托福IBT考试2014年真题9及答案解析.doc

1、托福 IBT 考试 2014 年真题 9 及答案解析(总分：120.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSPEAKING/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BSpeaking Questi(总题数：1，分数：20.00)1.Is it good or bad to work a year before studying at university? Please include specific details in your explanation. （分数：20.00）_三、BSpeaking Questi(总题数：1，分数：20.00)2.Do you prefer to write a

2、 long essay or give a speech in front of class for an assignment? Include reasons and details in your explanation. （分数：20.00）_四、BSpeaking Questi(总题数：1，分数：20.00)3.Ride-Sharing ProgramAfter receiving several suggestions from students about the transportation to school, we have decided to organize a sc

3、hool ride-sharing program, in order to provide students living in the same area or community with a ride to school as a means of shared transportation. Moreover, we believe car pooling will be good for students to save money from the rising cost of gas and bus fares. Please note that this program is

4、 also an excellent means to protect the environment by reducing a great deal of pollution released from car emissions.Now hear a conversation about the some topicThe woman expresses her opinion of the school policy to offer ride-sharing program. State her opinion and explain the reasons she gives fo

5、r holding that opinion. （分数：20.00）_五、BSpeaking Questi(总题数：1，分数：20.00)4.SignalingIn economics, signaling is an approach. That is, companies use third parties to credibly convey some positive information about their products to consumers who may not be sensitive to the difference between good and bad

6、product quality. More precisely, producers or sellers of good-quality products can distinguish themselves from that of bad-quality ones by offering high-price goods or services. However, consumers are not capable of telling the difference and not likely to purchase something expensive either. Theref

7、ore. having a third party to make objective judgments such as conducting experiments s essential to guide consumers to make purchasing decisions for high-quality products.Now hear a talk on the same subject.The professor talks about an example in the lecture. Explain how the example demonstrates the

8、 concept of signaling in the reading. （分数：20.00）_六、BSpeaking Questi(总题数：1，分数：20.00)5.The two people in the conversation are discussing two possible solutions to the mans problem. Describe the problem and the two solutions, then state which of the two solutions you prefer and explain why. （分数：20.00）_

9、七、BSpeaking Questi(总题数：1，分数：20.00)6.Using points and examples from the lecture, explain the two features species use to survive in mountain environment. （分数：20.00）_托福 IBT 考试 2014 年真题 9 答案解析(总分：120.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSPEAKING/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BSpeaking Questi(总题数：1，分数：20.00)1.Is it good or bad to work

10、 a year before studying at university? Please include specific details in your explanation. （分数：20.00）_正确答案：(topic In my opinion, I think students had better have some work experience before entering college. reason 1 Firstly, one reason is that doing part-time jobs can make students grow up quickly

11、 and become mature, because such kind of work experience can certainly allow them to develop independence among young people and help them prepare for competition of the working environment, which is very crucial for them in the future. reason 2 Besides, taking part-time jobs can bring wealth to stu

12、dents. They can buy no matter what they want with the money earned, and learn how to do budget and manage their money properly. Moreover, they can help parents alleviate the economic pressures. conclusion Because of these reasons above, I suggest that all the young students should get some work expe

13、rience before attending college.)解析：三、BSpeaking Questi(总题数：1，分数：20.00)2.Do you prefer to write a long essay or give a speech in front of class for an assignment? Include reasons and details in your explanation. （分数：20.00）_正确答案：(topic Well, in my view, I would rather choose to write long essays than

14、giving a speech in public. reason 1 One reason is that students need to cultivate strong writing abilities. They must get lots of practice because they mainly want to learn reading and writing at school. Moreover, it needs a lot of writing to take examinations, therefore writing papers can help prep

15、are the exams adequately. reason 2 Besides, another thing is that, I think it is a better way to show students comprehension of the given materials or appointed topics, because it gives students more time to do research to write assignments, and it also help them think deeply. With this, students ca

16、n explain their ideas better. conclusion So, based on the two reasons referred above, I believe its good for students to write long essays.)解析：四、BSpeaking Questi(总题数：1，分数：20.00)3.Ride-Sharing ProgramAfter receiving several suggestions from students about the transportation to school, we have decided

17、 to organize a school ride-sharing program, in order to provide students living in the same area or community with a ride to school as a means of shared transportation. Moreover, we believe car pooling will be good for students to save money from the rising cost of gas and bus fares. Please note tha

18、t this program is also an excellent means to protect the environment by reducing a great deal of pollution released from car emissions.Now hear a conversation about the some topicThe woman expresses her opinion of the school policy to offer ride-sharing program. State her opinion and explain the rea

19、sons she gives for holding that opinion. （分数：20.00）_正确答案：(reading The university has intended to let students live close to each other ride to school by sharing their cars. The school considers that this ride-sharing program can help students save money and at the same time protect the environment b

20、y reducing pollution caused by the car emissions. opinion The woman prefers to this policy because of two reasons. reason 1 The first reason she chooses is that ride-sharing is cheaper than other ways of transportation, because it will make the cost of gasoline and car operation distributed among th

21、e members. Because the expense is much less than traveling by taxi, bus, or private cars, it can help students save their money. reason 2 Secondly, she is in favor of this policy very much because it is helpful to protect the environment. She says that in the program it requires fewer motor cars to

22、transport students from home to school everyday, so itll make contributions to climate change by emitting less carbon dioxide.)解析：听力原文 M: Hello, dear, have you heard of the new policy about ride-sharing? We have to organize car-pools for transportation. W: Well, I support this new policy. Maybe it c

23、an be very helpful to some extent. M: Can you explain it a little bit? I dont get it. W: Have you noticed that ride-sharing is one of the most common and cost effective alternatives for students transport? I mean, the cost of sharing a ride is cheaper than a taxi or other means of transportation, be

