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Part-Time Job 学生兼职的好处 Mn>/\e
1.Help cultivate independence and develop a strong sense of responsibility. \5
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2.Foster a sense of competition and cooperation, which is quite necessary in one’s future career. THN//}d
3.Build up one’s confidence and offer one a sense of achievement , because one can realize his value and capability. %:S4OT8]
4.Learn to cooperate and master interpersonal skills, which are needed for future success. NpPuh9e{
5.Ease the financial strain of their family and at the same time one can enjoy a more colorful and interesting campus life with the hard-earned money. NoAgZ{))
6.Widen one’s horizon / Broaden one’s mind / broaden one’s scope of knowledge. }w_r(g?\
7.Getting a job can give you spending money and valuable work experience. 5|<j Pc
Overseas Study 出国留学的好处 |$:y8H'J
1.Widen one’s horizon / Broaden one’s mind / broaden one’s scope of knowledge. &2P=74\=
2.Experience a new culture and master a fluent foreign language. {r>iUgg
3.Better prospects / promising future )hy(0 D
4.Develop interpersonal skills and learn to be independent. QKB*N)%6
5.Highly qualified, well experienced teaching staffs and excellent research facilities. E:$EK_?:t
6.Overseas study let you immense asset in the competitive job market. 'W_u1l/
7.Studying abroad is the ideal chance to travel, make new friends, expand your horizons and learn more about both the world and yourself. It may help you to realize what you want to do in your career, plus you’ll have time to think about what you want to achieve.
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8.It will change your life and put you a step head of the rest. Study abroad can offer you an exciting, challenging and valuable opportunity. ^Ay>%`hf*
9.There is no doubt that your overseas study will change you in some way or another. You will develop a broader mind, a wider understanding of the world around you, better social skills, improved self-confidence and you’ll be more adaptable. `uh+d
10.The experiences you have and the people you meet will provide you with many lifelong memories that you’ll cherish forever. qP k`e}D
Tele-Education 远程教育 ]. E/s(p
1.: Improve the flexibility of learning in terms of space, time, choice of content or teaching resources. 7cQFH@SC
2.: Make life-long study possible.
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3.Face-to-face contact can never be replaced. In traditional classroom, students and teachers can communicate directly and freely. tv 7"4$T
4.Students receiving tele-education tend to be socially unadaptable, lacking the necessary interpersonal skills. cp_<y)__
5.The students are unable to cultivate teamwork spirit, cooperation and competition. p6c&vEsNj
6.In traditional classroom, by discussing with the classmates and exchanging ideas with the teacher, students learn how to share the ideas and methods with each other and how to cooperate with each other to seek a better solution. However, students can not do so through tele-education. 7.y35y
7.Learning at home encourages children to live an indolent life with lax discipline. <p5?yF
8.The traditional school is a place where children get training of the mind and character to produce self-control, habits of obedience as well as learn to write and read, dJ(<zz+;b
9.Lack adequate physical exercises, resulting in the deterioration of one’s physical health. ss0`9:z
School Violence 校园暴力问题 IY"+hHt
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1.There is definitely a problem with school violence today. The last several years have shown us that violence in our school is more common today than ever before. /g)(
2.Violence in schools has become a big problem in today’s society. Whether the violence has to do with guns, knives, or just a simple fight, school violence is getting a litter out of hand. ,CxIA^
3.It is traditional believed that schools are safest place in children’s lives, but are we all so sure that this is true anymore. S
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4.They create a disturbance, interfere with classroom instruction, and disrupt normal school operations. 6>NK2} `
Causes wTe 9OFv
1.The spread of gangs and drugs has also been implicated in the increasing violence of school youths. [pxC3{|d$
2.The use of drugs in general population has become a very serious problem in society and within the school system.. ua!43Bp
3.Schools are often blamed for the ills of society, yet society has a major impact on our education system. The problems that schools are facing today are certainly connected to the problems that our society faces, including drugs, violence, and the changing of our family structure. 5ktFL<^5T
4.Obsessions with things like violent games and TV shows lead violent acts. ^xX1G_{
5.There is excessive violence and pornography in mass media that is misleading, exaggerative and false. Teenagers are so immature, ignorant and sequacious that they can hardly distinguish right from wrong and easily go astray. ,(3oAj\
