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8.21

Childrenlearnbestbyobservingthebehaviorofadultsandcopyingit.Whatisyouropiniononthistopic?

Andwhydoyouthinklikethis?

Detailyourthoughtsonthisissue.

Theprocessofgrowingupisverycomplexforchildren.Amongcountlessfactorsthatinfluencechildren’sgrowth,thebehaviorofadultsplaysasignificantroleinshapingchildren’sinclinationandcharacter.Afterthebabyisborn,thefirstandthenearestadultsarehisorherparents.Thelittlebabyhasstartedtolearnfromtheirparentsbyobservingandcopyingtheadults’talk.Thislearningenvironmentisimportanforthebabies.

Thereisaspecialcasereportedbythepress.Ababywasabandonedwhenshewasborn.Asowfedherasapiglet.Whenshewasabouteightyearsold,somevillagersfoundher,butherintelligencewasjustsimilartothetwo-yearoldbabyandallofherbehaviorslookedlikethoseofapig.Fromthiscase,weknowchildisa“mirror”whichwillreflectthebehaviorofthecloseadults.

Alongwiththechildren’sgrowth,adultswillinfluencethemmuchmore,suchaslogicalthinking,makingdecision,cooperationwithothers,etc.Thebehaviorofadultscangivechildrenbothgoodandbadinfluence.Mostofthebehaviorsrepresentadults’inclination.Forinstance,ifmediareportchieflyonthedarksideofthesociety,childrenwilleasilyinclinetoviolenceandexcessivesex.Therefore,theywillbeinfectedwithbadmentalstate.

Behaviorisadirectandconvincingmethodtoteachchildren.Thingsareeasiertobesaidthantobedone.Parentsalwaystelltheirchildrenthoseprinciplesrepeatedly,butmostchildrencannotacceptitthroughthisboringmethod.Adults’behavioristhemosteffectiveeducationmethod.Ifyouletthemobservethewholeprocessofhowtodealwiththeproblems,childrenwilllearnfromyounaturally.

Childrenarelikeyoungtrees.Theyneedtobecarefullyirrigated,fertilizedandtrimmed.Yourbehaviorwillbegreatlyhelpfultoshapethemintousefultalents.

8.22

Zoosaresometimesseenasnecessarybutpooralternativetoanaturalenvironment.Isitnecessarytokeepanimalsinzoos?

Whatisyouropinion?

Inthemodernsociety,zoosarealmostindispensablepalacesinlargecitiesforpeopletovisit.Insomelargezoos,therearevariousanimalsfromspacetosea,andfromprimitiveinvertebratestoadvancedandintelligentmammals.Inthezoos,allanimals,includingthoserareanimals,suchaspanda,Africaelephant,andNorth-Easttiger,couldenjoygoodcareandprotectionawayfromanyhurt.However,alongwiththestrongernaturalenvironmentalprotectionconsciousness,manypeoplethinkthattoputanimalsintosmallcageswillchangetheirlivinginstincts,andthereforeinterrupttheecologicalbalance.

Viewedfromthebasicrelationsbetweenanimalsandhumanbeings,animalsshouldhavethesameequalfreedomashumanbeings.Theyarealsoaformoflife.Animalshavetheirownlivinginstinct,anditisthisinstinctthatformsthebiologicalchainoftheEarth.Thisrelationiscalled“EcologicalBalance”academically.Forexample,insect—bird—snake.Ifmostbirdsinaregionarekilledandlockedintocagesbyhumanbeings,thepestswilleatoutallcrops,andsnakeswilllosealargepartoffood（bird）-resources,thereforeleadingtostarvationanddeath.

Thisopinionsoundsidealtheoretically.Howeverinreality,humanbeingsandotheranimalscannotstaytogetherpeacefullyontheEarth.Becauseofhumanbeings’lustforfortune,manyvaluableanimalsarekilledorsold,especiallythoseendangeredspecies.Therefore,zoosappearasanactivewayforpeopletoprotectthosepooranimals.Inthefirstplace,thisisanactionnotonlyforanimalsbutalsoforhumanbeingitself.Oncethebiologicalchainisbroken,humanbeingswillbepunishedinevitably.Inthesecondplace,zooscanserveapurposeofeducatingandentertainingpeople,narrowingthedistancebetweenhumanbeingsandanimals.Lastbutnotleastimportant,zooscanbeascientificstudycentertorescuemoreendangeredspeciesandmakeanimalsbetterservepeople’sneed.

Thekeypointofthistopicisfreedomorprotection.Inmyopinion,thosetwoaspectscanbeunified.Itisnecessarytokeepanimalsinzoosforthepurposeofprotection,teachingandstudy.Let’sthinkitfurther—thepurposeofalltheseactionsistomakeanimalslivehappier.Therefore,tomaintaintheecologicalbalanceishencetoprotectourownlivingenvironment.

8.23

Nowadays,thesportstarsarepaidinsuchahighsalary,whichismuchmorethanthewholelifesalaryofacommonfamily.Shouldathleteshaveahighsalarylikethis?

SampleOne

Shouldathleteshaveahighsalary?

Frommypointofview,Ireckonthattheyshouldgetagoodpay.

