托福聽力中經(jīng)常會出現(xiàn)一些關(guān)于美國校園生活的段子，這也有一個目的，是想讓托?？忌崆傲私饷绹髮W(xué)的校園文化和教育制度，在留學(xué)之后能夠更快的適應(yīng)校園生活。所以，考生了解一下美國校園生活常用詞匯及短語是很有必要的。
1.orientation meeting/session [.?:rien'tei??n] 新生情況介紹會
Ex: The University has arranged an orientation session.
2.professor’s office hour 教授答疑時間
Ex: Many freshmen are uncertain or shy about utilizing a professor’s office hours.
3.lecture ['lekt??] n. 演講，講課
Ex: Several hundred people are expected to attend the lecture.
4.lecture hall n. 講堂，講演廳，報告廳
Ex: The lecture hall was jammed when the professor arrived at the very last moment.
5.tutorial [tju:'t?:ri?l] n. 個別指導(dǎo)
Ex: Small group tutorials are used to discuss problems which come up in lectures.
6. deadline ['dedlain] n. 最后期限，截止時間
Ex: There's no way I can meet that deadline.
7. overdue ['?uv?'dju:] adj. 過期的
Ex: I must take these books back to the library - they're overdue.
There is a fine if the reserved library books are even one hour overdue.
8. schedule ['sked?ul] n. 時間表，計劃 v. 安排，計劃，
Ex: According to the schedule, the first lecture begins at 9.00 am
The test is scheduled to begin in one hour.
9. time slot [sl?t] 時間空檔
Ex: If you have two final exams scheduled at the same time, you will have to move one exam to another time slot
10.signature ['signit??] n. 簽字，簽名
Ex: Each child must obtain the signature of his or her parents
11.thesis ['θi:sis] n. 畢業(yè)論文
Ex: a master's/doctoral thesis on the effects of global warming
12.dissertation [.dis?'tei??n] n. 論文
Ex: He wrote his dissertation on an obscure 16th-century poet.
13.course [k?:s] n. 課程
Ex: compulsory/required/mandatory course; elective course, optional course;
foundation course， introductory course， intermediate level course， advanced course
13.elective [i'lektiv] n. 選修科目
Ex: She took three electives last term.
14. option ['?p??n] n. 選修科目
Ex: She is taking French as an option next year
14.assignment [?'sainm?nt] n. 功課，任務(wù)
Ex: I have a lot of reading assignments to complete before the end of term.
15.presentation [.prezen'tei??n] n. (國外學(xué)生在課堂上所做的)演講
Ex: The speaker gave an interesting presentation on urban transport.
16. field work 野外考察 實(shí)地考察
Ex：Offered by most departments for academic credit, field work enables students to examine the way the theories and the practical experiences of a particular discipline interact.