自学考试综合英语二作文之三.docx

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自学考试综合英语二作文之三

1.ThemostimportantthingIthinkIshouldlearnatcollege.

Patriotismmeansloveforone’scountry.Itmakesonereadytosacrificeone’sownlifeforone’scountry,andtodomanyotherdeedswhichcanbringbenefitstohispeople.Itseffectisverygreatwhenitisexercisedbyallthepeopleofacountry.IthinkpatriotismisthemostimportantthingIshouldlearnacollege,becauseitmakesourcountrystrong,andherhistoryglorious.Italsoimprovesaman’scharacterandsecuresforhimawidespreadfame.

Toloveourcountry,toworksoastomakeherrich,tosupporthergovernment,toobeyherlaw,topayfairtaxesintohertreasury,totreatourfollow-citizensaswewishtobetreatedourselves–thisistobearealChinesepatriot.

Ifthepeopleofacountryarenotpatriotic,thecountrymustbeveryweak.Historytellsussomecountriesofancienttimeswere,owingtolackofpatriotism,conqueredbyotherpeoplesandthepeopleoftheconqueredcountriesweremadeslavesunder.SopatriotismisthemostimportantthingIthinkIshouldlearnatcollege.

2.Howdoyoudistinguishtheheroandthecelebrity?

Theheroandcelebrityarebothfamouspeople.however,theyarenotofthesamekind.thereareseveralwaystodistinguishthem.

First,aherobecomesfamousbecauseofhisuncommoncourage,achievements,andself-sacrificemademostoftenforthebenefitofothers.Incontrast,acelebritybecomesfamousbecauseofmuchpublicity.

Second,tobecomeahero,oneneedsaccomplishment,buttobecomeacelebrity,oneonlyneedsluck.theherowasdistinguishedbyhisaccomplishment;thecelebritybyhisimageandtrademark.

Finally,thereisanotherdistinction:

heroesinspirerespect;celebritiesinspireenvy.themainreasonisthatthecelebritiesarelikecommonpeopleexceptfortheattentiontheygetfromthemedia,andmanypeoplebelievethattheycouldbecomeanothercelebritywithgoodluck.

3.WhydoAmericansgenerallyvaluetime?

giveexamplestoshowthisattitudetowardstime.

Intheunitedstates,manypeoplekeenlyfeeltheshortnessofeachlifetime.theyareawarethatonceadayintheirlifeisgone,itwillnevercomeback.andAmericansbelievenoonestandsstill.ifyouarenotmovingahead,youarefallingbehind.Sotheyvaluetimeandwanteveryminutetocount.

Thisattitudetowardstimeisshowninthefastpaceoflifeinthecountry.whatevertheydotheyalwaysseemtobeinarush.Youfindpeoplehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoing.theyhurrytoeatingplacesforamealandfinishitasquicklyaspossible.

AlsoAmericandowhattheycantosavetime.theyproducealotoflabour-savingdevicessuchaschothesanddish-washers;theyrapidlycommunicatethroughphonecall,telexande-mailandcutdownonpersonalcontacts.

4.HowandwhydidSnyderpreventtheothersailorsfromdrinkingthewaterinthecanteen?

Snyderandtheotherninesailorshavebeendriftinginalifeboatfortwentydayssincetheirshipsank.Themanwereverythirstyandwantedtodrinktheremainingwaterinthecanteen.Snyder,theThirdOfficer,knewthataslongasthemencouldlookforwardtogettingadrinktheyhadsomethingtolivefor.Ifthatwaterweregone,thesailorswouldlosehope,andwouldnottrytokeepalive.Soforseventy-twohours,inspiteoftheircursesandthreats,hekepthisgunpointedatthemen,preventingthemfromrushingtogetthewater.Butashehadn’thadanysleepforthreedays,hecouldnolingerkeephiseyesopen.Beforehefellintoadeepsleep,hewhisperedtothenearestsailortotakeoverfromhimtheresponsibilityofguardingthepreciouswater.

5.Whydoparentsoverindulgetheirchildren?

whatharmdoesoverindulgencedotochildren?

FourReason

（1）Parentsoverindulgetheirchildrenoutofasenseofguilt.

（2）Otherparentswanttheirchildrentohaveeverythingtheyhadandthosethingstheyyearnedforbutdidn’tget.

（3）Otherareafraidtosaynototheirchildren’sendlessrequestsfortoysforfearthattheirchildrenwillfeelunlovedorwillberidiculed.

（4）Parentsaresometimesunabletostanduptotheirchildren’sunreasonabledemands.

Harm:

Overindulgencemakeschildrenbecomegreedy,self-centered,ungratefulandinsensitivetotheneedsandfeelingsofothers,beginningwiththeirparents.Itundermineschildren’srespectfortheirparents.

6.Whatiscultureshock?

whatisitcausedbyandwhatarethemajorsymptoms?

Cultureshockisafeelingofanxiety,lonelinessandconfusionthatpeoplesometimesexperiencewhentheymovefromoneculturetoanother.Itmaybecalledanoccupationaldisease.Whenpeoplearesuddenlytransplantedintoanewenvironment,theylosethethingstheyarefamiliarwith,andfindthesocialsystem,beliefs,valuesandwaysoflivingarealldifferent.Theydonotknowhowtocopewiththenewsituation.Theysufferfromcultureshock.

