武汉理工大学研究生 英语口语考试 unit5 culture

MusicDo you think music makes you smarter and healthier?I think music can make us smarter and healthier.Studies show that music has a strong effect on our mood levels and emotions, and also on how we think and our general intelligence. Music can make people calmer and more relaxed. The music we listen to can have a profound effect on our test scores and our ability to quickly process information. And it can help students to integrate both sides of the brain for more efficient learning and reduce errors. If we’ve ever played an instrument, studies show that we’re already ahead of the curve. Playing an instrument is a great way to test out our creative thinking and push our brain to process information in a new way.Some other activities that make people smarter and healthier.I think regular exercise can make people healthier, smarter and happier. Working out regularly may make us stronger and reduce the risk of illness. It can also lessen the possibility that you’ll lose brain function as you age. And exercise can help us to deal with stress in our studies, relationships or any area of life, because exercise is a form of stress itself and helps condition our body to deal with it.Even a little exercise can also make us calmer and more relaxed. And our brain is able work faster and more efficiently after exercise.I think having a good lifestyle can make people healthier, smarter and happier, such as getting a good night's sleep. Getting a good night's sleep can prevent cancer and keep our heart healthy and it may help us to lose weight. So if you are interested in controlling or losing weight, don't forget to pay attention to getting a good night's sleep. And it can reduce stress and make us more alert and more effective. It is also an essential behavior that can maximize brain power. So y ou should try to get a good night’s sleep however much work you have to do.If you were parents, would you make your child learn music? Why?If I were a mother, I’d like to make my child learn music. Studies show that music has a strong effect on our mood levels and emotions, and also on how we think and our general intelligence. So music has a positive effect on children’s development. It can cultivate their ideology moral and improve the development of children’s int elligence and emotionalquotient(EQ). And music can have a profound effect on children’s test scores and their ability to quickly process information. It can also help them to integrate both sides of the brain for more efficient learning and reduce errors.Playing an instrument is a great way to test out our creative thinking and push our brain to process information in a new way.But I think that being a good parent is like being a good guidance counselor. We have to help them find from within what they like to do. If they are very young, you probably do need to nudge them, but not everyone has to be a musician. Parents should know how to be supportive of their kids. And parents should not be very critical and put much pressure on their children, but at the end of day it is the child’s decision I think.一个好的家长，应该作为好的参谋指导：你须帮助孩子找出他们到底喜欢什么。

1, Do you know any secrets of longevity? What is your desirable life expectancy? Do you think people are happier as the life expectancy soars?2, When you were a child, did you dream of going to Disneyland? What activities would you be interested in? How a Disneyland attract children? Talk about the advantages or disadvantages of a new Disneyland located in Shanghai.3, The dictionary is usually considered only as a tool for consultation and not for vocabulary learning. However, some learners choose to memorizes and regard this as an effective strategy. What do you think of this way of learning? What role does the dictionary play in your language learning?4, What so you think of face transplant, possible or absurd? If you can choose, which do you prefer in a face transplant: the donor or the recipient? Whose face would you like to have if it is possible?5, People are suffering psychological damage because of society’s obsession with “permayouth”, which refers to the appearance of youthfulness maintained over time by men and women into cosmetic surgery clinics to maintain their looks. Do you think cosmetic surgery should be encouraged to maintain youthfulness? Give reasons to support your ideas.6, What are the main difference of natural disasters and man-made disasters? What lessons have we learned from it? What can we do to help people in a disaster-stricken area? Give examples to illustrate.7, Fashions come and go. Use specific examples to illustrate this idea. Are you a fashion victim of a slave to fashion? How do you think “Fashion is the art full of vigour and never out of date”? Do you think fashion is eternal or instantly changing? What is the point of following fashion?8, April 23 is regard as the World’s Reading Day. Do you like reading? There is an old Chinese saying that travelling a thousand miles outdoes reading a thousand books. Do you agree? It seems that modern people are indulged in various types of electronic fun and no longer able to engage in reading. What is your opinion.9, To protect our planet and improve our quality of life, low-carbon life has become increasingly important. What do you know about low-carbon life? How can we live a low-carbon life?10, What are the important factors for staying healthy? Who do you think is responsible for the care of your healthy—you by yourself, your parents, or your doctor and medical people? What do you usually do to keep healthy?。

