托福寫作范文

1、1. Peopleattendcollegeoruniversityformanydifferentreasons(forexample,newexperiences,careerpreparation,increasedknowledge).Whydoyouthinkpeopleattendcollegeoruniversity?Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.Peopleattendcollegesoruniversitiesforalotofdifferentreasons.Ibelievethatthethreemost

2、commonreasonsaretoprepareforacareer,tohavenewexperiences,andtoincreasetheirknowledgeofthemselvesandtheworldaroundthem.Careerpreparationisbecomingmoreandmoreimportanttoyoungpeople.Formany,thisistheprimaryreasontogotocollege,Theyknowthatthejobmarketiscompetitive.Atcollege,theycanlearnnewskillforcareer

3、swithalotofopportunities.Thismeanscareers,suchasinformationtechnology,thatareexpectedtoneedalargeworkforceinthecomingyears.Also,studentsgotocollegesanduniversitiestohavenewexperiences.Thisoftenmeanshavingtheopportunitytomeetpeopledifferentfromthoseintheirhometowns.Formoststudents,goingtocollegeisthe

4、firsttimethey'vebeenawayfromhomebythemselves.Inadditions,thisisthefirsttimethey'vehadtomakedecisionsontheirown.Makingthesedecisionsincreasestheirknowledgeofthemselves.Besideslookingforself-knowledge,peoplealsoattendauniversityorcollegetoexpandtheirknowledgeinsubjectstheyfindinteresting.Forma

5、ny,thiswillbetheirlastchanceforalongtimetolearnaboutsomethingthatdoesn'trelatetotheircareer.Iwouldrecommendthatpeoplenotbesofocusedonacareer.Theyshouldgotocollegetohavenewexperiencesandlearnaboutthemselvesandtheworldtheylivein.2. Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Parentsarethebesttea

6、chers.Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.Throughoutmylife,Ihavebeenluckyenoughtohaveaverygoodrelationshipwithmyparents.Theyhavesupportedme,givenmenecessarycriticism,andtaughtmeagreatdealabouthowtolivemylife.Parentscanbeveryimportantteachersinourlives;however,theyarenotalwaysthebestteac

7、hers.Parentsmaybetooclosetotheirchildrenemotionally.Sometimestheycanonlyseetheirchildrenthoughtheeyesofaprotector.Forexample,theymaylimitachild'sfreedominthenameofsafety.Ateachermightseeatriptoabigcityasavaluablenewexperience.However,itmightseemtoodangeroustoaparent.Anotherproblemisthatparentsma

8、yexpecttheirchildren'sintereststobesimilartotheirown.Theycan'tseemtoseparatefromtheirchildrenintheirmind.Iftheylovescience,theymaytrytoforcetheirchildtolovesciencetoo.Butwhatiftheirchild'strueloveisart,orwriting,orcarrepair?Parentsareusuallyeagertopassontheirvaluetotheirchildren.Butshoul

9、dchildrenalwaysbelievewhattheirparentsdo?Maybedifferentgenerationsneeddifferentwaysofthinking.Whenchildrenareyoung,theybelievethattheirparentsarealwaysrights.Butwhentheygetolder,theyrealizethereareotherviews.Sometimesparents,especiallyolderones,can'tkeepupwithrapidsocialortechnologychanges.Astud

10、entwhohasfriendsofalldifferentracesandbackgroundsatschoolmayfindthatherparentsdon'treallyunderstandorvaluethedigitalrevolution.Sometimeskidshavetofindtheirownwaystowhattheybelievein.Themostimportantthingtorealizeisthatweallhavemanyteachersinourlives.Ourparentsteachus,ourteachersteachus,andourpee

11、rsteachus.Booksandnewspapersandtelevisionalsoteachus.Allofthemarevaluable3. Nowadays,foodhasbecomeeasiertoprepare.Hasthischangeimprovedthewaypeoplelive?Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.Thetwentiethcenturyhasbroughtwithitmanyadvances.Withthoseadvances,humanliveshavechangeddramatically

12、.Insomewayslifeisworse,butmostlyitisbetter.Changesinfoodpreparationmethods,forexample,haveimprovedourlivesgreatly.Theconvenienceofpreparingfoodtodayisamazing.Evenstoveshavegottentooslowforus.Microwavecookingismucheasier.Wecanpressafewbuttonsandamealiscompletelycookedinjustashorttime.Peopleusedtospen

13、dhourspreparinganoven-cookedmeal,andnowtheycanusethattimeforother,betterthings.Plus,thereareallkindsofportable,prepackagedfoodswecanbuy.Heatthemintheofficemicrowave,andlunchatworkisquickandeasy.Foodpreparationtodayallowsformorevariety.Withrefrigeratorsandfreezers,wecanpreservealotofdifferentfoodsino

