新托福TPO口语参考答案——TPO1
1.Talk ab ou t abookyouhave readthat w as im po rt an tt o you for s om e reason.E xp lai n why the book was i mp ortan t to you. G iv e s pe ci fi c d etai ls and ex am ple s toexplain your an sw er
Recently,I read a book named Keep the aspidistra flying written by George Orwell.The book influences me a lotbecause the story has something that touches my heart.Thestory talksabouta man who wants to be a poetand who abandons many well-paying jobs topursue his dreamofbeing a poet.I have a similarexperience ofquitting a very good job in orderto bea writer. Also,the man in the story is lack ofmoney because he works as abookstore assistantand thus has a very low salary.He lives in a shabby apartmentand sometimeshave no money to buy food.Again,I?ve got similarex perience.I once lived in a cramped apartmentalone andhad no money.The book is importantto me because ittouches me andgives me encouragementto persist.
2.Some people believe that television has had a positiveinfluence on society. Others believe ithas had a negative influence on society.Which do you agree with and why? Use details and examples to explain youropinion.
Ithinktelevisionhasapositiveinfluenceons ociety.It?sagoodso urceofnews. ThemembersinthesocietycangetnewseasilyfromNewsChannelsandthus keep themselves informed ofwhat?s happ ening around.Like,mygrandfather watches News on TV everyday justtokeep up with the latestevents.Beside televisioncanbeakindofentertainment.Peoplecanwatchdifferentshowson TV such as funny talkshows andsoap operas.I have many friends who like watching Late show with David Letterman and some otherfriendslikewatching TV series such as Lost and Friends.They all consider TV as a good way ofrelaxing themselves and ofkilling time.So,withthe news and same TV programs, people in asociety share a lotof things that they can talk aboutin any event. Therefore, society actually benefits fromTV.
3.Explainwhy the woman disagrees with the reasons expressed in the letter.
The writer of the letter opposes the universit y?s plan to acquire a new sculpture because the university?s financi al condition is poor and the sculpture is so large that it?ll take up all the green space in front of the campus center. The woman in the conversation thinks the two reasons are totally unconvincing. The woma n says it?s an anony mous donor who pays the bill of the sculpture not the university so t here is no need to worry about the university?s financi al condition. As for the point about the space, the woman thinks Paul, the writer of the letter, always plays soccer with his friends on the lawn where the sculpture will be. She thinks Paul just doesn?t want to move to another place. For him, it?s convenience versus sculpture.
4.Explaingroupthinkand its effects using example ofthe computercompany.
Groupthink is a process in which individual members of a group conform their ideas to the group consensus even if the result may not be well. The professor in the lecture uses his personal experience in a computer company to illustrate this process. Once he and his co-worker suggested to give their computer a design make-over to look cooler in order to attract new customers. At first, the majority supported their suggestion. But there were a few senior managers who did n?t support. Then some supporters changed their mind, so did the professor?s co-worker. The co-worker changed his mind because he didn?t want to make a bad impression on senior managers. He thought disagreeing with them might harm his future promotion. Then after a long discussion and with more and more people sided with senior managers, the professor himself though was the only one who?s delaying the decision. Then, he voted against himself.So they all agreed not to have this design make-over. At last, the company lost profit because its competitors came up with good-looking computers and win more customers.
5.The speakers discuss two possible soluti ons to thewoman?s p roblem. Briefly summarize theproblem.Then state which shouldsolution you recommend and explain why.
The woman was supposed to drive a bunch ofelementary students tothe zoo tomorrow butshe didn?trent a van in time and the kids will be disappointed if the trip gets cancelled.The mansuggests herto borrow a carfromone ofher friends.Butshe has toborrow two cars to hold al l the kids and it?s hard to find anotherdriver.Then the man suggests her to takethe public
transportation.Heisprettysurethat thereisabuslinepastthezoo. But thewomanthinksit?s hard to control the kids on the bus.Well personally,Iwould recommend the woman to take the bus line.Even ifthe kids are handful,they arestill controllable.But there is no guarantee thatshe can borrow two cars and find anotherdriverat the same time.
https://www.doczj.com/doc/4a15891335.html,ing the researchdescribedby the professor,explain whatscientists have learned aboutthe mathematical abilities ofbabies.
In the lecture the profe ssordescribes how scientists learn aboutbaby?s mathematical
abilities.Researchers did an exp erimenttotestbaby?s abi lity to add thatbaby knows one plus one equals two.They firstputadoll in frontofa baby and lowered thescreen tohide the do ll.So the baby knows it?s there. Then they clearly putanotherdoll behind the screen so there should be two
dolls.Butresearcherssecretlytookoneawayandwhentheyliftthescreenup, the baby was surprised because itexpected to see twodolls butthere
wasonlyone.Weknowwhenababyissurprised,itstaresatthethingthatmakesit feel surprised.The researchers recorded the bab y?s eye-movement with a camera and found thatthe babystared.So the baby has the ability to add. It knows onedoll plus one doll equals two dolls.
新托福TPO口语参考答案——TPO2
1.Choose a place yougo to often thatis importanttoyou and explain why it is important. Please include specific details in yourexplanation.
Ioften go to the basketball courtnearmy apartment. It?s very importantto me because Iplay basketball there everyday and basketball is my favorite sport. Eversince Iwas a little boy,I have been playing in thatcourt with my friends. When in juniorhigh,I practiced shooting and dribbling in thatcourt nearlyeveryday till late atnight.Besides,the courtis the reminderofan awful lotof my valuable memories.I still can rememberthathow Istarted outshooting badly and then afterseveral wee ks? practice,I could shootwell and dribbled well.Icanalso remembermanyfriends with whomIplayed basketball and form teams.Without thatcourt, I couldn?tpossibly make so many fr i ends.So it?s very importanttome.
2.Some college students choose to take courses in a variety ofsubjectareas in ordertogeta broad education.Otherschoose to focus on a single subject area in orderto havea deeperunderstanding ofthatarea.Whichapproach to course selection do you think is better forstudents and why?
Well,Ithink taking a wide variety ofcourses is better forstudents.Because, firstof all,Ithink undergraduate study is meantfor broadness.Students had betterbroaden theirhorizon andpreventthemselves frombeingnarrow-minded.Second ofall,I think before s tudents find their“true love”,I mean,thesub jectthey really wantto go deep into,they should probably extend theirstudyfieldand tastedifferentsubjects in va rious areas so as to identify the “true love”.Take myselfas an example,mymajoris software engineering in the college,butI took variouscourses outside mymajor field. Then Ifound outthat I was more interested in literaturethan in computerand software.So literatureis my “truelove”.
Ithink itdepends on the students themselves.Ifa studentdoesn?tknow his or herinterest.I t?s betterforthem totake a variety ofcourses so as to taste various kinds ofsubjects tofind theirinterest.Takemyselfas an example,my majorissoftwareengineeringinthecollege, but Itookvariouscoursesoutside my major field.Then Ifound outthatIwas more interested in literature than in computerand software.So literature is my interest. Ifastudentalready know whathe likes and whathe needs to learn.Then taking many differentclasses will be a little bitwaste oftime. I t?sbetterf or this studentto concentrate on his orherinter est.For instance,I don?tthink BillGates ne ed to take courses otherthan computerscience when inHarvard,coz he knewwhathe liked and what he wanted.He alreadyknew his interest.