汪力伟：Recently, I see some news about the education mode of “Tiger mother” and “Cat father” on the internet . for the children education what view do you have?蔡琛：ewery child should have a different education. This is a controversay issue. I am not clear欧阳冲：As we all know，in many big city of China,the parents' love and freedom for their children have got a spoil degree，which is a very normal phenomenon now. So I think "Tiger Mother" parenting style is more appropriate for children's future.郭开：I don't think so.I think the children's education method of "Tiger Mother" Amy Chua is too scary. She imposes parents' ideas on children,ignores their demands.I prefer the children's education method of "Cat Father" Chang. He does not set many other rules for his daughter and respects his daughter.汪力伟：What’s the different influence between “Tiger mother ” and “Cat father”’s education?欧阳冲：The study finds that ,the rate of success is the lowest in lassze-faire family, while camparing to it, "Tiger Mother" is a better way because of more efficient management and learning. The strict education does not mean only to ask children to do what their parents hope,but also respect them.郭开：That's not the way I see it. "Tiger Mother" Amy Chua only seems to cultivate children's skills,while ignoring their personality and characteristics. Maybe the children with this education method do not know what they like to do in the future. However,the children's education method of "Cat Father" Chang is soft and tender,he gives his daughter more independence. The children with the education method of "Cat Father" can be developed in an all-round way.汪力伟：After listening to the two different ways of education, what do you think of?蔡琛：I think both you make sences欧阳冲：The social competition is so serious that, in order to survive better, children must pay more efforts and sacrifice than others. While they can get what they need in the future from strict practice郭开：The childhood is the most important period to develop the qualities such as confidence,kindness,honesty,independence and so on. Educating children with reasonable discipline and give them more independence is a good way. I still resist the children's education method of "Cat Father" Chang is better.蔡琛：There are two complete education way. The representatives are “Tiger Mother” and “Cat Father”.The education way of “Tiger Mother”represen t traditional Chinese education and “Cat Father”represent traditional western education.But,on the surface,they achieve common effect---both their daughter get into Harvard University.So,the success of “Tiger Mother” arouse a heated debate in the west.Afte r all,which education way is desirable is not got a accordant conclusion up to now and as time goes on. whose daughter is more excellence is up to time-tested.The education of “Tiger Mother” is over severe.She always scolds her daughter rubbish,makes regulations that you must get A in every examination ,forbid watching TV, forbid having a meal without playing piano well.what can foster children with discipline and consciousness and can acquire lots of knowledge in a short period oftime, but this must with laking of happiness of children as the cost. Some Chinese parents deprive children beautiful childhood, let them bear hardships for the sake of getting happiness in the future. The Chinese children have a heavy burden is the fact. It is said that examination-oriented education is the chief criminal what makes children low happiness index.The education of “Cat Father” is over democrary, He Build an easy surroundings for his daughter which not only make children comprehensive development but also reduce psychological burden. So children have their own opinions and foster autonomy mode of thinking and motivate creative ability but this stocking pattern is over indulgence, tolerant and spoiling which make them loss discipline and principle.This way of education can give children more happiness and bear little hardships since they were kids. As they grow up ,they come across lots of difficulties and are at a loss.I think both ways of education have the superior and inferior. We should find a balance point between this two way, give children more leisure time , also let them bearhardships. Not only let them feel happiness, but also let them know happiness must be strived for by themselvesA:Today, we will discuss which styles of parenting is good for the children with different age group. Now, we start with a 5-year-old preschooler. What do you think about that.B: There is no doubt that authoritative parenting style is very good for a 5-year-old preschooler.As we all know ,a 5-year-old children usually do something just like the adults do and can’t distinguish which is wrong or right . he should be guided to know the world .This is our responsibility.C:On the whole, l agree with you, just a little added, l think sometimes the parents should be uninvolved, because a 5-year-old child also do something by curiosity ,we should protect this curiosity ,just don’t make major mistake ,they can do as they like. D:l think two answers together will be better ,then, how about a 14-year-old teenager. B: In my opinion ,authoritative parenting style is very useful. A good example is "The Tiger Mather". Her parenting style is very rigid or even abusive. Maybe we can call that "tough love ".C: Yes. A resent study showed that teenagers brought up according to "tough love " principles are more successful in life .A: Yes, em ,that might be true ,but usually, a 14-year-old teenager become rebellious, they have their own ideas and don’t like the adults tell them what to do and how to do anymore .D: That is true .Teenagers have their own understanding about this world. What they need is not orders but instruction. B: So do you mean permissive parenting style is much better?A:l just think if their parents are permissive and think more about children’ ideas, the child will be ready to share their happiness and troubles with you ,just like with a friend ,and ready to listen to your suggestion.B:That sounds really good also!A:Em,liuYuLi, could l ask you a question ?C:Certainly.A:How old are you?C:O__O”…A:Certainly, l just want to know ,when you are 21-year-old, which type did you hope your parents to be?C:Permissive Parenting.Adequate freedom is required for a 21-year-old college student,and we also need some care from parents beacause we are not enough mature to deal with all the things that we faced.So, permissive parenting is a good method. D:I agree with you. An uninvolved parenting style is characterized by few demands, low responsiveness and little communication. These children tend to lack self-control, have low self-esteem and are less competent than their peers.Permissive parenting is better.A:What’s your opinion,B?B:l think ,the opinions about this differ from people to people,just like some parents’ styles of parenting are different .but the result may be the same good.Topic：”the biggest challenge of the university life”C: Hello, everyone, I’m the journalist of the WHUT newspaper. September 6th, we came to Wuhan University of Technology for our postgraduate degree. So, we have been in university for 4 years and 2 months.In the university, we have more spare time than before. The classrooms where we study are not certain rooms, but the mathematics one is here and the English one is there, and we even don’t have deskmates. What’s more, we have to determine our own research direction and write papers. And above all, though we all have a supervisor to guide us, what we’ll gain during our university life all depends on ourselves.It’s entirely different from high school. We may meet a lot of challenges here, so, what is the biggest challenge? Let’s go to find out the answer.(Y, L and G move towards C.)C: Hi, May I have an interview with you guys?Y: Yeah, of course.L: Sure Certainly. (Nod to C)G: Sure, sure.C: OK, may I have your names first?Y: My name is Yang Qingbai. I come from Hubei province. This is Gu Mengjun, and this is Liujie. They are both my classmates.L: Yeah, we are all major in civil engineering.C: Civil engineering? That may be very difficult to learn.G: Absolutely, it’s so hard.C: Well, you must have problems in your study. Is that your biggest challenge in your university life, the difficulty in learning?G: Yes, especially read and write in academic English. I think it’s the biggest challenge in the university. One of the most important factor contributes to it may be the lack of specialized vocabulary. Maybe many students have passed the CET-4 and CET-6 or even TOFFL and IELTS, it’s still hard to read and write in academic English. So we cannot emphasis the importance of accumulating specialized vocabulary to much.Y: Even I have to admit that from your point of view, learning specialized vocabulary is not an easy task, but it’s not my biggest problem. My biggest challenge is time management, you know, you have to be able to do parts of your big dissertation, therefore, we do not have so much time to take part in social activity. C: Yeah, that’s a good point. Many people, not just students, all have this problem. What’s yours, Miss L iu?L: I'm a local, so in my opinion, one of the biggest challenges I've ever faced with is getting involved in new environment.It's known that university students are come from the all corners of our country. They grow up in different local customs, which forms the new environment differ from high school. We must respect every student and communicating with others. Weshould adapt ourselves to the new environment. This progress will make us easygoing and confident.C: All in all, we know that time management, getting involved in new environment and reading and writing in academic English are the biggest challenges in university life. But we have to face these and overcome the difficulty. The challenge is necessary for us to succeed in the future.So, th ank you for today’s interview and good luck with your university life. Zhang: Good morning, you guys! Hey! Wangxiaoxiong! You look great today! See? What a nice suit!Liu(low voice):That is unusual ,he is so enthusiastic！I guess that is not a good sign! Teng: I think so!Wang: You were never so friendly to me before unless you got some troubles! So, what’s going on?Zhang:Ur…As a friend of mine ,you really shouldn’t put me into this kind of embarrassing situation！To be honest, several days ago，it’s November 11，bachelor’s day ,and I asked a girl out for a date …Wang:Let me guess, you ran out of your money and you want my help ,right? Zhang: Exactly！Liu(to Teng):You see? We knew it!Wang: There again !What else purpose can you come here for? I always regard you as my friend ,but every time you were here ,in front of me ,you were talking about the money stuff ,don’t you think that there should be something more than just money between us?Liu(to Zhang):You shouldn’t always mention money, as the saying goes:To talk about money hurt the feelings!Zhang: I’m sorry, but…Teng(to Zhang):Take it easy! They are not meant to put the blame on you!Wang: How much do you want?Zhang: (put up a finger)Wang: A hundred? oh, please, that’s not your style!Zhang: In fact, it’s 1000 !Teng: You must be kidding!Liu(to wang):Perhaps you can sell one of your kidney and lend him the money generously!Teng(to Liu):Please !Don’t be so ironical! He won’t come here for your help if he has money! Now that he is here ,he must have some difficulties about money！Wang:You know ,every time you tell me the amount of money that you want to borrow from me, you are driving me crazy! Tengzhongzheng, perhaps you can tell him how many times and how much money in total that he has borrowed from me! Teng:5 times within 2 months, and you have lent 2000 yuan to him in total!Liu(to Zhang):You are borrowing money from him too often, even this guy ,with a bad memory ,can figure it out clearly! You really should care about his feelings ! Teng (to Zhang):Their words do not sound good! But , seriously, they are reasonable! Zhang(turn around and start to leave) I understand ,I really deserve it!Wang（draw out the money）:Hey, come on,500 ,not a dime more! That’s all I can do!Teng: Most importantly, we should be happy. Although money does not always guarantee our happiness！(draw out the money) Sometimes, it does! This is my share,300 yuanLiu: In thi s case, I would rather shut up and take out my money, here’s my 200 yuan!记者（金靓）：Hello everyone, welcome to “you are the moon in my heart” weekly sections for specific kinds of features on education. I am the reporter meijia. In the traditional teaching, we always use the traditional grade system to evaluate students. But after several decades with the popularity of traditional grade system, a hard discussion on how to evaluate students has been going on in the community .Now we came to Wuhan University of Technology to survey the opinion of the teachers and students.Hello, do you have the time? We are making an interview for the advantages and disadvantages of traditional grade system , so what’s your opinion?甲（张博）：I think the hundred-mark system is a very good evaluation method, because the score is divided into 100 parts by the hundred-mark system, so we can use it to measure our study in detail.乙（叶会良）：No, no, I do not think so! First, it may not be that much fair. At the second time, too much emphasis on scores brings us much psychological pressure. As students, score is not the most important. Practical experience is also very important for us. For an example, if someone did a good job in practice but got a poor mark in his study, can we say that he is not a good student?