研究生英语口语考试话题.docx

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研究生英语口语考试话题

研究生英语口语考试话题

话题一：

Doyouthinkit’snecessaryforapersontohaveambition?

Whyorwhynot?

B：

hello,ljt,hereihaveaquestiontoaskyou.Doyouagreethatitisnecessarytohaveambitioninourlife?

A：

Iagreewithmorethan100percents.

B：

Thencanyouexpressyourreasons？

A：

Ofcourse.Itisnotdifficulttoimagineaworldshortofambition.Maybeitwouldbeakinderone:

withoutdemands,withoutconflictions,withoutdisappointments.buthowboringthelifewouldbe!

Asweknowambitionisthebasisandthesourceofsuccess,whichsignshowfarapersoncouldgo.Secondly,itprovidesuswiththerequireddrivingforcetoaccomplishanyundertakingsinourlife.Indeed,oncewemakeupourmindstochoosetodosomething,ourlifewillbecomemeaningfulandspecificallyorientated.

B：

Idonotcompletelyagreewithyou!

A:

why?

B:

Obviously,awell-orientatedambitioncanmakehislifebeautiful,meaningfulandrewarding,evenmakehimasarespectableperson.Butawronglydirectedambitioncanbedangerous.Forexample,OsamabinLaden（本拉登）hasambition,Buthisambitionissodangerousthatbroughttotheworlddisaster.

A：

Oh,Idon'tconsiderthispoint.

B：

Nevermind,Ithinkweshouldhaveambition,but,beforethatweshouldhavealookwhetherourambitionintherightdirection.

A：

Ican’tagreewithyouanymore.

话题二

Whoplaysacrucialroleinyourlife?

Inwhatway?

A：

helloljt,hereihaveaquestiontoaskyou.inyouropinion,Whoplaysacrucialroleinyourlife?

B：

First,Ithinkparentsarethemostimportantinmylife,becausetheyteachmethetruthsinlifeandtherulesinsociety.Inshort,theytaughtmehowtobehaveasahuman.

A：

Yes，parentsnotonlygaveuslife,butalsogaveusmanyknowledgetosurviveinthisworld.Soaftergraduation,weshouldtryourbesttofindagoodjob,thenletparentsenjoylife.

B:

second,IwanttotalkaboutmyhighschoolEnglishteacher.I'mnotthatkindofstudentwhoaregoodatEnglish.Thebeginning,myEnglishisoftennotpasssothatIwantedtogiveupEnglish.（我感觉翻译的不太好，你改改）。

MyEnglishteachersavedme.ShegavemeencouragementandconfidenceandletmereciteEnglishessaytohereveryday.I'mreallyappreciatethegodarrangedsuchateacherforme.（具体一点，得说说他对你的影响啊）.

A:

Iagreewithyou.Parentsgiveuslife,teachersgaveusknowledges,friendsgiveusfriendship.wearesoluckybecauseofthosepeoplethatsupportusinourlife.

B:

Soweshouldcherishthem.

话题三：

Whatpartdoesmoneyplayinhappiness?

A：

hello,ljt,haveyouheardthatsomebodysaidthat:

ifyouhaveenoughmoney,youcanbuyeverything,includehappiness.whatdoyouthinkaboutthissentence.

B:

Iagreewithitcompletely.Inoursocietymoneyisindispensable.Withoutmoneywecan'tsurviveinthisworld,letalonggettinghappiness.

A:

Yes,weneedmoneytobuynecessitiestosupportourdailylife.Weneedfoodtoeat,weneedhousetoresideandweneedclothestokeepworm.Buttherearestillalotofthingscan'tboughtbymoney,likefriendship,respectfromothersandheath.Howeverthesethingsplayakeyroleinhappiness.SoIthinkmoremoneydoesnotnecessarilybuymorehappiness.

B：

Idon'tthinkso.Asweknow,therichalwaysgetmorefriends.Ifyouarepoor,evenyourrelativeswilllookdownuponyou.Therichcanalsogetbettermedicalcarewhentheycomeacrosssickness.What'smoremoneycangiveusthefeelingofsuccess.AsBuffettsaid"whatmakesmehappyisnotthemoney,itistheprocessIgetthem”.Soinmyopinion,moneycanalwaysmakeyouhappy.

A：

Youareamaterialist.However,thepoorcanalsogethappiness.ArichmanbuyshisGFacar,itobviouslywillmakeherhappy.Buta（这里是不是有点小错误）simplykissfromapoormancanalsomakehisGFhappy.SoIthinkmoneyisnotindispensabletohappiness.

B:

ifyouhavetosayso,Iagreewithyou.

话题四：

Doyoubelievethattheordinarypersonishappyorunhappy?

Why?

A：

Hi!

ljt,Ihaveaquestiontoaskyou.Doyoubelievethattheordinarypersonishappy?

B：

Ican’tputitclearly.Itmostlydependsontheattitudestheyhave.Ifonehasthegoodattitudetowardlife,hewillalwaysbehappynomatterheisextraordinaryornot.Forexample,thoughIamanordinaryperson,Icanalwaysfeelveryhappy.Itrymybesttoenjoymylife.Icanplaygames,watchTV,readbooksandeventakeashowerinthesunshine.Doyouthinkso?

A:

Maybeyoucanenjoyyourownlife,butnoteveryoneislikeyou.Sometimestheordinarypeoplehavetodothejobthattheyarenotinterestedin.It'sareallyaboringthing.What'smore,incontemporarysociety,thereareallkindsoftemptationfilledupourdailylife,theymakeusproducemoredesires.Inthiscondition,wewillwantalotofthings.likeahouseacarandsoon.Thenitwillbringusalargefinancialpressure,justlikeastoneonourshoulderwhichmakesusevencan'tbreath.Inthiswayhowcanyoufeelhappy.Soinmyopinion,theordinarypersonarealwaysnothappy.

