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叮叮小文库4、“Are you for or against outsourcing?”( Unit 5)6、“A long vacation is a great boon to the economy or not?”(Unit 7)7、“Should different cultures merge into each other or maintain their unique features?”(Unit 10)。I 州大学第四届大学英语辩论赛程序及用时规定1、正方一辩陈述本方观点（用时不超过2分钟）。2、反方一辩陈述本方观点（用时不超过2分钟）。3、反方二辩向正方二、三辩手各提一个问题，采用一问一答的形式，提问前必须指明回答者（任意次序）。每次提问时间不超过30秒钟，正方二位辩手的累计回答 用时不得多于2分30秒。4、正方二辩向反方二、三辩手各提一个问题，采用一问一答的形式，提问前必须指明回答者（任意次序）。每次提问时间不超过30秒钟，正方二位辩手的累计回答用时不得多于2分30秒。5、双方四辩可在本方二、三辩手回答问题后进行补充发言，时间不得超过1分钟。6、反方二辩小结（用时不超过1分30秒）。7、正方二辩小结（用时不超过1分30秒）。8、自由辩论：由双方一、二、三、四辩完成。双方交替发言，正方先开始，各队累计用时4分钟。9、反方四辩总结陈词（用时不超过3分钟）。10、正方四辩总结陈词（用时不超过3分钟）。11.当每位辩手陈词时间剩下15秒时，主席将提示，铃响表示发言时间已用尽，辩手须即刻停止发言。12.评分采用10分制，评委打分到小数点后1位，计算分数到小数点后4位。Should people improve their appearance through plastic surgery?”(Unit 2) Pros Cons 反：We live in a world that is image obsessed, and this kind of procedure panders to that. We should promote the idea that appearance is not as important as character. People should be content with themselves and not be so hung up on their looks. 正：Thats nice. But given that the reality is that were judged on our appearance all the time, its perfectly rational to want to look good. Nobodys forcing anyone to have cosmetic surgery the market is driven by demand. 反：There are dangers involved in any kind of surgery. Sometimes we must accept those dangers, as they come in the course of necessary medical procedures. But with elective surgery procedures people dont need, but rather merely want the risks cant be justified. These risks apply both to the surgery itself, and to the long term. For example, leaking silicone breast implants have been a widespread problem and can lead to death. Once, paraffin was often injected into the face to smooth wrinkles, with disastrous effects. Silicon often finds its way into other parts of the body, such as the lymph glands, and can prevent the early detection of breast cancer as doctors often think real lumps are silicon leakage. Who today knows the full future implications of injecting the highly dangerous poison Botox into ones face? We should not restrict freedom of choice. Certainly theres an element of danger involved. But we let people box. We let people bungee jump. They undertake these dangers for fun or for money. Why shouldnt we let people undertake dangers in the pursuit of beauty, and higher self esteem?Furthermore, cosmetic surgery is becoming safer and safer. It is increasingly strictly policed and sky-high legal pay-outs by bad surgeons have ensured that practitioners take more and more care. Technology in surgery and in implants and so forth is forever improving. The scare stories the proposition talk about are the worst examples of thirty years ago theyre nothing to do with cosmetic surgery today. 反：The pressures of appearance apply particularly to women. Pregnancy and ageing have predictable effects: they should be accepted with grace, not fought against. The messages sent when some women have procedures are firstly that the prejudices some have about appearance are valid, and secondly that those women secure enough not to contemplate going under the knife are “letting themselves go.” If women or anyone else are secure enough not to bother with cosmetic surgery, then fine. But there are many who find that their appearance truly troubles them and that improving it would greatly enhance their quality of life. If they can afford it, let them. 反：If the opposition is right and plastic surgery is desirable, then such surgery is unfair. Only those that can pay for it get it. So if it has the advantages the opposition claims, the rich will look good, and the poor will not. 正：You can spend your money how you like. Why shouldnt people be allowed to make the personal choice to change their appearance with their own cash? Better that than ask others to contribute through the state. Furthermore, the appearance division the proposition seeks to suggest between rich and poor is much more dependent on quality of diet. Diet is a universal factor that affects complexion, height, etc, while cosmetic surgery is a relatively insignificant factor in statistical terms and one that only affects the particular thing on which surgery is conducted. 反：In fact, often, people look appalling after plastic surgery. Celebrities with “trout pout” overblown lips, or absurd, balloon-like breasts, are only the most well known examples. 正：That might be true. Let people choose what happens to their bodies for themselves. For every horror story, there are hundreds of people who are happier with their appearance after surgery whether you prefer their new appearance or not. Cosmetic surgery is something that should not be entered into lightly. It is considered a surgical procedure and therefore will carry risks. But if you are in good general health and decide that cosmetic surgery is something that you want to do then it is important that you do research on the procedure so that you are able to make an informed and responsible decision. The advantages of plastic surgery can be many in the right circumstances. Cosmetic surgery can be exactly what you need to enhance your self image. Having a positive self image can give you the self confidence that you need to get a better job, try new things and it will give you a general overall feeling of well being. Another advantage of plastic surgery is the ability to correct physical defects. These patients may have physical defects that have resulted from an accident or a bad case of acne as a teenager. Some people are born with physical defects that have plagued them since birth and cosmetic surgery can finally give them a shot at a normal life. If you have decided to get any type of procedure, choose your surgeon wisely. Get recommendations from your doctor. If possible, talk to former patients to get their input on a particular cosmetic