新托福加试经典口语试题

经典word整理文档，仅参考，双击此处可删除页眉页脚。本资料属于网络整理，如有侵权，请联系删除，谢谢！新托福加试经典口语试题1Question:Describeaclassyouhavetakeninschoolandexplainwhytheclasswasimportanttoyou.Includedetailsandexamplestosupportyourexplanation.2Question:Someuniversitiesrequirefirst-yearstudentstoliveindormitoriesoncampus.Othersallowstudentstoliveoffcampus.Whichpolicydoyouthinkisbetterforfirst-yearstudentsandwhy?Includedetailsandexamplesinyourexplanation.Ithink/thefirst-yearstudents/shouldliveoncampus/thatisbecause/thefirstyear/especiallythefirstsemester/theywillhaveaheavyloadofsubjects/theyhavetofollow/andthatmeanstheyha/theyhavetobeabletobe/uh/ontime/incampusReadtheannouncementabouttheincreasefromthepresidentofCityUniversity.Youwillhave45secondstoreadtheannouncement.Beginreadingnow.ReadingTime：45secondsAnnoucementfromthePresidentTheuniversityhasdecidedtoincreasetuitionandfeesforallstudentsbyapproximately8percentnextsemester.Forthepast5years,thetuitionandfeeshaveremainedthesame,butitisnecessarytoincreasethemnowforseveralreasons.Theuniversityhasmanymorestudentsthanwehadfiveyearsago,andwemusthireadditionalprofessorstoteachthesestudents.Wehavealsomadeanewcommitmenttoresearchandtechnology,andwillberenovatingandupgradingourlaboratoryfacilitiestobettermeetourstudents’needs.NarratorNowlistentotwostudentsdiscussingthearticle.（点击播放）（点击阅读录音原文）Question：Thewomanexpressesheropinionoftheannouncementmadebytheuniversitypresident.Stateheropinionandexplainthereasonsshegiveshorholdingthatopinion.(Preparationtime:30seconds,Responsetime:60seconds)Importantpoints（答题要点）•Thewomanagreesitisagoodideatoraisetuition(andtoincreasespendingonhiringprofessorsandupgradingequipment)•Shebelievesthatclassesareovercrowded,sostudentscannotgetpersonalattention.*labfacilitiesareinadequate,soshecannotgetthepracticallabexperienceshewillneedtocompeteforajob.•Thewoman'ssupportoftheincreaseshouldbeconnectedtohercriticismoftheuniversity(themoneywillbeusedtohiremoreprofessorsandtoupgradethelabfacilities).4NarratorNowreadthepassageaboutanimaldomestication.Youhave45secondstoreadthepassage.Beginreadingnow.ReadingTime:45secondsAnimalDomesticationForthousandsofyears,humanshavebeenabletodomesticate,ortame,manylargemammalsthatinthewildlivetogetherinherds.Oncetamed,thesemammalsareusedforagriculturalworkandtransportation.Yetsomeherdmammalsarenoteasilydomesticated.Agoodindicatorofananimal'ssuitabilityfordomesticationishowprotectivetheanimalisofitsterritory.Non-territorialanimalsaremoreeasilydomesticatedthanterritorialanimalsbecausetheycanliveclosetogetherwithanimalsfromotherherds.Asecondindicatoristhatanimalswithahierarchicalsocialstructure,inwhichherdmembersfollowaleader,areeasytodomesticate,sinceahumancanfunctionasthe"leader".NarratorNowlistentopartofalectureonthistopicinanecologyclass.QuestionTheprofessordescribesthebehaviorofhorsesandantelopeinherds.Explainhowtheirbehaviorisrelatedtotheirsuitabilityfordomestication.ImportantPoints（答题要点）1.Horsesarehierarchicalintheirsocialstructure.Theynaturallyfollowaleader.Hierarchicalanimalswillacceptahumanastheirleader.2.Horsesarenotterritorial,sotheycanliveclosetogether/don'tfightotherherdsthatenterthesameterritory.3.Antelopesarenothierarchical.4.Antelopesareterritorialandwillfightfiercelywitheachother.5.Application:Thushorseshavethetraitsthatmakethemsuitablefordomesticationwhileantelopesarenotsuitable.Notes:Manypeoplecarefullydescribetheexamplesbutdonotreallysumitupinthehigher-levelapplication.Therearetworesultsofthehorses'hierarchicalnature:theabilitytoharnessthemtogetherisinthelecture;theconsequenceforhumanleadershipisinthereading.Fewpeoplementionthemboth.Onemethodofansweringistofocusonthepresenceoftraitsinthespeciesandskipthenegatives,.horsesarehierarchicalandantelopesareterritorial,withoutmentioningtheabsenceofthesetraitsineachother.Bothhorses/andantelopes/areherdanimals.particularlyanimalsthatlivetogetherinherds.Now,ifwetakehorses,hewild,horsesliveinherdsthatconsistofonemaleandseveralfemalesandtheiryoung.Whenaherdmoves,thedominantmaleleads,withthedominantfemaleandheryoungimmediatelybehindhim.Thedominantfemaleandheryoungarethenfollowedimmediatelybythesecondmostimportantfemaleandheryoung,andsoon.Thisiswhydomesticatedhorsescanbeharnessedoneaftertheotherinarow.They’re“programmed”tofollowtheleadofanotherhorse.Ontopofthat,youoftenfinddifferentherdsofhorsesinthewildoccupyingoverlappingareas--theydon’tfightoffotherherdsthatenterthesameterritory.Butit’sexactlytheoppositewithananimalliketheuh,theantelope...which...well,antelopesareherdanimalstoo.Butunlikehorses,amaleantelopewillfightfiercelytopreventanothermalefromenteringitsterritoryduringthebreedingseason,ok--verydifferentfromthebehaviorofhorses.Trykeepingacoupleofmaleantelopestogetherinasmallspaceandseewhathappens.Also,antelopesdon’thaveasocialhierarchy--theydon’tinstinctivelyfollowanyleader.Thatmakesitharderforhumanstocontroltheirbehavior.5NarratorNowlistentoaconversationbetweentwostudents.点击播放QuestionThestudentsdiscusstwopossiblesolutionstothewoman’sproblem.Describetheproblem.Thenstatewhichofthetwosolutionsyoupreferandexplainwhy.（Preparationtime:20seconds,Responsetime:60seconds)6NarratorNowlistentopartofatalkinaUnitedStateshistoryclass.点击播放点此阅读录音原文QuestionUsingpointsandexamplesfromthetalk,explainhowtheautomobileandtheradiocontributedtoacommoncultureintheUnitedStates.（Preparationtime:20seconds,Responsetime:60seconds)Importantpoints（答题要点）1.Whenautomobilesbecamemorewidelyavailableinthe1920s,morepeoplewereabletotraveltonearbycitiesandtakevacationstootherpartsofthecountry.2.Asaresultofincreasedcontact,people'sattitudesandbehaviorbegantochange.Forexample,peopleinsmalltownsbegantoadoptbehaviors,clothesandspeechthatwerepopularinbigcities.3.Radioownershipincreasedatthistimeaswell,somorepeoplewereexposedtothesamepopularradioprogramsandmusicalartists.Thismeantmorepeoplebegantogainfamiliaritywithsimilarinformationandspeechpatterns.Notes:Thenotionof"commonculture"isleftrathervagueinthelecture,somanyresponsesmaybevagueonthisaswell,andjusttalkofcommonexperiences.Anumberofrespondentswillemphasizethelackofcommoncultureonehundredyearsago,butthatisnotnecessarytoobtainscore4.7Wherewouldyouliketogoonyournextvacation.chooseaplaceandexplainwhyyouwouldliketogothere.Pleaseincludespecificdetailsandexamplesinyourexplanation.Onmynextvacation,IwouldreallyliketogotoFrance.I'veneverbeeninwesternEurope,butamongallthecountriesofthewesternEuropeIwouldreallyliketovisitFrancebecauseit'sacountryofgreatculturewithalothistorycalledheritageandbeingaRussianmyself,er,wehadFrenchlanguageasasecondlanguage,er,secondcommonlanguageforallaristocr