2005年，托福考试进行改革，开始采用机考的模式，考试内容和形式上都做了一定的修改。我国从2006年开始IBT考试，经过统计，我发现，新托福写作考试题目重复的情况频繁出现，并且逐年增加。在06年，全年37次的考试中有6次重复05年北美地区的试题。到了07年，46次考试中重复的次数增加到10次。而去年一整年，43次考试中居然有25次的题目都是重复06或07年的。这种现象对于这样一个国际性的大型考试固然是一种讽刺，不过对于各位考生来说绝对是一个喜讯。虽然非常不鼓励同学们抱有投机取巧的心态，但在考试之前把这些还未重复的题目看一下，对于一些能力上还比较欠缺的同学来说肯定是很有帮助的。

新托福的问题模式：给你一个观点，问你Do you agree or disagree with the statement?

ps: 红色的部分是重复以往的，黄色部分是在中国考试的题目，剩余部分是在北美考试的题目。

 

1月10日（U.S）

Improving schools is the most important factor in successful development of country.

1月10日(重复2008.12.20&2007.12.1)

People should pay to use public transport facilities.

1月17日(U.S)

The advertising is the main cause of unhealthy eating habits.

1月18日

It is important for families to regularly eat their meals together.

1月23日

Young people should try different job before they decide which job or career they will do in the long term.

2月14日（U.S）

Becoming well-informed must get information from different news sources.

2月21日（U.S）

Newspapers and magazines are the best way of learning about a foreign country.

2月22日

The purpose of television should be all educative, not entertain.

2月27日（U.S）

A job with more vacation time is better than a job with high salary but less vacation time.  

2月28日

Teachers should be paid at least as much as doctors, lawyers or business leaders are paid. 

3月7日

It's better to use own knowledge and experience to solve question, or ask other people for advice？

3月14日（重复08.12.13&07.5.18）

It is better to spend money on traveling and vacation than to save money for the future.

3月21日（U.S）
Do you think success is important, or it is more important to remain happy and optimistic when you fail？

3月22日 （似08.5.10 那题是重视艺术还是竞技体育）
Governments should focus more on the preservation of environment rather than economic development.

3月28日

Do you agree or disagree: teacher should make their social or political views known to students?

3月29日（U.S）（重复07.8.4)

In 20 years from now on, students will not use printed books anymore .

4月3日

The best way to improve the quality of education is to increase teachers' salary.

5月9日

In order to become a financially responsible adult, people should be taught how to manage money at a early age.

5月15日（U.S）

Professional athletes such as football players should earn much more money.

5月16日 (重复07.10.17)

University students should learn one more course of the culture of a country rather than their own.

5月30日（U.S）
Younger school children (ages five to ten) should be required to study art and music in addition to math language, science and history.

5月31日（重复07.11.24）

People will spend less time on cooking food.

6月5日（重复08.6.22）

The most effective method of improving health care is to reduce environmental problems.

6月7日 （重复08.8.2 U.S）

People will have more leisure time in twenty years.

6月12日 （U.S）

Should university student do part-time job?

6月13日 （似08.8. 9 U.S那题考science class）

All university students should be required to take history courses no matter what field they study in.

6月21日

Technology make people's lives simpler in turn to make people's lives more complicated.

6月27日

For future career success, is relate well to other people more important than studying hard at school?

7月12日（重复07.1.14）

Drivers should pay a certain amount of fees so that they can be permitted to drive out in traffic busy time.

7月25日

Being creative， rather than planning carefully， will come up with best solution to a problem.

8月2日（重复08.1.18）

People will feel happier when they finish a challenging or difficult work than they finish an easy work.

8月8日（重复07.10.28）

Teachers should be paid according to how well their students perform. 

8月22日

It is better to achieve high efficiency with more mistakes or lower efficiency with fewer mistakes. 

9月12日

Children should only study or play and don't have to do household chores.

9月19日（U.S）

Government should more support art museum and music performance than recreational facilities, such as swimming pool or play ground. 

9月20日

People in the past were more friendly than they are now.

10月10日 （重复08.8.2）

People nowadays more easily achieve success than in the past.

