托福听力专项 // Unit2 Listening for Main Purpose // Practice with Lectures & Conversations // 共4+2篇

<1> Types

（1）why does the student visit the professor？

（2）why does the student visit the register‘s office？

（3）why does the professor ask to see the student？

（4）why does the professor explain X？

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<2> Tips

(1) recognize the reason why various topics are discussed or mentioned === understand the reasons for having the lecture or conversation

(2) main purpose题目经常出现在conversation中而不是lectures中

(3) 答案信息经常出现在听力的一开始

(4)  仔细听对话的最后

(5) determine the purpose by  recognizing the solution to the problem

(6) avoid choosing answers that are either irrelevant to the passage or not covered during the entire course of the passage.

(7) avoid nonspecific answers that are too general

(8) make good use of your notes

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<3> Practice

Conversation A

words

cumulative(a)	total
consult(v) v.咨询，请教；商量，商讨；查询，查阅；当顾问	to ask someone for advice
drop or drop out(v) 放弃还是放弃	to quit something
entire(adj)	all of
session(n)	a lesson or meeting
tutoring(n) v.教导，任课；指导；进行单独（或小组）辅导；任……的私人教师；当家庭教师；任大学导师（tutor 的现在分词） n.辅导；教导，教学	informal teaching
undergraduate(n)	a university student
withdraw(v)	to quit/drop

withdraw from history course=drop  history course

summary

(1) student meets the professor

(2) claims the book is too long so must drop the class

(3) professor says it is very late to drop

(4) professor says the student's grades are fine

(5) student says she needs a high grade for law or graduate school

(6) professor recommends a tutoring program

        (a) is called HIT

        (b) graduate students tutor students

        (c) is a free service

(7) student decides to look into the program

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Conversation B

words

appreciate(v)	to be thankful for
complaint(n) n.抱怨，投诉；不满的缘由，抱怨的问题；疾病，不适	a negative comment
custodian(n) n.管理人；监护人；保管人	someone that id paid to clean a building
extend(v)	to make longer
hang out(v) 挂出；闲逛	to spend time at
petition(n) n.请愿书； 申诉书，申请书；请愿，祈求，祈祷 v.（向政府或组织）请愿，请求；起诉，递交诉状；（向上帝或国王等）祈求，祈愿	a sheet of paper with a lot of names and signatures on it
snack(n)	a short, small meal
steady(a)	consistent

 

trigonometry   / ˌtrɪɡəˈnɑːmətri /   n.三角学

summary

（1）student visits the cafeteria manager

（2）student wants snack to extend hours

        （a）says students like to hang out there late and study

        （b）is too long to walk to the convenience store

（3）manager understands the student‘s argument

        （a）has to close early for cleaning

        （b）students can't clean

        （c）only union members can clean

（4）students suggest selling only packaged food from 10 to 12

（5）manager agrees to do that during exam week

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Conversation C

words

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Lecture A

words

amazingly(adv)	surprisingly
camouflage(v)	to disguise one's appearance
dangerous(adj)	in a dangerous situation
extremely(adv)	very
frequently(adv)	often
harsh(a)	severe
insulate(v) v.使隔热，使隔音，使绝缘；使隔离，使免受（不良影响等）；<古>使（陆地）成岛屿	to provide a warm layer of skin or clothing to help kepp one warm
roam(v) v.漫步，闲逛；（眼睛）扫视，（手）扫过；（思绪，想象力）遨游 n.漫步	to walk all over the palce with no specific destination in mind

 impressive   adj.给人印象深刻的，令人钦佩的

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Lecture B

words

amplitude(n)   / ˈæmplɪtuːd / n.广度，阔度，量；（物理）波幅，振幅；（天文）（天体）出没方位角；（数）辐角	the height of the wave 波幅 振幅
catastrophic(a)  adj.灾难性的；极糟的，失败的；大规模突变的；（与）地质灾变（有关）的	having a very harmful impact
destructive(a) adj.破坏性的，毁灭性的	cuasing damage
duration(n)	period of time
frequency(n)	how often something happens
material(n)	content; an ingredient
ripples(n) n.涟漪；波纹（ripple 的复数） v.呈波状（ripple 的单三形式）	small waves
tremor(n) n.（身体或声音的）颤抖，战栗；兴奋，害怕；轻微地震，小地震；波动，风波 v.震颤，颤抖，战栗	small shaking

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（2023年 4月25日 周二 12:00首次发布）