华中师范大学研究生英语口语试题与答案.doc

1、Topics for Oral Test (2014 Fall Semester)1. Are you a happy person? What are the personality factors that happy people usually have? L: Congratulations.I have heard that you got the scholarship this year. You must be very happy for receiving the big amount of money.R: Happy? Why I should be happy? F

2、or the money? Ho, the money I got is just the living expenses for my following several months. I think it cant make me happy.F: Yeah, Maybe we have different attitude for the money. If I got this scholarship , I will be so happy just because I can buy something that I really want before.W: That is s

3、ame with me. If I have a chance, I will do some familiar choices with you. So, in your opinion, what kind of things can make you happy or just say if you want to be happy, what personality you have to possess?L: In my opinion, I think proper pressure can make my life better, and I will be a happy pe

4、rson. Just as you saw, I got the scholarship, everyone congratulate me and says they are admiring of my achievement. But they dont know behind the dazzling appearance, I stand a lot of stresses that you cant imagine. So, if I have a few of pressures, I could be happy. For me, it is a effective metho

5、d to make me happy. What about you?D: For me. I dont have to acquire something to let me happy on purpose. What I need to do is just own a positive attitude. Even through there are a lot of difficult which need to be overcame, but possessing the positive attitude, I have self-confidence to deal with

6、 them perfectly. Whats your opinion towards the happy personality.A: As far as I am concerned, nothing is important than the satisfaction. Why some people always feel they are unhappy. Just because what they want is too enough. The life should be simple and uncomplicated. If you always dissatisfied

7、with your current life, you couldnt be happy forever. As a human, satisfaction is an important personality to be a happy person.C: Yeah, that sounds reasonable. In a word, if people possesses with the proper pressure, positive attitude and satisfaction. He would have a happy life .That is right?D: y

8、es, that is the happy persons secret.A:let us be a happy person forever,ok?B&C: ok!2. Should women stay at home or go out to work? Give examples to illustrate it.A: I think nowadays woman also need to go out of door to do some work. Because by working with people around , she can always learn someth

9、ing new so that she will not be eliminated by the society.B: Well , in my opinion ,it depends on the family culture, If the family reach a consensus that the husband is responsible for the outside part, the wife is responsible for the inside part. Then the wife also can live a life she like.C: I agr

10、ee with B since as we can see in Japan there are many house wife, they all live a very healthy life and they are not out of fashion because there are enough social group in society for them to join so they can communicate with each other and learn new things together at the same time.D: I still thin

11、k that woman need to work , not just because they have the risk of being eliminated by the society one day but also because I think everybody including woman have the need to do something meaningful for the society. If you really dont want to work outside of your home, you can do some work on the in

12、ternet such as sell things on the Internet.3. What is GM food? Talk about the benefits and risks of GM food.A: The full name of GM food is Genetically modified food. Including both plant and animal.B: Thats mean food that has been altered in the laboratory by scientists. The scientists take somethin

13、g from one plant or animal, and add it to a different plant or animal to make it grow in a different way.C:Okay, let me introduce some benefit of this kind of food. Some GM food need fewer pesticides than normal plants. Some other GM food can grow better than normal plants. Whats more some GM food c

14、an stay fresh longer after they are harvested. They can stay fresh for a one or two months while normal food can only stay fresh for few weeks.D: Although it has lots of benefits, it also has lots of risks. The first risk it has is that the GM food dominate the other wild plants in the environment.

15、The second risk is that GM food may hurt wild animals and insects in the environment. Whats worse this kind of food may also be harmful to the people who consume them.4. Do you often play sports? What are the benefits of playing sports?L: Hey , girls.Do you often play sports?R: Yes, i like running ,

16、 playing badminton and table tennis. But my favorite sports is playing badminton.W:oh, sounds great! I also like playing badminton. It is very easy to learn .R:Really? We can play together next time .W:Yes, i also look forward to playing with you. It is the choice for us to have a competition.R:Hey

17、, Liu Ying .Could you tell us whats your favorite sports?L:I enjoy play basketball ,volleyball as well as badminton. F:It sounds good. However, most girls do not like playing basketball and volleyball and the restriction of conditions , so i guess maybe you seldom play those sports except badminton.

