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1、题目举例：“WhenIexaminemyselfandmymethodsofthought,Icomeclosetotheconclusionthatthegiftoffantasyhasmeantmoretomethanmytalentforabsorbingpositiveknowledge.”AlbertEinstein“Thereisnothingmoredreadfulthanimaginationwithouttaste.”JonannWolfgangvonGoetheAssignment:Doyoubelievethatfantasyorimaginationismoreimpo
2、rtantthanknowledge?素材：1 TheWrightbrothersstartedoutcreatingairplanesbystudyingtheflightofeaglestodiscoverthesecretoffreeingthemselvesfromgravityandcollectingthecheapendofthemarketwhichcouldbetakentoconstructefficientmachines.Althoughtheywerecalled“odd”,theykeptondrawingpicturesof“steelbird”andtrying
3、tomakeitnh-wallsteeltubesandchaindrivesintoabirdlikemachine.Thisisthepointatwhichengineeringintersectswiththeimagination.WhenWilburwasaskedhowhelearnedtoflyaftertheirsuccess,helovedtoreplythroughhisscarcelyopenedlips:“Likaebird.”Withoutimagination,wasteisonlywaste,butinWrightshands计becameamasterpiec
4、e.化用自OG中的一篇阅读）2 AndrewLloydWebber,ageniusatmodernmusical,wasborninfamilywhichbothhisparentsweremusicteachers.Whenhewasnine,hewrotehisfirstmusical.Afterseveralyears,heenteredRoyalAcademyofMusic.However,hedidntfinishhisstudy,becausehethoughtthedogmaticteachingwouldossifyhisimagination.Despitethis,hewr
5、otelotsofbrilliantmusicals,suchas“Cats”in1981,“Phantomoftheopera”inBothSidesofanIssue题目举例：“Inseekingtruthyouhavetogetbothsidesofastory.”WalterCronkiteAssignment:DoyouagreewithWalterCronkitethatitsnecessarytoseebothsidesofanissueinordertodiscoverthetruth?素材：1Duringthewar,twopeoplewerekeptinaprison.Th
6、eroomwassmallanddark.Theycanonlyseetheoutsideworldthroughawindow.Oneofthemwasdepressed,becausehecouldonlyseemud.However,theotheronewasalwayssmiling.“Starsareshining.Silveredmoonishanginginthevelvetskyhesaidexcitingly（证明要乐观）Thereisafableabout“anoptimisticsquirrel”whoalwayssays“everythingwillbefine”.I
7、nautumn,whenallthesquirrelswerebusilycollectingfoodtopullthefollowingfreezingwinterthrough,hewastakingawalkoutside.“Therewillbefoodinwinter,”heexplained,“everythingwillbefine.”Twomonthspast,wintercame.Theoptimisticsquirrelwasstilltakingawalk,forhecouldnotfindhisfoodanywhere.Whenothersquirrelscameout
8、fromtheirhomethenextspring,theyfoundtheoptimisticsquirrelhaddied.“Everythingwillbefine,”theysaidtohisbody.（证明一味乐观是不对的）Stylemoreimportantthansubstance题目举例：Whenpeopleformopinionsaboutsomeoneorsomething,whataffectsthemmostisnotsubstancebutstyle.Inotherwords,thewaysomethingappearsorispresentedismoreimpo
9、rtantthanwhatitactuallyis.Thisprincipleaffectshowpeoplelookattheirleadersandtheirlives,thebookstheyread,theproductstheybuy,andeventhesubjectstheytakeatschool.Assignment:Isstylemoreimportantthansubstance?素材：1BeautyandtheBeast2Ifanorangeisrotteninside,willyoueatitbecauseofitsperfectappearance?3 Thepop
10、ularTVseries,UglyBetty,canalsoprovethatsubstanceismoreimportantthanstyle.Bettywhohasacommonfaceisaconfident,smartanddiligentgirl.Shewasscornedbythosebeautifulcolleaguesandoftengotintotroublebecauseofit,butsheheadedoffthedangersbyherintelligence.Despiteheruglyappearance,shewinsthousandsofaudienceshea
11、rts,andbecametheCinderellainthepresentage.4 JaneEyrebyCharlotteBronte5 Whenapairofcrystalshoesappearsinfrontofyou,youwillbeattractedbyitsglamorousshineandmagicalstyle.Buttheadmirationisonlyrestrictedintheshopwindow,fornightmareswillbeginassoonasyoubuyithome.Youhavetobeawareofagustofgentlewind,whichm
12、ightbrokethecrystal,andslightsounds,whichmaymakebyacomingthief.Butinreturn,youcanonlyplaceitinsideanexhibitionshelf,fornocircumstancecanitbeuse.Althoughthecrystalshoesarebeautifulinstyle,ithasnosubstantialusage,soitcanonlybeputinthewindow.Theme:ChangeThesis:Theworldisntalwayschangingforbetter.Subjec
13、t1:Environmentpollution&EconomicinequalitySincetheIndustrialRevolution,ourencironmenthasbeeninimminentdanger.Forexample,adramaticsummerdroughthelpedpublicfocustheirattentionsonthegreenhouseeffect,ageneralwarmingoftemperatureonEarth,whichiscausedbyanincreaseinatmosphericcarbondioxidereleasedbyburning
14、fossilfuelslikecoals,gasolineproductsandrapiddeforestation.Alongwiththerapidtechnologyadvanceistheemergenceofacidrain,ecologicalwastelandandnaturaldisasterssuchasfloodandhurricane.Notonlytoencironment,butalsotosomepeoplechangesintodaysseemlyprogressiveworldarenotalwaysgood.TheboomingAmericasawagrowi
15、ngeconomicinequality.In2004,numberofmillionairehouseholdinAmericaincreasedby14%asthenumberofpeoplelivingbelowthepovertylinerosetoabout37million,including15millionchildren.TheannualbudgetpassedbyCongressin2005severelycutprogramsessentialtostrgglingfamilies,includingchildassistanceandmedicaidfundingfo
16、rthepoor.Leftinsuchdesperatecondition,thepoorcouldhardlyappreciatethesechangesSubject2:TechnologychangesDetail:Inaculturewhichemails,cellphonesandinternetchatroomhavebecomeeverydaymodesofcommunication,weareonthevergeofbreakingdownallbarrierstothecompleteandconstanttransferofinformation.Butifweseemtobemovingtowardunfetterunion,wecouldalsobeseenmoreisolatedasindividualsthanwehaveeverbeenbefore.Changesintechnologyde
