2012年11月18日托福口语真题解析
2012托福口语真题解析： About spare time and money
2012托福口语真题解析： About spare timeand money在备考新托福考试口语的过程中，总有一些是我们熟悉的，但是也有些棘手的问题，例如当题目问：你的业余时间是如何度过呢?或者，如果你有一大笔钱，怎么花呢?让我们来看一下如何准备这些问题吧。
What do you do in your spare time? (05. 12.3; 07.7.14考题; 与07.8.17类似)answer：I‘m kind of indoor type， so most often I read. I’m interested in reading all kinds of books and newspaper or magazine articles， especially those on current issues. I just want to keep myself informed of what‘s going on in the world.Now I spend most of my spare time reading on the Internet by browsing the screen. It’s fast though it might do harm to my eyes. It‘s just fast and I can read fast. I also watch TV， especially the NBA game ‘cause I’m a big basketball fan， even though I‘m not verygood at playing basketball myself. I love to watch and I will get excited and overjoyed whenever I see Yaoming do a nice shot.If you unexpectedly received a large amount of money， what would you do with it? Would you spend it for practical purposes or simply for fun? (06. 11.18;08.3.2考题)Sample answer：If I got a lot of money， the first thing I would like to do is to go for overseas study. I have always wanted to finish my university in a different country. When I was in junior high， one of my classmates got a chance to go to the USA. At that time there were not many families who could afford their child to do that. To me， it was also a dream， and the dream has been planting in my mind until today. Therefore， I would definitely do this first if I had enough money. Then，I would give the rest of my money to my parents so that they could live a better and easier life. These two things above are what I really would like to do if I had a lot of money.总之，对于托福口语考试，我们不能毫无准备，但是也不能人云亦云，我希望大家在明晰了以上的范文之后，可以好好准备考试。
211月10日托福口语真题解析
2012年11月10日托福口语真题解析2012年11月10日托福口语真题解析T1: Describe the differences between two cities that you have visited before. Give details and examples to support your response. Begin your response after the beep.Though New York and Paris are both world-famous cultural centers for their respective regions, there are some big differences between them. For one thing, building heights differ dramatically between the two. New York is famous for its sprawling skyline, but in Paris, a building's height is officially limited according to the street it borders--this gives you a good view of the sky no matter where you are. Life also seems more leisurely in Paris; while in New York you have people jogging in place at stoplights, in Paris someone is more apt to break out a cigarette. Finally, something has to be said about the generally helpful and friendly nature of New Yorkers. Despite their reputation, they're actually quite nice. In Paris, the people seemed pretty aloof. （Richard）T2: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Teachers should encourage students to use computers from primary school age on. Give details and examples to support your response.I disagree. Computers are everywhere nowadays, and proficiency with them is important if you want to succeed in modern society. However, I think early primary school is too young to start learning how to use a computer. It's important for children to learn how to explore the world around them, and I think using computers at such a young age would seriously hinder that. Children generally have terrible impulse control and computers have been shown to be addictive, so waiting until later to encourage them might be more appropriate. Otherwise, you risk them getting addicted and alienating themselves from their peers at a time when socializing is crucial to their personal development. And in any case, children these days will be exposed to computers no matter what, so further encouragement seems unnecessary. （Richard）T3: training advisor，可以方便学生工作，housing staff（是吧，忘记是H什么staff了）可以有更多说时间处理其他工作；女生同意这training,她举了一个她自己的经历说这样可以learn a lot,然后说staff可以省下时间做其他的工作；解析：阅读材料建议要有training advisor，因为这样可以方便学生工作，还能够让staff 有更多时间处理其他工作。
2012年11月24日雅思口语考题回顾
2012年11月24日雅思口语考题回顾2012年11月24日雅思口语考题回顾来源：朗阁培训中心编辑：xm 发布日期:2012-11-30摘要：厦门朗阁培训中心为烤鸭们整理了11月24日雅思口语考题回顾以及备考建议。
考试日期：2012年11月24日Part 1考题总结考题总结：Studies1. Are you working or studying?2. Tell me about the school oruniversity you attend.3. Tell me something about yourprimary school.4. What is your major?5. Do you like your major andwhy?6. What courses or subjects doyou study?7. What is your favorite subject?8. What is the most usefulsubject?9. What would you like to do inthe future?10. What are the characteristics of schools inChina?11. What kinds of majors are available inChina?12. What do Chinese people think about teachers?13. Is teaching a popular job inChina, why or why not?Work1. Are you working or studying?2. What do you do for a living?3. How long have you been doing this job?4. Do you like your job, why or why not?5. Do you find your job interesting?6. What are your main responsibilities in your job?7. Is working important to you?8. Have you received any training related to your work?9. Tell me about your boss or10. What are the people like in your hometown?11. If you could change one thing about your hometown, what would it be?12. What attractive pieces of architecture are there in your hometown?13. Is your hometown a good place for young people to live?Internet1. Do you often use the internet?2. How do you go onto the internet?3. Where do you go onto the internet?4. What do you do on the internet?5. Is the internet very popularinChina?6. How can people learn things on the internet?Leisure time1. What do you do in your spare time?2. How do you usually spend your evenings?3. Do you prefer to staying at home in the evenings or do you prefer to going out?Mobile Phones1. Do you use a cell phone?2. What do you use it for?3. How often do you use it?4. Do you like to send short message?5. When did you get your first mobile phone?6. How did you feel when you got your first mobile phone?7. What feature or function of your cell phone do you like the best?8. Is there anything you dislike about using cell phones?Museum1. Are there any famous museums in your hometown/country?2. Do you think museums are useful for visitors to your hometown/country?3. Do you often visit a museum?4. Did you go to any museums when you were a child?5. When was the last time you visited a museum?6. Do you think museums are important?7. Do you think it’s suitable for museums to sell things tovisitors?Name1. What’s your name?2. Does your name have any special meaning or significance?3. Have you ever changed your name, why or why not?4. Do Chinese people like changing their names, why or why not?5. What kind of people like changing their names?6. What’s their purpose in changing their names?7. In your culture, do women change their names when they get married?Photography1. Do you like photography and why?2. When did you start to like photography?3. Do you keep your old photos?4. Do you often see those old photos?5. What’s the meaning of keeping old photos?6. What is your most impressivephoto?Schools1. What was the first school you attended?2. Where was it?3. Was it far from your home?4. How did you go to school?5. Did you like your school?6. What were the good things about that school?7. Would you say it was a good school?8. Would you send your child to that school?9. What different types of schools have you been to?10. Which school did you like the most, why?11. Did your parents choose your university for you?Relatives1. Do you have many relatives?2. When you were a child, which of your relatives do you see most often or spend the most time with?3. When you were a child, did you play more with your friendsor with your relatives?4. In the future, do you think you will have more opportunities to see your relatives than you do now?5. Who do you feel is the most important member of your family?6. Who do you feel is the most important relative?Shopping1. Do you like shopping or window shopping?2. Where do you often go shopping?3. How often do you go shopping in a week?4. Do you usually do your shopping at one place or at different places?5. What kinds of shops are there near your home?6. Do you pay more attention to price or quality?7. What are the advantages and disadvantages of online shopping?Sports1. What sports do you like best?2. Do you like doing sports, why or why not?3. Are there any sports facilities near your home?4. How do sports affect people’s lives?5. What is the most popular sport in your country?6. How often do you do sports?7. Do you think primary school children should have sports classes at school, why or why not?8. What are the benefits of sports for a country?9. Is it important for a country to hold Olympic Games, why or why not?10. What kind of sport do you enjoy watching?Time management1. How do you organize your time?2. Do you think young people and older people organize their time in the same way?3. Would you say you manageyour time well?4. Where did you learn how to organize your time?5. How do you think you could better your time?6. Do you think it’s useful to plan your time?7. Have you ever been late for anything?8. If you had more time, what would you do with the extra time?Toys1. What toys did you like to playwhen you were a child?2. Do you think you learned anything from playing with toys?3. Did you prefer to play with those toys alone or with other children?4. If you had children, what toys would you give them?Weather and Climate1. What type of weather do you like?2. What type of weather do Chinese people usually like?3. Which is your favorite season?4. Do you do different things in summer and in winter?5. What do you often do on sunny and rainy days?6. What is the weather like in your city?7. Do you have some ways to control the global warming?Wedding1. What is a typical Chinese wedding like?2. What people are usually involved in a wedding?3. What clothes do groom andbride usually wear?4. What happens during the wedding?5. Are wedding important inChina, and why?6. How wedding ceremony has changed over there years?Weekends1. What do you do in your spare time?2. How do you spend time with your family?3. What do you usually do on weekends?4. What did you do last weekend?5. What do other people in your country usually do on weekends?6. What are you going to do next weekend?7. Do you think it is important to make the most of your weekend?8. Do you feel that weekends now are more important to you than when you were a child?Art1. Are you very interested in art?2. Did you create any art such as painting or sculpture when you were a child?3. Have you ever been to an art gallery or an art exhibition?4. How often do you visit art galleries?Bags1. What types of bags do you use in your everyday life?2. What do you put in these bags?3. Do you usually carry a bag when you go out?4. What sorts of bags do women like to buy?5. When you are buying a bag, what factors do you consider?6. Do you think the style of a bag is very important, why or why not?7. Do you have a bag for special occasions?Birthdays1. Do you like birthdays?2. Do people inChinacelebrate birthdays?3. Are any birthdays especiallyimportant in your country?4. How do Chinese people celebrate birthdays?5. How do you like to celebrate your birthday?6. Do people inChinahave birthday parties, why or why not?7. Do you prefer birthday parties with your friends or with your family?8. Do you think it’s important for people to celebrate birthdays? 9. Do you think it’s important to give a special gift to someone ontheir birthday?10. Are birthdays more important for children or for adults?11. Do children and adults celebrate birthdays the same way?12. What do children do when they have a birthday party?Cards1. Do you ever receive letters or cards?2. Which do you think is better, to send a postcard or a letter?3. Do you think it is important to send postcard to each other, why or why not?Driving and Cars1. Do you or your family have a car?2. Do you know how to drive a car?3. When did you get your driver’s license?4. Do you think it’s important to learn how to drive?5. Do you think it’s important to pay attention to safety whendriving?6. Do high schools in your country have driving classes, why or why not?7. Do you think it’s important to have driving classes at school?Clothes1. What kind of clothes do you like?2. How do you get information about latest fashion?3. What are the differences in the clothes between now and fifty years ago?4. How do older people feel about younger people’s clothes?5. What kind of clothes do children usually wear?6. What are the most fashionable clothes inChinanow?Colors1. What’s your favorite color, and why?2. Do you always wear clothes in your favorite color?3. Are there any colors that havea special meaning in your country?4. What color would you choose to paint the walls of your room?5. What kind of color do you dislike?Dance1. Do you like to dance?2. What type of dance are you interested in?3. What are the differences between the dances the old people like and the dances the young people like?4. Is dancing good to people?5. DoesChinahave any traditionaldance?6. Is traditional dance still popular inChina?Entertainment1. What do you do for entertainment?2. What did you do for entertainment when you were a child?3. What do other people do for entertainment around where you live?4. What choices for entertainment are there foryoung people around where you live?5. Are there any entertainment places near your school?6. Have you recently been to any place for entertainment?7. Do you think modern lifestyles give people enough time for entertainment?Flower1. Do you like flowers?2. What are the most popular flowers in China?3. On what occasions do Chinesepeople send flowers to others?4. What special meanings do flowers have?5. What is the national flower inChina? And do you like it or not?6. Do you know how to grow flowers?Food1. Which do you prefer to eat, lunch or dinner, and why?2. Do you think there are any benefits from eating breakfast?3. Are you willing to try somenew food?4. Which do you prefer, eating one big meal