路历年
2010.1 美西
Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. (2010.1)
Are people entitled to have their own opinions? Yes and no. People can have virtually any opinion, no matter how illogical, uninformed, or foolish. But this does not mean that they are entitled to have their uninformed opinions taken seriously or that their opinions should be considered as valuable as informed opinions. Opinions are valuable only when they are back up by thorough knowledge of the subject.
Adapted from John Chaffee, The Thinker’s Way
Assignment: Should all people’s opinions be valued equally, or should only informed opinions be taken seriously? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
1. 题目翻译：
人们应当有自己的想法吗?表面上，人们可以有任何观点，不管这些观点是多么不合逻辑、没有常识或者非常愚蠢。但是这不意味着人们没有常识的观点都应该被认真对待。这些观点也不应该被认为和有知识的观点一样有价值。观点只有在有相关问题的全面知识支持时才是有价值的。
题目：所有观点都应该被同等对待还是只有有背景知识的观点才应该被认真对待?
2.审题关键词：equally, informed, seriously
3. 论证分析-各段核心提纲：
同等对待：Uninformed opinions could be creative and inspiring. We should not judge the value of an opinion just by how informed it is.
区别对待：Uninformed opinions are often unrealistic because it lacks certain context. Thus, treating these opinions equally is a mere waste of time and energy.
2010.5 美西
Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. (2010.5)
A well-known company recently proposed setting aside every Friday as a day with no e-mail-based communication. On these e-mail-free Fridays, employees would be encouraged to refrain completely from reading or sending e-mail or text messages and advised instead to call each other or talk in person. This idea can work for everyone. If each week we set aside time to actually talk to one another, our communications will be less impersonal and more effective and satisfying.
Assignment: Is talking the most effective and satisfying way of communicating with others? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
2010.10 美西
Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. (2010.10)
I spent some part of every year at the farm until I was twelve or thirteen years old. The life that I led there was full of charm and so is the memory of it yet. I can call back the faint odors of wildflowers, the sheen of rain-washed foliage, the clatter of raindrops when the wind shook the trees, and the far-off hammering of woodpeckers. I can call back the prairie—and its loneliness and peace.
Adapted from Mark Twain, My Autobiography
Assignment: Is it important for people to spend time outdoors and to learn to appreciate the natural environment? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
1. 题目翻译：
直到我十二或者十三岁的时候，我每年都花一部分时间在农场上。在那里的生活充满了乐趣，我的记忆也是如此。我可以回忆起野花若有若无的香气，雨水洗过的叶子的光泽，风摇晃树的时候雨点的声响，还有远处的啄木鸟嗒嗒的声音。我还能回忆起草原，和它的孤独和平静。
题目：让人们花时间在户外，学着欣赏自然环境很重要吗?
2. 审题关键词：outdoors, natural environment
3. 论证分析-各段核心提纲：
正：It can help us learn the beauty of nature and reduce our pressure./ It can raise our awareness of environmental protection.
反：People can have enough fun indoors./ It will waste much of our time.
补：Nowadays, people are drifting further away from nature.
