1、 W S K 作 文 范 例 2 0 篇 外国语学院刘兆林提供 1. Peopl e at t end col l ege or uni versi ty f or many di f f erent reasons ( f or exampl e, new experi ences, career preparat i on, i ncreased knowl edge) . Why do you t hi nk peopl e at t end col l ege or uni versi t y? Use speci f i c reasons and exampl es t o sup
2、port your answer. Peopl e at t end col l eges or uni versi t i es f or a l ot of di f f erent reasons. I bel i eve t hat t he t hree most common reasons are t o prepare f or a career, t o have new experi ences, and t o i ncrease t hei r knowl edge of t hemsel ves and t he worl d around t hem. Career
3、 preparat i on i s becomi ng more and more i mport ant t o young peopl e. For many, t hi s i s t he pri mary reason t o go t o col l ege. They know t hat t he j ob market i s compet i t i ve. At col l ege, t hey can l earn new ski l l f or careers wi t h a l ot of opport uni t i es. Thi s means care
4、ers, such as i nf ormat i on t echnol ogy, t hat are expected t o need a l arge workf orce i n t he comi ng years. Al so, students go t o col l eges and uni versi ti es t o have new experi ences. Thi s of t en means havi ng t he opport uni t y t o meet peopl e di f f erent f rom t hose i n t hei r h
5、omet owns. For most s t ud e nt s , g o i ng t o c o l l e g e i s t he f i r s t t i me t he y v e b e e n a wa y f r o m ho me by t he ms e l v e s . I n a dd i t i o ns , t hi s i s t he f i r s t t i me t he y v e ha d t o ma ke d e c i s i o ns o n t he i r o wn. Ma k i ng t he s e deci si ons
6、i ncreases t hei r knowl edge of t hemsel ves. Besi des l ooki ng f or sel f -knowl edge, peopl e al so at t end a uni versi t y or col l ege t o expand t hei r knowl edge i n subj ect s t hey f i nd i nt erest i ng. For many, t hi s wi l l be t hei r l ast chance f or a l o ng t i me t o l e a r n
7、a b o ut s o me t hi ng t ha t d o e s nt rel at e t o t hei r career. I woul d recommend t hat peopl e not be so f ocused on a career. They shoul d go t o col l ege t o have new experi ences and l earn about t hemsel ves and t he worl d t hey l i ve i n. 2. No wa da y s , f o o d ha s be c o me e a
8、s i e r t o pr e par e . Ha s t hi s c ha ng e i mpr o v e d t he wa y pe o pl e l i v e ? Us e s pe c i f i c r e as o ns a nd e xa mpl e s t o s uppo r t y o ur a ns we r . The t went i et h cent ury has brought wi t h i t many advances. Wi t h t hose advances, human l i ves have changed dramat i
9、cal l y. I n some ways l i f e i s worse, but most l y i t i s bet t er . Changes i n f ood preparat i on met hods, f or exampl e, have i mproved our l i ves great l y. The conveni ence of prepari ng f ood t oday i s amazi ng. Even st oves have got t en t oo sl ow f or us. Mi crowave cooki ng i s mu
10、ch easi er. We can press a f ew but t ons and a meal i s compl et el y cooked i n j ust a short t i me. Peopl e used t o spend hours prepari ng an oven-cooked meal , and now t hey can use t hat t i me f or ot her, bet t er t hi ngs. Pl us, t here are al l ki nds of port abl e, prepackaged f oods we
11、can buy. Heat t hem i n t he of f i ce mi crowave, and l unch at work i s qui ck and easy. Food preparat i on t oday al l ows f or more vari ety. Wi t h ref ri gerat ors and f reezers, we can preserve a l ot of di f f erent f oods i n our homes. Si nce t echnol ogy makes cooki ng so much f ast er, p
12、eopl e are wi l l i ng t o make several di shes f or even a smal l meal . Parent s are more l i kel y t o l et chi l dren be pi cky, now t hat t hey can easi l y heat t hem up some prepackaged macaroni and cheese on t he si de. Needl ess t o say, adul t s l i vi ng i n t he same house may have very