3.The man expresses his opinion of the university?s pl an to eliminate the bus service.State his opinion and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.
The university has decided to stop its free bus service because not very many students ride the bus and plans to use the money saved to expand the overcrowded parking lots. But the man in the conversation doesn?t like the plan. As for the point about few students riding the bus, the man says
it?s because the bus routes are out of date. The bus only goes through the places that are too expensive for students to live. If the buses change route and the man thinks there will be plenty of students taking those buses.The man also disagrees with the uni versity?s plan to e xpand the parking lots. He thinks the plan will encourage more students to drive, which will add noise and create more
traffic.Then they?ll n eed more parking space. He thinks the university should make it easier for students to take the public buses not the other way around.
4.Explainhow the examples of tying shoes and learning to type demonstrate the principle ofaudience effects.
The principle of audience effects is that individua ls? performance is affected by the knowledge that others are watching them. The professor uses examples of tying shoes and learning to type to
In the example of tying shoes, one group of college students was told that they were being observed, the other didn?t know they were being observed. The students who knew they were being watched tied their shoes much faster than the other group. And in the example of learning to type, when we are conscious of being observed, we will increase typing speed. We type faster than we do alone. Also, other behavioral pattern will increase, like making mistakes. So when we type faster when we know we are being observed, we also make more mistakes.
5.The speakers discuss two possible soluti ons to thewoman?s p roblem. Describe theproblemand the two solutions.Then explain whatyou think the woman should doandwhy.
Theprofessorasksthewomantoattendafieldtrip,butthewomanhasalready promised anotherprofessorto help setup amuseumexhibition
nextweek.Andthisistheproblem.Theprofessorofferstwopossiblesolutions.Thefirstis thatshecantalktotheotherprofessortoseeifthereissomeoneelsewhocan replace thewoman tohelp setup the museumexhibition.The second is that the woman finishes setting up the museumbefore theysetout the field trip. Actually,Ithink the woman should choose the second solution,because she has already agreed to help the otherprofessorand theotherprofessoris counting on her.I t?s possible thatthere is noone else who can take herplace. So she?d better finish the taskfirstbefore she goes to the field trip.
https://www.doczj.com/doc/4a15891335.html,ing points and examples fromthetalk, explain the two definitions of moneypresented by the professor.
Theprofessortalks abouttwo definitions ofmoney,a broad one anda narrow one.By the broad definition,money is everything with which we can make purchases.Forexample,coins and bills canbe money, because we can use themtobuygoodssuchasvegetablesandpayforservicessuchastaxi.Butin a bartersystem,vegetables can be money, because farmers cangive drivers vegetablesin exchange fora drive.By the narrow definition,in a society,the legal tenderis money. Forinstance,in the US,drivers and farmersmust acceptdollars as payment.People can use dollars to pay for taxiand buy vegetablesbecause dollaris the legal tenderin the US. So,dollar in the form ofcoin and bill is money.
新托福TPO口语参考答案——TPO3
1.Whatcharacteristics do you think make someone a good parent? Explain why these characteristics are importanttoyou.
I think a good parentshould be patient.Because children are always confused with the things aroundthem, theyask questions every now and then.A good parentshouldbepatientenoughtogivethemanswers.Wheniwasveryyoung, Ialways asked questions like “Why can airpl a nes fly?”,“Why can?twe fly?”and “Why the e arth is a globe?”. Myparents answered these questions patiently and iftheycouldn't,they would buy books thathave the answers to my questions. Ialso think a good parentshould be open-minded.In otherwords, they shouldrespecttheirchildren's decisionswhen theirkids are growing up. Myparentsalwaysshowtheir respect tomydecisions. Mymajor inthecollege
issoftwareengineering,butIdecidedtobeanEnglishteacheraftergraduation. My parentsrespectedmy decision and allowme topursue my own interest. Thanks to my parents,I ampatientand I respectother people.
2.Some students preferto workon class assignments by themselves.Others believe itis better to work in a group.Which do you prefer? Explainwhy.
Iprefertoworkonassignmentsindividually.Therearetworeasons.Thefirstis thatIliketobeinaquietplacewhilestudying.IfIstudyinagroup,Iwillalways be interrupted by group memberswho talk aboutirrelevantthings. Then it?s possi b le thatI can?teven finish the assignm ents. Once,I attended a group discussion.Many people were noteven discussing.They were justtalking aboutNBAgames.When itended,I gotnothing fromit. The secon d reason isthatI?d like to think independently.Studying individually gives me enough time
todevelopmyownideas.Whenstudyinginagroup,Iwillalwaysb edistracted by other?s opi nions and thoughts.So sometimes manyassignments are not done by myselfbutby othergroup members.Like last week,Iworked in a group to solve math problems.It turned outthatmany problems were solved by others notby myself. I feltveryunhappy aboutit.
Personally,Ilike working in groups better. There are tworeasons toname. Firstis that there is diversity in groups.Group membersall have theirdifferent perspectives so somemembers can help https://www.doczj.com/doc/4a15891335.html,stweek,I attended a math group and therewas one math proble mI couldn?twork out. Butthere was one memberwho knew how to solve thatproblemand he workedouttheprobleminacompletelydifferentway.ThenIlearnedfromhim. The second reason is that Icanpractice mycommunicative skills.In group
discussion s,Ishouldbeabletounderstandothers?ideasandat thesametime toconveymineclearlyinordertomakethecommunicationgowell.Ilearnhow to express myselfproperly
and to be a good-listener.
3.The woman expresses heropinion ofthe change thathas been announced. State heropinion andexplain herreasons forholding thatopinion.
Dining services will notserve hot breakfastfood anymore.They only serve cold breakfastfood.The woman in the conversation thinks the change is ridiculous.Firstofall, she thinks whethersomething is hotorcolddoesn?t necessarilymean itishealthy.S he says that in a really cold morning,a nice warm omelet is obviously betterthan a bowel ofcold cereal.Secondly,she thinks the change will not help save money. Because if the students can?t get what they want from dining hall, they will go off-campus.Then they have to pay off-campusprice,which is more expensive.So this change will nothelp save money but actually end up costing more.
https://www.doczj.com/doc/4a15891335.html,ing the example discussedby the professor,explain whatcognitive dissonanceis and howpeople often deal with it.
CognitiveDissonance is a kind ofmental discomfortpeople feelwhen they experiencecontradictions between theiractions and theirbeliefs.The professoruses his own experience to illustrate this phenomenon.When he was in highschool,hewas addict ed to video games. He didn?tdo well in study and even failed in chemistry. He knew he should study well in ordertofind good jobs and have agood career.Buthejustcouldn?tgive up vi deo games. And this was his conflict.His solution was to change hisperspective. Chemistry was the only class he did badly.He was pretty surethathe wanted tobeasociologistandbeingasociologistdoe sn?tneed tobewellinchemistry. So he reinterpreted his understanding ofdoing well inschool.Initially,he thoughthe should dowell in all subjects to be successful in school.But then, he thought he should only do well in the subjects that are directly related to his future career.So he changed hisbeliefto eliminate theconflict.
