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给申请季考生的一点安慰
申请季来了，很多考生一边写着文书，一边刷着托福。一边擦着眼泪，一边背着单词。我问一个学生，双十一快来了，你最想买什么？他说，买醉。
关于拖延，焦虑，孤独，梦想这些词，我们每个人经历些事，就会有所体会。比如，一场托福，一场大病，都会让人顿悟许多。
梦想是什么？梦想是那个你曾经觉得不可能的自己。焦虑是什么？焦虑是你看不起自己。孤独呢？孤独是你去了美国，并没有吵醒妈妈，而自己做了一碗独一无二的番茄炒鸡蛋。
但是，你有没有觉得，那种孤独很美。所以，如果现在你正在努力摆脱焦虑，让自己平静下来，备战托福，最后一搏，去争取自己的梦想，你也值得被打CALL。但请一定记住，在未来，拖延是要不得的，这可能是你托福之路最深的领悟。
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11.4综合写作解析
阅读主要观点提取
总论点：生活在澳大利亚的一种猫开始灭绝，阅读中提出了三种导致它灭绝的原因。
分论点一：由于进食海蟾蜍（cane toads）而死。海蟾蜍的皮肤会分泌毒素，所以只要猫吃了海蟾蜍，哪怕只吃了一只，也会死亡。
分论点二：由于误食“诱饵计划”中的诱饵而死。澳大利亚的农民为了消灭狗和狐狸，用有毒的物质涂在肉上作为诱饵来吸引它们。不幸的是，这些诱饵上的毒素足以毒死这些猫。
分论点三：澳大利亚的野外的火灾会将大量的植被和昆虫烧掉。并且，火灾过后，需要挺长一段时间这些昆虫的数量才能恢复。然而，猫主要以这些昆虫为生，所以它们在火灾过后的一段时间里就饿死了。
听力主要观点提取
总论点：阅读中的三个解释都不足说明会什么澳大利亚的猫大面积死亡。
分论点一：猫能够区分哪些是有毒的海蟾蜍，然后选择吃哪些没有毒的蟾蜍。
分论点二：实际上猫食用那些有毒素的肉后，在消化的时候毒素毒性会大大减弱所以猫食用了后不至于被毒死。
分论点三：猫是杂食动物，不仅可以吃被火烧死的昆虫，还可以使用其他东西，如蜥蜴和青蛙。并且，由于火灾也烧死了植被，所以蜥蜴更容易被猫捕捉到。
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超长独立写作题目
今天（11.4）托福考试的独立写作题目奇长无比，有的考生光看题目就花了3分钟，各位看看今天的题目（上图）。
不知道你注意到没有，这么题目的最下面有一行灰色的小字，提醒考生，“Do not use memorized examples”，不允许使用死记硬背的例子。
有考生会想，我用了你怎么会知道，请问，naive这个单词是什么意思，ETS在作文评测时是可以搜索雷同的。换句话说，你使用了哪个大班或者教材上推荐的例子，那么你很可能会直接获得低分。
而如果你自己提前碰巧准备了个性化的例子，并且背下来了，那是完全没有关系的。所以问题的本质不在于能不能memorize，而在于考生有没有拿出一份诚意，开动自己的脑筋。
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一篇有趣的听力对话
［2014-07-12真题］
［2017-05-13重复］
今天A卷听力有一篇对话，说的是大学的健康展会（wellness fair）。话题很罕见，是一个女生替她的室友去展会提交一份工作申请（job application）。
对话难度较大，其中对话一个词：booth，很多考生听不懂。
这篇对话首次考试2014年7月12日，第二次考到是2017年5月13日，当天我们的考试解析就是用的这篇做的标题（下图）。
ETS自从2017年实行托福多套试卷以来，重复老题最短已经到了不到24小时。这篇听力难度系数较大，必然还会再考。
所以，华叔提醒各位考生：真正专业的托福公众号不多，真正专业教托福的机构也不多。你要有分辨能力，更要学会珍惜。只有这样，各行各业才会变得更好。
【答案】
1.Why does the woman go to speak with the man?
To get an employment application for her roommate
2.What did the woman think about the workshop she had previously attended at the dormitory?
