2013.9.14托福考试真题回忆(坚果整理)

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2013全年托福口语第一题和第二题机经汇总(空白版)_图文

2013年3月30日Talk about the one thing your government can do to improve the educational system in your country.谈谈在你的国家政府为改进教育体系可以做的一件事。

2013年4月14日If the school received a barrel of money, what do you wish it will be spent on? A sports gym, a laboratory or a scientific research facility?学校获得一大笔钱,你希望该笔钱是被用在何处?修建体育馆,实验室还是研究设施?2013年4月20日One of your friends is going to work, he is nervous. What suggestions do you give to him?你的一个朋友即将参加工作,他很紧张,你会给他什么建议?2013年5月11日Talk about an interesting school activity that you participated in recently. Give details and examples in your response.谈论你最近参加的一个有趣的学校活动。

请用具体事例和细节说明。

2013年5月18日Describe a recent celebration or event. Explain why people had a great time.描述一个最近的庆祝活动或事件并解释一下人们为什么过得很快乐。

2013年5月26日Your friend ha s been offered a job that’s far away from his hometown. Do you think he should take it or not? Give specific reasons and details to support your response.你朋友最近获得了一份离他家乡很远的工作。

新托福真题：2013托福阅读考试真题及答案解析(9)

Introduction海啸是一种具有强大破坏力的海浪。

当地震发生于海底，因震波的动力而引起海水剧烈的起伏，形成强大的波浪，向前推进，将沿海地带一一淹没的灾害，称之为海啸。

VocabularyTsunami n.海啸high-rises n.高楼(注意前面用的是tall buildings)temblor n.地震holocaust n.大屠杀universal time n.(=Greenwich Time)世界时间,格林尼治(平均)时extensive 这里注意原文中“the most extensive tsunami warning system around”我们在写作的时候也可以这样用最大的什么机构组织。

tremor n.震动, 颤动bulletin n.公告evacuate v.疏散, 撤出, 排泄fiasco n. 大惨败dialects n.方言比较长，建议只泛读ArticleWednesday‘s massive earthquake near Indonesia was distressingly similar to the one that killed over 220,000 people in December of 2004. Both happened off the coast of Sumatra and put atleast a dozen other countries at risk of tsunami. Yesterday’s magnitude-8.4 quake was smaller than the 9.1 of 2004, but only slightly. Tall buildings swayed in Jakarta, and some high-rises were evacuated in Singapore. And less than 24 hours later, the quake was followed by a second and third temblor in the same area, which brought buildings down in the coastal Indonesian city of Padang and triggered more tsunami warnings around the region.So far, the damage appears to be much less serious than the 2004 disaster —thankfully. It’s too early to guess at a body count, but most of the destruction will probably come from the quakes themselves, not from a tsunami.Three years after one of the worst disasters in history, though, the quakes pose worrisome questions: are we any more prepared? Has any progress been made in building better tsunami warning systems? Or can we expect another holocaust any day now?One thing, at least, has changed dramatically. The first earthquake happened at 11:10 universal time. Although it occurred in the Indian Ocean, it was detected by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, headquartered in Hawaii, which has the most extensive tsunami warning system around — largely because the Pacific Ocean is where 70% of the world’s earthquakes normally happen.The 2004 quake was quickly detected by the Pacific Center, too, so that’s no big deal unto itself. This time, th ough, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (and a Japanese warning system that also noticed the earthquake) knew what to do with the information. Fourteen minutes after the tremor, the Pacific Center sent a bulletin around the world, warning all at-risk nations that there might be a tsunami and estimating when it might strike, to the minute. Those channels of communication simply didn’t exist in 2004. Basic as it may seem, this across-the-water communication represents a huge breakthrough.But a warning onl y helps if someone passes it along. And here’s where things get dicey all over again. "Presumably all of the countries should have gotten that bulletin in minutes," says Lori Dengler, a geology professor and tsunami expert at Humboldt State University in California. "Then it becomes an internal decision to decide whether to call a tsunami warning in their country. Because we’re dealing with sovereign nations, that makes it complex."Each nation on the Indian Ocean has its own procedure — or lack thereof — for what to do next. They decide whether to issue a public warning, whether to call for an evacuation and how to do it in a waythat people understand. In some places, like southern Bangladesh, a warning to evacuate was disseminated by police over loudspeakers four hours before the tsunami might have arrived, and many people rushed to high ground.But in Indonesia, the last test run didn’t go so well. In July 2006, a major earthquake caused a tsunami, headed for Java. The Indonesian government received the alert, but the island of Java still had no real warning system. More than 600 people died.Indonesia’s ability to communicate with the public has improved since the Java fiasco, says Laura Kong, director of the International Tsunami Information Centre. And to be fair, it’s a difficult problem. Disseminating an effective warning fast is complicated. There is currently much debate in emergency-management circles over the relative merits of sirens, text messages and other high-tech gadgetry. The state of California has not yet figured out the best way to get a tsunamialert to its coastal residents; Indonesia, in comparison, must spread the word to 235 million people who speak hundreds of dialects.But there are simpler ways to avoid tsunami fatalities. Before most waves strike, the ground shakes or the sea recedes dramatically. In some areas, everyone knows that these signs mean you must head for high ground; in most places, though, people are unaware of the warning signs. In Thailand, which lost 5,400 people in the Indian Ocean tsunami three years ago — half of them tourists — many hotels still do not educate guests about these simple clues. "Putting up a danger sign is bad for business," says Kong. "The businesses, and hotels in particular, are wary." I t’s a shocking lapse, but not an uncommon one: Kong has runinto the same attitude in Hawaii hotels and has learned to temper her expectations. She hopes that at the least, front-desk staff and other key hotel employees can be trained on recognizing the signs of a tsunami to assist guests in an emergency. "We just have to be practical and reasonable."Overall, however, Kong believes that we’re much better off than we were a couple of years ago. If the 2004 tsunami happened again today in exactly the same way, the death toll would be lower, she says.That’s good, since we can expect more of them. A major incident like the 2004 quake puts geological stress on the entire region — not the most stable in the world to begin with — which helps explain why we have seen more magnitude-8 or larger quakes there than normal. Especially in Indonesia, nestled right in the middle of a nest of earthquake faults, it can only be a matter of time.Homework1. What is the main idear of this Article?2.Please translate the sentence into Chinese.It‘s a shocking lapse, but not an uncommon one: Kong has run into the same attitude in Hawaii hotels and has learned to temper her expectations.3.what is "one thing,at least, has changed dramtically"?4.what is the simpler way to avoid tsunami fatalities?。

