托福概述

一、托福简介1、What is TOFEL? 什么是托福TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language - English as a foreign language exam) is held by the U.S. Educational Testing Service to apply to the United States or Canada and other countries, university or into the graduate school of non-Englishcountries provide students with an English proficiency test. U.S. Educational Testing Service in 1965 began to undertake the management of the examination.TOEFL（Test of English as a Foreign Language---作为外语的英语考试）是由美国教育考试服务处举办的为申请去美国或加拿大等国家上大学或入研究生院学习的非英语国家学生提供的一种英语水平考试。

美国教育考试服务处由1965年开始承办此项考试的管理工作。

Only 1988 to 1989, there are 56 million people around the world participated in the TOEFL test more than 170 countries and regions around the world were set up over 1700 T0EFL examination center. So far, the United States and Canada a total of over 2300 institutions to require all foreign students to apply to the learning school enrollment must be provided T0EFL, GRE, GMAT, or TSE, of one or two standardized tests that, only to reach the school requires applicants of the results, in order to obtain the qualifications for admission and apply for a scholarship.In addition to most of the country's institutions of higher learning in the United States, Canada and other European (eg UK) and Oceania (such as Australia, New Zealand) and some Southeast Asian countries and regions has been recognized TOEFL test scores. In recent years, the domestic United Nations agencies in China and foreign enterprises and joint ventures in the employ of hiring staff, or the International Monetary Fund in the English level of the testing staff, also use TOEFL test scores. 仅1988～1989年度，全世界就有56万多人参加了TOEFL考试，全球170多个国家和地区共设立了1700多个T0EFL考试中心。

至今为止，美国和加拿大共有2300多所院校规定，凡是外国学生申请到该校入学学习的，必须提供T0EFL，GRE，GMAT或TSE的某一项或两项标准化考试证明，只有达到学校所要求成绩的报考者，才能取得入学和申请奖学金的资格。

除了美国、加拿大等大部分国家的高等院校外，欧洲（如英国）、大洋洲（如澳大利亚、新西兰）以及东南亚一些国家和地区也都已承认TOEFL考试成绩。

近几年来，国内的联合国驻华机构和外企及合资企业在聘录用职员时，或国际基金组织在测试职员的英语水平时，也都采用TOEFL考试成绩。

The IBT Name the abbreviation of Internet-based Test, TOEFL iBT. TOEFL in 2004 with PBT paper Basic text is toefl examining bodies ETS on the exam in the form of a huge change in the country to test TOEFL computer test, the previous paper the text, the kinds of questions can also occur great changes, if you own level of English is not sure, especially in listening and speaking aspects of the difficulty of (IBT), you can go to the U.S. test of PBT in the world except the United States still of PBT.IBT 全称 Internet-based Test 的缩写，即托福网考。

2004年之前的TOEFL是用的PBT，也就是paper basic text，是toefl考试机构ETS对考试的形式做的巨大改变，现在在国内考toefl是用计算机考试的，以前是paper text，题型也发生了很大的变化，如果你对自己的英语水平没有把握特别在听力和口语方面(IBT的难点)你可以去美国考PBT，全世界只有美国本土还保留着PBT。

2、Who Accepts TOEFL ® Scores?谁接受托福®的分数？More than 8500 colleges, agencies and other institutions in over 130 countries accept TOEFL ® scores.Other organizations rely on TOEFL scores as well:超过8500所高校，在130多个国家的机构和其他机构接受托福®的分数。

其他组织以及依靠托福成绩：Immigration departments use them to issue residential and work visas移民部门使用它们发出的住宅和工作签证Medical and licensing agencies use them for professional certification purposes医疗和发牌的机构使用他们的专业认证的目的Individuals use them to measure their progress in learning English个人使用他们来衡量自己的进步，在学习英语3、Going abroad is very popular 出国留学很普遍According to the Chinese Ministry of Education released statistics show that in 2011 the total number of Chinese mainland students studying abroad33.97 million, an increase of 5.5 million compared with 2010, an increase of 19.32%,which to study at their own expense to 31.48 million.据中国教育部发布统计数据显示，2011年中国大陆出国留学人员总数为33.97万人，与2010年相比增加5.5万人，增幅达19.32%。

其中自费留学31.48万人。

The lifelong impact of studying abroad can be substantial, and has been proven in several ways:出国留学的终身影响可能是巨大的，并已证明在几个方面：50-year study of 3,400 students shows that “studying abroad is usually a defining moment in a young person's life and continues to impact the participant's life for years after the experience.”一个3400名学生，50年的研究显示，“出国留学通常是一个年轻的人的生活中具有决定性的时刻，并继续影响多年的经验后，参与者的生命.”82% said that “they acquired skill sets that influenced their career path.”82％的人说：“他们获得的技能集，影响了他们的职业生涯路。

70% stated that “it ignited an interest in a career direction that they pursued after the experience.70％的人说：“它点燃的兴趣在他们的经验后推行了职业生涯的方向。

”二、报考流程介绍1、The toefl altogether 35 games托福考试共35场The toefl exam organizers of the United States education (ETS) recently opened in 2012 the toefl test a, examinee can begin to Internet booking. A total of 35 games for the exam, and nearly examination site.In 2012 the toefl main show the following three changes:One is, since 2012, the examination room will audit strictly according to the requirements identity certificate, examinee should hold id for the exam.Another is about the time to the examination room, demanding the at least in KaiKao time before 30 minutes into the examination room.Three it is to use TiKao ETS, electronic equipment, explored the violations processing including immediately stop the test and cancel the scores in the future until the toefl test ban enter oneself for an examination.托福考试的主办方美国教育考试中心(ETS)近日开放了2012年托福考试的考位，考生可开始网上预订。