6.If these children have difficulty controlling their impulses when they are troubled, they may turn to extreme measures, including violence. XGb*LY+Db6
7.Some children spend limited time with their families. They lack adequate emotional exchanges with their family members. They occupy themselves with activities that involve little social interaction, such as electronic games, television and the Internet. 85:KlBe%+
Solutions VOSq%hB
1.Schools provide education about drugs to young students. z7_h$v
2.Make violence prevention programs available in every community. 6L<QKE=
3.Increase security measures to ensure that weapons are not available on campus. qM18Ji*
4.Add curricula and counseling to educate children about their feelings and how to resolve conflicts without resorting to violence. 4TRF -f
5.Encourage students to report crimes or activities that make them suspicious. 9]%2Yb8SC
6.Learn and teach conflict resolution and anger management skills. Help the students practice applying them in everyday life. }2hU7YWt
Public school or Private School 公立还是私立学校 WX*
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1.Public education is the fundamental way to prepare children from diverse ethnic, religious, and class backgrounds to live as responsible citizens in a democracy. jG`,k*eUrJ
2.The tuition of public in China is comparatively low, thus enabling the poor children to have easier access to education. sSy!mtS
3.Serve the lower and middle class minority, reducing disparities between disadvantaged and other students. s`en8%
4.Public schooling has a long history in most industrialized countries. oU|_(p"e|
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1.Small size of classes. f^)iv
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2.Attract more qualified and experienced teachers with more funds. SUDvKP
3.Private schools have an ample supply of teaching resources . [jR>.H'
4.First class teaching facilities, advanced equipment and beautiful environment. 'Q"Mu
5.This sort of school system most effectively serves different people’s educational needs. VwKfM MI8
Uniforms in School 校服 f#McTC3C
1.They are an infringement on students’ freedom. Everyone has the right to choice what to wear. SLz;5%CPV
2.Uniforms deprive students of their right of choice: every one is entitled to what he likes to wear. lnGg1/
3.The forced wearing of uniforms will hinder children’s development of creativity and imaginative capability. \M;cF"e-S
4.Uniforms have an adverse impact on the mental development of the students. NiY
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5.Uniforms discourage individuality and creativity. +;
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6.Hinder the development of their ability in aesthetics. L d{`k
7.If children are allowed to choose what they like will make them more self-confident, they will feel that they can decide on their own affairs and will have thoughts of their own. ZnBGNr
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1.Cooperation offers us a break from the pressure and stress of competition. >abpse
2.We feel that winning is not everything. Striving to win makes things fun and exciting, but we shouldn’t find our self-esteem only through winning. 7x]q>Y8T
3.Two heads are better than one. A2!pbeG
4.In cooperation people work together in order to achieve their goals. By helping you I help myself. We sink or swim together. This is a win-win approach – everyone wins. DVt^O[
5.In fact, people working together are generally more effective than people working against each other . That is to say, it is easier to succeed when other people are helping us rather than working against us. W$<Y**y9m
6.Cooperation is marvelously successful at helping people to communicate effectively, to trust in others and to accept those who are different from themselves. rk47$36X
Should High School Students Be Encouraged to Evaluate and Criticize Their Teacher? x)pR^t7u8
1.This practice helps teachers better understand their strengths and weaknesses, just as the old saying has it: “Stander-by see more clearly than gamesters.” 2%|n}V[
2.The system helps nurture teachers’ spirit of competition, intensify the sense of responsibility and urges them to upgrade their quality of service – teaching quality. Gx*B(t]4y
3.It supervises teachers’ work and control the efficiency of the teaching work like an invisible hand. R8 LHwRQ
4.It helps the school administrations to have a better grasp of teaching quality of the teaching staff through the regular feedback from the students. /Ny#+$cfk
5.It acts as an effective tool to measure the quality of education. [{>3"XJ'
6.It can increase the mutual understanding and promote friendship between teachers and students, thus forming a brand new type of student-teacher relationship. It is a symbol of students-oriented education and a step forward towards quality education. hu>wcOt
Coeducation 男女共校 `dWnu3r;
