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一、问答题（共10题，共100分）

1.

Writing:

InChina,torestorelostpropertytoitsoriginalownerisregardedasone

ofthemostcherishedvirtues.However,thedraftpropertyrightslaw

stipulatesthatpropertyOv/nersshouldpaysomemoneytotheonewho

returnstheproperty.Isitadeviationfromtraditionalvalues?Writea

compositionofabout400wordstostateyourview.

Inthefirstpartofyouressayyoushouldstateclearlyyourmain

argument,andinthesecondpartyoushouldsupportyourargument

withappropriatedetails.Inthelastpartyoushouldbringwhatyouhave

writtentoanaturalconclusionormakeasummary.

Youshouldsupplyanappropriatetitleforyouressay.

Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarand

appropriateness.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultina

lossofmarks.

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Sample

InFavorofRewardsforGoodConduct

Torestorelostpropertytoitsoriginalownerdescribesoneofthemost

cherishedvirtuesembodiedbytheChinesepeople.Thedraftlawstipulates

thatpropertyownersshouldgiverewardstothepeopleororganizations

thatreturntheirproperty,suchasstorage.Tosomepeople,thenew

provisionchallengesthevirtuethatChinahasadvocatedforthousandsof

yearsbyincludingeconomiccompensationintolaw.Yettome,itisagood

thingtoregulateamoralconceptwithlaw.

Sincepeoplespendtimeandenergyinrestoringlostproperty,itis

reasonablefortheactualov/nertooffersomematerialreward.Thereisno

contradictionbetweenkinddeedsandmaterialcompensation.Ifthosewho

helpothersbyfightingoffrobberscanberewarded,whynotthosewho

returnlostproperty?Moreimportantly,givingpeopletangiblerewardhas

significanceinreality.Accordingtoasurvey,mostpeoplewhogetback

theirlostitemsarewillingtogivearewardtothefinder.Providinga

compromisesolutionbetweenreturningandkeepinglostitems,thisnew

provisionencouragespeopletoreturnlostpropertyratherthanhidingit.

Althoughonemaysayitdiminishesthenobilityassociatedwithit,itis

bettertohavemorelostpropertyrestoredtooriginalownership.

Lawshouldplayaroleonlywheremoralprinciplefails,otherwise,there

wouldbechaosinsocialrelations.Ithinkthisisthebasisfortransformation

oflaw,specificallythestipulationofrestoringlostpropertyinpropert,rights

law.Themajorgoalofthislegislationistorestorepropertyowners*right

overlostproperty.Itistruethatrestoringlostpropertytoitsownerisour

traditionalvirtue.Foralongtime,wehavebeenrelyingonthismoral

principleindealingwithlostproperty.Buttoday,wehavetoadmitthatit

fallsbehindtherealitiesofcurrentsocietyifwerelysolelyonitinhandling

theissueoflostproperty,theresultisamuchslighterpossibilityoflost

propertybeingreturnedandincreasingdisputesaboutrestoringlost

property.

Allinall,withoutmodification,traditionalvirtueswillbegoingfartheraway

fromtherealitiesofmodernlifeandbecomeirrelevant.What*smore,the

draftofthepropertyrightslawstipulatesthatafinder^can*'receivereward,

whichmeanstheycanalsorefusereward.Thus,thisdoesnotthwart

virtuouspeoplefrompracticingourtraditionalvirtues.

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2.

Writing:

The76thAnnualAcademyAwardsattractedtheattentiono{an

unprecedentednumberofChinesethankstocompleteliveTVcoverage.

However,exceptforCouchingTigerHiddenDragon,directedby

TaiwanesefilmmakerAnLee,nootherChinesefilmhasevenbeen

nominatedforanOscaraward.Shouldourdomesticfilmsaimatthis

Hollywoodawardorisitsomeoneelse'sgame?Writeacompositionof

about400wordstostateyourview.

Inthefirstpartofyouressayyoushouldstateclearlyyourmain

argument,andinthesecondpartyoushouldsupportyourargument

withappropriatedetails.Inthelastpartyoushouldbringwhatyouhave

writtentoanaturalconclusionormakeasummary.

Youshouldsupplyanappropriatetitleforyouressay.

Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarand

appropriateness.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultina

lossofmarks.

