2016年9月10日上午
| Topic 议题：whether Brendan Reached North America in the sixth century. | ||
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Sub-point 分论点 |
Many references confirm that Brendan had Reached North America. | References are not so accurate, thus leading to misunderstanding. Those burning hills were not volcanoes; instead, people liked setting fire on hills at that time. |
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Sub-point 分论点 |
Shipbuilding technologies at that time were advanced enough for people to reach North America. | The ship made by scientists is much larger and carried more sailors than Brendan’s one. |
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Sub-point 分论点 |
There were some markings, which were similar to Irish language, on the rock. | The markings contain pictures, like sun and tree. In fact, they were carved on the rock by native Americans. |
Sample answer:
The writer and the speaker have a debate on whether Brendan Reached North America in the sixth century. The writer puts forward three theories, which are opposed by the following lecture.
First, the writer claims that many references confirm that Brendan had Reached North America. While the speaker views this issue from an opposite angle, according to him/her, references are not so accurate, thus leading to misunderstanding. Those burning hills were not volcanoes; instead, people liked setting fire on hills at that time.
Secondly, the passage states that shipbuilding technologies at that time were advanced enough for people to reach North America. However, the speaker casts doubt on this opinion by saying that the ship made by scientists is much larger and carried more sailors than Brendan’s one.
Last, the writer argues that there were some markings, which were similar to Irish language, on the rock. By contrast, in accordance with the speaker, this claim does not hold water. the markings contain pictures, like sun and tree. In fact, they were carved on the rock by native Americans.
2016年9月10日
| 作文题目： |
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Internet is as important as other service such as building roads that government should make Internet access to all the citizens at no cost. |
| 题型类别: | 价值判断(重复去年大陆4.13和12.5的考题， 可见同学们关注旧题是十分的有必要的哦~) |
| 写作指导： |
方法一： Agree单边 减轻人们的负担。现在竞争日益激烈，物价上涨飞快，导致人们经济压力越来越大。政府对于因特网的投资付费（fund/invest/ in allocate money to），可以一定程度上减轻人们的压力，替人们省去一大笔开销（expenditure）。而且，现在很多购物会在网上操作，所以政府付费一定程度上便利(facilitate)人们的生活。因此政府的这个政策也会赢得人民的支持。将来颁布各类其他政策的时候，人们也会更加配合，更愿意执行。从长远来看，也有助于社会的稳定。 可以促进经济发展，对于很多边远地区（remote area）的人，不能承担网费，政府的这个措施可以带动落后地区（less developed）的经济发展。比如： 某个偏远山区的人都有很好地手艺（craftsmanship）， 但是由于销售渠道（distribution channel）的限制，很多产品不能销售到市区。 但是随着政府不断加强这个村的网络建设，那边的很多农民都开设了网店（online shop）。他们的手工艺品都能够在网上流传开来，销路也就更加广了。 方法二： Disagree 单边 因特网和其他技术设施相比并没有那么重要。现在越来越多的人开始使用因特网，人们在因特网的花费也是巨大的。如果政府承担起这笔费用，就意味着其他基础设施开销的减少。访问网络和其他的基础设施比其实并没有那么重要。比如，完善公共交通或者自助贫困地区的人。如果没有基本的水电，边远地区的人们完全不能生存。 但是如果只是没有网络，只是给人们的生活造成一部分不方便而已。 对人们的日常生活产生负面影响。 一方面，由于进入网络的便利性，会使得更多的人沉溺于(be addicted to)网络游戏，尤其是青少年。 另一方面， 人们过多的依赖于电脑手机等电子产品上网，也会疏离人与人之间的关系（Estrange interpersonal relationship）。面对面交流变少了， 人际关系变得更加冷漠。 |
2016年9月10日托福独立写作范文
With the advent of internet, people in growing numbers are getting addicted to logging onto the internet out of various purposes, which has aroused deeply social concern. Therefore, the issue of whether the bills of using the Internet should be paid by the government or the users themselves has been open to debate. In my opinion, it is more reasonable to require the individuals to cover the fee of internet usage, with the reasons as follows.
To begin with, the users of the internets are supposed to pay the bills in order to relieve the financial burden of government. With the popularization of the internet, the number of people going online every day has increased to a lot, which means that the money spent on the internet is tremendous. Such a large sum of money can do nothing but occupy a great propotion of the governmental expenditure, thus cutting down on the investment of government on other more pressing fields like improving the public transportation and eradicating the poverty. By contrast, if the fee of internet usage comes from the wallet of the individual, the situation will become totally different. To illustrate, the abundant financial resources of government saved by this practice can better facilitate the economic development and render the life of the mass more convenient and comfortable.
In addition, requiring the individuals to pay for the bill of internet access will help to establish better social relationship between people. As is common sense, with the wide application of electronic devices boosted by easy access to the internet, people especially younsters are indulged in the cyber or virtual world created by the social network and various Apps on the cell phone. Consequently, it is not uncommon to observe that when a group of white collars sit at a table in a restaurant waiting for their meals, they watch the screen of their smart phones instead of interacting with the guys near them, which greatly alienates the bond between them. In this case, the free use of internet will aggravate this situation to a large extent. However, if the fee of the internet usage is covered by the individuals instead of the government, many people will be reduce their time spent in surfing the internet in order to save money. As a result, the face-to-face communication will become more frequent and thus the closer and more intimate relationship between people will be set up.
Factoring the above listed reasons, it is safe to conclude that the government should not offer internet access to all of citizens at no cost, in order to relieve financial burden of the government and to build a better rapport between people.