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英语期末考试口语视听说
Unit3:
1.Whatdoyouthinkarethethingsthatcontributetoasuccessfulmarriage?
Thesuccessofamarriageisduetomanyfactors,ofwhichloveisobviouslythemostimportantone.Otherfactors,whicharenotentirelyunrelatedtolove,includesharedvaluesandinterests,mutualunderstanding,commitment,effectivecommunication,similareducationalbackground,equaleconomicstatus,physicalfitness,etc.Withthesamevaluesandmoralstandards,friendsmaydevelopintolifelongpartners.Aftermarriage,thereneedstobeacommitmenttooneanother,andtothewell-beinganddevelopmentofthefamily.Similareducationalbackgroundandintelligencelevelsarealsoconsideredimportantbysomepeople.Theybelievethatonlywithmutualappreciationandunderstanding,canthecouplegetalongeasilyandhappily.
2.Whydopeoplegetdivorced?
Canyouguesssomeofthereasons?
Sometimesitisbecausethecoupledidnotreallyunderstandeachotherbeforethemarriage,aslovewasblindatthattime.Aftermarriage,theyseeeachother'sshortcomingsmoreclearly.Whendisappointmentgrowsbeyondcontrol,divorcebecomesinevitable.Sometimesitisbecauseoneofthecouplehaschangedafterthemarriage.Forexample,afterthehusbandispromotedtoaleadingposition,hemayhaveahectictimeallyearround,withhardlyanytimelefttobewithhiswife.Sometimesoneofthecouplehaslosthisorherjobandbecomesirritable.Duetothecontinualquarrellingathome,thefamilybreaksup.
3.Whatdoyouthinkofthelivesofsinglemothers?
Mostpeoplelookuponsinglemotherswithsympathy.Singlemothershavetosupporttheirchildrenontheirown.Theymayfinditdifficulttoprovidetheirchildrenwithalltheluxurieschildrenoftwo-parentfamiliesenjoy.Worsestill,theymaybeundergreatpsychologicalpressure.Moreover,theirchildrenmaydevelopasenseofinferiority.Whentheyseeotherchildrenarebathedintheloveofbothparents,theymayfeelbitterlydisappointed.
4.Whatisyourviewofthefactthatthewife'shousekeepingdutiesremainthesameevenwhensheworksoutside?
Whatcouldbethesolution?
Ifthewifeworksduringthedayjustlikethehusband,thenitisobviouslyunfairforthewifetoshoulderallthehousekeepingduties.Ifthehusbandcansharethehouseholdchoreswiththewife,thelovebetweenthemcanbestrengthened.Unfortunately,influencedbytradition,manymenareunwillingtodohousework,thinkingittobeunmanly.Ifwewanttochangethesituation,themediahadbettergivemorepublicityto"modelhusbands"whoassumealargepartofthoseduties.Gradually,peoplemaychangetheirimageofahusbandwhoconstantlysitsinfrontoftheTV,watchingfootballgamesorinternationalnews.Also,thedevelopmentofmoderntechnologyandtheappearanceofmoremodernconvenienceswillfurtherlightenthehousekeepingburden.Thustheproblemofwhoshoulddothehouseworkwillbecomelessimportant.
Unit4:
1.Whatdoyouthinkpeoplewillchoose:
alow-paidjobonelikes,oraboringwell-paidjob?
Ithinkmanypeopleprefertofindajobthattheyreallylike.Afterall,mostpeoplewanttoenjoythemselvesratherthanhaveplentyofmoneywithoutasenseofachievementandhappiness.Ontheotherhand,somepeoplemaychooseawell-paidjobinsteadofajobclosetotheirhearttoearnmoremoney.Ifoneisinseriousfinancialdifficulty,onecanhardlyaffordtheluxuryofadreamjob.Moneyisthetoppriority.
2.Doyouthinkone'scharacterisimportantinfindingajob?
Whyorwhynot?
Ithinkitis.Althoughmanyemployerslayemphasisoncandidates'educationalbackgroundandworkexperience,somebelievethatcandidates'characterisequallyimportantforasuccessfulcareer.Incontemporarysociety,manyprojectsaresolargethattheyrequirethecoordinationofagroupofpeopleratherthanasingleperson'seffort.Therefore,agoodteamplayerisoftenwelcomed.Professionallyskilledpeoplemaynotbeabletoaccomplishalargeprojectiftheyareeasilyangeredandcannotgetalongwiththeircolleagues.Ifyouwanttoassumealeadingposition,youshouldbefirmonimportantissueswhileallowingyoursubordinatesplentyoffreedom.Infact,itisbecomingincreasinglycommonforcompaniestotestcandidates'EQ(emotionalquotient)beforetheydecidetohirethem.
3.Whatcoursesareusefulforone'sjob?
Infactallcoursesmayturnouttobeusefulinourfuturecareers.Thebasiccourseswetakeinthefirsttwoyearsofuniversitylayasolidfoundationforourfuturedevelopment.Inthecaseofcomputermajors,forexample,themaththeyhavelearnedwillenhancetheirabilityforlogicalreasoning.TheEnglishcoursestheyhavefollowedwillhelpthemreadtheliteratureintheirfieldswithgreaterease.Artcoursesmayincreasetheirsenseofbalanceandbeauty.However,thecoursesintheirspecialtiesareoftenofgreaterrelevanceandvaluefortheircareerdevelopment.Forinstance,computermajorsmayfindcoursessuchasprogramming,computernetwork,database,andCAD(ComputerAidedDesign)morecloselyrelatedtotheirfuturework.
