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| Topic 议题：purpose of labyrinths in northeast of Russia. | ||
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Because of high sea level, labyrinths can be used to trap fish. | Even though this labyrith is near the sea, others are located far away from the sea. |
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Labyrinths are used to record astronomical phenomenon. | If the entrances of labyrinths are used for record, they should have fixed direction. But actually, labyrinths do not related to certain stars. |
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They were used to hold rituals for dead. | No human remains, like bones, tools, are found nearby |
2016年11月13日托福写作范文：Sample answer:
The writer and the speaker have a debate on labyrinths in northeast of Russia. The writer provides three purposes, which are opposed by the following lecture.
First, the writer claims that because of because of high sea level, labyrinths can be used to trap fish. While the speaker views this issue from an opposite angle, according to him/her, this labyrinth is near the sea, but others are located far away from the sea.
Secondly, the passage states that Labyrinths are used to record astronomical phenomenon. However, the speaker casts doubt on this opinion by saying that If the entrances of labyrinths are used for record, they should have fixed direction. But actually, labyrinths do not related to certain stars.
Last, the writer argues that Labyrinths were used to hold rituals for dead. By contrast, in accordance with the speaker, this claim does not hold water. No human remains, like bones, tools, are found nearby.
2016年11月13日托福独立写作真题解析：
| 作文题目： |
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People can solve important problems by themselves or with the help from their family members so there's no need for the government to help them. |
| 题型类别： | 今天的独立写作又是一道老题哦。同学们在解题的时候可以具体拆分不同的problems，可以选择同意，也可以选择不同意。 但是从好写的角度来看，相对写Disagree更容易一点哦。 同学们可以思考下，哪些重要的问题是我们不能解决，需要政府帮忙的。不难发现个人的力量的确有限，好多重要的问题都是个人不能解决的，比如环境问题， 自然灾害问题， 房价问题，食品安全问题，教育问题，交通拥堵问题等，具体化不同的原因之后再进行展开。 而且我们还可以反驳题目中的因果关系，即使部分问题我们现在可以解决了，但是政府仍然有必要去帮助我们，使得我们的生活变得更好。 |
| 写作指导： |
Agree： 环境污染问题。大气污染现在我们所遇到的一个重大的环境问题。以中国为例，北方的城市一年有很多日子都是严重的雾霾天气，人们出行必须佩带口罩。 尽管个人能够配合尽量多去做公共交通，但是光靠个人和家庭的力量是完全不能解决的。 工厂的废弃排放是主要的原因。政府需要颁布法律去关闭那些有严重污染的工厂。 食品安全问题，现在很多食品质量都不过关，里面有很多添加剂，很多不良商家使用地沟油，工业用盐来降低食品的成本，谋取更多的利润。 人们吃了之后会引发食物中毒（food poisoning），肠胃疾病(intestinal disease)等。这个问题是个人所不能解决的。 需要政府相关部门设置严格的规定惩罚这些不良商家。 自然灾害问题，个人还不能解决，需要政府，科研预测，和妥善安置。飓风hurricane Katrina, 海地地震Haiti earthquake，很难想象仅仅依靠一个人或者一家人去完成救援disaster relief. 需要政府发放物资，派遣救援队才能解决。 教育问题。 在偏远地区的农村，很多小孩都没有机会接受教育。在中国的西南地区，有接近300万的孩子没有机会接受教育，没有足够的老师，没有足够的课本和资源。 这时候光靠个人的力量是没有办法解决的。政府有足够的资金和能力去建造希望小学，并且派遣老师。 |
2016年11月13日托福独立写作范文：
In a society that changes as amazingly as ours, the role played by government in our daily life has been brought under the spotlight of mass media. Consequently, the general public and sociologists are wondering whether people can solve important problems individually or with the governmental support. Towards such a long running tug-of-war, I am inclined to claim that the help from government is necessary in the process of resolving important problems, especially in the aspects of protecting environment and addressing the disparity of educational resources.
In the first instance, consider the environmental issues. As is common sense, the deteriorating natural environment is so severe and complicated that the solution of such a problem is far beyond the reach of any individuals or families. The serious air pollution in China is a good case in point. Despite the fact that people can take some actions such as wearing masks or taking the public transportation to relieve the haze occurring frequently in the major cities of China in some degree, the problem cannot be radically solved. To illustrate, the major cause responsible for the smoggy weather is nothing but the emission of waste gas such as dust and smog from an appalling number of heavy-pollution factories. In this case, it is the government that can get rid of the fundamental cause by shutting down these plants and enacting laws or regulations to restrict their production, which can’t be achieved by any individuals.
In the second instance, the same logic goes to the educational problems. As is known to all, many school-age children in rural and remote areas are not able to receive education in school due to the lack of educational resources. According to a survey conducted by the Education Ministry in China in 2015, approximately 3 million kids in the Southwest of China didn’t have the chance to get educated on account of lacking in tables, textbooks and even spacious classrooms. When confronted with the issue mentioned above, what individuals or families can do is quite limited. Undoubtedly, only the government has the adequate financial resources and power to allocate educational resources to those places. For example, the government of China builds nearly 10,000 primary schools called Hope School in the distant places, which alleviates the disparity in educational resources between different regions to a large extent.
Judging from what has been discussed above, we can draw the conclusion that although the ability of individual or families is becoming stronger and greater than before, the help from government is of great necessity in the course of solving significant problems, especially those in the areas of education and environment.