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2011年度中央电视台“希望之星”英语风采大赛

全国预选赛大学组即兴演讲题目

1．In recent years, the college entrance examination has undergone a series of change s. What do you think about the “Chinese Ivy League”--the alliance among key Chines e universities for autonomous enrollment (高校自主招生联

盟)? Do you think it will help improve fairness and quality in selecting students for co lleges?

2. The college entrance examination has experienced a series of changes in recent yea rs. What do you think about the policy that some high school principals can directly re commend a small portion of outstanding students to elite universities like Peking Univ ersity or Tsinghua University? Do you think it is a fair and effective policy to enroll st udents?

3. Some people believe that college education should focus on the training of specializ ed skills rather than general education. Classes like literature, history, philosophy or m usic, are away from social needs and unnecessary to be included in curriculum. What do you think of this?

4. Nowadays being a civil servant seems to be a most popular career choice for young people, including many college graduates. It is estimated that over 1 million people h ave signed up for the exam in 2011, while only a small number of them would finally get accepted. What do you think of the phenomenon?

5. Nowadays micro-blogging (微博) seems to be a most popular form of communication among people. Some people b elieve that micro-blogging brings people closer by sharing and updating information i nstantly, while others believe that it increases people’s excessive dependence on the In ternet. What do you think?

6. Micro-blogging has become a most popular trend among young people for daily co mmunication. Yet some people criticize that it may intrude privacy because it makes a huge amount of personal information too easily accessible to the general public. Wha t do you think of this?刘英

7. Micro-blogging has become a trendy means of communication nowadays. Some pe ople believe that government officials should be required to write micro blogs to enha nce transparency of their work to the public. Do you support this idea? Why (not)? 8. Nowadays a number of SNS websites (社交网站) have adopted the real name system, which requires their users to reveal their ident

ities when communicating online. Some people believe this real name system is neces sary while others think it has lots of side effects. What do you think?

9. It had been discussed during the 2011 Two Sessions (两会) that the one-child policy should be loosened. Some experts believe that it shall be modified to a two-child policy for all families. Do you support the proposal? Why (no t)?

10. The wide gap between the rich and the poor has been constantly discussed as a hot issue. Some people believe that rich people should be heavily taxed and shoulder mor

e responsibilities for social development. Do you support the idea? Why (not)?

11. Bill Gates and Warren Buffet came to China late in 2010. They had invited wealth y Chinese entrepreneurs for a dinner, which triggered a heated discussion later on wea lth and charity. Do you think it is the rich people’s obligation to donate money to the s ociety? Why (not)?

12．Nowadays the “city illness” has become a thought-provoking phenomenon. Probl ems like traffic jam, unemployment, difficulties in getting medical treatment and educ ation are confronting millions of urban dwellers in cities like Beijing and Shanghai. Do you think the “city illness” is a cost to pay for urbanization? In your opinion, what can you do to cure such “illness”?

13. Nowadays lots of parents are keen to send their children to different training class es to develop their potential and interests as early as possible. Some people think it’s n ecessary to have more intensive early education while some criticize that this would d o more harm than good to the kids. What do you think?

14. Street beggars can be seen in some public places. Some of them are children. Do y ou think child begging should be banned? What can we do to help the child beggars?

15. Some people believe that real learning does not happen in classrooms, so we shoul

d try to get mor

e social experiences. Do you agree? Why (not)?

16. From time to time there are videos of animal-abusing, such as cat-abusing or rabbi t-abusing uploaded to the Internet. Most people believe it’s immoral to abuse little ani mals, and some believe it is also illegal. Do you think animal rights should be legalize d? Why (not)?

17. It seems popular to classify people of different ages into different groups, such as post-70s, post-80s or post-90s generations. Each generation is believed to have some c ommon features or identities. What do you think of the labels attached to different ge nerations? Share with us your opinion.