2017托福口语真题分析与范文.docx

2017托福口语真题分析与范文 Linda
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2017年01月07日 托福口语考题回忆
Task 1
The university wants to provide student more entertainments and three choices provided below, which do you prefer and why.
l A theater performance by the student actors
l A concert provided by professional musician
l A lecture from a professor
Sample Answer:
Well, as a student, I will choose a theater performance by the student actors. For one thing, this kind of activity will improve their cooperation skills. To be more specific, a theater performance includes the whole process of organizing, participating, and promoting an event. Whether the student director or the actor take the responsibility to achieve his/her duty, so this is a great opportunity for them to learn how to deal with other people. Moreover, a performance could greatly inspire them to be more creative. I mean, in order to make a good show, students may have lots of difficulties to cope with, so they have to be flexible to face any emergency. As a result, they may come up with lots of new ideas to make it. Because of these two reasons, I believe this is the best choice. (140 words)
Task 2
Friends may disagree with each other, and still maintain friendship. Do you agree with or disagree with this idea, why?
Sample Answer:
Of course I agree with this idea. Firstly people are bound to be different. We have various family background as well as education background even though we are friends. So it is quite naturally that there come up different ideas toward one problem. For example I like watching movie in the movie theatre while my best friend Amy hate sitting in the dark place. But I never require her to go with me; we are still very close friends. Also, the friend who holds a different attitude with me sometimes could inspire me to think from another way. Maybe a very sharp discussion can lead me to an inspiring idea. After all, the experiences and knowledge of one person is limited. For me, I like the friend who are differ from me. (132 words)
Task 3
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标题：Create a Student Magazine
原因1： Students spend a lot of time on their paper, and some of them have high quality. So we need a magazine to publish those good quality papers.
原因2： Publish students’ paper can share information about their academic achievement and provide them confidence
听力
态度：Approval
原因1：There are a lot of paper, we can select some of them to publish on a magazine. This will be an encouragement for the students.
原因2：Other students will be able to find useful material from these paper and they can learn how to organize their own paper.
Sample Answer:
The student in the letter suggests that school should create a Student Magazine because they need a magazine to publish those good quality papers written by students and in this way students can share information about their academic achievement and provide them confidence. The man in the conversation totally agrees with this idea because for one thing, there are a lot of papers for them to select some of them to publish on a magazine, especially those good quality ones. This will be a great encouragement for the students. For another thing, other students will be able to find useful materials from these papers so they can learn how to organize their own paper. Considering those benefits, the man thinks it is a good idea. (125 words)
Task 4
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标题：Life Stage of Animal Migration
定义：In different life stages, some animal need to migrate to various places to live, because of the diet and safety. When they are young, they may safe and have enough food in the original place. However, if they grow older, the original place may have threads from the predators and the food may be insufficient.
听力
例子：Anglerfish lay eggs in deep sea. Then, the eggs will float to the surface of the sea, where the younger Anglerfish can enjoy enough food and sunlight. But when they grow older, they predator will be a great threat to them, so they will migrate to the deep sea.
Sample Answer:
Life Stage of Animal Migration means in different life stages, some animal need to migrate to various places to live because of the diet and safety. When they are young, they may safe and have enough food in the original place while they may migrate to other places when their lives are threatened by their predators. The professor takes anglerfish as an example. The anglerfish lay eggs in deep sea. Then the eggs will float to the surface of the sea where the younger anglerfish can enjoy enough food and sunlight. But when they grow older, their predator will be a great threat to them, which means the original place which means that the food may be insufficient for them to live on. As a result, they will migrate to the deep sea to survive. (135 words)
Task 5
问题：The girl moved to a new apartment, and the window glass was broken when her friend help her hanging a picture to the wall. They need to replace the glass, but it is expensive.
解决方案1：Her friend and she share the cost of window glass.
优点1：it is not much money if they share the cost. Only 50 dollar each.
缺点1：Her friend came to help her and does not break it purposely. She feels it’s unfair for her friend.
