新托福满分作文范文30篇2011-8-2 Independent WritingDoes modern technology help students learn more information and learn it more quickly?Marvelous as it looks at first sight, modern technology does not help stu dents learn information at a greater speed and with higher efficiency in most cases; or it could work towards the oppositedirection which led st udents to lose their initiative to learn and explore.First of all, one property of modern technology is latently harmful to any learning mind –it distracts. One thing we feel about when we are sear ching for information online is that the internet, as an outstanding examp le of modern technology and even regarded as the innovator of educatio n, provides us with not only relevant results to make use of, but also ex ternal links to click. More than once I turned on my computer to check school library for resources, but ended up watching Youtube videos. In t his case, computer as a representative of modern technology plays a ne gative role in learning information. We do acquire more information with t he convenient tool, yet most of them are irrelevant and in the end procr astinating would lower our learning.Also, students would easily become disoriented in the huge sea of infor mation. Although modern technology could equip us with easy access to information, the huge amount of resources would actually leave us disc ombobulated. Therefore, it is only we possess information more quickly r ather than we learn it more quickly. An illustrating exampleis my experi ence with a HK digital library which stores almost all the books I desire. At first I enjoyed downloading them from the database, however, one m onth later I ended up with hundreds of books stored in my hardware yet none of them finished or ever clicked.Furthermore, modern technology gives students an illusion that informatio n and real knowledge is easy to learn –just by clicking mouse or watch ing videos. But in fact this forms only the first step towards useful infor mation and effective learning, as learning of any kind requires full conce ntration and interactive thinking, which are almost absent in the process of popular e-learning experience.To summarize, modern technology does not help students learn more inf ormation and learn it more quickly, though it does make access to infor mation and resources much more easily. The popular e-learningstill lack s the concentration, depth, and interaction that are the hallmark of traditi onal ways of educating and learning.2011-8-10TPO Independent writing:我们生活的时代比父辈们年轻时生活的时代更好还是更坏?It seems that people always have a desire to compare: am I prettier tha n others? Are we living in a better age? Or, as the question goes, is ou r life easier and more enjoyable than it was several decades ago?I wo uld say no, as I have witnessed the struggle and paradox of our genera tion.First of all, we are now living in an age of revolution with no previous h uman experience that could be referred to. Living in such a fast-changin g world would not be easy and comfortable at all; with everything keeps changing, everyone has to move fast in order to catch up with the maj ority. However, people were much more stable and care-free when our g randparents were children; they did not have to learn a second language in order to get a better job, or read a lot in order to get informed. Yet in our age, these are supposed to be theresponsibility of young people.Another discomfort of our age is that we are experiencing interpersonal alienation. With the development of communication technology, people in fact become alienated with friends and relatives since they could be so easily accessed via phone or email. Too often we feel that few of our f riends are true friends, without the traditional feeling of mutual affection which could only be created by longtime apart. But several decades ago, people treasured their friends and maintained relatively close interperson al relations, which is much more enjoyable than the estrangements we a re experiencing.The last factor that has made our age so uncomfortable is the abusive use of technology. Although it brings much convenience, it essentially ch anges human –we are no longer the master of tools, but instead the sl aves of devices. We rush to metro station in order to catch an early trai n, sit in front of radioactive computers all day long in order to get our w ork done, and stay in air-conditioned rooms all summer without experien cing the natural changes outside thick cement walls. Several decades ag o, people could still live closer to nature and make rational use of mode rn technology, which to me is theessence of human living experience. However, the comparison between different times is itself ridiculous. The criteria could not be easily determined, and opinions are highly personal. Anyway, we have a longer life span, more advanced medical facilities, and easier traffic than our grandparent when they were children, and we should treasure the present experience. Imagination of the past might o nly be nostalgia –if I ask my grandparents the same question, they mig ht as well say that our life is much better than the past generations. Who knows? As long as the world is still peaceful, life at any time would n ot become too difficult to handle.2011/8/14Independent writing:Most advertisements make products much better than they really are.I strongly agree to the statement that most advertisements makesthe pr oducts presented much better than they really are, and points below sup ports my idea.An essential reason concerns the nature of advertising –advertisers, in most