1、英语口语考试材料1. Work with your partner to discuss what is more important in pursuit of ones career: social skills or studies? Why?A: Hey, what do you think is more important in pursuit of ones career: social skills or studies?B: In my opinion, its hard to underestimate(忽视） the impact of good social skill
2、s on pursuing career.A: I agree with you. In fact, across the board, in a wide variety of businesses, people would rather work with someone who is skilled. And people who lack social competence end up looking like they lack other competencies, too.B: When it comes to pursuing a job, social skills ma
3、tter more than ever. For people who want to break into a popular field like entertainment, for example, the only way to differentiate yourself at the bottom is to be skilled.A: As we know, many fields that used to be heavens for loners, like programming, increasingly require exceptional people skill
4、s.B: And as the need for social skills at work grows, the bar for good social skills gets higher. So I think it is important for us college students to study hard so as to master the necessary skills.A: I think so.2. Share with your partner your viewpoints of the four-year college studies from the p
5、erspective of your future career.A: What are your viewpoints of the four-year college studies from the perspective of our future career?B: I think the four-year college studies are important for our future career. With it, we can have more options which will lead to greater success and happiness.A:
6、Yes. The more you learn, the more choices and opportunities you will have.B: Besides, by going to college we can choose what we want to do in life .And be able to choose a career that interests us and that will enable us achieve our dreams.A: Yes, more career opportunities are open to college gradua
7、tes, and they are more likely to be employed.B: So it is vital for us to study hard in college in order to get necessary skills.A: Yeah!3. Work with your partner to discuss why China has been working to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor and how we can narrow the gap.A: Do you know why Chi
8、na has been working to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor.B: Of course. By taking measures to narrow these differences, we can reduce poor peoples resentment and contribute the building of a harmonious society.A: Right. A society with only a small gap between the rich and poor will ensure
9、a lower crime rate. And a better social environment will in turn promote economic development.B: Well, but how we can narrow the gap?A: I think the government should come up with some measures to change the poors life style .for example, the opportunity can be offered to help the poor to find a job
10、for them ,which can make them make progress in their ordinary life.B: And it is also important for them to learn some knowledge, no matter what he is the poor or the rich. By learning knowledge can make the poor and the rich know much more about their perspective life(最好的生活). After that the gap betw
11、een poor and the rich will improve a lot.A: Every one of us in the modern society should make contribution to shout the distance between the poor and the rich.B: Yeah. Although it is difficult for us to do it, we believe it can make great progress.4. Some people are accustomed to the fast pace of li
12、fe, while others enjoy the slow one. What are your decisions and opinions?A: When it comes to the fast pace of life and the slow one, which do you prefer?B: I desire a slow pace of life owing to the possibility of enjoying every moment of life and the progress.A: However, it may also result in some
13、negative effects. Some people may eventually become lazier and lazier, losing their ambitions and motivations. By contrast, people living a fast-pace life seem more productive, efficient and energetic.B: But as the proverb goes, more hast, less speed(欲速则不达); people are more likely to make mistakes d
14、uring a fast progress.A: Maybe you are right. But things may become more time-consuming for those slow-pace people.B: Well, so I think it is better to live a medium pace of life, neither too slow, nor too fast.A: That maybe best. And we should be capable of changing the pace at which we live life on
15、 the basis of the situation.B: Yes, I agree with you.5. Has modern technology made our lives easier or more burdensome? Give examples to illustrate your opinions.A: In recent years, more and more people argue that what the real thing has technology brought to us? Is it liberating us or making our li
16、ves more burdensome?B: From my standpoint, I take the view that its sure that the development of technology has made our lives easier and easier.A: Why?B: The main cause that someone feels burdensome is that the endless desires. For example, you are going to buy something from the Internet, you may
