2017年9月托福真题回忆及解析

2017年9月托福真题回忆及解析

备考是一种经历，也是一种体验。每天进步一点点，基础扎实一点点，通过考试就会更容易一点点。无忧考网搜集整理了2017年9月托福真题回忆及解析，希望对大家有所帮助。2017年9月举行了3场考试，时间分别为9月9日、9月16日、9月17日。以下内容仅供参考。

9月9日托福听力真题回忆：

Conversation 1

话题分类

“学生与就业咨询中心的服务人员”

内容回忆：学生去就业咨询中心，询问有关就业的问题。说话人告诉他首先要制作

出漂亮的简历，需要娴熟的计算机技能，学生有提及自己的实践经历，说话人提示他不要忘记把实践经历附上，并提供了参考网址。建议学生等邮件通知。

Lecture 1

学科分类

地理

标题

geography class

内容回忆：教授讲述了地理特征对于人类活动的影响，提及了fall-line这个名词，人

类借助fall-line的力量，从事社会活动，形成了大片fall-line cities的居住形式。后来

随着交通工具以及道路的发展，fall-line对于人类的影响逐渐减少，后来更是出现了high-way等形式。

Lecture 2

学科分类

环境

标题

Wooly mammoth

内容回忆：教授先引出长毛象数量减少这个现象，然后质疑了mathematical method 的可信度，认为被人类携带的病毒感染更能够证明长毛象数量下降的原因。

还有一种climate change的说法，没有人类影响这种说法更可信，并加以否定。Conversation 2

话题分类

“students and professor”

内容回忆：学生和教授在探讨学生写的环境方面的论文，有关climate change的内

容，教授指出，学生仅侧重于阐述客观现象，而没有深入探讨气候变化的影响及更

深层次的内容。解答了学生的几个问题。建议学生更换话题，写有关ice age更能体

现出环境变化的影响及深层问题等。

Lecture 3

学科分类

材料科学

标题

Material class

内容回忆：教授给学生列出例子来讲解有关biomiticous 的内容。其中有给出gecko

的脚部特征，喜欢选择fire -burned trees栖息产卵，因为比较容易防御天敌，还分

析了fiber的作用及影响等。

Lecture 4

学科分类

艺术

标题

Art history

内容回忆：教授首先给出live-still painting的定义讲解，即non-moving的静物绘画特点。然后给学生展示了一副画，画上有一个花瓶，插了一大捧鲜花，但是鲜花的

开放状态不一，有的没开，有的开了，有的病态。然后接着给出画的另一部分，有

一只松鼠，像是碰到了花瓶，花瓶呈倾斜状态要坠落的感觉。教授询问了学生们对

于这幅画的看法。有学生讲道可能是暗示美丽的东西容易被破坏。然后教授讲解到

要看深层含义，传递出更为深层的负面的社会信息。

9月9日托福阅读真题回忆：

Passage 1

科目

生物

标题

“Geckos”

内容回忆：文章共五段，先是讲述了不同的壁虎的种类以及他们的不同特征。后面特

别讲解了一种重要的特征，有种female gecko能够不需要male gecko的情况下，大量繁殖，但是这种identical的特征使得这种物种很容易受到灾难，因为几乎基因都一样，sex是能够保持基因多样性的。而且地图上显示出了gecko在一些比较分散的小岛上的

分布情况等。

词汇题：

1. identical = the same

2. sophisticated = complex

3. inconspicuous＝not easily noticed

Passage 2

科目

艺术/历史

标题

“Photography and pictorial Weeklies”

内容回忆：文章共四段，讲了摄影行业的发展过程，首先讲述了18世纪盛行的是metal plate printing，规模大，后来发展为electrotype。摄影形势及人物特点也有所变化，比较夸张的漫画形式（富有幽默感）的人物更倾向于像more serious and more formality方向发展。

词汇题：

1. plentiful = numerous

2. emergence = rise

3. routinely = regularly

4. distinctive=attractive

Passage 3

科目

生物

标题

“Bird colonies”

内容回忆：文章共五段，讲述了birds colonies的两个形成条件，食物和天敌。同时也

讲述了birds colonies的优缺点。优点是可以很好的预防天敌攻击，并且如果遇到天敌

可以联合起来击退天敌，并给出了yellow - rumped birds以及cliff swallow的例子。提

及了适合居住的地方，一般是食物比较充足的地方，还有个别物种适宜cold water区域。缺点是面临着巨大的竞争，群居的话鸟类会争伴侣，争巢穴，甚至偷筑巢用的材料等

内容。

词汇题：

1. vicinity = region

2. contribute to = add to

3. exhaust= use up

4. on balance= overall

9月9日托福口语真题回忆：

Task 1

【建议方法】

If universities are given financial support to develop researches, which one do you think would receive more benefits.

