BEC中级口语晨读素材

1.1真题及答题思路(Authentic testing items & answer cues)

(1)Can you tell me something about yourself?

（这是第一部分考试经常出现的一个问题。面对这样的问题，考生的回答应该包括如下信息：your name, your age, your occupation (or your school and major) and your personality.）

Sample answer for your reference:

Well, my name is Zhang Peng. I’m twenty-one years old.I’m now studying in Dalian Maritime University towards a bachelor degree (of engineering / of science / of arts), majoring in navigation / marine engineering /physics / English. I think I’m an out-going person; I love making friends.

(2)What kind of person would you say you are?

（问及个人性格特点的问题也是一个常问见问题。该问题的各种不同措辞及若干关于个人性格特点描述的常用形容词，详见2.3.1的讲解）

Sample answer for your reference:

I’m always trying to be optimistic, no matter what kind of difficulty I have met with. And I sup pose I’m confident and positive, always working hard and sparing no effort to achieve my goals. Also I’m a person with a strong will and an independent mind. But that sometimes leads me to being impulsive, not calm enough, which is one of my major drawbacks.

(3)Can you tell me something about your friends?

（这个问题要求考生描述一下自己的朋友，考生可以考虑从朋友的数量、如何相识、朋友的性格、共同爱好等方面作答。）

Sample answer for your reference:

I have a large circle of friends. Most of them are my former school-mates /work-mates. They are all open,

diligent and smart. We have a lot of common interests. We share both happiness and bitterness, and support each other in times of adversity /difficulties．

(4)What has been your most valuable experience?

（这类问题要考生叙述自己最宝贵的经历，考生应当有所展开，略加描述。）

Sample answers for your reference:

1.Up till now, I believe my most valuable experience is studying here, in Peking University, which is

regarded as the Harvard of China. I've got the chance to know many talented young people, and have learned a lot from them. Also, I have gained large amounts of knowledge, both in and after class. In

addition, the first rate educational facilities enable me to gain access to both the outside world and the research fields.

2.As regards my most valuable experience, I suppose it should be traced back to the year before last, when I

managed to have a large order placed on our products through all sorts of hardships. There were so many government restrictions and so much red tape in international trading at that time that it was really an unforgettable moment when the contract was finally signed.

(5)How important is it to you to have opportunities for promotion in your career?

（这类问题考察的是考生的职业规划。回答这种“个人观点”（personal views）类问题，很重要的一个方面是切入点。不同的看问题的角度，会有不同的见解。考生平时应注意培养自己多角度看问题的能力。）

Sample answers for your reference:

1.Well, in fact, the opportunities for career promotion are important to everyone. No one would prefer to

stay in one position for the whole of his or her life. Certainly I’m no exception. But what is equally important to me is the kind of job satisfaction I can derive from my work. One might say that career promotion does contribute a lot to one’s job satisfaction, but as I see it, there are many other things that also contribute a lot to one’s job satisfaction, for example, harmonious inter-personal relationship, recognition from co-workers or line managers, and so on.

2.Well, you know I’m a person who is quite reconciled with my status quo, so the opportunities for career

promotion are not so important to me. I prefer to do my proper work well and enjoy my life. As you know, higher position in a company means more responsibilities and much more pressure, and I would choose to lead an easy life rather than strain myself for something as vain as higher position in a company

.

(6)Is it better for your career to stay in one company or to work for a number of companies? (Why/Why not?)

（事实上这是一个关于“跳槽（job-hopping）”的老话题。跳槽到底优劣各占多少，仁者见仁，智者见智，只要让你的回答具有说服力就可以了。而谚语的引述可能在这种问题的回答上就起到了画龙点睛的作用。）

Sample answer for your reference:

In fact, different people will adopt different attitude towards “job-hopping”. As I see it, the proverb “A rolling stone gathers no moss” really holds water. And, though job-hopping sometimes does bring about immediate financial benefits, what most contributes to one’s job satisfaction is not solely confined to material gains. In most cases, his or her loyalty to the company and the recognition he or she gets from colleagues and executives do count a lot.

(7)What creates a good or bad impression at an interview?

（在面试过程中，给面试官尽可能多地留下好的印象和尽可能少地留下坏的印象是每个面试者的目的。

这个问题就要求考生在回答中列明什么动作或语言会分别留下好的或不好的印象。当然回答要简洁，