2011年新托福写作北美机经2011.1.15Some people think university professors should spend more time doing research while others think they should spend more time educating students. What is your view?(Education)2011.1.22Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The fast development of society today is a positive trend.(Old vs New)2011. 1. 29Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The world is changing quickly. People are less happy than before.(Old vs New, 这是自2008年1月以来两大考区同周末第12次重题）2011. 2. 5Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: One of the characteristics of successful leaders is the sense of responsibility for accepting their mistakes. (Success)2011.2.11Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Parents should allow children to make mistakes and let them learn from their own mistakes. (Education&Family)2011.3.4Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The most important problems in today's world will be solved in our lifetime. (Present vs Future)2011.4.2Which kind of universities do you prefer, universities whose graduates can find good jobs or universities where there are famous professors? (Education)2011.5.28Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: We can know more about a person from the types of friends he/she has. (Friends)2011.7.23Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Teachers should give students more group assignments because students work more efficiently in groups.(Education,这是自2008年1月以来两大考区在同周末的第13次重题)2011.8.20Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The most important investment of a company is to improve the skills of its employees. (Work & Money)2011.8.28Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Patience is usually not a good strategy. We should take action now rather than later. (Work)2011.10.29Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:It is much easier for people to achieve success without their family members help now than in the past. (Family)2011.11.5Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The competition between friends always has negative effect. (Friends)2011.11.11Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Young people today are less dependent on their parents than young people in the past.(Young vs. Old)2011.11.19Which is better, having a high-salary job but living away from your family members, or having a low-salary job but living with your family? (Job)2010年新托福写作北美机经2010.1.15Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: In order to become financially responsible adults, children should manage their own money at the young age.(Money)2010.1.22Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:People who go outside are more successful and happier than people who stay in villages. (Success)2010.1.30Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:The government should support scientific research that does not have any practical use. (Government)2010.2.13Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:People holding different views cannot achieve success as a team.(Success)2010.2.27Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:All high-school students should take basic economic courses.(Education)2010.3.6Which is better, challenging plans about one's future or practical plans about one's future?(Success)2010.3.12Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: If parents want their children to do well at school, they should limit the time their children spend on watching TV.(Education & Media)2010.3.20Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: People can solve important problems bythemselves or with the help from their family members so there's no need for the government to help them.(Government)2010.3.27Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:In order to make ourselves happy, we should learn how to make others happy first.(与3月27日大陆重题，这是2008年1月以来的第7次同周末重题）(Leisure)2010.4.10Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:People should have hobbies and do physical activities that are very different from their own work.(Leisure)2010.4.24Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:The way a person is dressed in is a good indication (体现）of his/her character or personality.(Work, Education & Leisure)2010.5.8Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:The best way for parents to teach their children about responsibility is to have them care for animals.(Education & Animals)(与5月8日大陆重题，这是2008年1月以来的第8次同周末重题）2010.5.14Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:We need to have different sources of news and information to know which one is the real one orwho is telling the truth.(Media）2010.5.22Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Woring at home using computers or telephones is better than working in the office.（Work)2010.6.12Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: People should take a secure job immediately when finding one instead of waiting for the job that they find more satisfying.(Work)2010.6.19If you need to discuss upsetting or controversial problems with others, will you use e-mail/text messaging OR use telephone/voice-messaging. (本题看起来很神，其实这是标准的美式故弄玄虚，说白了就是在跟别人讨论容易招人烦或者惹争议的事情时你是愿意用文字还是用语音) (Media)2010.6.26Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:It is more likely for people with more skills to succeed.（Success)2010.7.10Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Many countries are paying attention to environmental problems. But the attention is not making the environmental situations better.(Environment)2010.7.24The personal and work-related challenges that young people face today are not any different from the challenges their parents and grandparents faced when they were young. （Young VS. Old)2010.8.13Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? More and more people are spending money on their pets, even though there can be other good ways to spend money. (Animals)2010.8.28Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People care more about public recognition than about money. Even if no more money is given, public recognition can still make people work harder.(Money & Success)2010年9月11日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement：Parents today are more involved in their children's education than parents were in the past.(Education)（2008年以来两大考区同周末第9次重题）2010年10月9日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement：Compared with people who live in urban areas, the people who live in rural areas can take better care of their families.(Family)2010年10月22日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement：The advice from the grandparents is of no use to their grandchildren because the world has changed a lot over the past 50 years.(Family)2010年11月6日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement：It is easier for parents to raise their children than 50 years ago. (Family)2010年11月13日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement：To improve the quality of education，universities should spend more money on professors' salaries.(Education)（2008年以来两大考区同周末第10次重题）2010年12月11日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement：It is more enjoyable to have a job and work long hours for three days in a week than to work shorter hours for five days in a week.(Work)（2008年以来两大考区同周末第11次重题）2010年12月18日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement：Two people can still become friends if one of them has more money than the other one does. (Friends)2009年新托福写作北美机经2009.1.10Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Improving schools is the most important factor in the successful development of a country. (Education)2009 .1.17Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Advertising is the most important cause of unhealthy eating habits.(Media)2009.2.14Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:In order to become well-informed, one has to get information from different news resources. (Media)2009.2.21Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Newspapers and magazines are the best ways to learn about a foreign country. (Media)2009.2.27Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:A job with more vacation time but a low salary is better than a job with a high salary but less vacation time.(Work)2009.3.7Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:It is better to use one’s own knowledge and experience to solve problems than to get advice from others.(Success)2009.3.14Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:It is better to spend money on traveling and vacation than to save money for the future. (Money)2009.3.21Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:To remain happy and optimistic when you fail is more important than achieving success. (Success)2009.3.29Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Twenty years from now on, students will not use printed books anymore .