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1、托福作文写作范文详解ReadingRobertE.Pearywasawell-knownadventurerandarcticexplorerwhoin1909setouttoreachtheNorthPole.Whenhereturnedfromtheexpedition,heclaimedtohavereachedthepoleonApril7l1909.Thisreportmadehimintoaninternationalcelebrity.ThoughsomehistorianshaveexpresseddoubtsthatPearydidinfactreachtheNorthPol

2、e,threeargumentsprovidestrongsupportforthetruthofPearyzsclaim.First,theNationalGeographicSocietyputtogetheracommitteethatwasinstructedtoconductathoroughinvestigationofPearyzsrecordsandequipment.Attheendoftheinvestigation,thecommitteeconcludedthatPearysaccountswereconsistentandpersuasiveanddeclaredth

3、athehadindeedreachedtheNorthPole.Second,arecentexpeditionprovidessupportforPeary,sclaimthathereachedtheNorthPoleinonly37daysaftersettingoutfromEllesmereIslandoffthecoastofGreenland.SkepticsusedtoarguethatPearycouldnothavetraveledthatfast.Sinceevenmodernsnowmobilestakelongertocoverthesamedistance.How

4、everzaBritishexplorernamedTomAveryrecentlymadethesametrekinlessthan37days.InfactzAveryusedthesamekindofdogsledandthesamenumberandbreedofdogsasPearyhad.Thus,Pearyzsclaimsarenotimpossible,andheverywellmighthavebeentellingthetruth.ThirdztherearephotographstakenbyPearythatsupporthisclaimtohavereachedthe

5、NorthPole.MeasuringtheshadowsinPearyzsphotographsmakesitpossibletocalculatetheSunrspositioninthesky.TheSun,spositionestablishedfromthephotographscorrespondsexactlytotheSurfspositionasitshouldhavebeenattheNorthPoleonthatday.ThisprovidesstrongevidencethatPearyreachedtheNorthPoleandtookthephotographsth

6、ere.ListeningTheresnosolidevidencethatRobertPearyreachedtheNorthPole.TheargumentscitedinthereadingselectionarenotConVinCing.First,itistruethattheNationalGeographicSocietycommitteedeclaredthatPearyhadindeedreachedtheNorthPolezbutthecommitteewasnotcompletelyobjective.Infact,thecommitteewascomposedofPe

7、aryzstrip.Moreover,theinvestigationlastedonlytwodays.AndaccordingtoPearyhimself,thecommitteedidnotexaminehisrecordscarefully.Sothecommitteesconclusionseembiasedandthereforearenottrustworthy.Second,thespeedissue.TomAvery,sjourneywasdifferentfromPearyzsinimportantways.Forexample,AveryzSsledwassimilart

8、oPearyzssledzbutAverycarriedmuchlessweightthanPearydid,becauseAverydidnottransporthisfoodonthesled.Avery,sfoodwasdroppedalongthewaybyairplane.Moreover,Averyencounteredhighlyfavorableweatherconditions,unlikePearywhotravelledinveryunfavorableconditions.SoAvery,sspeedytripwastoodifferentfromPearyzstopr

9、ovidesupportforPeary,sclaims.Third,thephotographsdonotproveanything.ThetechniquesscientistsusetodeterminetheSunzspositiondependonmeasuringtheshadowsinthephotographsveryprecisely.Withoutaprecisemeasurementoftheshadows,wecannotestablishtheSunzsexactposition.NowzPeary1spictureswerephotographedahundredy

10、earsagousingaprimitivecamerathattookfuzzyzslightlyunfocusedphotographs.Moreover,thephotoshavebecomefadedandwornovertime.Asaresult,theshadowsinPearysphotographslookblerredandfaded.ThoseshadowscannotbeusedtocalculatethepositionoftheSunwithgreataccuracy.Sowecannotbeconfidentthephotoswerereallytakenatth

11、eNorthPole.一、阅读听力要点概括ReadingPassage1. First,theNationalGeographicSocietyputtogetheracommitteethatwasinstructedtoconductathoroughinvestigationofPearysrecordsandequipment.2. Second,arecentexpeditionperformedbyAveryunderthesimilarconditionsprovidessupportforPeary,sclaimthathereachedtheNorthPoleinonly37

12、days3. TheSunspositionestablishedfromthephotographscorrespondsexactlytotheSurfspositionasitshouldhavebeenattheNorthPoleonthatday.Lecture1. ThecommitteewasnotcompletelyobjectiveduetothefactthatitwascomposedofPearyzsclosefriendwhofundedthetripanditwasnotcarefulduringtheinvestigation.2. Avery,sfoodwasd

13、roppedalongthewaybyairplanebutnottransportedonthesled.Averyencounteredhighlyfavorableweatherconditions,unlikePearywhotravelledinveryunfavorableconditions.3. Pearyzspictureswerephotographedahundredyearsagousingaprimitivecamerathattookfuzzyzslightlyunfocusedphotographs.Moreover,thephotoshavebecomefade

14、dandwornovertime.Withoutaprecisemeasurementoftheshadows,wecannotestablishtheSunsexactposition.二、范文逐段赏析Paragraph1Inthereadingmaterial,theauthorraisesthreestrongargumentstosupporthisclaimthatPearyindeedreachedtheNorthPole.Thelecturer,however,disputesthatthosereasonsarenotconvincingatall.此段功能首段提出问题，指出双

15、方的矛盾点，为下面的论述做好了铺垫。此段结构此段是并列结构，分别概括介绍了双方的观点。Paragraph2Firstly,itissaysthattheNationalGeographicSocietyCommitteeconductedathoroughinvestigationwhichprovedthetruthofPearyzsclaim.Howeverzthespeakercastsdoubtontheobjectivityoftheclaim.HearguesthatthecommitteewascomposedofPearyzsfriendsandactuallyPearywas

16、oneofthedonators.Moreovertheinvestigationlastedforashortperiodandthuswasnotvalidatall.此段功能提出了文章与演讲中的第一个矛盾点。文章指出国际地理协会经过调查证实了Peary到达北极的论断。而演讲指出，这一协会的权威性应受到质疑，因为它主要由Peary的朋友组成并且Peary本人就是赞助者之-O同时这一调查持续的时间很短，真实性存在疑问。此段结构此段并列结构，就文章中的证据演讲一一反驳。Paragraph3Second,thewriterpointsoutthatAveryreachedtheNorthPoleundersimilarconditionsasPearybutinashortertimeperiodthanPearydidzwhichindicatesthepossibilityofPearyzssuccess.Thelecturer,yetza