Tobeginwith,thedevelopmentofathleticlevelrepresentsthepowerofacountry.Athletesmakegreatcontributionstothesocietyandearngreatgloriestotheircountry.Whenournationalanthemisplayedinthestadium,wefeelveryproudofourcountry’sstrength.Therefore,ahighsalaryisarewardtotheeffortsathletesmake.

What’smore,athletesdevotethemselvesfullytothetrainingandexercises.Everyday,theydoalotofexerciseswithaviewtosettingnewrecordinthesportsgames.Athletesareapttobehurtinthematches,becausesomesportsgamesaredangerous,forexample,football,boxingandwushu.Highpayguaranteespromptandgoodmedicalcareiftheygethurt.

Lastbutnotleastimportant,theathleticcareerisveryshort.Manyathletesretirewhentheyarestillquiteyoung.Highsalarycanensurethattheycanhaveabetterlifeaftertheyretire.Iftheywantafurtherstudy,theywillhavenofinancialburdens.

Tosumup,itisreasonableforathletestogethighsalary,becausetheyareworthofit.

SampleTwo

Salariesshouldreflectpeople’sdedicationandjobresponsibilities.However,sportsfigures,whodon’tbenefitthecommunityingeneral,earnmillionsofdollarseach.Inmyopinion,thisiswrong.Thingsshouldbedonetochangethissituation.

IfwetaketheexampleofasportstarsuchasTyson,itishardforustosayinwhatwayhebenefitsthesociety.Infact,hisdisobeyinggamerulessetsabadexampleforyoungpeople,andhisabandonedbehaviorencouragespeopletoexperimentwithsexandviolence.Besides,hisjobdoesnotrequirespecialskillsoryearsoftrainingandeducation.Althoughhecanentertainandexciteaudience,Idonotthinkthatheisjustifiedtoreceivesomuchmoneyandhisjobcanbeconsideredessential.

Ontheotherhand,mostpeoplein“ordinary”professionslikenurses,doctorsandteachersearnonlyasmallfractionoftheincomeofthese“stars”.However,ifwegiveacarefullookattheseprofessions,wewillfindthattheynotonlyrequirespecialskillsandyearsofeducationbutalsohelpthepeopleandthewholesociety.Forinstance,teachersdisseminateknowledgetothesociety;doctorsandnursesofferpatientsgoodmedicalcareandprolongtheirlife.Theyaremuchmorehelpful,andactuallymoreessentialtosocietythansportspersonalities.Withoutthese“ordinary”professions,oursocietywouldstopprogressing.Theirsalariesshouldberelatedtoskill,educationorthevalueoftheindividualtosociety.

Thingsshouldbedonetomakesalariesfairer.Hugeamountsofmoneyshallbegiventomoredeservingpeople.

8.24

Traditionalartscivilizedanation.Doyouthinkgovernmentshouldsubsidizemusicians,artists,actorsordramacompanies?

Whatshouldagovernmentdo?

Traditionalarts,asvaluableculturalrelicsofanation,aredisappearingfarawayfromthemodernsociety.China,asoneofthehighly-civilizedcountriesintheworld,aboundinvariousformsoftraditionalarts,suchaspainting,calligraphy,music,architectureanddramas,whicharenotonlyournationalculturaltreasures,butalsoarichfortuneoftheworld.

Asessenceofalocalculture,traditionalartsreflectanation’sartistictalentsandtraditions.Forexample,watercolorpaintingdepictsaharmonybetweenpeopleandnature.Architectureillustratesanation’saestheticvalueandreligiousbelief.Cathedrals,highlightedbyBaroquestyleinthe17thcentury,representChristianity.Pagodas,totallydifferentfromcathedralsstylistically,areasymbolofBuddhism.PekingOperadescribesthehistoryofourcountry.

However,traditionalartsareleavingcontemporarypeoplefurtherandfurtheraway.Oneofthemainreasonsforthefactisthattheauthoritiesconcernedandsomeinstituteslackfundsandprofessionals,whicharequiteessentialtotheresearchandpromotionoftraditionalculture.Anotherradicalreasonshouldbeattributedtotheimpactofwesternculturesontraditions.Youngpeople,especiallyyoungsters,areaddictedtowesternmusiclikerockandroll,withoutanyknowledgeabouttraditionalmusicalinstruments.Withtheeconomicglobalization,traditionalcultureandartswillbeinthedangerofassimilation.Howtomaintainanddeveloptraditionalartsbecomesthebiggestconcernofagovernment.

Tobeginwith,thegovernmentshouldestablishafundfortheresearchandpromotionoftraditionalarts.What’smore,theresearchinstitutesanduniversitiesshouldworkoutalong-termdevelopingscheme,organizingsystematicresearchontraditionalarts.Artsbelongtoanationandthewholeworldaswell.Theprosperityoftraditionalartswilldiversifythecultureoftheworld.

8.25

Writeanessay,consideringandassessingargumentsforandagainstthefollowingview:

Asreadingisimportantforagoodeducation,weshouldencourageourchildrentoreadwhateverappealstothem.

ThefamousEnglishphilosopherFrancisBaconsaid,“Readingmakes