甲（张博）：Pressure produces power. The hundred-mark system can improve our efficiency of learning and proficiency of knowledge. So it is better.乙（叶会良）：The rank system can achieve the same effect and overcome the defect of the hundred mark system. Many people know that the final goal of study is to find a good job. But someone who did a good job in study may not finish a job perfectly. To have a good performance in work, we need many other skills.记者（金靓）：How about you?丙：I think the hundred-mark system should not be completely abolished.乙（叶会良）：What are your reasons?丙：The number of Chinese students is too much, and the hundred-mark system is a direct and convenient evaluation method, so it is very suitable for current condition of China. But we cannot ignore its disadvantages. As a result, we should carry out a reformation properly to this system, and create a new system, which do not take the scores as the only evaluation index of students, but take comprehensive consideration to student s' virtue, wisdom, body, art and labor.记者（金靓）：Someone assumes that the traditional grade system should be continue to reserve, while someone thinks that it should apply grade system, and someone remains neutral. But in this stage it’s unrealistic to abolish the traditional grade system. It still needs to explore deeply that how to correct the disadvantages and exploit the advantages to the full. And thanks everyone for watching “you are the moon in my heart” and we look forward to seeing you next time. Bye!“The Good Students”组员：刘俊翟星梅世涛Liu：Good morning，everybody. Welcome to our talk time on campus broadcasting station. Today we will discuss something about the good students. Do you think that you are a good student？In the past ，a “good student”referred to one who was onlygood at studies. But now whether the criteria of a good student changed or not？Today，Our guests are two students from Wuhan University of Technology. Zhai Xing and Mei Shitao，Welcome！Sit down, please. You are all graduate students now，do you think you are the good students？Mei：Yes，of course.Liu：Why？What kind of students is the good student in you eyes？Mei：（Laughing…）I got high marks on my study and read many books. I think that it is very important for college students to study hard. Firstly, a college student withou t rich knowledge couldn’t be very useful to the society. What he can reward the society is very little. Secondly, he may hardly find a good job and live a respectable life on account of lack of knowled-ge. This is also a great loss to himself when he couldn’t find a place in the society. Finally, college students are young and energetic and a college provides the b est place for them to grasp scienceand technology. If they can make full use of time, they are certain to learn something and improve themselves. Therefore, college students should realize the importance of learning and try to obtain as much knowledge as possible. Only by this can we be goo d students.Some students don’t like to study. They are more interested in doing other kind of pra ctical work or relaxing and enjoying themselves. They say that it is no use learning th e knowledge from textbooks when you won’t use this at all in your whole life. Even w hen you look for a job, they won’t pay much attention to your academic records. They put more emphasis on who you are, where you are from and whom you know. But I want to say study is the most important thing as a student，high scores is the best standard to good student.Zhai：I don’t think so. As society is developing，the criteria of a good student are changing. In addition to being good at studies，a student is also encouraged to cultivate interests in many other things, such as sports, painting and music. We can learn what we can’t learn from books, which will be beneficial t o us in our future works. You know, there is a popular saying that all work and no play make Jack a dull boy. he saying tells us a very simple meaning, After class activities in campus plays a very important roles in our life. I prefer to play basketball with my friends after class. In fact, I think I have achieved the great harvest through this game, such as team work, competition and most important is how to face to failure. Generally speaking, the main purpose of after class activities is to let us learn from experience at an age when tuition fee is not very costly.In addition, if you play badminton with you friends after one or two hours’ work, and after that you proceed with you work. Doing so, you can improve your working efficiency. In any case, you must keep in mind that have a healthy body is the most important and happy thing in our life. Having varied interests and abilities，which to solve problems and communicate maybe the new criteria of a good student.Liu：I agree with you，If a man reads very hard，he will have little time for thought. The criteria of a good student are changing for the better. On one hand ，the growth of one's personality depends on a variety of factors，in addition to that of academiclearning. On the other hand，the development of modern civilization requires that education should lay emphasis not only on school subjects but on the ability to solve problems and communicate as well. Therefore，this change is beneficial both to the student and to society as a whole.(shaking hands with Zhai &Mei) Ok ，thank you very much for coming to our program today. It was really a great pleasure talking with you. (facing the audience)Ok, that is the end of today’s talk, if you have any other ideas ，please call me after program ，thank all of you to listening，and I hope you tune in to our program once again next week. Thank you again，bye.A: What do you like to do in your spare time?B: I like reading books.C: Why do you like reading?B: I think the books not only broaden my horizon but also give me inspiration. What is your opinion?A: Reading is also my favorite. As soon as I got a foreign novel , at first, I would like to scan it quickly and look for help from the dictionary if some new words affect my reading. Next, I would try to find out the main idea and learn something meaningful from it. Finally, according to the novel, I will write a reading experience. Through the whole process, I could appreciate the pleasure of reading. And you?D: I also enjoy reading, because reading makes a full man. When I have sparetime ,I’m forward to reading magazines, inspirational books ,story books and so on. C: So do I, because books serve for delight, for ornament and for ability.A: What kind of book is your favorite?C: My favorite book is inspirational book. What about you ?B: Chinese classic novels are my favorite, because they have very good plot and many of them have realistic meanings.C: And mine is biography. For it can give me strength and excite my mind.A: Magic novels written by the foreigners may leave deep impression on me. why do you like inspirational books?D: I have learnt to actively face the life by reading these books . When I meet with difficulties and setbacks , I often use the authors’ life experiences to motivate myself. C: I want to read such kind of books, would you like to give me some advice?D: OK，I’m very glad to introduce my favorite book for you . In my university, I read the book named the Walk into Future which is written by Li Kaifu. The book is myfavorite book. After reading the book, I leant many valuable lessons of life. So I hope that if you have spare time, you can read the book.B: Wow, may be next time I should try to read that book. Now , let me introduce my favorite book—Dream of Red Mansion. It is one of the best Chinese classic novels . It was created by Cao Xueqin, and some parts of it were written by GaoE. Although it describes the decline of a prosperous feudal aristocratic family, the plot of it connects us with the decline of the Qing dynasty. I also think the love between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu is very impressive. I love it very much. To open a book is always beneficial . So no matter what kind of book it is ,I hope our students can do more reading.C: And for me, just like I have said .biography is my favourite kind. And among this kind of books I have read. I like celebrity biography most, which is written by Romain Rolland. The book depict three great persons, you know Beethoven, Michelangelo and Tolstoy. And of the three people, Beethoven do impress me most. As we all know, Beethoven is a great musician whose life is full of rough, but finally he conqueue all the difficulties by his strong will and strong enthusiasm for the life. He once said I will seize fate by the throat, it shall never wholly overcome me. His spirit encourages me all the time.A: Very well-done. Next, I will introduce my reasons for reading. The most important is that I can improve my English ability during the period. What is more, it may bring me into a magic world and make myself feel relaxed. Besides, it may help me have more confidenceD: Our discussion about the topic is over. Thank you.A: 段龙飞B：罗清泉C: 田金鹏D: 王倩Topic：Some people prefer to spend their free time outdoors. Other people prefer to spend their leisure time indoors. Interview five of your classmates and then report your findings to the whole class.Y: Hello everyone, welcome to the campus radio. I’m Yinyayun. It is a sunny Sunday again.Are you going to have sports outdoors orstay at home and watch TV? There are so many choices.Let’s listen to the three boys' plan.Hi guys. What’s your plan of the leisure time?D: Sometime indoor but sometime outdoor.Admittedly, indoor activities are fun. There's no doubt that indoor activities like reading a book, watching TV or listening to music can bring us lots of joy. My involvement in those static activities indeed helps me release my complex emotion and relax my mind. Further, being worn out in working, I can take a rest when immersing myself in those activities.However, being outdoor seems to allow recreation to happen more easily than being indoors do. The word recreation literally means "re-creation'; in other words, creating one's self all over again. Spending time outdoors, people can breathe fresh air, feel the warm sun on their face and enjoy the complete peace that only nature brings.Y: I see, your leisure time is very colorful. How about yours, Chen?C: Now, my leisure time is occupied by many things which my teacher arranged. I spend more time at office work. I want to go out and enjoy my wonderful life.I prefer to spend my free time outdoor because I can breath fresh air, enjoy beautiful views, do some exercise to make me health. it can make me relax ,this will give me the physical strength to keep on working and studying.Y: Wow. You are so poor. I think you must be very tired. So Huanjin, is your leisure time full of studies?H: No. My decision to spend free time indoors or outdoors is vastly dependent on the season. During the spring, I enjoy going on long walks through parks and watching the world come alive. I prefer to spend the daytime anywhere that is air-conditioned such as a library, a shopping center, a cinema and so on in the summer.I love to be outside during the fall and see the life of the city returning to its hibernation. During the Winter ,I prefer to stay at home and read a good book.Y: Yeah, I think your arrangement of leisure time is very reasonable. Thanks for your interview.In the modern time, we students must study hard to gain knowledge. So many students may make their leisure time full of study, but we also need outdoor activities to relax ourselves.That’s all, thank you.C: Hello, the winter holiday is coming. So, what's your plan to enjoy yourselves?G: Oh, we plan to have a travel.L: Wow, travel. That may be exciting, and where will you go?Y: At present, we want to have a tour to Beijing or Xi’an. If we have enough time, we’ll visit both of them.C: Well, Beijing or Xi’an. Let me guess, you want to appreciate the ancient architecture.G: That’s the point. You know, there are many differences between ancient and modern architecture in China.C: Yeah, we know that, the ancient architectures are mostly made of wood or red bricks. For example, the Palace Museum, is famous for its Beijing imperial style, which is with wooden structure, yellow glazed tile roof and decorated with beautiful paintings. While, the modern architectures are always made of steel, cement and concrete. And they use a lot of new technologies, such as anti-seismic technology, new energy technology and so on. The structure of the building is so complex. We can build the skyscraper, you know, the Shanghai World Financial Center.L: Yes, the Shanghai World Financial Centre has been finished at the height of 492m. It used to be one of the highest buildings in our country. This must be amazing for the ancient people, because the buildings in the ancient time were less than 3 floors. The ancient architectures were mostly built by experience and simple tools, while the modern architectures were built by theories and advanced machines. Nowadays, we must consider varies of aspects to make buildings stable and safe at first, such as thedesign of structure systems, the design of seismic resistance and related experiments. So, I think, more and more high-rises and skyscrapers will be put up in future.G: Well, I think the main difference between the ancient and modern architecture is the culture. The ancient architecture is often distinct and elegant while the modern one is western influenced。

