1、托福真题 2009 年 6 月 13 日及答案解析(总分：30.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSPEAKING/B(总题数：6，分数：30.00)1.Describe the changes in your life five years from now on. Please include specific examples and details in your explanation.（分数：5.00）_2.Some people think that money and power are the symbol of success. Do you agree or disagr
2、ee? Please include specific examples and details in your explanation.（分数：5.00）_3.The Changes on Course ScheduleSome changes have been made on the course schedule. The physics course used to take place during 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., now it is adjusted to 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. This adjustment is made because ma
3、ny students have to do their part-time jobs on Thursday morning, by shifting the course to the evening would ensure that more students can attend the course. Absentees need to ask for a leave in advance with a reasonable excuse, otherwise, scores will be deducted accordingly.Question: The man expres
4、ses his opinion towards the universitys decision to make changes on course schedule. State his opinion and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.（分数：5.00）_4.Misleading Market SurveyMisleading market survey is a common economic phenomenon happened during market analysis. The purpose o
5、f market survey is to determine whether the target consumers have the potential to purchase the product and to estimate the total number of buyers before actual production.However, some positive survey results may lead to companies wrong interpretation or even unwise decisions, due to a lack of accu
6、rate understanding of consumer mentality. For example, when asked questions “would you like to buy.?“, the consumers tend to answer “yes“, but they probably will not buy it. Its because they are answering questions out of social desire, but the answer does not necessarily represent their true purcha
7、se judgment.Question: The professor uses one example to illustrate the definition of “misleading market survey“, Explain how this example is related to the reading passage,（分数：5.00）_5.Question: Briefly summarize the problem and two possible solutions. Then state which solution you recommend and expl
8、ain why.（分数：5.00）_6.Question: Summarize the lecture and explain two approaches anti-form artists apply to express their ideas.（分数：5.00）_托福真题 2009 年 6 月 13 日答案解析(总分：30.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSPEAKING/B(总题数：6，分数：30.00)1.Describe the changes in your life five years from now on. Please include specific exampl
9、es and details in your explanation.（分数：5.00）_正确答案：()解析：In five years, I will graduate from the college and start to work in a big company. Until then, I will have gained much academic knowledge from college study. I will have obtained two bachelors degrees in Finance and Accounting. My critical thin
10、king ability will improve greatly and I can analyze different situations logically and objectively. Also, I will have accumulated much social experience through taking part-time jobs and participating in school activities. These experiences will benefit me a lot and make me attractive on the resume.
11、2.Some people think that money and power are the symbol of success. Do you agree or disagree? Please include specific examples and details in your explanation.（分数：5.00）_正确答案：()解析：I disagree with the view that money and power can best represent success. Firstly, peoples success should be closely rela
12、ted with peoples sense of happiness. If a millionaire cannot feel happy, then he is not a successful man. If a high authority cannot feel happy, he is not successful either. Some famous writers live a simple life and some even gain reputation only after their death. They are still successful because
13、 they have made great contribution to human history. Besides, some ordinary people keep on struggling with life hardships. They are successful because they are heroes to conquer life difficulties without any fear.3.The Changes on Course ScheduleSome changes have been made on the course schedule. The
14、 physics course used to take place during 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., now it is adjusted to 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. This adjustment is made because many students have to do their part-time jobs on Thursday morning, by shifting the course to the evening would ensure that more students can attend the course. Absentee
15、s need to ask for a leave in advance with a reasonable excuse, otherwise, scores will be deducted accordingly.Question: The man expresses his opinion towards the universitys decision to make changes on course schedule. State his opinion and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.（分数：5
16、.00）_正确答案：()解析：The university decides to adjust the physics course time to 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. because many students have to do part-time jobs in the morning. The man thinks the school couldnt understand the real situation. He states that most students go to work in the evening and there must be some s
17、tudents working in the daytime complain about the course schedule. In his class, only five students work in the morning and fifteen in the evening. Also, evening is not the right time to study because they must be exhausted after one days work or study, and all they really need is a good sleep. 听力原文
18、 M: Are you taking the physics course? W: I am, actually, and Ive just noticed the time rearrangement. M: Are you having a part-time job in the daytime? W: Actually not, I have a rather idle schedule. M: Well, I think the school authority simply couldnt understand the real situation. W: What made yo
19、u say so? M: The fact is most students who have part-time jobs go to work in the evening. The complaints must have been filed by some students who work in the daytime. Thats why the university authority made this wrong assumption that most students would go working in the morning. W: How can you be
20、so sure? M: There are altogether 20 students who are taking part-time jobs, but only 5 of them are working in the morning and the rest working in the evening or at weekends. W: I can understand your point. M: Also, even though we are free on Thursday evening, it is still not the right time to have f
21、ormal courses. After a whole days study or working, nobody wants to have one more class and what we really need is a beer and a big hamburger. After an exhausting day, going out with buddies or having a really sound sleep will be a better choice.4.Misleading Market SurveyMisleading market survey is
