托福口语题库-2015.docx

托福口语题库2015年2015年1月10日【Q1】：Describe a kind of music that you enjoy the least. Please explain the reason.1减少工业的排放【Q2】：With the development of technology, some people believe students will study on the Internet in the future, while others believe that students should still study in buildings. Which do you agree with and why? Use details and examples to explain your opinion.【Q3】：阅读主旨：学校公告说一年级学生宿舍分配不再是random而是根据学生的相同兴趣爱好来分配roommates。意见人：She态度：反对理由1：自己和室友是不同major的，但一样相处的很好。She and her roommate have different majors. Besides, one loves sports, and one doesnt. They are still good friends.理由2：搬出宿舍很多时候不是因为没有common interest。The students who apply to change dorm rooms could have other reasons.【Q4】：阅读标题：Compromising Effect阅读主旨：当消费者面对众多选择时会选择价格和质量居中的产品。听力要点：教授举例说到卖咖啡机coffeemaker，其中一款便宜，另一款是平均价格，价格便宜的那款很受欢迎。此时加入一款价位和质量更高的咖啡机一起出售，结果最受欢迎的就变成了均价的那款咖啡机。【Q5】：问题：女生每天书包里面背的书太重，导致背痛（back pain）。解决办法1：把书放在宿舍缺点1：女生住的地方到教室要20分钟解决办法2：和同学share一下书本缺点2：女生喜欢在书上做笔记，觉得这样不方便【Q6】：主题：Two physical features of plant seeds helping them to travel听力要点1：Attaching to birds feather or animals fur, 例子：cocklebur(苍耳)。这种植物种子上有很多bur(勾刺)可以勾在鸟类的羽毛或者动物的毛上，就被带到距离很远的地方；听力要点2：Floating, 例子：coconut。椰子的种子是woody的，是可漂浮在水上的(floatable)，从而被洋流(ocean current)带到其他地方。2015年1月11日【Q1】：Which of the following is the best way to spend your weekends? Exercising, cooking, or visiting friends.【Q2】：Some people prefer to live in old buildings, others prefer to live in new and modern buildings. Which do you prefer? Explain why.【Q3】：阅读主旨：A student proposes that the university should open classes outside the classroom because good scenery will make students focus and avoid boredom and the university has installed some benches and seats outside.意见人：He态度：反对理由1：there are too many distractions outside. Students will be distracted when friends are passing through.理由2：there arent enough seats available, its inconvenient for students to take notes if they have to stand there.【Q4】：阅读标题：Cyclic Population Changes阅读主旨：Population cycle in ecological system changes in certain period of time.听力要点：Wolvesare the predators and mice are the preys. There are three steps: 1. When mice are numerous, wolves have enough food. Then the number of mice decreases and the wolves get increased. 2. When the number of mice decreases, the wolves lack of food and then the number of wolves decreases. Later the number of mice increases. 3. It turns back to step one.【Q5】：问题：The mans problem is that he left his keys in the dorm and he forgot to take his paper with him, which should be handed in today.解决办法1：he should tell the truth to the professor.缺点1：以前也曾经没有带论文，教授可能不相信他，觉得他撒谎解决办法2：he could ask the administrator of the dorm to open the door.缺点2：it would cost him 15 dollars.【Q6】：主题：Two types of suspense in movies.听力要点1：Guessing the end, 例子：某探险片。Two heroes set the same goal, but the audiences have no idea who will succeed first.听力要点2：Knowing the end. They still have no clue and are curious to know how to get to the end. 例子：a love story。The hero and heroine doom to meet in the end, but how they meet each other becomes intriguing.2015年1月25日【Q1】：If you were asked to do community service, which of the following activities do you like to choose and why? Help children with their homework; Teach adults how you use computer; Clean the community park.【Q2】：Some people prefer a job dealing with different tasks, while others prefer a job dealing with tasks following the routine and predictable. Which do you prefer and why?