Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? College or University should offer
students more preparation before they start working.
It is argued by many that the sole purpose of college education is to
equip students with enough academic knowledge so that they can
cope with their future jobs. However, I see things differently.
Besides some academic insights, college education should also offer
students other preparations.
Admittedly, one of the most important functions of college
education is to offer higher education which enables students to
find a suitable place in the future job market. In fact, when it comes
to job-hunting, specialized skills can play a critical role. Take my
cousin who majors in computer engineering for example. His college
was well-known for its computer engineering department and
offered him a very strong competitive edge when he tried to find a
job after graduation. With the academic background provided by his
college, he now has become a superintendent in HP, a world
renowned computer manufacture. His experience definitely
explains the utilitarian aspect of college education. Nevertheless,
the value of college education should not always depend on only
instrumental purposes such as better employment opportunities or
higher salaries. Desirable college education should also include
some other essential aspects.
First of all, college education should also grant students a sense of
culture. Since the process of globalization has become irreversible,
it is extremely likely that students will deal with people from a
variety of cultural background. Without a sense of culture, students
may fail to communicate as world citizens because of the
confinement of their cultural scope. The story of my sister Tina may
partially explain why this is crucial. Unlike many girls who always
want to work near their parental house, Tina chose to work in Africa
after graduation. Tina used to believe that with her specialty in
telecommunication, she could easily be adapted to the life in
Nigeria where experts like her were badly needed.
However, she
returned only 3 month after her confident departure, saying that
she could not understand the life there: the rhythm of life, attitude
of people, daily rituals and religious beliefs made her so confused
that she felt unable to communicate with others. If the college
education my sister had prepared her for such cultural encounters,
she would definitely not have felt at loss.
Another equally importantpreparation a college can offer is a spirit
of teamwork. Accustomed to a world full of competition for a long
time, students may sometimes forget about how to work with
others. Then, cultivation of cooperation should be integrated into
the college education system. The benefits of such integration can
be demonstrated by my uncle’s story. My Uncle Johnson’s college
emphasized the importance of cooperation and encouraged
students to participate all kinds of clubs and teams where students
need to work together. Johnson’s experience as the captain of
soccer team and a pianist in the Jazz ensemble in college turns out
to be extremely critical for his future job as a manager in a
designing company where cooperation and coordination is of
utmost importance.
I concede that the main offer of college should be academic study,
yet colleges or universities do have responsibility to offer other
preparations so that students can adjust to the society with facility.
综合写作：(注意考试时还需要根据阅读
和听力材料适当补充)
The reading passage tries to explain
why MIMA mound was formedwhile
the professor in the listening material
disagrees with these explanations.
The first reason provided by reading
passage is thatMIMA mound was
constructed
by
native
Americans
because evidence shows that similar
structures had been built by them. On
the contrary, the professor argues
thatno indication of human activity has
been detected in that area and thus it
MIMA mound cannot prove to be built
by Native Americans
Also, the passage says that MIMA
mound may formed during earth
quake because of the softness of the
soil while the professor contradicts and
argues that no other places where
earthquake
occurred
structures
and
thus
have
similar
such
an
explanation is not convincing.
Third reason given by passage is that
the mound was actually created by a
type of mouse; the professor, on the
other hand believes that nobody has
ever found such mouse in that area.
Thus, the professor cast doubt on all
the three points provided in the
passage.