2012.11.10托福考试回忆
托福考试真题：2012年7月15日托福听力真题回忆
听⼒部分： 1.这篇的机经⽐较全，我⼜加了⼀些细节以及回忆的考题。
MM去图书馆问关于interlibrary的事（有题问MM来的⽬的），就是如果学⽣借的书本校图书馆没有，图书馆回向临近的图书馆借。
MM说流程是不是在往往填个表然后submit就⾏了。
图书管理员说是的。
MM说但是我⼀周前request了⼀本书，到现在也没回⾳。
管理员问她有没有点页底部绿⾊的submit⽅框。
MM 说点了，管理员说通常是⼀周内就能有结果，但是图书馆楼顶漏⽔了，淹了很多书，⼀般⼀周只有⼏个⼈submit，可是这周忽然就有了200⼈，所以可能会有影响。
他说可以让MM到楼上⼀个officer那⾥去查⼀下她的书的状态（有题问MM上楼⼲嘛去），因为电脑系统有故障，所以电脑⾥查不了，officer那⾥有printout。
还说因为在working time，他不能离开这张桌⼦。
（有题问男的为什么这么说，我选的是为了向MM解释⾃⼰不能带她去officer那⾥的原因） 2. 关于benificial bacteria的，bacteria有好有坏，主题是讲好的bacteria对⼈类的益处。
例如帮助消化，同坏的bacteria争夺⾷物等。
Bacteria到处都有，研究称⼈⾝体⾥的bacteria占cell的90%之多。
说完之后教授评论了两句，我⾛神⼉了（有题问教授如何看待上述的研究成果，我犹豫半天选了个accept it as valid）。
杀菌剂，尤其是⼴谱杀菌剂可以在杀死坏bacteria的同时杀死好的。
例如当⽤了soap，会杀死坏的，同时⼀⼤部分好的也会被杀死，提升感染的风险（有题问⽤了soap会如何）。
还有说yogurt⾥边好多live bacteria，⽣病时医⽣推荐喝。
后边⼜说了⼀个理论，现在还处于试验阶段，但是已经有evidence 可以证明了。
（这⼉好像也有题） 3. 讲了美国初期历史发展的需要形成的哥伦布的英雄形象，主要是讲哥伦布的形象及作⽤在美国发展过程中发⽣了变化，主要是因为美国的不同历史发展阶段造成的，和哥伦布真实的⽣平⽆关。
211月10日托福口语真题解析
2012年11月10日托福口语真题解析2012年11月10日托福口语真题解析T1: Describe the differences between two cities that you have visited before. Give details and examples to support your response. Begin your response after the beep.Though New York and Paris are both world-famous cultural centers for their respective regions, there are some big differences between them. For one thing, building heights differ dramatically between the two. New York is famous for its sprawling skyline, but in Paris, a building's height is officially limited according to the street it borders--this gives you a good view of the sky no matter where you are. Life also seems more leisurely in Paris; while in New York you have people jogging in place at stoplights, in Paris someone is more apt to break out a cigarette. Finally, something has to be said about the generally helpful and friendly nature of New Yorkers. Despite their reputation, they're actually quite nice. In Paris, the people seemed pretty aloof. （Richard）T2: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Teachers should encourage students to use computers from primary school age on. Give details and examples to support your response.I disagree. Computers are everywhere nowadays, and proficiency with them is important if you want to succeed in modern society. However, I think early primary school is too young to start learning how to use a computer. It's important for children to learn how to explore the world around them, and I think using computers at such a young age would seriously hinder that. Children generally have terrible impulse control and computers have been shown to be addictive, so waiting until later to encourage them might be more appropriate. Otherwise, you risk them getting addicted and alienating themselves from their peers at a time when socializing is crucial to their personal development. And in any case, children these days will be exposed to computers no matter what, so further encouragement seems unnecessary. （Richard）T3: training advisor，可以方便学生工作，housing staff（是吧，忘记是H什么staff了）可以有更多说时间处理其他工作；女生同意这training,她举了一个她自己的经历说这样可以learn a lot,然后说staff可以省下时间做其他的工作；解析：阅读材料建议要有training advisor，因为这样可以方便学生工作，还能够让staff 有更多时间处理其他工作。
2012年8月25日托福考试听力回忆
2012年8月25日托福考试听力回忆考生1回忆：Conversation1：女生去了一个research，过程中对那个地方的风土人情感兴趣了，于是回来跟教授商量想要改改努力方向，不研究education了，但是她又想正常毕业，所以不能换major。
教授给她一些建议，比如在论文中体现之类的。
Lecture1：玛雅文明的发现与科技。
一开始某某科学家先发现了一个遗址，里面各种壁画文字人形，很激动，发表了文章。
NASA一工作人员看见了很感兴趣，正好刚刚卫星拍摄了那一片地区的卫星图，而且是红外线拍摄的，就寄给了科学家。
发现照片上亮黄色的位置竟然都是遗址，寺庙之类的。
之后种种...Lecture2：一个科学家认为如果两个物种在完全相同环境中而且还吃同一种食物的话，一种必然会最终把另一种赶出栖息地。
教授说但这种观点貌似有反例，比如wabler（tpo里这词很多但忘了怎么拼了- -），五只，总能共协同生活。
但实际上他们是在不同的时间和地点进食的，比如在一棵树的上中下三个位置进食。
所以这个例子没法反驳理论。
之后引入Niche和Habitat的概念，在Biology中，小生态环境包含更多东西。
如果1v1的时候占劣势，不改变自己的habitat其实也可以改变niche（小生态环境）。
逐步进化，对面吃什么你就不吃他的，吃别的。
对面喝水太多水源不够，你就进化成耐旱的。
考生2回忆：1.conversation老师问她的summer break.学生说很好，好像是做一个project.她打算下学期做一个semester 的Internership 去继续做这个项目。
第一个listening 状态不太好，比tpo慢很多，居然不习惯了，然后就听得凌乱了。
大意觉得是老师不太赞成学生花太多的时间去做，因为这个项目好像是anthology的，学生的专业是socialogy。
老师说你可以做education 的research,好像这个会两方面都结合。
2011-2012托福写作真题(截止至1222)-(1).docx
