留学基金委英语统考口试题目.docx

1、留学基金委英语统考口试题目留学基金委英语统考口试题目-2013留学基金委英语统考口试题目汇编Section 1Giving personal information1. Where are you from? Would you please say something about your hometown?Im from Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, which is located in the east of China and well-known for its pleasant climate and beautiful scenery. It is a

2、 historic city, full of energy and incredibly clean. Most of all, I really enjoy the weather with its four distinct seasonssnowy in the winter, windy and rainy in the spring, hot and humid in the summer and the mild, colorful fall. (But Ive been living in Chendu for the last ten years. I think Cheng

3、du is also an amazing city, where there are a variety of delicious foods, such as bean curd and Zhangfei beef jerky. In winter, it is not very cold. And in summer it is not very hot. Moreover, the people of Chengdu lead a happy-go-lucky life. So, I prefer Chengdu to my hometown now.)2. Could you say

4、 something about your family? Could you tell me something about your family? Could you talk about your family briefly?Yes, I could. There are four people in my family, my parents, my wife and me. My father works in a private enterprise in Chengdu, my mother has retired for 2 years. My wife is an emp

5、loyee of a multinational corporation. And I am a university teacher of Southwest Petroleum University. I have been married for 5 years and we are too busy with our work every day to spare a moment for taking care of a baby. We plan to have a kid in 2 years when we will probably save enough money for

6、 bringing up our child.3. What is your job? What do you do? Where are you working? What does your job involve? What do you like most about your job?Im a professional teacher of a university in Chengdu city, teaching petroleum engineering to undergraduates and doing research on oil and gas reservoir

7、exploitation. My main focus is on phase behavior of sour gas involved in numerical simulation. 4. What do you like about your job?I like my job very much. I like my two holidays when I enjoy the freedom of doing my own business, research, traveling, or visiting my parents. In addition, flextime allo

8、ws me to decide by myself when to start and when to finish my work on condition that my own teaching work should be well done. I do not have to get up early and catch the bus to arrive at the workplace on time because I live in the campus.5. What is your research field? Could you say something about

9、 your research?Im doing research on oil and gas reservoir exploitation. My main focus is on phase behavior of sour gas involved in numerical simulation. The phase behavior is involved in the calculation of the vapor liquid equilibrium between oil and natural gas at the reservoir conditions.6. What d

10、o you plan to do upon your return to China?I plan to start bilingual teaching in my work, improve my teaching methodologies especially in specialized course such as Petrophysics, and further my research on phase behavior of oil and gas reservoir fluids.7. Which country are you planning to go? What d

11、o you know about the country?I want to USA, where Berkeley University of California is an ideal university for me. 8. What do you usually do in your spare time?Usually I would do three things in my spare time, playing basketball, reading, and surfing the Internet. I love playing basketball with my f

12、riends during the weekend. We usually play 3 to 3. In addition, playing basketball with friends helps me on building team working skills. Reading is a good way to absorb knowledge. Surfing on the Internet exposes me to the worlds different cultures and different people.9. What are your interests and

13、 hobbies? What hobbies do you have?Playing basketball and listening to the music are my hobbies, because I think I can relax myself by these ways. I play basketball with my friends during the weekend. We usually play 3 to 3.10. How do you find the life here in?11. Is there anything youve always want

14、ed to do?12. If you are planning to change your job, what kind of job would you like to take?13. What kind of sports do you like?14. What kind of difficulties do you think you will encounter when you go abroad?15. What would you like to be doing in five years time?16. Whats your workload like?17. Wh

15、at do you do for fun?18. How long would you want to stay in America or Canada?19. Which university did you graduate from? Where did you graduate from? Which university did you go to?20. Section 2Asking for information1. You are now studying at a British university. You have read a notice about a par

16、t-time job. Make a call to get more information. Ask questions about:Job requirements Duties/Responsibilities Hours per day/week Starting time Workplace length of the job Pay2. You are now studying at a British university. You want to apply for a rail card which allows you to buy cheaper railway tic

