自考-综合英语二(上册下册)--作文-(全)

1自考综合英语二（上册\下册）作文自考综合英语二（上册）作文L1TwelvethingsIwishtheyteachatschoolQ:Whydoestheauthortellusnottobeafraidtoaskstupidquestions?A:Theauthorthinksthatmanyapparentlynaiveinquirieslikewhygrassisgreen,orwhythesunisround，orwhyweneed55.000nuclearweaponsintheworldarereallydeepquestions.Hesayswhenyoutrytogettheanswers，youwillgaindeepunderstandingofthethings.It’salsoimportanttoknow,aswellasyoucan,whatitisthatyoudon'tknow,andaskingquestionsistheway.Healsotellsusthattoask“stupid”questionsrequirescourageonthepartoftheaskerandknowledgeandpatienceonthepartoftheanswerer.Anddon’tconfineyourlearningtoschoolwork.Discussideasindepthwithfriends.It’smuchbravertoaskquestionsevenwhenthere'saprospectofridiculethantosuppressyourquestionsandbecomedeadenedtotheworldaroundyou.ListtwoofthethingsCarlSaganmentionsinhisarticle“TwelvethingsIwishtheyteachatschool”andexplainwhyyouthinkthemimportant.OfthethingsCarlSaganwishedhehadlearnedinhighschool,Ithinkthat“Don’tbeafraidtoask‘stupid’questions”and“Everyonemakesmistakes”aremoreimportantthanothers.Ifweareeagertolearn,wearesuretofindalotofthingswedon’tunderstand.Askingquestionisawayoflearning.Questionsregardedas“stupid”maybeintelligentandprofoundones.Theymayleadtoimportantdiscoveries,andwhiletryingtogetanswerswemaygaininsightsintomattersofimportance.Itisalsoimportanttoknowthatourunderstandingislimitedandthatwecan’tavoidmakingmistakes.Whatisimportantistolearnfromourmistakes.Inotherswords,wemustthinkhardandtrytofindoutwhywemakemistakessothatwewillnotmakethesameorsimilarmistakesagain.Thisthinkingprocessisanimportantaspectoflearning.L2ICONQ:whatarethefactorsshiftfromhero-worshiptothecelebrity-worship?A:Thenewformsofmedia-photography,movingpictures,radioandtelevisionarethemainfactors.Thereproductionofphotosinnewspapersturnedfamouspeopleintocelebritieswhosedress,appearance,andpersonalhabitswerewidelycommentedupon.Slowly,thefocusofpublicattentionbegantoshiftawayfromknowingwhatsuchpeopledidtoknowingwhattheylookedlike.Theshiftwasacceleratedbythearrivalofmovingpictures.Between1901and1914,74percentofthemagazinearticlesaboutfamouspeoplewereaboutpoliticalleaders,inventors,professionals,andbusinessmen.After1922,however,mostarticleswereaboutmoviestars.Withthearrivaloftelevision,thefacesofthestarsbecameasfamiliarasthosewesawacrossthebreakfasttable.Wecametoknowmoreaboutthelivesofthecelebritiesthanwedidaboutmostofthepeopleweknowpersonally.Lessthanseventyyearsaftertheappearanceofthefirstmovingpictures,theshiftfromhero-worshiptocelebrity-worshipwascomplete.Whatarethedifferencesbetweenheroesorheroinesandcelebrities?Therearethreedistinctionsbetweenheroesorheroinesandcelebrities.Thedistinctionsareclassifiedonthebasesofquality,originandsocialeffect.First,heroesorheroinesaremenandwomendistinguishedbyuncommoncourage,achievements,andself-sacrificeforthebenefitofothers.Theyarefamousfortheirenduringachievements.Celebritiesarepeoplewell-knownfortheirwell-knownness,whobecomefamousbecauseofmuchpublicityandnotofanyenduringachievements.Second,tobecomeaheroorheroine,oneneedsaccomplishment;tobecomecelebrity,oneneedsluck.Heroesorheroinesare2distinguishedbytheiraccomplishment;celebritiesbytheirimageortrademark.Heroesorheroinescreatethemselves;celebritiesarecreatedbythemedia.Heroesorheroinesarebigmenandwomen;celebritiesarebignames.Third,heroesorheroinesinspirerespect.Theyarepeopleagainstwhomwemeasureothers.Celebritiesinspireenvy.Exceptfortheattentioncelebritiesgetfromthemedia,theyareexactlylikecommonpeople.L3Go-GoAmericanQ:what’stheAmerican’sattitudetowardstime?A:IntheUnitedStates,manypeoplekeenlyfeeltheshortnessofeachlife-time.Theyareawarethatonceadayintheirlifeisgone,itwillnevercomeback.AndAmericansbelievenoonestandsstill.Ifyouarenotmovingahead,youarefallingbehind.Sotheyvaluetimeandwanteveryminutetocount.Thisattitudetowardstimeisshowninthefastpaceoflifeinthecountry.Whatevertheydotheyalwaysseemtobeinarush.Youfindpeoplehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoing.Theyhurrytoeatingplacesforamealandfinishitasquicklyaspossible.AlsoAmericansdowhattheycantosavetime.Theyproducealotoflabor-savingdevicessuchasclothes-anddish-washers;theyrapidlycommunicatethroughphonecalls,telexande-mailandcutdownonpersonalcontacts.SummarizesomestrikingcharacteristicsofAmericanlife.Givesomeexamplestoillustratethecharacteristics“Timeismoney,”sayAmericans,sinceyouareallowedonlythismuchoftimeinyourlife,you’dbettermakethebestuseofit.”IntheUnited-Stated,highlyefficientandwell-organizedpeopleareadmired.Thesepeoplewilllistallthethingsthattheyaregoingtodo,drawupplansandcarrythemoutonebyone.Inthiscountry,anidealpersonturnsupatmeetingontime,fulfilsanappointmentpunctually按时anddoesnotwasteotherpeople’stime.Fast-foodchains,suchasMcDonald’s,KentuckeyFriedChicken(KFC)andPizzaHut(PH),canbefoundeverywhereinAmerica,andareverypopularamongAmericanpeople,sincemanypeopletrytospendlesstimeincookingandeating.Americanslikeelectroniccommunication,too.Theydotheirbusinessbyusingthetelephone,theE-mailandtheinternet,theyhold“teleconferences”tosettleproblem,andtheyobtainvariouskindsofinformationontheinter