11.1.8MLDo you agree or disagree with the following statement: The food we ate in the past was healthier than the food we eat today. (Food)11.1.22MLDo you agree or disagree with the following statement: For parties celebrating occasions such as graduation or birthday, it is better to invite a lot of people instead of only inviting friends and family members.（Family & Friends)11.1.30MLDo you agree or disagree with the following statement: The world is changing quickly. People are less happy than before.11.2.12MLDo you agree or disagree with the following statement: In a busy and crowded world, we should not expect people to be polite to others. (Old vs. New)11.02.20MLDo you agree or disagree with the following statement:People who move out of their native village or town are happier and more successful than those who stay in native village or town for all their life. (Success)11.02.26MLDo you agree or disagree with the following statement: Young people do not have any influence on decisions that may affect the future of the world. (Young vs. Old)11.03.04NAThe most important problems in today’s world will be solved in our lifetime.11.03.11NAAlthough science and technology will continue to improve, the most significant improvement for th e quality of people’s lives has already taken place.11.03.12MLDo you agree or disagree with the following statement: People should buy things made in their own country, even if the price is higher than the things made elsewhere. (Money)11.03.13MLSome people think children should spend most of their time in studying and playing while others think they should help their parents with the household chores. What is your opinion? (Family)11.03.19NAMovies and television have more negative effects than positive effects on the way young people behave.11.03.20MLDo you agree or disagree with the following statement: People would be happier if they had fewer possessions. (Money)11.03.26MLDo you agree or disagree with the following statement: Young people should try different jobs before they decide which job they should take. (Work)11.04.02Which kind of universities do you prefer, universities whose graduates can find good jobs or universities where there are famous professors? (Education)11.04.09MLDo you agree or disagree with the following statement: The government should spend more money on art museums than on playgrounds. (Government)11.04.15NAComparing to hiring famous teachers, school should pay more attention to improve facilities.11.04.22 NAWhich kind of universities do you prefer, universities whose graduates can find good jobs or universities where there are famous professors?11.04.23MLDo you agree or disagree with the following statement: A job with more vacation time but a low salary is better than a job with a high salary but less vacation time. (Employment)11.04.30NAIt is important to know about what is happening around the world, even if it doesn’t a ffect your personal lives.11.5.14 MLDo you agree or disagree: it is easier for people in the past to identify which type of career or job has a secure or successful future.11.5.28 ML（2011.5.28 NA）Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: A person's clothes reveal a lot about his personality.11.5.29 ML（2009.10.10 ML）Do you agree or disagree: it is easier to achieve success today than in the past.11.6.11 ML (2010.7.10 NA)Do you agree or disagree with the statement: although a lot of people know the environmental situation (global warming etc.), however, the present situation is unlikely to change in the future,11.6.25 MLDo you agree or disagree with the following statement? Movies and televisions should always show audience good people are being rewarded and bad people are being punished.11.7.8The friends that you can have fun with are more important than the friends that you can get help from?11.7.9People should take time to relax with hobbies or physical activities that are very different from what they do at work.11.7.23Teachers should give students more group assignments because students work more efficiently in groups.11.7.31Physical exercise is much more important for the old than the young.11.8.5If one of your friends needs assistance in one of the courses you are