TOEFLiBT口语背诵材料

TOEFL-iBT口语背诵材料

Question1

1.Person=Personalities

1.Parents

MymotheristhepersonwhomIadmiremostduetohersomany

goodpersonalitiesliketalented,tolerantandmostofall,herspirit

ofdedication.Firstofall,sheissuchatalentedpersonwhonot

onlyhasgreatachievementsil-Inherwork,butalsocancook

deliciousfoodformydadandme.Furthermore,sincesheis

well-educated,shecantoleratedifferentopinionsfromvaried

people.Andthemostbeautifulthingaboutheristhatshehasa

beautifulmind.Thriftyassheisinthedailylife,shesavesthe

moneyanddonatesallofthemtothepeoplewhomayneedthem.

Thewaysshedoesandthinksmakemewanttobethepersonlike

sheis.ThatiswhyIthinkmymotheristhepersonIadmiremost.

2.Teacher（万能人物；可替换的角色有：parent,leader,friend,ideal

spouse,celebrity）

Agoodteachershouldhavethefollowingpersonalities.Firstofall,

agoodteachermakesherselfavailabletoallstudentsandshe

knowswhichstudentsneedextraassistance.Furthermore,a

goodteacherisaneffectivecommunicator,whoknowswhenshe

needstochangehercommunicatingtechniquestobesure

studentscangraspinstructionalconcepts.Whatismore,she

wouldshowhergreatabilitywhenherstudentsaremaking

mistakes,shewouldletthemknowwhytheyarewrongandhow

theyaregoingtodotocorrectthem,ratherthansimplypunish

them.Formoststudents,agoodteacherisalsoahelperwhocan

liftthemtonewheights.Justlikeanoldsayinggoes,"GIVEMEA

FISHANDIEATFORADAY,TEACHMETOFISHANDIEATFOR

ALIFETIME".Thismustbeaphilosophyofeverygoodteacher.

3.Friends

Agoodfriendshouldhavethefollowingpersonalitieslike

trustworthy,helpfulandpositive.Firstofall,atrustworthy

personissomeonewhomIcanrelyonespeciallywhenIamin

difficulty;he/shewillbejustaphone-callawaytogetmeoutof

trouble.Secondly,he/shemustbesomeonewhocangiveme

somesuggestionswhenIlosemyheart.Iclearlyrememberlast

timeIhadabadexperienceonmyjob,Iwassosadduringthose

periodoftimeandmyfriendNanajustsatbesidesmeandwas

suchagoodlistenertosupportmeandinspiredmebysayingthat

Ideservedasecondchanceandneverpushingmyselftoohard

wouldbeabetterchoice.Aftertheniceconversation,Ihappened

torealizeIovercamethosedarkdayswiththeencouragementshe

hadgiventome.Last,agoodfriendissomeonewhoispositive.

Thoughwealwayssay“preparefortheworstandhopeforthe

best”,weseldomdoitwhenwefaceupwiththeworsesituation.

Atthistime,apositivefriendhasthispowertomakeusbelieve

thatitisabsolutelyrighttoobeytherule.

Intheend,IwouldliketoquoteafamoussayingbyAristotleto

endupmyresponse."Whatisafriend?Asinglesoulintwo

bodies.M

4.Leader

Agoodleadershouldhavethesecriteria:

1.Haveavision.

Effectiveleadersandtheirorganizationshaveanagenda.Avision.

Avisionisadirection—anattractiveandattainablepictureofthe

future.Asaleader,ifyoudon'tknowwhereyouaregoing,youare

irrelevanttoyourfollowers.Withavisionyoucaninspireandlift

2.Event

1.Readingbooks

WhenIhavetime,Ireadbooks.MyfavoritebookistheOldMan

andtheSeawhichiswrittenbyErnestHemingway,oneofthe

greatestAmericanwriters.Thebooktoldusastoryaboutanold

mancalledDiegovzhodidfishinginCuba.Thoughhecameacross

lotsofdifficultiesontheseaandcamebackwithoutasinglefish,

hewasoptimisticandstillheldthehope.(Diego)islikeamirror

whichreflectswhat(Hemingway)wantedtotellallofus:Never

giveupandthefinalsuccesswillcomerightafterthelasttry.

I*vestuckonthatwisdomallthetimeeversinceIreadthisbook

forthatstorymakesmebelievethereisnostrongerthingever

thanastronghumanbelief.

2.Listeningtothemusic

Myfavoritemusicis,whichissungby.

ThereasonswhyIlovethatsongarebasedonthefollowing

aspects.

Firstofall,itrelaxesmymind.

Second,Ialwayshaveagreaterefficiencyafterlisteningtomusic.

Third,bylisteningtothemusic,Icanlearnsomethingaboutthe

rhythm,whichteachesmehowtobalancecomplicatedsituation.

Last,enjoyingallkindsofmusic,likerocknroll,punkorclassic,

Icometovisitdifferentworldandlearnhowtoappreciatearts.

