托福独立写作素材整理 环境类.docx
托福独立写作素材整理环境类Somepeoplethinkthathumanneedsforfarmland,housing,andindustryaremoreimportantthansavinglandforendangeredanimals.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththispointofview?Whyorwhynot?Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.有些人认为人类对耕地,住房,和工业的需求比保存土地和濒临灭绝的物种更重要?同意与否?1动物很重要段落大意:动物对维持生态平衡有很重要作用,但是它们正在快速的灭绝。HumanbeingsaredependentontheEarth'sdiversityofspeciesforoursurvival.Wildspeciesplayavitalroleinthemaintenanceoftheplanetsecologicalfunctions,yeteverydayontheplanet40-100speciesbecomeextinctManycountriesacrosstheworldhavenotgotanendangeredspeciesactthatisstrongenoughtoprotectvariousspecies.2人类生存离不开物种多样性段落大意:人类生存离不开物种多样性,但是各种动植物正在急速灭绝。Humanlifecannotexistintheabsenceofcomplicatedinteractionsofmillionsofspeciesinbiologicalsystems.Yetashumanszweliveduringaperiodofthegreatestlossofplantandanimalspeciessincethemega-extinctionsoftheJurassicPeriod65millionyearsago.HarvardUniversitybiologistE.0.Wilsonestimates"that50z000plantandanimalspeciesdisappeareachyearduetotropicaldeforestation,expandingagriculture,andhumansettlement.”Humanactivitiesimpacttheenvironment,includingclearingagriculturalland;airzlandandwaterpollution;urbanandsuburbandevelopment;andtheintroductionofinvasiveornon-nativewildlifespecies.Iflandandwildlifearepoorlymanaged,humanbeingwillriskfragmentinghabitat.SomepeoplebelievethattheEarthisbeingharmed(damaged)byhumanactivity.OthersfeelthathumanactivitymakestheEarthabetterplacetolive.Whatisyouropinion?Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.有些人认为地球正在受到人类行为的破坏,另外有些人认为人类行为使地球变成更好的居住之地。你的观点如何?1单一农作物发展的弊端段落大意:单一农作物发展大面积侵占动物栖息地,使得它们趋于灭亡。Thewholepointofcropfarming(monoculture)istoremoveamixedpopulationoftrees;shrubsetcandreplaceitwithadensepopulationofwheatorbeans.Thebalancebetweenlifeandnaturalplantisupset;theanimalsareforcedtoliveinsmallareasofwoodland,hedgeroworheath.Thereisnotenoughfoodtogoaroundandthestrongersurvive,manyanimalswilldieandsomespeciesmayevendieout.2有毒的气体对环境的伤害段落大意:我们终日生活在化学气体保卫的环境中,这些有害气体伤害环境,伤害人类。Wearelivinginthemidstofagreatchemicalexperiment,andsomeseriousconsequencesarebecomingapparenttoscientists.Morethantwobillionpoundsofchemicalsarespewedintotheaireachyear.Thesechemicalsarebrewingadisastrousstewzresultinginanatmospherecrisis.Thegreatestconsequencesoftheatmospherecrisismaybeglobalwarmingandtheozonedepletion.Ifhumankindwantstosurvivewellintothenextmillennium,wemuststopthishorribledestructionofourownenvironment.3地球变暖加剧对人类的伤害段落大意,地球环境暖化,使得各种灾害,包括旱涝灾害,臭氧空洞等频繁发生。TheEarthappearstobewarmingduetothegreenhouseeffect.Scientistsestimatethattheaveragetemperaturecouldclimbabout2degreesCelsiusin20years.Thischangeintheglobalclimatewouldhavedisastrousresults,includingdrought,coastalfloodingandincreasedspeciesextinction.Andzscientistshavediscoveredaholeintheozonelayer.TheozonelayeristheonlyprotectionforlifeonEarthagainstdeadlyultravioletradiationfromthesun.Oncetheozonelayeriscompletelydestroyed,alllifeonEarthwillceasetoexist,killedbythedeadlyradiation.Theplanetwillbecomeabarrenrockdevoidofalllife.4工业化使得地球环境变差段落大意:工业化进程带给环境负面影响,人类正在努力扭转这种局面。