10月17日 （U.S）

Movies and televisions should always show audience good people are being rewarded and bad people are being punished.

10月24日（重复09.6.12）

It is better for parents to encourage their children to take a part-time job.

10月25日

Visiting museums is the best way to learn about a country.

10月31日 （U.S）

It is often not a good thing to move to a new city or a new country because of  the lose of old friends.

11月1日 （重复07.8.17）

Getting advice from friends who are older than you is more valuable than getting advice from friends your same age.

11月7日  （U.S）

For successful development of a country, a government should focus its budget more on  young children 's education rather than on universities.

11月8日 （重复08.6.21）
Good looks and dresses are more important for success than good ideas.

11月13日  （U.S）

It is better to invite more people to hold a big party rather than a small one with fewer close friends and family members.

11月21日  （U.S）

Parents should give money to praise their child for high marks in school.

11月22日

People buy things not because they need them but because other people have them.

12月4日  （U.S）

People should buy things made in their own country, even if the price of the products is higher than that of the same things made somewhere else.

12月5日

As for young people, the ability to plan and organize is essential.

12月11日  （U.S）

Parents do not understand their children so well as parents did 50 years ago.

12月12日 （完全重复前一天北美的）

Parents do not understand their children so well as parents did 50 years ago.

12月19日  （U.S）

People would be happier if they had fewer possessions.

12月20日

 The ability to read and write is more important now than in the past.

 

09年1月10日

Bar chart

The range of technology available for individuals will increase the gap of rich and poor. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

 

09年1月15日

Flow chart

Some people think students at school and university can learn more from teachers and lessons than from TV and the Internet. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

 

09年1月17日

2 Line charts

Nowadays, people in some countries can choose to live and work anywhere they want, because of the improvement of the communication technology and transport. Discuss both the advantages and disadvantages.

 

09年2月7日

2 bar charts
Rich countries often give financial aid to poor countries, but it does not solve the poverty, so rich countries should give other types of help to the poor countries rather than the financial aid. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

 

09年2月12日

Mix: table + line chart

Some people think that development in technology is causing environmental problems, while other say that technology can solve these problems. Discuss both views.

 

09年2月21日

3 pie charts

Some people believe that environmental problems are too big for individuals to deal with, while others think that individuals should take some action. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

 

09年2月28日

Line chart

Some people believe that the best way to improve public health is increasing the number of sports facilities. Others think that this has little effect and other measures are required. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

 

09年3月7日

Two bar charts

Some people think music plays an important role in society . Others think it is it is simply a form. of entertainment. Discuss both sides of this argument and give your own opinion.

 

09年3月14日

Map

More and more student choose to move to other countries to have the higher education. Do you think the advantages far outweigh its disadvantages?

 

09年3月21日

table

It is more important to spend public money on promoting a healthy lifestyle. in order to prevent illness rather than to spend it on the treatment of people who are alreay ill. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

 

09年4月4日

bar charts

Nowadays people live in the society where consumer goods are relatively cheaper to buy. Do you think its advantages outweigh its disadvantages?

 

09年4月18日

bar charts

If a product is good and necessary, people will buy it, the advertisement will just be a kind of entertainment! To what extent do you agree or disagree?

 

09年4月25日

pie chart

Some people think computer and Internet are important in children's study, but others think students can learn more effectively in schools and with teachers. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

 

09年5月9日

bar chart + table

Some people believe that teenagers should learn all school subjects, while others claim that students should focus on the subjects that they are best at or that they are interested in. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

 

09年5月16日

bar chart

It has been believed that people reading for pleasure have developed better imagination and language skills than people who prefer to watch TV. Do you agree or disagree?

 

09年5月21日

table

A hundred years ago, people think that human race is steadily improving in every area of life. Nowadays, there is no certainty of this case. In which areas do you think we have made important progress nowadays? In which areas do you think we still need to make progress?

 

09年5月30日

Fossil fuels are the main sources in many contry, but in some countries the use of alternative sources of energy are encougaged. Is it a positive or negetive development?