cases, would only make products seem better than they really are, not the other way around. Since the ultimate aim of advertising is to pe rsuade people into buying something, and people would natually be attra cted by something that is desirable rather than repellent, advertisements are certainly made to display a moreattractive image of products. Theref ore, customers would first be graviated towards the virtual product that is somewhat dishonestlypictured by advertisers, then desire to own it, an d eventually purchase it. In this way, the desire of consumers is satisfie d, the purpose of production achieved, and the advertising process comp leted.But the norm that a “good” product is advertised as a “better” one is oft en challenged or even reversed –that is, unscrupulous businessmen ma ke use of advertising to sell inferior products, which raises a moral quest ion. For example, my mother was once attracted by a commercial of a encyclopedia which was claimed to be the one and only complete versio n of several ancient Chinese documents. She rushed to the shop and b ought this “limited version” at a eye-popping price, and regarded it as on e of the most precious things in our house. However, a few months late r she found the same version was sold in bulk at another shop at an u nbelievably low price, which annoyed her for quite a long time. We can l earn from the experience that we should not always trust the advertisem ents that are apparently exaggerating products, and keep alert in the sw arm of television commercials.However, the notion that “advertisement always make us disappointed” s ometimes results from consumers’ unrealistic expectation of products. Ad vertising easily makes people to imagine “perfect” products which are not realistic at all, but consumers would rather keep this unreasonable hope. Then they would be inevitably disappointed by the actual products whic h cannot be so perfect, and attribute the cause to advertising. But it is actually the unrealistic expectation that eclipses any product, because a perfect image is absolutely subjective and could not even be realized. For example, I once signed up for a group tour toLantaoIslandinHong Kon g, being attracted by the beautiful landscape pictures posted in the adve rtisements. But later on in the journey I was disappointed because actual scenery was never as attractive as what I had expected to see. Theref ore, an unrealistic expectation is to be avoided in making any buying de cision.In conclusion, advertisements do make products seem much better than they really are, as a result of commercial propaganda and our unrealistic hope imposed on products. A better solution would be that both consu mers and sellers keep a more realistic point of view, and avoid unreaso nable selling or buying behavior.2011/8/15Independent writing: Does technology make children less creative than in the past?Are our kids becoming lazier and less creative, less imaginable than bef ore as a consequence of highly advanced technology? My answer is no, and just the opposite, technology has apparently assisted our kids to b ecome more creative.First and foremost, technology has provided children with easy access to scientific and liberal art resources which is their best source of inspirati on. For example, children could now easily gain access to academic dat abases through iPad screen, read classical works on Kindle, or watch hi storic documents on Internet. These great works are essentially helpful t o arousing their curiosity and prepares them with key knowledge necess ary for any creation. However, these wonderfulequipments and facilities are never as handy in the past, when kids could only reach limited reso urces in public libraries or schools. In this sense, technology has provide d the possibility for children to be more creative.Second, technology has equipped children with professional apparatus w hich could finally realize their imagination. This takes form particularly as computer softwares and applications, such as Photoshop for creative gr aphic design, Overture for easily composing a piece of music, 3DMax for building up a virtual world, etc.. All the software were never as handy as they are at present, and this would absolutely provides our children a n effective tool for realizing their creativity.Third, technology itself is a market place where creative ideas are econo mically encouraged. Steve Jobs earned millions of dollars a year for his unparallel creation, and Mark Zuckberg gained his reputation for the geni us social network. Therefore, technology has provided children the intern al motive to develop their creativity.However, it is undeniable that technology might make children become la zier and be comfortable with what is already available because everythin g are so convenient nowadays and there seems to be no way to improv e them. Children lost in pc games or blindly pursuing everysingle piece of tech apparatus is a relevant example. Thus, it is always necessary t o keep children’s mind active in the marvelous world of technology.In a nutshell, I still regard children as becoming increasingly creative in t echnology development, although it might bring minor sideeffect. As alo ng as we keep a balanced mood on children enjoying the fruit of techno logy, they are sure to contribute more to innovation than in the past.2011-08-20Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The teachers sh ould be paid according to how well the students perform.T eachers should in part be responsible of the students’ school performan ce, yet I disagree to the statement