英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1218 - 高考不再分数定乾坤

 Topic1 College entrance exam reform to take focus off score resultsThe Education Ministry¹ has taken a critical step in its initiative to reform the college entrance exam system, aiming to reverse exam-oriented education to cultivate better talent.

According to the ministry, university entrance will no longer be solely² determined³ by students' Gaokao score in the national college entrance exam.

Why do you think the Gaokao needs a change?

Topic2 National Standard for Face Masks to be releasedA draft of the “National Standard for Civilian⁴ Use Face Masks” will be submitted to China’s Standardization⁵ Administration.

It is expected to be published by the end of this year to seek public comments.

Is it necessary?

Topic3 Shanghai's hotels world's 10th cheapestGoEuro, a Berlin-based travel website, says that Shanghai’s hotels are the 10th cheapest in the world, while its hostels⁶ rank second-cheapest.

Do you think Shanghai is on the list of global cheapest hotels?

Topic4 Overuse of IVs in ChinaThe recent case of a 12-year-old boy getting a serious allergic⁷ reaction shortly after receiving IV drip has once again raised concerns over the use or rather the excessive use of intravenous medication in the country.

Are Chinese people over-using IV medication, still? Why?

Topic5 Eight Chinese industries taking on global playersWith China's rapid growth in recent years, it has proved to the world that it is turning from a factory to an innovation powerhouse.

Forbes magazine has listed eight industries in China that are doing a better job than more established competitors in other parts of the world.

What are they?

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 solely   

adv.仅仅，唯一地

参考例句：

• Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。
• The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.这座城市几乎完全靠旅游业维持。

3 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

4 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

5 standardization   

n.标准化

参考例句：

• Standardization of counseling techniques is obviously impossible. 很清楚，要想使研讨方法标准化是不可能的。
• In Britain, progress towards standardization was much slower. 在英国，向标准化进展要迟缓得多。

6 hostels   

n.旅舍，招待所( hostel的名词复数 )；青年宿舍

参考例句：

• The students were protesting at overcrowding in the university hostels. 学生们在抗议大学宿舍过于拥挤。 来自辞典例句
• Are there any cheap hostels in Nanjing for one person? 南京有没有便宜的旅店可以一个人住？ 来自互联网

7 allergic   

adj.过敏的，变态的

参考例句：

• Alice is allergic to the fur of cats.艾丽斯对猫的皮毛过敏。
• Many people are allergic to airborne pollutants such as pollen.许多人对空气传播的污染物过敏，比如花粉。