[外语类试卷]托福模拟试卷24及答案与解析.doc

1、托福模拟试卷 24及答案与解析 0 In this part of the section, you will hear 1 conversation and 2 lectures. You must answer each question. After you answer, click the Next icon. Then click the OK icon to confirm your answer and go on to the next question. After you click the OK icon, you will not be able to return

2、to previous questions. You will now begin this part of the Listening section. You will have 10 minutes to answer the questions. 1 Why does the administrative assistant apologize to the student when he informs her she will have to pay fifteen dollars for her student card? （ A） Because he disagrees wi

3、th the university policy. （ B） Because he is going to give the student more bad news. （ C） Because the student has been waiting in line. （ D） Because the student cannot afford to pay the fe 2 Why does the administrative assistant say this: （ A） He jokes that the student may not smile for some reason

4、. （ B） He suggests that perhaps the student is physically unable to smile. （ C） He implies that it is difficult to smile when up against the cream wall. （ D） He indicates that many students tend not to smile when posing for pictur 3 What does the administrative assistant offer to help the student wi

5、th? Click on 2 answers. （ A） He directs her on how to replace lost passports. （ B） He helps her decide where she should go shopping. （ C） He informs her of the features of her student card. （ D） He indicates the locations of lost-and-found offices. 4 What feature is NOT included with the student car

6、d? （ A） It is compatible with campus vending machines. （ B） It can be used to receive discount. （ C） It serves as a membership card to the campus gym. （ D） It functions as the bus pass for the entire city. 5 What will likely happen before the student goes to the library tomorrow? （ A） She will go to

7、 the Historical Museum. （ B） She will read the student card booklet. （ C） She will pick up her new student card. （ D） She will attend her fourth day of class. 5 6 What is the main topic of this lecture? （ A） The developmental deformities of the butterfly species. （ B） The migratory patterns of certa

8、in species of butterflies. （ C） The developmental stages of the butterfly species. （ D） The distinguishing anatomical features of caterpillars and butterflies. 7 What are some characteristics of a caterpillar? Click on 2 answers. （ A） It feeds primarily on nectar. （ B） It has a very fast-growing bod

9、y. （ C） It is the adult form of the species. （ D） It has a devouring appetit 8 What does the professor imply when he says this: （ A） The caterpillars life purpose is almost complete. （ B） The caterpillar will soon emerge from the pupa. （ C） The caterpillar has migrated to a new habitat. （ D） The cat

10、erpillar is about to lay its eggs. 9 What is the pupation phase? （ A） The period when the butterfly lays her eggs. （ B） The period when the caterpillar is born. （ C） The period when the caterpillar feeds on leaves. （ D） The period when metamorphosis occurs. 10 What does the professor imply about the

11、 short life span of the butterfly? （ A） They live only to migrate to find food. （ B） Butterflies are beautiful to look at. （ C） It is not as important as the caterpillar. （ D） It is a very important time in its life cycl 11 How does the professor structure the lecture? （ A） By comparing three differ

12、ent life cycles of the butterfly. （ B） By explaining each developmental stage of the butterfly. （ C） By introducing three different insect species. （ D） By explaining anatomical features of the butterfly. 11 12 What is the lecture mainly about? （ A） The various applications of environmental psycholo

13、gy. （ B） The role environmental psychology plays in education. （ C） The reactions of people to various colors. （ D） The importance of testing products in society. 13 What does the professor mean when she says this: （ A） Environmental psychology helps protect nature. （ B） The environment can be prote

14、cted by psychologists. （ C） Environmental psychology is a general field of study. （ D） Psychologists need to reflect on the importance of natur 14 Why does the professor mention the auditorium? （ A） To familiarize the students with the environmental design of the auditorium. （ B） To point out how th

15、e unusual features of the classroom affect their environment. （ C） To explain the values of environmental psychology to the students. （ D） To illustrate how environmental psychology principles can be applie 15 According to the professor, what problem is inherent in measuring reactions to certain col

16、ors? （ A） Emotional reactions are almost impossible to quantify. （ B） Responses to color are largely meaningless to psychologists. （ C） Certain reactions to colors can be dangerous for ones health. （ D） Psychologists spend too much time studying color. 16 Why does the professor recount the washing d

