托福听力学科必备核心词汇

　　1.orientation meeting/session 新生情况介绍会

　　Ex: The University has arranged an orientation session.

　　2.professor's office hour 教授答疑时间

　　Ex: Many freshmen are uncertain or shy about utilizing a professor’s office hours.

　　3.lecture n. 演讲，讲课

　　Ex: Several hundred people are expected to attend the lecture.

　　4.lecture hall n. 讲堂，讲演厅，报告厅

　　Ex: The lecture hall was jammed when the professor arrived at the very last moment.

　　5.tutorial n. 个别指导

　　Ex: Small group tutorials are used to discuss problems which come up in lectures.

　　6. deadline ['dedlain] n. 最后期限，截止时间

　　Ex: There's no way I can meet that deadline.

　　7. overdue ['uv'dju:] adj. 过期的

　　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 n. 时间表，计划 v. 安排，计划，

　　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 时间空档

　　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 n. 签字，签名

　　Ex: Each child must obtain the signature of his or her parents

　　11.thesis ['θi:sis] n. 毕业论文

　　Ex: a master's/doctoral thesis on the effects of global warming

　　12.dissertation n. 论文

　　Ex: He wrote his dissertation on an obscure 16th-century poet.

　　13.course n. 课程

　　Ex: compulsory/required/mandatory course; elective course, optional course;

　　foundation course， introductory course， intermediate level course， advanced course

　　13.elective [i'lektiv] n. 选修科目

　　Ex: She took three electives last term.

　　14. option n. 选修科目

　　Ex: She is taking French as an option next year

　　15.assignment ['sainmnt] n. 功课，任务

　　Ex: I have a lot of reading assignments to complete before the end of term.