TPO 7
7-1
如果你的国外朋友要来你的国家玩，你会推荐他们去哪个城市或地区？详细地解释原因并举例。
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If friends from another country were visiting the United States, I would definitely recommend that they visit New York City. There is no city in America that is more exciting than New York. They could do everything from visiting the bright lights of Times Square to taking a nice walk in Central Park to looking at interesting art at the Museum of Modern Art. In addition, going around the city is very convenient. New York’s subway system runs all around the city, and all night long, so even if they want to stay out late, they will have an affordable way to travel around.
7-2
阐述你是否同意以下观点，并在你的答案中给出具体的细节和例子。
通过网络远程学习比在传统的教室中学习效率更高。
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I disagree with the statement. I believe that learning in a traditional classroom setting is far better than learning online. When you learn online, there is no professor and no other students around you; as such, it is easier not to really pay attention or to do other things. In a traditional classroom, you can discuss your ideas with the professor or your fellow students. I believe that the best learning is done through conversation, but in online courses, there is no conversation at all.
7-3
阅读材料：雕塑课程将被取消
大学理事会昨日宣布将取消艺术系下的雕塑课程。“最主要的原因是学生普遍对雕塑课程缺乏兴趣，”一个理事在报告中说，“虽然艺术系的学生数目有所增加，但是选修雕塑课程的学生却越来越少。”另外，艺术系唯一一个雕塑方面的教授将于今年退休。“考虑到艺术系资金有限，”这个理事解释道，“仅为少数几个学生去重新聘请一位全职教授，这不太合情理。”
题目：对话中的女生阐述了她对学校该计划的态度。请陈述她的观点以及她所给出的原因。
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The university has a plan to eliminate its sculpture class, and the woman in the conversation is upset about it. She believes that it is a wrong decision. While the university claims that no students are enrolling in the sculpture course, the woman says that the reason is that art students have so many other requirements, like painting and drawing that they don’t have time to take the sculpture course. She suggests that the requirements be changed. Also, she says that the university could save money by just hiring a part-time professor to teach sculpture, like one of their painting professors, instead of hiring a full-time professor. This way, the class could still be offered in a low budget.
7-4
阅读材料：行为矫正
人们会根据已有知识对某一行为可能导致的后果做出判断，并以此来矫正自己的行为。当人们从经验中习得某个行为会带来令人愉快的结果时，那个行为就很可能会被重复。相反，如果某个行为会带来令人不愉快的后果时，这个行为将不会被重复。行为矫正的现象不仅出现在试验中，在日常生活中，人们通过对后果影响的认识从而改变其行为的这种情况也会频繁发生。
题目：使用课堂上的事例来解释行为矫正的含义及其作用机制。
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Behavior modification concerns how we act; if we receive a positive response to an action we do, we are more likely to repeat it, and if we are punished, we are less likely to repeat it. The professor uses the example of young children to exhibit this phenomenon. When young children first go to school, they misbehave, and when the teachers get mad at them, they lose playtime privileges or something similar. This negative response lets the children know that acting that way brings bad results, so they stop. However, when they act nicely, the teachers reward them with compliments and happy stickers on their work. So, they repeat these good actions.
7-5
对话中的人针对这个女生的问题讨论了两种可行的解决方案。简要总结她所遇到的问题，并陈述你支持哪种方案及其原因。
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It is the end of the semester at the university. However, the woman’s problem is that her computer has just broken down and will not be fixed until the end of next week, when her papers are due. She can do two possible things. She can work at the computer lab or she can call the repair center and ask if the computer can be fixed sooner. I believe that she should call the repair shop. Since the computer lab could be crowded and noisy, if her computer is fixed sooner, she can think and work quietly, and get her papers done on time. Waiting a few days to call because of the holiday isn’t a huge problem.
7-6
运用课堂上给出的观点和例子来解释产品质量的两个主要方面，并解释它们在影响顾客决定时所扮演的角色是如何改变的。
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The two major factors of product quality are reliability and features. Reliability used to be most important; if things worked properly and didn’t have any problems, we would purchase them. For example, if a car breaks down a lot and has many problems, we call it unreliable. The other factor is features. Nowadays, modern production methods have made reliability for most goods equal. So, we look for the “coolness” or the features of the product to see if we want to buy it. For example, if the car has a sunroof or a TV in the backseat, we are more likely to buy it.