Anobvioussymptomofcultureshockisrejectingthenewenvironmentwhichcausesthediscomfort.Anothersymptomofcultureshockisregression.

Wewon’tbecomeaccustomedtothenewplaceuntilwegothroughfourstage:

honeymoon,crisis,recoveryandadjustment.Whenfirstarrivingabroad,we’llfeelveryexcited,andeverythingappearstobewonderful.Butwhenmovingtostagetwo,wewillcometonoticethatthingsarenotsoglorifiedasweexpected.Wenotonlybegintogethomesick,butevenwanttogiveup.However,ifwestickwiththeexperience,we’llovercomethecultureshock,adjustourselvestoandfinallybenefitfromthenewculture.

7.Retellthestory“TheModelMillionaire”inabout150wordsandconcludeyourretellingwithaone-sentencecomment.

HughieErskinewasakind-heartedyoungmanwhoworriedalotabouthismarriageforlackofmoney.OnedayhemetanoldbeggarathisfriendTrevor’spaintingroomandheimmediatelybegantofeelsympathyforthebeggar.Outofsympathy,Hughieofferedhimonedollarassomehelp.WhatHughiethoughtmorewashowpoorthebeggarwasandwishedtodosomethingforhim.LaterHughiecametoknowthattheoldbeggarwasBaronHausberg,oneoftherichestmeninEurope.Thenextmorning,whenBaronHausbergsentforarepresentativetovisitHughie,Hughiedecidedthathewasthereforanapology.ButoutofHughie’sexpectation,theoldmanjustsolvedhispressingneedbyofferinghimtenthousandpounds.BaronHausbergisreallyamodelmillionaire,agentleman,onewhoknowsverywellthatonegoodturndeservesanother.

8.HowdidtheauthormanagetogethisdiariesoutofNaziGermany?

WhentheauthorwasgoingtoleaveBerlinduringworldwarsecond,hedecidedtogethisdiariesoutofBerlinalthoughheshouldhavedestroyedthem.therewasenoughinhisdiariestogethimhanged,ifthegestapoeverdiscoveredthem.

Helaidoutthediariesintwobigsteelsuitcasesandplacedanumberofhisbroadcastscripts,eachpageofwhichhadbeenstampedbythemilitaryandciviliancensors.inaddition,heputafewGeneralStaffmapsontop.hemanagedtogettheGestapoofficialstocheckhissuitcaseintheheadquarters.intheheadquarters,theofficial’sattentionwasattractedbythefewGeneralstaffmaps,whichmadetheseofficialsfeelbettertofindsomethingtoseize.Moreover,theywereimpressedbythecensors’stamps.WhentheygottoknowthattheauthorreportedontheGermanarmy,theyputGestaposealsonhissuitcases.Attheairport,theauthorsucceededinpreventingGestapoofficialsfromcheckinghissuitcaseswiththehelpoftheseals.

Insuchariskybutcleverway,theauthormanagedtogethisdiariesoutofNaziGermany.

9.Whatdoyouthinkisthemostadmirablequalityoftheoldwashwoman?

Thewashwomanwasadedicatedpersonandhadanindomitablewill.Althoughasmall,thinandoldwoman,shedidnotwanttobecomeaburdentohersonorthesociety.Shecouldhavebeggedatthechurchdoororenteredahomeforthepoorandaged.Buttherewasinheracertainprideandloveoflabor.Shemanagedmakeherownlivingbywashinglaundryforother.Everypieceoflaundryfromherwasascleanaspolishedsilverandwasneatlyironed.Evenifshewasseriousill,evenifitwasanicywintryday,shewouldreturnthelaundrytoitsrightfulownersandfulfillthetaskshehadundertaken.Fromthisdedicatedwashwoman,wecanseethefinequalitiesofhumanbeingandanindomitablewill.

10.WhenandwhywasAndrewCarnegicsoproudoftheonedollarandtwentycentsthefirstpayhebroughthome?

Carnegiewasveryproudoftheonedollarandtwentycentsheearnedforthefirsttimeinhislifewhenhewasonlytwelve.Themoneythoughsmallinamount,meantagreatdeal.

First,whenhegothisfirstpayhefeltthathehadgrownup.Hewasnolongeraboywhohadtodependonhisparents;hehadbecomeamanwhowasablehelpsupportthefamily,acontributingmember.Thiswasimportantbecauseatthattimelifewashardforthefamilyanditwasdifficultforhisparentstomanagealone.

Also,hethoughtthemoneywasthedirectrewardofhonestmanuallabor.itrepresentedaweekofveryhardwork.Thismoneygavehimthesatisfactionofbeingrewardedforwhathehaddone.

Althoughthejobwasalmostunbearableforaboyofhisage,heexperiencedthegreatestsatisfactionhehadeverfeltinhislife.

11.WhatisthemajorcontributionRachelCarsonhasmadetotheprotectionoftheenvironment?

RachelCarsonisascientistwhomadegreatcontributiontotheprotectionoftheenvironmentamongwhichthereisagreatbookSilentSpring,publishedin1962.

Whenshewasawareoftheharshfactsconcerningthepresentandfuturedangerstotheenvironment,RachelCarsonwroteabookknownasSilentSpring.inthisbook,shesoundedastartlingwarningtomankind.thebookshowedquite