2017-2018第一学期口语考试试题Topic OneIndividual Ability1. What stops you from trying new things?A: when I try new things, there is always the risk that we will not be happy with my choice. Just like I might try a food I have never tried before and end up disliking it. It could be too sour or too salty. It could be too spicy.B: Due to my failure of failure and my fear of something unknown, I may not try something new. For example, if I learn to skate，I am afraid of falling and embarrassing.2.What have you achieved in your life that makes you feel proud?A : My paintings often get compliments 获得称赞from classmates, friends and families. Moreover ,partly owing to the hand-painted walls I painted on the walls of my dorm, our dormitories have achieved excellent results in the selection.B : An accidental chance, I rescued an injured dog on the way home from school. Because of my help, it has not only recovered to health now, but also lived a happy lifeand became a member of my family.3.Who do you admire for their achievements and why?A : The person who inspires me is my father. He is a chemistry teacher. My father is not only a good teacher, but also a great father. He is patient with me and When I have some difficulties in my studies, it is my father who encourages me to work until I solve the problem. My dad is less good-looking, but I admire and love him.B : The two people who inspire me are Martin Luther King who gave an amazing speech and stood up for what is right. He was strong and led his protests in a peaceful way, hand in hand. My second person is Emmeline Pankhurst who stood up to defend women's rights and getting women in Britain their right to vote. They are both amazing people and I hope to make a change similar to theirs when I grow up.Pair WorkWork in pairs and role-play the following situation. Use the skills for referring to what you said earlier. Situation: Discussing the advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad.A: You want to know Student B‟s opinion about studyingabroad.1. Ask B for his/her opinion about studying abroad.2. Agree with B and add your own opinion.B: Student A is asking about your opinion about studying abroad.1. Give your opinion.2. Agree with A‟s opinion.A：Hi,…..B: Hi, …….I heard you will go abroad for further study, is that true?A: yeah, I'm planning to study abroad this summer.B: There are many advantages and disadvantages for going abroad. Are you ready to face them?A: You are right. That is what I worry about. As for me, studying abroad can help me pick up the latest developments of the living language more quickly, learn many new things to widen my views and broaden my minds, and develop my ability to coping with the routine matters such as renting a house and helping with the house work. What do you think of studying abroad?B: oh, What‟s more, those high-ranking universities abroad like universities in the Ivy League have moreadvanced facilities, education methods and ideas. With so many outer help, you may have a better development in the future.A: yeah, I totally agree with you! Studying abroad is not only to breathe new air, experience different cultural atmospheres. I also want to learn something useful. I won‟t waste time and money.B: I believe you can do it. And you will learn how to be accustomed to a new environment and how to get along with the teachers and classmates. During their study, they can acquire some interpersonal skills.A: Thank you! You are so nice. No matter what decision I make, I won‟t hesitate to go!Topic TwoIndividual Ability1. Do you know your neighbors? How well do you know them?①I know my neighbors very well，I live in the community，Opposite my home is an old couple，They are easy to get along with，and sometimes my parents will invite them over for dinner, Their children will come back when The Spring Festival is coming.②Nope... I don't know them at all, even have never officially met them. But my parents know them well, They often say hello or go out for a walk，may be I've been out of school so I rarely get a chance to get in touch with my neighbors.2. What do you think makes a good /bad neighbor?①To be a good neighbor, the most important to do is to be kind. I don't appreciate that kind of neighbors who don't care about others' feelings and don't respect their privacy.②3. Who is the best or worst neighbor you have ever had and why?①Mr. Adalric is a highly extrovert man with the look of an adventurer. I like Mr. Adalric much for his benevolence behaviour and his extrovert nature. Besides, he is the person who understands the almost every situation and comes to offer help without any conditions. Whenever he comes to visit us, he asks about my study and if I am in trouble with any of my subjects, especially English, he provides me the directives to study and in some cases makes the texts and issues clear to me. While the small computer is so light-weighted, it‟s still very powerful to deal with various hard tasks②I knew he lived next door to me when I was little. In most people ‟s eyes, he was a good student who could sail through all kinds of examinations. But for me, he was not merely a diligent neighbor, but a wonderful playmate and thoughtful big brother, though he was just two years older than me. Every day, we go to school together and go back home together. We play together, and taught me how to play Xiao. Although he blew notmasterly, he taught me meticulous, true had a little the teacher's appearancePair WorkStudent A is discussing