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1、托福作文写作范文详解ReadingEthanolfuelmadefromplantssuchascornandsugarcanezhasbeenadvocatedbysomepeopleasanalternativetogasolineintheUnitedStates.However,manycriticsarguethatethanolisnotagoodreplacementforgasolineforseveralreasons.First,theincreaseduseofethanolfuelwouldnothelptosolveoneofthebiggestenvironment
2、alproblemscausedbygasolineuse:globalwarming.Likegasoline,ethanolreleasescarbondioxideintotheatmospherewhenitisburnedforfuelandcarbondioxideisgreenhousegas:ithelpstrapheatintheatmosphere.Thus,ethanoloffersnoenvironmentaladvantageovergasoline.Second,theproductionofsignificantamountsofethanolwoulddrama
3、ticallyreducetheamountofplantsavailableforusesotherfuel.Forexample,muchofthecornnowgrownintheUnitedStatesisusedtofeedfarmanimalssuchascowsandchickens.Itisestimatedthatifethanolwereusedtosatisfyjust10percentofthefuelneedsintheUnitedStates,morethan60percentofthecorncurrentlygrownintheunitedstatedwould
4、havetobeusedtoproduceethanol.Ifmostofthecornwereusedtoproduceethanolzasubstantialsourceoffoodforanimalswoulddisappear.Third,ethanolfuelwillneverbeabletocompetewithgasolineonprice.Althoughthepricesofethanolandgasolinefortheconsumerarecurrentlyaboutthesame,thisisonlybecauseofthehelpintheformoftaxsubsi
5、diesgiventoethanolproducersbytheUnitedStatesgovernment.ThesetaxsubsidieshavecosttheUnitedStatesgovernmentover$11billioninthepast30years.IftheUnitedStatesgovernmentweretostophelpingproducersinthiswayzthepriceofethanolwouldincreasegreatly.ListeningEthanolactuallyisagoodalternativetogasoline,althoughyo
6、ujustreadthreereasonswhyitsnotagoodalternative,notoneofthesethreereasonsisconvincing.First,theincreaseduseofEthanolfuelwillnotaddtoglobalwarming.It,struethat,whenEthanolisburned,itreleasescarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,butasyouread,Ethanolisoftenmadefromplantssuchascorn.Well,theprocessofgrowingthepl
7、antscounteractsthisreleaseofcarbondioxide.Letmeexplain.Everygrowingplantabsorbscarbondioxidefromtheairaspartofitsnutrition.SogrowingplantsforEthanolproductionactuallyremovescarbondioxidefromtheatmosphere.Second,largescaleproductionofEthanoldoesn,thavetoreducethesourcesoffoodforanimals.That,sbecausew
8、ecanproduceEthanolusingcellulose,celluloseisthemaincomponentofplants,cellwalls,andyou,llfindmostcelluloseinthosepartsofplantsthatarenoteatenbyanimals.SozsincewecanproduceEthanolfromtheplantpartsthataren,teaten,theamountofanimalfeedthatisavailablewillnotbereduced.Third,inthefuture,Ethanolwillbeableto
9、competewithgasolineintermsofprice.ItstruethatgovernmentsubsidiesmakeEthanolcheaperthanitwouldnormallybe,butthissupportwon,talwaysbeneeded.OnceenoughpeoplestartbuyingEthanoLEthanolproducerswillincreasetheirproductionofEthanol.Generally,increasedproductionofproductsleadstoadropinitsprice.SothepriceofE
10、thanolwillgodownasmoreofitbecomesavailable.Studiesshowthat,ifEthanolproductioncouldbethreetimesgreaterthanitisnowzthecostofproducingaunitofEthanolwilldropbyfortypercent一、阅读听力要点概括ReadingPassageMainpoints:ManyCriticsthinkethanolisnotagoodreplacementforgasoline.Subpoint1:EthanolemitsCO2whenitburnsandha
11、snoadvantagetoenvironment.Subpoint2:Productionofethanolcutsenergysupplytofood.Subpoint3:Ethanolpricewouldincreaseifgovernmentstopssubsidies.LectureAttitude:Notconvincing.SubPoint1:GrowingplantsabsorbsCO2soitremovesCO2fromatmosphere.SubPoint2:Ethanolisproduceusingpartsthataren,teaten.(Cellulose,maino
12、fplants)SubPoint3:Ethanolcancompetewithgasinpriceinthefuture.(Increaseleadsdropinprice.)二、范文逐段赏析Paragraph1Thelecturerrefutesalltheevidenceinthereadingpassage,whichevidenceseemstoaffirmthereareexistingshortagesofethanol.Healsoholdsthatethanolisquitelikelyagoodreplacementofgasolineasafuturefuel.此段功能:(
13、Listeningpassage后文提到用L代替)(Readingpassage后文用R代替)以L为根本,L觉得R的证据和观点都不可信,作者用了一个同义词refute(驳倒),L驳倒了R的所有证据,觉得酒精是一个非常好的汽油代替品。此段结构:首段第一句话以L出发,L反对R的所有并复述R的观点。第二句复述L的观点,使读者知道L准备要反驳的点。Paragraph2First,theapplicationofethanolwillnotcreateasmuchheatastheuseofgasoline.Althoughtheburningofethanolalsogeneratescarbondi
14、oxide,itwillnotsignificantlyaddtotheseverityofglobalwarming.Sincetheproductionofethanolrequirestheplantingandharvestingofcorn,whichgrowthinturnrequirescarbondioxideasnutrition,theheightenedamountofunwantedgaswillbeoffsettherewith.Thisisthesituationforwhichthereadingdoesntaccount.此段功能:引出第一个分论点,说大面积应用
15、酒精并不会造成太多温室效应。因为酒精的种植过程会吸收很多二氧化碳。R中没提到这个吸收过程,L就攻击了这个点。此段结构:此段为总分结构,先列举L的观点,酒精不会产生那么多温室气体。然后就开始写L的证据,最后告诉读者,刚才举的证据恰好是R没想到的,R证据不足。Paragraph3Second,theproductionofethanoldoesntreducethefoodsupplyforfarmanimals.Becauseethanolcanbemadeoutofanypartoftheplantcellwalls,whichcontaincellulose,thecostofusingth
16、eplantsusefulpartscanbeavoided.Thisadvantagerenderstheworryofthereadingtotallyunnecessary.此段功能:引出第二个分论点,酒精制造是不会减少家禽的食物供给。因为酒精是使用不可作为食料的包含纤维素的植物细胞做的。R中提到的忧虑是毫无必要的。此段结构:此段为总分结构。先确立L的观点(不会减少食物供给),再给解释,最后说这个优势显得R的忧虑无必要,从而达到了驳到R的地步。Paragraph4Finally,thepriceofethanolwillbelargelyreducedifthescaleofmanufactureincreases.Accordingtostatistics,ifthemanufacturescale,followingheavierdemandofconsumers,canbeenlargedbythr