托福独立写作练习.docx

托福独立写作练习.docx

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1.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement:

Governmentsshouldspendmoremoneyonenvironmentprotectionthanoneconomicdevelopment.

Theissueofhowenvironmentalprotectionandeconomicdevelopmentinterrelateishighlydebatableinrecentyears.Somepeopleholdtheviewthatthedevelopmentofeconomyshouldbeputonthefirstplaceforthegrowthofthecity.Othersmaintainthatgovernmentsshouldinvestmoreinsolvingenvironmentalissuesinthelongrun.Iagreewiththelatteropinionforthethreereasonslistedbelow.

Tobeginwith,agovernmentissupposedtotakeitintoaccountthatacity’sdevelopmentshouldbesustainable.Thatmeansenvironmentalprotectionwithoutwhichtheprogressofacitywillcometoanendisacrucialpartofthecity’sdevelopment.Takeachemicalfactorynearmyschoolforexample.Inthepast,itwouldreleasegreenhousegasesintotheatmosphereandpourwastedirectlyintorivers,whichcontributedtoglobalwarmingandleadtothecontaminationofthewatersource.Astimewentby,theenvironmentnearthefactoryruinedrapidlywhichcompletelypreventedthefactoryfromdeveloping.Asaresult,thefactoryendedupwithclosingdown.Thiscouldhavebeenavoidedifthefactoryrealizedtheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection.

Secondly,environmentalprotectionwhichcreatesaneco-friendlyareawhereresidents’mentalhealthiswellprotectedpromotesthestabilityofthewholesociety.Obviously,withoutsomedegreeofenvironmentalsacrificeeconomicdevelopmentcanhardlybemade.Thus,hugedamagetotheenvironmentaswellashumanbeingswillbedoneasaresultofthefactories’andgovernment’neglect.Tobespecific,factoriesthatdumptoxicwasteintothesurroundingregion’smainwatersupplywillcausediseaseandotherhealthdefectsofthecitizenslivinginthearea.Furthermore,thelocalhealthcaresystemisgoingtobeburdenedanincreasingnumberofpatientswhichresultsinalargecostofmillionsofdollarswhichcouldhavebeenspentonfurtherdevelopingtheeconomy.Onthecontrast,adequateenvironmentalprotectioncanmakeitpossibleforthewholenaturalandsocialsystemtodevelopinamoreeco-friendlyway.

Lastly,byinvestingmoreindevelopingtechnologywhichiseco-friendly,governmentscannotonlyleaveournextgenerationabetterlivingplacebutpromotetheeconomicgrowth.Economistsallagreethatgreentechnologywhichhasbeentappedbymanydevelopedcountrieshasgainedacompetitiveedgeintheglobaleconomymarket.Developedcountries,suchastheU.S.A,Germanyhavemanagedtogetaheadofthecompetitionandinvestbeforetheotherdevelopingcountriescometotheirsenses.Governmentswhowanttostrengthentheircountries’competitiveabilitiesaresupposednottoignoretheimportanceofeco-friendlytechnology.

Asarule,itisstronglyrecommendedforgovernmentsallocatemorefundstowardenvironmentalpreservationratherthaneconomicdevelopment.

2.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththestatementthatitisawasteofmoneyforgovernmentsfundtospacetravelor

spaceexploration?

Theissueofwhetheritisawasteofmoneyforgovernmentsfundtospacetravelorspaceexplorationishighlydebatableinrecentyears.Somepeopleholdtheviewthathumanshouldpayattentiontotheworldoutsidetheearth.Othersmaintainthatthereisnoneedtodowhatiswastingtimeandmoney.Iagreewiththelatteropinionforthefollowingreasons.

Tobeginwith,themoneywhichisplannedtobespentonspaceexplorationbygovernmentissupposedtobespentoneducationwhichisingreaterdemand.Asisknowntoall,educationwhichisfundamentalconstructionplaysanessentialroleinthedevelopmentofacountry.Thispracticenotonlyconformstotheinterestsofthemajoritiesbutalsocultivatevarioustalentsforthefurtherdevelopmentofthecountry.Oncetheeducationofacountryreachesahighlevel,thewholenationisonitshighwaytothrive.Sowecaneasilycometotheconclusionthateducationweighsmorethanstudyingspace.

Secondly,economydevelopmentwhichisassignificantaseducationshouldbepaidmoreattentionthanspaceexploration.Foronething,theboomofeconomyisgoingtoimprovethelivingstandardofthepublic,thusraisingtheeducationallevelofthepublic.Inotherwords,thebettereconomybecomes,thebettereducationwillbe.Inthatcase,theimportanceofeconomyisself-evident.Foranother,theeconomyisabletoraisethepoliticalstatusofacountry.Whenacountrymanagestoimproveitseconomy,thereisnodoubtthatitsmilitarymightaswellascommercialstrengthisgettingstronger,whichmakesitpossibleforthecountrytogainrespectfromothercountries.Therefore,thegrowthofeconomyisdefinitelymoreessentialthanspaceexploration.

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