问答题 Directions: Write a composition on the following topic: Some young people like to carry out a research project on their own, while others like to do it in a group. Which way do you prefer? Explain why. Your composition should be no less than 150 words.
【正确答案】
Scientific Research Needs Joint Efforts

Depending on their academic trainings as well as their own preferences, when it comes to doing a research project, young scholars can be classified into two distinct groups on whether they favor individual work or teamwork. Though both approaches have their advantages and disadvantages, I would select the group work approach.
There are three reasons for my choice. First of all, scientific research is necessarily a joint effort. As it is known to the majority of young scientists who have newly entered the world of science as a serious career. If a person's work is to be called science, the work has to be evaluated and recognized by his colleagues both far and near. Also, modern science has already formed the consensus that for any significant scientific work, there must first exists a scientific community, which means there have to be some fairly agreed-upon topics of study that demands coordination among researchers before any meaningful outcome can be obtained. Last but not least, from a practical perspective, today's scientific research has made it impossible for any individual to carry out all the work all by herself. For example, a social scientist who knows a lot about human behavior may have an inadequate knowledge of statistics and therefore he has to rely on collaborative work from another researcher who is familiar with the details of technical side of the research in question.
As a summary, I strongly believe that scientific research must be a joint effort instead of an individual job. Too much emphasis on an individual researcher's talent and inspiration might do a lot of harm to the advancement of science. Any young scholar should bear this in mind.
【答案解析】[解析] 本篇作文是一篇阐述观点的议论文。首先要说明人们在进行科学研究时是喜欢独自工作还是团队合作的不同方式,然后明确地表明自己的观点。中间段落要解释自己所持观点的原因,比如研究成果需要其他同事的评估和验证,不同的人擅长的科研领域各不相同等。最后段落重申自己的观点,简单解释理由。