Musicisaworldwidelanguagewithoutanytranslation,by

listeningtothemusic;wecanshareouremotionswithdifferent

peoplearoundtheworld.

3.Sports:理由（雷同音乐）

1.Itrelaxesmymind.

2.Ihaveagreaterefficiencyonstudyaftertheoutdoor

activities.

3.Outdooractivitiesoffermenotonlymorefreshairbut

alsothechancetoembracethenature.

4.IalsomeetsomenewfriendswhenIamdoingsome

activities,likeplayingbasketball.

4.SpringFestival:

Inmycountry,themost

impressive/memorable/popular/favorite/socialcelebrationis

SpringFestival,whichisalsocalledChineseLunarNewYear.

OnSpringFestivalEve,weChinesepeopleusuallydoathorough

cleaningfortheirhousestocleanupalltheill-fortunesmayhave

beeninthefamilyandmakethewayfortheincominggoodluck.

Intheevening,familymembersgettogethercomingbackfrom

everywhere,makeJiaozi,dumplingsboiledinthewater,sit

aroundthetable,toasttoeachother,wisheverybodygoodluck

andhealth.Afterthefeast,usuallyinthemidnight,childrenwill

gatheraroundtoplayfireworkstolightupthesky.Duringthe

wholenight,weusuallystayupandmakeeverylightinourhouse

on.Thenextmorning,peoplewillgreettheirrelativesandfriends

usuallyfacetoface.Whenyoueatriceglueball,calledyuanxiao

inChina,itmeansyoucometotheendofthisgreatnewyear

celebration.

SpringFestivalmeansthewholeworldtoChinesepeopleandwe

allconsideritachanceforourfamilymembersreunionand

gatherbestwishesforthecomingyeartogether.

5.Mymostembarrassingmoment:

Themostembarrassingthingthathaseverhappenedtomein

schoolwaswhenIwaswalkingalongthesidewalkbacktoschool

fromgettingsomelunch.MyeyecaughtabeautifulcarandIlost

sightofwhereIwasgoing.NextthingIknew,BANG,Iwalked

straightintoapole,hittingmywholeheadonit.Ifellonthe

groundandmyfriendsjustlaughed.Eventhoughitwasvery

embarrassing,itmadeourday'causewewillneverforgetit.The

daysgoby;IwillstilllaughaslongasIrememberit.ButIdon,t

careaboutitanymore,sometimes,theembarrassingthingjust

putssmileonotherpeople'sfaces.

6.Themostdifficultmoment:

ThemostdifficultmomentthatI'veeverhadwaswhenI

preparedfortheIBT.ItbecamesohardformesinceI'dnever

hadachancetotalkinEnglishforquitealongtime.Icouldbarely

openmymouth;letalone,howtocoverthewholetestwithinthe

timelimitation.Iwasratherupsetandalmostlostmyheart.My

friendTom/Marysawmeonedayandhe/sheinspiredmeby

sayingthatifIcouldn'tovercomethattask,howcouldIsurvive

intheStatesandmakemydreamcometrue.Allofasudden,I

realizedhowsmallthistaskwouldbeinthewholeprocessof

makingmydreamcometrue.Andhe/shesuggestedthatIshould

makeawell-organizedplantodividemygoalintoseverallittle

parts,whichareattractiveandattainable.Andjustlikethat,for

thefirsttime,IthoughtitwasnotthathardandIgraduallyhada

faithinconqueringthis.Daybyday,themoreIpracticed,the

moreconfidenceIgained.

7.Ambition:

Ihavealwayshadaburningambitiontobeapsychotherapist.I

wanttohelppeoplesolvetheiremotionalproblems,recoverfrom

mentalillnesses,andregaintheirself-confidence.Anincreasing

numberofpeople,undersomuchpressureatwork,havebeen

deeplydepressedinrecentyears.Therefore,theroleofa

psychotherapistinkeepingoursocietystrongandhealthyis

gettingmoreandmoreimportant.Beingahighlyself-motivated

person,Ifeelconfidentaboutmyabilitytomakemydreamcome

true.Asthewell-knownsayinggoes,"Wherethere'sawill,there's

away."IbelievethatIwillbecomeanoutstanding

psychotherapistsomeday.

8.ChancesfortheVolunteerfor2008Olympics

OrShanghaiExpo:

IFrdeverhadachancetodosomethingthatIwishfor,Iwould

liketobeavolunteerforOlympicsheldinChinain2008.Firstof

all,itisagreathonortobepartofthisopportunitycomingonceor

never.IcanputmyEnglishfullyintouse.Beinganinterpreter,I

cannotonlyprovideourforeignpeopletheconvenienceinlifebut

alsoletthemknowmoreaboutChina.IamnotsayingthatIwant

towipeoutsomeculturalbarrierswithmylittleeffort;Iamsaying

thatIwanttosparenoefforttocontributetothisgreatbanquet.