14、urhomes.Sincetechnologymakescookingsomuchfaster,peoplearewillingtomakeseveraldishesforevenasmallmeal.Parentsaremorelikelytoletchildrenbepicky,nowthattheycaneasilyheatthemupsomeprepackagedmacaroniandcheeseontheside.Needlesstosay,adultslivinginthesamehousemayhaveverydifferenteatinghabitsaswell.Iftheyd

15、on'twanttocookalotofdifferentdishes,it'scommonnowtoeatoutatrestaurantsseveraltimesaweek.Healthfuleatingisalsoeasierthanevernow.Whenpeoplecook,theyusenewfatsubstitutesandcookingspraystocutfatandcalories.Thisreducestheriskofheartdiseaseandhighcholesterol.Additionally,wecanbuyfruitsandvegetable

16、fresh,frozenorcanned.Theyareeasytoprepare,somanyofuseatmoreofthosenutritiousitemsdaily.Ahundredyearsago,youcouldn'timaginetheprocessoftakingsomefrozenfruitandicefromthefreezer,addingsomelow-fatyogurtfromaplasticcupandsomejuicefromacanintherefrigerator,andwhippingupalow-fatsmoothieintheblender!Ou

17、rlifestyleisfast,butpeoplestilllikegoodfood.Whatnewfoodpreparationtechnologyhasgivenusismorechoices.Today,wecanpreparefoodthatismoreconvenient,healthier,andofgreatervarietythaneverbeforeinhistory.4. Ithasbeensaid,"Noteverythingthatislearnediscontainedinbooks."Compareandcontrastknowledgegai

18、nedfromexperiencewithknowledgegainedfrombooks.Inyouropinion,whichsourceismoreimportant?Why?"Experienceisthebestteacher"isanoldclich,butIagreewithit.Themostimportant,andsometimesthehardest,lessonswelearninlifecomefromourparticipationinsituations.Youcan'learneverythingfromabook.Ofcourse,

19、learningfrombooksinaformaleducationalsettingisalsovaluable.It'sinschoolsthatwelearntheinformationweneedtofunctioninoursociety.Welearnhowtospeakandwriteandunderstandmathematicalequations.Thisisallinformationthatweneedtoliveinourcommunitiesandearnaliving.Nevertheless,Ithinkthatthemostimportantless

20、onscan'tbetaught;theyhavetobeexperienced.Noonecanteachushowtogetalongwithothersorhowtohaveself-respect.Aswegrowfromchildrenintoteenagers,noonecanteachushowtodealwithpeerpressure.Asweleaveadolescencebehindandenteradultlife,noonecanteachushowtofallinloveandgetmarried.Thisshouldn'tstopusfromloo

21、kingforguidelinesalongtheway.Teachersandparentsarevaluablesourcesofadvicewhenwe'reyoung.Asweenterintonewstagesinourlives,theadvicewereceivefromthemisveryhelpfulbecausetheyhavealreadybadsimilarexperiences.Butexperiencingourowntriumphsanddisastersisreallytheonlywaytolearnhowtodealwithlife.5. Acomp

22、anyhasannouncedthatitwishestobuildalargefactorynearyourcommunity.Discusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthisnewinfluenceonyourcommunity.Doyousupportoropposethefactory?Explainyourposition.Newfactoriesoftenbringmanygoodthingstoacommunity,suchasjobsandincreasedprosperity.However,inmyopinion,thebenefitso

23、fhavingafactoryareoutweighedbytherisks.ThatiswhyIopposetheplantobuildafactorynearmycommunity.Ibelievethatthiscitywouldbeharmedbyalargefactory.Inparticular,afactorywoulddestroythequalityoftheairandwaterintown.Factoriesbringsmogandpollution.Inthelongrun,theenvironmentwillbehurtandpeople?shealthwillbea

24、ffected.Havingafactoryisnotworththatrise.Ofcourse,morejobswillbecreatedbythefactory.Ourpopulationwillgrow.Toaccommodatemoreworkers,morehomesandstoreswillbeneeded.Dowereallywantthismuchgrowth,sofast?Ifourtownisgoingingrowth,Iwouldpreferslowgrowthwithgoodplanning.Idon?twanttoseerowsofcheaplyconstructe

