1、托福（作文）模拟试卷 8及答案与解析 Writing Based on Knowledge and Experience 1 Some people believe that the Earth is being harmed (damaged) by human activity. Others feel that human activity makes the Earth a better place to live. What is your opinion? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. 2 It
2、has recently been announced that a new high school may be built in your community. Do you support or oppose this plan? Why? Use specific reasons and details in your answer. 3 Some people spend their entire lives in one place. Others move a number of times throughout their lives, looking for a better
3、 job, house, community, or even climate. Which do you prefer: staying in one place or moving in search of another place? Use reasons and specific examples to support your opinion. 4 Is it better to enjoy your money when you earn it or is it better to save your money for some time in the future? Use
4、specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. 托福（作文）模拟试卷 8答案与解析 Writing Based on Knowledge and Experience 1 【正确答案】 Does human activity improve or damage the earth? The environment is usually changed to benefit human life. Cars and roads make transportation fast and easy, factories make prod
5、ucts that make our lives more comfortable, public services in cities like water treatment, electricity, and waste disposal make our lives more convenient. All of these advances, however, come with a significant environmental cost. Human activity does significant damage to the earth. One of the main
6、effects of human activity on an area is water pollution. Dumping waste materials from human activity into rivers and streams is popular because the waste seems to disappear downstream. The main sources of water pollution are factory waste, oil and gas run-off from highways, and untreated human waste
7、. When this waste is dumped into rivers, the water downstream becomes un-drinkable and unusable for agriculture, and also kills plant and animal life in the rivers. Clean air and water are a prerequisite not only for human life, but also for all life on the planet. But air is now being polluted by m
8、odern transportation, notably gas-powered automobiles, as well as electrical generators that burn fossil fuels and pour polluting chemical waste into the air. This makes the air much less healthy to breathe. The air-borne pollution also falls back to the earth in the form of acid rain, which destroy
9、s plant life and human buildings. Another serious long-term effect of air pollution is global warming. For the past several decades scientists have noted a disturbing rise in the average temperature of the earth that was caused by the rise of greenhouse gases, air pollutants created by burning fossi
10、l fuels, in the atmosphere. Scientists believe that if humans continue to increase the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the temperature of the earth will continue to rise. Eventually, this could melt the polar ice caps and cause devastating coastal flooding all over the world. Major cit
11、ies like Hong Kong, Shanghai and Dalian might be totally destroyed. Therefore, I believe human activity has caused serious problems while it has improved the world in which we live. It is time to realize this hazard and take action to prevent further disasters while making progress. 【知识模块】 作文 2 【正确答
12、案】 Do you like a new high school to be built in your community? The basic prerequisite of success for any community is the education of its citizens. Because the advantages of a high school education in my town are presently available to only a limited number of students every year, I wholeheartedly
13、 support the construction of a new school facility to serve our community. The competition to get into high school in my town is fierce. There are three middle schools in town, but only one high school. Because the number of applicants to the single high school far exceeds the available spaces in th
14、e high school, only the richest and most qualified students are able to go to school. The skills taught in high school including advanced math, analysis, and high-level reading and writing are important to every citizen, no matter what profession they later choose. Even if they are . manual laborers
15、, the ability to critically analyze problems taught in high school will make them better and more highly skilled workers. Beyond teaching practical skills to more local children, another high school will give children more opportunity to attend college. Holding a college degree is almost the only wa
16、y a person can be assured of getting a stable, high-paying job. Even a degree from a two- or three-year junior college can mean the ability to make a salary thousands of yuan annually higher than a high school diploma. Because our current high school is so small, many bright children with promising
17、college careers ahead of them have no way of even obtaining the high school diploma! We must make sure the road to higher education remains open to as many young people as possible. Finally, if we cannot afford to open this high school, our town will have a serious problem with the number of unemplo
18、yed youths who graduate from middle school with nothing to do. If they cannot find good jobs, they might be tempted to commit crimes, use drugs, or, if they are girls, engage in prostitution. Giving these children another option would both save them and help society. 【知识模块】 作文 3 【正确答案】 Staying in on
19、e place or moving in search of another place? While moving to a new place can be a traumatic experience, especially for children, I believe that in the end its benefits outweigh its drawbacks. Moving to a new place to live increases a persons understanding of the world, offers new challenges and opp
20、ortunities, and does not preclude putting down deep roots at some point in the future. One of the greatest benefits of traveling is learning about a new and different place. Traveling to a new place to live deepens and enriches the sense of newness and learning that a visitor might feel. A new place
21、 means a new, perhaps different job, and new and different friends. Learning the diverse viewpoints of a new place not only presents totally new information; it also casts a new light on old viewpoints. Often moving to a new place teaches people more about the place that they are from. Old, seemingl
22、y mundane foods, customs, and language are suddenly new again viewed in the context of a radically different environment. Through comparisons of old and new places, friends, and ideas, people become more knowledgeable about the world and about themselves. A new place offers interesting possibilities
23、 for personal and professional development. Even though in a new place people lack deep connections, they also lack prejudices and rivalries. Often people move to new places to escape uncomfortable situations that have hampered their personal growth. If I have a long-standing feud with my neighbor,
24、I might eventually move to a new place to start over in peace. New places naturally have their own local politics, but learning about them and finding a way to prosper are like starting life with a clean slate. Every opportunity is available to newcomers to pursue because the local people do not hav
25、e preconceived ideas about them. Some people would say that truly settling down in one place and making deep and lasting connections are preferable to moving every few years. I say that true friendships can be maintained over distance, and that people will be happiest when they discover a place that
26、 is truly the best for them. How can people really know what place is best for them if they have only lived in one place and have no basis for comparison? Moving once, or even several times does not mean that a person can never settle down in one, but it does ensure that he/she truly likes and under
27、stands the place that he/she does settle down in. 【知识模块】 作文 4 【正确答案】 Spend your earned money immediately or save it for future? My mom used to tell me: “You can only spend money once.“ What she meant is that if you spent money frivolously, you might really need it later and regret your earlier carel
28、ess spending. After several years of managing a small amount of my own money, I have come to the conclusion that my mom was right: saving is better than spending. No one knows what tomorrow will bring, the only thing we can do is to try to be prepared. When disaster strikes, perhaps a sudden illness
29、 in the family, having money on hand can mean the difference between life and death. When opportunity knocks, a surprise acceptance to a top university for instance, money is needed for tuition, board, and books. This is not to say that one should not spend any money because they have to prepare for
30、 every possible contingency. It simply means that one should not spend recklessly without having a substantial amount of money to guard against an unpredictable future. The importance of saving money when one is young cannot be overstressed. This is because young people can tolerate higher-risk, hig
31、her-return investments, and can let their investments mature longer, allowing interest on savings to compound. If invested well, $5,000 today could become $20,000 in 15 years. This concept is so powerful because the investor does not have to work for the money, the money works for the investor. Savi
32、ng is not only a bulwark against an unpredictable future, it is also a way to generate future wealth. At last, while it is true that spending money can be enjoyable, it is not the only way to have fun. The idea that we must always be consuming things in order to have a good time is a lie told to us
33、by advertisers. These companies tell us that only when we drive the right car, wear the right clothes, and drink the right beverages will we be truly happy. In reality, each person determines the standard of his/ her own happiness. For my part, I have decided that creating things, writing, painting, or making music, is what truly makes me happy. The amount of money I need to spend doing these things is almost nothing, but the happiness they bring me is immeasurable. I would prefer to save money for unavoidable expenses and enjoy life by being a producer, not a consumer. 【知识模块】 作文
