1、Toefl iBT Practice Test TPO 6 Listening Section 2No. of Questions: 17OKNow put on your headsetClick on CONTINUE to go onCONTINUEYou may have to wait a few seconds for the audio to load and play.REPLAYCONTINUECONTINUEREPLAYNow get ready to answer the question6Question 1 of 17Why does the student go t

2、o see the professor?he is having trouble finding a topic for her term paper.he needs his help to find resource materials.he wants to ask him for an extension on a term paper.he wants him to approve her plans for a term paper.6Question 2 of 17Why is the student interested in learning more about diale

3、cts?he often has trouble understanding what other students are saying.She is trying to change the way she speaks.he is aware that her own dialect differs from those of her roommates.She spent her childhood in various places where different dialects are spoken.6Question 3 of 17Based on the conversati

4、on, what can be concluded about dialect accommodation”? Click on 2 answers.It is a largely subconscious process.It is a process that applies only to some dialects.It is a very common phenomenon.It is a topic that has not been explored extensively.6Question 4 of 17What does the professor want the stu

5、dent to do next?ead some articles he has recommendedresent her proposal before the entire classubmit a design plan for the projectisten to recordings of different dialects6Question 5 of 17What can be inferred about the professor when he says this:He thinks the topic goes beyond his expertise.e think

6、s the topic is too broad for the student to manage.e thinks the topic is not relevant for a linguistics class.He thinks other students may have chosen the same topic.6You may have to wait a few seconds for the audio to load and play.REPLAYCONTINUE6CONTINUEREPLAYNow get ready to answer the question6Q

7、uestion 6 of 17What aspect of creative writing does the professor mainly discuss?How to keep a readers interestHow to create believable charactersKey differences between major and minor charactersTechniques for developing short-story plots6Question 7 of 17Why does the professor recommend that studen

8、ts pay attention to the people they see every day?The behavior and characteristics of these people can be used in character sketches.bserving people in real-life situations can provide ideas for story plots.t is easier to observe the behavior of familiar people than of new people.tudents can gather

9、accurate physical descriptions for their characters.6Question 8 of 17The professor discusses an example of three friends who run out of gas. What point does he use the example to illustrate?Writers should know their characters as well as they know their friends.Writers should create characters that

10、interact in complex ways.Friends do not always behave the way we expect them to behave.Friends behavior is often more predictable than fictional characters behavior.6Question 9 of 17What warning does the professor give when he talks about the man who lives on the mountain?void placing characters in

11、remote settingsvoid having more than one major charactervoid using people as models whose lives are unusualvoid making characters into stereotypes6Question 10 of 17What does the professor imply is the importance of flat characters?They act more predictably than other characters.They are difficult fo

12、r readers to understand.They help reveal the main characters personality.They are the only characters able to experience defeat.To motivate the students to do better work6Question 11 of 17Why does the professor say this:o indicate that he is about to explain what type of drawing he wantso help stude

13、nts understand a term that may be confusingo indicate that he used the wrong word earliero motivate the students to do better work6You may have to wait a few seconds for the audio to load and play.REPLAYCONTINUE6CONTINUEREPLAYNow get ready to answer the question6Question 12 of 17What is the lecture

14、mainly about?An example of rapid climate changeA comparison of two mechanisms of climate changehe weather conditions in the present-day SaharaRecent geological findings made in the Sahara6Question 13 of 17Not long ago, the Sahara had a different climate. What evidence does the professor mention to s

15、upport this? Click on 3 answers.ncient pollenones from large animalsock paintingsgriculture in ancient Egyptnderground water6Question 14 of 17In the lecture, what do the Ice Age and the creation of the Sahara Desert both illustrate about past climate changes? Click on 2 answers.hat some climate chan

16、ges benefitted the development of civilizationThat some climate changes were not caused by human activityhat some climate changes were caused by a decrease of moisture in the atmospherehat some climate changes were caused by changes in Earths motion and position6Question 15 of 17What started the run

17、away effect that led to the Sahara area of north Africa becoming a desert?The prevailing winds became stronger.he seasonal rains moved to a different area.he vegetation started to die off in large areas.he soil lost its ability to retain rainwater.6Question 16 of 17The professor mentions a theory th

18、at people migrating from the Sahara were important to the development of the Egyptian civilization. Which sentence best describes the professors attitude toward this theory?It is exciting because it perfectly explains recent archaeological discoveries.It is problematic because it goes too far beyond

19、 the generally available data.It raises an interesting possibility and he hopes to see more evidence for it.It cannot be taken seriously until it explains how the migrants got to Egypt.6Question 17 of 17Why does the professor say this:o correct a misstatement he made about the Saharas climateTo sugg

20、est that the current dryness of the Sahara is exaggeratedo indicate that scientists are not in agreement about the Saharas past climateTo emphasize the difference between the current and past climates of the SaharaCongratulations!You have completed this practice test.Obtain answer keysSave / exit th

21、e testReview your answer RETURNTPO 1 - listeningTPO 2 - listeningTPO 3 - listeningTPO 4 - listeningTPO 5 - listeningTPO 6 - listeningSection 11. D2. B3. C4. A5. B6. C7. C8. A9. B10. B11. A12. B13. D14. The amount of The age of Zircon in the.15. B16. A17. B Section 21. B2. A3. D4. BDE5. C6. B7. B8. A

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23、. B2. C3. A4. D5. D6. C7. B8. C9. B10. C11. D12. A13. D14. B15. C16. B17. C Section 21. B2. A3. C4. A5. C6. A7. D8. A9. B10. B11. C,D12. C13. D14. B15. A16. A17. BSection 11. A,D2. C3. A,D4. D5. B6. C7. NO,YES,YES,NO8. D9. B10. C11. C12. B13. D14. C15. C16. B,D17. D Section 21. B2. C3. D4. C5. A,D6. C7. D8. A9. B10. D11. C12. B13. B,D14. The Federal Art The National Arts councilsThe federal budget15. A16. C17. DSection 1 1.C2.A3.B4.A,C5.D6.B7.C8.A,D9.B10.D11.A12.B13.D14.B15.C16.A,B17.DSection 2 1.B2.A3.C4