2017年10月21日北美
10月21日北美托福机经之独立口语
T1
Describe an activity you enjoy doing in your school recently. Why do you enjoy it? Please include specific reasons and details to support your response. "1)本题属于TOEFL口语常考的事件类话题。
2)参考回答思路：1.要描述这个活动是什么;2.这个活动让你体会到的乐趣在什么地方，要描述自己参与这个活动的感受和具体经历。"
Talk about an organization that you would like to join. Explain why you would like to join this organization. Please include reasons and details to support your response. "1)本题属于TOEFL口语常考的事件类话题。
2)参考回答思路：1.比如说某类兴趣爱好的俱乐部，因为可以继续发展自己的兴趣爱好;2.细节可以提及知道的兴趣爱好的俱乐部可以帮助自己如何提升，认识志同道合的朋友等等角度出发。"
Your university has just got an investment. What should the university do with the money? To improve the library, the gym or the lab? Please give details and examples to support your view.
"1)本题属于TOEFL口语常考的建议方法类话题。
2)参考回答思路：1. 比如说选择改善实验室，因为实验室对学校的科学研究领域而言非常重要;2.细节可以从实验室的重要性，实验室设备和仪器都比较贵，哪怕维护，费用也比较高等角度出发。"
If you have a chance to give a lesson in an elementary school, what topic would you like to teach: 1. How to protect the environment. 2.How to grow plants. 3.How to cook simple and healthy food. Please explain your choice with specific reasons.
"1)本题属于TOEFL口语常考的事件类话题。
2)参考回答思路：1.比如选择做简单且健康的食物，因为培养从小自己的动手能力在科技时代更为重要;2.细节可以从培养个人生活能力，培养健康的饮食习惯说起。"
Talk about an important strength in the schools in your country.Include reasons and examples to support your response.
"1)本题属于TOEFL口语常考的特征类话题
2)建议答题思路：有很多优势。优势1：我们国家教育以考试为导向，学生必须特别努力使自己有竞争优势，所以可以给未来的学习打下坚固的基础;优势2：中国教育强调知识的积累和获取，学生比较勤奋，学习态度比较端正，品行优良。"
T2
Some people prefer to plan what to do in their free time ahead of time, others prefer to not having such plans. Which do you prefer? Explain why.
"1)本题属于TOEFL口语常考的生活方式类话题
2)建议答题思路：建议选择prefer to plan what to do in their free time ahead of time。理由1：enough time, not in a hurry;理由2：anticipate potential problems and avoid them."
Do you prefer to study in the classroom or outside the classroom? Explain why. "1)本题属于TOEFL口语常考的学习类话题
2)建议答题思路：比如选择 study in the classroom;理由一：more focus on study, and won't be distracted by environment;理由二：limit all possible noises into the classroom, which may have a noise influence on others."
If you have time, would you choose to learn to play a new musical instrument or learn to play a new sport?
"1)本题属于TOEFL口语常考的学习类话题
2)建议答题思路：比如选择learn to play a new musical instrument;理由一：be more interested in musical instrument than sports;理由二：it trains your patience and perseverance"
Do you prefer watching news or reading news?
"1)本题属于TOEFL口语常考的生活方式类话题
2)建议答题思路：比如选择reading news;理由一：select what you think that you are interested in, not receiving news passively 理由二：have a transition time to digest what you read."
Some students prefer test questions that ask for opinions while others prefer those objective ones that have a correct answer. What do you think? You would use past experience to support your response.
