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1、tpo 01task1talk about a book you have read that was important to you for some reason. explain why the book was important to you. give specific details and examples to explain your answer. task2some people believe that television has had a positive influence on society. others believe it has had a ne

2、gative influence on society. which do you agree with and why? use details and examples to explain your opinion.task3letter in the centerville college newsthe administration has announced plans to acquire a new sculpture for campus. we should all oppose this plan. the universitys financial pool finan

3、cial condition led it to increase the price for campus housing and tuition by 15% this past year. surely then it is in no financial position to purchase such an expensive sculpture. moreover, just look at the sculpture: several 60-foot long steel plates, jutting out of the earth at odd angles. its s

4、o large; itll take up all the green space in front of the campus center! this is public space that should be reserved for students to use. explain why the woman disagrees with the reasons expressed in the letter. task4groupthinkone process by which groups may make bad or irrational decisions is know

5、n as groupthink. individual members of a group attempt to conform their opinions to what they believe to be the group consensus even though the result may be negative. these include the desire to be like, fear of losing a job, or even not wanting to be the one employee delaying a decision that seems

6、 inevitable. these kinds of implicit pressures to conform lead group members to ultimately make decisions that each by himself or herself, might normally not make. explain groupthink and its effects using the example of the computer company. task5 the speakers discuss two possible solutions to the w

7、omans problem. briefly summarize the problem. then sate which solution you recommend and explain why. task6using the research described by the professor, explain what scientists have learned about the mathematical abilities of babies. tpo02task 1choose a place you go to often that is important to yo

8、u and explain why it is important. please include specific details in you explanation. task2some college students choose to take courses in a variety of subject areas in order to get a broad education. others choose to focus on a single subject area in order to have a deeper understanding of that ar

9、ea. which approach to course selection do you think is better for students and why?task3bus service elimination plannedthe university has decided to discontinue its free bus service for students. the reason given for this decision is that few students ride the buses and the buses are expensive to op

10、erate. currently, the buses run from the center of campus past university buildings and through some of the neighborhoods surrounding the campus. the money saved by eliminating the bus service will be used to expand the overcrowded student parking lots. the man expresses his opinion of the universit

11、ys plan to eliminate the bus service. state his opinion and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.task4social interactionpeople deal with each other everyday. this interaction is at the heart of social life. the study of social interaction is concerned with the influence people have

12、over one anothers behavior. people take each other into account in their daily behavior and in fact, the very presence of others can affect behavior. for example, one principle of social interaction, audience effects, suggests that individuals work is affected by their knowledge that they are visibl

13、e to others, that the presence of others tends to alter the way people behave or perform an activity. explain how the examples of tying shoes and learning to type demonstrate the principle of audience effects. response: task5the speakers discuss two possible solutions to the womans problem. describe

14、 the problem and the two solutions. then explain what you think the woman should do and why.task6using points and examples from the talk, explain the two definitions of money presented by the professor. tpo03task1what characteristics do you think make someone a good parent? explain why these charact

15、eristics are important to you. task2some students prefer to work on class assignments by themselves. others believe it is better to work in a group. which do you prefer?task3 hot breakfast eliminated.beginning next month, dining services will no longer serve hot breakfast foods at university dining

16、halls. instead, students will be offered a wide assortment of cold breakfast items in the morning. these cold breakfast foods, such as breads, fruit, and yogurt, are healthier than many of the hot breakfast items that we will stop serving. so, health-conscious students should welcome this change. st

17、udents will benefit in another way as well, because limiting the breakfast selection to cold food items will save money and allow us to keep our meal plans affordable. the woman expressed her opinion of the change that has been announced. state her opinion and explain her reasons for holding that op

18、inion. task4cognitive dissonanceindividuals sometimes experience a contradiction between their actions and their beliefs-between what they are doing and what they believe they should be doing. these contradictions can cause a kind of mental discomfort known as cognitive dissonance. people experienci

19、ng cognitive dissonance often do not want to change the way they are acting, so they resolve the contradictory situation in another way. they change their interpretation of the situation in a way that minimizes the contradiction between what they are doing and what they believe should be doing. usin