1、To predict whether more accurately.

2、To clean rivers and ocean.

3、To deal with out space.

Task 2

【生活方式】

Some people like participating in performance like theatrical or musical show. Others prefer to be in audience watching those plays. Which do you prefer. Task 3

标题

“First grade students should live alone.”

阅读

原因1：transition

原因2：adapt to school life better

态度：disagree

原因1：与室友相处确实好，但是关系没那么近

原因2：建宿舍的楼现在计划建成教学楼

Task4

标题

“natal homing”

定义：一些特殊物种在繁殖的时候会回到自己的原栖息地寻求更佳适合的条件。

听力例子：举出一种绿色海龟，在繁殖产卵的时候就会回到原来的栖息地海滩，因

为温度更适合，而且能够有效抵御天敌攻击，保护幼崽等。

Task5

标题

男生发现group meeting 和presentation的时间有冲突

问题：男生发现group meeting 和 presentation的时间有冲突

解决方案：可以先参加group meeting，然后随后在网站上听presentation的音频。

Task6

标题

How to gather information -interview

话题：How to gather information - interview

要点1：unstructured interview- general information

例子1：想要搜集市民们对于城市发展的方向领域的建议的话，可以讲出话题，让

市民积极踊跃的建言，没有设定领域，方向。

要点2：structured interview - specific information

例子2：想要搜集市民对于某些发展领域的看法的话，可以给出既定的方向，比如

给出三个方向，让市民从中选择。

9月9日托福写作真题回忆：

综合

阅读TS：意大利橄榄树遭病毒侵袭范围广泛，提出了几个控制方法。

?砍掉或者移除染上病毒的橄榄树。

?研究表明染上病毒的树含有fungus这种真菌，移除树里面的真菌就可以了。

?限制意大利周边临近国家（如法国）的树木运输进来，就可以控制。

题目

意大利橄榄树遭病毒侵袭范围广泛，提出了几个控制方法

听力TS：阅读中提及的控制方法都无效。

?这种方法不能完全有效，因为不止橄榄树，还有其他树种也染上了该病毒，还是会传染。?这种说法是错的，染上病毒的橄榄树染上的病毒有两种，一种弱病毒，一种强病毒，强病毒的话，仅仅用移除fungus这种方法是无效的。

?限制临近国家是无效的，因为远一点的国家比如南美已经存在病毒了，还是会以其他方法传播病毒的。

独立

【学习】/【对比题型】

Your friends have the opportunity to choose either one of two types of majors (fields of study), which one of the following two majors do you think is a better choice, and why?

A major that would allow him to finish years of study and get a degree sooner (so that he would begin to work full-time quickly).

or

A major that requires many years of study that would provide him with more employment opportunities and offers in the future.

Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Be sure to use your own words. Do not memorize some certain examples.

9月16日托福口语真题回忆：

Task 1

【建议方法】

If the government wants to invest in the following three areas, which one do you think is the most worthwhile?

1. land exploration

2. Education

3. health care

Task 2

【发展】

Some people think ,with the development of technology and Internet，libraries will disappear，while others think libraries are always necessary. Which one do you agree, and please give specific details to support your opinion.

