英语口语考试题目及解答

英语口语考试题目及解答Unit 1 Personality1.Discuss and decide the personality traits that you think would make an ideal person for thesejobs: salesperson, teacher, doctor, secretary. Give your reasons.Salesperson:be patient to their customers, enthusiastic and full of energy. They should have good communication skill and very sociable and talkative. They should have some experience to help them master this field.Teacher: They are able to attend to the students' needs and assist each person in the way that he or she learns best. They need to be constantly open to new ideas, be flexible. The qualities a good teacher should possess include passionate about teaching, inspiring, interest in the subject he or she is teaching, patience and tolerance, compassion, understanding and respectableDoctor: they should be diligent to practice clinic skills, such as inspection, palpation, percussion, a uscultation and so on. Second, they should treat the patients as your family members, be very kind to them. Third, they must be very careful and cautious. You can’t make any mistake because life is extremely precious. Last but not least, they should be enterprising, continue learning the advan ced technology and knowledge, because methods of treatment have developed quickly nowadays. Secretary:be good at watching at what boss is doing and saying carefully should good at please all sides of colleagues and make them happy working with you.Be capable of handling disputes. Or cooperate with the boss in dealing difficult matterIn a word, if you want to be a prominent doctor, you have to make great efforts to improve your self.2.Describe the personality of a person you know well, like your parents, a teacher, a classmate, afriend, a singer, an athlete, a movie star, etc.mom3.What do you think causes shyness? What are the ways to overcome shyness?Some shyness results simply from poor self-esteem. People who have a poor self-image may not feel confident enough or worthy enough to address other people.Some shyness results from other conditions or factors in a person’s life. Such as parents or one of the parents is plagued by Shyness. A parent's own self-depreciation leads to depreciating or not trusting her child. Silent or public humiliating experiences - This corrodes or distorts the self that is being developed. Shyness may result from a traumatic incident. Shaming family problems - It is common for children and teenagers to feel ashamed, for instance, while their parents are separating. This can be overcome in a short time or may linger as a form of self-depreciation. Family problems of other natures can also cause this damage.Wayfirst determine why you are shy. There arealways underlying reasons for the way a person reacts incertain situations.Next, try behaving in a confident manner in private andpractice until you begin to see results in public. Walkconfidently and speak firmly and soon you'll find yourselfbehaving the same confident way in social settings.3. One way to boost your self-confidence is to always lookyour best. Looking great makes you feel great and doeswonders for your self-esteem.4. If you are having difficulty overcoming shyness, joinclubs or go to events that interest you. It's a lot morecomfortable to engage in conversations with those who havecommon interests.5. If you do not have the confidence to approach someonenew, then smile and try to be approachable. Most people arereceptive to a smile and a friendly face.4.influence of personality traits on lifeGood personality can benefit you a lot while bad personality goes against. Some good personalities have a profound effect to success. Intelligence, seriousness, diligence, creativity are all possible for people to make their own way. What’s more, successful and colorful life always needs people to be persistent and grateful. On the other hands, if people are lazy, timid, self-important or self-pity, he/she will definitely live in a dull and void life.Unit 2 Myths and Legends1.What characteristics come to your mind when you think of a tortoise?Their shell is very hard. No other animal on Earth has a shell quite like this. They live very long. In Chinese culture, tortoises are symbols of longevity. Actually, they are very alert. They will bite people’s finger if they feel they are under attack.e your imagination and tell a story about tortoise and rabbit.Story continue…Rabbit feel ashamed, so he asks tortoise to have a second race. This time rabbit do not lazy any more. He sped at the beginning. Of course at the end, the rabbit win the race.Tortoise started to think. As a tortoise, running very slowly is the nature thing, if he wants to win rabbit, he must do something, and otherwise he will never win the race. So he asks rabbit to run again. But this time, tortoise wants to change the route. Rabbit agree him. During the race, rabbit still run very fast, but s uddenly, rabbit stops. There is a river. The rabbit can’t do anything just saw the tortoise cross the river slowly and reach the end point.At the end, rabbit and tortoise have a race again. This time they decide work together. At first, rabbit carrytortoise run very fast, then tortoise carry the rabbit to cross the river, this time, both of them reduce half of time to reach the end point. Then happy ending, the two become good friends.3.Do you like or dislike Monkey King? Why?I like monkey king because he is almost the symbol of justice. At first, he is powerful, and he had the ability to distinguish the good and evil. Then he