2017 年 3 月托福真题回忆及解析
所有的成功都来自于行动,只有付诸行动,才能一步步走向成功。无忧考网搜集整理了 2017
年 3 月托福真题回忆及解析,希望对大家有所帮助。2017 年 3 月举行了三场考试,时间分
别为 3 月 4 日、3 月 11 日、3 月 25 日。以下内容仅供参考。
3 月 4 日托福口语真题回忆:
T1
Recall an argument that you have ever had with others and describe the details of
the conflict.
这是 Task1 中经典的 Free-choice 题目的 Describe Question 中一道经典的事件类题
目,重点需描述冲突的过程即可。
Argument about whether young kids should be always forgiven after they did something
rude several years ago on the bus with the kid’s parent.
① 过程+结果:A little boy was so naughty that he shouted too loudly and kicked
my cousin who was pregnant on the bus, so I blamed him and shouted to the kid and
tried to stop this rude behavior to protect my cousin. At the beginning, the child
was scared by me and crying, which made his mother a bit angry. Then his mother
started to argue with me to blame why I was too bad to her kid, and the kid even
tried to kick me off meanwhile. All this rude behavior irritated me totally and
I almost had a serious conflict with them and tried to let them know how pretty
wrong and rude they were to a pregnant woman, since it might lead to some bad
consequence to my cousin and it is not good to do that in public.
Most of the people on the bus supported me and helped me to argue with the rude
mother and boy, finally they just left without saying anything angrily.
A. the importance of being impolite with anyone no matter in public
此题考察描述类题目中有关不愉快经历的事件题目相关表述能力,需注意时
T2
If you are to choose between 2 apartments to live in next semester,one apartment
is near the campus but slightly expensive, the other is a little far from the campus
but cheaper, which one do you prefer and why?
经典 Task2 Paired-choice Preference 二选一个人观点阐述类题目,只需给出观点并给
出合理解释,切忌不可给出模棱两可的选择。此题无论选择哪种, 只要给出合理的解释即
可,可采用推理与事实论证的方法进行细节扩充。
① It’s time-saving to commute;
② slightly expensive means probably a better living environment to live and study;
① Good for health by taking a bus or riding a bike to commute;
② Economically reasonable for a student who need to save money for anything;
③ A good chance to appreciate different and beautiful views on the way between
home and school;
此题是有关宿舍与学校距离远近的观点阐述类话题,题目难度适中,也是常考话题之一,
一般会用到的方法就是对比、举例法、推理解释法。希望考生们对时下比较流行的热点社
会话题进行总结并引起足够的重视。
T3
标题: library make private study booth available to graduate students
原因 1:独立的空间存放物品
原因 1: 研究生一般要完成比较长的论文, 所需要的资料很多,背包很重,可以将资料
放在 booth 里,省了背着重包往返学校
原因 2:高层安静很重要,因为 study area 一般比较吵闹。对于本科生还好,他们需要
社交。但是研究生需要很多的独处的时间。
T4
阅读
标題:weather modification
例子: 比如为了飞机安全起飞和降落,一般需要比较高的清晰度,有大雾的时候可以用
carbon-dioxide 的喷雾喷在雾上,使其冰冻并沉降,就可以提高 visibility
T5
问題: 学生要开音乐会,但是买的 uniform 不合身。裤子衣服都比较长。
解决方案 1:换货
缺点 1:但是 shipping 的费用要自己承担,而自己最近已经花了很多钱,所以觉得
shipping 太贵
T6
话題:如何让邮件广告更有针对性
要点 1:mail your target customer
例子 1:比如一个美发沙龙里,可以将广告发邮件给女性,并且是住在附近的女性
例子 2:还是那个美发沙龙,可以先在一个小群体里实验两个不同的发型设计,看哪一个
能吸引更多的顾客。把吸引更多顾客的那个类型通过邮件广告出去。
3 月 4 日托福听力真题回忆:
Conversation1
学生去找管理员拍 ID 上的照片,因为她的校园 ID 掉了。
管理员:“如果你是补办 ID 的话得先在线填写表格,我收到了才能给你拍照片。”接着,
管理员想起来了,他收到过学生的在线申请。问题是,每天补 ID 的地方拍照的时间是固
定的,今天的拍照时间已经过了。
管理员:“你可以明后天再来。”
学生:“但是我明天要去市里档案馆,因为我的教授要求我在论文中加入一些资
料,而这些资料必须在档案馆才能看到。问题是,档案馆得有学生 ID 才能去。”管理员:
“但是今天没法给你拍照了。这样吧,给你一个临时学生 ID,会盖上学校的章,但是没有
你的照片,你看 ok 吗?”