or eating several small snacks?5. What do you consider to be a healthy diet?6. In the past few years, have there been any changes to what people in your country eat?Friends and Family1. Do you have many close friends?2. What qualities make them good friends?3. Do you live with your family?4. Do your family and friends still live in your hometown?5. Do you think family members should live together, why or why not?6. When do you spend time with your family?7. What do you do together?8. Do you often go out with your friends?9. Is your family very important to you?10. Do you prefer to spend time with your family or your friends?11. What do you do in your free time with your friends?12. Are there any times when you prefer to be alone?Healthy Lifestyle1. What do you do to keep healthy?2. How can people maintain good health?3. What is a healthy lifestyle in your mind?4. Is there any sport that you would like to try in the future?Part 2&3考题总结考题总结： Your favorite bookDescribe your favorite book which you want to recommend to your friends.You should say:when you read itwhat it is aboutwho recommend you this book and explain why you want to recommend it to your friends. Part3Do people in your country like to read books?What kinds of books are most popular in your country?Do you think reading is important?Do you think paper books will eventually be replaced by electronic books?Some people like to collect books. Why do you think they do that?Do you think compulsory reading in school is a good idea?A difficult thingDescribe a difficult thing you didwell.You should say:when you did itwhat you didwhat preparations you made for itand explain what you felt and learned after doing it.Part3What is the common ambition of Chinese young men?Is it good for a young man to be ambitious, and why?Is it good for a young man to beoverly ambitious?Will you choose to be an ambitious man or not?A plan not related to work or studyDescribe a plan you have for the future but not related to work or studyYou should say:what it iswhy you have this planwhat the first step in your plan is what you will need to do in order to make the plan workand explain how you think you will feel after you achieve this Part3Do you think it’s important for a person to have a career plan? How do most people plan their future education and their future career?Do you think it’s important to include the factor of one’s salary in a career plan?Do you think planning is important?What kinds of personal plansshould people make for themselves?In general, how do people make plans?For a person with children, what influence does this have on their personal plans for the future?The first dayDescribe your first day of school/course/jobYou should say:when it happenedwhere it happenedwhat happenedand explain how you felt during that day.Part3Is people’s name important inChina?How to find a job?Are parents inChinawilling to allow their children to be independent?Something you bought that you were dissatisfiedDescribe something that you bought that you were dissatisfied withYou should say:what the item waswhen and where you bought it why you bought itand explain why you were not happy with this productPart3What do young people in your country like to buy?Which do you think is more important, the cost of a product or the quality of the product? Why are imported products more expensive thanlocally-made products?What do you think of those people who only buy expensive thins and who look down on other people who buy cheap products?Which do you think is better, buy things online or buying thins in real shops?Why do you think online shopping has become so popular?How do people pay for things they buy online?A family photoDescribe a family photoYou should say:when and where it was taken why it was takenwho were there in the photo what did you do thenand explain why you think this photo is impressive.Part3Do people in your country like taking photos?Why people like taking photos? Where do people usually storetheir photos?What photos do people often take?Do you like to take photos about people or the scenery?What can people now use to take photos?What are the differences of photos taken by the camera and your mobile phone?A class or training session Describe a class or training session that you enjoyedYou should say:what the teacher and the students didwhen and where you had this classwhat you learned in this class or training sessionand explain why you enjoyed it. Part3What do you think are the qualities of a good teacher?Do you think the usage of science and technology has changed teaching very much? Which do you think is better,distance education or classroom education?Do you think distance education might one day replace classroom education?A film about a real person or eventDescribe a film about a real person or event that you have watchedYou should say:when and where you saw this filmwhat person or event the film。
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1. What is the most efficient type of transportation in your country? Explain why you think it is efficient. Include specific reasons or examplesI think airplane is the most efficient type of transportation in my country because it’s fast and comfortable. It only takes me three hours to fly from Beijing to Chongqing. This saves me a lot of time. I can go to Chongqing in the morning and come back to Beijing in the evening. However, if I take train or bus, it’ll take me at least 20 hours. So it’s very fast to take planes. Also, every time I am on the plane, the flight attendant serves me delicious food and drink, all free of charge. But in a train, the attendants aren’t very hospitable and you have to pay for all the food and beverage even though they aren’t of high quality. So that’s why I think taking plane is comfortable.2. Some people believe it's essential for a person's education to learn to play a musical instrument. Others don't believe music education is important. Which view do you agree with? Explain why.I think it’s essential for a person’s education to learn to play a musical instrument. There are two reasons why I say so. First, learning to play a musical instrument can give a person a way to express emotion. For example, I have a sister who can play the piano. Every time she was happy or depressed, she’d pl ay the piano. Second, learning to play a musical instrument makes a person artsy or develop a person’s artistic talent. Artistic people are more sensitive than normal ones. They can feel something that others can’t feel. They can sense the emotions from what normal people think is a normal scene. For example, Beethoven can compose his Moonlight at night. But I don’t think anybody can make a moonlight at night.3. The woman supports the proposal described in the article. Explain why she thinks it will achieve the university's goals.The university plans to expand college radios station’s broadcasting range so as to attract more students to apply to its program and to provide the university with an extra source of revenue. The woman in the conversation thinks this change will work. She says currently the radio station range is limited to the campus. If they expand the range, there’ll be more programs. Also they will reach a larger audience and this will give students more experience in the real life broadcasting and put them in a favorable position to find jobs. Besides, the woman says this change will benefit the whole university. Since her friend’s university started a similarchange five years ago and make a lot of money out of commercials. They use the money to offer more scholarship and fund projects to renovate new facilities.4. Describe what subliminal perception is and explain how the experiment discussed by the professor illustrates this phenomenon.Subliminal perception is a phenomenon that the perception of stimulus is just below the threshold of conscious awareness and it can influence people’s thought and attitudes. The professor uses an experiment to illustrate this phenomenon. In the experiment two groups of people were asked to watch TV. A picture flashed on the screen. It appears so fast that it’s barely noticeable. The picture is a boy with a birthday cake. But each group is shown to a slightly different version of the picture. One group is shown to a picture in which the boy is angry and trying to throw the cake. The other group is shown to a picture in which the boy is smiling and trying to offer the cake. Later, these two groups of people were shown to a third picture in which the boy is holding the cake without any expressions. The people were asked to describe the boy’s personality. The result is that the group that has seen the angry boy describe him negatively, whereas the group that has seen the smiling boy described him positively.5. The speakers discuss two possible solutions to the woman's problem. Briefly summarize the problem. Then state which of the solutions you recommend and explain why.The woman won an award and is invited to attend the award ceremony. But she’s got a p hilosophy exam that is scheduled to end at the time when the ceremony begins. There are two possible solutions. The first one is to attend the ceremony after taking the philosophy exam since these ceremonies never start on time and give long introductions. So she won’t miss anything important. But she thinks it’s a bit risky and she doesn’t want to miss being there when they announce her name. The second solution is talk to the professor and reschedule the exam. But the professor always reschedule the exam earlier which means less studying time for the woman. I think the woman had better choose the first solution. Since rescheduling exam will reduce her studying time, the second solution will probably harm her score. Even if it’s possible that she’ll miss the announcement of her name, she can still go to the award after the exam.6. Using the points and examples from the talk, explain how substitute goods and complement goods influence demand for a particular productThe demand of a product can be influenced by the price of a related product. The first kind related products are called substitute goods, goods that can be substituted for one and another. They are interchangeable so the increase in the price of one product means the increase in the demand for another. For example, butter and margarine are interchangeable. If the price of butter goes up, people will buy margarine instead. So the increase in the price of butter lead to the increase in demand for margarine. The second kind related products are called complement goods,goods that can’t be used without each other. They c omplement or complete each other. For example, compact discs and disc player are complement products since they should always be used together. So if the price of either product increases, the demand for both will decrease. If the price of CD goes up, the demand for CD will go down. Since CD player complements CD, the demand for CD player will go down too.源于：小马过河相关推荐：2012年11月18日托福写作真题解析2012年11月18日托福口语真题解析2012年11月18日托福阅读真题解析2012年11月18日托福听力真题解析。
211月18日托福阅读真题解析
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Topic1: personal trait一篇是心理学说PERSONAL TRAIT的。
说人们觉得性格决定人的行为吧。
然后一个科学家叫Walter Mischel，他做了一些研究，发现性格和人的行为之间的关系没有人们以前认为的那么大，人们在特定的环境下表现出来的行为不一样。
通过儿童实验，Mischel认为人的行为其实更主要的是由当时的SITUATION决定的，性格的作用很小。
Mischel的研究成果挑战了心理学家的研究和心理学在现实生活中的应用（这个是句子改写，要注意一个是挑战了研究，一个是挑战了现实中的应用，看清了可能会少选。
）然后其他科学家就批评Mischel的研究成果，这里有个括号，括号说，但是Mischel也赢得了行为学家的掌声，问为什么提这帮人，我答给出支持Mischel理论人的例子。
批评一指出Mischel的研究局限在LAB中，和EVERYDAY LIFE有距离（有题）。
还有一个批评，暂时想不起来。
但同时，大家也会认可Mischel的研究。
说他至少提出了SITUATION的重要性，可以让人具体情况具体分析吧。
后来大家认为，其实心理学家着重是要分析人们总体的表现，即性格决定这个人在处理事情上的一个总的态度，AGGREGATE BEHAVIOR。
而根据不同的SITUATION，又有不同的INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR。
所以心理学家的研究没有问题，还是有用的。
Trait Theory ①Personality consists of broad dispositions, called traits, that tend to lead to characteristic responses. People can be described in terms of the basic ways they behave, such as whether they are outgoing and friendly, or whether they are dominant and assertive.Basic Five Factors:oEmotional stability - Being calm rather than anxious, secures rather then insecure, self-satisfied than self-pitying.oExtraversion - Sociable instead of retiring, fun-loving instead of sober, and affectionate instead of reserved.oOpenness - Imaginative rather than practical, preferring variety to routine, and being independent rather than conforming.oAgreeableness - Being softhearted, not ruthless, trusting, not suspicious, and helpful not uncooperative.oConscientiousness - Being organized rather than disorganized, careful rather then careless, and disciplined, not impulsive.Criticism to Trait Theory(Walter Mischel (1968))oPersonality and AssessmentoCriticized the trait view of personality, as well as the psychoanalytic approachoBoth emphasis the interval organization of personalityoPersonality often changes according to a given situation - response to personality as consisting of broad, internal traits that are consistence across situations and timeoTrait measure do a poor job of predicting actual behavioroSituationism - personality often varies considerably from one context to another.Trait Situation Interaction TheoryoThey believe that both trait (person) and situation variables are necessary to understand personality. They also agree that the degree of consistency in personality depend on the kinds of persons, situations, and behaviors sampled. (Pervin, 1993, Mischel, 1995)oThe link between traits and situations has been more precisely specified.oThe narrowing and more limited trait is, the more likely it will predict behavior.oSome people are consistent on some traitsoPersonality traits exert a stronger influence on an individual's behavior when situational influence is less powerful.Walter Mischel (1968) - Personality and Assessment, criticized trait view of personality and psychoanalytic approach. Said personality often changes according tosituations, unlike the previous approaches which show consistency. Said trait measures poorly predict actual behavior. Made view of situationism - personality varies considerably from one context to another.Most psychologists today are interactionists, believing in both trait and situation ideas to describe personality. Link between traits and situations specified: more limited and narrower a trait is, more likely it will predict a behavior; not everyone consistent on the same trait; traits give a strong influence on an individual's behavior when situational influences are less likely to affect personality.Walter Mischel ②Walter Mischel (born 1930) is an American psychologist specializing in personality theory and social psychology. He is the Robert Johnston Niven Professor of Humane Letters in the Department of Psychology at Columbia University.Contributions to personality theoryIn 1968, Mischel published the now classic monograph, Personality and Assessment, which created a paradigm crisis in personality psychology that changed the agenda of the field for decades. The book touched upon the problem in trait assessment that was identified by Allport back in 1937. Mischel showed that study after study failed to support the fundamental traditional assumption of personality theory, that an individual's behavior with regard to a trait (e.g. conscientiousness, sociability) is highly consistent across diverse situations. Instead, Mischel's analyses revealed that the individual's behavior, when closely examined, was highly dependent upon situational cues, rather than expressed consistently across diverse situations that differed in meaning.Mischel maintained that behavior is shaped largely by the exigencies of a given situation. That people act in consistent ways across different situations, reflecting an underlying consistency of personality traits, is a myth.