2017年9月16日
综合
题目
Heinrich Schliemann discovered a golden mask of warrior kingReading
Heinrich Schliemann discovered a golden mask of warrior king. He claimed that the golden mask is the Mask of Agamemnon. However, the archaeology industry suspects that the golden mask is a fake. There are three reasons for that.
Firstly, Schliemann has a reputation of faking his discovery and excavation. He used to buy an antique from a craftsman and claim that the item is from ancient Greek until it was identified a fake. Therefore, the golden mask is very suspicious and Schliemann is incredible.
Secondly, some features of the golden mask are different from the authentic golden masks from Ancient Greek. Ancient Greek golden masks have very flat appearance and no pointed hairs. The golden mask of warrior king discovered by Schliemann has very well-defined lips and pointed beard. Therefore, the golden mask is a fake.
Thirdly, Schliemann immediately shut down the site where the golden mask is discovered after he found the golden mask. This is a very suspicious behavior. Usually archeologist will continue to excavate the site in the hope of finding more cultural information about the discovery, such as the historical context and identify whose mask it is. More information about the mask could have been discovered to identify the mask, however, Schliemann close the site in a rush, revealing his afraid of being found that the mask is a fake.
Lecture
Though many archeologists think the golden mask of warrior king is a fake, but I think that is an authentic item from Ancient Greek. There are three reasons to refute the points in the passage.
Firstly, Schliemann did have a reputation of faking discovery and excavation. However, for this mask, it’s not easy to fake. The Greek government is familiar with Schliemann’s reputation of dishonesty and specifically assigned a supervisor to closely supervise and monitor Schliemann’s work of excavation. If Schliemann really cheated on this discovery, it’s hard to do so without being caught by the supervisor.
Secondly, a golden mask of lion from Ancient Greek, which was proved an authentic antique, was compared with the golden mask of warrior king. The golden lion mask also has three-dimensioned lips and nose, and all pointed hair. All the features are comparable to the golden mask of warrior king.
Thirdly, the timing of the site being shut down immediately after the golden mask was discovered can be explained. Schliemann was not a real archeologist but a treasure hunter. It fitted a treasure hunter’s habit to close the site immediately after he depleted all the valuable things in the site. Therefore, Schliemann’s behavior of shutting down the site is not suspicious.
Question: summarize the points in the lecture, make sure how they oppose the specific points in the reading message.
独立
【生活方式】/【隐藏绝对词题型】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.
一起来回顾下上一场托福写作中有哪些考题。
独立
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.
综合
阅读TS：意大利橄榄树遭病毒侵袭范围广泛，提出了几个控制方法。
• 砍掉或者移除染上病毒的橄榄树。
• 研究表明染上病毒的树含有fungus这种真菌，移除树里面的真菌就可以了。
• 限制意大利周边临近国家(如法国)的树木运输进来，就可以控制。
听力TS：阅读中提及的控制方法都无效。
• 这种方法不能完全有效，因为不止橄榄树，还有其他树种也染上了该病毒，还是会传染。
• 这种说法是错的，染上病毒的橄榄树染上的病毒有两种，一种弱病毒，一种强病毒，强病毒的话，仅仅用移除fungus这种方法是无效的。
• 限制临近国家是无效的，因为远一点的国家比如南美已经存在病毒了，还是会以其他方法传播病毒的。
以上为2017年9月16日托福写作真题及答案解析内容，考生可参考范文梳理和拓展解题思路。