Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Which Counts More, Arts or Science ? You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words according to the following guidelines:
Some people believe that liberal arts is more important because they think it is about human and mind, and history created by the men with great mind.
Others argue that science and technology drive the society to move forward, so science counts more than arts.
What’s your opinion? Why?
審題立意
1. 導語解讀:要求考生根據(jù)給定的語境就“文科更重要還是理科更重要?”這一話題進行闡述,并提出自己的觀點和看法。
2. 文章立意:文理科是人類學科的自然分類,有人認為文科重于理科,有人認為理科重于文科,而我傾向于認為理科更重要,但同時不可忽略文科。
寫作思路
1. 第一段簡要描述問題,然后指出不同人在面對這個問題時有不同的答案。
2. 第二段通過對比論證的方式闡述正反兩方觀點:一方認為人文藝術更重要,另一方則認為科學更重要。
3. 第三段明確地表達自己的觀點,在重視理科的基礎上也要注意文科的學習。
參考范文
Which Counts More, Arts or Science?
The question of whether liberal arts or science is of greater importance has always been under discussion. When you ask different people about it, they will invariably give different answers. 1
Some people believe that liberal arts is more important because arts is about human and mind, and history created by the men with great mind. For instance, the laws and regulations formulated by them guarante the smooth running of the society. Besides, the diverse cultures and habitudes derived from arts in different regions eventually give rise to various nations. All of these lay the foundation for the development of our society. 2 However, others argue that science counts more than arts because science and technology drive the society to move forward. For example, our ancestors learned to cultivate crops and use the fire through science in the beginning and then managed to invent sundry tools to promote living conditions. 3
In my opinion, I have a preference for science, with which human beings create the material life and moral life as well. 4 But if we only rely on science, sometimes we may still be unable to solve some problems. Therefore, we should be trained in science from a humanistic approach. 5
文科和理科哪個更重要?
文科與理科孰輕孰重的問題一直爭論不斷。當被問及此問題時,不同的人總有不同的答案。
一些人認為文科更加重要,因為它關乎人類及其思想的問題,而且關乎具有偉大思想的人創(chuàng)造的歷史。例如,它們制定的法律法規(guī)保障了社會的平穩(wěn)運行。此外,從文科中衍生出的不同地區(qū)的多樣文化與習俗最終形成了多樣的民族。這些都為我們社會的發(fā)展奠定了基礎。然而,另一些人則認為,理科更為重要,因為科技推動了社會的進步。例如,我們的祖先起初通過科學學會了耕種和使用火種,然后又成功地發(fā)明了各式各樣的工具,改善了生活條件。
在我看來,我更看中理科,正是因為有了科學,人類才能創(chuàng)造物質(zhì)生活以及精神生活。但如果我們僅僅依賴科學,有時一些問題也無法解決。所以,我們應該接受帶有人文主義關懷的科學訓練。
范文點評
1. 引出文科理科孰輕孰重的話題,并指出人們對此問題有不同看法。
2. 首先引出提綱中所給定的第一個觀點,并結(jié)合例子從兩個方面加以論證。
3. 引出提綱中所給定的第二個觀點,加以闡述并舉例說明。
4. 提出自己的觀點:更看重理科。
5. 進一步指出,不排斥人文文科,應兩者兼顧,升華全文主旨。
要點用法
formulate v. 制定
derive v. 衍生
habitude n. 習俗
cultivate v. 開墾;種植
sundry adj. 各式各樣的
humanistic adj. 人文學科的
句法點評
1. The question of whether liberal arts or science is of greater importance has always been under discussion.
本句主干為The question has always been under discussion,而whether liberal arts or science is of greater importance是whether...or...引導的賓語從句,充當介詞of的賓語,be under discussion意為“在討論之中”。
2. In my opinion, I have a preference for science, with which human beings create the material life and moral life as well.
句中包含了with which引導的定語從句,屬于“介詞+關系代詞”引出的定語從句,介詞可以還原到從句中,如本句中的定語從句with which human beings create the material life and moral life as well可還原為which human beings create the material life and moral life as well with。