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tpo口语124答案

TPO1

3monthsago,IreadabookcalledTheFivePeopleYouMeetinHeavenwrittenbyMitchAlbom.Itrecountsthelifeanddeathofasimpleyetdignifiedoldman,Eddie.Afterdyinginaaccidenttryingtosavealittlegirlinanamusementpark,Eddiefindshimselfinheavenwhereheencountersfivepeoplewhohavesignificantlyaffectedhislife.The5lessonsEddielearntaboutbrotherhood,sacrifice,forgiveness,loveandpurposeoflifehavealsoenlightenedme.Thatbookchangedmyattitudetowardslifeanddeath.Ittaughtmetocherishlifemorethanever.

Thisisindeedacontroversialissue.Formmypointofview;TVhasfarmoreprosthancons.Firstly,televisionhaslongbeenregardedasatooltodisseminateinformationandknowledge.PeoplewatchnewsonTVtoknowaboutwhat’shappeninginthecountryandtheworld.ChildrenwatchAnimalWorldorNationalGeographytogainmoreknowledge.Atthesametime,TVisalsothemostprevalentandeffectivedevicetoentertainthemasses.Althoughthere’snodenyingthatTVsometimesdeliversnegativeinformationtopeople,thepublicorgovernmentcensorshipcanensurethequalityofourTVprogramstoday.Therefore,generallyspeaking,TVhashadapositiveinfluenceonsociety.

ThefirstreasongivenbyPaul（ifyoucan’trememberthename,youcanjustomitthis）intheletteragainstthepurchasingofthenewsculptureisthatheassumesthefinancialdifficultiesfacedbytheuniversitymakesthesculpturetoocostlytobuy.However,thewomandisagreesbecausemostofthepriceofthesculptureispaidbyadonor.Hencetheuniversitywillonlybearasmallsumofmoney.Besides,Paulalsosuggeststhatthehugesculpturewilloccupythespaceinthecampuswhichissupposedtobereservedforstudents’activities.ThewomandismissedthispointbecausesheknowsthatPaulisjustreluctanttofindanotherplacetoplaysoccerwithhisfriendsifthelawntheyusedtoplayonisoccupiedbythesculpture.Furthermore,thewomanthinksthatthesculptureisaniceartthatcanactuallymakethecampusprettier.

Groupthinkmeansthattheindividualsinagroupallagreeaboutsomethingwhichmaynotbecorrect.Theyareunderpressuretoconformandmakeirrationaldecisionsthattheyseldommakealone.Theprofessorgivesanexampleofhimworkinginacomputercompanyyearsago.Atfirst,hiscoworkerandhesuggestedaproposaltoup-gradetheoutlookoftheirproduct.Thesupporterschangedtheirmindsassoonastheyrealizethattheseniormanagersdidnotliketheplan.Hispartneralsogaveuptheoriginalthoughtbecausehewasafraidthatifheinsisted,hewillleavebadimpressiononothers.Despitetheconsensuswehadreachedabouttheproposal,ourultimateproductwasafailure.Thereforegroupthinksometimeswillresultsinnegativeresults

TPO2

I oftengotothebasketballcourtnearmyapartment.It’sveryimportanttomebecauseIplaybasketballthereeverydayandbasketballismyfavoritesport.EversinceIwasalittleboy,Ihavebeenplayinginthatcourtwithmyfriends.Wheninjuniorhigh,Ipracticedshootinganddribblinginthatcourtnearlyeverydaytilllateatnight.Besides,thecourtisthereminderofanawfullotofmyvaluablememories.IstillcanrememberthathowIstartedoutshootingbadlyandthenafterseveralweeks’practice,Icouldshootwellanddribbledwell.IcanalsoremembermanyfriendswithwhomIplayedbasketballandformteams.Withoutthatcourt,Icouldn’tpossiblymakesomanyfriends.Soit’sveryimportanttome.

Well,Ithinktakingawidevarietyofcoursesisbetterforstudents.Because,firstofall,Ithinkundergraduatestudyismeantforbroadness.Studentshadbetterbroadentheirhorizonandpreventthemselvesfrombeingnarrow-minded.Secondofall,Ithinkbeforestudentsfindtheir“truelove”,Imean,thesubjecttheyreallywanttogodeepinto,theyshouldprobablyextendtheirstudyfieldandtastedifferentsubjectsinvariousareassoastoidentifythe“truelove”.Takemyselfasanexample,mymajorissoftwareengineeringinthecollege,butItookvariouscoursesoutsidemymajorfield.ThenIfoundoutthatIwasmoreinterestedinliteraturethanincomputerandsoftware.Soliteratureismy“truelove”.

Theuniversity hasdecidedtostopitsfreebusservicebecausenotverymanystudentsridethebusandplanstousethemoneysavedtoexpandtheovercrowdedparkinglots.Butthemanintheconversationdoesn’tliketheplan.Asforthepointaboutfewstudentsridingthebus,themansaysit’sbecausethebusroutesareoutofdate.Thebusonlygoesthroughtheplacesthataretooexpensiveforstudentstolive.Ifthebuseschangerouteandthemanthinkstherewillbeplentyofstudentstakingthosebuses.Themanalsodisagreeswiththeuniversity’splantoexpandtheparkinglots.Hethinkstheplanwillencouragemorestudentstodrive,whichwilladdnoiseandcreatemoretraffic.Thenthey’llneedmoreparkingspace.Hethinkstheuniversityshouldmakeiteasierforstudentstotakethepublicbusesnottheotherwayaround.

