托福独立口语高分资料分享——地点类语料库

2017年03月29日19:26 来源：小站整理

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托福口语考试要求考生在很短的时间内容迅速组织语言，所以对于考生的词汇积累和逻辑构架能力的要求很高。托福口语考试备考过程中，考往往要准备一些考试中可能会出现的话题来进行练习，以这样的方法来降低考试的难度。今天小编就为大家带来了托福口语语料库，希望对大家托福口语备考有帮助。

托福口语考试中地点类的口语话题经常是考试重点，出现频率较高。济南新东方闫明月老师带我们一起了解托福口语必考题目--地点类话题语料库积累，希望对考生的口语提高有所帮助。

Most Famous Cities in China

The Most Famous Cities in China has listed 10 of the most well-known cities in China. Some of them are important commercial, transportation or cultural and political centre of the country, while some of them are renowned for their magnificent landscape.

Beijing – The Capital of China

As the capital of China, Beijing ranks as the top on the major cities in China. Reputed as the world’s historical city and one of the top seven ancient capitals in China, Beijing has been the capital of China since Liao Dynasty, 800 years till now.

The city of Beijing has preserved the imperial architecture of the Ming Dynasty well. In the city's center is the oblong Imperial Palace, which is surrounded by a 10-odd-meter-tall wall topped with a turret on each of the four corners and skirted by a moat. Outside of the Imperial Palace is the original Imperial City's vermilion walls, nine km in circumference and having many symmetrical city gates. In addition, there is also a square "inner city" 20 km in circumference, and an oblong "outer city" in the south of the "inner city." With the Forbidden City at the center, there is a central axis running through it from north to south, on either side of which are streets, shops and residential houses laid out in a symmetrical chequerboard pattern. Winding rivers, beautiful gardens, and ancient and solemn sacrificial altars and temples are scattered all over the city, adding beauty to its symmetrical pattern.

Another highlight of Beijing is the Great Wall which is regarded as a symbol of China. The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications running in general east to west through the entire northern part of China, which is made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials, built originally in part to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire or its prototypical states against intrusions by various nomadic groups or military incursions by various warlike peoples or forces. Two sections of the Great Wall can be reached from Beijing. One is Badaling Great Wall and the other one is Mutianyu Great Wall.

Hong Kong – International Trade Center of China

The total population of the Hong Kong is 7,000,000. Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997. Now Hong Kong has become one of the world’s major manufacturing and financial centers.

Hong Kong is a popular tourist destination as well as being one of the world's major business centres. It has over 260 outlying islands but only a few are inhabited. This means that Hong Kong offers a great range of contrasts, with numerous islands that provide a tranquil alternative to its frenetic energy elsewhere. Hong Kong Island is an eclectic mix of modern skyscrapers, colonial buildings and traditional temples.

Shanghai – Largest City of China

Shanghai, a city directly under the Central Government, is China's largest city, with an urban population of 9.54 million. Advantageously located, Shanghai is located halfway down China's mainland coastline, where the Yangtze River empties into the sea. An important comprehensive industrial base and harbor,

Shanghai plays an essential role in the national economy. Major industries include metallurgy, machine-building, shipbuilding, chemicals, electronics, instruments and meters, textiles and other light industries, in addition to its highly developed commerce, banking and ocean-going shipping industry. The Pudong New Zone, separated from the old city by the Huangpu River, is now undergoing vigorous development and construction. Its look changes with each passing day.

Taipei – Capital of Taiwan, the Republic of China

Situated at the northern tip of Taiwan, Taipei is the capital city as well as the political, cultural and commercial centre of the area. Taipei has been at the center of rapid economic development in the country and has now become one of the global cities in the production of high technology and its components.

With similar cultural and custom background, abundant in natural and historical relics, it is also a new-rising tourist destination for mainland tourists. The major tourist attractions will be the National Palace Museum which has one of the largest collections of Chinese artifacts and artworks in the world, the Taipei 101, the second tallest building in China and also of the world, and the National Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. Besides, various options of shopping and recreations attracted people from home and abroad.