分享幾個TOEFL考題很有針對性的寫作語言材料

TOEFL 考題

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People who do not work because they have enough money are rarely happy.

對應語料

[工作真的hin重要?]

Work is where many people have the bulk of their social interactions.

In a recent survey, 70 percent of employees said friendship at their job is the most important element of a happy work life. Research shows that employees say a co-located office environment is where they establish not just work collaborations but also their social ties.

TOEFL 考題

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People are happier when they give away extra money to charity or a good cause rather than when they spend it on themselves.

對應語料

[做好事，讓人開心的語料]

The notion that kindness can boost well-being is hardly new.

Studies have shown that prosocial behavior — basically, voluntarily helping others — can help lower people’s daily stress levels, and that simple acts of connection, like texting a friend, mean more than many of us realize. ...

TOEFL 考題

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement？Government is not doing enough work to educate people the importance of nutrition and healthy eating.

對應語料

[相關(guan) 機構應該要求食品營養(yang) 信息列在更為(wei) 顯著的地方]

The Food and Drug Administration already requires most packaged foods to display a detailed nutritional label, but they are typically placed on the back or side of the item. Advocates want another, more condensed label on the front of the package that would visually flag certain health risks, such as high sugar or saturated-fat content, at a time of rising national rates of obesity among adults and children, as well as other diseases.

下麵的文章可以整理出來三個(ge) 題目的語料

TOEFL 考題

Imagine you have been offered jobs by two different companies at the same rate of pay. One of the companies will provide you with many interesting and challenging projects to work on, but it offers very few vacation days. The job at the other company does not seem very interesting or challenging, but offers more vacation days. Which job would you prefer and why?

對應語料

針對上麵的題目，下麵的內(nei) 容可以證明不interesting 不見得是件壞事，隻是這個(ge) 論證方式細節還不夠，如果是想不到合適的例子的，不建議用這個(ge) 角度了。

Being a little bored might also refresh us: A researcher writing in Frontiers in Psychology in 2014 argued that boredom can induce us to see our ordinary activities as meaningful and significant. And although no studies specifically show this, I strongly suspect that doing nothing, if we can do it well, makes us happier too.

TOEFL 考題

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Children nowadays rely too much on technology, such as computers, smartphoness, and video games, for fun and entertainment; playing with simpler toys or playing outside with friends would be better for children's development.

對應語料 [玩電子產(chan) 品很難徹底的休息]

This is what three University of Michigan psychologists call “soft fascination,” and you might find it by walking in nature, or watching the waves. In contrast, “hard fascination” (found by, say, watching television) occupies attention and rules out mind-wandering. Research has found that soft fascination is more restorative than hard fascination.

這個(ge) 語料同樣比較適合有一定語言基礎的同學，如果目前寫(xie) 作分數還沒有到25的，不是特別建議，因為(wei) 簡單往外拋概念，沒有細節的話，對於(yu) 考試寫(xie) 作的分數沒什麽(me) 幫助。

TOEFL 考題

Do you agree or disagree with the statement that? Twenty years from now, people will have more leisure time (free time) than they do today. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

對應語料

[未來的人類不會(hui) 有更多的休閑時光，因為(wei) Keynes 很早就預計現在的人會(hui) 有比較多的閑暇時間，結果工作時長越來越長啊]

For many years, leisure was thought to be the golden promise of prosperity. The economist John Maynard Keynes predicted in 1930 that his grandchildren would be able to work about three hours a day.