that the teachers should be paid acc ording to the stu dents’ performance on several grounds.The statement itself underlies a serious mistake –the very purpose of te aching and schooling, and education on a bigger scale, is better perform ance of all students. Common sense informs me that education, and tea che rs’ responsibility in particular, should be intended to building up stude nts’ confidenc e in exploring and discovering unknown respects as well as specific skills required to accomplish that. Such standard is often broad and abstract in contrast to the narrowness and rigidity of the criterion –students’ performance. If teachers’ salary is det ermined by the students’performance, this hint would destroy the long-term function of schooling and education since the system is short-sightedly targeted at improving students’ performance.Another thing to be worried about the statement is that, ifactually carrie d out, both teachers and students would be cast into the irrational pursui t for performance thus results in serious problems. For example, a teach er evaluated in this way is immediately forced to make the decision: to push her class toward the best performance or atleast better than the worst-performing class, and show preference to students who perform we ll. Such measures might be incentives for a better grade, but the teache r and the students would lose theiroriginal motivation in schooling as pe rformance becomes the one and only purpose. Also, consequent competi tion among students would place heavy pressure on every student, and t he ones who do not perform well would be neglected by the teacher an d fall into upset. Considering all the disastrous effect such measure coul d incur, it is obvious that teachers should not be paid on the basis of st udents’ performance.A more realistic and rational criterion to v alue teachers’ work (and theref ore decide their salary) should include factors such as comprehensive de velopments of students, teachers’ own capacity to cultivate and educate, and parents’ feedback. Yet my disagreement does not suggest that stud ents’ perfo rmance should be abandoned but rather included along with ot her indispensable factors in evaluating teachers’ work, since school repor t is still among most parents’ top concerns and students have to use it as anchor when applying for further studies. Also, it is reasonable that t eachers who can enhance students’ performa nce should be paid better, as the measure would moderately motivate teachers to work hard.In a nutshell, I object to the idea that the teachers should be paid on th e basis of the students’ performance, but should instead be evaluated o n a medley of comprehensive quatatives which agrees with the purpose of education and schooling as well as encourages their effort toward mor e satisfying learning experience.2011-8-8Integrated WritingThe lecturer states that, although the commonly accepted three theories of birds’ navigation sounds convincing, it suffers from several flaws on v arious grounds, as is presented below.The first problem with the navigation theory presented in the text is the l ack of substantial evidence. As is stated in the lecture, many birds could still navigate at night; therefore they could not navigate by using the su n as compass, since there is no sunlight at night for their reference. An d stars do not help either, as there is only onebird species that is kno wn to navigate by using stars. Therefore the sun and the star could not be birds’ compasses.The second flaw concerns birds’ ability to recognize topographical cues. They can remember a certain journey, but only after their previous travel s via the same route. The phenomenon that birds that get lost could ea sily find their way home serves as a crucial example. On the contrary, t he theory presented in the test is questionable.Furthermore, although birds can sense the eart h’s magnetic field, the tex t ignores a crucial fact that birds could only distinguish north and south. What they could not perform is to find an indefinite destination hidden in complex landscape, which even troubles modern geographical technolog y, by thei r simple censoring system. Therefore, birds’ ability to sense ma gnetic field could not be the explanationfor their navigation ability.托福写作辅导:托福考试满分作文欣赏(1)Which one do you prefer, to solve problems on your own experience and knowledge, or to ask others for advice?As knowledge and experience serve as twim towers in problem-solving, one is often presented with two major paths that pave the way for final fulfillment, eitther to wrack his brain, just like what happened to Neuton, siiting for many years under an apple tree and eventuallyfiguring out ond of the greatest universal rules that govern the whole globe, or to seek for others’ widsom through their advice, just as in the case of Benjinin Franklin, gathering great minds under one roof and then establishing a most world-renown libray. Both ways work. When a practical goal is involved, however, Benjimin Franklin may best be regareded as a role model in this respect and asking people for advice often turn out to be the prime alternative.Experience and knowledge borrowed or learned f rom others’ advice contribute greatly to effectiveness and effeciency for a goal-accomplishment. Not all experience and knowledge related to problem-solving can be obtained by personal effort alone due to limitations of mind and capabilities of each indivi dual. A single thought in someone’s mind is, more often than not, far less shining compared with group’s wisdom. That explains the famous old