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大学英语作文典例
Part4Writing
Unit1Lifeandlogic
1.HowwouldyoudescribethethreecharactersinthestoryofTextA:
thenarrator,Rob,andPolly?
Why?
Inmyopinion,allthethreecharactersarecomplex.Thefollowingaremydescriptionsaboutthem.
Thenarrator:
•Smart:
Heisanexcellentlawstudentandknowsalotaboutlogic.
•Sophisticated:
Hebelievesabeautifulandintelligentgirlfriendwillbenefithiminhisfuturecareer.
•Arrogantandself-conceited:
Hethinkshighlyofhimselfbutbadlyofhisroommate.
•Over-confident:
HethinksthegirlwillsurelychoosehimratherthanRob.
•Stupidandsimple-minded:
Heknowsnothingaboutwhatcanhappeninreallife.
Rob:
•Fashionableandcool:
Helovesfashionandcaresalotabouthisappearance.
•Dishonest:
Heplaysatrickonthenarratortogethisleatherjacket.
•Clever:
Heisabletogetwhathewantswithoutlosinganything.
Polly:
•Beautifulandnice:
Sheisprettyandeasytobewith.
•Shallow:
ShechoosesRobsimplybecauseheisfashionable.
•Smart:
Shelearnsquicklyandisfullofwitwhenrefusingtobethenarrator'sgirlfriend.
2.Whatlogicalfallacyisincludedinthestoryitself?
Whydoyouthinkso?
Thestoryitselfincludesthefallacy"DictoSimpliciter".Thenarratorassumesthatallgirlswouldbehappytodateaboywhosefutureissomewhatguaranteed.Therefore,Polly,abeautifulandwealthyyounggirl,wouldcertainlyfallinlovewithhim–"aningeniousstudent"and"amanwithanassuredfuture",ratherthanRob–"amuscularidiot".However,tothenarrator'ssurpriseanddisappointment,PollychoosesRobintheendbecauseRobisfashionableandcool.
3.Whatdoesthestorytellusaboutlove?
Andwhatdoesittellusaboutsmartpeople?
•Loveisblind.Itisridiculoustouselogictodealwithlove.
•Smartpeoplesometimescanmakewrongjudgments.
•Smartpeoplearesometimestooarrogantandconfident.
•Smartpeoplemayfallvictimstotheirownsmartness.
4.ShouldLogicbetaughtasacompulsorycourseinschool?
Whydoyouthinkso?
•Yes.Becausenotonlywouldteachinglogicinschoolhelpminimizetheoverwhelmingnumberoffallaciousassertions,butalsowouldserveasanexcellentprecursortohighermathematicsandhelpmakeothercoursessuchasgeometryandcalculuslessofamysterytomoststudents.
•No.Becauselogiccanbelearnedthroughothersubjectssuchasmath,philosophy,reading,etc.It'snotnecessarytoofferaspecialcourseaboutit.
5.Canyouthinkofalogicalfallacyyouhavecommitted?
Whyisitafallacyandwhatcausedit?
Yes,certainly.Actually,logicalfallaciesareverycommoninoureverydaylife.Imyselfcommitlogicalfallaciesveryoften,too.Forexample,whenIfirstmetmyroommateincollege,Ifeltverysurprisedwhenhetoldmehedidn'tlikenoodles.Iasked,"PeopleinthenorthofChinalikeeatingnoodles.Youarefromthenorth,whydon'tyoulikenoodles?
"HereIcommittedthelogicalfallacy"DictoSimpliciter".Ifalselyassertedthatallpeopleinthenorthshouldlikenoodles,andthereshouldbenoexceptiontothispremise.
6.Canyougiveanexampletoillustratethatyouhavealsobeenaffectedbycognitivebiaseswhenmakingadecision?
Whatdoyouthinkarethebestwaystoavoidthesebiases?
Yes,certainly.Forexample,lastsummer,IdroppedinaclothingstoreinNanjingRoadandfoundadresswithafashionablestyleandreallygoodprice.Iboughtthedressandlikeditverymuch.Becauseofthishappyexperience,thisyearIdecidedtogotothestoreagain.Iboughtanotherfashionabledressandhappilypaidthepriceaskedbythesalesgirl.IbelievedIhadgotanothergoodbargain.Butlater,tomydisappointment,IfoundthepriceIhadpaidwasactuallymuchhigherthaninotherstores.Imadethewrongdecisionowingtomyoverconfidence.
7.Doyouoftenlistentoexpertswhenyouareindoubtofsomething?
Whyorwhynot?
•Yes.Thereareseveralreasons:
–Expertsarepeoplewhohavegainedalotmoreknowledgeinaparticularfield.
–Expertshavemoreskillsandexperienceinthatfield.
–Expertshaveaccesstoasignificantamountofevidence,sotheyaremorelikelytogivevalidopinions.
•No.Thereareseveralreasons:
–Expertscouldhavebiasedopinionstowardaspecificissue.
–Noteveryoneisperfect,andexpertsdomakemistakes.
–Theassumptionthat"Heisanexpert,sowhathesaysistrue"isjustafallacy.
–Expertsmightbecompletelycluelessaboutsubjectstheyknownothingabout.
–Weneedtothinkcriticallyaboutotherpeople'sopinions.
8.Arepeoplesmartinthesamewayorindifferentways?
Explainyouranswerwithdetails.
