【正文】 學(xué)習(xí) 3 月北京第 9 Students should bring a certain skepticism to whatever they study. They should question what they are taught instead of accepting it passively. 學(xué)生們應(yīng)該帶著懷疑的態(tài)度對(duì)待他們所學(xué)的任何東西。 The arguer asserts that only the study of history is relevant to our daily lives can it have value. However, as far as I am concerned, learning history has its own inherent values which are very helpful to every individuals and nations no matter it is relevant to our daily lives or not. Therefore, I don’t agree with this assertion. 1. History is a source of precedent from which we get many experience and knowledge. From learning history, we know more about ourselves and the whole world and it is helpful for us to realize where we are today in the world. Learning about great 1c0cbc0bfd9cb9a592702f5d5506e10e Editted By Addison Wang 5 human achievements of the past provides us with inspiration. From the ancient Chinese author Sun Tzu39。你可以通過(guò)觀察人們的外表和行為來(lái)獲知這個(gè)社會(huì)的許多想法和價(jià)值。 The speaker claims that rituals and ceremonies help define a culture, without which societies or groups of people cannot have a good sense of who they are. As far as I am concerned, I concede that one purpose of ritual and ceremony is to define a culture. However, societies and groups of people have many other means, other than rituals and ceremonies, to identify who they are. Therefore, I disagree with that without rituals and ceremonies, societies or groups of people cannot well identify who they are. 1. To begin with, I agree insofar that one purpose of ritual and ceremony is to define a culture at presentday. In the rituals and ceremonies people play different role, which gives them the social identities and the sense of themselves. Nowadays, globalization occurs in every corner of the earth and to some extent threatens the independence and integrity of culture. In order to be far away from assimilation and distinguish with each other, people often turn to rituals and ceremonies and maintain their unique belief. So, without them, some cultures especially small tribe cultures are likely to be assimilated with the outside and finally lose their identity. 2. however, rituals and ceremonies are not the only means to preserve cultural identity. Nations can be identified with other means like their own histories, languages, letters as well as their people’s appearance and behavior. Individuals can understand themselves through other means such as working, attending social activities, giving or receiving educations. lifestyle—Arabs, dietary habits—Muslim. Islamite don’t eat pork, Arab women use headcloth 3. However, rituals and ceremonies have their own limits. There are some rituals and ceremonies whose initial purpose is rooted not in cultural identity but rather superstition could be discarded. In the ancient feudalistic dynasty, ritual such as servants should be buried with the dead Sovran had been abandoned along with the development of the society. And some rituals and ceremonies might have evolved and changed greatly, keeping its forms while lack of the essence. All of these make the rituals and ceremonies cannot accurately define a culture and tell people who they are actually. 教育 3 月北京第 13 All nations should help support the development of a global university designed to engage students in the process of solving the world39。 In this statement, the speaker points out that pragmatic behavior guarantees survival while idealistic views tend to be superceded by simpler, more immediate options, so in any realm of life the only way to succeed is to take a practical rather than an idealistic point of view. There might be quite a few people share the same view with the speaker. As far as I am concerned, I agree that pragmatic behavior is necessary most of the time, however, I don’t agree with the claim that in any realm of life taking a practical point of view is the only way to succeed. 1. Practical ideas have the immediate contribution to society, and with no pragmatic behavior, individual is hard to succeed and even the existence of our human race might be in danger. 2. However, idealism is just as crucial—if not more so—for longterm success in any endeavor, whether it be in academics, business, or political and social reform. Ideal is the guidance of practice and give us hope and enthusiasm, lifting us to new heights 1c0cbc0bfd9cb9a592702f5d5506e10e Editted By Addison Wang 10 and helping us to overe selfimposed limitations. Without it, we can not get so progressed as today. (1) A good case in point is academic students. Researches have indicated that those who bee preeminent in their adulthood are mostly not the best students in their adolescence. Those who are the very best ones tend to cut every corner that is needed to optimize their grades, while those who learn for the sake of interests sacrifice the overall grades, but the earnest participation in class activities, the abilities to deal with different situations are the basis of their later success. (2) Considering the business world, without a dream or vision—that is, without strong idealist leadership—a firm can easily be cast about in the sea of merce without clear direction, threatening not only the firm’s bottom line but also its very survival. (3) Finally, when it es to the political arena, it is idealists—not pragmatists—who sway the masses, incite revolutions, and make political ideology reality. 3. Admittedly, a practical point of view is indispensable to success. Without practical attitudes, any idealistic dream is merely a dream which would never bee reality. Nevertheless, an idealistic point of view point out the target we are striving. Both practice and ideal worth our attention. We should take a pra