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2016年TPO7托福口语原文及参考答案
TPO7口语Task3题目：
Passage
Sculpture Courses to be Discontinued
University administrators announced yesterday that the sculpture program, a division of the art department, will be eliminated. “The main reason is a lack of student interest,” reported one administrator. “Although the number of art students has increased, fewer and fewer art majors are taking sculpture classes.” Furthermore, the department’s only sculpture professor is retiring this year.” Given the art department’s limited budget, the administrator explained, “it just doesn't make sense to hire a new full-time professor to teacher sculpture for only a handful of students.”
Conversation
Now listen to two students discussing the article.
Man: Everything all right?
Woman: Yeah, I’m just upset about that article I showed you this morning.
Man: Why? What’s the big deal?
Woman: Well, as an art major, I think it’s a big loss for the department. The university’s got it all wrong.
Man: What do you mean?
Woman: Well, the low enrollment isn’t because art majors don’t want to take these classes; problem is who has time to take them when there are so many other requirements?
Man: I don’t understand.
Woman: See, the classes they’re eliminating are all optional. The required courses are mostly painting and drawing, and they take up all our time. What we really need are different requirements. Then art majors could take a better variety of classes, all the things we’re interested in.
Man: That makes sense. But the thing about the professor …
Woman: Well, that’s true. But still, they’re being drastic. If money is the problem, they could hire a part-time professor. Or most of the professors in the department have secondary fields.
Man: Really?
Woman: Yeah! At least a few painting teachers are also great sculptors. I’m sure one of them could teach the class.
Question
The woman expresses her opinion of the university’s plan. State her opinion and explain thereasons she gives for holding that opinion.
Key Points
1. fewer students interested
2. retiring professor & limited budget外教范例录音，请模仿
TPO7口语Task3参考答案(范文模板)：
The woman doesn’t agree with the school’s plan to get rid of the sculpture class from the art department. According to the school, fewer and fewer students are enrolling in the course, but the woman says the low enrollment is not due to a lack of interest - it’s cos most art students are busy meeting the requirements of other classes such as painting and drawing since those classes are required whereas sculpture is only optional. Although many students like it, they don’t have time. So instead of removing the sculpture division altogether, they should change the requirements of these courses. The schoolalso notes the only sculpture professor is retiring and it’s not a good idea to hire a new one full time since they are short of money, but the woman says they don’t really need a full time teacher. A part timerinstead could do the job just fine and wouldn’t cost much. Plus, a lot ofother art professors that are already there and can also teach the class cos they do have some background in sculpture as well, such as those who teach painting, and she’s sure they can find one to fill the bill.
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