17、find there are so many goods that hard to choose. Then you gradually forget your initial goal and buy something futile(没用的).A: Yeah. And the peripheral reason is that quantities of people believe that the machine has eaten further into our time. For another example, motorcar, in a large part of peop
18、le opinion, is not improving personal mobility but slowing down them by traffic jams. However, a new invention named clear path has solve the problem .Nowadays we dont need to worry about being stuck in traffic jams.B: Every one of us has to admit that we actually benefit a lot from the developing t
19、echnology.A: Yes, although we may suffer something badly. However, we can evade(逃避) some futile thing and make full use of our own time.6. In recent years, an increasing number of people choose to travel to spend the holiday. Most people prefer a concentrated seven-day long holiday to a short one. D
20、o you agree or disagree?A: In recent years, an increasing number of people choose to travel to spend the holiday. Most people prefer a concentrated seven-day long holiday to a short one. What about you?B: It goes without saying that I prefer long vacations because it can have enough time to do thing
21、s that cannot be finished within a short time.A: But I like short vacations. For two or three weeks rest is adequate for students to refresh themselves without forgetting the lessons that are to be continued next semester.B: But dont you think taking a full time job to earn money for one or two mont
22、hs is another benefit the long vacation provides, and sometimes a good academic thesis with a considerable length needs a long vacation.A: Well. As has been noted, either long or short vacation has its advantages and disadvantages. What matter is how to make use of it?7. It is proposed that our fate
23、 is linked to our attitude rather than pre-determined. One of you speaks in favor of the proposal, the other against it. A: some people think that all the things in the world are pre- determined. What is your opinion?B: I dont think that our fate is pre-determined. We can get the best of education a
24、nd even be born with a silver spoon in mouth but if our attitude sucks，our life is going to face many a storm of our own making.A: So you think attitude is the major factor that influences our fate?B: Yes. I am increasingly aware of the powerful influence of attitude to life. We cant choose the fate
25、, but can choose our attitude towards it.A: But I dont agree with you. In my opinion thefateislinkedtopre-determineratherthanattitude.Ithinkthatfateispredestined（注定的）andnobodycanchangeit. For example, Apersonsinnate(天生的)featurescandeterminehiswork,theNBAnooneheightislow,andtheOlympicchampion,theirta
26、lentsareverygood.Ofcourse,everyscientistwasbornveryclever.B: Yeah. But in the opinion of most people, they hold the view that attitude determines the fate. I believe that the key to solve problem is your attitude. Our fate is in your own hand. Making the best effort to do everything, you will feel v
27、ery satisfied with yourself and your future fate will be much better.A:Althoughwecanmastertheirownpath,changetheirattitude,theirimpactandevenaroundtheirownfate,buttheyalsoaffectyou,orswiminthefateofthetorrent（ 急 流 ）Essentially,wecantchangesomething.A: OK, OK.now we can stop arguing and go to drink a
28、 coffee!B: Well. Lets go!8. There have been frequent occurrences of natural disasters. What may be the major reasons? What can human beings do in the face of natural disasters?A: In the past hundred years, there have been frequent natural disasters, such as floods, droughts, earthquakes. What do you
29、 think may be the major reasons?B: We have cutdown many trees in the forests, and have badly polluted the environment. As a result, climates have become worse and worse.A: Yes. The earth is our home-planet. Its urgent for us to stop damaging it, and to do our best to protect it and make it a lovely
30、place suitable to livein, for we have nowhere to go and survive except where we are now.B: You are right.Do you know what can human beings do in the face of natural disasters?A: In my opinion, we should calm down in the face of natural disasters. In several research. the data tells us people who are
31、 sober in the disasters have much higher survival rate than people who are not.B: Because they can help to rescue others.A: Thats right.9. Discuss with your partner what preparations should be made after you hear the report of a coming typhoon.A: Do you know typhoon?B: Yes. A typhoon is the same as
32、a hurricane, except that it strikes in the western Pacific Ocean instead of in the Atlantic Ocean.A: But do you know how to prepare for a typhoon.B: No. Maybe you can tell me something about it.A: OK. First, determine whether you can remain in your home during the typhoon. Second, make lists of television and radio stations where you can get storm information, phone numbers to call in case of emergencies.B: Uh, it is really necessary. Wh