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Writing

The76thAnnualAcademyAwardsattractedtheattentiono{an

unprecedentednumSample1

HeadingFortheOscars

AlthoughthegrandceremonyofOscarwasoverthisyear,theattentionand

discussionlingerintheChinesemoviecommunityandoutSomeinsiders

holdthatfollowingglobaltrendsistheonlywaytodevelopChina,sfilm

industry.Othersinsist,however,thattheOscarsaresimplyonethemany

awardsthatAmericansliketocrownthemselves.Domesticfilmsshould

maintaintheirdistinctflavors.Asamoviefanmyself,Ithinkweshouldstrive

forittogaininternationalrecognition.

Firstly,theOscarsAwardisaninternationalrecognitionintermsofboth

artisticperformanceandboxofficerevenue.Withlivebroadcastin50

languages,itplaysahugeroleinshapingtheglobalfilmindustry.Itisno

wonderthatsomanypeoplearoundtheworldpaymuchattentiontoit.The

realityisthatHollywoodmoviesaccountformorethan90percentofglobal

marketshares-thishasinevitableworldwideimpact.Obviously,theOscars

Awardhasbecomesomethingthatwecannotaffordtoignoreit.

Moreover,weliveinaglobal,multiculturalworldwheredifferentcultures

interact.China"smovieindustryneedstorealizeitandsharpenits

competitiveedge.IfChinesefilmsaretomakeaglobalimpact,thenmovie

production,distributionandmarketingorganizationneedimproving.

Chinesefilmsshouldadjusttosatisfythevarietyofsocialdemands.The

introductionofforeignsuccessfulformulasandtechnologyisamustfor

Chinesefilmindustry.ItisparochialtothinkthatChinacanonlyuseits

nationalcharacteristicstodefinedomesticmovies.Conservatismwillhinder

theprogressoffilmindustry.IfChinadoesnotdevelopitsfilmindustry

throughembracinginnovativemulticulturalism,Chinesemovieswillhave

littleopportunitytogainashareintheinternationalmarket.

Lastbutnotleast,theHollywoodfilmsalsoconformtospecificcultural

demands.Takethisyear'sAcademyAwardsasanexample,nominated

moviesincludebothhigh-costproductionslikeTheLordoftheRingsand

subtle,moremoderatebudgetedprojectslikeLostinTranslation,these

filmssuggestthatHollywoodmoviesmaintainabasicbalanceinkeeping

thestyleofitsownandabsorbingdiversecultures.Hence,theChinese

filmmakersshouldsparenoeffortstopresentoriginaldomesticfilmsto

foreignviewers.Wewillbeleftbehindifwesticktotheso-calledorthodox.

Forinstance,CouchingTigerHiddenDragonwasactedbyChineseactors

andthroughculturalicons,butactuallyitsstyleandstructureofthemovie

allconformtoaHollywoodformula.Thispartlyexplainswhyitappealstoa

widerrangeofaudiencesfromdifferentculturalbackground.

Inaword,theOscarsareveryimportanttoChinesefilmmakers.

Nominationsareakindofapprovalbyinternationalpeersoftheir

achievements.AsChina*smarketimproves,itsmovieindustrywillget

strongerandwilleventuallycashinontheOscars.berofChinesethanksto

completeliveTVcoverage.However,exceptforCouchingTigerHidden

Dragon,directedbyTaiwanesefilmmakerAnLee,nootherChinesefilmhas

evenbeennominatedforanOscaraward.Shouldourdomesticfilmsaimat

thisHollywoodawardorisitsomeoneelse'sgame?Writeacompositionof

about400wordstostateyourview.

Inthefirstpartofyouressayyoushouldstateclearlyyourmainargument,

andinthesecondpartyoushouldsupportyourargumentwithappropriate

details.Inthelastpartyoushouldbringwhatyouhavewrittentoanatural

conclusionormakeasummary.

Youshouldsupplyanappropriatetitleforyouressay.

Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarand

appropriateness.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinaloss

ofmarks.

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3.

Writing:

Astatementgoesthat"boththedevelopmentoftechnologicaltoolsand

theusestowhichhumanityhasputthemhavecreatedmodern

civilizationsinwhichlonelinessiseverincreasing."Towhatdegreedo

youagreewiththisstatement?Writeanessayofabout400words.

Inthefirstpartofyouressayyoushouldstateclearlyyourmain

argument,andinthesecondpartyoushouldsupportyourargument

withappropriatedetails.Inthelastpartyoushouldbringwhatyouhave

writtentoanaturalconclusionormakeasummary.

Youshouldsupplyanappropriatetitleforyouressay.

Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarand

appropriateness.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultina

lossofmarks.