17、etergent experiment in detail? Click on 2 answers. （ A） To illustrate to the class that consumers pay too much attention to packaging. （ B） To explain the types of experiments that environmental psychologists conduct. （ C） To highlight the likelihood of people criticizing new products that are being

18、 tested. （ D） To validate the claim earlier in the lecture that color influences people in specific ways. 17 How is the information in the lecture organized? （ A） A lengthy definition of the subject is provided and analyzed. （ B） The specific relevance of the topic is explained through examples. （ C

19、） Various arguments against environmental psychology are examined. （ D） The connection between marketing and psychology is analyze 17 In this part of the section, you will hear 1 conversation and 2 lectures. You must answer each question. After you answer, click the Next icon. Then click the OK icon

20、 to confirm your answer and go on to the next question. After you click the OK icon, you will not be able to return to previous questions. You will now begin this part of the Listening section. You will have 10 minutes to answer the questions. 18 What is the main purpose of the conversation? （ A） To

21、 outline the duties the professor requires of his teaching assistant. （ B） To discuss how to best organize a teaching assistantship position. （ C） To debate the best way to supplement regular instructional time. （ D） To illustrate the importance of tutorials to student comprehension. 19 What are the

22、 main duties that the professor requests of the grad student? Choose 2 answers. （ A） Facilitating a tutorial. （ B） Marking final exams. （ C） Marking assignments. （ D） Making a syllabus. 20 Why does the professor prefer these particular days for the tutorial? （ A） The students prefer these days the m

23、ost. （ B） The course runs from Monday to Wednesday. （ C） He likes to control every detail of the course. （ D） He is out of town these particular days each week. 21 What does the student imply when she says this: （ A） She wants to take on more duties than hes offering. （ B） She feels overwhelmed by t

24、he number of duties. （ C） She feels the professor is taking advantage of her. （ D） She is unsure whether she has the time for this jo 22 What will likely happen next? （ A） The student will refuse the assistantship. （ B） The student will check the department mail. （ C） The professor will give the stu

25、dent his syllabus. （ D） The professor will give the job to another student. 22 23 What is the lecture mainly about? （ A） Ways to enhance language development in young children. （ B） A comparison of two theories on first language acquisition. （ C） Methods for teaching language skills to preteen child

26、ren. （ D） The influence of mothers on a babys language development. 24 According to Chomskys LAD theory, why do young children learn language so easily? Click on 2 answers. （ A） They have inherited an interest in language from their parents. （ B） Their genes are beginning to develop, so they are eag

27、er to learn. （ C） They have the innate ability to understand the universal grammar. （ D） They have innate language skills so that they can naturally learn a languag 25 What does the professor imply about the idea of a critical period? （ A） It is a notion that is hard to deny in light of recent evide

28、nce. （ B） It is not relevant to children who grow up under normal conditions. （ C） The notion is irrelevant to language learning except in feral children. （ D） The idea is hard to prove due to the overabundance of feral children. 26 Why does the professor mention the expressions “mother tongue“ and

29、“motherese“? （ A） To prove that mothers are better language role models than fathers. （ B） To illustrate how parents provide a support system for language learning. （ C） To compare normal speech patterns with the baby talk that parents use. （ D） To argue that second language learning is more difficu

30、lt for adults. 27 Indicate whether each sentence below illustrates the LAD theory or the LASS theory of language acquisition. For each sentence, click in the LAD or LASS column.28 From this lecture, what can be inferred about the relationship between nurture and language acquisition? （ A） Preschoole

31、rs interaction with adults has no effect on their communication skills. （ B） Toddlers are unable to communicate because they havent learned the rules of grammar yet. （ C） Babies should be exposed to situations where language is modeled so that they can learn to use it. （ D） Children who imitate soun

32、ds or words are not really communicating meanin 28 29 What is the main topic of this lecture? （ A） The cause of marine mammal deaths. （ B） How marine mammals communicate. （ C） A comparison of dolphin and whale language. （ D） The effects of sonar on mammal communication. 30 Why do dolphins use a sign

33、ature whistle? （ A） To communicate their feelings. （ B） To navigate through the water. （ C） To hunt in dark or murky water. （ D） To identify themselves in a group. 31 According to the professor, what functions does echolocation serve for marine mammals? Choose 2 answers. （ A） Navigating their enviro