6/11

Bar chart

Recently, the food travels thousands of miles from the farm to the consumer. Some people think it would be better to our environment and economy if people only eat local produced food. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

 

6/13

Four pie charts

Recent research shows that majority of the criminals who are sent into the prison continue to commit crime after they are set free. What do you think in the case? What should be done to solve this problem?

 

6/20

Line chart

Some people believe that all the children in school are required to learn at least one foreign language. However, others say that those who are not talented do not have to learn. What is your opinion?

 

6/27

Map

Developing countries require international organization’s help. Some people prefer financial aid while others think practical aid and advice are better. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

 

7/4

Bar charts

Money for postgraduate research is limited. Some people, therefore, think that financial support from the government should be only provided for scientific research rather than research for less useful subjects. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

 

7/11

Table

Some people argue that the companies and private individuals should pay the bill of cleaning up the pollution they produced, while others believe that it is the government’s responsibility. What is your opinion？

 

7/23

Bar chart

Some think that the 21st century is providing opportunities for us to make some positive changes. To what extent do you agree or disagree? And what kind of changes will be provided?

 

8/8

Line chart

The development of technology changes the way people connect with each other. In which way does the development of technology change the types of relationships among people? Does it have positive or negative effects on the relationships?

 

8/13

Pie charts

The subjects and lesson contents are decided by the authorities such as the government. Some people argue that teachers should make the choice.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

 

8/22

Bar chart

News media is more influential nowadays. Some people think it is a negative development. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

 

8/29

Bar chart

In the past, people used to travel to see the difference from their home country. However, the sceneries in places around the world seem similar nowadays. What are the causes of these similarities? Do you think that the advantages of this similarity outweigh the disadvantages?

9/5

Some people think that young people should receive college education, while other people say that they should work. What's your opinion?

9/12

table

Caring for children is the most important thing of the society. It is suggested that all mothers and fathers should be required to take the childcare training courses. Do you agree or disagree with the statement?

9/17

table

Some people think that lawbreakers should be sent to prison, while others say that  better talents among those should be made to work. Discuss both viewpoints and give your opinion.

9/22

flow chart(glass bottle recycling)旧题

In some countries, some school leavers(中学毕业生) choose to work or travel for a period of time between finishing high school and attending college. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of these school leaver's decision. Give your opinion.

10/10

An increase in production of consumer goods results in damage of the natural environment. What are the causes and possible solutions?

10/24

Some people think that a university should prepare students for employment, while others disagree and believe it has other functions. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.

11/7

line chart

In some countries, the rate of teenagers criminal acts is increasing. What are the reasons and give your measures to reduce it.

11/14

table

Some people say that professional workers such as doctors, nurses and teachers who make greater contribution to the society should be paid more than those people in the field of sports and entertainment.

11/19

line chart

Some people think governments should introduce new technology to improve people's life, while others think free education is the better choice. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

11/21

line chart

Individuals and individual countries can not help everyone who needs help in the world, so we should be only concerned about our own communities and countries. Do you agree or disagree?

12/5

Line chart

Nowadays, people like to throw away damaged things and buy new ones while people in the past would always reuse them by repair. Why do you think it is the case? What problems might this lead to?

12月12日
Table

Using modern technology to work at home benefits workers only, but not employers. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

12月19日
bar chart 

 Crime is a big problem all over the world，and we can do nothing to prevent it. To what extent do you agree?

 

 

 

生命中有无数的第一次，不妨回想一下你生命中的第一次，你是否还记得呢？还记得你第一次脸红心跳是什么时候吗？还记得你第一次流泪是因为什么吗？还记得你第一次离家，回家时那幸福的感觉吗？努力回想，我发现无数个第一次都早已在我心里消失得无影无踪。但我想，此时此刻，我写下的这篇东西，会让我在很多年后，还能清晰记得今天——2010年1月26日所经历的这个第一次。