正确答案：

Sample

ForaBalancebetweenTechnologyandLife

Technology,broadlydefinedastheuseoftools,hasalonghistory.Ever

sinceErgthecavemanfirstconkedananimalwitharock,peoplehavebeen

usingtechnology.Forthousandsofyears,theuseoftoolsallowedpeopleto

moveeverclosertogether.Becausefieldscouldbecultivatedandthe

technologytostorefoodexisted,peoplewouldliveincitiesratherthanin

smallnomadictribes.However,inthepastcenturies,boththedevelopment

oftechnologicaltoolsandtheusestowhichhumanityhasputthemhave

createdmoderncivilizationsinwhichlonelinessiseverincreasing.

First,theIndustrialRevolutiondeprivedpeopletoalargeextentofthe

pleasureofcommunicationduringwork.Itistruethattherevolution

introducedandspreadtechnologiesthatmechanizedmanytasksandsaved

peoplemuchlabor,butasaresultofthedrivetowardmoreefficient

productionanddistribution,peoplebegantoactascogsinthe

technologicalmachine.Clothingwasnolongerproducedbygroupsof

womensewingandgossipingtogether,butbydown-troddenautomation's

operatingmachineryingrimfactories.

Secondly,thenewtechnologyoftoday,computersandtheInternet,pushed

peoplefurthertotheabyssofloneliness.Truly,theyhavemadeworkever

moreefficientandknittheworldtogetherinawebofinformationand

phonelines.TheworldhasbeenmadeintooneinwhichErgneednotcheck

intohisoffice;hecanjustdialinfromhome.Hewon'tneedtogotoabar

topickupwomenbecausethereareallthosechatrooms.Hungry?Erg

ordershisgroceriesfromanonlinedeliveryservice.Bored?Downloadanew

game.Andyet......However,manypeople,myselfincluded,arealittle

queasyaboutthatvision.Ergmaybedoingwork,butisitrealwork?Arehis

onlinefriendsrealfriends?Canhereallyenjoythissolitude?

Actually,sincetheIndustrialRevolution,wehavebeenhauntedbythe

prospectthatweareturningintoourmachines:efficient,productive,and

soulless.Thenewesttechnologies,wefear,aremakingusflatasourscreens,

turningusintostreamsofbitsofinterchangeabledata.Wemayknowalot

ofpeople,butwehavefewrealfriends.Wehavealotofthingstodo,butno

reasontodothem.Inshort,thenewtechnologyemphasizesaspiritualcrisis

thathasbeenbuildingforquitesometime.

WhileIamcertainlynotaLuddite,Idobelieveweneedtolookforabit

morebalancebetweentechnologyandlife.Wehavetotearourselvesaway

fromthefataldistractionsandgooutintotheworld.Technologyhasgiven

uslonglivesandendlesssuppliesofinformation.Nowweneedtoapply

thatinformation,usethetimewe'renotspendingconkingourdinnerwitha

club,andfindourreasonsforliving.

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4.

Writing:

Somepeopleclaimthatzintheageoftelevision,readingbooksisnotas

importantasitoncewasandthatpeoplecanlearnasmuchbywatching

televisionastheycanbyreadingbooks.Doyouagreeordisagreewith

thisstatement?Writeanessayofabout400words.

Inthefirstpartofyouressayyoushouldstateclearlyyourmain

argument,andinthesecondpartyoushouldsupportyourargument

withappropriatedetails.Inthelastpartyoushouldbringwhatyouhave

writtentoanaturalconclusionormakeasummary.

Youshouldsupplyanappropriatetitleforyouressay.

Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarand

appropriateness.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultina

lossofmarks.

正确答案：

Sample

BooksSpeakasLoudasTV

Thisisanerafilledwithvariousscientificachievements；andtelevisionisone

ofthemostflamboyantamongthem,influencingseveralgenerations'

behaviorbymoldingthemintothesamemindsetregardlessoftheirrace,

gender,andbackground.IntoxicatedbythesuperficialsuccessofTVculture,

somethrowtheirresponsiblestatementthatreadingisnotasimportantas

itoncewas,forpeoplecanlearnasmuchbywatchingtelevisionastheycan

byreadingbooks.Thisisfarfromthetruth.Thoughtelevisionhasbecome

anintegralpartofourdailylives,therolethatbooksplayisstill

irreplaceableandmeritsfurtheradvocating.

