1月12日托福口语机经

考试科目

考试日期

难度

加试

托福口语

2014.1.12

Intermediate

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Task1

请你描述一个你与别人不同的学习习惯。

解析

该题的难度系数偏难，在平时的准备过程中相信很少同学遇到过该题，所以基础不够扎实的同学可能在拿到题后脑子就乱了。在独立任务口语中，要在十五秒准备时间内组织出四十五秒的语言，这就意味着我们平时要有大量的成熟的知识储备，这样我们才能在一拿到题之后就能快速的进行头脑风暴，想到两个主要点，而细节和例子都是我们平时在训练中努力积累和练习的。一般情况下我们回答步骤是先直截了当的阐明自己所选的观点，然后再表达出自己的观点，一般两个观点为宜，这样我们可以大概用20秒时间去用细节和例子来支撑每个观点。而对于结论，就是总分总的最后一部，在时间不允许的情况下是完全可以省略的。在扩展过程中，我们有一些有效的扩展方式，比如因果论证法，举例法，对比法，话题转化法等。除此之外，在每个回答步骤之间我们都应该加入连接词来使我们的表达顺畅。对于该题，其实不管大家有没有真正的与众不同的学习习惯，我们都可以进行话题转化，因为现实生活中，大家都是在白天学习居多，能够坚持早起晨读或者熬到深夜学习的人少之又少，我们这边以早起晨读这个好习惯为例进行展开。

Sample Answer

Well, I have a different study habit that I always read English at 6 o’clock in the morning.
Every time I get up at 5:30 am, the dormitory has always been very quiet; I can even hear the sound of a needle falling on the ground. As a saying goes: Early birds get the worm. At six, the study room is so peaceful that I can read English aloud. As a person who is very into English, I can make huge progress in pronunciation by reading them every morning and broaden my horizon.
Besides, I can breathe the fresh air and enjoy the beauty of the morning, especially the splendid sunrise. Since I have developed this habit for more than 3 years, I always feel energetic the whole day and I can greatly have my study efficiency improved.

答案解说

在范文中，我们描述了为什么这个学习习惯是与众不同的并给出了两个早起读英语的好处，在细节描述中我们使用了数字，谚语，因果论证法等来使我们的回答更具说服力。

Task2

购物喜欢去哪,是大商场还是小商店。

解析

该题已经是老题了，关键是重复的是2009年1月10号的考题。历次的机经预测中都出现了此题，难度一般，相信在大家在准备的过程中都应该有遇到。根据每个人的实际情况不同，有些人会选择大商场购物，也有人会选择小商店。那我们就分别从两个角度看看。因为口语第二题是二选一题，所以我们经常会采用对比和举例的说法对我们的答案进行扩展。首先大商场装修好，平时大家工作压力很大，去大商场逛逛是一种很有效的解压方式，而且现代化的大商场已经是一个综合体了，休闲娱乐购物，什么都可以在那里实现。其次大商场物品种类繁多齐全，款式新颖时尚，而且质量都是有保证的，不会出现像小商店在规定日期内退货有麻烦那种情况。说回在小商店购物，因为地方小，房租一般也会相对便宜，所以商品价格会相对便宜，这样对于经济尚未独立的年轻人很好，因为他们可以用省下来的钱去做其余有意义的事情，比如说买更多的书来读去扩展我们的视野。其次我们还可以从时间的角度出发。因为大家平时学习和工作都很忙，所以逛逛选择好的小商店可能会很快买到我们想买的东西从而省下时间去做其余的事情来充实自己。在范文中，我们会以在大商场购物为例进行讲解。

Sample Answer

Personally speaking, I prefer to shop over the big shopping malls.
The malls always have the newest style of products and all of them are quality-guaranteed. For people who want to be fashionable, to shop in big malls is a perfect choice. Unlike in small stores, if I am not satisfied with the goods you buy, you won’t have problem in changing them within certain days.
Moreover, Shopping in malls is a relaxing way for a number of people with their friends or relatives because nowadays, lots of people are under great pressure. For instance, I often go to Zhengda square located in the downtown of Shanghai with my girlfriend .It takes up the area of 241,000 square meters and it’s decorated both elegantly and magnificently. We may admire new style goods sparkling in front of eyes and feel the smooth items which even we are not interested in purchasing at all. Besides, it’s an integration of diverse shops, here, you can not only get the goods you want but also have great fun like enjoying a romantic movie or sitting down to take a cup of coffee.
       