学生:“太好了,完全可以的。等我拿好临时 ID 我要再去找下教授,问问我去档案馆重
点要看那些资料。”
内容回忆:
学生读了一篇教授要求的资料,关于动物的睡眠的。
学生:“我读了资料了,觉得很有意思。但是,这些资料研究的都是在实验室里的动物的
睡眠情况,这不会有问题吗?”
教授:“是的,当然了。这些研究可能不那么 authentic。但是研究技术所限啊,研究睡
眠需要使用大型仪器,没法带到野外去。”
学生:“是哦,而且在野外也很难追踪动物。”
学生:“睡眠太有意思了,我们每天都经历 。但却知之甚少。”
教授:“也不能完全这么说。至少我们知道睡眠时大脑的活动情况,以及缺少睡眠会带来
的问题。但我们还不清楚睡眠的目的。”
学生:“真希望我将来也能研究睡眠。”
教授:“学校里一直有这些项目,只是校方宣传太少。这些项目中,你可以跟老师一起研
究。”
教授:“如果你对我的研究领域感兴趣,你可以跟我一起研究。我还有个同事在 Arizona,
他也研究动物睡眠。”
学生:“我准备去申请看看。”
Lecture 1
学科分类:Ecology
标題: globe skimmer 的迁徙
我们可能一直以为动物的迁徙是为了去寻找更舒适的气候,比如冬天的时候会有动物从
florida 往温暖的地方迁徙。但并非所有动物都是为了更舒适的气候而迁徙的。例如一种
叫做 GS 的蜻蜓。关于它们的所有研究都还没有确凿的证据,但是值得一看。
它们会迁徙到马尔代夫,但马尔代夫对它们来说不是合适的生存据点。马尔代夫是海洋中
的岛屿国家,所有的降雨都被沙山吸收了,所以很难在马代找到淡水。
而淡水却是蜻蜓产卵的重要介质。那么这些 GS 蜻蜓是如何产卵的呢?它们会在马代的树
林里寻找降雨后的水塘,在那里产卵。
它们从印度出发,飞往马代,再飞到非洲。有趣的是,它们从印度飞往马代是在向南飞行。
但是当它们飞往马代时,季风正好往北吹。那么如此小小的生物是如何实现逆风飞行的呢?
它们会提升飞行的高度:到到达一定高度时,空气的流向就反了。所以,GS 可以再很高的
高度借助往南的风飞行。
它们的飞行距离非常远,需要经历 4 代才能完成。如果我们再做些研究,有足够多的证据
来证实他们的迁徙情况的话,GS 有可能代替某某 butterfly 成为迁徙距离最远的生物。
Lecture 2
学科分类: US History
标題: 1940s 美国人移居美国南部
移民的主要原因有两类,一类称为 push,即驱使移民离开自己所在地的原因;另一类称为
pull,即吸引移民来到新地区的原因。
例如,早起从欧洲移民来美国的人就是受到了这两种原因的驱使。一方面,自己所在的国
家贫穷,并且看不到希望;另一方面,美国充满了机遇。同样的逻辑不仅仅适用于国家之
间的移民,也适用于国内移民。
例如二战之后,美国繁荣发展,东部尤甚。众多的人口让很多有孩子或者准备要孩子的家
庭感觉到东部太拥挤了,这就是 push 类原因。当时的南部地区虽然地广人稀,而且气候
温暖,但是没有足够的基础设施也没有足够的工作机会,因此南部对于人们的 pull 还不
够。
但是 1940s 之后,政府投资重金,在南部建立了水坝,发电厂等设施。政府还修筑了城市
与城市之间的道路,同时由于家家户户都能买得起车,于是原来美国难以交通的南部城市
也变的容易通行。此外,空调的应用让工作场所里的员工都能享有很好的工作环境。
这时,南部的 pull 足够了,土地便宜,工作机会又多,很多人开始往那里移民。
学科分类: English Literature
标題 : 19 世纪人们的阅读方式
19 世纪的欧洲,书本是非常昂贵的,一本书的价格大概相当于一个人一周的工资。而那个
时候的小说又都被装订成 3 册,所以要买全一套小说,代价非常高昂。可是 19 世纪的人
们却非常爱阅读,而且人人都能读到书,这是怎么回事呢?因为他们有除了买书之外的另
外两种获得图书的方式。
第一种,他们去图书馆借书。当时有个叫做 Mudie 的图书馆,馆藏图书非常多,人们缴费
年费,就可以借阅图书了。所有的书又都是装订成了 3 册,这就大大增加了 Mudie 的图
书可被借阅的次数,提高了收益。由于 Mudie 图书馆的读者众多,它甚至影响了出版社的
出版内容。Mudie 是个真实存在的人,他非常保守,所以如果有出版社出的书他不喜欢,
他就不会在图书馆借出这些书。
第二种,小说以连载的形式出现在杂志中,每期杂志出一章,这样,读者们就不用一下花
费很多钱了。后来,出现了合订本——把小说中的几章合订在一起。狄更斯和他的出版商
就很爱用这种方法。但是很多其他作家就反对这样做,因为他们认为原先每期连载的时候,
