主卷1026兼1102-v1四箭齐发小范围independent writing

Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?TeachingisharderthanitwasintheEducationisaneverchangingfieldintheworld.Inthepast,itwasalwaysteacher-centeredclassroomsettings.Studentsplayedtheroleofthereceivingendandteachersdominatedthewholeclassthroughlecturing.Astimegoesby,the"receivingend"groupsareallowedtohavetheiropinionsdiscussedandexpressedmorefrequentlyintheclassroomsincecommunicationskills,theabilityofleadershipandfacilityofdeliveringpublicspeecharevaluedinourtime.Thesefactorsinfluencethewaytoday'steacherappliestheirteachingpedagogues.Isteachingharderthanitwasinthepast?Yes,inmyview,Itotallyagreewiththestatement.Tobeginwith,teachersareburdenedwithmoretaskswiththeadvancementoftechnology.Inotherwords,theyneedtokeepupwithtechnologyoramovetotheonlineclassroomthat‟saddingextrahourstotheirworkday.Withtheadventoftechnology,thereisabigshiftforthetraditionalclassroomwhereonlyblackboardorwhitisusedandtheteacherslectureonthesubjectfortheday.ThewidespreadInternetusecomputerizesthewholeclassroomsetting.Thetraditionalblackandwhitsarereplacedwithatouch-onscreenwherestudentsdonotjustreadwordsbutwatchclips,listentomusicorseepictures.Allthesechangesarepositiveforeducation;intheme,italsomakesteachershavetospendtheirtimeforthesmoothnessoftheclass(carryingout)byfamiliarizingthemselveswiththeoperationofthecomputers,electronicgadgetsaswellaslookingonlineforproperresourcesorinformationsuchasclips,picturesormusic.Allthesemodernwayofconveyingknowledgewillsurelyburdentheteachersandcomplicatetheteachingprocess.BasedonasurveyfromannualFacultyFocusfromUSA,fiftypercentoftheteachingfacultyratedthattheirteachingjobasmoredifficultandchallengingthanitwasbefore.Teachersneedtobefamiliarnotjustwiththeirscopeofknowledgeforthesubjects,butalsothetechniqueandskillsoftheInternetandrelevantoperation.Secondly,duetothegradualcomplexityofthestudentpoolatschool,teachersneedtospendextratimeandeffortforsuchdiversity.Tobemoreconcise,additionalcommitteeworkandadministrativeresponsibilitiesareimposedonalltheteacherswhowereoriginallyonlyresponsibleforthesubjectstheytaughtbefore.Asinknown,theworldisingsmallerinnotphysicalsize,buttheconceptofdiversityismakingtheworldjustlikeavillageforcultures,nationalities,gendersandsoon.Inotherwords,weareinatransitionwheretheworld eslesssimplethanitwas.TakeAmericanschoolsforexample.ThestudentbodyiscomposedofnotjustAmericans,butadiversityofnationalities.AccordingtoasurveyperformedbyPrincetonReview,forIvyLeagueschools,nearlyfortypercentofstudentscomefromotherplacesthantheUSA.Withsuchdiversity,teachersareimposedmoreworkinadditiontotheirteaching.Forexample,theyneedtobeawareofthevariousculturesinordertobetterunderstandtheirstudents,schoolballgames,speechesorevenfooddiversitydesignedforsuchchangesinthestudentbody.Withsuchaburden,theyhavelesstimefortheirteachingandtheyneedtoemployextratimeonthesubjecttheyareteachinginaccordancetocultures,nationalitiesandbeliefsForhistoryclass,theymaytrytonotoffendpeoplefromIranorPakistanaboutwarsorchaosForenvironmentalissues,theyneedtodealwithsubtleissuesforstudentsfromChina,andotherdevelocountriesregardingcarbondioxideemissionsandrefusaltosigncertainprotocolsregardingourenvironmentimprovement.AllthesewillmaketheteachingmorearduousthanitwasbeforeteachersonlyhadtodealwithlessdiversityofstudentsalongwithlessextraadministrativetasksandAdmittedly,somepeoplemustsaythattoday'sstudentsaresmarterandtheyareexposedtovariousknowledgeinsuchanInformationExplosionErawhentheycanself-teachandself-learnmanythings,academicsubjectswillcertainlybeincludedTeachersdonotneedtobeasintenseastheywerebeforethatwhenteachersweretheonlysourceofwhattheywerelearning.