2015年07月12日考试口语机经回忆

综合点评

本场托福口语考试难度中等偏上，独立口语今年首次出现了非主流的“做判断”式的提问类型，而且话题并非特别贴近中国学生的生活，比较抽象。其余部分都比较常规，一如既往地遵循着综合口语的套路，学术类话题难度也不大，继续考到了最高频的话题-生物类，延续着去年的趋势，在2014年的45套题中，生物类共考了26套，故请考生务必准备好生物类场景词汇。

Task1

考题回忆

Some trains now have Quiet Coaches where passengers are not allowed to speak loudly and use cell phones, laptops, or other mobile devices that produce sound. Do you think this is a good idea? Explain why or why not.

话题分类

本题属于Task 1中非主流的“做判断”式的提问类型，2015年内首次出现，在2014年共出现了2次，分别为：

Do you think college students should be allowed to keep pets in their dormitory? (14.11.09)

Do you think it’s a good idea that some schools to require students to finish 40 hours of community service each year? (14.12.14)

解题思路

同意：

① In this way, the trains can provide a better environment in which passengers can totally enjoy the trip or have a good rest.

② As most mobile devices are wireless apparatus, they might harm passengers’ health.

不同意:

① It may influence some people’s business and study.

② Passengers might have less entertainment, communications and pleasure.

参考范文

Personally, it is a good idea to have quiet coaches on the train. In this way, the trains can provide a better environment in which passengers can totally enjoy the trip. Actually, I’ve taken such a train during my trip last year. The train hassome areas called Quiet Zones, thatare usually indicated by signs on the doors, so passengers in these zones are requested not to use cell phones or play music out loud, and the like. Honestly, I really enjoyed the trip, cuz without any disturbance, I had a very good rest. Without the mobile devices that produce sound, I can better concentrate on other stuff, like reading, meditation, and appreciating the beauty outside of the window. And this kind of undisturbed and unplugged lifestyle, maybe, is one of the best ways to re-energize my brain. So I am all for trains having Quiet Coaches.

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Task 2

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When students have questions about an assignment for class, some prefer to ask the professor for help. Others prefer to ask other students in the class for help to understand the assignment. Which do you prefer? Explain why.

话题分类

校园学习类

解题思路

Ask the professor for help：

① The professor may offer more professional suggestions that can deepen students’ understandings.

② The professors’ advice may bring better ideas and more inspirations.

Ask other students for help:

① Other students may have more time to give more specific and elaborate explanations.

② You may feel less uncomfortable and stressful since you are familiar with each other.

③ promote relationship

参考范文

Personally speaking, I prefer to ask the professor for help. Because the professor may offer more professional suggestions that can truly give me a thorough understanding of the assignment, such as the requirements, rubrics and the deadlines and the like. Some of my classmates may have the same confusions as I do, so asking for professor’s help might be more efficient. Also, sound advises from the professor are quite inspirational. Once my professor suggested me to watch a late night comedy named The Tonight Show with Jay Lenowhen I raised questions about cultural literacy. Inspired by the show, I made an exceptionally appealing presentation.

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Task 3

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阅读部分

The department’s plan: discontinue tutorials for first-year engineering students next year.

Reason 1: a lack of volunteer tutors

Reason 2: no clear evidence that the tutorials can help improve learning overall

听力部分

The man disagrees.

Reason 1: They wouldn't take that much of their time. They can make it a requirement for all PhD students in engineering department.

Reason 2: He didn’t see where they got this idea that the program wasn't working well.

话题分类

校园生活类场景

解题思路

① 引出学校取消tutorial的计划 ② 概述主角的观点态度 ③解释持该观点的两点原因

参考范文

The engineering department planned to discontinue tutorials for first-year engineering students next year.

The male student feels upset about the plan. Because he thinks tutorial actually wouldn’t take that much of their time. And he suggests that they can make it a requirement for all PhD students in engineering department if a lack of volunteer tutors is a real problem.

Also, he feels ridiculous about the department’s announcement that there was no clear evidence that the tutorials could help improve students’ overall learning. He didn’t see where they got this idea that the program wasn't working well. Actually, in his mind, the tutorials did help the freshmen in the department this year, so the elimination might be a big loss for first-year engineering students next year. The university's got it all wrong.

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Task 4

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阅读部分

Pratfall Effect: The phenomenon that people will tend to like or admire a person who is already considered competent if he or she makes a minor mistake.

听力部分

Researchers’ Study: two separate groups of people watch a same video concerning the same man answering the same questions except for one difference.

Result: People in the second group regard the man who spilled the coffee in the video more likable than the man in the radio who answers all the questions correctly.

话题分类

社会心理学

解题思路

出丑效应的定义解释，简单概括实验过程并结合理论进行结果分析。

参考范文

Pratfall effect is the tendency for attractiveness to increase after a perceived competent individual makes a minor mistake: the individual will be, on average, more likable after committing a blunder.

Details of the pratfall effect were described in an experiment by researchers. The experiment was set up involving two separate groups of people who would watch the same video concerning the same man answering the same questions all correctly except for one difference: the man spilled the coffee in the video watched by the second group. However, it turned out that people in the second group regarded the man more likable and approachable despite of his minor error.

Researchers explained the results that the pratfall effect is due to increased sympathy with successful individual after they make a mistake.

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                      Task 5

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Problem:

The woman is not going to be able to finish the story for her paper by deadline, because the professor whom the article is about is doing field research and won’t come back in two weeks.

Solutions:

① turn it into a short piece;

② ask the editor of the newspaper for some extra time.

话题分类

校园生活类场景

解题思路

1.交代问题；2.概述两个解决方案；3.表明自己的立场；4.解释理由

参考范文

The woman is not going to be able to finish the story for her paper by deadline, because the professor whom the article is about is doing field research and won’t come back in two weeks. There are two suggestions available for her. One is to turn the paper into a short piece, and the other is to ask the editor of the newspaper for some extra time.

Personally, the latter one might be a better choice for her. It is reasonable to ask for an extension, because the professor whom the article is about is doing field research elsewhere. And even if the professor won’t come back in time, the student could still have enough time to contact him online for needy information. Also, if merely turning the paper into short piece, all the essential information might not be included in the paper for a lack of space.

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Task 6

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Topic: Desert birds’ two special ways of dealing with the heat to cool themselves.

① Use the power of the wind. When desert birds get hot, they can make their feathers straight up away from their bodies, exposing some of the skin under the feathers. This allows the breeze to hit their skin and it cools their bodies down.

② Direct more blood to the featherless parts. For instance, if desert birds start to overheat, more blood will flow to the featherless legs and feet, and the blood near the skin surface will get cooled.

话题分类

生物类话题

解题思路

话题概述：沙漠中的鸟有两种特殊的降温方式。

概述两种方式：一，把羽毛竖起来空气流动散热；二，把血液流动到腿部等没有羽毛的地方降温。

参考范文

The professor introduces desert birds’ two special ways of dealing with the heat to cool themselves.

The first way is to use the power of the wind. When desert birds get hot, they can make their feathers straight up away from their bodies, exposing some of the skin under the feathers. This allows the breeze to hit their skin and it cools their bodies down.

The other way is to direct more blood to the featherless parts. For instance, if desert birds start to overheat, more blood will flow to the featherless legs and feet, and the blood near the skin surface will get cooled.

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