1、托福（作文）模拟试卷 36及答案与解析 Writing Based on Knowledge and Experience 1 If you could make one important change in a school that you attended, what change would you make? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer. 2 A gift (such as a camera, a soccer ball, or an animal) can contribute to a chi
2、lds development. What gift would you give to help a child develop? Why? Use reasons and specific examples to support your choice. 3 Some people believe that students should be given one long vacation each year. Others believe that students should have several short vacations throughout the year. Whi
3、ch viewpoint do you agree with? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice. 4 Would you prefer to live in a traditional house or in a modern apartment building? Use specific reasons and details to support your choice. 托福（作文）模拟试卷 36答案与解析 Writing Based on Knowledge and Experience 1 【正确答案
4、】 What change do you want to make in a school you attended? While the school system in China is generally quite good, there is one problem that I have found prevalent through all of my years of education. The problem is that the teacher to student ratio is too small. This situation was of no benefit
5、 to anyone: the teachers, or the students. If there were more teachers in each school, class sizes would be smaller, there would be a greater diversity of knowledge and information, and teachers would be less tired, and would therefore give better classes. Class sizes are overwhelmingly large in Chi
6、na. In many of the courses offered in elementary school and high school, there are over forty students in a class. It is very difficult to learn in this type of situation. The teacher has no time to spend with individual students who need extra help, and students are often embarrassed to ask questio
7、ns in front of so many other students. If class sizes could be shrunk, the learning curve in most courses would rise dramatically. With more teachers at every school, the collective mass of knowledge and information would rise. Everyone in the world has his/her own very particular set of information
8、. People are like snow-flakes; each person is different and has varied experiences from the next person. With more people at a school, there is a wider knowledge base to draw from. This would obviously be an advantage to students, as schools could offer a wider range of courses in a variety of field
9、s of study. Therefore, if I were given the opportunity to change one thing in the high school that I once attended, I would like to try to recruit more qualified teachers and give them more decent pays. This would benefit everyone. It is an unfortunate fact that most school districts cannot afford t
10、o make this happen. 【知识模块】 作文 2 【正确答案】 What gift would you give to help a child develop? Childs development is often supplemented by the gifts they receive from important adults in their life. It is important to choose these gifts carefully, and foster growth in the right areas. If I were to give a
11、gift to a child, it would be the game of chess. Chess offers a number of advantages to a child. Chess builds social skills, it encourages the child to develop the higher functions of the brain, and it is a good hobby. As with most games, chess encourages a child to be social with others. As chess is
12、 a two-person game, any time children play the game they will be interacting with others. As chess is a competitive game with a winner and a loser, children will have to learn how to lose gracefully if they hope to keep their chess partners. Building social skills when one is young is very important
13、 for future successes throughout ones life. Playing chess is also an excellent way to increase ones thinking abilities. Chess is a game of strategy. When playing chess, a child will build important skills such as pattern recognition, strategic thinking, and analytical thinking. All of these skills a
14、re very important, especially when going through school. Many subjects a young person must take in school utilize all of these skills, and working on them early in life can be nothing but beneficial. Finally, chess is an excellent hobby for a young person. Playing chess, or any other time-intensive
15、game, keeps children out of trouble. If they are spending their time working on building their chess strategies, they are not out on the streets causing trouble. Many children develop behavioral problems because of simple boredom. Chess is an excellent remedy for this, as it is fun to spend ones fre
16、e time. Thus, I think chess is an excellent present to give to a young child. Chess encourages both personality and mental development, which are very important in a childs early years. While many gifts will encourage the maturity of one of these types of development, there are few gifts that foster
17、 the development of both. 【知识模块】 作文 3 【正确答案】 Should students be given a long vacation or several short vacations? Vacation is a very important part of student life. I would agree that it is best for the students to have many short vacations. School can be a very tiring, tedious experience at times.
18、If students get regular breaks in between intensive periods of studies, they will be more relaxed and ready to learn new material upon returning to school. In addition to this, a change in environment, even if only for a week, gives one the opportunity to relax while reflecting on ones studies. Many
19、 students find that even a short break allows them to refresh enough to continue with school. Having many breaks throughout the year is also good for ones social life. If people have the opportunity to catch up with friends and family on a regular basis throughout the year, they will never feel as t
20、hough they were losing touch with loved ones. Socializing with friends and family is also an excellent way to relax. If students frequently have this kind of opportunity, they will be more at ease and ready for the next semester of school. Moreover, if the school year is broken down into many short
21、semesters, the schools will be able to put a greater amount of focus into the curriculum of the courses. Many students find that by the end of a long semester, they have forgotten the information that they learned at the beginning of the term. By having short, intensive study sessions, students will
22、 quickly learn a small amount of information, and thus be able to keep it locked in their minds for a long time to come. Consequently, I think that it is vastly preferable to have numerous short vacations throughout the year. Students will find that they are more relaxed, and can better focus on the
23、ir studies all year round. 【知识模块】 作文 4 【正确答案】 Live in a traditional house or in a modern apartment building? Choosing a home is a very personal decision to make. Some people prefer to live in traditional houses, while others would rather live in modern apartment buildings. Personally, I would prefer
24、 to live in a modern building over a traditional house. Modern buildings provide better services, they are stronger and safer, and they are more conveniently located. When people move into a modern apartment building, they are immediately surrounded by all of the comforts they could possibly want. M
25、odern buildings typically have new plumbing and hardware. Because of this there are usually very few problems with new apartment buildings. In addition to this, they also come supplied with refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioning, and the Internet. Many new buildings have the added bonus o
26、f having a workout facility or a swimming pool. All of these advantages make an apartment a much more attractive option than a traditional house. Modern buildings are also stronger and safer than traditional houses. They are made completely of concrete, which is a very durable material. These buildi
27、ngs are always designed by important architects who have a detailed knowledge of building materials, and methods that ensure that natural disasters will not affect the stability of the complex. In addition to this, all modern buildings have to be inspected by engineers, who carefully evaluate the st
28、ructure to ensure that it is sound and can withstand natural or unnatural disasters. Many older structures were built through the experience of the builder rather than any empirical understanding of building materials and the forces they can withstand. Traditional houses are also usually built in qu
29、iet areas outside the city. Most modern apartment buildings are constructed in the core of the city, offering the residents a wide range of services right outside their door. Detailed analyses are made by civic engineers and city planners to ensure that all necessary services are readily available. This includes transportation, shopping, employment and recreational facilities. Living too far outside the city can be a hindrance to ones business and social life. 【知识模块】 作文