(Irrefutably,itisnotalwaysthecase.Studentsinthepastwereonlylearningwhatweretaughtintheschoolcomparedwithwhatstudentslivinginourtimeneedtolearnasextracurricularactivities,sotheywouldgodeeperintotheschoolsubjectsthatmadetheteachesneedtorefertomoreinformationfortheirquestionsandthiswouldbeharderforteacherstodo.)However,astimepasses,thecomplexityofthesocietywill emoresophisticated,whichofcourseappliestotheteachingfieldwhereteachersneedtoeverupdatethemselvesfortherapidly-changingworld-theworldinwhichallstudentsareparticipatingincreatingamorevividworldinstead.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Inordertosucceedinnganewjob,theabilitytoadaptoneselftothenewenvironmentismoreimportantthantheexcellentknowledgeofthisjob.Acompetentemployeralwaysmatchestheexpertiseoftheemployeeswiththeworktheywilldo.However,certainskillsemployerslookforhavenothingtodowithparticularjobcompetencies.Theseskillsindicatedevelopmentpotentialandarefavoredoverknowledgelevel.Oneoftheseskillsisadaptability.Anadaptableemployeethrivesonchangeandcanworkindependentlyorcollaboratively.Adaptabilityismoreusefulintheworkplacethanspecializedknowledge.Employeesmustbeabletomeettherapidlychangingprioritiesofthecompaniestheyworkfor.Employersarehiringfewerpeopletodothesameamountofwork.Workersrotateamongjobswithinthecompanyandtakeonadditionalprojects.Multi-tasking,workingflexiblehoursandchanginglocationsarecommonworkplacedemands.Employeescannotaffordtoclingtotasksspecifictotheirareaofexpertise,nomatterhowessential.Itdiminishestheirvaluewhencomparedwithsimilarlyskilled,butmoreadaptableworkers.Today‟sworkersmustbecapableofworkingindependentlyto plishgoalsassignedtothem.Employersarefocusedon es.Theydon‟thavethetimeorthedesiretomicromanageemployees.Theyexpecttheiremployeestosolveproblems,toself-direct,andto plishtasksautonomously.Havingspecializedknowledgemakesemployeesvaluableonlyiftheycaninnovativelyapplyitinoriginalwaysthatbenefitthecompany.Employershirepeoplewhoarelikableandcanworkwithinagroup.Collaborationisessentialtoincreasedproductivity.Thosewhoareopentonewideasworkwellonprojectteamsoroncommittees.Theiradaptabilityfosterscreativity.Employeeswhocannoteffectivelycommunicatetheirspecializedknowledgeaddlittlevalue.Intheknowledge-basedeconomiesoftheworld,therearefarmoreavailableworkersthanpositions.Thebestjobcandidateswillhavemasteryovertheirareaofexpertise,butmoreimportantly,theywilleagerlydemonstratetheiradaptability.Theywillbeabletoworkindependentlyorcollaboratively;theywillembracechangeandenjoysuccess..