问答题 1.  Some famous athletes and entertainers earn millions of dollars every year. Do you think these people deserve such high salaries? The following are the opinions from different people. Read the excerpts carefully and write your response in about 300 words, in which you should:
    1. summarize briefly the opinions from different sides;
    2. give your comment.
    Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
    A famous athlete
    From my own point of view, I think I deserve high incomes. In my area, I try my best to have the best performance. I sacrifice so much time and efforts to achieve the goal. Compared with normal careers, we are confronted with a bigger stage. We suffer more pressure. We exercise repeatedly to perform well. In fact, the effort we make is totally beyond common people's imagination. So we deserve high incomes.
    A famous entertainer
    Many people have the illusion that we are happier than normal people. In fact, our daily activities are limited. There is less freedom for us. Paparazzi follow us nearly everywhere. Our privacy is exposed to the public. The high income, to some extent, can make up for all that we have lost. We really deserve it.
    A worried mum
    I don't think athletes and entertainers deserve high incomes. The high income may raise serious concerns of social inequality. This inequality in income does not have a positive influence on the young generation. My child thinks he can earn that much money as an athlete or an entertainer, so he goes after that. As a result, he doesn't want to do anything other than to be an athlete or an entertainer.
    What's more, this phenomenon has an important impact on my child's values. Athletes and entertainers get money in a relatively easy way, so he thinks there is a shortcut to success, although I have always been trying to assure him that no one can expect success without working hard.
    A college student
    Many people consider that the majority of famous entertainers and athletes are overpaid. From my point of view, those people deserve their high salaries.
    Firstly, entertainers and athletes have to make much effort. Athletes have to take time-consuming training all day long. They have to give up time with their family. Famous people must undergo the intense scrutiny of the media, television and newspapers. They should constantly be careful of what they say or do in public. This is really a difficult lifestyle to lead. What's more, athletes have to face the risk of major injury. We often hear such news about some famous players who got hurt in the competition. There are so many similar cases.
    Secondly, I think most of us have an idol in our heart. I can get inspiration and motivation from these athletes. I can get impetus on how to work, how to set high goals and how to cope with failure.
【正确答案】[范文]
   Do Famous Athletes and Entertainers Deserve High Incomes?
    Nowadays, it is not a strange phenomenon that some famous athletes and entertainers earn millions of dollars every year. Some people think this is justified considering their great contributions to society and their sacrifice of freedom. Others may think they're overpaid. For me, giving them so much money as salary is unequal to people with other occupations.
   Firstly, there are so many occupations around the world, such as doctors, teachers, accountants, and workers. Viewed as one of the occupations, entertainers or athletes are not much different from the rest of them. However, an entertainer can be paid a huge sum of money annually. On the other hand, most people in "ordinary" professions like nurses, doctors and teachers earn only a small fraction compared with the income of these "stars". If we give a careful look at these professions, we will find that they not only require special skills and years of education but also help people and the whole society. For instance, teachers disseminate knowledge and truth. They are much more useful, and actually more essential to our society than sports personalities. Without these "ordinary" professions, our society would stop progressing. Their salaries should be in proportion to their skills, education or their value to society. Therefore, although we admit that we can have a nice show to enjoy or a wonderful match to watch with these stars, there is no need to give them such a big amount. This is what they should do as an entertainer or an athlete. This is their job. And above all, all occupations should be treated equally.
   Furthermore, this inequality in income has an important impact on young people's values. The famous athletes and entertainers always get dressed glamorously and travel around the world all the time. They may get a decent remuneration for a simple advertisement, or just showing up at a product launch may make a fortune. The young generation will have the misunderstanding that those celebrities can get money without paying much effort.
   In conclusion, I think athletes and entertainers do not deserve high salaries because their vocations are the same as others and they are just doing what they should do.
【答案解析】
思路点拨

   题目要求考生就运动员和明星是否应该拿高薪的问题给出自己的观点。
   如果同意应该拿高薪,那么就要强调运动员和明星工作的辛苦、付出的努力和为社会做的贡献。
   如果持相反观点,则可拿运动员和明星的工作与其他的工作进行对比,说明两类工作在辛苦程度、技术要求、社会影响方面没有多少差别,所以不应该让运动员和明星拿高工资。
   不管持哪种观点,若能顾及到正反两面,思路会更好。例如持第一种观点时可以提到运动员和明星的高薪其实也有不合理的地方、应该如何改进;持第二种观点时要承认运动员和明星很辛苦、贡献很大。
   本文的写作模板如下:
   ·文章开头部分描述背景,提出自己的观点:明星拿高工资对其他行业的人来说不公平。
   ·中间部分论证自己的观点,可以从两方面入手:
   一方面可以突出其他职业(如教师、医生等)的重要性来论述明星和运动员不应该拿高工资;另一方面可以论述明星和运动员的高收入对青少年的负面影响。
   ·最后重申自己的观点:运动员和明星不应该拿高工资。