Admittedly,televisiongivesusanoptiontotraditionaleducationthrough

readingandclassroomteaching.Indeedthevividimagesitproduces

succeedintheeducationofchildren,whoaremuchmoreinclinedtoaccept

visualinformationthanabstractlettersorcharacters.Televisionalsoraises

ourconsciousnessbyprovidingthelatestnewsanddiscoveries,extending

ourhorizonbysuchdocumentaryprogramsas"NationalGeographic"and

"Discovery",whosecontentsmightotherwisebeunapproachableinan

entirelifetime.

Despitealltheseadvantages,theshortcomingsoftelevisionsareequally,if

notmore,apparent.Televisionstationsoperateasprofitenterprises.

Consequently,televisionprogramsareprofit-based,andtheircommercial

orientationdrivesthemtobeentertainingmoresothaneducational,forthe

latteraretypicallylessprofitable.

Furthermore,watchingtelevisioncanneitherprovokeabstractthinking,

whichismostcrucialinadvancedscientificresearch,norcanitteach

effectivemanagementandadequatecontrolofwrittenlanguage.Written

languagecarriestheutmostimportanceininheritanceanddisseminationof

knowledge.Bookscontainthecollectivehumanexperience,knowledgeand

wisdom.Humantalentsofabstractthought,logicaldialogue,philosophy

andwritingstylecanbeacquiredonlythroughthereading,digesting,and

ruminationofnovels,texts,essaysandspeeches.Shallow,short-sighted,

entertainmentprogramsoffernosuchenrichment.

Inaddition,watchingtelevisiontendstooveremphasizemachinery,

ignoringhumanity.Openanancientbookandreadthecommentsbythose

livingcenturiesago,thousandsofmilesaway.Thebookitselfconnects

readersandwritersacrosstimeandspace,givingonethesenseof

belongingtoonelargehumanfamily.Lyingonsofawatchingtelevisionwith

popcorninhandcanonlycauseisolation,alienationanddepression.

BorrowingthesayingJohnKeatsinscribedonhistombstone,wecan

describetelevisionprogramsas"writtenonwater".Theyareephemeral.

Whereasforbooks,asWilliamShakespearewrote,"nothingofthemdoth

fade/butdothsufferaseachange/intosomethingrichandstrange".

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5.

Writing:

Thepresentworldwitnessesinventionanduseofvariousrobots,some

ofwhomevencanplaygameswithhumananddefeatthelatter.Such

beingthecase,manyareworriedthatrobotswillsurpasshumanbeings

inintelligenceandenslavethem,whileothersbelievethatthehuman

mindwillalwaysbesuperiortomachinesbecausemachinesareonly

toolsofhumanminds.Whatisyouropinion?Writeanessayofabout

400words.

Inthefirstpartofyouressayyoushouldstateclearlyyourmain

argument,andinthesecondpartyoushouldsupportyourargument

withappropriatedetails.Inthelastpartyoushouldbringwhatyouhave

writtentoanaturalconclusionormakeasummary.

Youshouldsupplyanappropriatetitleforyouressay.

Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarand

appropriateness.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultina

lossofmarks.

正确答案：

Sample

Robots:SuperiortoMankind?

Nowadays,thereisapubliccontroversyconcerningtheissueofwhether

mankindwillalwaysbesuperiortomachines.Somepeoplearguethatsince

machinesareonlytoolsofhumankind,theywillalwaysbeinferiortous,

whileothersholdthatmachines,especiallycomputerswithartificial

intelligence,willultimatelysurpassusineveryaspectofintellectuallife.In

myopinion,wemustcarefullyconsiderwhatwemeanbytheword

"superior"beforewecananswerthequestion.

If"superior"ismeanttomeantheknowledge,speed,andaccuracyindoing

certaintechnicaljobs,themachinesofourdaywillsurpasshumanbeingsin

mostareas,giventheirefficiencyandendurance.Forinstance,aspecially

designedcomputerprogramcansolveacomplexequationinmomentsthat

wouldtakeapersonworkingwithpencilandpaperseveraldaystosolve.

What'smore,computerscankeeponworkingfordaysevenmonths

withoutanyneedforrestandnodiminishmentinaccuracy,whilepeople

requirerestandrecreation.Computerscanstoreandinstantlyretrievevast

amountsofinformationinitsmemorywhilepeoplemayoftenforgetthe

mostimportantthing.Somemachines,suchasahoist,arecapableof

accomplishingfeatsofstrengththatnohumanindividualcouldeverdream

of.Inthissense,machinesarelikemiraclesthatwehavecreatedtohelpus

inouradaptationandreconstructionofthematerialworld.

