研究生英语口语测试题与答案

研究生英语口语测试 题 快递公司问题件快递公司问题件货款处理关于圆的周长面积重点题型关于解方程组的题及答案关于南海问题 与答案TopicsforOralTest(2014FallSemester)1.Areyouahappyperson?Whatarethepersonalityfactorsthathappypeopleusuallyhave?L:Congratulations.Ihaveheardthatyougotthescholarshipthisyear.Youmustbeveryhappyforreceivingthebigamountofmoney.R:Happy?WhyIshouldbehappy?Forthemoney?Ho,themoneyIgotisjustthelivingexpensesformyfollowingseveralmonths.Ithinkitcan’tmakemehappy.F:Yeah,Maybewehavedifferentattitudeforthemoney.IfIgotthisscholarship,IwillbesohappyjustbecauseIcanbuysomethingthatIreallywantbefore.W:Thatissamewithme.IfIhaveachance,Iwilldosomefamiliarchoiceswithyou.So,inyouropinion,whatkindofthingscanmakeyouhappyorjustsayifyouwanttobehappy,whatpersonalityyouhavetopossess?L:Inmyopinion,Ithinkproperpressurecanmakemylifebetter,andIwillbeahappyperson.Justasyousaw,Igotthescholarship,everyonecongratulatemeandsaystheyareadmiringofmyachievement.Buttheydon’tknowbehindthedazzlingappearance,Istandalotofstressesthatyoucan’timagine.So,ifIhaveafewofpressures,Icouldbehappy.Forme,itisaeffectivemethodtomakemehappy.Whataboutyou?D:Forme.Idon’thavetoacquiresomethingtoletmehappyonpurpose.WhatIneedtodoisjustownapositiveattitude.Eventhroughtherearealotofdifficultwhichneedtobeovercame,butpossessingthepositiveattitude,Ihaveself-confidencetodealwiththemperfectly.What’syouropiniontowardsthehappypersonality.A:AsfarasIamconcerned,nothingisimportantthanthesatisfaction.Whysomepeoplealwaysfeeltheyareunhappy.Justbecausewhattheywantistooenough.Thelifeshouldbesimpleanduncomplicated.Ifyoualwaysdissatisfiedwithyourcurrentlife,youcouldn’tbehappyforever.Asahuman,satisfactionisanimportantpersonalitytobeahappyperson.C:Yeah,thatsoundsreasonable.Inaword,ifpeoplepossesseswiththeproperpressure,positiveattitudeandsatisfaction.Hewouldhaveahappylife.Thatisright?D:yes,thatisthehappyperson’ssecret.A:letusbeahappypersonforever,ok?B&C:ok!2.Shouldwomenstayathomeorgoouttowork?Giveexamplestoillustrateit.A:Ithinknowadayswomanalsoneedtogooutofdoortodosomework.Becausebyworkingwithpeoplearound,shecanalwayslearnsomethingnewsothatshewillnotbeeliminatedbythesociety.B:Well,inmyopinion,itdependsonthefamilyculture,Ifthefamilyreachaconsensusthatthehusbandisresponsiblefortheoutsidepart,thewifeisresponsiblefortheinsidepart.Thenthewifealsocanlivealifeshelike.C:IagreewithBsinceaswecanseeinJapantherearemanyhousewife,theyallliveaveryhealthylifeandtheyarenotoutoffashionbecausethereareenoughsocialgroupinsocietyforthemtojoinsotheycancommunicatewitheachotherandlearnnewthingstogetheratthesametime.D:Istillthinkthatwomanneedtowork,notjustbecausetheyhavetheriskofbeingeliminatedbythesocietyonedaybutalsobecauseIthinkeverybodyincludingwomanhavetheneedtodosomethingmeaningfulforthesociety.Ifyoureallydon’twanttoworkoutsideofyourhome,youcandosomeworkontheinternetsuchassellthingsontheInternet.3.WhatisGMfood?TalkaboutthebenefitsandrisksofGMfood.A:ThefullnameofGMfoodisGeneticallymodifiedfood.Includingbothplantandanimal.B:That’smeanfoodthathasbeenalteredinthelaboratorybyscientists.Thescientiststakesomethingfromoneplantoranimal,andaddittoadifferentplantoranimaltomakeitgrowinadifferentway.C:Okay,letmeintroducesomebenefitofthiskindoffood.SomeGMfoodneedfewerpesticidesthannormalplants.SomeotherGMfoodcangrowbetterthannormalplants.What’smoresomeGMfoodcanstayfreshlongeraftertheyareharvested.Theycanstayfreshforaoneortwomonthswhilenormalfoodcanonlystayfreshforfewweeks.D:Althoughithaslotsofbenefits,italsohaslotsofrisks.ThefirstriskithasisthattheGMfooddominatetheotherwildplantsintheenvironment.ThesecondriskisthatGMfoodmayhurtwildanimalsandinsectsintheenvironment.What’sworsethiskindoffoodmayalsobeharmfultothepeoplewhoconsumethem.4.Doyouoftenplaysports?Whatarethebenefitsofplayingsports?L:Hey,girls.Doyouoftenplaysports?R:Yes,ilikerunning,playingbadmintonandtabletennis.Butmyfavoritesportsisplayingbadminton.W:oh,soundsgreat!Ialsolikeplayingbadminton.Itisveryeasytolearn.R:Really?Wecanplaytogethernexttime.W:Yes,ialsolookforwardtoplayingwithyou.Itisthechoiceforustohaveacompetition.R:Hey,LiuYing.Couldyoutelluswhat’syourfavoritesports?L:Ienjoyplaybasketball,volleyballaswellasbadminton.F:Itsoundsgood.However,mostgirlsdonotlikeplayingbasketballandvolleyballandtherestrictionofconditions,soiguessmaybeyouseldomplaythosesportsexceptbadminton.L:Yes,you’reright.Ihavenomanychoicestoplaybasketballandvolleyball,soIhavetoplaybadminton.Andyou,whichsportsyoulikebest?F:Um,youknow,iamverylazyandidonotwanttoplaythosesports.Iamnotinterestedinanysports.W:oh,Whatapity.Ithoughtthatwefourcanplaybadmintontogetherjustnow.But,youshouldchangeyourmind,youknow,playingsportsareverymuchbeneficialforus,notonlyphysicalaspectsbutalsomentalaspects. R:Yes,F.Doyouknowthespecificbenefitsofplayingsports?F:Yes,ofcourse.Itisbeneficialforustokeepfitandprotectusfarawayfromdisease.W:That’sright.Itisalsousefultorelievethepressurewhichcomefromvariousaspectswhenweplaysports.L:Andplayingsportsalsocanincreasethecirculationofthebloodandhelpusstayenergized.F:Andasweallknow,itcanshapeourfigureandcontrolweightsensibly.R:Yes,itisespeciallyimportantforgirls.W:Thelastbutnotleast,itcanhelpustodefersenility.F:oh,ithinkmaybeiwilljoinyoutoplaybadminton.L.R.W:Really?Itsoundsgreat.5.Whatiscriticalperiod?Givesomespecificexamplestoillustrateit.L:Asweallknow,everyonehasowncriticalperiodinhisorherlifetime.R:Yes,thecriticalperiodreferstotheperiodwhichhasimportantinfluenceonyourlife.W:Itmaybetheperiodofpreparingtheexaminationofuniversityentranceandtheperiodofpreparingtheexaminationofpostgraduateentrance.F:Um.Theperiodofyouobtainyourfirstjob,ortheperiodofyoumarriedwithyourloverisalsothecriticalperiod.L:That’sright.Inmyopinion,theperiodofpreparingtheexaminationofuniversityentranceismymostcriticalperiod.Untilnowirememberitveryclearly.Duringtheperiod,allofusstudyhardandeveryoneisunderthepressureoffurtherstudying.Maybeitisveryhardbutenriching.R:Oh,icannotagreemore.Itriedmybesttostudyandlearnmoreknowledgesothaticouldachievehighscoresandgetintothecollegeiwant.Asfarasiamconcerned,itisatransitionpointinmylife.W:That’sright.Atthesametime,theperiodofpreparingtheexaminationofpostgraduateentranceistheothercriticalperiodforus.Whenwegraduatefromcollege,wefacemanychoices,pursuingfurtherstudy,obtainingajoborgoingabroad.Thatistosay,thisperiodisalsoatransitionpoint.F:Yes,inordertopursuefurtherstudy,wehavetopreparetheexaminationofpostgraduateentrance.Duringthisperiod,wemayfacemanytemptationsfromotherclassmates.Itneedperseveranceanddeterminationtodefeatthesetemptations.L:Itisright.Ificouldnotresistthosetemptations,ihadnoopportunitytostudyherenow.R:Um.Maybethestressfromstudyingisnotasheavyastheperiodofpreparingtheexaminationofcollegeentrance,butittestyourmentalability. W:Yes,gettingbetterstudyingandbecomingascholarismylifegoal.So,inmyview,itistheothercriticalperiod.F:Itsoundsgreat.Andmaybethenextcriticalperiodistoobtainanidealjobsforme.6.Whydoesalanguagealwayschange?Givesomespecificexamplestoillustrateit.A:Alllanguageschangeovertime,andvaryfromplacetoplace.IfEnglishhadn’tchangedforalongtime,wewon’thavewordstodescribetelephones,washingmachines,computersorsomeothernewthing.ButIalwaysthinkthatwhydoesalanguagealwayschange?B:Inmyopinion,manyofthelanguageschangesbeginwithyoungpeople.Whenyoungpeoplecommunicatewithothersoftheirownage,theirlanguagegrowsingrammar,wordsandexpressionsthataredifferentfromtheolderpeople’s.Somehaveashortlifetimebutotherscaninfluencethelanguageforlong.C:Yes,Ithinkso.Doyouknowtheword“24/7”?Itisanabbreviationwhichstandsfor"24hoursaday,7daysaweek",usuallyreferringtoabusinessorserviceavailableatalltimeswithoutinterruption.