托福独立写作高分答案：科学课是不是应该成为大学生必修课？

　　托福独立写作高分答案：科学课是不是应该成为大学生必修课？该题目是10月31日的独立写作题目，重复 2015 年大陆考区以及 2019 年北美考区原题。这次的话题有关校园必修课问题。让我们一起来看看吧！

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　　Nowadays, students study a wide range of subjects and disciplines in universities; however,basic science courses are on the decline and are routinely merged with other subjects suchas engineering. Traditionalists argue that young people should know the nature of the worldand the evolution of human beings, and thus basic science courses should be compulsory for all students, regardless of their majors. I disagree with this view, as the proposition isproblematic.

　　First and foremost, the compulsory study of basic science will put more pressure onstudents and eat into their precious time. College students already study theoretical and professional courses, and their schedules are already very tight. For instance, ahistory-related student is obliged to complete a great number of readings for credits, andacquire several projects per semester. Students with such a heavy workload cannot afford tostudy irrelevant courses, such as basic science courses. Such situation will unnecessarilyburden students and jeopardize studies, exacerbating their worries about meeting multipledeadlines and passing final exams.

　　Next, the requirement to study basic science courses leads to unnecessary cost for parentsand students. Universities will need to recruit personnel, including administrative staff andlecturers or professors to deliver the lectures and tutorials, which will increase the cost ofschooling. Those costs will be passed onto the student and will be reflected in higher tuitionfees, depriving many underprivileged students of an opportunity to attend university. Also,textbooks of basic science cost students a lot, leading to another problem about fees. Takeone of the most famous universities in the world, UCSD, for example. Usually, basic sciencecourses change textbooks every year, and a black-white 200-page basic biology book willcost students 320 dollars. As a result of this, setting basic science courses as compulsoryones will cost a lot of unnecessary cost for students and their parents.

　　Admittedly, studying basic science is somehow beneficial for young people. Students willgain an understanding of how the world forms and works. Also, students may gain a betterunderstanding of current course issues by studying basic rules. For instance, students willlearn about mathematical information and apply such materials into physical and chemicalfields However, by the same token, knowledge from basic science courses can be gained by studying other compulsory courses.

　　In conclusion, although there are a few benefits to studying basic science courses, it wouldbe unfair to burden a student both academically and financially.

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　　有用词汇

　　be on the decline 逐渐减少

　　compulsory 必修的

　　eat into their precious time消耗宝贵的时间

　　is obliged to 有义务

　　deprive of 剥夺...

　　by the same token同样的道理