武汉理工大学英语口语考试.docx

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武汉理工大学英语口语考试

1.Doyouthinkthatearningmoremoneycanmakepeoplemuchhappier?

Unit11

1）第一种观点：

金钱就是幸福

Themoneyiseverything.Weusuallyworkhardtoearnmoney,andmoneycanbuycars,housesandotherthingswhatyoulike.Nowthegirlsgetmarriedwithboy’shouse.Theywanttohaveagoodlife.So,wecannotlivewithoutmoney.Thisismylifegoal.IfIcangetthemoney,wegetthehappiness.Ilikethisfeeling.

2）第二种观点：

金钱不代表幸福

Moneycanbuyalotofthings,butcannotbuylove.Thespiritedisthesoulinourlife.Therearealotofpeopledonotcareaboutfameandmoney.Althoughlackofmoneyintheirlives,theyfeelveryhappy.So,moneydoesnotmeanhappiness.Manyrichpeopleliveisnothappy,becausetheyneedtoworryaboutmorethings.

3）第三种观点：

没钱可以过得幸福，但是生活中需要钱。

Idon'tfullyagreewiththisviewthatthemoneyishappy.Ourlifecannotdowithoutmoney,butmoneyisnotourwholelife.Theessenceoflifeisgoingforfreedom.Thegoodlifeisnotonlyincludingmaterialalsocontainsthespirit.Moneyisnottherootofallevil.Wecanusethemoneytoachievemanythings,ofcourse,canalsofromthespiritualharvesthappiness.

2.Women’sSocialStatusUnit12

Thereisnodoubtthat,nowadays,womenplayamoreandmoreimportantroleinsociety.Afamoussayinggoesthat,women,halfofthesky.FromancientChinatomodernsociety,women'ssocialstatusinChinaexperiencedaprocess:

fromlowtohigh.Inthepast,themostimportantfunctionsforwomenwerejusthavingchildren.Peoplealwayslookuptomenanddownonwomen.Inmodernsociety,womenplayamoreandmoreimportantroleinlife.Modernwomenareindependent,andtheystarttorelyonthemselvestoachievetheirgoals.Chinesewomennolongerregardfamilyasallandtheydon’tjuststayhome,dohouseworkandlookafterchildrenlikeancientwomen.MostofChinesewomenhaveworksastheirhusbands.Theycanworktosupportthemselves,nolongerrelyingontheirhusbandmateriallyandpsychologically.Now,manywomenaregoingintoprofessions,suchasmedicine,lawandengineering.Womencanalsobeseeninthepoliticalandeconomiclife.Iamfirmlyconvincedthatgenderdiscriminationwillbeeliminatedoneday,andwomencanenjoytheequaltreatmentasmen.

3.Whetherdoesavisionary（有眼力的）companyrequireagreatidea?

Whichdoyouprefer,initialentrepreneurialsuccessorvisionarycompanysuccess?

Unit13

View1:

“agreatidea”论

Ithinkagreatideaissoimportantincreatingandbuildingavisionarycompany,becauseagreatideacouldattractpeople’sattentionsandcatchpeople’seyes.Asweknow,inrecentyears,therearevariouskindsofnewcompanieswhichallhavehugecompetitiveness.Sohowcanwestandoutinthosecompanies?

Surely,weneedagreatidea.Ofcourse,Idon’tclaimthatwedon’thaveanyplansafterwehaveagreatidea.Acarefulplanningisalsothekeytosuccess.

View2:

“hard-working”论

Agreatideamaymakeadifferenceintheearlyfoundingperiod,butifwespendalotoftimeandmoneyorpaymoreattentionstofindagreatidea,itwillshiftyourattentionsawayfromseeingthecompanyasyourfinalaim.Inmyopinion,asuccessfulcompanyneedsprofessionalknowledgeandgreatambitions.What’smore,hardworkisalwaystheladdertosuccessforever.

4.TheculturedifferencebetweenChinaandforeigncountries.Unit14

（1）Goodmorningteachers,ourtopicisabouttheculturedifferencebetweenChinaandforeigncountries.Firstofall,I'dliketotalkaboutsomethingaboutculturedifference.Asweknow,culturedifferenceincludesmanythings,suchasvaluesystem,thehabitsoflanguage,socialetiquette（社交礼仪）,thesenseofequality（平等意识）andsoon.WiththedevelopmentofChina,theycanbeseeneverywhereandaffectourdailylife.

（2）Yes,Iquiteagreewiththeviewabovelastclassmate（Ithinkyou’reright）.Whenwedosomethingwithforeignpeople,theculturedifferencemaybeaproblem.Forexample,InChina,whenyoudosomethingverygoodormakeabigprogress,othersmaysay“Congratulations”,youmaysay”where,where”.Yourrealmeaningisthatyouprogressisnotverybigwhichshowourmodest,butforeignpeoplemisunderstandyourmeaning.Theymaythinkyou’reaskinghimwhereyoudothebestandtheymayfindoutwhereyoudidbest.

（3）Yourexamplesoundsveryinteresting.Ithinkthisphenomenonmainlycausedbythehabitsoflanguage.Iwillgiveanexampleaboutmarriage.InChina,thebrideandthebridegroomwouldinredclothesbecausetheybelievetheredcolorrepresentsgoodluckandhappinessandtheweddingwouldhostinthebridegroom’shouse.Butintheaboard,thebridealwaysinherwhiteweddinggownandtheirweddingwillhostinthechurch.Ialsothinkthisisareflectionofculturedifference.

