2018年1月27日托福听力机经预测

　　1. What is the student's attitude about speakingin front of other students?

　　A. He thinksit will be fun.

　　B. He viewsit as a useful opportunity.

　　C. He feelsnervous about it.

　　D. He prefersit to writing papers.

　　2. The student talks about a species of fungus.What fact about the fungus interests him?

　　A. It acts asa food source for other fungi.

　　B. It growswell on wind farms.

　　C. It can beused as an alternative source of energy.

　　D. Itproduces chemicals that destroy toxins.

　　3. Why does the professor mention trees andapples?

　　A. To giveadvice on how to explain fungi and mushrooms

　　B. To showhow the environment can affect growth rates

　　C. To providean example of the effects of pesticides

　　D. To give anexample of how a wind farm replaced a fruit farm

　　4. Why does the professor suggest that thestudent visit the greenhouse?

　　A. Thestudent might be able to conduct a research study there.

　　B. A mushroomspecies that interests the student is being grown there.

　　C. Mushroomsgrow more quickly there than in other locations.

　　D. Environmentallysafe growing techniques are demonstrated there.

　　5. Why does the student go to see the professor?

　　A. To getadvice about how much information to include in a paper he is writing

　　B. To ask forpermission to change the topic of an assignment

　　C. To gethelp choosing a topic for an assignment

　　D. To discussthe results of research he has done for a paper he is writing

　　听力答案：

　　1、B 2、D 3、A 4、A 5、C

　　Script:

　　Narrator:Listen to a conversation between a student and his environmental science professor

　　Student:Hi, Professor Williams - I’m here for our 1:30 meeting.

　　Professor:Hi Michael. Thanks for being so prompt. That really makes a difference when I have so many students scheduled back to back. If only there could be more than 24 hours in a day.

　　Student:(Laughs) I know what you mean

　　Professor：So, what’s on your mind?

　　Student:Well I’m here about my topic choice.

　　Professor:For the upcoming oral presentation? By the way, how do you feel about speaking in front of the class?

　　Student:Well I’d have to say I’m most comfortable writing papers, but I’m not nervous about doing this presentation. It’ll be good public speaking practice you know.

　　Professor:Exactly, and certainly, it’s a skill that is always useful.

　　Student:Mm-hmm. Yeah, so the assignment was for us to talk about a current environmental solution? And I found so much eye opening information while researching. The only problem is, I don’t know which area to go with.

　　Professor:Okay well, which areas most interest you?

　　Student:Well I’ve spent a lot of time exploring the concept of wind farms. You know, using wind as a source of energy.

　　Professor:Mm-hmm, go on.

　　Student:Right um - lots of stuff on that you know types of wind farms and different designs, how they’ve been set up, how to get the most out of them.

　　Professor:Okay, and what’s another choice?

　　Student:Well, it’s a tie between wind farms and mushrooms.

　　Professor:Mushrooms!? Hm! Tell me more about that!

　　Professor:Yes, I’ve read research about this - but actually Michael it’s the fungus beneath the ground that affects the harmful pollutants. That’s an important difference

　　Student:Oh ri-right that’s what I meant - I’ll explain it more clearly in class.

　　Professor:Keep it simple. Something like - just like trees produce apples, it’s the funghi that produce mushrooms - and it’s also those funghi that produce the helpful chemicals.

　　Student: I understand - it’s just so amazing that something low cost and already there in nature could solve such a large pollution problem caused by humans

　　Professor: It is intriguing. Wind farms affect, too, but I think most of your classmates will already be generally familiar with that topic. Whereas they might not have heard of this.

　　Professor: Btw, what’s the growing period for this species?

　　Student:Ah it only takes a month to grow.

　　Professor: Great! The university has a greenhouse that’s sometimes available for research projects. Why don’t you stop over there one afternoon, speak to the manager and ask if he’d let you use a small area of the greenhouse?

　　Student:Okay.

　　Professor: You could try to duplicate the results of the study!

　　In the greenhouse?

　　Professor: Yes! You have three months until the end of this semester. It might make a strong final project!

　　Student:Okay. Thanks Professor Williams!