Michael A. Putlack（迈克尔·帕特莱克） ，美国马萨诸塞州麦德福德市塔夫斯大学历史学硕士，托福、托业和英语能力鉴定考试的研发专家。

　　Susan Kim（金守进），加拿大温哥华不列颠哥伦比亚大学学士,韩国开普兰教育中心托福教师。

　　《新航道·新托福写作真经4》主要包括两部分内容：
　　第一部分：收录了24套新托福写作试题。每套试题都包括综合写作和独立写作两个部分。综合写作提供了阅读材料和听力讲座的笔记要点、精彩转述以及实用范文。另外，文章的笔记后面还罗列了本篇文章中的重点词汇和短语，供学生在提高写作能力的同时，增加词汇储备。独立写作部分，书中收录了24个热门话题。每个话题下面提供了赞成、反对双方的要点提示和文章框架，并针对双方观点分别给出了对应的范文，考生可针对性地查看和学习。
　　第二部分：提供了听力原文，以及阅读材料、听力原文和参考范文的中文译文，以便加深大家对文章的理解，学习立论、行文之法。
　　另外，书中收录了72个TIPS for SUCCESS，其中既包括语法讲解（例如，虚拟语气句式、不定代词的用法等），也包括了写作考试中的注意事项（例如，如何合理安排时间，如何展开论述等）。

　　ACTUAL TEST 01
　　INTEGRATED TASK / American History: Robert E. Peary
　　READING
　　In the early twentieth century, many explorers were vying to reach the North Pole. Several subsequently claimed to have reached their objective, which has made the question of who got there first somewhat controversial. One explorer, American Robert E. Peary, made the best case for having reached the North Pole by an overland route on April 9, 1909, however, since his claim is supported by a variety of evidence.
　　When Peary returned from his trip to the Arctic, he learned that another explorer, Fredrick Cook, was claiming to have reached the North Pole the previous year. Peary submitted his evidence to the National Geographic Society, a highly respected organization. After a close examination of his records, the society concluded that Peary had reached the North Pole while Cook had not.
　　In his report, Peary stated that it took him approximately thirty-seven days to reach the North Pole from his last base camp. Many Arctic experts believe that was much too fast considering the harsh conditions Peary endured on his trek. However, in 2005, another explorer, Tom Avery, repeated Peary’s journey. His team used replicas of 1909 dogsleds and mirrored the conditions Peary faced as best as they could. Avery’s team reached the North Pole in just under thirty-seven days, which proved Peary’s claim was valid.
　　Peary himself was a skilled navigator and took many sightings as he traveled, so he was cognizant of when he reached the North Pole. He also took some photographs while there. By examining sun’s position in the sky and the length of the shadows on the ice on the dates when the photos were taken, experts at the
　　National Geographic Society determined that Peary was indeed standing at the North Pole when he took those photographs.
　　LISTENING
　　Question Summarize the points made in the lecture, being sure to explain how they challenge specific arguments made in the reading passage. 请概括讲座内容，并说明讲座的要点是如何对阅读材料的具体主张提出异议的。
　　NOTE-TAKING
　　READING
　　Robert E Peary: First to Reach the North Pole 罗伯特·彼利：第一个到达北极
　　1. approval from the NGS  获得国家地理学会的认可
　　- records: under a close examination 记录：严密的审查
　　Paraphrasing Example Peary’s records were examined deliberately and approved by the National Geographic Society.
　　2. experts →37 days: too short  专家们→37天：太短了
　　- Avery repeated the journey → just under 37 days 艾弗里复制了这段旅程→差一点不到37天
　　Paraphrasing Example Experts were skeptical that Peary’s journey took only 37 days until Avery repeated it in less time.
　　3.  took pictures  拍照
　　- sun’s position in the sky + length of the shadows on the ice 天空中太阳的位置+冰上面的影子长度
　　→ indeed standing at the North Pole 确实站在了北极
　　Paraphrasing Example His pictures showing the sun’s position and the length of shadows led the National Geographic Society to assert that Peary truly got himself to the North Pole.
　　……

Actual Test

American History: Robert E Peary

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