defended many enemies against injustice without hesitation. And he is very faithful and loyal to his master. He protected him with no complaint and regret, even if he suffered wrongful treatment.Unit 3 Social Problems1.What social problems are there around you?1.Hard to be employed （就业难）causes: labors abundant ; lack of enough jobs.effects: competition in talent market is very ferocious; brain drain2,Business fraud（商业欺诈）causes: businessman try every mean to seek profit; law enforcement systems need to be strengthenedeffect: vicious competition in commercial circles; consumers’ rights are harmed3,Environment pollution （环境污染）causes：wrong developing strategy; l argue numbers of high energy-consumption industrieseffect: degradation in human's living condition; harmed some endangered animals 4 Poverty Drug Abuse Crime2. problems caused by the increase in the number of carFor one thing, over many privates cars would result in traffic jams which bring much bother to office workers on the way to the office. And at the same time the number of car accident would increase, too. In addition, the used steam or gas which is discharged from the large number of cars has polluted environment badly, and endangered the health of the residents. Finally, the great demand for gas from a mass of cars which are waiting outside gas stations has resulted in soaring on the price of the gas. Consequently, a series of related problems would emerge.3.problems caused by the increase in the number of computerpeople spend more time on their computer, so they have less time get together, talk or do some excises. In this way, people will become very lazy and unwilling to use their mind. Besides, sitting in front of computer too long will damage people’s vision and heath. It is sometimes difficult to know whether the information is correct or not. Surfing the internet can be quite addicting, it may waste much time of people. People chat with each other indirectly, it may lead people be more unreal.4.should parents both go out to work?Whether should parents both go out to work or not depends how old the child is, and whether both the parents go out at the same time. .Depends how good of job they have, if they both need to have a job to support the family than yes, if one has a good enough job to support the family than the second job is optional.Litter children need parental guidance and nurturing. If not, they will feel lonely and feel as if no one cares him. Gradually, the psychological of children will be damaged and be more self-closing.5.stresses in life and ways to reduceAt first, some reasonable stress is necessary and helpful. It can change into the motivation when we dosomething.Stress is a response to challenges in life, and a life without challenge is too boring to contemplate. However, most of the stress in our lives is unnecessary, and it can be eliminated by taking some simpleThis is the most important step of all, as identifying the things that stress you out in your lifeThen Eliminate unnecessary commitmentsBe on time. Being late always stresses us outSimplify life. Simplify your routines, your commitments. Learning to let go of our need to control others and the situations around us is a major step towards eliminating stress.Slow down. Instead of rushing through life, learn to take things slow.Do some exercise, eat healthy and always be grateful.Unit 4 Career Planning1.What was your childhood dream about your career? What is it now? Why?2.What are the advantages and disadvantages of students’ taking a part-time job? Generally speaking, college students can benefit a lot from part-time jobs. First, with the development of society and economy, students are getting higher education, as a result of which, the family are under the economic pressure. Taking a part-time job, in this point, students can pay a part of their living cost, and at the same time relieve their parents’ burden. Second, it also needs communication skills when you are taking an interview to get the job, as there are many other competitors. If you fail to take the first job, you will take efforts improving yourself to win the next. Third, doing part-time jobs is not only a process of self-development,but also a process of experiencing social life, which will contribute to their job-searching in the future. And at last, they are making their college life colorful by having various part-time jobs and meeting people from different industries.However, there are also disadvantages. Students doing part-time jobs are busy running between the working place and their school. As a result, they get tired, and even skip classes to have a sleep after hard working. It must influence their study to some extent. Moreover, their health will get worse in the long run. Take a friend of mine for example：she once skipped three classes to meet her boss, spending nearly four hours on the way. When she came back, she was worn out with insignificant information taken from her boss. It’s totally a waste of time and energe.3.how to prepare for future career？