13、di f f erent eati ng habi t s as we l l . I f t he y d o nt wa nt t o c o o k a l o t o f d i f f e r e nt d i s he s , i t s c o mmo n no w t o eat out at rest aurant s several t i mes a week. Heal t hf ul eat i ng i s al so easi er t han ever now. When peopl e cook, t hey use new f at subst i t ut
14、 es and cooki ng sprays t o cut f at and cal ori es. Thi s reduces t he ri sk of heart di sease and hi gh chol est erol . Addi t i onal l y, we can buy f rui t s and veget abl e f resh, f rozen or canned. They are easy t o prepare, so many of us eat more of those nutri t i ous i t ems dai l y. A hun
15、dred y e a r s a g o , y o u c o ul d nt i magi ne t he process of t aki ng some f rozen f rui t and i ce f rom t he f reezer, addi ng some l ow-f at yogurt f rom a pl ast i c cup and some j ui ce f rom a can i n t he ref ri gerat or, and whi ppi ng up a l ow-f at smoot hi e i n t he bl ender! Our l
16、 i f est yl e i s f ast , but peopl e st i l l l i ke good f ood. What new f ood preparat i on t echnol ogy has gi ven us i s more choi ces. Today, we can prepare f ood t hat i s more conveni ent, heal t hi er, and of greater vari et y t han ever bef ore i n hi st ory. 3 . I t h a s b e e n s a i d
17、, “N o t e v e r y t h i n g t h a t i s l e a r n e d i s c o n t a i n e d i n b o o k s . ” Co mpa r e and c o nt r as t kno wl e dg e g a i ne d f r o m e x pe r i e nc e wi t h kno wl e dg e g a i ne d f r o m bo o ks . I n y o ur o pi ni o n, whi c h s o ur c e i s mo r e i mpo r t a nt ? Why
18、? “Ex pe r i e nc e i s t he be s t t e a c he r ” i s a n o l d c l i c h , but I a g r e e wi t h i t . T he mo s t i mp o r t a nt , and somet i mes t he hardest , l essons we l earn i n l i f e come f rom our part i ci pat i on i n si t uat i ons. Yo u c a n l e a r n e v e r y t hi ng f r o m a
19、 b o o k . Of c o ur s e , l e a r ni ng f r o m b o o ks i n a f o r ma l e d uc a t i o na l s e t t i ng i s a l s o v a l ua b l e . I t s i n school s t hat we l earn t he i nf ormat i on we need t o f unct i on i n our soci ety. We l earn how t o speak and wri t e and underst and mat hemat i c
20、al equat i ons. Thi s i s al l i nf ormat i on t hat we need t o l i ve i n our communi t i es and earn a l i vi ng. Ne v e r t he l e s s , I t hi nk t ha t t he mo s t i mp o r t a nt l e s s o ns c a nt be t aught; t hey have t o be experi enced. No one can t each us how t o get al ong wi t h ot
21、hers or how t o have sel f -respect . As we grow f rom chi l dren i nt o t eenagers, no one can teach us how t o deal wi t h peer pressure. As we l eave adol escence behi nd and ent er adul t l i f e, no one can t each us how t o f al l i n l ove and get marri ed. T hi s s ho ul d nt s t o p us f r
22、o m l o o k i ng f o r g ui d e l i ne s a l o ng t he wa y . Te a c he r s a nd p a r e nt s a r e v a l ua b l e s o ur c e s o f a dv i c e whe n we r e y o ung . As we e nt e r i nt o ne w s t a g e s i n o ur l i v e s , t he advi ce we recei ve f rom t hem i s very hel pf ul because t hey have
23、 al ready bad si mi l ar experi ences. But experi enci ng our own t ri umphs and di sast ers i s real l y t he onl y way t o l earn how t o deal wi t h l i f e. 4. A c o mpany ha s a nno unc e d t hat i t wi s he s t o bui l d a l a r g e f a c t o r y ne a r y o ur c o mmuni t y . Di s c us s t he
24、a dv a nt a g e s and di s a dv a nt a g e s o f t hi s ne w i nf l ue nc e o n y o ur c o mmuni t y . Do y o u s uppo r t o r o ppos e t he f a c t o r y ? Ex pl a i n y o ur po s i t i o n. New f act ori es of ten bri ng many good t hi ngs t o a communi t y, such as j obs and i ncreased prosperi t
25、 y. However, i n my opi ni on, t he benef i t s of havi ng a f act ory are outwei ghed by t he ri sks. That i s why I oppose t he pl an t o bui l d a f act ory near my communi t y. I bel i eve t hat t hi s ci t y woul d be harmed by a l arge f actory. I n part i cul ar, a f act ory woul d dest roy t
