【答案解析】The Protection of Old Buildings
Many old buildings have been long standing around us. However, with the increase demand of more land to build new houses or other infrastructure, whether to reserve those old buildings or replace them with new ones has been polarized in the public. In my opinion, protection or replacement depends on the value of old buildings.
For those ancient buildings, they should be well protected due to their historical value. Those buildings are part of our history, displaying how the ancient lived in the past and what features were prioritized in the building. They are not just old buildings. Just as the news reports, it is wrong to replace two old temples in Beijing with modern dining clubs. This act deliberately neglects the historical value and is just driven by profits. Local government and related offices did not realize its historical importance in cultures.
However, for those old buildings with few cultural values, it is better to remove them and give way to new modem ones for greater uses. According to this given famous college, their two portables have been worn down and still in bad condition though repaired often, which are very uncomfortable to be used for both teachers and students. If replaced with two new modem one, they may help to provide a better learning environment with advanced learning tools and air conditioners.
Therefore, it is a quick decision to reserve or not without careful analysis of the value of the old buildings. Ancient and culturally valued buildings should be conserved and maintained while worn architectures without any value should be demolished and make way for new buildings.
[解析] 老建筑应该被保护还是拆建,一直都存在争论。所给两篇短文是两篇事实报道,也就是具体的事例,因此在写作过程中,首先要总结出两种对立的观点:保护还是拆建。其次在正文中,可以对所给的具体事例进行综述,作为论述的例证。