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Describeanacademicsubjectthatyouenjoylearning.Explainwhyitisimportanttoyou.Includereasonsandexamplestosupportyourresponse.Myfavoritesubjectinschoolwasmath.Ilovemathbecausenomatterhowcomplextheproblemsare,therearealwayssolutionstothem,andIcanalwaysfindthesolutions.MaybeIhaveinheritedacertaingiftfrommyparentswhoarebothscientists.AndthedayIfirststartedtolearnalgebrawasfantastic.Suddenly,thereweren’tjustnumbersinvolved,butletterstoo!Thatopenedupanewworldofpossibilities.Irememberspendinganentirerainyafternoonjustsolvingalgebraproblemsforfun.Ialsolovemathbecauseitiseverywherearoundyou.Themeasurementsforthebuildingyou’rein,theequationsnecessarytomakeacarenginerun…Mathissofundamentaltoourlives.It’swonderful.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Childrenshouldberequiredtohelpwithhouseholdtasksaslongastheygrowoldenoughtodoso.Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.1：Inmyopinion,childrenshouldnotberequiredtohelpwithhouseholdworkbecausealotofhouseholdstasksaredangerousforchildrenanditalsotakesachildalotmoretimetocompletethosetasks.Forexample,mymomonceaskedmetodothedishesforherwhenIwasnineyearsold.AsitturnedoutmyhandswerenotstrongenoughtoholdtheslipperydishesandIaccidentallybrokeacoupleofdishes.Myfingerswereslightlyhurtbythebrokenpiecesanditactuallytookmymommoretimetocleanthedishesbecauseshehadtokeepaneyeonmethewholetime.范文2：Givingchildrenhouseholdtaskscanbuildself-esteem.Gettingachoredoneandngitwellcangiveyourchildamajorsenseof plishment.My7-year-oldnephewvacuumsandcleanstheflooreveryweekendwithamicrofibercloth.Hesometimesgrumbleswhenhe’snotinthemoodtodowork,butheusuallygetsintoitoncehegetsstarted.Andthelookofsatisfactionhegetsonhisfacewhenhewranglespilesofdustbunnies:Priceless.What’smore,helwithhouseholdtaskshelpschildrentolearnto eindependentandincreasestheirawarenessofresponsibility.Lastly,nghouseholdworkprovidesagoodopportunityforparentstocommunicatewithchildren,whichcanenhancetherelationshipamongfamilymembers.范文3：Itisaverygoodideatohavechildrendochoresaroundthehouse.Ialsothinkthatthiscanstartataveryearlyage.Itisnotnecessarilyaboutgettingthejobdone,becausetheparentscandothedishesmuchfasterwhentheydoitthemselves.Itisaboutteachingthechildrenthateverybodyinthefamilyhastopitchin,thatworkdoesn’tgetdonebyitselfandthattherewillcomeadaywhentheywillbetheonesresponsibletogetthingsdone.It’sgoodtobepreparedforthelifetheywillliveontheirownoneday.Ialsothinkithelpschildren emoreself-sufficientandgivethembetterself-awarenesswhentheycandosomethingforsomebodyelseandderivesatisfactionfromthat.3【個人倡議】一個學(xué)生寫倡議書建議學(xué)校的劇院應(yīng)pay在theater打工的volunteerassistants并且givethemspecifictrainings.好處1:能讓assistants不用再做其它的工作，能更專注于劇院工作。好處2:可提高assistants的技能和工作效率?！緦W(xué)生態(tài)度】男生totally贊成此計(jì)劃。理由1:如果做assistants能getpaid,thenstudentsneedn’ttodootherrealjobs,sotheywillnotbelateorabsentanymoreandwillnot影響theater的工作。理由2：如果assistantsgettrainedstepbystep;Theirskillswillbeimprovedandtheycanoperatecomplexnewequipmentefficientlyandtheplaywillbebetter.