18、L:Yes , youre right. I have no many choices to play basketball and volleyball , so I have to play badminton .And you ,which sports you like best?F:Um, you know , i am very lazy and i do not want to play those sports. I am not interested in any sports .W:oh, What a pity. I thought that we four can pl

19、ay badminton together just now. But , you should change your mind , you know , playing sports are very much beneficial for us, not only physical aspects but also mental aspects. R: Yes , F .Do you know the specific benefits of playing sports?F:Yes, of course.It is beneficial for us to keep fit and p

20、rotect us far away from disease.W:Thats right. It is also useful to relieve the pressure which come from various aspects when we play sports.L:And playing sports also can increase the circulation of the blood and help us stay energized.F:And as we all know , it can shape our figure and control weigh

21、t sensibly.R:Yes, it is especially important for girls.W:The last but not least, it can help us to defer senility .F: oh , i think maybe i will join you to play badminton .L.R.W : Really? It sounds great .5. What is critical period? Give some specific examples to illustrate it.L: As we all know, eve

22、ryone has own critical period in his or her lifetime .R: Yes, the critical period refers to the period which has important influence on your life. W:It may be the period of preparing the examination of university entrance and the period of preparing the examination of postgraduate entrance .F: Um .T

23、he period of you obtain your first job,or the period of you married with your lover is also the critical period .L:Thats right. In my opinion , the period of preparing the examination of university entrance is my most critical period. Until now i remember it very clearly. During the period , all of

24、us study hard and everyone is under the pressure of further studying. Maybe it is very hard but enriching.R:Oh , i can not agree more. I tried my best to study and learn more knowledge so that i could achieve high scores and get into the college i want. As far as i am concerned , it is a transition

25、point in my life.W: Thats right. At the same time ,the period of preparing the examination of postgraduate entrance is the other critical period for us. When we graduate from college , we face many choices , pursuing further study , obtaining a job or going abroad. That is to say, this period is als

26、o a transition point.F: Yes , in order to pursue further study , we have to prepare the examination of postgraduate entrance. During this period , we may face many temptations from other classmates. It need perseverance and determination to defeat these temptations.L: It is right. If i could not res

27、ist those temptations, i had no opportunity to study here now . R: Um. Maybe the stress from studying is not as heavy as the period of preparing the examination of college entrance , but it test your mental ability. W: Yes, getting better studying and becoming a scholar is my life goal. So, in my vi

28、ew , it is the other critical period .F: It sounds great. And maybe the next critical period is to obtain an ideal jobs for me.6. Why does a language always change? Give some specific examples to illustrate it.A: All languages change over time, and vary from place to place. If English hadnt changed

29、for a long time, we wont have words to describe telephones, washing machines, computers or some other new thing. But I always think that why does a language always change?B: In my opinion, many of the languages changes begin with young people. When young people communicate with others of their own a

30、ge, their language grows in grammar, words and expressions that are different from the older peoples. Some have a short lifetime but others can influence the language for long. C: Yes, I think so. Do you know the word “24/7”? It is an abbreviation which stands for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, usua

31、lly referring to a business or service available at all times without interruption. “24/7” originally came from the young people and then accepted by the older people and business. D: I do not agree with all you say, I think that we get new words in many different ways. We borrow them from other lan

32、guages, we create them by making words shorter or combining words and we make them out of proper names. Just think the word “Dis”, which comes from R&B, replaces “Disrespect”.A: EreFrom what has been discussed above, on the one hand, language changes because the needs of its speaker change. On the o

33、ther hand, reason for change is that different people have different language experiences. People use different sets of words and expressions, because they have different ages, jobs, education levels and so on.B: Year. Language also changes very subtly whenever speakers come into contact with each o

