1、考研英语（短文写作）模拟试卷 139 及答案与解析Part BDirections: Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following information. (20 points)1 The Greatest Invention in the Past Century2 Online Reading or Book Reading?3 Education: Examination-orientation or Quality-orientation? 4 Who Should Teach Children: Parents or
2、School? 考研英语（短文写作）模拟试卷 139 答案与解析Part BDirections: Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following information. (20 points)1 【正确答案】 The Greatest Invention in the Past CenturyLast century has witnessed various inventions which have transformed human life such as cars, telephone , computer and s
3、o on. But in my opinion, the greatest invention in the past century is computer. The following points can well support my argument.To begin with, computers have changed mans life and ways of work. They have made the quickest communication possible. With computers, Internet has been established all o
4、ver the world. The Internet allows people to deliver their messages to any part of the world within seconds.Whats more, computers have enabled human beings to store, access and retrieve information very quickly and conveniently. For example, a large amount of data can be stored in a computer, and ca
5、n be quickly processed and analyzed within seconds.Furthermore, computers have helped improve the efficiency in various offices, factories, schools, businesses and so on. For example, with a computer, an office worker can quickly handle different paper work ranging from keeping files to writing busi
6、ness letters. The office work which used to need two or three persons now can be done by one person with a computer.From what has been discussed above, I may reasonably reach the conclusion that computer is the most significant invention in the past century since they have enriched human life and ha
7、ve enhanced people s working efficiency.【知识模块】 短文写作2 【正确答案】 Online Reading or Book Reading?This picture impresses me so much! First, the young man with a mouse clicker in his hand is reading online, but beside him, there is a book which is compared to a well. Second, on the well is one traditional t
8、ool which is pronounced as “Lulu“ in Chinese to get water from the well.When I read this picture again, it occurs to me that online reading is replacing the traditional one. The young man who is doing the online reading shows us that nowadays more and more people, especially the young people, are ke
9、en on doing online reading. In fact, there are some disadvantages of reading online. For example, we fail to grasp the deep meaning or fail to gain profound understanding of what we read if we keep on reading online. For another example, online reading will do some harm to our eyes. But what alarms
10、us is that most of us neglect the values of our traditional book reading. We have lost the valuable reading habit, which is beneficial to our wisdom, appreciation and self-improvement. Take me for example, if I read a book, especially some traditional masterpieces instead of the e-books, I always se
11、nse a great pleasure not just a kind of fun.So, in my opinion, we must be wakened to the fact that we should never be restricted by the e-book or online reading. We should take a rational attitude and enrich our wisdom by reading in a traditional way.【知识模块】 短文写作3 【正确答案】 Education: Examination-orient
12、ation or Quality-orientation? In China, it has been a long time that from primary school to college, students, teachers, even parentsall are struggling for high scores. This is because the current education system does not aim for students quality, but only for developing their ability to perform we
13、ll on the test. As a result, many students, even those with high scores, often do poorly and prove to be a moron when it comes to the practical application of the knowledge and theory they have learned.Compared with the examination-oriented education, quality-oriented education focuses more on stude
14、nts quality and ability. From my point of view, quality-oriented education should be adapted to the new education policy. Because it can cultivate students creativity. It can also reduce students load and return a more colorful life to students.From what has been discussed above, I may safely arrive
15、 at a conclusion that quality-oriented education is more suitable. It is high time to abolish examination-oriented education and advocate quality-oriented education.【知识模块】 短文写作4 【正确答案】 Who Should Teach Children: Parents or School? Childrens education has long been our concern since Plato once uttere
16、d, “Education is where a country should start at.“ However, it is still a controversial issue after all these years among people who are particularly concerned about it. Some people believe that it is parents responsibility to cultivate their kids to be fully aware of what a social being should look
17、 like; others, whereas, argue that schools should take over this for the ultimate goal. In this essay, I would put this issue in question and further analyze both sides before presenting my personal perspective.On the one and, parents, as the first touchers of their kids, should tell them how to dif
18、ferentiate right from wrong. Given the time parents spend with their kids, they can be more likely to observe everyday change of their children. As a result, they are accountable for how their children normally behave in reality. More importantly, considering the fact that people according to their
19、social being are usually placed into diverse norms, parents, as a family, as a part of community and as individuals in the society, should appropriately behave in action so as to deliver a message to their kids in which what should be respected and cherished in lives is highly highlighted.On the oth
20、er hand, academic institutions should take the responsibility for educating students to be entirely ready to enter the society. After leaving parents for schools, kids almost devote their most prime time at schools with their peels, their friends and their teachers; therefore, schools ought to put m
21、uch emphasis on their growth as a person. Consequently, students could learn what they cannot acquire from home, such as communicative skills, understanding of various cultures, etc.From what was previously well stated, my point of view can be generated that parental education should be highly coope
22、rated with formal education in the process of a child s growth. What contribute to a person to become an entity are interpersonal skills and intrapersonal qualities; however, as for the parental education and formal education, the ultimate goal of a person which is to be taught to be a proper member of society cannot be fulfilled without either one of these.【知识模块】 短文写作
