2017年托福独立写作真题

2017年托福写作真题

2017.1.7

You are helping to select a leader for a student organization or a group. Do you think a person's honest is the most important characteristic for being a leader?

for a student organization or a group限定作用

2017.1.14

As a student of university that has a long break between university semesters, the university requires all students to do one of the following for one month during the break:

1.Students must take a course on the subject that has no direct connection to their majors of study (For example, a student majoring in engineering may take course in fine arts or social science.)

2.Students must volunteer to work in the university’ s city or their hometowns to improve some aspects of life of the city or their own town. (For example, students may help local primary school children with their homework.)

Which one do you think is more beneficial for students in their university? Why?

Given detailed examples and reasons. Use your OWN words, do NOT use memorized examples.

that has a long break between university semesters 限定作用

2017.2.8

Sometimes we are assigned to work in a group on a project. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

The group will be helped more by person who will be willing to do what other group members want than by person who often strongly insists that things should be done in a way that is different from what the group wants to do.

二选一

2017.2.25

Do you agree or disagree: The way people dresses are a good indication of his or her personality or character?

Agree: 1.最直观的品质（1）风格是个社会银还是潮男他的喜好

（2）对一些的东西的喜欢颜色冷热

2.生活的态度（1）能好好打理自己积极面对生活

（2）对穿衣服很考究对其他事也很严格

Disagree:1.衣服并不能看出来（1）太忙了并不想浪费时间在穿衣上

（2）父母朋友随便送的

（3）职业限定

（4）不能通过一件事分析不同的人不同见解

2.喜欢的事情更能看出来（1）书是一个深奥坚持

（2）学科teacher—喜欢小孩外向程序员—内向…

通过接触可以发现（1）紧急想法

二选一

2017.2.26

Rather than help children with their schoolwork, parents should encourage their children do their work independently.

1.应该1对学习好（1）会自己找到错误（2）自己找的错误印象深刻更能理解

2培养能力（1）自己去完成独立思考的能力未来。

（2）去找人合作沟通的能力

责任感自己的事情负责对父母好（1）忙（2）教材创新

不应该1对学习好（1）孩子太小不能独立克服困难家长的帮助更高效

（2）家长更有知识讲一些延伸

2对小孩好（1）体验家庭的关爱增强关系家庭和睦

（2）防止他们抄袭

二选一

2017.3.4

Nowadays, many movies or films are based on books. Some people prefer to read the original book before they watch the movie, other prefer to watch the movie before reading the book. Which one do you prefer?

先看书：1.更好坚持（1）不知道书的结局好奇坚持

（2）电影更有趣，有看完的动力

形成自己的见解反之电视已经呈现

2.看书好（1）细节作者内心---comprehensive 理解

（2）不会一天看完—培养坚持的能力

后看电影（1）对书的回顾（2）对比导演表达手法更深理解评价

先看电影：电影attractive 有意愿不喜欢不看

对自己对故事有大致了解，理解关系---读书更快

看电影：1.之后能更好的看书（1）对整体有一个大致了解容易理解

（2）对人物有印象电影里的形象回忆）更有意思

2.看电影好（1）人物表情，动作了解理解内心情感

（2）第一遍看认真提高影视鉴赏能力

（3）

先干什么

后干什么

二选一

2017.3.11

Do you agree or disagree?

I t’ s better to relax through watching a film and reading a book than doing physical exercises?

Agree：1.读书（1）冷静下来（2）理智—面对压力不顺（3）安静

2.看电影（1）电影业的发达很好地给人带来快乐震撼。。除了烦恼

（2）和朋友一起看友谊

Disagree：1.好的状态面对压力（1）身体状态（2）keep mind active 积极面对生活（3）自信

2.运动能带来的东西（1）和朋友一起友谊（2）取得成就成就感克服压力

二选一

2017.3.25

Which one of the reasons is the most important in helping students to study in colleges and universities?

A. Having access to the university to tutors who can provide individual instruction for the students who have difficulty in study.

B. Having the help and encouragement from the family and friends.

C. Having excellent teachers in high-school who can help the students before the university.

Use your OWN words to illustrate you point. Don’ t use your memorized examples.

A （学习上）具体大体（3）解决生活问题：同学老师相处问题

C 1.更多的知识（1）拓展讲解和学习方法（2）了解更多方面确定学生的兴趣

2.更多的能力（1）好的教育方式合作能力（2）有责任心

B 家庭（1）精神的鼓励，自信坚持（2）物质的支持更好地学习（3）了解更合适的帮助

朋友（1）友谊能减压（2）困难互相帮助

helping students to study in colleges and universities?限定作用

2017.4.1(2015.5.30)

You have long been friend with someone. If they do something that you don’t like, should you still be friends with him or her?

