2014年6月21日托福独立写作预测话题及范文赏析

托福独立写作预测一、Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? An effective leader should try to make others feel that they are part of the decision making process.

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范文：We face many difficult challenges in our world today. An effective leader understands that the best approach to solving problems is through collaboration and cooperation. Therefore, she engages others and makes them feel that they are part of the decision-making process. Including others in decision making gains cooperation, develops better contributors, and finds the best solutions.

When a leader seeks the input of those affected by the decision, it gets everyone to take ownership of it. If they invest their time and effort into a conclusion, they will accept and believe in it. If it is a policy decision, they will be more likely to cooperate with it than to complain about it. If the decision solves a problem, they will try harder to make it work if they were part of reaching it.

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A good leader knows that when group members feel valued they become better contributors to the decision-making process. Recognition is a basic human need; people gain confidence when they believe their opinions matter. It benefits the whole when confident people freely present their ideas and input. Members who feel valued will work harder for the good of the whole, so a good leader demonstrates appreciation for all ideas and viewpoints.

Embracing a wide variety of perspectives is vital to finding the best answers. Leaders know it is better to have the opinions and ideas of many people than of a single person. People think more creatively in an atmosphere of open exchange; each idea sparks another, creating imaginative solutions that one could never arrive at alone. Leaders also encourage critical thinking when they invite opposing points of view into the decision-making process. A true leader creates value by bringing together many perspectives.

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Making others stakeholders in decision making, attaching importance to the input of others, and considering diverse opinions are essential to effective leadership. The world needs good leaders who value collaboration and cooperation. We change the world when we work together.

关键词：预测 托福独立写作 6月21日 机经

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托福独立写作预测二、Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? In order to attract good students, a university should spend a lot of money funding social activities.

范文：I disagree with this. The high quality of classes, professors, and lessons should be the focus for attracting good students to universities. It’s rare that students choose colleges based on social activities. Also, university clubs and other social organizations usually do their own separate fundraising anyway.

When good students are researching colleges, they certainly want to know that the classes are high quality. These are kids who have studied hard and excelled throughout high school. They like learning. They want to know that for the next four years, they will continue to learn and be excited and challenged by their teachers. For the majority of college-bound students, this is their priority. Therefore, assuring them that they will get an excellent education is the best way to attract them.

Also, I don’t think many students are thinking about a college’s social activities when they are choosing which school to attend. Once they get to college, sure, they can delve into clubs and such. But students are so stressed out about everything else when they are first applying, like whether they’ll live in the dorms or how much tuition costs. I don’t believe campus social activities are at the forefront of their thoughts. Is it really that big of a deal if the dances have a live band instead of a local DJ? Or if there are five different environmental clubs? These things are secondary. Throwing money at them won’t necessarily bring in good students.

Finally, it seems irresponsible for a college to spend a lot of money funding social activities when typically campus clubs and organizations do their own fundraising. Bake sales and car washes and other fundraising activities have worked well enough so far! The university itself should stick to official business, like paying professors and staff members. It would be a shame if their salaries got cut because some of the college’s funds were re-routed to pay for social activities. It would just harm the school instead of helping it.

That’s why I don’t think universities should start spending a lot of money on social activities, in order to attract good students. Hard-working students care the most about their education, clubs and activities are not their priority when choosing a college, and social activities work fine funding themselves anyway.

关键词：预测 托福独立写作 6月21日 机经

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托福独立写作预测三、Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? In the modern world, we should never be impolite to another person.

范文：It may seem too strong a statement to accept that one should never be impolite to others in the society today. With the mounting stress of life, people tend to fuss over trivial things, talking or behaving in a bad manner, at work or at home. Or they may be easily provoked, getting into quarrels or even fights with strangers. However, there is no reason for us to be rude to another person as it contributes to / is conducive to neither business nor human relations.

As a rule of thumb, politeness plays a big part in the business world. Anyone working in sales or service industries knows its value in reaching out for / tapping new areas or retaining customer loyalty. Even if one fails to make / secure a deal, being polite helps to build up a professional personal image and a positive business tie, hence opening up more opportunities for a company in a highly competitive, impersonal environment as ours.

In addition, / Business aside, politeness serves as a stepping-stone to a stronger human relation. At the beginning of any relationship, it is hard to let down one’s guard and go deeper with each other.

Being nice is, at its very least, a sign of good manner and respect for the other. It also creates a pleasant / amicable atmosphere for casual chatting or serious / weighty talks / conversations. In brief, courtesy is one of the unwritten rules for human to cultivate / foster their relations, without which life would be miserable, if not entirely impossible / unlivable.

In contrast, being rude / nasty, with cursing or scolding, never works under any circumstance. When one is controlled by anger / in a rage and dumps it onto / vents it out to whoever happens to be around, their remarks or behaviours may get them nowhere but to provoke or hurt others. As a result both sides may make decisions based on their emotion rather than reason, thus failing to get their work done efficiently, and disturbing the harmony of their relations. Even when one is provoked, there is no excuse to be rude because a mature cultured person should not be swayed by how others treat him / her.

