2016年9月10日下午托福写作真题答案及解析

　　2016年9月10日下午

　　2016年9月10日下午托福综合写作真题 space-based solar panels 是否好用

　　Sample answer:

　　In the lecture, the professor refutes against the view raised in the reading that space-based solar panels are better than earth-based solar panels.

　　Firstly, the reading holds that the space-based solar panels can capture more energy for without the blockage of the earth’s atmosphere they can absorb more sun energy. However, the professor refutes that they can not gather more energy in the long term. When they have some problem functioning, due to the fact that people should be sent to the space to fix them, the cost and the time is far from plausible. Therefore, the time when they can work well to absorb energy is not very long.

　　Secondly, the reading claims that they can be exempted from meteoroid impacts for they can more easily detect meteoroids. But the professor disagrees with this by suggesting that despite of little chance of meteoroid impacts, there are space dusts which can cause huge damage to them. The space dusts are such tiny particle that they can be hardly detected. What’s more, their speeds are so fast that they can cause intensive heat which will definitely impair the panels.

　　Finally, in the reading passage, it indicates that they are environment-friendly, posing no harm to the earth. In contrast, the professor holds that the space-based panels depend on beams to transmit the energy to the earth, which will damage the ozone layer. In such situation, ultraviolet rays will directly penetrate the atmosphere, harming the human and animals on the earth and also leading to the decrease of the crop production.

　　2016年9月10日下午托福独立写作真题：

　　2016年9月10日托福独立写作范文

　　The question of “ what is the most important subject or skill the elementary schools should teach? ” has never failed to attract attention from educators, school administrators and even politicians especially when it comes to subjects like technology, or music and art. Some argue that school should spend more time teaching technology than music and art. Personally, I am not in favor of this position based on the following reasons.

　　Admittedly, with the advent of internet and state-of-art gadgets like laptop, tablets, being able to use computers skillfully is being considered as a valuable quality. However, early exposure to computers and other kinds of technological products might bring lots of risks and problems to kids’ future development. Recently research by National Society of Psychiatrists shows that exposure to computers at an early age leads to addiction to computers when they grow older and obviously spending too much time in front of the computer can pose a threat to kids’ health, to be more specific, it leads to neck problems, nearsightedness, backache and even childhood obesity. Moreover, instead of getting addicted to playing on-line games and watching meaningless videos, kids should have spent more time focusing on their academic study, or even learning how to appreciate artwork or music. Indeed, spending more time learning art and music not only benefits the kids, but also it is conducive the community as whole.

　　First off, learning art and music at an early age helps to develop creativity and make the kids more imaginative. Actually, lots of scientific research in the psychological field shows that early exposure to art and music not only boosts academic achievement but also promotes creativity, self-confidence and school pride; kids who spend more time in learning art and music end up having higher analytical thinking and reasoning skills than kids who don’t.

　　Additionally, spending more time teaching kids music and art can can benefit the whole community. Music and art are a very important part of people’s lives. They are necessary for people to express their emotions, like happiness, sorrow, and even anger regardless of cultural background, ethnicity, age and even gentle. It is very urgent to spend more time teaching kids knowledge about art and music since they bring change, facilitate innovation and help to unite the community. They are the reminder of the past and maker of tomorrow, they also help to convey ideas and different perspectives. More importantly, art and music have great cultural significance, by learning art and music kids will have a strong sense of cultural identity and sense of belonging to community, eventually the traditional values and culture can be passed down to the younger generation.

　　To conclude, it is more advisable to spend more time teaching kids art and music than technology since not only can art and music benefit the individual kid but also it benefits the community as a whole.