2013级(1) B班口语话题-for students

1. Should W omen be Treated the Same as Men?Topics:1.Do you think that women in China have got ample opportunity to develop theirpotential? Why or why not?2.What Changes have taken place in Chinese women’s life since 1949?3.Why are there many more top career men than women in the world?4.Do you think men and women should compete with each other on equal terms?(why or why not)2. Do Examinations Do Mor e Harm Than Good?Topics:1.What influence does the examination system have on education?2.What are the advantages of having examinations?3.In what ways can examinations be improved?3. Should Smoking be Prohibited?Topics:1.Why is smoking harmful?2.Why do so many people smoke?3.Could you suggest some effective measures to eliminate smoking?4.What would you do to you boyfriend (girlfriend) if he (she) is a heavy smoker?Give reasons.4. Does Criticism Do More Harm Than Good to People?Topics:1.Do you think criticism helps people improve? Why or why not?2.How do you react to criticism?3.Do you criticize others often? Why or why not? And what do you think of thosewho like making negative judgments about others?4.Give an example of how criticism is properly handled.5. Is It Good for Students to Have Part-time Jobs?Topics:1.Do you think students should have part-time jobs? Why (why not)2.Why are there so many drop-out from primary and secondary schools?3.What are the consequences of school drop-out?6. Should People be Promoted According to Ability?Topics:1.What do you think of those who get promoted through flattery?2.Do you think people should be promoted regardless of their age and experience?3.Why or why not?7. Should the Brain Drain be Stopped by Restrictions?Topics:1.What’s brain drain? What are its causes?2.Is it a loss or a gain for China when many people settle overseas?3.Should we trust those who have stayed overseas beyond their time limit?4.Why do so many people in China now want to go abroad?8. Do Advertisements Play a Positive or Negative Role in Our Society? Topics:1.Do you think that advertising does more good than harm to consumers? Giveexample.2.Do you like watching or reading advertisements? Why (why not)?3.Have you ever been cheated by advertisements? Give examples.4.Tell us what kind of advertisements you like best. Explain.9. Is Euthanasia Humane?Topics:1.Do you think the practice of euthanasia is cruel and inhumane? Why or why not?2.What would you do if you were terminally ill in your late seventies?10. Is It Necessary to Develop Tourism?Topics:1.What are the advantages of developing the tourist trade?2.What should be done to improve China’s tourist industry?3.How can people of different countries truly understand each other?11. W ork to Live or Live to W ork?Topics:1.What does work mean to you?2.What do you imagine is the worst job (or the most satisfying job)?3.What should be done to get one out of the wrong job? Give at least three solution.12. Are Cars Doing More Harm Than Good?Topics:1.What do you think are the real causes of road accident?2.Do you think it is fair to impose an alcohol limit on car driver?3.Why is an alcohol limit important for car drivers?。

2013-2014第一学期大学英语口语考试题第一篇：2013-2014第一学期大学英语口语考试题2013-2014第一学期大学英语口语考试题（二十个话题抽取一个；字数120-150）1.Campus Love2.Living Alone or Living with Roommates3.Social Practice for College Students4.Should College Marriage Be Permitted?5.On Students’ Evaluation of Teachers6.Cherish Every Minute on Campus7.The Necessity of Examination8.My View on Fate9.My View on Keeping Pets10.Opportunity and Success11.Family and Personal Development12.Should People Own Cars?13.Is it Necessary to Attend Training School?14.Where to Work: Developed Cities or West China?15.Reserving a Seat16.Borrow Books or Buy Books?17.On Problems in Cities18.Is Stress a Bad Thing?19.Why Do Students Have to Learn English?20.Major in University and Future Job第二篇：大学英语口语期末考试题(大一下学期)Topics For Oral Test1..What are the advantages and disadvantages of being an au pair girl? What kind of family would you like to be with?2.Do you think divorce is a right solution to an unhappymarriage? Why? What could be reasons for causing divorce?3.What are the causes of sex discrimination? What do you think of it? What can we do to solve the problem of sex discrimination?4.Say something about Australia, the United States and Kenya according to “Seeing the World”.5.Retell Text B in Lesson 13 in your own words.In your opinion, what can we do to help those people who cannot sleep well at night?6.Sum up your own study habits in a few points and tell how to improve them.7.Retell Text A in lesson 18 “How to keep fit” in your own words and tell how to keep fit in a few points.8.What does friendship mean to you? In your opinion, what kind of friend could be regarded as a real friend? What