新托福独立写作：基础练习题

  TOEFL iBT Independent Writing Topics
A Selected Collection 美国大一作文题
By Online Writing Lab. Jeenn Lee Hsieh
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以下转载30道美国大学作文题目，多数类似新托福大作文话题。猫头鹰举例练习题。第二题‘高中生辍学’与第26题‘校内使用手机’（素材为美国大学新鲜人作文。猫头鹰节录若干句子参考。)
 
网友可以仿写改写补写，使用所提供的句子连接组合--起承转合，或者完全自己独立创作，凑足300字以上。
 
Topic: School Drop-outs (Problems and Solutions)
Many students do not finish school.  Why is this, and how can the problem be solved?
 
--Although most students complete school, a large number still drop out because of family, social and work pressures.
--This problem requires serious action from both individuals and the government.
--Most students who do not complete school do so because of family problems.
--Girls, especially, want to get married and start a family.
--Some parents are not interested in education and do not support their children in studying.
--Social problems are also a contributing factor.
--Education is compulsory but, despite this, some people do not take it seriously.
--Jobs are available even if students do not have a good education.
--Another reason is work pressure.
--Some families are poor and need their children to work in order to increase the income.
--All these problems will create young people who do not have any skills and who will not be able to improve their lives for the family and the country.
--There are several things that can be done about these problems.
--Parents should be encouraged to send their children to school.
--Schools with baby-minding facilities should be opened especially for married students.
--The government needs to stress the importance of education and even offer financial support to studcents to continue.
--This will encourage students to stay at school rather than start working.
 
 
Topic: Mobile Phones at School (For and Against)
练习题：起承转合。可以利用以下例句，加上自己造句，并补充适当的连接词语。如果论证不足或不妥，请网友更正。时限300分钟，至少写300字。
 
--Nowadays more and more students bring their mobile phone to school.
--Some people think that students should carry mobile phones in case of emergency.
--Other people believe that cell phones should not be used in school, particularly in the classroom.
--Many students travel to and from school without their parents.
--It is important for them to have handsets in case they need help or have an accident on the way to school or home.
--Parents who work may need to contact their children.
--If a parent has to work late, the students have to be told if arrangements have been made for a relative or neighbor to look after them.
--Nothing is more disruptive during a lesson than the sound of a mobile phone ringing or playing an annoying tone.
--Students who send and receive text messages in class are not paying attention to the lesson.
--Students should be allowed to take mobile phones to school for use in an emergency.
--All phones should certainly be turned off during lessons.
 
青少年 （Adolescents）1. Stress and its effects on young people today. 2. Solutions to prevent high-school drop-outs.
 
广告 （Advertising）3. False advertising。4. To what extent should the government control advertising?
 
社会问题 （Social problems）5. Censorship in the media. 6. Poverty fosters crime...Yes or no?
 
交通 （Transportation）7. The car as a status symbol. 8. The effects of increasing or eliminating speed limits on the highways.
 
小孩 （Children）9. The possible effects of video games or violent toys on children. 10. What kids can learn from grandparents and great-grandparents?
 
社区 （Community）11. The effects of gangs in and beyond urban centers. 12. What the individual can do to help protect the environment?
 
消费 （Consumerism）13. The effects of fast food on your health. 14. Cell phones, television, computers.
 
风俗习惯-传统 （Customs and Traditions）15. Smoking in public places. 16. How the institution of marriage has changed for modern society.
 
环境污染 （The Environment and Pollution）17. The causes and effects of air pollution. 18. Recycling should be mandatory...Why or why not?
 
家庭 （Family）19. What every father and mother should know about raising children. 20. The ideal age to get married/to have children.
 
哲学 （Philosophy）21. Lying is OK sometimes. 22. Today's attitudes about what is good or bad/right or wrong.
 
辩论话题 （Debate Topics）23. Experiments on animals (for medicine). 24. Death penalty. 25. Foreign aid.
26. Mobile phones at school. 27. Global warming. 28. Women on battlefield (role in the military) 29. Can money buy happiness/what money can buy? 30. The commercialization of the sports industry.