3.Place

1.PlacesofInterest/Attractions=Description:

IfrdhadachancetovisitaplaceI'veneverbeento,Iwould

liketogotoImperialPalace,whichisalsocalledForbiddenCityin

Beijing,thecapitalofChina.

IntheheartofBeijing,itisthelargestandmostcompleteimperial

palaceandancientbuildingcomplexinChina,andtheworldat

large.Itsconstructionbeganin1406andwascompleted14years

later,havingahistorysofarofsome580years.Twenty-four

emperorsfromtheMingandQing(1644-1911)dynastieslivedand

ruledChinafromthere.MostofthebuildingsintheForbidden

Citywererebuiltmanytimes,althoughtheymaintainedthe

originalarchitecturalstyle.

ThereasonswhyIlovetheresomucharebasedonthefollowing

aspects.

Firstofall,theancientbuildingsrecordthehistorypathtotellus

thelegendsofourancestors,especiallygoodforouryoungpeople

togetfamiliarwithourpast.

Furthermore,theyarethesymbolsofChinesetraditionalandrich

culture.

Last,theyarestandingtheretomakeusunderstandourpast;

Whenwearefacingthepast,whatwemustdoistoabsorbthe

essenceanddiscardthediegs.

2.RestaurantsandCaf6:

IfIhadtosaywhatfeaturesofrestaurantandcafeIcaredmost,I

wouldconsiderthemfromthefollowingthreeangles.

Firstofall,thefoodtheremustbeverydeliciousandnutritious.I

likesomethingprettyfromappearanceandtastyfrominside.Itis

bettertotasteitlikemymom'scuisinebecauseitmakesmefeel

Iamthehappiestintheworld.Likehotpot.IfeelgoodwhenIam

havingit.

Second,theservicetheremustbeveryconsiderate,whichmeans,

thewaitersandwaitressestheremustbeveryniceandpatient.

Last,theatmospheretheremustbeverycomfortable.Likethe

sofatheremakesmefeelathomeandIcansitthereforawhole

daywithouttiredness.Therebetterhassomelightmusicand

quietsurroundingsbecauseIusuallywanttohaveanice

conversationwithmyfriends.

ThoseaspectsI'vementionedabovearethestandardsIcare

whenIchoosetogotoarestaurant.

3.FavoriteRoom=desciiption:

Myfavoriteroomismylivingroom.It'srectangularwiththedoor

ontheleftsideofthesouthwall.Inthewalloppositethedoorisa

picturewindow.Belowthewindowisasofa.Arectangularcoffee

tableisinfrontofsofa.Facingthesofaaretwoarmchairs.An

abstractpaintingisonthewestwall.Thisbrightanduncluttered

roomismybestplacetohidefromoutsideworldtomakemerelax,

thinkfreely,andlivecomfortably.

4.Object:

1.Internet:

Oneofthemostimportantinventionsinthepast100years,forme,

istheinternetandithasgreatlychangedourlifefromthe

followingbenefitsithasbroughttoourlife.

Firstofall,wehaveemails,theinnovativewayofwritingletters

becauseoftheinternet.Withemails,wedon,thavetogotothe

postofficetobuysomeenvelopesandstampstosendletters.All

wehavetodoisjusttoclickonthe"send'buttonandinno

minute,itmayhelpussend10mailsatonetime.Whatismore,

wecannotonlysendthecontentwewanttosaytoourfriendsbut

alsoattachthepictures,musicandevenvideototheemailifwe

wanttosharethemwithfriends.

Second,withinternet,wehaveMSNtotakeplaceinternational

phone-call,whichmeanswesavenotonlymoneybuttime.Ifyou

haveacamera,youcanseethefacesofyourfriends.

Othertwopoints:

1.Onlineshopping,likebuyingbooksonAmazon

2.E-business,aninnovativewayofdoingbusiness;

itprovidesanotherplatformoftradinggoodswith

cheapercostonplaceanda"win-win“solutionfor

bothbuyersandsellers,likeebay

2.Poem:

Amongnovel,magazineandpoem,Ilikepoembest.Ilovepoem

thefirsttimeIreadapoemcalleduAuguriesofInnocence,,by

WilliamBlake;itisreadlike“Toseeaworldinagrainofsand

andaheaveninawildflower,holdinfinityinthepalmofyour

handandeternityinanhour.”Iloveitfirstlybecauseittellsa

profoundmeaningwithinsuchafewwords,whichteachesme

howtowriteconcisely.Furthermore,everypoemhasitsown

rhythminsideofit.Learningaboutrhythmdoessogreattomy

futurebecauseittellsmehowtoseethebeauty.Last,poemisone

formofarts,andIcanlearnhowtoappreciatearts.

3.Musicals:

Amongdrama,comedyandmusicals,Iprefermusicalsbecauseof

thefollowingaspects.Firstandforemost,Icanlearnhowto