Task 1：

When your friends send a message to you, you prefer to reply right away or reply later？

参考答案

Personally speaking, I prefer to give my friends response later. To be more specific, studying is the first and foremost thing that every student has to keep in mind. Social networking is also necessary but it should only be put after studying. Besides, high school students these days are really busy with their school work, like preparing for  exams,  doing course works and group works or finding resources for their papers, so that they have limited chances to get access to their phones. So actually, as high school students,

me and my friends could understand and we are used to delayed response.

Task 2

阅读 学校打算取消在沙滩上的暑期瑜伽项目

原因 1：上这个暑期瑜伽课的学生人数比较少

原因 2：准备把这个瑜伽课程开展到体育馆

听力：女生反对

原因 1：人数少是因为这个瑜伽课太早了， 可以安排的稍微晚一点

原因 2：沙滩上景色比较好， 体育馆就景色很差了

Task3 ：

阅读 evolution loss 动物在进化过程中一些特征的遗失， 因为在适应新环境的过程中， 一些特征已经不需要了

听力例子：一种昆虫 一开始有翅膀， 进化到后来没翅膀了， 原因是一开始在热带地区， 需要翅膀在植物间和花之间觅食， 但是昆虫越来越多， 它们的居住地越来越 crowded， 于是它们就转移到了 icy area， 因为没有竞争者就不需要飞来飞去， 直接吃落叶就行， 所以翅膀就没了。

Task4 ：话题 team teaching 的两种好处

好处 1：不同的老师有不同的专长， 课程知识面涵盖更广

好处 2：不同的教学方法可以满足不同学生的学习习惯

【写作部分】

综合点评

这次托福考试写作部分整体难度偏难。其中，综合写作考查古生物（恐龙），难度适中。

但是独立写作考查偏难，重复了 2019 年 3 月 9 日和 2011 年 3 月 4 日北美的题目。

综合写作

话题分类：古生物类

考题回忆总论点：恐龙头上的一个坚硬的部位(圆 dome) 的作用

阅读部分

• 分论点一：用来识别自己的同伴(species recognition)。

• 分论点二：用来打架（ butting） 的时候护头部， 和一种羊一样（ big horn sheep）

• 分论点三：装饰作用（ ornament） 用来吸引配偶（ mate）

听力部分

• 分论点一：这个dome 很多恐龙都有，而且有别的身体结构（physical structure）很特殊的可以用来识别 ，这个dome 不可以用

• 分论点二：恐龙（dinosaur）的 dome 很脆（fragile），不像阅读里提到的那种动物（某一种羊），用 dome 来 butting 会伤害头部，导致死亡。

• 分论点三：不是装饰（ornament），如果是，雄性（male）有 dome， 而雌性（female） 没有。但是发现 dome 有没有只和年龄有关， 幼崽（young）没有， 成年恐龙越成熟越大

解题思路

• 1.确定听力与阅读的关系（反驳）

• 2.灵活使用写作模板，点对点比较

• 3.注意时态（古生物话题，可能以过去时为）

参考范文

While both the reading and the lecture discuss the same topic about the possible functions of the dome structure of dinosaurs, the lecturer challenges the three theories presented in the reading.

First, the reading says that the dome was used for species recognition. The lecturer, however, rebuts this explanation, claiming that other dinosaur species also had the dome structure. In addition, the lecturer also points out that there were other physical features of dinosaurs that could serve this purpose of species recognition.

Second, the reading passage states that the dome could have been used for butting, citing a similar example of the big horn sheep that use this dome for fighting. In contrast, the lecture contends that the dinosaur dome was fragile, which is different from the dome of the big horn sheep. Therefore, using the dome for fighting might end up hurting the brain of the dinosaur, thus leading to the dinosaur’s death. Clearly, the lecture’s explanation contradicts the reading’ s argument.

Finally, disputing the reading’ s argument regarding the possible ornamental function of the dome, the lecturer argues that the dome structure is in fact related to the age of the dinosaur. While juveniles had not domes, adult dinosaurs had them. (201 words)

独立写作

话题分类:社会类（抽象的社会问题）， 重复 2011.3.4 北美和 2019.3.9 的话题

• 考题回忆：

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

The most important problem affecting our society today will be solved in our lifetime.