22、a common economic phenomenon happened during market analysis. The purpose of market survey is to determine whether the target consumers have the potential to purchase the product and to estimate the total number of buyers before actual production.However, some positive survey results may lead to com
23、panies wrong interpretation or even unwise decisions, due to a lack of accurate understanding of consumer mentality. For example, when asked questions “would you like to buy.?“, the consumers tend to answer “yes“, but they probably will not buy it. Its because they are answering questions out of soc
24、ial desire, but the answer does not necessarily represent their true purchase judgment.Question: The professor uses one example to illustrate the definition of “misleading market survey“, Explain how this example is related to the reading passage,（分数：5.00）_正确答案：()解析：Misleading market survey refers t
25、o the phenomenon that wrong interpretation may be made based on positive survey results, which can cause sales disasters in some companies. In the first decade of the 21st century, one American company planned to produce one type of “green car“. Before the production, the company conducted a market
26、survey about this idea and the findings were really optimistic. Unfortunately, the real sales were far less than their prediction. The reason is that consumers may believe the clean car is a right thing, but they would not buy it in action. 听力原文 M: Sometimes, positive results of market survey do not
27、 necessarily promise sound product sales. In business, this phenomenon is called “misleading market survey“, which can really cause sales disasters for some companies. In the first decade of the 21st century, one American company was planning to produce a type of “green car“ by applying Hydrogen fue
28、l battery to replace petrol fuel. Before actual production, the company conducted a market survey to see whether consumers are interested in this new type of pollution-free car. The findings indicate that almost everyone was in favor of this plan and showed the willingness to purchase the car. Stimu
29、lated by the consumers consensus, the company confidently designed and produced this car in large quantities. Sadly, the real sales were far less than the predicted sales. Unable to afford the loan and production cost, the company went bankruptcy due to their wrong analysis of market survey. The rea
30、son for consumers contradictory behavior is that there was a gap between consumers ideal expectation and their real action. They strongly believed it was the right thing to produce environment-friendly cars, while they were not willing to buy it. Psychologically, they may simply do not want to spend
31、 extra fee on the expensive Hydrogen battery.5.Question: Briefly summarize the problem and two possible solutions. Then state which solution you recommend and explain why.（分数：5.00）_正确答案：()解析：The woman is often late for class because her restaurant job finishes 15 minutes before the class and the wor
32、kplace is three blocks away from her school. The man offers two solutions: finish the work several minutes earlier or apply for an evening class instead. Personally, I prefer the first choice, because the woman enjoys Prof. Davids courses a lot and learning should be put as the top priority. I think
33、 her boss will understand her situation and give her the permission to leave earlier, or she can arrive at the workplace ten minutes in advance. 听力原文 M: I can see that youve been late for class recently. What has happened? Sit down and tell me something about it. W: The delay is really a hassle for
34、me. I am working in a restaurant three blocks away and the shift time is just 15 minutes earlier than Prof. Davids course. It is difficult for me to catch up with the class in time, and Prof. David has warned that he will reduce some scores based on any delay. M: Actually, you can finish your work t
35、en or fifteen minutes earlier and then you dont have to rush on the way to school. W: Sounds good; however, the boss has treated me so nice that he tolerated my many mistakes since I worked for him. I will feel ashamed to ask for more. M: Then, you can drop this class and reapply for another evening
36、 class instead. You can handle both tasks without any time trouble. W: I think you are right. But I just have strong interests in Prof. Davids course and I do not know whether I can attend a course as enlightening and interesting as this one.6.Question: Summarize the lecture and explain two approach
37、es anti-form artists apply to express their ideas.（分数：5.00）_正确答案：()解析：An art movement, known as “Anti-Form Movement“, claims that artists should make art accessible to all and objects have no additional meanings in artwork. Two approaches are widely applied in anti-form art works: simple materials a
38、nd outdoor exhibitions. Morriss work Felts is made of strips of cut fabric and Morris processed the fabrics, making it like a composition of many irregular elements. Another artist put a piece of large white cloth in public and any passers-by could take a look. The blow of the wind swayed the cloth
39、and made it like a moving artwork. 听力原文 W: Expressed by the principle “form for form“, the artistic movement known by the name of Anti-Form, rejects the basis of attributing an accessory meaning. This genre of arts claims that in reality an object is an object, without any other additional meaning.
40、They want to make art accessible to all the people and art is no longer labeled as “expensive“. Two approaches are widely applied in anti-form art works: simple materials and outdoor exhibitions. Firstly, the anti-form artists often use industrial or building materials, such as steel, glass-fiber, r
41、ubber, plywood and waste material, on which they just add some simple actions. Examples of this include Morriss work “Felts“. It was made of strips of cut fabric, the remains of industrial processes, with which the artist handles in various ways. The ultimate look was like a composition of many sing
42、le irregular elements. Secondly, most anti-form artists located their exhibition outside to provide easy access for the public and the weather factor can be purposely applied into their artworks. An anti-form artist put a piece of large white cloth in the fountain area at the centre of the town for three weeks and many passers-by stopped to have a look at this piece of cotton artworks. Interestingly, the light breeze blowing in the air swayed the cloth and made it like a moving artwork. That was a fantastic combination of nature and still artworks, and it was not expensive at all.