他们可以在每章结尾留下悬念,可以吸引读者购买。做成合订本,吸引力就减小了。但是
狄更斯的小说却从来不靠故意在每个章节后面留悬念而吸引读者,而是靠小说的精妙构思
吸引了很多读者。
学科分类: Astrology
标題: 月球的形成
内容回忆:
月球围绕地球旋转,但始终只有一面是面向地球的,这一面称之为 near side。另一面无
法从地球上看到的我们称为 far side。
直到 50 年前,我们通过卫星发回的照片,才知道这两面是不同的。near side 很平坦而 far
side 却有很多山峦。这是为什么呢?
有假设提出,这可能和月球的形成有关。如果我们把月球形成的起始条件输入电脑进行模
拟的话,我们会发现多种可能,其中一种可能是,最初出现了两个月球。一个大,一个小。
两个月球以几乎一样的速度在距离地球几乎一样距离的轨道上运行。由于地球和大月球的
引力作用,小月球可能偏离的原先的轨道,撞入了大月球。由于两者的相对速度不大,所
以小月球没有在大月球表面造成弹坑或者粉碎,而是和大月球融为了一体,并使得大月球
表面出现了许多山峦。
3 月 4 日托福写作真题回忆:
综合出土了一种用陶土做的 disk,一面有花纹,一面没花纹。没花纹那面周围有一圈凸起
刚好形成了一个浅浅的碗。disk 下面还有短短的手柄。这种 disk 有三种可能的用法。
1、用来做饭,disk 无花纹面的碗刚好可以盛放食物,而手柄方便烹饪的时候移动 disk。
2、用来当鼓,往 disk 上蒙上兽皮,就可以形成一个腔体。人们可以一手持手柄,一手击
鼓。
3、用作镜子。往无花纹面里到些液体,就可以当镜子用了。而且,这种用法很像古希腊的
手持镜子。
不可能用 于烹饪的。想一 想我们家里用的 pans and pots,使用之 后会 blackend or
discolored,因为长时间接触高温,炊具势必会发黑。但是出土的 200 件 disk 中没有一
个出现了这种情况。
做鼓使用也不可能发出好听的声音。这中 disk 使用陶土制作,即使蒙上兽皮敲击的声音
也远不如用兽皮和木头制作的鼓好听。此外,陶土制作的鼓非常沉,使用不便。
无法当作镜子。倒入液体后,disk 就必须被水平放置,这样人们可以弯腰照镜子。但是被
水平放置后,有花纹的那一面就看不见了。古希腊的镜子是手持的,垂直拿在手里,这样
可以随时看见镜子的花纹。
About the function of disks, the reading mentions three hypotheses,which are refuted
by the listening one by one with the following arguments.
The first possible function of disks, raised by the reading, is for cooking.
The listening, however, is opposite to this point by further explaining that after
being heated for a long time, cookers must be blackened or discolored, just like
pans and pots at our home. But the fact is that among the 200 unearthed disks, none
of them is blackened or discolored.
Regarding to the drum theory, the listening still disagrees with it. For one thing,
it could not produce sound that is pleasing to ears for this kind of disk is made
of clay, which, even though covered with hides, could not produce sound that is
better than that produced by drums made of hides and wood. For another, drums made
of clay are too heavy, making it much inconvenient to use. The listening, therefore,
casts doubt on what the reading indicates.
