新托福是在以往托?；A(chǔ)上的一種“繼承式的革新”，它采用iBT模式，即Internet-based test，是基于國際互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的計(jì)算機(jī)化考試。換句話說，新托?？荚囀窃诰哂刑囟ňW(wǎng)絡(luò)環(huán)境的計(jì)算機(jī)上進(jìn)行，并通過互聯(lián)網(wǎng)實(shí)現(xiàn)題目與答案的雙向傳輸。
從聽力角度而言，新托福對考生提出了三方面能力更高的要求：
一、基本信息的理解能力，即Basic Comprehension
這是相對而言最為簡單的一種能力考查，因而在聽力題目總數(shù)中占有半壁江山。該能力主要通過 Gist Questions(主旨題)和Detail Questions(細(xì)節(jié)題)對考生加以考查。
主旨置主要分為Gist-content questions和Gist-purpose questions兩種：
1.Gist-content questions的常見靦干匯編
What's the subject/topic/main idea/purpose of the passage/conversation?
What problem does the man have? /What's the man’s problem?
What is the professor mainly discussing?
What are the speakers/students mainly discussing?
What is the main topic/idea of the lecture/talk?
What's the speaker's main point?
What is the lecture mainly about?
What aspect of… does the professor mainly discuss?
2.Gist-purpose questions的常見題干匯編
Why…in the passage?
Why does the student visit the professor/registrar’s office?
Why does the professor ask to see the student?
Why does the professor explain X?
細(xì)節(jié)置主要分為一般細(xì)節(jié)題、圖片糟和專有名詞題三種：
1 一般細(xì)節(jié)厝的常見題千匯編
What is state/indicated in the passage/lecture about…?
According to the speaker/professor…?
According to the professor, what is one way that X can affect Y?
According to the professor, what is the main problem with the X theory?
What does the woman want to know?
What does the man suggest the woman do?
What happened to…?
What reason is given for…?
What does the professor say about…?’
How does the professor describe…?
How does the professor emphasize her point about…?
What…?
What are…?
What type…?
What resulted from the invention of the…?
Who/where/When/Which/How/Why…?
2.圖片題的常見題千匯編
Which picture…?
Select the drawing that shows…?
Select the diagram that represents…
Identify the part of the picture that represents…
Which area of the diagram illustrates.…?
3.專有名詞題的常見題干匯編
What is a…?
In this conversation, what does…mean?
According to the speaker, what does…mean?
How does the speaker define...?