1、Test of English for International Communication托业七大题型详解(1)Photographs1【Bruce Rogers - 托业考试(TOEIC)试题】1.Sentences About PhotographsFormatThe first part of TOEIC consists of twenty numbered photographs that are in your test book. For each photograph, you will hear on the audio program four sentences th
2、at refer to it. You must decide which of the sentences best describes something you can see in each photograph. The photographs are pictures of ordinary situations. Around two-thirds of the photographs involve a person or people; around one-third involve an object or a scene without people. The sent
3、ences are short and grammatically simple. They generally deal with the most important aspects of the photographs, but some focus on small details or on objects or people in the background. Each item is introduced by a statement that tells you to look at the next numbered photograph. The pacing for t
4、his part is fast: There is only a five-second pause between items, and there is no pause between sentences (A), (B), (C), and (D).Tactics1. Always complete each item as quickly as possible so that you can preview the photograph for the next item. Dont wait for the statement that says, “Now look at p
5、hotograph number _. “2. If you are previewing a photograph that involves a person or people, look for aspects of the photographs that are often mentioned in the sentences:* What are the people doing?* Where are they?* Who are they? (Is there a uniform or piece of equipment or anything else that indi
6、cates their profession or role?)* What distinguishes them? (Is there a hat, a mustache, a puree, a pair of glasses, a tie, or anything else that differentiates the people?)* What do the peoples expressions tell you? (Do they look happy? Unhappy? Excited? Bored? Upset?)3. If you are previewing a phot
7、ograph of an object, focus on these aspects:* What is it?* What is it made of?* What - if anything - is it doing?* Where is it?4. If you are previewing a photograph of a scene, focus on these aspects:* Where is it?* What is in the foreground (the “front“ of the picture)?* What - if anything - is hap
8、pening?* What is in the background (the “distant“ part of the picture)?5. Dont mark an answer until you have heard all four choices. When you hear a choice that you think is correct, rest your pencil on that oval on your answer sheet. If you change your mind and hear a sentence that you think is bet
9、ter, move your pencil to that choice. Once you have heard all four sentences, mark the oval that your pencil is resting on. (This technique helps you remember which choice you think is best.)6. Try to eliminate choices with problems in meaning, sound, and sound + meaning. 7. Most correct answers inv
10、olve verbs in the simple present (“The furniture looks new.“) or present progressive tense (“The woman is riding a bicycle.“). Be suspicious of answer choices involving any other tenses. P8. Never leave any blanks. Always guess before going on to the next item.9. As soon as you have finished marking
11、 the answer, stop looking at and thinking about that photograph and move on to the next item.* Testing Points and Skill-Building ExercisesA. Sentences with Meaning ProblemsB. Sentences with Sound ProblemsC. Sentences with Sound and Meaning Problems托业七大题型详解(2)Questions/Responses1【Bruce Rogers - 托业考试(
12、TOEIC)试题】2.Questions/ResponsesFormatThis part of TOEIC consists of thirty items. Each item consists of a question on the audio program followed by three possible responses (answers) to the question, also on the audio program. Your job is to decide which of these three best answers the question. Betw
13、een each item is a five-second pause. Part II problems do not involve any reading skills; therefore, this part is considered a “pure“ test of listening skills. Your test book simply tells you to mark an answer for each problem.Tactics1. There are no answer choices to consider before or while the ite
14、m is being read. You should just concentrate on the question and the three responses on the audio program, and pay no attention to the test book.2. Try to identify the type of question (information question, yes/no question, alternative question, and so on). The correct response, of course, often de
15、pends on the type of question being asked.3. Try to eliminate distractors. 4. Dont mark an answer until you have heard all three responses. When you hear a response that you think is correct, rest your pencil on that oval on the answer sheet. If you change your mind and hear a response that you thin
16、k is better, move your pencil to that choice. Once you have heard all three responses, mark the oval that your pencil is resting on. (This technique helps you remember which choice you think is best.)5. If you hear all three rresponses and none of the three seems correct, take a guess and get ready
17、for the next item.6. There is very little time (only five seconds) between items in Part II. You need to decide on an answer and fill in the blank quickly to be ready for the next item.* Testing Points and Skill-Building ExercisesA. Information QuestionsB. Yes/No QuestionsC. Other Types of Questions
18、D. Recognizing Sound/Meaning DistractorsE. Recognizing Other Types of Distractors托业七大题型详解(3)Short Conversations1【Bruce Rogers - 托业考试(TOEIC)试题】3.Short ConversationsFormatThis part of TOEIC consists of thirty short conversations, either between a man and a woman or between two men. The conversations a
