二、范文的第一段比较长，大部分是引用了给出材料的内容，考试的时候可以不引用，第一段写短一点，内容写多一点，看起来更美观。
三、在考试前要尝试用英语去描述一些可以在作文里做论据的材料，给自己的英语作文加一些亮点。
范文：
1.SocialNetwork：theSourceofIncivility
Ahotlydebatedtopiccentersonwhetherthedevelopmentofonlinesocialnetworksiserodingourcivility,makingpeoplerudeanddisrespectfultoothers.Someareconvincedthatsocialnetworksshouldbeartheblameforpeople’srudenessandindifference.Othersconsideritjustaplatformthatrevealspeople’strueattitude.Therearealsopeoplewhotakeadifferentperspectiveandarguethatit’sthetechnologythathasreshapedthestandardofrudenessinourculture.Alltheaboveviewsarejustifiabletoacertainextent.Personally,Idon’tthinksocialnetworksshouldbearalltheblame,yetit’struethatpeopleareoverlyobsessedwiththevirtualworld,thusshowinglessconcernandrespecttopeoplearound.
Peoplewithgoodmannersandthosewholackrespecttoothersarepresentatalltimes.Ithasmoretodowitheducationthanwiththeinfluenceofnewtechnologies.Ifapersonispoliteandconsiderateinreallife,he/sheismostlikelytoremainsowhenchattingortweetingonline.Ontheotherhand,forapersonwhodoesn’tbehaveproperlyineverydaylife,noonewouldexpecthim/hertoshowgoodmannerson
-1-
socialmediaeither.Soitisunreasonabletohavesocialnetworksfullyshouldertheblamefortheerodingcivilityamongpeople.However,hardlycananyoneassertthatsocialmediaarenotchanginganything.Theadvancedsocialnetworksbringunprecedentedconveniencetomodernlife.Butaswebecomeincreasinglydependentonsocialnetworks,wealsotendtoneglectpeoplearoundus.WhenwearebusypostingthelatestnewsonFacebook,wedon’tcareifourfamiliesarewaitingtoknowhowourlifegoesatschool.Whenwesitinacoffeeshop,staringatthescreensofourcellphonesandchattingwithfriendswhilegiggling,wehardlynoticeanyonearounduswhowouldotherwiseliketosayhiormakeanexchangeoffriendlysmiles.
Inconclusion,socialnetworksarenottheroot,butonereasonthatleadstotheincreasingindifferenceamongpeople.Weshouldlearntoenjoytheconvenienceof
moderntechnology,whiletryingtooffset（抵消）itsdisadvantages.
2.Don’tSay“No”toCyberLanguage
Whenitcomestocyberlanguage,peopletendtohavevariedviews.Whileitistruethatsomepeoplemayworryaboutitsnegativeimpact,mostpeoplearepositiveaboutcyberlanguage.Accordingtoasurveylastyear,cyberlanguageisdoingnoharminthatitleadstonomorebadwritingonthewebthangoodwriting-there’sjustmorewritingatalllevelsofquality.What’smore,cyberlanguagecanhelptobringaboutmorenewandentertainingmeansofexpression.Therearealsopeoplewhostressthefactthatcyberwordsmakelanguagelively.Inmyopinion,cyberlanguageshouldbekeptasitisnotdestroyingtheintegrityoflanguage,butspicingup（为......
增添趣味）thewaypeoplecommunicatewitheachother.
Foronething,cyberlanguageentailsvividexpressionswhicharemoreapproachable.Contrarytothefrozentextbooklanguagewhichisnotattractiveorvivid,cyberlanguageiscatchy,trendyandabovealllivelyandopendoorsforstrangersandhelpsitsuserstoestablishabond.Moreover,cyberlanguagehasits
uniquelyamusingwaytoreleasethepent-up（被压抑的）emotioninthesociety.In
-2-
thisregard,itisfairtosaythatcyberlanguageisaworthyvehicle,throughwhichpublicemotioncouldbesharedandfeltinstantaneouslyandvividly.
Foranotherthing,itisunderstandablethatexpertsworrycyberlanguagemightthreatenthestandardlanguage,butlanguageitselfisjustatoolforcommunicationandnoexpertisauthoritativeenoughtoserveasalanguagejudge.Ifoneexpressionisacceptedbythemajorityofpeopleforalongtime,thephrasewillsettledownasoneiteminthenation’slinguisticsystem.Ifnot,itwillcomeandgo.There’snoneedtoworrytoomuchaboutit.