surgeon. If you know of anyone who has had surgery, ask them for a recommendation. Another thing that you need to take into consideration is the cost of your cosmetic surgery. Insurance plans will most likely not cover the costs for these procedures, so you will have to foot the bill yourself. There are places that will give you a loan specifically for cosmetic surgery, but be sure to research them carefully. Make sure that the cost of the surgery is not going to cause financial hardship upon yourself or your family. Cosmetic surgery can be exactly what the doctor ordered if you are dealing with self esteem issues. Do research on the particular procedures that you are interested in so you know what you are getting into. Make sure you can afford it financially and choose your doctor or surgeon carefully. All in all, the advantages of cosmetic surgery can outweigh the risks if it can change your life for the better. Everyone deserves to look their best.正方总结陈词：Nowadays, plastic surgery is no longer a social taboo, and it is not rare or astonishing to hear people around us have operations on their faces or bodies. Despite its high costs, possible risks, and short-term side efforts, plastic surgery is a great thing in many cases and its benefits can be both physical and emotional, both external and internal. 正方：there is an old sayinginchina:everyone wants beauty,and given the reality that were often judged on our appearance all the time, its perfectly rational to want to look good.Exactly speaking，Cosmetic surgery mainly benefits us in two ways,firstly it can be exactly enhance our self image. Having a positive self image can give us the self confidence that we need to get a better job, try new things and it will give us a general overall feeling of well being. In fact, often, people look appalling after plastic surgery. Celebrities with “trout pout” overblown lips, or absurd, balloon-like breasts, are only the most well known examples. . For every horror story, there are hundreds of people who are happier with their appearance after surgery whether you prefer their new appearance or not 反：im afraid i dont agree with you. There are dangers involved in any kind of surgery. Sometimes we must accept those dangers, as they come in the course of necessary medical procedures. But with cosmetic surgery the procedures people dont need the risks cant be justified. These risks apply both to the surgery itself, and to the long term. Who today knows the full future implications of injecting the highly dangerous poison Botox into ones face? SO We should promote the idea that appearance is not as important as character. People should be content with themselves and not be so hung up on their looks. 正： Technology in surgery and in implants and so forth is forever improving. The scare stories the proposition talk about are the worst examples of thirty years ago theyre nothing to do with cosmetic surgery today. Cosmetic surgery can be exactly what the doctor ordered if you are dealing with self esteem issues. Do research on the particular procedures that you are interested in so you know what you are getting into. Make sure you can afford it financially and choose your doctor or surgeon carefully. All in all, the advantages of cosmetic surgery can outweigh the risks if it can change your life for the better. Everyone deserves to look their best. 反：Another thing that you need to take into consideration is the cost of your cosmetic surgery. Insurance plans will most likely not cover the costs for these procedures, so you will have to foot the bill yourself. There are places that will give you a loan specifically for cosmetic surgery, but be sure to research them carefully. Make sure that the cost of the surgery is not going to cause financial hardship upon yourself or your family。 二、Should students be given homework tasks to complete outside school? Or are such tasks pointless? ProsConsHomework has little educational worth and adds nothing to the time spent in school. Some schools and some countries dont bother with homework at all, and their results do not seem to suffer from it. Studies show that homework adds nothing to standardised test scores for primary/ elementary pupils. International comparisons of older students have found no positive relationship between the amount of homework set and average test scores. If anything, countries with more homework got worse results!Homework is a vital and valuable part of education. There are only a few hours in each school day not enough time to cover properly all the subjects children need to study. Setting homework extends study beyond school hours, allowing a wider and deeper education. It also makes the best use of teachers, who can spend lesson time teaching rather than just supervising individual work that could be done at home. Tasks such as reading, writing essays, researching, doing maths problems, etc. are best done at home, away from the distractions of other students.Homework is almost always done when a child is already tired from a long day at school. As a result few students are at their best when they sit down in the evening to yet more work. Homework ends up being done in a hurry, by students fighting fatigue, and poor quality work is produced. Worse still, students who have been up late trying to finish off their homework, then come tired into school the next day, and so are less ready to learn. Really, what is the point?Having homework also allows students to really fix in their heads work they have done in school. Doing tasks linked to recent lessons helps students strengthen their understanding and become more confident in using new knowledge and skills. For younger children this could be practising reading or multiplication tables. For older ones it might be writing up an experiment, revising for a test, reading in preparation for the next topic, etc.Setting homework