2014年5月24、25日托福口语预测

　　独立话题重点

　　1 Talk about the most important development of your country in the past 20 years.

　　2 Some people believe that it is better for children to grow up in big cities. Others believe that it is better for children to grow up in small towns or rural areas.

　　3 Describe a job or career that you admire but do not want to take.

　　4 Some people think that students should study during weekends, but others think that they should relax and to socialize.

　　5 Describe your first time to go to school when you were young, you like it or not.

　　6 Popular celebrities, like singers, actors, athletes are good examples for the young to learn. Agree or disagree?

　　7 If you could do one thing for your community, what will you do and why

　　8 Some students like to regularly review their notes, others like to review their notes just before test, state your choice and explain why.

　　9 While choosing a friend, which of the following characteristics do you care about most: honesty; loyalty or sense of humor?

　　10 Some people prefer reading newspaper or magazine to get news; others prefer watching television or listening to radio to get news. Which way do you prefer and why?

　　综合话题重点

　　Task 1

　　reading:学校打算新开一门课程,教学生如何写 project 和 thesis,并强制学生参加

　　conversation:男生很喜欢这个课程，原因有三：一他本身不会写 thesis，他心理学的一个 project 修改了两次才最后通过，这个课程对他很有用 二》可以看到别的学生怎么写，学习别人好的地方 三》也可以看到别的学生的错误，下次再自己的 project 里面避免类似错误

　　Task 2

　　【名词解释】：一个概念，prenatal learning(胎教)：begin learning before birth。

　　【教授举例】：教授举一关于 murre -birds 的例子：a mom murr-bird makes unique sound toward her eggs before they hatch。After the hatch，baby murr-birds are very close to each other and all look alike。Mother bird will fly over the babies the mom murre-bird will make the same sound she made to her baby murr-bird. Her baby murr-bird will follow her and make the same sound。Since the sound is unique，a mom murr-bird can recognize its baby , feed it and take care of it。

　　Task 3

　　女生急着从图书馆赶到校园另一端的教室，十分钟后有oral presentation，但是外面 在下雨，他没有雨伞。男生给他两个选择 1)借男生的雨伞，但是伞在楼上，一来一会可能会迟到 2)直接跑过去，会准时到，但是在做presentation时全身都是湿的，会很不礼貌。

　　Task 4

　　两种不同的眼泪如何保护眼睛的，第一种 tears 是叫 bezel(音译)tears 是continuously 的，举了一个例子说在大街上很脏 然后这种眼泪在眨眼的时候就可以湿润眼睛 以此 kill bacteria;第二种是反射性的 tear 是必要时才有的occasionally，比如在海滩的时候有异物里如 sand 落到眼睛里，会产生这种 tear把异物 wash 掉，以防眼睛 damaged