TPO 第11套 综合写作题目重新选题
阅读材料
收起A recent study reveals that people especially young people are reading far less literature—novels, plays, and poems—than they used to. This is troubling because the trend has unfortunate effects for the reading public, for culture in general, and for the future of literature itself.
While there has been a decline in book reading generally, the decline has been especially sharp for literature. This is unfortunate because nothing else provides the intellectual stimulation that literature does. Literature encourages us to exercise our imaginations, empathize with others, and expand our understanding of language. So by reading less literature, the reading public is missing out on important benefits.
Unfortunately, missing out on the benefits of literature is not the only problem. What are people reading instead? Consider the prevalence of self-help books on lists of best sellers. These are usually superficial poorly written, and intellectually undemanding. Additionally, instead of sitting down with a challenging novel, many persons are now more likely to turn on the television, watch a music video, or read a Web page. Clearly, diverting time previously spent in reading literature to trivial forms of entertainment has lowered the level of culture in general.
The trend of reading less literature is all the more regrettable because it is taking place during a period when good literature is being written. There are many talented writers today, but they lack an audience. This fact is bound to lead publishers to invest less in literature and so support fewer serious writers. Thus, the writing as well as the reading of literature is likely to decline because of the poor standards of today's readers.
听力材料
收起写作题目
收起Summarize the points made in the lecture, being sure to explain how they support/contradict specific points made in the reading passage.
答题辅导
收起1.阅读要点概括:
Main point: A recent study reveals that people especially young people are reading far less literature – novels, plays, and poems – than they used to.
Subpoint 1: By reading less literature, the reading public is missing out on important benefits.
Subpoint 2: Diverting time previously spent in reading literature to trivial formsof entertainment has lowered the level of culture in general.
Subpoint 3: The writing as well as the reading of literature is likely to decline because of the poor standards of today’s readers.
2.听力要点概括:
Point 1: A book doesn’t have to be literature to be intellectually stimulating.
Point 2: In today’s culture, there are many forms of expression available other than novels and poems, which can also inspire people and teach culture.
Point 3: Don’t be too quick to blame the readers. Sometimes it’s the author’s faults.