解决方案2：She will cover the whole cost.
优点2：it will be fair for her friend and she will feel better.
缺点2：100 dollar is expensive for her.
Sample Answer:
The woman’s problem is that she just moved to a new apartment, but the window glass was broken when her friend help her hanging a picture on the wall. They need to replace the glass, but it is quite expensive. There are two solutions, the first is that she and her friend could split the cost of window glass which is only 50 dollar for each person but she feels it’s unfair for her friend. The other solution is that she will cover the whole cost but 100 dollar is expensive to her. I prefer she take the second solution for sure. For one thing, her friend didn’t break the window purposely and it was a great favor that the friend helped her. Moreover, money is not a big problem comparing with her friend’s kindness and maybe she could do some part-time job to make the money back which is not that difficult. (153 words)
Task 6
话题：Business Networks
要点1：We are in a business network. Different people engage in various occupations. They have different knowledge and skills.
例子1：A woman running a restaurant may have friends or customers engaged in various occupations. When she needs an accountant, she will find one from her business network. She will trust more on the accountant whom she knew than those she does not know.
要点2： In a business network, we not only trust the people from our own networks, we also trust the persons who are recommended by the people we knew.
例子2： The women will introduce one of her friends to another, who may need the professional help but does not know a person in his/her own network.
Sample Answer:
In the lecture, the professor mainly talks about two aspects of business networks. The first point is people may have different knowledge and skills from business networks because they engage in various occupations. For example a woman running a restaurant may have friends or customers engaged in various occupations. When she needs an accountant, she will find one from her business network. She will trust more on the accountant whom she knew than those she does not know. The second point is that in a business network, we not only trust the people from our own networks, we also trust the persons who are recommended by the people we knew. Also take the woman as an example, she will introduce one of her friends to another, who may need the professional help but does not know a person in his/her own network. (142 words)
2017年01月14日 托福口语考题回忆
Task 1
You will need to accomplish an assignment to do a presentation. Which will you choose?
1. Act out a scene from a play(with a partner)
2. Explain your review of a novel you recently you read
3. Read a selection of poem
Sample Answer:
Among the three presentation choices, I would choose to act out a play with my partner. As a literature major, I have been deeply entranced by dramas, accordingly, I'd rather consider acting as a form of amusement than regarding it as a job. To illustrate, I remember the first year in college, I made a rather unusual decision to deliver a performance on Shakespeare's Drama-Hamlet at New Year’s party instead of participating in student’s choir in singing. As a result, the decision paid off since I was granted an acting position at city's drama club, as a reward for my authentic and impressive performance. Ever since then, acting has become part of my daily ritual for my passion and adoration for it never dies out. (125 words)
Task 2
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?
Sample Answer:
I am in favor of working in a large corporation rather than a small firm because large corporations often are ruled and governed by stable regulations whereas small firm often undergoes management transformations in which causing employees time to adjust and adapt to the new leaderships. Take my brother Jim as an illustration, he used to work as a high-tech personal in a petite firm which was specializing in virtual reality technology. Initially he was so passionate about the job that he barely took any weekends off for his own pleasure, he was so determined that he'd be promoted with such exceptional skills and professionalism. But he was wrong, after a few years, he was spiritually and psychically worn out because the management seats were constantly going through changes and his promotions were never brought up on the agenda because the new supervisors always bring their own personals to take charge in company affairs. Consequently, Jim had no choice but to quit the old firm and join an elite corporation that has business dealings nationwide, his excellent work has soon to be spotted by the management and he was granted promotion in a short term. Therefore, I'm inclined to listen to my brother Jim and work in a large company with stable leadership. (213 words)
Task 3
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标题：Weekend Art Workshop
原因1：This will provide students whose majors are not art a relaxed environment to learn art without concerning about grade.
原因2：This will give art-majored students more opportunities to practice.