•Peoplearesmartindifferentwaysbecausetherearedifferenttypesofintelligence,suchas:
–verbal(linguistic)intelligence;
–numericalintelligence;
–spatialintelligence;
–interpersonalintelligence.
•Tome,peoplecanbesmartinsimilarwaysbecausesmartpeoplehavemanycommonqualities.Forexample,theyareallwillingtolearnandcanlearnquickly.Theyareallhighlycurious,andkeentosolveproblems.Theyneverreadilyacceptwhateverseems"normal"butalwaysquestionthestatusquoandseektochangethings.Wecansafelysaythatsmartpeopleareactuallyquitealike.
9.Howdoyoucommentonthequote"Knowingalotoffactsisnotthesameasbeingsmart"?
Iagreewiththesaying,becausebeingsmartdoesnotsimplymeantheabilitytolearnfacts.Itincludesmanyotherabilities,suchastheabilitytoanalyze,theabilitytothinkabstractly,theabilitytoreason,theabilitytogeneralize,theabilitytosolveproblems,theabilitytocommunicate,etc.
10.Whatdoyouthinkdeterminesone'sintelligence?
Isitgenesorisitenvironment?
•Inmyopinion,intelligenceismainlydeterminedbygenesthatoneinheritsfromhisparents.Thoughenvironmenthasaroletoplay,itcanonlyworkonasmallerscale.Manystorieshaveprovedthatifone'sgenesarenotgoodenough,nomatterwhatfavorableenvironmentheisexposedto,hewillnotbeabletolearnasquicklyasthosewhosegenesaregood.Yet,tobeabletolearnquicklyiscrucialtothedevelopmentofintelligence.
•Tome,intelligenceseemstobemainlydeterminedbyenvironment,ratherthanbygenes.Childrenwhoarewell-nurtured,thatis,thosewhohavemorelifeexperiences,whoreadmore,learnmoreandtravelmore,canusuallygetmuchhigherscoresinintelligencetests,which,asweknow,areimportantindicationsoftheirintelligence.So,environmentreallyhasanimportantroletoplay.
Unit2Secretstobeauty
1.Whatarethefactorsthatmakewomenpaymuchgreaterattentiontotheirappearancethandomen?
Ithinktherearethreemainfactorsaccountingforwomen'sgreaterattentiontoappearance.Thefirstareculturaltraditions.Itiscommoninmanyculturesthatpeopleputhighvalueonbeautywhentheylookatwomen.Thesecondistherequirementofcertainjobs.Forexample,inChinaairlinecompaniessetcertaincriteriaforappearance(e.g.intermsofheightandweight)whentheyrecruitstewardsandstewardesses.Finally,theinfluenceofthemediaisanotherstrongfactorwhichshapeswomen'spursuitofphysicalbeauty.TherearealotofadvertisementsofcosmeticsandskincareproductsinvariousmediasuchasTV,magazinesandnewspapers.Theyoftenhavecelebritiesasthespokespersonfortheadvertisedproducts,whichmakeswomenhaveanillusionthattheycouldlookasgoodasthosefamousstarsiftheyusetheproducts.Inshort,thesethreefactorsexertimmenseinfluenceonhowwomenvalueappearance.
2.Arethereanyoccasionsinlifewhereitisnecessaryforaperson,eitherawomanoraman,tolookgood?
Whyorwhynot?
•Yes.Oncertainformaloccasions,aperson,eitherfemaleormale,hastopayattentiontohisattire.Samplecasesarejobinterviews,businessmeetings,weddings,andbanquets.Thisisbecausetodressproperlyisanimportantelementofsuccessfulcompletionoftheseevents.
•No.Peopledonothavetocarewhatothersthinkofthemaslongastheyfeelcomfortableandsatisfiedwiththeirlooksthemselves.Afterall,thisisthemostimportantsourceofhappinesstopeople.
3.Whatdoyouconsiderasthemostimportanttraitsthatmakeapersonbeautiful?
•Peoplearesmartindifferentwaysbecausetherearedifferenttypesofintelligence,suchas:
–verbal(linguistic)intelligence;
–numericalintelligence;
–spatialintelligence;
–interpersonalintelligence.
•Tome,peoplecanbesmartinsimilarwaysbecausesmartpeoplehavemanycommonqualities.Forexample,theyareallwillingtolearnandcanlearnquickly.Theyareallhighlycurious,andkeentosolveproblems.Theyneverreadilyacceptwhateverseems"normal"butalwaysquestionthestatusquoandseektochangethings.Wecansafelysaythatsmartpeopleareactuallyquitealike.
4.Whatdoyouthinkoftherelationshipbetweenwearingmakeupandfemalebeauty?
Inotherwords,dowomenhavetoapplycosmeticsinordertolookbeautiful?
Whyorwhynot?
•Yes.Womenshouldpaygreatattentiontotheirappearanceandhenceneedtowearmakeup.Thisisbecausebeautyis,believeitornot,usuallyanimportantqualityforwomentosucceed,forexample,whentheywanttolookforajoboranidealhusband.
•No.Whatreallymakesapersonbeautifulisinnerbeautyratherthanphysicalappearance.Abeautifullookcan'tlastlong,butinnerbeauty,forexample,intelligenceandhonesty,maymakeapersonsuccessfulandhappythroughouthislife.
5.Ifyouweretheheadofacosmeticscompany,howwouldyoumarketorpromoteanewproduct?
Iwouldmarketanewproductbythreemeans.First,Icanaskacelebrity,forexampleafamousmoviestarorasupermodel,tobethebrandspoke
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