do you think is the difference between friendship and love?9.Retell the story of Zhou Chenhu in the text “All For a Son” in your own words.And what have you learned from the story?10.How do you explain the strong desire for a son among so many Chinese both old and young? Do you support “more sons and more happiness”? What’s your opinion on family planning policy in China?11.Retell T ext A in Lesson 25 in your own words.Which people need us to offer a seat on a bus?12.Would you give up your seat if an old man(woman)was standing by you on a bus? Why(Why not)? Please describe one of your experiences on a very crowded bus.13.Suppose you are now in a Western country and invited to give a talk about(1)the Dragon Boat Festival(2)the Spring Festival14.Do you think you are a “lucky dog” being a student of English? Why(Why not)? What advantages could we have if we can speak a foreign language?15.Tell how foreigners celebrate Christmas Day and tell us the differences and similarities between Christmas and the Spring Festival.第三篇：2012学年第一学期三年级英语口语小结2012学年第一学期三年级英语口语考试情况小结一、总体情况1、大部分学生能认真地对待和完成本次考试，精神态度较好。

2013级学生口语主题（第二部分）（2014-3）1. Popularity of Micro-messagePlease give a brief description of the following chart first and then make comments on it. The title is Popularity of Micro-message.Popularity of Micro-messageMicro-message, also called Weixin , is a chat software for mobile phones which enables users to communicate with each other through voice messages, videos, pictures and texts for free. Since it was launched in January 2011, it took more than a year to draw 100 million users. By September 2012, the number of users doubled and it hit 300 million in January 2013.Why does Weixin become so popular in such a short time? Firstly, most mobile phones lack the function of voicemail, Weixin's voice message function overcomes this obstacle. Secondly, typing Chinese characters is a troublesome process since users have to type Pinyin from the Roman alphabet and then choose the Chinese character from a list of options. What’s more, Weixin can help users save money cost on making voice phone calls.All in all,Weixin , a popular smartphone application which combines messaging with social networking tools, has became a trend for its convenience and low cost.2. Technology and LifePlease give a brief description of the following picture and then express your views on Technology and Life .Technology and LifeAs is vividly showed in the picture above, a young man, with his luggage on hand, happily starts his journey by Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway. Just as the words under the picture says “With Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway, cities far away are just like places nearby”, with the development of technology, the distances between cities are shortened and the traveling to other cities become faster and more convenient.Whether one is willing or not, he can not deny that endless innovations of technology are constantly changing our lives. People use technology to communicate with the outside world, to make new friends, to become informed, and to stay in touch with one another. Modern technology also improves medical conditions and prevents many deaths from occurring. Most importantly, technology improves productivity and efficiency.To the young, the startling advances in application technology enable them to work and live more comfortably. As to children, they benefit most from the boom of information technology. In one word, modern technology has undoubtedly made a serious impact on the world.3. Study the following picture carefully and then 1) describe the picture,2) interpret its meaning, and 3) support your view with examples.We can see in the picture a great Egyptian Pyramid towering magnificently into the sky. At first sight visitors may be overwhelmed by the pyramid and cannot help but marvel at the huge stones in front of them —the embodiment of patience and endurance of an Ancient Egyptian Civilization. During this extended period of building, one can only imagine the amount of patience and endurance that was required by the people before any of this greatness was to be achieved.The stones of the pyramid remind us of a famous saying: “Rome was not built in a day,” that is, great things are never done without much time and labor.As human beings, we are eager to win merits for ourselves. It is, however, only patience as well as endurance that can help us to succeed in performing great deeds. In the case of Si Maqian, an ancient Chinese historian, without those brilliant qualities mentioned above, he could never attain such great achievements. Difficulties are unavoidable, unless we do not engage in anything at all. In the end, it is patience and endurance that counts.Some