1.Did you ever do something as a part-time job? How do you like it? What have you learnt from it?My first part-time job was a waiter, I took this job for half a year. Although it was a little hard work, I liked this job very much, I learned very much from this job. This job made me realize that I need more patience and learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying thank you.2.Describe your ideal career. And discuss about the value of work to humans.Engineer is my ideal career and engineering is the profession that put scientific knowledge to practical use. Engineers use principles of science to design structures, machines and products of all kinds.They look for better ways to use existing resources and often develop new materials. Engineers have had a direct role in the creation of most of modern technology-the tools, materials, techniques and power sources that make our lives easier.Such as the wash machine, TV set, telephone and so on.3.Which is the best preparation for life or a career, learning to be cooperative or learning to be competitive?In my opinion, the world never stops competing, and as long as there is competition, there will be cooperation. The modern society is a competitive and cooperative society, so modern talents should not only have the sense of competition but also the sense of cooperation. We not only need to maintain independent consciousness, self-improvement and self-reliance. At the same time,we must have the collective spirit and team petition requires cooperation, and cooperation to promote competition.4.Nowadays, taking part-time jobs has become a part of the college students' life. What do you think of this phenomenon? Hold a discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of taking part-time jobs for college students.From the above point of view, I consider that part-time job can satisfy students' needs and provide a chance to college students. However, college students have less time. If they don't care about their study, they can not acquire any knowledge. So, as far as I am concerned, college students must pay their attention to studying and do the part-time job in their spare time.5.Why so many children think that science is only for people as clever as Einstein? Firstly, I think schools should try their best to make science appealing and make courses not introduce more new vocabulary than foreign language courses.Secondly, parents should share their children’s curiosity,such as listening to their questions, telling stories not reciting facts and giving children time to think and so on.Finally, children start out as natural scientists, instinctively eager to investigate the world around them.6.“ Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” What do you think of the famous saying?Well, different parents have different ideas on their children’s education. Many parents might think their children need better educations to compete with their peers. S o they impose parents’ power on their children, make their kids obedient and manipulate ki d’s life. Some other parents may treat their kids softly and tenderly, they give their kids more independence, and not set many other rules for them and did not object to regular social activities. In my opinion, respect should be the core of family education.Confidence , kindness, honesty and independence are the most qualities to develop in a child.No matter which parenting style our parents choose, they just selflessly无私的express their high expectations of their children’s abilities.7.Why does the author use “How come?” instead of “Why” in her classroom?As we all know, most children are accustomed to hearing why when their behavior is criticized, such as why is your bedroom so messy? When adults use the word why to ask children something, children will feel they may do something wrong even though they did nothing.This will make children feel stressful when they answer adults’ questions, so how come is better than why when ask children’ questions.8.Have you noticed the recent educational reform? English examination is less important than before, do you have any comments?Although English examination is less important than before, it is undeniable that English is functional and beneficial and we can not ignore its humanity too. English education should not just emphasize the teaching of language skills in English, but attach the importance to the understanding of the cultural connotation of English. Chinese government should carry out an English educational policy adapted to Chinese social development and the interest of people, and school and teacher should stress “Reflective Teaching” .9.What is engineering? what's the content of it? what association could you make between engineering and our life? Please cite some examples.Unit6, paragraph 1, 2, page 84.10.What abilities or traits may help a person become a successful engineer? Do you think that you are a successful engineer?Unit 6 page 84.11.Do you know Industrial Revolution? Who are some representatives of the Industrial Revolution? What effect did the revolution have on people's life?I want to say besides the first Industrial Revolution, there are other two Industrial Revolution.The period of the Second Industrial Revolution is the latter half of the 19th century until World War I, and characterized by steel, electrics and automobiles led by the US and Germany. The period of the Third Industrial Revolution is about after the second world war,also called the distributed communication revolution, characterized by Internet, satellite and wireless communication.Engineer is my ideal career and engineering is the profession that put scientific knowledge to practical use. Industrial Revolution have had a direct role in the creation of most of modern technology-the tools, materials, techniques and power sources that make our lives easier.Such as the wash machine, TV set, telephone and so on.12.Have you seen the film "TITANIC"? Which scenes impress you most? if you haven't seen the film, introduce one of your favorite films.Jack died in the sea for Rose. And Rose lives in the world as Dawson. The true love is not only to die for her, but also to live for him. The love between Jack and Rose is romantic and beautiful, but short. Maybe it is right the short make it so perfect and glamorous. Everyone has a dream for a fa ntastic love and a perfect lover. We don’t know whether we would lose them the next second. So say “I love you” before it was too late.13.Why do the heads of states feel the need to apologize and why now?Unit 4 page 5314. Is it easy for you to apologize for past wrongs?Yes,it is easy for me to make apologies when I did something wrong. Even the heads of state feel the need to apologize, so I should take the responsibility and apologize for the wrongs I did.If I realize that something I did caused someone else hard feelings or a loss,I will apologize sincerely as soon as possible.Because the longer you wait,the more difficult it maybe to mend therelationship.When we apologize,we should be sincere and take complete responsibilities.So never make any excuses whi le we’re apologizing.After all,we need an open heart,a bit of courage and responsibility to make our apologies.15.Do world leaders take risks when saying sorry for past wrongs?Unit 4 page 5316.Talk about the traditional festivals in China. Which one is your favorite festival? Tanabata Festival is also named Chinese Valentine’s Day.It was said a long time ago,a boy named Cowherd fell in love with a girl named weaving maid .Unfortunately is the cowherd was mortal,but the weaving maid was the fairy.Tanabata Festival is a traditional Chinese festival one of the most romantic festival, also in the past ,girls especially paid attention to the festival.In the evening of that day, women were got together on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, to celebrate the annual reunion of lovers, the Cowherd and the Girl Weaver, two stars in heaven. 17.What …s your understanding of “sustainable management”? Do you think it is a sensible strategy? State your reasons.Unit 3 page 35,3618. Do you know where your money goes? Have you come across some financial problems during the college life? How do you manage your personal finance?It is important and necessary to learn to budget, not only for ourselves but also for parents, generally speaking,most of us do not have affluent backgrounds, and many are form the countryside, whose parents work long and hard in the fields in order to support us,our parents sacrificed a lot ,their money ,their time,even their entire lives,now we are no longer children,we have grown up and we should lear n to think for our parents.so stop abusing parent’s money,learn to budget to reduce parents’ economical burden. We should be considerate of our parents ,it’s not easy to earn money ,so we should think over before you decide to buy something.Make sure you know where your money is going-keep a note of your incomings and spending.this will help you decide where you can cut back if you are living beyond your means.19.What can you enjoy and acquire from nature? What can nature benefit from you ? As a member of nature, what contributions can you make to keep the beauty of nature?In recent years,human activity does much damage to the environment, just like wasted gas emission,cutting down trees.A lot of things we can do to save our environment.Firstly,living a low-carbon life,less using the high-power machine and disposable things.Secondly,no smoking in the public place.In addition,choosing the public transport.At the same time,the government should promise a single traffic line for the buses.Only if taking the bus would be more safer ,faster,and more convenient,people would give up self-driving.20.According to the survey on holiday schedules for 2014, most people support Plan C that calls for 7 days off for Spring Festival and National Day, and 3 days off for other holidays including the weekend if they fall on a Tuesday. What does this show about people‟s attitudes towards leisure? What‟s your opinion?Plan C means weekend days will not be moved if a holiday falls on a Wednesday, and moving one day from a weekend if the holiday is on Tuesday or Thursday.Someone said I was hoping the total number of national holidays would increase. It is really disappointing that it didn't go up at all.Others said I do not see much difference between the schedule for 2014 and previous years, except for the arrangement for Spring Festival holidays. According to the new schedule, we will still have to work on Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve — the time we are supposed to have ourfamily reunion. This is so inhumane and the change will bring inconvenience to people who are asked by employers to work till the last minute.But some netizens were optimistic. they said: “We will have Chinese New Year’s Eve as a holiday anyway, because I expect most companies and institutions will allow their employees to go home that day.”Many people have said they’re annoyed by the Golden Week arrangement that requires people to work extra weekends in exchange for a seven-day break.In an online survey, nearly 60 percent of the respondents said they would like to see the National Day Golden Week abolished, citing traffic jams and overcrowding during the holiday.Nearly 40 percent of those surveyed said they wanted the Golden Week to remain, as it provides people with a rare long break that enables them to travel with their families.21.What else do we need to prepare before we take any job?I think we should consider the pay, even though money is not the only thing, but since we have been spending parents’ money all the time,and it’s time for us to do something to rewa rd the family members.Secondly the high pay also means the high position in the company,and sometimes the high position means that we only need to do a little but get a lot. Last, as we all known, money talks,of course,it is not alway applied in every situation,but there is still an old saying like:money doesn’t mean everything,but no money means nothing.22.Have you met the situation that your parents have different attitudes toward your values about money? What‟s the difference or big contrast between your parents‟ attitude and yours? What do you do you when there is a conflict between you and your parents on the money issue?My parents and I usually argue about prices at food or clothes, for I think the price is reasonable while they think the price is too expensive.For necessities, you may pursue whatever satisfy your needs at an acceptable price, with quality and reliability concerned first. We should be considerate of our parents ,it’s not easy to earn money ,so we should think over before you decide to buy something especially when you are still a student and have no financial resources but parents.23.How do you understand the saying “ Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity” ? What do you think are the keys and obstacles to meet a challen ge? Everyone will meet many obstacles when meet a challenge,such as time management, join different societies, read and write in academic English.At first, we will feel difficult to overcome these difficulties, if we make great efforts to improve ourselves ,we will gain what you don’t expect. where there is a will, there is a way.What’s more, I believed, so long as persisted, is the victory.24.What preparations you should have when you hunt for a job? Someone has a plastic surgery in order to get a job, do you think it is necessary?I think it is Completely unnecessary. as we all know, plastic surgery costs a lot and not everybody can afford the prize. according to traditional Chinese culture, it is not filial to change or do harm to your body which are given by parents. People always believe that inner beauty is the true beauty. After all, most companies are more concerned about your ability than your surface.25.There are 5 styles of parenting. They are authorifarian, authoritative,permissive, uninvolved and evil cyborg. Decide which one is good for a 5-year-old preschooler, a 14-year-old teenager, and a 21-year-old college student respectively.A: Hi, girls, i think it is very nice to be back to our room .I feel relaxed a lot now.B: Dear ,do you have some unhappy things? On our way back, I felt that you were not very happy.A: In the morning ,i had an English class about education, my teacher asked me a question, but my answer was not very good. I felt very nervous at that time .C: Don’t worry so much, hon ey. I think you have done a good job. You have taken your first step .D: Yes, if you insist to speak in English, you will improve your English little by little. By the way, what was the question?A: En, Let me see, it was about five styles of parenting, authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, uninvolved and evil cyborg. The question is that which one is good for 14 year-old preschooler.D: Wow, my teacher also put forward this question in the class. I think parents authoritative parenting may be suitable，because children have grown up.A: en ,teenagers know their interest ,and can control themselves well. At this age, they don’t need to set too many rules to intervene children’s life.C: Yes, I have seen many parents do like this. They communicate with the children, allow children to show themselves, correct them when they made mistakes, support them when they are right.B: How envy! When i was about 15 years old, my parents made me under strict supervision and obedient .I really appreciate for that, because of my parents I became to be a brilliant and a self-confident college students .D: yes, you are a graceful and wonderful and mature girl ,but in your parents eyes you are still a little girl.B: you are right, I’m 22 years old now, i need more fre edom. i think they should take part in my class, and learn something about the permissive styles of parenting.C: ha-ha, i think you need to communicate with your parents very well.A: ha-ha, i think I'm completely relax now.26.the most useful thingCar. With the continuous improvement of people's living standards, cars are gradually entering a people home.It shortens the distance between two places. If one person had a car, he could work in the center of city and live in the suburbs where environment is relatively quiet and good.As a means of transport tools, cars play an important role in our daily life and work. People can go everywhere they want to go without taking much time for a ticket and it is convenient and fast. Nowadays, cars have become the indis pensable “mobile office” and “mobile home theater” to the modern consumer.。