命中指数：五星）Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Asmodernlife itisessentialforyoungpeopletohavetheabilitytoplanandanize.takeactionsatonce.Growingup,welearnthatpatienceisavirtue,believingthatgoodeventuallycomestothosewhowait.However,societyvaluesinstantandautomatic.Fortunefavorsthebold,thedecisive,andtherisk-takers.Soispatiencestillavaluablequalitythatweshouldlearnandcherish?Absoluy.Patiencecanstillserveusinourallives,thebusinesssector,andthesportsworld.Itisreasoninthemidstofchaos.Ourallivespresentuswithallkindsofexcitingpossibilitiesthatrequirepatience.Beingpatientclowustothinkmorecarefullybeforedecidingwhatweneed,orwhatsuitsus.Itcanhelpusinsmallways,likeavoidinganimpulsepurchaseorstayingcalmwhilewaitinginlines.Patiencecsosaveusfromourownbaddecisions,likegettingmarriedbeforethinkingitthrough.Thereisnothingwrongwithbeingspontaneousaslongaswedon‟teInthebusinessworld，alittlepatienceisnecessarytoachievea.Forexample,itisbettertodoextensivemarketresearchbeforelaunchinganewproduct,insteadofchargingintotheunknown.Ittakespatientdiscretiontorecognizetherightmomenttoseekaraiseinsalary，ratherthanimpulsivelydemandingone.Thequickandinnovativecanmakefortunesovernight,butthepatientholdontotheirfortunes.Finally,patiencec sobeapowerfulmentaltoolinsports.It‟saneffectivestrategywhenconfrontingatoughopponent.Infootball,forexample,oftentheoffensivelyaggressiveteamdoesnotwin.Theteamwhohasbuiltasoliddefenseandpatientlywaitsfortheperfectcounterstrikeopportunityprevails.Apopularteeshirtreads,“Offensewinsgames,butdefensewinschampionships.”Inamodernsocietythatvaluesinstantandautomatic,patiencehasaplace.Itisvirtuous;itguidesyoutotaketherightactionintherightmoment.Useittoweighimportantdecisionsinyour allife.Makeprudentbusinessandinvestmentdecisionsandsavemoney.Winchampionships!5.（命中指数：5星）Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement.Moviesand evisionhavemorenegativeeffectsthanpositiveeffectsonthewayyoungpeoplebehave.Moviesandevisionhavelongbeenapartofmodernlifeandculture.Whilethesetechnologieshavemadesomevaluablecontributionstosociety,muchconcernhasbeenexpressedaboutthenegativeeffectsthesemediaarehavingonthebehaviorofyoungpeople.Inpart,thisconcernarisesfromcertaintypesofprogrammingthathave popularinrecentyears.,thereistheconcernthatcommercialadvertisementshave emoreprevalent,andthattheyyoungpeoplemoreaggressively.Second,moviesandevisionprogramsoftendealwiththemesthatareofaviolentorexplicitnature,therebysuggestingideastoyouthsthattheywouldnotknowaboutotherwise.Finally,muchofthenewscoveragefeatureshighlynegativestoriesthatgiveyoungpeopleadistortedviewoftheworldandofhowadultsaresupposedtobehave.Commercialadvertisinghasalwaysbeenapartofevisionprogramming,butrecentlymovietheatershavealsobegunshowingcommercialspriortoshows.Whileadvertisingdoesserveausefulpurpose,manycommercialspresentaviewoflifeandsuccessthatisundulymaterialistic.Youngpeopleareespeciallysusceptibletomarketingtechniques,andadvertisersoftenexploittheiradolescencebysuggestingthatthewaytobepopularorhavealotoffriendsistopossesscertainmaterialgoods.Youthssometimesendupbuyingthingsthattheyneitherneednorwantjustbecausetheyhavesuccumbedtotheeffectsofadvertising.Manymoviesandevisionshowsportraysituationsandadult-orientedthemesthatareoftenextremelygraphicorviolent.Whilesomeyoungpeopleareabletoprocesstheimagestheyseeinahealthyway,othersarenot.Someyouthscan