托福110备考过程——14天(新增TPO模考软件下载地址)

托福110备考过程——14天（新增TPO模考软件下载地址）

本来觉得自己在主页上挂篇文章瞎显摆很假很装很损人品。但居然有完全不认识的同学打我手机来与我聊托福，所以觉得还是把能说的写上来，为了攒人品。帮得到大家是我的荣幸，帮不到的话就是我人品不够，超度不了您啦~其实中国人屌在哪里？就屌在面对外部考试时枪口一致对外，你看网上资源那么多，对吧！

两年前考过雅思，此次第一回考托福，我考的是厦大10:00那场，加试阅读。准备14天，28号-隔月10号。

成绩110=阅读30+听力27+口语26+写作27，世间大有牛人在，我不敢班门弄斧，就讲几句自己的经验。裸考的，牛逼的就不要把青春花在看这种帖子上了。

其实我是英语专业的，所以考虚了是丢人，考得再好也没什么了不起的。不过我看到很多理工科的同学复习英语考试的时候很拼命，就是拼起来不要命，也觉得相当佩服。的确，很多基础不是很好的理工科同学国外考试成绩可以高过英语系水平较好的学生。受某老师启发，再多说一句，尽管我准备14天考110，那也不代表我所有基础是这两个星期攒来的。我第一次做托福题的水平是：阅读错5个，听力错10个，写作刚好写到规定的最低字数要求。

我没有报培训班，但是当了一个月的新东方托福班助教，所以蹭课之余从老师那里A到不少资料，嘿嘿。

阅读30=

我做的是从老师那里弄来的阅读强化，一共56篇，都是从OG（官方指南）和TPO（TOFEL PRACTICE ONLINE）里面精选出来的，绝对仿真。我的速度是每天三篇。本来想全部做一遍，后来其实只做了45篇左右。掐时间做完之后把三篇文章再重新读一遍增加点阅读的感觉，然后分析做错的题目。

考试的时候我加试阅读，也就是说我一共做了5篇阅读。我承认看到多出两篇阅读时我相当崩溃，但也只能耐着性子做完，所以大家要做好被加试的心理准备，每个人不是加试阅读就加试听力。即便你真心凌乱，也要故作淡定地做完！

词汇题：每篇阅读都有好几个词汇题，我做到的词汇题统统在<>里面原原本本出现过。这里面有一千多个词条，是以前出现过的词汇替换，据说重现率很高。我准备的时候每天背100个，最后几天重复看一遍。词条虽然多，但相当一部分是原本认识的，所以背起来不会太慢。其实对词汇量大的人来说可能词汇题可以做对，但我为了防止自己在词汇题上丢分所以还是决定背下来。

听力27=

每天听一套练习，所用材料：高分听力120，也是从老师那里搞来的，可能别处也有得下。这套练习屌在它有原文，而且进入练习模式之后可以逐句对应着听，也有单独的音频文件可以反复听。

我每天做一套听力，也就是5小题。然后把做的比较不好的那篇抽出来听写，听写后对照原文。我的mp3有复读功能，复读过程还能暂停，所以还算方便。听写5分钟的lecture要一小时左右。至于剩下的4篇，就是跟读啦，先认真看一遍原文，然后比原文落后两个到三个单词跟读。跟读最重要的就是要确保每个字都跟读出来，迷迷糊糊糊弄过去等于白白花时间，何必呢？到最后几天我试着比原文落后5个单词跟读，这个落后的GAP越大其实越扛不住，5个单词的GAP我也顶不顺其实。跟读花的时间比较少，30分钟绝对够。

考场上，听比做笔记重要，我为了保证自己每个字都听到，只用眼角的余光看手上做的笔记。

口语26=

口语似乎是多数人得分最少的一项，当然也是我得分最少的一项。我准备口语的时候也比较凌乱。

第一第二题：A来一个文档，叫口语黄金80题，网上也有。基本上这是第一第二题的一个高频题库。我每天准备5-10题，每题都写上我presentation的要点，然后限时45秒录音，录完之后自己听，挑出所有错误和卡壳的地方，再重新录，录到不用NG，整体流畅为止。我用的是电脑自带的“录音机”程序，录完存进mp3.你就幻想自己在出专辑吧。90年代时，Jacky说歌手录歌错一百次就重录一百次，那就对了，不像现在，后期制作足够发达。总之把80题录好后在最后一天要从头到尾反复听，这样出现类似的题目你才知道要说什么。准备的15秒钟我真的没那个本事制造一个高分的speech, 而是把我自己录过的内容回忆出来。当然如果你忒有本事我也只好膜拜。

第三到第五题：这些需要看一小段背景资料，然后听一段材料，再speaking.其中有一题是对话性质的，最后的问题永远是“what does the man/woman say about...”也就是说针对于这题而言，阅读材料不重要！但是lecture的题目中，阅读材料就需要看了。具体做法是，把材料迅速通读一遍，然后将其中的一个关键概念做笔记记下来。一定会有一个关键概念的，其他都是背景知识。

