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SpeakingTest

SpeakingTest（06/2015）

I.Inthispart,youareaskedtoreadaloudoneofthefollowingparagraphs:

1.Psychologistsstatethefollowingtheory,whichItotallyagreewithbecauseitcanbeeasilyproved:

havingcertainpreoccupationsmakesyourlifequalitygrowbyenhancingthelevelofhappiness.Thiscanbeexplainedasfollows:

ifyouhaveahobbyandyousucceedinitsaccomplishment,youfeelastrongsensationoffulfillment,whicheventuallymakesyouhappier.

2.Hisattitudedidn'tsoftenaswegrewintoadulthoodandwenttocollege.  Therewasaperiodoftimewhennoneofushadacar,sowehadtoridethebuswheneverwecamehome.Thoughthebusstoppedabouttwomilesfromhome,Popnevermetus,eveninstormyweather. Ifsomeonegrumbled,he'dsayinhisloudestfather-voice,"That'swhatyourlegsarefor!

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3.Oneofthemajordifferencesseemstobehowoftenbothnationsuseirony.Britsuseironyonadailybasis,whereasitisnotthefoundationofAmericanhumor.IthinkAmericansunderstandBritishirony（mostofthetimeanyway!

）,whattheydon’tunderstandistheneedtouseitsofrequently.WhenAmericansuseironytheytendtostatethattheywere“onlykidding”.

4.Leavingthebathroom,youwrapsomewiresaroundyourhead,whichallowyoutotelepathicallycontrolyourhome:

youmentallyraisethetemperatureoftheapartment,turnonsomesoothingmusic,telltheroboticcookinyourkitchentomakebreakfastandsomecoffee,andorderyourmagneticcartoleavethegarageandbereadytopickyouup.

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5.Theincomefromfarmingisjustenoughtokeeptheirbodyandsoultogether,andtheirson,earningamonthlysalaryof400yuan（US$48.31）workinginanear-bycity,hastosaveupforthreeyearsforhiswedding."Withoutmedicalinsurance,thefamilysimplydoesn'tknowwhattodoifanyonegetsbadlyill,"

6.Richinmountainswhilelackingrivers,Shanxiisscarceinitsvegetablevarieties.Housewivescannotdomuchtoenrichthenon-staplefood.Sotheyfigureoutdifferentwaysofmakingflourfoodtoincreasethefamily'sappetite.Flourisprocessedintovariousdelicaciesonthetable.

7.Jordanalwayssaidhewantedtofinishontop,andheis.Hislastshotmightbethemostmemorable,thegamewinnertogivetheBullstheirsixthNBAchampionshipinJune1999.It’sgreatfinalimageofagreatathleteandheleftanpermanentimpressionofperfection.

5.Ifinallybeganshowinghertheloveshedeserved.Onherbirthdays,whichshehadlongstoppedremembering,Istartedbuyinghergifts.WheneverItravelledtoRangoon,Iwouldreturnwithakimonoandotherclothesforher.Ihavefinallywokenupfromthedreamsofmyfirstlove.Inolongerdwellonthepast.Instead,Ifocusonameaningfulpresentandamhelpingtobuildaprosperousfutureforourchildren.

6.Doesthatmeaneventoday'sminusculeexposurelevelsaretoomuch?

Thescienceisstillmurky,andhumanstudiesarefewandfarfromdefinitive.SowhileCanadaandtheDemocraticRepublicofWal-MartaremovingtobanBPAinbabybottles,theFoodandDrugAdministrationmaintainsthatBPAproductsposenodanger,asdoestheEuropeanUnion.

7.ItookanotherreallyimportantcoursecalledgamingtheorywhileIwashere.Gamingtheorytomewasfascinatingbecause,withallduerespecttomyveryeruditeteachersJakeJacobytookthatcourse.It’sagreatcourse,buttomewhatgamingtheorywasanattemptbyscientiststoexplainirrationaldecisionmakingandirrationalframework.Notalldecisionsarerational;notalldecisionsarescientificallybased.

8.Thinpeoplebelieveinlogic.Fatpeopleseeallsides.Thesidesfatpeopleseeareroundedblobs,usuallygray,alwaysnebulousandtrulynotworthworryingabout.Butthethinpersonpersists."Ifyouconsumemorecaloriesthanyouburn,"saysoneofmythinfriends,"youwillgainweight.It'sthatsimple."Fatpeoplealwaysgrinwhentheyhearstatementslikethat.Theyknowbetter.

II.Inthispart,youareaskedtoanswersomeofthefollowingquestions:

1.Doyouthinkit’simportanttospendyourleisuretimewithyourfamily?

Whyorwhynot?

2.Howdoyouspendyoursparetime?

3.Didyourparentsgiveyoupocketmoneywhenyouwerechild?