people would give up halfway in the face of what seems to be insurmountable. Men of such a type can hardly expect to succeed. We must take a step-by-step approach to accomplish everything until we get the final result. The reason is very simple: if one attempts to climb a mountain, however high he reaches, he has failed if he does not reach the top.4. Study the following picture carefully and then 1) describe the picture, 2) interpret its meaning, and 3) point out its implications in our life.In the picture we can see a man standing at a crossroad with two similar roads, and trying to decide which way to take. In daily life we are often faced with such choices. More often than not, we have to make cardinal decisions independently. This moment is very important for everyone to go through.In order to make a decision that we will not regret, we should bear these two principles in mind: thinking before acting, and never missing any opportunities that arise. On the one hand, we should have an apparent, objective judgment about ourselves while maintaining a clear idea about the world around us. On the other hand, we should also think about opportunity. Many people may not quite agree with this and think that opportunity is so rare that only the luckiest people come across it. However, opportunity is open to everyone and one should make good use of it when confronted with it. One should take advantage of it just like the proverb states: “Opportunities are only from the prepared minds.”So when one is faced with choices the next time, remember that using the mind and taking advantage of good opportunities will pave the way to success.5. Please give a brief description of the picture and then express your views on “Too Much Care Spoils a Child”.Too Much Care Spoils a ChildWe can see from the picture that a blooming plant is being destroyed by over-watering. People often do something with good intensions, but the result turns out to be quite different. Too much care spoiling a child is a case in point.The problem of spoiling children has been common recently, which has done lots of harm to our society. First of all, Chinese parents tend to dote on their children because many families have only one kid. Consequently, children are turning into “little princesses”and “little princes”, lacking of independence and responsibility. Furthermore, the spoiled children depend on their parents for everything. As a result, once confronted with harsh reality, they are more likely to yield to hardships and difficulties.As is discussed above, going too far is as bad as not going far enough. Parents love their children by nature, but it is important to cultivate their independence as well as responsibility rather than laziness. Only in this way, can they become stronger to shoulder their due responsibility.6. Drunken DrivingYou are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic of Drunken Driving. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:1. 酒驾现象时有发生。

A、B班期末口语话题A班1.The fame gameOur textbook tells us, “An artist who seeks fame is like a dog chasing his own tail who, when he captures it, doesn’t know what else to do but to continue chasing it.” What do you think the author intends to tell us?1.What is your opinion on fame?2.Nowadays, many people try every possible means to become famous. Can you guesswhy?3.If we shouldn’t seek fame, what else should we seek instead.2.Crushed by misfortuneWe hope every day is a nice day. But things don’t always happen as we expected. Some sad accidents might run into our peaceful life, taking away our properties, our beloved, even our ability to speak, listen or move. Suppose the misfortune really happened to you, what would you feel and do?1.If one of your friends were crushed by misfortune, what would you do?2.For those who got hadicapped from accidents, what do you think the government shoulddo to help them?3. A good welfare system is very important for the stability of society and the wellbeing ofpeople. Can you describe the ideal welfare system in your imagination?3. Zooming up the information superhighwayNowadays, information superhighway is nothing new to our life. Thanks to the advanced technology, we lead a convenient and colorful life that could not be imagined by our ancestors. But each coin has two sides:1.What are the advantages of information superhighway?2.What are the negative effects of it?3.give some suggestions to those net addicts (网络上瘾者).4. My roommate, my friend?Entering the college, moving into the dormitory, you have to share the little space with someone---- your roommates.With the passage of time, all the roommates become a part of your life, some in a positive way(friends), but others, probably sad enough, in a negative way(troublemakers or enemies).1.What