[4]Mischel made the case that the field of personality psychology was searching for consistency in the wrong places. Instead of treating situations as the noise or "error of measurement" in personality psychology, Mischel's work proposed that by including the situation as it is perceived by the person and by analyzing behavior in its situational context, the consistencies that characterize the individual would be found. He argued that these individual differences would not be expressed in consistent cross-situational behavior, but instead, he suggested that consistency would be found in distinctive but stable patterns ofif-then, situation-behavior relations that form contextualized, psychologically meaningful "personality signatures" (e.g., "she does A when X, but B when Y").These signatures of personality were in fact revealed in a large observational study of social behavior across multiple repeated situations over time (Mischel&Shoda, 1995). Contradicting the classic assumptions, the data showed that individuals who were similar inaverage levels of behavior, for example in their aggression, nevertheless differed predictably and dramatically in the types of situations in which they aggressed. As predicted by Mischel, they were characterized by highly psychologically informative if-then behavioral signatures. Collectively, this work has allowed a new way to conceptualize and assess both the stability and variability of behavior that is produced by the underlying personality system, and has opened a window into the dynamic processes within the system itself (Mischel, 2004).Topic2: 昆虫的优势还有一篇讲昆虫的。
【往年机经】2012年11月30日托福口语真题解析
【往年机经】2012年11月30日托福口语真题解析小马过河为大家准备了“小马过河2012年11月30日托福口语真题解析”，供各位备考托福的考生们参考使用，来提高自己的托福成绩！免费咨询电话：400-0123-267口语1Your friend wants to drop out of college, do you agree with this choice? Give details and examples in your response. Begin your response after the beep.If I had a friend that wanted to drop out of college, I would try and persuade him to stay in school. Maybe in the past it was easy to be successful without a college degree, but nowadays, it is impossible to find a decent job without a degree from a university. In this economy it is even hard to find a good job with a college degree! I know people like Steve Jobs never finished college, but I think he is an exception. My brother had trouble in school and he decided to drop out. For a few years he tried to find a job, but it was nearly impossible without a degree. So he went back to school, got his degree, and is now a manager.口语2Do you agree that if students hand their assignments in past the deadline, the teacher should reduce students' scores? Give details and examples to support your response. Begin your response after the beep.I agree that students should be marked down for late work. This is a good way to motivate students. When they know they will be punished for late work, students tell themselves that everything should be done before the deadline. Besides, reducing the score of the students who hand in the paper later will is only fair to the other students who work hard to hand it in on time. If students are penalized for late work, they will spend more energy and put more effort into finishing the assignment on time in order to get a good score. This makes students take assignments more seriously and increases the efficiency of the whole class. I think it motivates students also.口语3：【学校通知】：化学专业top student应该拿奖学金：1. 可以让学生们更好学习;2. 对学院获得的钱可以很好利用。
2.11.2托福口语试题解析
1 2012.11.2托福口语试题解析1. Is it important to have good manners in your interactions with other people? Give detailsand explanations to support your response.Yes, I believe it is important to be polite to other people. Good manners are a necessary partof interacting with other people. First, manners make it easier to communicate with people. Ifyou are rude to people and interrupt them while they’re speaking, you may never actually hearwhat they want to communicate with you. For example, there is a boy in my class who continually interrupts my teacher when she is giving directions. He interrupts her so much, that he often doesn’t understand the directions she has given us and later he usually gets in trouble for not completing the assignment properly. In addition, continually interrupting people is annoyingand tries other people’s patience. If you are rude and annoy them, they will probably avoid interacting with you. (Anna)2. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? In order to be a good teacher, onemust have experience. Give specific details and explanations to support your response.2There's a saying that goes something like, "Experience is the best teacher." I think there's a lot of wisdom in this. Now, this doesn't necessarily make inexperienced teachers bad; it justmeans that experience affords a lot of insight that you can't glean from your training alone. So I do think that in order to be a good teacher, you need a decent amount of experience teaching. The biggest factor, I think, is that experienced teachers are more capable of commanding their students' respect which to me is a huge part of being able to teach effectively. You'll be less likely to feel intimidated by students if you're experienced, and you'll carry yourself more confidently and naturally. Students will respond to this and respect you. But newer teachers have a harder time earning their students' respect, and as a result students are less likely to pay attention to what these teachers say. The students' learning experience will suffer for it. (Richard)3.Passage一个letter 关于教学楼内improvement proposal. 一是在每层楼多设 power plug. 二是每层楼设打印机。
2012年TOEFL真题：笑谈大学无用
2012年TOEFL真题：笑谈大学无用对付雅思或托福的写作测验，五段的论文不如起承转合的四段结构。
学院派的课外作业大多倾向五段的写法，主要是因为没有强迫的限制时间，所以可以长篇大论。
谢振礼老师和多数同行建议候选人写雅思或写托福时，坚持布局四段。
企图五段则可能时间不足。
少于四段，则恐怕字数不够。
下面一篇原著五段范文倾向唱反调，只供搞笑。
很多人上大学，种种原因。
主要有三点》1. 尝试经验。
2.职业培训。
3. 增进知识。
本篇范文嘲笑这三点，因为更大的原因也许是父母的期待与逼迫。
>People attend college or university for many different reasons, for example, new experience, career preparation, increased knowledge. What do you think that people attend college or university? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.>Sample Essay:Some young people probably would not consider attending a university seriously were it not for the pressure from their parents. It is absolutelyunderstandable that parents wish to send their sons and daughters to higher education either because they went to college or they didn’t. But for this kind of pressure as the most motivational factor, some children might think twice before hastily deciding to go to a university, simply for such doubtful reasons as increased knowledge, new experience and career preparation. Independent of the financial situation, there are good reasons why some smart boys and girls are not actually interested in college education. To begin with, they would think that a university is not the only place where knowledge is. Now that so much information is made accessible so easily via the Internet, it makes little sense studying in a library on the campus just to have a chance once in a while reading a collection of ancient books. Besides, one may just as well feel uneducated even if being filled with a million facts. Moreover, it can be seen that the university brings out all abilities, including‘incapability’. What is more, any academic subject can become boring when a professor becomes a broken recorder who is talking in som eone else’s sleep. Tobe sure, going through a college education can increase one’s knowledge, and so what? To quote Oscar Wilde: “Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing worth learning can be taught.” Ind eed, what cannot be taught is exactly “thinking independently.” You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink. Likewise, you can send one to a university, but you cannot make one think. Ironic but true, a new experience in a university can be a lot of fun, if referring particularly to football in a great university with a stadium seating over 3,000. Aside from that, a university is no place to learn real experience in life. Rather, for quite a few young people it is an ideal place to keep warm between high school and an early marriage. Wise boys and girls therefore need not necessarily obtain a higher education and follow where the path leads. Instead, they may go where there is no path and leave a trail. As such, those who have no vanity for academic degrees can learn examples from many celebrities not having any college education, to whom it used to be a joke if one studied at a university.Imagine, without university experience, one is likely to be a first-rate version of oneself instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. Last but not least, nor is a university the best dream-land for career preparation. Although it may be true that a university degree is associated with generating more income than the average, it is also true that most billionaires on the planet have never finished higher education. For example, the average professor earns more money in a ‘year’ than a professional athlete or movie star in a whole ‘week’. Sadly, nowadays a lot of graduates with a B.A, M.A., PhD even do not have a JOB. Economists report, jokingly, that a college education does add many thousands of dollars to one’s lifetime income, then only to be spent on sending one’s children to college. This fact clearly raises doubts about the wisdom of so many parents investing so much in giving their children some kind of career preparation in vain. To sum up, many people attend college or university for different reasons, but for some of them who do, there is no other factor more influential than pressure from their parents who wouldnot take ‘No’ for an answer. The logic is simple. If parents went to college, it follows that their children should not be different. If they did n’t go to college, nothing could please them more than seeing their children turn out to be different and even better.。
2012年全部托福大陆考试口语1-2题汇总
2012年全部托福大陆考试口语1-2题汇总2012年大陆托福已考口语题型1&2汇总2012.1.81. Describe a celebration you recently attended? Did all people have a good time on that day?2. Teenagers under 16 years old drive cars. Agree or not?2012.1.141. Take about a person you enjoy talking with.2. Do you agree or disagree with the statement: student should learn in a quiet environment. 2012.2.051.大学应该去做什么来保护环境2.对一本书或者movie感兴趣，你是买还是租？2012.2.111. Your friend is considering keeping a pet, what kind of pet and advice you would give him?2.一些学生喜欢看小说，你是否同意。
2012.2.171. Compare 2 singers, similarities2. Some ask older people (parents, grandparents) for advice, others ask their friend (same age) 2012.2.241.在学校里喜欢什么活动2.艺术家要天分吗?2012.2.251.你认为养宠物是有益的事吗？2.是在进大学之前有个很好的职业规划好，还是在进入大学以后，经过一段时间的学习再决定自己的职业规划。
2012.3.041.为了让学生更好的了解营养和保健，学校开设厨艺课，你觉得这个决策合理吗？Do you agree or disagree with the followingstatement? Students should take cooking class.2.是否认为老师和蔼可亲学生可以学到更多？Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Children will learn more if the teachers are kind and friendly.2012.3.101.你的同学想提高分数，你会劝他怎么做？2.你参加游戏或者体育运动时，你是enjoy还是想要取得胜利？2012.3.181. Are the living standards of people today better than the past?2. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Internet plays an important role in your life. Use specific examples and details to support your answer.2012.3.241.在学期结束时evaluate professor的利弊2.自己亲自做的gifts要比在商店买的更meaningful2012.4.141.人们现在都在网上买东西你觉得优点是什么2.学校里有很多社团组织比如sporting什么的……有些会一开始就参加有人会等first or second semester后再参加你选哪个2012.4.221.有个朋友话说不读university，问你这个是不是一个好主意？2.问学生该不该因为晚交作业而受到惩罚。
2012年11月18日托福考试听力机经
2012年11月18日托福考试听力机经2012年11月18日中国大陆托福考试听力真题1、(ConversationMUSIC CLASS,讨论PROJECT,讲到自己父母都是音乐老师,然后妈妈告诉了自己一个音乐教育方法,学生希望用这个方法结合自己的computer program的课程做一个game,来激发小朋友们学音乐的兴趣。
大概的题目有:为什么提到爸妈是音乐老师?然后还有学生和老师提combination 的原因是什么——我选的担心老师觉得他偷懒;还有就是为什么要提到自己想去卖这个computer program2、(Conversation一个演Juliet他妈的女生~戏服拿错了云云~因为名字就差一个字母(此处有题,双选哟!拿错+名字像。
然后还提到了chorus,是因为她要去听她舍友的表演所以没办法在那个时间约见管理人员~3、(Lecture物理学有画~fluid的什么gas和liquid~讲到一幅画和一个照片~然后什么vortex street~后面提到karman不是第一个发现的人,Davinci早就用过这个了~4、(Lecture Acting讲戏剧和电影的差别~教授提到自己做演员的经历,曾经不理解一个agent给自己的评价,但是后来发现这个评价是最高的评价(有题目哟!讲attitude的变化~我选的从insulted到...忘了词,不好意思。
