Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It’s more important for the government to build new housing than preserve old historic building.

Today, a number of skyscrapers have been built up in China to replace the traditional historic building for the urbanization's sake. In Beijing, we catch less sight of Hutong which are deemed as space-consuming and unnecessary in modern society. While this may seem good to make an international metropolis out of an ancient capital city, it does bode ill in my eyes. And the preservation of our traditional historic building should be a priority for the government.

As an ancient country with a brilliant history of more than 5000 years, China enjoys many historic relics which should be well preserved as part of our national recognition. Take the Laoshe Tea House in Beijing for example, it not only symbolizes a place for entertainment, but also tells us a vivid story of the old Beijingers' lifestyle. Sitting there cozily while immersing in Dawan Tea and traditional shadow plays, I just couldn't help marveling at the genius design and joyful life of our ancestors. Without doubt, once the government chooses to turn it down to make room for defined modern apartments or shopping malls, what a great loss of valuable cultural recognition forever, to both current and future generation!

Also, some apartments or temples that have witnessed the ups and downs in China for decades entail amazing esthetic value. One of the most attractive tourist sites in Amoy is the Gulang Island, where a large number of architectures vary greatly in styles, western and eastern. And many charming and elegant villas, museums on the islands are priceless treasures of our nation, which are none to the second in the world. Nature and culture perfectly combined, it's a paradise full of beauty! I believe that whatever the high technology can build, it's no match of our mother nature, our father history.

Some people may disagree with me by mentioning that the historical sites will slow our pace of economic development, a serious drawback outweighing their cultural and esthetic value. However, the fact is that if they are well protected, it will boost rather than depress our economy. Why do so many foreign tourists come to China each year? Because the Great Wall is there. Why do you travel to Egypt? Because the Pyramid is there. Why do you travel to France? Because the Eiffel Tower is there. Therefore, if our government can make efforts on the preservation of some unique relics, our tourist income will be quite handsome.

In sum, holding to our ancient historic building is not an end, but a means to a better future with more brilliant culture, art, as well as economy. Our government should take some actions to preserve before lose these national treasure.

 

第二篇：托福真题：托福作文范文185篇【专业】满分作文(3)

托福真题:托福作文范文185篇【专业】满分作文(3)

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托福185题库真题： Nowadays, food has become easier to prepare. Has this change improved the way people live? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

托福满分作文-托福185范文赏析：

The twentieth century has brought with it many advances. With those advances, human lives have changed dramatically. In some ways life is worse, but mostly it is better. Changes in food preparation methods, for example, have improved our lives greatly.

The convenience of preparing food today is amazing. Even stoves have gotten too slow for us. Microwave cooking is much easier. We can press a few buttons and a meal is completely cooked in just a short time. People used to spend hours preparing a home-cooked meal, and now they can use that time for other, better things. Plus, there are all kinds of portable, prepackaged foods we can buy. Heat them in the office microwave, and lunch at work is quick and easy.

Food preparation today allows for more variety. With refrigerators and freezers, we can preserve a lot of different foods in our homes. Since technology makes cooking so much faster, people are willing to make several dishes for even a small meal. Parents are more likely to let children be picky, now that they can easily heat them up some prepackaged macaroni and cheese on the side. Needless to say, adults living in the same house may have very different eating habits as well. If they don’t want to cook a lot of different dishes, it’s common now to eat out at restaurants several times a week.

Healthy eating is also easier than ever now. When people cook, they use new fat

substitutes and cooking sprays to cut fat and calories. This reduces the risk of heart disease and high cholesterol. Additionally, we can buy fruits and vegetable fresh, frozen or canned. They are easy to prepare, so many of us eat more of those nutritious items daily. A hundred years ago, you couldn’t imagine the process of taking some frozen fruit and ice from the freezer, adding some low-fat yogurt from a plastic cup and some juice from a can in the refrigerator, and whipping up a low-fat smoothie in the blender!

Our lifestyle is fast, but people still like good food. What new food preparation technology has given us is more choices. Today, we can prepare food that is more convenient, healthier, and of greater variety than ever before in history.

托福作文满分要素剖析:

一、语言表达

本文语言朴实，并没有应用很多华丽的辞藻，用到的词汇多是高中和四级词汇，但表达清楚，逻辑清晰，通俗易懂。在句式方面，本文句式多变，作者熟练使用条件状语从句，时间状语从句，主语从句，独立主格结构。且句子长短得当，表达自然流畅，并没有刻意炫技。这样的文章很清晰，也是会受到考官的青睐。

1. In some ways life is worse, but mostly it is better.

此句中，介词短语in some way 的意思是“在某些方面”。In some way...., but mostly....这种表达暗含一种让步的含义，在逻辑上，对事物的一些方面进行评价，而对其另一方面进行相反的评价。这种表达可以广泛应用于托福GRE作文里的正反对比论证中。大家不妨记住这种表达方法

2. Food preparation today allows for more variety.

动词短语allow for的意思为“使得，允许”，类似的表达还有“contribute to, make

contribution to, make it possible to, result in, lead to”。在托福GRE写作中，allow for可以作为一个阐释原因的词，前面主语是原因，后面跟结果，上述几个单词可以替换使用，使句子多样化。

3. Needless to say, adults living in the same house may have very different eating habits as well.

短语needless to say意思为“毫无疑问”，同义表达还有“there’s no doubt that”。这样的表达起到强调作用，使后面论证更加有说服力。

4. What new food preparation technology has given us is more choices.

此句中出现了一个主语从句结构。What引导主语从句，做主语中的主语。主语从句常常用what,how,when等疑问词作为开头来引导，在意思上等同于it 开头的形式主语。这种把疑问词放在句首的表达方式虽然看上去头重脚轻，但是增强了语气，尤其是在议论文体中，这种表达是的文章的论证更加充实。

二、逻辑结构

本文是正正正的结构，三个简单粗暴的正面段落奠定了整篇文章的支持基调。文章结构简单，逻辑清晰，每一个分论点都展开的比较充分，基本都进行了段内二次展开。文章尾段还对前面的叙述进行了概括，convenient, healthier, and of greater variety三个词是对三个正文段的最好概括。这样的尾段承上，并进行总结，达到很好的收束全文的效果。

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