托福TPO124口语参考答案.docx

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托福TPO124口语参考答案

托​福​T​P​O​1​—​2​4​口​语​答​案

冰萌2贡献于2013-05-20

TPO口语答案——TPO1

1.Talkaboutabookyouhavereadthatwasimportanttoyouforsomereason.Explainwhythebookwasimportanttoyou.Givespecificdetailsandexamplestoexplainyouranswer

Recently,IreadabooknamedKeeptheaspidistraflyingwrittenbyGeorgeOrwell.Thebookinfluencesmealotbecausethestoryhassomethingthattouchesmyheart.Thestorytalksaboutamanwhowantstobeapoetandwhoabandonsmanywell-payingjobstopursuehisdreamofbeingapoet.Ihaveasimilarexperienceofquittingaverygoodjobinordertobeawriter.Also,themaninthestoryislackofmoneybecauseheworksasabookstoreassistantandthushasaverylowsalary.Helivesinashabbyapartmentandsometimeshavenomoneytobuyfood.Again,I’vegotsimilarexperience.Ioncelivedinacrampedapartmentaloneandhadnomoney.Thebookisimportanttomebecauseittouchesmeandgivesmeencouragementtopersist.

2.Somepeoplebelievethattelevisionhashadapositiveinfluenceonsociety.Othersbelieveithashadanegativeinfluenceonsociety.Whichdoyouagreewithandwhy?

Usedetailsandexamplestoexplainyouropinion.

Ithinktelevisionhasapositiveinfluenceonsociety.It’sagoodsourceofnews.ThemembersinthesocietycangetnewseasilyfromNewsChannelsandthuskeepthemselvesinformedofwhat’shappeningaround.Like,mygrandfatherwatchesNewsonTVeverydayjusttokeepupwiththelatestevents.Besidetelevisioncanbeakindofentertainment.PeoplecanwatchdifferentshowsonTVsuchasfunnytalkshowsandsoapoperas.IhavemanyfriendswholikewatchingLateshowwithDavidLettermanandsomeotherfriendslikewatchingTVseriessuchasLostandFriends.TheyallconsiderTVasagoodwayofrelaxingthemselvesandofkillingtime.So,withthenewsandsameTVprograms,peopleinasocietysharealotofthingsthattheycantalkaboutinanyevent.Therefore,societyactuallybenefitsfromTV.

3.Explainwhythewomandisagreeswiththereasonsexpressedintheletter.

Thewriteroftheletteropposestheuniversity’splantoacquireanewsculpturebecausetheuniversity’sfinancialconditionispoorandthesculptureissolargethatit’lltakeupallthegreenspaceinfrontofthecampuscenter.Thewomanintheconversationthinksthetworeasonsaretotallyunconvincing.Thewomansaysit’sananonymousdonorwhopaysthebillofthesculpturenottheuniversitysothereisnoneedtoworryabouttheuniversity’sfinancialcondition.Asforthepointaboutthespace,thewomanthinksPaul,thewriteroftheletter,alwaysplayssoccerwithhisfriendsonthelawnwherethesculpturewillbe.ShethinksPauljustdoesn’twanttomovetoanotherplace.Forhim,it’sconvenienceversussculpture.

4.Explaingroupthinkanditseffectsusingexampleofthecomputercompany.

Groupthinkisaprocessinwhichindividualmembersofagroupconformtheirideastothegroupconsensuseveniftheresultmaynotbewell.Theprofessorinthelectureuseshispersonalexperienceinacomputercompanytoillustratethisprocess.Onceheandhisco-workersuggestedtogivetheircomputeradesignmake-overtolookcoolerinordertoattractnewcustomers.Atfirst,themajoritysupportedtheirsuggestion.Buttherewereafewseniormanagerswhodidn’tsupport.Thensomesupporterschangedtheirmind,sodidtheprofessor’sco-worker.Theco-workerchangedhismindbecausehedidn’twanttomakeabadimpressiononseniormanagers.Hethoughtdisagreeingwiththemmightharmhisfuturepromotion.Thenafteralongdiscussionandwithmoreandmorepeoplesidedwithseniormanagers,theprofessorhimselfthoughthewastheonlyonewho’sdelayingthedecision.Then,hevotedagainsthimself.Sotheyallagreednottohavethisdesignmake-over.Atlast,thecompanylostprofitbecauseitscompetitorscameupwithgood-lookingcomputersandwinmorecustomers.

5.Thespeakersdiscusstwopossiblesolutionstothewoman’sproblem.Brieflysummarizetheproblem.Thenstatewhichshouldsolutionyourecommendandexplainwhy.

Thewomanwassupposedtodriveabunchofelementarystudentstothezootomorrowbutshedidn’trentavanintimeandthekidswillbedisappointedifthetripgetscancelled.Themansuggestshertoborrowacarfromoneofherfriends.Butshehastoborrowtwocarstoholdallthekidsandit’shardtofindanotherdriver.Thenthemansuggestshertotakethepublictransportation.Heisprettysurethatthereisabuslinepastthezoo.Butthewomanthinksit’shardtocontrolthekidsonthebus.Wellpersonally,Iwouldrecommendthewomantotakethebusline.Evenifthekidsarehandful,theyarestillcontrollable.Butthereisnoguaranteethatshecanborrowtwocarsandfindanotherdriveratthesametime.

