一、国际类

1、A country becomes more interesting anddevelops more quickly when its population includes a mixture of nationalitiesand cultures. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

2、Multi-cultural societies, in which there is amixture of different ethnic peoples, bring more benefits than drawbacks to acountry. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

二、政府类

政府类主要考政府职能，通常列举两方面职能，比较双方的重要性。

1、Some people think governments should spendtheir money on the arts. While others believe the money should be spent on theeducation and health. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

艺术：丰富人的精神生活，提高文明程度；宣传国家的文化，提升民族的形象；是一个产业，可以盈利（日本动漫业：目前，世界60%的动漫作品来自日本，动漫产业占日本GDP的比重超过10%是第三大产业）

教育&健康：决定国家未来的发展和文明程度

          人的基本权益

2、Somepeople think governments should focus the spending only on public servicesrather than wasting money on arts (music, printing, etc.). To what extent doyou agree or disagree?

3.、Some people thinkany government money spent on supporting art should be spent on other importantthings. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

4、 Some people think that the government should provideassistance to all kinds of artists including painters, musicians and poets,etc. However, other people think that is a waste of money. Discuss both viewsand give your opinion.

5、Some people think it is the responsibilityfor government to ensure that people have healthy lifestyles. Others thinkpeople should have a free for their own lifestyles decisions. Discuss bothviews and give your own opinion.

三、媒体

媒体类：（媒体中的负面信息）

1、Atendency that the news reported in the media focuses on problems andemergencies rather than the positive developments is harmful to both theindividual and the society. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

（把概括性的名词problems and emergencies分类：社会问题有哪些？报道不同的问题各有哪些利弊？）

2、The government should control the amount ofviolence in films and on television in order to decrease the violent crimes insociety. To what extent do you agree or disagree? （暴力）

3、Somepeople think that the news media nowadays have influenced people’s lives innegative ways. To what extent do you agree or disagree? （媒体的影响）

4、Some people think news have no connection topeople's lives, so then it is a waste of time to read the news in the newspaperand watch television news programs. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

5、Many people believe that printed books arenot good in the digital era, because computers can store more information,while others think printed books still play a significant role. Discuss bothviews and give your own opinion.

四、社会类

1、Some people believe that the best way toproduce a happier society is to ensure that there are only small differencesbetween the richest and the poorest members. To what extent do you agree ordisagree?

2、People should look after their health as aduty to the society they live in rather than personalbenefits. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

3、、、The gap between the rich and the poor is becoming more wider, the richmore richer, the poor even more poorer. What problems can the situation causeand give the solutions?

4、Itis expected that there will be a higher proportion of old people than youngpeople in the future in some countries. Do you think it is a positive ornegative development?

5、Airtravel can only benefit the richest people in the world. Ordinary people canget no advantage with the development of air travel. To what extent do youagree or disagree?

建筑类

1、  The government is responsible forprotecting a nation’s cultural identity. Thus, some people believe newbuildings should be built in traditional styles. To what extent do you agree ordisagree with this opinion?

传统建筑不适合现在的社会尤其在大城市：占地面积大；设计，材料和功能等不如现代建筑

保护传统文化有很多更可行的途径

传统建筑确实象征传统文化，可以保留一些有特殊意义的传统建筑而不是建设新的

语言类

1、Theadvantages brought by the spread of English as a “global language” willoutweigh the disadvantages. To what extent do you agree or disagree with thisview?

促进交流，发展中国家像发达国家学习的媒介，破坏传统语言和文化

2、Somepeople think governments should spend money on measures to save languages withfew speakers from dying out completely. Others think this is a waste offinancial resources. Discuss both views and give your opinion.（语言灭绝）

保护语言：

语言与文化关系；语言与思维方式的关系

浪费财政资源：

语言多样性丧失不可避免；保护的语言在日常生活中不使用

食品类

1、（远距离运输食品）

1、Airtransport is increasingly used to export types of fruits and vegetables tocountries where they cannot be grown or are out of season. Some people say itis a good thing, but other people think it can't be justified. Discuss bothviews and give your own opinion.

好：丰富消费者选择，享用到来自世界各地的食物；增加输出国的收入；促进空运行业的发展

坏：污染；成本上升，价格上升；对输入国的果农和菜农以及该行业产生负面影响

2、食品安全（机械化生产方式）

1.Theincrease in food production owes much to fertilizers and better machinery, butsome people think that it has a negative impact on human health and community.To what extent do you agree or disagree?

男女性别类

1、  Some people think that men andwomen have different qualities. Therefore, some certain jobs are suitable formen and some jobs are suitable for women. To what extent do you agree ordisagree?

2、  Nowadays, some workplaces tend toemploy equal numbers of men and women workers. Do you think it is a positive ornegative development?

男女性别类通常会和教育，工作和家庭等话题结合考，但是无论和什么话题结合都按照如下思路去写：

1、承认存在普遍的gender differences

males/females有哪些qualities适合什么类型的工作

有特殊情况（有些女性男性擅长领域很优秀反之亦然）

1、  gender differences 在缩小

2、  gender equality 根据个人能力和喜好不是按照性别的工作

五、科技类：

科技发展的利弊

1.Technologyprogress has changed our lives, but it also brings some negative effects. Towhat extent do you agree or disagree?

2.Intoday's society, more and more work is done by machines. Do you think thepositive effects of the development overweight the negative effects onindividuals and society?

3、Some people think that robots are very importantto human’s future development, while others think they are dangerous and havenegative effects on society. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

科技发展的影响（对工作，生活，交流方式等的影响）

1、Aroundthe world, more adults can work from home and more children can study from homeas computer technologies become cheaper and more accessible. Do you think it isa positive or negative development?

六、抽象类

1、A hundred years ago, peoplethink that human race is steadily improving in every area of life. Nowadays,there is no certainty of this case. In which areas do you think we have madeimportant progress nowadays? In which areas do you think we still need to makeprogress?

本题比较抽象不太好写，我们可以把抽象的问题具体化，找出进步和没进步的领域，分析取得哪些进步，哪些领域问题没有解决。

进步：科技，医学，教育

未进步：环境，犯罪，人口老龄化，文化语言保护

2、Individual greed and selfishness has been thebasis of the modern society. Some people think that we must return to the olderand more traditional values of respect for the family and the local communityin order to create a better world to live in. To what extent do you agree ordisagree?（白老师21天书上有范文）

3、Some people think success of life is based onhard work and determination, but others think there are more important factors,like money and personal appearance. Discuss both views and give your ownopinion.

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