edeeplydisturbedbywhattheyseeand,becausetheyareyoung,lacksufficientmaturitytofullycomprehendtheimages.Smallerchildrenalsohavedifficultyseparatingwhattheyseeinmoviesandevisionfromreallifeandtheysometimesimitatecertaininappropriatebehaviors,thinkingtheyarenormaloracceptable.Additionally,evisionnewscoveragetendstofavorstoriesthatareofaviolentraphicnature.Thephrase“ifitbleeds,itleads,”isacolloquialismusedbyeditorstodecidethetopstoriesfeaturedonnewsprograms.Itmeansthatstoriesthatareexplicitorsensational,suchasaccidentsorhomicides,willbefeaturedbecausetheyarepsychologicallymoreengagingthanotherstoriesand,therefore,morelikelytoholdtheviewingaudience‟sattention.Anoveremphasisonsuchstories,however,candistortayoung ‟sviewoftheworld.Itcancreateafalsesenseofreality,asthoughtheonlynewsworthyeventsarethosethataretragicorviolent.Youngpeoplearebynatureemotionallyvulnerable,andoverexposuretobadnewscancreatefeelingsofhopelessnessanddespair,whichcanleadtoanumberofbadorself-destructivebehaviors.Bythemselves,moviesandevisioncanbebeneficialtechnologieswhenusedappropriay.Alltoooften,however,advertisersandproducersmakechoicesthateithermodelbadbehaviortoyoungpeople,orpresentthemwithadistortedviewoftheworld.Notallyoungpeoplebehavebadlyasaresult,butmanydo.Producersandadvertisersneedtobemorecarefulinchoosingwhattheypresenttoyoungpeople,andparentsmustbevigilantinwhattheyallowtheirchildrentowatch..thanonhiringfamousteachers.7（命中指数：五星级）Somepeoplehaveambitiousdreamsandkeepfollowingthembutotherpeoplealwaysfocusonrealisticgoalsandtrytoachievethem.Whichdoyouthinkisbetter?8.（命中指数：5星）Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Inordertoattractgoodstudents,auniversityshouldspendalotofmoneyfundingsocialactivities.Idisagreewiththis.Thehighqualityofclasses,professors,andlessonsshouldbethefocusforattractinggoodstudentstouniversities.It‟srarethatstudentschoosecollegesbasedonsocialactivities.Also,universityclubsandothersocialanizationsusuallydotheirownseparatefundraisinganyway.Whengoodstudentsareresearchingcolleges,theycertainlywanttoknowthattheclassesarehighquality.Thesearekidswhohavestudiedhardandexcelledthroughouthighschool.Theylikelearning.Theywanttoknowthatforthenextfouryears,theywillcontinuetolearnandbeexcitedandchallengedbytheirteachers.Forthemajorityofcollege-boundstudents,thisistheirpriority.Therefore,assuringthemthattheywillgetanexcellenteducationisthebestwaytoattractthem.Also,Idon‟tthinkmanystudentsarethinkingaboutacollege‟ssocialactivitieswhentheyarechoosingwhichschooltoattend.Oncetheygettocollege,sure,theycandelveintoclubsandsuch.Butstudentsaresostressedoutabouteverythingelsewhentheyareapplying,likewhetherthey‟llliveinthedormsorhowmuchtuitioncosts.Idon‟tbelievecampussocialactivitiesareattheforefrontoftheirthoughts.IsitreallythatbigofadealifthedanceshavealivebandinsteadofalocalDJ?Oriftherearefivedifferentenvironmentalclubs?Thesethingsaresecondary.Throwingmoneyatthemwon‟tnecessarilybringingoodstudents.Finally,itseemsirresponsibleforacollegetospendalotofmoneyfundingsocialactivitieswhentypicallycampusclubsandanizationsdotheirownfundraising.Bakesalesandcarwashesandotherfundraisingactivitieshaveworkedwellenoughsofar!Theuniversityitselfshouldsticktoofficialbusiness,likepayingprofessorsandstaffmembers.Itwouldbeashameiftheirsalariesgotcutbecausesomeofthecollege‟sfundswerere-routedtopayforsocialactivities.Itwouldjustharmtheschoolinsteadofhelit.That‟swhyIdon‟tthinkuniversitiesshouldstartspendingalotofmoneyonsocialactivities,inordertoattractgoodstudents.Hard-workingstudentscarethemostabouttheireducation,clubsandactivitiesarenottheirprioritywhenchoosingacollege,andsocialactivitiesworkfinefundingthemselvesanyway.9.