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1、在新托福考试中，听力是听说读写四项里最关键的项目，除了阅读，其他三项都会考察听力能力。因此我们才会说：得听力者得托福。听力基础不好的同学，一定要耐心去做精听练习并配合背诵托福听力的单项词汇。那么听力考试的背景是什么？首先，新托福考试的听力部分分为两个section，如果遇到听力加试，则再多一个section。每个section中，有一段conversation和两段lecture，均要求考生在未知题目的情况下听完，之后再做题，不能复听，答案提交后也不能修改。考试时间总共是50分钟。每个section考17道题，答题时间为
2、10分钟，节奏由自己控制，简单的题速度快一点，拿不准的题可以多花些功夫。平均来讲，大概每道题的答题时间是30秒左右。这与我们以往的英语考试很不相同，尤其是lecture大多会长达5分多钟，如果不是英语基础极好，很难在不做笔记的情况下准确答题。而这些材料，都是模拟美国校园里的对话和课堂讲座，因而对话反应校园生活，而讲座内容具有一定科普性。举例来说，这是一篇TPO中的讲座，主要内容是天文学。Professor：OK,lasttimewetalkedaboutancientagriculturalcivilizationsth
3、atobservedthestarsandthenusedthoseobservationstokeeptrackoftheseasons.ButtodayIwanttotalkabouttheimportanceofstarsforearlyseafarers,abouthowthefixedpatternsofstarswereusedasnavigationalaids.OK,you’veallheardabouttheVikingsandtheirimpressivenavigationskills,butthe
4、seafaringpeopleofthepacificislands,thePolynesiansandtheMicronesians,werequitepossiblytheworld’sgreatestnavigators.Longbeforethedevelopmentof,uh,advancednavigationaltoolsinEurope,pacificislandersweretravellingfromNewZealandtoHawaiiandbackagain,usingnothingbutthest
5、arsastheirnavigationalinstruments.Um,thekeytothepacificislanders’successwasprobablytheirlocationneartheequator.Whatthatmeantwasthattheskycouldbepartitioned,dividedup,muchmoresymmetricallythanitcouldfartherawayfromtheequator.UnliketheVikings,earlyobserversofthesta
6、rsinPolynesiaorreallyanywherealongtheequatorwouldfeelthattheywereattheverycenterofthings,withtheskiestothenorthandtheskiestothesouthbehavingidentically,theycouldseestarsgoingstraightupintheeastandstraightdowninthewest.Soitwaseasiertodiscerntheorderintheskythanfar
7、thernorthorfarthersouth,whereeverythingwouldseemmorechaotic.TakethecaseoftheGilbertIslands,theyarepartofPolynesia,andlieveryclosetotheequator.Andthepeopletherewereabletodividetheskyintosymmetricalboxes,accordingtothemaindirections,north,east,southandwest.Andtheyc
8、ouldpreciselydescribethelocationofastarbyindicatingitspositioninoneofthoseimaginaryboxes.Andtheyrealizedthatyouhadtoknowthestarsinordertonavigate.Infacttherewa
