TPO27 Integrated Writing

Unfortunately, the arguments of the reading passage are a little out of date. Scientists now have new information that shows that none of the ideas the reading passage discusses could account for the Little Ice Age.

First, about the Gulf Stream. Scientists now know that disrupting the Gulf Stream would cause cooling only in Europe and North America, but the Little Ice Age also affected the Southern hemisphere, in places like New Zealand and South Africa for example. Since the disruption of the Gulf Stream cannot explain why these southern areas became colder, it cannot explain the Little Ice Age.

Second, the volcanoes theory. It’s true that if volcanic eruptions put enough dust into the atmosphere, the result can be a cooler climate. But large amounts of volcanic dust in the atmosphere would have also

produced striking visual effect that people would have noticed at the time. For example, dramatically colorful sunsets or snow being grey or brown instead of white. But there are almost no reports of anything like that routinely happening during the Little Ice Age. So it seems that the volcanic eruptions during that period were simply not strong enough to release the large amounts of dust needed to lower global temperatures. Third, about forests on farmland stopping the warming greenhouse effect by removing carbon dioxide. There just was not enough time for this effect to work. The human population grew back to previous levels fairly quickly, which meant that forests were soon being cut down again to clear fields for the crops needed to feed the growing population. As a result, we know that the forests mentioned in the reading passage were not there long enough to cause the long-term global cooling of the climate. 综合写作范文

In the reading passage, the author claims that the cause of the Little Ice Age was due to three main reasons. The lecturer, however, reputes the writer’s opinion one by one with strong arguments.

Firstly, the passage argues that the Gulf Stream formed in the previous warm period was responsible for the appearance of the unexpected Little Ice Age. Yet, the speaker argues that the so-called Gulf Stream only

contributed to the cooling weather in Northern hemisphere while Little Ice

Age took place all over the world. Thus, global Little Ice Age cannot be

attributed to the Gulf Stream in parts of the planet.

Next, according to the reading material, dust and sulfur gas caused by

volcanic eruptions would block sunlight, and resulted in Little Ice Age.

The lecturer, however, holds that volcanic eruptions should have led to

other visual phenomena than cooling weather, like colorful sunsets or grey

snow. But unfortunately none of them were reported. Once taken this into

consideration, volcanic eruptions seems not strong enough to release the

large amounts of dusts needed to lower global temperatures.

Last but not least, the writer states that the substantial decrease in human

population may cause the unusual Little Ice Age. Again the speaker argues

that there was not enough time for this effect to work. Forests were soon

being cut down to meet the need of growing back of human forests. The

short-time appearance of forests should not take the responsibility of the Little Ice Age. 独立写作范文

If the people have the opportunity to get a secure job, they

should take it right away rather than wait for a job that would be

more satisfying.

In contemporary society, due to the fierce competition among human

resources, it is becoming increasingly difficult for one to find a satisfying

job. Even job vacancy is scarce due to the increasing number of human

population. Many people, if not most, are strong believers in the claim

that one should immediately accept his job offer as soon as he gets one,

especially a secure job. From my point of view, however, I firmly hold

that one should never hesitate to seek for opportunity of getting a great

career and should stick to his own dream.

First of all, the more fiercely competitive the society is, the more

opportunities you will meet. Thus instead of locking yourself in a secure

job with limited payment and doubtful prospect, you should reject the

“secure” offer full of confidence and head for your bright future. Probably

few people know that Steve Jobs was once offered a research assistant

position in his mother university in his early career. It was a safe position

at that time. But we all know that Jobs is so brilliant that a small research

assistant position will not fit him at all. It was because he smelt the

delicate demand of user-friendly high-technology devices that he was

immersed in his own developing and prototyping instead of taking the tedious RA’s work. No one will cast doubt on the decision Jobs made, but few of them will be confident enough to take the risk. Remember, Jobs is only a typical example while there are huge numbers of success behind us, as well as large amounts of opportunities ahead of us. So never hesitate to decline a tedious job and start your bright career.

