124. Is it more important for students to study history and literature than to study

science and mathematics?

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is more important for students to study history

and literature than it is for them to study science and mathematics. Use specific reasons and examples

to support your opinion.

『分析』

不能同意。

• 这是个没有答案的比较 (it is a meaningless comparison; it is a comparison without definite answer)。学

习历史文学确实很重要，但是说比学习科学数学更重要就没有什么道理了。

• 对不同的人，有不同的重要标准。

• 建立自己的立场：所有的人都应该具备最基础的知识。

『范文』

I think that these academic subjects are equal to each other; one is not better or more important than the other.

First of all, it is important for students to take the classes which they will excel at. If all students were to take

history and literature, half of them would do terribly. Not all students have a literary mind; in fact, only about half of

them do. Having a scientifically based mind is no better or worse than the alternative.

It's hard to imagine that all the students are learning history and literature while no one study science and

mathematics. If this was the case, a major portion of the world's knowledge would be lost. Science and

mathematics students are constantly making important breakthroughs in their fields of research. If the number of

students taking these subjects dramatically dropped because they were told it was less important than other subjects,

this research would come to a grinding halt. Science and mathematics students come up with much of the theories

behind how the world works, which are vastly important to society.In fact, students should be encouraged to take all subjects because there is no way of measuring which coursesare "better" than others. Everything a person can study has its own unique value. Whether this value is based on personal beliefs or the beliefs of society at large, everything is important in some way or another. Moreover, most academic disciplines are in fact interrelated. For example, historians sometimes have to employ some statistical knowledge while they are doing their research. At the same time, computer programmers will have a better understanding of their field if they are familiar about the history of computer science.One must take the courses one finds interesting, and not base his/her decisions on what others say are important. History and literature can be seen as a link to the past, whereas science and mathematics can be viewed as a link to the future. In this sense, no one is more relevant than the other because each field produces insights that the other has no way of grasping.