24、cause the cost will be divided among members. The program also helps lower the costs of gasoline or car operation since car- pooling needs few vehicles to transport students back and forth everyday. Isnt it great? M: Hmm, I can see your point. But other than costs, what else is it good for? W: Well,

25、 it helps protect our environment because fewer cars on the road also means less air pollution, including carbon emissions that contribute to climate change. M: I havent thought of that! Your words make a lot of sense to me.五、BSpeaking Questi(总题数：1，分数：20.00)4.SignalingIn economics, signaling is an a

26、pproach. That is, companies use third parties to credibly convey some positive information about their products to consumers who may not be sensitive to the difference between good and bad product quality. More precisely, producers or sellers of good-quality products can distinguish themselves from

27、that of bad-quality ones by offering high-price goods or services. However, consumers are not capable of telling the difference and not likely to purchase something expensive either. Therefore. having a third party to make objective judgments such as conducting experiments s essential to guide consu

28、mers to make purchasing decisions for high-quality products.Now hear a talk on the same subject.The professor talks about an example in the lecture. Explain how the example demonstrates the concept of signaling in the reading. （分数：20.00）_正确答案：(topic (reading) The lecture is mainly about signaling wh

29、ich refers to a method used by companies to direct the consumers to buy their products by means of bring in the third party. The professor illustrates the concept with an example in his lecture. example The professor said that one of her friends had a jewelry shop, and the gold and diamonds in this

30、shop were real but the price is very high. Thus, a lot of customers just came to look at the products instead of doing actual purchases. One reason is because of the high price, but more importantly, lots of customers couldnt distinguish the real and fake jewelry. After finding this problem, her fri

31、ends asked an expert to prove the quality of jewels. By putting them on fire, the jewelry was testified to be real, and customers dared to buy the expensive products in the shop.)解析：听力原文 W: Morning everybody, according to your text, signaling, more precisely in economics, is the idea that one party

32、by using a third party credibly conveys some information about itself to another party. Let me give you an example about my friend who owns a jewelry store. A big problem he had recently was that people would come into his store, look around, and then run off without making a purchase. This is becau

33、se jewelry is a big investment, and customers really have no idea if the jewelry is indeed real. Then my friend found a jewelry expert who placed some expensive jewels in the fire to prove that they were real. My friend used this jewelry expert as a signaler, that is, he introduced a third party to

34、judge the quality of his jewelry through the experiments. The end result was that my friends jewels were indeed real. He hung the results as an advertisement in his front window. Afterwards something spectacular happened soon after., the same customers who came in and just looked around now had the

35、confidence in the jewels and made the purchases.六、BSpeaking Questi(总题数：1，分数：20.00)5.The two people in the conversation are discussing two possible solutions to the mans problem. Describe the problem and the two solutions, then state which of the two solutions you prefer and explain why. （分数：20.00）_正

36、确答案：(problem There is a problem in front of the man. his audition for the stage play Hamlet which would be in next week has been rearranged to tomorrow. But he has promised to help tutor his roommate for a physics test this evening, thus he will not have time to do practice for the audition. solutio

37、ns The woman suggests two solutions for him. one is that he could find another man to tutor his roommate, the other is that he could began his preparation for the audition as soon as he finishes tutoring his roommate. best solution I think the man ought to accept the first option. reasons Because it

38、 will take him too much time to tutor his roommate to have enough time to prepare for his audition tomorrow. Although he can choose the second advice, helping his roommate for the physics test first and then practising for the audition, he couldnt have enough time to rest. It will make him too tired

39、 to have a good performance in the audition. So, I think the first advice is the best way to deal with his problem.)解析：听力原文 W: Hey, Mark. You look worried, I can tell by the look on your face. Whats wrong? M: Well, this is tough. Ive just been informed that my audition time for the play Hamlet has b

40、een changed from next week to tomorrow. The worst thing is that Ive promised my roommate I would help tutor him for his physics test tonight, leaving me no time to prepare for the audition. W: Ouch! Sounds like you have almost no time. Whats your plan? M: I dont know. I really need to prepare for my

41、 audition tonight. W: Hmm.maybe you could ask someone else to help your roommate out. I am sure your roommate will understand. M: No, I cant just renege on my promise by not showing up. I have promised him to help him prepare for his test. I worry he wont be happy. W: Ah, I see. Well, then I guess y

42、ou could just help him first, and then prepare your audition. Hows that? M: Right, but then I might not have enough time to do all the preparation for the audition next day. W: Hmmm.well, my friend, I dont know what to tell you.七、BSpeaking Questi(总题数：1，分数：20.00)6.Using points and examples from the l

43、ecture, explain the two features species use to survive in mountain environment. （分数：20.00）_正确答案：(topic During the lecture, the professor refers to two characteristics that animals from mountain area must have. (Based on the lecture, mountain areas are dangerous for living creatures, because they ar

44、e steep, rocky, and snowy. Thus, mountain animals have formed two characteristics in order to adapt to such severe environment.) example 1 The first characteristic is that animals must have a strong muscle structure. For example, mountain goats have a unique and strong muscle structure in order to h

45、elp them climb and jump without falling down when they look for food in mountain areas where a lot of snow covered rocky cliffs. example 2 Then professor refers to another characteristic, the special feet. For example, Bighorn sheep have developed hoofs with special pads and sharp edges, thus they c

46、an stand firmly and form skidding on the rocks when they are moving on slippers cliffs.)解析：听力原文 W: Mountains are as beautiful as they are deadly. The innumerous dangers, if not taken seriously can either kill us or cause us to be badly injured. These dangers include steep inclines, ice, snow, and bone chilling winds. However, some specie