1. Do you agree or disagree with the statement:

Nowadays it is not important for people to have regularly family meals together..

开头段：

In the 21st century, there has been dramatic improvement（巨大的进步） in diverse（不同的） aspects of people’s lives. However, people are becoming increasingly busy（越来越忙） and sometimes are overwhelmed by endless work or study（被无休止的工作和学习所淹没）. As a result, less time is devoted into（被花费在……） families and people no longer have meals regularly with family members. In my opinion, this is totally mistaken and it is significant for people to eat with family members regularly despite of the change of time. My reasons are as follows.

主体段1：

To begin with, having regular meals with children can promote family relationship（促进家庭关系）. Due to people’s busy daily schedules, parents and children tend to have less conversation nowadays. Children spend most of their time learning in school and playing with peers; adults are occupied with（忙于做某事） their work and socializing with（与某人社交） colleagues. Therefore, parents are inclined to ignore problems occurring in the family, and then there will be a barrier between parents and children. 对比论证：In contrast, if having regular meals with children, parents can discover the problems that their children struggle with. They can provide guidance or inspire children to find out solution by giving them some nice tips. In this way, children can feel the care and love from parents and parents can know about children’s thoughts. It brings mutual benefits.

主体段2：

In addition, for couples, having regular meals can strengthen partners’ relationship.(促进伴侣的感情) Common sense（常识） tells us that as time goes by, passion between lovers decreases. The lack of communication can also result in marriage problems or even serious crises.对比论证： However, by spending some quality time with our beloved companion（伴侣） at meal table we can listen and understand each other better. Ensuring at least one meal with our partners a day shows one’s care and how much we value the other person in spite of the busy schedule. Willing to make time for someone is a great way to demonstrate love.

结尾段：

All in all, considering the essential role that regular eating with families plays on children, companion, I insist that it is still of great importance for people to eat with families regularly nowadays.

2. Do you agree or disagree with the statement:

It is important to read or watch the news presented by people whose views are similar to your own or read or watch the news presented by whose views are different from your own.

以下是笔者给出的一种答案：

开头段：

With the increasingly diverse means（随着方式的日益多样化） of acquiring information, it has become a common phenomena that we are exposed to（接触到） conflicting ideas about a single event, which has aroused deep social concern（引起了社会的广泛关注）. A growing body of average people（越来越多的普通人） are wondering whether it is more important to read and watch news presented by people whose opinion is different from your own view than by people whose opinion are similar to yours. From my perspective, it is advisable to be a good listener to the different viewpoints.

主体段1：

Firstly, receiving news presented by people with dissenting perspective can help people have access to the comprehensive information（可以获得综合信息） and get closer to the truth of the events（更接近事实真相）. As is common sense, every single event or piece of news is not as simple as we expect. So it is an indisputable fact that（这是一个不争的事实）nobody can have a panoramic view of the truth（全面了解事情的真相） of the incidents due to the limited experience and knowledge span（知识跨度）. In this case, gaining news from our opponents will definitely deliver a brand-new perspective（提供一个全新的视角） and make us have a second thought of our own viewpoint. In other words, the clashes of different views will temper and refine our opinion about the events（不同观点的冲突会锤炼和提炼我们对事件的看法）, with the result that a whole picture is formed. 对比论证：On the contrary, just selectively listening to the similar ideas, people will become narrow-minded（心胸狭窄）.

主体段2：

Besides that, another potential benefit of obtaining news from those with opposite view is the higher likelihood to make acquaintance with more people（结识更多人的可能性更高）. As is known to all, the way person responds to someone whose opinion differs drastically from theirs reveals their true character. To be specific, being tolerant of different voices about one thing reflects that a person is endowed with the quality of inclusiveness and humility（宽容一个事物的不同声音反映出一个人具有包容性和谦逊的品质）, which can make him/her leave a good impression on others. Consequently, no one, including those from opposing party, will refuse to become friends with humble and inclusive ones.对比论证： Instead, those solely accepting same opinion are usually self-centered and arrogant (以自我为中心和傲慢自大) so that they do not consider others’ thoughts or feelings but impose their own opinions (加强自己的意见). Thus it is unlikely that they will build friendship with those with different ideas. Even worse, the already established friendship may also end, once the disagreements occur.