也有人选confused to respected,感觉我错了~,然后讲了一下舞台表演和电影摄影的一些差别,后者可以剪辑,前者一次过。
5、(Lecture历史学iron tools~有地图哟~~听到这儿的时候因为感冒有点儿耳鸣~~~ORZ,又跪了。
反正就是讲土耳其人最先使用一个tools,然后因为撒哈拉沙漠的阻拦,非洲人民一直没有用过,直到一次trade才传过去~(LZ按了OK之后顿悟这题选错,可是为时已晚~摔!。
然后后面说什么发现metal,证明非洲使用这个要比我们想象得早。
2012托福口语考试重点80题(带答案)
虽然现在各种各样的口语题很多，但是这份新托福黄金口语80题还是最经典的，因为他很好的总结了口语1、2题会碰到的题目的类型，可以帮助各位考友在考前有效地对于大体思路有一个预先的准备。
口语考试，思路只占很小的一部分，最后决定你分数的还是你的语音语调等，因此一定要开口多加练习！2. 电视对于现代社会有正面作用还是负面作用，选择其中之一并解释原因。
As far as I am concerned, television has more positive effects towards the modern society than its negative sides. First, from the news broadcasting in the television, we can know what is happening in the outside world even without stepping out our living room with television in it. And second, watching television with family members after supper is a good way to relax after a hard day’s work. What’s more, itsvisual effect makes people feel less stressed and has a great influence on the way people think and talk.3. Describe the most important decision that you made in your life. Personally speaking, the most important decision that I have made in my life is to choose marketing as my major in university, as we all know that marketing is a kind of major which cuts across the boundaries of many different disciplines, so in order to learn it well, I have to learn various subjects such as international trade and brand management. What’s more, i’m little timidity in front of challenges such as doing the presentation and negotiation, I guess most of the people may have this kind of stage fright, So marketing is a major can definitely anneal myself. During the studies in university, I learned hard and practiced as much as I could. Finally, I got the highest GPA in my grade.4. Do you think the high school should teach music and art as other basic science?I bet no one could deny that the main responsibility of a high school is to help its students develop various abilities not only the academic abilities. In other words, music and art should be viewed as basic science. Firstly, It is very important to get fully educated for students. Music and art can help the students appreciate beauty in our lives, and that will broaden knowledge scope of students. Also Music and art do good to students’ mentality. A sound mentality is essential to the student’s future.5. 空闲时间用来做什么?When I have time to kill, I usually like to surf the internet to pay close attention to new fashion trade. Such as the fashion week, respectively, new york fashion week, paris fashion week, London fashionweek and milian fashion week. The rest of time, I usually go to the library to find some valuable books and a park to relax myself. Thereare many books to my taste, such as fashion magazines, inspirational books, and professional books. These books can make me healthier and energetic. And last thing I’d like to do when I am free is to eat out with my family members. You may be surprised to know that I have triedall the restaurants in our community!6. 打手机该不该在一些地方禁止？I strongly agree with the opinion that the use of a mobile phone should be forbidden in some places, such as library and airplanes. The most common reason for people going to a library is to find a silent environment to read their favorite books without interruption. But ifyou receive a phone call in the library or just send out messages, the mobile phone will ring. Though people have personal right to use their mobile phone, the others are not supposed to be involved in the unnecessary disturbance. And I do not think it is very polite unless you can turn down the volume. Another place is airplane. As we all know that it is very dangerous to have a phone call in airplane. It may causes interference between the signals. Therefore mobile phone should be forbidden in airplanes unless there is a new technique can avoid it.7. 描述一件自己印象深刻的celebration或者moment。
211月18日托福口语真题解析
2012年11月18日托福口语真题解析Task 1Talk about an organization or a club that you would like to join. Explain why you would like to join this organization? Please include reasons and details in your response. Begin your response after the beep.A school organization I would like to join is the orchestra. I have played violin for my high school orchestra for almost four years, and I would like to continue playing for the orchestra in college. I like playing in the orchestra, because I truly enjoy music. I especially like how powerful the music sounds when it is played by more than thirty instruments at once. I also love to perform in front of people. There is something so moving about live music. Most importantly, I would like to join the orchestra at my university, because it is a great way to meet friends. Some of my best friends from high school also play with me in the orchestra. I think the easiest way to meet people who share the same interests with me will be to join the orchestra. (Anna)Task 2Some students prefer to study only once for a long period during the week. Others students prefer to study for a short period several times during a week. Which do you prefer and why? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice. Begin your response after the beep.When I study, I prefer to study in short increments many times a week. I find that this method is a more efficient use of my time. I used to study in one long sitting the day before the exam, but I always did poorly on my exams. If I just sit and study for several hours at a time, I have trouble concentrating and easily get distracted. So for every hour of studying, I would probably waste half an hour with distraction. I also find that if I study a little bit every day, I remember things more easily. Instead of cramming a bunch of information into my head in one sitting, I can slowly review the material. In addition, I find studying in short periods several times a week better fits into my schedule. (Anna)Task 3【个人倡议】：一个学生给学校写信给校报建议学校应add a three-day fall break just before midterm in each fall semester。
2012年6月17日托福口语真题答案及解析
2012年6月17日托福口语真题答案及解析2012年6月17日托福考试口语部分出现的是2010.12.3NA、2011.4.15NA与2010.6.19NA 北美托福考题拼盘，熙窿老师为同学们带来本次托福口语考试独立题答案范例及解析。
2010.12.3NA1. What do you think is the biggest challenge for university students and why? Give details and examples to support your response.One of the biggest challenges for students in university is getting used to college life during their first year. Students have a lot more independence in university and a lot find it hard to adjust to. In high school, even if you lived in a dorm, you were always told by the teachers or your parents what you should being doing. “Get up early in the morning,” “make sure you eat your lunch,” “after classes you have study hall,”everybody in bed by 22:30.” However at university, your mom isn’t there to tell you what to do. When I first came to college, I missed several morning classes because I was not used to getting up on my own. Also at university there is nobody to tell you to stop playing computer games.此题更正1. Which do you think is the largest challenge in university for students, explain(1) Being away from family(2) Have no time to relax(3) Making new friends解析：此题很贴近学生生活。
【托福口语真题】托福口语12题题目答案汇总.doc
【托福口语真题】托福口语1+2题题目+答案汇总智课网整理第一题：L Describe an activity you and your family enjoy most.The activity that popular with my family is the basketba 11.First, whenever each family member is available, we would bring the ball to a park near to my house. You know why we all like to play basketball? We c an work in a team, cooperate with each other and have some fun. That9 s a rar e and valuable chance to enhance our relationship.Second, it would be beneficial for our health. Last summer, my mother and I were both a little bit overweight, so we decided to lose weight by playing bas ketball. As a result, every morning we would play in the park. When the new semester began, we both lost 10kg! That，s why my family all prefer the bask etball.2.What can u do to improve our environment?I am afraid, if we wanted to improve our environment, we would slow down the industrialization.First, dramatically development of industrialization creates a lot of exhausts that pollute the air and the water. For example, noxious water released from a chemical plant would kill fish of many species in the sea. If human being ate the toxic fish, they would get infected as well.Second, industrialization demands a lot of scarce resource; therefore, some of them are extinct and unrecoverable. Since the industrial revolution happened in 19th century, a lot of trees had been cut down for modern development, so that many forests disappeared from the planet. What a pity!Therefore, if our industrialization would slow down a little bit, it would give the environment enough time to recover from devastate.3.Describe an artist, musician or popular singer you do not like. Give spe cific reasons.Personally, the popular singer I dislike most is ... for the following reasons- First, she's not as benevolent as other celebrities. For example, many famous persons have donated thousands of dollars to WenChuang, where the catastrophe happened. But she, the mean woman, had no such action at all.Second, this woman is aiTogant and haughty. Sometimes she shouts at her fans and drives them away. You know, if her fans gave up their favor on her, she would become nobody. Worse, she always brags that she is the top singer in our country and slanders other singers.Therefore, she is the one I dislike most.4・ Describe a special job you had or would like to have.Personally speaking, the special job I like to do is being an international tourist guidefor the following reasons.First, being an international tourist guide means I have to deal with foreigners, which is the best chance for me to practice my spoken English. From communicating with them, I can learn native accent and foreign cultures from them. At the same time, I can introduce them with our Chinese traditions and beautiful sceneries and give them a deeper and better understanding about China.Second, leading foreign visitors to travel around is also wonderful opportunities for me to relax. You know, enjoying magnificent landscape all over the world can help me forget anything troublesome and have a peace of mind, release the pressure from my life.5.Please describe a tool or an object that is important in your daily life. Personally speaking, the important tool for me is my laptop for the following reasons. First, iVs pretty useful when I am boring. You know, I can watch latest movies, listen to beautiful music and even play computer games to relax myself. Especially after school, I am tired of studying, so I always turn to my laptop to have some fun, which will release the great pressure from my whole day's study and have a peace of mind. Second, my laptop is the most crucial tool to communicate with my friends. Just like my best friend Jason, who is studying in America. It's a long distance between him and me. But with the computer I can contact with him any time anywhere. It seems like we still hang together without separation. So I don't woiTy that the distance will damage our valuable friendship.6.Describe one way of life in your country has been changed and why it is beneficialPersonally, the way of life changed a lot in my country is the technology development, which benefits me so much.First, because of such development, laptops are becoming more and more popular with human beings, which are the best tool for us to communicate with each other. Just like my best friend Jason, he9s studying in America, which is far away from me. But with the computer, I can talk with him any time I want, it seems that we're still close without separation・Second, such development introduces subway to us. You know, subway is the most efficient transportation in my country. Especially, there "re a lot of heavy traffic jams. So if I go to school by car, it gonna takes me more than one hour in rush hours, but if I take subway instead, which can avoid jams, only cost me 20 minutes. Therefore, subway saves me a lot time, I really like it.7.Describe a piece of news or a story that you are interested in recently. And explain why you think it was interesting^ Include reasons and details in your response.Personally, the news I am interested in is that my favorite actor Tom Hanks gonna work on his new movie.First, you know, his new movie is a comedy. His performance is so amazing and historical that had already made a lot of classical characters, so I really look forward to his new comedy movie, which must be funny and attractive.Second, iVs said that his new movie will invite another super star, Nicole Kidman!They haven't worked in the same movie before, but Oscar prizes were conferred on both of them, which means they're the best artistic in the world! So there cooperation in this movie will be definitely gorgeous.