精讀3作文(現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語)外研社第二版.doc

1.Unit 1In my opinion, I agree that college is a time of growth and expansion. We students go to college from high school to acquire further knowledge. Look back, when I stepped into the campus, I knew little about the college. But now I am mature.Before we entered the college, we depended on our parents. Although we cannot completely be independent from our parents, we have been young adult and we have been independent from our parentsin some aspects. Also, we start to have our own values and beliefs. We dont just follow our parents thoughts any more. We have grown.As we all know, in college class, every student has chances to deliver speeches and make presentation in front of others, which requests us to do preparing work adequately and learn to be confident. And I think this is one kind of growth . Apart from study, there is also club work. We wont forget the student union. The work experiences in it, makes me realize how important the communicating skills and the ability of group work are.Besides, entering the college widen our views. We meet lots of different people from different cultures. Our circle of friends is expanding and we have more and more friends from different places. Of course, we can receive much new knowledge and we are changing our way of learning through realizing new things. After the college education, most of us will be more mature and be able to deal with complicated situations well.So, I agree that college is a time of growth and expansion.2. unit 2The book that I think has influenced me most is the novel old man and sea of Hemingway, a famous writer of U.S.A. I admire the old fishermans will in the novel very much, he lets me understand that a person must have unremitting spirit so that he will succeed .What the novel describes is an old fisherman who is almost sixty years old. When he went to the sea and fished alone once, he had angled to a big Marlin fish. But the big Marlin fish attracted odd herds of sharks, but the old man was still unwilling to give up, and thought that : It is really too close from here to coast, perhaps there are bigger fish in the farther place Seeing us again, meet some little difficulties at ordinary times , all of us complain bitterly. We are the future of the motherland, so we should be as ambitious as this old man, and go to pursue greater goal. I admire the unremitting spirit very much. Though knowing rivals strength is very strong , he has not shrunk back at all but meets the difficulty. Old fishermans spirit that makes great efforts to struggle without fear of danger and difficulty has a claim to our respect. We should be like him, be positive, be unremitting to do anything, not be satisfied with the current situation, and not give up halfway to difficulty. Only in this way, could we obtain greater success and victory .3. unit 3Six years ago, Vera broke off with the man. I think it is because the mans egotism. He was young, strong, financially secure, fond of traveling like he was, and above all, madly in love with her. But she decided to end this relationship because he was too egotistical and self-engrossed. And he was so wrapped up in himself that he hadnt a corner in his heart for anybody else.Now six years later, she still has the opportunity to renew their relationship. She is alone and lonely, and he is successful and financially able to help her realize her dreams. Yet she leaves him again because she recognizes that he has not changed. Firstly, she said she hated the cold weather, “and the worst of it is that the older one grows”, the man interrupted her. And later he asked her “you were sayingthe older one grows”, he was so impolite to her. Secondly, when he asked her if she still remembered that they used to talk of going there, he gave a strange half laugh and leaned back in his chair. This behavior is disrespectful. Thirdly, when he said, “when you look at me with those wild eyes I feel that I could tell you things that I would never breathe to another human being.” , there seems to be a hint of mockery in his voice. Those all indicate that the man is still egotistical. So I think she came to realize that it was impossible to pick up their relationship when they met again through these.4. unit 4 Diogenes is said to have had an interview with Alexander the Great, who opened the conversation with “I am Alexander the Great.” The philosopher answered, “And I am Diogenes the Cynic.” Alexander then asked him what things he can do for him, “Stand to one side. You are blocking the sunlight.” the philosopher replied. Alexander is said to have been so struck with the Cynics self-possession that he went away remarking, “If I were not Alexander, I should wish to be Diogenes.”Alexander is no doubt the perfect model of a superman, he is everything but Diogenes is not. When Alexander asked Diogenes whether there was anything he could do for him, he of course was thinking of money, power, a job, a decent house or a warm garment. But Diogenes did not want any of these. What he wanted from the king was not to block the sunlight, not to interfere with his life, not to stand in his way.Diogenes made his philosophy natural life spread throughout Greece, and Alexander bring Greek civilization to the whole world. So Alexander was what Diogenes called himself, a cosmopolites, citizen of the world .Like Diogenes, he admired the heroic figure of Hercules, the mighty conqueror who labors to help mankind while all others toil and sweat only for themselves. He knew that of all men then alive in the world only Alexander the conqueror and Diogenes the beggar were truly free. Alexander is free because he has the power to satisfy peoples desires, so he asked Diogenes what things he can do for him. But Diogenes is also free because he does not have