2017年9月24日托福考试机经（口语、听力、阅读、写作）

2017年9月24日托福考试机经（口语、听力、阅读、写作）

　　托福考试口语机经

　　relevant adj. 相关的;切题的;中肯的;有重大关系的;有意义的，目的明确的

　　trend n. 趋势;倾向;方位 vi. 倾向;转向

　　ethnic adj. 种族的;民族的;有民族特色的 n. 少数民族的一员

　　elderly adj. 年老的;年长的

　　economic adj. 经济学的;经济的;有利可图的

　　apply vt. 应用;涂;使专心从事 vi. 申请;有关联

　　employment n. 职业;雇用;使用

　　T1：The university decides to remodel the dormitory and add a new space to it. Which space do you recommend to add in your dormitory ?

　　1.Cafe 2.Study room 3.Game room

　　T2：Some people prefer to give their opinions immediately. Others prefer to wait and listen to others’ opinions before giving their own. Which one do you think is better?

　　T1：Which of the following areas of current events do you most like to read?

　　1. Politics 2. Sports 3. Arts and films

　　T2：Do you agree or disagree that young children should leave home to stay with relatives and friends for a short period of time?

　　T1：The university currently requires all the students to take the physical education course to get graduated. Which of the following choices will you choose?

　　A. soccer B. dancing

　　T2：Do you agree or disagree that it is important for young people to learn skills like cooking, sewing and caring for others?

　　T1：Which of the following three behaviors would you consider the most negative for kids: Being selfish, saying impolite things or speaking loudly in public?

　　T2：Do you agree or disagree with this statement that we should help our friends only when they ask for help?

　　T1：Which of the following three activities do you prefer to do with a group of people rather than alone: Eat a meal, listen to music or do homework?

　　T2：Someone choose to work in a small company or organization with a few workers. Others prefer to work in a large company or organization with thousands of employees. Which do you think is better?

　　T1：Do you prefer high-paid jobs or those that suit your personality? Please explain your preference with specific reasons.

　　T2：You live in a crowded city with only one green space-the city park. The government recently proposes to build a housing complex on this only green space. Do you think this is a good idea?

　　T1：Your university plans to provide another type of food to attract more students. What kind of food would you like the university cafeteria to add? Explain the reasons with examples and details.

　　T2：If you have time, would you choose to learn to play a new musical instrument or learn to play a new sport?

　　T1：If your school allows you to choose any activity during break time, what activity would you choose? Give details and examples to support your response.

　　T2：Some students prefer to go to university immediately after high school. Others prefer to take a break or work for a while before going to university. Which do you prefer and why? Use specific reasons and examples to support your response.

　　T1：Talk about a hobby of yours, give examples and details in your response.

　　T2：Between the following two places where would you choose to live?1.Big and new place but far from your workplace or university. 2.Small and old place but near your workplace or university.

　　T1：If you have a chance to give a lesson in an elementary school, what topic would you like to teach: 1. How to protect the environment. 2.How to grow plants. 3.How to cook simple and healthy food. Please explain your choice with specific reasons.

　　T2：Some students prefer to study for very long time but only once during a week. Others prefer to study for several short times during a week. Which way do you prefer and why? Please use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

　　T1：Talk about an organization that you would like to join. Explain why you would like to join this organization. Please include reasons and details to support your response.

　　T2：Some people believe that first-year college students should live in a dorm building that homes only freshmen. Others may prefer the idea that first-year students must live together with students in 2nd, 3rd, or even 4th grade. Which opinion do you agree with? Explain why.

　　T1：Which of the following three subjects would you choose to learn: Math, painting or science? And what you want to learn from this subject? Please include specific reasons and details in your response.

　　T2：Some people prefer to do sports. Other people prefer to watch others play sports. Which do you prefer and why? Please use specific reasons and examples to support your response.

　　T1：Describe the person to whom you would like to turn for advice when you have a problem. Explain why you would like to turn to this person for advice? Please include details in your answer.

　　T2：Do you prefer watching news or reading news?

　　T1：Your community center now offers classes on the weekends for free, which of the following class you will choose to take, give reason to explain your choose. 1) A financial course to help you manage money, 2) Car maintenance and repair 3) Review of Latin-American music.

　　T2：Do you prefer to do couples of small assignments or one or two big assignments?

　　T1：Your university has just got an investment. What should the university do with the money? To improve the library, the gym or the lab? Please give details and examples to support your view.

　　T2：Some people prefer to buy new books. Some people prefer to buy used books. Which do you prefer? Please answer the question with specific examples and details.