Thenegativeeffectofindustrializationontheenvironmenthasbeenknownforyears.ThedangersassociatedwithIeadzchlorofluorocarbons(CFCs)landothertoxicmaterialswerediscovered.Severalmeasureshavebeentakentostopthedamagedonetotheenvironmentbyseveralagents.5电脑和网络发展的优势段落大意:网络使得人类生活更加方便。In21stcentury,theInternethasbecomeverypopulararoundtheworld.Sincetechnologyhasimproved,manypeoplecanusetheInternetathome.Itallowsforanunbelievablylargeamountofdownloadsanduploadsofinformation,music,videos,attachments,andallsortsofotherthingsasitistheengineoftheInformationSuperhighwayofourInformationEra,inwhichwelive.FromtheInternet,peoplecanwriteorreceiveemails,getinformationfromaroundtheworld,orchatwithfriendsorotherpeopleindifferentcountriesininstantmessageswithclearvoicesandimagesthatshortenthedistancefrompersontoperson.Alsozthereisnotimelimit.OnecanusetheInternetwheneveronewants.Inaddition,itisveryinexpensive,soitisaveryconvenienttypeofmedia.6商家应该承担更多责任段落大意:商家作为社会优势群体,应该承担更多的社会责任,包括保护环境。Businesstodayhassomanyresponsibilities.Asidefrommakingaprofittheyareforcedtotakeonadifferentresponsibility,onethatinvolvestheenvironment.''Corporatemanagersshouldbeheldmorallyresponsibleforgoingbeyondconsiderationsofprofits,law,andmarketmoralitytotrytodowhattheycantohelpsolveourmostpressingenvironmentalproblems/1Inhisarticle,Hoffmanarguesthatbusinessmustcreativelyfindwaystobecomepartofthesolution,insteadoftheproblem.Businessshouldtrytobecomemoreenvironmentallyfriendlyandthinkofwaystohelpmitigatethemanyenvironmentalproblemswehave.7个人行为以保护环境段落大意:个人良好行为,包括不随意扔垃圾,实行回收等,可以教育他人,也可以保护环境。Throughmylifestyleandmanners,Ihopetomakeothersawareoftheirenvironmentanditsconstantfragilestate.BynotIitteringzotherswillseehoweasyitistoactuallywalktothegarbagecan.AsIpickuptrashzmypeerswillnoticehowmuchnicerandcleanermysurroundingsseemzandwillinturnwantthatforthemselves.WhenIrecycle,they*Ilseehowsimpleandeasyitslandwhatadifferenceitmakes.Throughmyexamples,theywillseethattherearealternatives,waystomaketheirhomesandpersonalenvironmentsalothealthiertolivein.Eventuallytheywillseethatthereisaneedtopreservetheenvironmentforourselvesandourfuture,andreapthebenefitsbydoingso.8中国在环境保护方面的成就段落大意:改革开放以后的中国,在产值和环境保护方面都取得了良好的成绩。Chinaisadevelopingcountry.Nowitisconfrontedwiththedualtaskofdevelopingtheeconomyandprotectingtheenvironment.Proceedingfromitsnationalconditions,Chinahas,intheprocessofpromotingitsoverallmodernizationprogram,madeenvironmentalprotectiononeofitsbasicnationalpolicies,regardedtherealizationofsustainabledevelopmentasanimportantstrategyandcarriedoutthroughoutthecountrylarge-scalemeasuresforpollutionpreventionandcontrolaswellasecologicalenvironmentprotection.Overyearssinceitsadoptionofreformandopeningtotheoutsideworld,China'sgrossnationalproduct(GNP)hasachievedasustainedannualgrowthofaround10percent,whileitsenvironmentalqualityhasbasicallysteeredclearoftheoutcomeofcorrespondingdeterioration.PracticehasprovedthattheprincipleadoptedbyChinaofeffectingcoordinateddevelopmentbetweentheeconomy,thesocietyandtheenvironmenthasbeeneffective.Manypartsoftheworldarelosingimportantnaturalresources,suchasforests,animals,orcleanwater.Chooseoneresourcethatisdisappearingandexplainwhyitneedstobesaved.Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouropinion.很多地方正在失去自然资源比如森林,动物,净水。选择一种正在消失的资源解释为什么需要保存之?1热带雨林的重要作用表现段落大意:热带雨林是人类的宝贵财富,它不但在环境保护上有很重要作用,在经济上也会为人类带来很大利益。nIneverysense,astandingrainforestsuppliesmoreeconomicwealththanifitwerecleared.Yetdeforestationcontinuesatanalarmingrate/7RainForestshaveplayedasignificantroleinshapingmodernbiology.Thedestructionoftherainforestswilldeterminethefateofallspecies.Manypeopledonotunderstandthelong-termconsequencesoflosingtheearthzsrainforests.Theyhaveprovidedalllivingbeingswithmanynaturalresourcesandmedicines.2森林为人类提供药物资源段落大意:森林为人类提供各种各样的药物。Foryearsforestshaveprovidedcountriesaroundtheworldwithvaluableresources,suchasplantsformedicine,energy,andminerals.Firstofall,inAmerica,onefourthofalldrugsprescribedhaveoriginatedfromrainforests.SP-303isacompoundextractedfromaplantfoundinSouthAmerica.Twoproductshavebeenderivedfromthiscompound:ProvirandVirend.Provirhelpstreatrespiratoryinfectionsinchildren,whileVirendisatopicalointmentusedtotreattheherpessimplexvirus.3管理森林资源的重要性段落大意:管理森林资源不但造福森林中的动植物,也造福人类。Forestmanagementismaintainingandmanagementofnotonlythetreesintheforest;butthestreams,habitat,watersheds,andeventhedecayingtreesorlogsontheforestfloor.Managingourforestsisnotonlyimportanttothewildlife,butalsotoourfutureeconomyandwayoflife.4热带雨林遭到破坏段落大意:热带雨林在近几十年来所遭到的破坏已经不容忽视。Thedestructionoftherainforestisaproblemthatpeoplecannotignore.14percentoftheEarth'slandusedtobecoveredbyrainforestsyetthisnumberhasdroppedsignificantlytoonlyabout6percent.Rainforestsprovidepeopleoftheworldwithmanynecessities,someofwhichwouldnolongerbeavailableifrainforestsdidnotexist.Inthelast50years,rainforestshavedeclinedataterrifyingspeedof150acresperminuteor75millionacresperyear.Peoplemustopentheireyestothehorribletragedythatwillinevitablyoccurifthecitizensoftheworlddonotrealizetheseriousnessofthisproblem.5人类破坏森林的表现段落大意:现代科技的发展和人类为己之私的欲望,导致毁灭森林的行为频繁发生。Humanshavealwaysclearedtheforestforourowninterests,butinthepast,theprocesswasslowandonlylimitedregionsweredeforested,generallyforsubsistenceagriculture.However,today,humanityisfarmoreefficientatclearingtheforestwithouradvancedtechnologyandmachineryandouralmostmaniacaldrivetoearnprofitsinthenearterm.Inyourcountry,istheremoreneedforlandtobeleftinitsnaturalconditionoristheremoreneedforlandtobedevelopedforhousingandindustry?Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.在你们的国家,把土地保留在自然状态和为住房和工业发展开发土地,哪种需求更强烈?1经济发展和环境保护的冲突问题一直被人们关注段落大意:经济利益和环境保护一直被很多商家认为不可调和,但是事实上这两者可以互相促进,共同发展。