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tracyn

The reading passage proposes three ways to prevent cane toads from spreading in America. However, the professor casts doubts on the efficiency of those methods by addressing her own opinion.



In the first place, the author declares that building a national fence is a brilliant way, since it is able to block the spread of toads to another places which it has not occupied. On the contrary, the lecturer refutes this declaration by arguing that this can not stop it at all. Because young toads live in the rivers and streams. Thus, they are easy to float from one side to another one of rivers or streams. So it is unlikely to restrict toads' spread in this way.



In the second place, the writer claims that volunteers are very helpful to catch and destroy toads, since they can be captured easily by simple tools. In contrast, the speaker points out that even though this activity can help to hinder toads growth a little, this behavior will also cause a damage to other species, such as a kind of frogs which is already in danger.



In the third place, the reading passage asserts that utilizing a disease-causing virus is an efficient way to stop them. What is more, this will only harm few other species. However, this fact is not true. The virtue will cause a disaster to a kind of reptile which is native to America and is very crucial to the local ecosystem.



In conclusion, the speaker contradicts the methods in the reading part by proposing three faults.

bonfin

高亮是不错的地方~

The reading passage proposes three ways to prevent cane toads from spreading in America (Australia). However, the professor casts doubts on the efficiency of those methods by addressing her own opinion.

In the first place, the author declares that building a national fence is a brilliant way, since it is able to block the spread of toads to another places which it has ( they have )not occupied. On the contrary, the lecturer refutes this declaration by arguing that this can not (cannot) stop it at all. Because young toads live in the rivers and streams. Thus, they are easy to float from one side to another one of rivers or streams. So it is unlikely to restrict toads' spread in this way.

In the second place, the writer claims that volunteers are very helpful to catch and destroy toads, since they can be captured easily by simple tools. In contrast, the speaker points out that even though this activity can help to hinder toads growth a little, this behavior will also cause a damage (cause damage) to other species, such as a kind of frogs which is already in danger.

In the third place, the reading passage asserts that utilizing a disease-causing virus is an efficient way to stop them. What is more, this will only harm few other species (it will specifically harm only the cane toads. 原文里没说harm few other species吧). However, this fact is not true. The virtue will cause a disaster to a kind of reptile which is native to America and is very crucial to the local ecosystem.

In conclusion, the speaker contradicts the methods in the reading part by proposing three faults.

另外就是第三点，可能由于最开始就没注意是Australia，所以忽略了病毒会带到America这个细节吧。总体来说很好，继续加油~

tracyn

The reading passage proposes threes illustrations to provide support that the number of birds decline greatly because of human activities. However, the professor in the lecture casts doubt on the accuracy of those illustrations by addressing her own opinion.

In the first place, the author declares that birds' nature habitats are threatened by increasing human populations and settlements. For example, forests, wetlands and grasslands have been transformed into homes, malls and offices. Birds decrease because of lack of natural habitats. The lecturer, on the contrary, points out that this explanation is not true, because some kinds of birds, like hawks, cannot be found in urban areas, but the number of other birds may increase. It is hard to say the total number of birds is increasing or decreasing.

In the second place, the writer makes a claim that not only human settlements but also increasing agricultural activities should take responsibility to decreasing number of birds.The speaker, in contrast, argues that in US, people prefer employ more productive crops to convert wilderness areas into agricultural use ones.

In the third place, the reading material asserts that pesticides can be a disaster for birds, since they are poisonous to both insects and birds. As opposed to this explanation, the lecture challenges the assertion by stating that people have already made effort to change this situation. There are two major changes. The first one is that scientists have invented pesticides less poisonous to birds. The second one is that pest-resistance crops are growing by farmers.

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The reading passage proposes threes illustrations to provide support that the number of birds decline greatly because of human activities. However, the professor in the lecture casts doubt on the accuracy of those illustrations by addressing her own opinion.