【Q3】：阅读主旨：大学决定设置一个art club, 但是不算学分students can still pursue their major degree,另外，能提供affordable museum tickets.意见人：He态度：同意理由1：他在高中的时候非常喜欢艺术，但现在的专业是chemistry,所以这个art club能够give him chance to pursue interest without worrying about influencing hiscredit.理由2：museum ticket is expensive for students. Its a good chance for them to enjoy art that they cannot afford before.【Q4】：阅读标题：Logically Consequence Dentition阅读主旨：The teacher may use the logically consequence to lick the students wrong behavior with the negative consequence to correct it.听力要点：The professor used to teach little kids, and sometimes teach them how to use pen to paint. A girl named Mary, painted on the desk and damaged some facilities, the professor punished her by not allowing her to go out play with other kids. But Mary still misbehaved next time, this time the professor punished her by not allowing her to use the pen, and it did work, Mary correct her wrong behavior this time.【Q5】：问题：The man just moves to an apartment, and have some furniture left in the old apartment, he cant rent a small truck.解决办法1：rent a big one缺点1：its more expensive, he thinks its not worthy.解决办法2：borrow a car from his friends缺点2：he should run for several times because the car is not big enough to contain all the furniture.【Q6】：主题：鱼在水中面临危机的两种解决办法听力要点1：如果水流很急，鱼不能待在那，那么它们可以expand its body，比如cat fish.听力要点2：如果水流太急，鱼找不到食物，它们会在岸边慢慢游着，水流相对比较慢，静候食物，比如chaoter fish.2015年1月31日【Q1】：三选一：看电视，和家人呆在一起，XXX【Q2】：AD: 小孩要学drawing or painting?【Q3】：阅读主旨：A student proposes that the university should open a snack shop on campus, which is entirely operated by students because it helps to create more jobs for students and its convenient for students to buy food.意见人：He态度：同意理由1：给学生增加experience理由2：以前的coffee shop 人太多，开车去镇上太远，浪费时间【Q4】：阅读标题：Task Partitioning阅读主旨：Some insects use their own methods to accomplish tasks by dividing the work into different groups.听力要点：The professor gives an example of leaving cutting ants.分成三组运树叶。第一组collect leaves and cut trees；第二组cut the leaves into small pieces，第三组move。【Q5】：问题：The womans problem is that she shared a room with others off campus, but her roommate is too noise, she cannot do her own things. So she is considering to move to another apartment next year.解决办法1：住学校，省钱，治安好缺点1：要跟室友合住解决办法2：自己租房，打工挣钱缺点2：房租高，离学校远【Q6】：主题：two ways how railroads change the development of US.听力要点1：Selling goods all over the country, 例子：一个卖clock的公司。这个公司借助铁路可以把产品卖到全美国；听力要点2：Building new factories.例子：美国南方经济的发展。南方缺煤炭（coal），用铁路把煤炭运到南方，就可以建工厂了。2015年2月1日【Q1】：Which of the following do you think is the most effective way of studying?A. Studying alone.B. Working with others in a group.C. Taking assignments.【Q2】：Some people think wearing fashionable clothes is important, while others not. Which do you agree with and why? Use details and examples to explain your opinion.【Q3】：阅读主旨：The school is going to offer theatre majors an off-campus field trip to see some real play performances in order to help students better understand what they learned at school, and the students will need to pay $35 for the trip.意见人：He态度：同意理由1：he thinks students cant understand the plays only by reading the book. Seeing real plays will deepen their understanding.理由2：$35 is worth paying because theyll be able to see three plays. Plus the school will pay for the transportation.【Q4】：阅读标题：Ecosystem Resistance阅读主旨：an ability to restore to its original condition，而生态复原能力的关键在于物种的多样性。听力要点：教授举例讲到ocean中coral reefs的数量如何得以恢复。如果在一片海域有多种鱼类以一种algae为生，那么当其中任何一种鱼类死亡，其他鱼类仍可以捕食algae并控制其数量，使这一海域内的coral reefs的生态环境维持原貌。