TPO25综合写作参考范文.pdf

TPO25 综合写作范文 Written by Ymeet Reading Passage: In 1938 an archaeologist in Iraq acquired a set of clay jars that had been excavated two years earlier by villagers constructing a railroad line. The vessel was about 2,200 years old. Each clay jay contained a copper cylinder surrounding an iron rod. The archaeologist proposed that vessel were ancient electric batteries and even demonstrated that they can produce a small electric current when filled with some liquids. However, it is not likely that the vessels were actually used as electric batteries in ancient times. 1938 年一位在伊拉克的考古学家获得了一些在两年前被建造铁路的村民挖掘出来的黏土罐。 这些粘土罐已经存在了大约 2200 年。每个黏土罐都有一个铜制的圆筒包着一个铁棒。考古学家推测它可能是古代的电池并且已经证明了当里面有液体时，他们能产生微小的 电流。但是，事实上这些土罐可能在古代不是被用作电池的。 First of all, if the vessels were used as batteries, they would probably have been attached to some electricity conductors such as metal wires. But there is no evidence that any metal wires were located near the vessels. All that has been excavated are the vessels themselves. 首先，如果这些土罐以往被用作电池的话，它们就很可能连着一些类似于金属线的电导体。但是没有证据显示任何金属导线在附近被发现。发现的仅仅只是一些土罐。 Second, the copper cylinders inside the jars look exactly like copper cylinders discovered in the ruins of Seleucia, an ancient city located nearby. We know that the copper cylinders from Seleucia were used for holding scrolls of sacred texts, not for generating electricity. Since the cylinders found with the jars have the same shape, it is very likely they were used for holding scrolls as well. That no scrolls were found inside the jars can be explained by the fact that the scrolls simply disintegrated over the centuries. 第二，那些在罐里的铜制圆筒看起来非常像在一个临近的叫做塞琉西亚的城市发现的圆筒。我们知道来自塞琉西亚的铜制圆筒是被用来保存圣经的纸卷的，而不是用来发电。既然这两种圆筒有相同的形状，很可能他们也是用来保存圣经纸卷。没有纸卷被发现，这可以被这些纸卷仅仅是在几个世纪的漫长岁月中解体的事实所解释。 Finally, what could ancient people have done with the electricity that the vessels were supposed to have generated? They had no devices that replied on electricity. As batteries, the vessels would have been completely useless to them. 最后，古代的人有了这些可能是土罐发生的电后又有什么用呢？他们并没有任何依赖电的设备。如果作为电池的话，这些土罐对他们来说完全没有用。 阅读部分需要提取的观点是： Main point: 这些在伊拉克发现的土罐不可能是古代的电池 -Sub point 1: 没有金属导体 -Sub point 2: 类似的圆筒是用来保存圣经纸卷 -Sub point 3: 他们有了电也没有用 Listening： Your reading says that these vessels were not used as batteries in ancient times, but the arguments used in the reading are not convincing. The battery explanation could very well be correct. 阅读材料中提到这些土罐在古代不是被用作电池，但是阅读中的论证并不是非常具有说服力的。关于电池的一些解释肯定是对的。 First, about the absence of wires or other conductors, Remember, vessels were discovered by local people, not archaeologists. These people might have found other material located near the jars. But since they were not trained archaeologists, they may not have recognized the importance of that material. So materials serving as wires or conductors might have been overlooked as uninteresting or even thrown away. Well never know. 首先，关于电线和一些其他的金属导体。记住，土罐是被一些当地人发现的，而不是考古学家。这些人可能在土罐旁边发现了一些其他的东西，但是并没有认识到这些东西的重要性。因此一些作为电线 或其他导体的东西可能被他们认为是不重要的东西，甚至于已经被扔掉了。 Second, it is true that the copper cylinders in the vessels are similar to cylinders used to hold scrolls, but that does not really prove anything. Its possible that the copper cylinders were originally designed to preserve scrolls. And that some ancient inventor later discovered that if you use them together with iron rods and some liquid in a clay vessel, they will produce electricity. Thats how the first ancient battery could have been born. In other words, the copper cylinders could have been originally used for one purpose, but then adapted for another purpose. 第二，必须承认在土罐里的铜质圆筒和保存圣经的卷轴很像，但是这并不能说明任何问题。有可能铜制圆筒被设计出来的用途就是保存卷轴的。之后有一些古代发明家发现如果把它们和铁棒在一起使用，再加上一些液体放在土罐里的话，它们就会产生电流。这就是古代的第一个电池是怎么被发明出来的。换一个说法，铜制铁罐可能开始被用作一个用途，但是随后被改成另一个用途。 Finally, theres the question of the possible uses of the battery in the ancient world. Well, the battery could produce a mild shock or tingling sensation when someone touched it. This could very well have been interpreted as evidence of some invisible power. You can easily see how people could convince others that they had magical powers through the use of the battery. Also, the battery could have been used for healing. Modern medicine uses mild electric current to stimulate muscles and relieve aches and pains. Ancient doctors may have used the batteries for the same purpose. 最后，现在有一些关于电池在古代的用途的一些疑问。当有人触碰它的时候，电池可以产生一些微小的电击或者刺痛感。这可以很好地解释在古代的一些看不见的超能力。你轻易就可以看见，有了电池的帮助，有些人是如何很轻易地说服他人自己拥有超能力。并且，电池可以用作治疗病人。现代医学使用微小的电流来刺激肌肉，以缓解疼痛。古代的医生可能用电池做一些相同的事情。 听力部分提取的观点是： Sub point 1：发现土罐的村民没有意识到其他物品的重要性，可能扔掉了 Sub point 2：铜制铁罐可能开始被用作一个用途，但是随后被改成另一个用途。 Sub point 3：可以被古代人当做“超能力”来使用，也可能可以缓解肌肉疼痛 Sample Answer: 316 words In the reading material, the author states that the vessels found in Iraq in 1938 were not actually used as electric batteries in ancient times. However in the listening material, the professor refutes that the argument is unconvincing as it was used as batteries. First, according to the reading passage, the author suggests that if they were used as batteries, they would have been attached to some electricity conductors. However in the listening, the professor claims that we should remember that the discovery was made by local people along with some other materials. As they were not trained as archaeologist, they could not recognize the importance of some certain excavations. Perhaps they were overlook as something uninterested and then thrown away. Second, the author in the reading material mentions that the vessels were likely used for holding scrolls. Unfortunately the professor argues that it could not prove anything. It is possible that the vessels may be originally designed to scrolls. However ancient inventor then discovered that if the vessels were used with iron rod and some liquid, it could generate the electricity. So the copper cylinders may be originally used for one purpose but adapted for another purpose. Finally, the author of the reading passage asserts that the vessels would have been completely useless to ancient people as they had no devices that replied on electricity. In the contrary in obviously contradicts with the listening passage in which the professor contends that the battery could generate some mild shock and this also interprets evidence of some invisible power that how people convince others they had the magic power. Also it could be used for healing. In modern society doctors would use batteries to stimulate muscles and release pains. In ancient times people could also do that. In conclusion, according to the listening material, the argument that the vessels could not be used as batteries is unwarranted.