Task 3

标题

“学校搞二手货交易市场”

阅读

原因1：学生买东西可以save money。

原因2：帮助学生清理不需要的东西。

态度：女生同意。

原因1：举了自己的例子来说明。在二手交易市场上买东西既节约钱，还让她把宿

舍不需要的东西清理掉了，腾出了很多储物空间。

Task4

标题

“intercropping”

定义：把两种植物种到一起，有利于彼此的生长。

例子：将corn 和 beans种在一起，对两种植物都有利。Beans可以为corn提供氮元

素作为养料，而corn长得很高可以支撑beans的生长。

Task5

标题

男生下周要去找教授答疑

问题：男生下周要去找教授答疑，但是答疑的时间变了，和他的排练时间发生了冲突。

解决方案1：不去参加排练。

解决方案2：把问题用e-mail发给教授，然后去参加排练。

Task6

标题

两种降低行政成本来获得盈利的策略

话题：两种降低行政成本来获得盈利的策略。

要点1：new energy

例子1：种树，可以遮阴避风，可以节约夏天和冬天的能源消耗费用。

要点2：decrease traveling

例子2：通讯时使用网络视频，节省下交通费和住宿费。

9月16日托福写作真题回忆：

综合

题目

Heinrich Schliemann

discovered a golden mask of warrior king

Reading

Heinrich Schliemann discovered a golden mask of warrior king. He claimed that the golden mask is the Mask of Agamemnon. However, the archaeology

industry suspects that the golden mask is a fake. There are three reasons for that. Firstly, Schliemann has a reputation of faking his discovery and excavation. He used to buy an antique from a craftsman and claim that the item is from ancient Greek until it was identified a fake. Therefore, the golden mask is very suspicious and Schliemann is incredible.

Secondly, some features of the golden mask are different from the authentic golden masks from Ancient Greek. Ancient Greek golden masks have very flat appearance and no pointed hairs. The golden mask of warrior king discovered

by Schliemann has very well-defined lips and pointed beard. Therefore, the golden mask is a fake.

Thirdly, Schliemann immediately shut down the site where the golden mask is discovered after he found the golden mask. This is a very suspicious behavior. Usually archeologist will continue to excavate the site in the hope of finding more cultural information about the discovery, such as the historical context and identify whose mask it is. More information about the mask could have been discovered to identify the mask, however, Schliemann close the site in a rush, revealing his afraid of being found that the mask is a fake.

Lecture

Though many archeologists think the golden mask of warrior king is a fake, but I think that is an authentic item from Ancient Greek. There are three reasons to refute the points in the passage.

Firstly, Schliemann did have a reputation of faking discovery and excavation. However, for this mask, it’s not easy to fake. The Greek government is familiar with Schliemann’s reputation of dishonesty and specifically assigned a supervisor to closely supervise and monitor Schliemann’s work of excavation. If Schliemann really cheated on this discovery, it’s hard to do so without being caught by the supervisor.

Secondly, a golden mask of lion from Ancient Greek, which was proved an

authentic antique, was compared with the golden mask of warrior king. The golden lion mask also has three-dimensioned lips and nose, and all pointed hair. All the features are comparable to the golden mask of warrior king.

Thirdly, the timing of the site being shut down immediately after the golden mask was discovered can be explained. Schliemann was not a real archeologist but a treasure hunter. It fitted a treasure hunter’s habit to close the site immediately after he depleted all the valuable things in the site. Therefore, Schliemann’s behavior of shutting down the site is not suspicious.

Question: summarize the points in the lecture, make sure how they oppose the specific points in the reading message.

独立

【生活方式】/【隐藏绝对词题型】

Children rely too much on the technology, like computers, smart phones, video games for fun and entertainment. Playing simpler toys or playing outside with friends would be better for children’s development.

9月16日托福阅读真题回忆：

Passage 1

科目

地质类

标题

“the formation of earth atmosphere”

内容回忆：

1.地球形成的时候是H和HE 为什么和现在不同？

2.hold gas的主要原因是gravity和escape velocity，所以那两种很轻的气体就跑了。

3.火山爆发导致二氧化碳出现，其溶于水作为降雨进入到海洋以及是有机生物体的碳

元素的来源。

4.氮气因为很少溶于水所以在大气中含量较高，是现在大气的主要气体。

词汇题：

1. predominantly - mainly

2. Augment - supplement

3. account for - explanation

4. constitutes - makes up

Passage 2

科目

历史

标题

“Documenting the Incas”