但如果这一海域只有一种鱼类以algae为生，那么当这种鱼类死亡时，algae的数量就会猛增，从而影响coral reefs的生态环境，使其死亡或被取代。For example, coral reefs live in the Pacific Ocean where a kind of fish is extinct because of the pollution. This kind of fish used to feel on algae, so now the amount of algae increased enormously, covering the space where the reefs lived. But then other fish also feed on algae, and because of the increased amount of algae, the population of those fish also increased. Soon enough, the amount of algae decreased, which led to the increase in the coral reefs population.【Q5】：问题：The womans problem is that someone is supposed to come to her apartment and install the internet connection, but she waited the whole afternoon and the guy didnt show up. She has to reschedule the installation to tomorrow, but she has a movie to see then and needs the internet to do research for her assignment tomorrow afternoon.解决办法1：She can ask her roommate to wait for the guy. She can then go see the movie.缺点1：her roommate plans to attend a test prep session tomorrow.Although her roommate can cancel it, she will feel guilty.解决办法2：She can cancel the movie plan.缺点2：She doesnt want to lose the opportunity to hang out with her friend.【Q6】：主题：Two reasons why ancient people observed stars.听力要点1：agriculture. 举例古埃及人看见某颗星星就知道夏天开始了，然后开始播种Some stars only appeared at certain time of the year, so their appearance could help farmers predict when to plow. Like ancient Egyptians decided when to plow when they saw a star which only appeared in summer.听力要点2：navigation，举例Viking人在海上航海，利用星星导航，知道离南方或北方有多远。Vikings used the locations of certain stars to determine the direction when they were sailing.第二套：【Q1】：Which of the following activities would you like to do on a weekend afternoon? Doing exercise, watching TV, or spending some time with families.【Q2】：Do you agree or disagree with the statement that young people should learn how to draw and paint.2015年3月7日【Q1】：三选一，新技能：乐器、体育运动、XXX【Q2】：手机对人很重要？【Q3】：阅读主旨：大学应该在草坪上建人行道意见人：He态度：反对理由1：旁边有人行道可以走，学生因为懒不想走理由2：虽然脏，但很natural，就喜欢草坪这样【Q4】：阅读标题：XXX Conflict阅读主旨：当人面对一个事情的positive和negative 两方面的时候会有压力听力要点：教授用朋友的例子。朋友在practice老师时发现far more complex and demanding than 之前想法。但她又享受教书的satisfaction，于是她就有了压力。【Q5】：问题：女生被选上2 year term 的主席，但明年要去墨西哥学西班牙语。解决办法1：一年后辞职找别人做主席缺点1：解决办法2：夏天去墨西哥，不耽误学西班牙语。缺点2：【Q6】：主题：Two types of body features of tropic plant to defend harsh conditions on mountains.听力要点1：Small hair. They could cover the surface so the strong sunlight seldom reach the surface.听力要点2：Layers of leaves. Big layer outside could cover the small ones. So the plant could keep warm.2015年3月14日【Q1】：Which of the following three do you think is the most important for a great working environment? Friendly coworkers, flexible hours or a helpful boss?【Q2】：两个老师上课，一个interesting但是给分很strict，另一个boring但给分松，你prefer哪一个？【Q3】：阅读主旨：大学计划安排学生去临近的Thompson School教art。因为：该小学fund不够，不能提供art class；可以给大学生提供experience意见人：He态度：同意理由1：when he was young, he 未能受到很好的art教育，这样做，这些小学生可以从小接受良好的训练；理由2：对大学生来说，工作经验很重要，他也学了education，也需要上teaching实践课，正好practice以下。【Q4】：阅读标题：Teaser Advertisement（预告广告）阅读主旨：在某产品上市之前，广告商除了展示产品的名字，还展示与产品相关的图片。听力要点：比如一个汽车广告。第一个广告：未出现这个产品的image，只出现相关景色，有road, mountain and sky，车的品牌。车生产出来后，又拍了第二个广告：同样的风景，加上了这个车。人们第一次被吸引后很容易被相似的东西再次吸引，车最终卖得很好。【Q5】：问题：女生租住的公寓被房东（landlord，房客tenant）卖了，需要搬走，她目前找到的公寓不理想。解决办法1：住在朋友家缺点1：东西都要搬过去，很不convenient解决办法2：搬到已经找到的公寓缺点2：离学校太远了【Q6】：主题：Two benefits of animals group survival 动物群居的两种好处听力要点1：highsurvival rate。例子：蝙蝠。