are the main causes of roommate conflicts?2.Share your ideas or stories concerning how to solve the problem.3.What are the qualities the ideal roommate in your eyes should have?5. Criminal actsRecent years have witnessed enomorous waves of crime crackdown (打黑) in Chongqing. The campaign exposed the links between organized crimes and some corrupted high officials. This fact proves that the harm of bribery is so severe that it serves as the hotbed (温床)of other evil things. In order to maintain a clean, equal and orderly atmosphere in society, what should our coutry do tostop bribery?1.In the campaign against bribery, what role does mass media play?2.As students, what can we play a role in it ?3.Can you explain the importance of moral education?6. The truth about your genesTo some extent, nobody influences you more than your parents. They take you to this world, giving you the unique DNA carrying chains of secret codes of genes which largely shape what you are.Meanwhile, their style of parenting and their affection accompany your growth even throughout your lifetime.1.Describe one special talent or character you get from your parents’ genes.2.Nobody is perfect, including your parents. Maybe their parenting is not good enough to fosteryou to be a genius, or even hurts your feeling in some way, how would you comment on them?3.Apart from genes and parenting, what do you think are the important factors determiningone’s success?7. EQ, more important than IQBoth EQ and IQ are important measurements to judge people’s intelligence. But do you know the difference between them? Do you believe that EQ is more important than EQ? Can you demonstrate your point by giving some examples?1.What benefits will the person get if he/she increases his/her EQ?2.How can we cultivate our EQ?3.If you were a parent of a young child, what would you possibly do to cultivate yourchild’s EQ?8. Lifestyles (新时代P.11)As many people know, generation gap is a fact of life. The lifestyle parents expect their kid to follow is not necessarily the one the kid really wants. However, there are some cases that the parents and the kid communicate so well that they can meet an agreement on that issue. So in terms of lifestyles, what is the story in your family?1. What is the current lifestyle your parents are having?2. What is the ideal lifestyle you want to have?3. Are you willing to live with your parents after you get married?9. Today’s headlines (新时代P.25)Looking back upon the year of 2010, which news is the one impressing you most? Please describe the news to us.1.Why do you choose it as the most impressive news?2.What is your opinion on the news?3.Do you want your name to appear in the news headlines?10. Going to the city (新时代P.68-69)Please look at the pictures on P69(NEIE), work with your partners to describe the picture on the top and imaginewhat the people will do when they arrive in the city.1. Which one among those people is the one you want to be? Why?2. Suppose you are the one you want to be in the picture, imagine what you are going to dofor the rest of the day.3. Do you like urban life? Why?11. The college romance (新时代P.96)College romance has become a common phenomenon on campus. People’s opinions on it vary greatly. Share your viewpoints with your partners.1. Why are you for or against it?2. What is your parents’view on it?3. Descibe the Mr/Miss Right in your mind.12. Graduation party—keep in touch (新时代P.156)Develop a conversation with your partners at your graduation party, recalling the unforgettable events you have shared in college life andsharing your future plans.1.Do you have any progress in English after taking College English course for one yearand a half? If yes, what are they?If no, why no?2.Can you give some advice to the freshmen on how to study English well?3.After graduation, which way will you choose, finding a good job or persuing apostgraduate degree? Why?B班1. Step up to better healthExercise is important for both the body and the mind. However, many people do not realize the importance of exercise and live a passive life, which generates many negative effects physically and mentally.1.What are the benefits of exercise on people’s health?2.Do you have any exercise problems? Wha t’s your exercise program?3.How to live a healthy life?2. Ways to winAll roads lead to Rome. It means that there are many different ways to achieve the same goal. Ideas about success are relative to culture and vary depending upon where we are, what we teach and how we teach it. The demands of an ever-changing world require that we constantly evaluate our education system and experiment with creative ways of educating for success.1.What’s moral (quality) education? Is it applicable in present China?2.Do you think going to college is the best way