Whyorwhynot?

4.Howwoulddescribeyourparents?

5.Couldyoutalkaboutyourfutureplanin5years?

6.Doyoulikehumorstories?

Why?

7.Whattechnologygivesyouthemosttrouble?

8.Whatbenefitsdoestechnologybringtous?

9.What’sthedefinitionoflove?

10.Whatkindofboy/girlmayattractyouatfirstsight?

11.Howimportantareplasticproductsinyourlife?

12.Whatshallwedotoprotectourenvironment?

13.Haveyoueverbeenfacedwithadilemmainyourlife?

Giveanexample.

14.Wouldyouquitfromuniversityjustbecauseyoudon’tlikethemajoryouarelearning?

（Why/Whynot?

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15.Whatarethedifferencesbetweenthethinandthefat,inyouropinion?

16.HowdolikeyourEnglishcourse?

Doyouhaveanysuggestionsforyourteacher?

Whatarethey?

III.Discussion（3minutes）

TASKSHEET1（SPEAKINGTEST-PARTTHREE）

Talktogetherforaboutthreeminutesaboutwhichofthesearethethreemostimportantthingsforyourleisureactivities?

✧Takingpartinmoreinterestingactivities

✧Planningthetimeandactivities

✧Developingoneortwohobbies

✧Learningforeignlanguages

✧Doingapart-timejob

✧Learningsomeskillsforthefuturework

✧Makingfriends

✧Reading

TASKSHEET2（SPEAKINGTEST-PARTTHREE）

Talktogetherforaboutthreeminutesaboutwhichthreepointsshouldbeincludedtodescribeahappyfamily?

✧Understandingeachotherwithinthefamily

✧Beingkindtooneanother

✧Caringandsupportingeachother

✧Tryingtobehelpful

✧Doingmeaningfulthingstogether

✧Invitingyourparentstosomeactivities

✧Notsayinghurtfulwordstoeachother

✧Arguinganddiscussingtogetheruntiltheproblemissolved

TASKSHEET3（SPEAKINGTEST-PARTTHREE）

3.Talktogetherforaboutthreeminutesaboutwhichthreefactorstobeusedtodescribe“Humor”

✧Humorhassomethingtodowithculture

✧Humorcangetlostintranslation

✧Britishuseironyquiteoften

✧AmericansuseironymorecarefullythanBrits

✧AmericansenseofhumoraremoreobviousthanBritishone.

✧Americansdon’twanttooffendpeoplewhiletellingajoke

✧BritsaremorereservedthanAmericans

✧BothAmericansandBritscanappreciatetheother’ssenseofhumor

TASKSHEET4（SPEAKINGTEST-PARTTHREE）

Imagineyouarelivingin100years.Talktogetherforaboutthreeminutestodecidewhichthreearethemostimportanttoimproveyourlife.Giveyourreasons.

✧Education

✧Scienceandtechnology

✧Dailylives

✧Ruralconditions

✧Productionskills

✧Urbantrafficsituations

✧Practicalwayofcultivating

✧Energy

TASKSHEET5（SPEAKINGTEST-PARTTHREE）

5.Talktogetherforaboutthreeminutesaboutwhichthreefactorstohaveatruelove.Givereasons.

✧Beingbeautifulorsmart

✧Beingwealthy

✧Beingsuccessfulinthecareer

✧Beinghealthyandstrong

✧Beingrichinknowledgeandexperience

✧Beingwarm-heartedandhonest

✧Beingyoungandenergetic

✧Beinghardworking

TASKSHEET6（SPEAKINGTEST-PARTTHREE）

6.TalktogetherforaboutThreeminutesaboutwhicharethethreebestapproachestoprotectourenvironment.Giveyourreasons.

✧Stopusingharmfulproducts

✧Preventpollution

✧Tryingone’sbesttoprotectourwatersystems

✧Saveenergy

✧Keeptheforestsfromcutting

✧Protectanimals

✧Leavethewildlandopen

TASKSHEET7（SPEAKINGTEST-PARTTHREE）

7.Whatthreefactorsdoyouthinkplayimportantrolesinaperson’scareer.Giveyourreasons.

✧Beingwell-educated

✧Havingcreativeideas

✧Beingambitious

✧Beingwell-prepared

✧Havingagoal

✧Beinghardworking

✧Beinginterestedinwhatyou’redoing

✧Beingactiveandoptimistic

TASKSHEET8（SPEAKINGTEST-PARTTHREE）

8.Whatarethethreemajorfactorsthataffecttheshapingourpersonality?

Giveyourreasons.

✧Earlyexperienceinchildhood

✧Emotions

✧Genetics

✧Conscientiousness

✧Accordance

✧Extroversion

✧environment