中国教育

　　StudythetwopicturesabovecarefullyandwriteanessayentitledOnEducationofChinaIntheessay，youshould（1）describethepictures（2）interprettheirmeaning（3）giveyouropinionaboutthephenomenon。Youshouldwriteabout200wordsneatlyonANSWERSHEET2。（20points）
　　Thetwopictureslooksosimilaratoneglance，buttheyaretotallydifferent。Inthefirstpicture，apeasantboy，carryingaheavybundleofricestrawisoutofbreathunderthegreatpressure。Hishopeistohaveaschooltoattend。Inthesecondpicture，astudentisonhiswayhomefromschool，aheavybagofbooksonhisback。Whathewishesisthathedidn’thavetogotoschoolanymore。Howcanthetwoboysatthesameagehavesuchdifferentideasaboutattendingschool？
　　ThetwopicturesshowsomeproblemsinthepresenteducationsysteminChina。Inthepoorcountryside，especiallyinsomewesternpartsofChina，theeducationisalsopoor。Therearenobuildingsforclassrooms，letalonegoodteachers。Childrentherecannothaveregulareducation。Theyaresometimesforcedtoleavetheirstudiesbecausetheirfamiliescannotaffordthenecessaryfees。However，thesituationistotallydifferentinthecities。Almostallthechildreninthecitiescanhaveregulareducation。Theycanenjoythebrightclassroomsandadequatefacilities。Buttheyhavetheirownproblems。Whattheyfaceistheendlesshomework，whichputssomuchpressureonthemthatsomestudentsdon’twanttocontinuetheirstudies。
　　Giventheproblemsabove，ourgovernmenthastakensomemeasures。TheHopeProjecthasbeeninoperationtoensurethatchildreninthepoorareascanachieveeducation。Somestrategieshavealsobeenputintoforcetoreducethepressureonthestudents。Teachersareaskednottogivetoomuchhomework。Emphasisshouldbeputontheimprovementofthequalityofthestudents。However，thereisalongwaytogointheimprovementofoureducationconditions。Thewholesocietyshouldbemobilizedtomakesomecontributionstooureducation。