1. Conventional wisdom holds that traditional methods like lecturing and memorization are old-fashioned while projects and collaborati ve learning are applauded. What’s your view?I think each has its own advantages and disadvantages.On one hand, Traditional methods like lecturing and memorization are irreplaceable. In thousands of years of cultural heritage in China, teaching and memory have always been the main way. When we are learning basic knowledge and theoretical knowledge, such as chemistry, physics and so on, we need teachers to teach and explain. We need to communicate with teachers to understand the knowledge. At the same time, we need do a lot of training and memory to better apply knowledge.On the other hand, project and cooperative learning are popular in recent days. This is enough to show that it does have some advantages. This way enables people to make the best of everything and give full play to their advantages. It can also effectively learn the strengths of others and improve their own shortcomings faster and better. At the same time, when students have acquired a certain knowledge, Projects and collaborative learning are good ways to combine theory and practice and achieve a deeper level of learning.From what has been discussed above, we should not abandon the advantages of the past learning methods. Only by combining the advantages of the new era learning methods with those of the past can we better adapt to the pace of modern learning.2. Teachers are suggested not to be concerned about the negative effects of picking winners and losers. Do you think that failure will traumatize students, sapping them of self-esteem?I think this situation varies from person to person. Failure for a strong-willed person will motivate him to move on, while failure for a weak-willed person may hurt his self-esteem. But anyway, I think life without failure is imperfect life, and people can become more mature only through failure.For teachers, negative effects should be avoided as much as possible. After all, it is impossible to know the attitude of all students towards difficulties. Some students who sap self-esteem will lose interest in learning. But some students can do better.From what has been discussed above,it can be seen that self-esteem is the source of student's enterprising power, so educators love students and protect students. Self-esteem is especially important to cultivate students' self-esteem. Teachers should change their teaching ways to different students. Only in this way can benefit the greatest number of students.3. The American Urban Dictionary, a popular online slang dictionary, includes several Chinese buzzwords, such as no zuo no die. Some people think it is a major victory for Chinglish speakers. Do you agree?I agree with this point. With the development of China, China's economic and cultural strength is gettingstronger and stronger, so that foreign scholars must pay attention to our country's culture. Chinese culture has an increasing impact on a global scale. So Chinese buzzwords are included in foreign dictionary is a major victory for Chinglish speakers.At the same time, I think this phenomenon is a process of integration of world cultures. With the change of the times, the language also changes. Some Chinese can’t be explained by English well, so there will appear new English words to depict the new Chinese words. Some commonly used Chinese adding to the dictionary can better improve people's expression ability.From what has been discussed above, I believe that national culture and economic strength are linked, not isolated. The prosperity of a country's culture cannot be separated from the support of economic prosperity. Today, the economic strength of our motherland is rising, so the status of Chinese culture in the world has been improved, and Chinese language has been accepted by more people.4. Why does a good dictionary have to take special care over common words instead of rare words? Illustrate your point with examples.Because common words are used very frequently, while rare words are rarely used in life. Good dictionaries focus on common words, which can well meet the needs of users, and are more widely used in life. If a commonly used word is not found in the dictionary or is incorrectly explained, this dictionary is definitely not a good dictionary.For example, compare a rare word with a common word. Rare words are used by very few people, while common words are used by most people. The function of a dictionary is to meet the needs of the majority of users, not to be designed for the minority. Therefore, a good dictionary will definitely pay more attention to the usage of common words, meet the needs of most users, and give full play to the role of the dictionary.From what has been discussed above, because common words are used in a high frequency and used by the large number of people. So a good dictionary is more concerned with common words.5.Many countries in the world have a mature film rating system, while there is no film rating system in China mainland. Do you think film rating system has more advantages or disadvantages? Illustrate your point.From my point of view, film rating system has both advantages and disadvantages.On the one hand, film rating system can effectively protect physical and mental health of teenagers. For example, children are not suggested to watch movies which include quantities of terror and violence scenes. What’s more, it is convenient for management, which can promote the development of the film industry.On the other hand, I think film rating system has more disadvantages. Everyone sees things differently. When evaluating a movie, we will carry emotional judgments. We cannot guarantee that everyone is rational. Maybe this movie is good, but I just do not like it and the rating is naturally unreal. Then the rating system isa mistake to a certain extent.From what has been discussed above, film classification has both advantages and disadvantages. When deciding whether to have a film classification, the pros and cons should be weighed.5. Some people prefer western films, thinking that they are more worth watching than Chinese films, while others like Chinese films better. What is your opinion? Illustrate your points.In my opinion, there is no comparison between Chinese films and western films. Different people have different preferences. For some people who enjoy western films, they may prefer pop culture and stunning visual effect. But for some people who likes Chinese films, they may prefer traditional culture.The film is used to communicate, is the author expresses his inner thoughts, the way to the world view. Foreign films and Chinese films may form a difference, but human nature is common. China's films also have bright spots, and foreign films also have rotten pieces.From what has been discussed above, for both western films and Chinese films, we should see their advantages and disadvantages. We should not praise one side while belittling another side.6. Some people say "If there was an experiment on Beethoven’s music, there would be the Beethoven Effect instead of the Mozart Effect. Do you believe so? Why or why not?“I think the Beethoven effect may exist, but it will not replace the Mozart effect. The music of Mozart and Beethoven has its own characteristics. Mozart's music can make the rough and hard things in our hearts soft, Beethoven's music can make the weak things in our hearts strong. But in general the influence of music on people is subtle.The "Mozart effect" refers not only to Mozart's music, but to music that has the same or similar musical structure. The Mozart effect can trigger positive emotions such as joy and pleasure, which in turn can boost cognitive processing.Beethoven music has its own characteristics, If there was an experiment on Beethoven’s music, it may also have a musical effect. Not just these two kinds of music, any kind of music can have a subtle effect on people. If we often listen to one kind of music, it will have a corresponding effect on us.7. Nowadays anyone can post information on the internet even if it is incorrect. As a result, most information we read is inaccurate." To what extent do you agree or disagree?I think some of the information we read is wrong. Since anyone can publish information on the Internet, as a result, most information we read is inaccurate. When we find the information we need, we may find some wrong information.This phenomenon is because no one verifies the correctness of these views and rejects the wrong ones. So we should have our own view when surfing the internet. We should learn to distinguish the true and falseinformation. We can use some official website to find information, so as to get the correct information.The Internet brings us a lot of convenience, but it also brings some disadvantages, such as incorrect information. I think we can do something about it. On the one hand, the government can introduce some management laws to regulate people's behavior of releasing information; On the other hand, when we act as publishers of information, we should be responsible for the content we publish and ensure its health and accuracy8. Many people have done a lot of experiments to prove that listening to music can make children smarter while many other scientific data also prove that music study does not make children smarter. Who or which group do you agree with and wdiehy?I agree with that listening to music can make children smarter. Music has a catalytic effect on one's intelligence. It can make people wiser and strengthen people's memory. Appreciating or playing music can strengthen the function of human's mental and nervous system. Visual memory and auditory memory can get exercise, emotional experience also can be strengthened. The person that makes music for a long time, have stronger memory, and is outstanding than normal person.Listening to music is also a kind of leisure, it helps people to combine work and rest, to avoid overwork. When we are tired, listening to music can relieve our tiredness, relieve our mood and improve our enthusiasm for life. Then we can regain the confidence to face life. Being in a good mood stimulates creativity, which makes music listeners smarter9. From SIRI to self-driving cars, artificial intelligence is progressing rapidly. Will intelligent machines replace us, coexist us, or merge with us?I think AI will live with us. The rise of artificial intelligence has brought a lot of benefits to people. It has improved security and saved labor. For example: face recognition, speech recognition for people's security has played a great role; intelligent robots do heavy and dangerous work for people and so on. But artificial intelligence will not or cannot replace people, it is created by people, so it cannot surpass human beings, it will coexist with us.With the development of people's wisdom, artificial intelligence will also be further developed. It serves people's needs, obeys people's command, and will not surpass or replace people. It will make our life more convenient10 .What does self-reliance mean to you? Do you believe that it is one of the most important things a student could ever learn? What are the possible ways to build it?Self-reliance means relying on one's own strength to get things done.Whether a country or a person wants to pursue development, the most important thing is to adhere to self-reliance and independent innovation. Self-reliance can strengthen our ability to face any difficulties; Self-reliance is not only a spiritual belief, but also a path to action. Self-reliance will help us break the bottleneck of development on our way forward.Self-reliance not only lies in life, but also exists in work and study, we should set up a positive enterprising, hard-working spirit and cultivate good habits, so as to establish the ability of self-reliance.11. Grit, defined as passion and perseverance for long-term goals, is the best predictor of success. Do you agree with the statement? Illustrate your point with examples.I agree with this statement. I think that Grit is