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新托福口语练习材料——关于宠物的话题(4)

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Consider

Arepetsgoodformankind?

Arguments

1.Thegreatvirtueofpetsisthattheycankeepuscompany.

2.Ananimalinthefamilyhelpstokeepushuman.

3.Apetiskeptasacompanionthatmakesusfeelhappy.Itssuggestedthatpetsshouldbesenttoastronautsinaspacecrafttohelpreducethelonelinessofspacefights.

4.Besidesprovidingmerecompanionship,petsinviteustoloveandbeloved.

5.Oftenacatoradogcancomfortusattimeswhenhumanwordsdonthelp.

6.Petsgiveusasenseofbeingimportantandneededbecausetheydependonusforahome,foodanddrink.

7.PetsareofparticularimportancetochildreninthisPlasticAgewhenmostofusliveinlargecities.

8.Apetinafamilykeepspeopleintouchwiththemorenatural,animalworld.

9.Watchingtheeverydayactivitiesofapethelpsachildtounderstandnatureandcopewithproblems.

10.Learningtocareforapethelpsachildtogrowupintoalovingadultwhofeelsresponsibletowardsthosedependentonhim.

11.Animalscancommunicatewitheachotherintheirparticularway.Theycommunicatewithhumanbeings,too,fortheyarequicktosenseangerandsorrow.

12.Peoplekeeppetsforemotionalratherthaneconomicreasons.

13.Apetdogbringsitsmaster(owner)asenseofconfidence,forhecanseeindogthatfaithfulnessdoesexistandhedoeshavesomethingtotrust.

14.Sterilizationofpetsisutterlycruel.Ifthereisalargenumberofpets,thenthemore,themerrier.

Counter-arguments

1.Keepingpetsisjustawasteoftimeandresources

2.Petsarehumanizedbythosewhokeeppets.Owingtotheirneedforahome,forfoodanddrink,petsaretamedandidealizedbytheirowners.

3.Petsandchildrenoftenfightovercareandloveinthefamily

4.Peoplenowadaysaresocrazyaboutpetsthattheyevenneglectcaringfortheirownchildren.

5.Acampaignshouldbelaunchedagainsttheoverpopulationofpets.

6.Thegrowingnumberofpetshascausedserioushygieneproblemsthatcannotbesolved.

7.Thegrowingnumberofpetshascausedserioushygieneproblemsthatcannotbesolved

8.Petdogsandcatsofbothsexesshouldbesterilizedbecausetheanimalsthemselvesareindangerofbecomingthefirstvictimsforthesimplereasonthattheirownersdonthaveenoughtimefortoomanyofthem.

9.Asamatteroffactthosewhokeeppetsdontalwaystreattheirpetswithkindness.Theysometimesabandontheirpetswhentheygoawayonholidayandareunabletotakethepetsalongwiththem

10.Itsashamethatmanyanimalseatmuchbetterfoodthanwehumanbeingsdo.

11.Itsreallyagainstnaturetocagebirds,chaindogsandkeepcatswithinthehouse

12.Petsareanimals.Theyshouldbeseenintheirnaturalhabitatratherthanintehhomesofhumanbeings.

Questions

1.Doyouliketokeeppers?Why(whynot)?

2.WhatdoyouthinkwillhappenifeveryoneinChinakeepsapet?

3.Whatkindofpeopleintheworldaremostlikelytokeeppetsathome?Giveatleastthreekinds.

4.Doyouthinkpeopleshouldbediscouragedfromkeepingpetsinanoverpopulatedworld?Whatshouldbedone?

IV.Write

Workoutanoutlineofyourownviewpoints.Theoutlineshouldconsistofmajorstatementsandsupportingevidenceandexamples.Donotwritedowneverywordofyourspeech.

V.Speak

1.Speakaccordingtoyouroutline,orgivespontaneousspeecheswhenyoudisagreewithyourclassmatesorwhenyouwanttosupportyourowngroupwithsimilaropinions.