英语口语考试试题及参考答案How can we keep friendship alive.docx

1、英语口语考试试题及参考答案How can we keep friendship alive1.How can we keep friendship alive.Friendship is absolutely crucial for us. We have to do hard work to build up and sustain friendship. Here are some important ways to keep friendship alive .First of all,let your friends know that you care about them. If

2、you cant be there at the given moment, say something like, I wish I could be with you. May I call you tomorrow? Be sure your friend knows shes cared about.Second, try to be with your friends when they are in trouble. Remember troubled people are most in need of their friends to stay around. The last

3、 but not the least, keeping friendship alive is to say to your friends I miss you and I love you . Remember?2.Is it right for college students to have tattoos?Nowadays many college students like to highlight their personalities, to be their own. They have taken special ways to show their personaliti

4、es. For example, some college students who are tattooed think tattooing is cool and shows great personality.But teachers and parents do not think tattooing is right for students. They believe to be a student you should dress like a student-no tattoos, of cause. Some people even believe that those wh

5、o are tattooed are not good students.As far as I am concerned, although many people can not accept students tattooing, nothing is wrong with tattooing. College students are grown-ups. They can tell right from wrong. If they want to be tattooed, just remember to tell them to select clean places, pref

6、erably with parental consents.3.What do cultural difference mean ? Can you give some examples?Cultural differences mean differences among people in ways of thinking, life, aesthetic concepts, social practices, diet and etc. Lets talk about, for example, eating habits in different areas. In China, pe

7、ople prefer vegetables and fruits, for the Chinese believe that such things are rich in vc, which are good to health. However, western people are more likely to eat meat. Known as having a good tradition of hospitality , Chinese people always greet their guests with warm hand. Chinese meal table nor

8、mally is filled with delicious food, yet the host is used to saying I am sorry. I dont think the food is good enough today and other courtesies. Host or hostess sometimes use their chopsticks to take food to the guests bowl, which is considered as a way to show hospitality in China. However, in west

9、ern countries, people emphasize respect to individuality. At dinner, people eat whatever they like or we say they eat at their own will.4.Do you consider your 18th birthday is one of the most important days in your life? Give reasons.Yes, 18th birthday is considered the most important. Each birthday

10、 means a new year. I am most concerned about my 18th birthday as it is a sign of adulthood, indicating that I am no longer a child, but one who can try to do things independently and should be reliable for his or her own actions as an adult. Since my eighteenth birthday, I am entitled to go shopping

11、 alone, to travel alone and to live independently. I still remembered my 18th birthday. After my birthday celebration, I suddenly felt grown up, both physically and mentally. Birthday to me is an important turning point, enabling me to learn and think independently. So far as I am concerned about ea

12、ch birthday, I usually feel better.5. Is money the most important thing in your life ? If not, what is it? No, money is not the most important thing in my life. I think the most important thing in life is love. First, everything is born of love. When a child is born, his parents give him or her lots

13、 of love in creating a healthy environment for him or her. Secondly, what society needs is also love, if there is no love among members in society, it will become listless apathy. Third, though money can buy something, it can not give or buy love. Love yourself and you get respect from others. Give

14、your love and you create a harmonious surroundings for the society. Finally, everyone knows that friendship is built on love instead of money. Money cant support ever-lasting friendship.6. In what places has smoking already been banned in China? Are you in favor of this policy or not? Nowadays in Ch

15、ina, smoking is banned in many public places, such as cinemas, threators , supermarkets, hospitals, meeting rooms and so on. As far as I am concerned, I am strongly in favor of this policy. First of all, smoking is bad for health. And in public places it often leads to second-hand smoking, which is

16、bad for the smoker as well as people around. Second, if you are talking with a person while you are smoking, what will happen? He or she will consider the necessity of whether to go on talking or not, because your behavior shows that you dont care much about what you are talking. Smoking makes you l

17、ose friends. Third, smoking costs lots of money, which will result in quarrels and tight budget at home. Thats not good for building up of a harmonious society. Thus, I am strongly in favor of this policy. 7.Why do some young people pick up smoking.Personally, I think there are three reasons for you

18、ng people picking up smoking. First, they want to follow the trend, to be in the crowd. Most of the young people dont know what they should do. They just do what their peers do. Second, some youths want to show their identity, to attract attention of their peers and their parents, to show that they

19、are not little children any more. They are already in their adulthood. They want to tell their parents they want to do things adults do. Third, for some young people, smoking is considered as a way to relax and get rid of bad feelings from work or family. They enjoy the process of smoking. Smoking h

20、elps them forget unhappy incidents.8.What problems may people have as they grow old?Have you ever thought what you will look like when you are old? People face more and more problem as they grow old, especially old people living in country. In countryside most old people live with their children.Sin

21、ce they do not have pension themselves, most of them could not enjoy good health-care and get social welfare. For people living in cities, most of them dont live with their children, they normally live by themselves, feeling lonely as their children are busy working. They havent enough time to take

22、good care of their parents .They visit their parents or parent once a week or once a month. They could not offer good care to their parentsGenerally speaking, old people, no matter where they live, they are faced with lots of problems .The government and people should help them to solve the problems

23、 and live a happy life. 9. What is addiction? What harm can addiction to internet do to college students?Addiction, according to a dictionary, means that development of habitual inclination. No one knows what causes a person to be addicted to the Internet, but there are several factors that have bee

24、n proposed as contributing to Internet addiction.With the development of computer technology, there is a growing popularity of Internet surfing on college campus. Many students are addicted to Internet .They spend much time on computer games, chatting with friends, watching movies or shopping online

25、. Too much time online is not good, even harmful to students health, which would induce them to spend money that they should spend on food and less sleep. To solve they problem, students should be cautious in exploring the types of application on Internet. In addition, it is important for students t

26、o engage in social activities outside. Finally, mental health workers should investigate ways in which to help students get rid of the bad habit of being an addict.10 .Which place is better for people to accept education, at home or at school?I prefer to learn at school. First of all, I think school

27、 has learning environment. If all the students around you are busy, you could not help joining the group. Second, at school , students discuss problems they do not understand and learn from each other. And at school, if I have problems I can not solve I can turn to teachers for help or conduct resea

28、rch in the library. Third, learning at school follows strict schedules, students can learn step by step so that to gain a reasonable understanding of subjects they are supposed to learn. Fourth, There are many peers in school, we will not feel lonely, and learning from each other you can improve you

29、r interpersonal skills. Last but not the least, activities held at school help us develop a sense of self-confidence. All in all, learning at school is preferrable for me. I like my schoolmates and teachers. 11. Are there any episodes in your life thatmake you feel happy and excited ,or disappointed

30、 and depressed? Everyone expriences so many episodes in ones life including moments of happiness and excitements, disappointments and depression, so do I. Now I will share one moment of disappointment and depression with you. The story begins like this: when I was in Grade 2 in my high school, my te

31、acher asked us to prepare a speech about anything that we want to talk about. Although I thought I had prepared so well, I still felt a bit nervous .And whats worse ,I decided to add some body language to my speech, which I thought would be helfpful. When I got on the platform of the classroom, I st

32、arted , “You ,you and you, get together!” Ok, this is how I started. I thought it must have impressed my class deeply. On the contrary, I heard hundreds of ” oh , no , no” with thousands of laughters. And that is really quite bad. I even didnt know what had happened after that. Although I continued the speech, yet, from then on I lost confidence in my ability of speech. How I felt disappointed and depressed in front of all my classmates!12. What is more important , economic growth or the environment? Why?Some people believe that economic growth should never be at thecost of the