托福听力试题.docx

1、托福听力试题托福听力试题PRACTICE TOEFL iBT LISTENING SECTIONThis section measures your ability to understand conversations and lectures in English.You should listen to each conversation and lecture only one time. After each conversation or lecture, you will answer some questions about it. The questions typicall

2、y ask about the main idea and supporting details. Some questions ask about a speakers purpose or attitude. Answer the questions based on what is stated or implied by the speakers. You may take notes while you listen. You may use your notes to help you answer the questions. Your notes will not be sco

3、red. In some questions, you will see this icon: PLAY-Audio This means that you will hear, but not see, part of the question.Most questions are worth 1 point. If a question is worth more than 1 point, it will have special directions that indicate how many points you can receive.You will have 55 Minut

4、es to listen to the Conversations and Lectures and to answer the questions. You should answer each question, even if you must guess the answer.Listen to Track 11 on the CD. PLAY-AudioQuestionsDirections: Mark your answer by filling in the oval next to your choice.1. Why does the student go to see th

5、e professor? To prepare for her graduate school interview To get advice about her graduate school application To give the professor her graduate school application To find out if she was accepted into graduate school2. According to the professor, what information should the student include in her st

6、atement of purpose?Choose 2 answers. Her academic motivation Her background in medicine Some personal information The ways her teachers have influenced her3. What does the professor consider unusual about the students background? Her work experience Her creative writing experience Her athletic achie

7、vements Her music training4. Why does the professor tell a story about his friend who went to medical school? To warn the student about how difficult graduate school can be To illustrate a point he is making To help the student relax To change the subject5. What does the professor imply about the pe

8、ople who admit students to graduate school? They often lack expertise in the fields of the applicants. They do not usually read the statement of purpose. They are influenced by the appearance of an application They remember most of the applications they receive.Listen to Track 12 on the CD. PLAY-Aud

9、ioQuestions6. What are the students mainly discussing? Drugs that are harmful to the human body Bacteria that produce antibiotics DNA that is related to athletic performance Genes that protect bacteria from antibiotics7. Listen again to part of the conversation by playing track 13Then answer the que

10、stion. To find out if the man has done his assignment To ask the man to find out if the library is open To let the man know that she cannot study much longer To ask if the man has ever met her roommate8. According to the conversation, why are transposes sometimes called “jumping genes”? They are abl

11、e to move from one bacteria cell to another. They are found in people with exceptional jumping ability. They occur in every other generation of bacteria. Their movements are rapid and unpredictable.9. According to the conversation, what are two ways in which bacteria cells get resistance genes?Choos

12、e 2 answers. The resistance genes are carried from nearby cells. The resistance genes are carried by white blood cells. The resistance genes are inherited from the parent cell The resistance genes are carried by antibiotics.10. What can be inferred about the resistance genes discussed in the convers

13、ation? They are found in all bacteria cells. They are not able to resist antibiotics. They make the treatment of bacterial diseases more difficult They are essential to the bodys defenses against bacteria. Listen to Track 14 on the CD. PLAY-AudioQuestions11. What is the talk mainly about? A common m

14、ethod of managing water supplies The formation of underground water systems Natural processes that renew water supplies Maintaining the purity of underground water systems12. What is the professors point of view concerning the method of “safe yield”? It has helped to preserve the environment. It sho

15、uld be researched in states other than Arizona It is not an effective resource policy. It ignores the different ways people use water.13. According to the professor, what are two problems associated with removing water from an underground system?Choose 2 answers. Pollutants can enter the water more

16、quickly. The surface area can dry and crack. The amount of water stored in the system can drop Dependent streams and springs can dry up.14. Listen again to part of the lecture by playing track 15 PLAY-AudioThen answer the question. To find out whether the students are familiar with the issue To intr

17、oduce a new problem for discussion To respond to a students question To encourage the students to care about the topic15. What is a key feature of a sustainable water system? It is able to satisfy short-term and long-term needs. It is not affected by changing environmental conditions It usually orig

18、inates in lakes, springs, or streams. It is not used to supply human needs.16. What does the professor imply about water systems managed by the “safe yield” method? They recharge at a rapid rate. They are not sustainable. They must have large storage areas They provide a poor quality of water Listen

19、 to Track 16 on the CD. PLAY-AudioQuestions17. Why does the professor talk about Platos description of society? To explain why societies face certain problems To point out problems with Platos ethical theory To introduce students to the political structure of ancient Greece To help explain Platos vi

20、ew about the nature of the human soul18. Listen again to part of the lecture by playing track 17. PLAY-AudioThen answer the question. It may be familiar to some of the students. It will be discussed in more detail in a later class It is not an interesting theory. It is not a very complicated theory.

21、19. Listen again to part of the lecture by playing track 18. PLAY-AudioThen answer the question. To find out if students have understood what she just said To suggest an answer to a question that she just asked To express disagreement with a point made by Plato To explain why harmony is difficult fo

22、r a society to achieve20. What are two points that reflect Platos views about education?Choose 2 answers. All people can be trained to become leaders. All people should learn to use their intellect. Leaders should be responsible for the education of workers and soldiers All people should learn about

23、 the nature of the human soul.21. Based on information in the lecture, indicate whether the statements below about human emotion reflect beliefs held by Plato.For each sentence, put a checkmark in the YES or NO column.YESNOEmotion is usually controlled by the faculty of desire. Emotion ought to be c

24、ontrolled by the faculty of intellect. Emotion is what motivates soldiers. 22. According to Plato, what is the main characteristic of a good or just person? The parts of the persons soul exist in harmony. The person does not try to control other people. The persons relationships with other people ar

25、e harmonious. The person does not act in an emotional manner.Listen to track 19 on the CD. PLAY-AudioQuestions23. What is the main topic of the lecture? The size of root systems Various types of root systems The nutrients required by rye plants Improving two types of plant species24. According to th

26、e professor, why did one scientist grow a rye plant in water? To expose the roots to sunlight To be able to fertilize it with gas To be able to see its entire root system To see how minerals penetrate its roots25. Listen again to part of the lecture by playing track 20. PLAY-AudioThen answer the que

27、stion. She wanted to correct the wording of a previous statement. She wishes she did not have to bubble gas through it. She realized the odor of gas could be unpleasant. She forgot to tell the students about a step in the experiment26. The professor mentions houseplants that receive too much water.

28、Why does she mention them? To show that many different types of plants can grow in water To explain why plants grown in water should have a gas bubbled through them To remind the students of the importance of their next experiment To make a point about the length of houseplants roots27. Listen again

29、 to part of the lecture by playing track 21. PLAY-AudioThen answer the question. Why a mistake made in textbooks was never corrected Why she does not believe that the roots of rye plants extend to 1,000 km How the roots of rye plants develop to such a great length How plants grown in water make use

30、of fertilizer28. According to the professor, what similarity is there between crabgrass and rye plants? Both start growing in the month of May. Both have root systems that require a lot of water Both have more shoot surface than root surface. Both produce many shoots from a single seed.Listen to tra

31、ck 22 on the CD. PLAY-AudioQuestions29. What is the lecture mainly about? Technological innovations in the automobile industry The organizational structure of companies Ways to improve efficiency in an engineering department Methods of resolving conflicts in organizations30. Why does the professor talk about a construction company that has work in different cities? To give an example of functional organization To give an example of organization around projects To illustrate p