1.The adult world is made up of males and females, so should the school be. Coeducation helps one to better know his social role so that one can easily adapt to the outside world. The formative years of children are the best time to expose them to the company of the other gender, in order that they may learn each others’ behavior and be better prepared for adult life. 2D a0*xn{
2.It offers a good chance for male and female students to better understand one another, thus removing illusions and wrong impression. There are many striking differences between males and females. By studying together in a same school, they can complement each other and learn from each other. w}s5=>QG%
3.It encourages benign competition and cooperation between male and female students. !K+hXQE1
4.It is beneficial to the healthy psychological development. Many psychological and physiological problems vexing an adolescent student can be readily solved in a coeducational school. u08j9)
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5.It is beneficial to the healthy psychological development. Many psychological and physiological problems vexing an adolescent student can be readily solved in a coeducational school. +~|Jn_:A f
6.It possesses a good many practical advantages. For example, the coed school has the socialization advantages. Obviously, a party involving two sexes is more interesting and likely to succeed. It helps students to enjoy various kinds of rich and colorful school life. I%($,kd}s
7.Different thoughts based on different genders exchanged in class are helpful to the study. h(^c5#.
8.The presence of the opposite sex helps refrain students from indecent behaviors. 1]Cdfj6@
9.Coed schools help to get that sexual interaction going. qO/3:-
10.In fact boys and girls are a good influence on each other, engendering good behavior and maturity ---- particularly as teenage girls usually exhibit greater responsibility than boys of the same age. Academic competition between the sexes is a spur to better performance at school. VrWQ] L
11.Schools should prepare children for life and the more the school emulates “real life ” the better. The coed system makes children more socially adaptable. 0~P]Fw^w
12.Boys will do better in the classroom if girls are present to set them a good example. FLZ9Rg
Will Computers Replace Human Teachers? &M tF
1.Computers are cold impersonal devices and they relate to children as though they are machines—without love, care, or feeling. !/ dH"h
2.Children who use computers will learn to communicate with machines instead of people. There is a risk we will create a generation of social illiterates. There is some truth to the stereotypical “computer nerd”.
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3.Teacher-directed learning is underpinned by personal awareness and a focus on students. IT-directed focus is impersonal. fqBz"l>5A
4.Within a class of 25 children, there may be 25 variables. These variables are understood by teachers but not by computer-generated and controlled programs. BS?i!Bm 7
5.Classroom teachers become aware of student learning difficulties and foibles. cP4C<UG
6.Computers present programs that can not be accommodated. Personalized shifts do not happen. O S#RCN*
7.Computer-generated learning places all students in the group onto the same program, at the same point, progressing them as a collective. Individual differences are not recognized. @4KKm@(p85
8.Having a teacher in the classroom poses many opportunities for the students to learn life’s basics. _
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9.Having physical teachers in the classrooms is advantageous because they can teach personal interaction, reading, and teamwork. And computer cannot teach these things. KS1udH^Zc
10.There can be confusion between reality and fantasy, between fact and myth, WncHgz
Problems Probably Confronting a freshman K4H27SH
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1.Psychological problems such as loneliness, homesickness and inadaptability. )A6=P%;}>I
2.Language problems such as inability to understand the local dialect. j+S&5C/{
3.Local foods disagreeable to one’s taste. }D`ZWTjDay
4.Can not adapt to the climate very well. >;F}>_i
Suggested Solutions: .mg0L\
1.A college orientation session should be held to familiarize the freshmen with the exciting school life. :;TF_Sv
2.Some special advisory and consultative committees should be established to meet the psychological needs of the new students. ?"T!<L
3.Seniors students should be called on to offer help to their new younger schoolfellows. X\w["!B
4.Different kinds of foods and accommodation should be available to students from different places and backgrounds. I+ 3qu=
5.Some campus activities involving new and old students’ participation should be organized to familiarize the new with the campus life, such as a welcome party to be held by the school authorities. }eI9me@Aa
6.Fresh should try to be independent and self-reliant. mkPqxzxbrL
7.Keep regular emotional contacts with one’s family members and former classmates. W#kyD)(F
8.Active participation in the campus life is essential to removing loneliness and disorientation. #%8)'=1+4?