结尾段：

In a nutshell, it is sensible for people to read or watch news from people with dissenting perspective（不同立场）, in order to gain the whole picture of the news and enlarge the social network.

3. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

People can solve important problems in their daily life on their own or with the help from families; the help from the government is unnecessary.  

以下是笔者给出的写作思路：

认为政府的帮助还是很有必要的，对题目中的抽象名词important problems拆分，具体化为环境问题、教育问题、医疗问题、养老问题、交通问题等，然后分别展开，由于篇幅有限，笔者就给出前面两个问题的写作思路。

首先，以环境问题为例。众所周知，环境目前日益严重恶化，个人和家庭是无法解决这一问题的。（In the first instance, consider the environmental issues. As is common sense, the deteriorating natural environment is so severe and complicated that the solution of such a problem is far beyond the reach of any individuals or families. ）中国的空气污染就足以说明问题，就算人们能够出门的时候戴口罩或者乘坐公共交通，还是无法解决日益严重的污染问题。（The serious air pollution in China is a good case in point. Despite the fact that people can take some actions such as wearing masks or taking the public transportation to relieve the haze occurring frequently in the major cities of China in some degree, the problem cannot be radically solved. ）所以需要政府出台相应的奖惩措施来治理环境污染这一重大问题。 （In this case, it is the government that can get rid of the fundamental cause by shutting down these plants and enacting laws or regulations to restrict their production, which can’t be achieved by any individuals.）

其次，教育问题。在中国很多偏远地区的适龄儿童因为贫困和教育资源不足而无法入学。（In the second instance, the same logic goes to the educational problems. As is known to all, many school-age children in rural and remote areas are not able to receive education in school due to the lack of educational resources.）在这种情况下，个人和家庭的力量是薄弱的，唯有政府才能解决这一问题，实现教育资源的优化配置。（When confronted with the issue mentioned above, what individuals or families can do is quite limited. Undoubtedly, only the government has the adequate financial resources and power to allocate educational resources to those places.）+举例：可以举一些中国希望工程等政府基金项目来佐证观点。

最后，总结段。虽然个人和家庭的力量在解决一些重要问题的时候不容忽视，而且也越来越大，而在解决一些重大问题是，政府的角色还是无法取代的。（Although the ability of individual or families is becoming stronger and greater than before, the help from government is of great necessity in the course of solving significant problems, especially those in the areas of education and environment）

4. Some people think that some lessons for young children (age 4-8) which include video games can serve as effective and interesting ways of learning, while others think that these lessons are quite distracting and can be seen as a waste of time. What is your opinion and why?

以下是笔者给出的写作思路：

认为这些包括video game（电玩或电子游戏）的课程是不好的。

开头段：话题引入+他人观点+明确立场+过渡

话题引入：Our age witnesses that the video game has undergone a tremendous change from a sign of wealth to a life necessity. Reportedly, most young children aged from four to eight spend a quite long time learning lessons which include video games. 他人观点：This phenomenon triggers a heated debate. Some people think that video games serve as effective and interesting ways of learning, while others think that these lessons are quite distracting. 明确立场：Form my perspective, these lessons can be seen as a waste of time. 过渡：I will elaborate my viewpoint in the following paragraphs.（89 words）

主体段（1）：主题句+解释句+举例论证

主题句：Firstly, it is impossible for young children to fully concentrate on the lessons which include video games. 解释句：This is because these lessons usually demands a relatively quite place and preoccupation from young children. Conversely, if young children learn lessons through video games, his or her attention is being torn apart（被分散） and the efficiency of learning must be affected. 举例论证：A good case in point is that when I was young, if I want to learn something, I have to devote all of my attention on it and can not afford any sight disturbance（视觉干扰）. However, once I play video game, I only notice the animation（动画） in it and totally forget what I have to learn.（114 words）

主体段（2）：主题句+解释句+因果论证

主题句：Besides, these lessons which include video games are likely to do harm to young children’s health. 解释句：In an important growth stage of young children, playing video games for a long time is unfavorable to（对...不利）their development of organs and physical systems. Worse, it may pose an adverse effect on normal development, especially eyesight. 因果论证：More and more young people become shortsighted at a relatively young age which is a deeply regretful fact. This phenomenon ascribes to the extensive use of eyes by watching video games.（86 words）

让步段：承认对方观点的有点，指出缺点或不足之处

Admittedly, these lessons including video game can be very attractive to young children and can stimulate（刺激，激发） their interest in learning. However, we can not afford to lose young children’s physical development which is the priority compared to learning knowledge.（40 words）

结尾：重申观点+（归纳理由/升华主题）

To put in the nutshell（总之）, young children are supposed to be preoccupied with their lessons without being disturbed by other distractions such as video games which can be a good way to release anxiety.