音頻 /Vip/Revieper/78第1/2Thestudentlettersuggeststhattheschoolshouldpaythevolunteerswhoareworkingasassistantsfortheschool’stheaterandgivesometrainingtothesevolunteers.Intheconversation,themansupportsthisproposal.Hesaysthatfirst,whenpeoplegetpaid,thefeeltheyarengarealjob,sotheywillworkmoreseriouslyandwillfeellessofaneedtotakeotherjobs.Second,iftheycangetthechancetoreceivesometraining,theycanknowhowtohandletheequipmentmoreskillfully,andthequalityoftheplaywillbeimprovedaswell.4.【】心理學(xué)的一個概念subject-expectancyeffect(受試者期待效應(yīng)).大意是：人的【教授舉例】教授舉了個例子。一個公司的一組officeworkers感覺工作壓力大，sluggish,tired.Researchers讓他們每天服用維fortwoweeks。并且告知他們這種Vitaminshaveaspecialelementthatcanimprovetheenergy和工作效率。但實(shí)際上這種維是一個”fakevitamin”,hasnospecialelements.但結(jié)果顯示，Theofficeworkersfeltmoreenergeticandworkedfaster.音頻 /Vip/Revieper/78第3/4范文1：Thetermsubject-expectancyeffectreferstoaphenomenoninexperimentsinwhichtheexperimentersexpectationcausestheexperimenterstoactinwaysthatinfluencethebehavioroftheparticipantstoachievethedesiredresultsIntheprofessor’sexamplesomeworkerswererequiredtotakesomepillsthatwereclaimedtobevitaminsbytheresearcherinanexperimentbutinfactwerenotTheexperimentertoldtheseparticipantsthatthesepillswouldmakethemmoreproductiveandenergeticthanusual,whichcreatedanexpectationamongtheparticipantsandchangedtheirbehavior.Acoupleofweekslater,alltheworkersthoughtthattheywereenergizedbythesepillsandclaimedthattheyhadbeenmoreproductiveandenergeticbecauseofthepills.Itwastheexpectationoftheresearcherandtheparticipantsthatgeneratedsuchresultsinsteadofthepills.2：Thereadingpassageintroducesatermcalledsubjectexpectancyeffectwhichoftenoccursinresearchexperimentswhenasubject’sexpectationofagivenresultcanaffectandevenbiastheeoftheexperiment.Thelecturerthengivesanexampletofurtherexplainthisterm.Agroupofofficeworkersweregivenfakevitamins,andwereledtobelievethatthesevitaminscouldmakethemmoreenergeticatwork.Inrealitythesevitaminshadnosucheffect.However,believingthatwhattheyhadwererealvitamins,theseofficeworkerswereobservedtobeperformingmoreenergeticallyandmoreefficientlyatwork.5【學(xué)生】的父母在weekend要來visit她，她很激動。她父母會住在她租的校外公寓apartment里，但是apartment很臟亂，而且在晚上之前她還要參加一個chemistrymeeting，沒時間cleanthehouse.【解決方案】自己說出兩種方案：方案1.不去attendchemistrymeeting，而用一下午時間打掃公寓。優(yōu)點(diǎn)是房間會很干凈，缺點(diǎn)是chemistrymeeting對她很重要，她有很多東西不懂需要去會上弄明白，落下的知識很難補(bǔ)回來。方案2.meetingrushhometocleanthehouse.缺點(diǎn)是這樣只會有幾分鐘的時間所以不會搞干凈makeitclean，她說她父母音頻 第5答案1：Thewomanintheconversationishavingadifficulttimedecidingwhethersheshouldskipherchemistrymeetingovertheweekendbecauseshewouldliketocleanupherapartmentbeforeherparentsarrivetovisither.Thefirstsolutiontoherproblemisthatsheskipsthechemistrymeetingtocleanherapartment.Alternatively,shecanrushhometocleanupherplaceafterthechemistrymeeting.Iallypreferthesecondsolution.Accordingtothiswoman,herparentsalreadyknowthatshe，salwaysbeenamessy sotheyshallbeabletounderstanditifherapartmentisnotveryneat.Thatwayshewon’thavetomissanythingfromthechemistrymeetingandworryaboutnotbeingabletocatchupwiththematerials.