2013年9月PETS真题及答案（文字完整版）

第⼀部分　听⼒第⼀节听下⾯5段对话，每段对话后有⼀个⼩题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关⼩题和阅读下⼀⼩题。

每段对话仅读⼀遍。

1. What are the speakers talking about? [A] Who will attend the meeting. [B] When to announce the news. [C] What to discuss on Wednesday. 2. What will the man do? [A] Boil more water. [B] Have a cup of tea. [C] Make tea for Christine. 3. Why is Sheila late? [A] She forgot the time. [B] She had to finish work. [C] She argued with her boss. 4. What is the weather normally like? [A] Warm. [B] Rainy. [C] Cold. 5. What does the man mean? [A] He likes his professor. [B] He wants a new task. [C] He needs more time. 第⼆节听下⾯5段对话或独⽩。

每段对话或独⽩后有2⾄4个⼩题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话或独⽩前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个⼩题；听完后，各⼩题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独⽩读两遍。

听下⾯⼀段对话，回答第6和第7题。

． 6. What happened to the man? [A] His car broke down. [B] He broke his phone. [C] He lost his way. 7. Why did the man fail to call the woman? [A] He had no time. [B] He forgot the number. [C] He had no coins. 听下⾯⼀段对话，回答第8⾄第10题。

新托福真题：2013托福阅读考试真题及答案解析(3)