In the first place, the author declares that birds' nature habitats are threatened by increasing human populations and settlements. For example, forests, wetlands and grasslands have been transformed into homes, malls and offices. Birds decrease because of lack of natural habitats. The lecturer, on the contrary, points out that this explanation is not true, because some kinds of birds, like hawks, cannot be found in urban areas, but the number of other birds may increase. It is hard to say the total number of birds is increasing or decreasing.（最后这句话最好换一下哟~~原文是说说整体的数目下降了是不对滴~~还有就是阅读的写一句话就好了呢，ETS重听力细节呢~~）

In the second place, the writer makes a claim that not only human settlements but also increasing agricultural activities should take responsibility to decreasing number of birds.The speaker, in contrast, argues that in US, people prefer employ more productive crops to convert wilderness areas into agricultural use ones. （这里的听力点有点少呢~在多加一个细节就完美了呢~~）

In the third place, the reading material asserts that pesticides can be a disaster for birds, since they are poisonous to both insects and birds. As opposed to this explanation, the lecture challenges the assertion by stating that people have already made effort to change this situation. There are two major changes. The first one is that scientists have invented pesticides less poisonous to birds. The second one is that pest-resistance crops are growing by farmers. （最后端不错呢~~）

tracyn

9.30 TPO 10
The reading passage proposes that the environmental pollution should take responsible for the declination of sea otters by pointing out three reasons. On the contrary, the professor in the listening part argues that predation hypothesis is the most impossible one to explain this fact.

In the first place, the author declares that oil rigs and other sources of industrial chemical pollution could decline the resistance of the otters to life-threatening. However, the speaker believes that pollution matters less than predators, since there is a fact that no one has found dead otters. If the water has poisoned the otters, dead otters should be spotted by people. This fact also supports the predator hypothesis.

In the second place, all small sea mammals, such as sea otters, seals, and sea lions were also declining. So the writer believes that a factor that can influence all these mammals must be pollution. In contrast, the speaker points out that orcas can affect the number of these mammals since orcas have to hunt these smaller mammals for survive instead of larger ones which have been hunted by human and decline dramatically.

In the third place, the uneven pattern of otter decline could also be illustrated by pollution hypothesis. However, the listening material challenge this by saying that uneven pattern depends on whether the locations of sea otters are accessible to orcas which are large and can hardly enter shallow and rocky areas. The fact that the number of otters which live in those shallow and rocky areas remains stable, while that of otters in the place where orcas are easy to access declines a lot testifies this opinion deeply.

tracyn

9.30
Do you agree or disagree: college and universities must do a better job of preparing student for the workplace.
Today due to more and more people pursuing advanced education, students have faced a hash situation to hunt for a promising job after graduation. As a senior student in the university, I am explicitly aware of how this workplace issue captures every student's heart. I personally concede that it is never enough effort that colleges put to assist their students to prepare for an excellent career after a calculated consideration.

In the first place, when looking for a job or working in the society, students, like me, are confronting a new world, which is totally discriminating from that in school, where we have been spending for years. We feel lost and confused and have trouble with how to cope with problems arising everyday. Now universities are like pharos in the mist for students, since they are the last things students can rely on. It is universities' responsibility to remedy the missing link between the study life in school and job career. At this time universities could have made a completely difference to students' career by simply offering some practical courses to teach us how to deal with those potential problems. For example, teamwork and communication skills are essential and helpful to people from all walks of life.

What is more, better preparation for students' career could benefit not only students but also universities as well. The more students who have found a promising job, the better reputation the university has. As a result of this, increasing students with an expectation of an excellent career congest to this kind of universities. Furthermore, companies are eager to employ students with practical and accomplished skills and will be satisfied those students from this kind of universities as well. All of these three parties, students, universities and companies become a virtuous circle. Everyone is benefited.

Just as a coin has two sides, everything has its own strengths and weaknesses. As for this issue, I have to confess one or two disadvantages of providing more job preparation. For instance, those courses might occupy students' time for academic researches and study and many people appeal to the purest academic environment in colleges. I still insist that this sacrifice is worthwhile comparing its return.

After taking all factors above into consideration, the conclusion that universities should spend more effort on job preparation of students could be drawn without hesitation.

shatong424

你的文章真的需要很大的提升，看看给你的建议。 有什么需要跟我讨论的 Q上说

tracyn

shatong辛苦啦~~~

shatong424

综合写得不错  比我好、 向你学习

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Rose童鞋10.1独立写好后 私信或者去我的帖子里喊我一下吧 我怕我忙忘掉了