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托福听力场景总结(2)——涉及学术讨论的对话

2013-10-25

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托福托福听力听力

新托福考试听力部分常常考到的另一个场景为办公时间涉及学术讨论的对话,它不会像讲座那样深入讨论学术问题,不过,了解相关学术词汇对我们的听力会更有帮助。考题不会像讲座那样钻研学术问题,它通常的出题形式是列举题,即询问教授讲到了哪些知识点。

 

我们以TPO24 Conversation2为例,该对话中学生对于地理课期末考试中的大湖效应出现了疑问,教授对于该疑问做出了相应的解答。

 

首先,掌握相关场景词汇帮助我们更好地听懂听力:

Geography 地理学

the hydrologic cycle 水循环

Transfer 传递

back and forth 来回

the atmosphere 大气层

diagram 图标

Vapor 蒸汽

Precipitation 大气水

be recycled 循环

evaporation 蒸发

The lake-effect snow 大湖效应

Condensation 凝结

topography 地形学

phenomenon 现象

Hemisphere 半球

arctic 北极的

be warmed 被加热

pick up moisture 吸收水分

Shore 海岸

pile up 堆积

Come into the picture 成为其中一部分

cool off 冷却

have a handle on 了解,掌控

 

【答案解析】

1. 答案:A

解析:学生来找教授是为了询问期末考试相关内容。

原文:You know, I am still not too clear about the hydrologic cycle, um, the transfer of water back and forth between the earth and the atmosphere. I really blew the question about it on the mid-term exam. I want to do better on the final exam. But I am still having trouble with it.

 

2. 答案:A,D

解析:关于辅导中心,教授说期末考试期间,该中心会延长辅导时间,同时也提供地理课辅导。

原文:You can get tutoring in a lot of subjects. Some graduate students from this department tutor there. Well, they will be extending their hours when final exams begin.

 

3. 答案:B

解析:学生疑惑的是地形如何影响大气水。

原文:I guess what I am really confused about is how the topography of the land, the mountains and valleys and stuff, affects precipitation.

 

4. 答案:YNNYY

关于大湖效应提到了:北极空气经过湖面吸收了水分;水凝结变成雪;热空气到达海岸时开始上升。

原文:What happens is that the cold arctic air blows across the lake from the north in winter. And as the air crosses the lake, the lower layer is warmed by the lake water, which is much warmer than the arctic air. And as this air is warmed and picks up moisture, it becomes lighter than the air above it. And clouds begin to form.

 

5. 答案:D

解析:教授这样说是为了告诉学生这就是地形学对大气水的影响。

原文:When the air gets closer to the shore, it's slowed down by the land and starts to pile up. So it rises even faster because it has nowhere else to go, that's where topography comes into the picture. And then it snows because as the air rises, it cools off and loses its capacity to hold water vapor.

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【成功案例】

学生入学时托福只取得62分的成绩,听力分数最佳,口语和写作表现其次,阅读则为主要失分点。通过“专项突破+查漏补缺”的教学方式,学生在两个月的冲刺后有了巨大的进步,总成绩提升32分,取得了94分的好成绩,成功被美国专业排名第二的大学录取。

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