study yourself, Try to find out what you really want to do in the future;Write your career goals downReview your plans and progress periodically with another person.Start over if the career does not fit youGain some important work experience, try to gain the experience and lessons of life as much as possible Strengthen your general knowledge of economics, history, the law, international politicsImprove your public speaking skillsBecome computer savvy.Be prepared for lifelong learning.Learn to know how to get along with and how to cooperate your freinds;Join the student union to make friends as much as possible.4.ideal careerLanguage5.the importance of languageLanguage is one of the most important areas of human development.Language is important because it is connected with so many different aspects of people’s life. When people get a little older, they will begin using language to express emotions. Then they learn about communication and social skills.Language also connects with moral development. Language is the basic condition for people to communication.The language of one country is different from the other country and it tells the features of the country which distinguish it from one company to another. The language also contains the culture of an nation.. the importance of learning English.The English language has now become an international language because it is used by people of the most countries in the world.English is a bridge to so much knowledge. With the help of English, you will have more chances to learn new things in other fields. English is required in most schools. It is important and necessary for us to learn English in order to learn advanced skill and experience from other countries and to carry out the open policy.In the open times if you want to do business with foreigners, you have to learn English, for most of them speak and write English. English is one of the working languages at international meetings. Today most of the valuable books are written in English. In order to improve your knowledge, you should be able to read English. Only those who read English can benefit from the reports of the meetings in the world and books written in English. English appears to be regarded as the standard language of man. If you know English you can understand people from other countries better and you can also do what you should do for the world peace.6.tips for foreign language learning. Your problems in learning English.Set realistic expectationsBreak study time into smaller chunks(Research shows that language students learn more effectively and retain more when they study frequently and for shorter periods of time)Learn vocabulary effectively(The absolute best way to learn vocabulary is through the use of flash cards that you make yourself)Make your mouth or hand do what your mind is learningStudy day-by-day(You learn new skills on the basis of old ones)Occasionally go back and review `old' topics and vocabulary.Don't be afraid to make mistakes.7.your opinion about some policies on English language in china.It is good for china to encourage people to learn English.And Chinese government took the measure to add the English course into children’s elementary education. But, on the other hand, I do not agree China should establish English as an official language. After all, Chinese is our national language. It is concerning the history and culture of china.Unit 619. why do animals and people become aggressive or angry?20. the right relationship between men and animals.While it is only natural that humans eat meat from those animals, because that's part of the food cycle... Are we abusing the animals by rearing them, making them grow up and all that, eventually slaughtering them to fill our stomachs? Is it necessary to do so? Can we survive without meat, only subsisting on vegetarian foods? The answers are not!Animals should figure into the lives of humans, and humans into theirs.the promotion of animal rights. human beings are much more advanced in intelligence than animals. animals are lack of the qualities to own the animal rights, while human beings deserve much more rights compared to animal. Therefore, they also have the obligations to treat animals around us well. we need laws to punish those who mistreat animals.Some people regard animals as a kind of resource on the earth. I think we should evaluate this view critically. In the last analysis, we are creatures too. We need energy too, So, I am against the idea of absolute vegetarianism. Some other animals are used in the scientific experiment. I think it’s very hard to say whether it is good or not. But I want to point out two things. First, condition permitting, used the animals as less as possible. Second, do not mistreat animal during the process of experiments.As human beings, we needn’t apotheosize ourselves. We need animals as food or something else. On the other hand, we should not deny our obli gations either. We shouldn’t mistreat animals.21 ways animals are used by man. Should animal products be banned?Some people regard animals as a kind of resource on the earth. I think we should evaluate this view critically. In the last analysis, we are creatures too. We need energy too, So, I am against the idea of absolute vegetarianism.many farmers put five hens whose wingspan length is about 32 inches each into one cage which is only 51 inches long. And they will be exposed to bright light all day in order to lay more eggs. And it is even impossible for these hens to move all its life. They are treated like machines. This action is undoubtedly the mistreatment of animals and should be banned.Some other animals are used in the scientific experiment. I think it’s very hard to say whether it is good or not. But I want to point out two things. First, condition permitting, used the animals as less as possible. Second, do not mistreat animal during the process of experiments.Still some animals are used in the show or hunt