Nowadays, it is a hot topic of debate in society.

Background of Hot Topics: On May 12, a major earthquake occurred in Wenchuan, Sichuan, with a total area of about 500,000 square kilometers, involving ten provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities such as Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi and Chongqing. More than 46.25 million people were affected, 69,227 people died and 17923 people were missing. A large number of houses collapsed and damaged, infrastructure was damaged in a large area, industrial and agricultural production suffered heavy losses, and the ecological environment was seriously damaged. The direct economic loss is as high as 845,654.38 billion yuan, and secondary disasters such as collapse, landslide, debris flow and dammed lake are rare in the world. Many schools collapsed in the disaster area and many students were killed.

Earthquake relief, national mobilization, insisting on saving people first. * * * Rescued more than 84,000 people from the ruins, made every effort to resettle the lives of the affected people, made every effort to repair infrastructure such as transportation, electric power, communication, radio and television, water conservancy, water supply and gas supply, promptly disposed of and resolved secondary disasters such as the dammed lake, and timely and accurately announced the disaster situation, creating favorable conditions for earthquake relief and post-disaster recovery and reconstruction. At the same time, the international community has also extended a helping hand to help the victims and the reconstruction of the disaster areas.

Possible key points: (1) embodies the cohesion of the Chinese nation; (2) For natural disasters that fall into the category of emergencies, relevant international departments need to establish emergency response mechanisms. (3) In the process of post-disaster reconstruction, attention should be paid to the planning, life and employment of post-disaster residents.

Hot topic 2: Beijing Olympic Games

Background of Hot Topics: From August 8 to 24, Beijing successfully hosted the 29th Olympic Games. "One World, One Dream", more than 10000 athletes from 204 countries and regions participated in the Beijing Olympic Games, creating 38 world records and 85 Olympic records in 16 days. The delegation of China won 5 1 gold medal and 100 medal, ranking first in the gold medal list for the first time, setting the best result.

The perfect competition facilities, excellent organization and service, and wonderful opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games have won wide acclaim from the international community. International Olympic Committee President Rogge praised "this is an unparalleled Olympic Games". From September 6th to17th, Beijing also successfully hosted the Paralympic Games.

Key points of possible answers: (1) The Olympic Games is a good opportunity to show China to the world. (2) During the construction of Olympic venues, we should pay attention to "running the Olympics frugally" and avoid "Olympic losses". (3) The Olympic Games will greatly promote the development of tourism economy. (4) After the Olympic Games, the continuity of the Olympic spirit and the positive role of the Olympic Games in promoting people's values can not be ignored.

Hot topic 3: "Shenzhou VII" astronauts spacewalk

Background of Hot Topics: On September 25th, Shenzhou VII spacecraft with three astronauts, Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng, was launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. On the afternoon of the 27th, Zhai Zhigang successfully left the cabin and walked in space for ten minutes waving a five-star red flag, with a total mileage exceeding 9 100 km. Zhai Zhigang greeted the people of the whole country and the whole world in space. The vast space left the footprints of China people for the first time.

"Shenzhou VII" flew around the earth 46 times in space according to the predetermined orbit, during which astronauts completed a series of space science experiments; The "Tianlian-1" satellite flight test was released and achieved important results. On 28th 17: 37, Shenzhou VII spacecraft landed successfully in central Inner Mongolia, and three astronauts left the cabin safely. The successful manned space flight of Shenzhou VII marks that China has become the third country in the world to independently master the technology of extravehicular activity.

Key points of possible answers: (1) This is a result of the continuous development of science and technology in China, which fully embodies the spirit of science and technology. (2) This will greatly promote China to break through the blockade of foreign space technology. (3) "Shenzhou VII" has greatly inspired the people of China and is of great spiritual significance.

Hot topic 4: 4 trillion stimulating domestic demand to resist the financial tsunami

Background of Hot Topics: In the second half of 2008, affected by the international financial tsunami, China's economy showed a downward trend, and the stock market continued to fall. In the face of adversity, the China government has issued a series of measures to deal with the crisis. 10.5, 165438+ launched ten measures to expand domestic demand, announced an investment of 4 trillion yuan to stimulate domestic demand and promote economic growth, and substantially lowered the benchmark interest rate for one-year RMB deposits and loans of financial institutions. Others include: accelerating the construction of affordable housing projects; Accelerate the construction of rural infrastructure; Accelerate the construction of major infrastructure such as railways, highways and airports; Accelerate the development of medical and health care and cultural education; Strengthen the construction of ecological environment; Accelerate independent innovation and structural adjustment to increase the income of urban and rural residents. These measures focus on laying a foundation and strengthening people's livelihood. In addition, in order to expand consumption, five measures have been put forward, such as continuing to increase farmers' income and retirement fees for retirees.

/kloc-the central economic work conference held in February/October put forward that the primary task for next year is to maintain steady and rapid economic development. Under the global economic situation, China will try its best to run its own affairs well, and the sustainable development and prosperity of China is a contribution to the world.

