2015年10月10日
Sample answer:
The reading puts forward three theories to explain the collapse of Angkor. However, the professor refutes the these three strongly.
Firstly, the professor retorts the invasion hypothesis by citing the fact that there was no record of invasion at that time. In fact, the king advocated the growth of population to foster economy.
Secondly, the reading holds that the conversion of religious belief led the demise of Angkor, for other religions such as Hinayana replaced Buddhism which was the major one in Angkor at that time. However, the professor claims that the replacement of religion had already happened before, and during this process the city actually flourished instead.
Finally, in the reading passage, it explains that drought is linked to the decline of Angkor. In contrast, calling this hypothesis in question, the professor argues that the most serious drought happened in 1200s had not destroy the city, so how could the less serious drought in 1500s destroy the city?
托福独立写作题目：
作文题目：
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Which is better for children’s education: 9-month study and 3-month break or 3-month study and 1-month break?
题型类别:选择类
题材类别：利弊类
相关旧题：2014.0716.NA
写作思路：这道题在讨论哪种形式的放假形式更有利于孩子的教育，是每学习9个月放假3个月还是每学习3个月放假1个月。选择学三个月放一个月是比较好写的方向，我们可以从拆分法。对孩子的教育不仅仅只涉及到孩子本身，还有关家长老师学校等等，所以我们可以分成对孩子的本身的好处，比如有利学习成绩，有利身心健康;对老师和家长的好处，其中对老师的比较好写，如有更多的时间和精力及时地根据学生情况还调整上课内容，学习之间的间隔越多，老师越能实时调整。
写作指导：
agree:
提高学生的学习成绩;有利学生的心理健康;有利老师实时调整优化课程内容
范文指导：
The intense competition in today's society urges people to attach more importance to the education of their children in order to guarantee the prospects of their children. One of their concerns is how to allocate the time of study and vocation. Some prefer 9-month study and 3-month break, while others favor 3-month study and 1-month break. In my view, the arrangement of more frequent break time is better.
First of all, 3-month study followed by 1-month break can prompt students' academic performance. Children are such kind of creatures that have a limited amount of patience and will feel boring after a long period of studying. It can reasonably infer that 9-month study will definitely diminish their interest in studying, which makes them concentrate less on class. On the contrary, 3-month study plus 1-month break allows them to rest in a more balanced way, making them more energetic to face every approaching semester. What’ s more, the frequent breaks can let students reflect more often on what they have learned, introspect what their deficiencies are, and prepare in advance for the knowledge that will come in the next study period.
Second, shorter semester and more frequent break is salutary to students’ mental fitness. As is substantiated by many researches, long period of studying will increase students' sense of anxiety and restlessness. Besides, students today already have much more stress and pressure due to the ever-growing competitive social ambiance. Long studying period can only aggravate children's mental burden. In contrast, when having a vocation more frequently, the students can not just relax their bodies, but also their mind, for in the vocation they can temporarily and moderately drop their study and release their stress. Only with a health mental state can children performs well on study.
Finally, such allocation can allow teachers to prepare their lessons and learning materials more comprehensively. On the one hand, teachers will have more energy and time drawing material from various sources. On the other hand, more intervals of studying mean more adjusting of teaching methods and contents. So compared with the 9-month teaching, the 3-month teaching can give teachers more times to timely adjust their courses according to the students’ performances on class and prepare well in the following resting month.
In conclusion, 3-month study plus 1-month break is a better plan for it can improve students’ academic performance, regulate their mood and allow teachers to adjusts their course more timely.
词汇拓展：
attach more importance to 重视
allocate 分配
academic performance 学业表现
prompt 促进
ambiance 环境
aggravate 加剧
salutary 有益的
As is substantiated by 正如…所证实的那样
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