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1博士入学考试英语作文范文2.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Parentsarethebestteachers.Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.Obviously,theearliestteacherswehaveinourlivesinmostcasesareourparents,andtheyaregenerallythemostinvolvedinthedevelopmentandeducationoftheirchildren.Yetneitherareallparentsgoodteachersnorarethosegoodparentsthebestteachers.Firstofall,notallparentsaregoodteachers.Asnormalindividuals,someparentsmoreorlesshavebadhabits.Eventhoughparentsalmostinstinctivelydevotethemselvestocultivatingtheiroffspring,theoutcomemightturnouttobedisappointment,forallchildrentendtounconsciouslyorsubconsciouslycopyeverythingfromtheirparents.Anotherdeficiencyofparentsasteachersisthefactthatmostparentsarelackofcommonsensesofeducation.Alltoooftenweobservesomeparentstendtopursuetheircherishedbutfaileddreambyforcingtheirchildrentodevelopinaprearrangeddirection.Ironically,iftheirchildrendidnotfollowtheinstructions,thechildrenwouldberegardedasdisobedientorallegedlyrebellious.Infact,itisparentsratherthantheirchildrenthatvirtuallydisobeycommonsenses.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.[404words]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.2Inconclusion,bothsourcesareimportant.Sometimesoneismoreimportantthantheotherinaccordancewithspecificcircumstances.Forexample,whenwemakeageneralsurveyaboutacertainsubject,wemaypreferrichreferencesinlibrary.Ontheotherhand,ifwewanttoknowmorespecificdetails,wehadbetterrefertoexperiencessuchasresultsofcarefullydesignedexperiments.[377Words]7.Howdomoviesortelevisioninfluencepeople'sbehavior?Usereasonsandspecificexamplestosupportyouranswer.Theimpactthatmodernmassmediasuchasmoviesortelevisionshashadonourdailylife,andsocietyingeneral,isundeniable.Nodoubtitwillbecomeevengreaterasthescopeofmassmediacontinuestogrow,andastherelevanttechnologiesbecomemoreandmoresophisticated,andsofascinatingthatvirtuallynobodywillbeabletoescape.Already,itcanbeseenhowwesternmoviesareexercisinginfluenceonouryouthgeneration:theygrowlong-hai