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高职高专实用英语口语大赛训练题目
全国高职高专实用英语口语大赛"选拔赛竞赛参考题
PartIIPresentation(3minutes)
Task:
-—Youarerequiredtotalkaboutthefigure,describingandcomparingwhatyouhaveseen。
——You’llhave3minutesforpreparation.Youmustcompleteyourpresentationin3minutes.
1NumberofHoursWorkedPerWeek
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NumbersofDay’sAnnualHoliday
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TheaverageJapaneseworkerspends47hoursaweek,or2100hoursperyear,attheofficeorfactory,whiletheaverageSwedeclocksuponly37.
Swedishworkershave28daysofholidayperyear,buttheJapanesehaveonly15。
AtypicalJapaneseworkertakesasix-dayweek,however,aSwedishworkerworkslessthan5daysaweek.Ifyouareaworker,lifeismucheasierinSwedenthaninJapan,foryoucanwork10hoursshortereachweekandyoumayhaveamuchlongerannualholiday。
2ChangeinNumberofVisitorsbyCountry
In2009therewerealargenumberofvisitorstoChinaongrouporindependenttour。
Buttherewerechangesinthenumbersofvistorsfromdifferentcountries。
Someincreasedbutsomedecreased。
ThegreatestchangehappenedinBangladesh.ThenumberofvisitorsfromBangladeshwasdown-————-therewere70%fewergrouptourvisitorsand48%independenttravelersthantheyearbefore.VisitorsfromArgentinawereupby53%forgrouptoursand26%forindependenttravelers。
ThenumberofvisitorsfromSwedenwasupby24%forgrouptoursand15%forindependenttravelers。
3SalesofComputerCompany
×1000
Month
Sales(Pound)
Atthebeginningoftheyearsalesofthecomputerswereas80000pounds。
SalesrosesteadilybetweenFebruaryandApril.However,theythenfellslightlybetweenAprilandJuly。
FollowingaminorriseinAugust,salesdeclinednoticeablyfrom160000poundsto120000pounds。
Thedownwardtrendcontinued,andinNovembersalesreachedtheirlowestpointsinceJanuary.Fortunately,thankstoanewmarketingstrategyandgrowingdemandsforholidaygoods,salesincreaseddramaticallyattheendoftheyearandeventuallyreached200000pounds。
Inall,it'sayearofbothriseandfallandwasfinallyendedupwithgreatsuccessinsales。
4TimeSpentonDifferentMediabyTeenagers
hours/week
ThechartshowsasurveyresultaboutthehourstheteenagersspendperweekonthedifferentmediasuchasInternet,TV,radio,telephoneandbooksormagazinesintheirsparetime.Clearly,theteenagerslikesurfingthenetverymuchandtheyusuallyspend16.7hoursperweekon-line。
Nexttothis,theywouldprefertowatchingTV,13.6hoursperweekbeingspentforthat.Interestingly,inaweek,theyonlyspendabout6hoursreadingbooksormagazines.Andtheamountoftimetheyspendinlisteningtoradioorusingtelephoneisjustinbetween.
5ForeignTradeGrowthofChina(inbillionofRMB)
Asthegraphshows,ChineseexportsalmostremainedsteadyinJanuarylastyear。
InFebruary,theywentuprapidly。
Inthenextthreemonths,theyfluctuatedbetween20billionand25billion.FromMaytoOctober,exportssawaslightdecrease,thenasmallincreaseinNovember.InDecember,therewasasignificantincrease.Butafterthat,Chineseexportsfelldramatically。
Comparedwithexports,ChineseimportssawacontinuousrisefromthebeginningoflastyeartoMay.Inthenextsixmonths,theyshowedagradualfluctuation。
AtthestartofNovember,theybegantopickupandfromNovembertoDecember,importsincreasedabruptlytoreachapeakof17billion.Atthebeginningofthisyear,asuddendeclineinexportsledtosteepfallinimports。
6MarketShareofMEXCompanyProducts
Japan15%
ThispiegraphshowsthebreakdownofthemarketshareofMEXCompanyproductsintheworld。
Asyoucansee,theU。
S.A.isstillourlargestcustomer.Ithasthelargestpercentageofthemarketshareofourproducts,at40%。
ThesecondisEurope,at30%.NextisJapan,whichmakesup15%ofourmarketshare.AndAustraliaaccountsfor10%.Finally,thesmallestpartofourmarketshareistakenupbyAfrica,withonly5%.Recentlytheworldeconomyisnotboomingveryfast,soweshouldimproveourmanagementsystemandtryourbesttoproducebetterproductsandexplorepotentialmarketinthefuture。
7Totalprofit&itsexpenditure(inthousandUSdollars)
Companyname:
SuperSonicIndustriesGroupCorp.
