大中专学生英语辩论赛题目大全 英语辩题.doc

大中专学生英语辩论赛题目大全 英语辩题 大中专学生英语辩论赛题目大全 英语辩论赛题目 一、初赛 1.StayinginChinaorgoingaboardforeducationbeesmoreandmorepopularforseveralyears.Doyouthinkwhichisbetter? 2.Shouldmiddleschoolstudentsbeallowedtobringthecellphoneornot? 3.Isitgoodornottoobservetheexperience 4.Cityorvillage,whichoneisthebestplacetolivein 5.Canmoneybuyhappiness? 6.Shouldwedietinordertokeepfit? 7.Ispuppylovegoodorbadforstudying? 8.Doescriticismdomoreharmthangoodtopeople? 9.IsitgoodornotforYunnantocanceltheseniorhighschoolentranceexamination 二、复赛 1.IsitgoodornotforYunnantocanceltheseniorhighschoolentranceexamination 2.IsitgoodornotforKunmingtobuildtheunderground 3.“Piracy”meansthepublishing,reproducingofabook,CD,VCD,tape,etc.withoutpermission.Areyouinfavorofpiracyoragainstpiracy? 4.Doyouthinkcosmeticsurgeryhaveapositiveornegativeinfluenceonoursociety? 5.Shoulddifferentculturesmergeintoeachotherormaintaintheiruniquefeatures? 6.Whichismoreimportantforhuntingajob,thepersonalabilityorinterpersonalrelationships? 7.Doesadvertisementplayapositiveornegativeroleinoursociety? 8.IsitgoodtouseInterwordsinsteadofusingtraditionalwords 9.Whenweseetheoldlyingontheground,lendahandornot? 三、决赛 1.IsitarightandsmartwayforAmericanstotakeuptheWallStreetandevenWashingtonD.C 2.ForeignculturehasgreateffectonChineseculture.Doestheadvantageofsucheffectoutweighthedisadvantageordoesthedisadvantageoutweightheadvantage? 3.Whatdoesworkmeantopeople?Worktoliveorlivetowork? Shouldstudentsonlylearnfrombooks? 1.Onlybookscanprovidepeoplewiththeknowledgethatmakesthemeducated. 2.Thecriticismthatwhatstudentslearntodayisnotadaptedtopresent-daysocietyisutterlywrongbecauseeducationcanneverbeseenonlyintermsofhowusefulthesubjectsarewhenstudentsleaveschool.Weoughttoevaluateeducationintermsofhowmuchthestudentsenjoythosesubjectsandhowmuchtheymeantothosestudents. 3.Insteadofbeingtrainedtobeutilitarian,studentsshouldbeencouragedtodothingsfortheirownsake,forgettingsatisfactionoutofthemratherthanforwhatisachievedattheend. 4.Thosewithagoodmandoftheknowledgeprovidedinbookscanadaptthemselvesbettertotheirfuturelifethanthosewithout. 5.Thosewhostressonlypracticalskillsandtechniquesandignorethefunctionofbooksareshort-sighted. 6.Onlybyurgingstudentstoreadmore,writemoreanddomoreexercisescaneducationbeimproved. 7.Beingpractical,manychildrenleaveschoolandstartearningmoneyatanearlyage.Becauseofthis,quitealargenumberofchildrenjointheranksoftheilliterateinthecountry. 8.Withouttheknowledgeprovidedinbooks,thereisnopointintalkingabouttrainingqualifiedpersonnelandfosteringversatiletalents. Counter-arguments 1.Educationisagradualextensionofoneself.Itdoesnotonlytakeplaceinschoolbuildings.Itisalife-longexperience. 2.Studentsshouldbetaughthowtoliveandhowtogetonwithoneanother.Thisismoreimportantthanreadingandwriting. 3.Writing,readingandarithmeticdontreallymatter.Whatmattersisthatstudentsshouldlearntounderstandtheworld. 4.Studentsaresooverburdenedwithclassworkandhomeworkthatmanyofthemdonotenjoygoodhealth. 5.Insteadofofferingstudentsbook-learningonly,weshouldencouragethemtogettoknowsocietysothattheywillbemoreadaptabletoreallife. 6.Manystudentsarespoiltbyourpresent-day educationalsystem.Theymaybetopstudentsatschool,buttheyareatalossastohowtodealwithpracticalmatters. 7.Educationisbutafailureifitonlyproducespeoplewhoareunabletoputtheoryintopractice. 8.Weshouldputrightthetendencyofstressingonlystudentsacademicachievementandignoringtheirmoralandphysicaleducation.Students,intheirformativeyears,shouldhaveachancetobroadentheiroutlookratherthanfeelpelledtoworktowardspassinganexam. Shouldsmokingbeprohibited? Argument 1.Smokingshouldbeprohibited,fortheWorldHealthOrganizationpointsoutthatdiseaseslinkedtosmokingkillatleast2,500,000peopleeachyear. 