20042015英语专业八级口试历年真题话题汇总

历年真题Topic汇总

2004

Task Three: Making a comment on a given topic

Directions: Please read the following passage carefully and then express your views on the given event. You will have four minutes for preparation. The time limit for your comment is three minutes.

China’s Employment Market Challenging by More Graduates With the expansion of enrollment in China’s higher education institutions that began in 1999, the employment market is now flooded with university graduates. Despite these huge increases in the number of students, statistics show that the percentage of China’s population that has received higher education is only around 5 percent of the nation’s total, lagging far behind the developed countries. Undoubtedly, as more and more people receive higher education, today’s university and college students will face increasingly intense competition in the market.

2005

Suggestions for the 2008 Beijing Olympics

As soon as the curtain came down on the 28th Olympic games in Athens, the world’s focus shifted east to Beijing. The Olympics can be seen as away for a nation to exhibit itself to the world. Beijing is now busy preparing itself to hold the Olympic Games. What suggestions can you offer to the Olympic organizing committee to ensure a successful 29th Olympic Games?

2005

Should firecrackers and fireworks be allowed during the Spring Festival?

In many big cities, firecrackers and fireworks have been banned for a number of years because of safety and environmental concerns. Recently, however, some people have suggested that the government should lift the ban during the Spring Festival because, in their opinion, firecrackers and fireworks are an integral part of the traditional Chinese New Year celebration and, without them, the Spring festival lacks a true festival atmosphere. Some cities have thus lifted the ban but many others have

not. Suppose you were the mayor of a big city, where people’s views on this issue could not be reconciled. What do you think the government should do? Please give reasons to support your ideas.

2006

Pets or not?

Nowadays more and more city residents like to keep pet and dogs at home. However, some people think pet breeding should be forbidden or at least discouraged in urban areas. What is your opinion? Why?

2007

Low Salaries for College Graduates

In recent years, with competition in the job market getting more and more intense, college graduates are lowering their salary expectations in order to gain employment opportunities. Statistics show that one third of graduates are willing to accept a salary of about 1,000 yuan RMB per month if they cannot find better jobs while two-thirds are not. Do you think college graduates should take low-paying jobs when satisfactory jobs are not available? Why or why not?

2008

The “Car Free Day” Campa ign in China

Every September 22 is a “Car Free Day” in many countries around the world. Chengdu, capital of southeast China’s Sichuan Province, pioneerd China’s first “Car Free Day” on October 14, 2000. So far, over 100 Chinese cities have responded posit ively to the “Car Free Day” idea. Residents of these cities are urged to take public transport, ride bikes or walk instead of using their cars. Do you think this “Car Free Day” campaign is meaningful?

2009

Should the Week-long Labor Day Holiday be Resumed?

Since 1999, Chinese people have enjoyed three week-long holidays (or so-called “golden weeks”): the Lunar New Year, the Labor Day holiday, and the National Day holiday. However, in 2008, the government shortened the Labor Day Golden Week to a three-day holiday and added three new holidays to celebrate the Qingming, Duanwu,