2025年7月6日的托福学术讨论真题

Your professor is teaching a class on sociology. Write a post responding to the professor’s question.

In your response, you should do the following.

- Express and support your opinion.

- Make a contribution to the discussion in your own words.

An effective response will contain at least 100 words.

Doctor Achebe

As countries work to reduce emissions and protect the environment, many governments are encouraging the adoption of electric vehicles through new policies. This week we will discuss ideas for policies that could promote electric vehicle usage. In your post, I would like you to address this question: What policies should the government implement to promote electric vehicles for environmental protection?

Claire

More charging stations are key to getting people to buy electric cars. It’s frustrating when you can’t charge your car. The government should offer big tax credits to businesses to build charging stations. If charging spots are everywhere, range anxiety will go away and electric car sales will take off. We need that to help the Earth.

Paul

The government needs to create entire highways just for electric cars. These special roads could have charging stations along the way so range anxiety disappears. Exclusive electric highways would show electric cars are the transportation of the future. We’d see tons more Teslas on the road helping clear the air. 

Apart from what Claire and Paul mentioned, I believe one of the most effective measures to buoy electric vehicle (EV) adoption is offering financial incentives such as purchase subsidies and tax reductions. These strategies lower the price of EVs, making them more competitive with traditional gasoline-powered vehicles.【现在分词作结果状语】 For example, the Chinese government offers substantial financial incentives for consumers, which have played a significant role in establishing China as the world’s largest EV market. When it comes to tax deductions, Norway serves as a noteworthy case. 【时间状语从句】The country has one of the highest rates of EV adoption globally, largely due to its generous tax incentives. EV owners are exempted from the value-added tax (VAT) of 25% on vehicle purchases and enjoy reduced road tolls and parking fees. Both of these measures have made EV ownership more appealing, and in the long run, they will help shape the future of transportation, reduce carbon emissions, and contribute to a cleaner, more sustainable planet.

本题是2025年7月6日的托福学术讨论真题，也是2024年5月15日的真题复现。题目中，教授要求学生提出政府鼓励人们购买和使用电动车的措施。Claire提出政府应该增加充电桩的数量，而Paul认为政府应该建造专门供电动车行驶的高速公路。本文采用了“总论点+解释+举例+总结”的经典论述结构，提出了与两位学生都不同的措施，即应该通过财政刺激政策来促使人们使用电动车，比如提供购车补贴和税收减免。这是因为这些策略能够降低电动汽车的价格，使其在与传统的汽油动力车辆的竞争中更具优势。接下来，文章举出了采用这两个办法的两个国家的例子。其一是中国，中国政府为消费者提供了一定的财政激励，主要是指购车补贴，这在让中国成为全球最·大电动汽车市场的过程中起到了很大作用。另一个例子是挪威，这里的电动车车主在购车时可享受25%的增值税减免，同时还能享受更低的道路通行费和停车费。最后，文章总结道，这两项措施都使拥有电动车更具吸引力。从长远来看，它们将有助于塑造未来的交通方式、减少碳排放，并为创造一个更清洁、更可持续的地球做出贡献。

这道题涉及的电动车话题是托福学术讨论题目中的常见话题，也是时下比较流行的议题。考生对本题往往能够形成一些基本的观点和思路，但可能缺少相关话题词汇和例子。笔者在写作时，参考了国外网站上的案例，希望这篇文章能够为同学们的备考提供一些启发。

buoy v. 鼓舞，鼓励，使……更自信

例句：

She was buoyed by the warm reception her audience gave her.

观众们热烈的欢迎使她倍受鼓舞。

financial incentive n. 经济激励，财政激励

subsidy n. 补贴，津贴

value-added tax (VAT) n. 一种税制，最早起源于法国，现在在欧盟广泛应用。等同于中国的增值税。

road toll n. 道路通行费

be exempted from v. 被豁免，被免除

例句：

Small businesses have been exempted from the tax increase.  

小公司可免于增税。

【现在分词作结果状语】

These strategies lower the price of EVs, making them more competitive with traditional gasoline-powered vehicles. 

这句话的主句是逗号之前的“These strategies lower the price of EVs”，解释了刚刚提到的两个措施的直接效果，即降低电动车的价格，并进一步用现在分词making引出采取措施后的长期影响，也就是会让电动汽车相比于传统的燃油车更有竞争力。

【时间状语从句】

When it comes to tax deductions, Norway serves as a noteworthy case.

这句话使用了When引导的时间状语从句。“When it comes to +名词+主句”的写法在议论文写作中经常使用，通常用于引出另一个事物。本文中，这一句型用于两个措施之间的过渡。