about a neighbor who has greatly influenced him/her with Student B.The discussion should include:1.Who the neighbor is.2.How Student A came into contact with this neighbor.3.How he/she have influenced Student A and why.Please pay attention to that the role of Student A and B is equally important.A:Hey, what're you doing?B:I'm writing a new year card for my neighbor, she have helped me quite a lot last year.A:Really? With your neighbor? Most people don't get along well with their neighbors.B:yep…I know, but I'm not one of them. My neighbor is an old lady with wisdom. I love talking with her. We all know old person is usually gentle and kind, and so is she.A:Wow, I bet she've influenced you a lot.B:Of course. She taught me how to listen to myself, how to stay calm when I'm in trouble, even how to fix my problems with my other friends. I share my happiness and sadness with her, and we express our wishes with each other during festivals. She is not only my teacher, but also my sincere friend. Her influence on me is so positive that I have to say every minute I spent with her was totally meaningful.A:That's incredible! You are so lucky to have such a neighbor. I used to have a nice neighbor，I had several conversations with him and I often played chess with him. I like and admire this man very much. Though at first impression he seems to be an arrogant person, but in fact, he is an intelligent, calm, good-hearted and charming person. He has travelled to many different places and has lots of life experience. I like his personality, honesty, morality and his great mind.But he moved away last year.Topic ThreeIndividual Ability1. Do you often buy things on impulse and why?①W ell I usually don‟t buy things on impulse, if I do like something, the first thing I think to myself is, do I have something like this, As for most things... I usually know or have an idea of what I'm looking for.②Not often, I think It depends on the purchase. If I'm at the mall and see a pair of shoes at a reasonable price then I'll buy them, but for most of the time, I will carefully consider whether I need these things.2. What recent product or service do you think is impressive?Let me tell you about the electronic machine that I think is impressive. It‟s just a Mac Pro, produced by Apple. It‟s very small, nearly as portable as notebook, and can be taken away in my bag. Besides, it‟s very energy-efficient which means that it can be running in my room all day long very quietly. So I won‟t be bothered by the noise compared with other computers. Moreover, the cover of the machine can be removed so that it‟s very convenientto upgrade the memory myself. While the small computer is so light-weighted, it‟s still very powerful to deal with various hard tasksI‟d like to tell you about a recent purchase I made and the service I received which I thought was impressive. I bought a necklace from a small online shop that I found whilst surfing the net. It wasn‟t a shop that I had bought things from before so I was slightly apprehensive about it.The delivery came beautifully wrapped in fine Japanese style wrapping paper along with a gift voucher for a discount on my next order. I was truly impressed with the care that had been taken in wrapping it and the personal note that also came with it. But what impressed me the most was the free gift that arrived as well. I wasn‟t expecting that at all.3. If you could start a business or invent a product or service, what would it be?①I …d like to develop a campus software that will enable students to sign up for class, interact online, andmake friends, It is also a lost and found platform, Campus card recharge platform，so that I can make our college life more convenient and interesting.②我想开发一款关于时间管理的手环，它基于番茄时间管理法I'd like to develop a hand loop about time management, which is based on the tomato time management method,Using this method, people can spend 25 minutes focusing on work and 5 minutes for rest，In this way, it can help us improve the efficiency of our work greatly and manage time wisely. 更有效的管理时间Pair WorkStudent A is discussing about an important scientific development with Student B.The discussion should include:1. What the development is and who developed it.2. What the original idea behind the development was.3. How it has developed in recent years.4. How it might influence society in the future.Please pay attention to that the role of Student A and B isequally important.A：Mobile payment is a new tendency to pay. It provides us with more convenience.B:yep.. it is a service that allows mobile users to pay for the goods or services they consume by using their mobile phones, By mobile payment, we can save a lot of time when purchasing on the internet platform, such as taobao or tianmao and so on.A:more and more people in China are usingsoftwares of mobile payment to pay for their goods or services in shop s or online, such as Alipay and WeChatPay. It is an inevitable trend of payment method. After card payment and network payment, mobile payment has become a new favorite today.B：中国是世界上第一个使用纸币的国家,但是几个世纪后的今天,随着使用手机支付的人数急剧增加, China is the world's first country to use paper money, but a few centuries later, as the number of mobile payment users has increased dramatically, 中国可能成为世界上第一个停止使用纸币的国家China may become the first country in the world to stop using paper moneyA：Mobile payments are changing the way peopleconsume，probably mobile phones will replace wallets in the future.