托福口语Task 3 练习.docx

托福口语Task 3 练习.docx

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托福口语Task3练习

Task3-1

Man:

It’sabouttimethisschoolstartedthingsonline.

Woman:

Yeah,butnotfortutoring.Idon’tlikethewaythey’rehandlingit.

Man:

Why?

Whycometocampuswhenyoucangethelpfromtheconvenienceofyourhome?

Woman:

Thinkaboutit.Itwouldn’treallysavethatmuchtime.Infact,it’llprobablytakeevenmore.Typingtakesalotlongerthanspeaking.Soifyouhavealotofquestions,thinkofthetimeyou’llwastetypingthemout.

Man:

Ididn’tthinkaboutthat.Iguessitwouldbekindofhardtoexpresssomethingswithoutbeingface-to-face.

Woman:

Andyou’reforgettingaboutyourcomputer.It’sold.Ibetthatit’llbehardforyoutoaccessthesite.Ifyouwanttouseit,youandalltheotherstudentswitholdcomputerswilleitherhavetoupgradeorbuynewones.

Thewomanexpressesheropinionaboutthenewonlinetutoringsite.Stateheropinionandexplainthereasonsshegivesforholdingthatopinion.

Task3-2

Woman:

Shoot.I’mgoingtoowethemafortune.That’llteachmemylesson.

Man:

Why?

Doyouhavebooksthatwereduealready?

Woman:

Yeah.Let’sjustsayIshouldhavereturnedthemweeksago,butdidn’tgetaroundtoit.

Man:

That’sexactlywhatthey’retryingtoprevent.Imean,thisextrafeewillmakepeopletakesomeresponsibility.They’rejusttryingtobefair,andnotletanyone,well,taketheadvantageofthesystem…Youknow,inmylibraryjob,Iseepeoplereturningbookslateallthetime…It’snotfairtotheotherstudents,whohavetowaitforthatstufftodoresearch.

Woman:

Iguessso…[remorsefully]Itispretty,uh,self-centeredofmetoholdontobooksjustbecauseI’vebeenbusy.Otherpeopleneedthem,too.

Man:

Exactly.Andwiththemoneythelibrarygets,theycanbuymorecopiesoffrequently-usedbooks,andreplacebooksthatareoldordamaged…Allofthemoneyisgoingbackintothelibrary.Ican’tblamethemforwantingtokeepitniceforus.

Themanexpresseshisopinionaboutthelibrarylatefees.Statehisopinionandexplainthereasonshegivesforholdingthatopinion.

Task3-3

Man:

I’mgladsomeonewroteinaboutthehousingissue.Thewaitinglistsforroomsarehuge.

Woman:

Yeah,andhehasapoint.Buildingawholenewdormjustisn’tapracticalapproach.

Man:

Whydoyousaythat?

Woman:

I’mprobablynotgoingtobelivingthere…althoughIamgoingtobepayingforit.Andyouare,too.

Man:

Howdoyoufigure?

Woman:

Well,budgetsaretight…soourtuitionisgoingtoskyrocketinordertopayfortheconstruction.Buttheall-maledormshavehadvacantroomsforalongtime.Now,bymakingthoseroomsavailable,theuniversitycouldsavethemselvesandustonsofmoney.

Man:

OhIdidn’tthinkaboutthatangle.

Woman:

Anyway,we’reoneoftheonlyschoolsleftacrossthecountrywithall-maledorms.Thatguyisrightthatit’sbecomingathingofthepast,ifourschoolwantstocompete,ithastooffermoreco-edfacilities.Doingotherwisemakesthecollegeseemold-fashioned.

Thewomanexpressesheropinionaboutthestudent’sletter.Stateheropinionandexplainthereasonsshegivesforholdingthatopinion.

Task3-4

Man:

I’mgladthatsomeoneelsefeelsthesamewayasIdoaboutthenewpolicy…

Woman:

Really?

Ithinkit’smadeadefiniteimprovement.

Man:

Don’tyouthinkitmakescampuslifemoredifficult?

Ihadtowait20minutestodaytogotothecafeteria.

Woman:

Well,ithasmadesomethingsconvenient,butsafetyismoreimportantthanotherconcerns.

Man:

[doubtfully]How…howexactlydoeswaitinginthelinehelpsafety?

Woman:

Youknow,therealwaysusedtobealotofhomelesspeoplehangingoutinthecafeteria.Withsomanystrangersinthere,itwaskindofdangerousintheevenings…especiallyifyouwenttherealone.

Man:

Ok…Iseeyourpointinthere…Iguesstheyhadareasontomakethechange.

Woman:

Ofcourse,theydid.Theprofessoriswayoutoflinetosuggestthatweshouldbeoffended.Ifanything,weshouldbehappythattheuniversityiswillingtogothroughtheextratimeandexpenseinordertoprotectus.

Thewomanexpressesheropinionabouttheprofessor’sviewoftheschool’snewsecuritypolicy.Stateheropinionandexplainthereasonsshegivesforholdingthatopinion.

Task3-5

Woman:

Youmightfindthishardtobelieve,but…eventhoughI’mgoingtohavetomakechangestomyschedule,it’skindofarelief.

Man:

Whatdoyoumean?

Don’tyouthinkstudentsarebusyenoughwithresponsibilitiestheyalreadyhave?

Woman:

Ofcourse,noteveryonewillbehappyabouthavingtovolunteer.ButIthinkalotofpeoplewillagreethatit’shardtofindjobsaftergraduating.Justimagine…it’sevenharderifyou’veneverworkedintheindustryyou’retryingtogetinto.Sowiththisprogram,IcanmakeconnectionsatcompaniesthatI’minterestedinoratleasttrytovolunteersomewherethat’srelatedtomyfield.