加印因为没有自己的书写系统，西班牙人替他们记录了历史，文章主要讲解了西班牙

人帮助记录印加历史存在的缺陷。第一，西班牙人根据自己的社会习惯来描述印加的

文化发展;第二，西班牙人为了自身的利益会编造一些虚假信息;第三，西班牙人的信息

来源就是印加，特别大部分来自于统治阶级;第四，印加的历史在西班牙人到达美洲之

前就开始了;第五，西班牙人对于地点和名字的描述非常模糊。TPO相似文章：TPO46-

2 The Commercial Revolution in Medieval Europe。

Passage 3

科目

生物

标题

“The most common bird”

内容回忆：

1.讲了一种红嘴鸟在非洲是很常见的。

2.这种鸟feed on grass，而grass是seasonal 出现和消失的。

3.这种鸟为了避免食物短缺，就要migrate。

4,在grass开始长的时候这种鸟又迁移回来。

5.现在Africa种了很多cereals，这种鸟就是一种pest，每年会damage很多cereals的产

量。

词汇题：

1. evershifting

2. inhospitable - unfavorable

3. subsequent - continually

4. over estimate - may be higher

9月16日托福听力真题回忆：

Conversation 1

话题分类

“student and professor”

内容回忆：交叉学科的人类学的论文，学校不然学生做，说是因为有三个core

courses没有完成，学生找老师商量怎么办。老师同意给她写一个letter给学校支持

她开这个论文。

Lecture 1

学科分类

生物

标题

wild life animal

内容回忆：讲的是一个ideal free distribution简称IFD theory.就是说动物在habitat 里面，理想的状态（没有障碍）下会自行根据resource的多少来分配自己的数量。

举了个例子。一种fish，一种dolphin。

Lecture 2

学科分类

艺术

标题

music appreciation

内容回忆：Puccini的歌剧madam butterfly的第一次opening比较失败，因为没有

按照传统分三块，并且内容有一句重复这个作家之前的曲子，这导致观众很不满意。

后来经过三个月的修改，Puccini把第二段divide了一下变成第三段，做了一些修改

去迎合观众的口味。

Conversation 2

话题分类

“学生和老师讨论作业得分低的原因”

内容回忆：学生要写一篇关于Emily Dickonsin的文章，老师给了低分，是因为学生

write everything a bit，没有focus。老师举例说应该着重写一个方面，比如写一个Susan 做为Emily的朋友，是如何在生活中影响Emily的以及Emily如何将friend这个theme体现在她的诗歌里的。

Lecture 3

学科分类

商业

标题

business management

内容回忆：先介绍problem和crisis的区别就是后者是potential存在的。后面介绍了

要在crisis出现前就预测到并且给出解决方案，这是一个公司public relationship department应该做的。crisis对公司有时候是挑战也是opportunity，比如公司可以

通过此来改变自己的老套路以及可以发现解决crisis成功的人才进行继续培养。

Lecture 4

学科分类

生态

标题

ecology class

内容回忆：主要讲了mutualism 互惠共生。yucca plants 和 yucca moths 的关系。plant必须依赖moth是因为它的pollen很sticky，其他蜜蜂没办法传播。moth依赖plant 是因为她的幼虫feed on这种plant。moth为了保证它的offspring，会在每朵

花上面下1-3个人eggs。plant为了保障它的花不被比3个多的幼虫吃掉，会在花期掉一些花，以此甩掉一部分幼虫。moth为了避免掉花带来的风险，就会均匀分布他

的eggs而不是在某几多花上下全部的eggs。

9月17日托福口语真题回忆：

Task 1

【特征】

What qualities are most needed in a small company?outgoing and friendly，well organized or creative

Task 2

【生活方式】

In order to encourage healthy eating, schools increase prices for junk food and offer more fruits and vegetables. What do you think about it?

