托福作文范文2篇参考

　　第一篇作文：

　　Newfindingsinscientificareascanexamineandchallengepreviousassumptions.Arecentfindingconcerningthemeerkat,aburrow-dwellinganimalintheAfricangrasslands,hascastdoubtupontheconventionalideasofaltruism,thetypeofbehaviorinwhichananimalsacrificesitsowninterestsforthebenefitofanother.

　　Meerkatswerepreviouslythoughttobeatypicalaltruisticanimal.Whentheothermeerkatsfeed,thereisusuallyonemeerkatwatchingoutforpredators.Thesentinelmeerkatgainsnothing,itseems,foritcanneithereatnorescapequicklyandsuccessfullyafterraisinganalarm.

　　However,inthenewfindings,it'sshownthatthesentinelmeerkathasalreadyeatenfoodbeforestandingguard,thuscontradictingthethoughtthatithasanemptybellywhileonthelookout.Inadditiontothis,thesentinelisthefirsttoseeapredator,soitisthefirsttoescape.Itisalsoplacednearestaburrow,makingitrelativelyeasiertoflee.Moreover,itsalarmcallsmaycausethegroupeithertogatherortospreadrapidly,whichmayattractthepredator'sattention,providingthesentinelabetterchancetoescape.

　　Thesameiswithsupposedhumanaltruisticbehavior.Organdonationtostrangersmaybeconsideredanunselfishact,whichprovideslittlerewardtothedonator.However,bydonatinghisorgan,thedonatormaymostprobablyreceivepraiseandappreciationfromothers.Isn'tthisnon-materialreward,whichincreasesone'sselfworth,satisfactorytoanyone?

　　第二篇作文：

　　Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?

　　Goodteachersaremoreimportanttoachild'sdevelopmentthangoodparents.

　　Parentsandteachersarebothimportantpeopletoachild.Somepeoplesay,Goodteachersaremoreimportanttoachild'sdevelopmentthangoodparents.However,Idonotagreewiththisstatement.

　　Parentsarethefirsteducatorsofachild.Indeed,whenapersonisbornintothisworld,thefirstpeopleheisincontactwitheverydayarehisparents,whereasateachercanonlycomeduringalaterstageinthechild'slife,andmayleavehimafterjustafewyears.Allthroughthechild'schildhoodandpuberty,parentsexertasubtleinfluenceonhim,teachinghimwhattolookuptoandwhattobecome.

　　Intheearlyyearsofachild'slife,hisparentsaretheonestoteachhimthebasicsoflifeandtheprincipalsofliving.Theyaretheonestoteachhimhowtopronouncethefirstword,howtostandupandtakeafewsteps,howtogreetelders,andintheprocessofwhich,theygivehimthefirstglimpseoflifehowlearning,strengthofcharacterandetiquetteareessentialtooneperson.ThesearewhatmyfatherandmothertaughtmewhenIwastooyoungtogotoschool.

　　Goodparentssetagoodexampleforachildtoabideby,whereasbadparentsusuallydonothavewell-behavingchildren.Isn'titsaid,Likefather,likeson?Parentsarethefirstpeopleachildlearnstorespect,becausetheyarehisguardians,hiselderstiedbyblood.Beingagoodparentdoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatheorshemustbeknowledgable,ormustbeabletospeakbig,wisewordsthatmaybedifficulttounderstand.Ifaparentcanteachthechildhowtobehavebybehavinghimself,heisagoodparentevenifheisilliterate,orispoor.Thus,achild'scharacterisusuallyshapedandmoldedbeforeheattendsschoolundertheinfluenceofhisparents,andthatismorethanagoodteachercandotothechildwiththebearingsofknowledge.

　　Goodparentsareessentialtoachild'sdevelopmentinthattheyarethefirstevertoteachhimandthatwhattheydeliverismoreaboutlifeandspiritthanknowledge.Whattheycandoismorethanwhatagoodteachercan.Itsufficestosaythatgoodparentsarethemostimportantpeopletoachild'sdevelopment,andnotgoodteachers.