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1、WritingTask2Topics2-2"Preventionsbetterthancure."Outofacountry'healthbudget,alargeproportionshouldbedivertedfromtreatmenttospendingonhealtheducationandpreventativemeasures.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisstatement?3-2Whenacountrydevelopsitstechnology,thetraditionalskillsandways
2、oflifedieout.Itispointlesstotryandkeepthemalive.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisopinion?6-GBUsingacomputereverydaycanhavemorenegativethanpositiveeffectsonyoungchildren.Doyouagreeordisagree?5-2Insomecountriesyoungpeopleareencouragedtoworkortravelforayearbetweenfinishinghighschoolandstartingun
3、iversitystudies.Discusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesforyoungpeoplewhodecidetodothis.4-GBSomepeoplebelievethatchildrenshouldbeallowedtostayathomeandplayuntiltheyaresixorsevenyearsold.Othersbelievethatitisimportantforyoungchildrentogotoschoolassoonaspossible.Whatdoyouthinkaretheadvantagesofattendingsc
4、hoolfromayoungage?6-2Successfulsportsprofessionalscanearnagreatdealmoremoneythanpeopleinotherimportantprofessions.Somepeoplethinkthisisfullyjustifiedwhileothersthinkitisunfair.Discussboththeseviewsandgiveyourownopinion.6-4Somepeopleprefertospendtheirlivesdoingthesamethingsandavoidingchange.Others,ho
5、wever,thinkthatchangeisalwaysagoodthing.Discussboththeseviewsandgiveyourownopinion.3-3Inmanycountrieschildrenareengagedinsomekindofpaidwork.Somepeopleregardthisascompletelywrong,whileothersconsideritasvaluableworkexperienceimportantforlearningandtakingresponsibility.Whatareyouropinionsonthis?4-2Happ
6、inessisconsideredveryimportantinlife.Whyisitdifficulttodefine?Whatfactorsareimportantinachievinghappiness?4-4Inmanycountriesschoolshavesevereproblemswithstudentsbehavior.Whatdoyouthinkarethecausesofthis?Whatsolutionscanyousuggest?5-GBNowadaysweareproducingmoreandmorerubbish.Whydoyouthinkthishappenin
7、g?Whatcangovernmentsdotohelpreducetheamountofrubbishproduced?2-2"Preventionisbetterthancure."OutofacountrynealtHbadget,alargeproportionshouldbedivertedfromtreatmenttospendingonhealtheducationandpreventativemeasures.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisstatement?Ofcourseitgoeswithoutsayi
8、ngthatpreventionisbetterthancure.Thatiswhy,inrecentyears,therehasbeenagrowingbodyofopinioninfavorofputtingmoreresourcesintohealtheducationandpreventivemeasures.Theargumentisthatignoranceof,forexample,basichygieneorthedangersofanunhealthydietorlifestyleneedstobecombatedbyspecialnationwidepublicitycam
9、paigns,aswellaslong-termhealtheducation.Obviously,thereisastronghumanargumentforcatchinganymedicalconditionasearlyaspossible.Thereisalsoaneconomicargumentfordoingso.Statisticsdemonstratethecost-effectivenessoftreatingaconditionintheearlystages,ratherthandelayinguntilmoreexpensiveandprolongedtreatmen
10、tisnecessary.Then,therearesocialoreconomiccosts,perhapsintermsoflossofearningsforthefamilyconcernedofunemployedbenefitpaidbythestate.Sofarsogood,butthedifficultiesstartwhenwetrytodefinewhattheprop(ofthebudgetshouldbe,particularlyifthefundswillbetrealidiivettedfromDecisionsonexactlyhowmuchofthetotalh
11、ealthbudgetshouldbespentinthiswayarenotamatterforthenon-specialist,butshouldbemadeonthebasisofanacceptedhealthservicemodel.Thisisthepointatwhichrealproblemsoccur-theformulationofthemodel.Howdoweaccuratelymeasurewhichhealtheducationcampaignsareeffectiveinbothmedicalandfinancialterms?Howdoweagreeabout