答案2：Thegirl’sparentsarecomingtoherschooltovisitherandtheyaregoingtostayatherrentedapartment.Butthegirl’sapartmentistoomessysosheneedssometimetocleantheroombeforeherparentsarrive.Theproblemisthatshehasachemistrygroupdiscussiontoattendintheafternoonsoshehastwochoices–toskipthisgroupdiscussionandstartcleaningtheapartmentrightaway,ortowaituntilafterthegroupdiscussiontodothis.Iwould mendthegirltotakethesecondchoice.Ithinkthechemistrygroupdiscussionmustbeveryimportantforthegirlbecauseasshehasmentioned,sheisstillconfusedaboutsomeimportantconceptsinchemistrythatneedtobeclearedupinthisdiscussion.Itwouldbeapityifthegirlmissedthisopportunity.Also,thegirlcanexplaintoherparentsthatshehasbeentoobusywithherstudyrecentlytohavetimeforclean-ups.Ithinkherparentswouldunderstandthegirl.Anyway,herparentsshouldalreadyknowthattheirdaughterisnota whopaysmuchattentiontocleannessandorder.6birdsareabletomigrateforgreatdistancesbecauseoftworeasons:原因一,storeenergyinformoffatbeforemigration.舉例hummingbird(蜂鳥)是atinybird,要連飛22-25小時,severalmonthsbeforeimmigration,theywilleatandeatandeattoincreasebodyfat,Theywillincrease40%infat，能量也增加了，就有力氣長途飛行了，飛完之后全都用完。原因二，reducetheneedforenergy.舉例：hawk（鷹，它們飛到很高的高度，barelyflaptheirwings大多數(shù)時間在天空，dependonthermalcomingupfromearth滑翔tosaveenergy這樣，hawk就可能連續(xù)長途飛行了。音頻 第6Thelectureexplainswhymigratingbirdscanflynon-stopforgreatdistances.Thefirstkeyistolaydownenoughfatreserves.Forexample,theBbirdseatmuchmorefoodthanusualbeforethebeginningoftheirmigration.Theycanputonasmuchas40%ofadditionalweight,andmuchofthisweightisstoredasfatinthebodyreadytoburnforthebirds?long-distancetravel.Thesecondkeyistoexploitthewindsintheirfavorsotheycancoverthedistancebyminimizingwingmovementthusconsuminglessenergy.Forexample,theHbirdscanrelyonthermalsrisingfromthegroundtogainaltitudeeffortlessly.Describethedifferencesbetweentwosingersthatyouarefamiliarwith.Pleaseincludereasonsandexamplestosupportyourresponse.ThetwosingersIamfamiliarwithareLadyGagaandBeyonce.TherearetwomajordifferencesIfindbetweenthem.First,LadyGagahasreceivedtraininginclassicalandjazzmusicsoinherliveperformances,shelikestoimprovisehermusicandplaythepianoherself.Beyonceismorefocusedondancingandsinging.Second,LadyGagaholdscertainstrongviewstowardthesocietyandtheyoungergeneration.Thereforeatherconcertssheoftentalksaboutembracingdiversityintheworldandencouragesyoungpeopletobewhotheyare.Beyonceontheotherhandtalksmoreoftenaboutpovertyandracialequality.Somepeopleprefertoeatfastfoodinafast-foodrestaurant.Othersprefernotto.Whichdoyoupreferandwhy?Pleaseincludereasonsanddetailsinyourresponse.