2014年5月托福考试模拟试题及答案(第八套)_第6页

　　Question:

　　Describe a class you have taken in school and explain why the class was important to you. Include details and examples to support your explanation.

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　　Question: Some universities require first-year students to live in dormitories on campus. Others allow students to live off campus. Which policy do you think is better for first-year students and why? Include details and examples in your explanation.

　　I think/the first-year students/should live on campus/that is because/the first year/especially the first semester/they will have a heavy load of subjects/they have to follow/and that means they ha/they have to be able to be/uh/on time/in campus//and also/uh/the first year of campus life/needs them to familirized/with buildings/withthe surroundings/with the environment/of the campus itself//so/more times in campus nee/will uh/help them to do that//and/also/you you have to have lots of friends to be uh/able to/make yourself at home/ in the campus//at least/this is the home for you/in the next four years/so it's important to socialize//

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　　Narrator

　　City University is planning to increase tuition and fees. Read the announcement about the increase from the president of City University. You will have 45 seconds to read the announcement. Begin reading now.

　　Reading Time： 45 seconds

　　Annoucement from the President

　　The university has decided to increase tuition and fees for all students by approximately 8 percent next semester. For the past 5 years, the tuition and fees have remained the same, but it is necessary to increase them now for several reasons. The university has many more students than we had five years ago, and we must hire additional professors to teach these students. We have also made a new commitment to research and technology, and will be renovating and upgrading our laboratory facilities to better meet our students’ needs.

　　Narrator

　　Now listen to two students discussing the article

　　Question：

　　The woman expresses her opinion of the announcement made by the university president. State her opinion and explain the reasons she gives hor holding that opinion.

　　(Preparation time: 30 seconds, Response time: 60 seconds)

　　Important points (答题要点)

　　• The woman agrees it is a good idea to raise tuition(and to increase spending on hiring professors and upgrading equipment)

　　• She believes that classes are overcrowded, so students cannot get personal attention.

　　* lab facilities are inadequate, so she cannot get the practical lab experience she will need to compete for a job.

　　• The woman's support of the increase should be connected to her criticism of the university (the money will be used to hire more professors and to upgrade the lab facilities).