good at, it is better for him to turn to you or ask a tutor for help?11.8.13The young people today are facing more personal and work-related challenges than their parents did fifty years ago.11.8.20The most important investment for a company is to spend money to improve the work skills of its employees.11.8.21For the successful development of a country, the government should focus its budget on young children’s education rather than on universities.11.8.27Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Patience is usually not a good thing; we should take actions at once.11.8.28Movies are worth watching only when they teach something about real life.11.9.8The rapid growth of cities has a mostly positive impact on the development of the society.11.9.24Educating children has become more difficult task because now children spend more time on cell phones, online games and social web site.11.9.25It is easier for parents to raise their children than 50 years ago.11.9.28In order to solve the problems of the present and the future, people should review the past.11.10.16Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Young people today are less dependent on their parents than in the past.11.10.20Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Printed books have had greater effects on society than television has had.11.10.22Famous entertainers and athletes deserve to have more privacy than they have now.11.10.27Most business people are motivated by the desire for money.11.10.30The most important characteristic of a good political or business leader is an ability to accept the responsibility of the mistakes.11.11.5 NADo you agree or disagree with the following statement? People should spend money on traveling and vacation rather than save money for future use.11.11.12 MLDo you agree or disagree with the following statement? More and more people are spending much money on animals though there are also many places are worth using.11.11.13Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? One can learn a lot about a person from the types of friends the person has.To improve the quality of education, university should spend more money on professors’ salary.11.11.19 NADo you agree or disagree with the following statement? Some jobs can pay high salaries but require employees to leave their family and friends. Some jobs pay few salaries but allow employees staying with family and friend. Which job do you prefer? Why?11.11.20 MLDo you agree or disagree with the following statement? The most important characteristic for a politician or a leader is good communication skill.11.11.26 MLDo you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is better for people to work at home with a computer than at their own office?11.12.2 NADo you agree or disagree with the following statement? People who cannot accept the criticism from others will not be successful at working in a group.11.12.9 NADo you agree or disagree with the following statement? Your job has more effect on your happiness than your social life does.11.12.10. MLDo you agree or disagree with the following statement? Increasing teachers’ salary can improve educational level.11.12.11 MLDo you agree or disagree with the following statement? Improvement of schools is the most important factor for the development of a nation.11.12.17 NADo you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is impossible to be completely honest with your friend.11.12.18 MLDo you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is better for government to spend money on building future housing or preserving historic or traditional buildings and homes?12.1.8 MLDo you agree or disagree with the following statement? People would be happier if they had fewer possessions.12.1.14 MLDo you agree or disagree with the following statement? All school teachers should take course every five years to update their knowledge.12.2.5 MLPeople should have goals that are challenging rather than goals that are safe and practical.12.2.11 MLDo you agree or disagree. Talented people's leadership is born naturally and can't be learned by