Should: 1.朋友很重要（1）提供帮助（2）鼓励支持（3）很正常会有分歧背景教育。。

2.培养能力（2）因为.. 包容他人（2）处理矛盾(忠言逆耳（矛盾了解对方99）

不应该： 1.没必要（1）让自己不舒服（2）认知圈不同别硬融（3）不要互相伤害

2.有更重要的（1）坚持自己的并努力（2）结交新朋友

long been friend with someone do something that you don’t like,限定作用

2017.4.15(2015.6.27)

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

It is better to make friends with intelligent people than with the people who have a good sense of humor. Disagree Life colorful (1)带来欢笑（2）失败鼓励

2.生活品质（1）乐观的态度（2）如何热爱生活

Agree 对自己有好处（1）更好的帮助你（2）变得睿智

二选一

2017.4.23

Some young people are free in the evenings or have days off at school, which way can bring them the most benefit?

1.to accumulate work experience by a part-time job or volunteering in a community

2.learning to play a sport

3.learning to play a musical instrument

一：提高生活品质（1）赚钱—买（2）感到快乐spiritual fulfillment

学到技能（1）talking skill （2）责任心

二：对自身发展好（1）强身健体（2）减压

学到技能（1）合作（2）竞争意识

三选一

2017.5.6

Do you agree or disagree: It is impossible to always be completely honest with your friends?

completely honest 太绝对

disagree agree：对自己的保护（1）保护隐私重要的事（2）逢人只说三分话，不可全抛一片心对朋友好（1）善意的谎言维持友谊（2）生病了准备惊喜（3）对自己的情况也不是特别了解成长是自我认知没法完全诚实

Agree：不需要说谎因为

真诚对待朋友不用… 不累

朋友更相信你更容易帮助你

良好的形象更多朋友

2017.5.13

Which one of the following values is the most important to share with a young child (5-10 years old)?

1.being helpful

2.Being honest

3.Being well organized

to share with a young child限定作用

Helpful：1 对自身成长好（1）乐于和他交朋友互相帮助（2）培养爱心（3）通过helpful培养自己的能力独立…

2 对家庭好（1）别人对家庭评价好（2）孩子帮父母父母爱孩子和睦

Honest：1.对自身成长好（1）诚实之后…乐于和他加朋友（2）学习工作不作假

2 对家庭好（1）别人对家庭评价好（2）孩子对父母诚实改正问题

2017.5.20

At some universities, students take part in making decision s about the issues that affect daily life of everyone on campus, such as how many hours that the libraries should be open each day or what kinds of food should be served in the cafeteria. But at some universities, experts are hired to make this decisions,

students almost never involved. Which approach do you prefer and why.

about the issues that affect daily life of everyone on campus,限定作用

学生参与 1.对学生发展好（1）拓宽思路思考方式被欣赏

（2）成功的意见-变popular 交朋友

2.培养能力（1）交流意见合作处理矛盾

（2）意见失败学会总结错误合理面对失败

专家参与 1.apprioprate （1）更专业干过好几票（2）顾及全体反学生只考虑自己

2. 对学校好（1）专家提的意见提升学校影响力（2）不影响学生学习学习更好2017.5.27(2017.5.13)

Which one of the following values is the most important to share with a young child (ages 5 to 10)? Why? Being helpful to others

Being honest

Being well-organized

Use specific examples and evidences to support your answer.

Helpful：1 对自身成长好（1）乐于和他交朋友你帮我我帮你（2）培养爱心

2 对家庭好（1）别人对家庭评价好（2）孩子帮父母父母爱孩子和睦

Honest：1.对自身成长好（1）诚实之后…乐于和他加朋友（2）学习工作不作假

2 对家庭好（1）别人对家庭评价好（2）孩子尊敬父母父母爱孩子和睦

Well-organized 1.对生活有帮助对学习有帮助

2. （1）思维的锻炼现在将来

share with a young child 限定作用

2017.6.3

Do you agree that people easily learn from the friends beside them?

the friends beside them? 限定作用

agree：自主学习：（1）自愿的去（2）便利容易学（3）面对矛盾妥协趋同、不自觉受影响：（1）在身边时间久（2）相互信任谈心（3）经常聊天思想碰撞思想导致行为

Disagree：交流不是面对面（背景）不能直击内心说真话屏幕

个人主义教育社会有自己的判断能力或者与别人不一样

2017.6.10

Some like to buy and eat their meals at restaurants frequently, while others like to do this at home. Which do you prefer? Why?

