofachild’sdevelopment(betweenthreetotwelveyearsold)asthisistheperiodwheretheyarepronetonegativeinfluencesandpeerpressureandcannotdifferentiatewhatisrightandwhatiswrong.Home-schoolinghelpstoprotectthemfromsuchnegativeinfluences.Anotherbenefitofhome-schoolingisthatitisaninevitablebondbetweenthechildandtheparents.Theparentsandthechildspendmoretimetogetherformingauniquebond.Thebondgetsstrongerastimepassesandlateryouwillfindthatyoucanconnectwithyourchildbetterthanyouneverthoughtbefore.Parentscanalsohavebettercontroloverthekindofmoralandreligiousbeliefsthatachildshouldhave.Parentscanimparttheirmoralvaluesandbeliefstotheirchildreneasilysincetheyspendmoretimetogether.Sowhatisstoppingparentsfromadoptinghome-schooling?Foronething,home-schoolingrequiresalotoftimeandmoney.Formostfamilies,bothparentsneedtobeworkingfull-timetosupportthefamily.Manyhome-schoolingfamiliesaredependentononeparentfortheincome.Theotherparenthastodevotefull-timetohome-schoolingthechild.Thereforeinsomecases,itisnotpossibletoadopthome-schoolingunlessyouarefinanciallystable.Theotherinterestingphenomenonisthatmoreandmorehome-schoolingsupportgroupsareappearingintheneighborhood.Theyhelptoguideandsupporteachother.Somehome-schoolingsupportgroupshaveevengoneonline.Ifyoudodecidetogohome-schooling,findahome-schoolingsupportgroupinyourarea.Ⅲ.Composeanessay(60points)Insomesocietysportsandentertainmentstarshavehighervaluethanprofessional