important for a person's growth and development. Grit is the foundation of achievement. Success belongs to the people who have grit. They will work to achieve their ideas according to the plan. When encountering difficulties, they never compromise. Their power does increase with the degree of obstruction.For example, our country determined to develop it’s economy. After decades of efforts, our GDP has exceeded 10 trillion dollars, making us the second largest economy, only behind the United States.Yuan longping was determined to study rice to solve China's food problem. After years of experiments, he succeeded in developing hybrid rice. His success has saved the Chinese people from starvation and the world from starvation.12. Among all the principles of Wait Disney’s success which do you value most? Why? What do you think you can learn from Walt Disney? Illustrate your points.Make Everyone's Dreams Come TrueYou Better Believe ItNever a Customer, Always a GuestAll for One and One for All.Dare to Dare.Practice, Practice, PracticeMake Your Elephant FlyCapture the Magic with StoryboardsGive Details Top BillingAmong all the principles of Wait Disney’s success, each principle is the secret of success and is worth learning for us. But I like the forth principle most, which is “All for One and One for All”. It emphasizes the importance of teamwork. Teamwork is seen as a way to cultivate strong loyalty and enthusiasm among employees. It emphasizes that people should help each other and promote each other instead of focusing onself-interest. I can share the fruits of others' labor and thoughts, and I can share mine with others. We are an inseparable whole of mutual benefit.From this we can learn that it is not easy for a company to succeed, it needs the joint efforts of all the members of the company, not only need teamwork, but also need innovation and courage. The principles of the company are also key to the success of the company. It is the philosophy that every employee practices. Only with good principles can employees work hard and achieve success.13. Do you like Disney films? In Passage One Walt Disney has been criticized for its negative social influences. Do you agree with the author? Illustrate your points.Just like many other children, when I was young, I like Disney films very much. Although some authors criticize Disney's negative impact on society, I don't entirely agree with the author. Everything has two sides. There are advantages and disadvantages at the same time. We should not throw away its advantages and only criticize its disadvantages. Although Disney didn’t deal with characters in terms of gender and race, it also brings many positive ideas to children. It allows children to have fun through movies, animations and so on, it teach children to learn about the world and knowledge.It's hard for a company to have the perfect recognition and social impact, and Disney has been a breakthrough in children's entertainment. It is an indispensable part of the life of many American families. In the future, I hope it can reduce the negative impact on society and strive to do better.14. Think of two misunderstandings you experienced when communicating with someone else at work, home or school. Discuss with your partners on the following questions. What seemed to be the main cause of the misunderstandings? How can we avoid being understood in our daily communication?There are many reasons for misunderstanding. But the main reason is not to understand the details or look at the problem more one-sided. For example, during the summer vacation, I was misunderstood by my boyfriend. One evening, a male classmate called to ask me how to do a problem. I talked for a long time because the problem was difficult. Then my boyfriend got angry because he thought I was too close to my classmates.From this little example, we can see that we must learn to look at problems with a calm mind. When we calm down to understand the cause of things, we can look at things more objectively, so there will be no misunderstanding. When we are angry or angry, we need to suppress our emotions and let ourselves see things calmly. This is not only important in dealing with interpersonal relationships, but also plays an important role in dealing with difficulties.What are the benefits of using dictionaries? Please list at least three advantages.Hello, everyone, my name is huang baolian, Nice to meet you. When talking about dictionaries, we are easy to think its function. There is no doubt to say that dictionary is useful in our daily life. And do you think What are the benefits of using dictionaries?Dictionary is the source of knowledge, Dictionary is a silent teacher. Learning to look up the dictionary is useful for us. First, look up the dictionary can reduce spell mistakes. We know many words but we can't write them accurately. Looking them up in a dictionary helps us remember the correct form of words. Second, it helps to correct pronunciation. The dictionary records the pronunciation of words, and looking it up can improve the accuracy of pronunciation. Fourth, looking up the dictionary can also cultivate our ability to learn independently.A dictionary is a useful tool for us to learn. Therefore, looking up the dictionary is beneficial to cultivate our ability to learn independently.In what ways has technology affected the types of relationships that people make?When talking about technology, we have to say that technology has changed our lives greatly. In particular, technology has facilitated the emergence of social apps, and social apps have changed the relationship between people.First of all, social apps breaks down the boundaries between people and changes the way we get along. When we encounter some troubles, but do not want to tell relatives and friends, we can talk with strangers through social apps. This is an amazing thing, in the past we couldn’t do it as this. But now we have the opportunity.Secondly, social media makes our communication more convenient and breaks the limitation of time and space. For example, I study in Hubei province, and my families and many friends are in Sichuan province, but I can contact them at any time to talk about my study and life. In the past, people can’t communicate with the people who don’t stay together. In this way, technology has changed relationships between people, making us closer to others.What suggestions would you make to help cultivate independence in college students? Why?First, finish the study task independently. Learning is the main task of students, and independent learning is an important way to cultivate students' independence. Independent thinking, independent completion of homework, active learning and so on are ways to exercise students' independence.Second, do things by yourself in life, don't always rely on your parents or others. Life is also an important part of students, students should not only have the ability to learn independently, but also have the ability to live independently, can’t be in the study is expert, and in life is weak. Their own laundry, shopping, cooking and so help us develop the ability to live independently.What are some differences between Chinese animated films and Disney animated films?First of all, in terms of character image, Disney animation is good at creating typical and launching animation stars.3) pay attention to details to cater to the audience's aesthetic taste.4) the combination of digital technology and film technology makes the picture achieve perfect effect.Do you think the love in the film cou ld still be found in today’s world? Why or why not?What are the benefits of using dictionaries? Please list at least three advantages.Hello, everyone, my name is huang baolian, Nice to meet you. When talking about dictionaries, we are easy to think its function. There is no doubt to say that dictionary is useful in our daily life. And do you think what are the benefits of using dictionaries?Dictionary is the source of knowledge, Dictionary is a silent teacher. Learning to look up the dictionary is useful for us. First, look up the dictionary can reduce spell mistakes. We know many words but we can't write them accurately. Looking them up in a dictionary helps us remember the correct form of words. Second, it helps to correct pronunciation. The dictionary records the pronunciation of words, and looking it up can improve the accuracy of pronunciation. Fourth, looking up the dictionary can also cultivate our ability to learn independently.A dictionary is a useful tool for us to learn. Therefore, looking up the dictionary is beneficial to cultivate our ability to learn independently.In what ways has technology affected the types of relationships that people make?When talking about technology, we have to say that technology has changed our lives greatly. In particular, technology has facilitated the emergence of social apps, and social apps have changed the relationship between people.First of all, social apps breaks down the boundaries between people and changes the way we get along. When we encounter some troubles, but do not want to tell relatives and friends, we can talk with strangers through social apps. This is an amazing thing, in the past we couldn’t do it as this. But now we have the opportunity.Secondly, social media makes our communication more convenient and breaks the limitation of time and space. For example, I study in Hubei province, and my families and many friends are in Sichuan province, but I can contact them at any time to talk about my study and life. In the past, people can’t communicate with the people who don’t stay together. In this way, technology has changed relationships between people, making us closer to others.What suggestions would you make to help cultivate independence in college students? Why?First, finish the study task independently. Learning is the main task of students, and independent learning is an important way to cultivate students' independence. Independent thinking, independent completion of homework, active learning and so on are ways to exercise students' independence.Second, do things by yourself in life, don't always rely on your parents or others. Life is also an important part of students, students should not only have the ability to learn independently, but also have the ability to live independently, can’t be in the study is expert, and in life is weak. Their own laundry, shopping, cooking and so help us develop the ability to live independently.What are some differences between Chinese animated films and Disney animated films?First of all, in terms of character image, Disney animation is good at creating typical and launching animation stars. But there is no typical image building in Chinese animation.Secondly, In terms of color sense, Disney animation focuses on color matching, while Chinese animation has a single color.Thirdly, Disney animation pays more attention to catering to the audience's preferences than Chinese animation, which is also one of the reasons for the popularity of Disney animation.Forth, In terms of overall effect, Disney films combine digital technology with film technology in order to achieve better effects. Chinese animation uses less digital technology, and generally focuses on entertainment and education.Do you think the love in the film could still be found in today’s world? Why or why not?I think in today's life, we can’t find the love in the movies. The movie comes from life but is higher than life. Most of the love in the movie is unreal. For example, it is almost impossible for the prince to fall in love with Cinderella in reality. So I don't think we can find love in movies in today’s world.Secondly, love in the movie is a beautiful vision in people's hearts, so it is more romantic and legendary than the real love. Considering the love stories around us, whether they are lovers or husband and wife, they all have problems of large and small, and often have conflicts or quarrels. Therefore, fairy-tale love in movies cannot be found in reality.It seems that you have a deep understanding about this problem.。

