Will Link:毕业于佛罗里达大学,文学硕士。
Monika N. Kushwaha:毕业于哥伦比亚大学教育学院,教育心理学硕士。
Michael Kato:毕业于加拿大温莎大学,语言学硕士。
目錄:
Contents
PART 1 Basic Comprehension
Unit 1 Listening for Main Ideas 3
Art Life Science Physical Science Social Science
Unit 2 Listening for Main Purpose 31
Geology Economics Film Music
Unit 3 Listening for Major Details 59
History Architecture Sociology Communication
PART 2 Pragmatic Understanding
Unit 4 Understanding the Function of What Is Said 89
Environmental Science Earth Science Zoology Sports
Unit 5 Understanding the Speakers Attitude 117
Engineering Business Meteorology Philosophy
PART 3 Connecting Information
Unit 6 Understanding Organization 147
Biology Psychology Education Astrology
Unit 7 Connecting Content 175
Anthropology Biology Literature Archeology
Unit 8 Making Inferences 203
Physiology Linguistics Ecology Chemistry Vocabulary
Wrap-up 231
Actual Test 241
Contents Answer Book
Unit 1 Listening for Main Ideas 255
Unit 2 Listening for Main Purpose 262
Unit 3 Listening for Major Details 270
Unit 4 Understanding the Function of What Is Said 278
Unit 5 Understanding the Speakers Attitude 286
Unit 6 Understanding Organization 294
Unit 7 Connecting Content 302
Unit 8 Making Inferences 310
Actual Test 318
內容試閱:
Introduction
Information on the TOEFL iBT The Format of the TOEFL iBT
Section
Number of Questions
Timing
Score
Reading
3~4 Passages
- approximately 700 words each
- 10 questions per passage
54~72 min.
30 points
Listening
2~3 Conversations
- 12~25 exchanges each 3 min.
- 5 questions per conversation
3~4 Lectures
- 500~750 words each 4~5 min.
- 6 questions per lecture
41~57 min.
30 points
BREAK
10 min.
Speaking
1 Independent Task
preparation: 15 sec. response: 45 sec.
① 1 paired choice
2 Integrated Tasks: Read-Listen-Speak
preparation: 30 sec. response: 60 sec.
① 1 campus situation topic
- reading: 80~110 words 45 sec.
- conversation: 150~180 words 60~80 sec.
② 1 academic course topic
- reading: 80~110 words 45 sec.
- lecture: 150~220 words 60~90 sec.
1 Integrated Task: Listen-Speak
preparation: 20 sec. response: 60 sec.
① 1 academic course topic
- lecture: 230~280 words 90~120 sec.
17 min.
30 points
Writing
1 Integrated Task: Read-Listen-Write 20 min.
- reading: 250~300 words 3 min.
- lecture: 250~320 words 2 min.
- a summary of 150~225 words
1 Independent Task 30 min.
- a minimum 300-word essay
50 min.
30 points
Information on the Listening Section The Listening section of the TOEFL iBT measures test takers ability to understand spoken English in English-speaking colleges and universities. This section has 2~3 conversations that are 12~25 exchanges about 3 minutes long and 3~4 lectures that are 500~750 words 4~5 minutes long. Each conversation is followed by 5 questions and each lecture by 6 questions. Therefore, test takers have to answer 28 to 39 questions in total. The time allotted to the Listening section is 41 to 57 minutes, including the time spent listening to the conversations and lectures and answering the questions.
Types of Listening Passages 1 Conversations
_ Between a student and a professor or a teaching assistant during office hours
_ Between a student with a person related to school services such as a librarian, housing director, bookstore employee, etc.
2 Lectures
_ Monologue lectures delivered by a professor unilaterally
_ Interactive lectures with one or two students asking questions or making comments
* One lecture may be spoken with a British or Australian accent.
Types of Questions Basic Comprehension Questions
1 Listening for Main Ideas
_ This type of question asks you to identify the overall topic or main idea of a lecture or conversation.
2 Listening for Main Purpose
_ This type of question asks you why the speakers are having a conversation or why a lecture is given.
3 Listening for Major Details
_ This type of question asks you to understand specific details or facts from a conversation or lecture.
Pragmatic Understanding Questions
4 Understanding the Function of What Is Said
_ This type of question asks you why a speaker mentions some point in the conversation or lecture.
_ This involves replaying part of the listening passage.
5 Understanding the Speakers Attitude
_ This type of question asks you what a speakers feelings, opinions, or degree of certainty is about some issue, idea, or person.
_ This may involve replaying part of the listening passage.
Connecting Information Questions
6 Understanding Organization
_ This type of question asks you how the listening passage is organized or how two portions of the listening passage are related to each other.
7 Connecting Content
_ This type of question asks you to classify or sequence information in a different way from the way it was presented in the listening passage.
8 Making Inferences
_ This type of question asks you to draw a conclusion based on information given in the listening passage