She was surprised to find that the workshop was worthwhile.
3.What does the woman imply about the two fitness sessions that the man describes?
She would like to try the less physically demanding session.
4.What point does the man make about the canoe trip he mentions?
The woman can enter a contest to go on the trip for free.
（解析：考查最后一句中“t”的失爆Transportation, lunch and the canoe rental around the house and lessons aren't required.）
5.Why does the woman say this:
“Sounds like a plan.”
To acknowledge that the man’s suggestion was good
华叔今天给各位讲一下第二题，难度系数五颗星。看下面的原文。
Woman
I've attended a nutrition workshop in my classmate's dormitory. Her dorm advisor organized it.
Employee
Oh, how was that?
Woman
I definitely did not think I'd enjoy it.
注意女生的最后一句话的时态是过去时。也就是说，这句话的正解是：我真没想到我会喜欢它。（先不喜欢，后喜欢）
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一道句子简化题
Explaining Declines in Migratory Bird Populations，这篇文章研究北美迁徙类鸣鸟数量减少的原因，语言精准性要求极高，见考题。
【考题】
Paragraph 1 suggests that which of the following statements is true of the nationwide system of local censuses in the United States?
对应考句：第1段第2句：United States bird watchers have a nationwide system of local bird censuses, and, starting in the 1970s and 1980s, these counts revealed dramatic decreases in the numbers of some Neotropical migrants such as wood thrushes and cerulean warblers in certain areas—as much as 1 percent annually for the past 30 years.
【选项】
A) It existed before the 1970s.
B) It was extended beyond the United States in the 1970s and 1980s.
C) It is more effective in the eastern United States than it is in the western United States.
D) It was replaced in the 1980s.
【解析】
选项A时间错误，鸟类数量普查在1970s之前并不存在；选项B“extended beyond the United States”错误，因为考句明确提及是nationwide，并没有超出国家范围；选项C虚假比较，正确答案D，考查replace的第二个意思，“放回原处，再做”，对应考句“starting in the 1970s and 1980s”，也就是说鸟类数量普查分别开始于1970s和1980s，做了两次。
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口语第1题三个版本文字答案
Until children learn to act appropriately around others, they might behave in undesirable ways. Which of the following do you think is the most negative behavior a child might display?
- Being selfish
- Saying impolite things
- Being loud
Choose ONE behavior and explain why you think it is the most negative. Use reasons and examples in your response.
1） I believe that for children who haven’t learned to act appropriately, being selfish is the most negative behavior. While saying impolite things and being loud can be more considered as social manners and can be gradually corrected as time goes by, it will be relatively hard to change one’s characteristics that are formed at an early age. That is to say, a kid could say impolite things because he didn’t actually know what that means or be very loud since they are trying to appeal attention. But if a kid is selfish when little, he or she will be very unlikely to become a selfless person even after proper education.
2） I believe that for children who haven’t learned to act appropriately, saying impolite things is the most negative behavior. Although people are usually more tolerating when children say bad things because they think that children don’t actually know what that means. In fact, even if it is true that children don’t know the meaning of the words they are saying, they are very sensitive to people’s attitude during the conversation when they first heard or learned such words. Therefore, they are actually aware of the malevolence behind the words and was trying to impose it on others when they say so. So, it’s not about whether they understand what they are saying but about the attitude behind the words.
3） I believe that for children who haven’t learned to act appropriately, being loud is the most negative behavior. Since I travel a lot, the thing that I hate the most is to have a kid who wouldn’t stop screaming sitting around me. Although some people says that such behavior is a sign of demanding attention, in most cases that I encounter, their mother was patient enough and have tried their best to keep their kid quiet. Comparing to saying impolite thing or being selfish, being loud is definitely more disturbing and annoying in most occasion since it affects more people and is more common.
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部分词汇题
The Role of Diapause
severity= harshness
congregate = gather
comprise = consist of
The Origins of Plant and Animal Domestication
monumental = enormous
manipulated = skillfully used
pursue = practice
subsistence = survival
Explaining Declines in Migratory Bird Populations
revealed = showed
consistent = the same
conceal = hide
Distribution of Seaweeds
artificial = human-made
duration = length of time
diminished = reduced
mortality = death