& Please describe one of your happiest time in your life.The happiest time for me is that traveled to US with my best friend Jason last month. First, you know, it was the best chance for me to practice my spoken English. As an English major, this trip helped me put the knowledge I learnt into practice. I was so excited to talk with local Americans there and imitate their native accent, which was valuable experience.Second, Jason and I have visited so many tourist attractions in America, like the statue of liberty, the symbol of US, Yellow Stone Park, renowned universities, Hollywood, even shopping in the Fifth Avenue. Therefore, such trip broadened my horizon and enriched my knowledge.9. Describe a person that you，d like to know more. Why is this person. Examples and details.The person I like to know more is Nicole Kidman for the following reasons.First, Nicole is a really incredible actress in the world. Her famous movie Moulin Rouge imposes me great impression. I want to know how she acted so wild and sexyin this movie, which is a totally different figure from her in reality.Second, you know, Nicole was betrayed by her beloved ex・husband, Tom cruise, they divorced after 10・years marriage. But only 3 years later she won her first Oscar prize ! what a great achievement! So I want to know how she overcame such devastate and rebuilt herself both mentally and physically in such short time.That，s why I want to know more about her.10> Describe a personality have changed since you were a child .Explain how you changed this personality .Please include specific reasons and details in your responsePersonally speaking, since I was a child, I learnt to change myself from introvert and shy into humorous and outgoing.First, when I was young, I was afraid of talking in the public and wasn't brave enough to communicate with my classmates and teachers. Therefore, I was always lonely without friends. Whenever some school activities were held, nobody wanna group up with me. I was so upset and frustrated about that.Then, my mum noticed my melancholy and began to encourage me and took me outdoors to make friends with neighborhood kids. I was so tired of such lonely life that I tried to smile and said hi to everybody, because I needed friends.Therefore, many years later, I have already become a very humorous and outgoing girl, all of my friends like spending their time staying with me.IL Please describe steps of learning a new subjectPersonally, the subject I wanna describe is English.First, you know, the most fundamental step is to memorize vocabularies. It really drove me crazy! Everyday, I woke up at 6 o^clock to open the vocabulary book. Also,I accumulated words from American movies and TV series, which means I spent a lot time in watching them. But because of great efforts I have paid, now I can totally understand what foreigners speaking.Second, another difficult part for me is spoken English. So whenever I had spare time, I always went to English corner to practice my oral English with foreigners. I intentionally imitated their accent and intonation, also we exchanged information about our different cultures. Surprisingly, only several months later, I won an English speech competition.12.Describe a person who always makes you laugh. Explain why the person is funny. Include details and examples in your explanation.Personally speaking, the person that makes me laugh is my best friend Jason. First, Jason has a special dressing sense that always makes me burst into laugh. For example, in summer, other boys always wear T-shirts and shorts, while he dresses with a skirt! What's more, his skirts always contain bright colors, like red and yellow, so, it looks so weird!Second, Jason^s facial expression is really attractive and funny. Especially when he is telling us a joke or saying something excited, his face is contorting, voice is trembling and even spit saliva as rain drops.Therefore, I really appreciate his company with me13.Describe the most important development in your country in the past 20 years.Personally the most development occurred in my country in the last 20ys is the technology development.First, such development brings us a new form of transportation, subway. Subway can save us a lot of time. Especially in a big city, therele a lot of traffic jams. If I drive my car to school, sometimes it takes me more than one hour, while 20m is enough to get there by subway.Second, the development also introduces computers to all of Chinese families, which really help us a lot. For example, one day I should deal with my historical paper, but I was lack of such materials. I turned to the computer, within seconds, I have found a lot of relevant information. Therefore, I have finished my paper so rapidly.14.Describe the most disappointed experience and why.The disappointed experience for me is that I haven^t made the trip to America in this summer.You know, I am dreaming of America, because I have been told that there are a lot of magnificent sceneries there, like Yellow Stone Park, The Statue of Liberty and Hollywood! And those beautiful landscapes would definitely relax myself, releasing the pressure from my whole semester^ study.I have already bought the tickets, booked the restaurant and even made a well-detailed plan about this trip, anything had been done. However, my university demands us to participate in voluntary services in communities. I really want to have a try and offer assistances for the people who need. But iFs not the time, I have my schedule during the summer vacation.So, unfortunately, I can?t go for my trip due to such requirement because I don't wantto be deducted points from my credits.15.What new skill would you like to learn? Explain why this skill would be good for you to have.Personally, the new skill I wanna learn is playing piano for the following reasons. First, I believe that being exposed to magnificent melody would enable me to relax myself especially after school every day. You know, I would be definitely stressed out when I go back from school, so what I am willing to do is to play piano and devote myself to those classical music, which would relieve my pressure from my study and have a peace of mind.Second, playing piano would broaden horizon and enrich my knowledge. I am studying academic stuff at school all the time, sometimes I need something different. And playing piano would offer me the great chance to learn much more knowledge about music and art than math, Chinese or English.16.Which kind of music you like most and why?Classical music is my favorite for the following reasons.First, my mom is a pianist. She is good at playing classical music, especially bethophin and Mozart's music. Since I was young, she liked to play one of those masterpieces after dinner and asked me to imitate her gesture on the keyboard. Therefore, classical music accompanied me in childhood.Second, classical music is the best tool to make me relax. You know, as a student, I have to spend a whole day staying at school and study all the time. So after school when I am back to home, I am always stressed out. I like to listen to Mozart's music, which helps me calm down and brings my refreshed mind back.17.Describe your study methods of learning that are different from others，and why.Personally, the way I study is different from othersFirst, take English as an example. Most of my classmates only focus on reading or writing part, but ignore their spoken English. However, it's what I pay great attention to. I deliberately go to English Corner, in order to practice my English with those foreigners, imitating their accent and intonation. Therefore, I can speak like a native now.Second, I prefer to study in a group, rather than depending on myself Sometimes when I come across something confused, I would discuss it with my classmates. You know, everyone has a different opinion from others'. Therefore, at last we can always figure this problem out in a quick way.18e Please describe your goals in your life and why.Personally, I want to work as an international tourist guide for the following reasons. First, being an international tourist guide means I have to deal with foreigners, which is the best chance for me to practice my spoken English. From communicating with them, I can learn native accent and foreign cultures from them. At the same time, I can introduce them with our Chinese traditions and beautiful sceneries and give them a deeper and better understanding about China.Second, leading foreign visitors to travel around is also wonderful opportunities for me to relax. You know, enjoying magnificent landscape all over the world can help meforget anything troublesome and have a peace of mind, release the pressure from my life.19.Describe an activity you and your family enjoy most.The activity that popular with my family is the basketball・First, whenever each family member is available, we would bring the ball to a park near to my house. You know why we all like to play basketball? We c an work in a team, cooperate with each other and have some fun. That's a rar e and valuable chance to enhance our relationship.Second, it would be beneficial for our health. Last summer, my mother and I were both a little bit overweight, so we decided to lose weight by playing basketball. As a result, every morning we would play in the park. When the new semester began, we both lost 10kg! that^s why my family all prefer the basketball.20.Mystery, science fiction, biography, which type of book you dislike most and why?Personally, biography is the type of book that I dislike most.First, I am afraid that such books are full of brags and exaggerations, so that most of contents would convey fake impressions to readers. For example, some biography books would make up some brilliant experiences for the celebrity, which is a little bit disgusting.Second, biography books are boring and tedious without interesting plots or adventures. I prefer books depicting excited events or characters with charisma. Therefore, biography book can't make me satisfied.2LDescribe your favorite subject when you were in primary schooL Explain why you like it. Include reasons and examples to support your response. Personally, my favorite subject was English in primary schoolFirst, my English teacher Daniel attracted my whole attention. He was humorous and encouraging, so that I never felt bored on his classes. His funny expressions and illustrations magically made all of students focus on him. I always got the highest school on English.Second, English itself was absolutely attractive and charming; especially I liked to talk with foreigner friends. There was a foreign boy lived in my neighbor, I always went to chat with him in English, which enabled me to imitate his accent and intonation. Therefore, English was my favorite course in my primary school22.Describe one way of life in your country has been changed and why it is beneficialPersonally, the way of life changed a lot in my country is the technology development, which benefits me so much.First, because of such development, laptops are becoming more and more popular with human beings, which are the best tool for us to communicate with each other・ Just like my best friend Jason, he's studying in America, which is far away from me. But with the computer, I can talk with him any time I want, it seems that we're still close without separation.Second, such development introduces subway to us. You know, subway is the most efficient transportation in my country. Especially, there^re a lot of heavy traffic jams.So if I go to school by car、it gonna takes me more than one hour in rush hours, but if I take subway instead, which can avoid jams, only cost me 20 minutes. Therefore, subway saves me a lot time, I really like it.23.Describe a kind of music that you dislike most and whyPersonally, the music I dislike is the rock music.First, this kind of music drives me nuts. I prefer the light music, like classical music and blue, because it can help me calm down when I am anxious or angry. But rock music would worsen my feeling, so that I caif t express my negative emotions. Second, the reason why I dislike rock music mainly lie on the rock singers. Their dress-up are weird and sometimes scary. And the way they sing is too drastic to bear, so that their shows would never attract my attention.Therefore, I am afraid I carTt appreciate rock music.24.Your friend want to drop out of university or college , agree or disagree Yeah,I agree with his decision.First, not evey body likes to studying in university. Just like my best Jason, he is a very intelligent and talented boy. He has already learned through all of subjects that required in university by himself when he was a freshman. Therefore, it^s ok to quit from the university under such circumstance. What he needs is the practical experiences in society, rather than the knowledge in university.Second, if Jason was forced to remain in university, I am afraid it would do no good to his development. He has already set up his aims and targets, so that he has a clear realization that what he wants and what he “s dreaming o f. Staying at university would restrict his ambitions and potentials, so that I support his decision without question. 