20、g the example discussed by the professor, explain what cognitive dissonance is and how people often deal with it. task5the speakers discuss two possible solutions to the womans problem. briefly summarize the problem. then state which of the solutions you recommend and explain why. task6using the exa

21、mples from the talk, explain how persuasive strategies are used in advertising. tpo04task1which do you miss most about your home when you are away? use specific details in you explanation. task2many universities now offer academic courses over the internet. however, some people still prefer learning

22、 in traditional classrooms. which do you think is better? explain why. task3evening computer classes may be addedthe computer department is considering offering evening classes in the fall. the proposal to add the classes is a response to student complaints that daytime computer classes have become

23、increasingly overcrowded and there are no longer enough computers available. the department has decided that despite some added expense, the most cost-effective way of addressing this problem is by adding computer classes in the evening. it is hoped that this change will decrease the number of stude

24、nts enrolled in day classes and thus guarantee individual access to computers for all students in computer classes. the computer department is considering a scheduling change. explain the mans opinion of the change and reasons he gives for holding that opinion. task4verbal and nonverbal communicatio

25、nwhen we speak with other people face-to-face the nonverbal signals we give-our facial expressions, hand gestures, body movements, and tone of voice-often communicate as much as, or more than, the words we utter. when our nonverbal signals, which we often produce unconsciously, agree with our verbal

26、 message, the verbal message is enhance and supported, made more convincing. but when they conflict with the verbal message, we may be communicating an entirely different and more accurate message than what we intend. explain how the examples from the professors lecture illustrate the relationship b

27、etween verbal and nonverbal communication. task5 the speakers discuss two possible solutions to the mans problem. briefly summarize the problem. then sate which solution you recommend and explain why. task6using points and examples from the lecture, explain the importance of visual elements in paint

28、ing.tpo05task1talk about a place you enjoyed going to or visiting when you were a child. describe the place. explain why you enjoyed it. task2do you agree or disagree with the following statement? why or why not? use details and examples to explain your answer. it is more important to study math or

29、science than it is to study art or literature. task3campus dining club announcedstarting this year, the university dining hall will be transformed into the campus dining club for one week at the end of each semester. during the last week of each semester, the dining hall will feature special meals p

30、repared by the universitys culinary arts students. the school feels that this will give students who are studying cooking and food preparation valuable experience that will help them later, when they pursue careers. the university has announced that it will charge a small additional fee for these di

31、nners in order to pay for the special gourmet food ingredients that will be required. the man expresses his opinion about the universitys plan. state his opinion and explain the reason he gives for holding that opinion. task4target marketingadvertisers in the past have used radio and television in a

32、n attempt to provide information about their products to large, general audiences; it was once thought that the best way to sell a product was to advertise it to as many people as possible. however, more recent trends in advertising have turned toward target marketing. target marketing is the strate

33、gy of advertising to smaller, very specific audiences-audiences that have been determined to have the greatest need or desire for the product being marketed. target marketing has proved to be very effective in reaching potential customers. using the professors examples, explain the advertising techn

34、ique of target marketing. task5 briefly summarize the womans problem. then state which solution you would recommend. explain the reasons for your recommendation. task6using points and examples from the talk, explain the two types of motivation. tpo06task1talk about a photograph or painting you have

35、seen that was memorable. explain what you liked or disliked about it. task2some people have one career throughout their lives. other people do different kinds of work at different points in their lives. which do you think is better? explain why. task3history seminars should be shortercurrently, all

36、of the seminar classes in the history department are three hours long. i would like to propose that history seminars be shortened to two hours. i make this proposal for two reasons. first, most students just cannot concentrate for three hours straight. i myself have taken these three-hour seminars a

37、nd found them tiring and sometimes boring. also, when a seminar lasts that long, people stop concentrating and stop learning, so the third hour of a three-hour seminar is a waste of everyones time. two-hour seminars would be much more efficient. the woman expresses her opinion about the proposal tha

38、t her friend tim made in his letter to the newspaper. state her opinion about his proposal and explain the reasons she gives for her opinion. task4explicit memories and implicit memoriesin everyday life, when people speak of memory, they are almost always speaking about what psychologists would call