people.12.2.17 MLSome people prefer to buy new technological devices; others choose to buy them when they are in common use. Which do you prefer?Describe the differences between two singers that you are familiar with. Include reasons and examples to support your response.12.2.24 MLDo you agree or disagree with the following statement? In terms of teamwork, those who can’t take any criticism from other people can never succeed.12.2.25 MLCan two people be good friends if one person has more money than the other?12.3.4Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Employees who always follow their supervisor’s instructions are more valuable to their companies than employees who try to find new or better ways?12.3.10If you need to discuss upsetting or controversial problems with others, will you use e-mail/text messaging or use telephone/voice-messaging?12.3.18Do you agree or disagree with the statement: There is never a good reason to be impolite (rude) to another person.12.3.24 MLDo you agree or disagree with the following statement? If parents want their children to do well at school, they should limit the time their children spend on watching TV.12.4.14Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is important for government to protect animals and wilderness areas for future generations.12.4.22Do you agree or disagree that it is more important for universities to spend money on facilities (such as libraries, computers and technology) rather than on hiring famous teachers?12.4.28Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: It is important to know about events happening around the world; even it is unlikely to affect your daily life.12. 5.12Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is better to choose a university which has a good prospective of employment than the one with famous professors.12.5.20Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Since people care public recognition more than money, they will work harder after their efforts are recognized——even if there is no more money given.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Teachers had greater influence on young children in the past than today.12.6.9Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is often not a good thing for people to move to a new town or a new country because they will lose their friends.12.6.15Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The most important characteristic for a politician or leader is good communication skills.12.6.17Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Rather than help their children do school work, parents should encourage their children to do work independently.12.6.30Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The best way to learn about a foreign country is to read the newspapers and magazines from that country.12.7.14Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? If your friend need extra help in schoolwork, suppose you are good at the subject which your friend needs help, it is better for your friend to ask you for help than get help from a professional tutor.Is it important for government to provide money for the things that are beautiful than things that are practical.12.7.22Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People can take care of their family members better when they live in big cities than in the countryside.12.7.28Some people prefer to live away from family and friends with high salaries; other people prefer to stay with your family and friends with less pay. Which is better for you?12.8.19Do you agree or disagree with the statement? Car has had a great effect on the society than the airplane.12.8.25Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The opinions of celebrities, such as some entertainers or athletes, are more important to younger people than to older people.12.8.26Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents should allow children to make mistakes and let them learn from their own mistakes.Competition among friends usually has a negative effect on the friendship.12.9.8Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The