25.Where would you like to live, Mountain, forest, beach, or desert? Personally speaking, the place Fd like to go much is the forest. I prefer it for the following reasons.First of all, the air in the forest is much fresher than that in the city. And I know doctors will suggest people to go there to breathe in more oxygen. I have a cousin, Jimmy, who used to have problems with his lungs and his doctor told him to go to the forest as much as he could. Now he is well again.Also, we can hike or even have picnics in the forest as long as we do not get lost. It must be such a nice experience to feel the breeze and watch the green trees sitting on the grass with your friends while you can enjoy your delicious food.Anyway Fd like to go the forest if I can.26・ Describe your favorite room. Explain why you like this room most.My favorite room at my place is my bedroom.You see, out of my window, the blue sea is lying there. Every morning when I get up, I open the window to let the fresh sea breeze ventilates the room and enjoy the magnificent view.Also I can do homework and study more efficiently in my bedroom. Because it，s a private room, so I can focus on my study here without any distractions. Homework that I have to spend 2 hours in library only takes me 1 hour in my bedroom.27・ In your opinion, What qualities should a leader have? Give specific reasons to support your opinion.Well, first of all, I think, a good leader should be encouraging enough.For example, I had a boss, Jason, who used to say, ”You are a capable young man, I know you can do it well" whenever I was not confident enough with my job. With his encouragement I was so successful in my job and became a team leader in 6 months. Also, I believe a good leader should set good examples for all team-members. I remember my boss Jason used to work harder than any of us who were working with him in a team, even though he was the boss. We were so moved by what he did, and everybody followed his suit. So we were the most efficient team.28. When choosing a friend which of the following qualities you value most: honesty, loyalty, or sense of humor?In my point of view, I like to stay with an loyal friend. Loyalty means always being honest with their friends and staying right beside them when they fail down.Fd love to talk about Tom, we'd been good friends since we were kids. Once I was supposed 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 weaknesses directly. Thanks for his straight forwardness, I made quite a progress. I really appreciate his loyalty and treat him like my lifelong friend.29 Which do you like to read，magazines, novels or poems? And why?I like reading novels better than magazine, poetry or anything else for the following reasons.First of all, novels are always interesting, taking Harry Potter as an example. Whenever I read it I can 7 help but laughing all the time, releasing the pressure from my study and have a peace of mind.Also I believe this novel has opened a new world to me. The writer of Harry Potter Joanne Rowling is such a good writer that her imagination has broadened my horizon. Previously I knew very little about the world of wizards but now I have joined a group of Harry Potter fans with whom I can have lots of discussions about Harry Potter from time to time.30. Describe a book that you think is the most useful and explain why it is the most useful. Include reasons and examples to support your response.Pm gonna talk about Harry PotterFirst of all, I have learned tons of vocabularies and sentence structures of English from it. Especially in the course of my preparation of TOEFL, I really use it as a helpful tool to review those complicated words.Also, sometimes I feel depressed and wanna give up, I turn to the story and gain some courage. Yeah, the hero in the story protected the people he loved and reached the final destination by great efforts.In addition, I get used to reading a chapter of Harry Potter before go to bed, and it helps me to have a sweet night and be in a good mood・第二题：L Should the parents let their children practical course like cooking and personal financePersonally speaking, I think that parents shouldrTt let their kids do those items. First, their kids are busy on their school work, they have much homework and examsto prepare and review, even some of them can't stop studying until midnight. So their parents shouldn't increase their heavy burdens, making their schedule even unbearable. Second, such work may be dangerous for kids. Like cook, it is easy to cut themselves 讦they can^t be proficient in it. And kids are lack of self-controlling abilities, which means it's hard for them to handle their finance. They may squander that money out within seconds.2.Parente are the best teachers. Do u agree or disagree with such statement and why.I totally agree with such statement for the following reasons.First, parents are the first persons I recognized since I was born, which means they are the only ones I can trust without hesitation. So I can accept the knowledge they teach entirely and effectively. But I always be skeptical to the things told by my teachers and friends.Second, my parents are much older than any of my friends, which means they are more experienced. Therefore, when I am on a tough spot and can't figure out how to solve it, I always consult with my parents and they can give me valuable advices, more effective than those from my friends.3.Some students prefer short assignments, while others prefer long assignments, which one do you prefer.Personally, I prefer to take one or two big assignments for the following reasons. First, if I prefer many small assignments I gonna be busy preparing for them. Because of its frequency, I have no time to do something else, but have to make well preparations for them, which gonna drive me crazy. While big assignments will give me enough time to prepare, I am possible to get a higher score.Second, one or two big assignments help me put the knowledge I learnt as a whole. You know, the knowledge spread in some assignments are separated, it is hard for me to grasp a comprehensive knowledge.4.Somebody prefers to go to the same places in vacation, but others choose to go to different places and spend a little time at each place.Personally, I will prefer to go to different places and spend a little time at each place for the following reasons.First, you know, the time is so limited that I try to visit places as many as I can, which means I have no choice but setting up a busy travelling schedule. Because visiting different places will give me a chance to be exposed to different cultures.Second, travelling to different places will help me get acquaintances with different types of people. I have known that Americans are enthusiastic, Japanese are humble and English are gentle. Dealing with such different people made me grasp more communicating skills.5.Some students prefer to take a essay question where they must write an essay to a question. Other students prefer to take a test with objective questions. Which type of exam questions do you prefer? Give reasons and examples in your explanation^Personally, I prefer to take essay questions for the following reasons.First, essay questions are easier for me than objective questions. Because you canexpress yourself completely in the exam, which means it's easier to come up with lot of good ideas to write the paper.Second, you may possibly to get a higher score on essay. Because no strict grading standard to judge your answer. As long as you fully develop your points of view, you dorTt worry the result. But if you make a wrong choice in your objective questions, your score gonna be poor.6.U prefer to watch news everyday or occasionally*Personally, I prefer to watch news occasionally for the following reasons.First, you know, as a high school student, I have a lot of homework and exams to deal with, which drive me crazy! I can't finish my study schedule every day until midnight, so I have no spare time to pay attention to the news and events.Second, some news and events have nothing to do with me, so I don^t care. As a student, what I should focus on is the things only related to the subjects I learn. Others, just like political news, economic news and some entertainment stuff, are unnecessary for me. Why I waste my limited time to watch!So I have no choice but preferring the second statement.7.You prefer to face challenge all by yourself or depend on other peopled help. Personally, I prefer to face challenge depending on other peopled help.First, you know, as a child who is 16 years old, I have no much many experiences as my parents do. when I come across some difficult and can% figure out by myself. I always turn to my parents because each time they gonna give me valuable suggestions and advices to solve the problem more effectively.Second, discussing problems with others can increase my communication skills as well. Because some challenges needs the team work. So during this period, I learn that how to share ideas with others, how to exchange information and how to deal with different opinions from yours. So such experiences gonna help me a lot.8・ Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Children should learn to draw or paint Use specific reasons to support your answer.Personally speaking, I agree with such statement for the following reasons. First, learning drawing or painting will enable us to release pressure from our intensive study. You know, in the whole day, what we are doing is to listening to teachers, doing our homework and preparing for exams, which almost drive us crazy. So when we are tired of studying, we can turn to learn something different. By painting a picture, we can relax ourselves mentally and have a peace of mind. Second, learning drawing or painting also can broaden our horizons and enrich our knowledge・ We can^t only focus on academic stuffs, but should be exposed to art. During the art courses, we can appreciate master pieces created by famous artists, like Da Vinci, which gonna improve ourselves all round.9. Some people think that attending team sports may develop children^ sense of competition* Others think that attending team sports will help children to develop their sense of cooperation. What，s your opinion?Personally, I prefer the second statement for the following reasons.We know that friendship is always the most important rule existing in a game. So the result that whether we win or lose is not a big deal. What we really care is the precious。
新托福考试：2012.2.25托福考试口语部分解析
新托福考试：2012.2.25托福考试口语部分解析2012年2月25日星期六的托福考试题总体来看难度不高，比较常规，下面我们来看一下口语6个部分的答案，希望对大家有所帮助。
1. Please describe the benefits of keeping pets. Give details and examples to support your response. Begin your response after the beep.I think having a pet is goodbecause it can keep us company and reduce our stress and loneliness. Pets are good companionsand help put people in better moods. Hospitals even allow specially trained pets, like dogs and cats, to come and visit recovering patients. I once saw on TVa dog visiting a children’s cancer ward. When the dog entered the room, smiles immediately lit up all of their faces. The dog let the children pet is soft furand even did tricks for them. Seeing him stand there calmly wagging his tailseemed to give the children a message that everything was going to be all right. Pets seem to know when you’re upset too. Whenever I feel sad my dog comes up and sits next to me.2. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement. Students should have work experience before they go to college. Please use the specific details and examples to support your response. Begin your response after the beep.Yeah I think that students should definitely have work experiencebefore they go to college. First of all, I think that when you work you develop a sense of responsibility and it’s a good way to learn how to manage your time, because you have to work around a work schedule. And also learn how to be responsible for things. When you go collegeyour parents aren’t there to tell you what to do, so having work experience gives youindependenceand when you get to collegeyou can be more responsible. Also you can maybe find out what you want to do. For example when I was in high schoolI worked at a summer campand I realized that I really wanted to be a teacher. And now I’m majoring in education, and working before helped me make that decision.Task 3：阅读：学校要在建酒店一方面：在宿舍旁边方便亲戚朋友来访，一方面：价格便宜，40美元每晚。
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2006全年托福考试中国大陆和北美口语独立题2006年01月14日中国大陆Task 1: Where do you like to go when you are with your friends WhyTask 2: Do you prefer eat out at a restaurant or at home And why2006年02月03日北美Task 1: Usually, novels, magazines and poetry are con-sidered three major forms of literature. Which one do you prefer and explain why you prefer this literature form. Please include specific examples and detail in your explanation.Task 2: Do you prefer to live in a flat with your friend or live alone Please explain your preference with specif-ic details and examples.2006年02月11日中国大陆Task 1: Do you prefer to have dinner with your friends at cafes or at homeTask 2: Describe an unforgettable ceremony you have experienced. Please include details in your answer.2006年03月03日中国大陆Task 1: Describe the characteristics that make good teachers. Please explain your idea with specific details.Task 2: Do you prefer to work at home or at the office Please give specific reasons and details to explain your answer.2006年03月17日中国大陆Task 1: Describe the personality of a person you ad-mire. Please include specific reasons in your response.Task 2: Should university education open to everyone or just part of the population Please give your opinion with specific details and examples.2006年03月25日中国大陆Task 1: Talk about an interesting book you have read. Explain why you thought the book was interesting. Give specific details and example to explain your answer. Task 2: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement. Please give specific reasons for your opinion. Parents should restrict the TV programs watched by their kids instead of letting their kids watch freely.2006年04月08日中国大陆Task 1: What is the most efficient type of transportation in your country Explain why you think it is efficient. In-clude specific examples or reasons.Task 2: Some people believe it is essential for a person’s education to learn to play an musical instrument. Oth-ers don’t believe music education is important. Which view do you agree withExplain why.2006年04月28日中国大陆Task 1: Describe one of the most positive inventions in the last 100 years. Please include examples and specific details in your explanation.Task 2: Do you agree or disagree that in order to be successful, a man must study in the university Please give your answers with specific details and examples.2006年05月26日中国大陆Task 1: Describe a person that has huge influence on you. Please include details and specific reasons in your answer.Task 2: When doing a team program, do you prefer to be a leading or a supporting member in a group Please explain your preference with specific examples and de-tails.2006年06月10日中国大陆Task 1: Describe a popular activity in your country. Please use specific details and examples.Task 2: Which one do you think is better to help do re-search：internet or academic books Why2006年06月16日中国大陆Task 1: Describe a memorial activity you ever joined. Please give your answers with specific details and ex-amples.Task 2: Who has bigger influence on people The media like newspaper and TV or the people around like par-ents and friends Why2006年06月24日中国大陆Task 1: Describe a person you like to talk to. What do you talk about Why do you like to talk to him/herTask 2: Do you agree or disagree the following state-ment Participating class discussion makes student learn more. Please explain your reasons.2006年06月30日中国大陆Task 1: Describe a popular or important sport or group activity in your country. Please include specific details and