自考综合英语二作文整理

1, why does the author tell us not to be afraid to ask stupid” questions?

The author thinks that many apparently naïve inquiries like why grass is green, or why the sun is round, or why we need 55,000 unclear weapons in the world- are really deep questions. He says when you try to get the answers; you will gain deep understanding of the things. It’s also important to know, as well as you can, what it is that you don’t know, and asking question like the way, he also tells us to ask “stupid”questions requires courage on the part of the asker and knowledge and patience on the part of the answerer, and don’t confine you learning to schoolwork. Discuss ideas in depth with friends, it’s much braver to ask questions even when there’s a prospect of ridicule than to suppress you questions and become deadened to the world around you.

2What are the factors to shift the hero-worship to the celebrity worship?

The new forms of media-photography, moving pictures, radio and television are the main factors.

The reproduction of photos in newspapers turned famous people into celebrities whose dress, appearance, and personal habits were widely commented upon. Slowly the focus of public attention

began to shift away from

knowing what such people

did to knowing what they

looked like.

The shift was accelerated

by the arrival of moving

pictures. Between 1901 and

1974, 74percent of the

magazine articles about

famous people were about

political leaders, inventors,

professionals, and

businessmen. After 1922,

however, most articles were

about movie stars

With the arrival of

television, the faces of the

stars became as familiar as

those we saw across the

breakfast table. We came to

know more about the lives

of the celebrities than we

did about most of the

people we know personally.

Less than seventy years

after the appearance of the

first moving pictures, the

shift from hero-worship to

celebrity- worship was

complete.

3 what is the Americans’

attitude towards time? Give

necessary examples.

In the United States, many

people keenly feel the

shortness of each life-time.

They are aware that once a

day in their life is gone, it

will never come back. And

Americans believe no one

stands still. If you are not

moving ahead, you are

falling behind. So they

value time and want every

minute to count.

This attitude towards time

is shown in the fast pace of

life in the

country .whatever they do

they always seem to be in a

rush. You find people

hurrying to get where they

are going. They hurry to

eating places for a meal and

finish it as quickly as

possible.

Also Americans do what

they can to save time. They

produce a lot of

labor=saving devices such

as clothes-and dish-washers.

They rapidly communicate

through phone calls.

Telex-and email and cut

down on personal contacts.

4can you imagine what did

barrette think of when he

heard Snyder’s whisper

“take over ,bos’n?

Because of thirst, barrette

was almost out of mind. He

rose several times and was

a constant threat. But he

heard Snyder said “take

over, bos’n ,he had a

strange feeling suddenly.

He came to realize he

would and must take over

the task and be responsible

for the rest. As long as he

stopped others from the

little water, they would

always have hopes and

wouldn’t die soon. So he

picked Snyder’s gun up and

decided to hold off the

other from the water until

night when a ship saved

them.

5why parents overindulge

their children?

There are several reasons to

explain why parents

overindulge their children.

One fairly common reason

is that parents who both

hold down full-time jobs

may feel guilty about the

amount of time they spend

away from their children

and may attempt to

compensate by showering

them with material

possessions. Other parents

overindulge, because they

want their children to have

everything they had while

growing up, along with

those things the parents

yearned for but didn’t get.

Still others are afraid of say

no to their children’s

endless requests for toys for

fear that their children will

fell unloved or will be

ridiculed if they don’t have

the same playthings their

friends have.

6what are four stages that

people go through when

they experience situations

that are very different from

those to which they are

accustomed?

Stage one is a honeymoon

phase, which the new

experience is perceived to

be interesting, picturesque,

entertaining ,and charming.

You may notice several

superficial differences such

as music, food and clothing,

and the fresh appeal of the

new experience keeps you

feeling interested and

positive. When you stay in

a new environment for a

while, you move to stage

two-the crisis stage- in

which the shine wears off

day to day realities sink in.

in relationship, you notice

annoying habits in a new

country , you few polite

phrase. If you stick with the

experience and try to deal