39、 explicit memories. an explicit memory is a conscious or intentional recollection, usually of facts, names, event, or other things that a person can state or declare. there is another kind of memory that is not conscious. memory of this kind are called implicit memories. an individual can have an ex

40、perience that he or she cannot consciously recall yet still display reactions that indicate the experience has been somehow recorded in his or her brain. using the example of the car advertisement, explain what is meant by implicit memory. task5 the professor proposes two solutions to the problem th

41、e woman describes. briefly summarize the problem. then state which solution you would recommend. explain the reasons for your recommendation. task6using points and examples from the talk, explain the difference between active and passive attention. tpo07task1if friends from another country were goin

42、g to spend time in your country, what city or place would you suggest they visit? using details and examples, explain why. task2state whether you agree or disagree with the following statement. then explain your reasons, using specific details in your explanation. learning through online courses is

43、more effective than learning in the traditional classroom setting. task3sculpture courses to be discontinueduniversity administrators announce yesterday that the sculpture program, a division of the art department, will be eliminated. “the main reason is a lack of student interest,” reported one adm

44、inistrator. “although the number of art students has increased, fewer and fewer art majors are taking sculpture classes.” furthermore, the departments only sculpture professor is retiring this year. “given the art departments limited budget,” the administrator explained, “it just doesnt make sense t

45、o hire a new full-time professor to teach sculpture for only a handful of students.”the woman expresses her opinion about the universitys plan. state her opinion about and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion. task4behavior modificationindividuals often modify their behaviors based

46、 on what they have learned about the possible consequences of their actions. when an individual learns through experience that a certain behavior results in pleasant consequences, that behavior is likely to be repeated. an unpleasant consequence, on the other hand, discourages further repetition of

47、the behavior. while behavior modification can be observed in experiments, it also occurs frequently in everyday settings, when individuals change their behavior based on what they have learned about the consequences of that behavior. using the example from the lecture, explain what behavior modifica

48、tion is and how it works. task5 the speakers discuss two possible solutions to the womans problem. briefly summarize the problem. then state which solution you would recommend and explain why. task6using points and examples from the lecture, explain the two major factors of product quality and how t

49、heir role in consumer decision making has changed. tpo08task1talk about a time when a friend or family member helped you in the past. describe how the person helped you. then explain why this was important to you. task2some people enjoy taking risks and trying new things. others are not adventurous:

50、 they are cautious and prefer to avoid danger. which behavior do you think is better? explain why. task3music coming to cafeterias mary dixon, director of the student life committee, announced yesterday that beginning next semester university cafeterias will broadcast classical music during mealtime

51、s. “music will foster a more relaxed atmosphere.” said dixon, ”students lives are hectic, and mealtimes provide important opportunities to take a break and catch up with friends before moving on to the next class or assignment.” added dixon. “were also hoping that, if we provide the music, students

52、will unplug their personal music devices-their walkmans and mp3 players of whatever-and will spend more time talking to each other. when students have their headphones on, theyre not connecting with each other. ”the man expresses his opinion about his opinion of the universitys plan. state his opini

53、on and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion. task4revealing colorationmany animals use coloration to protect themselves from predators. one defensive strategy involving the use of coloration is what is known as reveling coloration. animals employing this strategy have an area of bri

54、ght color on some part of their body; this bright color is usually hidden from predators view. when approached by a predator, the animal suddenly reveals the area of bright color; this unexpected display of color startles or confuses the predator and provides the would-be prey with an opportunity to

55、 escape. using the examples from the peanut bug and the morpho butterfly, explain the concept of revealing coloration. task5 briefly summarize the problem the speakers are discussing. then state which solution you would recommend and explain the reasons for your recommendation. task6using points and

56、 examples from the lecture, explain the two pricing strategies described by the professor. tpo09task1talk about an important experience that you recently had. describe what happened and explain why it was important to you.task2some people think that family members are the most important influence on

57、 young adults. others believe that friends are the most important influence. which do you agree with? explain why. task3required work experience the business studies department at state university will now require all students enrolled in its program to complete one semester of work experience in a local corporation or small business. it is felt that students will benefit from this work experience by developing leadership and organizational skills that would not normally be learned in a classroom or c