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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