二选一

餐厅 1.选择多 2.环境好3节省时间 4 有钱

在家舒服—随意

2017.6.25

Do you agree that it is better to work for business owned by someone else than to work for the business of one’ s own family?

非家族—为了发展人才晋升空间比较大（公平想要更好-培训）

111包容性强制度灵活

工作积极性高

及时反馈

家族：自己能做的更好（1）从小看着家人做有经验熟悉（2）能得到家人的帮助生活质量高（1）有时间和家人（2）挣钱多spiritual fulfillment

得到及时

二选一

2017.7.1一给我了giaogiao！！！呀呼啵啵啵giao 呀呼！！！！

Which one do you think is the most useful to improve our environment? 社会环境人文环境自然环境Walking or bicycling to reduce driving, only consume organic food (reduce pesticide), or reuse wastes.

1.节能减排长久来看—减少车道绿化交通拥堵-------提高环保意识

3. 土壤污染地下水污染缓解能源紧张的局面改善市容减少疾病传播

2017.7.2

A city wants to help teachers of its high school students (age14-18) improve their teaching. It is considering two plans:

1.Choose a small group of excellent teachers; these teachers will attend a class led by an expert for

additional training in how to teach effectively, and they will then come back to their schools and provide that training for other teachers in school.

对学校好：（1）省钱（2）保证课堂正常进行

（3）激励所有老师进步（4）学的好结合学校现在提炼综合

2. Provide additional training in teaching effectively for high school teachers, using online material that each teacher will study individually.

（1）不受时间地点限制方便（2）不耽误课程进度（3）提升整体教学水平

二选一

2017.7.8 (2016.8.21)

Some people believe that spending time away from the people we care about helps us improve our relationship with them, because being away from these people makes us realize how important they are to us. Other people believe that to improve our relationships with the people we care about, we should spend as much time with them as possible, because spending time apart can damage or harm a relationship. Which view do you agree with, and why?

二选一

2017.7.15

Students aged 13-18 are taught different subjects by different teachers while younger students are taught by only one teacher all day long. Some people suggest it would benefit young students to be taught by different teachers. Do you agree with this view? Why or why not?

二选一

更多老师: 学生:(1)课堂更有意思(2) 学习更多人的方法

老师(1) 备课时间多质量高精力充沛(2)专业性

一个老师(1)建立良好的师生关系(2)帮助解决问题信任

(1)提高学习效率不用磨合(2)学习时体会到快乐

2017.8.26

Do you agree or disagree?

Nowadays it’ s easier to maintain good health than it was in the past?

to maintain good health限定作用

同意: 有钱了医疗体系的完善(预防+治疗) 意识提高(宣传教育) 食物(监管)

不同意: 环境污染生活习惯

2017.8.27

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Sometimes people think nowadays the media (TV, newspaper, Internet) are less concerned about the accuracy of news than in the past, and the incorrect information may cause more problem to the public. Agree：why：

（1）私人媒体多信息参差不齐竞争激烈for money 虚假信息博人眼球

（2）法制监管不够严

更多impact （1）传播途径广速度快（2）教育的发展社会责任感比较强

Disagree：更加关注准确度

（1）更关注监管严格（2）相互竞争相互监督（3）人们关注讨论准确

不会造成（1）教育水平提升可被辨别（2）科技发展讨论

二选一

2017.9.9

Your friends have the opportunity to choose either one of two types of majors (fields of study), which one of the following two majors do you think is a better choice, and why?

A major that would allow him to finish years of study and get a degree sooner (so that he would begin to work full-time quickly).

or

A major that requires many years of study that would provide him with more employment opportunities and

offers in the future.

Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Be sure to use your own words. Do not memorize some certain examples.

现在钱经验人脉将来跳槽自己开公司

Disagree：

二选一

2017.9.16(2016.2.28)

Children rely too much on the technology, like computers, smart phones, video games for fun and entertainment. Playing simpler toys or playing outside with friends would be better for children’s development.

too much太绝对

2017.9.17

A lot of high school students now cheat in homework assignments, by asking other students for answers. Which of the following do you think is the most efficient 关键词way to stop?

