2018年1月13日托福考试真题 托福独立写作高分范文推荐

2018年1月13日的托福考试，同学们考得怎么样？

今天，广之旅精英君邀请了教育出国考试研究院唐院长就2018年1月13日托福独立写作题来指导同学们要如何构思写作。

我们先来回顾这次托福独立写作考试的题目：

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is a waste of money for governments to fund space travel or space exploration.

政府为太空旅游或太空探索提供金钱资助是一种浪费，你同意还是不同意这种看法？

接下来，唐院长将给同学们分享托福独立写作解题思路：

本题适合做双边探讨。一方面，探索太空的计划需要天文数字的投资，不算是浪费，因为人类为了自身的发展，需要不断发现宇宙的秘密。另一方面，探索太空的计划需要天文数字的投资，简直是浪费，这些钱如果用来解决地球上的问题，可能更有价值。

这样，本文就可以使用如下逻辑结构：

引言段：太空计划，投资太大，有人赞成，有人反对。

中段A：赞成太空计划：大钱花得有价值，继续进行太空探索。

中段B：反对太空计划：简直浪费没价值，不如解决地球问题。

结论段：太空计划，有人赞成，有人反对，但总体来说，太空是值得探索的。

唐院长推荐一篇托福独立写作高分范文：

Billions of dollars are spent every year by governments’ space agencies, but does this money bring us enough benefits, or should we pull the plug and spend it on our basic needs on Earth? Opinions are divided about whether or not the huge money spent on space exploration programs is worthwhile. For that matter, what are the pros and cons?

On the one hand, why do some people believe that space exploration is worth ever penny of it? To begin with, those who think that investing in space programs (which are undeniably costly) is a waste of money are probably not very sensitive to the great scientific advances that we have so far achieved. Humans are driven by curiosity to explore the unknown, to discover new worlds, to push the boundaries of our scientific and technological limits, and then to push further still. The results have been rewarding, for example, space exploration helps to address fundamental questions about our place in the Universe and the history of our solar system. Through addressing the challenges related to space exploration, we expand technology, we create new industries along with new jobs, and we help to foster a peaceful connection among governments on the international front. In reality, space exploration programs show no signs of stopping, and they are expected to get bigger in the coming years.

On the other hand, other people think that the cash spent on “giant leaps for mankind” would be better utilized on our planet. This concept is even more true in a time of collapsing economies and world-wide austerity measures. There is no denying the fact that we are threatened by imminent crises, and certainly we are facing serious issues here (and not in the outer space), and these dangers are getting worse as we simply watch them. High on the agenda are such compelling problems as the disappearance of the rainforest, the pollution of oceans, and the global warming that causes climate to change. Further, some of the criticism compares space exploration with the human basic needs on which the money could be spent, explaining that every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who are hungry and are not fed, from those who are ill and are not cured, and from those who are cold and are not clothed.

The final thoughts are that, independent of these both views, our space exploration will benefit humanity as a whole. It is one thing that more money should be used to help meet the human basic needs, and it is quite another thing to allow space exploration to continue in the future. Human curiosity being without limits, it seems that there is no turning back regarding space exploration. （458 words)

本篇托福作文范文中的重点词汇和表达法：

第一段

--to pull the plug 终止

--worthwhile 值得的

--for that matter 就以那件事来说

--pros and cons 赞成与反对

第二段

--worth every penny of it 毫无浪费

--sensitive 敏感的

--fundamental 基本的

--to foster 增进

第三段

--giant leaps 大步前进

--austerity measures 节约措施

--imminent 即将到来的

--criticism 批评

第四段

--the final thoughts 结论

--as a whole 整体而言

--It is one thing,…, it is quite another thing…. 两回事

--there is no turning back 永不回头

来源：精英教育出国考试研究院唐院长

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