華中科技大學(xué)英語期末考試口語素材

口語考試準備~考試時間、地點：15周（）考試形式：10個話題中抽取，考試時以小組為單位（3人一組），每組約8-10分鐘。流程為：1）小組隨機抽取一種話題包（員就所抽問題/話題分別陳說自己的觀點（每人約1分鐘），然后就討論話題進行討論（5-6分鐘）。言流利度(fluency)2分、對的使用語言體現(xiàn)思想的能力(expressiveness)4分、創(chuàng)新點(innovation)2分。10個話題包以下：Package1FameQuestions:1)Inyoureyes,towhatextentcanoneberegardedasaWhateverYouDo,Don’tBeaOurculturecelebratescelebritiestoafault.Weplacesuchahighpriorityonbeingfamousthatanyothersocialstatusisunacceptable.Butwhatdoesitmean—tobeacelebrity—andisitworththecost?Toomanypeoplearescramblingfortheattentionandrecognizationofstrangersandsocietyasawholeandmissingoutintheopportunitiestoblessthosearoundthemintheirpersonallife.ToexperiencethejoyofvictoryoverfalseillusionsandattachmentsandthefreedomandpeaceexperiencedthroughanenricheddevotionallifeandwalkwithJesus.IfGodwantsustobefamousbeforemen,thensobeit…ifweseekandfollowHiswill,itwillhappen.IguessthewholepointisseekingoutGod’swillforourlifeandlivingittothefullest.thispostmaybeagoodreminderandareassurancetothoseofusthatlivemuchlessthanglorifiedlivesintheeyesofsociety…likeme…astudentwhofeelssometimessilentandunknownintheworld.ButthenIseemyprogressinphysicseveryday..andIknowthatthat’smytruevalue..Package2OneofaQuestions:1)Haveyoueverbeendifferentfromyourpeers?Doyouthinkitisgoodtobedifferent?Differencecantakeonavarywidespectrumsuchasrace,gender,onesbecauseeveryonedoesnotlearnatthesamepace.Forexampletherearethosewhocomefromlow-incomefamilieswhodonothavetheadvantageofstudentsfrommiddleclassenvironments,thuslearningforthemwillbesomewhatdifficultandvarychallenging.SometimesconflictsmayarisewiththestudentandinstructorsbasedthattheinstructorisbeingpartialorleaningmoretowardtheuppersocialstatusstudentsthanthestudentwhocomesfromamediocreThustheinstructorhastobeverycreativeinhis/herabilitiesnotTheyhavetomakesurethateachstudentisgivenequalopportunitytolearnathis/heronpaceandrespectedforwhotheyareandnottheirsocialstatusinlife.Agoodinstructorisonewhowilltakeadvantageofthedifferencesthatthestudentsbringtotheclassroomandwillmakevaluableapplicationofthisfactorbypullingoutofhis/herstudentsthatitsokaytobedifferentbecausevarietyisthespiceoflife,thusitmakelifemoreinterestingandthefactthatwecanlearnsomuchfromeachotherbecauseweliveinamulticulturalsocietythus,“creatingmulticulturallearningcommunities”.Package3Howdoyouunderstandtheoldsaying“Misfortunemightbeablessingindisguise”?[]Package4InformationQuestions:1)Asweexpectmorefromtechnology,doweexpectlessfromeachother?Howdoyouunderstandthenotion“Connected,butalone”?Thefarthestdistanceintheworldisnotbetweentwodistanttrees,butbetweenbranchesonthesametreethatareunabletoco-existence,Tagoreoncelamentedinhispoem.Butthereisanothersimilarsaying,popularamongpeople:themostdistantwayintheworldisnothingfurtherthanwearesittingtogether,butyouareabsorbedinyourlittlecellphone.Dramaticallyandvirtually,nowadays,thoselittledevicesinourpocketsaresopsychologicallypowerfulthattheynotonlychangewhatwedo,butnearlychangewhoweare.Overandoveragain,Ihearpeoplearoundmefirmlyclaimingthat"Iwouldrathertextthantalk",whichis,obviously,nothingtodowiththerealconversation.Orparentstextanddoemailatbothbreakfastanddinner,whiletheirchildrencomplainaboutnothavingtheirparents'fullattention.What'smore,anincreasingnumberofpeople,insteadofcominghomefromwork,theychatonQQthroughvideooneachnewyear'seve.Itseemsthatthereisnolongerface-to-facerelationshipsandpeoplecannotgetenoughofeachother,butearnestlyimmersethemselvesinthesocialnetworking.Sowecannothelpaskingwhat'swrongwithus?Whyweexpectmorefromtechnologyandlessfromeachother?Actually,wehaveeverythingbeforetechnology,butwelostsomethingafterit.Today,theworldisavillage,buteveryoneisanisland.Whathappenedtous?Hereisastoryforyou.InthelastNewYear'sEve,Iwasaccompanyingmyfamily.Myphonerangevery5minutes,nocalling,justgreetingmessages,55altogether.Ifeltjoyfulaboutthelargenumber.Butwhathappenedlatermademeextremelydisappointedandincrediblysad.Becauseinmy55texts,almostallthegreetingswerethesame.Actually,Ionlygot11differentmessages.TheworstpartwasthatIsurprisinglyfoundmanywebsitesprovidingthousandsofready-mademessagesandalmostallofmytextsweredownloadedfromthere.Ladiesandgentlemen,howpatheticitis!Thesegreetingsaresupposedtobefromoursoul,ourhearts,notfromtheInternet.Realizingthis,Imadeachange.Ispent2hourscallingmyfriendswhoweremilesawayfromme.Hearingtheirvoices,Ifelttheywerearoundme.Technologyisshapingourmodernrelationshipsandredefininghumanconnection,andnowistheverytimeforustohaveareflectionofarealessentialwayofcommunicationweneed.Atthispoint,Iampassionateandoptimistic,becauseIconvince,wehaveeachother.Soladiesandgentlemen,putdownthephoneinyourhandandwakeuptotherealconnection,listentoeachotherbyheart,thenwecanconnectinawarmandfeelingway!Package5Questions:1)Whichwouldyouprefer,livingbyyourselforlivingwithroommates?Stateyourreasons..Itisoftendifficultforastudenttodecidewhetherheshallhaveroommatesornot.Butforacollegestudent,theadvantagesofhavingroommatesalwaysoutweighthedisadvantages.Thosewhoobjecttohavingroommatesclaimthatseveralpeoplelivingtogethergivesrisetosomeunpleasantnessbecauseeverypersonhashisownway.Theyalsoarguethat,whilelivingtogether,thereisusuallyalackofprivacy.Althoughatfirstglancetheseargumentssoundreasonableandappealing.Theyarenotborneoutbyacarefulconsideration.Whenyouandyourroommatesareinodds,itisnotsimplyunpleasant.Onthecontrary,itisthebesttimeforyoutolearnhowtoadjusttherelationshipsbetweenyourselfandtheothers.Solvingtrivialproblemsinthedormwill,inthelongrun,enrichyoursocialexperienceandhelpyoutounderstandotherpeople’sfeelingsandlearntobeconsiderate.Inaddition,somepersonalexperiencesandemotionarenotsoprivateasnottobeknownbyevenfriends.Livingwithotherpeople,youaresurelytofindoutthatmostofwhatyoupreviouslyregardedasprivacy,toyoursurprise,nolongerappears“private”atall,becauseyourroommatesshareagreatdealofwhatyouthinkandfeel.Asaresult,youwillfinddiscussingwithroommatesoverthose“privacies”actuallyclarifiesyourconfusionandbrightensyourspirits.Finally,theimcomparableadvantageisthatitoffersanexcellentchanceofcooperationandadequatecolorfulgroupactivities.Planningapartysinglehandedlymaybeadullanddifficultjob.Yourroommates’help,however,rendersitenjoyableandeasy.Youcanmakeaplantogether,takeatriptogether,andhaveafootballgametogetheragainstanotherdorm.Combiningeverymember’switandtalenttogether,youmayevenstartamusicalband.Alloftheseareinvaluablethroughoutyourlife.SoasIseeit,roomingtogether,asapreciousopportunityforstudentslivinginisthebestwayoflearningcooperationandofunderstandingotherpeopleandthesocietyingeneral.Suchexperiencewilldefinitelybehelpfulinone’slaterlife.Shareyourhappinessandsadnesswithyourroommatesandyou’llreceivehighreward.Package6CriminalQuestions:1)TherearenowdetailedreportsaboutcrimesonTVandnewspapers.Somesaythatcrimedetailsshouldberestrictedinthemedia.