26、 he qual i t y of t he ai r and wat er i n t own. Fact ori es bri ng smog and pol l ut i on. I n t he l ong r un, t he e nv i r o nme nt wi l l be hur t a nd pe o p l e s he a l t h wi l l b e a f f e c t e d . Ha v i ng a f a c t o r y i s no t wort h t hat ri se. Of course, more j obs wi l l be cr
27、eated by t he f act ory. Our popul at i on wi l l grow. To accommodat e more workers, more homes and st ores wi l l be needed. Do we real l y want t hi s much growt h, so f ast? I f our t own i s goi ng i n growt h, I woul d pref er sl ow growt h wi t h good p l a nni ng . I d o nt wa nt t o s e e r
28、 o ws o f c he apl y const ructed t ownhouses. Our qual i t y of l i f e must be consi dered. I bel i eve t hat t hi s growt h wi l l change our ci t y t oo much. I l ove my homet own because i t i s a saf e, smal l t own. I t i s al so easy t o t ravel here. I f we must expand t o hol d new ci t i
29、zens, t he smal l -t own f eel wi l l be gone. I moul d mi ss t hat great l y. A f act ory woul d be hel pf ul i n some ways. However, I f eel t hat t he dangers are great er t han t he benef i t s. I cannot support a pl an t o bui l d a f act ory here, and hope t hat ot hers f eel t he same way. 5
30、Do you agree or di sagree wi t h t he f ol l owi ng st atement ? Tel evi si on has dest royed communi cat i on among f ri ends and f ami l y. Use speci f i c reasons and exampl es t o support your opi ni on. Some peopl e bel i eve t hat tel evi si on has dest royed communi cat i on among f ri ends a
31、nd f ami l y. I t hi nk t hi s i s an exaggerat i on. I n my opi ni on, whet her or not t el evi si on hurt s communi cat i on depends on what t ype of program i s bei ng vi ewed. More i mport ant l y, i t depends on t he t ype of vi ewer. There are empt y programs and educat i onal programs. Empt y
32、 programs do not chal l enge peopl e. They have j ust enough st oryl i ne t o keep t hem f rom swi t chi ng channel s. There are al so passi ve and act i ve vi ewers. A passi ve vi ewer wi l l j ust wat ch t el evi si on wi t hout t hi nki ng about what be or she seei ng. The combi nat i on of an em
33、pty program and a passi ve vi ewer makes communi cat i on unl i kel y. Passi ve vi ewers j ust cont i nue to watch, act ual l y enj oyi ng t he f act t hat t he y d o nt ha v e t o t hi nk . T he y wo nt b r e a k a wa y t o t a l k a b o ut p r o g r a mmi ng wi t h f r i e nd s a nd f ami l y. Eve
34、n wi t h b e t t e r p r o g r a mmi ng , p a s s i v e v i e we r s s t i l l wo nt t hi nk o r c o mmuni c a t e muc h. The probabl y even pref er t he empt y program because t he bet t er programmi ng i s t oo much work. On t he ot her hand, act i ve vi ewers watchi ng educat i onal programmi ng
35、al ways want t o share wha t t he y s e e wi t h f r i e nd s a nd f a mi l y . “Educ a t i o na l ” d o e s nt ne c e s s a r i l y me a n document ari es on BBS. They coul d be dramas wi t h real i st i c rel at i onshi ps or act i on shows wi t h cl ever pl ot l i nes. When act i ve vi ewers wat
36、ch programs, t hey have i deas and t al k about t hem wi t h ot hers. Good programmi ng i nspi res t hem t o change t hei r t hi nki ng and t hei r l i ves. Unl i ke p a s s i v e v i e we r s , t he y d o nt wa nt t o wa t c h mo r e a nd mo r e wi t ho ut t hi nk i ng . Tel evi si on may dest roy
37、communi cat i on among passi ve vi ewers. Those vi ewers probabl y d o nt wa nt t o c o mmuni c a t e wi t h f r i e nds a nd f a mi l y muc h a ny wa y . Fo r a c t i v e v i e we r s who al ready enj oy communi cat i ng, t el evi si on i s act ual l y hel pf ul ! 6 “When peopl e succeed, i t i s b