活了28年，这是我人生第一次在春节去排队买火车票，不知该为此庆幸还是悲哀呢？要不是今天，我还不能体会“一票难求”的真正含义。去之前，有同事问到：“为什么要自己去买票？找票贩子不就得了，也不在乎那几十块钱。”其实，换做我以前，想法一定也是这样。但这一次，我不。心想：“正是因为我们大多数人都这么想，才助长了黄牛党的嚣张气焰。”我对这些人绝对的深恶痛绝。我就不信这个邪，靠自己，就买不着票了？我这次就跟这些黄牛来个正面PK。

磨磨蹭蹭，1点半左右我到了离单位最近的售票点。没有想到，还有1个多小时才开始售票，我前面已经有三四十号人，据说最早的凌晨五点就来啦，我晕！不免深深叹了一口气，但心中仿佛还是充满了信心。心想：“这可是我第一次来买票哦，上天总不至于这么残忍吧！”原本寻思着这漫长的一个多小时怎么打发啊，一定巨无聊，所以随身带了林夕的《原来你非不快乐》来打发时间。

当我打算再次接受林大师的心灵洗礼的时候，我耳后响起了两位男子的声音。虽然背对着他们，但从口音马上分辨出一位是东北银，另一位典型的广东一带的口音。两种截然不同，极具代表性的语言给我的听觉带来极大的冲击，让我很难不被他们的谈话所吸引，开始聆听他们的声音。这两位老兄相当健谈，立即打开了话匣子，开始天南地北地侃，从股票聊到买房再聊到做生意。我这才晓得，那南方口音的大哥居然是桂林米粉店的老板。他们竟聊起了米粉的制作以及牛腩笋尖的腌制过程。这一下让我兴奋起来。还记得刚来上海的两年，学校门口的那家桂林米粉店可是陪伴我经历了风风雨雨。记得某个冬天，有一晚快十二点了，顿感饥肠辘辘，我竟和室友冒着严寒冲出校门，只为吃上一碗热腾腾的米粉。那酸酸辣辣的汤汁，爽滑而嚼劲十足的米粉，至今仍让我记忆犹新回味无穷。那时候，只有桂林米粉能唤起我对家乡小吃的记忆，因为那味道像极了小时候常吃的一家面馆的。脑海里忽然浮现出一幕幕上学时的画面，也不禁感叹时光如梭。

正当我沉浸在无限遐想之中，前面突然一阵骚动，扰乱了我的思绪。我顺着人流看过去，原来是一位头发染得黄不拉叽的女人想要插队，和维持秩序的工作人员吵了起来。不知那女的是更年期提前还是大姨妈来访，插拉着腰，气急败坏地指着工作人员的鼻子大骂。后来竟大打出手，最后不得不招来110。来上海这么久，这还是我第一次亲眼目睹110的筒子们处理案件。这两位警察筒子，临危不乱，维持着上海男人的一贯风范，对如此蛮横无理的肇事者竟可以似水般温柔地对待。在反反复复的劝说之后，最终还是采取妥协政策，睁一只眼闭一只眼，让那女子插了队买了票。旁边的人也都集体心甘情愿地吃了哑巴亏，摆出一副懒得与这种人一般见识的高姿态，这才恢复了最初的平静。

站了一个小时，我的手脚几乎冻僵，寒风从我的裤管衣缝里不断往里灌，我不断地跺着脚搓着手。忽然发觉，我的视线竟有些许的模糊。我从小一直过着养尊处优的生活，何时吃过这种苦受过这种罪啊！一时间开始同情起那些黄牛党来，这确实不是一份轻松的工作啊，他们至少比地铁上那些“下跪伸手族”要可爱也可怜多了。突然想到陈奕迅的一句歌词“我的请帖是你的喜帖”，而我们的车票又何尝不是他们的饭票呢？想到这里，之前怕买不到票而忐忑不安的心情竟轻松起来。不用害怕，自己排不到，至少还有他们啊。三个小时之后，我终于顺利地来到了窗口，当售票员告诉我没有的时候，我脸上并没有露出过分失望讶异的表情，取而代之的是掩藏不住的笑意：黄牛党的敬业精神确实让人佩服啊！在跨出大门的那一刹，我分明感觉到自己微微上扬的嘴角，也许在别人眼中，我付出了三小时却一无所获，但我知道我收获的远比想象的要多。