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisopinion?Package71)Whatcanwebenefitfromgenetic[GenetechnologytobenefitAmongallthefastgrowingscienceandtechnology,theresearchofhumangenes,orbiologicalengineeringaspeoplecallit,isdrawingmoreandmoreattentionnow.Sometimesitisahottopicdiscussedbypeople.Thegreatestthingthatgenetechnologycandoistocureseriousdiseasesthatdoctorsatpresentcanalmostdonothingwith,suchascancerandheartdisease.Everyyear,millionsofpeoplearemurderedbythesetwokillers.Andtodate,doctorshavenotfoundaneffectivewaytocurethem.Butifthegenetechnologyisapplied,notonlythesetwodiseasescanbecuredcompletely,bringinghappinessandmorelivingdaystothepatients,butalsothegreatamountofmoneypeoplespendoncuringtheirdiseasescanbesaved,thereforeitbenefitstheeconomyaswell.Inaddition,humanlifespan(壽命)canbeprolonged.Genetechnologycanhelppeopletogivebirthtomorehealthyandcleverchildren.Somefamilies,withtheEnglishimperialfamilybeingagoodexample,havehereditary(遺傳的)diseases.Thismeanstheirchildrenwillforsurehavethefamilydisease,whichisagreattroubleforthesefamilies.Inthepast,doctorscoulddonothingabouthereditarydiseases.Butgenetechnologycansolvethisproblemperfectly.Thescientistjustneedtofindthewronggeneandcorrectit,andahealthychildwillbeborn.Somepeopleareworryingthatthegeneresearchcanbeusedtomanufacturehumanbeingsinlargequantities.Inthepastfewyears,scientistshavesucceededincloningasheep,thereforethesepeoplepredictthathumanbabieswouldsoonbecloned.ButIbelieveclonedbabieswillnotcomeoutinlargequantities,formostcouplesintheworldcanhavebabiesinverynormalway.Ofcourse,thegovernmentsmusttakecaretocontrolgenetechnology.]Package8InequalityinQuestions:1)China'sagingpopulationisgrowingrapidly.Thelatestprojectionisthatin2050oneoutofthreeChinesewillbeover60yearsold.HowcanweprovidebettercareforAsthesayinggoes,filialpietyisthemostimportantinallvirtues.TorespecttheelderlyistheChinesetraditionalvirtue.Torespecttheelderlyisalsoprogressofhumansciencedevelopment.Ifhumanhaveproperthoughts,thesocietycandevelophealthily.Tocaretheeldersisnotonlyforachildandafamily,butalsoforasocietyandacountry.SothisproblemhasbecomeahotissueAschildren,theyshouldtakecareoftheelderlyinmaterialandspirit.Forexample,theyoughttogobackhomeoftentoseetheirparentsandaccompanythem.Asthegovernment,theyshouldperfectthelegal,becausethesystemisfarfromperfect.What’smore,thegovernmentshouldprovideassistancefortheelderly.Package9AmusementQuestions:1)WhatdoyouknowaboutthespreadofAsweallknow,Disneylandspreadquicklythroughouttheworld.Shanghaiisgoingtobuildupchina’sfirstDisneyland.ThespreadofDisneylandhasdrawnmuchmorepeople'sattention.So,whatisthesecretsaucethathasledtoDisneyland'ssuccess?AccordingtocustomerserviceexpertDougLippinhisbookDisneyU,in1955DisneyUniversityfounderVanFrancemadeacommitmenttoWaltDisneythatinfluencedmillionsofDisneylandemployees--andultimatelytheexperienceofhundredsofmillionsofguests.VanhelpedbuildacultureatDisneylandbasedonfourvalues:1:InnovationDisneyUniversitytrainsitsemployees(knownas"CastMembers")tocontinuallyadaptandlearninanever-evolvingculture,andtochallengethestatusquo.AsVanputitinthisexcerptfroma1980sDisneylandmanagementtrainingprogram:"Budgets,schedules,reports,morereports,unionnegotiations,trainingprograms,meetings...meetings,handbooks,cover-your-assmemosandtheendlessthingswhichtakeupyourtimeareofnovalueunlesstheyendupproducingAHAPPYGUEST."2:LeadershipSaidVanFrance,"WaltwouldregularlywalkthroughthePark,lookingforproblemsorthingstoimprove.Icopiedhisroutine.IcontinuallywalkedthroughthePark,lookingfordifferentthings,peopleproblems.Factsareeasytoidentify,IwaslookingforfeelingsthatwerebotheringCastMembers."FromWaltandRoyDisney,andthentomanygenerationsofleaders,"walkingthepark"continuestobetheultimateleadershipapproachusedatDisneyresortsworldwide.3:EducationWaltDisneyplacedalong-standingvalueofprovidingemployeesatailored,relevanttrainingandeducationexperience.SixtyyearsafterDisneyland'sgrandopening,castmembersateveryDisneyresortaroundtheworldstillstream