Possible key points: (1) This is a correct policy based on safeguarding the most fundamental interests of the people. (2) The expansion needs to focus on social security, further narrow the gap between the rich and the poor through plans, and give consideration to the livelihood of ordinary people. (3) In order to avoid overheating in individual investment fields, Mr. Dai Bin believes that investment should be implemented in different economic fields in a balanced way.

Hot topic 5: melamine tainted milk powder incident

Background of Hot Topics: On September 1 1, the Ministry of Health confirmed that Sanlu brand infant milk powder contained melamine, which led to many cases of infant kidney calculi in all parts of China. To this end, the State Council launched a first-level response mechanism for major food safety accidents, and set up an emergency response leading group to recover the problem milk powder, treat patients free of charge, thoroughly investigate the incident, notify WHO and severely punish those responsible.

There are more than 290,000 children with abnormal urinary system caused by eating tainted milk powder in China, including 5.190,000 hospitalized children and 6 dead children. After tracing 22 milk powder enterprises in China, it is found that there are problems in the production, acquisition and sales of milk sources. On September 17, the State Council decided to conduct a comprehensive inspection of dairy products and rectify the dairy industry. Stop the national inspection-free product qualification of all food production enterprises; Make important amendments to the draft food safety law. On September 22, Li Changjiang, director of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, resigned due to the "milk powder incident" and became another ministerial official who resigned due to improper handling of major public safety accidents; The secretary of Shijiazhuang Municipal Committee where Sanlu Group is located was replaced and the mayor was removed from office; Chairman Sanlu and several people involved in the case were arrested.

Key points of possible answers: (1) This involves the supervision and inspection of food safety in China and needs special attention. (2) For sick children, not only enterprises should bear the responsibility, but also society should give care from the perspective of "public crisis". Call on the masses to donate money when necessary. (3) This has sounded a "wake-up call" for China enterprises, and integrity has once again become the key to enterprise development.

Hot topic six: more than ten provinces in the south have been frozen.

Background of Hot Topics: From mid-October to early February in 2008, several provinces and regions in the south 10 were hit by extreme weather with low temperature, rain, snow and freezing for four times in a row, resulting in 129 deaths,1660,000 emergency relocation and resettlement, and178 million mu of crops were affected. The snowstorm stranded hundreds of thousands of migrant workers preparing to return home to the south at the railway station, and the Hunan section of the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway was completely paralyzed; Power towers in many provinces and cities were crushed by snow, urban water supply systems burst at low temperature, water and electricity were cut off in many cities, and the communication industry suffered heavy losses. Traffic jams on public roads have seriously affected the transportation of coal, vegetables, meat and other necessities.

The central government quickly deployed disaster relief, and all regions and departments took urgent action. The officers and men of the People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police entered the front line, and all walks of life were in the same boat through thick and thin. The disaster was controlled in a short time, which eased all kinds of difficulties and stabilized the people's hearts.

Key points of possible answers: (1) This involves the emergency mechanism of disaster relief in China, which needs special attention. (2) In the process of disaster relief, the fearless spirit of PLA soldiers is commendable, and the media needs to do more relevant reports. Teacher Dai of New Oriental thinks it is necessary to publicize this spirit of selfless dedication from a social perspective. (3) The process of disaster relief organization needs to be further optimized, and the construction of disaster relief rapid response mechanism needs to be strengthened. At present, China's disaster response mechanism is leading in the world, but after all, China is a disaster-prone country, so we still need to think about how to arrange disaster relief materials and personnel in place more quickly.

Hot topic 7: Thirty years of reform and opening up

Background of Hot Topics: In 2008, all walks of life in China commemorated the 30th anniversary of reform and opening up in various ways. On February 8, 65438, the Central Committee solemnly commemorated the 30th anniversary of the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee. In his speech, President Hu Jintao emphasized that reform and opening up is a great turning point with far-reaching significance, which has opened a new period in China's history and is the "third revolution" in China. President Hu Jintao announced the new goal of China's future development: to build a high-level well-off society in an all-round way by the centenary of the founding of the Party in 2002/KLOC-0; By the centenary of the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC) in 2049, a prosperous, strong, democratic, civilized and harmonious socialist modern country will be built.

1October 9 to 12, the Third Plenary Session of the Seventeenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China deliberated and planned a new road map for rural reform, and proposed to allow farmers to transfer contracted land management rights in the form of subcontracting, leasing, exchange, transfer and joint-stock cooperation, so as to develop moderate scale operation.

Key points of possible answers: (1) In the process of reform and development, we must not lose the spirit of emancipating our minds and pioneering and innovating. (2) Reform and development need to be combined with China's national conditions. (3) Reform and development need to focus on upgrading industrial structure and building national brands at this stage. (4) In the process of reform and development, we should pay attention to solving people's livelihood problems, let the whole society share the fruits of reform and development, and make every effort to improve the social security mechanism.

