最新雅思范文 | 高年级学生应该博学还是专修？

题目

Some people think that older school children should learn a wide range of subjects and develop knowledge. But other people think that they should only learn a small number of subjects in detail. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

复现情况

与2017年8月3日原题几乎相同，但2017年题目设问的是“大学生应该博学还是专修”，本题是“高年级学生”。大学生和高年级学生性质相同，因此可以参考2017年题目来回答本次题目。

解析

本次考题问的是：高年级学生应该只学某几门课程，还是应该学很多课程？

对这个问题，可能有些人会认为，只学几门课程有好处，学生可以集中全部精力学好这些课程，然后毕业后就能成为某个领域的专家，因此更容易找到工作，而学习多门课程可能让学生分心，其结果是什么都学不好。应该说，这个想法是有道理的。

但是，若换个思维角度，我们又会发现，高年级学生只学某几门课程又有很多负面的影响。

首先，只学有限几门课程会导致学生思维狭窄，现在很多领域都是跨学科的，需要多学科知识才能真正学好某一门课程；

其次，工作好也不仅需要专业知识，还需要各种各样非专业知识，尤其是希望成为团队领导，更是需要各种专业外的知识；

最后，仅学某几门专业，过早地限制自己的选择，如果未来发现并不喜欢这几门专业，就很难再次进行选择。因此，为了便于毕业后找到工作，在学校重点学习某几门课程是可取的，但为了更好地学习这门课程，为了毕业后职业发展更好更快，或者让自己未来的选择更有弹性，学生绝对不应放弃其他课程的学习，而是要尽量丰富自己的知识结构。

高分范文

Many people hold that senior high school students should focus on a few particular subjects rather than take a wide range courses. This, according to these people, will help students to concentrate on the subjects they are studying without being distracted. The natural result is that they can master these few subjects better and go to a better university or find a better job after they finish their high school.

This argument is great, yet only seemingly so. In the first place, to choose only a limited number of subjects is not the surest way to learn these subjects well. Today, almost every subject is interdisciplinary in nature. For example, linguistic studies require extensive knowledge of statistics, and modern astronomy is based on mathematics. It is thus very unlikely to really master a subject without much knowledge from other subjects. 

Secondly, to be equipped with the knowledge of only a few subjects is not enough for a complex job, which often demands a wide range of knowledge and capabilities. This is especially true when people are expected to become team leaders. 

Finally, it will be extremely difficult for children to make a different choice when they later find the few subjects on which they have spent so much time in high school are not what really interest them.  

To choose only a small number of subjects, then, may help children gain an edge in job market or university admission,  but to be open to as many other subjects as possible is more advisable if they want to achieve a better career development, and to live a more fruitful life.