However,iftheword"superior"isdefinedonthebasisofcreativethinking

andemotionalsensitivity,machinesareinferiortomankind,atleastatthe

presenttime.Forexample,werecognizefamiliarfaceswithinasecondor

less,butacomputermustfollowaseriesofcomplexproceduresinorderto

recognizeevenafacethathasbeenpresentedtoitthousandsoftimes.

Besides,whilecomputershavebeendevelopedthatarecapableof

producingworksofart,suchaspicturesandmusicalcompositions,such

computer-generatedworksaredevoidofanytheircreator'sfeelingssince

computersarenon-sensate.Sincemachines,especiallycomputers,are

developingatatremendousratetoday,wecan'truleoutthepossibilitythat

inthefuturethemachinescansurpasshumansinalmosteveryfield.Butup

tonow,itisstillincomparabletothepowerofhumanthinkinginmany

aspectsandisstillunderhumancontrol.Humanbeingsshouldmakegood

useofmachinesandrememberthattheirdevelopmentismeanttobenefit

mankind.

Forthereasonsmentionedabove,Iholdthathumansandmachinesarenot

comparableunlesswedefineourspecificusageoftheword"superior".

Machineshavetheadvantageinsomeareaswhilethehumanbeingholds

theedgeintherealmofcreativethinking.Weshouldutilizemachinesto

supportandenhanceourthinkingaboutthesociallifeandavoidtheir

improperuseandapplication.

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6.

Writing:

“Traditionandmodernizationareincompatible.Onemustchoose

betweenthem”.Towhatdegreedoyouagreewiththisstatement?Write

anessayofabout400words.

Inthefirstpartofyouressayyoushouldstateclearlyyourmain

argument,andinthesecondpartyoushouldsupportyourargument

withappropriatedetails.Inthelastpartyoushouldbringwhatyouhave

writtentoanaturalconclusionormakeasummary.

Youshouldsupplyanappropriatetitleforyouressay.

Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarand

appropriateness.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultina

lossofmarks.

正确答案：

Sample

TraditionandModernizationCanBeCompatible

Thereismuchdebateoverwhethertraditionandmodernizationare

compatible.Somepeoplemaintainthattheynecessarilyconflictwitheach

other,whileothersarguethatitispossibletocombinetraditionand

modernizationinourpursuitofdevelopment.AsfarasIamconcerned,

thesetwoforcesundermineeachotherattimes,buttheycanalso

complimenteachother,ifhandledproperly.

Mostpeopletakeitforgrantedthatmodernizationandtraditionare

contradictory,whichistrueinasense.Modernization,apopularyetavague

term,isgenerallyunderstoodas"Westernization,"whichmeans

individualist,rights-baseddemocracy,capitalism,andtechnological

imperatives.Meanwhile,traditioncomprisesthewholecomplexof

distinctivespiritual,material,intellectualandemotionalfeaturesthat

characterizeaspecificsocietyorasocialgroup.Itincludesnotonlythearts

andletters,butalsomodesoflife,thevaluesystemsandbeliefsofthe

indigenouspeople.Inthissense,itisonlynaturalthatmodernization,asa

foreigncultureforceduponnon-Westerncultures,tendstocausedamage

tothetraditionandarouseconfrontationfromthenativepeopleinvolvedin

thisdestructiveandpainfulprocess.Wheremodernizationmarcheson,we

oftenseetraditionalcustomsdisappearing,traditionalvaluesystems

collapsing,traditionalcraftsmanshipwithering,andtraditionalwaysoflife

disintegrating.Asaresult,modernizationhasnotbroughtaboutprosperity

andhappinessatitpromisestotraditionalsocieties.Onthecontrary,weare

alarmedatthedeteriorationofthecitiesanddisintegrationofsociety—

overcrowding;slumformation;breakdownofculture,community,and

family;isolationofsocialandagegroups,etc.—aswellasthe

environmentaldestruction—waterandairpollution;noise;destructionof

wildlife,vegetationandland,etc.

However,ifweunderstandmodernizationassustainabledevelopment,we

mustbelieveinthenecessityandpossibilityofsynthesizingmodernization

andtradition.Developmentcanonlyflourishwhereitisrootedinthe

cultureandthetraditionofeachcountry,sinceitisanall-encompassing

processlinkedtoeachsociety'sownvaluesandcallingforanactive

participationofindividualsandgroupswhoareboththeauthorsandthe

beneficiariesofit.ThesuccessofJapanandtheSouth-EastAsian"dragons,"

isacaseinpoint.Whileespousingthefreeenterprisesystemofthewestern

developmentmodel,thesetraditionalsocietiesdoseditwithmorethana

littlegovernmentcontrol,aformofpaternalismalientotheWestbuttotally

inkeepingwiththeirowntraditions.Inthesamevein,Chinaisconfidently

pushingforwarditsdevelopmentbysynthesizingmodernizationand

tradition.