5.The speakers discuss two possible soluti ons to thewoman?s p roblem. Briefly summarize theproblem.Then state which ofthesolutions you recommend and explain why.
Thewoman won an award and isinvited to attend the award ceremony.But herbiologyexamis scheduled atthe same time.So she is struggling about whatto do. There aretwo possible solutions.The first one is thatshe could writea5-pagepaperinsteadoftakingtheexam.Butshethinkswritingapaper will take more time than preparing forand taking an exa m.She?s gotmany otherthings to do. The second solution is thatshe could ask someone else to receivetheawardonher behalf.But her parentswere reallylookingforwardto seeingheronthestage.Still,she?sstruggling.Well,Iwouldrecommendher to choosethefirstsolution.Sinceshedoesn?twanttodis appointherparents,shehas to try harderto win the time to attend th e ceremony even though it?ll take hermoretime to writethe paper. It's the trade-off.
https://www.doczj.com/doc/4a15891335.html,ing the examplesfrom thetalk,explainhow persuasive strategies are used in advertising.
The professortalks abouttwo kindsofpersuasive strategies in advertising. The firststrategy is repetition.When a slogan is repeated enoughtimes,we tend to believe whatthe slogan says.The example is a carcommercial.A guy is driving around and keeps stopping to pick up different
peopl e,each time a narrativesays“Plentyofroomforfriends”,“Plentyofroomforfamily”andsoon. Ifwe hear the slogan so many tim es,we tend to believe the caris spacious even ifit?s not.The second strategy is using celebrities.We believecelebrities are trustworthy.For example,in a carcommercial,Ifa famous race-cardriver isshowninacarandsays“Ilikemycarfas t.”,peoplewi llbelievethecarisfast even
ifit?s actually nota very fast car
新托福TPO口语参考答案——TPO4
1.Whatdoyou miss mostaboutyourhomewhen you are away? Use specific details in yourexplanation.
Imissfood mostwhen Iamaway frommyhome,particularly the noodles cooked by my father. When Iwas in high school,my fatheralways cooked noodles forme at night.Everyday after evening self-study classes,I came home and had the noodles.The noodles were delicious,coz you know,after long-time study,it?s easy to betired and hu ngry.So thefirst thing I did when Igothome atthat timewas to eat noodles.Sometimes, my fatherwould add beefto thenoodles and beefis kind ofmyfavorite meat.The mostimportant ingredientofthe noodles is the specially-made sauce.Sadly,Idon?tknow h ow exactly my fathermakes the sauce.ButwheneverIgoback home,I need to have the noodles cooked by my father.
2.Many universities now offeracademic courses overthe Internet.However, some people still preferlearning in traditional classrooms.Which do you think is better? Explain why.
Ithink learning in traditional classrooms is better. The reason whyIthink so is thattherearemoreinteractionsintraditionalclassroomsthaninonlinecourses. Studentscanhavediscussionsandtheyseeeachotherfacetof ace.It?shighly probable t hatsome ofthemwill become friends.While in the onlin e courses, studentsdon?t knoweachother, theymissachanceofmakingfriends. Also, in a traditiona l classroom,ifastudentdoesn?tunderstanda concept oran idea,heor she canraisehandtoask theteacher directly. Whileinanonlinecourse, there is nochance for students toraise hands ortothrow outquestions immediately.Students in traditional classrooms notonly learn the academic knowledgebutalso learn basic interpersonalinteractions.Iprefer to take academic courses on the Internet.Since the courses are offered onli ne,Idon?t have to livenearcampus.All Ineed is a computerand a well-connected Internet. Ican study athome and anywhere conve nient. Besides,Idon?thav e to worry aboutmy housing,nordo Ineed todrive back and forth. So itsaves me moneyand time. Also,it?s e asierto record onlinecourses so Ican review the part I don?tund erstand. With the recorded courses,Ican have a good review before final examination.
3.The computerdepartmentis considering a schedulingchange.Explain the man's opinion ofthe change andthe reasons he gives forholding thatopinion.
The ComputerDepartmentproposes to addevening computerclasses because daytime computerclasses have become overcr owded.Butthe man in the conversation thinks it?s a bad proposal.The mansays thatmostof the students have already gottheir own plans in the evenings.They have jobs, family,clubs and socia l events so they won?thave time to attend the evening classes.The man also says that it?s actuallygoing to costmoretoopen eveni ng classes than to simply buy more computers,since to open new classes need to hire new teachers.However,computeris notexpensive now. Plus,the computerclassroomsare big enough to holdmore computers.Sohe thinks buying more computers isa betterway to solve the problem.
4.Explainhow the examples fromthe professor's lecture illustrate the relationshipbetween verbal and nonverbal communication.
The professoruses his two experiences to illustrate therelationshipbetween verbal andnonverbalcommunication.In his firstexperie nce,his uncle visited him.Since he hadn?tseen his uncle foralong time, when he saw his uncle,he said“Whata surprise！”and because he was so happy that he jumped like a little boy and had a huge smile onhis face.His uncle feltgood becauseofhis words and actions.Si nce the professor?s ve rbal message agrees with his nonverbal signals,theverbalmessage is enhanced.Inhis second experience,when he was showinghis daughterhow to use ahammer,he
sm ashed his thumb.Hesaid to his daughter“Don?tworry,honey.I t?s nothing.”butat the same timehe was shaking his hand and his face was contorted.His daughter keptaskinghimifhe was okay.Because the professor?s verbal m essage doesn?tag ree with his nonverbalmessage,the communication is totally different.
5.The speakers discuss two possible solutions to theman's problem.Briefly summarize the problem.Then state which solution yourecommend and explain why.
The mandidn?ttake h is class schedule with him and it?s his firstd ay in the college,so he
couldn?tfind his cl assroom.The woman offerstwo possible solutions. The firstsolution is that he can go to use the computerinthe computercenterto check the schedule.But i t?ll take sometime togo there and he doesn?twantto be late forhis firstclass.The second solution is thathe can justgoto big classrooms in the building to check whichone is theclass he is going to take.Buthe t hinks it?ll be embarrassing ifhe goes into a classroom
andasksifheisintherightroom.Iwouldrecommendhetogotothecompute r center,since he didn?ttake his class schedul e,it?s necessary to c heck all classes for the whole d ay.Maybehe?ll be lateforhisfirst class,but atleasthe won?tfeel embarrassed for the restof the day.
https://www.doczj.com/doc/4a15891335.html,ingpointsandexamplesfromthelecture,explaintheimportanceofvisual elements inpainting.
