Para. 2: 4)A closer analysis of the phenomenon can find that three main factors are well worth our concern. 5)In the first place, it is the product of students seeking after individuality and novelty, for which the college campus offers an ideal climate. (A D 6)In the second, it is seen among the students, as an ideal way of freeing themselves from stress for the time being, since most college students, single child of each family, are subjected to the unprecedented pressures from all sides although they enjoy the abundance of material wealth. (RE ID) 7)And above all it is an inevitable result of more and more exchanges between Western and Eastern cultures (RA lin)8)While the Chinese watch their children thirst for the joy derived from foreign festivals, in fact, the Americans are discussing whether or not to list the Chinese Spring Festival among thei official holidays Para. 3: 9) The effects of this change on our college life are positive. 10)On the one hand, it has created more chances for students to gain a better insight into other cultures. (*r D11)On the *r ID)12)With more and more health and color added to the trend, I firmly believe, it wil on other, it has enriched the college life, thus making the campus a more pleasant place to live on. (i certainly bring more benefits to our campus life in the time to come Section B The chunnel I. Reading skills Identifying the Writers Purpose() Authors write for a reason. Three common purposes of writing are: 1)to inform, 2)to persuade or 3)to entertain Reading effectively means recognizing the author's purpose-which may not always be as easy as it sounds, especially when you re reading in a foreign language. Writers sometimes disguise their aims: A text that appears to be factual information may really be full of emotional appeals meant to persuade you of the writer's point of view; or an apparently serious piece of persuasion may in fact be a humorous text intended mainly to amuse you. There are also times when the question of whether a writer is serious may depend largely on each reader's individual philosophy. However, there are some clues that effective readers can watch for to help them 1. Informational writing features facts and evidence, not opinions or value judgments. It often contains dates, statistics or other figures, and/or quotes from experts or witnesses. Depending on the subject, the language may include technical jargon, but the vocabulary and sentence structure are often quite simple 2. Persuasive writing features emotional appeals: opinions and arguments(which may be presented as if they were facts, so be careful! ) rhetorical questions; evaluating language (good/bad, right/wrong, horrifying/wonderful, etc )and/or judgmental language(must, should, had better, etc.) 3. Texts written mainly to entertain can, of course, be very varied-but they often use rather informal languas re,dialogs, puns and/or figures ofPara. 2: 4) A closer analysis of the phenomenon can find that three main factors are well worth our concern. 5) In the first place, it is the product of students’seeking after individuality and novelty, for which the college campus offers an ideal climate. (原因 I) 6) In the second, it is seen, among the students, as an ideal way of freeing themselves from stress for the time being, since most college students, single child of each family, are subjected to the unprecedented pressures from all sides although they enjoy the abundance of material wealth. (原因 II) 7) And above all, it is an inevitable result of more and more exchanges between Western and Eastern cultures. (原因 III) 8) While the Chinese watch their children thirst for the joy derived from foreign festivals, in fact, the Americans are discussing whether or not to list the Chinese Spring Festival among their official holidays. Para. 3: 9) The effects of this change on our college life are positive. 10) On the one hand, it has created more chances for students to gain a better insight into other cultures. (分析 I) 11) On the other, it has enriched the college life, thus making the campus a more pleasant place to live on. (分 析 II) 12) With more and more health and color added to the trend, I firmly believe, it will certainly bring more benefits to our campus life in the time to come. Section B The Chunnel I. Reading Skills Identifying the Writer’s Purpose (I) Authors write for a reason. Three common purposes of writing are: 1) to inform, 2) to persuade or 3) to entertain. Reading effectively means recognizing the author’s purpose—which may not always be as easy as it sounds, especially when you’re reading in a foreign language. Writers sometimes disguise their aims: A text that appears to be factual information may really be full of emotional appeals meant to persuade you of the writer’s point of view; or an apparently serious piece of persuasion may in fact be a humorous text intended mainly to amuse you. There are also times when the question of whether a writer is serious may depend largely on each reader’s individual philosophy. However, there are some clues that effective readers can watch for to help them identify what kind of writing they’re dealing with: 1. Informational writing features facts and evidence, not opinions or value judgments. It often contains dates, statistics or other figures, and/or quotes from experts or witnesses. Depending on the subject, the language may include technical jargon, but the vocabulary and sentence structure are often quite simple. 2. Persuasive writing features emotional appeals: opinions and arguments (which may be presented as if they were facts, so be careful!); rhetorical questions; evaluating language (good/bad, right/wrong, horrifying/wonderful, etc.) and/or judgmental language (must, should, had better, etc.). 3. Texts written mainly to entertain can, of course, be very varied—but they often use rather informal language, simple sentence structure, dialogs, puns and/or figures of speech