" Let me have a companion of my way," says Sterne, " were it but to remark how the shadows

out how the world works, to seek what regularities there may be, to penetrate to the connections of things—from sub-nuclear particles, which may be the constituents of all matter, to living organisms, the human social community, and thence to the cosmos as a whole. Our intuition is by no means an infallible guide. Our perceptions may be distorted by training and prejudice or merely because of the limitations of our sense organs, which, of course, perceive directly but a small fraction of the phenomena of the world. Even so straightforward a question as whether in the absence of friction a pound of lead falls faster than a grain of fluff was answered incorrectly by Aristotle and almost everyone else before the time of Galileo. Science is based on experiment, on a willingness to challenge old dogma, on an openness to see the universe as it really is. Accordingly, science sometimes requires courage—at the very least, the courage to question the conventional wisdom.

自然，只不过服从了自然，避免了一些可避免的困难，但没能除绝祸害。地震、飓风，以及类似的大骚动都提醒人们，宇宙还没有尽人自己的掌握。事实上，人类的苦难何止于天灾，还有人祸；何止于人祸，还有个人难以言状的不幸。尤其是个人不幸，即使在未来高度发达了的理想社会里，也会忠实地伴随着人生啊! 由此，自古而今的仁人志士都常怀忧国忧民之心。中国知识分子从屈原以来尽皆“哀民生之多艰”；中国之外的伯特兰-罗素也说过，三种单纯然而极其强烈的激情支配着他的一生。 他说，那是对爱情的渴望，对知识的寻求，对人类苦难痛彻肺腑的怜悯。他说，爱情和知识把他向上导往天堂，但怜悯又总是把他带回人间。痛苦的呼喊在他们中反响、回荡。因为无助于人类，他说他感到痛苦。

我家的。最初零零碎碎，中间成套成批。有的来自京沪，有的来自苏杭。最初，囊中羞涩，也曾交臂相失。中间也曾一掷百金，稍有豪气。总之，时历三十余年，我同他们，可称故旧。 十年浩劫，我自顾不暇，无心也无力顾及它们。但它们辗转多处，经受折磨、潮湿、践踏、撞破，终于还是回来了。失去了一些，我有些惋惜，但也不愿去寻觅它们，因为我失去的东西，比起它们，更多也更重要。

college students are engaged in their mobile phones all the time, such as surfing on social networking sites, reading e-books, etc. This obsession of cellphone arouses a heated discussion and its disadvantages can not be ignored. What do you think of this phenomenon? Write a composition of about 200 words on the following topic: The Disadvantages of Cellphone Obsession

ogy in daily life, such as digital photos, digital computers, digital books, etc. Nearly everything can be simplified in an efficient and convenient way. Yet, with the growing dependence on digital technology, some people question the influence of digital age. Thus a debate over whether digital age is making people stupid or smarter arises. Whats your opinion? Write a composition of about 200 words on the following topic: Digital Age Is Making People Stupid or Smarter?

most important elements of our society. While some people believe human beings benefit a lot from it, others complain about its negative effects. What is your opinion? Write a composition of about 200 words on the following topic: The Major Advantages/Disadvantages of the Information Age

support your answer. Write a composition of about 200 words on the following topic; Is Change Always Good?

nts feeling isolated and 80 percent feeling social injustice, a survey has suggested. Those feelings find their expression through irregular behaviors, skipping classes, autism and rebellion, and have also led to psychological problems like Internet addiction and suicide, according to a recent survey released by the China Population Communication Center. What is your opinion? Write a composition of about 200 words on the following topic: My Views on Chinese Students Psychological Problems

tudents have very good self-control and more than half of them are rated very low in their self-discipline. Write a composition of about 200 words on the following topic: How to Develop College Students Self-Discipline

ut to find someone to write reports for them. So common is this phenomenon that a new research paper estimated that university students spend up to half a billion yuan a year to have other people write their essays. What is your opinion? Write a composition of about 200 words on the following topic: My Views on Ghostwriting