Sincetheriseofenvironmentalawareness,businessandindustryhavealwaysconsideredenvironmentalismawasteoftime,onlygettinginthewayofprofitsandproduction.Fromtheperspectiveofbusiness,environmentalistspushforregulationsandrestrictionsonbusinesseswhichcostthemmoremoneyandfrequentlyrestrictsomeoftheirpractices.Whatcorporationsdonztknowisthattheycanactuallysavemoneybybeingenvironmentallyresponsiblewhileprotectingtheveryresourcestheydependon.Theprotectionoftheenvironmentnotonlyhasintrinsicvalue,butalsoeconomicalvalue.Businessandindustrycanalsobenefit.Thesefactorscanleadtoanewlydevelopedeconomythatprotectswhatitneedsinsteadofdestroyingit.2土地,资源等都在减少的现状段落大意:我们需要保护环境以保护人类的资源、土地,以维持人类日后的生存和发展。Thoughmostoftheworld'ssurfaceiscoveredbywater,sincetheEarthissolargerelativetohumanhorizons,theredoesn'tappeartobeashortageofland.Howeverzwhenonebeginstothinkoflandintermsofahumanresource,i.e.zaproduceroffoodzaproviderofwood,anexpanseforpassage,onerealizesthatmanyportionsareeithertoolackinginnutrients,toohighinelevation,toopronetoflooding,ortoocoldorice-riddenforextensiveuse.Furthermore,habitablelandsarebecominglessabundantduetodesertification,agriculturalexpansionsandrisingsealevels.Sincehumansaren'ttheonlyspeciesthatneedland,itisn'tsurprisingthatthisresourceisbecominglimitedforotherformsoflifetoo.Inpartasaresultofthisaddedstressonlivingthings,wearealsowitnessingextinctionsofgrandproportions.Sincetheselossesarelargelyduetohumanactions,suchasdeforestationandnon-nativespeciesintroduction,manyarebeginningtopayattentiontohowweuseandprotectland.Imaginethatyouhavereceivedsomelandtouseasyouwish.Howwouldyouusethisland?Usespecificdetailstoexplainyouranswer.如果你获得一块土地去使用。你如何使用?1应该为密集生长的动植物开发新的土地资源段落大意:世界上动植物仅仅占有1%的土地,为他们开发新的土地资源,以保护其生长,刻不容缓。Wehavealsodeterminedthattherearespecificlocationsonourplanetwhereadisproportionatenumberofspecieslive.Forourspecies,Asiaservesasthehomelandformost.Infactmorethan60percentofhumansliveonthislargestcontinent.Withotherlifeforms,geographicconcentrationssometimesdefydescription.Weonlyrecentlybecameawarethatthevastmajorityofterrestrialspeciescollectivelyliveonjust1percentoftheEarth'slandsurface.Theyhaveconcludedthatifwehumanscouldsomehowfindawaytoavoiddisturbingjust1-2percentofthelandsurface,nearly70percentoftheworld'sterrestrialspeciesmightbeabletosurvive.Recentlysomeconservationistshaverefocusedtheirattentionontheseuniquelocations.Insomecountries,peoplearenolongerallowedtosmokeinmanypublicplacesandofficebuildings.Doyouthinkthisisagoodruleorabadrule?Usespecificreasonsanddetailstosupportyourposition.有些国家禁止人们在公众场合和办公楼内抽烟。该规则是好还是坏?1二手烟对人体健康的威胁段落大意:二手烟已经被证明会导致多种疾病,包括心脏病和一些癌症等。Exposuretosecondhandsmokeiscalledinvoluntarysmoking,orpassivesmoking.Theexposuretopassivesmokecausesatleast3z000knowndeathsayearaccordingtotheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency.Passivesmokinghasbeenconsistentlylinkedtoanincreasedriskforcoronaryheartdiseaseandmayberesponsibleformorethan30cardiovasculardeathsannuallyintheUSaloneztheresearchersnote.2二手烟对小孩子身体健康危害段落大意:二手烟对小孩子的健康有很大的危害,青少年,婴儿的身体发育,例如肺的发育,都不能被烟污染。Secondhandsmokeisaserioushealthrisktochildren.Thedevelopinglungsofyoungchildrenarealsoaffectedbyexposuretosecondhandsmoke.Infantsandyoungchildrenwhoseparentssmokeareseriouslyaffected,beingatincreasedriskoflowerrespiratorytractinfectionssuchaspneumoniaandbronchitis.3抽烟对人身体健康的威胁段落大意:抽烟被证明会导致肺癌,哮喘等疾病。