1、托福（作文）模拟试卷 31及答案与解析 Writing Based on Knowledge and Experience 1 Some people trust their first impressions about a persons character because they believe these judgments are generally correct. Other people do not judge a persons character quickly because they believe first impressions are often wrong
2、. Compare these two attitudes. Which attitude do you agree with? Support your choice with specific examples. 2 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People are never satisfied with what they have; they always want something more or something different. Use specific reasons to suppor
3、t your answer. 3 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People should read only those books that are about real events, real people, and established facts. Use specific reasons and details to support your opinion. 4 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is more im
4、portant for students to study history and literature than it is for them to study science and mathematics. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. 托福（作文）模拟试卷 31答案与解析 Writing Based on Knowledge and Experience 1 【正确答案】 Judge people by first impressions: right or wrong? Some people j
5、udge a persons character by first impressions simply because they believe these judgments are, for the most part, correct. Other people are warier about making judgments quickly because they believe their original impressions could be faulty. However, it is a common pattern: if someone makes a good
6、first impression, people will be inclined to believe it, and make a judgment based on that; if the person makes a poor first impression, people will usually hold off judgment until a second or third meeting, to ensure that the original assessment was correct. My personal philosophy for meeting new p
7、eople is to give them the benefit of the doubt. If someone makes a very good first impression, I am likely to believe that that is his/her character unless, on future encounters, he/she proves it to be otherwise. I believe that this is a fair, beneficial way of making judgments. I do not think there
8、 is any reason to be suspicious of someones character unless he/she has given me a reason to think so. It is even possible that I will make a bad first impression on someone if I am too suspicious of his/her character. However, I also believe it is important to hold off judgment if someone makes a b
9、ad first impression. There are a multitude of reasons why someone might be in a bad mood, and therefore make a poor impression. For example, perhaps I am meeting a man who just had something bad happen to him. Perhaps his bag was stolen, and it had some important documents in it. If this happened to
10、 me, I would surely be in a bad mood, and not make a good impression on any new people I met. Therefore, I think it is important to wait until a second, or even third meeting before passing judgment. 【知识模块】 作文 2 【正确答案】 Are people never satisfied with what they have? It is said that people are never
11、satisfied with what they have; they always want something more or something different. Unfortunately, this statement has quite a bit of truth to it in todays society. Individuals today are constantly driven to have the best, the brightest, and the newest. With the increase of westernization, almost
12、every country has become a consumer culture, including China. There is not a street you can walk down in downtown Beijing that does not have an advertisement, trying to sell you something. Wherever you go, there is a new product calling to you. Individuals in society today believe that others will n
13、ot appreciate them if they do not spend exorbitant amounts of money on all types of luxuries, from cars, to fancy mobile telephones, to expensive, name brand clothing. This idea does not only relate to consumer goods, however. I find that if I start a new job, for the first period of time, maybe the
14、 first month, the first year, or even the first five years it is very exciting. Eventually, the appeal wears off, and I am no longer enchanted with my work. I crave something different, something more exciting. Anything, as long as it is better than what I am currently doing. I think people, includi
15、ng myself, need to become more comfortable with their current positions. There is no reason why we should cater to the advertising industry, and constantly buy new and better products, when the ones we currently have work fine. This is not to say that we should never have new, nice things. In the pa
16、st decade, consumer spending has reached new heights around the world. This is hardly necessary, especially when you consider that people have been living happily for thousands of years without such goods. I think that if people could learn to live without such frivolities, they would live a much ha
17、ppier life overall. 【知识模块】 作文 3 【正确答案】 Should people read only those books that deal with real matters? I do not believe that people should only read books that: are about real events, real people, or established facts. Personally, I do not see any logic in this statement whatsoever. There are a mul
18、titude of reasons why a person should read a wide range of books. First, if an author was to write solely about real events and established facts, there would be little room for imagination. Without imagination, it would be difficult to come up with any new ideas, or to progress our thinking. Second
19、, most of history is subjective. If an author takes a certain viewpoint on a “real“ event, he/she is bound to miss some of the facts, and there is even a possibility that he/she will get some of the facts wrong. The author must indulge the story, in order to fill in the details that are missing. Mos
20、t books about real events and real people are part fiction. If we look at the situation from the perspective of the reader, it is just as grim. If an audience was to only make reference to non-fictional books, there would be little room for the expansion of the mind. Many authors who write fiction d
21、o so in order to introduce new thoughts and ideas to the reader. These new ideas allow us to come up with innovative views of our own, and through this process, we grow. As mentioned above, fictional works are an important outlet, allowing us to forget about all of the negative things happening in t
22、he world for a little while. There are people who might disagree that this escape is a positive thing. However, I posit that by escaping from the “real world“ for a few hours, we are able to deal with it more efficiently and happily when we return. Because of this, reading fiction is a great way to
23、relax. Fictional works are very important to society, and the individual. They allow us to think of new, exciting ideas, as well as give us an excellent, peaceful way to relax. There is nothing I would rather do on a free evening than unwind and read a good, fictional novel. 【知识模块】 作文 4 【正确答案】 Is it
24、 more important for students to study history and literature than to study science and mathematics? I think that these academic subjects are equal to each other; one is not better or more important than the other. First of all, it is important for students to take the classes which they will excel a
25、t. If all students were to take history and literature, half of them would do terribly. Not all students have a literary mind; in fact, only about half of them do. Having a scientifically based mind is no better or worse than the alternative. It is hard to imagine that all the students are learning
26、history and literature while no one studies science and mathematics. If this was the case, a major portion of the worlds knowledge would be lost. Science and mathematics students are constantly making important breakthroughs in their fields of research. If the number of students taking these subject
27、s dramatically dropped because they were told it was less important than other subjects, this research would come to a grinding halt. Science and mathematics students come up with much of the theories behind how the world works, which are vastly important to society. In fact, students should be enco
28、uraged to take all subjects because there is no way of measuring which courses are “better“ than others. Everything a person can study has its own unique value. Whether this value is based on personal beliefs or the beliefs of society at large, everything is important in some way or another. Moreove
29、r, most academic disciplines are in fact interrelated. For example, historians sometimes have to employ some statistical knowledge while they are doing their research. At the same time, computer programmers will have a better understanding of their field if they are familiar with the history of comp
30、uter science. One must take the courses one finds interesting, and not base his/her decisions on what others say are important. History and literature can be seen as a link to the past, whereas science and mathematics can be viewed as a link to the future. In this sense, no one is more relevant than the other because each field produces insights that the other has no way of grasping. 【知识模块】 作文
