大学英语四topic.docx

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大学英语四topic

Unit1

Talkaboutthepowerofhumorandsharethehumorousstoryortypicaljokewithyourclassmates.

Whatisyourfavoritefilmandwhydoyoulikeitsomuch?

Unit2

IsLetterWritingBetterthanCalling?

Doescriticismdoesmoreharmthangood?

Why?

Unit3

Whatarethecharacteristicsoftheidealwifeandtheidealhusband?

Whoareteachers’pets,boysorgirls?

Howtoavoidgenderbiasintheclassroom?

Unit4

Whichshouldbeemphasizedineducation,knowledgeorcreativity?

Whatdoyouthinkparentscandoathometoencourageachild’screativity?

Ｕnit5

Whatisyourfavoritesport?

Howdoyoubenefitfromit?

Shouldathletesberolemodels?

Unit6

Whywouldpeopleliketotakerisks?

Whatarethelinksbetweenhealthrisksandenvironmentalpollution?

Unit7

Talkaboutthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenyourexpectationsofcollegelifeandthereality

aboutthepowerofhumor.Sharethehumorousstoryortypicaljokewithyourclassmates. 

A:

Ithinkhumorisaveryimportantqualityforapersonorforgettingalongwithothers.Iliketobewithhumorouspeople.Theyarelikesunshineandthereforeverypopularwithothers.

B:

Yes,togetherwithhumorouspeople,lifebecomesmoreinterestingandenjoyable.Butitdoesn’tmeaneverybodycanunderstandthehumorinaparticularsituation.

C:

Iagree.It’swell-knownthatlaughteristhebestmedicine.Ienjoyjokesbecausejokescanalwaysmakepeoplelaugh.TheycanhelpmewhenIaminabadmood.

D:

Cross-talkisverypopularinChina.Itspopularityliesinitshumorouslanguage,theperformers’quickwits,theirfunnygesturesandtheirpresentationskills.Anditisclosetoreallifesothatitispopularwiththeaudience.

E:

Ican’tagreemore.Ilikeslap-stickbest.Itiscross-talktoo.Slap-stickisthemostobvioushumor.Itslanguageissimpleanddirect.Itisfulloffun.Itappealstoallagesandallcultures.

A:

HumorouspeoplecanmakemelaughwhenIamunhappy.Theycanchangeanawkwardsituationandhelppeoplegetridofembarrassmentbymakingeverybodylaugh.

B:

Buthumorouspeoplerequireunderstandingfromtheirlisteners.Whentheylaugh,communicationissuccessful.However,sometimeshumorcancausemisunderstandings.

C:

WhenIhavetimeIusuallyreadsomejokesinthenewspaperorinbooks.Therearemanyjokeswhichmeettheneedsofpeopleofdifferentagegroups.Ialsolikereadingcartoonsandcomicstrips.

D:

Takeajokeforexample,onemanasksanother,“WhowasthatladyIsawyouwithlastnight?

”Theotherreplies,“Thatwasnolady,thatwasmywife”.Thehumorliesinthefactthatthesecondmanissayingthathiswifeisnotalady.

E:

Crosstalkusesbitterironyorfunnyteasingtoamusepeople.Itcannotonlymakepeoplelaughbutalsomakepeoplethink.Itmakespeoplecompareourideallifewithourreallife.

A:

Ourlifecan’tlackhumor,otherwiseourlifewillbeverydullandboring.

B:

Humorcanmakeusforgetourworriesandconcerns.

C:

Humorcanmakeusyoungandhappy.

D:

Humorcanmakeusfeelatease.

E:

Humorcanmakeusliveinharmonywithotherpeople.

2.Whatisyourfavoritefilmandwhydoyoulikeitsomuch?

A:

Myfavoritefilmis“Gonewiththewind”.Ilovethefilmbecausethestoryisverytouchingandthetopicthought-provoking.VivianandClarkactedasScarletandRhettButler.Bothareveryfamousandbothactedverywell.

B:

Ilikeit（Gonewiththewind）too.ThestoryhappenedduringtheAmericanCivilwar.Itwasaboutloveandwar.IwasdeeplytouchedbyScarlet’sloveforAshleyandRhett’sloveforScarlet.Inbothcasesthelovewassopureandhopeless.

C:

Yes,itisthemostattractivepartofthemovie.WhenIwatchedthemovieIhopedthatScarletcouldrealizehowdeeplyRhettlovedherandrepayhislove.Icriedwhenattheendofthemovietheirdaughter,Bonnie,diedandRhettleftScarlet

D:

ForrestGumpismyfavorite.ForrestGumpwhoisunfortunatelytobebornwithalowerIQandthemuscleproblem,usually,peoplealwaysthinkthiskindofpersoncan'tbesuccessfulindoinganything.But,instead,thisunluckymanhasachievedincredibleaseriesofsuccess,heisafootballstar,awarhero,tabletennisstar,andlateramillionaire!

E:

I’malsodeeplyimpressedbythefilmForrestGump.Afterhavingseenthefilm,Iknoweverybodycansucceediftheyworkhardandnevergiveup.

A:

Thelovein“Gonewiththewind”isatragedy.Themosttragicthingisthatnoonecanreallyunderstandwhatloveis.ThatisalsothecasewithScarlett.ShelovedRhett,butshedidn’tknowthat.ShethoughtshestilllovedAshley,sodidRhett.

B:

Ashleystoodinthewayoftheirmarriage,likeashadowthatcouldn’tbewavedaway.IadmireScarletbecausesheisabrave,independent,courageous,andintelligentwoman,thoughsheisselfishandwillful.

