The Short Board Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the drawing. In your essay, you should 1) describe the drawing briefly, 2) explain its intended meaning, and 3) give your comments.
【正确答案】正确答案: In the picture, a huge barrel and a man are featured. The barrel has a short board which makes it impossible to be filled with water. The man looks at it doubtfully. Actually, the barrel is indicative of China"s national competitive edge, while the short board is that of science and education talents. This picture depicts the important role science and education talents play in national strength. In my opinion, to better cultivate talents in the fields of science and education, teaching methods used in universities need to be reformed. Many courses taught in universities are lecture-based without motivating students to actively participate in the classroom. It is clear that, students would not learn much by merely sitting in the classroom, listening to the teachers and taking down notes. Changing a lecture-based classroom to a more student-centered one would better foster students, because it would challenge students and motivate them to learn, thus training and developing their critical thinking ability, problem-solving ability, etc. In conclusion, training talents is not a mass production of commodities. Universities need to offer a student-centered learning environment to help potential talents better flourish.
【答案解析】解析: 这幅图片刻画了一名男子因为水桶(象征着中国国家竞争力)装不满水而感到困惑,而实际上是科教人才这块“短板”导致了这种情形的产生。根据这一思路,并按照题目要求,文章内容可以安排如下: 第一段简要描绘图片,并指出图片的意图:科教人才在国家实力上起着重要作用。 第二段提出个人看法:要更好地培养科教人才,应改革大学的授课方式。大学的授课以教师讲授为主,学生缺乏思考和挑战,收获甚少。以学生参与为主的授课方式能挑战学生,激励他们去学习和发展,因此能更好地培养他们。 第三段总结全文。