IBT口语TASK 2真题&答案详解分享

hellokitty

　　I. 校园学习生活 (课程、放假、打工、工作等等)
　　2006年10月08日
　　你喜欢学校教育还是通过电脑进行网络教育？
　　E.g. Online education over school education
　　(1)随时性：不局限于某个时间 can be given at any time
　　(2)随地性：不局限于某个地点 can be given at any place
　　(3)共享性：任何人只要注册均可享受 available to any one who has registered
　　E.g. School Education over online education
　　(1)可以有课堂讨论：discussion in class
　　(2)可以随时问老师问题：ask a teacher question
　　(3)有互动：a teacher may adjust easily
　　Sample answer:
　　I like online education better than the other choice for the following reasons.
　　Well, first of all, online education means we can have access to it whenever we want either at home or in the library or any other place where we can go online. This means we no longer have to sit in the classroom with lots of other students all at the same time.
　　You see, I am night person. I tend to go to bed late and get up late. So if the class is in the morning, probably I will miss it. But if it is online, it means I do not have to get up early and drag myself out of bed to travel to my classroom. I can even watch it in my bed.
　　What’s more online courses give us a chance to watch for more than one time. Sometimes when we sit in a classroom, we may not understand some difficult part very clearly but we cannot rewind the lecturer. However, if it is online, we can play it as many times as we like until we fully understand the lecture. Isn’t it good news?

hellokitty

　　2007年7月21日
　　some think cell should be prohibited in certain conditions；Some think one can use cell phone anytime。
　　思路：是否限制使用手机；参考06.10.18
　　2007年8月4日
　　有些学生在晚上打工,有些学生在白天打工,你更支持哪个
　　参考06.11.19 /07.05.19
　　2007年8月11日
　　高中毕业后直接上大学好还是呆一段时间好
　　重考题，参考07.05.19
　　2007年8月17日
　　在暑假期间有些学生愿意take courses,有些学生愿意take off or summer job，问你prefer哪种？
　　重考题，参考07.05.18
　　2007年10月6日
　　one long vocation or several short vocations for students in a year ?
　　重考题，参考07.05.19
　　2007年10月17日
　　学校是不是应该要求学生学习art &music课程
　　重考题，参考06.11.03&06.12.15

hellokitty

　　2007年6月30日
　　在准备report的时候，有人喜欢上网查资料，有人喜欢用printed materials. Which do you prefer and why?
　　E.g. searching on the internet
　　(1)迅速：fast
　　(2)信息量大：large quantities of information
　　(3)最及时：most recent
　　E.g. printed materials
　　(1)阅读方便：easy to read than online materials
　　(2)携带方便：can be put in a bag to be carried around
　　(3)可以进行注释：can be written on
　　Sample answer:
　　I like the idea of doing research online for the following reasons.
　　First of all, previously we have to go the library to check out books for our research. Usually we can only check out no more than 10 books at one time. But this is not enough. Sometimes we need more than that. Sometimes you have to wait long before the book you need is returned to the library.
　　But doing online research will bring us as much information as we may need. For example, we can have as much information as in 20 or 30 books all in one day. And we can have them for as long as we want to because we can simply download it.
　　Also online research brings us fast instant information that is previously almost inaccessible to us. For example, when the 9.11 tragedy happened I got the news online and saw the video of it on very same day.

hellokitty

　　2007年05月19日
　　Agree or disagree: Students should be given one-year-long holiday before entering universities.
　　思路：上大学前该不该放一年的假
　　E.g. Long holiday should be given
　　(1) 需要长时间来缓解疲劳：need time to recover from the tiredness
　　(2) 可以为上学做些准备：get more prepared for college life
　　(3) 可以旅游或打工了解社会和自己：can travel or get a part-time job to know more about the society or oneself
　　E.g. long holiday should not be given
　　(1)太长的假期没有必要：one year is too long a time, a few months will be enough
　　(2)假期太长会使人忘掉所学的知识：long vocation may render one less ready for university
　　(3)长假期使人不想上学：long vocation makes one less willing to return to school
　　Sample answer:
　　I believe students should be allowed to have a one-year holiday for themselves before going to university.
　　First of all, everybody has worked very hard in order to be accepted by a university, so almost everyone feels very tired after such a long time of preparation. They do need some time to relax and recover from the tiredness.
　　Also students can take one-year off traveling to enrich their experience. For example, my friend Luca traveled to Europe and Asia for a year before going to university. When he returned, he brought us so many interesting stories and pictures that we all envy him a lot. He even brought a gift to me which was a stuffed toy panda from China.