C:

Iagree.Loveisblind.Justasthesayinggoes,“Awomanwillbeunwisewhensheisfallinginlove.”Andthatisoneofthereasonsforhighdivorcerateinthesociety.

D:

Afterhavingseenthefilm,Iknowpeoplemayencountermanyunexpectedunpleasantincidents,butifonlywearebraveenoughtofacethem,wewillovercomethem

E:

Ican’tagreemore.DifferencesexistinIO,butpeople’sIOdosenotmattermuch.Ifwearedeterminedtoovercomeeveryobstacleanddifficulty,weareboundtosucceedintheend.Soweshouldbeoptimisticandconfidenteveninhardtimes.

3.IsLetterWritingBetterthanCalling?

A:

Writingaletterisnotonlyameansofcommunication,butalsoakindofpleasure.Whatismore,theletterscanbekeptandreadagainandagain.Letterscanexpressourprofoundideasanddeepfeelingsandinnerthoughts.

B:

Sometimeslettersareinspiring,andsometimestheyareencouraging.Youcanwritealotofthingsinaletteranditdosenotcostyoumuchmoneytomailit.Youcanspendhowevermuchtimeyoulikewritingaletterandyoucanwriteitagainandagainbeforeyoumailit.

C:

Butletterwritingisslow,andyouhavetowaitalongtimetogetaresponsefromyourfriends.Ontheotherhand,makingtelephonecallsismuchfaster,sotheyaremoreappropriatewhenyouneedaquickreply.

D:

Buttelephoningisexpensive,andsometimesyoucannotrememberallthecommentsthataremadebecausecallscannotlastverylong,andcannotbekeptforreadinglaterliketreasuredletters.

E:

Theconventionalwayofsendingmessagesiswritingaletter.Itisoneofthemostcommonlyusedwaysofcommunication.Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,thetelephonebecomessopopularthatitisindispensableinourdailylife.

A:

Ican’tagreemore.Letterscanbekeptforalongtime.Itreasurealllettersfrommyfriendsandrereadtheminmysparetime.Theycanaccompanyforever.Tometheyarethesymbolsoffriendship.

B:

Whenyouwritealetteryouhaveenoughtimetothinkabouthowtoexpressyourideas,soyouwon’tsayanythingthatshouldn’tbesaid.Soyoucanavoidsomemistakeswhenwritingaletter.

C:

Iagree.Butphonesalsoenableyoutohearyourfriends’voice,whichgivesyouawonderfulfeeling.Itissoeasyjusttopickupthephoneandcallwhereaswritingtakesmoreenergy.

D:

Butwhenyouaretalkingonthephone,sometimesyousaysomethingunconsciouslythatyoumayregret,oryoumaymakeacommentthatwillcausemisunderstandingorthatwillhurtyourfriendorrelations.

E:

Itisdifficulttosaywhichisbetter.Everymeansofcommunicationhasitsadvantagesanddisadvantages.Soitisveryhardtosaywhichisbetter.Theonlythingwecandoistomakeawisechoicebetweenwritingandcallingaccordingtothesituation.

4.Doescriticismdomoreharmthangood?

Why?

A:

Everybodyhasself-respectandeveryonewantsotherstorespecthim.Sosometimescriticismwillmakeothersloseface,willdoharmtopeople.

B:

Yes.Butnoonecanbeperfect,andeveryonehasonekindoffaultoranother.Criticismcanmakepeopleknowtheirshortcomingsandhelpthemovercometheirshortcomings.

C:

Ican’tagreemore.Justasthesayinggoes,“toerrishuman,forgivedivine.”Nobodycanavoidmakingmistakesandit’snevertoolatetomend.

D:

Yes.Criticismandself-criticismcanmakepeopleprogress.Onlycomplimentsandflatteriesmakepeopletooproudandconceited.Soweshouldlistentoandacceptothers’criticism.

E:

Iagree,butfrequentcriticismcanmakepeopleloseheartanddiscouragethemfromfacingandovercomingdifficulties.Soweshouldbecautiouswhenpointingoutother’smistakes.

A:

Soweshoulduseproperwaystopointoutother’smistakes,whichwillgeneratenegativeeffectsonpeopleotherwiseandleadtoquarrelortenserelationship.

B:

Yes,butwecan’twinkatother’smistakesesp.seriousmistakeswhichwillresultinbadconsequences.Forexample,ifastudentwhoisoftenlateforclassdoesn’treceiveanycriticism,hewillsticktothebadhabit.

C:

Ifastudentisoftenlateforclass,hemustbedisinterestedinhisstudies.Whenhedoesagoodjobinhisstudies,weshouldpraisehimintime,whichwillencourageandinteresthimtoworkhard.

D:

Yes,weshouldbegenerouswithcomplimentsandupliftingwordswhichwillmakepeoplefeelthewarmthandenthusiasmaroundthem.

E:

Myteacher’spowerfulwords“nothingisdifficultifyouputyourheartintoit.”inspiremeverymuch，whichwillhelpmetoovercomeeveryobstacleanddifficulty.

A:

Criticismwillresultinbadeffectwhileupliftingwordswillinspirepeople.

B:

Mistakesleadtosuccess,soweshouldnotbeafraidofmistakes,norshouldwefearcriticism.

C:

Appropriatecriticismwillhelppeopleandinappropriatecriticismwillharmpeople.

D:

Whethercriticismdoesharmorgoodtopeoplejustdepends.

5.Whatarethecharacteristicsofth