Inthe lecture,the professorsaysin orderfor arttoexpress meaningor emotion,artists need to combine various visual elements such ascolorand texture.Differentcolors can evoke different moods.Red is a strong colorso it evokes strong emotions such as extreme joy, excitementand anger,whereas blue is a cool colorso itevokes calming effect.As fortexture,a rough texture can evoke strong emotions and strength,while a smoothtexture is more calming and less emotional.Artists need to combine these elements to express meaning orconvey message.Forexample,ifa painting uses strongcolors such as red and orange and uses brush strokes to give a rough texture, itwill convey a wilderand more chaotic emotion in a viewerthan apainting with softcolors and smooth texture.
新托福TPO口语参考答案——TPO5
1.Talk about a place you enjoyed going or visiting whenyouwerea child. Describe the place. Explain whyyou enjoyed it.
When I wasa child,I enjoyed going to an InternetBar.Itisstillop en now.It's only5-
minu te's walkawayfrom myhome and sits beside the street. The internet bar is not very
b ig.It only has tworoomsandeach is fu ll of computers.In summer vacations,My friends and Iusually went there earlyin the morning playing manycomputer gamessuch as Ageof Empire, Star WarandCounter Strike.Theownerof the bar is avery kind person. Heopenedthe door very earlyin the morning justforus.My friends an d I
occupied aroom,s it side by side and yelledto each other whenwe w ere playing games. It wasa
lot of fun.
2.Doyou agree or disagree with the followingstatement?Why or whyno t? Use details and examples toexplain your answer.Itis more importan t tostudy math or science than it istostudyart or literature.
Istronglydisagree with the statementthatstudying mathor science i s
more important than studyingart or literature.Of course,math and science are very
imp ortant.But itis me aningless to say tha t they ar e more important than
a rt or literature.We admire Newton forhisscientific achievements such as
Newto n's first law.We equally admire Leonardo fo r hisart accomplishments such as
Mona Lisa.These two people are not comparablebecause they are
in two differentfields.Sosome people ma y
likestudyingscience.Some may likestudying literature.They all make contributionsto the human civilizations.Somathor science and arto r literature,they are equallyimportant.
3.Theman expresseshisopinion about the university'splan.Statehis opinion and explain the reasons he givesforholdingthat opinion.
The man thinks it's a greatideatolet the culinarystudentsto cook meals in the Campus Dining Club. His first reasonisthat it's good forstudents in the culinary program.His cousinisin the programandsays preparin g meals for a large numberof peopleis very different from just cooking in the classes.Because cooking inclasses,youcan justtaketime,bu t cooking
for many peop le,youhavea lot of pressure andmight make mistakes. So it's avery
agood practicefor them. His second reasonisthat e ven with the extracost,the meals
provided by thesestudents are still much cheaper than that of the fancy restaurantsin the town. Butthe food will be equally good. He thinks it'll be worth it.
https://www.doczj.com/doc/4a15891335.html,ingthe professor's examples,explain the advertisi ng techniqueo f target
marketing.
Targetmarketing is a strategy of advertisingtosmaller,specific
customers.The professor uses a cell-phonecompanyas an example.If t he companywants
to sel l phones t o young people,it?ll choose to put a T V commercial in the programs that young peoplelike to watch and inthe commercial,the phone is shown to be coo l andhas
a brightcolor.Also, in the commercial,kids are having agoodtime with theirfriends.Ifthe companywants to appealto businessmen,it?ll put a different TV commercial
in a businessprogram.Besides,the commercial will showho w the cell-phonecan handle all businessefficiently and can save money. So it?s basically the same cell-phone,but the companymakestwo different commercials toattract two specific groups of people.
5.Briefly summarizethe woman?sproblem.Then state which solution you would recommend. Explain the reasonsfor your recommendation.
The woman sprained her wrest but she is supposed to play the violinin her string-
quarte t concert next week. Now she isupset.In the conversation,they talk about
two possiblesolutions.The first one i s that shecan just wait andplay t he violin i nthe
conce rt next week becaus e her doctor says that she will be better whenthe concert begins.But s he will beout of practice and probably perform badly.Thesecond solutio n isthat she can ask
Jim totake her place.Jim is avery good violinist. But he is not very reliable,because he
is always latefor r ehearsals. I recommendher to choose the second solution.Since she isdefinitely going to beout of p ractice,it?s betterto ask Jimtotake her place.And since she knows Jim?s problem,she can urge Jim to showupon ti m e forall the rehearsals.It?s just only a week.
https://www.doczj.com/doc/4a15891335.html,ing points and examples from the talk, explain the two typesof motivation.
In the lecture,the professortalks about two types of motivation:
extrinsic motivation and intrinsic motivation.Extrinsic motivation is
external.A person with extrinsic motivationperforms a behaviorin orde r to get
an externalreward.For example,a child whodoes somehousework doesn?t really enjoy
doing housework.She just wantstoobtain somemoney. If her parentsstopgiving her money,she might st opdoing t he housework. However, people with intrinsic motivation do something out of pure pleasure.Theydo som ething because they enjoy doing it orthey get a sense of accomplishment from it.For example,the professor goes to the gym several times week. She is not going therefor Marathon trainin g or
anything.Shegoes t here because after s ome exercise she feels good ab out herself.
新托福TPO口语参考答案——TPO6
1.Talk abouta photograph orpainting you have seen thatwas memorable. Explain whatyou likedordisliked aboutit.
Ican?tfor getthe photograph hung on the wall ofmy grandparents? apartmen t. It?s ourbigfamily photo.Itwas taken in one Spring Festival when all relatives
gatheredto gether.It?sveryhard touniteallthefamilymemberssincemyaunts https://www.doczj.com/doc/4a15891335.html,ually,someunclesorauntswouldn?tcome back home to spend spring festival.Butat thattime, they all came back.Inthe photo Ican see myself standing atthethird row with my parents beside me and all my aunts,uncles and cousins standing in rows.In thefront row sitmy grandparents. Theywereveryhappy. Weallgot our hugesmilesonourfaces. Itwas an unforgettable moment and the photograph captured it.
2.Some people haveone careerthroughouttheirlives.Otherpeople do differentkinds ofwork atdifferent points in theirlives.Which do youthink is better? Explain why.
Ithink having differentkinds ofwork atdifferentpoints in lives is better. Life hasdifferentstagesandineachstagepeoplemightwanttododifferentthings. Forexample,I have a friend who became a programmerwhen he just graduated fromthe college.Afterthree-yearsprogramming,he got bored with itand wanted to be adesigner.Then he changed his job to design the appearance ofcomputers.After four-year?s desig ning career,he suddenly
wantedtobeawriter.Sinceheneverstoppedreadingandhelovednovels,he was good atwriting
stories.Guesswhat? Now,he is a freelancerand has published several articles.He believes he has experienced enoughand wants to write something out.Life is along,long journey in which we goto many differentplaces and ineach placewe do differentthings.
Ithink having only one careerthroughoutlife is better.Everyone can make accomplishments ifheorshe focuses on one thing for a long time.I t?s the cumulativeknowledgethathelpsapersonbecomeexcellentinaspecificarea. Ifpeople always change jobs or careers,th ey can?taccumulate their know l edge.In other words,theycan?tbe experts ors pecialists.Some ofthe m may even be lostin society and don?tknowwhatthey are good at. Ihave a friend who always changed his jobs.He neverworked in a company forlonger than a year.He was asalesman,a teacherand an assistant.He s till doesn?t whatto donow and isconsi deringto change his job.
