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Which Is More Important, Education or a Cheaper Holiday?
New research has shown that almost four out of ten parents in the UK have taken their children out of school to go on holidays. Cost is the main reason given by parents for sacrificing their children ’s education. Parents are to be banned, however, by UK’s Education Authority, from taking their children out of school to go during term time. Should local authorities stagger school holidays to enable families with children to take advantage of travel bargains? Or is it wrong for parents to jeopardize their children ’s education fosraktheeof a cheaper holiday? As far as I am concerned , education is more important. Firstly, children ’s education must come first. A cheap holiday during the school season shouldn ’bte the reason to take a child out of school. Some parents are not willing to sacrifice or schedule their lives in terms of their children ’s needs. This kind of attitude will influence their children deeply. It ’nso wonder so many kids are not interested in school and don ’t take their study seriouSselcyo. ndly , school isn ’t day car e center. It ’asn educational institution that needs every student to follow its rules. Taking a child on holiday when school is in session will disturb the order of the school. Besides, it is disruptive for the child, because he will have to catch up when he returns. All in all, taking children out of school for a cheaper holiday is irresponsible behavior. Those parents would risk being fined financially and morally. It ’s not only kids that need to grow up a lot of —pa—rents need to as well.
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2017 年专四真题作文
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PART VI
WRITING
[45 MIN]
Read carefully the following excerpt and then write your response in
NO
LESS THAN 200 WORDS , in which you should: 1 ) summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then 2 ) Comment on whether our brains will get lazy in a world run by intelligent machines You can support yourself with information from the excerpt. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
Write your response on ANSWER SHEET THREE. With intelligent machines to do the thinking, will our brains get lazy?
Changing technology stimulates the brain and increases intelligence. But that may only be true if the technology challenges us. In a world run by intelligent machines, our lives could get a lot simpler. Would that make us less intelligent? Artificial intelligence is taking over many human jobs. For instance, planes are being flown much of the time by automatic pilots. And the complex problem of controlling air traffic around large modern airports is also achieved by artificial intelligence that operates well beyond the capacity of mere human air traffic controllers. Artificial intelligence is embedded in many features of modern life for the
simple reason that intelligent machines can already outperform humans, including some aptitudes where there was once thought to be a human advantage, such as playing chess, and writing poetry, or even novels. As machines get smarter, they will do more of our thinking for us and make life easier. In the future, the electronic assistant will develop to the point that it serves similar functions as a real living butler, fulfilling requests such as:
\a dinner party for six on Thursday, Jeeves, and invite the usual guests.\ At that point, our long struggle with challenging technologies is at an end. Like Be Wooster, we can take it easy knowing that the hard work of planning
and organizing is being done by a better brain-the electronic assistant. Starved of mental effort, our brains will regress.
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Nowadays , many aspects of people ’sdaily life have undergone
changes because of the recent development
in artificial
considerable
intelligence. Obviously , artificial intelligence has already completely renovated people ’s lifestyle.On the one hand , the contribution of artificial intelligence to the society is prominent and people
’s dependence on it is an irreversible trend.
People enjoy the benefits and convenience brought by intelligent machines. On the other hand , people are still concerned about its negative impact, for example, whether our brains will regress with intelligent machines to do the
thinking. In my opinion , artificial intelligence will enable our brains to get more creative. Admittedly , a lot of work has been done by intelligent machines. It seems that the function of people has been weakened and people ‘bsrains have been replaced. As a matter of fact , thanks to intelligent machines, people can expand their creative energy and add new varieties. Simply speaking , when people are free from tedious, repetitive, sometimes even dangerous work, work efficiency will undoubtedly be improved. As a result , people can spare more time to do what they want and pursue what they dream of, which is the premise of creativity. Moreover , creativity stems primarily from knowledge and thinking. Once people have the opportunity to do more thinking and learning, their intelligence would be enhanced rather than weakened. Although artificial intelligence is the exhibition of people ’s high degree of creative power, it should be noted that it is like a double-edged sword. The sensible choice is to embrace its advantages and cope with the problems it has aroused. This is what an advanced and rational society should be like.
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2018 年专四真题作文
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PART VI WRITING [45 MIN] Read carefully the following excerpt and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which
you should:
summarize the main message of the report, and then
comment on the two points made by Stephen Corry, Survival ’s Director. You can support yourself with information from the report. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality.
Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Write your response on ANSWER SHEET THREE. Report Exposes the Dark Side of Conservation
A report launched by Survival International — the global movement for tribal peoples ’rights— reveals how conservation has led to the eviction of millions of tribal people from “protectedareas ”,since “protectedareas ”like national parks should generally be “nogo”for mining, agriculture, dams, roads and pipelines. Survival ’resport shows that nearly all protected areas are, or
have been, the ancestral homelands of tribal peoples, who have been dependent on, and managed them for thousands of years. But in the name of “conservation t”rib,al peoples are being “illegallydriven out ”from these lands and accused of “poaching ”m;eanwhile, tourists and fee-paying big-game hunters are welcomed in. Bushman Dauqoo Xukuri from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana said, “sIit and look around the country. Wherever there are bushmen, there is game. Why? Because we know how to take care of animals. ”Survival ’rseport concludes that the current model of conservation needs a radical shake-up. Conservation must stick to international law, protect tribal peoples ’rights to their lands, listen to them, and then be prepared to back them up as much as they can. Survival ’Dsirector Stephen Corry said, “Millions are being spent by conservationists every year, and yet the environment ’isn deepening crisis. It ’s lime to wake up and realize that there is another way and it ’msuch, much better. Firstly, tribal peoples ’rights have to be acknowledged and respected. Secondly, they have to be treated as the best experts at defending their own lands. Conservationists must realize it ’tshey, themselves, who are junior partners. ”
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With industrialization and globalization, more and more farmlands, wet
lands, jungles, forests and wild lands are swallowed in the name of modernization. As a result , large quantities of wild animals are killed or are driven out of their original habitants. The tribal people who used to live a peaceful life in their ancestral homelands have gradually lost their lands and traditional way of life. Facing this situation , Director Stephen Corry of Survival International puts forward two effective measures to reverse this deteriorating trend.
I cannot agree with him more.
He has found out the key to the problem
that has always puzzled the conservationists.
In the first place , the conservationists should abandon the idea that they
are superior to the local people and have come to “save”the land or to “protect th”e environment. They should acknowledge and respect the tribal people, including their lands, their culture, their religion, their rights and their way of life. In fact, the conservationists conserving nature.
The next key point is cooperation. The tribal people are a natural and
are not leaders or masters in
integral part of the natural environment. They are masters of their homelands, knowing everything there perfectly — the stones, the grass, the trees, the streams, the birds, the animals, the weather, and so on. To fulfill the task of conservation, it is essential to recognise the importance of cooperation with the tribal people, taking them as equals, partners, and even teachers.
Only in this wa y, can the obstacles facing the conservationists be
removed and the situation of conservation be improved.
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