game for human’s fun. For example, some British hunt foxes in a certain hunt zone just for fun which has arouse the world’s attention. I think we should take measures to stop games or show like this.NO. humans are animals. and animals do use any means possible to make it easier for them to get food. humans are also following the same animal trend of thought when thinking of ways to save them the trouble of having to go forage and hunt for food.so what is so non-animal about breeding animals for food? and if people dun breed animals for food, you will run out of wild life pretty fastUnit 722 place you dream to visit.Denmark, the beautiful country in the in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe. When I was young, I often read Andersen stories, like The Emperor's New Clothes, The Little Mermaid, and The Ugly Duckling.I want to visit the Andersson's House. It was built in 1905 in honor of Andersen. and I wanted to see its capital, Copenhagen(哥本哈根) and visit the bronze of Little Mermaid, the Round Tower, the Tivoli Gardens(蒂沃利公园) which is the dreaming world of many girls ,and the Store Baelt Bridge(大贝尔特海峡大桥) that is one of the longest iron rope bridges in the world. and the yummy food. I have heard that it is famous for meatballs, steaks, Smoked fish dishes and so on.23 compare between train travel, air travel and bus travel.①China rail travel is usually a breeze, the trains run on time and the coverage network includes just about anywhere you want to go. Whether a short trip between neighboring towns or a long jaunt across the countryside, there are a few things you should keep in mind when attempting train travel in China.Train Travel in China has four different travel classes. Hard Seat is the most common and cheapest way to trave. The greatest numbers of Chinese travellers use this class, and more tickets than seats are sold so only the very quick are assured a seat. Soft Seat is a better way to travel and most of the time you can reserve a seat. These are the best for city to city or fairly short distance train travel in China. Hard Sleeper are for long journeys, and not for the novice traveler. With a Soft Sleeper you upgrade to a room with an actual door. Not to mention a fairly decent bed, though you are usually on your own for food. This is the preferred way for many to experience China rail travel.For me, traveling by train means that you have to sit on your seat still, never expecting to go for a walk in the aisle or go to the WC. You have to sit on your seat, keeping the same gesture and taking to the one next to you only in order not to disturb the men sitting in the aisle. And we can easily get tired and become sleepy because of being still and the low-Oxygen air. However, you will suffer more if you want to take a sleep. It is really uncomfortable to lie on or bend over on something. And you will always be woke up by the noise, temperature or speed of the train.②Many people prefer to travel by air. This is because air travel has some advantages. In the first place, airplane, the miracle created by man, is the fastest means of transport. It takes the least time for one to travel by air from one place to another. Secondly, traveling by air is convenient and comfortable. Friendly air hostesses are affectionate and considerate. They look after passengers all the way to their destinations. Moreover, on long distance flights there are films and music for people to entertain themselves.Everything has two sides. The same is true of air travel. It has some disadvanges, too. For one theing, air travel costs a great deal. The average Chinese are not rich enough to afford expensive air fares. So they prefer to take trains, which save a lot of money. For another, although passengers are assured of their safety, they are still worried about it during the journey because flying always involves more or less risk.As far as I am concerned, the advantages mentioned above exceed the disadvantages. IF I were given choc=ice between travelling by air and travelling by train,I would certainly prefer the former. For me, time is money and it is the most important thing I have to take into consideration whatever I do.③bus travel is limited to the distance. Few people will travel long distance by bus. It is a waste of time, and it is uncomfortable.24 benefits of traveling.25 how to prepare for a long—distance tour?26 make an interesting introduction of ZJUNIT to attract visitors.27 international travel makes people prejudiced rather than broad-minded?1. cultural conflicts2. travelers only have short time to stay there, which makes it impossible to have full understanding of local culture3. misbehavior of tourists may give rise to some problems.Unit 828. the influence of heredity and environment on people29. purpose of educationfree the mind and the spirit, but restrain our minds and spiritsteach the younger generation common sense of the world but also sharp their critical mind and creation ability.not only making students know something but also making them have critical sense. Based the common sense of world, student would have the courage to doubt the authority and speak out their own opinions. If some people have different ideas on one problem, they can discuss it with each other even debate on it. Each of them can learn a lot from others and all of them could hold their own opinions but all of them could understand deeply on the problem.provide students with a value system, a standard, a set of ideas--not to prepare them for a