Nowadays,nobodydoubtsthatfirsthandsmokeisdeadlytoyourhealthanditcauseslungcancerandheartdiseaseinadultsandasthmaandbronchitisinchildren.Nowtheindustryisontothesecondhandsmoke.Scientistsandresearchersarerepresentingalotofevidenceandresearchthathasbeendonethroughouttheyearsshowingthatthesecondhandsmokecanalsocausealungcancerinnonsmokers.Thestudyindicatesalinkbetweensecondhandsmokeandlungcancer.4人们有权利呼吸新鲜的空气段落大意:既然吸烟的危害被反复证明,因此任何人都有权利拒绝吸烟行为进入公共场合。Whenthehumanevidenceiscombinedwiththelaboratoryexperimentsshowingthatthesecondhandsmokecancausecanceritisimpossibletoignoreitanylonger.Thenonsmokersshouldhavetherighttobreathesmoke-freeair.Itisimportanttohaverestrictionsonwherepeopleareallowedtosmokeandinparticulartokeeptheworkplaceasasmoke-freeenvironment.Thedecliningratesofsmokingshowthatpeoplecanactuallyquit.Everybodyshouldmakeanefforttoquitforthesakeofthepeopletheylove.Whatisthemostimportantanimalinyourcountry?Whyistheanimalimportant?Usereasonsandspecificdetailstoexplainyouranswer.你国家内什么动物最重要?1大熊猫对中国的重要性段落大意:中国历史长河中,人们都非常喜欢熊猫这个动物。Whatanimalisblackandwhiteandlovedallovertheworld?Ifyouguessedthegiantpandazyou'reright!Thegiantpandaisalsoknownasthepandabear,bamboobear,orinChineseasDaxiongmaozthe"largebearcat."Actually,itsscientificnamemeans"blackandwhitecat-footedanimal."GiantpandasarefoundonlyinthemountainsofcentralChina.Theyliveindensebambooandconiferousforestsataltitudesof5z000to10z000feet.Themountainsarecoveredinheavycloudswithtorrentialrainsordensemistthroughouttheyear.Giantpandasarebear-likeinshapewithstrikingblackandwhitemarkings.2大熊猫的样子段落大意:大熊猫憨态可掬的模样非常招人喜爰。Theearszeyepatches,legs,andshoulderbandareblack.Therestofthebodyiswhitish.Adultsare4to6feetlongandmayweighupto350pounds,aboutthesamesizeastheAmericanblackbear.Howeverzunliketheblackbear,giantpandasdonothibernateandcannotwalkontheirhindlegs.Thegiantpandahasuniquefrontpaws-oneofthewristbonesisenlargedandelongatedandisusedlikeathumbzenablingthegiantpandatograspstalksofbamboo.Theyalsohaveverypowerfuljawsandteethtocrushbamboo.3大熊猫的饮食段落大意:大熊猫多以竹子和小的动为食。Whilebamboostalksandrootsmakeupabout95percentofitsdiet,thegiantpandaalsofeedsonfishandoccasionallysmallrodents.Itmusteat20to40poundsoffoodeachdaytosurvive,andspends10to16hoursadayfeeding.Untilrecently,WashingtonDCsNationalZoohousedLing-LingandHsing-Hsingzperhapsthemostprettyanimaleverappearedinthiszoo.4大熊猫的居住习惯段落大意:大熊猫喜欢居住在竹子密集生长的森林中。PandashavemadetheirhomesinChinaforcenturies;butbecauseofincreaseddevelopmentandforestclearingintheIowlandsztheyhavebeenforcedfurtherandfurtherintothemountainrangesovertheyears.Theyinhabitdampforestsinthosemountainsthatborderonlandthatfarmersincreasinglywishtouse.Theseforestshaveadenseofbambooandarecharacterizedbestforthecultivationofpandas.5大熊猫濒临灭绝的现状段落大意:一方面大熊猫非常招人喜爰,另一方面却因人类对其保护不善,大熊猫面临灭绝。TheGiantPandaisacreatureofmystery.Adultsandchildrenalikeappreciateitforitscutezfuzzyzlovablequa