【威学教育】钱梦娟Fancy托福口语TPO-8听力文本.docx

威学教育|专注雅思、托福等出国考试培训 网址：钱梦娟Fancy托福口语TPO8听力文本TPO 8Task 3：Now listen to two students discussing the universitys plan.(man) Have you read this article? Are they serious?(woman) Yeah, I think so. Why?(man) Well, first of all, a lot of kids arent looking for relaxing breaks at lunch time. They like to study while they, especially while they have exams coming up or some assignments they have to get done.(woman) Yeah, thats true.(man) And now they wont be able to concentrate. This is gonna be very distracting. (woman) Hmm. OK, yeah, I see your point.(man) And second, most students dont like classical music.(woman) Its certainly not what I listen to.(man) So, are people going to stop listening to their own music?(woman) No!(man) I think people are going to be even more likely to bring their mp3 player, you know, to play their own music and block out the classical stuff.(woman) Yeah, that makes sense.The man expresses his opinion about the university s plan. State his opinion and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.Task 4:Now listen to part of a lecture from a biology class.(male)Theres a large tropical insect called the Peanut Bug. Yes, like the peanuts you eat. Um, and the Peanut Bugs front wings are colored so they blend in with their surroundings. But its back wings, which are usually closed and hidden, have these bright colorful spots on them. And when the Peanut Bugs are attacked, it suddenly opens its back wings and out pop these bright colors. And that surprises the predator and gives the Peanut Bug a chance to get away.Um, then you have a butterfly called the morpho butterfly. And parts of the morpho butterfly wings are very shiny. They reflect a lot of sunlight. When this butterfly is resting, this shiny part of its wings is hidden. Now morpho butterflies are often attacked by birds. So when a bird approaches, the morpho flies away. And when the morpho flaps its wings, all the bird can see are flashes of light reflected from the morphos wings. Those flashes of light make it very difficult for the bird to follow the morpho. And the morpho is usually able to get away.Using the example of the Peanut Bug and the morpho butterfly, explain the concept of revealing coloration.Task 5：Listen to a conversation between two students.(woman) Hey, Steve, are you ready for classes to start?(man) Not really. Theres still a big conflict in my course schedule.(woman) Whats wrong?(man) This is my last semester and Ive still got two required courses left to take in order to finish my literature degree.(woman) Ok?(man) I have to take both History of the Novel and Shakespeare or I cant graduate! Problem is the two courses meet at the same time!(woman) Uh, oh. What are you gonna do?(man) Well, I talked to the professor whos gonna teach Shakespeare, he said I could do an independent study to fulfill that requirement.(woman) How would that work?(man) Id read the assigned text on my own, do all the same assignments, and meet with him when I need to, if I had any questions.(woman) Well, that sounds a good way to fulfill the requirement.(man) Yeah, plus itd be nice to have one-on-one discussions with the professor. Its just that, well, working on my own like that, Im kind of concerned I wont be able to motivate myself to get the work done on time. Its easy to put things off when its not an actual class, you know?(woman) Yeah, are there other options?(man) Um, yeah, I found out that the Shakespeare class is being offered at another university about a half an hour from here. That university has a really great literature program and our university will accept their credits, so (woman) Thats an idea!(man) Yeah, Im sure itll be a good class. And itd fulfill the requirement. Only thing is, you know, Id have to drive a half an hour to get to the class and then half an hour to come back, three times a week! Thats a lot of time and gas money.Briefly summarize the problem the speakers are discussing. Then state which solution you would recommend. Explain the reasons for your recommendation.Task 6：Now listen to part of a lecture in a business class.(female)Today well talk about how companies determine the initial prices for their products. Uh, by that I mean when they first introduce the products in the market. Therere different approaches and today well discuss two of them. Theyre quite different, each with their own advantages.One approach, or strategy, sets the initial price of the product high followed by a lower price at a later stage. Why? Well, when introducing a new product, companies want to build a high quality image for it. Products that cost more are believed to be of higher quality. So, during the early stages of the product life cycle, companies can make very high profits from consumers willing to pay more for a high quality product, and although consumers know that price will eventually do down, theyre also willing to pay more to get the product sooner. This approach works very well with, oh, innovative high-tech products, for example. Now just think about when video recorders or video cameras or even cell phones first came out. They were very expensive. But then they became much more accessible.Another very common strategy sets the initial price low . Now this happens when the market is already saturates with the product and the strategy is to undercut its competitors. Say, theres a newly starting computer maker trying to gain market share. So what did they do? Well, they offered a computer at an aff