2025托福新考季备考 | Task 1 [2024年12月真题]

2024年12月1日上午（重复2021.11.28）

Some students prefer to receive a grade for a class that is based on many short assignments. Others prefer to receive a grade that is based on one or two long assignments. Which do you prefer? Why?

several short assignments v.s. two long assignments

A: many short assignments

1. review and practice many times what we have learned in class

2.much easier to handle short assignments

B: two long assignments

1. concentrate on large projects

2. improve various research skills

2024年12月1日下午

When having troubles with their schoolwork, some students like to ask their professor for help. Other students prefer to ask other students in the class for help to understand the assignment. Which do you prefer?

ask professors for help v.s. ask classmates for help

A: ask professors for help

1. very experienced

2. help students to solve problems independently

B: ask classmates for help

1. feel comfortable to talk with friends

2. share different ideas with peers

2024年12月8日（重复2017.9.16, 2018.06.23)

Some people think that with the development of technology and Internet, libraries will disappear, while others think libraries are always necessary. Which one do you agree with?

disappearance of libraries v.s. importance of libraries

A: disappearance of libraries

1. tend to visit online libraries

2. inconvenient to visit local libraries

B: importance of libraries

1. Even though people tend to read e-books, a number of book enthusiasts love to read paper versions.

2. Reading in the libraries is much more interesting.

2024年12月14日上午（重复2023.11.12, 2024.1.6)

If you were to take a history course, would you prefer an experienced professor who doesn't often encourage class discussion or a new professor who encourages class discussion?

taught by an experienced professor v.s. taught by a new professor

A: taught by an experienced professor

1. lead class discussion professionally

2. bring many meaningful questions

B: taught by a new professor

1. share his or her fresh ideas

2. motivate students to think differently

2024年12月14日下午（重复2016.10.29, 2024.11.13）

Some people prefer to study for exams in the morning. Others prefer to study in the evening. Which do you prefer?

→重复了上一个考过的题目。不管是早上学习，还是晚上学习，都是个人选择。而且，日常生活中都会有选择最佳学习时段的体会。这道题的英文解题思路可以参考11月份的文章。

2024年12月18日（重复2022.11.20）

Some people prefer to make plans about social activities with their friends in advance. Others prefer to make decisions when the time comes. Which way do you prefer?

make plans in advance v.s. make spontaneous decisions

A: prefer to make plans in advance

1. to be organized

2. save time

B: prefer to make spontaneous decisions

1. could quickly make plans depending the situation at that particular moment

2. tend to be more flexible

2024年12月28日（重复2019.3.16, 2020.11.23下午）

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The best way to teach children how to behave is to praise their good behavior rather than to criticize their bad behavior. Use details and examples to support your opinion.

→这道题非常接近4月27日考过的题目：Some people think parents should punish kids for their bad behaviors while others think parents should reward kids for their good behaviors. Which do you think is better?

这次只是把两个观点合成一个观点之后，变成了一道“赞同”或者“否认”的题目。我们可以原封不动地把4月27日的答题思路迁移过来，适用于这道题的答题。

reward kids v.s. punish kids

A: reward kids

1. praise children when they have done well (giving a hug/a thumbs-up/a smile)

2. offer small presents, like books or weekend activities, to motivate them do better

B: properly punish kids for misbehaving

1. try to focus on one or two behaviors at a time

2. let kids know the reasonable consequences