38、ecause of hard work, Luck has not hi ng t o do wi t h s uc c e s s . ” Do y o u a g r e e o r d i sagree wi t h t he quot at i on above? Use speci f i c and exampl es t o expl ai n your posi t i on. When peopl e succeed, i t i s because of hard work, but l uck has a l ot t o do wi t h i t , t oo. Su
39、ccess wi t hout some l uck i s al most i mpossi bl e. The French emperor Napol eon sai d of one of hi s g e ne r a l s , “I k no w he s g o o d . But i s he l uc ky ? ” Na p o l e o n k ne w t ha t a l l t he ha r d wo r k a nd t a l e nt i n t he wo r l d c a nt ma k e up f o r b a d l uc k . Ho we
40、 v e r , ha r d wo r k c a n i nv i t e g o o d l uc k . When i t comes t o success, l uck can mean bei ng i n t he ri ght pl ace t o meet someone, or havi ng t he ri ght ski l l s t o get a j ob done. I t mi ght mean t urni ng down an of f er and t hen havi ng a b e t t e r o f f e r c o me a l o n
41、g . No t hi ng c a n r e p l a c e ha r d wo r k, but wo r k i ng ha r d a l s o me a ns y o ur e prepari ng yoursel f opport uni t y. Opportuni t y very of ten depends on l uck. How many of t he great i nvent i ons and di scoveri es came about t hrough a l ucky mi st ake or a l uc ky c ha nc e ? On
42、e o f t he b i g g e s t l uc ky mi s t a ke s i n hi s t o r y i s Co l umb us s o-cal l ed di scovery of Ameri ca. He enri ched hi s sponsors and changed hi st ory, but he was real l y l ooki ng f or I ndi a. Ho we v e r , Co l umb us c ha nc e d i s c o v e r y wa s nt pur e l uc k . I t wa s ba
43、c k e d up by y e a r s o f st udyi ng and cal cul at i ng. He worked hard t o prove hi s theory t hat t he worl d was round. Success t hat comes f rom pure l uck and no hard work can be a real probl em. For exampl e, consi der a t eenage gi rl who becomes a movi e st ar. I ma g i ne s he s b e e n
44、p i c k e d f r o m no whe r e be c a us e o f he r l o o k s . She i s g o i ng t o f e e l v e r y i ns e c ur e , be c a us e s he kno ws s he d i d nt d o a ny t hi ng t o e a r n he r s t a r d o m. On t he ot her hand, t hi nk a b o ut a n a c t r e s s who s s p e nd y e a r s l e a r ni ng a
45、 nd wo r k i ng a t he r c r a f t . Whe n s he f i na l l y has good l uck and becomes a success, she wi l l handl e st ardom bet t er, she knows she earns i t . Peopl e who work hard hel p make t hei r own l uck by bei ng ready opportuni t y knocks. When i t comes t o success. I t hi nk t hat hard
46、 work and l uck so hand i n hand. 7 Do you agree or di sagree wi t h t he f ol l owi ng st at ement ? Uni versi t i es shoul d gi ve t he same amount of money t o t hei r st udents sport s act i vi t i es as t hey gi ve t o t hei r uni versi t y l i brari es. Use speci f i c reasons and exampl es t
47、o support your opi ni on. I di sagree st rongl y wi t h t he i dea t hat t he same amount of money shoul d go t o uni versi t y sport s act i vi t i es as t o uni versi t y l i brari es. Al t hough pl ayi ng sport s i s a wonderf ul way t o l earn about t eamwork, st rat egy and reachi ng your goal
48、s, i t shoul d not be t he pri nci pal f ocus of a uni versi t y educat i on. St udent s need t he most up-t o-dat e l i brary f aci l i t i es avai l abl e t o get t he best educat i on. Many of t hose f aci l i t i es are very expensi ve t o buy and mai ntai n. These i ncl ude comput eri zed progr
49、ams and access t o i nt ernet research dat abases t hat st udents can use t o f i nd i nf ormat i on al l around t he worl d. I f a uni versi ty i s onl y of f eri ng i t s st udent s resources of a decade a g o , i t s d e pr i v i ng t hose st udents of a t remendous amount of i nf ormat i on. Even t he book and magazi ne budget of uni versi t i es has gone up t remendousl y i n l ast decade. More i s bei ng publ i shed on every subj ect , and every uni versi t y want s t o have t hi s i nf ormat i on avai l abl e t o i t s st udents. I t al so cost s mone