2.Scientificresearchhadshownthattheriskofdevelopinglungcancerincreaseswiththenumberofcigarettessmokedperdayandthedurationofthesmokinghabit,anditdiminisheswiththecessationofsmoking. 3.Smokingnotonlyleadstolungcancer,butmanyotherdiseasessuchasheartattacks,sorethroat,headache,chronicbronchitis,pulmonaryemphysema,etc. 4.Smokingisnotonlyharmfultothesmokerhimself(herself),butalsoresultsinthedeathsofnon-smokers.Statisticsshowthatpassivesmokingiscausing3,000to5,000lungcancerdeathsayearamongAmericannon-smokers. 5.AnAmericanscientistestimatedthatsmokerswhoaverageapackageadayfor20yearswillloseabouteightyearsoftheirlives. 6.Smokingisanexpensivehabit,forasmokerwhoconsumes10cigarettesadaywillhavetospendatleast40Yuanamonth. 7.Smokinghasabadimpactonthepsycheofthesmokers.Ontheonehand,smokersrealizethebadeffectsofsmokingandarepersuadedfromtimetotimetogiveupsmoking.Ontheotherhand,manyofthemcanhardlyresistthetemptationtosmoke.Hencetheyoftenloseconfidenceinthemselves. 8.Childrenexposedtoparentalcigarettesmokingareputatahigherriskofdevelopinglungdiseaseslaterintheirlives. 9.Smokingnotonlypollutestheairbutalsomakesthestreetsdirty,forsomesmokersflicktheashofftheircigarettesandthrowcigaretteendseverywhere. 10.Smokingspeedsuptheprocessof agingandhelpscausewrinklesonpeoplesfaces. Counter-arguments 1.Smokingshouldnotbeprohibited,forcigarettesgiveavastnumberofpeopleagooddealofpleasurealotofthetime. 2.Nicotinecanproduceatranquillizingeffectduringhighemotionalandshocksituations,and,therefore,helpstocalmpeopledown. 3.Smokingcounteractsthedecreaseinefficiencythattypicallyoursinboring,monotonoussituations. 4.Smokerscanimprovetheirperformanceinplexsituationswhilesmoking. 5.Smokershelpincreasetherevenueofourcountry. 6.Smokingkillsnomorepeoplethanepidemicsortrafficaidents. 7.Mostnon-smokersspendalotofmoneyonsnacks,ahabitcostingasmuchassmokingifnotmore. 8.Ifsmokingiseliminated,alotofpeopleinthetobaoindustrywillbeoutofjobs,andthatwillcreatemanysocialproblems. 9.Factshaveshownthatifachain-smokersuddenlyquitssmoking,hesmorelikelytohavelungcancerthanthosewhokeepthehabit. 10.Everybodyhastherighttokeephisorherhabit.Smokersarenoexception Doesparentalpermissivenessaffectchildrensdevelopment? Arguments 1.Theexcessivepermissivenessofpresent-dayparentsisdoingmoreharmthangoodtochildrenandsocietyaswell. 2.Childrenshoulddevelopthehabitofworkingandlivingindependentlyand,meanwhile,practicethevirtueofbeingfilialtotheirparents. 3.Childrenwhohaveasurfeitofhappinessintheirchildhoodoftenemergelikestodgypuddingsandfailtomakeasuessoflife. 4.Thefactthatyoungpeoplenowadaysareself-centred,indifferentandinconsiderateofothersislargelytheouteofparentalpermissivenessintheirchildhood. 5.Parentalauthorityinafamilyhelpsachildtodevelophischaracterhealthily. 6.Parentsshouldexercisestrictdisciplineovertheirchildrenbecause,themorepermissivetheparentsare,themorerebelliousagainsttheirparentsthechildrenwillbee. 7.Lavishcareandexcessivepermissivenesswillonlygiverisetohedonismamongtheyoungergeneration. 8.Ifoneletsthechilddowhateverhewantsto,hewillruinthechildforlife. 9.Wehavetoadmitthefactthatwenowhavegotagenerationofspoilt,self-centredbratswithnorespectfortheirelders. 10.Thespreadofjuveniledelinquencyinourageislargelyduetoparentalpermissiveness. Counter-arguments 1.Morecareforchildrenisnotthesameaspermissivenesstothem. 2.Thetruthisthatparentsnowadaysdonottakeenoughcareoftheirchildrenandoftenneglecttheirdevelopmentbecausetheparentsareonlyinterestedintheircareers. 