does little to develop good study skills. It is hard to check whether the homework students produce is really their own. Some students have always copied off others or got their parents to help them. But today there is so much material available on the internet that teachers can never be sure. It would be better to have a mixture of activities in the classroom which help students to develop a whole range of skills, including independent learning.Homework prepares students to work more independently, as they will have to at college and in the workplace. Everyone needs to develop skills in personal organisation, working to deadlines, being able to research, etc. If students are always “spoon-fed” topics at school they will never develop study skills and self-discipline for the future.Homework produces large amount of pointless work of little educational value, but marking it ties up much of teachers time. This leaves teachers tired and with little time to prepare more effective, inspiring lessons. The heavy workload also puts young graduates off becoming teachers, and so reduces the talent pool from which schools can recruit.Teachers accept that marking student work is an important part of their job. Well planned homework should not take so long to mark that the rest of their job suffers, and it can inform their understanding of their students, helping them design new activities to engage and stretch them. As for recruitment, although teachers do often work in the evenings, they are not alone in this and they get long holidays to compensate.Homework puts students off learning. Studies have shown that many children find doing homework very stressful, boring and tiring. Often teachers underestimate how long a task will take, or set an unrealistic deadline. Sometimes because a teacher has not explained something new well in class, the homework task is impossible. So children end up paying with their free time for the failings of their teachers. They also suffer punishments if work is done badly or late. After years of bad homework experiences, it is no wonder that many children come to dislike education and switch off, or drop out too early.If homework puts students off learning, then it has been badly planned by the teacher. The best homework tasks engage and stretch students, encouraging them to think for themselves and follow through ideas which interest them. Over time, well planned homework can help students develop good habits, such as reading for pleasure or creative writing.Homework takes a lot of time up. Being young is not just about doing school work. It should also about being physically active, exploring the environment through play, doing creative things like music and art, and playing a part in the community. It is also important for young people to build bonds with others, especially family and friends, but homework often squeezes the time available for all these things.Again, just because some teachers are bad at setting homework that is not a reason to scrap it altogether. Homework needs to be well designed and should not take up all of students spare time. Recent American surveys found that most students in the USA spent no more than an hour a night on homework. That suggests there does not seem to be a terrible problem with the amount being set.Homework is a class issue. In school everyone is equal, but at home some people have advantages because of their family background. Middle-class families with books and computers will be able to help their children much more than poorer ones can. This can mean working class children end up with worse grades and more punishments for undone or badly done homework. On the other hand pushy parents may even end up doing their kids homework for them cheating. And homework is one of the most common causes of family arguments.Education is a partnership between the child, the school and the home. Homework is one of the main ways in which the students family can be involved with their learning. Many parents value the chance to see what their child is studying and to support them in it. And schools need parents support in encouraging students to read at home, to help with the practising of tables, and to give them opportunities to research new topics.三、Academic qualification ensures success in life?The definition of success differs from person to person and field to field. One could take economic success as a touchstone to label a person successful in life, ignoring his of her other failures, like divorce, health, inefficiency, etc. Others may look at a capacity for overcoming challenges, irrespective of what someone earns and the nature of their private life. So who is a successful person and who is a failure? Do school and college grades and examination results provide a way of predicting or ensuring future success? If that is true, then we should encourage as many young people as possible to go to university and work hard to gain formal qualifications. But is it true? Arent some college drop-outs like Bill Gates and Richard Branson hugely successful icons of success? And should we automatically consider the millions of young people who have not had the opportunity to gain academic certificates to be failures in life?P: Whether one is proposing marriage, applying for a job or looking for a new business partner, the first thing people ask is, what do you do? In other words they judge you by your academic qualifications. No bio-data rsum or curriculum vitae is acceptable without the inclusion of education qualifications. Therefore it is an unannounced rule of both the corporate world and the social world that a mans acquisition of academic qualifications is a giant leap towards opportunities in every walk of life.C: Success never depends upon grades. If success and opportunities were measured by grades then the corporate world and potential marriage partners