Inshort,weshouldbemoretolerantwithcyberlanguage,becauseitoffersacolorfulalternativetothestandardlanguage.Acceptingthediversitiesanddynamicsoflanguageismoreimportantthandenyingthefreshexpressions.
3.TranslationTechnologyWillNotEliminateLanguageLearningTheemergenceofautomatictranslationtechnology,suchasGoogleTranslation
andSkypeTranslatorPreview,raisesthedebatewhetheritwilleliminateforeignlanguagelearning.Itispointedoutbysomeexpertsthatautomatictranslationtechnologywillovercometheproblemofinaccuracyifdataofcontextexamplesisenough.However,theauthoralsoholdstheopinionthattranslationtechnologywillnoteliminatelanguagelearning,aslanguagelearningisnotonlyrelatedtoinformationexchangebutalsoawayofknowingtheessenceofthecultureofthetargetlanguage.Therefore,automatictranslationtechnology,ratherthansaving
peopletheeffortsinlanguagelearning,becomesausefulintermediary（媒介）which
cansurelyarosepeople’spassionforlanguagelearningbyaffordingthemtheeaseinreceivinginformationfromotherlanguage.AsIseeit,translationtechnologywillnoteliminatelanguagelearning.
Firstly,thecurrent“automatic”translationtechnologyisstillinitsdeveloping
-3-
phase,insteadofeliminatinglanguagelearning,theR&Dprocessrequiresmoretalentsinlanguagestudies.Thekeytechnologiesused,includingtext-to-speech,orspeechrecognition,textanalysis,languagematching,canonlyberealizedbymasterofboththesourcelanguageandthetargetlanguage.
Secondly,insteadof“automatic”translation,amoreappropriatewayofcallingthetechnologywouldbecomputeraidedtranslation(CAT)becausethetranslationofferedbytranslationsoftwareneedsfurthereditingandproofreadingbeforebeingused,aprocessrequiringmorepeoplewhoareproficientinbothlanguages.
Lastly,gettingtheinformationconveyedbylanguagesisnottheonlypurposeoflearninglanguages.Learninglanguageswillguidepeopleintootherculturesandotherwaysofthinking,whichcan’tberealizedbyonlyreadingtranslatedtexts.
Basedonthereasonsabove,automatictranslationtechnologywillnoteliminatelanguagelearning;instead,itwillboostlanguagelearningintheR&Dprocess,editingprocessandarousestrongenthusiasmforpeoplewhowanttoknowanotherculturethroughlanguages.
4.TeachersWon’tBeReplaced
Thearticlemainlydiscussesthegrowthoftheworld’steachingmachinesandpeople’sspeculationandapprehension.Asforgrowth,computershavefoundtheirwaysintoclassroomsandaredoingwellwithgoodstudentperformanceandcostsavings.Asforspeculationandapprehension,researchersandschooladministratorsgenerallybelievecomputerswillnotreplaceteachersbuttherewillhavetobeadramaticchangebothtotheteachersandteacherprograms.AsfarasIamconcerned,computerscan’treplaceteachers.
Firstofall,computerlacksface-to-faceinteraction.Thepointofthepresenceofateacherintheclassroomisnotonlythathecanimpart（传授）whatheknowsand
repeatwhathasalreadybeenwritteninthetextbook,butmoreimportantlythathecandiscussthingswithstudentsinperson.Whentheyhavequestionsaboutacertaintopic,theycanaskhimforananswer,whentheyhavedoubtsconcerningapointstatedin
-4-
thetextbook,theycanchallengehiminordertogaindeeperunderstanding.Thefactthattheteacherappearsinfleshandbloodmakesiteasierforthestudentstodigestwhattheyarelearning.Allthesewouldbeverydifficultforacomputertoachieve.
Furthermore,computeralsolacksnecessaryflexibility.Confucius,thegreatesteducatorinChina,onceremarkedthatoneshouldalwaysteachstudentsinaccordance
withtheirnaturalaptitude（天资）.Indeed,flexibilityisvitalineducationbecause
whatateacherfacesislivingandconstantlychangingstudents.Averysignificantpartoftheteachers’role,therefore,includesfrequentlyalteringhisteachingmethodsinordertosuitthenewprogressofhisstudents.Ateacherwillalsohavetounderstandthebackgroundofeachstudent.Itishighlydoubtfulthatapre-programmedcomputerwouldbeabletoshouldersuchresponsibilities.