任何饮食习惯都无法违反热力学定律，即使现在充斥各种神奇的减重方法，减轻体重的唯一方法只有消耗的热量。

但新的研究指出增加体重的身体位置可以提供线索来决定那种饮食习惯将最适合你。

【Section One】ArticleNo diet has ever been able to defy the laws of thermodynamics. Whether you go low carb, low fat, low this or low that, the only way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you consume. Even the new "it" diet, volumetrics—which uses fancy terms such as energy density and satiety to describe why filling up on certain low-calorie, water-based foods like celery makes you less hungry—can‘t mir aculously melt away fat. But new research indicates that where on your body you pack onextra kilograms may provide a clue to determining which diet will work best for you.It is already widely accepted that even the most rigorously adhered-to diet will not produce the same results from person to person. Some of us are simply genetically predisposed to burn more calories more efficiently than others. Restricting those calories, as you do on a diet, will similarly lead to differing results. But the biggest wild card in the diet game may be how you crank out insulin.As digestion breaks down much of what we eat into sugary,energy-rich fuel that helps keep us on the go, insulin triggers the body to store excess sugar floating around the bloodstream as fat. Insulin was particularly important in our caveman days, when we needed theenergy from one meal to last as long as possible, until we had hunted down the next. "Insulin is the hormone of feast," says Gary D. Foster, director of the center for obesity research and education at the Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia.But nowadays, with food so plentiful that groups like Weight Watchers are making a fortune promoting portion control, our insulin is often forced to work overtime, sweeping up the excess carbohydrates we pour into our system from candy bars or fruit juice or starchy foodslike pasta. Sometimes insulin can do such a good job of responding to a spike in blood sugar that it causes those levels to quickly drop. Thisin turn can lead to feelings of hunger shortly after a big meal. Forthis reason, many scientists think insulin‘s ride on the blood-sugar roller coaster may be a stimulus for overeating and, as a result, weight gain. It would be nice if there were an easy way to determine howaggressive your particular insulin response is, and now it appears there is.In a study of 73 obese adults published last month in theJournal of the American Medical Association (J.A.M.A.), Dr. David Ludwig, director of the obesity program at the Children‘s Hospital Boston, and his colleagues looked at high- and low-insulin secretors. People who rapidly secrete a lot of insulin after eating a little bit of sugar tend to carry their excess weight around their waist—the so-called apple shape. People who secrete less insulin carry their excess fat aroundtheir hips—the pear shape. Those differences are more thanaesthetic.Low-secreting, pear-shaped people will do equally well oneither type of diet. But the results went deeper than simply how much weight was lost.Over the course of six months, high-secreting, apple people lost an average of 6 kg on a low-glycemic diet and just 2.3 kg on a low-fat diet. Low-secreting, pear people lost about 4.5 kg on both diets. At the end of 18 months, however, the pear-shaped people had gained back halfof the weight they had lost on either diet. Apple-shaped people gained back almost 1.4 of the 2.3 kg they lost on the low-fat diet but kept off all the weight they lost on the low-glycemic diet. While the study isre vealing, almost nothing about it is simple. It‘s not clear just what the mechanism is that links body shape and insulin levels—a crucial detail if scientists are going to understand the full implications of their findings. More important, nothing suggests that apple-shapedpeople should simply dash out to sign up for an Atkins-type low-carbohydrate diet.True, a large report published in J.A.M.A. earlier this year showed that regardless of body shape, Atkins produces the greatestshort-term weight loss. ("If you want to look good in your wedding gown, I would go for Atkins," says Dr. Anastassios Pittas, assistant professor of medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine.) But adherents tend to fall off the low-carb wagon and quickly gain back unwanted kilograms. What‘s more, the Atkins diet allows only a small fraction of caloriesto come from carbs, compared with 40% on the new study‘s low-glycemic regimen. The more balanced diet allows—indeed, encourages—people toeat whole-grain cereals and other complex carbs that take longer to digest and thus don‘t cause the rapid fat production that accompanies spikes in blood sugar. Atkins‘ more restrictive regimen may reduce fateven faster, but people lose weight on both diets. "Atkins just does it with a bludgeon instead of a chisel," says Ludwig.What‘s clearer from the study is that apple-shaped people should probably not choose low-fat diets, because the white rice or other types of simple carbs they are still allowed to eat may have a yo-yo effect on blood-sugar levels, making them hungrier sooner. The study didn‘t evaluate whether these people would do better on an Ornish-style vegetarian diet that restricts fat intake and has dieters make up the difference by eating lots of complex carbs, such as brown rice and oats—which are high in fiber and tend to make people feel fuller longer—as well as low-sugar fruits like blueberries.。

