ETS公告托福机考可能出现的作文题

一、表态类
1.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? (本句话以下全部省略)
Playing games teaches us about life. 
Use specific reasons and examples to support your position ？(本句话以下全部省略)

2. Playing a game is fun only when you win.

3. Universities should give the same amount of money to their students’ sports activities as they give to their university libraries.

4. People should read only those books that are about real events, real people, and established facts.

5. A person’s childhood years (the time from birth to 12 years of age) are the most important years of a person’s life.

6. Parents are the best teachers.

7. In the twentieth century, food has become easier to prepare. Has this change improved the way people live?

二、选择类
8. Some people prefer to spend time with one or two close friends. Others choose to spend time with a large number of friends. Compare the advantages of each choice. Which of these two ways of spending time do you prefer?

9. Some people prefer to spend most of their time alone. Others like to be with friends most of the time. Do you prefer to spend your time alone or with friends?

10. Some people say that physical exercise should be a required part of every school day. Other people believe that students should spend the whole school day on academic studies. Which opinion do you agree with?

11. Some high schools require all students to wear school uniforms. Other high schools permit students to decide what to wear to school. Which of these two school policies do you think is better?

12. It has been said, "Not everything that is learned is contained in books. " Compare and contrast knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained from books. In your opinion, which source is more important? Why?

13. You need to travel from your home to a place 40 miles (64 kilometers) away. Compare the different kinds of transportation you could use. Tell which method of travel you would choose.

14. Some people think that the family is the most important influence on young adults. Other people think that friends are the most important influence on young adults. Which view do you agree with?

15. Some people enjoy change, and they look forward to new experiences. Others like their lives to stay the same, and they do not change their usual habits. Compare these two approaches to life. Which approach do you prefer? Explain why.

16. Some people believe that a college or university education should be available to all students. Others believe that higher education should be available only to good students. Discuss these views. Which view do you agree with? Explain why.

17. Some people think that children should begin their formal education at a　very early age and should spend most of their time on school studies. Others believe that young children should spend most of their time playing.

三、列举类
18. Because of developments in communication and transportation, countries are becoming more and more alike. How is your country becoming more similar to other places in the world?

19. When choosing a place to live, what do you consider most important: location, size, style, number of rooms, types of rooms, or other features?

20. Films can tell us a lot about the country in which they were made. What have you learned about a country from watching its movies?

21. People attend colleges or universities for many different reasons (for example, new experiences, career preparation, increased knowledge). Why do you think people attend colleges?

22. If you had the time and money to invent something new, what product would you develop?

23. Your school has received a gift of money. What do you think is the best way for your school to spend this money?

24. If you could change one important thing about your hometown, what would you change?

25. If you could make one important change in a school that you attended, what change would you make?

26. Your country is going to build a new national university. What academic area should be the main focus of this university?

27. What do you consider to be the most important room in a house? Why is this room more important to you than any other room? 

四、综合练习
28. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement (本句话以下全部省略 ): 
Children should be required to help with household tasks as soon as they are able to do so.
Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer (本句话以下全部省略)

29. Only people who earn a lot of money are successful.

30. People behave differently when they wear different clothes. Do you agree that different clothes influence the way people behave?

31. A zoo has no useful purpose.

32. There is nothing that young people can teach older people.

33. Television has destroyed communication among friends and family.

34. It is more important for students to study history and literature than it is for them to study science and mathematics.

35. All students should be required to study art and music in high school.

36. The decisions that people make quickly are always wrong.

37. Reading fiction (such as novels and short stories) is more enjoyable than watching movies.

38. Sometimes it is better not to tell the truth.

39. Sometimes it is better not to tell the truth.

40. Private companies should spend more money to clean up pollution in the environment.

41. A sense of humor can sometimes be helpful in difficult situations.

42. High schools should allow students to study the courses that students want to study.

43. It is better to be a member of a group than to be the leader of a group.

44. People are never satisfied with what they have. They always want something more or something different.

45. Some people prefer to spend their free time outdoors. Other people prefer to spend their leisure time indoors. Would you prefer to be outside or would you prefer to be inside for your leisure activities?
46. Some people believe that students should be given one long vacation each year. Others believe that students should have several short vacations throughout the year. Which viewpoint do you agree with?

47. Students at universities often have a choice of places to live. They may choose to live in university dormitories, or they may choose to live in apartments in the community. Compare the advantages of living in university housing with the advantages of living in an apartment in the community. Which would you prefer?

48. Would you prefer to live in a traditional house or in a modern apartment building?