Toconclude,itseemsunavoidablethatsometraditionalculturalelements

willbelostintheprocessofmodernization.Yetanyexternalexperience,

techniqueormodelcannotbesuccessfullyintegratedbymereadoptingor

reproduction;itneedstobereinterpretedorreinventedinsuchawaythatit

canbeabsorbedthroughthefilterofthesociety'sculturalidentityand

valuesystem.Inotherwords,anytraditionalsociety,ifitaimsatsustainable

development,shouldendeavortomaintainamutuallyenriching

relationshipbetweentheexternalmodernizationandtheinternaltradition.

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7.

Writing:

NowadaysalotofChinesecelebrateWesternfestivals.Somepeopleare

afraidthatthiswouldleadtothelossofChineseculture.Whatdoyou

think?Writeanessayofabout400words.

Inthefirstpartofyouressayyoushouldstateclearlyyourmain

argument,andinthesecondpartyoushouldsupportyourargument

withappropriatedetails.Inthelastpartyoushouldbringwhatyouhave

writtentoanaturalconclusionormakeasummary.

Youshouldsupplyanappropriatetitleforyouressay.

Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarand

appropriateness.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultina

lossofmarks.

正确答案：

Sample

TheCelebrationofWesternFestivals

NoonecanhavefailedtonoticethefactthatWesternfestivalsgain

ever-increasingpopularityinChina.AnincreasingnumberofChineseare

fondofcelebratingWesternfestivalstoday.OnValentine1sDay,many

people,especiallytheyoung,giveflowersorchocolatetotheonetheylove;

whenChristmasapproaches,nearlyeverystoreputondecorationslike

SantaClaus,snowflakesandevenChristmastrees,nottomentionthe

millionsofpeopleimmersedinthethrillingatmosphereoffestivalon

ChristmasEve;evensuchholidaysasHalloweenandtheEasterDayare

becomingknownandcelebratedbymoreandmoreChinese.Incomparison,

suchtraditionalChinesefestivalsastheSpringFestival,theFestivalof

LanternsandtheMid-AutumnDayseemtobelosingtheirattraction.

Inviewofsuchasituation,manyareworriedthatChineseculturewillbe

ignoredorevenruinedbytheinvasionofWesternfestivals.Personally,I

believethatweneedn1tbeoverworried.Actually,theincreasingpopularity

ofsomeWesternfestivalsinChinaisnothingaccidental,butsomething

justifiable.

First,itisapartofculturalglobalization.Withthedevelopmentof

communicationscienceandtechnologyandalongwithmoreandmore

nationsopeninguptotheoutsideworld,theworldtodayhasturnedintoa

globalvillage,withmanynationalthingsbecominginternational.Chinais

noexception.Whileweareabsorbingadvancedscienceandtechnology

fromforeigncountries,wearealsotakingindifferentcultures.

Secondly,itisasignofChina'srejuvenating.Asanationboastinga

civilizationof5,000years,Chinesehavebeenknownfortheirspiritof

accommodationoropen-mindedness.Chinausedtobeameltingpotof

culturesastheU.S.istoday.IntheprosperousTangdynasty,Chinawashost

totravelersandsettlersfromovertheworld.Actually,being

accommodatingisasignofanythrivingnation.Therefore,weshouldbe

pleasedratherthanupsettoseeChinesepeopleembracingforeign

festivals.

ItistruethatsometraditionalChinesefestivalsarelosingtheirappealto

manypeople,butthisdoesnotnecessarilytheruinofChineseculture.

Actually,acloserinspectionrevealsthatmostChinesecelebrateWestern

festivalsmerelyoutofthewishtoseeknovelty,tofindanewwayto

entertainthemselvesortoexpresstheiridentityinthefaceoftheolder

generation.Ontheotherhand,mostChinesehavenotignoredtheirnative

festivals.AconvincingproofisthattheSpringFestivalstillseesthelargest

flowofpopulationintheworldasmostChineserushtotheirhomesfor

familyreunion.

Inaword,whilewearegivingprioritytothepreservationanddevelopment

oftraditionalChinesecultu