Apart from the numerous opportunities the society provide for us, we

should also stick to our own dream and make opportunities for ourselves. 3

The goal of life is to fulfill oneself, not to fill oneself. So only when you

keep working hard and struggling for a greater level, can you improve

yourself and finally reach your initial dream. Once you took the secure job,

you are indeed forbid yourself in a limited field and cruelly turn blind

eyes to large opportunities in front of you. When time flies, you will find yourself doing nothing for the whole life and ends up with an age without

a name.

Admittedly, one may argue that there are no specific dreams in my heart and all I want is three meals a day and 80 years in my life. As I state

before, however, since there are huge numbers of opportunities in today’s society, why not save your steps and have a look at other chances. A job offer today is a proof of your ability and indicates more offers tomorrow. So it is a bit rush and irresponsible to your life if you immediately take it without further consideration.

In conclusion, in light of the society full of opportunities, one had better not take immediate steps to decide your future. And for those who are ambiguous about their academic career, it is always a correct choice to stick to your dream.

 

第二篇：TPO27 综合+独立写作 听力材料 范文

TPO27IntegratedWriting

Lecturejiangxjames

Unfortunately,theargumentsofthereadingpassagearealittleoutofdate.ScientistsnowhavenewinformationthatshowsthatnoneoftheideasthereadingpassagediscussescouldaccountfortheLittleIceAge.

First,abouttheGulfStream.ScientistsnowknowthatdisruptingtheGulfStreamwouldcausecoolingonlyinEuropeandNorthAmerica,buttheLittleIceAgealsoaffectedtheSouthernhemisphere,inplaceslikeNewZealandandSouthAfricaforexample.SincethedisruptionoftheGulfStreamcannotexplainwhythesesouthernareasbecamecolder,itcannotexplaintheLittleIceAge.

Second,thevolcanoestheory.It’struethatifvolcaniceruptionsputenoughdustintotheatmosphere,theresultcanbeacoolerclimate.Butlargeamountsofvolcanicdustintheatmospherewouldhavealsoproducedstrikingvisualeffectthatpeoplewouldhavenoticedatthetime.Forexample,dramaticallycolorfulsunsetsorsnowbeinggreyorbrowninsteadofwhite.ButtherearealmostnoreportsofanythinglikethatroutinelyhappeningduringtheLittleIceAge.Soitseemsthatthevolcaniceruptionsduringthatperiodweresimplynotstrongenoughtoreleasethelargeamountsofdustneededtolowerglobaltemperatures.Third,aboutforestsonfarmlandstoppingthewarminggreenhouseeffectbyremovingcarbondioxide.Therejustwasnotenoughtimeforthiseffecttowork.Thehumanpopulationgrewbacktopreviouslevelsfairlyquickly,whichmeantthatforestsweresoonbeingcutdownagaintoclearfieldsforthecropsneededtofeedthegrowingpopulation.Asaresult,weknowthattheforestsmentionedinthereadingpassagewerenottherelongenoughtocausethelong-termglobalcoolingoftheclimate.

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综合写作范文

Inthereadingpassage,theauthorclaimsthatthecauseoftheLittleIceAgewasduetothreemainreasons.Thelecturer,however,reputesthewriter’sopiniononebyonewithstrongarguments.

Firstly,thepassagearguesthattheGulfStreamformedinthepreviouswarmperiodwasresponsiblefortheappearanceoftheunexpectedLittleIceAge.Yet,thespeakerarguesthattheso-calledGulfStreamonlycontributedtothecoolingweatherinNorthernhemispherewhileLittleIceAgetookplaceallovertheworld.Thus,globalLittleIceAgecannotbeattributedtotheGulfStreaminpartsoftheplanet.