2013年托福考试写作真题

2013年1月12日An effective leader should try to make others feel that they are part of the decision making process.2013年1月13日It is important to make sure that others know about your strengths and accomplishments; if you are not so, you will be never successful in life.2013年1月26日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Young people today are more likely to help others than young people in the past.2013年1月27日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: the place people choose to live has more effect on happiness than the job people choose.2013年3月2日Do you agree or disagree: The world is busy and crowded; we should not expect people to be polite to others.2013年3月3日Do you agree or disagree：young people today are more likely to give time and effort to improve the world than young people were in the past.2013年3月16日Movies and TV programs made in one’s own country are more interesting than those made in other countries.2013年3月17日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: A leader should admit if they made a bad decision. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.2013年3月24日It is easier for parents to raise children today than it does 50 years ago2013年3月30日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Though many countries nowadays pay special attention to environmental problems (such as pollution or global warming), the environmental situation will not be improved in the future. 2013年4月14日Which of the following do you think contributes the most to an enjoyable vacation?A. Good FoodB. Good LocationC. Good Friends to travel with2013年4月20日Do you agree or disagree that with the following statement? It’s more important for the government to spend money to build art museums and music performance centers than to build recreational facilities (such as swimming pool and playgrounds).重复2009.9.19北美.2013年5月11日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Governments should spend money on scientific research even if it has no practical value?2013年5月26日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The personal andwork-related challenges that young people face today are not very different from the challenges their parents and grandparents faced in the past.2013年6月8日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is more fun to see a movie in the cinema with other people than see a movie at home.2013年6月15日Do you agree or disagree with the statement? The way a person dresses is a good indication of his/her personality and character.2013年6月30日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People will be happier if they have fewer possessions?2013年7月13日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People rely on their neighbors less now than they did in the past.2013年7月14日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People are more friendly in the past than today.2013年7月20日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents now spend too much time on determining the futures of their children; children should be allowed to make their own choices.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is impossible to be completely honest with your friends.2013年8月17日Would you rather your school spend money social events and facilities or on improving the cafeteria menus? Use specific examples to support your answer. 2013年8月24日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is important to have rules about the types of clothing that people are allowed to wear at work and at school.2013年8月25日第一套Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It’s less important to eat with families regularly nowadays.第二套Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Some scientists are responsible for the negative impacts that are made by their discoveries.2013年9月1日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Only movies that can teach us something about real life is worth watching.2013年9月8日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? To increase economic growth, the government should ignore environmental concerns. Use specific examples to support your answer.2013年9月14日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People who keep their room neat and organized are more likely to be successful in the future.2013年9月28日When you are assigned an important presentation for work or school, you prefer to work on it right away so that you can work on it a little bit every day, or wait until you have a good idea about the presentation.2013年9月29日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? University students should be required to take history courses no matter what filed they study.第一套Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? In order to succeed, we should be more like others than be different from others.2008.10.12NA/2010.2.7ML第二套Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People who move out of native village or town are more successful and happier than people who stay in their native village or town. 2011.2.20ML.2013年10月20日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is always better to purchase in large stores than in several small shops that specialize in different items.2013年10月27日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Student activities do as much benefit as academic study. (重复2012.7.6NA)2013年11月2日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is better for people to have friends who are intelligent than to have friends who have a good sense of humor.2013年11月23日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Teachers’ performance should be evaluated by students rather than by other teachers.2013年11月24日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People who leave home for the city are more likely to be successful and happier than people who remain in village. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.2013年12月1日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? All school teachers should be required to take courses every five years to update their knowledge. 2013年12月7日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The government must make choice about how to spend its money on amusing the people. Given the choice between spending tax dollars on art or sports, it should choose to spend those dollars on art.第一套Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is easier to maintain good health nowadays than it was in the past.第二套Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Students nowadays do not respect teachers as much as they did in the past.2013年12月21日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Advertising is less honest than in the past. For this reason, it is not useful for people to choose products to buy.2013年12月28日Should children spend most time playing and studying, or they should be required to help the family with household chores, like cooking and cleaning?。

2013年雅思听力真题回忆汇总

2013年雅思听力真题回忆汇总10月10日真题回忆：（一旧三新）SECTION 1:场景分析：电话预定酒店(举办party)常考场景,主要考点:人,地名拼写,电话,日期,价格,内容等。

题型：全部信息填空。

需要掌握词汇：ground floorSECTION 2:场景分析：讲一个railway之类的地点之前用来运输iron，后演变为一个tourist area之类的景点。