any of those desires. And I think it is the same reason that Alexander said that if he were not Alexander, he should be Diogenes.5. unit 5I think the abuse of chemical pesticides is widespread today. This article described the environment degradation in the United States, but this problem is usually much more serious in developing countries. The abuse of chemical pesticides seems caught up in an endless spiral. The insects have evolved super races immune to the particular insecticide used, hence human will develop a deadlier one than that. And the chemical pesticides pollute rivers and lakes, cause frequent acid rains and so on. There are also other environment problems, such as sand storms, soil erosion, desertification, deforestation and over-fishing, and the list is far from complete.So we should have a sense of urgency as well as a strong sense of duty to contribute to the solution of this problem. We must do everything possible to keep our water and air clean, to protect our land and soil, to preserve our forests, rivers and lakes, marshland, wilderness, to stop the global warming and to save the endangered species.When it comes to keeping away from contaminated food, firstly, we should let people recognize that we ought not to develop our economy at the expense of our ecosystem, namely strengthen peoples environmental awareness. Secondly, we college students can make suggestions to some industries on how to deal with the waste water and materials. Finally, we also can do some researches or develop some methods to help purify the contaminated things. All in all, we should do everything in our power. 6. unit 6Drugs become more and more accessible to people nowadays and cause several problems. As far as I am concerned, they can be solved from two respects.On account of the serious situation now, I think our government should limit the drugs and severely crack down on drug crimes. Criminalization may be a quick and efficient means to work it out, cracking down on users, pushers and producers and imposing stiff sanctions against property. Some people think taking drugs is a form of recreation, so I think government can rising the price of drugs by limiting drugs. Once the expense is higher than the benefits and the amusement offered by drugs, they may reconsider and begin searching for cheap forms of recreation.On the other hand, if we want to eliminate drugs to root, there is essential need for a powerful method that takes into effect in a long term. The government can educate people to keep away from the drugs in many ways. Deglamorization is absolutely the suitable process for us to put into practice. For a long time, taking drugs has been regarded as a fashion among young adults, owing to the impression of attraction and charm projected by TV ads. We can ban this sort of advertisement while encouraging society to present this drug-taking as a confession of weakness, panic and anxiety, which are not what they want to show or even what they hate.With the two approaches working together, the drug problems can be handled well. And we are supposed to call for the government and the whole society to support the drugs blue sky by their arms!7. unit 8Nowadays, China has already stepped into an aging society according to international standards. And people will meet many difficulties in their everyday life when getting old. Common problems for senior citizens are poor health, inconvenient public facilities, and loneliness. So family care, community-based services and social welfare are necessary to help our old population in helping and supporting their lives.Firstly, young people are busy with their work everyday, and they dont have time to take care of them, it means that if their parents feel uncomfortable, there is no body else know this. So it is necessary for old people to go to hospital frequently, and they may choose take public transport to go there, and this will involve the problem about inconvenient public facilities. When people get older, it is likely for them to walk with difficulty. And many places dont have convenient public facilities, so it will cause old people lost their footing and were precipitated to the ground. Thirdly , old people will feel lonely. Though young people can try their best to satisfy parents desires as many as possible, old peoples spiritual fulfillment cant be satisfied. So young couples may pay more visits to their parents homes during weekends and holidays. The young can also help the old more in public，offering seats on buses, for example. Additionally, rural pension is a major problem now facing China society, low coverage of social pension is serious. However, the most important thing to help the old is that the society should consider more for senior citizens. We should build up more rest homes, hospitals, and entertainment centers with high-grade service specially for old people.8. unit 9Globalization has positive and negative effects. First of all, I will talk about the positive effects. Globalization for developing countries is an opportunity. For example, in 1970s, China was undeveloped economically and culturally. In the context of globalization, China carried a policy named “reform and opening up”. Using this policy, China spent ten years to make the gross national production higher and make people get higher. Also, one of the most visible positive effects of globalization is the improved quality of products due to global competition. Customer service and “the customer is the king” have led to improved quality of products and services. And the most powerful positive effects of globalization on women and men both is the spread of education. Today, you can search the best education facilities in the world and move to there. A person living in the US can even go to another continent for a new experience and some courses