25、dtownhouses.Ourqualityoflifemustbeconsidered.Ibelievethatthisgrowthwillchangeourcitytoomuch.Ilovemyhometownbecauseitisasafe,smalltown.Itisalsoeasytotravelhere.Ifwemustexpandtoholdnewcitizens,thesmall-townfeelwillbegone.Imouldmissthatgreatly.Afactorywouldbehelpfulinsomeways.However,Ifeelthatthedanger

26、saregreaterthanthebenefits.Icannotsupportaplantobuildafactoryhere,andhopethatothersfeelthesameway.6. MAIfyoucouldchangeoneimportantthingaboutyourhometown,whatwouldyouchange?Usereasonsandspecificexamplestosupportyouranswer.IfIcouldchangeonethingaboutmyhometown,Ithinkitwouldbethefactthatthere'snos

27、enseofcommunityhere.Peopledon'tfeelconnected,theydon'tlookoutforeachother,andtheydon'tgettoknowtheirneighbors.Peoplecomeandgoalothere.Theychangejobsfrequentlyandmoveon.Thismeansthattheydon'tputdownrootsinthecommunity.Theydon'tjoincommunityorganizationsandthey'renotwillingtoge

28、tinvolvedintryingtoimprovethequalityoflife.Ifsomeonehasapetitiontoputinanewstreetlight,shehasaveryhardtimegettingalotofpeopletosign.Theydon'tfeelithasanythingtodowiththem.Theydon'tgetinvolvedinimprovingtheschoolsbecausetheydon'tthinkthequalityofeducationisimportanttotheirlives.Theydon

29、9;tseetheconnectionbetweenthemselvesandtherestoftheircommunity.Peopledon'ttrytosupportothersaroundthem.Theydon'tkeepafriendlyeyesontheirchildren,orcheckinonolderfolksiftheydon'tseethemforafewdays.They'renotawarewhenpeoplearoundthemmaybegoingthroughahardtime.Forexample,theymaynotknowi

30、faneighborlosesalovedone.There'snotalotofcommunitysupportforindividuals.Neighborsdon'tgettoknoweachother.Again,thisisbecausepeoplecomeandgowithinafewyears.Sowhenneighborsgoonvacation,nooneiskeepinganeyeontheirhouse.Nooneismakingsurenothingsuspiciousisgoingonthere,likelightsinthemiddleoftheni

31、ght.Whenneighbors'childrenarecuttingacrosssomeone'slawnontheirbikes,there'snofriendlywayofcasuallymentioningtheproblem.Peopleimmediatelyactasifit'samajorpropertydisagreement.Myhometownisaniceplacetoliveinmanyways,butitwouldbemuchniceifwehadthatsenseofcommunity.7Howdomoviesortelevisio

32、ninfluencepeoplesbehavior?Usereasonsandspecificexamplestosupportyouranswer.Domoviesandtelevisionaffectourbehavior?Aspecialconcerniswhethermoviesandtelevisionmakechildrenandsocietymoreviolent.Ibelievethatmoviesandtelevisiondoinfluenceourbehavior,bothforthebetterandfortheworse.Moviesdomakepeoplemorevi

33、olent.Themoreweseeviolentactsontelevision,thelesssensitivewebecometothem.Eventuallyviolencedoesn?tseemwrong.wemayevencommitviolentactsourselves.Thisisespeciallytruebecausewedon?talwaysrealizethatviolencehasconsequences.Actorscanbekilledandcomebackforanothermovie.Sometimesweconfusethatwithreality.Wef

34、orgetthatkillingsomeoneispermanent.Moviesandtelevisionalsoinfluenceourbehaviorbecausetheymakeuslessactive.Lookingatfilmsisapassiveactivity.Ifwewatchtoomuch,webecomeunhealthy,bothmentallyandphysically.Westopusingourownimaginationwhenweseethingsactedoutforus.Mentallazinessbecomesphysicallaziness;we?dr

35、atherwatchsportsontothanplaysportsourselves.we?drathervisitwiththecharacterson“Seinfeld”or“Friends”thangochatwithourownneighbors.Imaginarypeoplehaveexcitinglives.Isitanywonderthatsomepeoplewouldratherliveafantasylifethantheirown?Ofcourse,watchingmoviesandtelevisioncanalsobegoodforus.Itcangiveusabroa

36、derwindowontheworld.Forexample,seeingmoviescanexposeustopeopleofdifferentracesandcultures.Wecanthenovercomesomeprejudicesmoreeasily.Recentlytherehavebeenmorehandicappedpeopleinfilms,andthisalsohelpsreduceprejudice.Thebestinfluenceonourbehavioristhatmoviesandtelevisionreducestress.Watchingfilms,wecan

37、escapeourownproblemsforalittlewhile.Also,sometimemoviesshowpositivewaystoresolveproblemsweallface.WhileTVandmoviesshouldn?tbeawaytohidefromlife,sometimestheycanhelpuscope.Itistruethatmoviesandtelevisioncaninfluenceourbehaviornegatively.However,Ialsobelievethattheyinfluenceourbehaviorsinpositiveways.