1.asking parents to help stop the students from cheating

一家庭作业在家做能监督到二家长能了解孩子怎么沟通… 三有针对性家长就一个孩子四一劳永逸

弊端：可能会帮孩子cheat 。看不懂是不是在cheat 。叛逆rebellious 。家长忙

2.penalty or punishment to the students

一．自尊心强为了面子不再二会记过影响升学三

3.asking teacher to create homework assignment that cannot be easily cheated

一种类多小组二动手作业

三选一

2017.9.23

In order to adapt to the life in university and sued, if you are a freshman, which method do you think is better:

1. attending a one-week orientation or introduction program when you are in the university campus and before classes begin

2. meeting regularly in your first year with students in your major field who have entered the university for several years

Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

to adapt to the life in university and sued, 限定作用

2017.9.24

High school graduates usually have two months’ break before they go to college or university. The high school now requires all the graduates to do one of the following to take full advantage of this break.

1. Students need to attend classes to complete university-level courses that have direct connection to their majors of study.

2. Students need to join a team led by their teacher to visit museums or historical sites and write a paper about it.

Which one do you think is more beneficial for students? Why?

Given detailed examples and reasons. Use your OWN words, do NOT use memorized examples.

二选一

2017.9.30

Do you agree or disagree: Company should pay for employees to get university degree?

二选一

2017.10.14

Some people think that success is the most important in their life. Others think that it’s more important to be happy when they fail. Who do you agree with and why?

the most important in their life 太绝对

积极的心态好处过程比结果重要能过理性分析问题不会浪费时间精神压力小

Success重要1提现个人价值2 物质的好处

2017.10.15

Children today behave not as well as children did in the past, which of the following behaviors do you think can help children behave better?

1.limiting the type of TV program and movies children watch 过去现在

（1）随着社会的开放电影电视确实会有不好的行为如果能限制看的类型—能够达到这个作用限制不好的开放好的（背景过程结果）+ 孩子有模仿的天性

2.spending more time to talk with kids

（1）言传身教（2）信任父母（3）促进关系自愿表现好（4）有动力

3.supervising or monitoring children when they play with their friends

模仿能力强好沟通

三选一

2017.10.21

Students are more interested in politics today than they were in the past.

二选一

2017.10.28

Many filmmakers made movie based on books. When a movie is produced based on books, some people prefer to read books before watching films, other people choose to watch movie first. What do you think?

二选一

2017.10.29

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Universities should require every graduation student to take public speaking courses. Give specific examples and details to support your answer.

every graduation student 太绝对

2017.11.04

High school teachers (teachers of students ages 14-18) spend most of class time lecturing (speaking) while the students listen and take notes. Other high school teachers spend most of class time on discussion and projects that students are highly involved in and exchange their ideas. Which of these two approaches do you think is more effective for student learning and why？

二选一

2017.11.11

Parents give their children weekly money to buy whatever they want. Some people think this can cause bad habits and ideas about money in children. Others think the opposite. What’s your opinion?

whatever they want.太绝对

2017.11.12

Older teenagers (16-19) should be allowed to work at paid part-time job or not.

二选一

2017.11.18(2016.6.25)

What is the most important action for the government to take for the protection of environmental problems? (政府环境)

A.fund researches on new energy sources such as solar and wind power;

旧能源的弊端：…..

其他的好处长期稳定使用使用无污染

B. protect forests and natural wildlife species. B好写（两方面）

Forest：净化空气水土流失

Wildlife 食物链完整

c．p ass and enforce laws to reduce the pollution

12 pass 法律的完善强制法律推行之后有媒体宣传提高意识

三选一

2017.11.25(2015.11.15)

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

The more money a person has, the more should he or she give away to charities.

有钱人政府--（1）减轻负担（2）贫富差距小安定

二选一

2017.11.26

Do you agree or disagree the following statement?

In the past people ate food that was better for their health than they do today.

二选一

2017.12.2(2015.12.20)

Out of the following three things, which one would you prefer to regulate in order to improve your health?

1. The kind of food you eat

2. The amount of exercise

3. The amount of stress in your life

三选一

2017.12.9(2015.10.31)

Which one do you think is the most important for high school teacher (age from 15 to 18)?

1. the ability to give students advice to plan for their future;

2. the ability to find which students need help and provide them with help;

3. the ability to encourage students to learn on themselves outside of the classroom;

三选一

2017.12.10

Agree or disagree?

Students do not respect teachers as much as they did in the past.

二选一

2017.12.16（2016.6.4）

Do you agree or disagree: The most important thing the government can do to improve the health care is to clean the environment.(政府环境)

to improve the health care 限定作用

2017.12.17

A friend is going to reduce the living expenses.

1.find a roommate that can share the living expenses.

2.buy the new technology products less frequently.

3.Shop for less expensive food to cook at home.

Which way will you recommend to your friend and why

三选一