saying that one sees further when standing upon the shoulders’ of past great giant s; that explains why a great leader is always with greater minds; that also explains why teamwork in corperation is highly emphasized in the 21st century. Brainstorm and exchange of ideas between different thoughts never failto enhance capabilities of each individula involved, a team, a company, an institution, a country, or even the entire global village.Asking others’ advice instead of getting everything done on one’s own promotes democracy and communication too. In terms of democracy, it is necessary to give others rights and chances to speak since the problem may concern them in different ways, and their saying in turn reflects our respect toward freedom of speech as well as their wisdom.In terms of communication, idea exchange sometimes focuses more than solutions, and hereby better mutual understanding about perspectives, principles, praticalities and personalities of each other.Admittely turning to others for help and suggestion by no means refers to absolute and irresponsible dependence. Consideration upon different thoughts and ideas broadens our mind, enlarges our vision, furthers understanding, enhances more effective and efficient brainstorm, and stresses mutual respect in groups and communities, which undoubtedly gives rise to better, if not the best solutions. As is paraphrased from John F Kenedy, brainstormed, there is little we cannot do while divided, there is little we can do.托福写作辅导:托福考试满分作文欣赏(2)Case of Benjinin Franklin, gathering great minds under one roof and thenestablishing a most world-renown libray. Both ways work. When a practical goal is involved, however, Benjimin Franklin may best be regareded as a role model in this respect and asking people for advice often turn out to be the prime alternative.Experience and knowledge borrowed or learned from others' advice contribute greatly to effectiveness and effeciency for a goal-accomplishment. Not all experience and knowledge related to problem-solving can be obtained by personal effort alone due to limitations of mind and capabilities of each individual. A single thought in someone's mind is, more often than not, far less shining compared with group's wisdom. That explains the famous old saying that one sees further when standing upon the shoulders' of past great giants; that explains why a great leader is always with greater minds; that also explains why teamwork in corperation is highly emphasized in the 21st century. Brainstorm and exchange of ideas between different thoughts never failto enhance capabilities of each individula involved, a team, a company, an institution, a country, or even the entire global village.Asking others' advice instead of getting everything done on one's own promotes democracy and communication too. In terms of democracy, it is necessary to give others rights and chances to speak since the problem may concern them in different ways, and their saying in turn reflects our respect toward freedom of speech as well as their wisdom.In terms of communication, idea exchange sometimes focuses more than solutions, and hereby better mutual understanding about perspectives, principles, praticalities and personalities of each other.Admittely turning to others for help and suggestion by no means refers to absolute and irresponsible dependence. Consideration upon different thoughts and ideas broadens our mind, enlarges our vision, furthers understanding, enhances more effective and efficient brainstorm, and stresses mutual respect in groups and communities, which undoubtedly gives rise to better, if not the best solutions. As is paraphrased from John F Kenedy, brainstormed, there is little we cannot do while divided, there is little we can do.托福写作辅导:托福考试满分作文欣赏(3)After they complete their university studies, some students live in their hometowns. Others live in different towns and cities. Which do you think is beterr? Give reasons for your answer.After they complete their univerrsity studies, some studentspreferr to live in their hometowns while others choose to live in different towns or cities. Everybody has his own reasons for his preference. After my graduation, I will go back and live in my home city.I have made this decision because of the following reasons.Firstly, my home city is a big city that can offer a lot. There are plenty of opportunities for work, many big libraries for studies,several differrentmusiums for visit, and numerous cinemas, theaters and centers for entertainment. When I go back there, I will have no difficulty infinding a job suitable for me and I can make use of all the facilities available there. Secondly, if I go back to my home city, I can lookafter my parents. I take this into consideration because I am their only child and they are now weak and getting on in age. If I live in the same city with them, I can visit them very often and help them whenever it is necessary.Thirdly, if I live in my home city, I will have a lot of friends, schoolmates and relatives to visit and to turn to for help when I need. Of course, I could get acquainted with many people and make many friends if I were to go to live in a strange place, but that takes time. If I goback to my home city, everybody will be waiting for me and I will be able to settle down comfortably without any trouble and waste of time.In short, my choise is based on a careful consideration of my home city and my family. I think it is a better or sensible choice; in a certain sense, it is a must. Neighbors are the people who live near us. In your opinion, what are the qualities of a good neighbor? Use specific details and examples in your answer.