19、irs three-part exchanges: The first speaker says something, the second speaker responds, and the first speaker says something else. Two typical patterns airs given below:Speaker 1: Asks a question. Speaker 1: Makes a statement.Speaker 2: Responds to the question. Speaker 2: Questions the statement.S
20、peaker 1: Comments on the response. Speaker 1: Responds to the question.In your test book, each question is written out, followed by four possible answer choices. Your job is to decide which one of these best answers the question. Then you need to mark the corresponding answer on your answer sheet.T
21、actics1. Between each conversation theirs is an eight-second pause. This may not sound like a long time, but you can actually accomplish quite a bit during this pause. You need to mark the answer for the item that you just heard and then preview the next item. Previewing the item consists of reading
22、 the question - this tells you what to listen for - and of quickly looking over the four answer choices.2. While listening to the conversation, keep your eyes on the answer choices. Dont close your eyes or look away. Try to evaluate the four choices as you airs listening.3. Remember that distractors
23、 are sometimes mentioned in the c conversations but are not answers to the question. Dont choose an answer just because you hear a word or two from the answer in the conversation.4. If the correct answer is not obvious, try to eliminate answers that seem to be incorrect. If more than one answer choi
24、ce is left, take a guess.5. Mark your answers as quickly as possible so that you can preview the next item.6. Never leave any answers blank. If you are not sure, always guess.* Testing Points and Skill-Building ExercisesA. Overview QuestionsB. Detail QuestionsC, Inference Questions托业七大题型详解(4)Short T
25、alks14.Short TalksFormatIn Part IV, you will hear a number of talks on the audio program. There are two, three, and sometimes four questions for each talk. The questions are written in your test booklet. There are four answer choices following each question. You have to choose the best answer to the
26、 question based on the information that you hear in the talk. Before each of the talks, there is an introductory statement.Examples of introductory statements:Questions 80 and 81 are based on the following announcement:Questions 93 to 96 refer to the following lecture:Following each talk, youll hear
27、 instructions to answer particular questions, with eight-second pauses between each of them. (You do not have to wait for these announcements to answer the questions.)Because this part of the test consists of both spoken material on the tape and written questions and answer choices, it tests both li
28、stening and reading skills.1. The talks: The talks are all monologues - that is, they are delivered by one speaker. They are fairly short - most are less than one minute long.2. The questions: Three main types of questions are asked about the talks: overview questions, detail questions, and inferenc
29、e questions.* Overview questions require a general understanding of the lecture or of the situation in which it is given. Overview questions ask about the main idea or purpose of the lecture, or about the speaker, the audience, or the location where the talk is given. Some typical overview questions
30、:Who is speaking?What is the purpose of the talk?What kind of people would probably be interested in this talk?What is happening in this talk?Where is this announcement being made?* Detail questions relate to specific points in the talk. They begin with question words: who, what, where, why, when, h
31、ow, how much, and so on. Some ars negative questions; they ask what was not mentioned in the talk:Which of the following is NOT true about. ?* Inference questions require you to make a conclusion based on the information provided in the talk. These questions often contain the word probably or forms
32、of the verbs imply or infer:What is probably true about. ?What does the speaker imply about. ?What can be inferred from this talk?3. The answer choices: All the answer choices are plausible answers to the questions, in many cases, the distractors are mentioned in the talk. Just because you hear an a
33、nswer choice mentioned in the talk does not mean it is the correct answer for a particular question.Tactics1. Listen carefully to the introductory announcement that is given before each talk. It will tell you what kind of talk you are going to hear (an announcement or a commercial, for example) as w
34、ell as which questions to look at during that talk.2. Always look atthe questions as the talk is being given on the audio program. Do not look away or close your eyes in order to concentrate on the spoken material. You must focus on both the talk and the written questions.3. Because the questions ar
35、s written out, you can use them to focus your listening for particular information.4. Do not mark your answer sheet while the talk is going on, even if you know the answer. The act of answering a question may cause you to miss the information you need to answer the question or questions that follow.