Man:

Okay,that’strue.Juststudyingwhilewe’reinschoolisn’tenough;weneedsomethinglike…real-worldexperience.

Woman:

Yes.Plus,atthesametime,studentswhowouldnormallyspendalltheirtimestudyingcanbalanceschoolwithinterestingvolunteerwork.Ithink…volunteeringwouldteachstudentsaboutthemselves,andmaybeevenhelpthemtobecomebetterpeople…by,youknow,teachingthemhowtodonatetheirtimeandtalentstohelpothers.

Thewomanexpressesheropinionaboutthemandatorycommunityservicepolicy.Stateheropinionandexplainthereasonsshegivesforholdingthatopinion.

Task3-6

Man:

Ithinkshe’sbeingalittle…hmm,territorial.Imean,otherpeoplecanusethegymandnotgetinthestudent’sway.

Woman:

Doyoureallythinkso?

It’llbereallybusywitheveryoneintheneighborhoodthere…

Man:

Nowait…Youhavetothinkthisthrough.Studentsalltendtogoatthesametimesincemostofushavesimilarclassschedules,right?

Butwhenwe’reatclasses,thegymsaremoreorlessempty.Ithinkthelocalscoulduseitatthosetimes…

Woman:

Iseewhatyoumean…MaybeAmandadidn’tthinkofthatwhenshewrotehere-mail.

Man:

Yeah,likeeveryotherstudent,she’sthereinthemorningsandeveningswhenit’spacked,butnotduringthedaywhenit’sdead.Ibetthelocalswillcomeinthentoavoidtherush.

Woman:

Ok,butwon’tthemachinesgetwornoutfromalltheextrause?

Man:

Well,look…Themoneythatcomesinfromthemembershipfeeswouldbemorethanenoughtopayfortheadditionalwear-and-tearonthemachines.Withtheextramoney,um,theymightevenbeabletoreplaceequipmentmoreoftenthantheycouldbefore.

Themanexpresseshisopinionaboutthenewgympolicy.Statehisopinionandexplainthereasonshegivesforholdingthatopinion.

Task3-7

Woman:

Buildinganewlibraryisdefinitelythewaytogo…andtheclosertoSouthCampus,thebetter.

Man:

Really?

Ithoughtyoulikedstudyingatthemainlibrary.Listen,you’realwayssayinghowtheatmosphere’sperfectforstudyingthere.

Woman:

Ido,butit’sfarawayfrommydorm…Yousee,afterstudyingatnight,Ihatewalkingallthewayhomealone.Plus,I’mtired,thelastthingIneedisalongwalkback…Youknow…havinganewlibraryclosertothesouthcampusdormswouldbesoconvenient.

Man:

Huh…youmightberight,itwouldmakelifeeasier…nottomention,it’dbequieter.

Woman:

Right…Expandingthecurrentlibrarywouldcreatesomuchnoisepollutionandbotherthepeoplestudyingthere!

Butsincethesouthcampuslotisempty,constructionthereduringthedaywon’tbotheranyone.AndIknowitwillcostmoretobuildawholenewlibrary,butit’llbeworthit.Imean,theuniversitycanmakeitsmoneybackwiththefoodsales.

Thewomanexpressesheropiniononhowtoimprovethelibrarysystem.Stateheropinionandexplainthereasonsshegivesforholdingthatopinion.

Task3-8

Woman:

Oh,her?

That’snotthebestnewsI’veheardallday.

Man:

What’sthematter?

Youdon’tapproveofthechoice?

Woman:

No,Idon’t.Itookoneofherclassesafewsemestersback,and,let’sjustsayIwaslessthanimpressed.Shewasjusttoobusytoteachaclass,soshewasreallydisorganizedtheentiresemester.So,alltheworkfortheclasswasjustbusywork…Idon’tthinkIlearnedverymuchatall.

Man:

Yeah,thatwouldaffectyouropinionofher.That’stoobad…

Woman:

There’ssomethingelse,too.Ihadafriendintheclasswhowashavingsomeprettyseriousfamilyproblemsatthetimewhichstartedtoaffecthisschoolwork.So,hewenttoProfessorFoxtogetsomeadvice,buthewasreallydisappointed.Shedidn’treallymakeanysuggestions;shejustcriticizedhimandhisfamily.Imean,shewasn’tveryunderstanding.

Thewomanexpressesheropinionabouttheannouncementmadebytheuniversity.Stateheropinionandexplainthereasonsshegivesforholdingthatopinion.

Task3-9

Woman:

Idon’tknowwhytheprofessor’supset.Ithinkthecampuswilllookbeautifulwithlightsonatnight.

Man:

Ithinkit’sawaste,too.Idon’tcarehowprettythecampusis.Thinkabouthowexpensiveit’llbetoputupallthoselights.

Woman:

Itcan’tbethatmuch,canit?

Man:

Takemywordforit.It’salot,ifyouaddupallthewiringandotherinstallationcosts.Iheardthatfortheamountofmoneythey’regoingtospendonthelights,theycouldreplaceallthecomputersinthelibrary.Thatwouldbeamuchbetteruseofthemoney,Ithink.

Woman:

Yeah,thosecomputersarekindofold.It’dbereallyniceiftheywereabitfaster.

Man:

Plus,nextsemesterIhavearesearchprojectattheobservatory.Theprofessor’sright.Youneedtheareaaroundtelescopestobedark;starlightisreallyfaint,soifthere’sanythingaroundthetelescope,itjustmakesthestarslookblurry.HowamIgoingtodomyprojectiftheyputlightsupther