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Moreover,someparentsarequalifiedasgoodteachers,butnotallofthemarethebestones.Whenchildrenareinthepreliminaryschool,itisnotsurprisingthatparentsarecapableofteachingtheirchildrenalmosteverysubjectevenbetterthanprofessionalteachersintheschool.Butthesituationwillnotlastlong.Weliveinaworldwhereknowledgeisaccumulatedbymultiplyingandatthesametimebecomesmoreandmorespecialized.Therefore,tobeaprofessionalinacertainfieldtodaytakesmuchlongertimethaneverbefore.Noparentisabletobeprofessionalinallfields,thoughtheymightbeexpertsinoneormorefields.Wiseparentsoftenreleaseratherthanchargetheirchildrenasearlyaspossible.Theyareawareofthepossibilityoutsidethefamily.

Parentsmay,nevertheless,helptheirchildrenmuchmorethandogoodteachers.Mostpartsofchildreneducationarevirtuallybeyondteachers'

reaches.Itisparentsthatsupplement.Psychologystudieshaveshownusthatparents'

lovesometimeshasastonishinglymagicpowertotheirchildren.AlbertEinstein'

smotherandForestGump'

smotherarebothgoodexamples.Ontheotherhand,parentsmightdotheirchildrenharmmorethandobadteachersaswell.Thenaturesofthosechildrenwhoseparentshavedivorcedareoftenseverelydistorted.Inaword,itisrathersuperficialtosimplysaythatparentsarethebestteachers.

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4.Ithasbeensaid,"

Noteverythingthatislearnediscontainedinbooks."

Compareandcontrastknowledgegainedfromexperiencewithknowledgegainedfrombooks.Inyouropinion,whichsourceismoreimportant?

Why?

Bothexperiencesandbooksareveryessentialresources,andbothofthemhaverelevantmerits.

Experiencesarethemostdirectresourcesweeverhave.Almostoureverybasicskillcamefromexperiences,suchaswalking,articulating,readingeventhinking.Withoutexperiences,somenaturalbornabilitiesevenmightlose.Studieshaveshownthatababywhowasrobbedbyanimalsintoforestfor12yearslosthisabilitytotalkinhumanlanguage.Furthermore,itisgenerallyacceptedthateachandeveryskilldevelopsbyexperiences,andthat'

swhypeoplealwayssaypracticemakesperfect.

Booksarevaluablewhenknowledgeisbeyondthescopeofourexperiences.Perhapsthemostobviousexamplesarethosefluentwriters.Theywritevariousstories,thescopesofwhicharefarbeyondanyindividual'

sexperiences.TakeJoyceCarolOatesforexample,herproductivityhasbeenprodigious,accumulatinginlessthantwodecadestonearlythirtytitles,includingnovels,collectionsofshortstoriesandverse,playsandliterarycriticism.Althoughsomeofthemappeartocomefromherowndirectobservations,herdreams,andherfears,muchmoreisclearlyfromtheexperiencesofothers.Herfictiveworldremainsstrikinglyakintothatrealonereflectedinthedailynewspapers,thetelevisionnewsandtalkshows,andthepopularmagazinesofourday.

Yeteitherexperiencesorbooksmaygiveuswronginformation.Ourdirectobservationsalwaysaresubjecttoourbeliefs,hopes,fears,expectations,andourbias,whichmightmakeobservationsunreliable.Peoplevaryintheirpowersofobservation,andthereliabilityofourobservationsisnobetterthanthereliabilityofourmemories,whichasweknowcanbedeceptive.Informationprintedinpaperssometimesisunreliableeither,itmaybemisprinted,orevendeliberatelydistorted.Forexample,DefinitionssuchasMarxism,Capitalism,ZionismaretotallydifferentintheOxfordLearner'

sDictionaryofCurrentEnglishbetweentheoriginaleditionandthesanctionedRussianedition.

Inconclusion,bothsourcesareimportant.Sometimesoneismoreimportantthantheotherinaccordancewithspecificcircumstances.Forexample,whenwemakeageneralsurveyaboutacertainsubject,wemaypreferrichreferencesinlibrary.Ontheotherhand,ifwewanttoknowmorespecificdetails,wehadbetterrefertoexperiencessuchasresultsofcarefullydesignedexperiments.

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7.Howdomoviesortelevisioninfluencepeople'

sbehavior?

Usereasonsandspecificexamplestosupportyouranswer.

Theimpactthatmodernmassmediasuchasmoviesortelevisionshashadonourdailylife,andsocietyingeneral,isundeniable.Nodoubtitwillbecomeevengreaterasthescopeofmassmediacontinuestogrow,andastherelevanttechnologiesbecomemoreandmoresophisticated,andsofascinatingthatvirtuallynobodywillbeabletoescape.Already,itcanbeseenhowwesternmoviesareexercisinginfluenceonouryouthgeneration:

theygrowlong-hairregardlessoftheirsex,commonlypartofwhicharedyedingold;

theywearjeansineachandeveryseason,usuallykneesofwhicharedeliberatelytattered;

boysarefondofearringsorotheroddpendants;

andgirlsarekeenonMarlborosandweirdcoarselanguages.

Themajormeansthatmassmediainfluencethepublicisbycreatingtopicsofdiscussioninthesociety.Massmediaofferspeople（theconsumers）issuestotalkandthinkabout.Titanichadbroughtaworldwideuproarbyitsextollingandoffascinatingimmortallove;

PrimeColorandWagthedogmetthenationaldebateonrightanddutyofthepresidentoftheUnitedStates.AntiwarmoviessuchasTearsoftheSunandAllQuietOnTheWesternFrontamongnumerousothershavebeenraisingthequestionthatisanywarreallytoupholdjusticeorisitreallyworthythatanindividualmakessacrificestohiscountryandatthesametimeignoreshisownfamilyorhispersonalvalues?

Massmediaalsoshapesourunderstandingofwhatisimportantandwhatisnotimportant（toknow）.The"

important"

issuesaretobefoundonthefirstpagesofthenewspaper（/inthebeginningofatelevisionprogram）.The"

notimportant"

storiesaretheonesthatarenotbeingtoldatall.The"

notveryimportant"

storiesareprobablyveryshortandhiddeninthelastpages.InfactcensorshipspresentallmassmediaincludingitsdistributingmeanssuchastheInternet.Byprearrangingpublicissue,themassmediamakesdecisionsforus.Eventhoughtherearecriticalthinkingindividualsinanysociety,theyaredefiniteminority;

thepublicinwholeindeedlackskillsofcriticalthinking,andthereforetheyareoftenledbythemedia.

Inbrief,massmedia,byofferingtopicsandaffectingthewaysinwhichwediscuss“theimportantissues”,hasastronginfluenceonourperceptionofthetruth,oftheworldorofthestructureofoursociety,wehavetoadmitthatithasaroleinourlivesasasourceofinformation,experiences,entertainment,amusementandrelaxation.

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8.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?

Televisionhasdestroyedcommunicationamongfriendsandfamily.Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouropinion.

Whiletelevisionhasbeensomewhatharmfulinitseffects,ithashardly"

destroyed"

communicationamongfriendsandfamily,althoughforsomepeople,theassertionthattelevisionhasdestroyedcommunicationamongfriendsandfamilyseemstrue.

Television,inventedinlastcentury,withitswideavailability,increasinglyprosperousprograms,becomesoneofthemostpowerfulmeansofcommunicationinthehistory,andismoreandmoredifficulttoignore.Televisionisasmuchapartofourlivesasareourmeals,work,orschool;

studiesconsistentlyshowthattheaverageAmericanchildspendsalmostasmuchtimewatchingtelevisionasdoessheinschool.Weallhaveonly24hoursadayanditisclearthatthemoretimeonespendsonwatchingtelevision,thelesstimeonedoeswithhisorherfamilyandfriends.Henceweseethepassageinthenewspaperormagazinetitled"

Televisiontookmyhusbandawayfromme."

Temptingassuchclaimmightbe,itishardlytrue.Itisnottelevisiontookherhusbandawayfromher,buttheincreasingpressuresofmodernlifedidit.Wehavenodefiniteevidencetosaypeoplenowadaysenduremorepressuresthandidtheircounterpartsinthepast,butitisabsolutelytruethatpeoplenowadaysundergogreatpressuresthatcomefromvariousdirections,includingwork,school,economy,andsoforth.Investigationsshowthatpeoplewhoearnmorethan50,000yuanannuallyspendatleast60hoursonworkperweek,muchmorethanthosewhoearn20,000yuanannually.Todayabachelordegreemaynolongerguaranteeawellpaidjob,moreandmorecompaniesposttheirwantadsclaimingthatapplicantsmusthaveatleastmasterdegrees,whichtaketwoorthreeyearslonger.

Inaword,peoplenowadayshaveverylittleti