答案1：Idon’tliketoeatfoodinafast-foodrestaurant.Healthismyfirstconcern.Fastfoodisknowntohavepoornutritionalvaluebecauseitishighincaloriesfatssugarsandotherunhealthyingredients.Mynextconcerniswiththediningenvironmentofafast-foodrestaurantwhichisoftencrowdedandnoisy,andthereappeartobequeueseverywhere.SoIwouldavoidgoingtoafast-foodrestaurantInstead,IwouldgotoasmallbutcozyrestaurantorcaféwhereIcansitcomfortablyinachairenjoyreadingthelatests,andmaybelistentosomenicemusicwhilehavingalovelyafternoontea.2：ally,Iprefernottoeatfastfood.First,fastfoodisusuallyhigh-fatandhigh-carbohydrate,whichisreallyunhealthyforus.Forexample,inmylastsemesterincollege,Ihadalotoffastfoodduringthefinals,andIwasgettingfatandfeelingtiredeasily.ThenIrealizedfastfoodprovidesnonutritionalvaluetoourbody.Inaddition,thereareplentyofotheroptionsforfoodIcanchoosefrominthecityI’mlivinginandthespeedofthoseplacesisjustasfastasafastfoodrestaurantForinstancethesoupnoodleplaceinmyneighborhoodservesfoodwithinfiveminutesuponorderandthefoodthereismuchhealthier.fineartsfineartcourses（1workrequirevariousability,goodforwork2)helpstudentsrelaxmajorfield的課程，對就業(yè)不好；（2不 第3 第3Theuniversityisgoingtorequirestudentstotakeadditionalcoursesinfineartsandthemanintheconversationdisagreeswiththispolicy.First，theuniversitybelievesthatfineartscoursesrequirevariousskills,whichwillbenefitstudents’careersinthelongrun.However,themanintheconversationwouldliketoworkforabankafterhegraduates.Ifhetakesadditionalfineartscourses,histimeforcoursesinhismajorfieldwillbelimited,whichwillnegativelyaffecthisprofessionalexpertise.Second,theuniversitythinksthatfineartscoursescanhelpstudentstakesometimeawayfromtheiracademiccoursesandrelax.Themanintheconversation,ontheotherhand,thinksthatthesecourseswillinduceadditionalstressforstudentswhodon，thaveatalentinarts.Forthesereasons,themanintheconversationopposesthenewplan.閱讀：self-servingbias,success歸功于自己。failureIQ，然后不管他們考怎樣，就把考生分成兩interview，發(fā)現(xiàn)，考高分的會說是因?yàn)樽约旱闹橇λ礁?；考不好的會blame，說他們被很多factors影響了。比如unclearinstructionsandtrickyquestions. 第4 第4Theterm―eslf-servingbias‖referstoacognitiveprocessinwhichpeoplefocusontheirownachievementsandstrengthswhileattributingtheirfailurestootherfactorsinordertomaintaintheirself-esteem.TheprofessorusestheexampleofanIQtestexperimenttodemonstratetheinfluenceofself-servingbias.AgroupofpeoplewereaskedtotaketheIQtestandthenthesepeoplewereseparatedintotwogroupsregardlessoftheirtestresults.Theexperimentertoldonegroupthattheydidwellonthetestandtoldtheothergroupthattheydidbadlyonthetest.Asaresultofself-servingbias,thegroupthatthoughttheydidwelltoldtheinterviewerthatitwasbecausetheywerehighlyinligent.However,theothergroupwhothoughttheydidbadlyblamedotherfactorsfortheirbadresults,suchastheunclearinstructionsandtrickyquestions.hurthisfeethospitalclinic音頻 /Vip/Revieper/15第5音頻 /Vip/Revieper/16第5Themanintheconversationjusthurthisfeetbutdoesn’thaveenoughtimetogotothedoctorbecausehehastoprepareforanexamtomorrow.Hecaneitherstillgotothedoctortodayorwaituntilhefinisheshisexamtomorrow.Inmyopinion,itisbetterforthemantogotothedoctorafterhefinisheshisexamtomorrow.First，ifhegoestothedoctortoday,theremightbealotofpeoplewaitinginline.Histimewillbewastedandhewillmissoutthereviewsessionforhisexam.Foracollegestudent,academicperformanceshouldalwaysbeapriority.Second,ifhegoestothehospitalafterhefinisheshisexamthenextday,hewillbebetterpreparedfortheexamandcanvisitthedoctorwithlessworryandstress.Therefore,Ipreferthesecondsolution.Adaptation(1)、舉例：Douglasfir(冷杉）的樹皮很厚。