Finally, the reading states that disks could serve as mirrors. This opinion is in
sharp contrast with the belief in the listening that it is unlikely that disks are
used as mirrors. After pouring liquid, disks must be laid horizontally. And people
could look in the mirror by bending down. But the problem is that with the mirror
being horizontal, the side which is decorated could not be seen. But the Greek
mirrors are held by hands so that the decorative pattern is visible.
独立
Nowadays, many movies or films are based on books. Some people prefer to read the
original book before they watch the movie, other prefer to watch the movie before
reading the book. Which one do you prefer?
The movie industry has witnessed an unprecedented boom during recent years with
endless movies coming into view. Among the ample supply of movies, many are based
on original books, which provides the general public two choices about the order
of reading books and watching movies. Some prefer to watch the movie followed by
reading the book. According to my preference, I would like to read the originalbook
first.
The primary reason for my stance is that by reading the original book, I am allowed
to let my imagination run wild. To illustrate, the original book shows us the
detailed plots without displaying the specific characters on screen or through
pictures. Therefore, we are free to imagine without the constraints of movies.
Conversely, characters in the movies have already been chosen and designed including
their facial expressions, body language and even dressing styles, which leaves us
few chances to make full use of our imagination and curiosity to think logically.
It is no wonder that giving priority to the original books provides us with more
fun, for it is imagination that contributes to happiness.
Another factor tempts me to make such a choice is that I will have a deeper
understanding of what is hidden behind the movie after reading the book. As we all
know, movies are always adapted, some details of which are unavoidably deleted owing
to the limitation of time.
Accordingly, it is highly possible that some plots and lines are too abstract to
understand. The original book, on the other hand, clearly explains the background,
hence not giving rise to confuse. I always have a glimpse of the original books
before reading the adapted movies, with A Dream of Red Mansions a clear case in
point. The book A Dream of Red Mansions mainly describes a touching love story
between Jia Baoyu and his cousin Lin Daiyu, which begins and ends in a luxurious
mansion.
Hardly could I understand why Lin Daiyu always quarreled with Jia Baoyu in the movie
if I did not take time to read the book.
Frankly speaking, movies are short enough for us to make a quick decision about
whether it is to our taste and whether it is worth reading the original book. But
as mentioned above, movies are adapted more often than not, which cannot serve as
the determining factor of whether the original book is a good one.
To sum up, reading the book before watching the movie is definitely a more preferable
choice, for it will beget imagination and curiosity as well as a deeper
comprehension.
3 月 4 日阅读口语真题回忆:
本文共 4 段。第 1 段讲了 18 世纪欧洲农村对于工业产品需求激增。随着居民收入略有
上升,而产品价格的下降,农民用于超过必需品的商品的需求显著上升。工业制造品的消
费比例近乎占一半。分工的发展也使得农民购买了一些以前自己所生产的产品。第 2 段描
述 urbanization 对于工业品需求的影响。住在城市的人口数量增多,交通的便利,加大
了对于工业品的需求。第 3 段说明了 capital consumption。比如伦敦居住着英国 11%的
人口,并且有更多的人直接的参与到了伦敦的政治经济生活中。所以伦敦的生活方式迅速
有效的传播。巴黎居住了法国 3%的人口,也是欧洲的 capital consumption 的典型。第 4
段说明了 printed advertising 对于消费的促进。Printed advertising 始于英国,并且
逐渐传播到欧洲各国。
1. Unpromising = unfavorable
3. Extend = expand
Passage two
第 1 段说明 bristle-cone pine tree 是现如今发现的存活时间最长的有机体,其存在在
恶劣的生存条件下,位于北美东部的延长地带的山地上。埃及金字塔时期是其 seedling 阶
段,common era 是 middle age, 皆是为了强调其年龄的古老。第 2 段讲到了它的地理位
置分布能解释生存。它的分布是 in isolation, 所基于 dolomite 周边有 sandstone,
dolomite 的 阳光 反射 强 烈, 造 成其 温度 低 而湿 度 高; 第 3 段 说明 有一 项 survival
advantage。其有大量的 dead tissue, 只需要保存一小部分的 tissue 所需的能量和物质
即可;第 4 段说明它的材质里存在一种物种使得其 inhospitable to fungi and bacteria,
所以 free from disease. 第 5 段说明可以通过横切面的 tree ring 来测量其年龄,因
为随着季节变化,tree cell 的 size 会发生变化。
3. Inhospitable = unlikely
Passage three
第 1 段讲到苏美尔原来人口稀少,因为每年都有洪灾。但是后来农业发展,人口增多。第
2 段 讲 苏 美 尔 地 区 土 壤 特 别 肥 沃 , 农 业 的 灌 溉 以 及 种 植 需 要 有 人 管 理 和 监 管 , 而
priesthood 起到了这个功能。第 3 段说明 Sumerian 发明了文字,当时的 cuneiform 是
在 2800bc 形成的。 Sumerian 是 temple city, 一开始出于官方记录 temple 的建造,
劳动力分工等发明了文字,后来文字延用于商业交易。
3 月 11 日托福口语真题回忆:
T1
Things always change in an unexpected way. Please describe a thing you have recently
done that, ten years ago, you never imagined you would do.