12、themedicalefficacyofvariousscreeningprograms,forexample,whenthemedicalestablishmentitselfdoesnotagree?Averyrigorousprocessofevaluationiscalledfor,sothatwecanmakeinformeddecisions.3-2Whenacountrydevelopsitstechnology,thetraditionalskillsandwaysoflifedieout.Itispointlesstotryandkeepthemalive.Towhatext
13、entdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisopinion?Overall,Idisagreewiththeopinionexpressed.Iwouldliketobeginbypointingoutthattraditionalskillsandwaysoflifearenotautomaticallyofonecountry,butofacultureorcommunity.Inmanyways,thehistoryofcivilizationisthehistoryoftechnology:fromthediscoveryoffiretotheinventionoft
14、hewheeltothedevelopmentoftheInternet,wehavebeenmovingonfrompreviouswaysofdoingthings.Sometechnologies,suchasweaponsofmassdestruction,areofnegativeimpact.Others,suchasmedicaladvances,positivelyhelppeopletolivebetterorlonger,andsoverymuchhelptraditionalwaysoflife.Surely,fewpeoplewouldseektopreservesuc
15、htraditionsaslivingincaves!Interestingly,technologycanpositivelycontributetothekeepingaliveoftraditionalskillsandwaysoflife.Forexample,thepopulationsofsomeislandsaretoosmalltohavenormalschools.Ratherthanbreakingupfamiliesbysendingchildrentothemainland,educationauthoritieshavebeenabletousetheInternet
16、todeliverschoolingonline.Inaddition,theInternet,andmodernrefrigerationtechniques,arebeingusedtokeepalivethetraditionalskillsofproducingsalmon;itcannowbeorderedfrom,anddeliveredto,anywhereintheworld.Inconclusion,withoutsuggestingthatalltechnologyisnecessarilygood,Ithinkitisbynomeans“pointless,inanywa
17、y,totrytokeeptraditionsalivewithtechnology.Weshouldnotignoretechnology,becauseitcanbeourfriendandsupportourwayoflife.6-GBUsingacomputereverydaycanhavemorenegativethanpositiveeffectsonyoungchildren.Doyouagreeordisagree?Itendtoagreethatyoungchildrencanbenegativelyaffectedbytoomuchtimespentonthecompute
18、reveryday.Thisispartlybecausesittinginfrontofascreenfortoolongcanbedamagingtoboththeeyesandthephysicalpostureofayoungchild,regardlessofwhattheyareusingthecomputerfor.However,themainconcernisaboutthetypeofcomputeractivitiesthatattractchildren.Theseareoftenelectronicgamesthattendtobeveryintenseandrath
19、erviolent.Theplayerisusuallythe“hero3fthegameandtoomuchexposurecanencouragechildrentobeself-centeredandinsensitivetoothers.Evenwhenchildrenuseacomputerforotherpurposes,suchasgettinginformationoremailingfriends,itisnosubstituteforhumaninteraction.Spendingtimewithotherchildrenandsharingnon-virtualexpe
20、rienceisanimportantpartofachild'sdevelopmentthatcannotbeprovidedbyacomputer.Inspiteofthis,theobviousbenefitsofcomputerskillsforyoungchildrencannotbedenied.TheiradultworldwillbechangingconstantlyintermsoftechnologyandtheInternetisthekeytoalltheknowledgeandinformationavailableintheworldtoday.There
21、fore,itisimportantthatchildrenlearnatanearlyagetousetheequipmententhusiasticallyandwithconfidenceastheywillneedtheseskillsthroughouttheirstudiesandworkinglives.Ithinkthemainpointistomakesurethatyoungchildrendonotoverusecomputers.Parentsmustensurethattheirchildrenlearntoenjoyotherkindsofactivityandno
22、tsimplysitathome,learningtoliveinavirtualworld.5-2Insomecountriesyoungpeopleareencouragedtoworkortravelforayearbetweenfinishinghighschoolandstartinguniversitystudies.Discusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesforyoungpeoplewhodecidetodothis.Itisquitecommonthesedaysforyoungpeopleinmanycountriestohaveabreakf
23、romstudyingaftergraduatingfromhighschool.Thetrendisnotrestrictedtorichstudentswhohavethemoneytotravel,butisalsoevidentamongpoorerstudentswhochoosetoworkandbecomeeconomicallyindependentforaperiodoftime.Thereasonforthistrendmayinvolvetherecognitionthatayoungadultwhopassesdirectlyfromschooltouniversity
