托福机经小范围.docx

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托福机经小范围

2014年11月15日托福机经小范围-13套

第一小范围

第一套:

TaskTwo

Doyouagreeordisagreethefollowing:

wearemoreinformedoftheworldeventsthanourparentswhentheywereyoung.Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.

SampleAnswer:

I'mstronglyforthestatement.Iholdtwopointstosupportmystand.Objectivelyspeakingwe'reintheeraofglobalization.Alongwiththerapiddevelopmentoftechnology,moreandmorehigh-techinventionshavecomeintobeingsuchascommunicationssatellites,audio-visualequipmentsandinternet.Todayyoungpeoplecangetaneasyaccesstoanyinformationbysimplysearchingonthewebsites.Subjectivelyspeakingyounggenerationstodaycaremoreabouttheworldeventsthantheirparentsfortheirownsake.Forexample,theworldwideeconomicrecessionresultedfromsubprimemortgagecrisis.Sobeingindebtandsquanderingfuturemoneyisnotaverywisechoice.Aspreviouslymentioned,ourparentscouldnotbeasinformedasweareatall.

第二套:

 TaskOne

describeagiftthatyouwanttogivesomeone.

SampleAnswer:

Seriously,IwanttogivearoseasaregulardailygifttomybelovedgirlandtellherIloveher.I'vereadabook'MenarefromMars,womenarefromVenus.'Fromthisbook,I'velearntthatwhenwomenarecomplaining,they'renotcomplainingactually,they'reexpectingforempathyandbeinglistenedattentively.Whenwomenrepeatedlyaskyou'Doyouloveme?

'Thatisnotbecausetheyarediffidentbutmakingsuretheyarestillworthyourcaringandlove.ThatiswhatVenusiansusuallydo.Womendon'tcareabouthowsuccessfulthatmencanbe,howmuchmoneythatmencanmake.Whatwomenwantisaregulardailyroseandagentleword'Iloveyou.'

TaskThree 

阅读:

学校制定了一项节约电耗的计划（reduce energy consumption）,准备在图书馆安装节能灯（efficientlightbulb）,并且把夏天时空调的温度调高. （turntheheatingup）

听力:

女同学不同意,因为学校另外一个活动中心安装了这种节能灯,发现光线很暗（thelightwasdim）,学生通常不喜欢使用,而且经常把所有的灯都打开,不一定能够节约电耗. 另外, 空调如果调高,那夏天同学就只有呆在宿舍,但宿舍又很吵,这样以来,学生就没有一个perfect的学习的地方了.

SampleAnswer:

Theuniversityplanstoinstallefficientlightbulbinandraisethetemperatureleveloftheairconditionerinthelibraryduringsummerinordertoreduceenergyconsumption.

Thewomandisagrees.First,thestudentcenteroncampusinstalledefficientlightbulbsalready.Thelightisverydim,sostudentsusuallyturnonallthelightsthere,soitwon’tsaveenergy.Second,it’llbeveryhottostudyinthelibraryduringsummer.Studentscanonlystayinthedorms,butitisverynoisy.Inthiscase,therewon’tbeanyperfectplaceforstudentstostudyin.

TaskFour

General的观点，human behavior是consists of a serial of simple behavior。

有一种方法叫behaviorchaining，教授给个例子，他给她女儿教的洗手动作分解：

（dividemotionsupintoaseriesofsteps）1.开水龙头，2.把手伸出来，3.打肥皂，4.把手收回，5.关水龙头。

然后他女儿就会洗手了。

（turnonthetap,puthandsout,soaphands,pullhandsbackandturnoffthetap）

SampleAnswer:

Theprofessorgivesusanexampletoillustratetheconceptofbehaviorchaining.Forexample,onedaytheprofessortaughthisdaughtertowashhands.Hedividedmotionsupintoaseriesofsteps—turnedonthetap,puthandsout,soapedhands,pulledhandsbackandturnedoffthetap.

TaskFive

男学生下周有一个Job interview,但是他把他的Suit忘在家里了.女同学给他两个建议,一是可以找他的roommate借,问题是roommate的衣服稍微有一点大，lookssluggish.另一个建议是去买一套,但是这就意味这这个男人要把自己本来用来买自行车的钱花掉,而且这个自行车是他一直想要的.问题:

 请叙述这个男人的问题,并且说明女人给他的建议,你认为那个好?

SampleAnswer

Themanhasaproblem.He’sgoingtoajobinterview,buthelefthissuitbackinhome.Therearetwosolutionsavailable.Hecouldeitherborrowasuitfromhisroommateorbuyanewsuit.

Ipersonallyrecommendhimtobuyanewsuit.Evenhewantstousethismoneytobuyabicycle.Look,wehavetolookuponmatterswithalong-termperspective.Ifhegetsthejob,hecouldusehiswagetobuythebicycle.Bycontrast,ifheborrowshisroommate’ssuitwhichisalitterbigger.Hewouldlooksluggishandlosethejobopportunitycloseathand.

第三套:

TaskOne

Describeyourexperienceoflearningsomethingnew.Anddescribewhatproblemdidyoumeetandhowdidyousolvetheproblem?

SampleAnswer:

IrememberwhenIwasasophomore,IdecidedtotakeupEnglish.Itwasbecausein2005,inChina,3,000,000graduateswereunemployedoncetheygraduated.Asafinancemajor,Iwasn'tveryoptimisticaboutmycareerprospects.SoItriedtoarmmyselfwithmorepracticalskillsbeforeenteringthecompetitivesociety.Butlearningasecondlanguageisnotaneasywork.Itcallsforone'slife-longendeavor.Pathetically,myendeavorgainedmenothingbuthumiliationandexclusion.ButIdiditeventually.InordertoimprovemyEnglish,I'dbeenbaby-sittinga1-year-oldAmericangirlformorethanhalfayear.HerparentswereworkingforWallStreetEnglish.Italkedwiththenicecouplealmosteverysingledayduringthatperiodandimitated.

