英文写作素材：20170924托福独立写作解析与范文
大学相关课程：
1)让学生在大学申请中更有竞争力
2)缓解大一学习压力
参观博物馆和历史遗迹：
1)开阔视野，丰富经历
2)让历史的学习更有趣
20170924托福独立写作题目：
To help high school students have a meaningful summer vacation, high schools choose not to have them leave school for two months, and instead provide two programs:
1 attend classes to complete university-level course according to their major and field of study
2 visit museum and historic sites under the guidance of teachers and write papers when back
Which one do you think is better? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
范文：
More than one century ago, students in America need a long summer vacation to help family in fields during the busy farming season. Today when there is no need for agricultural work, the two or three months summer vacation seems too long if students simply use it to meet friends and hold parties. Schools should take good advantage of this period of time. In my mind, compared with visiting museums and historical sites, to attend classes relevant to students’ majors of study in college is a better option.
Admittedly, it is beneficial for students to visit museums and historical sites. At school, students study history from textbooks and then take standard tests. The boring texts and pictures printed in books usually fail to arouse interests among students who may forget them immediately after the exam. However, to take students to museums and places of historical interest will make a difference. Teachers’ instruction there will surely leave a deep impression to students. For example, students will have a better understanding of Lincoln’s speech at Gettysburg when they have first hand experience of visiting this city once torn by the Civil War.
However, it is actually unnecessary for schools to arrange such trips and students can travel by themselves with friends. What’s more, at museums and historical sites, there are professional tour guides who can provide instruction. Therefore, it is more meaningful for high schools to provide university- level courses, so as to help students make preparation for their future study. Firstly, the study of university-level courses will give students an advantage in university application. To compete for top universities, students need excellent academic performance. Usually, a high score of SAT or ACT test does not guarantee the successful application of one’s ideal school. Thus, many students take some university-level courses, like AP, to prove their academic strength and dedication in one field. High schools that offer relevant courses will be popular among good students who aim at famous universities and achieve a high enrollment rate to colleges and universities.
Secondly, the study of university-level courses will to a large extent help students alleviate academic pressure during the first year on campus. It is never easy for a freshman to adapt to the life on campus where he needs to take various challenges. Unlike classes in high school, some of courses in college are given to hundreds of students, and professors cover many chapters during the two-hour-course and assign lots of homework per week. Confronted with numerous subjects given by professors with different teaching styles, students may easily feel at loss and fail to maintain good academic performances. However, the academic preparation before they start their study in college will completely make a difference. The pre-study enables them to follow professors and finish homework comparatively easier. For example, students who are going to study physics in college can take AP physics, SAT II physics, calculus, etc. Those courses will help them lay a foundation for future study.
In summary, to make full use of the long summer vacation, high schools ought to offer university-level courses to students who can choose according to majors that they are going to study in college. This is a better option compared with organizing trips to museums and historical sites.
本文作者：Cindy Pan(公众号： 英文写作素材)
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