24、isratherrestrictedintermsofgeneralknowledgeandexperienceoftheworld.Bycontrast,thosewhohavespentsometimeearningalivingortravellingtootherplaces,haveabroaderviewoflifeandbetterpersonalresourcestodrawon.Theytendtobemoreindependent,whichisaveryimportantfactorinacademicstudyandresearch,aswellasgivingthem
25、anadvantageintermsofcopingwiththechallengesofstudentlife.However,therearecertainlydangersintakingtimeoffatthatimportantage.Youngadultsmayendupneverreturningtotheirstudiesorfindingitdifficulttoreadapttoanacademicenvironment.Theymaythinkthatitisbettertocontinueinaparticularjob,ortodosomethingcompletel
26、ydifferentfromauniversitycourse.Butoverall,Ithinkthisislesslikelytoday,whenacademicqualificationsareessentialforgettingareasonablecareer.Myviewisthatyoungpeopleshouldbeencouragedtobroadentheirhorizons.Thatisthebestwayforthemtogetaclearperspectiveofwhattheyarehopingtodowiththeirlivesandwhy.Studentswi
27、thsuchaperspectiveareusuallythemosteffectiveandmotivatedonesandtakingayearoffmaybethebestwaytogainthis.4-GBSomepeoplebelievethatchildrenshouldbeallowedtostayathomeandplayuntiltheyaresixorsevenyearsold.Othersbelievethatitisimportantforyoungchildrentogotoschoolassoonaspossible.Whatdoyouthinkaretheadva
28、ntagesofattendingschoolfromayoungage?Inmanyplacestoday,childrenstartprimaryschoolataroundtheageofsixorseven.However,becauseitismorelikelynowthatbothparentswork,thereislittleopportunityforchildrentostayintheirownhomeuptothatage.Instead,theywillprobablygotoanurseryschoolwhentheyaremuchyounger.Whilesom
29、epeoplethinkthismaybedamagingtoachild"development;ortoachild'relationshipwithhisorherparents,infacttherearemanyadvantagestohavingschoolexperienceatayoungage.Firstly,achildwilllearntointeractwithalotofdifferentpeopleandsomechildrenlearntocommunicateveryearlybecauseofthis.Theyaregenerallymore
30、confidentandindependentthanchildrenwhostayathomewiththeirparentsandwhoarenotusedtostrangersornewsituations.Suchchildrenfindtheirfirstdayatschoolattheageofsixveryfrighteningandthismayhaveanegativeeffectonhowtheylearn.Anotheradvantageofgoingtoschoolatanearlyageisthatchildrendevelopfastersocially.Theym
31、akefriendsandlearnhowtogetonwithotherchildrenofasimilarage.Thisisoftennotpossibleathomebecausetheyaretheonlychild,orbecausetheirbrothersorsistersareolderoryounger.Sooverall,Ibelievethat,attendingschoolfromayoungageisgoodformostchildren.Theystillspendplentyoftimeathomewiththeirparents,sotheycanbenefi
32、tfrombothenvironments.6-2Successfulsportsprofessionalscanearnagreatdealmoremoneythanpeopleinotherimportantprofessions.Somepeoplethinkthisisfullyjustifiedwhileothersthinkitisunfair.Discussboththeseviewsandgiveyourownopinion.Asaresultofconstantmediaattention,sportsprofessionalsinmycountryhavebecomesta
33、rsandcelebrities,andthoseatthetoparepaidhugesalaries.Justlikemoviestars,theyliveextravagantlifestyleswithhugehousesandcars.Manypeoplefindtheirrewardsunfair,especiallywhencomparingthesesupersalarieswiththoseoftopsurgeonsorresearchscientists,orevenleadingpoliticianswhohavetheresponsibilityofgoverningt
34、hecountry.However,sportssalariesarenotdeterminedbyconsideringthecontributiontosocietyapersonmakes,orthelevelofresponsibilityheorsheholds.Instead,theyreflectthepublicpopularityofsportsingeneralandthelevelofpublicsupportthatsuccessfulstarscangenerate.Sothenotionof(fairnesstheissuet.Thosewhofeelthatspo
35、rtsstars'salariesarejustifiedmightarguethatthenumberofprofessionalswithrealtalentisveryfew,andthemoneyisarecognitionoftheskillsanddedicationapersonneedstobesuccessful.Competitionisconstantandaplayeristestedeverytimetheyperformintheirrelativeshortcareer.Thepressurefromthemediaisintenseandthereisl
