大學(xué)英語綜合教程3課后作文

1、Unit51.TheSignificanceofLifelongEducationDecadesago，duetothelowstandardoflivinginChina,onlyasmallpercentageofthenationspopulationcouldreceivecollegeeducation。Oncegiventheopportunity，onewouldsurelysecureawellpaidandmuchrespectedjob,whichheorshewouldprobablydoforalifetime。Therefore,tosecureacollegedeg

2、reeusedtobetheultimategoalofapersonseducation。Today，however,wearelivinginwhatiscalleda”knowledgesociety”，wherecreativeideasandinnovationsaregeneratedatafantasticspeed。Onemustconstantlyrenewonesknowledgeandupgradeonesskillssoastomeettheneedsofthechangingworld.Moreover，atthestageofgeneraleducation，iti

3、spointlessforapersontoattempttoknoweverything。Whenoneisrequiredtosettledowntobeaspecialistinaspecificfield,onehastomakeanindepthstudyofthesubjectoneissupposedtoknow。Inthissensegeneraleducationcanprovidestudentswithonlyapassporttolifelongeducation。AsRobertMaynardHutchinsoncesaid,theobjectofeducationi

4、stopreparetheyoungtoeducatethemselvesthroughouttheirlives.Inmyopinion，lifeinmodernsocietyisnotonlyaprocessoflearningtolivebutalsoaprocessof”livingtolearn.ThesloganLiveandLearn”canbestreflecttheconceptoflifelongeducation。ShouldFamilySchoolingExist?MengMuTang，aprivateschoolinShanghai,ismodeledafterthe

5、educationalsystemofancientChinesehomeschools,whichfavoredrotememorizationandrecitationofclassicworks。ButthelocaleducationauthoritiesinShanghaihavedeclareditillegalaccordingtoareportin21stCentury。Shouldfamilyschoolingexist?Whatroleshoulditplay?Inmyopinion,familyschoolingshouldbepermittedtoplayapositi

6、veroleinthecurrenteducationalsysteminChina。Everyfamilyshouldbefreetochoosetheformofeducationthatbestsuitstheirchildreninterestssandnaturalgifts。AlthoughtheexistingeducationsysteminChinahasremarkablyimproved，itdoesnotfiteachchildperfectly。Sincefamilyschoolingprovidesameanstodevelopapersonstalentsandu

7、niqueinterest，MengMuTang，asaprivateschoolgearedtoaspecificgroupofchildren,shouldnotbebannedinhaste。Inviewofthecurrentdynamic,quality-mindededucationalreformsinChina,weshouldpermitfamilyschoolingtoenrichanddiversifyoureducationalsystem。Ontheotherhand，homeschoolingshouldadaptitselftothemodernworld。Top

8、reparechildrenforthefuture，itshouldequipthemwithknowledgeandinnovativepowersothattheycancopewiththedevelopmentofthemodernworld。Whiletappingchildrensinnatetalentsonanindividualbasis，familyschoolingshouldneverneglecttheirallrounddevelopment.MengMuTangmaynotbeaperfectprivateschool，sothatfamilyschooling

9、maybutweshouldletitliveandhaveatryeventuallybecomeanindispensablecomponentofourformaleducation。Unit61。MyViewsonCulturalDifferencesInmyopinion，culturaldifferenceshavemoreadvantagesthandisadvantages.Firstofall，itisculturaldifferencesthatmakeourworldsocolorful。Ifyougotoaforeigncountry，youwillbeimpresse

10、dnotonlybyitsphysicalenvironmentbutalsobyitsculturalenvironment-itsfoods，clothes,customs，socialpractices，etc.Differencesbetweencultureshavealwaysbeenasourceofjoyandinspiration。Secondly，differencesincultureenrichhumancivilization。Differentculturescompetewithaswellaslearnfromeachother。Romanculturewasm

11、odeledonGreekculture，whichhadonceborrowedalotfromEgyptianculture.Americancultureisalsoablendofmanydifferentcultures.Thirdly，differencesinculturegiveeachcultureitsuniqueidentity.Acultureisusuallyseeninrelationtoothercultures.Chineseculturedistinguishesitselffromothersbyitspeculiarconceptsandthingstha

12、tcanhardlybefoundelsewhere.Ofcourse，culturaldifferencesmaycauseconflictsandmisunderstandings。Butinterdependence，commoninterestsandmutualgoalsofdifferentnationsalwaysoutweighdifferencesinculture。Nationswithdifferentculturesshouldlearnfromeachotherandlivepeacefullytogether。Tothisend，weshouldbemoretole

13、ranttoothercultureswhilepreserving,protectinganddevelopingourown。2。MyViewsontheInfluenceofWesternCultureOnweekends，IgatherwithmyfriendsatMacDonaldsorKFC。Weeatfriedchicken，drinkCococolaandtalkaboutthelatestreleaseofHollywoodmovies.Wereadforeignnovels，listentoWesternmusicandwatchNBA。WeadmireBillGates，

14、GeorgeMichaelandPrincessDiana。WedressourselvesintheWesternstyleandcelebrateChristmasandValentineDays。Ourwayoflifehasthuschanged.Indeed,theinfluenceofWesterncultureisstronglyfeltinoureverydaylife.Thisinfluenceinturnpreparesuswelltoblendintothemodernworldandparticipateintheworldmarketcompetition.Butwe