3.The woman expresses heropinion aboutthe proposal thatherfriend Tim made in hisletter to the newspaper.Stateheropinionabouthis proposal and explain the reasons she gives for heropinion.
Timproposes to shorten the seminarto twohours because mostst udents can?tconc entrate for three hours straightand students stop learningat the third hour. The woman in the conversation totally disagrees with the proposal. She says Timis nota typical student.He sta ys up late every nightand that?s why he can?tconcentrate in the seminar.Butmosts tudents aren?t like him. They all c ome to seminars with good rests and preparation.Also,Timalways sleeps in the classes.He doesn?tknow that the third hourofa seminaris the mostimpor tantpart because that?s when stud ents begin discussions and start to exchange ideas.Sothe lasthouris the mostworthwhile partof a seminar and should n?tbe canceled.
https://www.doczj.com/doc/4a15891335.html,ing the example ofthe car advertisement,explain whatis meantby implicitmemory.
Explicitmemories areconscious recollections whereas implicitmemories are
notconscious.Butimplicitmemories still have effectson us.The professorin the lectureuses an example ofbillboard to explain implicitmemory.There are many billboards alongthe highway and whendrivers drive through,they see those billbo ards.Theydon?trememberall the bil lboardsbutthe billboards affectthem.Supposethereisacaradvertisementwithitsnamepantherabove its picture. A lotofdrivers passed itby. Later,when asked whetherthey
rememberseeinganycaradvertisements,thedriverswillsaynobecausethey honestly do n?tremem ber.They don?thave conscious memory of thepanther bi llboard. Butifasked to name an animal starting with a letter “P”, d rivers wil l say “panther”.Sothecarbillb oard had effecton them.
5.The professorproposes two solutions to the problemthe woman describes. Brieflysummarizetheproblem.Thenstatewhichsolutionyourecommendand explain why.
The woma n?s studyi ng group has gota problem.The members all become friends andthey all joke around instead ofstudying.The professor proposes two possible solutions.The first solution is tochange the time theymeet. Currently,they meeton Friday afternoons,butstudentsare exhausted at that time and they all wantto relaxand unwind atthe end of a week.Butthe womansayseveryonehasalreadygottheirownschedule,iftheychangetime, they may lose members.The second solution is to finda leader.The leader can settheagenda,email itto everyone else before the meeting and then make sureeveryone isfocused on the topicwhen they meet.Theprofessor says the woman is suitable to be the leader.Butitsounds like much work tothe woman.I would recommend the woman to takethe second sol ution.If she?s worrying aboutthe work,she can justbe a temporal leaderand laterlet othermembers to do the work.
https://www.doczj.com/doc/4a15891335.html,ing points and examples fromthetalk, explain the difference between active and passive attention.
Activeattention is thatwe intentionally pay attention to s omething,so it?s voluntary.Since itrequires effort s,itwon?tlastvery long.Passive attention is invo luntary and lasts longerthan active attention.Inthe lecture,theprofessor usesabiologyclassasanexample.SupposeIamtheteacheroftheclassand the topic is aboutfrog. If Iwalk into the classroomand st and on the podium saying “Frog is kind ofanimal…”, the students will force themselves to pay attention tomywordsbutthis active attention won?tlastlong.Thestudents wi ll be distracted soonerorlater.However,ifI take a live frog with me and show it to the students while talking aboutit, the students will be interested and will involuntarily pay attention to my class.So by taking something unexpected,I make the class engaging and tap
into(utilize,take advantage of) the students? passive attention.
新托福TPO口语参考答案——TPO7
1.Iffriends from anothercountrywere goingto spend time in your country, whatcity or place would you suggestthey visit? Using details and examples, explain why.
Iwould suggestthemto visitChongqing.Ilived there for five yearsso Iam
familiarwithit.Firstly,Chongqinghasauniquescenery.I t?samo untainouscity. Becauseofthisspecialterrain,thebuildingsandPedestrianMallsarebuiltina differentway from othercities.Forexample,thefourthfloorofone buildingmaybethegroundlevelof another one. Secondly, Chongqinghasmanykinds ofdeliciousfood.Hot potis like world-famous.Everyone in Chinaknows it originatefrom Chongqing. Besides, therearesome other famous foodsuchas KungPaoChicken and double-cooked porkslices.Anyway,ifone goes to Chongqing, one will feel that every meal is a feast.
2.State whetheryou agree ordisagree with the following statement.Then explain yourreasons, using specific details in yourexplanation.
Learning through online courses is more effective than learning in the traditional classroomsetting.Ithink learning in traditional classrooms is better. The reason whyIthink so is thattherearemoreinteractionsintraditionalclassroomsthaninonlinecourses. Studentscanhavediscussionsandtheyseeeachotherfacetof ace.It?shighly probable t hatsome ofthemwill become friends.While in the onlin e courses, studentsdon?t knoweachother, theymissachanceofmakingfriends. Also, in a traditiona l classroom,ifastudentdoesn?tunderstanda concept oran idea,heor she canraisehandtoask theteacher directly. Whileinanonlinecourse, there is nochance for students toraise hands ortothrow outquestions immediately.Students in traditional classrooms notonly learn the academic knowledgebutalso learn basic interpersonalinteractions.
Iprefer to take academic courses on the Internet.Since the courses are offered onli ne,Idon?t have to livenearcampus.All Ineed is a computerand a well-connected Internet. Ican study athome and anywhere conve nient. Besides,Idon?thave to worry a boutmy housing,nordo Ineed todrive back and forth. So itsaves me moneyand time. Also,it?s e asierto record online coursessoIcanreviewthepartIdon?tund erstand. Withtherecordedcourses, Ican havea good review before final examination.
3.Thewomanexpressesher opinionof theuniversity'splan. Stateher opinion and explainthe reasons she gives forholdingthatopinion.
The university isplanning to discontinue thesculpture course because students lack interestin itand the department?s only professoris ret iring.The woman in the conversation thinksthe university has gotitall wrong.The low enrollmentin the sculpture courseis notdueto students? lack ofinterestbut to students? l ack of time. Sculpture course is optional.The required courses such as paintingand drawing take much ofthe s tudents? time.Besides,the woman thinks the university can hire a part-timeteacherto teach sculpture course. There are many professors who have secondary fields.Forinstance,many painting teachers arealso good sculptors.The woman is sure thatthese professorscan teach the sculpture course.
https://www.doczj.com/doc/4a15891335.html,ing the example from the lecture,explain whatbehaviormodification is and how itworks.
Behaviormodificationisaphenomenonthatindividualschangetheirbehaviors basedonwhattheyhavelearnedabouttheconsequencesofcertainbehaviors. The professoruses an example to illustrate the phenomenon.In the example, atthe beginning,the kids atschool don?tknow the rules ofclass. They may interruptthe teacher, walk around the classroom.The teachergets angry with them,sothe kids getpublished.They have to sitin theclassroomwhen everyone else is playing outside.They don?tlike this c onsequence.Theyknow
thesebehaviorsgetthemintrouble.Sotheystarttoraisehand,sitquietly,andpay attention to the teacher.They getreward from doing so.The teachermay say thatshe is proud ofthemand maybe puthappy face stickerson their homework.Now thattheirbehaviors getgood reactions from teacher,the kids learn to always actlike this.