36、ittleprivacyoutofthespotlight.Soallofthesefactorsmayjustifythehugeearnings.Personally,Ithinkthattheamountofmoneysuchsportsstarsmakeismorejustifiedthanthehugeearningsofmoviestars,butatthesametime,itindicatesthatoursocietyplacesmorevalueonsportthatonmoreessentialprofessionsandachievements.6-4Somepeopl
37、eprefertospendtheirlivesdoingthesamethingsandavoidingchange.Others,however,thinkthatchangeisalwaysagoodthing.Discussboththeseviewsandgiveyourownopinion.Overthelasthalfcenturythepaceofchangeinthelifeofhumanbeingshasincreasedbeyondourwildestexpectations.Thishasbeendrivenbytechnologicalandscientificbre
38、akthroughsthatarechangingthewholewayweviewtheworldonanalmostdailybasis.Thismeansthatchangeisnotalwaysapersonaloption,butaninescapablefactoflife,andweneedtoconstantlyadapttokeeppacewithit.Thosepeoplewhobelievetheyhaveachievedsomesecuritybydoingthesame,familiarthingsarelivingindenial.Evenwhenpeoplebel
39、ievetheyareresistingchangethemselves,theycannotstoptheworldaroundthemfromchanging.Soonerorlater,theywillfindthatthefamiliarjobsnolongerexist,orthatthe“safepatternsofbehaviorarenolongerappropriate.However,reachingtheconclusionthatchangeisinevitableisnotthesameasassumingthat"changesalwaysforthebe
40、tter'Unfortunately,itisnotalwaysthecasethatnewthingsarepromotedbecausetheyhavegoodimpactsforthemajorityofpeople.Alotofinnovationsaremadewiththeaimofmakingmoneyforafew.Thisisbecauseitistherichandpowerfulpeopleinoursocietywhoareabletoimposechanges(suchasinworkingconditionsorpropertydevelopments)th
41、atareintheirowninterests.Inconclusion,Iwouldsaythatchangecanbestimulatingandenergizingforindividualswhentheypursueitthemselves,butthatallchange,includingthatwhichisimposedonpeople,doesnotnecessarilyhavegoodoutcomes.3-3Inmanycountrieschildrenareengagedinsomekindofpaidwork.Somepeopleregardthisascomple
42、telywrong,whileothersconsideritasvaluableworkexperienceimportantforlearningandtakingresponsibility.Whatareyouropinionsonthis?Theissueofchildrendoingpaidworkisacomplexandsensitiveone.Itisdifficulttosaywhohastherighttojudgewhetherchildrenworkingiswrongorvaluable.Opinionswillalsodifferastolearningbenef
43、its:nodoubtteachersandfactoryowners,forexample,wouldhavevaryingconcerns.Animportantconsiderationisthekindofworkundertaken.Youngchildrendoingarduousandrepetitivetasksonafactoryproductionline,forexample,arelesslikelytobelearningthanolderchildrenhelpinginanoldpeople'shome.Therearehealtandsafetyissu
44、estobeconsideredaswell.Itisanunfortunatefactthatmanyemployersmayprefertousetheservicesofchildrensimplytosavemoneybypayingthemlessthanadultsanditisthistypeofexploitationthatshouldbediscouraged.However,inmanycountrieschildrenworkbecausetheirfamiliesneedtheadditionalincome,nomatterhowsmall.Thiswascerta
45、inlythecaseinthepastinmanyindustrializedcountries,anditisverydifficulttojudgethatitiswrongforchildrentodaytocontributetothefamilyincomeinthisway.Nevertheless,inbettereconomiccircumstances,fewparentswouldchoosetosendtheirchildrenouttofull-timepaidwork.Ifleaningresponsibilitiesandworkexperiencearecons
46、ideredtobeimportant,thenchildrencanacquirethesebyhavinglight,part-timejobsorevendoingtaskssuchashelpingtheirparentsaroundthefamilyhome,whichareunpaid,butundoubtedlyofvalueinchildren'sdevelopmen4-2Happinessisconsideredveryimportantinlife.Whyisitdifficulttodefine?Whatfactorsareimportantinachieving
47、happiness?Happinessisverydifficulttodefine,becauseitmeanssomanydifferentthingstodifferentpeople.Whilesomepeoplelinkhappinesstowealthandmaterialsuccess,othersthinkitliesinemotionsandlovingpersonalrelationships.Yetothersthinkthatspiritualpaths,ratherthaneitherthematerialworldorrelationshipswithpeople,