大量蝙蝠一起飞出洞口cave，只会有一小部分被捕食者捕获，大部分会生存下来；听力要点2：Warning others。例子：某种生活在ocean surface的鱼。这种鱼群居时一部分会在海面上观察，捕食者来时，会警告同类逃跑。2015年3月28日【Q1】：If you were making a donation, which of the follow organizations would you donate to? Environmental protection group, city library, or animal shelter?【Q2】：Do you agree or disagree with the statement that students should work for a year before entering university?【Q3】：阅读主旨：A student letter suggests that the psychology department should create a students magazine in order to show the students their hard work put into papers and study, and to honor students whose papers are selected.意见人：He态度：同意理由1：帮助新生了解organization和论文的写作方法；理由2：他的专业学生都会take graduate course，在杂志里发表文章，能使background outstanding.【Q4】：阅读标题：Consistency bias阅读主旨：People incorrectly remember their past attitudes and behavior as resembling present attitudes and behavior.听力要点：教授举了自己的弟弟作为例子。他teaches mathematics in university and the principle changed to supervise them. 一开始，他hold negative opinions 说新校长肯定不是good leader。但是新校长的确做了很多changes really matters，比如：帮助computer equipment。之后，他就改变了看法，开始喜欢这个新校长，说新校长是个good leader。但是否认自己之前曾经说过校长不好的话。【Q5】：问题：The girls problem is that its raining outside and she doesnt have an umbrella, but she needs to go home to get the book for her history paper due the next day.解决办法1：等朋友一起回去缺点1：要等，要花时间解决办法2：打车回去缺点2：要花15美元【Q6】：主题：Two ways animals store their food in winter.听力要点1：Drying food out. 因为bacteria need moisture。例子：squirrels。松鼠dry out mushrooms to preserve.听力要点2：Keeping the food cold。因为bacteria 在冷环境下不活跃。例子：beavers。河獭drag branches underwater to keep them cold and prevent from bacteria.2015年4月12日【Q1】：what can the parents do to help their children succeed in school?【Q2】：Is it important for students to attend social activities, such as joining clubs?【Q3】：阅读主旨：学校有个cars rental program,一是可以让学生方便去town,二是可以让买不起车的学生出行方便。意见人：She态度：同意理由1：The campus is far away from town, and the bus only runs in every two hours. If the students want to go to more places, they have to take a long time. So renting a car is more convenient for them.理由2：Purchasing a car for herself will cost a lot of money, including the gas fee, repairs, parking fee and so on. So renting a car is better.【Q4】：阅读标题：Buffering阅读主旨：Weaker one takes infant to interact with stronger one to avoid provoking aggression听力要点：例子是monkeys in Japan,强者总是优先吃好的食物，弱者总是吃剩下的因为如果他去抢，强者会生气，为了避免这点，弱者会带着小baby去和强者一起吃食物，强者通常不会生气反而会食物共享。【Q5】：问题：女孩今晚要去姐姐家照顾孩子，姐姐和姐夫要去看concert，但她想起来今晚要写history paper。解决办法1：cancel去姐姐家，姐姐理解缺点1：女孩觉得她们买的是新的票，不去看演唱会好像不太好解决办法2：自己带着book和computer去姐姐家缺点2：无法集中精力写。【Q6】：主题：architecture changes over time听力要点1：以前的建筑为了承重用很厚的墙，然而内部空间就压缩了，举例是tall tower听力要点2：现在的建筑用钢筋来代替石头，就轻很多而且也承重，不用那么厚的墙，例子是tall office building2015年4月18日【Q1】：Among the following types of books, which do you dislike the most? Romantic books, science fiction, or biography.【Q2】：Do you like talking to people face to face, or sending text messages or emails?【Q3】：阅读主旨：A student proposes that the university should no longer provide junk food at the dining hall because it can make the food healthier and also save money for students.意见人：He态度：反对理由1：They eat a lot of junk food, only eating junk food occasionally wont do harm to their health, besides, sometimes they really want to eat junk food after finishing a paper.理由2：This wont help them to save money, because students will still buy junk food outside the campus if they cannot buy it from the dining hall.