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新托福写作经典范文

1.Doyouagreeordisagreethatprogressisalwaysgood?

Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.

Whowoulddisagreewiththestatement“progressisgood”?

Withoutprogress,therewouldbenochange.Withoutprogress,therewouldbenochangeinoureconomy,ourstandardofliving,orourhealth.

Progressisrequiredtokeeptheeconomymovingforward.Newproductsneedtobedeveloped;

newservicesneedtobecreated.Withoutprogress,oureconomywouldstandstill.Therewouldbenochange.Withoutprogress,therewouldbenosupermarketswithfressproducebroughtinfromallovertheworld.

Progressisrequiredtoimproveourstandardofliving.Ourhomestodayaremoreefficientanduselessnaturalresourcesthankstoimprovementinhomeconstructiontechniques.Ourclothesarewarmerandsaferthankstodevelopmentsintextilemanufacturing.OureducationalsystemisbetterthankstotheuseofthecomputersandtheInternet.

Progressisrequiredtoimprovetheheathoftheworldpopulation.Withoutprogress,therewouldbenovaccinesagainstdeadlydiseaseslikesmallpox.Withoutprogress,therewouldbeincreasedinfantmortality.Thankstoprogress,ourlivesarelongerandhealthier.

Progressisanaturalstate.Withoutit,wewouldnotevolve.Withoutit,oureconomy,ourstandardofliving,andourhealthwoulddeteriorate.Whocoulddenythenecessityofprogress.

2.Yourcityhasdecidedtobuildastatueormonumenttohonorafamouspersoninyourcountry.Whowouldyouchoose?

Usereasonsandspecificexamplestosupportyourchoice.

Ifmycityhasdecidedtobuildastatuetohonorafamouspersoninmycountry,Iwouldchoosealatesinger,TeresaTeng.Shewasbornin1950s,anddiedofasevereasthmaattackatage41inMay1995whileholidayinginChiangMai,Thailand,triggeringanoutpouringofgriefamongherlegionsoffansinAsiaandelsewhere.Duringherbrilliantstagecareer,favoredbyfansalloverAsia,shemovedmillionsofpeople.Herfamoussongsinclude"

sweet"

"

storyofsmalltown"

and"

themoonrepresentsmyheart"

etc.

ItwassaidthatitwasherwhointroducedseveralgenerationsinChinatoacertainfieldofpopularmusic.HersongshaveaccompaniedthegrowthanddevelopmentofmanypeopleinChina.Inthehomeofthesegenerations'

soul,hersweetvoicehasbecomeimmortalbeautyandmemory.Althoughshe'

sgone,hersoundofsinginghasnevervanished.Sheisconstantlycommemorated;

fromBeijingtoTaipei,HongKongtoSingapore,herubiquitousfansobservehercommemorationfromtimetotime,cherishingherincrediblebeauty,andhervoicethatsoundstocomefromheaven.Hersweetsongsmadeheralegend,andarestillregularlyheardonradio,and

continuetohaveafollowinginChinesecommunitiesallovertheworld.

Sheshouldberememberednotonlybecauseofherbeautyandvoice,butalsobecauseofhergreatcharity.Shefounded"

TeresaTengFoundation"

duringherlifetime.Thepurposeofthefoundationistocultivateandsupportgiftedartists,andatthesametimethefoundationincludesatrusttodistributescholarshiptomakesurethatartstudentshaveopportunitiestoaccomplishwhattheyactuallycan.Everyyear,TheTeresaTengFoundationalsosendagreatamountofmoneyasacharitytohelphomelesschildren.Andtheseactivitiesaresupportedbyherfansallovertheworld.

3.Describeacustomfromyourcountrythatyouwouldlikepeoplefromothercountriestoadopt.Explainyourchoice,usingspecificreasonsandexamples.

MyfavoritecustomfromChineseculturethatIwishthatothercountrieswouldadoptis"

RespecttheOld,LovetheYoung."

ThesetwoideashavebeenpartoftraditionalChinesecultureforthousandsofyears,buttheyaremoreimportantthaneverincontemporaryChineseculture.IfadoptedbyWesterncountries,thesetwotraditionalattitudescouldhelpthemsolvesomeoftheirsocialproblems.

OnemajorprobleminmanyWesterncountriesiswhattodowitholdpeoplewhentheycannolongertakecareofthemselves.AChinesefamilywilloftenhavethreegenerationsofonefamilylivingunderthesameroof.Theyloveandrespecttheoldergeneration,andconsiderthemwise.Westernpeoplebelievethatlivingwithone'

sownparentsisinconvenientandembarrassing.Insteadofrespectingoldpeople,somethinkthattheyarestupidandugly.WhenWesternfamilies'

parentsgetold,theywouldrathersendthemintonursinghomesandretirementhomesthanlivetogetherwiththem.Onlyoldandsickpeopleliveintheseplacesandtheyareconsidereddepressing,intheworstcasestheymightseemlikeaprisontotheirinhabitants.OldpeopleintheWestwouldbemuchhappieriftheyadoptedthesetraditionalChineseattitudes.