TaskFour

阅读:

verticalmigration:

animalstravelfromthesurfacetothebottomintheocean.

听力:

squids:

夜里在水表面，为了feedontinycreatures.白天光照强，水面上透光，可以引来predatorattack.晚上天黑了，在水面squidsinvisible,就来水面吃东西。

SampleAnswer:

Theprofessorgivesusanexampleofsquidtoillustratetheconceptofverticalmigration.Squidsrisetothesurfaceoftheoceantofeedontinycreaturesduringthenight.Undercoverofthenightsquidscansuccessfullyavoidthedetectionfromitspredators.Butinthedaytime,stayingnearthesurfaceoftheoceanwouldbeverydangerousforsquidsduetothestrongsunlightandthetranslucentwater.It'llleavesquidsunprotectedandponetobeattackedbyitspredators.

TaskSix

twothingsancienthumanlearnedtokeepthefireburning.第一，technicalknowledge.发现木头烧完后firedieout.偶然明白木头是燃料，要keepburning,就要addwood.这是Technicalunderstanding。

第二，socialskills如果大家同时睡觉，火就灭了，因此明白了合作的重要性，要轮流看火。

SampleAnswer:

Theprofessorisdescribingtwowaysbywhichancienthumankeptfireburning.

Thefirstwayistechnicalknowledge.Ancienthumanoccasionallyfoundthatwoodwasthefueltokeepfireburning.Theyhadtokeepaddingwood,orthefirewoulddieout.Thesecondwayissocialskills.Ancienthumannoticedthatiftheyallwenttosleepatthesametimeandnoonekeptaneyeonthefire,thefirewouldwentout.Sotheyrealizedtheimportanceofcooperation.Sotheytooktheirturnbeingonnightduty.

第四套:

TaskOne

Whichtechnologyhasmadethegreatestimpactonpeople’slifeinyourcountry?

Airplane，computerortelevision.Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyourresponse.

SampleAnswer:

Istronglyconfirmthatcomputer'smadethegreatestimpactonpeople'slifeinmycountry.Theeraofglobalizationtoagreatextendattributestotherapiddevelopmentofelectronictechniquelikecomputernetwork.They'vesignificantlychangedourlives.First,intermsofeducation,computernetworkmakeslong-distanceeducationpossible.Younggenerationslivinginremoteregionscangetaneasyaccesstobettereducationalresourcesontheinternet,likeopen-coursesfromHarvardUniversityorColumbiaUniversity.Second,asfarasbusinessisconcerned,Computerwebsiteputslessrestrictionontimeandlocation.Itmakesbusinessmoreflexible.Wechatbusinesshasgraduallybecomeoneofthedominantbusinessmodels.Andon-lineshoppinghasslippedintopeople'slives.

TaskTwo

Somepeoplebelievethatitisbetterforchildrentogrowupinbigcities.Othersbelievethatitisbetterforchildrentogrowupinsmalltownsorruralareas.Whatisyouropinionandwhy?

Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyourresponse.  

SampleAnswer:

Istronglyconfirmthatitisbetterforchildrentogrowupinabigcity,ametropolislikeBeijing.Heretherearebettereducationalresources,morejobopportunitiesandgoodmedicalcare.ItcanbeprovenbythetruththatBeijinghasover40%abextrapopulation.Andofcourse,childrenmightrisksufferingairpollution,trafficjamorfoodsafetyissues,butyoucan’thaveitbothways,right?

Bycontrast,livinginruralareas,children--girlsinparticular,willriskmore,becauseincountryside,peoplelookuptomenanddownonwomen.What’sworse,inChinesecountryside,manypeoplebelieveinafatuousandsensationalsuperstitiousbeliefthatifyouwanttohaveababyboy,youhavetoprickyourbabygirlwithaneedle.

TaskThree

【学校通知】：

theuniversityisconsideringmovingthestudenttheatercenterfromcampustothenearbydowntown。

好处1、downtowntheaterhasalargerspace，anditcancontainmoreaudiences。

好处2、thenewtheaterwillhavebettertechnicalfacilities，sothatstudentscangetbetterlightandsoundwhiletheyareappreciatingperformances。

【学生态度】：

男生反对此计划。

理由1.audiencesinthedowntowntheateraremainlystudents。

Itisquiteinconvenientforthemtodrivefor20minstogettheretoseeperformances，sofewofthemwouldliketogotothenewtheater。

理由2、thefacilitiesinschooltheaterarequitebasicandeasytooperate。

However,studentsarenotprofessionalandwell-trained,andthefacilitiesindowntowntheaterwillbetoocomplexforstudentstooperate。

So,studentsmightendupwithworselightsandsoundsthanwhattheyhavenow。

So,betterfacilitiesarenotnecessary。

SampleAnswer:

Theuniversityplanstomovethestudenttheaterfromcampustothenearbydowntown.

Themaninthelisteningdisagrees.First,theaudiencearemainlystudents.Itisquiteinconvenientforthemtodrive20minutestothedowntownareatoseeperformances.Sostudentswouldnotliketogotothenewtheater.Second,thefacilitiesandequipmentsintheschooltheaterarequitebasicandeasytooperate.However,studentsarenotprofessionalandwell-trained,thefacilitiesinthedowntowntheaterwouldbetoocomplexforthemtooperate.Sothestudentsmightendupwithworselightsandsoundsthanwhattheyh