116 People learn in different ways. Some people learn by doing things; other people learn by reading about things; others learn by listening to people talk about things. Which of these methods of learning is best for you? Use specific examples to support your choice.
學習有不同的方式：親手操作、閱讀或者聆聽別人的教誨，哪種方式最適合你？
1 讀書可以培養交流能力
段落大意：讀書可以增強孩子們在以後的學習和工作中的交流能力。
Reading skills are essential for success in society today. The ability to read is highly valued and very important for social and economic advancement. Instilling reading into a child's life can prove to be one of the most valuable skills that they will ever learn. As a result of reading books, the child will be more likely to read and speak in front of people. This is a very marketable skill to have for school and in the workforce.
2 讀書對理解能力、社交能力、自信心的鍛煉
段落大意：讀書可以增強人們的理解能力、社交能力和自信心。
One of the effects that reading has on a person is the ability to understand more terms or words over a period of time. This is commonly referred to as comprehension. Reading can be a challenge, but it must be met accordingly in order to succeed. Children who are successful readers tend to exhibit progressive social skills. The confidence in reading only comes from the daily practice of reading. One good way to accomplish the task of reading is reading books. Reading books can develop a person's comprehension by learning new words. The easiest way to do this is to look up words that are not understood when they are first read in the dictionary. Writing these words down and reciting them aloud also help to memorize them. Applying these new words in everyday speaking will increase language skills and boost confidence of the speaker as well.
3 讀書對於詞彙的擴充和語言的理解有重要作用
段落大意：讀書可以擴充人們的詞彙量，增強人們對詞彙的理解。
The second effect that reading books has is vocabulary growth. Along the same lines of comprehension, the growth of vocabulary is also very important. Having a large vocabulary is not only impressive but also useful in many areas of public speaking. For example, many politicians say the same things over and over again, and to the untrained listener this might go on unnoticed. Their ability to do this comes largely from an extensive vocabulary base. Many different words have the same meaning, or as they are more commonly referred to, are synonyms. Upon looking up a word in the dictionary, one might be surprised to realize that they already know its definition. By cross-checking these words and learning their synonyms, one's vocabulary is being established. As a result of reading books over a period of time, a learning process is formed.
113 The government has announced that it plans to build a new university. Some people think that your community would be a good place to locate the university. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of establishing a new university in your community. Use specific details in your discussion.
政府宣布打算建一所新大學，有人認為你家所在的社區是建立大學的好地方。比較其好處與壞處。
030 It has recently been announced that a new high school may be built in your community. Do you support or oppose this plan? Why? Use specific reasons and details in your answer.
據說會在你們社區內建一所高中。你同意還是反對？為什麼？
1 建立私立學校的必要性及優勢
段落大意：私立學校的教育更容易為孩子們打下良好基礎，無論是在他們的學習還是工作能力上。
As time goes by, Americans have increasingly paid more attention to the schooling process, trying harder all the time to get the best education possible for their children. As a result, more parents are turning from the public school systems to the private schools. This happens for several reasons. First, students that graduate from private schools tend to be better prepared for college. Second, private schools open up many opportunities to succeed in the business world. Last, private schools allow parents and students to decide which school will provide the best education. Overall, private schools offer a better education for high school students than public schools.
2 社區學校的種種優勢
段落大意：教育被全社會認為是很重要的事業。在社區建立學校，方便家長，便於學生交流。
Many people in today's society believe it's wise to send their children to private schools. When making the decision on whether to put children in public or private schools, they look to four main factors: the curriculum, the class size, the graduation rate, and the cost. When people have to pay for something, their first thought is, “Will I be getting what I'm paying for?”With a private school education, the amount you have to pay is usually well worth it. Here students can find people who are just like them and can associate better.
141 If you could make one important change in a school that you attended, what change would you make? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer.
