一、托福作文要求及评分标准(Requirements Grading System) 1
(一)考试简介 1
(二)评分标准 3
(三)作文要求 7
(四)具体指令 9
二、托福作文题两百例(200 TOEFL TWE Essay Topics) 11
(一)命题原则 11
(二)作文题例 12
(一)作文要切题 51
三、如何保证作文整体质量(How to Guarantee the Overall Quality) 51
(二)结构要严谨 54
(三)条理要清楚 57
(四)分段要合理 66
四、作文开头怎么写(How to Begin Your Essay) 73
(一)概述 73
(二)相反观点 76
(三)作者观点 79
(四)三条理由 81
五、文章主题怎么扩展(How to Expand Your Idea) 86
(一)主旨句 86
(二)支撑句 91
1.因果关系法 92
2.对比法 98
3.例证法 104
六、作文最后怎么结尾(How to Conclude Your Essay) 112
(一)语气转折 112
(二)措辞变换 114
(三)内容杜撰 118
七、如何保证作文语言质量(How to Guarantee the Language Quality) 124
(一)避免出现低级错误 124
(二)避免出现句子结构错误 127
(三)避免出现中文式英文 130
(四)避免出现使人误解的错误 134
八、托福作文50例(50Exemplary TOEFL Essays) 138
1.Qualities of a good neighbor 138
2.I prefer to work for money 139
3.The young can teach the older 140
4.Causes of living longer 142
5.Children should help with household tasks 143
6.I use computers to type letters 144
7.Smaller class size is preferable 145
8.People are not satisfied with what they have 147
9.Exploration of outer space 148
10.Advantages of participating in school activities 150
11.Clothes affect human behavior 151
12.Euthanasia 152
13.Sharing a room with a stranger in the university 153
14.Plan for building a large factory near our community 155
15.City life versus country life 156
16.My favorite sport 157
17.An important invention-TV 158
18.If I were director of a research program 159
19.Teenagers should make their own decisions 160
20.Plan for building a new university in our community 161
21.Computer as gift 162
22.Parents are the best teachers 164
23.Buying with money and goods for goods 165
24.I like to study at night 166
25.I like to eat at home 167
26.I prefer to travel by bike 168
27.The best way of learning about life 170
28.I don t think playing a game is fun only when you win 171
29.The world would be a better place without automobiles 172
30.People attend colleges for different reasons 173
31.American movies tell a lot about America 175
32.I don t judge a person by first impressions 176
33.I like handmade products better 177
34.I choose a house for practical purposes 178
35.A person s early adulthood is most important 180
36.I prefer to complain in writing about a product 181
37.Advertising on TV is the most effective 182
38.I want to persuade my foreign friends to learn Chinese 184
39.I buy books to read 185
40.I carefully plan activities for my free time 186
41.I don t think people should read only books about real events 187
42.My country is becoming more similar to other places in the world 189
43.The tradition of respect for the old should be maintained 190
44.I object to wearing school uniforms 191
45.Differences between my generation and the older generation 192
46.Famous athletes and entertainers are earning too much 194
47.A classroom lesson should be enjoyable 195
48.How children become adults 196
49.It is better to study with a teacher than by oneself 198
50.I oppose the building of a new shopping center in my neighborhood 199