2013年托福写作提高技巧：议论文（8）

　　找出以下各句中的论点句。

　　1) What is one of the most important decisions you have made? Why was this decision important? Use specific reasons and details to explain your answer.

　　a) Decisions are important because without them nothing would get done.

　　b) Deciding to leave home to attend school in the US has been so far the most important decision I’ve made. y

　　c) Although my parents wanted me to study medicine, I knew that I should follow my heart and get a degree in nuclear physics. y

　　2) Someone who was considered an educated person in the past (for example, in your parents’ or grandparents’ generation) would not be considered an educated person today. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

　　a) If you define education as earning degrees, then I would have to agree that today people are more educated than they were in the past.

　　b) It was more difficult to get an education in the past since there weren’t as many schools.

　　c) Both my grandfather and my grandmother attended university which is where they met.

　　3) Many people visit museums when they travel to new places. Why do you think people visit museums? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

　　a) New museums are opening in almost every city in the world.

　　b) Museums hold the historic and artistic record of a region, so visiting museums is the best way to understand a new place.

　　c) Travelers want to see in person famous works of art that they have only seen in books so they head to museums when in new cities.

　　4) In the future, students may have the choice of studying at home by using technology such as computers or television or of studying at traditional schools. Which would you prefer? Use reasons and specific details to explain your choice.

　　a) Interaction with my fellow students is important to me, so I would prefer to study in a more traditional setting.

　　b) Computers and television are two examples of technology that will change a lot in the future.

　　c) The advantages of studying what you want, when you want, and where you want do not, for me, outweigh the disadvantage of using technology for home education.

　　5) In general, people are living longer now. How will this change affect society? Use specific details and examples to develop your essay.

　　a) People are living longer now because of improvements in medical care.

　　b) As the majority of our population becomes older, our communities will have to shift their focus from providing services to the young, like schools, to services to aging adults, like medical care.

　　Society has been around a long time and it is always changing.