2013年6月8日北美托福机经

听力

　　1. How to balance betwenn local fish population and tourist industry, whale shark
　　2. three ways to track bird migration
　　3. A male went to see professor about assignment, two reference style (one is MLS), at the end, professor asked student to talk to writing center

口语

　Task 1
　　Which of the following do you think it's the best way to get to know a new school, joining a one-day campus tour, spending a weekend on the campus play field or auditing lectures?

Task 2
　　If you were given a empty piece of land, would you rather using it to build a garden or a play ground for children?

Task 3
　　Reading:
　　学生写信，学校咖啡厅提供beverages and cookies很好，但建议增加两项：
　　一些如sandwhiches这样耐吃的食物
　　more light music
　　Listening:
　　The woman agrees with the proposal，具体两点进行支持：
　　the cookies don't really help much when she's hungry，所以的确要有一些其他吃的
　　the music there is too noisy now, she has to go back to her dorm to read instead of reading there
　　Task 4
　　Reading:
　　动物之间cooperation，协同作战抵御捕食者
　　Listening:
　　动物迁徙时，如果一只停下来喝水，其他也会一起停下喝水，再继续一起迁徙，因为there might be predators like lions on the dry open grass, 单独行动很危险。
　　Task 5
　　Problem: his landlord is going to sell the house and there's a buyer who's eager to buy it, he has only a bit over one week to move
　　Solution 1: a friend of his is looking for a roommate near his university
　　Pro: /
　　Con: he can't concentrate on his study
　　Solution 2: he can live with his parents
　　Pro:/
　　Con: too far away
　　Task 6
　　Animal adaptions
　　physical adaption
　　举例：动物表皮黑色，and it can absorb more sunlight for the heat to get into the body
　　habit adaption
　　举例：动物站在冰块上不用两只脚，只用脚后跟减少和冰接触的面积

阅读

　　1. What make people change jobs, difference in NA, Europe, and Japan, like housing, renting....
　　2. How amino acids are produced, ultraviolet, lighting, volcano, and DNA....
　　3. How woman learn art and contribute to this field in paris and somewhere else
　　4. why some acient 字 符号 were not deciphered

写作：

    2013年6月8日托福考试独立写作题目：Some students prefer to have their final grades determined by numerous small assignments, whereas others prefer to have their final grades determined by only a few large ones. Which do you prefer and why?