Hot topic eight: the two sides of the strait have basically realized the "three links."

Background of Hot Topics:165438+1From 3 to 7 October, Chen Yunlin, president of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, led an ARATS consultation delegation to visit Taiwan Province Province, which was the first time that ARATS leaders visited Taiwan Province Province. The top leaders of the two associations held talks in Taipei for the first time and signed agreements on direct cross-strait flights, sea and postal services. According to the agreement signed by the two sides, starting from 12 and 15, the two sides will hold launching ceremonies for direct sea, air and postal services in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Fuzhou, Shenzhen, Taipei, Kaohsiung and Keelung. This marks the basic realization of the direct "three links" between the two sides of the strait and the historic and significant progress in cross-strait relations.

Key points of possible answers: (1) The reunification of the motherland is the common aspiration of the people on both sides of the strait and meets the needs of the times. (2) The "three links" mean that people on both sides of the strait have further strengthened exchanges. (3) Cross-strait exchanges should expand the field of exchanges. In addition to economic exchanges, cultural exchanges are also an important part that cannot be ignored. (4) To further simplify the "procedures" for cross-strait residents' exchanges, Dai Bin, a teacher from Guangzhou New Oriental, thinks that we can refer to the practice of "Hong Kong and Macao Pass".

Hot topic 9: levying fuel surcharge

Background of Hot Topics: According to the requirements of the State Council on the reform of refined oil prices and taxes, the Ministry of Finance of People's Republic of China (PRC) and State Taxation Administration of The People's Republic of China issued a notice on February 1 2009, and decided to adjust the consumption tax policy on refined oil from June 65438+ 10/2009. The main contents are as follows:

First, increase the unit tax of refined oil consumption tax. The unit tax of consumption tax on gasoline, naphtha, solvent oil and lubricating oil is increased from 0.2 yuan per liter to kloc-0/.0 yuan per liter; The unit tax of diesel oil, aviation kerosene and fuel oil consumption tax is increased from 0. 1 yuan per liter to 0.8 yuan.

The second is to adjust the consumption tax policy for special refined oil. Resume consumption tax on imported naphtha. Suspension of aviation kerosene consumption tax. Ethanol gasoline produced from taxable gasoline purchased or commissioned for processing and recycling is exempt from consumption tax. Ethanol gasoline produced with self-produced gasoline shall be declared and taxed according to the amount of gasoline consumed in the production of ethanol gasoline. If the gasoline and diesel recovered from outsourcing or entrusted processing are used for the continuous production of methanol gasoline and biodiesel, the consumption tax paid by raw materials is allowed to be deducted from the payable consumption tax.

Before 20 10, 12 and 3 1, domestic naphtha used as raw materials for ethylene and aromatic products shall be exempted from consumption tax; Imported naphtha used as raw materials for ethylene and aromatic products shall be refunded the consumption tax paid.

The adjustment of refined oil consumption tax policy is one of the important contents of refined oil price and tax reform, which is of great significance to promote energy conservation and emission reduction, adjust economic structure, standardize government charging behavior and fair social burden.

Key points of possible answers: (1) is beneficial to environmental protection and resource conservation in China. (2) In the process of implementation, it may increase the economic burden of some people, but in the long run, it is conducive to the orderly and healthy development of the economy. (3) The national economic measures to regulate energy prices have fully played the role of macro-control and deserve support.

Hot topic 10: making government affairs public

Background of Hot Topics: The Regulations on the Openness of Government Information will be officially implemented on May 1 2008, which will have a far-reaching impact on building an open and transparent government and safeguarding the public's right to know and supervise.

The regulations stipulate that the administrative organ shall voluntarily disclose government information that meets one of the following basic conditions: involving the vital interests of citizens, legal persons or other organizations; Need to be widely known or involved by the public; Reflect the institutional setup, functions and procedures of administrative organs; Others should be made public voluntarily in accordance with laws, regulations and relevant provisions of the state.

For the people's governments at or above the county level and their departments, the regulations also stipulate the contents that should be made public: financial budget and final accounts reports; Items, basis and standards of administrative fees; Emergency plan, early warning information and response measures for public emergencies; Environmental protection, public health, safety in production, food and medicine, product quality supervision and inspection ... These matters concerning the vital interests of the people, starting from May 1, can be inquired and understood by the citizens as long as they follow the relevant procedures.

Key points of possible answers: (1) Openness of government affairs is the inevitable embodiment of transparency of government work and the inevitable requirement of openness, fairness and impartiality of administrative work. (2) "Evil stops at sunshine". In a transparent environment, it is more convenient for the administrative counterpart to obtain relevant government information, which conforms to the principle of administrative efficiency and service purpose. (3) People can conduct all-round supervision of government work based on open procedures and information, and avoid "black-box operation" to the maximum extent. (4) Dai Bin, a teacher of Guangzhou New Oriental, believes that the significance of making government affairs public lies not only in facilitating the administrative counterpart, but also in supervising government actions.