题型：选择+配对需要掌握词汇：engine, mine, tourist attraction, accommodation, wildlifeSECTION 3:场景分析：师生课题讨论，重点关注研究方法，内容关于classroom management on young children的项目具体规划。

（参考C6-2-3）题型：选择+配对需要掌握词汇：open question, college administration, observe, questionnaire, web researchSECTION 4:V111203场景分析：关于棉织品对于环保和时尚的影响：Cottonproduction’s effects on the environment and relative fashion trends.题型：全填空，注意定位词。

需要掌握的词汇：process the cotton, machine, suitable, irrigation system, energy, inspire, innocence, freedom, protective, maintenance, nature, salty10月12日真题回忆：（二旧二新）SECTION 1:场景分析：入学咨询题型：信息填空题需要掌握词汇：golf court, piano, Spanish, Wednesday SECTION 2: V100529场景分析：寄宿家庭及申请介绍，租房场景，考察寄宿条件，优点，申请流程，注意事项。

完整版2013年英语专八考试真题原文参考答案

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2013)GRADE EIGHTTIME LIMIT：195 MINPART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 MIN)SECTION A MINI-LECTUREIn this section you will hear a mini-lecture．You will hear the lecture ONCE ONL Y. While listening, take notes on the important points．Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture．When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE, using no more than three words in each gap．Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are)both grammatically and semantically acceptable．You may refer to your notes while completing the task．Use the blank sheet for note-taking．Now, listen to the mini-lecture．What Do Active Learners Do?There are difference between active learning and passive learning.Characteristics of active learners:I. reading with purposesA. before reading: setting goalsB. while reading: (1) ________II. (2) ______ and critical in thinkingi.e. information processing, e.g.-- connections between the known and the new information-- identification of (3) ______ concepts-- judgment on the value of (4) _____.III. active in listeningA.ways of note-taking: (5) _______.B.before note-taking: listening and thinkingIV. being able to get assistanceA.reason 1: knowing comprehension problems because of (6) ______.B.Reason 2: being able to predict study difficultiesV. being able to question informationA. question what they read or hearB. evaluate and (7) ______.VI. Last characteristicA. attitude toward responsibility-- active learners: accept-- passive learners: (8) _______B. attitude toward (9) ______-- active learners: evaluate and change behaviour-- passive learners: no change in approachRelationship between skill and will: will is more important in (10) ______.Lack of will leads to difficulty in college learning.SECTION B INTERVIEWIn this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer thequestions that follow．Mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO．Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview．At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions．Now listen to the interview．1．According to the interviewer, which of the following best indicates the relationship between choice and mobility?A．Better educatio n →greater mobility →more choices．B．Better education →more choices →greater mobility．C．Greater mobility →better education →more choices．D．Greater mobility →more choices →better education．2．According to the interview，which of the following details about the first poll is INCORRECT? A．Shorter work hours was least chosen for being most important．B．Chances for advancement might have been favoured by young people．C．High income failed to come on top for being most important．D．Job security came second according to the poll results．3．According to the interviewee，which is the main difference between the first and the second poll?A．The type of respondents who were invited．B．The way in which the questions were designed．C．The content area of the questions．D．The number of poll questions．4．What can we learn from the respondents’answers to items 2，4 and 7 in the second poll? A．Recognition from colleagues should be given less importance．B．Workers are always willing and ready to learn more new skills．C．Psychological reward is more important than material one．D．Work will have to be made interesting to raise efficiency．5．According to the interviewee，which of the following can offer both psychological and monetary benefits?A．Contact with many people．B．Chances for advancement．C．Appreciation from coworkers．D．Chances to learn new skillsSECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY．Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow．Mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO．Questions 6 and 7 are based on the following news, At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions．Now listen to the news．6．According to the news item，“sleep boxes”are designed to solve the problems of A．airports．B．passengers．C．architects．D．companies．7．Which of the following is NOT true with reference to the news?A．Sleep boxes can be rented for different lengths of time．B．Renters of normal height can stand up inside．C．Bedding can be automatically changed．D．Renters can take a shower inside the box．Question 8 is based on the following news．At the end of the news item，you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question．Now listen to the news．8．What is the news item mainly about?A．London’S preparations for the Notting Hill Carnival．B．Main features of the Notting Hill Carnival．C．Police's preventive measures for the carnival．D．Police participation in the carnival．Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news．