B:

Maybe,youareright.I'mstillastudent,IhavenotenterthesocietysoIcan'tfeelthepressuretheysuffered.Butiftheycantakeiteasy,Ithinktheycanstillfeelthehappinessfromtheirlivings.

A:

Yes,youareright,weallshouldenjoyourlives.

话题五

In your opinion, what is the most important characteristic （for example, honesty, intelligence, and a sense of humor） that a person can have to be successful in life?

 Use specific reasons and examples from your experience to explain your answer.

A：

hello,ljt.Ihaveaquestiontoaskyou.Ifonewantstobeasuccessfulman,whatcharacterdoyouthinkisthemostimportant?

Here,Ihavethreechoicesforyou:

honesty,intelligenceandasenseofhumor.

B:

well,ifIhavetochoiceone,Iwillpicktheintelligence.

A:

why.Canyouexplainyourreason?

B:

ofcourse!

Ithinkmaybeinourstudyingperiodweallhavemetsomeclassmates,whoworkveryhardandreallyhonestbutcan'tdowellintheirstudy.Howevertherearestillmanystudentswhosparelittletimeintheirstudyingbutalwaysgetgoodscoreintheirexampaper.Soithinkintelligenceisthemostimportantthing.

A:

ican'tagreewithyou!

Ithinkhonestyismoreimportant.Ifapersonextremelysmartbutheuseshisclevernessinbadareas,hewillneverbeasuccessfulman,hewillevenbeanenvylikeHitler.Ifwewanttosucceedweshouldbeagoodpersonfirst.

B:

soinyouropinion,Hitlerisnotasuccessfulman?

After300yearsnobodywillrememberwhoyouare,buttheywillneverforgetwhoisHitler.Andsometimeswecannotjudgewhatisrightandwhatiswrong.IndeedHitlerismysuperstar.Thereonceaherosaidifitcanmakemycountrystrongiprefertobeabutcher.

A:

youarecrazy.NoonewilllikeHitlerandnoonewillthinkheisasuccessfulman.

B:

OK.Ithinkwehavedifferentunderstandingaboutsuccess.

A:

yes,thisistheonlyagreementwecanreach.

B:

allright.Nevermind,ithinkwecanholdourownopinions.

A:

OK.

话题六：

Hardshipisalwaysabadthing,doyouagreeordisagree,giveyourreasons.

A:

Hello,ljt.Inourlife,wewillsufferalotofhardships.Somepeoplethinkitisalwaysabadthing,butsomepeople,likeme,thinkitsometimeswillbeagoodthing.Canyouexpressyouropinion.

B:

ah,Ithinkitisunbelievablethatsomebodywillenjoyhardship,unlessheiscrazy.Weallknowwhatdoeshardshipmean.Whenwelostourrelatives,itisahardship;whenwebreakupwithourboyfriendsorgirlfriends,itisahardship;whenwegetserioussickness,itisahardship.Icannevercombinehardshipwithanygoodthings,howcanyousayitwillbeagoodthing?

A:

Yes,youareright.Hardshipwillhurtusatthemoment,butwhenwegetthroughthatperiod,wemaylearnalot.

B:

OK,thencanyougivemesomeexamples?

A:

yes,ofcourse.Thereisaninstance.Lastmonth,myfatherwasdiagnosedwithatumorinhisneck.Thoughitisabenignone,itisreallyahardtimeformyfamily.Butitalsomakesmeunderstandhowimportantmyfathertomeandmakeshimknowhowdeeplywelovehim.

B:

allright,itsoundsalittlereasonable.Maybewhatyousaidisright.Buthowaboutsomeunfortunateaccident,likeagirlbeingraped?

OnceIreadapairofnewsaboutthis.Itsaidmaybethisaccidentwasahardshipbutgettingthroughthisperiodshewouldbecomemuchstronger.Itsoundsjustlikebeingrapedisagoodthing,itmakesmereallysick.peoplecouldneverunderstandhowdoestherapedgirlsuffered,itwillbeherlifetimenightmare.

A:

Thiskindofaccidentisreallyterrible.ButIputitissometimesthathardshipwillbeagoodthings,notalways.

B:

Ok,ifso,Iagreewithyou.

话题七：

Whatistherelationshipbetweenwageinequalityandglassceiling.

A:

helloljt,nowadaysmanypeopleespeciallywomenwillcomeacrosswageinequalityandglassceiling.Itjustlookslikethereisaninvisibleglassovertheirheadsmakingthemfailtopromotesuccessfully.

B:

youareright.Womenalwaysowemuchlessthanmenthoughtheydothesamejob.What’smore,theycan’tgetthesameopportunitytopromoteaswellas.

A:

then,doyouknowwhythisphenomenonwillhappen?

B:

Ithinkitisallbecauseofsexdiscrimination.Mostemployersthinkwomenarenotasefficientasmen,sotheypaywomenmuchless.Andtheyhavetheprejudicethatwomencan’tmanageacompanywell,sotheywon’tgivewomenthechancetobeasupervisor.

A:

ok,maybewhatyousayisreasonable.Butwealsoshouldthinkofwomen’snaturallimits.Whenwomenhaveababytheyhavetopayalotoftimeonfamily.So,theywillsparelesstimeonworking.Maybethisisanotherreasonwhywomenwillsuffersuchsituation.

B:

Butwhyshouldwomenrathermenpaymuchmoretimeonfamily,itisstillsexdiscrimination.

A: