2月22日雅思考試預測（匯總）
1. School children are feeling great pressure from their studies, especially in that they often spend a long time doing their homework. Therefore many of them do not have enough time to play sports, pursue hobbies, and enjoy themselves. What is your opinion of your issue? 題目解析：pursue 追求 薛鵬點評：本文討論的是孩子學習壓力大的原因以及影響，再提出解決策略。 寫作解析：勞逸結合;發展愛好;家庭旅行。 2. It is now very popular for high school or college students who have full-time courses to do some part-time jobs. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of working part-time. 薛鵬點評：本文討論的是學生兼職的利弊，應該熟悉利弊討論寫法。 文章解析：利好：積累工作經驗;經濟獨立;性格成長;成熟心態。弊端：耽誤學習;浪費時間;可能被欺騙和剝削。 3. In recent decades, there have been an increasing number of interracial marriages around the world. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of marrying people from other countries or races. 題目解析：decade 十年;interracial 種族和種族之間的 薛鵬點評：利弊討論的寫法，主題異族通婚。 文章解析：利好：名族融合;學習異族文化。弊端：不同的名族文化帶來潛在的婚姻矛盾;文化侵略，很多少數民族的文化被強勢文化同化掉。 4. There are a lot of professions in the modern society, including policeman, doctor, farmer, manager, lawyer, scientist, artist, and teacher. Which profession do you think should receive the highest salary? Give your reasons. 薛鵬點評：所有職業都有高薪的理由，但是，按照題目要求只能支持一種職業。 文章解析：作家立場：醫生應該獲得最高薪，因為醫生工作辛苦，壓力大。例如：很多醫生較少有休息時間，無暇照顧家人。醫生職業風險大，教育投資多，周期長，高薪是保障，是對于辛苦付出的回報。醫生幫助病人緩解病痛，和諧家庭，穩定社會。 5. Nowadays, a lot of media, including newspaper, magazine, television, radio, and even the Internet, are publishing stories of peoples private lives. Should this practice be banned? Give your reasons. 題目解析：ban v禁止;story n報道 薛鵬點評：社會類話題熱點，資訊中文體明星的報道過多，很多報道僅僅是聳人聽聞，僅僅為了博取關注。 文章解析：不應該過度報道和關注明星隱私，本文寫作的是狗仔隊曝光明星隱私的弊端和解決策略，需要例證和細節的展開。 6. In modern society, there has been a growing trend that people prefer to have fast food instead of cooking for themselves. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of easting fast food. 薛鵬點評：人們更多依賴快餐的利弊： 文章解析：吃太多的快餐是弊大于利。弊端的展開：第一，因為快餐含有糖分，脂肪，熱量。第二，失去了家庭烹飪和家庭團聚的樂趣。第三，對比快餐，傳統食物的營養價值高。利好的展開：第一，滿足了人們快節奏的生活需求，尤其是早餐和午餐適應了學生和職員的需求。第二，偶爾享受快餐也是一種美食體驗。 7. In many countries, young people are required to do military service for a whole year. What are the benefits of this practice? In countries there is no military service, should the government organize young people to do some community jobs? Give examples and your own experience. 文章解析：do military service 服兵役;do some community job 做社區服務 薛鵬點評：本文需要論證服兵役對于個人和國家利好。建議支持年輕人做社區服務。論據應該談及社區服務對于個人，社區，國家的利好。 文章解析：培養人的愛心，積累相關的工作經驗;具體幫助社區;培養了更多的有社會責任感的好公民。 8. Some people think that a high salary is the most important feature of a job. Others believe that things such as training, job satisfaction, working hours, and the opportunity to travel are more important. Discuss both arguments and give your opinion. 薛鵬點評： 題目指令是談及一份理想工作的標準。 文章解析：主題觀點：高薪，工作強度，旅行機會都是重要條件，但是最重要的是職業興趣，職業滿足感，例證展開，我是醫生，我熱愛我的職業， 因此興趣和事業的結合是人生的成功。 9. Nowadays, people often feel great pressure from their jobs. What measures can employers as well as employees take to reduce the work-related stress? Give examples and your own experience. 薛鵬點評： 典型的分析問題和解決問題的提問。主題是如何幫助職員緩解壓力。 文章解析：企業主應該理性安排工作時間，建立彈性工作制，應該提供帶薪假期，帶薪旅行的機會，這是企業管理的有效方式，可以增強員工的歸屬感，提高員工的工作效率。同時，對于事業心強的員工而言，他們應該轉換意識，勞逸結合。 10. Many parents complain that the computer games have no value to their childrens studies. On the contrary, those on-line games have produced a lot of negative effects on their mental and physical development. What is your opinion? Give examples and your own experience. 薛鵬點評： 網絡游戲對于孩子的利弊影響。 文章解析： 主題觀點：網絡游戲弊大于利。第一，沉迷于網絡游戲有害健康，例如近視，肥胖，久坐的生活方式。第二，網絡游戲上癮，浪費時間，耽誤學習。第三，不良的網絡游戲含有暴力色情等信息，毒害孩子純凈的心靈，誘發暴力沖動，誤導人生觀。我的立場是應該加強傳播審查，父母應該限制孩子的游戲時間。 薛鵬解析：題目論據可以寫作青少年犯罪的原因。 11. Nowadays there are fewer and fewer people who are willing to pursue the career of teacher. What are the causes of this phenomenon? What can government do to encourage people to work in this profession? 題目解析：this phenomenon 這種現象 薛鵬點評：文本討論的是人們不愿意選擇教師職業的原因，以及如果鼓勵人們選擇教師職業。 文章解析：原因展開：薪水福利遠非令人滿意，社會尊敬程度不足，職業發展前景對比其他行業沒有吸引力。解決策略：提高薪水福利，降低師范學院的費用以及入學條件，號召人們尊師重教。 12. In modern education, a lot of homework makes school children feel very stressful. Some people say the amount of homework should be reduced so that they can have more time to learn other useful skills. Whats your opinion? Give your reasons and use your own experience and examples. 薛鵬點評：在學生減負的背景下，我們鼓勵技能教育不是學術教育。 文章解析：作家立場：支持學習實用性技能，談及實用性技能對于個人和未來的職業選擇的利好。細節即為：人際溝通技巧，好口才;駕駛技能，烹飪技能等。 13. Nowadays, school children are given too much free time. Some people think that this time should be used for schoolwork. Discuss how children should spend their free time. Give your reasons and examples. 薛鵬點評：父母對于孩子的教育的主題、 文章解析：作家立場：孩子們空閑時間不應該再分配給學業，鍛煉身體，培養愛好，家庭旅行等是更加值得推薦的方法，例證和細節展開。 薛鵬點評：題目融會貫通寫作年輕人不快樂的原因和解決;年輕人壓力大的原因和解決。 14. Some people believe that pet animals such as cats and dogs cannot be kept in the cities, especially in busy modern cities. Do you agree or disagree? 薛鵬點評：支持城市不應該養寵物。 文章解析：第一，寵物的排泄物傳染疾病，例如家養寵物脫落的皮毛容易誘發很多過敏性疾病。第二，大型寵物犬容易嚇壞社區的小朋友。第三，如果忽視防疫，寵物可能導致狂犬病。 15. Nowadays, teenagers cause a lot of social problems due to lack of discipline. Some people think that parents should spend more time staying with their children. Do you agree or disagree? 薛鵬點評：支持父母應該花更多的時間和孩子在一起。 文章解析：成長中的年輕人面對很多煩惱，如果缺乏引導和教育，容易引發很多社會問題，例如少年犯罪。因此，父母應該加強和子女的交流交往，加強教育指導，這可以增強家庭紐帶。具體例證：家庭聚餐，家庭旅行，家庭出游。數據支持：在西方國家，父母有時間，就會和孩子出游和旅行。
16. Some people think if students want to learn a foreign language, it is advisable for them to learn it in the native countries where the language is actually spoken. Whats your opinion? Give your reasons. 文章解析：作家立場是支持孩子去外國學習外語。第一，很多父母會送孩子參加國外的英語夏令營，孩子們有語言環境，進步很快，因為他們模仿力強，可塑性強。第二，孩子出國學習外語容易激發他們外語學習的積極性，開發他們的語言潛能，例證展開。 17. In some countries, there are women taking the positions of police officers, while some people believe that women are not suitable to work in the police force. DO you agree or disagree? Write your reasons and give examples in your experience. 薛鵬點評：A類和G類通用考題，女性是否應該從軍從警。 作家立場：我基本上不支持女性從事軍警行業。第一，女性從警，對比男性，職業晉升的機會很小。第二，女性的身體條件的局限性使得她們不適合做刑偵這樣壓力大風險高的工作。 18. Some people say money is very useful in bringing us happiness, but others argue that it is useless in terms of providing happiness. Discuss both views and give your own opinion and reasons. 薛鵬點評：G類和A類重合題目。焦點是財富是否是幸福的源泉。 文章解析：作家立場：支持財富是幸福的重要的源泉。第一，財富可以提高生活質量，例如，美食，豪宅，旅行。第二，財富是社會資源的象征，財富贏得他人的尊敬和羨慕，所以，財富是幸福的源泉。第三，財富可以幫助人實現諸多夢想，例如升入名校，買喜歡的東西，因此，財富是幸福的源泉。 19. Some parents think the childrens leisure time should be more educational, but others argue this will exert too much pressure on children. Discuss both viewpoints and give your own opinion and reasons. 薛鵬點評：如何合理安排孩子的空閑時間的話題。 文章解析：作家立場：孩子們的空閑時間應該是以休閑娛樂為主，不應該從事以教育為目的活動。第一，孩子學業負擔已經很重，休閑時光應該是勞逸結合為主。第二，對比以學習為目的的活動，家庭旅行，發展愛好，體育運動更加值得推薦。 20. More and more people choose to get married in their thirties or even forties, and they often give birth to fewer children than their parents and grandparents. What is the reason for this social phenomenon? Do you think it is a good or bad development? 薛鵬點評：評論晚婚晚育。 作家立場：支持晚育，支持生育較少的子女。第一，父母晚育，經濟基礎雄厚，為孩子提供良好的物質條件，同時，父母心智成熟，教育孩子方法得當。第二，支持生育較少的孩子，因為，可以集中精力培養孩子，同時，經濟負擔較輕，父母可以享受高質量的生活，也有精力發展事業。 21. Some people say that in ones teens, a person can enjoy more happiness because adults have too many responsibilities, while others think adults are more likely to have their happy times. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion. 題目解析：in ones teens 在人十幾歲的時候 薛鵬點評：孩子和成人誰更加快樂的話題。 文章解析：作家立場：支持少年人快樂多。第一，小小少年，很少煩惱，少年人比較單純，欲望較少，因此快樂的源泉較多，例證展開。第二，成人的責任感更強，欲望較多，思慮較多，因此快樂的源泉較少，例證展開。 22.Some people think that private schools should not be allowed because they provide some students unfair advantages. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? 薛鵬點評：討論的是私立學校的利弊： 文章解析：作家立場：支持私立學校的存在。第一，私立學校提供了量體裁衣的精英教育，適合特殊的群體，例如企業家，文體明星，政客的子女。第二，私立學校和公立學校的競爭有助于教育的健康發展。第三，私立學校從師資力量，教學設施，課程設計方面有優勢，可以為國家培養頂尖的精英人才。 23. In order to improve students chances of finding a decent job, secondary schools should spend less time teaching traditional subjects, such as history. Instead, they should devote more time to communicational skills and business. Do you agree or disagree? Give your reasons. 薛鵬點評：讓步反駁的寫法，應該支持學習歷史。 文章解析：中學生應該學習歷史課程，第一，歷史學習本身的利好：學習前人的經驗教訓，增強人的文化底蘊，成熟人的心態，例證展開。第二，歷史學習本身的利好：培養人的分析性思維，辯證思維，理性思維的能力，使學生們可以自我反思，獨立思考，例證展開。第三，交流技能和商業技能固然是重要的，但是他們可以在工作中學習。 24. Some people think that anyone can be a good teacher with suitable training, while others argue that there are certain requirements that cannot be achieved just by training. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion and some relevant examples. 薛鵬點評：類似勤奮和天賦哪個更加重要的主題。 文章解析：作家立場：支持任何孩子可以通過培養成為好老師。第一，教育應該基于如下理念：任何人無論天賦如何，都可以通過指導性的訓練和個人的努力成為一個領域的專家，包括優秀的教育者。第二，能力是可以培養的，興趣是可以激發的，教育經驗是可以積累的，因此，優秀教師是可以培養的，例證展開。第三，如果一個人有成為優秀教師的夢想，僅僅是因為天賦不足就放棄對其的培養，是教育者的失敗，是教育的不公正。 25. Some people say that they can learn a wide range of knowledge from their traveling experience, while others think there is little to be learned from their tours. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion. 薛鵬點評：爭議焦點是旅行是否是人們獲得知識的源泉。 文章解析：旅行是人們獲得知識的重要的源泉。第一，在旅行中學習知識更加有趣，真實，印象深刻。例如，我去過很多歷史古跡，名山大川，親自聆聽導游的講解，親眼見證歷史文物，激發了我的學習興趣，開拓了我的視野，拓寬了我的知識面。第二，我們可以從閱讀中學習歷史，間接地欣賞美景，但是，旅行中接觸當地文化，了解民俗，增長見識是書本閱讀無法比擬的。 作者介紹： 專欄作家：薛鵬，吉林大學外國語言學及應用語言學碩士。17年英語教學經驗 ，前長春功勛教師，多次培訓出雅思和托福高分學員。 愛生活，愛運動，愛音樂電影，愛旅行美食，愛讀書攝影，更愛英語教學。20歲登上英語講臺，主講英語萬詞速記課程。熟悉GRE、TOEFL、SAT、TEM、CET等各級別詞匯教學。 大一時即在報刊雜志上主持英語學習系列談以及薛鵬教你學單詞等專欄。2006年獲得外研社/朗文杯新概念背誦大賽吉林省賽區大學成人組冠軍，全國總決賽大學成人組二等獎。 對于各類寫作課程有精深研究，授課方式行云流水，妙語連珠，知識底蘊深厚，對學員極具有啟迪性和激勵性。 教學理念：Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire.
1. School children are feeling great pressure from their studies, especially in that they often spend a long time doing their homework. Therefore many of them do not have enough time to play sports, pursue hobbies, and enjoy themselves. What is your opinion of your issue? 題目解析：pursue 追求 薛鵬點評：本文討論的是孩子學習壓力大的原因以及影響，再提出解決策略。 寫作解析：勞逸結合;發展愛好;家庭旅行。 2. It is now very popular for high school or college students who have full-time courses to do some part-time jobs. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of working part-time. 薛鵬點評：本文討論的是學生兼職的利弊，應該熟悉利弊討論寫法。 文章解析：利好：積累工作經驗;經濟獨立;性格成長;成熟心態。弊端：耽誤學習;浪費時間;可能被欺騙和剝削。 3. In recent decades, there have been an increasing number of interracial marriages around the world. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of marrying people from other countries or races. 題目解析：decade 十年;interracial 種族和種族之間的 薛鵬點評：利弊討論的寫法，主題異族通婚。 文章解析：利好：名族融合;學習異族文化。弊端：不同的名族文化帶來潛在的婚姻矛盾;文化侵略，很多少數民族的文化被強勢文化同化掉。 4. There are a lot of professions in the modern society, including policeman, doctor, farmer, manager, lawyer, scientist, artist, and teacher. Which profession do you think should receive the highest salary? Give your reasons. 薛鵬點評：所有職業都有高薪的理由，但是，按照題目要求只能支持一種職業。 文章解析：作家立場：醫生應該獲得最高薪，因為醫生工作辛苦，壓力大。例如：很多醫生較少有休息時間，無暇照顧家人。醫生職業風險大，教育投資多，周期長，高薪是保障，是對于辛苦付出的回報。醫生幫助病人緩解病痛，和諧家庭，穩定社會。 5. Nowadays, a lot of media, including newspaper, magazine, television, radio, and even the Internet, are publishing stories of peoples private lives. Should this practice be banned? Give your reasons. 題目解析：ban v禁止;story n報道 薛鵬點評：社會類話題熱點，資訊中文體明星的報道過多，很多報道僅僅是聳人聽聞，僅僅為了博取關注。 文章解析：不應該過度報道和關注明星隱私，本文寫作的是狗仔隊曝光明星隱私的弊端和解決策略，需要例證和細節的展開。 6. In modern society, there has been a growing trend that people prefer to have fast food instead of cooking for themselves. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of easting fast food. 薛鵬點評：人們更多依賴快餐的利弊： 文章解析：吃太多的快餐是弊大于利。弊端的展開：第一，因為快餐含有糖分，脂肪，熱量。第二，失去了家庭烹飪和家庭團聚的樂趣。第三，對比快餐，傳統食物的營養價值高。利好的展開：第一，滿足了人們快節奏的生活需求，尤其是早餐和午餐適應了學生和職員的需求。第二，偶爾享受快餐也是一種美食體驗。 7. In many countries, young people are required to do military service for a whole year. What are the benefits of this practice? In countries there is no military service, should the government organize young people to do some community jobs? Give examples and your own experience. 文章解析：do military service 服兵役;do some community job 做社區服務 薛鵬點評：本文需要論證服兵役對于個人和國家利好。建議支持年輕人做社區服務。論據應該談及社區服務對于個人，社區，國家的利好。 文章解析：培養人的愛心，積累相關的工作經驗;具體幫助社區;培養了更多的有社會責任感的好公民。 8. Some people think that a high salary is the most important feature of a job. Others believe that things such as training, job satisfaction, working hours, and the opportunity to travel are more important. Discuss both arguments and give your opinion. 薛鵬點評： 題目指令是談及一份理想工作的標準。 文章解析：主題觀點：高薪，工作強度，旅行機會都是重要條件，但是最重要的是職業興趣，職業滿足感，例證展開，我是醫生，我熱愛我的職業， 因此興趣和事業的結合是人生的成功。 9. Nowadays, people often feel great pressure from their jobs. What measures can employers as well as employees take to reduce the work-related stress? Give examples and your own experience. 薛鵬點評： 典型的分析問題和解決問題的提問。主題是如何幫助職員緩解壓力。 文章解析：企業主應該理性安排工作時間，建立彈性工作制，應該提供帶薪假期，帶薪旅行的機會，這是企業管理的有效方式，可以增強員工的歸屬感，提高員工的工作效率。同時，對于事業心強的員工而言，他們應該轉換意識，勞逸結合。 10. Many parents complain that the computer games have no value to their childrens studies. On the contrary, those on-line games have produced a lot of negative effects on their mental and physical development. What is your opinion? Give examples and your own experience. 薛鵬點評： 網絡游戲對于孩子的利弊影響。 文章解析： 主題觀點：網絡游戲弊大于利。第一，沉迷于網絡游戲有害健康，例如近視，肥胖，久坐的生活方式。第二，網絡游戲上癮，浪費時間，耽誤學習。第三，不良的網絡游戲含有暴力色情等信息，毒害孩子純凈的心靈，誘發暴力沖動，誤導人生觀。我的立場是應該加強傳播審查，父母應該限制孩子的游戲時間。 薛鵬解析：題目論據可以寫作青少年犯罪的原因。 11. Nowadays there are fewer and fewer people who are willing to pursue the career of teacher. What are the causes of this phenomenon? What can government do to encourage people to work in this profession? 題目解析：this phenomenon 這種現象 薛鵬點評：文本討論的是人們不愿意選擇教師職業的原因，以及如果鼓勵人們選擇教師職業。 文章解析：原因展開：薪水福利遠非令人滿意，社會尊敬程度不足，職業發展前景對比其他行業沒有吸引力。解決策略：提高薪水福利，降低師范學院的費用以及入學條件，號召人們尊師重教。 