（命中指数：5星）Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?PeoplecaremoreaboutpublicrecognitionthanaboutmoneyEvenifnomoremoneyisgiven,publicrecognitioncanstillmakepeopleworkharder.Inoursociety,weworktoearnmoneytomakeourlifehappierandmakeourgoals plished.Eitherwetrytomakeourlifewealthyortrytoseekforthepublicrecognition;weallknowthatweneedtoworkhardtoearnthem.Forsure,manyfactorsinthisprocessaffectourthoughtsandbehaviorstowardthisissueplayedinourlife.Willwestillworkharderifweonlyreceivepublicrecognitionwithoutmoneybeingpaid?Tome,Iamforthestatement.Tobeginwith,itisarealizationofone'sself-actualization.Withoutadoubt,weallworktomakemoneyandthisneedmakesusworkharder.However,forsomepeople,moneyisnoteverythingnomatteriftheyhavealotordonothavemuch.Forinstance,anaffluentbusiness candonatemoneytotheneedy,suchasorphans,medicalresearchoreducation.Dotheywantsomething,especiallymonetarygainsinreturn?No,theydothiseventhoughtheyarenotpaid;theyreceiveappreciationfromthosebeinghelped,theyaredelightfulwhentheyseepatientsreceivingbettertreatmentorstudentsobtainingbettereducation.Theyhelppeopletopossessabetterlifeastheyare.ThisisnotevaluatedbymoneyandtheywillstillworkhardertomakeotherpeoplefeellearnedandhopedagainduringtheSecondly,somepeopleonmakingourworldabetterplacetolivefeneration.Forexample,prrecyclingvolunteers,theyworkforthewholesomenessofourearth,whichismuchrecognizedbythepublic.Theyknowiftheycontributewhatindividualscandofortheconceptofsustainablemanagement,theycanhelpourearth,natureaswellasourenvironmentforabetterlivingplace,notjustforthemselves,butforallthepeopleonthisplanet.Suchpublicrecognitioniswaymorepivotalthanthevaluemoneycanbring.Thepublicrespectthosepeoplewhotmerelyforourenvironment,notfortheirprivatemeans.Thus,theywillstillworkhardertokeepthepublicrecognitionbecauseitismeaningfulpublicacknowledgementthatishighlightedmerited.Undeniably,wecannotlivewithoutmoneyandmaterialthingstosupportourlife.Somepeoplemaythinkthatmoneyistheluretomakepeopleworkharder,ratherthanpublicrecognition.Inpsychology,humanbeingsdosomethingforapurpose.Customarily,wetforreceivingmoremoneyinthesecurityofourownlifesowecanbuyluxuriouscars,garmentsorbigmansions.Tosomepeople,thedemandofsuchdesireisthewaytomakethemworkharder.Earningpublicrecognitionisjustaninvisibleorintangiblethingthatexistsonlyinone'sdreams.However,foragreatnumberofpeople,theystillcaremoreaboutpublicrecognitionoverwhethermoneyisgivenandthosepeoplestillworkhardtomakethemfeelrespected,wantedandvaluedbythesociety.Theysimplydonottformoney,butforthehappinessofallthepeoplelivinginthesamecommunity.Theworld,afterall,stillneedssomedreamerstomakeitabetterplace.Thus,Iagreewiththestatementforsure.10.（命中指数：5星）Agreeordisagree?Thereisnoreasontobeimpolite(rude)toanother .Usespecificexamplesandreasonstosportyourstatement.InJapan,peoplebowtheirheadsasasignofbeingpolite.InGermany,menkisseachother‟scheeksindemonstrationofthesame.Nomatterhowbigorsmall,actsofpolitenessformahugepartofourlives.Asmuchaspossibleeveryonewantstobealwayspolite.Butshouldthisalwaysbethecase?Thegoldenrulestatesthatweshouldtreatothersthewaywewantthemtotreatus.Thus,mostpeople,throughthecourseoftheirday-to-dayinteractionswithothers,strivetobepolite.However,Ibelievetherearealwaysexceptionstotherule.Wouldyoustillbepolitetosomeonewhoistryingtorobyou?Wouldyoustillbepolitetoyourbosswhoalwayshumiliatesyouintheofficeevenifthere‟snoreasonto?Respectbegetsrespect.Thesamecanbesaidaswellforpoliteness.Inoureffortsofshowingtotheworldthatweareindeedgoodindividuals,wesometimestendtofetthatbeingpoliteshouldnotbeeasilydispensed.Thereissuchathingasalrespect.Howcanotherpeoplerealizethatyouare