38、Howtheyaffectyoudependsonhowmuchyouwatch,whatyouwatch,andhowyourespondtowhatyouwatch.8Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Televisionhasdestroyedcommunicationamongfriendsandfamily.Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouropinion.Somepeoplebelievethattelevisionhasdestroyedcommunicationamong

39、friendsandfamily.Ithinkthisisanexaggeration.Inmyopinion,whetherornottelevisionhurtscommunicationdependsonwhattypeofprogramisbeingviewed.Moreimportantly,itdependsonthetypeofviewer.Thereareemptyprogramsandeducationalprograms.Emptyprogramsdonotchallengepeople.Theyhavejustenoughstorylinetokeepthemfromsw

40、itchingchannels.Therearealsopassiveandactiveviewers.Apassiveviewerwilljustwatchtelevisionwithoutthinkingaboutwhatbeorsheseeing.Thecombinationofanemptyprogramandapassiveviewermakescommunicationunlikely.Passiveviewersjustcontinuetowatch,actuallyenjoyingthefactthattheydon?thavetothink.Theywon?tbreakawa

41、ytotalkaboutprogrammingwithfriendsandfamily.Evenwithbetterprogramming,passiveviewersstillwon?tthinkorcommunicatemuch.Theprobablyevenprefertheemptyprogrambecausethebetterprogrammingistoomuchwork.Ontheotherhand,activeviewerswatchingeducationalprogrammingalwaysdoesn?twanttosharewhattheyseewithfriendsan

42、dfamily.“EducationalnecessarilymeandocumentariesonBBS.Theycouldbedramaswithrealisticrelationshipsoractionshowswithcleverplotlines.Whenactiveviewerswatchprograms,theyhaveideasandtalkaboutthemwithothers.Goodprogramminginspiresthemtochangetheirthinkingandtheirlives.Unlikepassiveviewers,theydon?twanttow

43、atchmoreandmorewithoutthinking.Televisionmaydestroycommunicationamongpassiveviewers.Thoseviewersprobablydon?twanttocommunicatewithfriendsandfamilymuchanyway.Foractiveviewerswhoalreadyenjoycommunicating,televisionisactuallyhelpful!33. Isitbettertoenjoyyourmoneywhenyouearnitorisitbettertosaveyourmoney

44、forsometimeinthefuture?Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouropinion.“Saveitforrainyday.”That?smymotto.WhenIhaveachoicebetweenspendingmymoneyorputtingitinmysavingsaccountatthebank,Ialwaysputitinthebank.Iwillhavealotofexpensesinthefuturelikemyeducation,travel,andunforeseenemergencies.Ineedtohavem

45、oneysetasidefortheseexpenses.Educationisexpensive.Ican?tdependonmyparentstopayallmybills.Ihavetuition,roomandboard,books,andincidentalexpensestopayfor.I?lltrytogetascholarshiptocoversomeofthesecosts,butIknowIwillberesponsibleforalotoftheexpenses.IfIspendmymoneynow,Iwon?tbeabletopayformyeducation.Ine

46、edtosavemoneyformyeducation.Travelisalsoveryexpensive.Idon?tmeanvacationtravel.Imeantraveltogettoandfromschool.Transpacificairfarecostsalotevenspecialreducedfares.Ifirsthavetogettoschoolandthen,ofcourse,Iwanttoreturntomyfamilyforimportantfestivalsandoccasions.Goingbackandforthwillbecostly,butworthit

47、.Ineedtosavemoneyforthesetrips.Emergenciescouldarriveatanymoment.ImighthaveanunexpectedillnesswhileIamatschool.Theremightbecoststhatwon?tcoveredbytheschoolinsurance.Oneofmyfamilymembersmayneedhelp,Iwillhavetosendthemmoney.Youcan?tpredictemergencieslikethis,butyoucanbeprepared.Ineedtosavemoneyforthes

48、eemergencies.Whenyouarenotrich,youcannotspendyourmoneycarelessly.Youmustplanahead.Iknowinmylife,Iwillhaveexpensesformyschoolingandfortravellingtoandfrommyhome.IknowthatIwillalsohaveunexpectedexpensesrelatedtounforeseenemergencies.Imustbeprepared.Ineedtosavemoneyfortheseevents.34. Youhavereceivedagif

