关于托福考试听力试题出题基本方向，小编在文章中给各位考生做了必要的解析，考生在备考的过程中，除了需要准备相关的应试技巧外，对于这方面的问题也要做好详细的了解，只有这样考生才能够从考试中取得真正的成功。俗话说：知己知彼，百战百胜。知道游戏规则，自然可以掌握游戏。托福听力自然也是如此。
1.对话或讲座的目的(purpose)意指其功能，是这个对话或讲座发生的主要理由。
对话中，说话人的目的是与对话的话题、说话人之间的关系以及谈话的背景相关的。
新托福考试中，关于目的的试题形式如下：
Why does the student go to see the professor What is the man's problem
Why is the woman concerned
What is the purpose of the conversation
2.谈话或讲座的目的与主题相关。新托福考试中关于目的的试题形式如下：
What is the purpose of the talk ' i What is the main purpose of the lecture'l What is the speaker's main purpose
3.有些关于目的的试题只与部分对话或讲座的内容相关。这些问题通常问的是某个短语或句子的作用：
Why does the student say _
Why does the professor mention -
Why does the instructor talk about . Why does the speaker tell a story about - Why does the professor ask the class about _
4.有时考生可以再听一次部分对话或讲座的内容。之后会听到问题问及说话人的目的。例如：
Listen again to part of the lecture. Then answer the question. (You hear part oftbe lecture again.) : .
Why does the professor say this.
5. 下面是一些新托福考试中对话或讲座目的的例子：
To ask for advice
To answer a question
To compare two or more things To complain about something To define a term
To describe a process
To emphasize importance
To explain causes and effects
To give examples:
To give reasons
To introduce a new concept
To recommend a course of action
6.有时说话人会直接说出其目的：
“l need advice about my paper."
“I'm concerned about my grade for this class."
“I'm applying to graduate school,and l was wondering if you'd write me a
1 letter of recommendation.”
了解到以上规则，是否对听力考试更加熟悉了呢?剩下来的事情就是操练啦!