托福綜合寫作題目：橡子橡樹的進化
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托福綜合寫作Topic 議題：domestication ofacorns and oaks |
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| Reading | Listening | |
| Thesis 總論點 | The reading points out that acorns and oaks can be domesticated. | Refute the three explanations mentioned in reading passage. |
| Sub-point 1 分論點1 |
Acorns, which have a long growing period, are easy to farm. | >It takes a long time for the acorns to ripe and fruit. Besides, early human beings immigrate frequently, so they have insufficient patience to wait until the oaks finally fruit. |
| Sub-point2 分論點2 |
Acorns are conventional food sources, which are unlikely to be spoiled. | While acorns will not be spoiled easily, the preparation is cumbersome, for chemical can be removed only by boiling. |
| Sub-point 3 分論點3 |
Just as almonds whose unpleasant taste can be eliminated by cultivation and election for generations, so do acorns. | It’s not proper to make a comparison between acorns and almonds. Almonds only possess one gene to decide their taste, while acorns have several genes accounting for their taste. Thus, dealing with acorns’ taste is a really complicated procedure, which is impossible for the early people. |
托福綜合寫作范文Sample answer:
The reading and listening discuss about domestication of acorns and oaks. The reading points out that acorns and oaks can be domesticated. Whereas, the professor totally refutes the three points presented in the passage.
Firstly, the professor rebuts the reading’s first point that acorns, which have a long growing period, are easy to farm. He points out that it takes a long time for the acorns to ripe and fruit. Besides, early human beings immigrate frequently, so they have insufficient patience to wait until the oaks finally fruit.
According to the reading material, acorns are conventional food sources, which are unlikely to be spoiled. The professor mentions that while acorns will not be spoiled easily, the preparation is cumbersome, for chemical can be removed only by boiling.
At last, reading material point out that just as almonds whose unpleasant taste can be eliminated by cultivation and election for generations, so do acorns. However, the professor explains that it’s not proper to make a comparison between acorns and almonds. Almonds only possess one gene to decide their taste, while acorns have several genes accounting for their taste. Thus, dealing with acorns’ taste is a really complicated procedure, which is impossible for the early people.
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