托福口语task4是综合口语的第二道题，和托福口语task3相比，这则题目由于学术性比较强，所以对于一些考生而言还是有一定的难度的。这则题目分为阅读和听力两部分，阅读部分通常会涉及到某个学术名词的定义，一般会给出例子来支撑他的论点。之后听力部分会是教授用具体的例子来解释阅读短文中的学术概念。这则题目不仅仅是考察的学生的阅读能力，也在考察学生的听力水平，以及总结概括问题的能力。本次前程百利小编要和大家分享的就是在tsk4中经常会出现的一些词汇，希望可以帮助大家提高托福口语水平!
Reading Part:
Nonverbal Languages
Nonverbal language refers to human emotional expressions without involving verbal statements. Facial expressions and body moments are the two mostly attributed types of nonverbal languages. It is generally believed that nonverbal languages function as the enhancement of emotional expressions when they consist with verbal languages.
Under the circumstances that nonverbal languages and verbal languages contradict in the contents they express, nonverbal languages are more likely to release people’s true emotions.
Listening Part:
Now listen to part of a lecture on this topic in a psychology course.
Professor (male) Last month, my favorite uncle paid me a surprise visit. I hadn’t seen him in many years. The doorbell rang, I opened the door and there was uncle Pete. Now, I am sure when I saw him I said something like, “Uncle Pete, what a surprise! How nice to see you.” Anyway, my wife was standing next to me, and according to her, I wasn’t really aware of this, my eyes got really wide and I broke into a huge big smile, she said I was really jumping up and down like a little boy. Well, anyway, later that evening uncle Pete told me how very good he felt when he saw how happy I was to see him.
But compared that with this: my daughter, she’s six, we were building a bird house together last week, and I was showing her how to use a hammer and a nail. And, of course, stupid me, I wasn’t being very careful when I smashed my thumb with the hammer. Boy, it hurt! I almost felt like screaming, but I didn’t want to upset my daughter, so I said, “Don’t worry, honey. It’s nothing.” Meanwhile, I was shaking my hand as if that would stop my thumb from hurting and my face was contorted in pain.
My voice was trembling, too. So, even though I told my daughter I was OK, I am sure she didn't believe me, because she kept asking me if I was OK.
Question:
Explain how the examples from the professor’s lecture illustrate the relationship between verbal and nonverbal communication.
一.下面我们先来看一下在文章中出现的和学术词汇相关的单词：
1 nonverbal language：非言语语言
nonverbal：adj. 不用语言的
He was the most animated participant and displayed the widest array of nonverbal signals
2. verbal statement：口头陈述
3. facial expression：面部表情
facial：adj. 面部的，表面的;脸的，面部用的
His facial expression didn't change
4. body movement：身体活动;肢体动作
下面我们再来看一下对于解题有帮助的单词。
1. function：vi. 运行;活动;行使职责
The authorities say the prison is now functioning normally.
2. enhancement：n. 增加;放大
Music is merely an enhancement to the power of her words
3. contradict：vt./vi 反驳;否定;与…矛盾;与…抵触
She dared not contradict him.
4. release: vt. 释放;发射;让与;允许发表
He was released from custody the next day.
5. smash：vt. 使猛撞; 撞击
The bottle smashed against a wall
6. trembling：adj. 发抖的
二.我们再来看一下在tak4中还有哪些词汇需要大家掌握呢?
1.participant：n.参与者
40 of the course participants are offered employment with the company.
2. outlet：出口
a warm air outlet.
3. consensus：n. 一致
The consensus among the world's scientists is that the world is likely to warm up over the next few decades.
4. obscure：adj.模糊的
5. tactic：n. 策略，战略
The rebels would still be able to use guerrilla tactics to make the country ungovernable
6. comprehending：n. 理解
7. allergy：n. 过敏症
8. resilience n. 恢复力;
fabric resilience：布料回弹性
以上就是前程百利小编要和大家分享的托福口语中关于学术类的一些词汇，希望可以帮助大家在托福口语考试中取得好成绩!如果想了解更多考试资讯，下载更多备考资料，欢迎登陆前程百利论坛，最后预祝每一位考生都能考出好成绩。
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