托福口语话题：交通工具

托福口语话题：交通工具

托福口语考试一直是广大考生最为头疼的一个考试项目，很多考生也正是在托福考试当中托福口语成绩达不到要求使得他的留学申请一拖再拖。

托福口语话题：最喜欢的交通工具

Inmycountry,wehavedifferentkindsoftransportmeans.Butthemostefficientoneisabsolutelysubway.Thefirstreasonisconvenience.Forexample,ifyourhomeisfarfromyourworkplaceorschool,subwaywillsaveyoualotoftimebecausetakingbusesortaxisalwaysmeetstrafficjam.Moreover,subwayisalsofamousforbeingacheaptransportationform.Withsubway,youdonthavetobuycarsandtaketaxis.Inthisway,youcansavealotofmoney.

托福独立口语题库答题要点

Transportation/Traffic交通工具/交通

1.■36Chooseoneofthefollowingtransportationvehiclesandexplainwhyyouthinkithaschangedpeople'slives:automobiles,bicycles,airplanes.Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.2.Describethemostefficienttransportationinyourcountry.Explainwhy.Includedetailsandexamplesinyour

explanation.[2006.4.8/2006.12.15]

Inmyview,thesubwayisthemostefficienttransportationinmycountry.Firstofall,therearemanylinesofsubwaycarrypeopletoeverypartofthecountry;especiallyitcoversthemostimportantblocksand65areasofeachcity.Soitisveryconvenientforpeopletotakeitandgotoalotofplacesoon.Secondly,thesubwaynumberofeachlineislargerthanothertransportations.Thereareevenmoreinrushhours.Bytakingit,peoplecangotoworkveryfastandsavealotoftime.Itisveryefficientbecauseitwon‟tbeinfluencedbythecarjam.Therearenoothercars,bicycles,andbusesundertheground!Nodoubt,subwayisthemostefficienttransportationfordailylife.

Themostefficienttransportationisthebusservice.Firstofall,thankstothewelldevelopedpublictransportation,it‟sveryconvenienttotakeabusbecauseitisalwayseasytoonestopnearyouandyourdestination.Inaddition,becausetheroadconditioninChinahasimprovedgreatly,thebuscaneasilyrunatthespeedof120km/h.ForexampleyoucantravelfromshanghaitoNanjinginlessthan3hours.Furthermore,it‟sverycheaptotakeabusasyoutravelaroundchina,anditallowsyouthetimetoappreciatethelandscapeofchinaalongtheway.Youmayevengetacquaintancetoseveralfriendswiththesimilarinterestsandtemper.

3.■19Shouldgovernmentsspendmoremoneyonimprovingroadsandhighways,orshouldgovernments

spendmoremoneyonimprovingpublictransportation【buses,trains,subways】?Why?Usespecificreasonsanddetailstodevelopyouressay.

参考分析：

资金运用的基本原则ahigherinput-outputratioisdesirable。参见：[11]分析。

政府也需要盈利

高速公路是有盈利的。并且有利于促进经济繁荣，进一步增加税收。公共交通是政府开销。但是市政府的职责。

结合我国情况选择立场。比如：可以认为目前要大力发展高速公路，而其收入可以用来开发公共交通。

应当改善交通

【1】大多数人都需要并没有私人汽车，他们需要公共交通，所以要符合大多数人的需要

【2】公共交通能够保护环境，改善公共交通能够吸引更多人坐工车，对环境有保护作用

【3】公共交通能够带来更多人的就业，能够更好的促进经济的发展

4.Somepeopleprefertotakepublictransportationtogotoworkwhenothersprefertodrivetheirowncar.

Whatdoyouthinkisbetter?Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouropinion.

5.Youhaveagreedtovisitafriendwholivesabout145kmaway.Wouldyouprefertotravelbycarorbytrain?

6.106Youneedtotravelfromyourhometoaplace40miles【64kilometers】away.Comparethedifferentkindsoftransportationyoucoulduse.Tellwhichmethodoftravelyouwouldchoose.Givespecificreasonsforyourchoice.