Working as a Simultaneous interpreter is a remarkable and unexpected thing for me
in the past. It’s extremely difficult to achieve since I did not show any talent
in language learning. In fact, as an interpreter, it requires us to master good
language skills. Like be capable to switch seamlessly between two languages, like
my ability expressing thoughts clearly and concisely in both languages, and more
intimate familiarity with both cultures. That’s pretty cool, but clearly I can’
t. Because of the shyness and weak grammar even awkward phrasing, any of them could
be a huge obstacle in my way of language learning. Until one day, I receive the
contempt from peers in the class, at that moment, I was shocked to realize that
it’s time to change the current situation. Why not try to enjoyand appreciate the
subject and combine it in our daily life. That’s when surprise starts, exactly
from the conscious awareness.
T2
You live in a crowded city with only one green space-the city park.
The government recently proposes to build a housing complex on this only green space.
Do you think this is a good idea?
My firm position is that the government should not do this. Since it’s the only
green space-the city park which will help to encourage citizens to lead healthier
lifestyles, because it can reduce money spent on insurance and medical care. People
who live in the narrow apartment are under great pressures, so it’s more likely
for them to become depressed .if you can easily find a space to build your body
or walk in a park with your friends or family members, it would be a great relief .If
more individuals have an incentive to do preventive health care, they would enjoy
their longevity, and at the same time provide more labor force and fortune to the
society Also, It is of more benefits for the government, people’s being healthy
is good for our economic growth and the social harmony.
If the government adjusted to build more housing complex, it would bring us lower
life quality and chaotic situations. Consequently, clearing a space for citizen
is worthwhile.
T3
标题: Professor should grade all students’ assignment
原因 1:Professor can give more detailed and useful feedback compared with those
graduate students, who might be learning themselves.
原因 2:Professor can have a better understanding of students’ progress and adapt
the class to students’ need.
听力
原因 1: graduate students 批改作业分散任务,不累。通常一个班级 100 多人,如果教
授一个人要批改所有作业,教授会很辛苦,并且没有那么多时间。
原因 2:目前教授也能很好地了解学生的学习进度,因为教授每个星期都要和 graduate
students 讨论学生的作业情况。教授会花时间讲解学生作业中出现的问题。
范文
A student proposes that professor should grade all the assignments because it can
make sure that students will get more detailed response and make more progress easily.
The man in the conversation doesn't think it’s a great idea. Firstly, he says it’
s easy for graduates do that since the tasks would be dispersed. While is different
for professor, they will feel tired and in fact they are always not available,
Secondly, he mentions professors are also keeping close eye on every student based
on the discussion with graduates about the course work. Besides, the problems which
arises in the paper would be emphasized during the class.Therefore, because of these
two reasons, the man agrees with the proposal.
T4
定义: When companies make advertisement to attract consumers,one of the strategies
they adopt is called fear appeal. That is, they present some negative events or
outcome people may encounter, and then provide solutions with their products or
service.
听力
例 子 : The professor uses a construction company ’ s advertisement about roof
maintaining to explain fear appeal. In the advertisement,a family was at first
having vacation on a beach, laughing and enjoying their vacation. But at the same
time, back in their house, water leaks like rainstorm. When they get back home,
they say damage everywhere. Then the voice comes: you can avoid this in advance;
hire our company to check and repair your roof and you will never be worried about
such thing.
In the reading, it says that fear appeal is the strategy that companies make
advertisements to encourage the consumers to buy their products and service. The
professor uses one example to explain this concept. In the advertisement, a family
was at first having vacation on a beach, laughing and enjoying their vacation, but
at the same time, back in their house, water leaks like rainstorm. When they get