英语期末考试口语视听说.docx

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英语期末考试口语视听说

Unit3：

1.Whatdoyouthinkarethethingsthatcontributetoasuccessfulmarriage?

Thesuccessofamarriageisduetomanyfactors,ofwhichloveisobviouslythemostimportantone.Otherfactors,whicharenotentirelyunrelatedtolove,includesharedvaluesandinterests,mutualunderstanding,commitment,effectivecommunication,similareducationalbackground,equaleconomicstatus,physicalfitness,etc.Withthesamevaluesandmoralstandards,friendsmaydevelopintolifelongpartners.Aftermarriage,thereneedstobeacommitmenttooneanother,andtothewell-beinganddevelopmentofthefamily.Similareducationalbackgroundandintelligencelevelsarealsoconsideredimportantbysomepeople.Theybelievethatonlywithmutualappreciationandunderstanding,canthecouplegetalongeasilyandhappily.

2.Whydopeoplegetdivorced?

Canyouguesssomeofthereasons?

Sometimesitisbecausethecoupledidnotreallyunderstandeachotherbeforethemarriage,aslovewasblindatthattime.Aftermarriage,theyseeeachother'sshortcomingsmoreclearly.Whendisappointmentgrowsbeyondcontrol,divorcebecomesinevitable.Sometimesitisbecauseoneofthecouplehaschangedafterthemarriage.Forexample,afterthehusbandispromotedtoaleadingposition,hemayhaveahectictimeallyearround,withhardlyanytimelefttobewithhiswife.Sometimesoneofthecouplehaslosthisorherjobandbecomesirritable.Duetothecontinualquarrellingathome,thefamilybreaksup.

3.Whatdoyouthinkofthelivesofsinglemothers?

Mostpeoplelookuponsinglemotherswithsympathy.Singlemothershavetosupporttheirchildrenontheirown.Theymayfinditdifficulttoprovidetheirchildrenwithalltheluxurieschildrenoftwo-parentfamiliesenjoy.Worsestill,theymaybeundergreatpsychologicalpressure.Moreover,theirchildrenmaydevelopasenseofinferiority.Whentheyseeotherchildrenarebathedintheloveofbothparents,theymayfeelbitterlydisappointed.

4.Whatisyourviewofthefactthatthewife'shousekeepingdutiesremainthesameevenwhensheworksoutside?

Whatcouldbethesolution?

Ifthewifeworksduringthedayjustlikethehusband,thenitisobviouslyunfairforthewifetoshoulderallthehousekeepingduties.Ifthehusbandcansharethehouseholdchoreswiththewife,thelovebetweenthemcanbestrengthened.Unfortunately,influencedbytradition,manymenareunwillingtodohousework,thinkingittobeunmanly.Ifwewanttochangethesituation,themediahadbettergivemorepublicityto"modelhusbands"whoassumealargepartofthoseduties.Gradually,peoplemaychangetheirimageofahusbandwhoconstantlysitsinfrontoftheTV,watchingfootballgamesorinternationalnews.Also,thedevelopmentofmoderntechnologyandtheappearanceofmoremodernconvenienceswillfurtherlightenthehousekeepingburden.Thustheproblemofwhoshoulddothehouseworkwillbecomelessimportant.

Unit4：

1.Whatdoyouthinkpeoplewillchoose:

alow-paidjobonelikes,oraboringwell-paidjob?

Ithinkmanypeopleprefertofindajobthattheyreallylike.Afterall,mostpeoplewanttoenjoythemselvesratherthanhaveplentyofmoneywithoutasenseofachievementandhappiness.Ontheotherhand,somepeoplemaychooseawell-paidjobinsteadofajobclosetotheirhearttoearnmoremoney.Ifoneisinseriousfinancialdifficulty,onecanhardlyaffordtheluxuryofadreamjob.Moneyisthetoppriority.

2.Doyouthinkone'scharacterisimportantinfindingajob?

Whyorwhynot?

Ithinkitis.Althoughmanyemployerslayemphasisoncandidates'educationalbackgroundandworkexperience,somebelievethatcandidates'characterisequallyimportantforasuccessfulcareer.Incontemporarysociety,manyprojectsaresolargethattheyrequirethecoordinationofagroupofpeopleratherthanasingleperson'seffort.Therefore,agoodteamplayerisoftenwelcomed.Professionallyskilledpeoplemaynotbeabletoaccomplishalargeprojectiftheyareeasilyangeredandcannotgetalongwiththeircolleagues.Ifyouwanttoassumealeadingposition,youshouldbefirmonimportantissueswhileallowingyoursubordinatesplentyoffreedom.Infact,itisbecomingincreasinglycommonforcompaniestotestcandidates'EQ（emotionalquotient）beforetheydecidetohirethem.

3.Whatcoursesareusefulforone'sjob?

Infactallcoursesmayturnouttobeusefulinourfuturecareers.Thebasiccourseswetakeinthefirsttwoyearsofuniversitylayasolidfoundationforourfuturedevelopment.Inthecaseofcomputermajors,forexample,themaththeyhavelearnedwillenhancetheirabilityforlogicalreasoning.TheEnglishcoursestheyhavefollowedwillhelpthemreadtheliteratureintheirfieldswithgreaterease.Artcoursesmayincreasetheirsenseofbalanceandbeauty.However,thecoursesintheirspecialtiesareoftenofgreaterrelevanceandvaluefortheircareerdevelopment.Forinstance,computermajorsmayfindcoursessuchasprogramming,computernetwork,database,andCAD（ComputerAidedDesign）morecloselyrelatedtotheirfuturework.