“24/7”originallycamefromtheyoungpeopleandthenacceptedbytheolderpeopleandbusiness.D:Idonotagreewithallyousay,Ithinkthatwegetnewwordsinmanydifferentways.Weborrowthemfromotherlanguages,wecreatethembymakingwordsshorterorcombiningwordsandwemakethemoutofpropernames.Justthinktheword“Dis”,whichcomesfromR&B,replaces“Disrespect”.A:Ere…Fromwhathasbeendiscussedabove,ontheonehand,languagechangesbecausetheneedsofitsspeakerchange.Ontheotherhand,reasonforchangeisthatdifferentpeoplehavedifferentlanguageexperiences.Peopleusedifferentsetsofwordsandexpressions,becausetheyhavedifferentages,jobs,educationlevelsandsoon.B:Year.Languagealsochangesverysubtlywheneverspeakerscomeintocontactwitheachother.Notwoindividualsspeakidentically:peoplefromdifferentgeographicalplacesclearlyspeakdifferently,butevenwithinthesamesmallcommunitytherearevariationsaccordingtoaspeaker’sage,gender,ethnicityandsocialandeducationalbackground.C:Iagree.Throughourinteractionswiththesedifferentspeakers,weencounternewwords,expressionsandpronunciationsandintegratethemintoourownspeech.Evenifyourfamilyhaslivedinthesameareaforgenerations,youcanprobablyidentifyanumberofdifferencesbetweenthelanguageyouuseandthewayyourgrandparentsspeak.D:Everysuccessivegenerationmakesitsownsmallcontributiontolanguagechangeandwhensufficienttimehaselapsedtheimpactofthesechangesbecomesmoreobvious.Bytheway,Ialsothinkthatlanguagemaychangeasaresultofsocialorpoliticalpressures,suchasinvasion,colonizationandimmigration.A:Youareright.Maybethisisthebasicreason.Newtechnologies,newproducts,andnewexperiencesneednewwordstoexpressthemclearly.B:It’strue.Newvocabularyisrequiredforthelatestinventions,suchastransport,domesticappliancesandindustrialequipment,orforsporting,entertainmentandleisurepursuits.C:Thereisasayingthatlanguageshouldbefixedforever,frozenintime,andprotectedfromtheravagesoffashionandsocialtrends.Infact,Idon’tagreewiththat.D:Accordingtowhatwesay,likeitornot,languageisalwayschanginganddeveloping.7.Doyouhavetheproblemofsleepdeprivation?Talkaboutitscausesandeffects.L:Hey,girls.Doyouhavetheproblemofsleepdeprivation?R:Rarelybefore,butnowihaveterriblesleepproblems.W:Metoo.Mysleeptimeisabove8hoursbefore,butnowmysleeptimeisless5hours.F:Yes,ialsohavetheproblemofsleepdeprivation.Andioftenwakeupinthemiddleofnight.L:Oh,itdoesn’tsoundsgreat.Doyouknowthecauses?R:Themainreasonisthespiritualaspects,includingtoomuchstressfromvariousaspects,over-anxiety,tension,sadnessandsoon.W:Moreover,ourdailyhabitsalsohaveanimpactonsleepdeprivation.Forexample,drinkingteaorcoffeebeforesleeping.F:That’sright.Meanwhile,physicaldiseases,suchasheadaches,alsomayleadtosleepdeprivation.L:Yes,allareright.Atthesametime,thesurroundingenvironmentalespeciallytoonoisyorovercrowdingenvironmentalhasaninfluenceonit.R:Oh,therearesomanyfactorswhichleadtothesleepproblems.Anddoyouknowtheharmofthisproblems?R:Yes.Theproblemofsleepdeprivationeffectourhealthandourbodyimmunitywilldecrease,asaresult,somediseasessuchasheartdiseasemayoccur.W:Itisright.Itwillleadtoacceleratesenilityandshortenlifetime.Particularly,itisharmfultoourskin.F:Yes.Theproblemofsleepdeprivationalsoinfluencecreativethinkingofbrainandtheabilityofdealingwithproblems.L:Um,inaword,weneedtotakesomemeasurestoimprovetheproblemofsleepdeprivation.Doyouhaveanyusefulsuggestions?R:Firstly,ithinkweshouldkeepgoodcalmandprotectusfromterriblementions.W:Secondly,wealsocanplaysportstoletusrelaxsothatwenotonlycanreducepressureandmakeusfarawayfromdiseases.F:Thelastbutnitleast,ifyourconditionsareveryserious,thebetteradviceistoseesdoctor.8.Whatisfaith?What’sthepoweroffaith?Giveexampletoillustrateit.A:hi,BandC.Whatacoincidence!youmayalsoseethismovie,right?B:Yeah,weheardthismoiveisverygood.Sowebuythetickets.Fortunately,Itdidn'tdisappointme,Ithinkit’sgreat.C:SodoI.Theactor’sfaithforthelifeandfreedommovedme.Intheendofthemovie,theactorescapesformthejailsuccessfullyandrecoveryhisfeedom.That’s thepoweroffaith.D:Right,that’salsowherethismovieimpressedme.manyproplethinkfaithisonlyrelatedtoreligion.However,Ithinkfaithnotonlycanbeunderstoodasareligiousterm,butalsocanbecomeonepartofourlife.Itcanbeanything: aperson,anobject,oranidea.Faithisbelievinginsomethingyoucan’tseeorhear,somethingdeepinsidethatonlyyouunderstandandonlyyoucontrol.A:Ithinkfaithistrustinginyourselfenoughtoknowthatnomatterhowthingsturnout,youwillsolvethem.Itisthehopeinourmind,whichinspiresustopersisttotheend.Ithasastrongpower,soyouwon’tloseyourwayintimesofadversityB:weallknowthestoryaboutBeethoven.Heisamusicgenius.Whenhewas26hisearsdeafduetoimpropertreatment,Buthedidn’t abandonmusic.Heusedasmallwoodenpolesto"hear"thesoundwithoneendinsertedinpiano,theotherbitinthemiddleoftheteethwhilecomposing.hesaid:"musiccanbringapersoninfinitehappiness!"Finally,hebecameaworld-famousmusician.That’sthepoweroffaith.C:My faith is to find a good husband, form a perfect family, and live happily.It’sverysimple.D:No,notatall. faith canbe everyone's goal, it will always be there to guideusalongthe way. Sincemylittleage,Ihavediscoveredthat faithisacontradictoryconcept,I wasveryconfusedanddoubtful abouttheillusoryfaithuntilrecenttime,whenIrealizedthatfaith,infact,shouldbethemotivationtosuccess,thepursutsofhappylife.onlyhavingfaithinheartareweabletoovercomeanyfrustrations,butnomatterwhatfaithwechoose.A:It’saveryincisiveviewsFaithispeacefulandcomforting,becauseitcomesfromwithinwherenoonecaninvadeyourprivatedreams.Icankeepitinmyheartforever.9.Whatkindofadvertisementdoyoulikebest?Givesomespecificexamplestoillustrateit.A:Ithinkadvertisementisthebestwaytosellaproduct,.Advertisementhelpsconsumerstoknowtheproduct.Advertisementcanmeanbothtruthandlie,Whatkindofadvertisementdoyoulikebest?B:Ilovealotofadvertising,onlybecauseIlikethestars,ratherthanbecauseoftheattractiveplot,Forexemple,Advertisementdefinitelyinfluencemychoice.Ichooseproductbasedontheadvantagesshowedfromtheadvertisement.IfIdon'tliketheadvertisement,itisimpossibleformetoliketheproduct.C:Yesterday,IreadinanEnglishtelevisionprogrammes,halfwaysuchanadvertisement:abachelor,dressedinadirtyT-shirt,thereisabigholeabovetheimaginationofthepeoplearenothiswifeso.D:OH!Isee.Hearrivedcarryingapiekitchenoftheiceberg,Ithinkheshoulddefinitelylosethispieceofthepie,andwillnothesitate.Buttheunexpectedwhenheonlythrowawaytheabovemushrooms,seethisstepIguessthisisdefinitelypizzaadvertising,A:yes,yes,iremember.wherenotsomuchknowthatthingssimple,hewenttotherefrigerator,opentherefrigerator,takeabottleofcheese,takeanumberofpizza,andthenabitetomany,istheoriginalcheeseads.B:Thereasonwhyadvertisingoutsideandneverlosttheirappealtopeople,notbecauseofhowmuchadvertisinglooks,butbecausetheyliketheadsaninterestingfilm,IreallyhopethatChina'sadvertisementshavealsogivenpeopleasenseofrefreshing.A:Goodqualityproductsdonotneedtobeadvertisingandadvertisingisawasteofmoney.Doyouagree?Canyouexplain?B:Productsthatcharacter:notgoodqualityproductsonthemarketwillnotwinconsumerloyalty.Andthepersonalbrandinordertobetheirownbrandnamestothe"market",wealsoneedtodoattheendofexcellentquality,C:sotheimageoftheexternalsurface,internalandexternalintegration,bothabilityandpoliticalintegrity.Productsbrandproducts,andmanydonothaveagoodproducttoselladvertisingalsoverygood.D:Thisiswhy,becausetheproducthasauniquebrandvalue,donotneedtocontinuevigorouslyadvertising.Ilikeadvertisementwithhumor.Humordrawspeople'sattention.Humorcanalsohelppeopletoremembertheproduct10.Doyouthinkthatthetopstudentsareusuallysuccessfulinlife？Giveexamplestosupportyourview.A:Recently,IreadanarticlethatChinaboaststheworld'stopstudentsbutaretheyequippedtocopebeyondtheclassroom?Thisisadiscussionaboutpoorstudentsandtopstudentswhowillsuccessfulinlife.Doyouthinkthatthetopstudentsareusuallysuccessfulinlife？B:Yes,Ithinkso.Sometimes,it'saquestionofintelligenceorinsight.Andsometimesit’saquestionofgoodhabits:thingsyoudoonaregularbasisthatsetyouasidefromthehordesofother,morescatteredstudents.C:Iagreewithyou.You’llfindsomegoodhabitsinthesetopstudentslikeplanningahead,dividingupthetasks,managingtheirsurroundingsandfeelings,learningfromexperience,aiminghigh(oratleasttoadecentlevel)andchallengingthemselvesandsoon.D:You'vegotapointthere,butIdon’tthinkso.Therearemanyexamplesthatpoorstudentsorordinarypeopleareusuallysuccessfulinlife.Einstein, thewinner ofNobel physicsprize,oncebecauseof poorgrades andhe didn'ttake thecertificateofmiddleschool. A:Year…Maybeyouareright.thewinnerofNobel chemistryprize, LuSefu,wasa cowboyinhischildhood.GreatscientistNewton, Edison bothhasthe stupidand poorperformancewhentheyareyoung.Butthentheyallsucceedintheirlife.B:Indeed,AsfarasIamconcerned,Henie,thegreatGermanport,iswell-knownasaschoolbackwardstudent,andteachersoften thoughthim“knewnothingabout poetry"whenhewasintheschool.C:Inaddition,Darwinwasoncethoughtas "idiot”becauseof poorperformanceinthe highschool.AndByron,thegreatpoet,also wenttothebottomoftheclassinhisprimaryschool.Bothoftheylaterbecame outstandingpersons.D:Bytheway,nomatterwhichstudentscouldhavethechancetobesuccessfulinhisorherlife,sootherthingsshouldbeconsideredinevaluatingastudent.Non intelligencefactors are thekeyto success. WhohasthehighEQaremorelikelyto becomesuccessful. A:Yes.EQmainlyinvolvesthefollowingfouraspects: loftyaspirations, ambitiousgoals, perseverance, andtheheartofthanksgiving.IfyouhadthehighIQ, but yourquality isnotgoodenough, youarealso unabletocopewiththe fiercecompetition inthefuture.B:IthinkexaminationshavebeenpartofChineseeducationforcenturies,andtheyarefair.Ateacheristhemostexaltedfigureofrespectoutsideofastudent'sparents.Theteacherspeaks,thestudentlistens.Morethanlisten,thestudentmemorizesandneedstobeabletospitbackvirtuallyeverythingheorsheistaught.C:Asweknown,inchina,discussionanddebatearerare,andneverchallengetheteacher.Theemphasisonspeedandmemorization,criticshavelongsaid,doesnotnecessarilyproducethekindofstudentswhoareabletoflourishinarapidlychangingmoderneconomy.D:Year...Wholaughslastwho istherealwinner, notonlyto lookatthe startingpointoffline, weshouldsee thefinalresult.Thegradeofexaminations doesnotmeansuccess. Thefuture lifeandmoderneconomy relyon creativity,intelligenceandpracticalfactors.Sonomatter isthetopstudentorthe poorstudents are abletosuccessfully.