本月托福综合写作考察了生物和考古类，内容本身难度中等，但这两种话题不是考生平时熟悉的，所以相应的话题词汇可能会是考生的阅读和听力理解的障碍所在。所以4月份的考试要加强这两种话题的词汇的背诵。另外因为没有考到天文，社会，艺术等话题，所以可以在接下来的备考中着重背一下这些方面的单词和了解相关的基础知识。

独立写作主要考察了政府、教育和工作类的话题写作。题型以二选一为主，题目以旧题为主。所以接下来的备考中一方面要注意三选一以及绝对词题型的可能性，加强相应的练习；另一方面要多利用旧题来做相应的思路拓展，保证考试不跑题。

2022年3月具体内容

3月2日

翼龙（pterosaur）从小是否需要父母指导飞行？

独立写作

Some people believe that the government should encourage people to drive by making sure that every person has a car, lowering the price of gasoline, and building more roads and highways, while others feel that the government should encourage people to take public transportation by building more bus or subway stations and increasing the number of routes. Which view do you agree with and why?

题目解析：

二选一类，旧题重现。政府鼓励出行，应该保证每个人都拥有一辆私家车降低石油价格，建造更多的道路和高速还是应该多投资公共交通，建设更多的路线来鼓励人们采用公共出行方式。

参考观点：选择后者

原因一：有利于保护环境environment protection.提供更低的石油价格(reduce fuel costs/lower gasoline price)会让人们在出行的时候更倾向于(tend to)使用private cars. Greenhouses gases emissions that come from transportation reduces the air quality.

原因二：提升公众的健康improves community health. 人们需要从家往返最近的公交站（walk from their front doors to the transit)---regular transit reduces obesity.

3月5日

湿地植物（cypress trees）的根有一部分露在地表，被称为knees，讨论其作用

独立写作

Recently several cities have made it a rule that teachers will give primary school students (aged 5-10) no more than 30 minutes of homework per night, because the students get enough instruction during the regular school day. Do you agree or disagree with this rule? Why?

题目解析：

同意或不同意老师每晚给5-10岁的小学生布置不多于30分钟的作业。观点无所谓对错，言之有理即可。

参考观点：同意

1、30分钟之内的作业量能帮助学生培养良好的学习习惯,尤其是时间管理能力以及高效地学习能力

2、过多的作业（excessive homework）会影响(affect/ is associated with)身心健康(physical and psychological health problems)

3月12日

埃及金字塔的shaft有什么作用？

独立写作

You may choose between two professors who will be teaching a course that you must take at your university. If the following statements are the only information available to you about the differences between the two professors,

which professor would you choose? Why?

One professor was voted most popular in a survey of students about their teachers.

One professor has just been given an award for outstanding research.

题目解析：

经典旧题，必练题目。你会选哪种教授的课？受欢迎的教授还是在学术上获过奖项的。

参考观点：Popular professor

原因一：受欢迎的教授对于学生的学习帮助很大. teaching methods, approach.

原因二：受欢迎的教授对于学生以后找工作有帮助.

3月16日

哥伦布发现美洲之前，已经有人发现了美洲

独立写作

Imagine you need to improve your performance in order to get better grades or higher work payment which way would you choose doing more extra work or assignments that are required participate more actively or contributing your own idea more frequently in the group discussion.

题目解析：

想象一下，你需要提高自己的表现才能获得更好的成绩或更高的工作报酬，你会选择哪种方式？

1、做更多需要的额外工作或任务;

2、更积极地参与或更频繁地在小组讨论中贡献自己的想法。

参考观点：选观点二

原因一：这种做法有助于建立自信心confidence is more likely to be built.

原因二：这样有助于职业晋升（promotion）及发展。