At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions．Now listen to the news．9．The news item reports on a research finding aboutA．the Dutch famine and the Dutch women．B．early malnutrition and heart health．C．the causes of death during the famine．D．nutrition in childhood and adolescence．10．When did the research team carry out the study?A．At the end of World War II．B．Between 1944 and 1945．C．In the 1950s．D．In 2007．PART II READING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN)In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of 20 multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and then mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO．TEXT AThree hundred years ago news travelled by word of mouth or 1etter, and circulated in taverns and coffee houses in the form of pamphlets and newsletters．“The coffee houses particularly are．very roomy for a free conversation，and for reading at an easier rate all manner of printed news，”noted one observer．Everything changed in 1833 when the first mass-audience newspaper, The New York Sun，pioneered the use of advertising to reduce the cost of news，thus giving advertisers access to a wider audience．The penny press，followed by radio and television，turned news from a two-way conversation into a one—way broadcast，with a relatively small number of firms controlling the media．Now, the news industry is returning to something closer to the coffee house．The internet is making news more participatory，social and diverse，reviving the discursive characteristics of" the era before the mass media．That will have profound effects on society and politics．In much of the world．the mass media are flourishing．Newspaper circulation rose globally by 6% between 2005 and 2009．But those global figures mask a sharp decline in readership in rich countries．Over the past decade，throughout the Western world，people have been giving up newspapers and TV news and keeping up with events in profoundly different ways．Most strikingly, ordinary people are increasingly involved in compiling，sharing，filtering，discussing and distributing news．Twitter lets people anywhere report what they are seeing．Classified documents are published in their thousands online．Mobile·phone footage of Arab uprisings and American tornadoes is posted on social-networking sites and shown on television newscasts．Social-networking sites help people find，discuss and share news with their friends．And it is not just readers who are challenging the media elite．Technology firms including Google，Facebook and Twitter have become important conduits of news．Celebrities and world leaders publish updates directly via social networks；many countries now make raw data available through“open government”initiatives．The internet lets people read newspapers or watchtelevision channels from around the world．The web has allowed new providers of news，from individual bloggers to sites，to rise to prominence in a very short space of time．And it has made possible entirely new approaches to journalism，such as that practiced by WikiLeaks，which provides an anonymous way for whistleblowers to publish documents．The news agenda is no longer controlled by a few press barons and state outlets．In principle，every liberal should celebrate this．A more participatory and social news environment，with a remarkable diversity and range of news sources，is a good thing．The transformation of the news business is unstoppable，and attempts to reverse it are doomed to failure．As producers of new journalism，individuals can be scrupulous with facts and transparent with their sources．As consumers，they can be general in their tastes and demanding in their standards．And although this transformation does raise concerns，there is much to celebrate in the noisy, diverse，vociferous，argumentative and stridently alive environment of the news business in the ages of the internet．The coffee house is back．Enjoy it．11．According to the passage，what initiated the transformation of coffee-house news to mass-media news?A．The emergence of big mass media firms．B．The popularity of radio and television．C．The appearance of advertising in newspapers．D．The increasing number of newspaper readers．12．Which of the following statements best supports“Now, the Hews industry is returning to something closer to the coffee house”?A Newspaper circulation rose globally by 6％between 2005 and 2009．B．People in the Western world are giving up newspapers and TV news．C．Classified documents are published in their thousands online．D．More people are involved in finding，discussing and distributing news．13．According to the passage，which is NOT a role played by information technology? A．Challenging the traditional media．B．Planning the return to coffee-house news．C．Providing people with access to classified files．D．Giving ordinary people the chance to provide news．14．The author’S tone in the last paragraph towards new journalism isA．optimistic and cautious．B．supportive and skeptical．C．doubtful and reserved．D．ambiguous and cautious．15．In“The coffee house is back”，coffee house best symbolizesA．the changing characteristics of news audience．B．the more diversified means of news distribution．C．the participatory nature of news．D. the more varied sources of news．TEXT BParis is like pornography．You respond even if you don’t want to．You turn a corner and see a vista，and your imagination bolts away。