Unit One stumbling blocks in interculturalcommunication跨文化交流中的绊脚石1．为什么我们与来自其它文化的人们的交流总是充满了误会、让人感到沮丧呢？令很多人奇怪的是，即使怀着良好的愿望、使用自己认为是友好的方式，甚至有互利的可能性，也似乎都不足以保证交流的成功。

有时候，出现排斥现象正是因为一方所属的文化群体团体是“不同” 的。

在这个国际舞台发生重大变化的时刻，探讨为什么尝试交流的结果却令人失望的原因是必要的，这些原因实际上是跨文化交流中的绊脚石。

2．相似性的假设为什么误解或反对会产生呢？这个问题的一个回答就是，大部分的人天真地认为世界上的人有足够的相似之处，可以让我们成功地交流信息或感受，解决共同关注的一些问题，加强商业关系，或者只是产生我们所希望产生的印象。

所有的人都会生儿育女，组成家庭或社会，发展一种语言以及适应他们周围环境的这种倾向特别具有欺骗性，因为它带来了一种期望，这种期望就是这些行为的形式以及围绕这些行动的态度与价值观念将是相似的。

相信“人就是人”和“我们在本质是相似的，”这让人感到心安理得，但是下定决心去寻找证据却只会令人失望。

3．力求证明达尔文关于面部表情是共同的这一理论的跨文化研究给人极大的希望，研究者发现脸部的某些看得见的形状，即因愤怒、恐惧、惊讶、悲伤、厌恶、幸福而紧缩的肌肉组合 ,我们人类各成员都是一样的。

但是这似乎无济于事，只要我们意识到一个人生长的文化决定了这种情感是否会表露或压抑,决定了在何种场合和多大的程度上会表露或压抑。

带来这种情绪感受的情形也因文化而异，例如：由于崇拜的文化信仰不同，一个心爱的人死亡可能带来欢乐、悲哀或其他情感。

4．因为似乎没有普遍的人性可以作为自动理解的基础，所以我们必须把每交往当作个别案例来处理，寻求任何共同的认知和交流方法并以此作为出发点。

如果我们认识到我们受文化的约束，受文化的改变，那么我们就会受这一现实：因为各自不同，我们确实不太清楚其他人“是”什么样的。

一、关于沉溺于智能手机潜在的影响的讨论时间问题、金钱问题、伤眼伤背、人变得陌生、口语变得更差1.Spend too much time on smarphone and makes you have no time to study and andalso have no time for you family.2.Smart phone has a lot of games which would cost a lot of money.It is a wasteof money3.There are a lot of smart phone radiation. Prolonged use of smart phoneswill damagethe eyes. And it,s also harmful to back.4.People communicate by typinginstead of face to face communication, It makespeople strnge to each orther, and also make Sperking worse.二、如何保护中国的语言文化1.There are many ethnic in Chinese, such as 羌壮苗毛南，this ethnics havethemselves local language, These languages are Chinese culture. We should encourage people to learn the languages, so that let the language pass down.2.There is no Chineseclass course in college,We should open the Chinese Courseto Improve students' language level.3.The government should publicize the language culture on TV, to make peoplepaymore attention to it.三、有没有必要保护一种语言不被破坏？nguage is a summary of people's life,It can show people's life. Our ancestorsspent a long time trying to create it. So, it is necessary for us to protect it.2.But it's important to learn a universal language.So that we can communicate withany one person.nguage is not good or bad.They are all products of wisdom.四、英语作为通用语言的例子，好处及坏处1.All the movie subtitles have English version.2.People in any country can speak English.3.Any country has a English class好处1.English is easy to learncompared to other languages.2.People in different countries cancommunicatein English.3.Advanced science and technology are all expressed in English,We can learnadvanced technology by English.坏处1.We have to spend a lot of time to learn the second language.andA large numberof English tests.2.People pay more attention to English than Chinese.and neglect our own culture.UNIT ONE1.As a language learner, I agree/didn’t agree that feelings are very important. Iagree/don’t agree that a safe and relaxed classroom is the best type of classroom in which to learn English.2.a good teacher should be strict and demanding?A：For the children, it's not so pleasant. By the way, how do you feel about it？B：To some extent, I agree with you. (某种程度来说，我比较赞同那个你的观点)when it comes to traditional way of strict teaching, most people regard it as effective way to bring children up, I have to admit that under the Chinese exam-oriented education, this way is indeed very useful to get high score , however, from a long term point, it's not good for Chinese children's interests improving.A：Yes, although they get high scores, they have lost many important things in their class, such as thinking.B:Glad to talk with you, I have English class, so see you later.A:Okay, see you.3.If the teacher develops warm relationships with students, theymay not respect him or her?For teacher, it is better to communicate with students and understand what they think. So teacher can effectively guide their development and growth. Teachers will win the respect of students by doing so.4.Every mistake in the classroom must to be corrected quickly andfirmly?Not every mistake in the classroom must to be corrected quickly and firmly. It’s know to us, everyone will make mistakes and some good ideas com es from the mistakes. If every mistake must to be corrected quickly and firmly, it will kill the creativity of children. A good teacher is willing to encourage child to divergent thinking(发散思维)，and there will be a relaxed classroom.5.If the teacher creates a relaxed classroom, with lots of laughter,that means he or she cannot control the classroom.It proves that the teacher develops warm relationships with students. The teacher has a relaxed classroom. The children will have a happily learning. It’s good for children to express their ideas.6.one teacher of a class usually has too many students to worryabout their feelings老师通常会关心每一个学生的感受，对学生一视同仁。

武汉理工大学研究生英语考试复习指导Unit 1 Culture1.Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and forability.2.Some books are to be tasted, others to beswallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.3.And studies themselves do give forth directionstoo much at large.4.Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believeand take for granted.5.There is no stand or impediment in the wit butmay be wrought out by fit studies.6.Some few to be read wholly, and with diligenceand attention.7.If he be not apt to beat over matters, and to callup one thing to prove and illustrate another, let him study the lawyer’s cases.8.Their chief use for delight is in privateness andretiring.1.There appears so many phenomenon that defycommon sense in science study.2.Access to secret document is denied to all but few.3.The two most important ingredients in making acake are flour and sugar.4.The government gave a very comprehensiveexplanation of its plans and industrial development.5.They committed immense crimes to the countryand the people./doc/4f15375580.html,cation is compulsoryfor all school-age childrenin many a country.7.While a full understanding of what causes thedisease may be several years away, a breakthrough leading to a successful treatment could come sooner.8.Many people think that the standards of publicmorality have declined.9.Housewives who do not go out to work often feelthey are not working to their full capacity.10.These recommendations will need to be justifiedto the committee before they can be implemented.1.Concerning the second goal of science education--- the training of future scientists and engineers, itappears that the less structured American approach to science education, which leaves behind the vast majority, still manages to encourage and catch the scientifically talented ones.Concerning online courses, it appears that they inhibit rather than promote good education.2.Market forces therefore compel curricularorganization to be centered on student “customers”.China, with a large population, a weak economic foundation and unbalance development, is still the largest developing country in the world, which compels its task to be centered on promoting economic and social development while continuously improving its people’s life.3.This is attributed to the fact that schools in theUnited States do not require high-level science classes, and teachers, instead of fostering understanding of new concepts, tend to simply state them.This is attributed to the fact that, instead of creatingstudent’s ability, the current education tends to prepare students for exam.4.Many factors contribute to American’s scientificand economic success.Many factors contribute to the rapid progress in education, science and technology, culture, health, sports and other undertakings.5.American may be considered as either a land ofopportunity in which talents flourish in ways that are difficult at home or as a sly merchant who lures the best and the brightest by paying more and offering better laboratory facilities.The country may be considered as either a land of opportunity or as a land where opportunity does not exist.1.公益广告中的口号和形象不仅令人难忘，而且能引起广泛关注，激励人们采取行动。

