2014年5月托福考试模拟试题及答案(第六套)

　　口语

　　T1.

　　Describe your favorite room in your house or somewhere else and explain why.

　　My favorite room is the living room.

　　I like lots of open space and a sense of expansiveness, of freedom(宽敞和自由的感觉). Also, it’s a place where I can look around and not feel agitated (不安的) or confined(受限制的). All different but natural colors have a such lovely warm effect that I would never get tired of it. Everything is in harmony----- large digital TV on the wall, glass-made tea table, beautiful plants, couch and sofa, a good book, a good wine. It gives me a sense of satisfaction and away from hurly burly (喧嚣). It is at times a place to contemplate (沉思) and at times a place to share with friends.

　　In a word, it is graceful, refined, comfortable and restful .

　　T2.

　　Some people like to go straight to the destination to see the view while traveling. Other people prefer to enjoy the scenery along the way. Which do you prefer and why?

　　Some people like to go straight to the destination to see the view while traveling ‘cause they want to spend a long period of time enjoying the place as they planned. But as far as I’m concerned, I prefer to enjoy the scenery along the way.

　　First, traveling is a process, not a destination. In most cases, traveling is a process of getting from point A to point B. The mind is relaxing while the landscape is passed by. Moreover, it is a process of sightseeing for us to communicate with the history and nature.

　　Second, taking time along the way enables us to see some places that we haven’t been to or may not have the chance to go for a visit. What good additional gain!

　　Finally, not rushing to the destination but enjoying the sights during the journey is less stressful and more enjoyable.

　　T3.

　　Reading: 【学校通知】：校报说学生组织的选举结果要推迟，原因是当天选举出现了2个irregularities(特殊情况)¸1是图书馆投票点从一楼搬到二楼，2是餐厅在投票那天提前一个小时关门了。

　　Listening: 【学生议论】：男生认为没有必要推迟。原因有二：

　　1)图书馆一楼因为有一拨人搞啥活动，乱糟糟的，所以搬到二楼是明智之举，并且有一个sign指示;

　　2)餐厅营业时间的变动，也没有影响。尽管提前1小时在8点关门，但平时7点餐厅就停止供应食物。于是8点后很少有人去餐厅，更何况餐厅不是唯一的投票地点。因此也不会对投票人数造成影响。

　　Sample answer:

　　In the reading material, the newspaper article says the release of Student Election results will be delayed due to the two irregularities that occurred on that day. One is the moving of the polling booth to the 2nd floor from the 1st floor of the library. The other is that the school cafeteria will close one hour ahead of time.

　　In the listening material, we clearly learn that the man doesn't like the idea .One reason he gives is that it’s wise to move the polling booth in the library to the 2nd floor ‘cause the 1st floor is being used.

　　Another reason is that it doesn’t make any difference to change the closing time of school cafeteria.

　　Usually the cafeteria closes at 8:00, but it stops serving food at 7:00, so fewer people will come after 8:00. Also, the cafeteria isn't the only place for voting.

　　Therefore, he disagrees with that opinion.