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综合写作=080809 CN 讨论关于birdsanting这一习性的三种解释。
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Topic 议题：birds anting这一习性的三种解释 |
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Thesis 总论点 |
Demonstrate three theories to explain why birds have the habit of anting. |
Refute the three explanations mentioned in reading passage. |
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Sub-point 1 分论点1 |
Birds use anting to irrigate skin during feather change in summer. |
It is just a coincidence between the time of feather change and bird anting. |
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Sub-point2 分论点2 |
The acid released during anting by ants can help resist parasites growing on birds. |
Anting cannot reduce the growth of parasites on some birds. |
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Sub-point 3 分论点3 |
Anting is a way for birds to feed on those ants. |
Birds will have other things to rub themselves, but they do not tend to eat those things. |
Sample answer:
The reading and listening discuss about thepossible explanations regarding to the bird’s behavior of anting, which is anactivity to have ants rub on the birds’ skin. The passage mentions threetheories to explain the behavior. Whereas, the professor totally refutes thethree presented in the passage.
Firstly, the professor rebuts the reading’s ideathat birds use anting to irrigate skin during the season of feather change insummer. The professor claims that timing is the only supporting point in thistheory. However, it is just coincidence between the time of feather change andanting. During summer, it is easier for birds to find ants for anting and it isjust the right time for birds to change their feather. There is no causalrelationship between the two behaviors.
Secondly, the professor contradicts reading’sstatement that birds use this method to resist growth of parasites due to theacid released by ants during anting. The professor mentions that if the theorywas right in that case, then birds having the habit of anting would experiencea reduce of parasites growth, compared with those not. However, no evidence canprove the hypothesis.
At last, the passage states that during anting,ants will release acid, which makes birds better feed on those ants. However, theprofessor explains that other than ants, birds will rub themselves with otherthings like cigarettes and soap. And those birds will not eat on such smallthings. Therefore, the explanation of food preparation is not reasonableeither.
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作文题目： |
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? All university students should be required to take basic science courses even if it is not the field of their study. [重复2008.8.9 ML] |
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题型类别: |
同意不同意型 |
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题材类别 |
利弊类 |
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相关旧题： |
2008.8.9 ML |
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写作思路： |
这是一道典型讨论所谓素质教育科目的利弊类题目。如果学习基本科学知识有明显好处则同意，反之则反对。ETS在教育类话题中比较喜欢出此类题目，相似的题目还有问是否有学习history、music、art等学科的必要性。对于此类问题的答题思路基本一致。 |
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写作指导： |
Disagree： 首先，大学的作用和意义更多是帮助拓展专业领域内的知识。学生在学习期间也应该侧重于自己专业领域内的探索。通识课程并不符合大学教育的宗旨。 其次，作为大学生，很多有自己明确的兴趣爱好和发展方向。与其要求他们去学习自己不感兴趣的科目，不如把这部分时间交给他们自己去安排，这样更有利于他们今后的发展。 最后，增设任何一门课程都必然导致学费的增加或者师资力量的调整。如果学校要求每个大学生学习基础科学，而又要为这门学科加设师资和增加学费，那么对于学校和学生都是一种负担。 |
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范文指导： |
As the so-called cradle of knowledge and talents, universities are often placed with too much expectation as if they can reshape a student into a person with omniscience after years of university study. Facts always go against the grain however. Then we can hear almost the same voice from the media, “we need a more comprehensive course structure to cover every spot of how the world functions ”. Yet with a second thought, does the word really make sense, or does the society really expect university graduates to be in that way? Hopefully not. Therefore, I am fully against the idea of introducing basic science into university course system and advocate a more practical sense to view university education. First of all, a reasonable definition of university is a place where people can get professional knowledge in the field they choose. For the first day a student entering into the university, s/he embraces the dream to become a specialist in a specific area. With that goal rooted in mind, s/he selects major related courses, attends useful seminars or workshops, does researches about certain topics, and even reads all relative references in libraries. S/he knows every minute counts. However, just imagine the student is required to take the basic science course in the whole semester now. It is easy to see how frustrated s/he will be since all schedules and plans are disrupted, not to mention that s/he may be so indifferent about the course. Second, no one should underestimate the power of interest during studying, especially in the stage of university. The awakening of self-consciousness long accompanies the way of education, and people often realize their own interests when they become college students. Though it is hasty to say no one would be fond of basic science, it is really a small portion compared to the major group of students. Forcing a student who is not interested in this field to take the course means nothing but an emotion of resistance and a high rate of absenteeism. As for those who are into the world of science, the basic course seems to be unsuitable either, for it only scratches the surface. Last but not least, any extra courses will charge for additional tuition fees and require an investment of teaching resources. For self-financed students or households with limited budgets, tuitions have already become huge burdens. So it is not rare to see complaints about increasing tuition fees. Under such circumstance, courses like basic science should then be selective rather than compulsory, which helps to lower the pressure a little bit. As for the teaching resource, the university would either chase after qualified teaching fellows at a high expense to fill the gap of teacher-student ratio or use the current teachers with the sacrifice of class interaction. And either way can possibly achieve a win-win situation. In a word, though we want to foresee young people obtain more sophisticate information about the world, it is their right to choose which field to focus on. While some general courses like basic science do provide benefits to some extent, specialization is what we need to emphasize in higher education as to ensure the depth and efficiency of study. |
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词汇拓展： |
omniscience 全知全能 every minute counts 分秒必争 go against the grain 背道而驰 the awakening of self-consciousness 自我意识的觉醒 scratch the surface 浅尝辄止 absenteeism 缺席 |
(编辑：Kitty)