16. (20180303) If you are going to graduate from the university and have to choose the final course, which professor will you choose? The one you used to sign up for courses or the one you have never learned from before?

头脑风暴

该题要求考生围绕“大四最后的课程应该是选曾经教过自己的教授的课还是从来没教过自己的教授的课”表达个人主张和提供论证理由。头脑风暴的时候可以想想熟悉的老师和不熟悉老师的好处和坏处。

熟悉的老师：优点有授课方法容易接受，学习效果好，得分也会更高；缺点是缺乏新鲜感，容易走神，会有效率低、得分低等一系列潜在隐患。

不熟悉的老师：优点是新教授的授课风格更能吸引学生注意力，而且新教授的知识领域对学生来说很新颖，有助于学生扩展知识面；缺点是学生需要时间适应，适应不好有可能影响考试得分。

范文思路

论点：选一个熟悉的教授的课。

理由一：可能会因为不熟悉新教授的节奏和方法而耗费更多的时间。

理由二：对未来的学术发展有好处，教授提供可能的研究生/工作机会。

范文文本

In the contemporary society, it is widely acknowledged that professors have assumed quite important roles in the development of youngsters. Depending on personal experience and concerns，people now hold distinct ideas on the issue of whether to sign up for the final course that is taught by the professor they are already familiar with, or by the one whom they never take classes from. Some people believe that students should be more inclined towards lectures that are taught by a new professor, and thus achieve a better grade. But further analysis will reveal that, which is in line with my opinion, taking classes from a familiar professor is more beneficial for the senior students.

The primary reason for my argument is that, if the students used to take courses from a specific professor, choosing their lectures once again will save them a large amount of time and increase their efficiency of study. Every professor has his/her own unique style of giving speeches and delivering knowledge: some may prefer instilling ideas and theories into students' minds without detailed explanation, while others would rather tell anecdotes or stories to inspire students to come up with their own opinions. Under such situation, at the beginning of each course, most students are likely to struggle for some time, and then try to catch up with the professor's speed and style. In the worst condition, one can spend much more time than expected on this course and still fail to earn a fine grade only because the professor's teaching style doesn't fit him/her well. However, if the student is used to a teacher's style of class, he/she can save the time for adaptation and acquire knowledge smoothly from the very beginning. In this way, a great amount of time is saved and a better result is expected.

Another factor we should not neglect is that, learning from a familiar professor may conduce to a senior student's academic development in the near future. For senior students who are about to graduate, the most important thing is mostly related to their future plan. They may find it hard to take a proper position or get admissions as graduates. Under such circumstance, taking final courses from a familiar professor may be of some help. Since the professor knows the students' personality and academic records well, it is likely that he/she is willing to offer a chance to acquainted students. Take my cousin as an example. During his senior year in college, he took the course from a biology professor who actually taught him for four years. They were quite familiar with each other and the professor spoke highly of my cousin. At that time, he wasn't admitted to the graduate school and failed to get a satisfied job. When he confessed his failures to the professor after class, the professor decided to offer a hand. In the end, he earned a position in the university's Biology lab and was able to continue studying his interested field. It is easy to tell from this story that during senior year, signing up for courses of a familiar professor may make a big difference to one's future career.

Overall, all evidence listed above confirms my point that it is of great importance to sign up for courses that are taught by a familiar professor. Furthermore, adapting to a new teacher's style will only take more time and efforts, which is not an advisable choice for senior students.

语料积累

in line with 和……一致

anecdotes 轶事

adaptation 适应

conduce to 对……有好处

confess 坦白