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高职高专实用英语口语大赛训练题目

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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.

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TheaverageJapaneseworkerspends47hoursaweek,or2100hoursperyear,attheofficeorfactory,whiletheaverageSwedeclocksuponly37.

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Swedishworkershave28daysofholidayperyear,buttheJapanesehaveonly15.AtypicalJapaneseworkertakesasix-dayweek,however,aSwedishworkerworkslessthan5daysaweek.Ifyouareaworker,lifeismucheasierinSwedenthaninJapan,foryoucanwork10hoursshortereachweekandyoumayhaveamuchlongerannualholiday.

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In2009therewerealargenumberofvisitorstoChinaongrouporindependenttour.Buttherewerechangesinthenumbersofvistorsfromdifferentcountries.Someincreasedbutsomedecreased.ThegreatestchangehappenedinBangladesh.ThenumberofvisitorsfromBangladeshwasdown------therewere70%fewergrouptourvisitorsand48%

independenttravelersthantheyearbefore.VisitorsfromArgentinawereupby53%forgrouptoursand26%forindependenttravelers.ThenumberofvisitorsfromSwedenwasupby24%forgrouptoursand15%forindependenttravelers.

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Atthebeginningoftheyearsalesofthecomputerswereas80000pounds.Salesrose

steadilybetweenFebruaryandApril.However,theythenfellslightlybetweenAprilandJuly.FollowingaminorriseinAugust,salesdeclinednoticeablyfrom160000poundsto120000pounds.Thedownwardtrendcontinued,andinNovembersalesreachedtheirlowestpointsinceJanuary.Fortunately,thankstoanewmarketingstrategyandgrowingdemandsforholidaygoods,salesincreaseddramaticallyattheendoftheyearandeventuallyreached

200000pounds.Inall,it’sayearofbothriseandfallandwasfinallyendedupwithgreatsuccessinsales.

4TimeSpentonDifferentMediabyTeenagers

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ThechartshowsasurveyresultaboutthehourstheteenagersspendperweekonthedifferentmediasuchasInternet,TV,radio,telephoneandbooksormagazinesintheirsparetime.Clearly,theteenagerslikesurfingthenetverymuchandtheyusuallyspend16.7hoursperweekon-line.Nexttothis,theywouldprefertowatchingTV,13.6hoursperweekbeingspentforthat.Interestingly,inaweek,theyonlyspendabout6hoursreadingbooksormagazines.Andtheamountoftimetheyspendinlisteningtoradioorusingtelephoneisjustinbetween.

5ForeignTradeGrowthofChina（inbillionofRMB）

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Asthegraphshows,ChineseexportsalmostremainedsteadyinJanuarylastyear.InFebruary,theywentuprapidly.Inthenextthreemonths,theyfluctuatedbetween20billionand25billion.FromMaytoOctober,exportssawaslightdecrease,thenasmallincreaseinNovember.InDecember,therewasasignificantincrease.Butafterthat,Chineseexportsfelldramatically.

Comparedwithexports,ChineseimportssawacontinuousrisefromthebeginningoflastyeartoMay.Inthenextsixmonths,theyshowedagradualfluctuation.AtthestartofNovember,theybegantopickupandfromNovembertoDecember,importsincreasedabruptlytoreachapeakof17billion.Atthebeginningofthisyear,asuddendeclineinexportsledtosteepfallinimports.

6MarketShareofMEXCompanyProducts

Japan15%

Africa5%

Australia10%

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ThispiegraphshowsthebreakdownofthemarketshareofMEXCompanyproductsintheworld.Asyoucansee,theU.S.A.isstillourlargestcustomer.Ithasthelargestpercentageofthemarketshareofourproducts,at40%.ThesecondisEurope,at30%.NextisJapan,whichmakesup15%ofourmarketshare.AndAustraliaaccountsfor10%.Finally,thesmallestpartofourmarketshareistakenupbyAfrica,withonly5%.Recentlytheworldeconomyisnotboomingveryfast,soweshouldimproveourmanagementsystemandtryourbesttoproducebetterproductsandexplorepotentialmarketinthefuture.

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ThisGraphrevealsthatourtotalprofitof2009isUS$200,000,whichisUS$50,000higherthanthatof2008.Toexpandbusiness,ourinvestmentinestablishingnewenterpriseswasraisedfromUS$80,000in2008toUS$140,000in2009.AndthenewcirculatingfundalsoincreasedfromUS$70,000in2008toUS$150,000in2009.

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8Describethecaricatureandgiveyourcomment.

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SourceofIncome

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IncomesourcesofChinesestudentsarequitedifferentfromthoseofAmericanstudents.InChina,studentsget90%oftheirmoneyfromtheirparentswhileinAmerica,only50%ofstudents’moneyisprovidedbyparents.Inaddition,Chinesestudentsearnonly5%oftheir

moneyfromparttimejobsand5%fromfellowshiporscholarshipwhileincomefromthesetworesourcesforAmericanstudentstakesup35%and15%respectivelyoftheirtotalincome.

Ithinkthereareprobablythreereasonsfortheirdifferences.First,becauseoftheinfluenceofdifferentsocialandfamilyvalues,Chinesestudentshaveformedthehabitof

askingformoneyfromtheirparentswhileAmericanstudentshavedevelopedmoresenseofbeingfinanciallyindependent.Second,mostChineseparentsdevotetoomuchcaretotheir

childrenandtheywouldrathersaveuptoaffordtheirchildreneducation’sratherthan

encouragethemtotakepart-timejobs.ButinAmerica,manyparentspaymoreattentionto

developingthestudentsability’ofself-reliance,sotheyencouragetheirchildrentofindpart-timejobtoearnsomemoneybythemselves.Third,sinceAmericaismoredeveloped

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thanChina,itisrelativelyeasyforstudentstofindparttimejobs.InChina,such

opportunitiesareratherrare.

IbelievewiththedevelopmentofChina,moreandmoreChinesestudentswillrealize

andpaymoreattentiontothenecessityofselfdependence.Inaddition,moreandmore

opportunitieswillbeprovidedforthemtotakepart-timejobs.Somorestudentswillgoout

oftheivorytowertobroadentheirknowledgeandtobecomethemasteroftheirownlives.

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,formsoftransportalsoincreased.

Overall,thenumberofmilestraveledbytheaverageEnglishpersonrosefrom4,740milesin1985to6,475milesin2000,withtheincreaseofcarsaccountingforalmostallofthatincrease.

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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.

12CollegeStudents’On-lineBehaviors

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