當(dāng)遇到森林大火時，這種樹Adaptation(2)、舉例：某種pine，當(dāng)發(fā)生森林大火時，火從樹干lower往高處蔓延。在火燒到樹高處branches前，樹枝會自動脫落，從而大火向高處樹枝蔓延。Inthelecture,theprofessortalksabouttwophysicaladaptationsplantshavedevelopedinresponsetoforestfires,includinggrowingthickbarktoprotectinnerlivingtissuesandtheabilitytoself-prune.TheprofessorusestheexamplesofDouglasFirsandPonderosaPinestoillustratehowthesetwoadaptationshavehelpedthosetreessurviveinforestfires.First,DouglasFirshavegrownthickbarkwhichallowsDouglasFirstoinsulatethemselvesfromtheheatofflamesduringforestfires,keetheirinternaltemperaturelowandthereforepreservingmoistureandnutritionthatarevitaltotheirsurvival.Second,PonderosaPinesareabletograduallyshedtheirlowerbranchesinfires.Asforestfiresusuallystartfromthelowerground,bysheddingtheirlowerbranches,PonderosaPinescanpreventthefirefromburningallthewayuptotheircanopy,whichgivesPonderosaPinesabetterchancetosurviveinforestfires.Describeaspecialeventoroccasionwhichyou'veexperiencedwithyourfamilyorfriends.Explainwhyitwasmemorabletoyou.Includereasonsandexamplestosupportyourresponse.答案1:MyparentsthrewahugeHalloweenpartyoneyearwhenIwasaboutseven.ItwasinterestingbecausetheyneverdidstufflikethatOurhousewasalwayscalmandquiet!Wedidn’tevenhavepeopleoverfordinner,really.But,forwhateverreason,wehadamassiveHalloweenpartythatyear.Idon’tevenknowhowmanypeoplewerethere.Itwassofunwehadblacklightsandfakecobwebsalloverourfrontporch.Peoplewerebobbingforapplesinthebackyard.IremembermysisterandIchasingeachotherthroughthefakegravestones,dressedinourcostumes,justhavingthetimeofourlives!Itwasanunforgettablenight!答案2:Irecentlyattendedmycousin’sweddingceremonywithmyfamily.MycousinisanengineerwhoisnowlivingandworkingintheU.SItwasreallyagrandoccasion.Alltherelativesincludingmy90yearoldgrandpawerepresentWehadamagnificentdinneratarestaurantDuringthedinnerwetalked,proposedtoaststoeachother,andmadewishestothecouple.Weallhadawesometimeattheweddingceremony.Actually,itwasalsoafare-wellparty;afterthewedding,mycousinwouldhavetogobacktotheStates.Wewouldn’tgettoseehimveryoftenafterthewedding.Weshouldmisshim!Somepeopleprefertogetadvicefromolderpeopleliketheirparentsorgrandparents.Othersprefertogetadvicefromtheirpeersofthesameorsimilarage.Whatwaydoyoupreferandwhy?Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouropinion.Ithinkitalldependsonwhattypesofproblemsyouaredealingwith.Iencountermanydifferentkindsofproblemseveryday.SomeofthemarereallysmallandmaybetooalsoIonlyaskmyclosefriendsforhelp.ForexampleifIamextremelysadaboutmygirlfriendbreakingupwithme.Iwouldneverturntomyparentsforhelp.Instead,Iwouldtalkwithmyfriendswhocanoffermecomfort.However,onotheroccasions,theremaybecomplicatedproblemsandtosolvethemrequiresskillsandexperiencefarbeyondmyownknowledgeorcapability,anditisatthismomentthatIthinkolderpeople’shelporadviceismuchmorevaluable.