2000年专四真题范文：Importance of extr
Direction：College life should be varied and colorful. And extracurricular activities are an important aspect of it. However, at present, there is much room for improvement in this regard. Write an article to the university radio entitled：The importance of extracurricular activities
范文1：
You shuttle between vocabulary tables and chemistry equations like a painstaking Puritan, axis of life joining only the classroom and dormitory, and then you risk being called "bookworm" at best and "geek" mostly. The fact is, outside the chalkboard and tomes there is a need for something complementary yet critical.
For one thing, extracurricular activities animate your body. Intensive study and sedentary lifestyle have taken a toll on the well-being of many students. Myopia being a national epidemic, we see our youth wearing appalling glasses. Lack of exercise leaves millions suffering from overweight, if not obesity. However, in extracurricular activities you stretch your muscle and spare some time for your body. May it be a stroll in the park or 2 hours’ workout in the gym; these activities revitalize you and keep you in shape. For another, extracurricular activities refresh your mind. All work and no play make Jack a dull boy. Without something ”extra”, school courses amounts to unbearable toil and moil and everyday degrades to a miserable repetition of yesterday’s routine. The inevitable consequence is stifled imagination, staled thoughts and numbed senses, and we are doomed to become a group of bigoted scholars responsive only to impersonal dogmas. Extracurricular activities actually expose you to a world full of new experiences. You get to know people, visit places and develop skills. Through excursions and parties, social investigations or community work, you gradually are molded into a sociable extrovert receptive to new ideas with a wide prospective.
In conclusion, extracurricular activities are an essential in that it ensures a more satisfying existence, both physically and mentally.
范文2：
People hold different opinions about how students spend their college days, but they share a common view that college life should be varied and colorful. Extracurricular activities make up a important part of college life, which is indispensable in college life.
To begin with, extracurricular activities enable us to build a strong body .As the proverb says, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Without good health, we cannot improve our study efficiency and make great achievements in academic studies. On the other hand, outside-class activities help us to develop teamwork spirit. Students should not spend the whole day on academic studies. It is very crucial for us to get along and cooperate well with others in a group。
All in all, extracurricular activities are necessary and essential for our academic study. Nevertheless, the problem is that too many classes have taken too much of student's time, so I suggest that it is time we took some reform on the teaching plan of college life. We should admit that, to some degree, what student's achieve outside class is no less than what they learn in the classroom.
College is a place to raise all-round intellectuals, which means that life on campus should consist of diverse activities rather than mere academic studies; and that's why extracurricular activities become important.
For one thing, extracurricular activities can provide students with real-life experience in decision-making and problem-solving, through which some specific knowledge or skills are required. For example, the development of leadership skills occurs as students assume ownership for the success of their organization. Such experience will help them more about themselves and point the way to their future career. For another, participation in extracurricular activities will enable students to develop a balance between academic accomplishments and social development. This necessary balance will greatly aid each student to more successfully encounter the challenges of our contemporary society. Moreover, participating in extracurricular activities could also boost students' development of interpersonal relationship. The awareness of responsibility, cooperation and punctuality, are fostered as each student interacts with other members of their group.
In short, extracurricular activities are vital because they could help students explore their interests and talents, teach them to manage their time and know their limits, as well as fit them in with other students.