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1.Help the children understand the value of money and how to use the money responsibly. b|G~0[g
2.The money parents give help the children learn to manage money, and they can understand how budgeting, saving and interest work. In this way, they can develop wise spending habits. t;0]d7ey'
3.It helps raise a money-savvy child. +2k{yl
4.Cultivate a spirit of independence and learning to make decision on one’s own. $P)-o?eer
5.Such goal-setting helps children learn to become responsible for themselves. M?;YpaSe+
6.Children are willing learners, and you will find by giving pocket money, you can get them very interested in whole process of building a healthy saving for the future. gz uWhQo
7.Young children especially enjoy watching the money build up in their piggy banks, and they love to take it out and count it. This is a great opportunity to teach your child the different denominations in our currency, and what each coin and bill is worth. !,{N>{I
8.It is the beast way to introduce your child to the concept of saving. H#WqO<<v
9.Money management is seldom taught in schools; it is up to the parents to educate their children in this very important life skill. T,Q7 YI
10.It is a way to help educate children about personal finance and managing money. %KN2iNq
11.Parents don’t have to worry about being constantly asked to buy things for the kids. 9eE
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12.Children can learn how and why to save money. t$p%UyVE
To Play, or to Compete? 53.jx38xS
1.Organized sports activities bring damage rather than benefits to children both physically and psychologically. O<mA+yk
2.Physically, as they are still at the stage of developing bodies, hard exercises and tough playing will be inappropriate for them. L_+Fin
3.Psychologically, winning and losing—the keynote of adult life --- may mean too heavy a burden for children who should have fun and enjoy the game at that age. UF\k0oLz
4.The primary goal of a professional athlete – winning – is not appropriate for children. Their goal should be having fun, learning, and being with friends. h/y0Q~|/d
5.Children will benefit more from those programs emphasizing fitness, self-esteem, cooperation, sportsmanship, and individual performance. /QCg E~
6.Besides physical hazards and anxieties, competitive sports pose psychological dangers for children. `K[r5;QFKf
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1.Learning is very important in determining who we are. paYS<8In
2.You can’t change your genes, but you can choose how to live your life. 9x(t"VPuS
3.If we take identical twins, and give one the best environment possible, and put the other one in closet for eighteen years, the differences will be profound, and caused totally by environmental differences between the two children, Zs;c0T">
4.Identical twins living in parallel universes do not necessarily lead identical lives. >* F#ZZv}p
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6.There is also substantial proof that an individual’s environment affects his mental aptitude. Nr"GxezU+A
7.It is often difficult to separate learning from our biology because we begin learning at the moment we are born. P!)F1U]!