托福写作辅导:托福考试满分作文欣赏(4)If you have a good neighbor, you are a lucky person. You have someone who cares about your needs and your property, who is helpful in the little day-to-day situations that come up, and who is supportive in times of crisis.A good neighbor is someone who, for instance, understands that your children may occasionally run across his lawn,- even though you tell them not to. He'll realize that children can be careless about things like that, and he won't make a big fuss about it unless it becomes a regular thing. In the same vein, he knows that you'll understand if some of the trash from his trash cans blows across into your yard. In other words, he is sensitive to the unintentional things that can happen. He doesn't make a big deal about them.A good neighbor is also respectful of your property. For example, she asks your permission before doing anything that interferes withwhat's yours. This means she wouldn't plant a huge tree in between your houses without asking how you felt about it. If she wanted to put up a fence, she would let you know first. She might work with you to decidewhere it should be placed. Maybe the two of you would even split the cost.A good neighbor would lend you some milk if you ran out. She'd give you a ride to work if your car was broken, and let your children stay at her house in the evening if you got stuck working overtime. You would do the same for her. Both of you would help make the other's life easier.When something really awful happens to you, like a death in the family, a good neighbor will volunteer to help in any way he can. This could mean something small, like making some casseroles to put in your freezer to feed visitingrelatives. Or it could mean something big, like helping you get through the sadness of the funeral.I think only someone who has experienced a bad neighbor can really appreciate a good one! A good neighbor can be a good friend. He or she can make all the difference in the world to your life.托福写作辅导:托福考试满分作文欣赏(5)Some people prefer to eat at food stands or restaurants. Other people prefer to prepare and eat food at home. Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and esamples to support your answer.Some people like to eat out at food stands and restaurants, while others like to prepare food at home. Often it depends on the kind of lifestyle people have. Those with very busy jobs outside the housedon’t always have time to cook. They like the convenience of eating out. Overall, though, it is cheaper and healthier to eat at home.While eating in restaurants is fast, the money you spend can add up. When I have dinner at a restaurant with a friend, the bill is usually over twenty dollars. I can buy a lot of groceries with that much money. Even lunch at a fast-food stand usually costs five or six dollars forone person. That’s enough to feed the whole family at home.Eating at home is better for you, too. Meals at restaurants areoften high in fat and calories, and they serve big plates of food-much more food-than you need to eat at one meal. If you cook food at home,you have more control over the ingredients. You can use margarineinstead of butter on your potatoes, or not put so much cheese on top of your pizza. At home, you can control your portion size. You can serve yourself as little as you want. In a restaurant, you may eat a fullplate of food "because you paid for it."It’s true that eating out is convenient. You don’t have to shop,or cook, or clean up. But real home cooking doesn’t have to take up alo t of time. There are lots of simple meals that don’t take long to make. In fact, they’re faster than eating out, especially if you think of the time you spend driving to a restaurant, parking, waiting for a table,, waiting for service, and driving home.Both eating at restaurants and cooking at home can be satisfying. Both can taste good and be enjoyed with family and friends. I prefer cooking at home because of the money and health issues, but people will make the choice that fits their lifestyle best.托福写作辅导:托福考试满分作文欣赏(6)题目:It has recently been announced that a new movie theater may be built in your neighborhood. Do you support or oppose this plan? Why? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.A New Movie TheaterEntertainment is an important part of everyone’s life. We all need to take time to relax insgroupsto live healthy lives and do our work efficiently. It is easier to relax when an appropriate form of entertainment is convenient and close by. Therefore, I would support a proposal to build a new movie theater in my neighborhood.Entertainment places can bring some disadvantages to a community such as increased traffic and noise, but I believe the advantages of a new movie theater would outweigh these concerns. For one thing, the people in my neighborhood would save time. When they wanted to see a movie they could simply walk to the new theater rather than spend time traveling by bus or car. In addition, it would be safer for children to visit a nearby movie theater rather than one in some other part of the city. And finally, a new theater might attract other businesses, such as restaurants and coffee shops, where the people of my neighborhood could go to relax.In short, a new movie theater in the neighborhood would increase the number of entertainment options for the residents. They could enjoy themselves more easily without spending a lot of time traveling to another part of the city. For these reasons I would support the building of a movie theater in my neighborhood.。