15、shouldnotignoreitssideeffects。OurnationalculturemaygraduallyloseitsgroundifourattentionisfocusedonlyuponWesternculture。Infollowingthetrendofglobalizationweshouldmaintainourownculturalidentity,cherishourculturaltraditionanddevelopourownculture.WhatMahatmaGandhioncesaidcanbestsumupmyviewsontheinfluenc

16、eofWesternculture：”Idonotwantmyhousetobewalledinonallsidesandmywindowstobestuffed.Iwanttheculturesofallthelandstobeblownaboutmyhouseasfreelyaspossible。ButIrefusetobeblownoffmyfeetbyany.Unit7MyfavoriteSportsTeam：theChineseWomensVolleyballTeamInquiteafewsports,Chinesewomenathletesoutshinemenathletes。A

17、sagirl，Ialwaysfeelproudofourwomentabletennisplayers，badmintonplayers,womendiversandgymnasts。ButmygreatestenthusiasmalwaysgoestotheChineseWomensVolleyballTeam,who,thoughithasundergonesomeupsanddowns,alwayspresentsapositive,inspiringimagetothepublic。InevermissedanymajorTVshowsinvolvingtheChinesewomens

18、team。Icanthelpgettingexcitedwatchingthegirlsshineincourt，withtheiramazingspikesandblocks，andtheirneverceasingcourageandfaithinwinningthematch。Therearetimeswhentheylosethegame，sometimeswithembarrassingresultlike0：3；thereareyearswhentheysufferalotofinjuriesandnewplayersdonotmatchuptotheveterans，yet,on

19、emustadmitthattheChinesegirlshavebeenpractisingveryhardalltheway.RecentyearshaswitnessedadifficultperiodfortheteamwhenRussian，American，Cuban，andBrazilianteamsarerisinginrankingandwinningchampionships，butIstillhavefaithinourteamandgivethemmysupport。IwishthemgoodluckinthecomingOlympics。2。BenefitsfromH

20、ostingtheOlympicGamesJulyof2001witnessedawaveofnationalexcitementinourland：Beijinghadwonthebidtohostthe2008SummerOlympicGames.Itsymbolizedthestrengthofourcountryandrousedournationalpride。SincethenalotofchangeshavetakenplaceinBeijing.CitizensofBeijingarenowenjoyingbettertransportationfacilities,andth

21、ephysicalenvironmenthasimprovedsignificantly。Withtheconstructionofathleticvenues,municipalinfrastructureandotherrelevantfacilities,newjobopportunitieshavebeencreatedmpic-relatedbusinessesandindustrieshastakeneijingbutalsoelsewhere。AboominOlyplacenotonlyinBHostingtheOlympicGamesisalsoamegaculturaleve

22、nt。Itisagoodopportunitytoincreasetheinternationalprofileofthehostcity.NowmoreandmorepeoplearedrawntoBeijing，andtherehasappearedanewboomintourism.Preparationsforthe2008OlympicGameshavegivenrisetonumerousculturalandeducationalprogramsfocusingonthecitizenscommitmentanddedicationtothisinternationalevent

23、.Suchprogramshavenotonlygeneratedawidespreadinterestinsportsbuthavealsopromotedthecitizenssocial，culturalandethicalvisions.Wemusttryourbesttocapitalizeonthisopportunityasfullyaswecan.Unit8Writing1。HowtoSurviveinaCompetitiveSocietyCompetitioninpresentdaysocietyisfierceandcruel。Itexistsindifferentline

24、sofwork。Forexample,differentmusicianscompeteforeachseatintheirorchestra，anddifferentorchestrascompetefortheprivilegeofmakingrecordingswithprestigiousstudios.Footballerscompeteforpositionswithinthesameteam，andtheyworktogethertocompeteagainstotherteamsforchampionships.Inshort，whateverwedo，wemayfeelthe

25、pressureofcompetition.However，insteadofdeploringcompetition,weshouldseetheinterrelationshipbetweencompetitionandcooperation.Cooperationandcompetitionexistsidebysideandtheyarebothunavoidableinhumansociety。Forexample，whilecompetingwithotherfactories,producersanddistributorsofthesamefactorymustcooperat

26、eandmakecoordinatedeffortstosatisfytheneedsofcustomers.Businessrivalshavetocooperatewithoneanotherwhentheircommonmarketisthreatened。Therefore,competitionalonewillnotbringussuccessinwhatwearedoing.Inthefaceofcompetition，weshouldkeepacquiringnewskillsandupdatingourknowledgesoastoenhanceourcompetitivea

27、bilityAtthesametime,weshouldlearnthetechniquesofcooperatingwithothersinthemosteffectivemanner。2.ShouldWeOfferSeatstoElderlyPeopleontheBusDuringRushHours？Iamamazedtoreadwhatabloggersaysaboutofferingbusseatstotheelderly.Heclaimsthatitstheyoungwhoneeditmore”becausetheygotoworkearlyinthemorningandfeelexhaustedafteradayswork。Thebloggeralsoarguesthatitisunfairtoofferseatstotheelderlysincetheyalreadyenjoyfreerides,andsuggeststhat