托福TPO17口语task3题目 Reading Part:
New Library Workspaces
Say good-bye to the big, multi person study tables in Turner library. This summer, the tables will be exchanged for new personal study cubicles—small, one-person desks enclosed by walls. These new units will allow students to have privacy and work in isolation and will therefore eliminate noise in the library so students can concentrate. Additionally, the cubicles will enable the library to accommodate the recent increase in the number of students attending our university. Although the current tables seat six students each, they make poor use of available floor space. The cubicles, on the other hand, are designed for maximum space efficiency, and the library can therefore add 50 new seats.
托福TPO17口语task3题目 Listening Part:
Now listen to two students discussing the announcement.
(man) They’re making a mistake.
(woman) What do you mean?
(man) Look, They’re trying to do away with distractions so that we can study better. But with this change, we won’t have anywhere in the library to get together to work on group projects.
(woman) True. Group project work is common these days.
(man) So, instead of buying these new units. They should use the money to build meeting rooms, and that would reduce any noise in the main library areas.
(woman) Yeah, that’s what we could really use. There’s just not as much need to work in isolation.
(man) Exactly. And the other thing is, what’s this about overcrowding? Well, sure we have more students enrolled in the university this year, but do we really have a problem with overcrowding?
(woman) I don’t think so. I always get a whole table to myself.
(man) Right. I see empty tables there all the time. It’ll just be a waste of money to replace what we have. Since what we have now is sufficient for the amount of students that use the library.
托福TPO17口语task3题目 Question:
The man expresses his opinion about the upcoming change. State his opinion and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.
托福TPO17口语task3答案解析：
Listening key
Man disagrees with it
Reason 1: students won’t have anywhere to work on group projects
Details: group projects are common these days. He suggest the library to use the money to build more meeting rooms to reduce noise in the main library area
Reason 2: the library isn’t over crowded at all
Details: there are empty tables all the time. It’s a waste of money to replace the tables. What students have now is sufficient
托福TPO17口语task3范文：
The school is planning to replace the big study tables with study cubicles in the library to reduce noise in the library, and to serve more students. In the conversation, the man thinks the school is making a mistake for the following reasons. First of all, a lot of students don’t work in isolation. If the round tables are gone, they won’t be able to work on group projects. He suggests the school to use the money to build more study rooms in order to get rid of the noise in the library. And also, he points out that the library isn’t over crowded at all, students don’t have problems finding table to study despite the enrollment increase. He thinks there are enough tables in the library for all the students.