第六题：represent a lecture. 这个就要靠做笔记了。笔记记下的是信息而不是原本的字词（口译老师说的！）听是最重要的，笔记次要，因为记下听不懂的东西等于没记，何必呢？一般这题都有几个大点，每个大点里面两三个细节展开，信息结构其实很清楚！我在考试的时候争分夺秒地把我记的东西全部说出来，正好准时说完。因为我用的是自己的话去说，而不是原文比较生涩复杂的句子。

新浪博客里有个叫TPOOOO的小子，他的博文里有满分口语的样本，我觉得很有用。我考前就是按照博客上的题目，自己说一遍，录下来，然后跟满分样本参照，内容上，流畅度上，发音上等等。英语专业的同学唯一占便宜的地方可能就是整体发音比较标准，但其实只要说得够清楚，别人都听得懂就可以了，内容反而更加重要。总之考试时大家就幻想自己是新闻主播吧，一定要坚定流畅地说下来。我考试时每道题都坚持讲到最后一秒，半秒都不剩，第二题的最后总结句没说完被掐了。还有一点我自己比较注意的是，说口语的时候自己所说的每个字都应自己用耳朵听进去。这样才能及时自我调整语速和发音，及时想出接下来应该说什么。

写作27=

写作27其实不算很好，我同届同学还有托福写作满分的呢。我每天练一套写作，训练在规定的时间里写出达到要求的字数。我用的材料是新托福高分120写作。

综合写作：一定要搞个模板，这样写作速度可以双倍得提上去。阅读时我把大点的信息记下几个关键词，听力的时候还是靠笔记吖笔记。写的时候套模板就OK拉。你不用模板也能写完对吧，但用了模板就写得更快更多呀，或者至少会有更多时间检查，挺好的。总之我当时每天用模板练一套，最终模板已经成为生命中的一部分，随时呼之欲出~~

独立写作：底线是300字，不过大家要尽量多写一点，我考试时刷到410，其实还不够多。时间还是比较赶的，你们可以考虑下要不要在标准键盘上练练打字，因为我在考场上被打字这件事卡了好几次。。。

调生物钟

各位有拖延症的同僚喜欢复习到几点呢？三点还是四点。可是考试在上半天啊。所以我考试前4天每天12点去睡觉，保证生物钟能“乔”回来，保证考试时脑子是正常的！！有朋友万事俱备，只是考试时太困，我表示很惋惜。咱们怎么能输在区区小事上呢？

复习时间

某老师说的对，所谓真正速成的方法是没有的。

谁都比谁笨不到哪里去，那些整天复习的人也不是真的把书当饭吃。谁复习都抓狂，只是有人抓狂之后为了考个好分，为了将来，就忍了，另一些人抓狂了之后就玩游戏打豆豆。我属于后一种。最后我实在太讨厌自己了，就拿出我电子表，调个秒表功能，counting up.做托福的时候秒表打开，吃饭睡觉看美剧打豆豆的时候秒表按停。这样每天凑足8小时复习托福的QUALITY TIME.这样就没办法自己骗自己说我一天都在念托福了。最后看托福实在太恶心了就做完一套真题看一集美剧。听写完、跟读完再看一集美剧。口语反反复复磨蹭完再看一集美剧。但是没做完就绝对不能看！！！！果然没那么恶心了。

那么凭什么别人复习一个月你复习15天？因为你一天做人家两天的活吧~~

多说几句

最后，备考最重要的一点，其实是多做善事多攒人品。听过能量守恒吧？人品守恒呢？莫因恶小而为之，莫因善小而不为。不是不报，时候未到——人品用时方恨少。不是跟你耍宝啊，不迷信的朋友当然也可以考托前做做坏事试试看，反正试过就知道了嘛~~

可能大家觉得我没事装清高，攒人品是这么来的，钱不分好坏，钱都是好的，人不分好坏，人都是坏的。即便为了攒人品的未来收益而做好事，好歹也是做了好事啊。

总之考试这种CASE,中国人最会。较真你就赢了，真的。

还有，很多同学志愿刷上一百分但就总差那么一点点，应该不是因为运气，而是在呢个星球上，想做什么就一定做得到的人是凤毛麟角，比如我这种俗人以120满分的标准CHECK我每天做的套题所以最后考一百一。也就是说，以一百为标准的人通常考上九十。知道大家可以考很多次刷分，虽年轻不怕失败，但人总是生而为赢。即便咱不把一千多的考试费当钱，总不能不把青春当青春吧，大家都很忙，浪费那么多生命在区区托福上，何必呢？

关于发材料问题：（我在攒人品啊攒人品）

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留言过多，前一批发资料的回复完的就删掉，请谅解~其实资料什么都是次要的，复习方法甚至都是次要的，最给力的还是自己练习吧~~

P.S.有热心同学告诉大家，内个TPOOOO的博已经搬家了。。。https://www.docsj.com/doc/da18116035.html,/ 大家一起来攒人品吧

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帅哥美女们，你们还在分享吗，再分咱就看看能不能逼出裸考托福120的达人现身，我看到裸考114,又看到一个裸考119的老师了！！~~哈哈哈.看得到120来骂帖我就去含笑九泉

（网盘信息更新或者有同学有新的建议和信息我都会改在这个帖子上，如果你看的是分享版本，有心情的话就link回原日志看最新版咯）

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托福TPO5综合写作阅读+听力原文+满分范文【雷哥托福】

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