17、kets. Make a call to the station to get information. Ask questions about:Types of the card Benefits Duration of the card Documents/ Proof needed Costs Restrictions Application deadline3. You have just arrived at a British university as a visiting scholar. You want to get some information about the s

18、chools health center. Make a call to the center and ask questions about:Opening hours (workdays/ weekends/ holidays) Location Setting Services provided Charges Appointments Ways of paymentGood morning, sir, Im a visiting scholar from China, I would like to get some information about the schools heal

19、th center. Do you mind if I ask you some questions?4. You are invited to attend an international conference because a paper of yours on environmental protection is awarded a prize. Write an e-mail to the organizer of the conference and ask the following questions:Time for the meeting Venue for the m

20、eeting Need for speech Topics on the conference Documents/ certificates needed Speakers Costs accommodation and food5. As a visiting scholar, you are now conducting a research on modern western architecture in your university, and need to use the school library. Now make a phone call to the libraria

21、n and ask the following questions:Books related books that can be borrowed returning time library card photocopying opening hour6. You are now studying at the University of Manchester. You want to join in a two-day tour to Scotland at a weekend. You learn that there is a travel agency, which offers

22、different travel plans. Make a phone call to the agency and ask the following questions:Transportation travel schedule accommodation and food special local products travel documents to prepare costs for each person interesting places museums 7. You learn that a new movie is on general release and yo

23、ud like to watch it in the cinema. Make a phone call to the cinema and ask the following questions: Days for screening screening schedule each day ticket types (e.g. full ticket, student ticket, or senior ticket) and cost for each original or dubbed film stars in it location of the cinema 8. You are

24、 going to travel from Manchester to York, and you want to make a reservation at a guesthouse for your accommodation there. Now write an e-mail to a guesthouse and ask the following questions:Cost of accommodations location of the guesthouse food provision room facilities opening hours transportation

25、 to the guesthouse9. You are going to be studying at a British college. You meet a student who studies in the same city as you hope to go to. Find out about the cheapest way to live there.Accommodation food entertainment transportation books discounts for students shopping10. You have just arrived a

26、t your college in Britain and you hear about a party to welcome new students. You would like to go, so you go to the Overseas Students Office to get some more details. Your interviewer works there.Organizer cost activities place time partner transportation11. You were absent from your writing class

27、yesterday in which the students were given an assignment. Your interviewer is one of your classmates. Ask him/her about the assignment.Topic/content presentation submission date length title page place of submission12. You are a new student at a British college. You go to the Welfare Office to find

28、out about health care provision in the UK. Your interviewer is a welfare officer there.Health care facilities public/private health care registration (doctor) medical insurance emergencies prescription/ medicine13. You have just arrived at your college in London and want to find out about the capita

29、ls entertainment. Your interviewer is a British student. Ask him/her about it.Cinema pubs sports theatre restaurants TV2008-01-0414. Renting a Car in AmericaYou have recently come to America to attend the University at Flagstaff, Arizona. You would like to rent a car to drive to the Grand Canyon to

30、see the beautiful sights there before school starts. You call one of the companies that rent cars in Flagstaff to ask about the following information:Drivers license Deposit requirement Daily rental cost Types of cars available Insurance Ways of payment15. A Visa ExtensionYou are a student at Califo

31、rnia State University in USA, and you believe that you need to apply for an extension of your visa. You call the immigration office to ask about the following information:Application procedures Necessary documentation Cost of renewal Length of time needed to get renewal Office hour Transportation 16

32、. Traveling in the UK Youre planning to travel for 2 weeks in Britain. Your friend used to study in Britain and has a lot of experience traveling there. Now make a phone call to your friend and ask him or her about the following information:Transportation Travel documents to prepare Weather Food Tourist attractions Souvenirs/ gifts17. Going to a PartyYou are now in America. A friend of yours has asked you to join him to go to a birthday party. Before you make a decision, you would like to ask about the follow