模拟题一
Read carefully the following excerpt on Historical Debate on Animal Experimentation, 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 we should use animals for experimentation purpose or not You should support yourself with information from the excerpt。
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Historical Debate on Animal Experimentation
As the experimentation on animals increased, especially the practice of vivisection, so did criticism and controversy. In 1655，the advocate of Galenic physiology Edmund O’Meara said that \torture of vivisection places the body in an unnatural state.” O'Meara and others argued that animal physiology could be affected by pain during vivisection, rendering results unreliable. There were also objections on an ethical basis, contending that the benefit to humans did not justify the harm to animals. Early objections to animal testing also came from another angle--many people believed that animals were inferior to humans and so different that results from animals could not be applied to humans.
On the other side of the debate, those in favor of animal testing held that experiments on animals were necessary to advance medical and biological knowledge. Claude Bernard-----who is sometimes known as the \of vivisectors \and the father of physiology, and whose wife, Marie Francoise Martin, founded the first anti-vivisection society in France in 1883 -----famously wrote in 1865 that \science of life is a superb and dazzlingly lighted hall which may be reached only by passing through a long and ghastly kitchen\Arguing that \on animals…are entirely conclusive for the toxicology and hygiene of man... the effects of these substances are the same on man as on animals, save for differences in degree\Bernard established animal experimentation as part of the standard scientific method.
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模拟题二
Read carefully the following excerpt on first-tier cities livability in China, 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 young people should choose the first-tier cities as their dwelling place You should support yourself with information from the excerpt.
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First-tier Cities Are Barely Livable
Most first-tier cities in China are barely suitable for living due to their poor ecological environment, despite rapid economic development and preferential regulations for investment, said a newly released report by a top Chinese think tank on Sunday
First-tier cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, failed to make the list of habitable cities even though they are in the top 10 in terms of commercial advantages, unification of city and countryside, and culture development, according to a report on China’s urban competitiveness from the National Academy of Economic Strategy under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Beijing ranks best in terms of academic resources and intellectual atmosphere, second-best in business environment and sustainability, and third in cultural industry. But it dropped to 74th and 119th in habitable and ecological environment, the report said
Huang Hui, a 27-year-old software engineer from Beijing, said he found the report objective\\best choice when it comes to being habitable, \
I’m proud of the cultural diversification in the city， but it’s a pity that Beijing sacrifices the most basic essentials，air and water，simply in exchange for all the rapid development.”
In the past decade, there have been mounting problems in cities nationwide, including traffic jams, housing tension and food safety issues
However, many first-tier cities, despite their outstanding competitiveness, are barely people-oriented and hardly satisfactory in ecological protection, LI said.
High housing prices have become the main reason that some cities are increasingly uninhabitable\With other reasons including poor air quality and traffic congestion, he said.
According to the report, livability is the primary and most basic function of a city and plays a key role in upgrading urban competitiveness.
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模拟题三
Read carefully the following excerpt on overseas study in an early age among Chinese students, 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 Chinese students should study abroad at a younger age
You should support yourself with information from the excerpt.
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More Students Choose to Study Abroad
Industry experts pointed out that there is a prevailing trend of Chinese students studying overseas at a younger age.
This trend is reflected in the fact that the number of Chinese students sitting the college entrance exam is in a downward trend
In Beijing, it is the fifth year in a row that the numbers have fallen. About 76, 000students signed up to take the exam this year, down 6 percent from a year earlier, marking the lowest ever application level, according to Beijing Education Examination Authority.
So, what is behind the lowering age of overseas Chinese students?
First, going abroad is an alternative to the national college entrance exam, which has long been described as a stampede of \bridge”.
“The enormous pressure will definitely harm a child’s physical and mental health, and I don’t think it's worthwhile that all the hard work goes into a one-time exam,” he added.
Lu Jun, a senior consultant at Chivast Education International Co. which is the first approved intermediary agency by the Ministry of Education, said most Chinese parent firmly believe that the younger their children go abroad, the sooner they get accustomed to the local cultural and social environment
Studying abroad can cultivate young students to be more independent and more adaptable to new environments. These abilities will help them in job-hunting in the future, said Lu
In the next decade, the population of China's middle class will reach some 400 million from its current 150 million, according to the Boston Consulting Group forecast.
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