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2.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?
Parentsarethebestteachers.Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.
Obviously,theearliestteacherswehaveinourlivesinmostcasesareourparents,andtheyaregenerallythemostinvolvedinthedevelopmentandeducationoftheirchildren.Yetneitherareallparentsgoodteachersnorarethosegoodparentsthebestteachers.
Firstofall,notallparentsaregoodteachers.Asnormalindividuals,someparentsmoreorlesshavebadhabits.Eventhoughparentsalmostinstinctivelydevotethemselvestocultivatingtheiroffspring,theoutcomemightturnouttobedisappointment,forallchildrentendtounconsciouslyorsubconsciouslycopyeverythingfromtheirparents.Anotherdeficiencyofparentsasteachersisthefactthatmostparentsarelackofcommonsensesofeducation.Alltoooftenweobservesomeparentstendtopursuetheircherishedbutfaileddreambyforcingtheirchildrentodevelopinaprearrangeddirection.Ironically,iftheirchildrendidnotfollowtheinstructions,thechildrenwouldberegardedasdisobedientorallegedlyrebellious.Infact,itisparentsratherthantheirchildrenthatvirtuallydisobeycommonsenses.
Moreover,someparentsarequalifiedasgoodteachers,butnotallofthemarethebestones.Whenchildrenareinthepreliminaryschool,itisnotsurprisingthatparentsarecapableofteachingtheirchildrenalmosteverysubjectevenbetterthanprofessionalteachersintheschool.Butthesituationwillnotlastlong.Weliveinaworldwhereknowledgeisaccumulatedbymultiplyingandatthesametimebecomesmoreandmorespecialized.
Therefore,tobeaprofessionalinacertainfieldtodaytakesmuchlongertimethaneverbefore.Noparentisabletobeprofessionalinallfields,thoughtheymightbeexpertsinoneormorefields.Wiseparentsoftenreleaseratherthanchargetheirchildrenasearlyaspossible.Theyareawareofthepossibilityoutsidethefamily.
Parentsmay,nevertheless,helptheirchildrenmuchmorethandogoodteachers.Mostpartsofchildreneducationarevirtuallybeyondteachers'reaches.Itisparentsthatsupplement.Psychologystudieshaveshownusthatparents'lovesometimeshasastonishinglymagicpowertotheirchildren.AlbertEinstein'smotherandForestGump'smotherarebothgoodexamples.Ontheotherhand,parentsmightdotheirchildrenharmmorethandobadteachersaswell.Thenaturesofthosechildrenwhoseparentshavedivorcedareoftenseverelydistorted.
Inaword,itisrathersuperficialtosimplysaythatparentsarethebestteachers.
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4.Ithasbeensaid,"Noteverythingthatislearnediscontainedinbooks."Compareandcontrastknowledgegainedfromexperiencewithknowledgegainedfrombooks.Inyouropinion,whichsourceismoreimportant?
Why?
Bothexperiencesandbooksareveryessentialresources,andbothofthemhaverelevantmerits.Experiencesarethemostdirectresourcesweeverhave.Almostoureverybasicskillcamefromexperiences,suchaswalking,articulating,readingeventhinking.
Withoutexperiences,somenaturalbornabilitiesevenmightlose.Studieshaveshownthatababywhowasrobbedbyanimalsintoforestfor12yearslosthisabilitytotalkinhumanlanguage.
Furthermore,itisgenerallyacceptedthateachandeveryskilldevelopsbyexperiences,andthat'swhypeoplealwayssaypracticemakesperfect.Booksarevaluablewhenknowledgeisbeyondthescopeofourexperiences.Perhapsthemostobviousexamplesarethosefluentwriters.Theywritevariousstories,thescopesofwhicharefarbeyondanyindividual'sexperiences.TakeJoyceCarolOatesforexample,herproductivityhasbeenprodigious,accumulatinginlessthantwodecadestonearlythirtytitles,includingnovels,collectionsofshortstoriesandverse,playsandliterarycriticism.Althoughsomeofthemappeartocomefromherowndirectobservations,herdreams,andherfears,muchmoreisclearlyfromtheexperiencesofothers.Herfictiveworldremainsstrikinglyakintothatrealonereflectedinthedailynewspapers,thetelevisionnewsandtalkshows,andthepopularmagazinesofourday.
Yeteitherexperiencesorbooksmaygiveuswronginformation.Ourdirectobservationsalwaysaresubjecttoourbeliefs,hopes,fears,expectations,andourbias,whichmightmakeobservationsunreliable.Peoplevaryintheirpowersofobservation,andthereliabilityofourobservationsisnobetterthanthereliabilityofourmemories,whichasweknowcanbedeceptive.Informationprintedinpaperssometimesisunreliableeither,itmaybemisprinted,orevendeliberatelydistorted.Forexample,DefinitionssuchasMarxism,Capitalism,ZionismaretotallydifferentintheOxfordLearner'sDictionaryofCurrentEnglishbetweentheoriginaleditionandthesanctionedRussianedition.
