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Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying “Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.” You can give one example or two to illustrate your point of view. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
Would you like a doctor who has only learned about operations from a textbook to operate on you? The answer to this is obviously a resounding “No!” Knowledge gained from books has a real value only when it is complemented with practical experience.
For me, trying an activity myself and experiencing its result leaves a much deeper and lasting impression on me than what I have got simply from reading or listening. If I just read how to write an essay or listened to someone talking about how to write an essay, I still wouldn't feel that I knew how to write an essay until I wrote one by myself. The same can be said for other skills. Take sports for example . A basketball player can know all the rules of the game, related skills and strategies, but until he actually gets on a court with a ball in motion, the theory remains flat and useless.
To sum up, as to theoretical knowledge and practical experience, the latter is certainly more significant. Just as British churchman Thomas Fuller put it , “Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.”
一位医生只学过课本上的手术知识，让他给你主刀，你是否愿意？显然，这个问题的答案是一声响亮的“不”！书本知识只有同实践经验相补充时，才具有真正的价值。
对我来说，亲自去尝试某项活动并感受其最后的结果，要比只是读书听讲给我留下的印象更深刻、更持久。如果只是读到如何写作，或是听别人讲解如何写作，我还是觉得自己不会写，非得亲自写一篇才行。掌握其他技能也是一个道理。以体育为例。一名篮球运动员可以通晓所有的比赛规则以及相关技巧和战术，但在他真正上场打球之前，那堆理论都是呆板无用的。
总之，就理论知识和实践经验而言，后者当然更为重要。正如英国教士托马斯·富勒所说：“知识是一种财富，但实践是打开财富的钥匙。”
operation 手术
textbook 课本
operate 动手术
obviously 显然
resounding 响亮的
complement 补充
practical experience 实践经验
activity 活动
experience 感受，体验
lasting 持久的
impression 印象
strategy 战术
court 球场
motion 移动
theory 理论
remain 仍然是
flat 呆板的
useless 没用的
to sum up 总之
as to 就…而言
the latter 后者
significant 重要的
British 英国的
churchman 教士
treasure 财富
本题要求评论英国教士托马斯·富勒的一句名言：“知识是一种财富，但实践是打开财富的钥匙。”并要求给出一个或两个例子来阐述你的观点。显而易见，本题考查理论知识与实践经验之间的关系。
① Although some students move on to postgraduate studies, most undergrads enter the job market at the end of their four-year studies. 尽管一些学生会继续读研，但是大多数本科生在四年的学习后就进入了就业市场。
② With intense domestic and global competition in the job market, students must learn skills that will enable them to meet the needs of society once they finish their higher education. 随着国内和国际就业市场竞争的日趋激烈，学生们一旦完成了高等教育的学习，就必须学会使自己能够满足社会需要的技能。
③ Practice courses, which enable students to solve real-world problems, are superior to theoretical courses in preparing students for the job market and should thus form an important part of the curriculum. 实践课程能够帮助学生解决现实生活中的问题，在为学生就业做准备方面优于理论课程，因此（实践课程）也是学生课程的重要组成部分。