【學(xué)校通知】大學(xué)機(jī)房(computerlab)的新政策(newprintingpolicy):每個學(xué)生每次到機(jī)房最多只能免費(fèi)(forfree)打10頁(pages).打印10頁之后超過10頁的部分每頁(perpage)要收5美分(charge5cents).1:督促學(xué)生節(jié)約用紙。好處2:學(xué)?？捎盟檬杖?withthemoney【學(xué)生態(tài)度】贊成此計(jì)劃(“theideaisOKwithme”).理由1:以前免費(fèi)打的時候，她看(shealwaysseealotofstudentsprinttonsofmaterialsometimesonlyatitleoranauthorisprintedonapieceofpaperandtherestofthepaperisleftblank.It’sahugewasteofmaterial.)如果的話，學(xué)生就會仔細(xì)考慮要打印什么打印重要的頁面而非全部頁面(usepapermoreefficientlyandselectively,studentsjotdownthetitleortheauthorandprintonlynecessaryinformationratherthanprintingwholepage).2:打印機(jī)緊缺，有時期要等待，所得收入可以用來購置給學(xué)生們用(thereareonlyafewprinters,studentshavetowaittoprintThemoneywillbeusedtobuynewprinters)，就可有效減少在期(busyhours)時的等待時間(waitingtime),不會發(fā)生以前人多時不夠用 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第3Theschoolhasmadeanewpolicylimitingfreeprintinginthecomputerlab.Inthefuturestudentscanonlyprint10pagesforfreeandhavetopay5centsforeachadditionalpage.Thepolicyisintendedtosavepaper,andthemoneychargedcanbeusedtopurchasemoreprinters.Intheconversation,thegirlsupportsthispolicy.Shesaysthatthispolicywillmakestudentsmoreconsciousabouthowmanypagestheyneedtoprint,sotheywillavoidprintingthoseunnecessarypageslikethetitle.Also,sheagreesthatthemoneywhichstudentspayforadditionalprintingcanbeusedtopurchasemoreandbetterprinters,whichwillsavestudentsalotoftimeinthebusyhours.4.】placemarketing(地區(qū))是anareaidentifythefeaturesofaplace來做，可以和其他的地方區(qū)別開來，吸引游客attractpotentialvisitors.提高經(jīng)濟(jì)。atownnearoceanwantstoimproveitseconomyaverybeautifulbeachwithbicyclepathsconnectedtobeacharoundthetown.游客可以ridebicycle往來于downtown和beach之間，不像其他地會巨drive.Sotheernmentdecidedtoemphasisthismajorfeaturetoattractpeoplewhoarefondofphysicalactivities.TheyadvertisedthisfeatureonTVandmagazine宣傳在這個town不僅可以欣賞美面的beach,還能參加各種physicalactivities,比如playvolleyballandjoggingonthebeach.騎自行車等.Itturnedouttobesuccessful,吸引了很多active的youngpeople來玩。town里的新business,比如ho 展起來了。最后，這個town的經(jīng)濟(jì)也發(fā)展了(promotetheeconomy)。Placemarketingisamarketingstrategytopromotethemostuniquefeaturesofaplaceinordertoattracttouriststothisplace.Theprofessorfurtherillustrateshowplacemarketingworks.Hegivestheexampleofaseasidetown,whichhasabeautifulbeachandmanybicyclepathsaroundit.Sothetownusestheseasitsuniquefeaturesformarketingns,advertisingthattouristscannotonlyenjoybeautifulbeach,butalsoplayvolleyball,docyclingandothersportsactivities.Thisappealparticularlytotheinterestsofactiveyoungpeople,sothetownreceivesalargenumberofyoungtourists,andasaresultthetown’shoandrestaurantindustriesbegintothrive,leadingtoaprosperoustowneconomy.5.【學(xué)生】一個女的暑假要去另一個州(inanotherstate)打工(dosummerjob),幫她導(dǎo)師做maymessupherroom.建議2:租兩套房(paysbothrents).等她假期回來后繼續(xù)居住。