Tosumup,althoughcomputertechnologyhasadvancedgreatlyoverthepastdecades,itisstillfarawayfromreplacingteachersintheclassroom.Perhapsitsimply
lacksabitof“humantouch”（人情味）.
5.ArtificialIntelligenceWon’tDestroyHumanity
Thereareexcitingadvancementsinthefieldofartificialintelligence,andtheycouldmakeourworldabetterplace.Howevernoteveryoneagreeswiththat,Dr.StuartArmstrongsaysinthearticlethattheriseofsuperintelligentmachineswhicharelikelytobesmarterthanhumanscouldspelltheendofhumanity.Asitisnotclearwhetherartificialintelligenceismovingtowardsabenignorviciousdirection,hesays,mankindmustcreate“safeAI”beforeitistoolate.Inmyview,althoughmachinesaregettingbetterandfaster,thatdoesn’tmeanourfuturewillbeakin（类似）tosome
sci-fisceneswheremachinesdestroyus.
Firstly,wemighthaveoverestimatedthelikelihoodthatmachineswillbeasintelligentashumanbeings.Inreality,thedevelopmentofartificialintelligentisaslowandtime-consumingprocess,andtherearemanyfundamentaldiscoveriesaway
-5-
frommachinesbeingendowed（赋予）withtheabilitiestolearn,imagineandreason.
ItisveryunlikelythatanAIwouldbesmartenoughtodeviseawaytoflattenuswithoutbeingsmartenoughtounderstandwhywewouldbeathreat.Secondly,machineswithsuperhumanintelligence,iftheyeverexist,willneedusasmuchasweneedthem.JustconsiderwhatanAIwouldemploytoensureitssurvival.Ifitiscomputerbased,maintenancemayremaindependent.Youmightimaginemorerobotsbeingcreatedtoperformtheseupkeepfunctions,butwearenowhereclosetohavingthiskindofgeneral-purposerobots.Unlesstherearemajorbreakthroughsinrobotics,machinesaregoingtodependonhumansforsuppliesandrepairs.Soratherthanhavingarelationshipthatwouldbeadversarial,acooperativerelationshipwouldbemorelikelytoensure.
Ithinkourtrepidationaboutwhetherartificialintelligencewilltakeoverandeventuallywipehumanraceoutiscausedbyanoverestimateoftheimpactoftechnologyaswellasalackofvisionabouthowmankindwillprosper.
6.TheInternetIsNottheEndoftheAcademia
Thisarticleismainlyabouttheimpactoftheinternetonstudents’researchhabitsandskills,andmoreimportantly,teachers’correspondingjudgmentandresponse.Ontheonehand,teacherssurveyedgenerallybelievethattheInternetishavingpositiveinfluencesincestudentsareenabledtoaccessmorelearningmaterials.Ontheotherhand,theyalsospotsomeconcernsthatstudentsmaydependtoomuchonsearchenginesandfailtodistinguishgoodmaterialsfrombadone.Todealwithsuchconcerns,manyteacherstriedvariousmeans.AsfarasIseeit,theInternetisnottheendoftheacademiaandwon’tworsenstudents’problem-solvingabilities.
Firstly,theinternetishardlyomnipotent（全能的）.Theinternetprovidesa
quickerandmoreefficientoptionofproblem-solvingforstudents,butitdoesn’tapply
-6-
toallproblems.Google,forexample,maybehelpfulwhenstudentsaretryingtosearchforbackgroundinformationorbrowsethroughstudies,butitmayproveunhelpfulwhen,astudentattemptstotackleoneparticularissueinhisexperiment.EvenwhenstudentsaresolvingalotofproblemsbyusingGoogle,theywillstillhavetodealwiththeunique,originalandinmostcasesmostsignificantonesbythemselves.
Secondly,theInternetactuallytrainsstudents’abilityofproblem-solvingsinceitpushesthemtobemoreoriginalandinnovative.Nowadays,duetoverystrictrules
concerningcribbing（剽窃）inhigherlearninginstitutes,studentswillhavetoskim
throughandscreendifferentmaterials,andtrytocomeupwithdifferentiatedfindingsthatdonotresembleanyoftheworksfound.Inthismanner,studentswillnaturallysharpentheirskillsofsortingoutinformationanddevelopingtheirownideasuponthematerialsconcerned.
