2013年9月28日托福口语真题解析.doc

2013年9月28日托福口语真题解析Task 1 Describe how peoples lives changed in your country. Explain why this change is important.The education quality in China has improved a lot in recent years. Id like to talk about computerization first. Distance eduction has made it possible for people to access educational resources more easily. People can learn, even earn advance degrees from the comfort of their home. This is especially important for people who have disabilities and those who live in remote areas. Second, government has a greater involvement in education than before. More fundings are provided to universities. Such fundings are used toward hiring more teaching staff, renovating facilities on campus and offering scholarships and financial aids to students in need. Task 2 Some people prefer to go straight to their destination while traveling, others prefer to spend more time looking around on the way. Which do you prefer? I prefer spending more time looking around during a trip rather than shooting straight for my destination. First of all, the journey is the reward. While driving from one city to another, we pass so many towns that each has unique qualities of its own. Its fun to jump from one city to the next, tasting different dishes, listening to different dialects and seeing various landscapes. On the other hand, it is boring to aim for my destination without stopping. I would miss all the fun. Plus, by making stops along the way, I also get a chance to take breaks from driving for too many hours straight which can be tiring and unsafe.Task 3Reading:Suggestion: The student suggests that the students dormitory building should offer snacks at the end of the semester.Listening:The woman agrees.Reason 1: It affects the students study when they spend too much time on the way to the cafeteriaReason 2: Snacks like sandwiches make the woman feel more refreshed compared to the junk food in those vending machines.Task 4Definition：resource partition，就是说在同一地区生活的动物会进化产生不同的特性即不同获取食物的方法，从而使得他们之间不是激烈的竞争，而是共同分割，瓜分食物、领地，等等。Listening: Example 1: canvasback duck，嘴巴长，可以挖出埋在深处的虫子，所以主要依靠池塘的中部；Example 2: redhead duck，嘴巴shallow and broad，所以主要吃池塘边上的。Task 5Problem: The womans roommate is driving home tomorrow and she can give the woman a lift, but the woman still has a paper to finish.Solution 1: stay up all night and finish the paperPro: /Con: she will be very tired the next daySolution 2: stay here the next day and finish the paperPro: /Con: she will have to take the bus and the train all by herself, it could be really boringTask 6Paintings were not perspective which means flat, lacking dimensions before the renaissance,but after the renaissance, several methods were used that helped the paintings look more perspective and realistic.Method 1: artists began using optical devices such as camera or mirrors, for example, to draw a bowl of fruit, they could use mirror to reflect the image on canvas, then trace the lines.Method 2: artists began using speci