4.Whatquestionsdoyouthinkareoftenaskedinaninterview?
Whyaretheyasked?
Tostartwith,theinterviewersmayaskyouaboutyoureducation.Inthiswaytheycangatherinformationtoseeifyouhaveacquiredthebasicknowledgerequiredforthejobyouareapplyingfor.Perhapsmostofthemwillaskyouaboutyourworkexperienceinthisfieldtoseeifyouhavethenecessaryskillsforthejobyouhaveinmind.Usuallyemployersdonotlikeanentirelyinexperiencedemployee.Theymayalsoaskaboutyourcharacter,weaknessesandstrengthstofindoutwhatkindofpersonyouare.Theymayevenaskyousomethingthatisnotdirectlyrelatedtothejobinquestion.Youranswerstendtoshowyourintelligencelevelandcommunicationskills.
Unit5:
1.Doyouwanttobeabosswhoisstartingacompanyoranemployeewithahighsalary?
Differentpeoplemayhavedifferentchoices.Somepeoplemayputaregularjobabovegoodpayforavarietyofreasons.Employeesusuallyknowwhattheyaresupposedtodoandhaveafairlystablelife.Withahigh-payingjob,theyandtheirfamiliescanliveacomfortablelife.Whentheyhaveaccumulatedenoughmoney,theycanstartabusinesswhenconditionsarefavorable.Ontheotherhand,manypeoplewanttosetupabusinessoftheirownrightnow.Indeed,launchingacompanyinvolvesalotofeffort.Whatisworse,thereisrisk.Buttheylikechallenges.Bytryingtoestablishacompany,notonlymaytheymakelotsofmoney,theycanalsodeveloptheirabilitiestoovercomedifficulties.
2.Whatkindofbosswouldyouliketoworkfor:
onewhoisinefficientbutkind,oronewhoisefficientbutverystrictwithemployees?
Manypeople,ifnotmost,prefertoworkforakind,good-naturedboss.Undersuchaboss,theyfeelsecureandhappy.Thebosswon'tscoldemployeessimplybecausetheyhavemadeasmallmistake.Hewillalsobegenerous.Itistruethatsometimesbecauseofhislackofability,hiscompanymaynotreaphugeprofits,andemployeescanhardlygetaraise.Buthappinessissurelymoreimportantthanmoney.However,somepeople,includingme,willchoosetoworkforabosswhoiscapablebutverystrictwithhissubordinates.Ifthebossiscapable,hewillleadthecompanytoonenewheightafteranother.Whenthecompanythrives,allemployeeswillbenefit.Evenifthebossmaygiveanemployeeaseveredressing-downforsomethingheorshedid,theemployeecanlearnalessonfromtheevent.Undersuchaboss,employeescangainvaluableexperience,whichmayserveasagoodfoundationforthemtostartabusinessoftheirowninthefuture.
3.Whydosomepeoplethinksportsclothesandshoesprovideagoodbusinessopportunity?
Whatagegroupsdoyouthinkthebusinesspeopleshouldtarget?
Why?
Withmoreleisuretimeandmoney,manypeoplepaymoreattentiontotheirhealthandrecreation.Asaresult,moreandmorepeoplewillengageinsports,andtheywillbuymorefitnessgear,includingsportsclothesandshoes.Obviouslythisprovidesahotbusinessopportunity.Inmyopinion,businesspeopleshouldtargetyoungpeoplefirst.Theyareactiveandparticipatemoreinsportsthanotheragegroups.Butbusinesspeopleshouldnotneglectolderpeople.Afterretirement,theyoftenfindtheirhealthonthedecline,andthereforehavethemotivationforfitnessexercises.Asformiddle-agedpeople,manyofthemareundersuchgreatpressureatworkthattheycanhardlyaffordthetimeforsports.
4.Ifyouwantedtostartabusiness,whichfactorswouldyouconsider:
youreducationandability,yourmoney,orthemarket?
Why?
IfIwantedtolaunchabusiness,Iwouldconsiderallofthesefactors,fortheyallplayanindispensablerole.Firstofall,Iwouldconsidermyability.SinceImajoredinbiology,IwouldbecautiousinstartingacompanytosellsomethingIamnotfamiliarwithsuchasbuildingmaterialsorDVDs.Withmyeducationalbackground,Imayfinditeasiertorunacompanysellingbio-techproducts.ThenextthingIwouldhavetotakeintoaccount,isthemoneyavailable.Supposetheestablishmentofacompanyrequiredacapitalofamilliondollars,IwouldtrytoseewhetherIcouldgetaloan.Ifnot,Iwouldgiveuptheideaandtrytosetupasmallerservicecompanythatrequiredlesscapital.Lastbutnotleast,IwouldsurveythemarkettoseeiftheproductsIplannedtodealwithcouldbesold.Iftheywereunmarketable,Ihadbettergiveuptheideaoffoundingacompanyinthisarea.Iftheysoldwell,thenIwouldgoahead.
Unit6:
1.Whydoyouthinksomepeoplesmoke?
Whatarethedisadvantagesofsmoking?
Somepeoplethinks