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1、Toefl iBT Practice Test TPO 10 WritingNo. of Questions: 2 Time: approx. 60 minutesBegin TestNow put on your headsetClick on CONTINUE to go onCONTINUEYou have 3 minutes to read the passage.Click to begin reading now .Begin readingThe sea otter is a small mammal that lives in waters along the western
2、coast of North America from California to Alaska. When some sea otter populations off the Alaskan coast started rapidly declining a few years ago, it caused much concern because sea otters play an important ecological role in the coastal ecosystem. Experts started investigating the cause of the decl
3、ine and quickly realized that there were two possible explanations: environmental pollution or attacks by predators. Initially, the pollution hypothesis seemed the more likely of the two.The first reason why pollution seemed the more likely cause was that there were known sources of it along the Ala
4、skan coast, such as oil rigs and other sources of industrial chemical pollution. Water samples from the area revealed increased levels of chemicals that could decrease the otters resistance to life-threatening infections and thus could indirectly cause their deaths.Second, other sea mammals such as
5、seals and sea lions along the Alaskan coast were also declining, indicating that whatever had endangered the otters was affecting other sea mammals as well. This fact again pointed to environmental pollution, since it usually affects the entire ecosystem rather than a single species. Only widely occ
6、urring predators, such as the orca (a large predatory whale), could have the same effect, but orcas prefer to hunt much larger prey, such as other whales.Third, scientists believed that the pollution hypothesis could also explain the uneven pattern of otter decline: at some Alaskan locations the ott
7、er populations declined greatly, while at others they remained stable. Some experts explained these observations by suggesting that ocean currents or other environmental factors may have created uneven concentrations of pollutants along the coast.You may have to wait a few seconds for the audio to l
8、oad and play.Directions: You have 20 minutes to plan and write your response. Your response will be judged on the basis of the quality of your writing and on how well your response presents the points in the lecture and their relationship to the reading passage. Typically, an effective response will
9、 be 150 to 225 words.Question: Summarize the points made in the lecture, being sure to explain how they respond to the specific points made in the reading passage.The sea otter is a small mammal that lives in waters along the western coast of North America from California to Alaska. When some sea ot
10、ter populations off the Alaskan coast started rapidly declining a few years ago, it caused much concern because sea otters play an important ecological role in the coastal ecosystem. Experts started investigating the cause of the decline and quickly realized that there were two possible explanations
11、: environmental pollution or attacks by predators. Initially, the pollution hypothesis seemed the more likely of the two.The first reason why pollution seemed the more likely cause was that there were known sources of it along the Alaskan coast, such as oil rigs and other sources of industrial chemi
12、cal pollution. Water samples from the area revealed increased levels of chemicals that could decrease the otters resistance to life-threatening infections and thus could indirectly cause their deaths.Second, other sea mammals such as seals and sea lions along the Alaskan coast were also declining, i
13、ndicating that whatever had endangered the otters was affecting other sea mammals as well. This fact again pointed to environmental pollution, since it usually affects the entire ecosystem rather than a single species. Only widely occurring predators, such as the orca (a large predatory whale), coul
14、d have the same effect, but orcas prefer to hunt much larger prey, such as other whales.Third, scientists believed that the pollution hypothesis could also explain the uneven pattern of otter decline: at some Alaskan locations the otter populations declined greatly, while at others they remained sta
15、ble. Some experts explained these observations by suggesting that ocean currents or other environmental factors may have created uneven concentrations of pollutants along the coast.Write your response here.換行請(qǐng)按Ctrl+Enter換行請(qǐng)按Ctrl+EnterDirections: Read the question below. You have 30 minutes to plan, write, and revise your essay. Typically, an effective response will contain a minimum of 300 words.換行請(qǐng)按Ctrl+EnterWrite your response here.Question:Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?Playing computer games is a waste of time. Children
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