解题思路：写作思路：

要点：本题的困难在于无法确切知道 the most important problem 是什么， 因此需要考生自己界定， 确定概念后， 只要用正确而清晰的语言来支持自己的想法即可。

• 可以有两种角度：

• 首种，确定某一个问题是重要的（   比如环境恶化制约经济可持续发展的问题） ， 然后拿出理由来支持。

• 另外一种角度， 列出几种重要的问题， 分别说明为什么这些问题无法得到解决。

观点： 模式一

• 总论点：环境恶化的问题无法在有生之年得到解决

• 分论点一：科技虽然有进步， 但是突破比较缓慢， 化石燃料会继续破坏环境。

• 分论点二：环境问题的国际合作经常受到干扰（ 政治因素、利益集团等） 。

• 分论点三：广大发展中国家（ 如非洲国家、印度等） 缺乏必要的资金和政治意愿来扭转环境恶化。

模式二

• 总论点: 维护和平， 全球暖化和人口问题重要， 他们都无法得到解决

• 分论点一：战争和军事冲突威胁仍在

• 分论点二：全球暖化应对不力， 有生之年难解决（ 个人不愿意放弃现有生活方式， 国家要兼顾经济发展， 减排动力不足）

• 分论点三：人口问题也难以解决（ 人口过剩、老龄化）

参考范文

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

The most important problem(s) affecting our society today will be solved in our lifetime.

The world has witnessed dramatic progress in all spheres of life over the past few decades. A large number of people hold an optimistic attitude toward the world’s problems, confidently believing that the most significant problems can be resolved in our lifetime. While there is no universal agreement on what the single most important problem is, few would doubt that the maintenance of world peace, global warming and population-related issues are among the most important challenges facing human society, and the sad truth is that these problems are unlikely to be resolved within our lifetime. (95 words)

First of all, wars have brought destruction to the world over the past few centuries and this problem will continue to pose a threat to our lives and prosperity. Whether people fight for resources and power or fight over racial issues and religious conflicts, it seems that we are incapable of living together in harmony. A good example of this can be seen in what happened after the Second World War. We all know that the Second World War was unprecedented in terms of scale and destruction, and many people believed that this would be a constant reminder of the need to avoid repeating such tragic events. Unfortunately, however, there have been many wars and regional conflicts since World War Two and I believe that while terribly destructive world wars are unlikely, there probably will be wars and conflicts in the future. Clearly, it is difficult to get rid of the root causes of wars and it would seem an oversimplification to claim that we can avoid wars and ensure peace in our lifetime. (174 words)

Another problem that we may not be able to solve in our lifetime is global warming. An important part of tackling climate change is reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but no great progress has yet been made in this regard because both individuals and governments are not ready for shifting our current way of life into one that is more environmentally friendly. Individuals tend to drive to their workplaces or schools and they feel reluctant to give up driving private cars or pay extra money for using clean sources of energy. Governments are also unwilling to cut greenhouse gas emissions when doing so may result in lowering their GDP growth rate. While there have been numerous conferences and meetings on climate change, no substantial strides have really been made. For such reasons, the trend of global warming cannot be expected to be reversed within our lifetime.(145 words)

Finally, we may not be able to solve population-related issues within the next few decades. The world’s population has been growing at an alarming rate since the Second World War, and the figure is predicted to reach 10 billion in the middle of this century. This will be an enormous challenge for human society as more food and resources will be needed to meet the massive demand of such a huge population. Furthermore, overpopulation will be compounded by population aging, which has already been a worrying social problem in countries like Japan and France. According to research findings, an aging population will probably result in workforce shortages, a heavier burden on working adults, and slower economic growth. There is no effective solution to these population-related problems and it is unlikely that they can be resolved in our lifetime.(138 words)

In summary, despite dramatic social progress over the past seven decades since World War Two, there remain a multitude of problems unsolved. It is quite likely that wars will continue to threaten us and global warming will continue to pose a threat to our planet. Also, overpopulation and population-aging will present new challenges for us. For such reasons, it will be very difficult, if not impossible, for the world’s major issues to be resolved in our lifetime. (77 words) (627 words)