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雅思口语练习200题加范文
II.SuggestedAnswers
1.Goodmorning,mynameisJakeEdward.Couldyoutellmeyourfullnameplease?
MyfamilynameisHuang,andmygivennameisQiGuang.
2.AndwhatshallIcallyou?
MostpeoplecallmeXiaoHuang.
3.CanIseeyouridentificationplease?
Yes,hereitis.
4.Doesyournamehaveanyspecialmeaning?
a.Yes.Myfamilyname"Huang"meansyellow.Mygivennamehastwoparts.Thefirstpart"Qi"meanssomethinglikeenlightenmentorthestart.Thesecondpart"Guang"meanslight.Itwasgiventomebymygrandfather.Actually,alltheboysofmygenerationinmyfamilyhavethecharacter"Qi"intheirnames.
b.Thefirstpartofmynamemeans"bright"—asinlight.Thesecondpartmeans"true"or"truth".Takentogether,mynamemeans"BrightTruth".Mygrandmothergavethisnametome.
5.What'stheliteraltranslationofyourname?
Well,Huangliterallytranslatesas"yellow",and"Qi"means"enlightenedorthestart"."Guang"literallymeans"lightorbright".So,takentogether,mygivennamemeanssomethinglike"thebeginningoflight"or"beingenlightenedwithlight"orsomethingtothateffect.
6.Wheredoyoucomefrom?
a.IwasborninXi'an,whichisoneofthemajorcitiesinChina.ItusedtobethecapitalcityatonepointinChina'shistory.
b.IcomefromShanghai,butIwasborninXi'an.MyparentsmovedtoShanghaiwhenIwasjust4yearsold,soIreallydon'tknowmuchaboutXi'an,apartfromoccasionalsummervisitstoseesomegoodfriendsofthefamily.Infact,Idon'thaveanyrelativesatalllivinginXi'an.
7.Wherewereyouborn?
IwasborninXi'an,whichisinthecentreofChina.It'safamoushistoriccity,andisalsowellknowntotouristswhotraveltheSilkRoad.
8.Whereaboutisyourhometown?
Xi'anislocatedinShanxiProvince,whichisincentralChina.
9.Whatkindoflandscapesurroundsyourhometown?
Xi'anissurroundedbyplains,andisborderedbyaplateautothenorthandtheQinlingMountainstothesouth.
10.Couldyoutellmesomethingaboutyourhometown?
a.Hmm...well,thepopulationisabout6million.It'sfamousforitshistoricsites,especiallyfortheTerracottaWarriors.Xi'anwasnamedthecapitalofChinaseveraltimesovermanydynasties.Also,Xi'anisthestartingpointofthefamousSilkRoad,whichwasimportantinancienttimes.Theweatherisextremelyhotinsummer,about40degreesCentigrade,andfairlycoldinthewinter,about14degreesCentigradebelowzero.
b.Okay.Well,firstofall,myhometownis"X".Iwasborninthecity,butmovedtotheoutskirtsofthetownwhenIwassmall."X"isafairlylargecity—aprettyimportanteconomiccentreactually.Ithasapopulationof3million.It'sprettyflat,andissituatedrightnearalargelake.
11.WhatarethemaintouristattractionsinBeijing?
TheyaretheGreatWall,theForbiddenCity,TiananmenSquare,TempleofHeaven,andtheSummerPalace.Beijinghasalotofotherfamoussitesaswell.
12.Whatistheclimatelikeinyourhometown?
It'sgenerallyveryhotinsummer,about40degreesCentigrade.Inwinter,it'scold—aboutminus14degreesCentigrade.Thespringandautumnarebothmildandpleasant,withtemperaturesrangingfrom12to25degreesCentigrade.Oh,andthesummertimeisextremelyhumidaswell.Therearefourseasons.Winteriscoldandsnowy;springisshortandrainy;summerishotandhumid;andautumnisbeautiful.
13.Whatarethepeoplelikeinyourhometown?
Theyareusuallyveryfriendlyandsomewhatconservative.IfyouweretovisitXi'an,you'dsoonnoticethatthepeoplestillretainmanyancientcustomsandtraditions,whichiswhatImeanbyconservative.You'dalsonoticethatpeoplethereareveryhelpful.Ifyouasksomeonefordirections,theywilltrytohelpyouout,orfindsomeoneelsewhocanhelpyou.
14.WhatarethedifferencesinaccentbetweenthepeopleofyourhometownandBeijing?
a.In(nameofhometown),wepronounce(aword)like(hometown'spronunciation),butinBeijing,theysay(Beijing'spronunciation).
b.TherearequiteafewdifferencesbetweenmyhometowndialectandBeijingdialect.Ican'tevendescribethem.WhenIspeakinmylocaldialect,peopleinBeijinghavenoideawhatI'msaying.
c.Well,youknowBeijingdialectusuallyhasan"errr"addedtoalotofwords.Wedon'tdothatinmyhometown.Also,someofthetonesaredifferent,andthereareslightdifferencesinpronunciation.InBeijing,peoplemightsay"shi"meaning"ten",butinmyhometown,wesay"si".Thosearethemaindifferences.
d.Inmyhometown,ifwewanttosay"alittle",wesay"yidiandian".ButinBeijing,theysay"yidiar".TheaccentinBeijinghasaverystrong"rrr"soundtotheendofwords.Wedon'thavethatatallinmyhometown.And,IfoundithardtogetusedtoatfirstwhenIcametoBeijing.