（4）Thelastclassmatesaidverywell.Ireallyagreewithhisidea.Besides,Iwillgiveyouaveryimportantdifferencewhichisthesenseofvalue.Chinesecenteredwithcollectivism（集体主义）,butforeignerscenteredwithindividualism.Chinesepayattentiontomodest,butforeignerspaymoreattentiontopersonalhonor.IthinkthisisthebiggestdifferencebetweenChinaandforeigncountries.

（5）Everyonehasgivenagoodspeech.Indeed,Chinaandmanyothercountrieshaveculturedifference,butit’sthesedifferencesstrengthenthecommunicationandpromotesthedevelopmentamongthem.Ibelieveourworldmaybecomebetterinthefuturethroughcultureexchanges.

5.Theapplicationsofglassindailylife.Unit15

Asweknow,wecanseetheglassatmanyplacesineverydaylife.Weuseglassascontainer,vases（花瓶）andsoon.Therearemanyapplicationsofglassinourdailylife.

Acrucialuseofglassisformakingwindows.Theglasswindowsletlightintoourhousemakinghousebecomemoreblight,allowinghousedirtybecomemoreapparentandleadingtoimprovementinhealth.Theshopkeepersuseglasswindowstodisplaytheirproductandthestained-glasswindowsmakethehousemorebeautiful.

Anotheruseofglassismakingglassbottles.Glassbottlescontributetothestorageofdrinks,foodsandmedicines,allowingwineandbeertobemoreeasilystoredandtransported.

Wecanalsouseglasstomakeeyeglass.Itimprovesoursight,lengthensourworkinglife,andprotectsoureyes.

Inaword,theglassisveryusefultoourdailylife.

6.WhatspecialfestivalsarethereinChina?

Whichdoyouliketocelebrate?

6.1

（1）TaleofNian

WecalltheSpringFestivalNian,butdidyouknowthatNianwasoncethenameofaterrible,scarymonster?

Alongtimeago,themonsterNianlivedinthemountains.Itlookedlikeanuglydragon,andgotangryeasily.

Nianateanimals.Butinwinter,itcouldnotfindfood.Soitcametomanyvillagesandatepeople.PeopleweresoafraidofNianthattheylockedtheirdoorsbeforeeveningcameduringthewinter.

Oneday,anoldmancametoavillage.HetoldpeopletherethatNianwasafraidofthreethings—redcolor,fireandnoise.Hetoldpeopletoplaydrumsandgongs（铜锣）,makebigfiresandsetofffireworks（放鞭炮）tomakeNiangoaway.

Onamoonless,coldnight,Nianwenttothevillageagain.Assoonasitopeneditsbigmouth,peoplemadeloudnoisesandmadefires.Nianwasreallyafraidandranaway.Whereveritwent,therewasnoiseandfire.WhenNianwastiredandcouldnotrunanymore,peoplekilledthemonster.

Afterthat,onthecoldestdayofwinter,peoplebeatdrumsandgongs,andsetofffireworkstocelebratethedeathofthemonsterofNian.Theyputupredlanterns（灯笼）andhaveabigdinnerwithoutsleepingduringthenight,andgreeteachotherhappilyinthenextmorning.

（2）BriefIntroductionofSpringFestival

TheSpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalfortheChinesepeopleandiswhenallfamilymembersgettogether,justlikeChristmasintheWest.Allpeoplelivingawayfromhomegoback,becomingthebusiesttimefortransportationsystemsofabouthalfamonthfromtheSpringFestival.Airports,railwaystationsandlong-distancebusstationsarecrowdedwithhomereturnees.

TheSpringFestivalfallsonthe1stdayofthe1stlunarmonth.Strictlyspeaking,theSpringFestivalstartseveryyearintheearlydaysofthe12thlunarmonthandwilllasttillthemid1stlunarmonthofthenextyear.Ofthem,themostimportantdaysareSpringFestivalEveandthefirstthreedays.TheChinesegovernmentnowstipulatespeoplehavesevendaysofffortheChineseLunarNewYear.

7.WhatdoyouthinkarepopularwesternfestivalsthatChineseliketocelebrate?

Why?

6.2

Inmypointofview,thisisagoodtrend.Itcanaccountforseveralreasons.Firstly,nowadaysweliveinamulticulturalworld.Everythingaroundushaschanged.Wemustabsorbit,insteadofdiscarding（丢弃）it.Whenfacingit,wecanabsorbtheessence（精华）anddiscardthecrude.Secondly,sincewejoinedintheWTO,wehavebeeninfluencedbyforeignculture.Someareveryinterestingandfascinating.Graduallyweareassimilatedbythe“importedgoods”.Bycelebratingwesternfestival,wecanbetterunderstandandappreciateit.What’smore,italsocanpromotethepersonalconsumption,thusboostoureconomy.

8.Describeaforeignfoodyouwouldliketotry6.3

WhenIwaspreparingwhattosayjustnow,thefirstdishthatpoppedintomyheadwasIndiancurry（咖喱）,sothat'swhatI'vedecidedtotalkabout.

Asforwhereyoucangetthisdish,well,apartfromobviouslygoingtoIndiatoeatit,thereare,asfarasIknow,anumberofIndianrestaurantsdottedaroundmyhometownwhichservecurry,althoughforsomereason,Ihaven'tgotaroundtogoingtoanyyet;maybeit'sbecausetherearesomanydecentrestaurantshereinHangzhou!

Anyway,movingontohowIknowaboutthisdish,welltobehonestwithyou,I'mnotall