to win success? Why?3.By the teacher’s standard, how can we be good students?3. Symbols of AmericaA symbol is the sign or mark that is looked upon as representing something. The symbols describe and exemplify the qualities of one’s culture and people and the values people share.1.What are the symbols of Amerian culture?2.What does a nation value as her symbols?3.In your opinion, what can be regardesd as symbols of China?4. Death’s lessons for lifeLife is valuable for people, and almost everyone is in fear of death. But the brave and mature people are prepared to die because they have understood the meaning of life.1.What is the meaning of life in your understanding?2.In what cases will a life-death decision be in need? Please list some typical examples.3.How to face difficulties in your life?5. Defending ourselves against disastersDepending on its climate and geological envrionment, each country is stricken by this or that natural disasters. What’s more, humans are using up the natural resources and disturbing the balance of nature. We need solutions to our ecological problems in the present and in the future as well as make preparation for defending disasters.1.What are the natural disasters the human beings are confronted with?2.How should we prepare for earthquakes?3.What destruction do natural disasters cause? Please choose a specific disaster to illustrateits destructive force.6. GreatnessDo you want to make your mark in the world? Who is your role model? Is your role model Albert Einstein, Mahatma Gandi, or Bill Gates? How about you? Will your career path make a difference in the world?1.What is your dream, and how to realize it?2.How to interprete “greatness”?3.Do you want to be an ordinary person or achieve fame in the world?7. Premarital agreementsThe move toward equality for women and their increasing economic power as well as the need for both parents to work to support the family are all factors leading to trends like premarital agreements, unmarried mothers, smaller households and higher divorce rates. All the changes bring about new thinking on social policy.1.Have you ever heard of premarital agreements? What do you think they are for?2.Would you ask for a premarital agreement before your marriage? Why or why not?3.Do you think premarital agreements will take the romance out of marriage?8. Offering some advicePeople often meet some difficulties and hesitate to make decisions. Offering some advice to others may help them overcome their problems and take them out of troubles.1.When your friends come across some troubles, are you willing to offer some advice for themor just let them deal with problems by themselves?2.Do you think the advice from others sometimes may hinder a person’s decision?3.If your advice is turned down by others, do you feel embarrassed or persuade others to acceptyour advice?9. Advertising campaignWith the development of economy, advertisements have played an essential role in people’s life, and exerted an impressive influence on people’s choices of buying something. As a result, companies put more energy and efforts to conduct advertising campaigns so as to make more profits.1.What’s the function of advertisements in the society?2.Do you believe anything that advertisements advocate? Why?3.How can we distinguish the cheating behaviors of advertisements?10. Improving teaching and learning of EnglishWith the globalization of the society, English has played an increasing role in people’s life. As for a foreign language, English learning needs people’s hard work and consistent efforts. To learn English well is the task of both teachers and studetns for their mutual efforts.1.What are the most difficult points when learning English?2.How was your English teacher in middle school?3.What suggestions do you want to give for your teacher to help improve your English?11. International student programCultural exchange encourages implementation of international student programs in many universities for purpose that students can share experiences for study and life as well as have access to a new culture.1.If permitted, which country do you want to go for study? Why?2.When you come to a new country, you may come across culture shock. Hwo to cope withit?3.If you were the President of your university, what measures could you take to promotethe international student program?12. Touching: a sign of friendship?When people get close to each other, they often use body languages to show their intimacy and friendship, say, hand in hand, or arm in arm. But in different cultures, people may have some different ideas about touching.1.What kind of roles do body languages play in people’s communication?2.What can we do to reveal our friendship with others?3.What happened when touching is misused?。