8.Biology certainly determines part of what we are, but we start learning as soon as we are conceived, &N3a`Ua
9.We hardly separate biologically determined behavior from learned behavior. kFT*So`'
10.Socialization is learning. Socialization refers to all learning regardless of setting or age of the individual. !+YSc&R_fW
11.A person’s entire environment seems to be more effectual in determining his mental ability than heredity is. :9q|<[Y^
12.Experiments such as these ones prove that a person’s environment can have a crucial effect on him and on his manner of thinking. 31%3&B:Ts
13.A study done in Great Britain in the late 1980s shows that nutrition plays a very large role in a person’s development. ;2MdvHhz1
14.Starving people across the globe show why lack of nutrients in human bodies can stunt mental evolutions as well as physical growth. 9I#a{%A:
15.Unique environmental factorscause differences in behavior. &sXk!!85:
How to Manage Stress %+;am Rb
The Present Situation and Its Effects: bIk4?S
1.Stress is your reaction to something you consider a challenge or a threat. Stress is a natural part of life. Modern people are stressed out or under too much stress. X)c0y3hk
2.Stress is a natural part of life. :Fh _Ya0
3.Stress is hard to define because it means different things to different people; however, it is clear that most stress is a negative feeling rather than a positive feeling. dWo$5Bls<A
4.Despite the highly developed material life, modern people are leading an unprecedented stressful life. z~1S/,Ca
5.Some stressors are so powerful that they would evoke significant emotional distress in most mentally healthy people, and trigger mental disorders. l~@ -oE
Causes: r-[YJzf@P
1.You may feel physical stress which is the result of too much to do, not enough sleep, a poor diet or the effects of an illness. uhwCC
2.Nowadays the social competition is becoming fiercer and everyone wants to cope with adversity and to flourish in their education, vocation, and personal relationships. Cs,t:ajP
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1.If your stress is chronic, it may require more attention and lifestyle changes. Jx
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2.Exercise. Regular exercise is a popular way to relieve stress. Twenty to thirty minutes of physical activity benefits both the body and the mind. 7L]Y.7>
3.Hobbies. Take a break from your worries by doing something you enjoy. Whether it is gardening or painting, schedule time to indulge your interest. UVsF !0
4.Healthy lifestyle. Good nutrition makes a difference. Limit intake of caffeine and alcohol, get adequate rest, exercise, and balance work and play. <#T#+uO
5.Share your feelings. A conversation with a friend lets you know that you are not the only one having a bad day, caring for a sick child or working in a busy office. Stay in touch with friends and family. Let them provide love, support and guidance. Don’t try to cope alone. sE^=]N
6.Lower demands you put on yourself. Live for today. Don’t dwell in the past of worry about the future. >bO}sx1?
7.Develop other interests that will help you forget about your problems for a while. Sports work for some people, reading, exercising or socializing for others. N'21I$ D
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1.Human beings are a part of the food chain, and eating meat is natural. So then, how can eating meat be wrong? :ee'|c
2.Humans are type of animal and eating meat is normal and simply a part of life. ~(^?M
3.Animals provide essential protein for the human body. Protein is biologically essential, for every living creature needs a certain amount to survive. id1gK(F8H
4.Vegetarians do not get enough minerals and vitamins as a result of their limited diet. sHSg _/|
5.It is hard enough for vegetarians to stay healthy in our technologically advanced society. 7q#R,\
6.Eating plats is also causing pain or discomfort to the plants. You only have to check out laboratory experiments that plants feel pain. wPJA+
Should Smoking Be Banned in All Public Places? ^VjF W
1.Second-hand tobacco smoke can be deadly as well. rp!{QG
2.Cigarette smoke contains about 4000 chemicals, about 50 of which are known cancer-causing agents. ,mt=)Ac
3.Only one smoker makes a majority, as the smoker spreads and fills all space available. %
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4.Governments should pass law to protect people and place controls on actions that harm others. _Oc\hW
5.Damaging one’s health is viewed as a personal liberty; damaging some one else’s health may not. QY1|:(
6.Smoking in public places constitutes a real hazard to non-smokers. ]%h|ox0
7.Smoking endangers people’s health. Smokers are more likely to suffer from bronchitis and lung cancer and have a higher risk of developing other kinds of cancer. H4ancmy
8.Smoking may pose a potential fire hazard for smokers are careless about the cigarette butts. 1@^*tffL:
9.Smoking may cause diseases such as cancers and bronchitis. }#` -mRaU
10.For years cigarettes have been known to cause cancer, emphysema, and other horrible illnesses. XILreATK@
11.Smoking not only does harm to the health of smokers but also affects the health of non-smokers around them because non-smokers are forced to take in some poisonous substances which smokers blow into the air. f;,^
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12.Families could save money by not purchasing cigarettes; and accidental fires costing millions of dollars caused by cigarettes would cease. [nB4s+NX
13.With every cigarette you smoke, you are causing damage to your health. vu_ u\2d
14.Every cigarette you smoke reduces your lifespan by 11 minutes. Yj*!t1qm
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