ThisGraphrevealsthatourtotalprofitof2009isUS$200,000,whichisUS$50,000higherthanthatof2008.Toexpandbusiness,ourinvestmentinestablishingnewenterpriseswasraisedfromUS$80,000in2008toUS$140,000in2009。
AndthenewcirculatingfundalsoincreasedfromUS$70,000in2008toUS$150,000in2009。
8Describethecaricatureandgiveyourcomment。
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SourceofIncomePercentageofTotalIncome
Parents
Part—timejob
FellowshiporScholarship
AmericanStudents
50%
35%
15%
ChineseStudents
90%
5%
5%
IncomeSourcesBetweenChineseStudentsandAmericanStudents
IncomesourcesofChinesestudentsarequitedifferentfromthoseofAmericanstudents。
InChina,studentsget90%oftheirmoneyfromtheirparentswhileinAmerica,only50%ofstudents’moneyisprovidedbyparents.Inaddition,Chinesestudentsearnonly5%oftheirmoneyfromparttimejobsand5%fromfellowshiporscholarshipwhileincomefromthesetworesourcesforAmericanstudentstakesup35%and15%respectivelyoftheirtotalincome。
Ithinkthereareprobablythreereasonsfortheirdifferences。
First,becauseoftheinfluenceofdifferentsocialandfamilyvalues,ChinesestudentshaveformedthehabitofaskingformoneyfromtheirparentswhileAmericanstudentshavedevelopedmoresenseofbeingfinanciallyindependent.Second,mostChineseparentsdevotetoomuchcaretotheirchildrenandtheywouldrathersaveuptoaffordtheirchildren’seducationratherthanencouragethemtotakepart-timejobs。
ButinAmerica,manyparentspaymoreattentiontodevelopingthestudents’abilityofself-reliance,sotheyencouragetheirchildrentofindpart—timejobtoearnsomemoneybythemselves.Third,sinceAmericaismoredevelopedthanChina,itisrelativelyeasyforstudentstofindparttimejobs.InChina,suchopportunitiesareratherrare.
IbelievewiththedevelopmentofChina,moreandmoreChinesestudentswillrealizeandpaymoreattentiontothenecessityofselfdependence。
Inaddition,moreandmoreopportunitieswillbeprovidedforthemtotakepart-timejobs。
Somorestudentswillgooutoftheivorytowertobroadentheirknowledgeandtobecomethemasteroftheirownlives。
10ThetablebelowgivesinformationaboutchangesinmodesoftravelinEnglandbetween1985and2000.Summarisetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant。
ThetableindicatesthenumberofmilesbytheaverageEnglishpersonin1985and2000,usingvariousmeansoftransport.
Thenumberofmileswalked,cycledandtraveledbylocalbusalldecreased.Ofthese,thenumberofmilestraveledbylocalbusdecreasedthemost,from429milesin1985to274milesin2000.
Thenumberofmilestraveledbycar,longdistancebus,trainandtaxiallincreased。
Thenumberofmilesdrivenbycarwas3,199in1985androseby50%to4,806in2000。
Thenumberofmilestraveledbylongdistancebusmorethandoubledfrom54miles
(1985)to124miles(2000)。
Thenumberofmilesdrivenbytaxitrebledfrom13miles
(1985)to42miles(2000).Theuseofother,unspecified,formsoftransportalso
increased.
Overall,thenumberofmilestraveledbytheaverageEnglishpersonrosefrom4,740
milesin1985to6,475milesin2000,withtheincreaseofcarsaccountingforalmost
allofthatincrease。
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A。
stayingathomeB。
traveling
C.doingsocialinvestigationD。
otherways
Fromthetwocharts,wecanseethatinthepasttenyearsthestudentswhogotravelinganddosocialinvestigationsduringvacationshaveincreasedgreatlywhilethosewhostayathomehavedecreasedalot。
Thereareseveralreasonsforthechanges。
Firstly,withthedevelopmentofeconomy,manypeoplehavebecomebetteroff.Studentscangetfinancialsupportfromtheirparentsfortraveling。
Secondly,tourismhasgreatlydevelopedoverthepasttenyears.Manynewscenicspotshavebeenbuiltandexploited.Inaddition,thestudentstodayareexpectedandencouragedtoparticipateinfacingtherealworld.Inthiswaytheycanobtainthenecessaryexperiencesrequiredwhentheygojob-huntingupongraduation.
Fromthechangesinthecharts,wecanpredictthatmoreandmorecollegestudentswillmaketheirvacationsinterestingandworthwhilebygoingtotheoutsideworldinsteadofstayingathome。
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13HowAmericansspendtheirmoney
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ScheduleforaSalesManager’sMarketingVisit
Date
Time
Place
Event
22October2005
9:
00a.m.
ParisInternationalAirport
Arrival
10:
00a。
m。
GardenHotel
MeetMr.Richard
12:
30p.m.
OrientalRestaurant
LunchwithDr。
Mark
2:
45p。
m.
BBDCompany
Presentnewproducts
23October2005
10:
00a。
m.
ExhibitingCenter
TradeFair
12:
30p.m.
GardenHotel
Dinnerwithseniorpartners
3:
00p.m.
BranchOffice
Reporttothebranchmanager
6:
00p.m.
ParisInternationalAirport
Flighthome
15Thetablebelowshowsocialandeconomicindicatorsoffourcountriesin1994,accordingtoUnitedNationsstatistics。
Summarizetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant.
Indicators
Canada
Japan
Peru
Zaire
Annualincomeperperson
(in$US)
11100
15760
160
130
Lifeexpectancyatbirth
76
78
51
47
Dailycaloriesupplyperperson
3326
2846
1927
1749
Adultliteracyrate(%)
99
99
68
34