JuveniledelinquencyisanotherserioussocialprobleminWesterncultures.Itscausescanalsobetracedbacktoalackofrespectforoldpeopleandloveforyoungpeople.Childrenarenottaughttorespectthewishesoftheirparentsandinsteadvaluetheirrelationshipswiththeirfriendsmore.BecauseinmanyWesternfamiliesbothparentshavejobsoutsideofthehome,childrenoftenlackadequatesupervision.Chinesefamilies,bycontrast,oftenhaveatleastoneparent,oragrandparentathometotakecareofandlovethechildren.Childrenwithoutproperguidanceandlovefromayoungagemightstarttosmoke,drink,usedrugs,andcommitcrimes.ThisoccursmuchlessfrequentlyinChinabecausepeoplepaymoreattentiontotheirchildrenandhavethechildren'

sgrandparentsnearbytohelpraisethem.

TheWestputsthe"

Individual"

beforethe"

Family"

.TraditionalChinesecultureputstheinterestsoftheFamilyfirst,andtheIndividualsecond.Chinesemothersandfathersplacehighervalueontheirchild'

sdevelopment,thanontheirchild'

sindependence.Childrenplaceahighervalueonthen-parents'

happinessthanontheirownconvenience.WhiletherearemanyexcellentlessonsthatChinesepeoplecanlearnfromtheWest,WesternpeoplewoulddowelltolearnfromtheseessentialChinesetraditions.

4.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?

Advertisingcantellyoualotaboutacountry.Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.

Advertisingdoesnotmeantoeducateorillustrate.Primarilyitisavehicleforbusinessanditaimstosellproducts.Asaresult,theinformationwecangatherfromlookingatadvertisingsisquitelimited.However,theculturalideasusedtosellcommoditiesrevealasociety'

svaluesystem,andfromthenatureoftheadvertisingandtheproductitaimstosellwecandrawconclusionsastowhichsocialdemographymightbethemostaffluent.

Inordertobemosteffectiveanadvertisingcampaignwillmakeuseoftheculturalvaluesofacountry.Obviously,companieswillbeabletosellmoreproductsifagreatmanypeoplerelatetothegoodsandtheimagesusedtosellthem.Forexample,inacountryliketheUnitedStateswhereagreatpercentageofthepopulationisreligious,advertisersuseexpressionssuchasheavenly,divine,orrevelation,becausethesehaveconnotationsthatprospectivecustomerswilllikelyidentifywith.Similarly,advertiserswilltrytoemployfashionmodelswhoembodyaculture'

sidealsofpersonalbeauty,becauseattractivemenandwomenwillsellmoreproductsthanunattractiveones.

Companiesidentifysocialdemographicsorpartsofsocietythataremostlikelytobuytheirproductsanddesigntheiradvertisingsaccordingly.Forexample,teenagegirlsaremorelikelytobuymobilephonesthanretiredfactoryworkers.Thuscompanieswillmakeuseoffashiontrendsintheiradsandprobablypayafamouspopsingerabigchunkofmoneytoendorsetheirproduct.Ifthemajorityofalladvertisingsinacountryaregearedtowardsaspecifictargetmarketoraudience,thenthispartofthepopulationprobablyhasthemostfinancialresourcesattheirdisposal.

Althoughwecanlearnsomethingsaboutacountrybylookingatitsadvertisingwehavetorememberthatthisknowledgeislimited.Afterall,advertisingisonlydirectedatpeoplewhohavethemeanstobuyconsumergoods.Thusadvertisingdoesnottellusanythingabouttheoverallprosperityorlikesanddislikesofacountry.Also,advertisingnotonlyreflectsbutalsotriestoshapeandchangeculturalvalues.Therefore,itdoesnotaccuratelyreflecttheexactstateofacountry'

sculture.

5.Aforeignvisitorhasonlyonedaytospendinyourcountry.Whereshouldthisvisitorgoonthatday?

Why?

Usespecificreasonsanddetailstosupportyourchoice.

Chinaisanenormouscountrywithanintenselyvariedlandscape.Ifaforeignvisitorwerecomingforjustonedaytoseeourcountry,itwouldbedifficulttochoosejustoneplacetospendtheday.However,IpositthatthebestplaceinChinatovisitwouldbeBeijing.Asthecapitalcity,BeijingoffersadiverselookatChina.IwouldsuggestthatthemainsitestoseewouldbetheForbiddenCity,theGreatWall,andTiananmenSquare.

TheForbiddenCityoffersthevisitoralookatwhatitwasliketoliveinhistoricalChina.TheForbiddenCityislocatedintheheartofBeijing,andisthebiggestpalacecomplexintheworld.Thisparticularsitewouldbeofinteresttoatouristbecauseitwasoncethehomeofmanyemperors.OnecanseetheactualroomsfromwhencetheancientChinawasruledbytheemperors.Whenthevisitorwalksthroughthepalaceconfines,he/shewillseemanyexamplesofclassicChinesearchitecture.Awalkthroughthegardensis