3.Parentsarenotatallpermissivetotheirchildren.Violenceoftentakesplaceinfamiliesinwhichchildrenareabused. 4.Onlyarelaxedfamilyatmospherecanhelpthephysicalandpsychologicalgrowthofchildren. 5.Toletchildrendowhattheylikecontributestotheirindependenceandpetenceintheiradultlives. 6.Itisunfairtoblameparentsforthe spreadofjuveniledelinquency.Therearealotofothercausesinvolved. 7.Manycasesshowthatchildrenleavehomeandbeemembersofstreetgangsjustbecausetheycannotbearauthoritariancontroloverthembytheirparents. 8.Strictdisciplinedoesnotalwaysworkintermsofdevelopingchildrenspersonalqualities.Toomuchpressureonchildrenleadstorebellionandotherextremeactions. 9.Parentsarenotjustifiedinusingviolencetokeepdisciplineandmaintaintheirauthorityoverthechildren. 10.Childrenarehumanbeings,too.Theyneedtobeprotectedinsteadofbeingfrequentlyscoldedorphysicallyabused. Doestheyoungergenerationknowbest? Arguments 1.Theyoungarebettereducatedandmorebroad-minded. 2.Theyoungenjoyalotmorethingsthantheold:theyhavemoneytospend;theyarelessdependentontheirparents;theygrowupmorequickly;andtheyenjoymorefreedom. 3.Theyoungquestionthevaluesandassumptionsoftheoldergenerationandtheyareright. 4.Theyoungenjoymorefreedomandhaveastrongersenseofresponsibility. 5.Theoldtendtosettledifferencesbyconventionalpoliticsandviolence. 6.Theolddonothavenobleambitionsandonlystriveformaterialpossessions. 7.Theoldareunabletokeepawayfromtheratrace,inwhichtheyhavelosttouchwiththemostimportantthingsinlife. 8.Theoldcanlearnfromtheyoung.Youngpeoplearemoredevotedtotheirfriends. 9.Theyoungknowhowtoenjoyworkandleisureandnottobeinhibited. 10.Theyoungliveinthepresentratherthaninthepastorfuture. Counter-arguments 1.Theyoungdonotassumetheirresponsibility;theyevadeit. 2.Theyounghavetoomuchmoneyandtheyarespoiled. 3.Theyoungareonlyinterestedinthemselves. 4.Theyoungseekmaterialpossessionslikeclothing,cars,etc.Theydonotwishtoworkforthem. 5.Theyoungshouldfeelgratefultotheoldergeneration,whohavecreatedagoodlifeforthem. 6.Theoldprovidetheyoungwithagoodeducationandmoneytospend. 7.Theoldergenerationfoughtinthetwoworldwars.Theyfacedrealproblems,buttheyounghaveaneasierlife. 8.Youngpeoplehavetoomuchfreedomandhavenosenseofmorality. 9.Theoldergenerationistookindandsoftwiththeyoung.Atougherpolicyisneededandmightworkwonders. 10.Youngpeoplesoutlookontheworldisverybleakandtheyareskepticalofeverything. Doestelevisionplayapositiveornegativeroleinthemodernworld? 1.Televisionisnowplayingaveryimportantpartinourlives. 2.Televisionisnotonlyaconvenientsourceofentertainment,butalsoaparativelycheapone. 3.Televisionkeepsoneinformedaboutcurrentevents,allowsonetofollowthelatestdevelopmentsinscienceandpoliticsandoffersanendlessseriesofprogrammeswhicharebothinstructiveandentertaining. 4.Alotoftelevisionprogrammesintroducepeopletothingstheyhaveneverthoughtorheardofbefore. 5.Televisionhasbeengoodpanytothosewhodonotwork,likehousewives,lonelyoldpeople,etc. 6.Televisionprovidesenormouspossibilitiesforeducation,likeschoolprogrammesviaclosed-circuittelevision. 7.TelevisionprovidesspecialbroadcastsforthoseinTVuniversity,oropenuniversity.Italsooffersspecializedsubjectslikelanguageteaching,sewing,cooking,painting,cosmetics,etc. 8.Televisiondoesthejobofeducationinthebroadestsense.Instructiveprogrammesachievetheirgoalthroughentertainingtheviewers. 9.Comparedwiththeradio,everythingontelevisionismorelifelike,vivid,andreal. 10.Televisionmaybeavitalfactorinholdingafamilytogetherwherethereare,forexample,economicproblemsandhusbandandwifeseematbreakin