hellokitty

　　2007年05月18日
　　Agree or disagree : A university student should do some part-time jobs or internships during his or her summer vocations to find a suitable job after graduation.
　　思路：学生该不该假期打工
　　E.g. yes to part-time job
　　(1)使用专业知识：put knowledge into practice
　　(2)增加社会经验：enrich one’s social experience
　　(3)增加收入：more money
　　(4)可以直接得到正式工作：get a formal job through internship or part-time ones
　　E.g. no to part-time job
　　(1)假期应该休息不应该打工：summer vocation is a good time to rest rather than working part-time
　　(2)假期可以多读一些书而不是打工：one may read more in the summer rather than working
　　(3)打工会使人疲劳：working in the summer may make one feel tired
　　Sample answer:
　　I firmly believe that university students should pick up some part-time jobs or internships during vocation.
　　You know, we learn different subject in order to get a job after graduation. By doing some part-time job, we can not only put what we have learned in class into practice but also we can have some work experience. My friend, Jenny, a chemical major, did an intern job for an oil company last summer. Because she was doing well at the company, they gave her a formal job.
　　What’s more, by doing a part-time job, we have a bit of extra money to do whatever we like to do. For example, last year I saved $1000 by being a part-time cleaner cleaning people’s apartments. This summer I plan to use this money to travel to Tibet where I have longed to go ever since I was a child.

hellokitty

　　2007年03月10日
　　有些人觉得在大学的学习是很重要的,有的人觉得它并不怎么重要,你的观点?
　　参考06．10．22
　　2007年03月24日
　　Some people believe that students should focus their time on academic subjects. Others don’t think that learning academic subjects is enough. They believe that students should also learn other things such as movies and music. Which opinion do you think is reasonable, and why?
　　参考06．12．15

hellokitty

　　2006年10月22日
　　你认为大学教育是要面向所有学生还是部分学生？
　　思路：精英教育vs. 大众教育
　　E.g. Open to all students
　　(1)知识改变命运：get educated in college
　　(2)增大就业机会：help to get better jobs
　　(3)提高全社会的素质：help bring about a better society
　　E.g. Open to some students
　　(1)社会资源有限，只能培养少数人：to best use our limited educational resources
　　(2)许多人上大学也不好好读书，是一种浪费：it is a waste of money and time for those who do not work in college
　　(3)严格的教育培养出高质量的人才：good quality education will help cultivate talents most needed by our society
　　Sample answer:
　　As far as I am concerned, it is better for everyone to have the chance to go to college or university.
　　You see, some very talented people cannot go to college simply because their family cannot afford it. But they are so clever and good at their study that if they receive college education they can become professors, scientists, engineers, doctors who will do good to our society.
　　Liz Murray is a good example. She was homeless but later she worked so hard and got her scholarship to Harvard University.
　　What’s more, if more people receive college education, later after graduation they may be able to help more people who cannot go to college or university simply because they do not have the money for it. I know a boy, Jason, who went to University with a scholarship as his family was too poor. Now he is working and he is helping students under similar conditions

hellokitty

　　2006年10月18日
　　你认为学生是否应该带手机上学？
　　E.g. Yes to mobile
　　(1)及时传递信息：instant communication, for example, pictures, text, videos
　　(2)方便娱乐：play games at any time
　　(3)帮助学习：go online to get information
　　E.g. No to mobile
　　(1)上课利用手机发短信聊天：get so distracted as to text messages in class
　　(2)利用手机作弊：cheat in exams by using a mobile
　　(3)总换新手机：keep buying new mobiles
　　Sample answer:
　　In my opinion, students should be allowed to carry mobiles to school.
　　You see, mobile phones give us quick and instant information. For example, last time I forget my schedule and did not know which class to go to. But unfortunately there is only 20 minutes left before the class. So I just took out my mobile, called one of my classmates and found out which class to go to. The whole thing just cost me 1 minute. It is quick, isn’t it?
　　Another reason I want say is that mobile phone can help us study. You see, my mobile has the function of going online. There was a time when I had to know the French word for garlic, but too bad, none of my mates knew how to say it in French. But I got hooked up online with my mobile and got the answer from Google within no time.
　　So it is a great idea to take mobiles to school.

hellokitty

　　2006年10月15日
　　你喜欢小课堂的讨论还是大课堂的讲座。
　　E.g. Small class over big one
　　(1)每个人都可以进行练习：plenty of exercises for everyone in class
　　(2)可以采用多种形式的活动：arrange desks in U-shape or half-a-circle
　　(3)更多的师生交流：more discussion between teachers and students
　　E.g. Big class over small one
　　(1) 交流机会多：have more chances to communicate
　　(2)人多信息量大、许多想法：get more information, more ideas
　　(3) 气氛活跃：enjoy good atmosphere in discussion
　　Sample answer:
　　I prefer a small class atmosphere like a seminar for the following reasons.
　　Well I am postgraduate student majoring in Ancient Greek Literature. Most of the time we discuss what we have read from the reading list and exchange our ideas. If it is in a small group, it means everybody has the chance to express his/her ideas, which is almost impossible in a big class.
　　Also, in a small class, we can play out some of the stories that we have read. By acting different roles in the stories, we have a deeper and better understanding of what we have read. But unfortunately it cannot be done in a big classroom. Or you have to wait for a very long time before it is your turn, probably for a whole semester or even longer.