2013新托福考试真题：2013.3.12托福口语考试回顾与点评

My favorite teacher is a young man from china. He influenced me very much. We both have the dream of traveling around the world, but he made it into reality. He had traveled to German, France, Egypt and italy by teaching Chinese to local people. His wisdom and courage encouraged me tremendously.Secondly, he is very hospitable. Last summer, he invited me to visit his hometown—Mountain Tai, the most famous mountain is china. The delicious food, such as bamboo shoots and fish satisfied me a lot.Finally, at the top the mountain tai, he bought me a wooden fan, with the words ”Never, never stop” carved on, as memo to encourage me during my way of pursuing dream.buildingThe 南天门，an traditional building located on the top of maintain tai,It was constructed over 800 years ago, with totally 4 floors, and large amount of wooden statuaries fixed in each and every ceiling. In the past, it was the most sacred place for religious ceremony. But nowadays, has become a significant place ofinterest.Located on the top of the mountain, nantianmen have a splendid view.company/ museum/park/garden/ideal houseMy ideal park is the central park of shanghai. The reasons why I like this place is as follows:Firstly. Beautiful sight. The park is decorated with numerous flowers all year around, colorful and gorgeous. There are always foreign visitors, children, lively girls taking picture there, as souvenirs of their traveling to shanghai .Secondly, it is also a nice place for exercise. I often jogging and walking with my friends and family members after dinner.Finally, there are also various entertainment facilities around the park, including the cinema and pleasure ground, which are good for self-relaxation.City/countryBeijing/ China1. Historical buildings like the Tian AnMen Square, the Summer Place, the Great Wall,It is the best place to know the history and culture of the country by visiting these places with historical background.2. delicious food Chinese is famous for its various kinds, diverse tastes and unique traditions.3 the 2008 Olympic Games, great facilities like gyms and courts;RoomThe cooking room is my favorite place of my home.I like it because I like cooking. Most girls nowadays dislike the smell of burning oil and the horrible hot airs during cooking,but I like it. I feel incomparable self-satisfaction when turn vegetables into delicious meals, especial for friends and family members,Secondly, it is a way for self-relaxation. As soon as I entering the cooking room, I focus myself on cooking, with all the triffles and troubles threw away.Finally, italways reminds me of my mother and the times we spent together in the narrow cooking room when I was still a teenager many years ago.人物:My mother is the person I most appreciate.She is reliable. Sheis the best listener and advisor when I fall in troubles or enjoy big honors.She told me never to be depressed by a short failure nor overbearing by long-term success, because the real challenge is alwaysin the future.Furthermore, she’s very kindhearted. She often lends and donates money to the helpless and hopeless, so that they can face upwith difficulties bravely.Finally, she is humor. She always plays an active part when communicate with others, thus help to create a nice atmosphere whenever in family reunion , birthday party orinterpersonal relationships.孩子1 as a child, he should respect parents’ advices. For example, many parents forbid the children to watch TV so much,because it harms their eyesight and take up too much time. The child should respect such advice without hesitation. as a adult one, like me ,a daughter should be reliable.Well, spring festival is the most impressive celebration.It is the most important festival for the Chinese. With a history of over 3000 years, it has formed some unique ceremonies,including eating dumplings, wearing red clothes and fire firecrackers.Furthermore, it is also agreat time for the family union . Every time during the Spring Festival, the whole family, no matter how far away from each other, will gather together to celebrate the coming of a new year.Finally,accompanied with the festival is a long vocation when people can do traveling all around the country, for self-relaxation or family entertainment.Traditional Chinese Art or CraftPaper cutting is a unique craft in north china, with a history of over 800 years. In spring festival-the most important ceremonies of the Chinese, cutting papers, eating dumplings, and wearing red clothes are indispensable part of the ceremonies.Furthermore, it represents wealth and reunion in china. Every time when family members coming back home, mothers will tie cutting papers on the window, expressing the complicate feels of missing, best wishes and warm welcome.汽车Car is the very vehicle that changed people’s life.Firstly, the car makes my life more convenient. For example, it took me only 20 minutes to drive to school but over 40minutes when by bike or 1 hour on foot, thus saves large amount of time.Secondly, car is a self-scheduled vehicle w hich is always up to individual needs. I’ll never have to hurry up myself to meet the flight timetable or the bus schedule by the help of a private car.Finally, having a car can make it possible to take friends and family to other cities for a travel, as a way of relaxation and entertainment as well as enhancing the relationship。