2013年1月12日托福口语机经(网友版)
Task 1
What is the one style of clothing that the students in your school tend to wear? Why you like this style of clothing? Include specific reasons and details in your response.
Sample answer:
The student uniform from my school is sporty and these are the few things I like about it. First of all, I think it’s pretty good looking. It’s blue with white strips that make you standout from a crowed. And unlike the baggy uniforms from other schools in the area, our uniforms fit really well because the material it’s made of is very stretchy. Last but not least, it’s very comfortable. The uniform is made of 100% cotton so it’s nice and soft. On top of that it breathes really well so I can wear it during exercise.
Task 2
What kind of job will you choose? To choose a job through which you can get a lot of money or to choose a job through which you can get great personal satisfaction? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
Sample answer A:
I would choose a job out of which I get great personal satisfaction rather than money for the following reasons. First of all, we typically work from the age of 22 until retirement at around 60. We spend an average of five days a week, eight hours a day working. It makes a significant part of one’s life. Obviously, being forced to do something when you would rather be doing something else can be killing. Also, Your passion should be what you do with your time. Life is too short to pursue other people’s or employer’s goals. Pursue your own, and rich or poor, happiness will follow.
Sample answer B:
I would like to find a job in which I can get personal satisfaction. On one hand, I don't work just for money. I don't want to be one of those people who hates her job, but still goes to work every day because I need money to pay for rent and food. Just doing it for the money is not motivating enough. I want to do something I’m passionate about. Every job has its good and bad parts, but if at the end of the day I am pleased with my work, I think it is worth it. Just working for the money sounds really greedy. I don’t think I could respect myself if I became that materialistic. If I had the choice between doing something I love and a higher salary, I would choose the former.
Task 3
【公开信】：一个学生写信给学校proposes that学校Radio center换歌，放很少听到的歌(lessened-known) 。
优点一：可以为学校吸引更多学生attract students。
优点二：学生会因为不熟悉歌曲, 听到后就会去找演奏者资料，有助于educate students。
【学生议论】：X生赞成此倡议。
理由1： 大多数学校的广播音乐放得都一样，放不熟悉的歌可以变得独特。
理由2： 加入一些讨论音乐的节目，帮助同学们了解音乐史等。
解析：
1、 简明阐述学生倡议和两点理由(The student proposes that the radio center in his/her school should change songs, meaning broadcasting songs that are lessened-known. By doing so, it will attract more students and encourage them to search information of players once they are unfamiliar with them, which could be very educational.)
2、 阐述男生/女生态度及理由(The boy/ girl approves this proposal for the two reasons: Firstly, the school would be unique and quite special by broadcasting unfamiliar songs to students, unlike any other schools. Secondly, it will also help students get acknowledged to the music history by adding programs discussing it.)
3、 时间富裕的情况下可以进行总结(So that’s why he/she agrees with the student’s suggestion to change songs in his/her school.)
Task 4
【名词解释】：search image(搜寻印象)：by多次捕食preys，predators can memorize the image of a kind of preys。With the image，predators can tell preys easily and catch them efficiently。
【教授举例】：教授举了一个关于birds的例子。A sort of caterpillars is green and lives on green leaves, and thus it is difficult for birds to tell at first，所以鸟就吃得少。Later, birds developed search images of caterpillars, and can easily distinguish caterpillars according to their special head parts. Thus they prey a lot.
解析：
1、 点明阅读关键术语，并根据笔记内容进行释义解释。(The reading passage introduces search image which means by catching preys for many times, predators can memorize the image of the kind of preys, with which the predators can tell preys easily and catch them efficiently.)
2、 根据听力笔记阐述教授举例，注意举例与阅读材料之间的对应关系。(The professor gives an example of birds to further explain search image. There is a sort of caterpillar that is green and lives on green leaves, leaving it difficult for birds to tell at first and unable to eat. Later, birds developed search images of caterpillars, which can help them distinguish caterpillars easily according to their special head parts. Thus they prey a lot.)
Task 5
【学生困难】：女生要在周末组织一个户外音乐节outdoor music festival，weather forecast却说周末两天可能会一直下雨，女生担心活动没办法按时举行。
【解决方案】：男生给了两个建议：
方案一： 推迟(postpone)到下周末举办。下周天气会好。
评价：但是女生怕请来的学生乐队student band players会有人无法出席，他们下周末可能有别的plan了。
方案二：就这个周末，雨势不大shower，在雨中进行，因为有可能只下一会雨，天气还是好的warm，这样也很特别。
评价：女生说怕大家开始看到窗外在下雨就不想来看了。就在窗口看而不买票，她希望提供的是现场的音乐享受。
解析：
1、 阐述谁有什么困难(The girl has confronted with a problem that she is afraid that the outdoor music festival will not be held on time this weekend because it is said to rain according to the broadcast.)
2、 阐述解决这个困难的两个方案(There are two solutions to this problem. The first one is to postpone the festival to next week when the weather will get better. The second one is to hold it still at this weekend because it will rain only a while.)
3、 表明自己的建议与理由(Personally, I would recommend the girl adopt the second solution. Because the student band players won’t be available next week and besides, it would be romantic to attend the music festival when it rains a little. The only thing to do for the girl is to prepare enough rain clothes and umbrellas for students to use.)
Task 6
【讲课要点】：商家business 克服销售的barrier，促销的两种方法：
方法1：用广告促销：很多顾客不买他们的商品是因为很多顾客都不知道他们的产品很好lack of knowledge。
举例：一个卖有助于小孩记数字玩具toy 的company，做了一个research，可以做广告告诉顾客公司的这个商品有多好。
方法2：卖贵的东西，lack of money，提供分期付款。
举例：computer company让付不起钱的客人逐月付款。
解析：
阐述教授讲授的主要中心词并且进行举例展开(The professor introduces two ways for business to overcome sale barriers. The first way is to sell products using advertisements. Most customers do not buy the products because they are lack of the knowledge that the products are good. She/he gives an example to support that. There is a company selling toys that can help children count. It conducts a research that proves that the company would sell more toys by advertising how it works and why it is a good choice. The second way of sales is to let those who are lack of money to pay for expensive products by installment. For example, there is a computer company succeeds in selling more computers by allowing its customers to pay for the computers on a monthly basis.)
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