2016托福真题口语题库_2016年TPO27托福口语Task3原文及参考答案

　　TPO27口语Task3题目： 　　Switch to Electronic Textbooks 　　The university will begin switching from traditional-bound textbooks to electronic textbooks early next year. University students will be able to download the content of their required textbooks to a reading device and read the material directly from the device’sscreen. While the cost of the device is around $200, it is a one-time expense.Considering the rising cost of textbooks, students will save money in the long run since purchasing electronic books for their classes is much less expensive than buying regular textbooks.Furthermore, the university believes the device will be an effective study aid because it is simple to operate and offers features such as highlighting of textand note-taking. 　　Conversation 　　Now listen to two students discussing the article. 　　Woman: Oh, no, did you see this? 　　Man: Yeah, why? You don’t like the idea? 　　Woman: Not at all! 　　Man: How come? 　　Woman: Well, the cost, for one thing, they are just not being realistic. 　　Man: Even compare to the price of textbooks? 　　Woman: Well, sure, textbooks aren’t cheap, but do you think people are only gonna use one device the whole time they are at university? What happens if yours breaks? You have to buy a new one. Or they come out with some fancy new features. Wouldn't you want to get a new one then? 　　Man: Yeah, I see what you mean. A lot of people would probably want to replace theirs with the latest version. 　　Woman: Right! Maybe even every year and that can add up. 　　Man: True, but, don’t you agree it’ll make studying and preparing for classes a lot easier? 　　Woman: I don’t think everybody is gonna think it’s so great. 　　Man: What do you mean? 　　Woman: Well., it’s only helpful if it’s easy to use and, well, this thing is pretty small. It’s only about 18 or 20 centimeters tall. 　　Man: Oh, really? So that means the screen’s pretty small. 　　Woman: Right, and I heard that the key pad or control buttons, they are small, too. So if you have normal-sized fingers, it’s not so easy to select an item or get it to function right, you know, to do stuff like highlighting or underlining. 　　Man: I hadn’t thought of that. 　　Woman: So what good are all those fancy features if it’s hard to use them? Besides, I like the old-fashioned way of studying material: writing notes on the page and underlining or highlighting important sections of the book. I’m more comfortable with that.

　　Question 　　The woman expresses her opinion about the university’s plan. Briefly summarize theplan then state her opinion and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion. 　　Key Points1. less expensive in the long run 　　2. more effective features 　　TPO27口语Task3参考答案(范文模板)： 　　The woman doesn’t agree with the school’s plan to switch from traditional text-books to electronic books. According to the school, even though the device is expensive, they believe that it will save students money in the long run cos the cost of electronic books is so much lower than regular text-books, but the woman says that if someone’s device breaks, they would have to buy a new one and that can get expensive. Plus, they may come out with a new model every year that people will want as well. The school also notes that the device will be an effective study-aid cos it can help students take notes and highlight information, but the woman points out that the device isn’t really big and the buttons are small so even if it has a lot of features, it will still be difficult to use and she’s more comfortable writing in a book than using a device.

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