49、tofmoney.Themoneyisenoughtobuyeitherapieceofjewelryyoulikeorticketstoaconcertyouwanttoattend.Whichwouldyoubuy?Usespecificreasonsanddetailstosupportyouranswer.Thechoicebetweenspendingmoneyonticketstoaconcertorspendingmoneyonjewelryisaneasyone.Giventhischoice,Iwouldbuyjewelry.Thereasonsareobvious,jewe

50、lryisaninvestment;itispermanent;anditisfashionable.Jewelrylikeagoldbraceletforexampleisaverygoodinvestment.Itisimportantforwomen(andforman,too)tohavegoldjewelry.Ifyouhavesomeseriousfinancialproblem,youcouldalwayssellyourjewelrytohelpyouoveranyroughspots.Youcouldnotsellyourusedconcertticket.Jewelry,u

51、nlessyousellit,ispermanent.Youalwayshaveitware.Eachtimeyouputiton,youwillrememberthedayyouboughtit.Itwillgiveyoupleasureforyearsandyears.Youcouldnotweartheticketstubfromtheconcert.Jewelryisveryfashionable.Iwouldfeelverysmartwearingabeautifulgoldbraceletordiamondpin.Peoplewouldcommentandtellmehowmuch

52、theylovedmyjewelry.Theywouldcomplimentmeonmygoodtaste.Iwouldfeelveryrichwithmyjewelry.Iwouldhaveagoodinvestmentwhichispermanentandfashionable.Then,whensomeoneinvitesmetoaconcert(andpaysformyticket),Iwillhavesomethingbeautifultowear.35. Youmustselectapersontoteachotherstodoajob.Whichoneofthefollowing

53、isthemostimportantforyoutoconsiderinmakingyouselection?Theperson?seducationTheperson?sworkexperienceThequalityoftheperson?spreviousworkUsespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.Trainingsomeonetodoajobisanimportanttask.Itrequiresagoodeducation,workexperience,andskilledjobperformance.Ofthesethr

54、eerequirements,Ibelieveitismostimportantthatapotentialjobtrainerbejudgedonthequalityofhisorherpreviouswork.Apersonmaybewelleducated,butnotabletoperformajobproficiently.Adoctormayknowhowtotreatchildhooddiseases,butnotbeabletotrainmedicalstudentstoperformsurgery.Anaccountantmaybeabletobalanceacompany?

55、saccounts,butnotbeabletohelpthecompany?sexecutivesinvesttheirmoney.Apersonmayhavealotofworkexperience,butnotbeabletodothejobwell.Timeisnotthebestmeasureofquality.Amothermayspend17-yearsraisingherchildren,butnotbeabletotrainyoungmotherstocarefortheirinfants.Atypistmayhavetypedten-yearsworthofletters,

56、butmaynottypeover30wordsaminute.Apersonwhodoesajobwellistheoneyouwanttobeatrainer.Iwanttolearntoflyaplanefromapilotwhohasfacedalotofmechanicalproblemsinflightandneverhadanaccident.Iwanttolearnhowtomakemoneyfromabillionairenotformasalariedinvestmentbroker.Asinallthings,itisqualitythatwelookfor,notgen

57、eralknowledgeortimespentinanoccupation.Iwantotherstolearnfromthebest,sotheycanbethebest,too.36. Businessshouldhireemployeesfortheirentirelives.Doyouagreeordisagree?Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.Insomebusinesscultures,itisthepracticetohireworkerswhentheyareyoungandemploythemuntilth

58、eyretire.Inotherbusinessculturescompanieshirepeopletodoajobandthenfirethemwhentheyarenotneeded.Tome,theimportantconsiderationsintoday?seconomyisjobperformance:speedandchange.Loyaltyisnotaconsideration.Todaythereisalotofcompetitionandweneedtohireworkerswhocanperformataskwell.Weneedtofindskilledworker

59、swhocandoajobwithoutalotoftraining.Weneedtomatchthejobtotheworker,and,ifthejobchanges,wechangetheworker.Becauseofthisincreasedcompetition,weneedtobeabletoproduceourgoodsorservicesquickly.Weneedyoungpeoplewhoarewillingtoputinlonghours.Weneedyoungpeoplewhoareaggressiveandwillpushthemselvestodotheirjobfaster.Inordertocompete,wehavetobeinnovative.Bychangingourworkforcefrequently,wecanbringinnewideas.Wemustconstantlybelookingfornewwaystodonewthings.Weneedfreshworkerswithfreshpointsofview.Althoughacompany?sloyaltytoaw