　　托福考试听力机经

　　decrease v. 减少;减小;降低 n. 减少;降低

　　range n. 范围;射程;山脉;排;一系列

　　v. 排列;使…站在某一方;延伸

　　previous adj. 以前的;先于;在 ... 之前

　　basis n. 基础;根据;基底

　　L2 Chemistry

　　听力题目：

　　1. What is the main purpose of the lecture?

　　A. To discuss the advantages of heating substances in microwave ovens

　　B. To discuss recent research that may lead to improved microwave ovens

　　C. To point out problems in the use of superheating to produce medicines

　　D. To prepare students for upcoming experiments in the laboratory

　　2. Why does the professor talk about making coffee?

　　A. To describe how he dissolved coffee particles to prevent nucleation

　　B. To introduce the concept of microwave superheating

　　C. To reassure the students that some of the experiments will be as simple as making coffee

　　D. To warn the students not to superheat liquids containing dissolved chemicals

　　3. Why does the professor mention that once nucleation has occurred, added heat is used to convert liquid water into water vapor?

　　A. To explain why the temperature of water does not rise beyond the boiling point when water is heated in a metal pot on a stove

　　B. To point out similarities in heating liquids using microwave ovens and using conventional stoves

　　C. To explain why water that is exposed to microwaves will appear to be hot when it really is not

　　D. To point out that it is better to avoid making coffee in a microwave oven

　　4. The professor talks about using microwave ovens for superheating during the students' laboratory experiments. What two possible results of superheating does he mention?

　　Click on 2 answers.

　　A. An increased flow of electrical current through the superheated liquid

　　B. An acceleration of reaction between chemicals in the superheated liquid

　　C. The decomposition of chemicals in the superheated liquid

　　D. The creation of tiny scratches and dents on the interior surface of the container

　　5. What is the professor's attitude about the use of microwave ovens by pharmaceutical companies in the production of medicines?

　　A. The use of microwave ovens is hazardous because it prevents control of temperatures.

　　B. The use of microwave ovens produces satisfactory results but is not worth the added expense.

　　C. The use of microwave ovens may allow companies to produce medicines more efficiently than traditional heating methods do.

　　D. More research should be done before replacing traditional heating equipment with microwave ovens.

　　6. According to the professor, what two laboratory practices that are used by pharmaceutical companies will students also use in their experiments?

　　Click on 2 answers.

　　A. Using containers that have been developed to ensure nucleation

　　B. Using a new type of microwave to superheat all liquids

　　C. Using smooth containers that have been specially designed for microwave use

　　D. Using sealed containers to allow the pressure inside to increase during heating

　　听力答案：

　　D/B/A/BC/C/CD

　　C1

　　student & facilities director

　　听力题目：

　　1. Why does the student go to see the facilities director

　　A. To find out when the current parking garage construction will be completed

　　B. To provide student input about the lack of parking accommodations on campus

　　C. To get information about the upcoming Oak Tree dormitory renovations

　　D. To present ideas that could improve living conditions in the Oak Tree dormitory

　　2. What does the student say about the parking garage?

　　Click on 2 answers.

　　A. It will be very cold in the winter.

　　B. It will be convenient.

　　C. It will be unpleasant to look at.

　　D. It will increase nearby traffic.

　　3. Why does the facilities director mention the head groundskeeper?

　　A. To acknowledge that the student's comments are worth consideration

　　B. To point out that this year's budget for planting trees has already been spent

　　C. To identify the person the student will need to meet with next

　　D. To illustrate how many people are involved in building the parking garage

　　4. What point does the student make about Tommy Reynolds?

　　A. He came up with the idea to plant trees between the dormitory and the garage.

　　B. He is interested in attending the facilities department meeting to represent the dormitory residents' interests.

　　C. He convinced the dormitory residents to get together to write down their concerns.

　　D. He provided the calculations that support renovating the dormitory.

　　5. What is the facility director's attitude about installing additional insulation?

　　A. She is pleased that she has student support for the project.

　　B. She hopes the project can be completed before the end of the year.

　　C. She is doubtful that the current residents would benefit from the modification.

　　D. She does not believe that there will be sufficient cost savings.

　　听力答案：

　　D/BC/A/D/C/

　　C2

　　student & academic advisor

　　听力题目：

　　1. Why does the student go to see his academic adviser

　　A. He wants to drop two of the courses he is taking this semester.

　　B. He wants to get help with two of the classes he is taking this semester.

　　C. He wants to find out which classes he is required to take next semester.

　　D. He wants to change his course selections for next semester.

　　2. What is the academic adviser's response when she learns that the student has registered for four courses that require final papers

　　A. She feels she should have noticed this situation earlier.

　　B. She feels the courses will help the student improve his writing skills.

　　C. She thinks the courses will be easier than the student thinks.

　　D. She thinks the student should have taken more care when selecting his courses.

　　3. What factor helps the student decide which language he will study?

　　A. It was the only language class with seats still available.

　　B. It was the language he studied in high school.

　　C. His friend will be studying the same language.

　　D. His friend recommended a professor who teaches the language.

　　4. What two requirements must students have fulfilled before they can take a precalculus course at the university?

　　Click on 2 answers.

