3.10-3.11托福写作真题回顾

听说最近的托福写作又出现了传说中的“三选一”。久闻江湖大名，今日一见，emmmm……让人如此这般的三选一怎么破解呢，来看下这道考题吧。

真题回顾

What is the most important factor to help you work productively?

Having an environment which is free of noise and distractions

Knowing that you will receive a reward

Doing something you are interested in

看起来似乎三个选项都很有道理。不过呢，选谁不重要，重要的是如何回应题目中的“most”。那最为保险的办法，当然是捧一个，踩两个。这里呢，我们可以来捧一捧“interest”,踩一踩“environment”和“reward”。

素材之捧“Interest”

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Maintaining an interest in the goals you pursue can improve your work and reduce burnout, according to research from Duke University." Our research shows that interest is important in the process of pursuing goals. It allows us to perform at high levels without wearing out," said Paul O'Keefe, who conducted the studies in Duke University's Department of Psychology & Neuroscience. "This suggests that interest matters more than we suspected." The studies, examined the notion that your level of interest helps to simultaneously optimize your performance and the resources necessary to stay deeply engaged. "Engaging in personally interesting activities not only improves performance, but also creates an energized experience that allows people to persist when persisting would otherwise cause them to burn out," said O'Keefe.

语料:

pursue goals

追求目标

perform at high levels without wearing out

高水平发挥，从不失手

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素材之踩“environment”

Drowning out the distractions may isolate you. Something that a lot of people do when they’re under pressure is that they go really quiet and shut themselves away from others to avoid being distracted. This is a good thing to do when you need to crack on with your task but at the same time you don’t want to shut yourself away completely. If you need help, you must ask for it otherwise you’re putting yourself under pressure for no reason. If there isn’t any way of getting extra help then try listening to music. This can calm you down as well as drown out the outside noise that may be making you feel worse. You can also try taking a physical break from the task that’s causing you stress. Take a quick walk away so you can reorganize your thoughts. Try working on something else for five minutes before returning to the task again. This short break can help you gain a little perspective on what you need to do when you return to it.

语料：

shut themselves away from others

将自己和其他人隔绝

try taking a physical break

尝试休息下身体吧~

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素材之踩“outcome”

The outcome isn’t the main focus. The overall goal you’re trying to achieve is important to be aware of, but ideally you need to be concentrating more on the task and not the big picture. Have a look at the steps you need to take to get the task done. Break the task down into smaller bitesize chunks of work and the overall job will appear to be more manageable and less daunting. If you keep thinking about the rewards, this will only hold you back in doing what needs to be done.

语料：

concentrate more on the task and not the big picture

多关注具体的任务，而不是宏观图景

hold you back

限制你

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第二天考试的小伙伴们分明要幸运多啦。考场上出现了一道很是眼熟的题目，考前恰好练习过的小伙伴一定心里乐开了花吧。

真题回顾

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:

Most people can solve important problems in their lives by themselves or with the help of their families; help from the government is often unnecessary.

这有点类似传说中的政府无用论呀。可是，政府为人民的服务，一点一滴，无处不在。那就替天行道，站站政府。看看Wikipedia都是如何总结政府职能的。

素材

A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state. It is the political control of a country of people by a governing body, that has as its purpose the providership of greater organized forms for sake of the people, including law, law enforcement, a military, education, civil engineering, scientific research, and industry. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which state policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining the policy.

从打个官司讨个公道，到小区治安。从孩子上学，到老人看病。平凡的生活里到处都有政府的影子。所以，这题可以站政府的理由太多太多啦~

怎么样，这两道独立写作题目，可否驾驭？

素材来源：https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-work-effectively-under-pressure-georgina-bloomfield

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-04-goals-pursue-burnout.html

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