AsNewtonsorightlyputsit,“IfIhavebeenabletoseefurther,itwasonlybecauseIstoodontheshouldersofagiant”.Theinternetisnottheendoftheacademia,butratherashoulderforustostandon.Theworrythattheinternetmayworsenstudents’problem-solvingabilityisunnecessary.
第二周：题目：
1.WhyAretheChineseReadingLess
2.CustomerCentricityIstheFutureofPhysicalBookstores
3.谈一下对“是否用法律规定阅读？”这一问题的看法
AReadinglaworaReadingPopulation
4.OnStandardizedTests
5.谈一下对“高等教育是否值得？”这一问题的看法
WhyNotGotoCollege
6.以“大学生心理健康”为议题
KeepYourselfMentallyHealthy
-7-
InspiteoftheexplodingsupplyofbooksintheChinesemarketnowadays,Chinaiswitnessingadreadful（可怕的）dropinthenumberofbooksreadbyitscitizens
andthetimetheyspendonreading.ThistrendisaccompaniedbyanothergloomyphenomenonthattheChinesearebecomingmorerestlessandpractical,tendingto
preferutilitarianbookslackinginprofundity（深度）andintellectualsense.Thisis
indeedasorryspectacletobehold,butithasitsunderlyingcauses.
Ontheonehand,thedwindling（减少）ofpeople’sreadingtimecanbe
attributedbothtotheincreasinglyfastpaceoflifeandtothegrowingvarietyof
diversions（娱乐活动）.Nowadays,themajorityofpeoplearefullyoccupiedallday
long,witheachoftheirdayspackedwithvariousactivities.Theirschedulesaresotightthatreading,aseeminglynon-urgenttask,isoftenreducedtoasecondaryconsideration.Inaddition,thankstotherapiddevelopingoftechnology,therehave
croppedup（突然出现）numerousrecreational（娱乐的）electronicgadgets（小
玩意）,whichconsumealargeproportionofthealreadylimitedfreetime.Both
factorsconspiretoencroach（侵占）onpeople’stimeforreading.
Ontheotherhand,thedroppingqualityofthereadingmaterialscanbeblamedonthematerial-orientedandhigh-pressuresocialatmospherebredbytheobsessionwitheconomyprosperity.Inacountrywhoseeconomyisrocketing,mostpeopleareanxioustoaccumulatematerialwealth,withlittleattentionpaidtospiritualimprovement.Besides,theenormousstressbroughtaboutbythefast-developing
societyleadstoaconstantseekingofrelaxation,whichfurtherdilutes（稀释，冲淡）
theenthusiasmfordeepreading.Therefore,itisthebookswithutilitarianandentertainingcontentsthatexcelinwinningpeople’sfavor.
-8-
Inconclusion,thestatusquo（现状）ofChinesepeople’sreadinghasdeepand
intricateroots.Itisimperativethatmorepeopleheed（注意）thedistressingtrendandmoreeffortsbemadetoreverseit.
IndiscussionaboutthesomberprospectofPhysicalbookstores,asurveystates
thatthesebookstoresareimperiled（威胁）bythreethreats:theriseofonlinebook
sellers,theadoptionofe-booksanddiminishedinterestinbooks.Salesofonlinebookstoresande-booksareexpectedtogrowsignificantlywithinafewyears,imposingtremendouspressureonphysicalbookstores,largeorsmall.Itisnotsurprisingthatsomepeopleseethebrick-and-mortarbookstoresdifficulttomaintaintheiroperation.
However,Iwouldrathersupportthepositivetransformationthanclaimingthe
demise(死亡)ofphysicalbookstoresasIbelieve,alsoexplainedbythearticle,the
drivingforcebehindthosethreatsisus,thecustomers.Giventheadvancesindigitaltechnologythatundotheconventionaladvantagesofbrick-and-mortarbookstores,noonewillarguethatconsumerscanbuybookswithoutaphysicalbookstore.Ane-bookoffersthecustomerexperienceofeasyaccessandconvenience,andinmostcases,alowerprice.Alltheseindicatethattheplightofphysicalbookstoresisrootedinthechangesofcustomerexpectationsanddemands.