34、ther. No two individuals speak identically: people from different geographical places clearly speak differently, but even within the same small community there are variations according to a speakers age, gender, ethnicity and social and educational background.C: I agree. Through our interactions wit

35、h these different speakers, we encounter new words, expressions and pronunciations and integrate them into our own speech. Even if your family has lived in the same area for generations, you can probably identify a number of differences between the language you use and the way your grandparents spea

36、k. D: Every successive generation makes its own small contribution to language change and when sufficient time has elapsed the impact of these changes becomes more obvious. By the way, I also think that language may change as a result of social or political pressures, such as invasion, colonization

37、and immigration.A: You are right. Maybe this is the basic reason. New technologies, new products, and new experiences need new words to express them clearly. B: Its true. New vocabulary is required for the latest inventions, such as transport, domestic appliances and industrial equipment, or for spo

38、rting, entertainment and leisure pursuits.C: There is a saying that language should be fixed forever, frozen in time, and protected from the ravages of fashion and social trends. In fact, I dont agree with that. D: According to what we say, like it or not, language is always changing and developing.

39、7. Do you have the problem of sleep deprivation? Talk about its causes and effects.L:Hey , girls. Do you have the problem of sleep deprivation?R: Rarely before , but now i have terrible sleep problems.W:Me too. My sleep time is above 8 hours before , but now my sleep time is less 5 hours.F:Yes, i al

40、so have the problem of sleep deprivation. And i often wake up in the middle of night.L:Oh, it doesnt sounds great . Do you know the causes ?R:The main reason is the spiritual aspects, including too much stress from various aspects , over-anxiety, tension ,sadness and so on.W:Moreover, our daily habi

41、ts also have an impact on sleep deprivation. For example, drinking tea or coffee before sleeping .F:Thats right. Meanwhile, physical diseases ,such as headaches , also may lead to sleep deprivation.L: Yes , all are right . At the same time, the surrounding environmental especially too noisy or overc

42、rowding environmental has an influence on it. R:Oh, there are so many factors which lead to the sleep problems. And do you know the harm of this problems?R: Yes. The problem of sleep deprivation effect our health and our body immunity will decrease , as a result , some diseases such as heart disease

43、 may occur.W:It is right. It will lead to accelerate senility and shorten lifetime. Particularly , it is harmful to our skin.F: Yes. The problem of sleep deprivation also influence creative thinking of brain and the ability of dealing with problems.L:Um, in a word , we need to take some measures to

44、improve the problem of sleep deprivation . Do you have any useful suggestions?R:Firstly , i think we should keep good calm and protect us from terrible mentions.W: Secondly, we also can play sports to let us relax so that we not only can reduce pressure and make us far away from diseases.F: The last

45、 but nit least, if your conditions are very serious, the better advice is to see s doctor.8. What is faith? Whats the power of faith? Give example to illustrate it.A: hi, B and C. What a coincidence ! you may also see this movie , right?B: Yeah,we heard this moive is very good. So we buy the tickets

46、. Fortunately, Itdidnt disappoint me, I think its great.C: So do I . The actors faith for the life and freedom moved me .In the end of the movie, the actor escapes form the jail successfully and recovery his feedom. Thats the power of faith .D: Right, thats also where this movie impressed me . many

47、prople think faith is only related to religion. However, I think faith not only can be understood as a religious term, but also can become one part of our life. It can be anything: a person, an object, or an idea. Faith is believing in something you cant see or hear, something deep inside that only

48、you understand and only you control.A: I think faith is trusting in yourself enough to know that no matter how things turn out, you will solve them. It is the hope in our mind, which inspires us to persist to the end.It has astrong power,so you wontloseyour way intimesofadversityB:we all know the story about Beethoven.He is a music genius.When he was 26 his ears deaf due to improper treatment, But he didnt abandon music