15.Whatkindoffoodanddishesdopeopleeatinyourhometown?
Definitelyjiaoziordumplings.Myprovinceisfamousforitsvinegar,whichisusedwhenweeatdumplings.
16.Tellmeaboutwhat'sthebiggesttraditionalfestivalinyourcountry.
DefinitelytheSpringFestival.Isupposeit'ssomewhatlikeChristmasinwesterncountries.SpringFestivalistheonlytimewhenallfamiliesgathertogetherandstoresandbusinessareclosedforseveraldays.
17.WhatdoyoudoduringtheSpringFestival?
Iusuallygobacktomyhometownandspendaweekinmyparents'home.Weeatdeliciousfood,visitfamilyandfriends,andwatchTV.Ialsoliketotryandcontactmyhighschoolfriendsandseehowthey'redoingandwhatthey'reupto.Wegiveeachotherpresentsandwebuyourselvesnewclothestowearforthenewyear.
18.Canyoudescribeoneofthemainfestivalscelebratedinyourcountry?
NationalDay,whichisonOctober1st,isabigholiday.Wegetthreedaysoffandtherearealotoffireworksdisplays.Therearelargeflowerpicturesandothertypesofflowersdecoratingthecity,andsomeofthelargercitiesholdparades.
19.WhataresomecustomsinyourcountrythatIshouldknowabout?
Chinahasagreatnumberofcustoms.Letmetellyousomethingaboutfriendship.Reallygoodfriendswillalwayshelpeachother.Icangotoafriend'shomeanytimeoftheday,andhewilldropwhatheisdoingandwelcomeme.Itmightsoundstrangetoyou,becauseIknowthatintheWest,peopleusuallyscheduleappointmentswitheachotherinadvance.But,ourfriendshipsinChinaareverystronganddeep,anditwouldbeunheardofnottodropwhatyouaredoingandinviteafriendin.
20.HowlonghaveyoulivedinBeijing?
Almost4yearsnow.IfirstcametoBeijinginJuly1996.It'skindofsurprisingthatI'vealreadylivedherefor4years.Iwasn'tplanningtostayforalongtime,butthenIgotagoodjobinajointventurecompany.
21.WhatistheweatherlikeinBeijing?
Therearefourseasons.Winteriscold,dryandwindy,withabitofsnow.Springisshortandwet.Summerishotandhumid,withtemperaturesashighas30degreesCentigrade.It'sprettymiserableinthesummerunlessyouhaveairconditioning.Fallisprobablythebestseason—it'sverycomfortable—notwindy,notcold,nothumid.
22.HowdoyoucomparetheclimateinBeijingwiththatinyourhometown?
It'saboutthesame,exceptthatwegetalotmoresnowinmyhometownthanwegetinBeijing.Isupposeithassomethingtodowiththegeographyofthetwocities.
23.WhatplacesinBeijingdoyoulikebest?
Why?
IliketheTempleofHeavenbestbecauseit'sverybeautiful.Theparkarounditisveryspaciousandisfilledwithlargegingkotreesandsomeveryoldtrees.Also,intheearlymorning,it'sverypeaceful.TheoldergenerationsarepracticingtheirTai-ji,whiletheyoungerchildrenarerunningaroundandplaying.
24.WhatplacesinBeijingshouldaforeignervisit?
Why?
IwouldrecommendtheGreatWall,theSummerPalace,TempleofHeaven,andtheForbiddenCity.Thosearethemostfamousplacesinthecity.Ofcourse,therearemanyotherplacesthathavelesshistoricsignificance,butthosefourplacesarereallyworthseeing.
25.WhatarethemajorsocialproblemsinBeijing?
Howcantheybesolved?
Therearealotofpeoplewhohaverecentlybeenlaidoffwork.Theyhavelittleincomeandmanyhaveafamilytosupport.Ithinktheyshouldbegivenachancetogetanotherjob—maybebygivingthemmoretrainingorsomethinglikethat.Perhapsifthegovernmentprovidedashort-termvocationaltrainingcoursetopeoplewhohavebeenlaidoff...thatwouldhelpwiththeunemploymentproblem.
26.WhatisthebiggestproblemChinafaces?
Overpopulation.EventhoughChinahastheone-childpolicy,itstillhasahugepopulation.Thegovernmentwantstoprovidefoodandeducationforeveryone,buttheyhaven'tyetattainedtheirgoal.ManyofChina'sproblemsstemfromoverpopulation.
27.Whatplacesdoyourecommendaforeignertovisitinyourhometownandwhy?
I'mfromXi'an.IthinktheTerracottaWarriorsisreallyworthseeing.ItisthetombofQinshihuang,thefirstemperorofancientChinaasaunifiedcountry.TherearethousandsofTerracottasoldiersburiedtogetherwiththeemperor'sbodyinthetomb.Itlooksreallymagnificent.
28.Whichcity,inyouropinion,isthebestcityinChina?
Beijing,becauseit'sthecapitalofChinaandhasaveryrichculture.Inaddition,Beijingismorebeautifulthanmanyothercities,becauseit'stheshowcaseofChina.AlotofmoneyhasbeeninvestedinBeijinganditisaveryinterestingplacetovisit.
29.HastourismchangedChinaverymuch?
Yes,verymuchinthelast10years.EachyearwearegettingmoretouristscomingtoChinasincetheadoptionoftheopendoorpolicy.Peopleseemoreforeignersandareusedtothesightoff