1福建省高职专升本科大学英语试卷写作2008年福建省高职高专升本科入学考试大学英语试卷(考试时间120分钟,满分150分)答题说明:(1)选择题部分的答案请写在答题卡上相应字母的中间划横线。(2)主观题的答案写在主观答题纸上相应的位置注意:答案写在试卷上一律不给分。Directions:Forthispartyouaretowriteacompositioninnolessthan120wordsandyouarerequiredtobaseyourcompositionontheoutlinesgivenbelowinChinese.(根据下面的三点中文提示,写一篇不少于120个英文单词的短文)21.有的青年工作后乃至结婚后仍然跟父母居住在一起。2.讲述这样一家人一起生活对青年和父母的好处和坏处。(好处或坏处两种只需选一个来论述)expositon(oneviewpoint)orargumentaion(twoviewpoints)1比较分析型或者2分析型StudyAbroadorinChina?Thereisnoconsensusofopinionsamongpeopleastowhetherstudentsshouldstudyabroadornot(youngcouplesshouldlivewiththeirparentsaftermarriage).Somepeopleareoftheviewthattheyouthsshouldgooverseasforfurtherstudyifpossible,whileotherstakeanoppositestand,firmlybelievingthatitisofnonecessityforstudentstostudyinaforeigncountry.3Thosepeoplewhomaintainthatitisgoodforstudentstogoabroadforfurtherstudybelievethatdiverseculturebackgroundcanbroadenstudents’horizon.Theyalsoclaimthatoverseasstudycanshapestudents’personalitybecausetheyareforcedtodealwithallkindsofdifficultiesbythemselves.Nevertheless,theotherpeoplewhocontendthatdomesticeducationisgoodenoughforstudentsarguethatoureducationalqualityhasbeengreatlyimprovedduringthepastdecade.Theyalsopointoutthatdomesticeducationisconvenientandeconomical.AsfarasIamconcerned,theformeropinionholdsmoreweight.Foronething,itcanstrengthenthelearners’abilitiestounderstandandcommunicatewithpeoplefromothercultures.Foranother,thedevelopedcountriesstillhavealotadvancedknowledgewhichisworthourstudy.Whenallthe4factorsareexamined,wemayreasonablycometotheconclusionthatstudyingabroadifpossibleisadvisable.2008livingwithparentsornot(student1)Somepeopleenjoylivingtogetherwiththeirparentsaftertheyhavegotmarried.Theyholdtheopinionthatlivingwithparents,theycantakebettercareoftheirparentsandviceversa.Meanwhile,theycanturntotheirparentsforhelpiftheygetintotroubleorhavesomedifficulties.Tothem,lifeinabigfamilyseemstobemoreenjoyablethanthatinasmallfamily.Others,however,prefertoliveseparately.They5cherishtheideaoflivingindependentlyoftheirparents,seekmorefreedomandwishtohaveaplaceoftheirown,inwhichtheycandowhattheylike.Besides,theydon’twanttobeoverprotectedbytheirparents;theylongforthechancetofacethesocietybythemselves.Astome,IlikeanindependentlifestyleinspiteofthefactthatIlovemyparents.Differentgenerationshavedifferentlifestylesandvalues.Whatonegenerationlikesmaynotbeanothergeneration’sfondness.Livingseparately,eachgenerationcanenjoydifferentvalue.Inaddition,byleadinganindependentlife,Icanfostermycharacteranddevelopmyownabilitytodealwiththingsencounteringinmylife.(Teacher1)6Anincreasingnumberofpeoplenowadaysaremovingbacktolivewiththeirparentsaftertakingupajoborevenaftermarriage.Oneofthereasonsforthisisthatsomepeoplearenotreadyforindependentlives.Also,thecomfortoflivingwithpeoplethattheyknowandloveisveryattractive.Thereareseveraladvantagesforpeopletochoosetolivewiththeirparentsforanextendedperiodoftimebeyondearlyadulthood,andofcoursetherearedisadvantagestothedecision/choiceaswell.(Teacher2)Parentsrarelychargetheirkidstolivewiththem,andthereforethisallowstheoffspringtosavealotofmoneyonhousing,utilities,andotherthingsofthatsort.Thereisalsofreefood,andusuallylaundryistakencareofaswell.Theyalsogetthefamiliarityofaplacewheretheyhavelivedbasicallytheirentirelife.Infact,thehousetheirparentsown7isprobablybetterthananyplacethatwouldberentedorboughtthemselves.Whilesomemayseethisasadisadvantage,theycanstayclosetotheirparents(whoareprobablynearretiredbynow),andthatisprecioustimetheygettohavebeforetheirbelovedparentspassaway.Ofcourse,parentscanbetakengoodcareofbytheirchildreninanemergency.Besidescomfort,anotheressentialreasonforlivingwiththeirparentsissavingmoney.Asstated,theywillsavealotbynothavingtopayforawidevarietyofthings,andiftheyhaveagoodjob,theirsavingswillskyrocketandmovingoutintoaniceapartmentwillbeabreeze.Surprisingly,thedisadvantagesoflivingwithone’sparentsareshadowedbythebenefits,yetstill,therearedisadvantages.Friends,forexample,maymakefunofthemforlivingwiththeirparents(unlessoneormoreofthemdothesame).Livingwiththeirparentswillalsosomewhatrestricttheirfreedom.8Onemaynotbeabletostayoutverylateorbeasloudasyouwant.Also,thelivingsituationmaybecomeirritatingorfrustratingforanumberofreasons,suchastheirparentsbeingoverbearing.Onemayfeeluncomfortableorstressedlivingwithyourparentsatthatage,whichcanbeabigproblem.Theremaybeadditionalproblemsdependingonthechild-parentrelationship,andthosecangetveryspecific.However,generally,livingwithone’sparentsforalittlewhile(aftercollege)can,incases,beawisedecision.2009NatureorNurtureNatureorNurture?Peoplehavelongdebatedwhichismoreinfluentialinmakinguswhoweare:nature(thatis,thegeneticqualitiesweinheritandarebornwith)ornurture(theenvironmentinwhichweareraised).9Somepeopletendstogivemuchweighttothenaturesideoftheargument,believingthat…Othersholdtheviewthatnurturehasthegreaterroleinshapingus,believingthatpersonalityanddevelopmentareshapedmorebyeducationandtrainingafterbirth.Ithinkthelatteronehasstrongereffectonmakinguswhoweare.Tobeginwith,envir