但說她打算用暑假打工的錢買電腦(getmoneytopurchaseanewcomputer),如果兩邊都付了房租, 第5 第5Thegirlistotakeasummerjobandhasfoundanewplacetolivenearthejobintown.Nowsheisnotsurewhattodowiththedormshecurrentlystaysin.Shecouldeitherrentthisdormtoanotherandcollectsomerent,orshecouldleavethedormemptybutshe'llhavetopayforboththedormandhernewapartment.Iwouldsuggestthatthegirlrentherdorm.First,byrentingouthercurrentdorm,thegirlcanmakesomeextramoneytohelpcoverthecostofhernewapartmentandalsothecomputershewantstobuy.Second,shecancarefullyselectanewtenantwhoisneatandorganized,soshedoesnothavetoworryaboutherdormbeingmessedup.Perhapsshecandosobypostinganadvertisementwithallthespecificrequirements.6.講課要點(diǎn)】AnimalCommunication:Whenanimalsareindangerstheyalarmotherindividualswithtwotypesofalarmingsignals.第一種:callsignalArobin(—種鳥）criestoalarmotherrobinsthatapredatoriscoming.Otherrobinswillflyofftosafety.第二種：chemicalalarmsignals.例如：Whenaminnow's(一種魚)skiniscut,itsskincanreleasesomechemicalsubstancetoletotherminnowsknowthatthedangerisnearby,thenotherminnowsinthesamepondwouldhide 第6 第6Thelecturetalksabouthowanimalscommunicatealarmsignalstoothermembersofthesamespecies.Therearetwotypesofsignals.Thefirsttypeisanalarmcall.Forexample,whenabirdencountersanapproachingdanger,itwouldcryoutloudlytowarntheotherbirdsnearbyaboutthisdanger.Receiversofthiscallwouldimmediayseekshelteragainstthepredator.Thesecondtypeofsignalischemicalsignal.Forexample,whenthesalmondetectsahazardunderthewater,itsskinwouldreleaseachemicalsubstancewithauniquesmell,whichservesasamessagetothersalmonsthatthereisdangeraroundsotheyshouldescape.1Talkaboutagiftyougavetosomeone.Whodidyougivethisgiftto?Whydidyougiveitto?Iboughtacameraformydadlastmonth.Iboughtitforhimbecauseherecentlyretiredandplanstotraveltheworld.Ichosethisparticularmodelbecauseit’slightandcompact.Itfitseasilyinhispocketsohedoesn’thavetocarrytoomuchweight.Theimagequalityisverygoodaswell.HiswenttoSouthAfricawiththiscameralastweekandtooksomeamazingpicturesofwildanimals.Thebestthingaboutthiscameraisthatithasbuilt-inWIFI.Itconnectstohissohecouldkeepsendingpicturestousduringtheentiretrip.2WhatkindofstrategydoyouusetohandleanoverwhelmingamountofIthinkmakingaplanaheadoftimeandstickingtoitisthewaytogo.Forexample,Ididatwenty-pagepaperformyhistoryclasslastsemester.IwasprettyconcernedaboutnotbeingabletohandleitsoIsatdownandmadeaplanbeforestartingtheproject.TheplanwastostartthewholethingbygoingtothelibrarysothatIhavealltherightbooksandmaterialformyresearch,andthentrytofinishthefirstdraftwithintwoweeks.AfterthatI’dshowittomyprofessorforfeedbacksandsuggestionsonhowtoimproveit.Ifollowedthisplanandeverythingworkedoutprettywellatthe3Whichofthefollowingperiodsinlifedoyouthinkisthehardest,beingakid,ateenageroranIthinkbeingateenageristhehardestforthefollowingreasons.First,it’shardbeingahighschoolstudent.Whatwelearninhighschoolishard!Wearestudyingsomanydifferentsubjectsallatthesametime.Thereareendlessassignmentsandteststoworryabout.IfIdon’tgetthemright,Icannotfacemyteachersandparents.Second,there’stoomuchpeerpressurebeingateenager.Peoplecomparewitheachotherabouttheclotheswewear,theshoesweputonandthegradesweget.Teenagershavetotrysohardtofitintoavoidbeingalienatedatschool.1Somepeopleprefertoliveinthepresent,othersprefertobepreparedforthefutureandplanahead.Whichdoyouprefer?Explainwhy.Iprefertoplanaheadandalwaysbereadyfortomorrow.First,Ineedtoplanaheadtofeelcertainaboutmyself.Sometimeslifehitsyouhard.Wemustanticipatethetroublescominginourwayinordertodealwiththemwhenproblemspresent.Forexample,wemustchooseamajorthathavethemostdemandonthejobmarket.Thiswaywewon’twasteourtimeonthingsthathavelittlereallifeapplication.Second,planningaheadmeansIcanalwaysstayproductive.Iplantonotonlyfinishmyeducationwithanoutstandinggrade,butalsoworkapart-timejobwhileI’mstillastudentsoafterIgraduate,I’llbeabletohavearesumethatcanimpressmyfutureemployers.2Doyouthinkit’seasiertobeateacheror1：Ithinkit’seasiertobeateacherFirststudent’slifeishardandstressfulBeingastudentmyself,Ihaveendlessandteststodealwith.IneedtospendatleastfourhoursfinishingmyassignmentseverynightIrarelygettogotosleepbeforemidnightOntheotherhand,teacherscangohomeandrelaxafteraday’swork.Second,studentsarestudyingnewsubjectsallthetimewhileateacherisrepeatingthesamematerialoverandoveragain.TakemyMathteacherMtTonyforexample.He’sbeenteachingthesamethingforovertwentyyears,he’ssofamiliarwiththematerialsthathecanteachaclasswithhiseveryclosed.答案2：Allthingsconsidered,Ihavetodisagreewiththestatement.Firstofall,ateachermustunderstandwhattheyteachinmuchmoredepththanthestudentsdo.That’swhyhighschoolteachersmusthaveuniversitydegrees,anduniversityteachersmusthavePhDdegrees.Thisisaconsiderableamountofworkforteachers.Anotherpointtoconsideristhatstudentssitandlistenformostoftime.However,teachersmuststandontheirfeetallday,notonlytoteach,butalsotodisciplinethestudentswhomisbehaveandtokeepcontroloftheclassroom.Thiscanbedifficultwhenthestudentsareunruly.Althoughtherearemanygoodreasonsforbeingateacher,Ibelieveit’susuallyeasiertobeastudent.3Somepeopleprefertodotakeavacationincities;othersprefertospendtheirvocationincountryside.Whichdoyouprefer?Explainwhy.Iprefertospendmyvocationincitiesforthefollowingreasons.First,there’resomuchmoretodoinacitycomparingtobeinginthecountryside.Inacity,I’llneverrunoutoffunactivitiestodo.Forexample,Icartvisitmuseumsandwatchmoviesorshop.Thethingswegettodointhecountrysideareprettylimited.Second,Idon’tdrive,soit’seasierformetogetaroundinacitybecausetherearebusesandsubwayslines,eventaxiservices.InacitylikeBeijing,it’sveryconvenienttoridethesubwaywhichmakesitpossibleformetovisitthreetofourplacesinaday.StatementonTheschoolisplanningtoaskthestudentsstudyinginSpaintomovefromoff-campushousingtoon-campushousing.Reason1:studentdormismuchcheaperthanrentinganapartmentoffReason2:itofferschancetolivewithSpanishstudentswhichhelpstoimprovelanguageskillsConversation:womandisagreeReason1.Youcouldfindhousingwithlowerrentsifyoukeeplookingforit.Hersister/classmatefoundahomestaylasttermwhichislessexpensiveReason2.MostoftheexchangestudentshangoutquiteoftenandinmostcasestheyspeakEnglish.Sothey’dbetterliveinseparaterooms. /Vip/Revieper/791/2Theuniversityhas