2016年4月9日
4月9日
Topic 议题：about strategies to stop the vanishing of gopher tortoises
Thesis 总论点
Reading：The reading points out three ways to stop the disappearing of gopher tortoises.
Listening：Refute the three explanations mentioned in reading passage.
Sub-point 1
分论点1
Reading：Preserve habitats of palm forests. And then gopher tortoises can have more food supplies
Listening：Fires frequently happen in their habitats, thus causing a lot of trees and grass cleaned out. As a result, the tortoises do not have enough grass to eat.
Sub-point2
分论点2
Reading：Raise them in research center and then release them
Listening：This way can bring terrible consequences. The gopher tortoises might suffer certain disease that can only be treated in the research center, and also cause negative effect to wild tortoises.
Sub-point 3
分论点3
Reading：Migrate them to areas suitable but without other tortoises
Listening：Tortoises have homing instinct that leads them to return to their original habitats. In other cases, gopher tortoises will return if they cannot get the places chosen for them. In their way back, they may come across dangers like busy roads and even be killed.
4月9日托福独立写作题目：
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Getting advice from friends who are older than you is more valuable than getting that from your peers.