答案解说

在答案中大家不难看出，在描述过程中我们给出了具体的数字和地点，具体去做什么，并采用了一些细节描写以及对比的手法，大家描述的时候也要尽量结合自己身边的实际加以细节阐述，这样才能够取得高分。

Task3

阅读

学校建议学生捐款建立艺术博物馆，因为别的学校都有，而且这样做可以提高学生的鉴赏力。

听力

不同意 有两个原因，一个是市区已经有艺术博物馆，另一个是学生已经捐过钱建立学生中心和读书馆

解析（Sample Note）

Reading:
Uni sug: stu donate  $  art museum∵1. Other uni have 2.↑stu ability to appreciate
Listening:
× ∵1.downtown has one  2.stu already donate  $ to stu cen & lib

Sample Answer

The university suggests students to donate money to build an art museum because other universities have one and students can improve their ability to appreciate arts.
The student disagrees with the proposal because the downtown has an art museum and it’s not necessary for university to build a new one. Besides, students have already contributed some money to build the student center and library, so the university should not propose the students to do so.

Task4

阅读

optimal forage一种动物为了捕捉食物时耗费更少能量和从食物中获得更多能量的行为

听力

.听力举例说明一种吃shellfish的鸟，为了打破shellfish的壳，这鸟会挑选较大的shellfish飞到5米的高空然后砸到石头上，之所以选大的是为了获得更多能量，而只飞到5米高空是因为如果飞低了壳没砸坏又要捡起来从新砸，但是如果飞高了就浪费能量了

解析（Sample Note）

该题重复的依然是2009年大陆1月10号的考题，如果大家有做过那就完美了。没做过也不用担心，平时的练习积累才是最重要的。
Reading:
Optimal forage:  animal ↓ene prey ,↑ ene food
Listening:
Bird ,shellfish, , big ,5 meter high, break, save energy

Sample Answer

Optimal forage is a behavior that when animals hunt for food , they will try to get enough energy from the food and waste less strength. The professor takes bird which mainly prey the shellfish as an example. They swoop down from the sky to catch the shellfish in the water. In order to crack the shell of the fish open, they will pick the largest one to obtain the most energy .Also, they will fly to 5 meters high in the air because the shell may not be broken under this height and if they swim higher, it may be a waste of energy.

答案解说

阅读中讲的是最佳觅食，听力中以鸟儿扔shellfish为例从两个方面进行讲解。

Task5

听力

问题是男的想回家，但是有一篇论文需要重写。有两种解决方案，一种是留在学校一周写论文，但会错过家庭聚会。另一个是回家写论文，但是他没有办法去图书馆。

解析（Sample Note）

Pro: M home, paper rewrite
S 1: stay uni 1 week
Con: × the family reunion
S2: go home to write
Con: ×go to the library

Sample Answer

The man wants to go home, however, he has a paper to rewrite.
He can either stay at the university for a week or go home to rewrite it.
If I were him, I would choose to stay at the university. Since the paper  needs to be rewritten, it must be of poor quality. If he goes home ,it’s true that he can attend the family reunion which is super meaningful. But without the library, there may be not a good learning atmosphere for him. What matters most is that only the library has the most up-to-date and authorized information about the paper, so he probably can’t finish the paper with high quality if he leaves the university. After all, study is the most important thing of all for a student.

答案解说

该题难度一般，考生很容易听出来。在说两种解决方案时建议大家用either…or…这个句型。冲突涉及到的是学习和家庭感情问题，也没有偏离大家平时的准备。范文中表述个人选择的时候我用的是虚拟语气，所以要保持前后动词一致，至于后面用到的是条件状语从句，所以我们应该注意主谓一致。

Task6

听力

文章讨论的是广告对于环境的两个负面影响。一个是浪费资源做没用的广告，比如关于厨房装修的广告对于教授来说是没有用的，因为他在租房，另一个是影响环境美观的广告。

解析（Sample Note）

2 inf ads env:
1: waste natural resource 2: dest the natural beauty.
Eg: pro himself. Ads about kitchen dectn , nonsense, rent, waste of trees
Ugly to put ads on board.

Sample Answer

The professor talks about the two negative influences that advertisements have on the environment. The first is to waste natural resources and the second is to destroy the beauty of the natural world. The professor takes
himself as an example. She received a booklet about the advertisement of kitchen decoration ,however, it was nonsense to her because she rent a house and people around her didn’t need this too. It’s a waste of natural resources especially trees. Besides, the outside ads totally destroy the natural beauty. No matter how beautiful the scenery is ,it is ugly to put a big advertisement board.

答案解说

该题难度也一般，涉及到环境和广告问题，相信大家还是比较敏感的。