如果能在你就讀的學校做出一項重要的變化，你會改變什麼？
1 交流能力對現代企業的重要性
段落大意：有效的交流是現代企業成功的一個必備因素（因此本題可以作為在學校裏加強培養學生交流能力的重要性的依據）。
Effective communication is critical for the success of any organization. Through the use of proper communication skills, individuals will be more able to function as a group, thus allowing organizations to share information, to analyze situations and to set goals.
2 交流能力對經濟發展的重要性
段落大意：交流是企業對抗來自國內外發展阻力的手段。
In today's turbulent economic environment with rapid technological change, communication is critical in allowing a business to deal with the restructuring of national and international economies, in preventing market saturation, and in allowing a business to deal with their competitors more effectively.
3 學校教育對交流能力的重視和培養
段落大意：各大學已經開始注意交流培訓的重要性。
Oral communication skills have, in fact, been found to be the second most important job skill by the American Society of Personnel Administrators. Even business colleges have begun to recognize the importance of communication skills in business success, and many have begun to offer their own communication classes.
4 理財能力的培養
段落大意：貨幣管理的概念及其重要性。
Money management is all about discipline and how we handle risks that is not overtrading, cutting your losses, and letting your profit run. In other words, money management is the process of analyzing trades for risks and potential profits, determining how many risks, if any, are acceptable and managing a trade positioning to control risks and maximize profitability. The importance of money management can best be shown through drawdown analysis which shows the amount of money you lose intrading, expressed as a percentage of your total trading equity. Drawdown analysis does not measure overall performance. It only indicates the money lost while achieving that performance. Its calculation begins only with a losing trade and continues as long as the account hits new equity lows.
5 危機管理的能力
段落大意：危機意識充斥著整個世界的經濟發展領域，學生們應該學習危機管理的能力。
Taking an overview of the worldwide activities in the developing economical industry, we can find that many corporations are exposed to a number of risks that arise in the ordinary courses of their business. Risk management is therefore an integral part of our business processes and decisions, together with corporate governance. Each operating unit or business entity is accountable for managing the risks associated with its regional or worldwide business. In general, the risk management policy is to take advantage of opportunities while taking on only those risks that are necessarily associated with creating economic values.
135 Some high schools require all students to wear school uniforms. Other high schools permit students to decide what to wear to school. Which of these two school policies do you think is better? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
有些中學要求學生穿校服，而有些學校則允許學生決定自己的穿著。你更傾向於哪種？
1 校服是學校在權威和秩序方麵的體現
段落大意：校服對彰顯學校權威和維持學校秩序有著重要作用。
Public schools have recently stepped up to their ‘A’game around the country. For a while, dress codes have been implemented in private and parochial schools across the country. It wasn't until more recently that the issue was brought to discussion in public schools. Uniforms serve a purpose to the schools that are adapting the change in attire. The uniform dress code has helped make private and parochial schools more prestigious for their organization and the results of it. Uniforms would be beneficial to the public school system because a lot of what the public school system is known for would be stopped because of the newly executed dress code.
2 學校秩序的下滑，使得穿校服的規定十分重要
段落大意：近年來學校的秩序在各方麵都有所下滑，穿校服的規定有利於扭轉這種局麵。
In recent years, the face of public schools has changed drastically. Our schools always intended to be a place where the students could go and learn in a safe and secure environment. Unfortunately for us, the times have changed; discipline, safety and security in our public schools have all fallen by the wayside. Today, our children are faced with the growing threat of violence and crime in their classrooms. In aspirations of bringing back the essential requirements for education in the classroom, numerous parents, teachers, and school officials have come to the conclusion that the requirement of wearing school uniforms is a clear-cut step in reversing the downward trend of our schools. The majority feel that school uniforms will help expedite the effort to guide our schools in the right direction. The implementation of school uniforms has the potential to help bring under control the disciplinary problems found in schools, and it can fulfill the goal in many ways.
114 Some people think that the family is the most important influence on young adults. Other people think that friends are the most important influence on young adults. Which view do you agree with? Use examples to support your position.