rsonwhoshouldberespectedifyoureadilymodatethemevenifthey‟renottreatingyouthesameway?Ifthishappenstome,Iwouldcertainlyshowalimitedbutdefinitelevelofimpoliteness,notbecauseIamreallylikethatbutbecauseIdeservetobepolitenessLet‟slookatthebigpicture.1984,anovelbyGeeOrwell,depictsanabusive,certainlyimpolite,ernmentcomposedofwell,impoliteofficials.Thereasontheycametopowerisquitesimple.Thecitizenswereverygullibletotheformer‟spropagandaandadvances.Cutthelongstoryshort,anactofunnecessarypolitenessleadtothefallofthatsociety‟sstandardsandexistence.Ifonlypeopleinthatnovelhadbeen“necessarily”impolite.Inreality,thisiscertainlyalsothecase.Lookaroundus.Manyaresufferingfromproblemsthat,inonewayoranother,werebroughtbybeingpoliteatalltimes—unfairjobopportunities,rudeneighbors,opportunisticfriends.Atthecoreofevery ,Isincerelybelievethateverymanregardlessofcreed,status,ornationality,hasauniversalconceptofwhatconstitutespoliteness.Itisbutfairtosaythatweshouldeffectivelyrespectandbepolitetoourselvespriortobeingpolitetoothers.Thatbeingsaid,underapplicablesituationsliketheonesstatedabove,thereisatimeandplacethatbeingimpolitetoanother isnecessary.11命中指数：5星)DoyouagreeordisagreethatSpendingtimealoneisthetrulybestwaytorelaxtheIagreewiththisidea.Althoughbeingwithothersisenjoyablewhenyou‟realreadyingoodspirits,itcanbeexhaustingwhenyouarestressedout.Ontheotherhand,whenyouarebyyourself,youarefreetotrulydonothingandletyourselfunwind.Youcsofocusonyourownparticularlittlepleasures,ratherthansharedactivitiesthatmightnotreducestressverymuch.Finally,whenyou‟realone,youaregiventhequietatmospherenecessarytoanizeyourthoughtsandplans.Whenyouarearoundothers,especiallyfriends,youfeelanobligationtokeepactivelyngthings.Rarelydopeoplejustsitinsilencetogether!Maybeyougoshopwithyourfriendsalotototheparkdownthestreetwheneverpeoplevisit.Evenifyou‟rejustsittingandtalkingwithyourfriends,youareengagingwiththem.You‟rethinking,listening,reacting,speaking,lingstories.Normally,thisisfineandenjoyable.Butifyou‟reextremelystressedoutafteraharddayatworkorschool,itcanbeburdensome.Interactingwithsomeonetakesenergy.Ifyou‟realreadyexhaustedandfrazzled,itdoesn‟thelpthings.Alone,youdon‟tfeelthisrequirementtobeenergeticandfun.Youcantakeanap.Youcanmeditate.Youcanlayonyourcouchandcountalltheceilingtilesaboveyourhead—itdoesn‟tmatter!Youcantrulyrelaxandtrytorecuperatefromwhateverhasbeenstressful.Additionally,youcanchooselazyactivitiesthatareparticularandcomfortingtoyou.Evenwatchingamovieisdifferentwhenyou‟realone.There‟snoagreeingorcompromisingonwhattowatch.Youcanwatchthreecartoonmoviesinarow,ifyouwant,andeatchocolateicecreamwhileyout.Nooneiswatchingyou.Ifitmakesyoufeellessstressed,t!Anysillylittlething esa erelief.Thereisalsothebenefitofnothavinganydistractionsornoisestobotheryouwhenyouarealone.Youcansitdown,takeabreath,andanizeyourmuddledthoughts.Youcanthinkoveryourworkdayorrecentassignmentandcontemplatehoweverythingisgoing.Ifyouneedtomakeachangeinyourroutineorsetanewgoal,youcanplanitwhileyouarealoneandinanicequietspace.Thiscanpotentiallydecreaseyourstresslevelsinthefuture.Thekeyisgettingthatmomentofcalmandclarity.That‟swhyIthinkthat,yes,thebestwaytorelaxandreducestressistospendtimealone.Youdonothavetoforceyourselftokeepupwiththeenergylevelsofothers,youcanbeassillyasyouwantinordertorelax,andyouhaveenoughquietandsolitudetogatheryourthoughtsandplanyournextsteps.12.