2019年TPO27托福口语Task3
及参考答案TPO27口语Task3题目:SwitchtoElectronicTextbooksTheuniversitywillbeginswitchingfromtraditional-boundtextbookstoelectronictextbooksearlynextyear.Universitystudentswillbeabletodownloadthecontentoftheirrequiredtextbookstoareadingdeviceandreadthematerialdirectlyfromthedevice’sscreen.Whilethecostofthedeviceisaround$200,itisaone-timeexpense.Consideringtherisingcostoftextbooks,studentswillsavemoneyinthelongrunsincepurchasingelectronicbooksfortheirclassesismuchlessexpensivethanbuyingregulartextbooks.Furthermore,theuniversitybelievesthedevicewillbeaneffectivestudyaidbecauseitissimpletooperateandoffersfeaturessuchashighlightingoftextandnote-taking.ConversationNowlistentotwostudentsdiscussingthearticle.Woman:Oh,no,didyouseethis?Man:Yeah,why?Youdon’tliketheidea?Woman:Notatall!Man:Howcome?Woman:Well,thecost,foronething,theyarejustnotbeingrealistic.Man:Evencomparetothepriceoftextbooks?Woman:Well,sure,textbooksaren’tcheap,butdoyouthinkpeopleareonlygonnauseonedevicethewholetimetheyareatuniversity?Whathappensifyoursbreaks?Youhavetobuyanewone.Ortheycomeoutwithsomefancynewfeatures.Wouldn'tyouwanttogetanewonethen?Man:Yeah,Iseewhatyoumean.Alotofpeoplewouldprobablywanttoreplacetheirswiththelatestversion.Woman:Right!Maybeeveneveryyearandthatcanaddup.Man:True,but,don’tyouagreeit’llmakestudyingandpreparingforclassesaloteasier?Woman:Idon’tthinkeverybodyisgonnathinkit’ssogreat.Man:Whatdoyoumean?Woman:Well.,it’sonlyhelpfulifit’seasytouseand,well,thisthingisprettysmall.It’sonlyabout18or20centimeterstall.Man:Oh,really?Sothatmeansthescreen’sprettysmall.Woman:Right,andIheardthatthekeypadorcontrolbuttons,theyaresmall,too.Soifyouhavenormal-sizedfingers,it’snotsoeasytoselectanitemorgetittofunctionright,youknow,todostufflikehighlightingorunderlining.Man:Ihadn’tthoughtofthat.Woman:Sowhatgoodareallthosefancyfeaturesifit’shardtousethem?Besides,Iliketheold-fashionedwayofstudyingmaterial:writingnotesonthepageandunderliningorhighlightingimportantsectionsofthebook.I’mmorecomfortablewiththat.QuestionThewomanexpressesheropinionabouttheuniversity’splan.Brieflysummarizetheplanthenstateheropinionandexplainthereasonsshegivesforholdingthatopinion.KeyPoints1.lessexpensiveinthelongrun2.moreeffectivefeaturesTPO27口语Task3参考答案(
):Thewomandoesn’tagreewiththeschool’splantoswitchfromtraditionaltext-bookstoelectronicbooks.Accordingtotheschool,eventhoughthedeviceisexpensive,theybelievethatitwillsavestudentsmoneyinthelongruncosthecostofelectronicbooksissomuchlowerthanregulartext-books,butthewomansaysthatifsomeone’sdevicebreaks,theywouldhavetobuyanewoneandthatcangetexpensive.Plus,theymaycomeoutwithanewmodeleveryyearthatpeoplewillwantaswell.Theschoolalsonotesthatthedevicewillbeaneffectivestudy-aidcositcanhelpstudentstakenotesandhighlightinformation,butthewomanpointsoutthatthedeviceisn’treallybigandthebuttonsaresmallsoevenifithasalotoffeatures,itwillstillbedifficulttouseandshe’smorecomfortablewritinginabookthanusingadevice.