 

视频: The first time ever I saw your face

09年的托福考试已经结束，新一年的考试又要开始了！

有同学在问，今年题目还会重复考吗？回答是肯定的。

09年在中国共考34次，有13次是完全重复之前的题目，有2题是和以往的题目极为相似的。

虽然比起08年25次重复的机率有所降低，但重复的情况还是很严重的。

可喜可贺的是：有10题都在之前给大家复习提纲中，因此命中率是相当高的哦！

因此，我们有理由相信，在2010年，托福考试会继续重复。

不过我们也不能掉以轻心，托福考官已经开始逐渐减少重复的题目了，所以能力的提高是首要的。

但是，有些考生能力或准备时间有限，所以今年同样给大家一个参考的复习范围，相信会像去年一样，给大家不少帮助的！不过考试难度逐年增加，题目重复的此书却逐年减少，因此需要准备的题目也逐年增多。同学们，fighting!

 

复习建议：

第一阶段：将以下所有题目的提纲写一遍，整理写作思路

第二阶段：不限时练习：挑选几个相当好写的题目练习，反复修改，尽量写到自己最好的水平

第三阶段：不限时练习：开始写稍难的题目，同样反复修改，写到最好

第四阶段：限时练习：在机经中任意抽题来练习

 

1.       People will have more leisure time in twenty years.

2.   Strict teachers are more efficient in teaching than outgoing teachers.

3.       All university students should be required to take history courses no matter what field they study in.

4.       Technology make people's lives simpler in turn to make people's lives more complicated.

5.       For future career success, is relate well to other people more important than studying hard at school?

6.       Being creative， rather than planning carefully， will come up with best solution to a problem.

7.       It is better to achieve high efficiency with more mistakes or lower efficiency with fewer mistakes. 

8.       Children should only study or play and don't have to do household chores.

9.       Government should more support art museum and music performance than recreational facilities, such as swimming pool or play ground. 

10.   People in the past were more friendly than they are now.

11.   Movies and televisions should always show audience good people are being rewarded and bad people are being punished.

12.   Visiting museums is the best way to learn about a country.

13.   It is often not a good thing to move to a new city or a new country because of  the lose of old friends.

14.   For successful development of a country, a government should focus its budget more on  young children 's education rather than on universities.

15.   It is better to invite more people to hold a big party rather than a small one with fewer close friends and family members.

16.   Parents should give money to praise their child for high marks in school.

17.   People buy things not because they need them but because other people have them.

18.   People should buy things made in their own country, even if the price of the products is higher than that of the same things made somewhere else.

19.   As for young people, the ability to plan and organize is essential.

20.   People would be happier if they had fewer possessions.

21.    The ability to read and write is more important now than in the past.

22.   Improving schools is the most important factor in successful development of country.

23.   The advertising is the main cause of unhealthy eating habits.

24.   It is important for families to regularly eat their meals together.

25.   Young people should try different job before they decide which job or career they will do in the long term.

26.   Becoming well-informed must get information from different news sources.

27.   Newspapers and magazines are the best way of learning about a foreign country.

28.   The purpose of television should be all educative, not entertain.

29.   A job with more vacation time is better than a job with high salary but less vacation time.  

30.   Teachers should be paid at least as much as doctors, lawyers or business leaders are paid. 

31.   It's better to use own knowledge and experience to solve question, or ask other people for advice？

32.   Do you think success is important, or it is more important to remain happy and optimistic when you fail？

33.   Governments should focus more on the preservation of environment rather than economic development.

34.   Do you agree or disagree: teacher should make their social or political views known to students?

35.   The best way to improve the quality of education is to increase teachers' salary.

36.   In order to become a financially responsible adult, people should be taught how to manage money at a early age.

37.   Professional athletes such as football players should earn much more money.

38.   Younger school children (ages five to ten) should be required to study art and music in addition to math, language, science and history.