　　A. They need to have received permission from the professor who will teach the course.

　　B. They need to have taken three years of mathematics classes in high school.

　　C. They need to have passed a mathematics test given by the university.

　　D. They need to have taken three mathematics courses at the university.

　　5. What class does the student imply he feels most confident about doing well in

　　A. Introduction to World Poetry

　　B. The European Novel

　　C. Precalculus

　　D. Latin

　　听力答案：

　　D/A/C/BC/C

　　托福考试阅读机经

　　地质类

　　Early Theories of Continental Drift

　　参考阅读：

　　The idea that the past geography of Earth was different from today is not new. The earliest maps showing the east coast of South America and the west coast of Africa probably provided people with the first evidence that continents may have once been joined together, then broken apart and moved to their present positions.

　　During the late nineteenth century, Austrian geologist Eduard Suess noted the similarities between the Late Paleozoic plant fossils of India, Australia, South Africa, and South America. The plant fossils comprise a unique group of plants that occurs in coal layers just above the glacial deposits on these southern continents. In this book The Face of the Earth (1885), he proposed the name “Gondwanaland” (called Gondwana here) for a supercontinent composed of the aforementioned southern landmasses. Suess thought these southern continents were connected by land bridges over which plants and animals migrated. Thus, in his view, the similarities of fossils on these continents were due to the appearance and disappearance of the connecting land bridges.

　　...

　　Attempts at Determining Earth’s Age

　　参考阅读：

　　Since the dawn of civilization, people have been curious about the age of Earth. In addition, we have not been satisfied in being able to sate merely the relative geologic age of a rock or fossil. Human curiosity demands that we know actual age in years.

　　Geologists working during the nineteenth century understood rock bodies, they would have to concentrate on natural processes that continue at a constant rate and that also leave some sort of tangible record in the rocks. Evolution is one such process, and geologist Charles Lyell (1797-1875) recognized this. BY comparing the amount of evolution exhibited by marine mollusks then, Lyell estimated that 80 million years had elapsed since the beginning of the Tertiary Period. He came astonishingly close to the mark, since it was actually about 65 million years. However, for older sequence of evolutionary development, estimates based on parts in the fossil record. Rates of evolution for many orders of plants and animals were not well understood.

　　...

　　How Soil is Formed

　　Earth’s Energy Cycle

　　Thermal Stratification

　　天文类Surface Fluids on Venus and Earth

　　环境类

　　The Climate of Japan

　　经济类

　　Effects of the Commercial Revolution

　　文化艺术类

　　The Origins of Writing

　　The Development of Printing

　　考古类

　　Environmental Impact of the Anasazi

　　The Chaco Phenomenon

　　科学类

　　The Birth of Photography

　　农业类

　　Agricultural Society in Eighteenth- Century British America

　　社会类

　　Population Growth in Nineteenth-Century Europe

　　生物类

　　Extinctions at the End of the Cretaceous

　　The Cambrian Explosion

　　Constraints on Natural Selection

　　托福考试写作机经

　　Sometimes we are assigned to work in a group on a project. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The group will be helped more by person who will be willing to do what other group members want than by person who often strongly insists that things should be done in a way that is different from what the group wants to do.

　　Which one of the following values is the most important to share with a young child (ages 5 to 10)? Why?

　　A Being helpful to others B Being honest C Being well-organized

　　Do you agree or disagree that drivers should pay a certain amount of fees so that they can be permitted to drive out in traffic busy time?

　　Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? In today’s world, it is more important to work quickly and risk making mistakes than to work slowly and make sure that everything is correct. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

　　Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?Most people prefer others making decision for them than making a decision by themselves.

　　Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Advertisements that targeting children aged between 2 and 5 should be banned.

　　Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The reading a student does on his/her own is as, or even more important than that assigned by the teachers.

　　Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? In order to attract good students, a university should spend a lot of money funding social activities.

　　Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The young people today are facing more personal and work-related challenges than their parents did fifty years ago.

　　How a person look or dress is more important to one's success than a good idea, agree or not?

　　Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? One of the best ways for parents to help their teenage children prepare for adult life is to encourage them to take the part-time job.

　　Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Twenty years from now on, students will not use printed books anymore.

　　Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The best way to travel is in a group and leaded by a tour guide.

　　The environmental issue is too complex to be handled by the individual. Do you agree or disagree?

　　Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Young people have no influence on important decisions that determine the future of society as a whole.

　　Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: People can achieve happiness if they make others happy. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

　　Do you agree or disagree that people can learn more from watching television than reading books?

　　compulsory adj. 强制的;势在必行的;义务的

　　outweigh v. 比 ... 重要;比 ... 有价值

　　violent adj. 猛烈的;强烈的;暴力的;极端的

　　academic adj. 学院的;学术的;理论的 n. 大学教师，大学生;学者，学究