托福TPO——口语11-13

　　Task4

　　Outsider Art

　　Outsider Art is a term used to describe art that is made by people who

　　choose to live and work outside society. The artists who produce this kind of

　　art-Outsider Artists- work in isolation from other artists and have little or no

　　formal artistic training. Because they do not learn conventional artistic

　　techniques from teachers or other artists, outsider artists must invent their

　　own ways of doing things. As a result of the unconventional methods that

　　outsider artists often use, their work can look strange and not at all like

　　traditional art to the observer.

　　Explain why Henry Darger is considered as an outsider artist.

　　Task5

　　The students discuss a problem and two possible solutions. Briefly

　　summarize the problem. Then state which solution you would recommend and explain

　　the reasons for your recommendation.

　　Task6

　　Using the points and examples from the lecture, explain what unity and

　　contrast are, and how they make interior design more effective.

二、托福口语TPO 12

　　Task1

　　What is the most efficient type of transportation in your country? Explain

　　why you think it is efficient. Include specific reasons and examples.

　　Task2

　　Some people believe it’s essential for a person’s education to learn to

　　play a musical instrument. Others don’t believe music education is important.

　　Which view do you agree with? Explain why.

　　Task3

　　College Radio Station to Undergo Major Changes

　　The university is considering making major changes to the college radio

　　station. Changes would include an expansion of the station’s broadcasting range,

　　which would allow the radio’s programming to reach nearby towns. One goal of the

　　plan is to attract more students to apply to its communications program. Another

　　goal is provide the university with an extra source of revenue. University

　　officials expect the enhanced radio station to significantly increase the number

　　of listeners, which will in turn encourage businesses to place commercials on

　　the radio.

　　The woman supports the proposal described in the article. Explain why she

　　thinks it will achieve the university’s goals.

　　Task4

　　Subliminal Perception

　　Humans are constantly perceiving visual and auditory stimuli. Sometimes our

　　perception of these stimuli occurs consciously: we are aware of a stimulus and

　　know what we are perceiving it. But our perception of a stimulus can also occur

　　without our awareness: an image might appear and disappear before our eyes too

　　quickly for us to notice what we saw it, or a sound might be too faint for us to

　　realize that we heard it. This phenomenon---the perception of a stimulus just

　　below the threshold of conscious awareness---is called subliminal perception.

　　Experiments have shown that subliminally perceived stimuli can influence

　　people’s thoughts and attitudes.

　　Describe what subliminal perception is and explain how the experiment

　　discussed by the professor illustrates this phenomenon.