Next,accordingtothereadingmaterial,dustandsulfurgascausedbyvolcaniceruptionswouldblocksunlight,andresultedinLittleIceAge.Thelecturer,however,holdsthatvolcaniceruptionsshouldhaveledtoothervisualphenomenathancoolingweather,likecolorfulsunsetsorgreysnow.Butunfortunatelynoneofthemwerereported.Oncetakenthisintoconsideration,volcaniceruptionsseemsnotstrongenoughtoreleasethelargeamountsofdustsneededtolowerglobaltemperatures.

Lastbutnotleast,thewriterstatesthatthesubstantialdecreaseinhumanpopulationmaycausetheunusualLittleIceAge.Againthespeakerarguesthattherewasnotenoughtimeforthiseffecttowork.Forestsweresoonbeingcutdowntomeettheneedofgrowingbackofhumanforests.Theshort-timeappearanceofforestsshouldnottaketheresponsibilityoftheLittleIceAge.

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独立写作范文

Ifthepeoplehavetheopportunitytogetasecurejob,theyshouldtakeitrightawayratherthanwaitforajobthatwouldbemoresatisfying.

Incontemporarysociety,duetothefiercecompetitionamonghumanresources,itisbecomingincreasinglydifficultforonetofindasatisfyingjob.Evenjobvacancyisscarceduetotheincreasingnumberofhumanpopulation.Manypeople,ifnotmost,arestrongbelieversintheclaimthatoneshouldimmediatelyaccepthisjobofferassoonashegetsone,especiallyasecurejob.Frommypointofview,however,Ifirmlyholdthatoneshouldneverhesitatetoseekforopportunityofgettingagreatcareerandshouldsticktohisowndream.

Firstofall,themorefiercelycompetitivethesocietyis,themoreopportunitiesyouwillmeet.Thusinsteadoflockingyourselfinasecurejobwithlimitedpaymentanddoubtfulprospect,youshouldrejectthe“secure”offerfullofconfidenceandheadforyourbrightfuture.ProbablyfewpeopleknowthatSteveJobswasonceofferedaresearchassistantpositioninhismotheruniversityinhisearlycareer.Itwasasafepositionatthattime.ButweallknowthatJobsissobrilliantthatasmallresearchassistantpositionwillnotfithimatall.Itwasbecausehesmeltthedelicatedemandofuser-friendlyhigh-technologydevicesthathewasimmersedinhisowndevelopingandprototypinginsteadoftakingthetediousRA’swork.NoonewillcastdoubtonthedecisionJobsmade,butfewofthemwillbeconfidentenoughtotaketherisk.Remember,Jobsisonlyatypicalexamplewhiletherearehugenumbersofsuccessbehindus,aswellaslargeamountsofopportunitiesaheadofus.Soneverhesitatetodeclineatediousjobandstartyourbrightcareer.

Apartfromthenumerousopportunitiesthesocietyprovideforus,weshouldalsosticktoourowndreamandmakeopportunitiesforourselves.

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Thegoaloflifeistofulfilloneself,nottofilloneself.Soonlywhenyoukeepworkinghardandstrugglingforagreaterlevel,canyouimproveyourselfandfinallyreachyourinitialdream.Onceyoutookthesecurejob,youareindeedforbidyourselfinalimitedfieldandcruellyturnblindeyestolargeopportunitiesinfrontofyou.Whentimeflies,youwillfindyourselfdoingnothingforthewholelifeandendsupwithanagewithoutaname.

Admittedly,onemayarguethattherearenospecificdreamsinmyheartandallIwantisthreemealsadayand80yearsinmylife.AsIstatebefore,however,sincetherearehugenumbersofopportunitiesintoday’ssociety,whynotsaveyourstepsandhavealookatotherchances.Ajoboffertodayisaproofofyourabilityandindicatesmoreofferstomorrow.Soitisabitrushandirresponsibletoyourlifeifyouimmediatelytakeitwithoutfurtherconsideration.

Inconclusion,inlightofthesocietyfullofopportunities,onehadbetternottakeimmediatestepstodecideyourfuture.Andforthosewhoareambiguousabouttheiracademiccareer,itisalwaysacorrectchoicetosticktoyourdream.

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