2011年12月英语四级(CET4)真题

Topics for Oral English Test

(Grade 2011, December, 2011)

1.Studying English

2.School Life (Listening and Speaking Course, Unit 1& 8;Integrated Course,

Unit 1)

3. Science (Integrated Course, Unit 3)

4. Animals ( Integrated Course Unit 7)

5. Dreams and Ambitions (Integrated Course Unit 4)

6. Education (Integrated Course, Unit 1 &Unit 8)

7. Friendship (Listening and Speaking Course, Unit 3; Integrated Course, Unit 2)

8. Romance (Integrated Course Unit 6)

9. Internet (Listening and Speaking Course, Unit 9)

10.Food & Health(Listening and Speaking Course, Unit 5&6)

1. Studying English

1) What is the purpose of studying English for most people? And what is it for you?

2) What do you think of learning English? Is it interesting or boring? Difficult or easy?

Give reasons.

3) Among the four skills, listening, speaking, reading and writing, which one do you think is most important for a non-English major student?

4) Have you ever observed how a child starts to learn to speak his/her mother tongue? What can you learn from the way a child learns to speak?

5) Is there any difference between conversations in English and conversations in Chinese so far as safe topics, openings and endings are concerned?

2. School Life (Listening and Speaking Course, Unit 1& 8; Integrated Course, Unit 1)

1) How colorful is your school life? Describe your campus life.

2) Do you think your school life is exciting and colorful or boring? Give examples.

3) Are you satisfied with your school life? What is your idea of an ideal school life?

4) Are there any differences between your high school life and college life? Give

examples.

5) How can we get along well with our roommates or classmates? Give examples.

6) How can we balance study and other types of activities at university? Give reasons.

3. Science (Integrated Course, Unit 3)

1) In what way has science changed the world we live in? Give examples.

2) In what way is science a good or bad thing? Give examples.

3) How is science taught in schools? What do you think of those teaching methods in schools?

4) What does the author think of the future of human civilization? What do you think

the future of technology to mankind?

5) Do you know life like before science and technology began to change our way of life? What was it like? In what way technology has changed our way of life? Are there any disadvantages of these changes?

4. Animals ( Integrated Course Unit 7)

1) Do you or your family keep pets? Why or why not?

2) What animals or birds do you think are good as pets?

3) Do you think people should spend so much time and money on pets? Why or why

not?

4) Have you ever observed that a pet usually knows its master? How do you explain

this?

5) Do you think animals, especially very intelligent ones, have thoughts and feelings?

Explain.

6) What are the positive effects that having a pet brings to the owner? Give an

example.

7) What is the negative side of keeping animals as pets?

5. Dreams and Ambitions (Integrated Course Unit 4)

1) What do you want most in life? How great are the chances that you can realize your

dream?

2) What do you think is the most important factors in realizing one’s dreams? What is

the hardest thing to do in pursuing one’s dream?

3) What does the expression “the American Dream” mean?

4) What do you think is the essence of the American Dream?

5) Do you think integrity, determination and hard work can take everyone from log

cabin to White House? Why or why not?

6. Education (Integrated Course, Unit 1 &Unit 8)

1) What do you think of a teacher’s function in education?

2) What do you think education should be? Should it be a process of learning that is

useful to future life or should it be a sort of enjoyment to learners? Why?

3) What do you think is the main task students have at school? Is it to learn more book

knowledge or is it to know more about society? Why or why not?

4) What do most of the university students in China do to prepare themselves for the

future? What do you think should a university student do to prepare himself / herself for the future?

5) Do you think knowledge is the first important thing for being a teacher? Why or

why not?

6) What do you think are the qualities of a good teacher?

7) Where do you think did you learn most of your knowledge so far, inside school or

outside school?

7. Friendship (Listening and Speaking Course, Unit 3; Integrated Course, Unit 2)