which one may not find in the home country.It does will know that globalization is a trend and every country. But there also are negative effects.First, rich and poor countries experience effects from the globalization. However the key is that in this background the rich countries become richer and the poor countries become poorer. It means that thebenefitsofglobalizationisnotuniversal. Second, globalization damages the local environment. The global trade liberalization has accelerated the consumption of global resources and it direct threat to the Earths biological diversity system.Third, globalization makes the world economy instable. In the background of globalization, countries have a close economic links, so if one countrys economic system had problems and it will be linked to other related countries, so the joint-relationship is inevitable.Globalization has brought more positive changes to individuals lives, even if it has many negatives, but in fact, people can not separable from globalization.9. unit 10The role Lincoln played in bringing the war to a close is a spiritual pillar, a martial leader.First of all, the North bourgeoisie and people that Lincoln led fought against the south. He was always the representative of justice and the direction of popular feeling. The Lincoln administration took measures, and arouse the enthusiasm of people. As Lincoln said, the war broke out because the American people had become proud and forgot Gods mission. It was a lesson God wanted them to learn. Therefore there were no losers in this war. All Americans had won. They had all achieved a rebirth. So I think Lincoln was a spiritual pillar in peoples hearts.Also, Lincoln was a martial leader. When the northern army encountered a crushing defeat, many people at home required to stop the war, but Lincoln strained every nerve to inspire soldiers to fight bravely by using his Attic faith of victory. And in the address at Cettysburg, Lincoln said, “It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us - that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion; that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Lincoln had an eye for military decision, and had flexible Political and military strategies, and he solved the crisis successfully. So I think the role Lincoln played in bringing the war to a close is a spiritual pillar, a martial leader.10. unit 11How history should be taught at school depends on what teachers hope students to acquire from history study. Many students think history is great but they dont like history lessons. So I think history should be taught freely, not give them others comments, but let themselves to think by themselves.Now our history are taught like this: teachers spend much time on preparing lessons, they are leading roles in class, and that students listen to them carefully is enough. Our students get history by teacher telling them, but not they explore by themselves.We can compare our history teaching with Germans and Americans. As for Germans, if they learn The Franco-Prussian War, their teacher will require them read much first hand information. For example, the speech text of Bismarck. Teachers will require them discuss the foreign policy that Prussia used at that time through the speech text, and analyze the true breaking reason of The Franco-Prussian War. As for Americans, teachers only tell students the happening, the development and the process, and not judge the event subjectively, though it is about those important events like the second world war, students judge the history responsibility by themselves. So we can get two points from the two countries, and our history lessons should be also taught like this. Firstly, let students contact with original documents directly. This first hand information is good for us cognize history. Secondly, teachers should give more weight to develop the independent thinking and judging ability of students. Thirdly, teach students to feel with themselves in history events. History is about human beings, so any important events are connected with the survival conditions of human, so we need get close to human feelings by history lessons. Only in this way that history is taught, can history lessons work really.11. unit 12The fiction the most dangerous game using the minute description about Rainsford and the general Zaroff, shows adventurous scenes to people, and speaks highly of the spirits that Rainsford showed when he struggled with the general constantly, the confidence and calm, the braveness and resourcefulness. Though the fiction is not long, but the structure and the plots are complementary to each other, and offer much food for thought, and arouse our thinking about human even about the world. Rainsford is a Warm, honest and optimistic young man. When he faced with all kinds of adventurous risks, he was always with a strong desire to survival, and kept his confidence and calm. Though he was in poor position, he transferred the disadvantages to advantages depending on his calm, resourcefulness and braveness. And finally he changed danger into safety, and won the right to survive. But Zaroff is different. He was crazy about hunting, and was full of expectations about the hunting which was about to start. He had strong bloodthirsty desires, and regarded killing people as homely food. These all indicate his arbitrariness and cruelty, even his extreme contempt. And his hunting human game is inhuman and what heaven and earth will not tolerate. So this also destines his final fail.And through this fiction, we should thinking about human. If we human lose our reasoning power, play a role of Zaroff, and develop the jungle law to a extreme degree, the human society will bring destruction on itself. So only when human respect the law of development, respect other species, and respect ourselves,