2016年托福作文冲刺高分作文赏析（七）

　　写作题目：In times of an economic crisis, in whicharea should governments reduce its spending? 1. Arts 2. Scientific research 3. Parks and publicgardens.

　　范文赏析：During an economic crisis, governments facedifficult choices of monetary allocation with reducedbudgets. In this challenging time, it is of vitalimportance for policy-makers to recognize theeffectiveness of policy-making on certain social services or programs such as arts, scientificresearch and park and public gardens. If a choice has to be made, in my opinion, thegovernment should reduce its spending on arts.

　　To begin with, in times of an economic crisis, it is significant for policy-makers to recognizethe necessity of investing in scientific research because it exerts a far-reaching effect. If thefinancial crisis leads to substantial cuts in funding for scientific research by governments, it willbe difficult to muster investment for a public good, like clean air, or for extremely riskyinitiatives, such as novel approaches to new antibiotic drugs, or in areas where the outcome isuncertain. As a matter of fact, technological innovation, biomedical breakthroughs, andtackling pressing environmental issues all require sustained scientific development, from basicdiscovery to final application. Investing in research is investing in the future, and it requires along-term commitment to the accumulation of knowledge, the testing of basic principles, andthe translation of these discoveries into practical applications that impact everyday life. Consequently, governments ought to attach more importance to the scientific studies so as todevelop world class research base and conduct crucial scientific projects.

　　Furthermore, funding for parks and public gardens provides an opportunity for people toengage in physical activities, which is considerably beneficial to health. Nowadays, due to thesedentary lifestyle and unhealthy eating diet, overweight and obesity are epidemicproblems across the world, and related conditions are on the rise. A primary focus of attentionis providing environment where people can be physically active. Parks offer such anopportunity. In addition, health studies have shown that people who do regular exercise get arange of benefits when they are in natural settings, like parks and public gardens. Thesebenefits include reduced risk of premature death; reduced risk of heart disease, hypertension, cancer; improved maintenance of muscle strength; weight loss and favorableredistribution of body fat; improved physical functioning. Therefore, when governmentsallocate fiscal spending on parks such as well-designed and well-maintained paths as well asattractive scenery, people can substantially improve their health and quality of life by doingmoderate amounts of physical activity in their daily lives.

　　Undeniably, if governments pay more attention to investment in art, people can enrichinner world as a diverse and productive cultural environment can provide the spirit andimportant intangible values. However, in times of crisis, people usually lay emphasis on basicneeds instead of spiritual needs. As a result, the importance of material comforts outweighsthat of nourishment for the mind and it does not mean that people’s quality of life will bedramatically affected if governments cut budget on art and provide less financial support onart institutions. In a sense, it will not directly influence people’s life at least in a short termbecause people rarely need to satisfy their aesthetic needs everyday. Therefore, compared withscientific research and park and public gardens, art is least associated with people’s daily lifeand it needs less concern.

　　From what has been discussed above, scientific studies serve the common interest of theentire human race and doing exercise in parks and public gardens constitutes anindispensable part of daily life. It is more applicable and reasonable to cut down spendingon art in the times of an economic crisis.