answers in your answer.Task 2: When looking for information for a research project, some students prefer to get their information mainly from the internet. Others prefer to mainly use printed materials such as books and academic journals. Which do you prefer and why2006年07月15日中国大陆Task 1: Describe a place in your favorite city. Please in-clude specific reasons and examples.Task 2: Do you like to save up your little extra money or spend it right away Why Please give specific reasons to support your response.2006年07月29日中国大陆Task 1: If you could have any job and career if you wanted, which would you choose and why Give specificdetails to explain your response.Task 2: Do you prefer long vacation or short vacation Why Please give your answer with specific details and reasons.2006年08月12日北美Task 1: What characteristics do you think make some-one a good parent Explain why these characteristics are important to youTask 2: Some students prefer to work on a class assign-ment by themselves. Others believe it is better to work in a group. Which do you prefer Explain why.2006年08月18日中国大陆Task 1: Everyone has a goal to fulfill. What is your goal and explain why you want to fulfill this goal. Please in-clude specific examples and details in your answer. Task 2: Do you prefer lectures or seminars Why Please explain your preference with specific reasons and de-tails.2006年09月15日中国大陆Task 1: Describe your favorite way to relax. Please in-clude specific details in your explanation.Task 2: Is it more efficient to read during the class, or is it better to read materials after class Please give your opinions and explanation with specific details and ex-amples.2006年09月23日中国大陆Task 1: Describe a school that impresses you. Explain what features make you impressed. Please include spe-cific reasons and details in your answer.Task 2: Should school make sport course compulsory Please give your opinion with specific reasons and de-tails.2006年10月08日中国大陆Task 1: What do you miss most about your home when you are away Use specific details in your explanation.Task 2: Some students prefer the internet-based teach-ing. Others prefer to study in traditional classrooms. Which method of study do you prefer and why2006年10月15日中国大陆Task 1: Everyone has a goal to fulfill. What is your goal and explain why you want to fulfill this goal. Please in-clude specific examples and details in your answer. Task 2: Some students tend to study in a large class. Others prefer to study in smaller classes. Which method of study do you think is better for students and why2006年10月18日中国大陆Task 1: Describe a special opportunity you once had. Please give specific reasons and examples in your re-sponse.Task 2: State whether you agree or disagree with the fol-lowing statement. Then explain your reasons with spe-cific details in your explanation. Students should not be allowed to bring cellphone into the classroom.2006年10月21日中国大陆Task 1: What kind of qualities should a good leader posses Please state your opinion and give specific details and examples in your explanation.Task 2: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement Please explain your opinion. People should always tell the truth.2006年10月22日中国大陆Task 1: Describe a personality of a person you admire. Please include specific reasons in your response.Task 2: Some people believe that higher education is for all students. Other people believe that higher education is only suitable for certain students. Which opinion do you think is better and why2006年10月28日中国大陆Task 1: Usually, novels, magazines and poetry are con-sidered three major forms of literature. Which one do you prefer and explain why you prefer this literature form. Please include specific examples and detail in your explanation.Task 2: Some students tend to live alone, while others may want to share their rooms with their way of study roommates. Which way of living do you think is better for students and why2006年10月29日中国大陆Task 1: Choose an object you like and explain why it isof special value to you. Please include specific details in your explanation.Task 2: Some people tend to judge a person on the basis of first observation. Some people believe it takes a long time to know a person well. Which approach to know-ing a people do you think is better and why2006年11月03日中国大陆Task 1: Which is your favorite type of movie: action, drama or others Please include specific details and ex-amples in your explanation.Task 2: Some universities provide physical education. Others believe that physical education is not necessary. What do you think and why2006年11月05日中国大陆Task 1: Please describe a special skill you possess, for example, painting, papercraft, etc. Please use specific example to support your response.Task 2: How do you spend your spare time Do you plan it before hand Why or why not Please explain in detail.2006年11月17日中国大陆Task 1: Describe a public area that you visit frequently. Please state why you visit it frequently and include spe-cific examples and details in your explanation.Task 2: Some students prefer to choose universities in big cities. Others would like to study in universities lo-cated in small towns. Please state your opinion and ex-plain why.2006年11月18日中国大陆Task 1: If you could have any job and career if you wanted, which would you choose and why Give specific details to explain your response.Task 2: If you unexpectedly receive a large amount of money, what will you do with it Would you spend it for practical purposes or simply for fun Please state your opinion and explain your reasons.2006年11月19日中国大陆Task 1: What is the best way for students to relax after working hard Please state your opinion and explain why with specific examples and details.Task 2: Some people prefer to get up early and sleep early. Some others prefer to get up late and sleep late. Which lifestyle do you think is good for students and why2006年11月21日中国大陆Task 1: Describe an enjoyable event in your childhood. Why do you think it is enjoyable Please include specific details and examples in your explanation.Task 2:2006年12月01日中国大陆Task 1: Describe an unforgettable experience in your childhood. Please include details.Task 2: The best way to visit a city is to visit its land-marks and historical sites. Do you agree or disagree with the above statement Please state your opinion andreasons.2006年12月03日中国大陆Task 1: Describe a social activity which is of special val-ue for you. Please explain why it is of special value for you and please include specific examples and details in your explanation.Task 2: You can contact your friends and families by let-ter, email and telephone. Which method of communi-cating do you think is better and why2006年12月08日中国大陆Task 1: Talk about an interesting book you have read. Explain why you thought the book was interesting. Give specific details and example to explain your answer. Task 2: Do you agree or disagree the following state-ment. Please give your specific reasons for your opinion. Parents should restrict the TV programs watched by their kids instead of letting their kids watch freely.2006年12月10日中国大陆Task 1: Describe a work of art, such as a song, poem or painting, which has made lasting impression on you. Please explain your impression and include specific ex-amples and details in your explanation.Task 2: Some people prefer to keep reading a new book until it is finished. Some others prefer to stop reading whenever they lose interest. Which method of reading do you think is better and why2006年12月15日中国大陆Task 1: What is the most efficient type of transportation in your country Explain why you think it is efficient. In-clude specific examples or reasons.Task 2: Some people believe it is essential for a person’s education to learn to play an musical instrument. Oth-ers don’t believe music education is important. Which view do you agree withExplain why.2006年12月16日中国大陆Task 1: What is your best time in a year Please state your reasons and include specific examples and details in your explanation.Task 2: Instead of always being busy, one should have a relaxed lifestyle. Do you agree or disagree with the above statement. Please answer the question with specif-ic examples and details.2007全年托福考试中国大陆和北美口语独立题2007年01月13日北美Task 1: Describe your favorite room in your house and explain why you like it.Task 2: Some people like to go straight to the destina-tion to see the view while traveling. Other people enjoythe scenery along the way. Which do you prefer and why2007年01月14日中国大陆Task 1: What are you looking for in cafe or restaurant Please explain your answer with specific reasons and details.Task 2: Should modern cities keep their old buildings or replace them with new ones Please give your opinion with specific reasons and details.2007年01月19日中国大陆Task 1: Describe a place you have never been to but al-ways want to visit. Explain why you want to go there and why you haven’t done yet.Task 2: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement Childhood is the happiest time in one’s life.2007年01月26日中国大陆Task 1: Who do you like to get advice from Please in-clude specific details in your answer.Task 2: What characteristics does your best friend have Please include specific reasons and details in your an-swer.2007年01月27日中国大陆Task 1: While choosing a friend, which of the following characteristics do you care about most: honesty, loyalty or sense of humor Explain why this characteristic is the most important to you.Task 2: Which is better, listening to others’advice orlearning from personal experience Why Please include specific examples and details in your response.2007年02月03日中国大陆Task 1: What kind of movie do you like most Explain why you like this kind of movie with specific reasons and examples.Task 2: Do you think students should wear school uni-form Why or why not Please give specific reasons and examples.2007年02月24日中国大陆Task 1: Where would you recommend your foreign friend to visit in your town Please give specific reasons and details in your response.Task 2: Some students prefer the internet-based teach-ing. Others prefer to study in traditional classrooms. Which method of study do you prefer and why2007年03月03日中国大陆Task 1: State one of the challenging experiences. State why it is challenging and how you conquered this chal-lenge. Please include specific details and examples in your explanation.Task 2: Some students would choose to study a subject because it brings plenty of job opportunities. Others would choose to study a subject which really interests them. What about you2007年03月04日中国大陆Task 1: Describe an important gift you received and ex-plain why it is important. Please include specific details and examples in your explanation.Task 2: Is life of your generation easier than that of your grandparents Please include specific details and examples in your explanation.2007年03月10日中国大陆Task 1: Describe one of the most positive inventions in the last 100 years. Please include examples and specific details in your explanation.Task 2: Do you agree or disagree that in order to be successful, a man must study in the university Please give your answers with specific details and examples.2007年03月17日中国大陆Task 1: In your opinion, what is the most important quality of a good team member. Please include specific details and reasons in your response.Task 2: Some people prefer reading read newspaper and magazine to get news. Others prefer watching TV and listening to radio to get news. Which way do you prefer and why2007年03月23日中国大陆Task 1: Describe something you write that is very im-portant to you. I could be a letter, a poem, an essay. Ex-plain why you think it is important.Task 2: Which do you prefer teamwork or individualwork Why Please explain your preference with specific reasons and examples.2007年04月21日中国大陆Task 1: Which natural environment would you like to live in most: mountain, forest, desert, prairie, seashore or somewhere else Please use specific reasons and de-tails to support your answer.Task 2: Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction Please in-clude specific reasons and examples in your answer.2007年04月29日中国大陆Task 1: Describe a time when you needed help from others, how he/she helped you and what was the resultTask 2: What kind of job will you choose A job through which you can get a lot of money, or a job through which you can get self satisfaction. Please use specific details and examples to support your answer.2007年05月12日中国大陆Task 1: In your opinion, what are the important charac-teristics of a good school Please use reasons and specific examples to support your answers.Task 2:2007年05月18日中国大陆Task 1: Describe the transportation you like the most. It could be bicycle, automobile and train. Explain why you think it is important to you.Task 2: Can part-time job help people to prepare theirfuture career2007年05月19日中国大陆Task 1: Describe a skill you want to learn. Please in-clude reasons and details to support your response.Task 2: Students should be given a one-year holiday be-fore entering university. What do you think Please give your opinion and explanation using specific examples and details.2007年06月16日中国大陆Task 1: Describe some good news that made you happy and explain why. Please include examples and details in your explanation.Task 2:2007年06月24日中国大陆Task 1: Describe a person you like to talk to. What do you talk about Why do you like to talk you him/her Task 2: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement Participating in class discussion makes stu-dents learn more. Please explain your answer.2007年06月30日中国大陆Task 1: Describe a popular or important sport or group activity in your country. Please include specific details and answers in your answer.Task 2: When looking for information for a research project, some students prefer to get their information mainly from the internet. Others prefer to mainly use printed materials such as books and academic journals.Which do you prefer and why2007年07月07日中国大陆Task 1: What is your favorite school subject How does it become your favorite Please give your answers with specific details.Task 2: Do you prefer to