【Q4】：阅读标题：Rational Ignorance阅读主旨：When people are making less important decision, they wont research information or think for a long time before they make the decision since it does not worth it.听力要点：The professor used to compare a lot of information before he bought his car, he collected a lot of information and then decided which car to buy. But yesterday, when he bought the batteries for flashlight, he did not compare or even read the package; he just bought the first one he saw although there were five different brands.【Q5】：问题：The womans problem is that shes going to organize a concert, but the weather forecast says its going to rain.解决办法1：move the concert indoors, in an auditorium缺点1：it is not as cool as having a concert outside解决办法2：postpone the concert to the day after tomorrow.缺点2：not many students will be on campus on Sunday afternoon.【Q6】：主题：Two reasons why animals with children have better abilitiesto find food.听力要点1：Better memory. The professor takes a kind of rat as an example. Rats with children are better able to find the route that leads to food听力要点2：Going back faster. 还是老鼠的例子。They are faster to go back to their children and protect them from predators.2015年5月9日【Q1】：Some universities do not allow students to watch TV in the dormitories. Talk about the advantage and disadvantage of students having TV in their dorms.【Q2】：Which of the following can be better sources of news? Newspapers or TV?【Q3】：阅读主旨：The universityis going to hire a professional director instead of a student director to instruct the spring musical so that students can learn a lot from him during rehearsals, and the director can attract more audience.意见人：She态度：反对理由1：the director is very busy. He can only come to the school once a week since he has other things to take care of. Students will have less rehearsal time and wont learn much if they only get to see him once a week.理由2：the director is only famous in the world of theater, and ordinary audience wont know him, so his direction of the musical wont really attract more people to come see the show.【Q4】：阅读标题：Experience Goods阅读主旨：People dont want to buy products they havent had experience with. So in order to sell their products, companies would give potential customers free samples first. When they have used the samples, the potential customers are more likely to buy the products.听力要点：A friend of the professors started a company selling educational DVDs for children which contained games teaching children language skills. At first nobody bought them. Then the friend sent a free sample to an elementary school teacher. The teacher used the DVD in class and the kids thought it was fun and that theyd learned a lot. Then children started to buy the product and the DVDs became very popular.【Q5】：问题：The man is moving off campus, so he wont have easy access to the computer lab to work on his papers. He doesnt have a laptop so now he is thinking about what to do.解决办法1：he can try to save money by working more hours at the library.缺点1：会耽搁学习he has a lot of classes now解决办法2：buy a laptop using the money for the winter trip to New York.缺点2：很想去纽约【Q6】：主题：Polar bear适应严寒的两个adaptations.听力要点1：Absorbing more heat and sunlight. 例子：北极熊的毛。Its fur is white, but the underneath is black, and the black fur can help the bear absorb and store more heat and sunlight.听力要点2：Waterproof oily skin. 例子：北极熊的皮肤。成为绝缘层（insulation），减少热量流失（reduce the lose of heat）。2015年5月30日【Q1】：If one of your friends wants to transfer major from business to music, what advice would you give him?【Q2】：Some people prefer to work alone, some