问答题
1. Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on the burden children are facing. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
【正确答案】[范文]
As is illustrated in the picture, the newborn baby is expected to learn to walk, speak and read at 12-month old, an age when babies can barely make meaningful utterances. This picture vividly shows that fierce competition in modern time is imposing heavier and heavier burdens on children, who are now deprived of the right to enjoy a carefree childhood.
It is not difficult to observe the heavy pressures imposed on children nowadays. The time has come to change our philosophy of education. On the one hand, too many pressures are likely to twist children's mental health, which is definitely detrimental to their long-term development. On the other hand, readiness to learn should be prioritized over other factors in that interest is the most potent driving force to learn. One is more likely to succeed when he is motivated than when he is forced to learn.
It is true that children should start learning at an early age to keep pace with their peers. Nonetheless, they should not bear excessive pressures, which will hinder their growth.
Too Many Burdens to Bear
As is illustrated in the picture, the newborn baby is expected to learn to walk, speak and read at 12-month old, an age when babies can barely make meaningful utterances. This picture vividly shows that fierce competition in modern time is imposing heavier and heavier burdens on children, who are now deprived of the right to enjoy a carefree childhood.
It is not difficult to observe the heavy pressures imposed on children nowadays. The time has come to change our philosophy of education. On the one hand, too many pressures are likely to twist children's mental health, which is definitely detrimental to their long-term development. On the other hand, readiness to learn should be prioritized over other factors in that interest is the most potent driving force to learn. One is more likely to succeed when he is motivated than when he is forced to learn.
It is true that children should start learning at an early age to keep pace with their peers. Nonetheless, they should not bear excessive pressures, which will hinder their growth.
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