托福28综合和独立写作答案解释.pdf

TPO28综合写作部分 阅读文章 Robert E. Peary was a well-known adventurer and arctic explorer who in 1909set out to reachtheNorth Pole.Whenhereturned fromthe expedition,heclaimedtohavereachedthepole onApril7, 1909.Thisreportmadehisintoaninternationalcelebrity.Thoughsomehistorianshave expressed doubts that Peary did in fact reach the North Pole, three arguments provide strong supportforthetruthofPeary’sclaim. First, the National Geographic Society put together a committee that was instructed to conduct a thorough investigation of Peary’s records and equipment. At the end of the investigation,the committee concludedthat Peary’saccountswere consistent andpersuasive and declaredthathehadindeedreachedtheNorthPole. Second,arecentexpeditionprovidessupportforPeary’sclaimthathereachedtheNorthPole inonly37daysaftersettingoutfromEllesmereIslandoffthecoastofGreenland.Skepticsusedto arguethatPearycouldnothavetraveledthat fast.Sinceevenmodern snowmobilestake longerto coverthe same distance.However, aBritish explorernamed TomAvery recently made the same trek inlessthan 37days.In fact,Averyusedthe samekind ofdogsledandthe samenumber and breedofdogsasPearyhad.Thus,Peary’sclaimsarenotimpossible,andheverywellmighthave beentellingthetruth. Third,therearephotographstakenbyPearythatsupporthisclaimtohavereachedtheNorth Pole. Measuring the shadows in Peary’s photographs makes it possible to calculate the Sun’s position in the sNy.The Sun’sposition established fromthe photographs corresponds exactly to the Surf s position as it should have been at the North Pole on that day. This provides strong evidencethatPearyreachedtheNorthPoleandtookthephotographsthere. 解析 1.First, the National Geographic Society put together a committee that was instructed to conductathoroughinvestigationofPeary’srecordsandequipment. 2. Second, a recent expedition performed by Avery under the similar conditions provides supportforPeary’sclaimthathereachedtheNorthPolei