各位考友，5月9日进行的托福考试独立写作原题如下：

All the university students should be required to take history courses nomatter what fields they study.

【波波老师的解析】

这道托福题目的写作思路较多，一种是采用让步——转折——递进的结构，另一种是大家最熟悉的总分总结构。今天波波老师采用第二种总分总结构写出一篇托福写作范文，以供各位考友参考，全文如下：

What course should be taken by the undergraduates has always been aperpetual topic in our times. Therefore, when it comes to the issue whether itis necessary for all college students to learn history, people’s notions varyfrom one to another. However, as far as I am concerned, requiring all universitystudents to take history course is a wise option for the following reasons.

Learning history courses can enlarge our social circle. It is becausetaking history class can equip us with numerous historical anecdotes.Furthermore, when encountering strangers, we can find various topics concerninghistory which are shared by two sides. For example, last year during my trip toa province in North China, I made acquiantance with Tom, an engineer. When wesat together on the plane, we talked about the reason underlying the success ofTang Dynasty which intrigued both of us. After this talk, we both agreed on theview that it was the diplomatic policy implemented by Tang Dynasty thatcontributed most to its prosperity. Since then, we became good friends and evennow we still write to each other.

Furthermore, undergraduats are able to learn lessons from previous mistakesin history , thus avoidding the reoccurence of same errors in the future.Confiucius, one of the greatest Chinese thinkers and educators, once remarked,"past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future". This proverbaptly illustrates the above viewpoint. For instance, in the 1970s, Chinainitiated the Cultural Revolution which turned out to be a disaster. During thatperiod, national economy went through a downturn, and people's living conditionwas miserable. Through reviewing history, China government has found out thecauses of such a nightmare and took a series of remedies such as theimplimentation of the Reform and Opening-up Policy. Now China has madeeye-catching achievements. As the future host of our country, college studentshave to be aware of the significance of learning about history.

Admittedly, requiring all college students to learn history may exertcertain negative effects. For instance, in order to set up history courses, theuniversity has to employ professors and supplement the library with educationalresources of history. For another, extra classes may increase the finacial andacademic burden on the shoulder of students. However, compared with the benefitsaccompanying taking history classes, the above disadvantages can be neglected.As for the financial pressure on students, colleges can provide more sholarshipfor these students who take history. Therefore, I am still convinced that allundergraduates should learn history in that its advantages far outweigh itsdisadvantages.

作者介绍

赵波，英语语言学硕士，七年专业英语学习，深谙中英文思维和表达差异，了解中国学生在写作中存在的问题。英语专业八级，高分托福成绩,阅读30分。热爱英语教学，授课风格儒雅温和又不失幽默，亲和力强，让学生能够快乐学习，轻松跨越考试。