12. In modern education, a lot of homework makes school children feel very stressful. Some people say the amount of homework should be reduced so that they can have more time to learn other useful skills. Whats your opinion? Give your reasons and use your own experience and examples. 薛鵬點評：在學生減負的背景下，我們鼓勵技能教育不是學術教育。 文章解析：作家立場：支持學習實用性技能，談及實用性技能對于個人和未來的職業選擇的利好。細節即為：人際溝通技巧，好口才;駕駛技能，烹飪技能等。 13. Nowadays, school children are given too much free time. Some people think that this time should be used for schoolwork. Discuss how children should spend their free time. Give your reasons and examples. 薛鵬點評：父母對于孩子的教育的主題、 文章解析：作家立場：孩子們空閑時間不應該再分配給學業，鍛煉身體，培養愛好，家庭旅行等是更加值得推薦的方法，例證和細節展開。 薛鵬點評：題目融會貫通寫作年輕人不快樂的原因和解決;年輕人壓力大的原因和解決。 14. Some people believe that pet animals such as cats and dogs cannot be kept in the cities, especially in busy modern cities. Do you agree or disagree? 薛鵬點評：支持城市不應該養寵物。 文章解析：第一，寵物的排泄物傳染疾病，例如家養寵物脫落的皮毛容易誘發很多過敏性疾病。第二，大型寵物犬容易嚇壞社區的小朋友。第三，如果忽視防疫，寵物可能導致狂犬病。 15. Nowadays, teenagers cause a lot of social problems due to lack of discipline. Some people think that parents should spend more time staying with their children. Do you agree or disagree? 薛鵬點評：支持父母應該花更多的時間和孩子在一起。 文章解析：成長中的年輕人面對很多煩惱，如果缺乏引導和教育，容易引發很多社會問題，例如少年犯罪。因此，父母應該加強和子女的交流交往，加強教育指導，這可以增強家庭紐帶。具體例證：家庭聚餐，家庭旅行，家庭出游。數據支持：在西方國家，父母有時間，就會和孩子出游和旅行。
16. Some people think if students want to learn a foreign language, it is advisable for them to learn it in the native countries where the language is actually spoken. Whats your opinion? Give your reasons. 文章解析：作家立場是支持孩子去外國學習外語。第一，很多父母會送孩子參加國外的英語夏令營，孩子們有語言環境，進步很快，因為他們模仿力強，可塑性強。第二，孩子出國學習外語容易激發他們外語學習的積極性，開發他們的語言潛能，例證展開。 17. In some countries, there are women taking the positions of police officers, while some people believe that women are not suitable to work in the police force. DO you agree or disagree? Write your reasons and give examples in your experience. 薛鵬點評：A類和G類通用考題，女性是否應該從軍從警。 作家立場：我基本上不支持女性從事軍警行業。第一，女性從警，對比男性，職業晉升的機會很小。第二，女性的身體條件的局限性使得她們不適合做刑偵這樣壓力大風險高的工作。 18. Some people say money is very useful in bringing us happiness, but others argue that it is useless in terms of providing happiness. Discuss both views and give your own opinion and reasons. 薛鵬點評：G類和A類重合題目。焦點是財富是否是幸福的源泉。 文章解析：作家立場：支持財富是幸福的重要的源泉。第一，財富可以提高生活質量，例如，美食，豪宅，旅行。第二，財富是社會資源的象征，財富贏得他人的尊敬和羨慕，所以，財富是幸福的源泉。第三，財富可以幫助人實現諸多夢想，例如升入名校，買喜歡的東西，因此，財富是幸福的源泉。 19. Some parents think the childrens leisure time should be more educational, but others argue this will exert too much pressure on children. Discuss both viewpoints and give your own opinion and reasons. 薛鵬點評：如何合理安排孩子的空閑時間的話題。 文章解析：作家立場：孩子們的空閑時間應該是以休閑娛樂為主，不應該從事以教育為目的活動。第一，孩子學業負擔已經很重，休閑時光應該是勞逸結合為主。第二，對比以學習為目的的活動，家庭旅行，發展愛好，體育運動更加值得推薦。 