5. We often face some creative work in our daily life. If you have never done this kind of work before, you will choose work alone or work in team? 

以下是笔者给出的一个参考答案：

choose: work alone

题型：比较类（二选一）

话题：工作类，生活类

First, working alone enables people to save a lot more time than they would when working with others.(省时间) When people are together in an office, much time can get wasted. In this way, when they face some creative and challenging work, they can have more time to finish the work. For example, my father always complains about the unproductive meetings he has to attend at his company. He notes that people do not usually talk much about anything important. Those meeting are just big wastes of time. If he worked alone, he could eliminate all of these unnecessary meetings, thereby saving himself more time to do more productive things.

Working alone gives people complete control over their work and enables them to enact their own ideas. Many people love to be able to express their own views at work and they can get more creative and practical ideas. For instance, many graphic designers and computer programmers seek the employment which allows them as much latitude as possible in their work. They want to control what they do and how they do it. If they had to work with others, they would not have so much freedom to choose how they do their jobs. By working alone, they can guarantee that they become more creative and their thoughts and ideas are implemented.

Finally, working alone can often guarantee the quality of the finished work. In fact, working with others diminishes the quality of the work too often. There is a saying that reads, “Too many cooks spoil the broth”. If too many people have input on a project, the end result will be negative because everybody has different thoughts, and, in many cases, nobody wants to take responsibility for the work done. However, if someone does everything by himself, he can be sure that his work will at least meet his own personal standards.

6. Some people prefer to do exercise alone, while others would like group sports. Which do you prefer?以下是笔者给出参考：

立场：group sports更好

开头段：With the health consciousness improving of people, physical exercise has become an important part in the life of modern people as exercise keeps the body in good shape and puts the mind in sound state. Quite a few individuals advocate participating in group sports, while others give priority to individual activities. The former, from my perspective, can definitely benefit people more.

在团队中锻炼能够提高锻炼的效果Doing fitness in a group can improve exercise effect。因为锻炼往往是(tend to be)很耗费体力和枯燥的(energy-consuming and insipid)，且需要长期坚持的(long-term persistence)，所以人们锻炼过程中很容易懈怠(slack)甚至半途而废(give up halfway)。而在团队群体中锻炼，会有队友相互督促鼓励，且会增加更多乐趣，这毫无疑问会促进个人更加认真地锻炼并坚持下去，从而提高的锻炼效果(Yet, in a group, one can get more push and encouragement, which will add joy and of course, facilitate the individual to be more concentrated on and persist in fitness, leading to a more efficient exercise.)。举例说明。

团队锻炼在提高体魄的同时也能够扩大人际网络，甚至交到志同道合的朋友Besides, exercising in a team can enlarge social network, and even make like-minded friends。正如前文所述 (as mentioned previously)，在一个团队或小组之中锻炼，成员们必然会相互合作相互帮助 (cooperate and assist)，在这过程中成员之间相互之间的信任和友谊会很容易得到发展(during which, mutual trust and friendship among the members in a group will be easily developed)。这使人们在忙碌的城市生活中结交到有着共同健身目标和兴趣的朋友(friends with common exercise goals and interests)。举例说明。

让步段。（本题有比较对象，所以让步思考角度为承认对立立场也确实存在一定的合理性或好处，但是与你的立场相比，不重要或你的立场也拥有该好处，或对方立场所谓的好处是有弊端的）。诚然，独自锻炼也有好处，比如时间上更自由，不需要考虑组员的时间安排(Admittedly, exercising alone is more convenient since the schedules of other members do not need to be considered, and thus one can go fitness at anytime.) 但是一个group里人不少，总会有人是有时间一起锻炼的，且正如前文所说的，如果一个人因为枯燥而放弃了放弃或懈怠，那么不管多自由，都是达不到锻炼效果的。而且，和其他成员可以共同计划安排出固定的锻炼时间表一起遵守，这也是很方便的，而且规律的锻炼(a regular exercise)更有效。

 

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