Inconclusion,bothsourcesareimportant.Sometimesoneismoreimportantthantheotherinaccordancewithspecificcircumstances.Forexample,whenwemakeageneralsurveyaboutacertainsubject,wemaypreferrichreferencesinlibrary.Ontheotherhand,ifwewanttoknowmorespecificdetails,wehadbetterrefertoexperiencessuchasresultsofcarefullydesignedexperiments.
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7.Howdomoviesortelevisioninfluencepeople'sbehavior?
Usereasonsandspecificexamplestosupportyouranswer.
Theimpactthatmodernmassmediasuchasmoviesortelevisionshashadonourdailylife,andsocietyingeneral,isundeniable.
Nodoubtitwillbecomeevengreaterasthescopeofmassmediacontinuestogrow,andastherelevanttechnologiesbecomemoreandmoresophisticated,andsofascinatingthatvirtuallynobodywillbeabletoescape.
Already,itcanbeseenhowwesternmoviesareexercisinginfluenceonouryouthgeneration:
theygrowlong-hairregardlessoftheirsex,commonlypartofwhicharedyedingold;theywearjeansineachandeveryseason,usuallykneesofwhicharedeliberatelytattered;boysarefondofearringsorotheroddpendants;andgirlsarekeenonMarlborosandweirdcoarselanguages.
Themajormeansthatmassmediainfluencethepublicisbycreatingtopicsofdiscussioninthesociety.Massmediaofferspeople(theconsumers)issuestotalkandthinkabout.Titanichadbroughtaworldwideuproarbyitsextollingandoffascinatingimmortallove;PrimeColorandWagthedogmetthenationaldebateonrightanddutyofthepresidentoftheUnitedStates.AntiwarmoviessuchasTearsoftheSunandAllQuietOnTheWesternFrontamongnumerousothershavebeenraisingthequestionthatisanywarreallytoupholdjusticeorisitreallyworthythatanindividualmakessacrificestohiscountryandatthesametimeignoreshisownfamilyorhispersonalvalues?
Massmediaalsoshapesourunderstandingofwhatisimportantandwhatisnotimportant(toknow).The"important"issuesaretobefoundonthefirstpagesofthenewspaper(inthebeginningofatelevisionprogram).The"notimportant"storiesaretheonesthatarenotbeingtoldatall.The"notveryimportant"storiesareprobablyveryshortandhiddeninthelastpages.InfactcensorshipspresentallmassmediaincludingitsdistributingmeanssuchastheInternet.Byprearrangingpublicissue,themassmediamakesdecisionsforus.Eventhoughtherearecriticalthinkingindividualsinanysociety,theyaredefiniteminority;thepublicinwholeindeedlackskillsofcriticalthinking,andthereforetheyareoftenledbythemedia.
Inbrief,massmedia,byofferingtopicsandaffectingthewaysinwhichwediscuss"theimportantissues”,hasastronginfluenceonourperceptionofthetruth,oftheworldorofthestructureofoursociety,wehavetoadmitthatithasaroleinourlivesasasourceofinformation,experiences,entertainment,amusementandrelaxation.
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8.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?
Televisionhasdestroyedcommunicationamongfriendsandfamily.Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouropinion.
Whiletelevisionhasbeensomewhatharmfulinitseffects,ithashardly"destroyed"communicationamongfriendsandfamily,althoughforsomepeople,theassertionthattelevisionhasdestroyedcommunicationamongfriendsandfamilyseemstrue.
Television,inventedinlastcentury,withitswideavailability,increasinglyprosperousprograms,becomesoneofthemostpowerfulmeansofcommunicationinthehistory,andismoreandmoredifficulttoignore.Televisionisasmuchapartofourlivesasareourmeals,work,orschool;studiesconsistentlyshowthattheaverageAmericanchildspendsalmostasmuchtimewatchingtelevisionasdoessheinschool.Weallhaveonly24hoursadayanditisclearthatthemoretimeonespendsonwatchingtelevision,thelesstimeonedoeswithhisorherfamilyandfriends.Henceweseethepassageinthenewspaperormagazinetitled"Televisiontookmyhusbandawayfromme."
Temptingassuchclaimmightbe,itishardlytrue.Itisnottelevisiontookherhusbandawayfromher,buttheincreasingpressuresofmodernlifedidit.Wehavenodefiniteevidencetosaypeoplenowadaysenduremorepressuresthandidtheircounterpartsinthepast,butitisabsolutelytruethatpeoplenowadaysundergogreatpressuresthatcomefromvariousdirections,includingwork,school,economy,andsoforth.Investigationsshowthatpeoplewhoearnmorethan50,000yuanannuallyspendatleast60hoursonworkperweek,muchmorethanthosewhoearn20,000yuanannually.Todayabachelordegreemaynolongerguaranteeawellpaidjob,moreandmorecompaniesposttheirwantadsclaimingthatapplicantsmusthaveatleastmasterdegrees,whichtaketwoorthreeyearslonger.
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