参考分析：

[36]提供了option，但是不能选飞机【为了64公里的路而乘坐飞机有点ridiculous】。比较步行【onfoot;walk】汽车【automobile;car】自行车【bicycle】。选择bicycle可能更容易写一些。

选择私人汽车比较好

【1】节省时间

【2】节约开支，油费比火车票便宜

【3】可以享受路上的风景

托福口语考试中的句子关系

句子之间的关系多种多样，常见的有：并列关系、因果关系、递进关系、转折关系和相互解释关系。

Womencouldanddidplayapartinthisprocessofsettlement.Iceland,forinstance,wasuninhabited,andapermanentpopulationcouldonlybeestablishedifwomenalsomadethejourneythere.【后一句的具体事例为前一句提供说明与解释】

Peopleborrowedmoreandmoremoneysothattheycouldbuytheseshares.Becauseofthis,theAmericanpeoplestartedtobelievethatsharepricescouldonlygoupfurther.【becauseof明显的因果关系】

Astronomyisasciencethatdealswithallthecelestialbodiesintheuniverse.Astronomyincludesthestudyofplanetsandtheirsatellites,cometsandmeteors,starsandinterstellarmatter,starsystemsandclusters.【后一句是对前一句celestialbodies的进一步解释】

PreviouslyitwasbelievedthatduetotheArchaeopteryx's【始祖鸟】underdevelopedanatomy,itwouldnothavebeenabletofly.However,researchbytheLondonNaturalHistoryMuseumintoitsbraindevelopedandthatithadgoodvisionandagoodsenseofbalancealltherequirementsforacreaturetobeabletofly.【However转折对比】

阅读时我们可以根据段落中出现的一些信号词【SignalWords】来判断句子与句子之间的关系，掌握段落发展线索，来调整阅读速度，提高阅读质量。

1.显示相同信息的信号词：

Therehasbeenanupsurgeofinterestinchambermusic.Likewiseoperaisreceivingaboostfromincreasedrecordsales.

likewise这一信号词显示了前面所提到的idea后面还要再一次出现。所以阅读时见到这样的信号词无须放慢阅读速度。这样的信号词还包括：

and,furthermore,more,than,that,also,likewise,moreover,inaddition,whatismore,forinstance,forexample

2.显示思路转折的信号词：

I'dliketogobutI'mtoobusy.

but前后是完全不同的信息描述，它向读者显示了作者的思路在这里有了转折。阅读时碰到这样的信号词我们需放慢阅读速度，以准确获取作者真正想要说明的意思。这类信号词还有：

although,however,onthecontrary,but,inspiteof,otherwise,despite,nevertheless,yet

3.显示因果关系的信号词：

Asaresultofthepilots'strike,allflightshavehadtobecancelled.

Allflightshavehadtobecancelledasaresultofthepilots'strike.

所有航班被取消的原因是因为飞行员们的罢工;飞行员们的罢工导致了所有的航班不得不被取消。显示因果关系的信号词还有：

for,thus,because,forthisreason,so,therefore,as,since,consequently

4.显示顺序的信号词：

Internetspeedscommunicationbetweencompanies,amongco-workersthroughvideo-conferences,andamongotherindividuals.First,mediacompaniesusetheInternetforonlinenews,ortobroadcastaudioandvideo,includingliveradioandtelevisionprograms,whileindividualsusetheInternetforcommunication,entertainment,findinginformation,buyingandsellinggoodsandservices.Second,thenotionofdistancedisappearsthankstotheInternet.Peoplealsoenjoyinstantmessagingtoexchangetextmessagesorpicturesinrealtime,withreal-timevideoandsound.Finally,scientistsandscholarsusetheInternettoperformresearch,distributelecturenotesorcoursematerialstostudents,theycommunicatewithcolleagues,andcanalsopublishpapersandarticles.

抓住了这样的信号词就把握住了作者叙述的顺序，也就分清了相对独立的论据。这样的信号词包括：

first,second,third,andsoon,then,after,before,next,last,afterward,finally

5.表示结论/的信号词：

Inconclusion,IwouldliketosayhowmuchIhaveenjoyedmyselftoday.

词组inconclusion前面所提到的一些信息将在这里被归纳。读到带有这样的信号词或短语的句子时，应格外留心注意，它们往往会向我们提示相关段落的核心信息。表示结论或的信号词和短语还有：

asaresult,finally,therefore,accordingly,inshort,thus,consequently,inconclusion,so,inbrief,inaword