It is true that / Admittedly, courtesy cannot resolve all the problems, especially those for which no easy solution is available. But being rude definitely / invariably ruins things and relations. To get things done, most of the time what matters is not what one says or does, but how / the way he or she says or does it. Only by being polite to each other can we stay composed and focused, think better and work out what is the best for all.

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托福独立写作预测四、Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Students could receive a better, more efficient education if they spend 11 months a year studying.

范文：In most countries around the world, students study at school for less than 10 months of a year, enjoying the remaining 2 months mostly as a long summer vacation. This, in my opinion, is a less efficient educational system for the students. Students who take very long summer vacations tend to forget what they have previously learned. This means that when school starts again, much time is wasted on refreshing the memories of the students. Ending this cycle with shorter summers results in a stronger, more productive school year.

When students have long summer vacations and only attend school nine or ten months out of the year, they tend to forget their lessons. This is especially true of older students, who are learning more difficult subjects such as high-level math and world history. The numerous summer weeks drift by and students just laze around and have fun, giving little thought to school. Bit by bit, the equations of algebra start to become hazy. The details of World War I become muddled. However, if summer break is just a month long and the students attend school the other eleven months of the year, their brains will retain far more information. They’re given just enough time to relax and then get right back to work. A two or three month summer break is dangerously long, which is unnecessary and damaging.

This loss of knowledge over long summers has even further negative effects on the part of the teachers. Teachers, at the start of the new school year, often notice that their students have forgotten their lessons from the previous year. To be able to move forward, the teachers have to repeat what they have taught previously. This could lead to an endless cycle of learning something, forgetting most of it, being reminded, over and over and over. Cutting short long vacations, giving students no opportunity to forget, is therefore very conducive towards more effective teaching.

Some people might argue that studying for 11 months of a year may be too stressful for students, so they need to break away from school for 2 or more months to relax, and to develop an interest in non-academic subjects such as music and painting. However, they don’t have to do so continuously over two or more months completely away from school. There is always time after regular school hours like late afternoon periods, or during the weekends, when students can enjoy the fun of exploring something different.

That’s why I believe that a school year lasting eleven months would be a good idea. The very long summers where students forget information would be avoided. This would mean that the autumn lessons wouldn’t be just reminders of old, forgotten information. The school year would therefore be more productive. It would be heavily-focused on new information, getting to the students faster and sinking-in better.

关键词：预测 托福独立写作 6月21日 机经

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托福独立写作预测五、Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The best way to truly relax and reduce stress is to spend time alone.

范文：I agree with this idea. Although being with others is enjoyable when you’re already in good spirits, it can be exhausting when you are stressed out. On the other hand, when you are by yourself, you are free to truly do nothing and let yourself unwind. You can also focus on your own particular little pleasures, rather than shared activities that might not reduce stress very much. Finally, when you’re alone, you are given the quiet atmosphere necessary to organize your thoughts and plans.

When you are around others, especially friends, you feel an obligation to keep actively doing things. Rarely do people just sit in silence together! Maybe you go shopping with your friends a lot or go to the park down the street whenever people visit. Even if you’re just sitting and talking with your friends, you are engaging with them. You’re thinking, listening, reacting, speaking, telling stories. Normally, this is fine and enjoyable. But if you’re extremely stressed out after a hard day at work or school, it can be burdensome. Interacting with someone takes energy. If you’re already exhausted and frazzled, it doesn’t help things.

Alone, you don’t feel this requirement to be energetic and fun. You can take a nap. You can meditate. You can lay on your couch and count all the ceiling tiles above your head—it doesn’t matter! You can truly relax and try to recuperate from whatever has been stressful. Additionally, you can choose lazy activities that are particular and comforting to you. Even watching a movie is different when you’re alone. There’s no agreeing or compromising on what to watch. You can watch three cartoon movies in a row, if you want, and eat chocolate ice cream while you do it. No one is watching you. If it makes you feel less stressed, do it! Any silly little thing becomes a welcome relief.

There is also the benefit of not having any distractions or noises to bother you when you are alone. You can sit down, take a breath, and organize your muddled thoughts. You can think over your workday or recent assignment and contemplate how everything is going. If you need to make a change in your routine or set a new goal, you can plan it while you are alone and in a nice quiet space. This can potentially decrease your stress levels in the future. The key is getting that moment of calm and clarity.

That’s why I think that, yes, the best way to relax and reduce stress is to spend time alone. You do not have to force yourself to keep up with the energy levels of others, you can be as silly as you want in order to relax, and you have enough quiet and solitude to gather your thoughts and plan your next steps.

关键词：预测 托福独立写作 6月21日 机经

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