39.   Doing sports is more important for old people than young people.

40.   Television advertising directed toward young children should be allowed.

41.   Students are more influenced by their teachers than by their friends.

42.   Children should only play sports for fun, or play sports in competition or contests?

43.   In order to succeed, you should be more like others than be different from anyone else.

 

1/9

(A) Task 1 pie chart  

(A) Task 2 慈善类 Some people believe that charity organizations should give the aid to the people in great needs no matter where they live, other people think that charity organizations should concentrate on helping those in their own country. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

 

题目类型：辩论类第三种，两种观点都要讨论。

审题重点：划线部分。一定不能忽略的细节。

 

支持观点一的理由：

1.       The future is unpredictable. If we are in great need of other's help one day in the future, they will generously help us in turn because of our previously selfless aid.

2.       Since the people in other countries are in greater and more urgent need, we should strive to solve their problems at the earliest opportunity rather than ours which are not so pressing.

3.       The purpose of establishing charity organizations is to help the people in need. Hence, it is against the original intention if we only help our citizens.

 

支持观点二的理由：

1.       As far as patriotism is concerned, offering aid to the citizens in our own country is indisputable, for they interrelate more closely with each other.

2.       Under the circumstance of limited funds for some charitable foundations, our priority should provide their citizens with financial assistance, because we don’t have the ability to help those in other places.

3.       If the problems in our own countries have been tackled, it will largely alleviate the burden of other countries who can endeavor to help poorer countries.

 

 

 

                                          

 

 

 

亚龙湾的海，是我见过最蓝的海。

 

我爱这片海的蓝，那种纯净而清澈的蓝，那种浑然天成毫无修饰的蓝，那么自然，那么与世无争。

 

置身其中，仿佛你也变成了一抹蓝，远离尘世的是非纠缠。

 

 

漫步在海边，也许是人世间最美的一种享受吧。

 

任由海风抑或温柔抑或狂烈地吹拂着你的脸庞，所有的忧愁在那刻都已悬空。

 

突然发现，形单影只的你原来过得很快乐。

 

 

 

          

 

 

你听，海仿佛在呼喊着什么...

难道它在哭泣？为你逝去的爱情而伤怀？

难道它在怒吼？为你遭遇的不平等而愤怒？

它或许在笑你的痴傻，一百年后你我都将烟消云散；

它或许在笑你的固执，以为靠你的坚毅就一定能扭转现实。

也许它在提醒你：只有安心才能开心，寂寞让你更快乐！

 

         

 

            

 

 

 

视频: 夏天的风

写作，可拆成“写”和“作”二字，“写”当然是将文字记录下来咯，而“作”，很多人将其理解为“创作”，寓意将文字转化为别人期待的作品，展现给别人。这使得很多人的写作大多变成了二次创作，也就是东拼西凑些句子，视之为自己的文章。

 

在我看来，“作”应该是“做自己”。简单来说，写作就是一种抒发感情宣泄情绪的媒介，在你没有办法呐喊心中所想又不愿压抑之时，写作自然成为你排忧解难的良方。因此，写心中所想，抒发自己真实的情感才能至真至情！多么简单的事情，为何如今变得如此艰难？这可能得归咎于我们传统的教育模式吧，应试教育使得学生老师把分数看成是“命根”。于是乎，越来越少的学生按自己的想法来写，都是根据老师所讲的模式来写，因为他们害怕失分，以往的尝试往往都中途夭折，他们从此失去了勇气。多么可怕的教育模式啊，不知道扼杀了多少学生的创作积极性！在我看来，这也许就是中国学生在雅思写作中得低分的罪魁祸首吧。西方教育重视的是原创性和独特性，像我们的学生写出来的千篇一律的东西怎能不被唾弃？

 

如果你只是为了考试而写作，无形中你背负了非常沉重的负担。用这样心情去写文章怎么可能写得酣畅淋漓，又怎么可能写出精彩绝伦的文章呢？料想李白写出“人生得意须尽欢，莫使金樽空对月”这样的千古佳句时绝不是被人强逼的吧？失掉对写作的热情，没有对写作的喜爱就想写出美文，就如镜花水月，痴人说梦一般啊！那么，先开始尝试为写作狂吧。若终究不成，那何不顺性放手呢？放弃何尝不需要勇气呢？