5.The speakers discuss two possible soluti ons to thewoman…s
problem.Brieflysummarizetheproblem.Thenstatewhichsolutionyourecommendand explain why.
The woma n?s computeris broken anditwon?tbe back until the end ofne x t week.Butit?s now the end ofsemester,all herpapers are due nextweek.The man gives hertwo possible solutions.The firstsolution is to go to computer club wherethere are lots of machines.Butth e woman thinks it?s s o crowded and noisy thatshe can?tconcentrate.The second solution is to call the repair shop to ask ifthey canfixthe computerquickly and give itback toherat the beginningofnextweek.Then the woman will have enough time tofinish her paper.But the repairshop is closed today and tomorro w.It?ll be afew days before thewoman cantalk tothem. Iwould recommend herto choose the first solution.Since time islimited andit?s notsure whetherhercomput ercan be fixed in time,using the computer centeris the only choice.Even though the computercenteris cro wded andnoisy,it?s always pos sible to concentrate on work.
6. Using points and examples fromthe lecture,explain the twomajor factors ofproduct quality and how theirrole in consumerdecision making has changed.
Whena purchaseris considering twoidentically pricedproducts,they make decisions according to the quality.There aretwo major factors ofproduct quality:reliability and features.Aproductis reliable when itworks the way we expect.Forex ample,ifacardoesn?tworkth ewayitshouldandit needsrepair all the time,itis not reliable.So reliability means the absence ofdefects and
problems.However,ourconcernwith reliability is differentnow,manufacture standards are so highthatproducts are all very reliable.So reliability is nota deciding factoranymore.Instead,features are becoming more importantin making decisions.Features are extras and thi ngs aren?tnecessary.Features make a productcool and easierto use.For example,ina car, features are electric
windows,airconditioningand stereos.Since reliability ofdifferent products are almostequal,people care more aboutthe features.
新托福口语考试Task 1模版 Personally, I would have to say that, um, the person that I admire most / a valuable possession I want to talk about / the place I would most like to go is ______________. And there are a couple of reasons to name. The most important thing is that, you know, ____________________.What’s more, ____________________. So that’s why ____________________. 新托福口语考试Task 2模版 Well, in my opinion, I would definitely agree with the point that, um, ____________________.The first reason that I wanna say is that____________________. More importantly, ____________________. So, uh, that’s why I choose ____________________ for the two reasons listed above. 新托福口语考试Task 3模版 The school has implemented a new policy that________________due to ____________________. And the man/woman holds a positive / negative view towards the announcement. The first reason s/he gives is that____________________. And the second one is based on the fact that____________________. Therefore, s/he agrees/disagrees with that opinion. 新托福口语考试Task 4模版 In the lecture, the professor mainly talked about the theory that____________________. To reinforce the theory, the professor gave two examples / reasons in his speech. The first one is that____________________. The other one is that____________________.
2017年01月07日托福口语考题回忆 Task 1 The university wants to provide student more entertainments and three choices provided below, which do you prefer and why. l A theater performance by the student actors l A concert provided by professional musician l A lecture from a professor Task 2 Friends may disagree with each other, and still maintain friendship. Do you agree with or disagree with this idea, why? 2017年01月14日托福口语考题回忆 Task 1 You will need to accomplish an assignment to do a presentation. Which will you choose? 1. Act out a scene from a play(with a partner) 2. Explain your review of a novel you recently you read 3. Read a selection of poem Task 2 Someone choose to work in a small company or organization with a few workers. Others prefer to work in a large company or organization with thousands of employees. Which do you think is better? 2017年2月18日托福口语考题回忆 Task 1 1. Which of following aspects do you think contributes most to country's success 1.many business opportunities 2.well rounded medical care system 3.a developed educational system Task 2 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? With the popularity of the technology that focuses on entertainment, people read fewer books than before. 2017年02月25日托福口语考题回忆 Task 1 Your friend will move to a school and worried about making new friends there. What kind of advice will you give him to help him make new friend in the new school? Why? Task 2 Many people prefer to read books in electronic format on a computer screen or other devices. Some other people prefer to read books on paper printed copies. Which way do you prefer? Why? 2017年02月26日托福口语考题回忆 Task 1 The student is asked to write final project about the famous Historical city Which you're located in. Which we do you choose? 1 video the famous building 2 visit the old people 3 Research and write paper
TOEFL的网络考、机考、纸考三种考分的分段对照表 表1 TOEFL写作的网络考、机考、纸考三种考分的分段对照表
表2 TOEFL听力理解的网络考、机考、纸考三种考分的分段对照表
表3 TOEFL阅读理解的网络考、机考、纸考三种考分的分段对照表
一、iBT听力理解试题答题要求如下： 1．显而易见，听力材料的形式是会话和讲话两大类，还是只让考生听一次。听完答题的依据是听懂并理解它的主题，或称中心思想，以及抓好与此相关的事实细节。另一些问题有更高的要求。它不仅需要考生理解听力材料的意思（sentence meaning），并且需要考生判断说话人、讲话人的意图（utterance meaning）。新iBT听力理解允许考生在听的时候记笔记，以备答题时用。 2．听力材料的某些部分前标有这个图标，它表明这部分材料只供考生听， 考生看不到。有些问题有特殊的答题要求，它们会显示在屏幕的灰色格子里。大多数问题的分值为1分；如果某个问题的分值超过1分，该题的答题要求会告知考生，它是几分。 3．考生每题必答。答完一题，需点击“Next”，再点击“OK”确认，才能做下一题。点击“OK”确认后，不能返回至前一题。 4．听力理解部分的答题时限为20分钟。屏幕上方显示时限倒计时。在放送听力材料时，倒计时不再显示。新网络TOEFL考试听力理解的问题，供考生边听边读。 一．iBT听力理解材料的特点。 新TOEFL的听力理解材料由两类组成：对话或讨论；讲话或演讲。对话是两个说话人就某个话题进行、长度约300词左右的听力材料；讨论为多人参与的围绕某个主题展开、长度约800余词的听力材料；而讲话或演讲指一个说话人的讲话，如老师的讲课，长度约700至800词。新TOEFL的听力材料非常强调说话的真实性（authenticity）。所谓真实性，其一，它的语速与本族语说话人（English native speaker）的语速相仿；其二，听力材料中很自然地含有fillers：sort of, uh, um, so, well, etc.；和口语体：we’re gonna talk about ...; An’ I’m gonna get into…；以及说话人下意识的、或是为了强调而有意识的“重复（repetition）”；等等。另一个显著的特点是讲话与讨论融合。如教授的讲课与学生的讨论结合；讲课后教授与学生的问与答。 二．iBT听力理解问题的特点。 新TOEFL的听力理解的题型呈多元化趋势。它保留了其招牌式的、用来得心应手的“四选一”多项选择题，还新增加了“多选多”选择题。此外，试题中的填表和配对题是新面孔。与以往不同，iBT听力试题鼓励考生在听时做笔记，笔记可供考生答题时使用。请看以下样题。 SAMPLE QUESTIONS:
091031NA Speaking Question 1 Describe a person who always makes you laugh. Explain why the person is funny. Include details and examples in your explanation. sample answer: 091031NA Speaking Question 2 Some people prefer to live in a place most of their life. Other people prefer to move to different places. Which do you prefer and why? Use specific reasons and examples to support your response. sample answer: I prefer to move around a lot instead of settling in one place because first of all I believe most people’s growth comes with the changes in their lives. For example, after finishing my junior high school in China, I decided to go to Canada. This gives me an opportunity to be instructed in an entirely different manner. I’ve become a more independent thinker and learned how to look at things from different perspectives. If I were still studying in China, I quite doubt I would learn all this. Secondly, I think that by moving around, people are able to experience diverse circumstances which give them new experiences and broaden their views, and thus they can get more comprehensive understanding of the world, the society and life itself. 090403NA Speaking Question 1 童年学到了什么东西？ What did you learn in your childhood?
