问答题
1. Universities should accept equal numbers of male and female students in every subject.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
【正确答案】[范文]
Since the feminist movement, females have been enjoying increasingly equal opportunities, just as males do. They account for around half of colleges' student population. Some people thus demand complete equality in all subjects in terms of student number. I am, however, strongly against this proposal because enrolment should be based on academic performances and students' own interests.
To begin with, the enrollment of men or women in each major should be dependent upon their respective academic performances and overall abilities, rather than some unrealistic percentage quota. There is no denying that some boy students do really well in majors such as education and literature, but in general the overall performance of girls is better. On the contrary, boys tend to do better in science and engineering. Given the differences in their inherent abilities, it is right to expect boys and girls to have separate academic pursuits.
Besides, the natural interests of both sexes should be taken into consideration when we approach this issue. By compelling uninterested girls to study engineering merely to increase the female percentage, universities are forcing them to work against their natural inclinations while denying other boys the chance of pursuing their real interests. In general, it is as hard, for example, to persuade male students to learn embroidery as it is to coax a girl to study football. Therefore, students should be given the freedom as to what subjects they would like to learn.
As a preparation for people's future careers, universities should mark the fact that certain jobs are gender-specific. Take most manual work for example. It is physically unrealistic for a woman to be a construction worker, a plumber or a firefighter. Understandably, gender differences should be taken into consideration when students choose majors.
It is neither realistic nor necessary to recruit the same number of male and female students for each major. This is not an issue of equality, but a matter of choice. Given the differences in abilities and preferences, students should be given the right to choose for themselves rather than be subject to certain arbitrary quotas stipulating the number of students for each gender.
【答案解析】 1.语言表达
本文的语言简洁明了,长短句结合,行文流畅,客观清晰地表达了作者的观点。本文提出三个论点,并以足够的论据支撑,全面详细,增强了说服力。同时,本文运用较多客观论证的句型,如There is no denying that...,It is...to/that,不带任何个人感情色彩、有理有据地论证观点,陈述事实。这点在议论文写作中值得借鉴。
● To begin with, the enrollment of men or women in each major should be dependent upon their respective academic performances and overall abilities, rather than some unrealistic percentage quota.
句型To begin with...可用于议论文中提出第一个论点。
● In general, it is as hard, for example, to persuade male students to learn embroidery as it is to coax a girl to study football.
句型It is as...to…as it is to...可用于文中对两者进行比较。
2.逻辑结构
本文是典型的总分总结构的议论文。开篇先陈述事实并表达观点,第二、三、四段分别从不同角度论述作者的观点。最后一段对全文进行总结,并重申自己的观点。