托福iBT考试口语真题2

1、托福iBT考试口语真题2SPEAKINGSpeaking Question 1You will now be asked a questi on about a familiar topic. After you hear the questi on, you will have 15 sec on ds to prep I your response and 45 seconds to speak.1. Describe an activity that you plan to do in the n ear future Explain why, and in elude reas ons

2、 and details in your resp onse.topicFor my part, having a visit at Mongolia has been deeply kept in my mind until recently.reas on 1The main reason is that early in my childhood, I have dreamed of riding horses on the bound less grassland, to have an experienee of living a life without boundaries, a

3、nd most importantly, to see the wide horizons of that magnificent region.reas on 2Furthermore, it would not be long that my lifel ong dream would come true, and crucially, I should seize the opport unity now for there would not be another chanee in the futureconclusio nFor these two reasons I can

4、9;t wait to play my travel to Mongolia!Speaking Question 2You will now be asked a questi on about a familiar topic. After you hear the question, you will have 15 sec on ds to prepare your response and 45 seconds to speak.1. Some believe taking notes is important in class while others believe that it

5、 is better to take few notes or not to take notes at all. Please explain your reasons and details in your response topicAs far as I'm concerned, making notes in class means wasting of time, and what you should do is listening intently to the ecturerreas on 1Firstly, making notes is undoubtedly t

6、ime consuming. The only thing it tests is your writing speed rather than your intellectual capability. In fact, we learn because we want to stimulate our minds, not to mechanically copy from what others have writte n dow n.reason 2Sec on dly, lear ning is a course of interacti on, you learn somethin

7、g from the teachers, and only by thinking can it become /our own knowledge So our attention should be directed towards the lecturers, and discuss with them when we meet Some questions, and the class time should be spent on understanding the materials rather than writing everything down without any t

8、hought. In the latter way, you actually don*t acquire anything from the class. This is just the differenee between a good student, and a great student.conclusi onSo I insist spend little time making notes in class.Speaking Question 3You will now read a short passage and then listen to a talk on the

9、same topic. You will then be asked a question about them. After you hear the question, you will have 30 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak.1.A Proposal from a StudentThe most essential dorm accessories may be the kitchen supplies Dining halls are only open during certain hours

10、of the day, which can be in convenient when stude nts n eed a late-after noon snack or something to fuel an all-night study session. Therefore, a student has suggested adding a kitchen to the student dormitory, so that students would be able to cook regular meals and practice their cooki ng. The stu

11、dents could the n prepare healthy food in stead of relyi ng on snacks or canned foods There is ample room in a durra kitchen and the space should be used for right purposeNow hear a conversation about the same topicThe man expresses his opinion of the proposal about adding kitchen to the dormitory,

12、State his opinion and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.opinionThe man does not agree to add a kitchen to the student dormitoryreason 1One reason is that the place of dorm room is limited if students want to have some activities after class, such as watTV or holding theme parties

13、, so there would be no more room left for a kitchen in the dormitoryreason 2The other reason is that as students they are so busy with their class assignments, they don't have any time to cook at all. Besides, some of them don't have the basic cooking skills So learning to cook from a recipe

14、 book seems rather a waste of time.听力原文W: Hi, look. I think the school will be right if they follow this proposal.M: You really think so? I don't like it. Look； in the dorm room students should do all the activities except cooking, because recreati onal activities like holdi ng parties, watching

15、 TV or films and etc can bring stude nts inv ariably creative, in elusive and amazing fun, especially after having spent a whole day on their studies Therefore； I believe the school should keep kitchens out of dormitories and leave more space for entertainment.W: That is true In addition to full tim

16、e study during the day, we all should have some fun and slow down.M: That's right! Our schedules are always fully packed with assignmentsseminars, exams, or even part-time jobs. So making ourselves regular meals every day is something impossible for us. Also, some students don't know how to

17、cook, and learning to cook from a recipe book will definitely consume a lot of time they would otherwise spend on their studies.W: That's right. Many students even never consider cooking in their dorm room Eating in school's cafeteria is easy and can save them a lot of timeM: Absolutely!Spea

18、king Question 4You will now read a short passage and then listen to a talk on the same topic. You will then be asked a question about them. After you hear the question, you will have 30 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak.1.Animal CommunicationCommunication is a process by which

19、 meaning is shared among living creatures. Animals communicate by combining multiple signalsr like movements or sound® in order to convey meaning. Though animal species cannot speak like human beings, they rely on a combination of movements or actions to make their intentions known. Examples of

20、 these include elaborate mating rituals, territorial dances, and various calls By analyzi ng the bizarre patter ns of an imal behaviors, we can endeavor to understand them better.Now hear a talk on the same subject.Using examples from the readi ng and the lecture, explai n how an imals comm un icate

