英语专业四级听力听写训练 第9期:托福考试 Test of English as a Foreign Language

Test of English as a Foreign Language

托福考试

It is the most widely respected English-language test in the world,

托福考试是世界上最为推崇的一项英语能力测试。

recognized by more than 8,000 colleges and universities in more than 130 countries.

它受到了130多个国家超过8000所学院及大学的认可。

It is called TOEFL, which stands for Test of English as a Foreign Language.

它被称为托福,意思是针对母语非英语的人进行的英语水平考试。

TOEFL is an important test for foreign students who want to study in America.

托福考试对于想在美国学习的外国学生而言是一项目重要测试。

More than 4,000 American universities and other schools require students seeking admission to take the test.

美国4000多所大学或其他院校规定学生必须提供托福考试的证明。

Each year, nearly a million individuals of all ages take the TOEFL test to demonstrate their English-language proficiency.

每年几乎有100万考生参加托福考试，

It measures your ability to use and understand English at the university level.

它考查的是你使用及理解英语大学水平的能力。

And it evaluates how well you combine your four skills, listening, reading, speaking and writing skills to perform academic tasks.

向所申请学校提交自身听，说，读和写的语言综合水平测试的结果。

There are two formats for the TOEFL test.

托福有两种考试形式。

The format you take depends on the location of your test center.

你采取的形式取决于你的测试中心地点。

Nowadays, most test takers take the Internet-based Test.

如今,大多数考生采取网上测试。

Test centers that do not have Internet access offer the Paper-based Test.

而没有互联网接入的测试中心则提供纸质测试。