4.Whatquestionsdoyouthinkareoftenaskedinaninterview?

Whyaretheyasked?

Tostartwith,theinterviewersmayaskyouaboutyoureducation.Inthiswaytheycangatherinformationtoseeifyouhaveacquiredthebasicknowledgerequiredforthejobyouareapplyingfor.Perhapsmostofthemwillaskyouaboutyourworkexperienceinthisfieldtoseeifyouhavethenecessaryskillsforthejobyouhaveinmind.Usuallyemployersdonotlikeanentirelyinexperiencedemployee.Theymayalsoaskaboutyourcharacter,weaknessesandstrengthstofindoutwhatkindofpersonyouare.Theymayevenaskyousomethingthatisnotdirectlyrelatedtothejobinquestion.Youranswerstendtoshowyourintelligencelevelandcommunicationskills.

Unit5：

1.Doyouwanttobeabosswhoisstartingacompanyoranemployeewithahighsalary?

Differentpeoplemayhavedifferentchoices.Somepeoplemayputaregularjobabovegoodpayforavarietyofreasons.Employeesusuallyknowwhattheyaresupposedtodoandhaveafairlystablelife.Withahigh-payingjob,theyandtheirfamiliescanliveacomfortablelife.Whentheyhaveaccumulatedenoughmoney,theycanstartabusinesswhenconditionsarefavorable.Ontheotherhand,manypeoplewanttosetupabusinessoftheirownrightnow.Indeed,launchingacompanyinvolvesalotofeffort.Whatisworse,thereisrisk.Buttheylikechallenges.Bytryingtoestablishacompany,notonlymaytheymakelotsofmoney,theycanalsodeveloptheirabilitiestoovercomedifficulties.

2.Whatkindofbosswouldyouliketoworkfor:

onewhoisinefficientbutkind,oronewhoisefficientbutverystrictwithemployees?

Manypeople,ifnotmost,prefertoworkforakind,good-naturedboss.Undersuchaboss,theyfeelsecureandhappy.Thebosswon'tscoldemployeessimplybecausetheyhavemadeasmallmistake.Hewillalsobegenerous.Itistruethatsometimesbecauseofhislackofability,hiscompanymaynotreaphugeprofits,andemployeescanhardlygetaraise.Buthappinessissurelymoreimportantthanmoney.However,somepeople,includingme,willchoosetoworkforabosswhoiscapablebutverystrictwithhissubordinates.Ifthebossiscapable,hewillleadthecompanytoonenewheightafteranother.Whenthecompanythrives,allemployeeswillbenefit.Evenifthebossmaygiveanemployeeaseveredressing-downforsomethingheorshedid,theemployeecanlearnalessonfromtheevent.Undersuchaboss,employeescangainvaluableexperience,whichmayserveasagoodfoundationforthemtostartabusinessoftheirowninthefuture.

3.Whydosomepeoplethinksportsclothesandshoesprovideagoodbusinessopportunity?

Whatagegroupsdoyouthinkthebusinesspeopleshouldtarget?

Why?

Withmoreleisuretimeandmoney,manypeoplepaymoreattentiontotheirhealthandrecreation.Asaresult,moreandmorepeoplewillengageinsports,andtheywillbuymorefitnessgear,includingsportsclothesandshoes.Obviouslythisprovidesahotbusinessopportunity.Inmyopinion,businesspeopleshouldtargetyoungpeoplefirst.Theyareactiveandparticipatemoreinsportsthanotheragegroups.Butbusinesspeopleshouldnotneglectolderpeople.Afterretirement,theyoftenfindtheirhealthonthedecline,andthereforehavethemotivationforfitnessexercises.Asformiddle-agedpeople,manyofthemareundersuchgreatpressureatworkthattheycanhardlyaffordthetimeforsports.

4.Ifyouwantedtostartabusiness,whichfactorswouldyouconsider:

youreducationandability,yourmoney,orthemarket?

Why?

IfIwantedtolaunchabusiness,Iwouldconsiderallofthesefactors,fortheyallplayanindispensablerole.Firstofall,Iwouldconsidermyability.SinceImajoredinbiology,IwouldbecautiousinstartingacompanytosellsomethingIamnotfamiliarwithsuchasbuildingmaterialsorDVDs.Withmyeducationalbackground,Imayfinditeasiertorunacompanysellingbio-techproducts.ThenextthingIwouldhavetotakeintoaccount,isthemoneyavailable.Supposetheestablishmentofacompanyrequiredacapitalofamilliondollars,IwouldtrytoseewhetherIcouldgetaloan.Ifnot,Iwouldgiveuptheideaandtrytosetupasmallerservicecompanythatrequiredlesscapital.Lastbutnotleast,IwouldsurveythemarkettoseeiftheproductsIplannedtodealwithcouldbesold.Iftheywereunmarketable,Ihadbettergiveuptheideaoffoundingacompanyinthisarea.Iftheysoldwell,thenIwouldgoahead.

Unit6：

1.Whydoyouthinksomepeoplesmoke?

Whatarethedisadvantagesofsmoking?

Somepeoplethinks