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  TOEFL 托福聽力考古題 Questions (一) 

托福聽力問題種類約莫6種，想要把握住托福成績，第一個當然還是單字的熟悉度，因為縮音、連音等等關鍵而導致原本熟悉的單字聽不出來，這是非常可惜的，所以一定要多聽多熟悉才能把握住關鍵單字；另外一個是架構和轉折單字的把握，因為聽到像問句 5W1H 通常下面就會接著給出原因理由，這個時候就要非常至注意內容等等，這個就得靠多做題目去熟悉聽力的理解，才能好好把握。

(1) 聽力對話

Listen to a conversation between two students.    

Man :  Hey, Jennifer. How are things going?      

Women  :  Well, I’m relieved this is the end of semester. But that’s actually part of my problem.      

Man :  What do you mean?      

Women  :  Can you believe this? My computer broke yesterday. So it’s at the shop being repaired. It won’t be read y until the end of n ext week which is when all my papers are due.      

Man :  Why not use the computer lab? They’ve got lots of machines there.      

Women  :   I know. But it gets so noisy there that I can’t keep my mind on my work. I mean, when I’m at a computer, I’m not just typing. I’m thinking! So I need quiet to concentrate.      

Man :  Maybe you can try going in the morning or evening. It might be less noisy then.      

Women  :  Maybe. But this time of year, everybody’s working on papers. It could be crowded even then.      

Man :  Hmm. What about calling back the computer rep air shop to see if they can have your computer read y at the beginning of next week instead? That would still give you enough time to finish your papers by the end of the week.      

Women  :  Oh! I haven’t thought of that! The only problem is the shop is closed today and tomorrow for the long holiday weekend. So it’ll be a few days before I can talk to them. 

(2) 問題

The speakers discuss two possible solutions to the woman’s problem. Briefly summarize the problem, then state which solution your recommend and explain why. 

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(1) 短文

Nonverbal Languages      

  Nonverbal language refers to human emotional expressions without involving verbal statements. Facial expressions and body moments are the two mostly attributed types of nonverbal languages. It is generally believed that nonverbal languages function as the enhancement of emotional expressions when they consist with verbal languages.      

  Under the circumstances that nonverbal languages and verbal languages contradict in the contents they express, nonverbal languages are more likely to release people’s true emotions.      

(2) 聽力對話

Now listen to part of a lecture on this topic in a psychology course.      

Professor (male) ：Last month, my favorite uncle paid me a surprise visit. I hadn’t seen him in many years. The door bell rang, I opened the door and there was uncle Pete. Now, I am sure when I saw him I said something like, “Uncle Pete, what a surprise! How nice to see you.” Anyway, my wife was standing next to me, and according to her, I wasn’t really aware of this, my eyes got really wide and I broke into a huge big smile, she said I was really jumping up and down like a little boy. Well, anyway, later that evening uncle Pete told me how very good he felt when he saw how happy I was to see him. 

 But compared that with this: my daughter, she’s six, we were building a bird house together last week, and I was showing her how to use a hammer and a nail. And, of course, stupid me, I wasn ’t being very careful when I smashed my thumb with the hammer. Boy, it hurt! I almost felt like screaming, but I didn’t want to upset my daughter, so I said, “Don’t worry, honey. It’s nothing.” Meanwhile, I was shaking my hand as if that would stop my thumb from hurting and my face was contorted in pain.      

My voice was trembling, too. So, even though I told my daughter I was OK, I am sure she didn't believe me, because she kept asking me if I was OK.

(3) 問題

 Explain how the examples from the professor’s lecture illustrate the relationship between verbal and nonverbal communication.