自考 综合英语二(上册下册) 作文 (全)

自考综合英语二（上册\下册）作文

自考综合英语二（上册）作文

L1 Twelve things I wish they teach at school

Q: Why does the author tell us not to be afraid to ask stupid questions?

A: The author thinks that many apparently naive inquiries like why grass is green, or why the sun is round，or why we need 55.000 nuclear weapons in the world are really deep questions. He says when you try to get the answers，you will gain deep understanding of the things. It’s also important to know, as well as you can, what it is that you don't know, and asking questions is the way. He also tells us that to ask “stupid” questions require s courage on the part of the asker and knowledge and patience on the part of the answerer. And do n’t confine your learning to schoolwork. Discuss ideas in depth with frien ds. It’s much braver to ask questions even when there's a prospect of ridicule than to suppress your questions and become deadened to the world around you.

List two of the things Carl Sagan mentions in his article “Twelve things I wish they teach at schoo l” and explain why you think them important.

Of the things Carl Sagan wished he had learned in high school, I think that “Don’t be afraid to ask‘stupid’questions” and“Everyone makes mistakes” are more important than others.

If we are eager to learn, we are sure to find a lot of things we don’t understand. Asking question is a way of learning. Questions regarded as “stupid” may be intelligent and profound ones. They may lead to important discoveries, and while trying to get answers we may gain insights into matters of importance.

It is also important to know that our understanding is limited and that we can’t avoid making mistakes. What is important is to learn from our mistakes. In others words, we must think hard and try to find out why we make mistakes so that we will not make the same or similar mistakes again. This thinking process is an important aspect of learning.

L2 ICON

Q: what are the factors shift from hero-worship to the celebrity-worship?

A:The new forms of media-photography, moving pictures, radio and television are the main factors.

The reproduction of photos in newspapers turned famous people into celebrities whose dress, appearance, and personal habits were widely commented upon. Slowly, the focus of public attention began to shift away from knowing what such people did to knowing what they looked like.

The shift was accelerated by the arrival of moving pictures. Between1901 and 1914, 74 percent of the magazine articles about famous people were about political leaders, inventors, professionals, and businessmen. After1922, however, most articles were about movie stars.

With the arrival of television, the faces of the stars became as familiar as those we saw across the breakfast table. We came to know more about the lives of the celebrities than we did about most of the people we know personally. Less than seventy years after the appearance of the first moving pictures, the shift from hero-worship to celebrity-worship was complete.

What are the differences between heroes or heroines and celebrities?

There are three distinctions between heroes or heroines and celebrities. The distinctions are classified on the bases of quality, origin and social effect.

First, heroes or heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage, achievements, and self-sacrifice for the benefit of others. They are famous for their enduring achievements. Celebrities are people well-known for their

well-knownness, who become famous because of much publicity and not of any enduring achievements.

Second, to become a hero or heroine, one needs accomplishment; to become celebrity, one needs luck. Heroes or heroines are