34、nment. （ B） Socializing in the pod. （ C） Identifying individual whales. （ D） Detecting the location of their prey. 32 How has the knowledge of echolocation been used by humans? （ A） Humans can now talk to dolphins. （ B） It is the basis of sonar technology. （ C） The fishing industry can avoid dolphin

35、s. （ D） Blind people use echolocation to navigat 33 What does the professor imply when she says this: （ A） Marine mammals are not harmed by supersonar. （ B） The supersonar has an adverse effect on marine mammals. （ C） The military is deeply concerned about the welfare of dolphins. （ D） Marine mammal

36、s think supersonar is another mammal. 34 Based on this lecture, what can we infer about the future of marine mammals? （ A） Dolphins and whales will adapt to environmental changes. （ B） Marine traffic and underwater testing may cause their extinction. （ C） People will be able to communicate directly

37、with this species. （ D） Marine animals will be used for military and commercial purposes. 一、 Sections Three： Reading Comprehension 34 Civilization Before about 3500 BC, there were cultures, but not civilizations. Prehistoric men and women created societies, constructed houses, lived in villages, hun

38、ted and fished, farmed, made pottery, wove cloth and created languages. But unlike more advanced peoples, they did not build cities, read or write. Cities are the cornerstone of civilized life because with them came other civilizing elements, including differentiation of classes and employment, soph

39、isticated religious and political systems, monumental architecture and the formation of states and empires. Historians usually begin the story of civilization with accounts of the worlds first great writers and city-builders, the Sumerians. Because the Sumerians recorded ideas and sagas and listed t

40、he names of their rulers, we know more about them than about prehistoric peoples who left their legacy in stones, bones and pottery. With the ability to build cities and record thoughts came the ability to communicate ideas and innovations over vast reaches of time and space. Human beings who had fo

41、rmerly taken hundreds of thousands of years to learn that a stone ax sharpened on both sides is more useful than an ax sharpened on one side progressed rapidly from foot travel to horse drawn carts, and later from railways to airplanes. With these and thousands of other innovations, people came to l

42、ive longer, more comfortable lives. Civilization also brought new ills to humanity. In the 20th century it brought nuclear warfare, global warming, and ozone depletion. More subtly, civilization removed human beings from regular encounters with the wonders of the natural world. Unlike people of mode

43、rn civilizations, primitive people lived close to the sounds and smells of forest and grasslands. They looked at fire and the stars with awe and reverence. Civilization involves the ability to create a new political and cultural world. In the 19th century the American writer, philosopher and natural

44、ist Henry David Thoreau noted that this artificial sphere separates humanity from primitive virtue. “Most of the luxuries“, he argued, “and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevations of mankind.“ Thoreau believed that men and wome

45、n should simplify their lives. (A)To live well and happily usually doesnt mean to live very luxuriously, the material enjoyment and much expense can satisfy you to some extent, but to enjoy a simple life also can make you feel fine and comfortable, something in your mind or in your spiritual world c

46、an bring more or influence much on your life and your happiness value. (B)They expressed this sense of regret in the story of Prometheus and Pandora. Contrary to the wishes of other gods, Prometheus brought to humanity the gifts of fire, art and science. The jealous gods were unwilling to allow men

47、and women to enjoy such blessings without cost, and so they sent Pandora to the world with a box containing disease, sorrow and other evils. (C)From then on, the world wasnt quiet or fortunate all the time, some people suffered from them and always got punished in one way or other. The people began

48、to pay as well as they gain some achievement during the progress process. Human beings have viewed civilization as a mixed blessing. Civilized people have waged brutal wars, destroyed majestic forests and persecuted religious minorities. (D)But civilizations have also achieved wonders. We cannot lis

49、t with words all the achievements of the human beings with the help and development of civilization. The abilities of writing and reading can spread one kind of culture or invention to other places, and advanced science and technology have allowed human beings to enjoy much more convenient and interesting lives. With many inventions of modern life, many places where people could not reach before can be explored and developed by human beings and many new materials with very good properties can improve peoples lives and help do many jobs which were thought very difficult or