2014年12月大学英语六级精讲试题及答案（1）

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　　Should Students Be Required to Attend Classes?

　　1. 大学生旷课现象越来越普遍

　　2. 有人认为应强制规定学生必须上课，有人则认为没有必要

　　3. 我的看法

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　　Should Students Be Required to Attend Classes?

　　Nowadays, classes on campus have been witnessing a declining attendance rate. In fact, almost

　　every college student has had such experience as skipping classes. Speaking of whether students

　　should be required to attend the class, different people have different opinions.

　　Some believe that going to classes should be optional. Students are mature enough to make

　　their own decisions. Besides, some teachers’ lectures are so boring that students would rather skip

　　classes to study by themselves or learn what they are interested in. Finally, attendance doesn’t

　　guarantee participation and may turn out to be a waste of time. However, others hold that class

　　attendance should be made compulsory. On the one hand, it shows our respect for the teachers. On

　　the other hand, while attending classes, students will be made to take their studies seriously and

　　pursue every opportunity to learn. Moreover, under some circumstances, lack of attendance could

　　mean the difference between passing or failing the exam.

　　As far as I’m concerned, higher education lays stress on self-study, which means that students

　　have the right to choose their way of acquiring knowledge. However, at the same time, the

　　attendance could be seen as feedback from students, which will help teachers improve their

　　teaching methods. Therefore I think we should leave the decision of whether or not to attend classes to students.