1、Attitudes toward the Western festivals are among the general public. Some people say that we should keep away from them and just leave them there. Other people contend that we need to be open-minded to the foreign festivals and learn some Western culture from them. As far as I am concerned, we shoul
2、d value our traditional festivals, which have been an integral part of the Chinese culture, and meanwhile, we can have a taste of the Western festivals just for fun. There are several reasons. First of all, the traditional festivals have been the particular icons of Chinese culture. We have a lot of
3、 festivals such as Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and so on. They are the most precious intangible cultural heritage that we have carried down from our ancestors. We, as a new generation in China, should shoulder the responsibility of protecting and rejuvenating them so that
4、 our offspring can enjoy and learn them in the long future. As we all know, the government also attaches importance to the traditional festivals. People in China will have a day off when a traditional festival comes. Secondly, the traditional festivals are offering us the most important occasions or
5、 family reunion and the expansion of social connections. As is mentioned before, people do not have to go to work when they have the traditional festivals. As a result, they can go home and have a family party. They can fully enjoy the domestic bliss thanks to the traditional festivals.What is more,
6、 the traditional festivals provide lucrative opportunities for the travel industry. People like to do traveling when they have some holidays. The economy also benefits from the traditional festivals. Finally, a lot of foreigners are fascinated with our traditional festivals. I think this is conduciv
7、e to cross-cultural communication. We do not have to ward off the western festivals as if they were threats. We can enjoy our own culture and have a taste of the western festivals so that we can improve our strength. To sum up, the world is getting smaller and smaller. We should protect our culture
8、on the one hand and on the other hand, we can also celebrate the western festivals for the sake of cross-cultural communication.Topic 19 The Disadvantages of Big Class LearningOne of my friends complains to me about his relation with his professors saying that there is a far distance between the stu
9、dents and the faculties. As a matter of fact, this is not surprising. Due to the expanded enrollment of college students, many universities can not find enough faculties. It has been so common that hundreds of students crowd in a class listening to a professor. They seldom have enough time to commun
10、icate in private.As far as I am concerned, the big class learning has many disadvantages. First of all, the big class learning is by no means conducive to the development of the critical thinking of the students. The college education is still the elite education. Therefore, the quality of the gradu
11、ates is very important. They need to be competent to get a decent job in the job market. The making and development of such qualities are done, most of the time, in classroom.Meanwhile, the professors are playing a crucial role in moulding the soul of the students. The big class learning cannot mana
12、ge such kind of tasks. Once the students study in a very big class, they may become very lazy or even play truant. As for the professors, they may not have so much time to talk with the students since they are so many. This may lead to the second disadvantage of the big class learning: the gap and d
13、istance between the two parties. Originally, the college campus is the place where the professors and the students enjoy the fun of doing research and pursuing the truth. They may work as one to contribute to the flowering of the scholarship.However,the fact is the students often feel that they are
14、disconnected with their distinguished professors. The students cannot find their instructors during the time of need. The last disadvantage of the big class learning is that the whole education may get bad or even worse. The big class learning may cause the commercialization of the education, which
15、will be a very serious problem.To sum up, the big class learning has more disadvantages than advantages. It will affect the quality of the graduates as well as the whole education cause in China. The effective measure to deal with it is to limit the enrollment of college students to make a better na
16、tional education.Topic 18 Should UniversitiesCharge High Tuition Fees?Nowadays, most universities require students to pay for their education, and the tuition fees have been staying very high. Some people take the development of the universities into consideration and support the high fees; while ot
17、hers think the high cost of university education is a heavy burden for many families. As far as I am concerned, universities are not institutions for profits, they are places for excellent students to learn and further study equally, so they should not charge high tuition fees that some families can
18、not afford. In the first place, the high tuition fees make the families save money for the children instead of consuming. A university student will need 12,000 yuan each year on average, which is almost the income of a couple who are wage earners. In other words, a family with an average income will
19、 spend their long-term hard-earned savings, or they will be indebted. Whats worse, most families incomes in our country are below the average level. The high fees make the people save money for the childrens education even before they are born.In the second place, the high tuition fees will deprive
20、the children from poor families of their right of education. Entering universities on their abilities is the only hope for the poor students to change their destiny. But the increasingly higher tuition fees make it impossible. The statistic shows that there were 60%70% students coming from the count
21、ry areas when the charging system was not introduced. But now the percentage is only 30% or so. The universities will become the paradise of children from rich families, and the poor students will be forced to leave.Finally, it will be much more difficult for the graduates to find jobs. Driven by th
22、e profits of high tuition fees, universities recruit more and more students year by year. The outcome of expansion leads to the low standard of enrollment and low quality of education. The supply exceeds demand; there are not so many jobs for the graduates, so most of them can not find jobs when get
23、ting out of school.All in all, high tuition fees in the universities will influence the development of the society and harm the interests of students. The universities should charge reasonable tuition fees, provide equal opportunities for students and take the responsibility of molding the future of
24、 our nation.专八易考范文背诵 17Topic 17 Should Network Games Be anned in College?It is a prevailing practice that university students play network games in their spare time for relaxation. Some teachers and parents hold the negative opinion that many students are so obsessed with network games that they pla
25、y truant, others even commit a crime for one reason or another. Others dont agree. As far as I am concerned, the critical point is whether the students can keep a balance between study and games.Some thought that playing network games will cost a lot of time and energy, which should otherwise be dev
26、oted to their academic study. After all, time is limited for a college student and its the most fundamental duty for him to study and lay a solid foundation in knowledge. And the content of the network games are sometimes violent and bloody, which is not suitable for students. It is also reported th
27、at some students are so addictive to the network games that they even dont go to class and sit in front of the computers all day long. Their worries and considerations are justified, but we should not give up eating for choking.First, life in college is not easy. Students have to work hard to learn
28、and at the same time they have much pressure from their parents or others. Playing network games will help them to relax and be immersed in a virtual world. The rest of heart is important in the modern society.Second, students will learn more about teamwork in the network games. People in a team coo
29、perate and help each other to win the game. The experience is vivid and works better than any lecture.Third, students meet different people on the Internet, and learn to get along with them in different ways.It may endow the very student with the ability to establish a better personal relationship w
30、ith other people, which means a lot when they enter the society. To sum up, for university students, the priority should be given to academic study. A poor performance in achievement tests wont make us competitive in the future. But all work no play makes Jack a dull boy. Appropriate rest and relaxa
31、tion in the network games world will refresh a person and help him to learn something.The college students are all adults, they know clearly what they should do and what they shouldnt, and have the ability to control their behaviors. So they must strike a balance between study and network games, and give due weight to the studies.Topic 16 Do More Certificates Stand for Better?This is the very hot season for the college graduates to hunt jobs in the market. You may see a lo