新托福口语有许多新特性，就托福口语第一题是大家备考托福口语中的一个难点之一，在开始复习托福口语之前，跟随360教育集团金牌留学顾问老师先来了解一下托福口语第一题的四种题型分别是哪些。 第一类托福口语第一题： Describe the famous person you admire most. Explain why you admire this person. Include details and examples to support your response. （TOFEL ibt 08.06.22）这是一个对人描述类的考题，我们拿到一个新托福口语题目后，脑海中应该立刻浮现出最基本的答题框架：topic sentence + supporting ideas. Topic sentence是比较容易想的，甚至是可以虚构的，所以问题就落在supporting ideas的思路上。 描述一个人，最容易的角度便是这个人内在的qualities. 如：humorous， open-minded， easy-going，warm-hearted， community-minded， high driven， visionary， knowledgeable…有了这些点之后，我们要想办法把点变成线，也就是把一个观点扩充成一到两个句子。 我们可以用描述的方法去讲这个观点同意转换，如‘he’s a very open-minded person and he’s always flexible to changes. 同时我们还可以用举例的方法来进行扩展，如‘He’s a high-driven guy and he worked so hard on his Toefl test， study almost 24/7.’ 第二类托福口语第一题： Choose an object you like and explain why it is of special value to you. Please include specific examples and details in your explanation. （TOFEL ibt 08.02.24），这道托福口语题属于物品题，物品的题目也是一个常考点，但是准备的面比较广，可能会出成： a type of pet （Longman p.52），a kind of game （Longman p.72），your important gift （Longman p.64），咱们可以从两个角度去答题：对物品本身的简单描述+ 物品的来源或是重要意义，如描述宠物可以说：‘ coz he keeps me company， when I was sad， he was always by my side.’又如描述礼物可以说：‘ The psp was a gift from my Grandpa， it was a credit to my hard work on the SAT test.’ 第三类托福口语第一题： If you could live abroad， where would you go？ Explain why you would go there. （Longman p.42）。地方题目也是常考题型，变换方式相对较少，比如有：the city you live （Longman p.31），a city you have always wanted to go （TOFEL ibt 08.02.02），your favorite place when you were a child （TOFEL ibt 08.03.08）等等。地点题的答题思路为：景色，饮食，高雅休闲场所，教育，就业机会。 如果说美国，景色可以描述national park， the beauty of nature well preserved，饮食可以说dessert， I’ve got a sweet tooth，如说高雅休闲场所，可以说Broadway， or NBA games，教育可以谈美国的大学，就业机会可以谈美国的500 fortunes. 再比如如果讲苏州，景色可以说gardens，well preserved ancient building，就业机会可以讲讲苏州工业园，SIP，provides a lot of job and internship opportunities for graduates…
托福口语第三题模板 一口语部分模板 1、“The school has implemented a new policy that……due to……And the man/woman holds a positive/negative view towards the announcement. The first reason s/he gives is that……And the second one is based on the fact that……" 2、From the reading material，we know that (the college) is going to……Obviously，the man/woman in the conversation thinks that this is a great/bad idea，due to the following reasons.。 One reason is that…… Another is…… (万一有时间)So that‘s all the reasons s/he has to form that op inion. (尽量记，听为主) 3、The man/woman’s opinion about STH is that…… (选择方案型：听选择的原因。1.Firstly，the man/woman states that…….2.And then he/she states that……。 (提出建议型：听建议的利弊。1.Firstly，the man/woman talks about the positive aspect of this issue. He/she states that…….2.On the other hand，the man/man also talks about the negative aspect of this question. He/she points out that……。) 4、阅读引用部分的模版 (1) In the readingmaterial， (2) There is a/anannouncement/message/notice/proposal about ****(填入记下的关键词) (3) The university/college is going to****(稍稍展开下) (4) In the listeningmaterial，two students discussabout the***(填入关键词) 二听力中人物表达观点的模版 1 The man/woman is against/supporting the*** 2 He or she feels unhappy/less satisfied about*** 3 He or She thinks the*** is unfair/inconvenient/unaffordable for the following reasons： 4 The man/woman’s opinion about STH is that……。 三理由展开部分的模版： 1 First，he thinks/says**** ; Also，he points out that**** 2 Firstly，the man/woman states that……。; And then he/she states that……。 3 支持+反对 Firstly，the man/woman talks about the positive aspect of this issue. He/she states that…….On the other hand，the man/man also talks about the negative aspect of this question. He/she points out that……。
题目：1. Talk about a book you have read that was important to you for some reason. Explain why the book was important to you. Give specific details and examples to explain your answer. 答案：Recently, I read a book named Keep the aspidistra flying.The book influences me a lot because the story has something that touches my heart. It talks about a man who wants to be a poet and who abandons many well-paying jobs to pursue his dream. I have a similar experience of quitting a very good job in order to be a writer. Also, the man in the story is lack of money, for he works as a bookstore assistant and thus has a very low salary. He lives in a shabby apartment and sometimes has no money to buy food. Again, I’ve got similar experience. I once lived in a cramped apartme nt alone and had no money. The book is important to me because it touches me and encourages me. 题目：2. Some people believe that television has had a positive influence on society. Others believe it has had a negative influence on society. Which do you agree with and why? Use details and examples to explain your opinion. 答案I think television has a positive influence on society. It’s a good source of news. The members in the society can get news easily from News Channels and thus keep themselves informed o f what’s happening around. Like, my grandfather watches News on TV everyday just to keep up with the latest events. Besides, television can be a kind of entertainment. People can watch different shows on TV such as funny talk shows and soap operas. I have many friends who like watching Late show with David Letterman and some other
35个新托福口语高频真题加答案模板→（作者：秋姐） 特点： 1. 高频 2. 代表性 3. 话题丰富---TASK1包括人物类、物品类、地方类、事件类和其他类话题，TASK2包括教育类、科技类、媒体类、文化类、生活类和工作类话题。 4. 8句无敌模板标准 优势： 1. 语言地道 2. 精准用词 3. 漂亮句型 4. 实用模板 5. 高分必备 适合人群： 1.正在备战新托福的同学。 2.对口语感到迷茫的同学。 3.想获得高分的同学。 使用方法： 1. 认真研读。 2. 总结出地道表达和模板。 3. 根据自己的情况相应减量。 4. 适当更改，避免重复。 学之所得： 1. 拿到经典之作。 2. 熟悉各种题材。 3. 得到原始库存。 4. 开始储备未来。 Task 1 【人物类】about people 1. What charactereristics do you think a good teacher should have?（06. 3.3; 07. 11.3考题）
Sample answer： In my view, a good teacher should have different characteristics. First, a good teacher should be faithful and dedicated to the job. If a teacher is faithful to the job, then s/he never cheats and will be impartial（偏向）and students will respect such a teacher. If a teacher is dedicated towards his/her work, then s/he will teach with his/her heart. Another most important characteristic of a good teacher is patience. Teachers should never lose their patience in class when students ask questions repeatedly. A teacher should explain each and every aspect of the topic in the easiest way. Most of all, a good teacher should update his/her knowledge ‘cause further learning can make a good teacher re-discover the beauty of the teaching profession. 2. What are important characteristics you look for in friends?（06. 5.12; 06. 