（命中指数：5星）DoyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatementStudentscouldreceiveabettermoreefficienteducationiftheyspend11monthsayearstudying.Inmostcountriesaroundtheworld,studentsstudyatschoolforlessthan10monthsofayear,enjoyingtheremaining2monthsmostlyasalongsummervacation.This,inmyopinion,isalessefficienteducationalsystemforthestudents.Studentswhotakeverylongsummervacationstendtofetwhattheyhavepreviouslylearned.Thismeansthatwhenschoolstartsagain,muchtimeiswastedonrefreshingthememoriesofthestudents.Endingthiscyclewithshortersummersresultsinastronger,moreproductiveschoolyear.Whenstudentshavelongsummervacationsandonlyattendschoolnineortenmonthsoutoftheyear,theytendtofettheirlessons.Thisisespeciallytrueofolderstudents,whoarelearningmoredifficultsubjectssuchashigh-levelmathandworldhistory.Thenumeroussummerweeksdriftbyandstudentsjustlazearoundandhavefun,givinglittlethoughttoschool.Bitbybit,theequationsofalgebrastartto ehazy.ThedetailsofWorldWarIemuddled.However,ifsummerbreakisjustamonthlongandthestudentsattendschooltheotherelevenmonthsoftheyear;theirbrainswillretainfarmoreinformation.They‟regivenjustenoughtimetorelaxandthenrightbacktowork.Atwoorthreemonthsummerbreakisdangerouslylong,whichisunnecessaryandThislossofknowledgeoverlongsummershasevenfurthernegativeeffectsonthepartoftheteachers.Teachers,atthestartofthenewschoolyear,oftennoticethattheirstudentshavefottentheirlessonsfromthepreviousyear.Tobeabletomoveforward,theteachershavetorepeatwhattheyhavetaughtpreviously.Thiscouldleadtoanendlesscycleoflearningsomething,fettingmostofit,beingreminded,overandoverandover.Cuttingshortlongvacations,givingstudentsnoopportunitytofet,isthereforeveryconducivetowardsmoreeffectiveteaching.Somepeoplemightarguethatstudyingfor11monthsofayearmaybetoostressfulforstudents,sotheyneedtobreakawayfromschoolfor2ormoremonthstorelax,andtodevelopaninterestinnon-academicsubjectssuchasmusicandpainting.However,theydon‟thavetodosocontinuouslyovertwoormoremonthscompleyawayfromschool.Thereisalwaystimeafterregularschoolhourslikelateafternoonperiods,orduringtheweekends,whenstudentscanenjoythefunofexploringsomethingdifferent.That‟swhyIbelievethataschoolyearlastingelevenmonthswouldbeagoodidea.Theverylongsummerswherestudentsfetinformationwouldbeavoided.Thiswouldmeanthattheautumnlessonswouldn‟tbejustremindersofold,fotteninformation.Theschoolyearwouldthereforebemoreproductive.Itwouldbeheavily-focusedonnewinformation,gettingtothestudentsfasterandsinking-inbetter.(命中指数：5星)AgreeordisagreeMoviesandTVprogramsmadeinyourowncountryaremoreinterestingcomparingtomoviesandprogramsmadeinothercountries.Conservativepeoplesometimesholdtheopinionthatentertainmentfromtheirowncountryisthebestbecausetheyfinditeasiesttounderstand.Othersholdtheoppositeview.IfindmoviesandTVprogramsmadeinforeigncountriesmoreattractivethanthosemadeinmyowncountryforseveralreasons,whichIwilloutlinebelow.,foreignmoviesandTVprogramswi