有人認為家人對年輕人的影響最大；另一些人則認為朋友的影響最大。你同意哪種觀點？
066 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Classmates are a more important influence than parents on a child's success in school. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
你是否同意，同學比父母對孩子在學校的成功影響更大？
002 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents are the best teachers. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
你是否同意父母是最好的老師？
1 知識量的增加有賴於家長的幫助
段落大意：家長對孩子知識量的強化和擴充有著很重要的作用。
Today, the push for more accountability of student performance has changed how an assessment will be measured and judged in public schools. Not only will students be assessed through their test scores, but also through their attendance, school work, and behaviors. Parents share with schools the responsibility for the advancement of their children's knowledge. Different tests are given to measure their intelligence level which is either used to compare one student to another or measure their performance based on a preexisting body of knowledge. The scores from the tests help the schools determine the advancement of a student from grade to grade, and provide them with additional educational help. Accountability needs to be applied to everyone, including the administrators, teachers, parents, and students.
2 家長在價值觀方麵對孩子的影響
段落大意：家長通過幫助孩子樹立正確的價值觀影響孩子的成長。
The teenage period is important in life because most people decide their majors and establish their values during this period. There are many factors influencing their decisions and values. In my opinion, the family has the most important influence on young adults, because they establish right values through their family's good advice and are helped to choose the right path for their future.
3 孩子和家長應該建立良好的關係
段落大意：孩子和家長應該建立互相理解和關愛的關係，以縮小他們之間的誤解和代溝。
A good parent-child relationship should be set up on the basis of mutual understanding and respect. Parents can not impose their ideas on their children. They should treat their children as independent individuals. It is advisable for the parents to learn to listen to their children's ideas and encourage them to think on their own rather than decide everything for them. On the other hand, children should listen to their parents' advice, for they're more experienced, and try to be understanding when there is disagreement with parents. Always keep one thing in mind —whatever they do results from their love for us. It is necessary for children to exchange ideas with parents from time to time so that the gap between parents and children will be narrowed.
124 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is more important for students to study history and literature than it is for them to study science and mathematics. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
學習曆史和文學比學習科學和數學更重要。你是否同意？
1 學生對文學興趣喪失的現狀
段落大意：很多學生現在已經失去了對文化、藝術的熱情。
Here is a question which may puzzle students who are interested in science and mathematics before entering university: “How can I be a scientist or a mathematician?”Some of them have lost interests in history, literature, geography, music and art, and think that they are irrelevant to their choices. Therefore, they have spent less time in learning these “unimportant”subjects at school. A proper answer may be found after we make clear the difference between a scientist and a mathematician.
2 應培養學生的綜合素質
段落大意：學生應該掌握各方麵的知識，培養各方麵的素質。
For those puzzled middle school graduates/students, they'd better first make sure what education involves. Education involves cultivating intellectually, culturally, morally and physically. We go to school to learn different things from books and teachers. We go to school to get trainings of various kinds in order to be well-behaved, intelligent, considerate, creative, imaginative and useful to society. We get to know cultural differences of different times and different countries; we learn to distinguish right from wrong and cultivate our patriotism; we also have physical training to build up good health. Every kind of knowledge learned at this period will offer us a window to a more splendid world of science and culture, and will help us develop our healthy characters and a good structure of knowledge. We are enlightened and inspired to learn more and know more about the world and ourselves.
3 科學和文學之間相互統一的關係
段落大意：科學揭示自然界奧秘，文學探尋真理，二者可以統一。
Science can be an inspiration for literature. Normally we think of science as one kind of human investigation and literature as another, and that the two do not have anything in common. Yet in science fiction we have the bringing-together of these two disciplines, either from the perspectiveof the literary imagination or that of the scientific mind. Science examines the nature of the real world and seeks by means of technology and hard logic to gain an understanding of it; it works with evidence. Literature seeks for truth, which does not necessarily lie in the real world around us but rather in our minds and our imaginations; it works with insight.