6.Usingtheresearchdescribedbytheprofessor,explainwhatscientistshavelearnedaboutthemathematicalabilitiesofbabies.

Inthelecturetheprofessordescribeshowscientistslearnaboutbaby’smathematicalabilities.Researchersdidanexperimenttotestbaby’sabilitytoaddthatbabyknowsoneplusoneequalstwo.Theyfirstputadollinfrontofababyandloweredthescreentohidethedoll.Sothebabyknowsit’sthere.Thentheyclearlyputanotherdollbehindthescreensothereshouldbetwodolls.Butresearcherssecretlytookoneawayandwhentheyliftthescreenup,thebabywassurprisedbecauseitexpectedtoseetwodollsbuttherewasonlyone.Weknowwhenababyissurprised,itstaresatthethingthatmakesitfeelsurprised.Theresearchersrecordedthebaby’seye-movementwithacameraandfoundthatthebabystared.Sothebabyhastheabilitytoadd.Itknowsonedollplusonedollequalstwodolls.

新托福TPO口语参考答案——TPO2

1.Chooseaplaceyougotooftenthatisimportanttoyouandexplainwhyitisimportant.Pleaseincludespecificdetailsinyourexplanation.

Ioftengotothebasketballcourtnearmyapartment.It’sveryimportanttomebecauseIplaybasketballthereeverydayandbasketballismyfavoritesport.EversinceIwasalittleboy,Ihavebeenplayinginthatcourtwithmyfriends.Wheninjuniorhigh,Ipracticedshootinganddribblinginthatcourtnearlyeverydaytilllateatnight.Besides,thecourtisthereminderofanawfullotofmyvaluablememories.IstillcanrememberthathowIstartedoutshootingbadlyandthenafterseveralweeks’practice,Icouldshootwellanddribbledwell.IcanalsoremembermanyfriendswithwhomIplayedbasketballandformteams.Withoutthatcourt,Icouldn’tpossiblymakesomanyfriends.Soit’sveryimportanttome.

2.Somecollegestudentschoosetotakecoursesinavarietyofsubjectareasinordertogetabroadeducation.Otherschoosetofocusonasinglesubjectareainordertohaveadeeperunderstandingofthatarea.Whichapproachtocourseselectiondoyouthinkisbetterforstudentsandwhy?

Well,Ithinktakingawidevarietyofcoursesisbetterforstudents.Because,firstofall,Ithinkundergraduatestudyismeantforbroadness.Studentshadbetterbroadentheirhorizonandpreventthemselvesfrombeingnarrow-minded.Secondofall,Ithinkbeforestudentsfindtheir“truelove”,Imean,thesubjecttheyreallywanttogodeepinto,theyshouldprobablyextendtheirstudyfieldandtastedifferentsubjectsinvariousareassoastoidentifythe“truelove”.Takemyselfasanexample,mymajorissoftwareengineeringinthecollege,butItookvariouscoursesoutsidemymajorfield.ThenIfoundoutthatIwasmoreinterestedinliteraturethanincomputerandsoftware.Soliteratureismy“truelove”.

Ithinkitdependsonthestudentsthemselves.Ifastudentdoesn’tknowhisorherinterest.It’sbetterforthemtotakeavarietyofcoursessoastotastevariouskindsofsubjectstofindtheirinterest.Takemyselfasanexample,mymajorissoftwareengineeringinthecollege,butItookvariouscoursesoutsidemymajorfield.ThenIfoundoutthatIwasmoreinterestedinliteraturethanincomputerandsoftware.Soliteratureismyinterest.Ifastudentalreadyknowwhathelikesandwhatheneedstolearn.Thentakingmanydifferentclasseswillbealittlebitwasteoftime.It’sbetterforthisstudenttoconcentrateonhisorherinterest.Forinstance,Idon’tthinkBillGatesneedtotakecoursesotherthancomputersciencewheninHarvard,cozheknewwhathelikedandwhathewanted.Healreadyknewhisinterest.

3.Themanexpresseshisopinionoftheuniversity’splantoeliminatethebusservice.Statehisopinionandexplainthereasonshegivesforholdingthatopinion.

Theuniversityhasdecidedtostopitsfreebusservicebecausenotverymanystudentsridethebusandplanstousethemoneysavedtoexpandtheovercrowdedparkinglots.Butthemanintheconversationdoesn’tliketheplan.Asforthepointaboutfewstudentsridingthebus,themansaysit’sbecausethebusroutesareoutofdate.Thebusonlygoesthroughtheplacesthataretooexpensiveforstudentstolive.Ifthebuseschangerouteandthemanthinkstherewillbeplentyofstudentstakingthosebuses.Themanalsodisagreeswiththeuniversity’splantoexpandtheparkinglots.Hethinkstheplanwillencouragemorestudentstodrive,whichwilladdnoiseandcreatemoretraffic.Thenthey’llneedmoreparkingspace.Hethinkstheuniversityshouldmakeiteasierforstudentstotakethepublicbusesnottheotherwayaround.

4.Explainhowtheexamplesoftyingshoesandlearningtotypedemonstratetheprincipleofaudienceeffects.

Theprincipleofaudienceeffectsisthatindividuals’performanceisaffectedbytheknowledgethatothersarewatchingthem.Theprofessorusesexamplesoftyingshoesandlearningtotypetodem