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1TheNecessityofExaminationAsregardsexamination,therehasbeenaheateddiscussionamongthegeneralpublicinoursociety.Peoplewhobelieveinitsnecessitymayhavesomeargumentsasfollows.Tobeginwith,examinationhelpstotellthebetter-behavedfromtheworse-behavedstudents.What’smore,examinationmaystimulatethestudentstoworkharder.TakeXiaoWangasanexample,astudentfromHebeiNormalUniversity,heusedtohavepoorcommandofEnglish.However,underthepressureofCollegeEnglishTestBand4,hemadegreatprogressandcannowspeakfluentEnglish.Bycontrast,somepeoplethinkthatexaminationmaygiverisetoaseriesofnegativeeffects.Theymaintainthatexaminationcannotalwaysfaithfullyreflectone’sstudyperformance.Itisbelievedthattoomanystudentsmaybemisledandneglecttheimprovementofpracticalability.Examplesof“Highmarksbutpoorcompetence”areoftencitedondifferentmedia.Justasanycoinhastwosides;it’snoexceptionwiththeissueofexamination.Studentsshoulddeveloparightattitudetowardsitandstrikeabalancebetweenexaminationandpracticalabilityachievement.注释①Asregards…,therehasbeenaheateddiscussionamongthegeneralpublicinoursociety.关于……，公众对此议论纷纷。(该句型常用于会引起争议的话题的开头)②havepoorcommandof对…掌握不好③maygiverisetoaseriesofnegativeeffects可能会导致一系列的负面影响④Justasanycoinhastwosides,it’snoexceptionwiththeissueof…正如一枚硬币有两面一样，…也不例外。(在讨论某事物具有两面性时，常用的句型)⑤strikeabalancebetween…and…在…和…之间取得平衡2IntegrateChineseCultureintoCollegeEducationAsaresultofglobalizationandconvenientinteractionamongdifferentnations,avarietyofnativeculturesarebeingorhavebeenlost.It’strueofChinesecultureaswell.WemayeasilyrecognizeallsortsofEnglishcoursesincollegeeducationcurriculumbutfewofChineseculture.AndtheseindicatethatChinesetraditionalculturehasbeenignoredincollegeeducation.Asweallknow,traditionalculturerepresentstheaccumulatedwisdomofourancestorsdownthroughtheagesandisarichheritagetoeveryChinese.Forcollegestudents,successorsofmodernizationconstruction,masteringofChinesecultureisparticularlyofsignificance.Besides,traditionalcultureeducationcanpromotetheculturalawarenessandpatriotismamongcollegestudents.Therefore,it’snecessaryandbeneficialtointegrateChinesecultureintocollegeeducation.Toachievethis,collegesanduniversitiesshouldtakeeffectivemeasurestopreservethenativeculture.Cultureawarenessshouldbepromotedboththroughthecoursesandextracurricularactivities.Asforcollegestudents,weshouldactivelybeinvolvedinthecultureeducation.注释①accumulatedwisdom智慧结晶②culturalawareness文化意识，对文化的认知③beneficial有益处的，有好处的④preserve保护，维护⑤beinvolvedin被卷入，使参与3UniversityClubCollegelifeisabrand-newperiodforthefreshmenwhohavejustgonethroughthe“torturing”highschoolandafate-changingcollegeentranceexamination.Amongallthenewthings,oneistheclubsandsocietiesoncampus,suchasfootballclub,speechclub,debatesociety,astronomyclub,movieassociation,etc.TheseassociationstakethechanceofeverySeptembertorecruitnewblood.However,studentsholddifferentopinionsabouton-campusclubsandsocieties.Somestudentsthinkthattojoininsomeclubisagoodopportunitytodeveloptheircomprehensiveability,especiallywhentheycanbeleaders.Somestudentsdisagreeandbelievethereexistmoredisadvantages,sinceitwilltakestudentsalotoftimethattheyshouldspendonstudy,andespeciallywhentheyimmersethemselvesinmorethanoneclub.Stillsomeotherstudentsareindifferenttoon-campusclubs,orevencompletelyignorethem.Forme,Ithinkit’sfoolishtobetotallyinvolvedintosomeclubsortobeanoutsidercompletely,andthebestwayistomakesureaboutyourowninterest,makethecorrectchoice,andfightforabalancebetweenclubactivitiesandstudy.注释①brand-new,newblood全新的;新鲜血液,新人②takethechanceof利用这个机会③immersethemselvesin/beinvolvedinto沉浸于/投身于④totally/completely完全地4RelationshipBetweenMajorandFutureJobIt’sastrikingfactthatthereisn’tnecessaryrelationshipbetweenone’smajorandspecificjobdutiesformajorityofpeople.Manypeoplecondemnthisonoutdatededucationsystemandsomeevencomplainthattextbooksareuseless.Thisphenomenonexistsforanumberofreasons.Firstofall,it’sacommonsensethattherealwaysexistsagapbetweentheoryandpractice.Thisgapneedstobebridgedbycontinuousexplorationofsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthesetwofactorsandaccordinglycorrespondingmodification.Secondly,duetotherapiddevelopmentoftechnology,theknowledgefromtextbooksbecomesbehindthetimessoon.Anditwillleadtothedisassociationbetweenwhatonehasacquiredincollegeeducationandwhathedoesatwork.Frommypointofview,whenfacedwiththedisassociation,oneshouldadapthimselftoworkingenvironmentassoonaspossiblebyadjustinghisowninformationsystem.What’smoreimportant,life-longlearningisessentialtoone’scareersuccess.Evenafteronereachedtherequiredlevelsfromcollegeeducationcurriculum,pursuitofknowledgeshouldneverbeceased.Lastbutnottheleast,weshouldbearthisfirmlyinmindthatone’sabilityisvaluedmuchmorethanone’sacademicdegree.注释①condemnon把…归咎于…②behindthetimes过时的，落伍的③adjusting调整，适应④bearthisfirmlyinmind牢牢记住5SocialPracticeforCollegeStudentsNowadays,collegestudentsarerequiredtotakepartinsomesocialpracticeasbeingassistantincompanies,ordoingsurveys,especiallyduringtheholidays.SocialpracticeisgraduallybecomingmoreessentialforChina’shighereducation.However,socialpracticehasbothadvantagesanddisa