听力
态度：不同意
原因一：学习目前已经有艺术类选修课程，是不评分的。所以感兴趣的学生可以去选择，不用担心学不好会影响分数，也可以达到这个目的。
原因二：这对于艺术专业的学生并不会有好处，Weekend Art Workshop在周末会占用教室，会cut the time available on weekends。 比如女生要做一个雕塑，需要花很长时间，她不可能周末搬回宿舍去做。
Sample Answer:
School has implemented a new policy to carry out a weekend art workshop for students as it is believed that the program will provide non-art major students a relaxing environment to learn art without concerning about the grade. In addition, the new program will give art-majored students more opportunities to practice. The woman in the dialogue holds a negative opinion on this matter, she points out that there already have established optional art course for students, and it is not going to be scored in chart, students who are intrigued in art could choose this course without having to worry about the grade, it serves similar purpose as the art workshop. In addition, the new program will not benefit art major students whatsoever as the art workshop will be carried out on weekends, so it will occupy classrooms that were initially available for art students who wish to complete assignments on weekend. For example, the woman needs to finish a sculpture in the classroom, it is not possible that she carries the sculpture back in the dorm to complete on weekends. Therefore, the woman believes the proposal to be voided. (190 words)
Task 4
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标题： Predator Release
定义：When human control the number of predators, the population of preys will increase. This will lead to some consequences.
听力
例子：Sea urchins feed on coral reefs. Triggerfish feed on sea urchins. But recently, tourists came fishing, causing the decline of triggerfish. As a result, sea urchins grow to larger size, destroying coral reefs, which are habitats for many ocean animals.
Sample Answer:
Predator Release refers to a term that when human control the number of predators, the population of preys will increase. This will lead to some consequences.
In the lecture, professor further illustrated the term by using an example. Sea urchins feed on coral reefs and Triggerfish feed on sea urchins as a purpose to keep the food-chain system balanced. But recently, tourists came fishing in the area, causing the decline of triggerfish. As a result, sea urchins grow to larger size, destroy coral reefs, which are habitats for many ocean animals. As such, many other animals may also find themselves in grave danger. (103 words)
Task 5
问题：The woman is concerned about her living situation. Because her sister will come to live with her. The thing is her apartment is too small for two of them to live.
解决方案1：She can put a bed in the living room and live with her sister in the old small apartment.
优点1：离学校近，不用搬家。
缺点1：have no privacy
解决方案2：She can find a new and bigger apartment herself.
优点2：They will have bigger rooms separately
缺点2：她最近工作和学习很忙，她妹妹又很着急搬过来。而是搬家也很麻烦。
Sample Answer:
The woman is concerned about her living situation because her sister will come to live with her, but her apartment is too small for two people. She can either put a bed in the living room or live with her sister in the old small apartment or to find a bigger apartment herself. I am in favor of the second solution as privacy is of essence for an adult, without such, they may find themselves constantly disturbing and offending each other, eventually lead to a relationship breakdown. In addition, if she is so worried about not having sufficient time for searching for an apartment, why not call an agency to deal with the issue? In this way, she could not only have all the time by herself to fulfill her studies also to have a brand new apartment for the two of them. (143 words)
Task 6
话题：Business has two ways to extend a product’s life cycle.
要点1：开发新客户或新市场
例子1：drink在当地已经不受欢迎，销量一度低迷。但是把它引到新的市场后解决了这个问题。
要点2：开发产品的新用途
例子2：baking soda: 一开始作为baking的ingredient, 满满人们bake less后baking soda就不畅销了。 后来把它作为清洁产品销售，延长了产品的life cycle.
Sample Answer:
Professor illustrated two strategies for corporations to extend a product’s life cycle. One is to develop new customer base or to explore new market segments. Take an example of a soft drink company which was beaten up in the market shares for its existence do not stimulate customer`s interests anymore, they`ve decided to have the drink introduced to a new market and clients to resolve the issue. The other strategy being utilized is to exploit an alternative purpose for the product. Take baking soda as an