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托福TPO 10 独立写作试题：
Playing computer games is a waste of time. Children should not be allowed to play them.
托福满分作文-范文赏析：
With the development of modern technology, there has been a growing popularity in the playing of computer games, especially among children. As a result, there is an ongoing debate as to whether children should be allowed to play them.
Some people do approve of children playing these games, while others strongly object to the idea, stating that they are just a waste of time and that children should not be allowed to have access to them. From my point of view, ignoring the merits of playing computer games and overstating the disadvantages of doing so, is subject to criticism. The reasons given below will illustrate and strengthen my viewpoint.
First and foremost, playing computer games can help children relax their anxieties and relieve them from daily pressure. Children in today's society are subject to far more pressure and anxieties than before and hence they should have the right to some free time for relief from the burden of the high expectation of their parents, from the demanding requirements from teachers and from the overwhelming pressures of society.
Second, well-designed computer games can also assist in the mental development of children. Quickly moving scenes can cultivate children's quick responses, complicated plots enable children to quickly evaluate any situation, and emergencies in the game develops children's ability to make quick and decisive decisions.
Third, computer games can also play a role in the education of moral values. Most computer games have a general plot of the good finally beating off the bad, fostering in children's minds the importance and necessity of fighting against the bad in society.
Taking into account all of those aspects, as long as computer games are well-designed for children, and that children are under appropriate guidance when playing them, playing computer games is not necessarily a waste of time, for it can have a positive influence on children's development mentally and psychologically.
托福作文满分要素剖析:
一、 语言表达
本文的语言非常中规中矩。无论是句式还是用词都采用了考场作文经常使用的方式。这样的做法面临着被老师当成模版作文的风险，所以务必要做到使用正确合理。如果能够做到的话，如这篇文章，也可以得到满意的分数。
1. Some people do approve of children playing these games, while others strongly object to the idea, stating that they are just a waste of time and that children should not be allowed to have access to them. Do在此处表示强调，没有实际含义。Some… while others…也是表示不同人的不同观点的一种常见的方式。Stating现代分词，避免了从句的使用。省略了从句中的主谓。
2. Children in today's society are subject to far more pressure and anxieties than before and hence they should have the right to some free time for relief from the burden of the high expectation of their parents, from the demanding requirements from teachers and from the overwhelming pressures of society. subject to表示受到XXX的压制，是带有负面感情色彩的短语。Have the right to后面不仅能够加动词，也可以加名词，不用再添加东西了。Relief from表示从XXX当中解脱出来。后面的from都是这个短语的并列结构，省略了动词。
二、 逻辑结构
本段是总分总的结构。首段交代背景，提出观点，玩电脑游戏不一定是浪费时间。然后用三个并列的段落分别从三个方面说明了电脑游戏的好处，证明了观点。并在最后一段进行总结重申。
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