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武汉理工大学研究生英语口语复习资料

Unit6

Conversation1

Whatdoyouknowabouteliteeducation?

Discusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeliteeducationwithyoupartner.

A:

Educationisatopicthatpeopleconcernforlongtime.Astimegoesby,educationismoreandmoreimportantinourlife.Buttherearesomeargumentsabouteducationnow——theviewpointsofeliteeducation.Whatdoyouthinkaboutthis?

B:

Inmyopinion,eliteeducationisreallynecessary.Studentscanlearnmoreknowledgeduringtheeliteeducation.Theywillgetbettergradesthannormalstudentsonexams.Andnowmanycompaniestendtopeoplewhograduatedfromeliteschool.Sostudentsundereliteeducationmayhavebetteropportunitiesforjobs.

C:

Idon’tagreewithyou.Eliteeducationoftenbeseenasanicething.Butinfact,thestudentsundereliteeducationfeelmorestressfulthannormalstudents.Andsomeofthemmaynotsufferfromstress.Thentheywillbecrazyanddoworsethannormalpeople.

D:

IgetitandIagree.Peoplealwaysputmuchwishontheelitestudents.Iftheydon’tdowellasothers’wish,peoplemaybedisappointedatthem.

A:

Butyoucan’tdenythateliteeducationindeedcanmakestudentsbecomemoreexcellent.Theycanperformwellonstudyandwork,andwhethertheteachersorinterviewerstendtolikethemmore.

C:

DoyouheartheviewthatastudentfromSichuanNormalUniversitymurderedhisroommate?

Peopleundertheeliteeducationmaydosomethingwrong.Sowecan’tbeobsessedwitheliteeducation.

B:

Mostelitepeoplearekind.Andtheycanmakefriendswithotherelitepeople.Thiscanhelpthemgoontheroadoflifemoresuccessfully.

D:

Inaword,wemustenvisagethetwosidesofeliteeducation.Itcanbringmorehalosforpeoplewhileitcanputmorestressonpeople.Don’tpaymuchattentiontoitbutdon’tignoreitaswell.

Conversation2

Shouldeliteeducationbereplacedbymasseducation?

A:

Educatingthemantobeperfectisthetraditionalcoreofuniversityideafromtheclassicaltime.Whentheeliteeducationischangingtothemasseducation,itisnecessaryforustoknowwhethereliteeducationshouldbereplacedbymasseducationornot.

B:

Yeah,Iagreewithyouthatweshouldknowsomethingaboutthem.Iftheenrollmentrateofschool-agepopulationisbelow15%,theeducationiscalledeliteeducation.Whiletheenrollmentrateofschool-agepopulationisbetween15%and45%,theeducationiscalledmasseducation.Eliteeducationspeciallyemphasizesonintelligenceandbasic,whichisdifferentfrommasseducation.

C:

Inviewofsomepeople,universitiesshouldonlyallowgoodstudentsintotheirprograms.Ontheonehand,thesestudentsvaluetheimportanceofagoodeducationandareinterestedinfurtheringtheireducation.Ontheotherhand,theworlddevelopmentmodehasjustifiedthateliteeducationisaninevitablechoiceuniversitieshavehadtomake.

D:

Everycoinhastwosides.Itistruetoeliteeducation.Thefirstdisadvantageofaneliteeducationisthatitmakesyouincapableoftalkingtopeoplewhoaren’tlikeyou.Theseconddisadvantageisthataneliteeducationinculcatesafalsesenseofself-worth.Oneofthegreaterrorsofeliteeducationisthatitteachesyoutothinkthatmeasuresofintelligenceandacademicachievementaremeasuresofvalueinsomemoralormetaphysicalsense.Butthey’renot.

A:

Thatistrue.Forexample,Graduatesofeliteschoolsarenotmorevaluablethanstupidpeople,ortalentlesspeople,orevenlazypeople.Comparedwitheliteeducation,masseducationismoresuitableforChina.

B:

Fromeliteeducationtomasseducation,peopleatalllevelsofsocietycangotocolleges,whichbroadentherangeofeducation.Thenumberofcollegesismuchmorethanever.

C:

Fromeliteeducationtomasseducationthewholelevelofeducationhasbeengreatlyimproved.Ineconomicaspects,masseducationhasdevelopedalotofdifferentlevelsofhigh-qualitypeople,whichhaveagreatinfluenceoneveryindustryandleadthedevelopmentoftheeconomy.

Conversation3

Thereisnodoubtthatcollegeeducationhascultivatedmanysuccessfulpeopleinallfields,andcontributedalottothedevelopmentofhumancivilization.Doyouagreethatthepurposeforeducationisforcareers?

A:

Recently,moreandmoreparentswanttotheirchildrenadmittedbyfamouscollege,therefore,itwillbeeasierfortheirchildrentofindagoodjobaftergraduation.Doyouagreethatthepurposeforeducationisforcareers?

B:

Thisquestionhasnoeasyanswer.Ofcourse,thatisnottheimpressionyougetfromthe500-million-a-yearcollege-admissionsindustry,withitsmagazinerankings,testprepcourses,andguidebooks.

C:

However,manyneuroticboomerparents-andtheirstressed-out,resume-buildingteenagers-assumethatitisalwaysbettertochooseHarvardoverBigStateU.BecauseofHarvard’spresumablysuperioreducationalenvironment,betteralumniconnections,andmorelucrativeon-campusrecruitingopportunities.