36、5. Do not wait for the speaker on the audio program to instruct you to answer the questions. In fact, you should ignore those announcements. Begin answering as soon as the talk is over, and answer all the questions related to that talk as soon es you can. If you have a few seconds left before the ne
37、xt talk begins, preview the next few questions in your test booklet.6. Never continue working on the questions about one talk after another talk has begun.7. If you are not sure of an answer, eliminate unlikely choices and then guess.8. Always answer each question. Never leave any blanks.* Testing P
38、oints and Skill-Building ExercisesA. Public AnnouncementsB. News, Weather, and Public Service BulletinsC. Commercial MessagesD. Business TalksE. Recorded Messages托业七大题型详解(5)Sentence Completion15. Sentence CompletionFormatThis section consists of forty sentences, each missing one or more words. Below
39、 each sentence are four words or phrases. Your job is to decide which of these four choices produces a complete, grammatical, and logical sentence when it is put into the sentence.Tactics1. Begin by reading each item carefully. Try to guess what word or words are missing. Look for these words or sim
40、ilar words among the answer choices.2. The most common testing point in Part V involves word choice. You can identify these items because the four answer choices look alike or have similar meanings. Use the context of the sentence to help you choose the answer, and look for any grammar clues that he
41、lp you eliminate distractors.3. The second most common type of item in Part V involves word form. You can recognize these because the answer choices are all forms of the same word. Use the endings of the words to determine which choice is correct in the context of the sentence.4. Verb problems are t
42、he third most common item type in Part V. The answer choices for these items are four forms of the same verb. Look for time words and other clues.5. If the correct choice is not obvious, eliminate choices that are clearly incorrect and guess. Put a mark by items that you found difficult so that you
43、can come back to them if you have time. Never leave any items unanswered.6. Never spend too much time on any one item.7. As soon as you finish Part V, go on to Part VI.* Testing Points and Skill-Building ExercisesA. Word ChoiceB. Word FormsC. Word Choice/Word FormsD. VerbsE. PrepositionsF. Connectin
44、g WordsG. Gerunds, Infinitives, and Simple Forms托业七大题型详解(6)Error Recognition16. Error IdentificationFormatSection VI of TOEIC tests your ability to recognize mistakes in grammar or usage in written sentences. It consists of twenty items. In each item, four expressions - usually one or two words each
45、 - are underlined. You have to examine all four items and decide which one must be rewritten (it cant simply be omitted) to form a correct sentence. In other works you need to find the underlined expression that contains a mistake.Tactics1. Read each item word for word. Dont just look at the underli
46、ned portion of the sentences because the error is often incorrect only because of the context of the sentence.2. Dont read too quickly. If you do, your eyes may skip over errors, especially those involving “small words“ (prepositions, pronouns, articles). Try to pronounce each word in your mind as y
47、ou read. This will help you catch errors that “sound wrong.“3. If you are unable to find an error after the first reading, look at the verbs in the sentence to see if they are used correctly, since verb errors are the most common errors in Part VI. Check the verbs tense, form, and agreement with the
48、 subject.4. If the verb seems to be used correctly, check for other common errors: word choice, word form, preposition use, and so on.5. If you still cannot find an error, eliminate choices that seem to be correct. If more than one choice remains, make a guess. Put a mark on your answer sheet next t
49、o items that you are not sure of so that you can come back to these items if you have time at the end of Section VI. (Be sure to erase all these marks before the end of the test.)6. Never spend too much time on any one item.7. Never leave any blank answers. Always guess.8. As soon as you finish Part VI, go on to Part VII. Keep in mind that Part VII (Reading Comprehension) takes more time to complete than either Part V or Part VI.*Testing Points and Skill-Building ExercisesA. Verb ErrorsB. Word-Choice ErrorsC. Word-Form ErrorsD, Preposition ErrorsE. Errors with