21、 by combi ning moveme nts or actio ns.topic (reading)The reading is on the topic of animal communication. Though animals cannot speak a language as we do, they have their own methods to express meanings, that's by a mixture of certain movements and sounds. The professor sets how his own dog acts

22、 in two d if fere nt situations as an example example 1First； if some un pleasant no ises like a truck or a lawn mower annoys him, he will immediately run toward the no ise, with his ears standing up.example 2However, when he wants to play with another dog, you'll also see his ears bristling. Bu

23、t in such case he also wags his tail What he wants to means is that he is happy So the meaning of the same motion changes with different environments owing to combining of various signals in communication.听力原文M: Animal communicati on is simple, but sometimes one acti on can have two differe nt meani

24、 ngs depending on the con text. That's why it's importa nt to read behaviors as a combi nation of signals. Let me give you an example We all know that dogs are very expressive animals In fact, dogs put many motions together to convey a feeling Take my own dog as an example Un der two differe

25、nt circumsta nces he will exhibit the same behaviors. Only by taki ng his acti ons in combi nation can you understand what he is trying to expressMy dog hates loud noises so when the garbage truck comes by our house or if our neighbors mow their lawns, his ears will stand up. In addition, he will ru

26、n toward the noise and start barking This means that he is agitated or angry. Now you might think that his ears standing up means he*s angry.f But his ears also stand up when he sees the neighbor's dog Thisisn't because he is angry or irritated, but because he is happy How can I tell? Well,

27、he gets very excited and wags his tail vigorously when he wants to play with another dogSo this is an example of why we should view comm un icati on as a combi nation of behaviors. Sometimes, the same moveme nts can mean two differe nt things in two differe nt con texts.Speaking Question 5You will n

28、ow listen to a conversation. You will then be asked a question about it. After you hear the question, you will have 20 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak.1. The speaking discusses two possible solutions to the man*s problem Describe the problem and the two solutions. Then state

29、 which of the two solutions you prefer and explain blemThe man is in a trouble of publishing his article in the school newspaper. He had planned to attach some photos to the newspaper. But soon he found that these pictures were not developed properly and he could do nothing on it.soluti onsTh

30、e woman gives him two possible options. He can publish the article without any pictures attached to the newspaper or take the place of such photos with new ones.best solutionFor me, the latter one may be better.reas onsBecause newspapers with more colorful and meaningful images will undoubtedly inte

31、rest readers So removing the pictures from the article would make it seem so sterile Instead, the man can replace them with some new photos since there is still one day left before the deadline.听力原文W: Hello, dear. I haven't seen you since our seminar last week. How is everything going?M: I am fi

32、ne. My article is about to be published on our school newspaper.W: Ohr thafs great! But.you don't look very happy. What's going on?M: Some pictures I was supposed to attach to the newspaper have run into a little problem I mean the photos developed are not clear. But the worst thing is that

33、no one seems to know how to clean up and make them look perfect.W: Why not just publish the article without any pictures?M: No, I really carft do this because images are greatly required in order to capture students* attention to my article Fypically, younger readers like college students spend less

34、 time reading the newspaper than older readers. They would respond more favorably to interest!ng and informative pictures engaged in a story than to the seenario alone So we need pictures to attract students to our newspaper.W: Yes, that makes sense to me. Magazines with more entertaining and colorf

35、ul graphics usually attract a lot of young readers. So how much time is left before your article is published in the newspaper?M: I guess I have just one day left.W: Okay Why don't you take some new pictures since you still have some time?M: Maybe you're right! But there's only one day a

36、way from the scheduled day. Isn't it too late to take new pictures?Speaking Question 6You will now listen to part of a lecture. You will then be asked a question about it. After you hear the question, you will have 20 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak.1. Using points and e

37、xamples from the talk, explain two strategies the professor gives for getting students to follow rules topicThe professor gives two advices on how to have students followed rules set down by a teacher.example 1First of all, the teacher should explain the rule as clearly as he can. When the professor

38、 was teaching first grade, she forbade students to eat and drink in class. Such rule is certainly unpopular and most students contract the rule at first. However； the students began to follow it when they had known such rule was laid clown to help them focus their attention and study better through

39、her detailed explanation.example 2The sec ond approach is to have the students built up a pers on al relationship on the rule The professor preve nted her students from cheating by having them signed a piece of paper in which they promised they would not cheat in the exam, With such paper posted in

40、the front of the room by the teacher, the students would not even try to cheat in the exam because of their self-respect.听力原文W: Teachers have one of the toughest and most important jobs; therefore, it is critical to every nation's future to train good teachers One key to being a good teacher is to set rules and boundaries for your students But how do you get students to follow these rules? Here are two strategies you can employ.Firstly, it is important to explain the rule and why you are making it. Believe it o