"1)本题属于TOEFL口语常考的学习类话题
2)建议答题思路：比如选择prefer test questions that ask for opinions;理由一：creativity and imagination;理由二：test students how they apply their knowledge and their true understanding of what they learned. "
10月21日北美托福机经之独立写作
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People should live in a city or a country all their lives instead of moving to another place. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. "1)本题属于TOEFL写作常考的隐藏绝对词题型/生活方式话题
2)建议写作思路：不同意该说法。理由1：人生有各种变迁和变化，搬家有时候是迫不得已的，不可能一辈子就住在一个地方，这对大多数人而言并不现实;理由2：搬家有时候会让我们有新的生活，认识新的人，也是我们进行社会交际和活动，扩大自己的交际圈、影响力，培养自己各方面能力的途径之一。"
Do you agree or disagree that people can learn more from watching television than reading books? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. "1)本题属于TOEFL写作常考的对比题型/生活方式话题
2)建议写作思路：不同意该说法。理由1：电视大多属于即时消息，都是当下最新的一些消息和热点内容，播放完毕之后就没有太大的机会重新消化和思考，但是书籍不同，书是作者经过思考和凝练后的精华输出，很多作品都历经了时间考验;理由2：电视内容比较复杂，但是读书就可以分门别类学习和吸收知识。"
Do you agree or disagree with the statement? People will spend less time on cooking food. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. "1)本题属于TOEFL写作常考的对比题型/生活方式类话题
2)建议写作思路：倾向于同意该说法。理由1：生活节奏越来越快，人们的工作和日常生活压力已经很大了，渐渐减少做饭上的时间是社会发展的一种必然现象;理由2：现代厨房里的用具变得越来越先进和高效，必然提高效率，节省时间。"
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? If people are on vocation (holiday), they should leave their mobile phones at home. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. "1)本题属于TOEFL写作常考的隐藏绝对词题型/生活方式话题
2)建议写作思路：不同意该说法。理由1：带上手机，这样当工作或生活出现紧急情况时，可以联系到我们;理由2：现在手机不仅是联络的工具，也是查找各种信息的工具，因此很重要，得随身携带。"
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It's easier to identify what kinds of careers or jobs are secure and successful ones in the past than at present. "1)本题属于TOEFL写作常考的今昔对比题型/工作话题
2)建议写作思路：倾向于同意这一说法。理由1：之前的社会结构更简单，行业垄断多，所以更好判断哪种行业好;理由2：现在社会更发达，各行各业的变化多，发展不确定性很大，所以不好判断。"
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The government is not educating people enough about the importance of living a balanced and healthy life style. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. "
1)本题属于TOEFL写作常考的隐藏绝对词题型/教育话题
2)建议写作思路：同意该说法。理由1：政府历来把更多的精力放在经济和产业发展上，所以对人民健康和平衡的生活方式的倡导和教育应该做得不够;2：living a balanced and healthy life style对大多数人来说，更多是自我培养，政府机构所能倡导和干预的力度本身就不大。"
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? In today’s world, it is more important to work quickly and risk making mistakes than to work slowly and make sure that everything is correct. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. "
1)本题属于TOEFL写作常考的对比题型/生活方式类话题
2)建议写作思路：倾向于选择agree。理由1：在生活和工作节奏越来越快的社会，快就是赢得先机;理由2：即便是慢一些，做任何预先的确保，最后还是有可能出问题。"
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Famous entertainers and athletes deserve more privacy than they do now. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. "
1)本题属于TOEFL写作常考的对比题型/生活方式话题
2)建议写作思路：同意该说法。理由1：现在很多杂志和组织过度关注演员和运动员的隐私，给当事人带来很多困扰;理由2：过多关注演员和运动员的隐私会占据公众的注意力，使得一些本身更重要的民生问题得不到应有的关注。"
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? While parents have the responsibility to educate young people about healthy eating habits, schools should also be responsible for this. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. "1)本题属于TOEFL写作常考的隐藏绝对词题型型/教育话题
2)建议写作思路：同意该说法。理由1：学生在学校的时间更长，有些学生甚至会在学校餐厅就餐，学校更容易展开对学生这方面的教育;理由2：学校可以组织相关更权威的专家给学生培训，比家长更专业。"
Do you agree or disagree that drivers should pay a certain amount of fees so that they can be permitted to drive out in traffic busy time? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. "
1)本文属于TOEFL写作常考的隐藏绝对词题型/生活方式类话题
2)建议写作思路：倾向于选择disagree。理由1：交费不能有效解决拥堵，不是交费后道路就疏通了;理由2：这种方法容易引起部分司机的不配合，反而增加了解决问题的成本。"