6.24; 07.1.27考题） Sample answer： I think what makes a good friend is someone who is honest, supportive, and has a good sense of humor. I just look for someone who's honest to me no matter what. He should not tell stories behind my back; he should tell me my short-comings at my mouth, but never praises me in front of me. It is a well known saying that "A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED." Therefore, a friend should stand by you in the hour of any sort of need. I just think that a good friend won't leave me if I'm in trouble. They can be my friends in sunshine and in shade, care for me even when the times are bad and even more when the times are great. Also, I'd love to spend more time with someone who can make me laugh and is fun to be around. 3. Describe a person that influenced you most.（06. 5.26; 06. 3. 17；06.10.22考题；与06.5.26类似） Sample answer： The person that really influenced me most was Ms. Xing---my college teacher who taught us English literature. Her class was quite different from the other teachers. In her class we were not expected to sit there and listen. We had to get more involved in the class activities, like discussions, comments or debates sometimes. Our creativity and imagination were developed enormously through the active participation. On the other hand, she let us think more about life by sharing her experiences and more importantly, she taught me how to live on my own. So that's why I was greatly influenced. Not only did she give me knowledge, but also she gave me courage and confidence as well.
口语第一题（16套） 2009.1.10 Q1 Which of the following features do you think is the most important in friendship: honesty, loyalty or humor? Please include specific examples and details in your explanation. Sample answer I think the most important quality in friendship is loyalty. Loyalty means always being honest to your friends and staying right beside them when they feel down. I'd love to talk about Tom. We've been good friends since we were kids. Once I forgot to bring my lunch to school, Tom immediately took out his lunch and gave it to me. Besides, he is always the first one to point out my weakness directly. Thanks to his straightforwardness, I made quite a progress. I really appreciate his loyalty and treat him as my lifelong friend. 2009.2.14 Q1 Which important skill do you think a student should learn? Please include specific examples and details in your explanation. Sample answer I think students need to learn communication skills. It is impossible to overstate the importance of good communication skills. In today's society we have to work cooperatively with others. A good communicator finds it easier to put forth his ideas clearly. In this way, there will be fewer misunderstandings. In addition, a person with good communication skills is a good mediator and negotiator. He or she can play a valuable role in resolving disputes and enhancing cooperation. This means that a good communicator is often a natural leader. 2009.3.29 Q1 Describe a day that you enjoy the most or is the most special for you. Include reasons and details to support your response. Sample answer The day I enjoyed the most was my eighteen-year-old birthday. On that day, I expressed my gratitude to my parents and my teachers in my own way. That morning, I arrived at the school early and cleaned the classroom thoroughly. Then, I went to my
新托福口语考试试题小范例 (发布时间:2007-8-7 15:31:00 来自:模考网 实例: Narrator: “Public transportation should be encouraged instead of private cars.” Do you agree with this statement? Please give reasons for your answer. You may begin to prepare your response after the beep. [2 seconds beep] Preparation time: 15 seconds Response time: 45 seconds Narrator: Please begin speaking after the beep. [2 seconds beep] Suggested Answer: With the improvement of living standards, some people can afford to buy their own cars. They drive to work or drive to the suburbs, enjoying the happy holidays. Yet, private cars can’t replace public transportation, such as buses or subways. Compared with private cars, buses and subways have several advantages. First, they are very cheap. A
新托福TPO口语参考答案——TPO1 1.Talk ab ou t abookyouhave readthat w as im po rt an tt o you for s om e reason.E xp lai n why the book was i mp ortan t to you. G iv e s pe ci fi c d etai ls and ex am ple s toexplain your an sw er Recently,I read a book named Keep the aspidistra flying written by George Orwell.The book influences me a lotbecause the story has something that touches my heart.Thestory talksabouta man who wants to be a poetand who abandons many well-paying jobs topursue his dreamofbeing a poet.I have a similarexperience ofquitting a very good job in orderto bea writer. Also,the man in the story is lack ofmoney because he works as abookstore assistantand thus has a very low salary.He lives in a shabby apartmentand sometimeshave no money to buy food.Again,I?ve got similarex perience.I once lived in a cramped apartmentalone andhad no money.The book is importantto me because ittouches me andgives me encouragementto persist. 2.Some people believe that television has had a positiveinfluence on society. Others believe ithas had a negative influence on society.Which do you agree with and why? Use details and examples to explain youropinion. Ithinktelevisionhasapositiveinfluenceons ociety.It?sagoodso urceofnews. ThemembersinthesocietycangetnewseasilyfromNewsChannelsandthus keep themselves informed ofwhat?s happ ening around.Like,mygrandfather watches News on TV everyday justtokeep up with the latestevents.Beside televisioncanbeakindofentertainment.Peoplecanwatchdifferentshowson TV such as funny talkshows andsoap operas.I have many friends who like watching Late show with David Letterman and some otherfriendslikewatching TV series such as Lost and Friends.They all consider TV as a good way ofrelaxing themselves and ofkilling time.So,withthe news and same TV programs, people in asociety share a lotof things that they can talk aboutin any event. Therefore, society actually benefits fromTV. 3.Explainwhy the woman disagrees with the reasons expressed in the letter. The writer of the letter opposes the universit y?s plan to acquire a new sculpture because the university?s financi al condition is poor and the sculpture is so large that it?ll take up all the green space in front of the campus center. The woman in the conversation thinks the two reasons are totally unconvincing. The woma n says it?s an anony mous donor who pays the bill of the sculpture not the university so t here is no need to worry about the university?s financi al condition. As for the point about the space, the woman thinks Paul, the writer of the letter, always plays soccer with his friends on the lawn where the sculpture will be. She thinks Paul just doesn?t want to move to another place. For him, it?s convenience versus sculpture.