D:

Notexactly.Mr.Whitehaseversaid,“Ineducationwearestrivingnottoteachyouthtomakealiving,buttomakealife.”Ontheonehand,itwilltakeahugeandlong-timeeffortforchildrentoobtainaneliteeducation.Ofcourseitcanbejustforgettingajob.

A:

Yes,Iagreewithyou.Ontheotherhand,thegovernmenthasputalotofpeople,moneyandresourcestosetupafamouscollegeandcultivateanelitestudent.Idobelieveourgovernmentwantsthesestudentstoachievetheirself-worthandpursuitthepoetryandthedistance.So,eliteeducationabsolutelyisjustforcareers.

B:

Perhapsyouareright.Howevertherearestillalotofpeoplethinkthatiftheycanbeadmittedtofamouscollege,theycanfindagoodjob.Thereasonwhytheytendstothinklikethatismoreandmoreenterpriseareattachmuchimportancetointerviewer’sdegree.

C:

Thereisnothingwrongthatenterpriseattachéimportancetoeducation.Ofcoursetheywanttorecruitqualifiedstuffs.Asformyperspectives,thosestudentswhogeteliteeducationshouldmakebetteruseofwhattheyhavelearned.Thisiswhateliteeducationreallyworth.

D:

Yes.Whateliteeducationreallywantsistocultivatestudentstobebeneficialforourcountryandthewholesociety.Weshouldexploreourhugepotentialratherthanonthesurfaceofthelearning.

Conversation4

Therearemanysayingsabouteducationandjob,suchas“Giveamanafishandhewilleatforaday.Teachamantofishandhewilleatfortherestofhislife.”Pleasecommentonitandintroducetherelationshipbetweeneducationandjob.

A:

ThereisanoldsayinginChinagoingthat“Giveamanafishandhewilleatforaday.Teachamantofishandhewilleatfortherestofhislife.”Whatdoyouthinkofit?

B:

Inmyopinion,it’saverymeanfulsaying.Wecanfindthedeepmeaningofthesentenceistotellpeopletoteachothersthewaytodosomethingratherthangivehimthethingsheneeds.

C:

Yes,thepurposeofeducationistoteachastudenthowtolivehislifebydevelopinghismindandequippinghimtodealwithreality.Hehastobetaughttothink,tounderstand,tointegrate,toprove.Hehastobetaughttheessentialsoftheknowledgediscoveredinthepastandhehastobeequippedtoacquirefurtherknowledgebyhisownefforts.

D:

WhatIthinkisthatthesayingshouldbeconsideredintwoaspects.Asagiverwhogivesanothermanafish,suchasateacheroraneducator,heshouldknowwhatistrulyimportanttohisstudentsandknowhowtoteachthemratherthaninculcateknowledgetohisstudents.

A:

Yes,notonlygiverbutalsoreceivershouldbeconsidered.Asastudent,wearereceiversofknowledge.Whatshouldwedo?

Weshouldrealizethatweshouldtrytostudywhateverthingswecandoourselvesanddothem.Whatdoyouthinkoftherelationshipbetweeneducationandjob?

B:

It’salwaysbettertochooseaprestigiouscollegebecauseoftheirpresumablysuperioreducationalenvironment,betteralumniconnection,andmorelucrativeon-campusrecruitingopportunities.Andinthefuture,theywillhaveabigchancetofindagoodjob.

C:

Yes,Iagreewithyou.Thereisnodoubtthatcollegeeducationhascultivatedmanysuccessfulpeopleinallfield,andcontributedalottothedevelopmentofhumancivilization.It’struethatifyouwantagoodjob,agilt-edgeddiplomaisadistinctadvantage.

D:

Asweallknow,leadeliteschoolslikeHarvard,StanfordorDartmouthenablegraduatestogetthehighestpayingjobsafterschoolandputthemontracktobecomingCEOs.Thenagain,there’splentyofanecdotalevidencethataneliteeducationishardlynecessary.Hard-workingistheonlykeywillhelpyouopenthedoorofsuccess.

Unit7

Conversation1

Doyoustillwatchcartoonsnow?

A:

Myfavoritecartoon“Naruto’isabouttoend,maybeIwillrarelywatchcartoonslater.Doyouliketoseecartoonsnow?

B:

Iprefertowatchanimatedmovie,suchasFrozen.IlikethistypeoffilmespeciallyDisneymovies,andIstillremembersomeclassicanimatedmovies.Sowhichanimatedmovieimpressedyoumost?

C:

TheLionKing,ithaswonnumerouspraisesfrombothcriticsandaudienceallovertheworldfordecades.Ofcourse,itssuccessisnotjustlikethat.Itistheonlycartoonrankedtoptenonthefilmboxoffice,andalsothemostgloriousmilestoneinDisney’shistoryofanimatedfeaturefilm.

D:

Thismovieisreallynice,Istillrememberthewords.Thepastcanhurt.Youcaneitherrunfromitorlearnfromit.Ittoldustocopewiththesetbacksinourlives.

A:

Ioftenseeanimewhichhavegreatpaintingsandwonderfuldub,suchasDoraemon,Ithinkitrepresentpartsofourchildhood.However,someAmericancomicanimationsisalsogreat,forexample,‘TomandJerry’,whichisreally