Task 3

标题

“老师改成了在网上和学生答疑的方式”

【阅读】老师改成了在网上和学生答疑的方式，学生需要提前预约。

【听力】男生同意。

他住在校外，这样不用专门去学校；

平时老师那里人很多要排队，提前预约可以保证能和老师交流上。

Task4

标题

“动物会根据季节变化采取应对措施”

动物会根据季节变化采取应对措施。

【举例】某种美洲的蝴蝶是colored，黄色之类的可以反光降温。秋天温度降低，

蝴蝶不能太冷否则会飞不动，它们的翅膀会变深色吸收光，以保持身体温暖。

Task5

标题

男生这学期要上一个文学课

男生这学期要上一个文学课，他的课表安排中早上那个空闲时间的课程太难，他担心花太多时间在上面，对他其他科目的成绩不好。晚上又个简单的课，但他在咖啡

馆兼职，他不想损失他的外块以及在咖啡店交到的好朋友。

Task6

标题

考古新科技

考古新科技

1.节省时间：一个考古队用了20年才勘探一小部分，用这个科技一周就几乎把剩下的都勘探完了；

2.更加精细，用了这个科技勘测出许多之前考古队没勘测到的地下遗迹。

9月17日托福写作真题回忆：

综合

题目

Nacza Lines为什么形成的三种理论

综合写作：

Nacza Lines为什么形成的三种理论：

1.用来记录星象变化，因为有些图案像天上的星星。

但教授反驳还有无数的图案根本不能match到天上的星星，而且仅有的那些像的图

案也只是巧合而已。

2. 一种表达文化的艺术形式，因为很壮观。

教授反驳说在高处看确实很壮观，但在平地看就not visible，根本不能识别，所以

不可能是人为创作的艺术作品。

3. 是人们赛跑的轨道，因为有很多人的足迹。

教授反驳说这些足迹很复杂，还包含了动物的脚印，很难定位，而且不一定是用来

赛跑的，可能是人们进行宗教仪式时留下来的。

独立

【教育】/【多选一题型年】

A lot of high school students now cheat in homework assignments, by asking other students for answers. Which of the following do you think is the most efficient way to stop?

-asking parents to help stop the students from cheating

-penalty or punishment to the students

-asking teacher to create homework assignment that cannot be easily

Cheated

9月17日托福阅读真题回忆：

Passage 1

科目

历史

标题

“14世纪欧洲经济的衰退”

Economic Decline in Europe During the Fourteenth Century重复2017.03.11，2015.11.08，2014.11.23，2014.04.27

有几个理由:与东方经济交往的切断、种植手段欠缺食物短缺、天气影响收成等。Passage 2

科目

地理

标题

“水的温度分层造成的影响”

Thermal Stratification重复2015.05.30

Passage 3

科目

地理

标题

“Attempts at Determining Earth’s Age”

重复2015.08.22，2014-03-01，2014-09-21

9月17日托福听力真题回忆：

Conversation 1

话题分类

“女生和工作人员”

女生说她不想定牛奶，但工作人员说在学校必须定。女生说她不能吃含wet的食物,

问怎么办?工作人员说食堂有不含wet的,要2010她去问食堂的人。女生建议说用

label标明含不含wet,工作人员说有label红色的就是不含的。

Lecture 1

学科分类

艺术

标题

一个特殊的theater以及它的发明者

一个特殊的 theater以及它的发明者,与 realistic theater不一样,这种剧一般反映现实问题,如全球变暖,但会用以前的例子,让观众保持客观。这个作者觉得看戏既是娱乐

也是教育。

Lecture 2

学科分类

生物

标题

紫罗兰

紫罗兰的 reproduction两种方法一个是昆虫传粉,一个是射种子紫罗兰花期很长,会调整茎和花蕊,吸引不同时期的传粉昆虫。过了花期,会长另一种花,不会开但会发射种子,一般5米远。教授还讲了个例子,阐述这个发射种子力道很大。

Conversation 2

话题分类

“教授问学生”

教授问学生 group assignment做的怎么样,学生说没做完。教授说可能有人偷懒然后举了俩例子。学生说没人偷懒。只是任务量不均匀。教授让他少给自己分配点任务。

类似篇章：TPO4C2

Lecture 3

学科分类

地理

标题

Ice age

地球科学将一种特殊的 Ice age两种学说形成,它形成的时间特别短。

原题，同2016.8.27 Younger Dryas

Lecture 4

学科分类

历史

标题

美国1940s的一次人口大迁移

美国历史美国1940s的一次人口大迁移欧洲经济衰落大量人涌入美国,导致一些州人太多。人们就往南部迁移,之前南部发展差所以人们都不乐意去。但后来因为纽约之类的城市人太多,南部也有了一些改善有工作机会,大家就都去南部了

原题，同2017.3.4

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