综合写作：关于人脑变小的三个理论

独立写作：

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

People can solve important problems in their daily life on their own or with the help from families; the help from the government is unnecessary.

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综合写作：

阅读：提出三个理论来解释人脑变小

1. Climate change：因为气候变化导致人身体变小，进而导致人脑变小。
2. Agriculture：因为一些grain的低蛋白使得人脑变小。
3. Muscle mass:因为人体内的Muscle mass变小导致人脑变小。

听力：持反对意见

1. 从前也有同样的气候变化，但是没有给人脑的大小变化造成影响。
2. 不同地域的农业种植作物不同，但是人脑在同一时间都发生变小的情况。
3. 人体内的Muscle mass的改变很小并不会引起较大的人脑变化。

独立写作：

题型：同意反对类

话题：政府类或生活类

以下是笔者给出的写作思路：

认为政府的帮助还是很有必要的，对题目中的抽象名词important problems拆分，具体化为环境问题、教育问题、医疗问题、养老问题、交通问题等，然后分别展开，由于篇幅有限，笔者就给出前面两个问题的写作思路。

1. 首先，以环境问题为例。众所周知，环境目前日益严重恶化，个人和家庭是无法解决这一问题的。（In the first instance, consider the environmental issues. As is common sense, the deteriorating natural environment is so severe and complicated that the solution of such a problem is far beyond the reach of any individuals or families. ）中国的空气污染就足以说明问题，就算人们能够出门的时候戴口罩或者乘坐公共交通，还是无法解决日益严重的污染问题。（The serious air pollution in China is a good case in point. Despite the fact that people can take some actions such as wearing masks or taking the public transportation to relieve the haze occurring frequently in the major cities of China in some degree, the problem cannot be radically solved. ）所以需要政府出台相应的奖惩措施来治理环境污染这一重大问题。 （In this case, it is the government that can get rid of the fundamental cause by shutting down these plants and enacting laws or regulations to restrict their production, which can’t be achieved by any individuals.）
2. 其次，教育问题。在中国很多偏远地区的适龄儿童因为贫困和教育资源不足而无法入学。（In the second instance, the same logic goes to the educational problems. As is known to all, many school-age children in rural and remote areas are not able to receive education in school due to the lack of educational resources.）在这种情况下，个人和家庭的力量是薄弱的，唯有政府才能解决这一问题，实现教育资源的优化配置。（When confronted with the issue mentioned above, what individuals or families can do is quite limited. Undoubtedly, only the government has the adequate financial resources and power to allocate educational resources to those places.）+举例：可以举一些中国希望工程等政府基金项目来佐证观点。

最后，总结段。虽然个人和家庭的力量在解决一些重要问题的时候不容忽视，而且也越来越大，而在解决一些重大问题是，政府的角色还是无法取代的。（Although the ability of individual or families is becoming stronger and greater than before, the help from government is of great necessity in the course of solving significant problems, especially those in the areas of education and environment）

考试预测

1. 本场独立写作重复2016年11月13日托福写作原题，是政府类、生活类话题，希望同学们多关注此类话题。
2. 综合写作考察科学类话题较频繁，平时备考的时候可多关注和记忆此类话题词汇。
3. 独立写作重复前两年的考题，复习时多看一下2015-2016年的机经题库，政府类的话题需要加强。
4. 考题预测：Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

（1 ）The government should support artists rather than allow them to support themselves.

（2 ）It is more important for the government to spend money on art museums and concert halls than on recreational facilities，such as swimming pools and playgrounds.