spend your vacation in the city or in the countryside Why Please explain in detail.2007年07月14日中国大陆Task 1: Describe a leisure activity you often do in your spare time. Explain why you often do it. Please include reasons and examples to support your response.Task 2: Some people think that education should be free. Others don’t think so. What is your opinion and whyPlease include details and examples in your explanation.2007年07月21日中国大陆Task 1: If you could study a subject that you never had the opportunity to study, what subject would you choose Explain your choice, using specific reasons and details. Task 2: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement Cellphones should be forbidden in some plac-es. Please use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.2007年07月28日中国大陆Task 1: Describe the changes that may happen in your life in 5 years. Please include examples and details in your explanation.Task 2: Some people think that money and power indi-cate success. Do you agree or disagree Please include specific details and examples in your explanation.2007年08月04日中国大陆Task 1: Describe the day you enjoyed the most or very special to you. Please include reasons and details to support your response.Task 2: Some people prefer to have classes during the day and do part-time job in the evening while other pre-fer to have classes in the evening and do part-time job during the day. Which would you prefer2007年08月11日中国大陆Task 1: Describe/imagine a trip that will happen in your future. Please include specific details in your answer.Task 2: Should students enter university immediately after they finish high school Please explain your opinion in details.2007年08月17日中国大陆Task 1: Where is your favorite place to exercise out-doors Please include specific examples and details in your explanation.Task 2:2007年08月25日中国大陆Task 1: Describe an interesting/important sport or group activity in your country. Please include details. Task 2: In your free time, do you enjoy to have fun withyour friends in small group or in large group, why Please include specific reasons and examples in your an-swer.2007年09月08日中国大陆Task 1: Describe an unforgettable event happened in your school. Please include specific details in your re-sponse.Task 2: Do you prefer to have dinner with friends in cafe or at home2007年09月12日中国大陆Task 1: Describe a house/building you like and explain reasons.Task 2: Do you like to go to concert/theater alone or with your friends. Please give your opinion with specific reasons and details.2007年09月15日中国大陆Task 1: Describe a situation in which your teachers and classmates gave you suggestions to solve problems.Task 2: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement The most important influence that young adults have are from their families. Please include spe-cific reasons and examples to support your answer.2007年09月21日中国大陆Task 1: Describe a person who have had positive impact on you. Please include specific examples and details in your response.Task 2: When doing a team program, do you prefer to be a leading or a supporting member in a group Please explain your preference with specific examples and de-tails.2007年09月22日中国大陆Task 1: Task 1: Describe a person who have had positive impact on you. Please include specific examples and de-tails in your response.Task 2: When doing a team program, do you prefer to be a leading or a supporting member in a group Please explain your preference with specific examples and de-tails.2007年09月29日中国大陆Task 1: Who do you go to for suggestions when you face problems WhyTask 2: Some people think that government should put money on arts and culture like museums and theaters. Others don’t think so. What is your opinionPlease use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.2007年10月05日中国大陆Task 1: Describe an incident in which a friend of yours surprised you. Please give your answer with specific de-tails.Task 2: When going on vacation, do you prefer to do outdoor activities or indoor activities Please include ex-amples and details in your answer.2007年10月17日中国大陆Task 1: Describe an important decision you have made. Explain why it is important. Please include specific rea-sons and examples in your response.Task 2: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement All students should be required to study art and music courses in secondary school. Please include reasons and examples to support your answer.2007年10月21日中国大陆Task 1: While choosing a friend, which of the following characteristics do you care about most: honesty, loyalty or sense of humor Explain why this characteristic is the most important to you.Task 2: Some people prefer reading read newspaper and magazine to get news. Others prefer watching TV and listening to radio to get news. Which way do you prefer and why2007年10月27日中国大陆Task 1: What to serve a foreign friend that visits your house Please give specific reasons and details.Task 2: When looking for information for a research project, some students prefer to get their information mainly from the internet. Others prefer to mainly use printed materials such as books and academic journals. Which do you prefer and why2007年10月28日中国大陆Task 1: Teaching quality is very important in a universi-ty, what about other significant factors. Which one would you choose in the first place and why 1. Size; 2. Price; 3. Location.Task 2: What do you think of modern technology Please give your opinion and explanation using specific reasons and details.2007年11月03日中国大陆Task 1: Describe the characteristic that make good teachers. Please explain your ideas with specific details. Task 2: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement While choosing friends, people should always choose those who have different interests from their own. Please include specific examples and reasons in your explanation.2007年11月11日中国大陆Task 1: Describe a special opportunity you once had. Please give specific reasons and examples in your re-sponse.Task 2: State whether you agree or disagree with the fol-lowing statement. Then explain your reasons with spe-cific details in your explanation. Students should not be allowed to bring cellphone into the classroom.2007年11月24日中国大陆Task 1: Describe a special event or occasion you partici-pated with your family or friends. Please use details to support your answer.Task 2: Do you like to travel to new places or where youhave visited before Why Please use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.2007年12月01日中国大陆Task 1: Describe your favorite area in your city. Please offer your explanations and details.Task 2: When you are in need for information, which following access do you prefer Asking help from in-structors or using books and the internet. Please use reasons and examples to support your answer.2007年12月03日中国大陆Task 1: Describe a commemorative or social activity. Please include examples and details in your answer. Task 2:2007年12月08日中国大陆Task 1: Describe an important gift you received and ex-plain why it is important. Please include specific details and examples in your explanation.Task 2: Do you like to save up your little extra money or spend it right away Why Please give specific reasons to support your response.2007年12月10日中国大陆Task 1: Describe a painting that impresses you deeply. Please include specific details in your response.Task 2: Someone have one career throughout their lives. Other people do different kinds of works at differentpoints in their lives. Which do you think is better Ex-plain why.2007年12月15日中国大陆Task 1: Where would you recommend your foreign friend to visit in your town Please give specific reasons and details in your response.Task 2: Some students prefer the internet-based teach-ing. Others prefer to study in traditional classrooms. Which method of study do you prefer and why2008全年托福考试北美口语独立题2008年03月01日北美Task 1: Describe a performer, an actor or a musician, etc., that you think is great. Please give specific reasons why you think he/she is great.Task 2: Do you plan your free time or do you do your things spontaneously in your free time Please give your choice with reasons.2008年03月07日北美Task 1: Which place is your favorite place in your childhood Describe it and explain why you liked to go there.Task 2: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement Why or why not Use details and examples in your answer. It is more important to study math and science than to study art and literature.2008年05月03日北美Task 1: Who has more significant influence on young adults, parents or friends.Task 2: Describe a meaningful experience and explain why it is important to you. Please include specific de-tails in your answer.2008年08月23日北美Task 1: Describe an old person such as your grandpa or neighbor that you respect. Explain why you admire this person, and how this person influenced you.Task 2: Some people think that attending team sports may develop children’s sense of competition. Attending team sports will help children to develop sense of coop-eration. What is your opinion2008年09月20日北美Task 1: Describe a person you look up to as a role mod-el. Explain how this person influenced your life. Please include details and examples to support your response.Task 2: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement Children should learn to draw or paint. Please use specific reasons to support your answer.2008年10月17日北美Task 1: “People enjoy reading many different types of books, such as mystery, biography, romance, etc. Of all the different types of books that they are, what type do you most enjoyExplain why.”。
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2012年11月18日托福口语真题解析Task 1Talk about an organization or a club that you would like to join. Explain why you would like to join this organization? Please include reasons and details in your response. Begin your response after the beep.A school organization I would like to join is the orchestra. I have played violin for my high school orchestra for almost four years, and I would like to continue playing for the orchestra in college. I like playing in the orchestra, because I truly enjoy music. I especially like how powerful the music sounds when it is played by more than thirty instruments at once. I also love to perform in front of people. There is something so moving about live music. Most importantly, I would like to join the orchestra at my university, because it is a great way to meet friends. Some of my best friends from high school also play with me in the orchestra. I think the easiest way to meet people who share the same interests with me will be to join the orchestra. (Anna)Task 2Some students prefer to study only once for a long period during the week. Others students prefer to study for a short period several times during a week. Which do you prefer and why? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice. Begin your response after the beep.When I study, I prefer to study in short increments many times a week. I find that this method is a more efficient use of my time. I used to study in one long sitting the day before the exam, but I always did poorly on my exams. If I just sit and study for several hours at a time, I have trouble concentrating and easily get distracted. So for every hour of studying, I would probably waste half an hour with distraction. I also find that if I study a little bit every day, I remember things more easily. Instead of cramming a bunch of information into my head in one sitting, I can slowly review the material. In addition, I find studying in short periods several times a week better fits into my schedule. (Anna)Task 3【个人倡议】：一个学生给学校写信给校报建议学校应add a three-day fall break just before midterm in each fall semester。
这样做有两个好处：1、students can relax themselves during the break。
2、they can get some time off to prepare for the their projects。
【学生态度】：男生同意此建议。
理由1、this suggestion is especially good for the first year students who needs some time to get adjusted to their college life. Both the way to live and the study pace are different from that of a high school。
Students, especially for 1st year student. 可利用这三天假期to relax。
理由2、期中midterm很忙，一个星期考几门exams，有时候they will also have so many projects or research papers to complete。
学生们可use the time to do assignment and research来finish their projects and papers。
The male student gives an example of his history class。
解析：阅读材料学生建议学校应该add a three-day fall break just before midterm in each fall semester。
因为1、students can relax themselves during the break。
2、they can get some time off to prepare for the their projects。
听力中，男生同意此建议。
按照听力笔记复述即可。
注意将听力材料与阅读材料中的两点理由相呼应。
（听力的两点理由，几乎是对阅读材料的细化改写，只需要把意思表达清楚，细节点到为止，即可）。
Task 4【名词解释】：friend affiliation（群体归属）：refers to the people's desire to be a member of a certain group。
想让顾客买产品，必须要有affiliation。
广告商make advisement by using people's affiliation有两种方法：一是利用其positive effect，通过宣扬广告产品可以增加affiliation，在朋友之间寻求認同。
二是利用其negative方法，如果用别的brand产品就会失去affiliation。
【教授举例】：为一个软饮料公司策划一个ad campaign，可有两种方案：第一种方案：在一个happy party里，everybody都drink the same kind of新brand的soda，都很happy。
The soda becomes a very important thing in this situation。
第二种方案：some young people are watching a football game in a stadium，突然one of them drink a wrong brand of soda，then all the people become quite音乐和party也就此stop了and 用奇怪的眼神look at him，and leave him alone，even his best friend left him。
Then he realized he made a big mistake to drink the wrong kind soda，然后这人就换了个口味。
这是从negative入手让观众喜欢这个牌子的soda。
问教授是怎么说明reading passage中的观点的。
[2007.1.14/2008.7.12]解析：阅读中的关键术语是群体归属（friend affiliation），记录下对此术语的解释：refers to the people's desire to be a member of a certain group。
教授以一个软饮料公司的ad campaign作为讲座例子，列出两种广告方案，一个是happy party, 一个是watching footballgame in a stadium，根据听力笔记按照事件发展的逻辑顺序将两个方案分别阐述清晰。
注意这两个方案与阅读中的两点利用方法相对应，以体现对阅读材料的理解。
Task 5【学生困难】：一个女生和her friend要搬出校园，要share租a new apartment ，本来昨天已经看好了an apartment，价钱合适，也很大just OK，准备今天下午去sign the contract for the apartment。
但她今天自己又看到一个nicer的，larger and closer to school，就是价钱有点贵，她想租这个。
想要的话，今天必须签合同否则就没了。
但她室友went to hiking了，要一周后才回来the next week。
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