(Education)2009.4.3Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:The best way to improve education is to raise teachers’ salaries.(Money)2009.5.9Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:To become financially responsible individuals, people should be taught how to manage money at a young age. (Money)2009.5.15Do you agree or disagree with the following statement：Professional athletes who receive high salaries, such as football or basketball players, deserve what they get.(Work)2009．5．30Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Younger school children (aged five to ten) should be required to study art and music in addition to math, language, science and history.（Education）2009 .6.5Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Solving environmental problems is the best way for the government to improve public health. (Government)2009.6.12Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:University students should take part-time jobs.（Education & Work）2009.6.20Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Successful leaders should make others part of the decision-making process.(Success)2009.7.25Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Movies and TV programs made in one’s own country is always mor e interesting than those made in other countries.(Media)2009.8.7Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Parents should allow children to make their own choices rather than determine their children’s future for them.(Family)2009.9.19Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: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. (Government & Money)2009.9.25Do you prefer to take a low-paid but secure job or a job with a high salary but easy to lose? (Work)2009.10.17Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Movies and televisions should always show audience that good people are rewarded and bad people are punished.(Media)2009.10.24Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Parents should help their children prepare for future life through encouraging them to take part-time jobs.(Family)2009.10.31Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:It is not good to move to a new city or a new country because you will lose old friends. (Friends)2009.11.7Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:To achieve successful development of a country, a government should focus its budgets more on young children’s education rather than on universities.(Government & Education)2009.11.20Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Parents should give money to their children for their high marks at school.(Education)2009.12.4Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:People should buy things that are made in their own country, even if the price of these products is higher than that of the products made in other countries.(Money)2009.12.11Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Parents do not understand their children as well as the parents did 50 years ago.(Family)2009.12.19Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:People would be happier with fewer possessions.(Money)2008年新托福写作北美机经2008.1.12Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:The government should focus more on environmental problems and less on economic development.(Government)2008.1.18Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:People are happier when they finish a challenging or difficult job than when they complete an easy task.(Work)2008.1.27Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Successful people accept new things and take risks rather than hold on to the things that they have done well.(Success)2008.2.1Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Being creative is more important in finding the best solution to a problem than planning carefully. (Work)2008.2.8Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Advertisements targeting children aged between 2 and 5 should be banned.(Media)2008.2.15Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:It is important for families to have meals together regularly.(Family)08.2.23Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Technology makes people's lives simpler rather than makes people's lives more complicated. (Technology)2008.3.1Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:To solve the present and future problems, it is necessary to understand the past.(Success)2008.3.7Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:People today spend too much time on enjoyment. We only do what we like to do rather than what we should do.(Leisure)2008.3.14Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:The environmental issue is too complex to be solved by the individuals.（Environment）2008.3.29Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:It is more important to have rules about the types of clothing that people wear at work and at school.(Work & Education)2008.4.26Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:The government should give priority to improving healthcare than to solving environmental problems.(Environment)2008.5.3Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Technology has made children less creative than children were in the past.(Technology)2008.5.9Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:The government should spend more money on improving access to the Internet than on the public transportation.(Government)2008.5.16Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Telephone has greater influence on people's lives than TV.(Media)2008.5.30Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:People today are not as friendly as people were in the past.(Friends)2008.6.6Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Playing computer games is a waste of time for children.(Technology)2008.6.21Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Good looks and clothing are more important for success than good ideas.(Success)2008.6.28Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:People should live in a city or a country all their lives instead of moving to another place. (Work & Leisure)2008.7.11Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Today, parents do not understand their children as well as the parents did 50 years ago. （Family）2008.8.2Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:It was easier to achieve success in the past than it is today.2008.8.8Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:All university students should take basic science courses, regardless of their field of concentration. (Education)2008.8.16Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Most businesspeople are motivated only by the desire for more money.(Money)2008.8.23Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:A serious and strict teacher is more effective than a teacher who is humorous and easygoing. (Education)2008.9.5Which source is more dependable for news, TV or newspapers?(Media)2008.9.21Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Children should play and study rather than learn how to do household chores. (Education & Family)2008.9.27Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Printed books have greater effects on society than TV does.(Media)2008.10.12Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:In order to succeed, we should be more like others than be different from others. (Success)2008.10.17Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:People benefit more from travelling in their own country than travelling in a foreign country. (Leisure)2008.10.25Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Students who can keep their own rooms organized are more likely to succeed. (Education)2008.10.31Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:It is more fun to see a movie in the cinema with other people than see a movie at home. (Media)2008.11.8Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Scientists should be responsible for the negative impact that is brought by their discoveries or inventions.2008.11.14Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Children should only play sports for fun rather than play sports in competitions or contests. (Education)2008.11.22Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Students are more influenced by teachers than by their friends.(Education & Friends)2008.12.5Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Sports teaches us lessons about life.2008.12.7Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Spending time alone is the best way to relieve stress.(Leisure)2008.12.10Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:People who have interest in different things cannot be friends.(Friends)2008.12.12Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:Sports and exercises are more important to elderly people than to young people.(Old vs. Young)2008.12.20Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:People should be allowed to use cell phones on public transportation such as buses and trains. (Transportation)。