可能未来手机将会取代钱包，移动支付正在改变人们的消费方式Topic FourIndividual Ability1.What did you dream of doing or being when you were younger?①In my childhood, my parents always took me to travel many places，including big cities，small towns, famous mountains and so on. Therefore，I like traveling and I hope I can be a tour guide in the future，so I can travel to many tourist attractions and meet various people and cultures，which can broaden my field of vision.②When I was a child, my biggest dream was to be an artist, probably I thought I was good at drawing , and I think paint can be used to communicate concepts and emotions, but I had never wanted to draw for my career .I treat it as a part-time interest.2. Are you ambitious? If so, in what way(s)?①I think I am an ambitious person. Everytime I set a goal, I will take every effort to try to accomplish it, and won‟t let it become a fantasy . I never sit around waiting for my goal to happen. At the same time, I always have a desire to learn, to keep an open mind, as the saying goes’no one can cheat you out of ultimate success butyourselves.’②I think I am an ambitious person. when I set a goal andI will do everything in my power to attain that goal. I never look at a mistake as a failure, or a spot, instead I take it as a chance to make it better, and remember that failure is the mother of success. And I think without an ambition we will have no purpose in our lives.Pair WorkStudent A is discussing about his/her dream job with Student B.The discussion should include:1.What the job is and why Student A want to do it.2.Whether it requires any special skills or abilities.3.How to get this job in the future.Please pay attention to that the role of Student A and B is equally important.A:Hey, have you already decided what your dream job is?B:Yeah, I've been thinking it a lot. Now I realize that after a series of deep studying, being a programmer is mydream job.A:Really? I thought you had little interest about it.B:Well, I used to, but now I've changed my mind. You know, the competition on society is getting more and more intense, many people are under the employment pressure. Nevertheless, I don't know if you've noticed that internet industry is one of the most popular industries, the salary is quite high. So after cautious consideration, I know that being a fun and professional programmer is my dream job, which means I need to learn quite hard in college.A:Yeah, Many internet companies now have a relatively comfortable working atmosphere, which is helpful to employees' creativity. if you want to be a good programmer, you must study hard, specially on programming. Wow, you do think very clearly, So how can you get this job in the future?B:As for me, a student major in computer, if I can perform well, get high grades in college and be an intern in some company on summer vacation, it would be easier for me to write my resume and get an ideal job in the future.A: Ok, hope you can get your dream job in the early future.Topic FiveIndividual Ability1. Would you describe yourself as a practical person?①Yes, I think I‟m an extremely practical person. I say little but do much, and I would do more actual things and fewer imaginary things in my daily life.②No, I consider myself a dreamer always wishing for happy endings and new adventures, and my life is always full of intense emotions.2. What kinds of problems are you good at/not so good at solving?①I'm good at solving math problems with logical mind, especially the geometry. I think the problem solving process is very interesting.②I'm good at solving problems about human relations, because I am an optimistic and responsible person and I‟m good at communicating with others.3. If you could have one “super power”, what would it be and why?①I would like to have the ability to read other people's mind, with the particular power I could know how peoplethink about myself.②The power to control time, with the particular ability, I would never have to worry about being late or wasting time, and if I make a mistake, I could just undo itPair WorkWork in pairs and role-play the following situation. Use the skills for requesting and responding.Situation: Agreeing to refundA: You are a customer. Complain to the shop assistant about the problems with the jacket you bought and ask for a refund.B: You are a shop assistant. Listen to a customer complaining about the bad quality of the jacket he/she bought, apologize for the inconvenience and agree to a refund.Please pay attention to that the role of Student A and B is equally important.A:Excuse me...B：yes，madam, what can I do for your?A：I'd like to return this jacket I bought yesterday.B: certainly. is there some reasons that you would liketo return it? did you have some problems with our product or services?A: Yes,I washed it yesterday according to the direction, but it faded badly. I think it must have some quality problems. It makes me so sad and unsatisfactory.B：Oh ，we are so sorry to hear about your inconvenience Do you want to exchange it or get a refund? We have many other styles of jackets here，you may be able to find a more suitable one.那你想调换一下还是要退款? 我们这里还有许多别的款式的夹克，你或许可以找到更合适的款式.A:No,thanks, I would rather just return it.B:OK. No problem. Have you got the receipt?A:yeah, right here.B:ok, just a moment, please. here you are, please sign here. and here is your refund. Sorry for the inconvenience again., and we will take your advice into serious consideration, is there anything else I can do for you?A:No,thanks.good byeB: bye..wish you a nice day!。