1.What factors will you take into consideration in choosing your future job? List them in a descending order, and explainwhy.2.What should you do and what should you not do during a job interview?3.Some job interviewees feel shy a nd find it hard to raise the salary issue. What’s your advice on the delicate art ofnegotiation?4.More and more graduates choose to start their own business. What are the important qualities of a self-starter? Will uchoose to have a risky business or a steady job? Why? Have u considered those difficulties on the road if you want to be your own boss? In what way can u prepare for it?5.Nowadays more and more young graduates start their career by creating their own business. How do you think of thiskind of act? In process of starting a business, what do you think is the most important in the future success?6.Make a conversation about job interview with your group members. And try to tell what are some favorable qualitiesneeded for employees.7.If you were to launch your company in the near future, what would it be? How can you make it happen?8.Do you think people should live to work or work to live? Why?文化差异？9.Make comparisons on the perceptions of colors (white, black, red, blue, etc.) in Chinese culture and American culture.Can you perceive differences in other aspects between two cultures?10.What special festivals are there in China? Which do you like to celebrate?11.Describe a Chinese holiday and a western holiday respectively. Use specific examples to explain the significance of"When in Rome, do as the Romans do."12.When is Thanksgiving Day？How do American people observe Thanksgiving Day? Tell us the historical backgroundbehind the holiday.13.Giving children gift money/luck money during the spring festival is a special Chinese custom, which represents luckand wealth. Do know any country which also has such a custom? Are there any differences among those countries? 14.When in Rome, do as the Romans do. What is the meaning of the English idiom? If you go abroad, what difficultiesyou will have? What is your way to dealwiththe situation?15.Guinness World Records, the global authority on record-breaking achievements, presented China Central TV (CCTV)the world record for Most Watched National Network TV Broadcast for its annual Spring Festival Gala show. Do you know why Spring Festival Gala become the most watched national variety entertainment show in the world? If you are the director of the Gala, what typical Chinese cultural elements will you inject into the show?16.Chinese-American Gary Locke, the US ambassador to China, has repeatedly won praise from Chinese citizens for hisfrugal travel habits. Recently Locke refused to stay at a luxurious five-star hotel while attending the Boao Forum in Hainan. What can China learn from the US how to curd extravagance and control corruption?大学生活17.Describe a challenging experience or opportunity you met in the university?可以不是最重要的17.What are your biggest challenges in postgraduate study? How can you meet the challenge?18.Describe in some detail about your life on campus. How can you balance your life and study?What is your opinionabout campus dating, especially dating with a foreign student?教育方式19.Cite examples to illustrate the differences between Chinese and American parenting styles.可从虎妈猫爸谈？宽松的？严厉的？20.Take “Tiger Mother” for example; give your comments on her parenting style?21.List some of the difference between Chinese and Western parenting styles. which way do you prefer? Why?style do you prefer?23.What do you think of the advantages and disadvantages of Chinese education? Give examples to illustrate your points.24.What’s your understanding to this famous saying, “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire?”发明25.What is glass? Do you know why glass made a valuable contribution to modern science? Can you name all the glassarticles in our daily life?26.In your opinion, what invention or discovery has brought about the most significant changes in our civilization? Giveexamples to illustrate your points.金钱观幸福27.How do you understand the sentence “Happiness is less a matter of getting what we want than of wanting what wehave”? Illustrate your understanding.28.“Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.” How do you understand the sentence? Do youagree with it? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.29.Someone holds "Money is everything." while others insist that "Money maybe the husk of many things, but not thekernel." Please analyze people's understanding about money nowadays.30.Do you agree that “Money talks”? What are the things that money can buy and cannot buy?31.What is your attitude towards money? Suppose you have won a lottery ticket of 5 million RMB, what would you dowith the money?32.Do you know where your money goes? Discuss and give suggestions to manage your personal finance.33.What is your attitude toward money? Could you describe the general attitude of the young generations born after 80s?34.Money is a sensitive topic. Have u borrowed money from others or lent money to the best way to deal with moneyborrowing and lending? Use specific examples to prove your point of view.社会现象35.Animals are often used for research purposes. Why do people experiment on animals in some medical research? Pleasehold a debate on animal experiment.36.People believe that if there were no animal testing, there would be no new drugs for human being. Please cite oneexample to show the great contribution animal testing have made to human beings.37.What is feminism? Do you believe in it? Why or why not?38.What’s your opinion about modern female? If you’re a girl, what kind do u want to be? If you’re a man, what style do uwish your wife to be?39.New Marriage Law Interpretation was released in 2011: houses bought before marriage are property of the buyersinstead of common property of the couple. Is the law good for society and family? Do you think the new interpretation favors men and angers women? Why or why not? State your reasons.40.The appointment of 22-year-old Liu Lu to a full professional ship by Central South University has stunned Chineseacademic circles.Liu solved the so-called "SeetapunEnigma", a mathematical puzzle. Is it a wise move to promote this young scholar to full professional ship so quickly?41.Why is juvenile delinquency increasing nowadays and how to solve this problem?42.What factors will you take into consideration in choosing your future job? List them in a descending order, and explainwhy.43.What should you do and what should you not do during a job interview?44.Some job interviewees feel shy a nd find it hard to raise the salary issue. What’s your advice on the delicate art ofnegotiation?45.More and more graduates choose to start their own business. What are the important qualities of a self-starter? Will uchoose to have a risky business or a steady job? Why? Have u considered those difficulties on the road if you want to be your own boss? In what way can u prepare for it?46.Nowadays more and more young graduates start their career by creating their own business. How do you think of thiskind of act? In process of starting a business, what do you think is the most important in the future success?47.Make a conversation about job interview with your group members. And try to tell what are some favorable qualitiesneeded for employees.48.If you were to launch your company in the near future, what would it be? How can you make it happen?49.Do you think people should live to work or work to live? Why?文化差异？50.Make comparisons on the perceptions of colors (white, black, red, blue, etc.) in Chinese culture and American culture.Can you perceive differences in other aspects between two cultures?51.What special festivals are there in China? Which do you like to celebrate?52.Describe a Chinese holiday and a western holiday respectively. Use specific examples to explain the significance of"When in Rome, do as the Romans do."53.When is Thanksgiving Day？How do American people observe Thanksgiving Day? Tell us the historical backgroundbehind the holiday.54.Giving children gift money/luck money during the spring festival is a special Chinese custom, which represents luckand wealth. Do know any country which also has such a custom? Are there any differences among those countries? 55.When in Rome, do as the Romans do. What is the meaning of the English idiom? If you go abroad, what difficultiesyou will have? What is your way to dealwiththe situation?56.Guinness World Records, the global authority on record-breaking achievements, presented China Central TV (CCTV)the world record for Most Watched National Network TV Broadcast for its annual Spring Festival Gala show. Do you know why Spring Festival Gala become the most watched national variety entertainment show in the world? If you are the director of the Gala, what typical Chinese cultural elements will you inject into the show?57.Chinese-American Gary Locke, the US ambassador to China, has repeatedly won praise from Chinese citizens for hisfrugal travel habits. Recently Locke refused to stay at a luxurious five-star hotel while attending the Boao Forum in Hainan. What can China learn from the US how to curd extravagance and control corruption?大学生活17.Describe a challenging experience or opportunity you met in the university?可以不是最重要的58.What are your biggest challenges in postgraduate study? How can you meet the challenge?59.Describe in some detail about your life on campus. How can you balance your life and study?What is your opinionabout campus dating, especially dating with a foreign student?教育方式60.Cite examples to illustrate the differences between Chinese and American parenting styles.可从虎妈猫爸谈？宽松的？严厉的？61.Take “Tiger Mother” for example; give your comments on her parenting style?62.List some of the difference between Chinese and Western parenting styles. which way do you prefer? Why?style do you prefer?64.What do you think of the advantages and disadvantages of Chinese education? Give examples to illustrate your points.65.What’s your understanding to this famous saying, “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire?”发明66.What is glass? Do you know why glass made a valuable contribution to modern science? Can you name all the glassarticles in our daily life?67.In your opinion, what invention or discovery has brought about the most significant changes in our civilization? Giveexamples to illustrate your points.金钱观幸福68.How do you understand the sentence “Happiness is less a matter of getting what we want than of wanting what wehave”? Illustrate your understanding.69.“Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.” How do you understand the sentence? Do youagree with it? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.70.Someone holds "Money is everything." while others insist that "Money maybe the husk of many things, but not thekernel." Please analyze people's understanding about money nowadays.71.Do you agree that “Money talks”? What are the things that money can buy and cannot buy?72.What is your attitude towards money? Suppose you have won a lottery ticket of 5 million RMB, what would you dowith the money?73.Do you know where your money goes? Discuss and give suggestions to manage your personal finance.74.What is your attitude toward money? Could you describe the general attitude of the young generations born after 80s?75.Money is a sensitive topic. Have u borrowed money from others or lent money to the best way to deal with moneyborrowing and lending? Use specific examples to prove your point of view.社会现象76.Animals are often used for research purposes. Why do people experiment on animals in some medical research? Pleasehold a debate on animal experiment.77.People believe that if there were no animal testing, there would be no new drugs for human being. Please cite oneexample to show the great contribution animal testing have made to human beings.78.What is feminism? Do you believe in it? Why or why not?79.What’s your opinion about modern female? If you’re a girl, what kind do u want to be? If you’re a man, what style do uwish your wife to be?80.New Marriage Law Interpretation was released in 2011: houses bought before marriage are property of the buyersinstead of common property of the couple. Is the law good for society and family? Do you think the new interpretation favors men and angers women? Why or why not? State your reasons.81.The appointment of 22-year-old Liu Lu to a full professional ship by Central South University has stunned Chineseacademic circles.Liu solved the so-called "SeetapunEnigma", a mathematical puzzle. Is it a wise move to promote this young scholar to full professional ship so quickly?82.Why is juvenile delinquency increasing nowadays and how to solve this problem?。

2012考研初试成绩已经公布，接下来就是复试，其中的英语口语可以说是让很多英语不是很好考研初试成绩已经公布，接下来就是复试，的学生发怵，的学生发怵，针对这种情况，武理同起点考研在校研究生团队结合往年的辅导经验，总结了一下考研英语口语复试中常见的试中常见的问题及应对策略，希望能给正在准备复试的同学有所帮助。

问题及应对策略，希望能给正在准备复试的同学有所帮助。

首先必有的一个环节就是自我介绍，考生可以提前背一些自认为最容易把握的模板，并把自己的特色加在色加在8 里面，这将会为你在老师心中的印象加分不少。

其实，把一种模板掌握得很熟练，足矣。

里面，这将会为你在老师心中的印象加分不少。

其实，把一种模板掌握得很熟练，足矣。

在自我介绍完了，老师就会开始问你问题这里列出一些常见的问题，可以认真准备。

注意在准备的过程中，过程中，要结合自己的经历和见解来准备答案，让自己回答的问题和整个的自我介绍融为一个整体。

要结合自己的经历和见解来准备答案，让自己回答的问题和整个的自我介绍融为一个整体。

在每一年的面试中都会有很多相同的问题，这些问题看起来很平常，却有很多陷阱。

回答这些常见的看起的看起来很平常的问题，是很有艺术的。

来很平常的问题，是很有艺术的。

传统面试问题（Sample Traditional Interview Questions）1、"What can you tell me about yourself?" （"关于你自己，你能告诉我些什么？"）This is not an invitation to give your life history. The interviewer is looking for clues about your character, qualifications, ambitions, and motivations. 这一问题如果面试没有安排自我介绍的时间的话。