advice from grandparents has no use for their grandchildren because the world has changed a lot during the past 50 years.12.9.16Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The most important investment for a company is to spend money on improving the work skills of its employees.12.9.22Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Although science and technology will continue to improve, the most significant improvement for the quality of people’s lives have already taken place.12.9.23The most important problems affecting our society today could be solved within our lifetime.12.10.13Nowadays， it is much easier to achieve success with help from one's family than what is like before.To make children do well in school, parents should limit the hours that children spend on watching TV or movies.12.10.19Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Reading a student does on his/her own is as important as, or even more important than reading a student does because it is assigned by teachers. 学生自己读的书与老师布置的一样重要还是更重要。
2011年11.13托福内容较完整回忆
一、阅读：第一篇讲玛雅文明（刚开始我还以为是美索不达米亚的的那篇加试，哭），然后说以前呢都认为是外来的入侵颠覆了玛雅文明，后来发现更重要的是内在原因。
一个好像是土地不够自给自足的经济搞不下去了，但是为了满足人口的增长就只能以牺牲环境作为代价了，然后又讲climate 不好了balabala，最后一段说有的地方虽然没有上面两个问题，但是战争。
说有些地方自己没粮了就进口，然后他们的问题就转嫁到了进口国身上，然后引起了摩擦……第二篇是讲 the history of the physical geography （应该是）。
就讲啊，以前发展挺好的，有个人在埃及，虽然哪儿也没去过，但是就通过观察角度 of sunspot(有题，问观察的是什么)居然就推测出地球是圆的（有题，好像是排异，问哪个不能推测出，我选的是地球是flat 的，其他选项还有什么说他地图很牛什么的），而且更可怕的是，他居然能推测出地球上有不同的温度带，靠近赤道的地方热，在两极的地方很冷。
然后就说欧洲后来在这方面就萎了，因为进入了Dark Age, 然后这个时候波斯和China 在这方面进步很快，但是这些进步没能传到欧洲。
（有题，问这一段回答了什么问题，有选项说解释了欧洲萎掉的原因，有选项说波斯和中国很牛B的原因，记不清了……）再然后就说，后来就revive 了（有词汇题，revive = start ， recover , 还是其他），说这个时候哥伦布什么的又重新掀起Physical geography 发展，特别提到一个人，说这个人很牛啊，写了30本书（有个句子插入题），然后他观察了岸边的洋流，发现chill 边上这洋流是从南极洲来的（有个句子改写题在这里。
）第三篇大致是讲测树龄的，就说数年轮很管用，第二段就说现代的测发，其中有个天文爱好者，他本来是看天文的，然后他的方法后来被用到了测树龄上，然后就测呗。
下一段讲虽然方法很好，但是有局限性，原因有四，一、二、三、四最后又讲了个什么……忘了听力：第一个section:说这个男学生去BOOKSTORE买书，结果木有啊，（女服务员查的时候男的就说他要用什么方法，说advisor 建议，然后combine 比较好，有题），然后男囧，说咋能没有啊，老师不是把书单给你们了吗（mainly about 题问男的来干嘛，有选项是说来看看老师书单到了没，应该是错的），然后店员说，我们换New policy了，男惑，为嘛啊这是，女的就说，啊，我们竞争不过Online 的价格，然后只能换了，以前老师的书单来了我们就进货，现在不了，然后女的一段（有题，问女的态度，A觉得书店能像以前一样好，B从长远看不利于书店的利益，D觉得书店这样做理由很充分）。
2012年11月10日新托福阅读考题回顾
Title:
德国铁路的发展对工业的影响
大致内容
这篇文章的结构为很简洁的三段。 第一段总起，说了一下德国发展铁路后带动了一系列的发展进步。 第二段细说了一下铁路引领了什么进步，主要是铁、煤以及其他诸如化工产业之类的发展。然后作者列举了一个现象，通过铁路带动化工产业这个例子来阐述（这里考作者的阐述方法）。之后还强调了铁路带动了一个P城市的兴旺，这个城市通过兴建各种配套设施啥的，体现了铁路给城市带来的翻天覆地的变化。 第三段主要还是围绕P展开，说由于铁路使得市场扩大了之类的。之后说了铁路还帮助人们能够在更大范围找工作以及周边产业给了更多的人就业机会（这里有双选题）。最后还说铁路打通了德国东西的连接（运河是南北的），标志着德国工业的振兴等等。
点评： 本次新托福考试完全重复2011.10.08北美考题。 词汇题：subsequently, vigorous, prominent, modestly, tangible, withstand, mature, sequence等。
Passage 3
Title:
岩石风化
大致内容
首先总起，列举了两种风化方式：化学上的和生物上的。 文章主要讲了化学上的，化学上的有三种，水侵蚀、二氧化碳侵蚀、氧气侵蚀。 水侵蚀主要说的是水与岩石中物质结合使得其膨胀等等；二氧化碳侵蚀就是列举了类似钟乳石那种因潮湿环境融入二氧化碳而慢慢风化侵蚀的现象，干燥环境下不是很明显；氧气侵蚀主要发生在阳光照射强烈的地方，氧化后呈红色，多发生于热带（这里有题，大概是考推测热带的土多为红色的）。 最后作者也说了些生物侵蚀的例子，强调的是它可能没有想象中的作用那么大，因为其中也包含着化学侵蚀部分。而且生物侵蚀有利于土壤的生成，本身对植物是好的。文章末尾讲了一种真菌，通过从岩石中提取矿物质，使岩石最终崩碎呈小块状以及另外一种方式来进行生物侵蚀。
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2012年11月10日托福考试回忆
沈阳中睿瑾成国际教育——/
口语
第一个是讲two different places you visited，我说的是北京和上海。
最后慌了神不知道说啥，就说北京的建筑都old,上海的都modern，北京人都serous,上海人都funny。
对不起大首都了。
但是实在没想起说啥，第二篇是说该不该让小孩一上学就学电脑。
听力
听力第一个对话是说一个姑娘的电脑中病毒了想跟教授再要个copy，然后他俩突然开始讨论一个德国的房子叫什么B。
第二个对话是一个哥们组织大家去纽约看画展，但是他想去坐一个类似缆车一样的东西去那个博物馆而不是坐bus。
然后跟老师讨论，最后老师很无节操的说那我跟着去吧。
还有四篇听力，一个是说冬眠，讲了可以从松鼠那里学治脑子，such as chock，从熊那里讲怎么治肌肉萎缩。
一篇是说的文艺复兴的三种realistic。
一篇是人类
学，讲的在智利啊哪儿的那些地方建立一个复杂的社会不依靠农业，而是依靠打渔，加测三篇是鸟迁移，大王花，拉格泰姆，但是题变了！
阅读
阅读三篇，第一个怎样测算地球年龄，第二个是德国的铁路发展怎样影响的经济，第三篇应该是岩石的风化之类的吧，总之说有三个方式，氧化，碳化，还有个啥。
第一篇是讲测定地球年龄；第二篇是德国工业化和铁路的关系，说铁路发展和铁
啊矿啊的有关系，总之是促进经济发展；第三篇是石头的分解weathering，有chemical和biological，然后chemical里有水、carbon。
写作
11月10日托福独立写作题目：It is the best way for teachers to help the students get more interested in a subject is by explaining how that subject will help in their lives outside of the school.重复2011年10月8日北美托福考试。
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The best way to increase students’ interest in a subject is to teach them the significance of the subject outside of school.。