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  3. Read carefully the following excerpt and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should: . summariz

Read carefully the following excerpt and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should: . summariz

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问题     Read carefully the following excerpt and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should:
    . summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then
    . comment on whether students’ textbooks should be authentic. You can support yourself with information from the excerpt.
    Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
                                 Textbooks Can’t Be the Only Guide for Pupils
    The People’s Education Press has announced that it will remove the "fake text" about Thomas Edison (1847- 1931) from textbooks since the next semester from September.
    According to that text, Edison, as a child, used mirrors to direct light to the operation table during his mother’s appendicitis surgery. Though the story highlights the earlier creativity of Edison, the first appendicitis surgery was performed in 1886, when Edison was 39 years old.
    Some people said some Chinese textbooks have similar factual errors. For instance, one text describes a father rushing to a school to save students after the 1994 earthquake rocked California. Yet a simple fact check shows the 1994 earthquake occurred at 4:30 am when most of the students were in bed. And after suspecting readers debunk such stories, editors should either correct the mistakes or remove the contents from textbooks.
    But a few authorities argue that these are not history textbooks, but books to teach Chinese language and literature to students. As such, they allow room for fictional "embellishments". Such arguments are indefensible, as Edison is a historical figure and biographical materials should be faithful to facts. Authors or editors cannot just make up content with factual loopholes.
    Heavy dependence on textbooks in China might cause " intellectual malnutrition" among students. It’s true that editors carefully select these textbooks, but students should also be taught to find additional reading materials to enrich themselves. Educators and families should not put all their developmental eggs in one textbook basket for students. While publishers should address the problems with textbooks, I have higher hope that teachers and parents would cultivate students’ ability to choose additional sources to read. I also plead for more reading, as a thin textbook doesn’t offer much for the developmental needs at any grade level.
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答案 Textbooks for Students Should Be Authentic The removal of a piece of fake text that runs counter to history echoes public concern over the intellectual misguidance on students who rely heavily on textbooks. Opponents of such a move argue for the educational function of learning language and literature rather than textbooks’ function of recording history. Supporters stress the necessity of correcting mistakes and removing wrong contents, and they further suggest that students resort to more reading materials. Personally, I think whatever reading materials aimed at cultivating young readers, they should neither distort history nor violate common sense. To begin with, the exaggerated and irrational contents of reading materials for students will mislead them too far. Textbooks, which are supposed to be an authoritative source of knowledge, and upon which students heavily depend, shouldn’t be as dramatic as science fiction. In other words, they should neither stupefy young readers nor mislead them into disrespecting history and hard facts. Furthermore, fake texts would make themselves subject to public mockery in a world of easy access to the Internet where authentic knowledge can be acquired with the click of a mouse. Therefore, fictionalized contents, be they for good educational intention or not, should be cleared away from textbooks. In a word, textbooks should provide students with facts rather than fabricated plots. Intended to offer a mental map, a spiritual journey and a biography of historical and factual information, textbooks, or any other reading materials for students can’t be too veracious enough.
解析     本题要求讨论以下现象：自从《爱迪生救妈妈》这篇课文被爆出有违事实之后，语文课文的选材再次成为人们关注的焦点。有学者呼吁，学生不应迷信教材，而应博览群书。在具体行文方面，考生可以在第一段简单概述所给材料的内容；第二段提出自己的观点并展开论述，论证有理有据即可；第三段再次表明自己的观点，总结全文。
    开头部分首先总结材料中的现象——学生课本中一篇与史实不符的文章被删除，这一现象引发了公众对学生教材是否应该真实的热议；然后总结材料中正反双方的观点；最后提出自己的观点，即只要是针对学生的阅读材料，都不应该扭曲历史，也不应该违背常识。
    中间部分从两个方面支撑论点。首先，夸大的和非理性的内容会误导学生。进一步阐述时指出教材作为权威的知识来源不应该像科幻小说一样那么夸张。其次，虚假的教材内容在当今网络这么发达的年代会马上被人们发现，导致这成为人们嘲笑的对象。
    结尾部分再一次强调自己的观点，即教材应该收录真实的内容。然后提出倡议并升华主题——任何阅读材料都致力于为读者提供知识，因此怎么真实都不为过。
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