TPO 第14套口语 Question 4 重新选题

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Comfort Zone Bias

Psychologists have found that when people make important decision, they often choose to stay in their "Comfort Zone"; that is, they prefer remaining in comfortable, familiar situations, rather than entering into new, unfamiliar ones. This tendency is often referred to as the comfort zone bias. When people are reasonably content, they often decide not to pursue a new opportunity, even if it attracts them and offers more advantages. Psychologists believe that the comfort zone bias exists not only because we have a natural preference for what we already know, but also because we want to avoid taking risks.

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Using the example from the lecture, explain the comfort zone bias.

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1、题目关键词： example, comfort zone bias

2、答题要领：

(1)Briefly state the main idea of the reading passage.

(2)Concentrating on the lecture given by the professor. When orally summarizing the lecture, test takers are supposed to include the main points and some key examples as well.

3、阅读材料要点：

(1) studies have shown that when making important decisions , people tend to stay in their "comfort zone".

(2) comfort zone is also referred to as comfort zone bias. This means people would be likely to choose not to change its current content situation even if they are attracted by a new opportunity not only because we don't really want changes but also because we tend to avoid taking risks.

4、听力材料要点

(1) someone wanted to be a film reviewer due to his interest in movies.But he couldn't find a job after graduation

(2) he ended up with working as a news reporter and then he found he got used to being a news reporter. When a new chance of being a film reviewer came up, he mysteriously turned it down since he was now used to his current situation.

5、模板：

(1) In this set of materials, the reading passage is (the title of the reading passage) and the listening material is a lecture by a professor on the same topic. 当然，如果你觉得你的听力材料的理解率很高也不用谈及阅读材料中的内容。只是第一段说起来实在太easy了。

(2) In the reading passage, the university made an announcement that...本段可以省略，但是前提是你对于听力材料理解率很高，不会时间未到却无话可说了。

(3) In the lecture, the professor...不但要包括主要的观点而且最重要的是要包括教授举出的例子。