48、aretheonlywaytotruehappiness.Becausepeopleinterprethappinessforthemselvesinsomanydifferentways,itisdifficulttogiveanydefinitionthatistrueforeveryone.However,ifthereareanydifferentkindsofhappinessfordifferentindividualsthenthefirststepinachievingitwouldbetohaveadegreeofself-knowledge.Apersonneedstokn
49、owwhoheorsheisbeforebeingabletoknowwhatitisthatmakeshimorherhappy.Ofcourse,factorssuchaslovingrelationships,goodhealth,theskillstoearnalivingandapeacefulenvironmentallcontributetoourhappinesstoo.Butthisdoesnotmeanthatpeoplewithouttheseconditionscannotbehappy.Overall,Ithinkanabilitytokeepclearperspec
50、tivesinlifeisamoreessentialfactorinachievinghappiness.BythatImeananabilitytohaveaclearsenseofwhatisimportantinourlives(thewelfareofourfamilies,thequalityofourrelationships,makingotherpeoplehappy,etc.)andwhatisnot(aproblematwork,gettingannoyedabouttrivialthings,etc.)Likeself-awareness,thisisalsoveryd
51、ifficulttoachieve,butIthinkthesearethetwofactorsthatmaybethemostimportantforachievinghappiness.4-4Inmanycountriesschoolshavesevereproblemswithstudents'behavior.Whatdoyouthinkarethecausesofthis?Whatsolutionscanyousuggest?PoorstudentbehaviorseemstobeanincreasinglywidespreadproblemandIthinkthatmode
52、rnlifestylesareprobablyresponsibleforthis.Inmanycountries,thebirthrateisdecreasingsothatfamiliesaresmallerwithfewerchildren.Thesechildrenareoftenspoilt,notintermsofloveandattentionbecauseworkingparentsdonothavethetimeforthis,butinmorematerialways.Theyareallowedtohavewhatevertheywant,regardlessofpric
53、e,andtobehaveastheyplease.Thismeansthatthechildrengrowupwithoutconsiderationforothersandwithoutanyunderstandingofwheretheirstandardoflivingcomesfrom.Whentheygettoschoolagetheyhavenotlearntanyselfcontrolordiscipline.Theyhavelessrespectfortheirteachersandrefusetoobeyschoolrulesinthewaythattheirparents
54、did.Teacherscontinuallycomplainaboutthisproblemandmeasuresshouldbetakentocombatthesituation.ButIthinkthesolutiontotheproblemliesinwiththefamilies,whoneedtobemoreawareofthefutureconsequencesofspoilingtheirchildren.Iftheycouldraisethemtobeconsiderateofothersandtobesocial,responsibleindividuals,thewhol
55、ecommunitywouldbenefit.Perhapsparentingclassesareneededtohelpthemtodothis,andhighqualitynurseryschoolscouldbeestablishedthatwouldsupportfamiliesmoreintermsofraisingthenextgeneration.Thegovernmentshouldfundthiskindofparentalsupport,becausethisisnolongeraproblemforindividualfamilies,butforsocietyasawh
56、ole.5-GBNowadaysweareproducingmoreandmorerubbish.Whydoyouthinkthishappening?Whatcangovernmentsdotohelpreducetheamountofrubbishproduced?Ithinkitistruethatinalmosteverycountrytodayeachhouseholdandfamilyproducesalargeamountofwasteeveryweek.Mostofthisrubbishcomesfromthepackagingfromthethingswebuy,suchas
57、processedfood.Butevenifwebuyfreshfoodwithoutpackaging,westillproducerubbishfromtheplasticbagsusedeverywheretocarryshoppinghome.Thereasonwhywehavesomuchpackagingisthatweconsumesomuchmoreonadailybasisthanfamiliesdidinthepast.Convenienceisalsoveryimportantinmodernlife,sowebuypackagedorcannedfoodthatcan
58、betransportedfromlongdistancesandstoreduntilweneedit,firstinthesupermarket,andthenathome.However,Ithinktheamountofwasteproducedisalsoaresultofourtendencytousesomethingonceandthrowitaway.Weforgetthateventhecheapestplasticbaghasusedupvaluableresourcesandenergytoproduce.Wealsoforgetthatitisasourceofpollutionanddifficulttodisposeof.Ithink,therefore,thatgove
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