20. More and more people choose to get married in their thirties or even forties, and they often give birth to fewer children than their parents and grandparents. What is the reason for this social phenomenon? Do you think it is a good or bad development? 薛鵬點評：評論晚婚晚育。 作家立場：支持晚育，支持生育較少的子女。第一，父母晚育，經濟基礎雄厚，為孩子提供良好的物質條件，同時，父母心智成熟，教育孩子方法得當。第二，支持生育較少的孩子，因為，可以集中精力培養孩子，同時，經濟負擔較輕，父母可以享受高質量的生活，也有精力發展事業。 21. Some people say that in ones teens, a person can enjoy more happiness because adults have too many responsibilities, while others think adults are more likely to have their happy times. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion. 題目解析：in ones teens 在人十幾歲的時候 薛鵬點評：孩子和成人誰更加快樂的話題。 文章解析：作家立場：支持少年人快樂多。第一，小小少年，很少煩惱，少年人比較單純，欲望較少，因此快樂的源泉較多，例證展開。第二，成人的責任感更強，欲望較多，思慮較多，因此快樂的源泉較少，例證展開。 22.Some people think that private schools should not be allowed because they provide some students unfair advantages. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? 薛鵬點評：討論的是私立學校的利弊： 文章解析：作家立場：支持私立學校的存在。第一，私立學校提供了量體裁衣的精英教育，適合特殊的群體，例如企業家，文體明星，政客的子女。第二，私立學校和公立學校的競爭有助于教育的健康發展。第三，私立學校從師資力量，教學設施，課程設計方面有優勢，可以為國家培養頂尖的精英人才。 23. In order to improve students chances of finding a decent job, secondary schools should spend less time teaching traditional subjects, such as history. Instead, they should devote more time to communicational skills and business. Do you agree or disagree? Give your reasons. 薛鵬點評：讓步反駁的寫法，應該支持學習歷史。 文章解析：中學生應該學習歷史課程，第一，歷史學習本身的利好：學習前人的經驗教訓，增強人的文化底蘊，成熟人的心態，例證展開。第二，歷史學習本身的利好：培養人的分析性思維，辯證思維，理性思維的能力，使學生們可以自我反思，獨立思考，例證展開。第三，交流技能和商業技能固然是重要的，但是他們可以在工作中學習。 24. Some people think that anyone can be a good teacher with suitable training, while others argue that there are certain requirements that cannot be achieved just by training. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion and some relevant examples. 薛鵬點評：類似勤奮和天賦哪個更加重要的主題。 文章解析：作家立場：支持任何孩子可以通過培養成為好老師。第一，教育應該基于如下理念：任何人無論天賦如何，都可以通過指導性的訓練和個人的努力成為一個領域的專家，包括優秀的教育者。第二，能力是可以培養的，興趣是可以激發的，教育經驗是可以積累的，因此，優秀教師是可以培養的，例證展開。第三，如果一個人有成為優秀教師的夢想，僅僅是因為天賦不足就放棄對其的培養，是教育者的失敗，是教育的不公正。 25. Some people say that they can learn a wide range of knowledge from their traveling experience, while others think there is little to be learned from their tours. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion. 薛鵬點評：爭議焦點是旅行是否是人們獲得知識的源泉。 文章解析：旅行是人們獲得知識的重要的源泉。第一，在旅行中學習知識更加有趣，真實，印象深刻。例如，我去過很多歷史古跡，名山大川，親自聆聽導游的講解，親眼見證歷史文物，激發了我的學習興趣，開拓了我的視野，拓寬了我的知識面。第二，我們可以從閱讀中學習歷史，間接地欣賞美景，但是，旅行中接觸當地文化，了解民俗，增長見識是書本閱讀無法比擬的。 作者介紹： 專欄作家：薛鵬，吉林大學外國語言學及應用語言學碩士。17年英語教學經驗 ，前長春功勛教師，多次培訓出雅思和托福高分學員。 愛生活，愛運動，愛音樂電影，愛旅行美食，愛讀書攝影，更愛英語教學。20歲登上英語講臺，主講英語萬詞速記課程。熟悉GRE、TOEFL、SAT、TEM、CET等各級別詞匯教學。 大一時即在報刊雜志上主持英語學習系列談以及薛鵬教你學單詞等專欄。2006年獲得外研社/朗文杯新概念背誦大賽吉林省賽區大學成人組冠軍，全國總決賽大學成人組二等獎。 對于各類寫作課程有精深研究，授課方式行云流水，妙語連珠，知識底蘊深厚，對學員極具有啟迪性和激勵性。 教學理念：Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire.
