and when he no longer worries about his next meal, he feels that his food lacks
quality. When this problem is solved, he may complain that his meal lacks varie
ty or taste. He wants better and better meals and his desire can never be satisf
ied. According Maslow, human beings have five levels of need. After the first le
vel of need—physical need (need for food, clothing and shelter) is satisfied,
people want their second level of need—the safety and security need to be sati
sfied. When this need is met, they wish their social need, esteem need and self
realization need to be met. Other human desires follow the same pattern. We do n
ot want to wear the same clothes all the time and we want better furniture, bett
er houses, better jobs, and more and more money. Many people are dreaming of bec
oming millionaires.
This human nature has been the impetus to the development of human society. Mark
ets have flourished because we want more and better goods. The development of sc
ience and technology has never stopped because of our desire to discover more an
d more. And our living and working conditions have been incessantly improved owi
ng to our endless demand for a better place to work and live in. If man had been
easily satisfied, the human society would still be at its primitive stage.
【模拟训练参考作文17】Selfeducation
Selfeducation is valued as a process in which people develop their minds and g
a
in knowledge by teaching themselves through reading books rather than learning t
hings in school. Much of our knowledge and skills are gained by this means. It p
lays a very important role in our life.
Selfeducation stays with us throughout our lives. In order to keep up with the
rapid development of modern world, we have to keep on trying hard to improve our
selves. If you want to remain competent in the fierce competitions, you have to
spend much time reading to make yourself qualified for the present job. Many fam
ous people benefit a lot from selfeducation. For instance, Mark Twain’s formal
schooling ended at the age of 11, but he continued to read extensively, and beca
me “the true father of American literature.” Abraham Lincoln, the 16th US pres
id
ent, had very little schooling. And Thomas Edison, the greatest inventor, had on
ly three months’ schooling. But they kept on learning, reading all their lives.
They owed their success to selfeducation.
;
True friendship is like sound health, the value of it is seldom known until
it is lost.
[HT6XK〗 真正的友谊犹如人体的健康，非到失去时人们才知其可贵。
Therefore, selfeducation is an effective way to make ourselves intelligent a
nd
learned. By this means, we can constantly improve our work and get more opportun
ities of promotion in our posts.
【模拟训练参考作文18】Letter Grades and Passfail Grades
Some educators believe that giving letter grades to students in their exams
can best encourage competition among students. Others consider that passfail
g
rades are more appropriate. Actually in my opinion, both methods have their adv
antages and disadvantages as they can be applied under different circumstances.
;
Letter grades divide the range of scores in a scale with A as the top scor
e, and E or F as fail. This method can best represent the examiner’s opinion on
each student’s level of study in a certain group of students. In order to get th 共10页: 上一页 [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] 8 [9] [10] 下一页