specific jobIn sum, the aim of the education is to turn out people who can serve for the society and the people living in it. If a person after receiving the education has the technology but selfish and mean or a person has the value system, a standard but can do nothing for the society, I think it is a calamity for the whole society. Value system and specific knowledge are just like the left hand and right hand. We have left hand and right hand and we think both hand are important.30. differences between educated people and uneducated peopleThe main differences between those educated people and those uneducated people are the way of thinking and the self-educating skill.well educated people were paid higher comparing to uneducated people in average.higher status in sociaty.Their children would be well educated as wellUnit 931. positive functions of music. Can music be harmful?①When we are in a bad mood or ill at ease, as long as we listen to a beautiful song, we will feel better and relaxed. A musical context always makes us comfortable. By listening to music, we also can comprehend the philosophies which lie in the music.②Music not only can change our moods, but also can treat some kinds of diseases, such as insomnia. Music treatment has been popular in many countries recently. It has been proved that music can make people relaxed, more energetic and have better sleep. Some music even can promote us to release a certain amount of natural opium chemicals from our bodies.③Besides, music also has a good effect on strengthening people’s memory. In a university, 60 girl students accepted an examination. It showed that the girls who received a musical training in their childhoods could remember 17% more reading materials than those who didn’t. Some experts also found that musicians’ left brains are bigger in size than ordinary people’s. As we know, our memory is charged by the left brain. That might be the reason why those who receive a musical training have a better memory. Thus, the patients who have impairments in speaking may recover gradually by listening to or appreciating some music.④ In addition to these functions, music can promote children’s intelligence growth and extend people’s lifetime, etc. In some countries, people made an interesting experiment. They played music beside vegetables and cows. As a result, the vegetables grew faster and the cows produced more milk.Yes！With the development of the internet, Piratic music begin to come into our daily life.32. how do you feel about children learning to play musical instruments?Yea, I think they should be given the opportunity to explore music. And if they choose to pursue it, let them. But I must stress that if they are forced to learn it, then it’s meaningless.Many parents do it because they want their child to excel in all areas, which is understandable. But I suspect more and more p arents are just jumping on the bandwagon, just following the crowd.Learning the notes as a young child is a challenge to those who do not practice as much as they need. Children as young as three years of age can learn to play a musical instrument if they have a teacher and are willing to practice every chance they get, but at least thirty to forty minutes a day.33. do you think it important for schools to have music classes?34. what kind of music do you like or dislike?As I get older, I noticed that my tastes in music have gotten mellower. So for the past few years, I’ve been l istening to a lot of chill-out music and some classical instrumentals.I like all kinds of music but if I had to choose one type of music it would be rock. It was the lively beat of change for awhole society. Moreover, one of the leaders of this change was Jimi Hendrix. When I listen to his masterful electric guitarstyle, I can hear the energy of his generation. The music has a soul and an appealing sound. It has inspiredmany people towork for a better life for themselves and for a better society around them. Rock music has soul and has stood the rest of time.Unit 1035. successful life in your mind.Achieve my goals in lifeOvercome some problems or weaknessCareer, wealth, fame or post, and powerEnjoy myselfEnjoy my life, live happily and to realize my dream36. do you agree with this saying: the way one looks at life changes with time?37. the value of reflecting on life.Supplementary1.the ways to measure a country’s success.A successful country should reach several conditions such as economy, environment protection, security, rate of employment and sport.The economy of many countries like China and India are developing rapidly, the living condition of people have become better and better. Compared with other developed countries like USA and some European countries, China and India did not achieve the real success. Because Economic progress is not the only way to measure the success of one country. There are other factors which we could not overlook.It is no denying that economic progress is the basic element to measure the success, but as far as I am concerned, the definition of successful country is more than that. To some extent, we should take the spirit aspect into account, which is a more important factor and includes culture life, lifestyle, happiness and satisfaction. There are some reasons to explain my opinion.First of all, when people have enough money which doesn’t mean they possess a happy or high-quality life. Wealth can only improve their living condition but it can not bring people a meanful life. Generally, a。