Theprinciple ofaudienceeffectsisthatindividuals’performanceisaffectedbytheknowledgethatothersarewatchingthem.Theprofessorusesexamplesoftyingshoesandlearningtotypetodemonstratethatweactuallyincreaseourspeedofperformingifweknowthatwearebeingobserved.Intheexampleoftyingshoes,onegroupofcollegestudentswastoldthattheywerebeingobserved,theotherdidn’tknowtheywerebeingobserved.Thestudentswhoknewtheywerebeingwatchedtiedtheirshoesmuchfasterthantheothergroup.Andintheexampleoflearningtotype,whenweareconsciousofbeingobserved,wewillincreasetypingspeed.Wetypefasterthanwedoalone.Also,otherbehavioralpatternwillincrease,likemakingmistakes.Sowhenwetypefasterwhenweknowwearebeingobserved,wealsomakemoremistakes.

Theprofessor asksthewomantoattendafieldtrip,butthewomanhasalreadypromisedanotherprofessortohelpsetupamuseumexhibitionnextweek.Andthisistheproblem.Theprofessorofferstwopossiblesolutions.Thefirstisthatshecantalktotheotherprofessortoseeifthereissomeoneelsewhocanreplacethewomantohelpsetupthemuseumexhibition.Thesecondisthatthewomanfinishessettingupthemuseumbeforetheysetoutthefieldtrip.Actually,Ithinkthewomanshouldchoosethesecondsolution,becauseshehasalreadyagreedtohelptheotherprofessorandtheotherprofessoriscountingonher.It’spossiblethatthereisnooneelsewhocantakeherplace.Soshe’dbetterfinishthetaskfirstbeforeshegoestothefieldtrip.

The professortalksabouttwodefinitionsofmoney,abroadoneandanarrowone.Bythebroaddefinition,moneyiseverythingwithwhichwecanmakepurchases.Forexample,coinsandbillscanbemoney,becausewecanusethemtobuygoodssuchasvegetablesandpayforservicessuchastaxi.Butinabartersystem,vegetablescanbemoney,becausefarmerscangivedriversvegetablesinexchangeforadrive.Bythenarrowdefinition,inasociety,thelegaltenderismoney.Forinstance,intheUS,driversandfarmersmustacceptdollarsaspayment.PeoplecanusedollarstopayfortaxiandbuyvegetablesbecausedollaristhelegaltenderintheUS.So,dollarintheformofcoinandbillismoney.

TPO3

Ithinkagoodparentshouldbepatient.Becausechildrenarealwaysconfusedwiththethingsaroundthem,theyaskquestionseverynowandthen.Agoodparentshouldbepatientenoughtogivethemanswers.Wheniwasveryyoung,Ialwaysaskedquestionslike“Whycanairplanesfly?

”,“Whycan’twefly?

”and“Whytheearthisaglobe?

”. Myparentsansweredthesequestionspatientlyandiftheycouldn't,theywouldbuybooksthathavetheanswerstomyquestions. Ialsothinkagoodparentshouldbeopen-minded.Inotherwords,theyshouldrespecttheirchildren'sdecisionswhentheirkidsaregrowingup.Myparentsalwaysshowtheirrespecttomydecisions.Mymajorinthecollegeissoftwareengineering,butIdecidedtobeanEnglishteacheraftergraduation.Myparentsrespectedmydecisionandallowmetopursuemyowninterest.Thankstomyparents,IampatientandIrespectotherpeople.

Iprefertoworkonassignmentsindividually.Therearetworeasons.ThefirstisthatIliketobeinaquietplacewhilestudying.IfIstudyinagroup,Iwillalwaysbeinterruptedbygroupmemberswhotalkaboutirrelevantthings.Thenit’spossiblethatIcan’tevenfinishtheassignments.Once,Iattendedagroupdiscussion.Manypeoplewerenotevendiscussing.TheywerejusttalkingaboutNBAgames.Whenitended,Igotnothingfromit.ThesecondreasonisthatI’dliketothinkindependently.Studyingindividuallygivesmeenoughtimetodevelopmyownideas.Whenstudyinginagroup,Iwillalwaysbedistractedbyother’sopinionsandthoughts.Sosometimesmanyassignmentsarenotdonebymyselfbutbyothergroupmembers.Likelastweek,Iworkedinagrouptosolvemathproblems.Itturnedoutthatmanyproblemsweresolvedbyothersnotbymyself.Ifeltveryunhappyaboutit.

Diningserviceswillnotservehotbreakfastfoodanymore.Theyonlyservecoldbreakfastfood.Thewomanintheconversationthinksthechangeisridiculous.Firstofall,shethinkswhethersomethingishotorcolddoesn’tnecessarilymeanitishealthy.Shesaysthatinareallycoldmorning,anicewarmomeletisobviouslybetterthanabowelofcoldcereal.Secondly,shethinksthechangewillnothelpsavemoney.Becauseifthestudentscan’tgetwhattheywantfromdininghall,theywillgooff-campus.Thentheyhavetopayoff-campusprice,whichismoreexpensive.Sothischangewillnothelpsavemoneybu