2016年12月10日
2016年12月10日托福口语真题上午场
TASK1 - In your opinion, which of the following behavior is the most negative one displayed by children? being selfish, to speak impolitely, being loud.
Sample:
I think among the three behaviors, speaking impolitely is the worst one. First, sure, young children all have great trouble controlling their inappropriate desires or urges. But speaking impolitely is really disrupting because it influences others and if that behavior is not corrected in time, it shows bad parenting. And nothing makes a kid look bad than possible bad parenting, because there’s no end to it. On the other hand, being selfish is actually part of human nature, it’s not really a thing to blame. Scientifically speaking, little kids are naturally egocentric. And being loud is so common that sometimes adults even enjoy them, it makes things alive, doesn’t it? However, nobody likes to be constantly offended, even by a child.
TASK2 - Some people think in order to be successful, one has to make enemies. Do you agree or disagree, and explain why.
Sample:
I disagree, it’s not necessarily the case. First, there’re many definitions for success. To be successful is to lead a life that you intend to and enjoy, not a life necessarily with a lot of money. Say I feel that my mom is quite successful because she lives a happy life, but she obviously doesn’t have any enemies. And even for the people who are successful in career and with high social status, the effort they’ve spent along the way could be quite legitimate that wouldn’t have induced any serious conflict with others’ interests. Sure there must have been competition, but competition is common in any aspect of life which doesn’t always bring out hostile feelings. So basically I think the statement stands without solid ground.
TASK3
学校提出，如果学生要调换宿舍，需要在开学后等5周，而不是在开学前即可调换。这样校员工可以更好地完成其他开学准备工作，也可以让确定宿舍的学生有更舒适的住宿环境。对话中女生同意，刚开学时学生中心的确很忙，需要紧急处理的事情很多;学校的新决定也避免了打扰学生学习的情况，因为不会有人因为搬寝室进进出出。
TASK 4
文章主题是floral robbing，指动物吃了花蜜却不传递花粉的现象。教授说到rocket flower产生的花蜜，在花根部很深的地方，hummingbird和bee都吃这种蜜。hummingbird因为嘴很长，吃花蜜时会黏附花粉以帮助传粉，但bee的嘴不长，吃蜜时不接触花粉，它就无法为这种花传粉。
TASK 5
女生明天有个生物考试，但她朋友让她帮忙临考复习，这个朋友总是这样做，她很烦恼。解决方案1: 明确告知朋友这是最后一次了，但是仍然帮她复习，只是这个朋友经常缺课所以会占用她较多时间。方案2: 拒绝这个朋友，只给朋友一些复习资料，但是可能会显得很不愉快。
TASK 6
文章主旨是telecommunicating的好处。首先，公司省下很多overhead money(租用场地设备的资金)，教授讲到妹妹的公司里有很多员工在家办公，这帮助公司降低了成本。其次，即使员工要去其他地方工作，公司仍可以通过telecommunicating留住人才，教授讲到妹妹要搬家去德州，但公司想留住她，那么她就可以远程办公。
2016年12月10日托福口语真题下午场
TASK1 - Which of the following part-jobs would you prefer to take? (1) library assistant (2) campus tour guide (3) lab assistant
Sample:
Personally I prefer to take a job as a library assistant. I’ve worked in my high school library before, the workload was not much and whenever I was needed, I felt happy to help my fellow students. Besides, I’m bit of a bookworm myself. Working in a library can really give me full access to the all the book collections. I enjoy the quietness libraries provide. On the contrary, as an art student, I wouldn’t believe myself competent working in a lab. And university campuses are often huge, I wouldn’t really be happy to do all the legwork working as a tour guide. So, library sounds about right.
TASK2 - Do you think sports playing may cause children to be more aggressive in future lives?
Sample:
I don’t really think so. Although some sports playing require aggressiveness in the course of the game, that doesn’t necessarily entail aggressive behaviors in a person’s daily life. From my own experience, my brother was enthusiastic about sports ever since he was a little boy. He played basketball, football, badminton, tennis and such. Even when he was in 5th grade, he was selected to play for the school basketball team. I often saw him with a bit strain of muscle or scratch on the face…etc., I could tell the games were fierce. But my brother has always been a sweet heart in our family. On the other hand, I’ve seen many others with short temper but without any keen interest in sports. So, I just don’t really see the link between sports playing and aggressive behaviors.
TASK3
学校计划给大一新生进行library training day活动，以便新生熟悉图书馆设施、也利于提高将来他们做研究的能力。对话中女生反对。首先现在学生很少用图书馆的设备，用私人电脑查资料更方便;其次，大一新生已经有很多事需要做，library training day会给他们增加工作。
TASK4
文章主旨是elation effect，虽然高工资会促进员工工作效率，但这只是暂时的。教授以一个出版社职员为例，他的收入取决于固定小时能校对多少页书。因为他工作得力，就涨了工资，他很高兴，也因此提高了效率。但是一个月后他就有所懈怠了，他的工作效率又和涨工资前一样了。
TASK5
女生的电脑坏了，她也没钱买新的;然而现在是学期末她有很多paper要写。现在有两个解决方案。方案1: 向电脑维修中心租一台电脑，虽然不贵，但是她想省钱买新电脑。方案2: 向室友借电脑，可是大家都有paper要写，这里就会造成很多不便。
TASK6
教授通过松鼠squirrel和驯鹿reindeer的例子去解释动物通过改变体重过冬的方法。
(1)松鼠会增重，它们在尚温暖的日子里吃很多，这些体脂在冬天可以转化为能量。松鼠冬天就可以窝在窝里不怎么活动。
(2)驯鹿会减重，这样在冬天运动时就能减少不必要的能量消耗，以增加活力去找草吃。