2015年12月硕士学位英语考试口试topics

会计硕士专业学位联考英语(二)真题2015年(总分100, 做题时间90分钟)Section Ⅰ Use EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A B C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.In our contemporary culture, the prospect of communicating with—or even looking at—a stranger is virtually unbearable. Everyone around us seems to agree by the way they fiddle with their phones, even without a 1 underground.It"s a sad reality—our desire to avoid interacting with other human beings—because there"s 2 to be gained from talking to the stranger standing by you. But you wouldn"t know it, 3 into your phone. This universal armor sends the 4 : "Please don"t approach me. "What is it that makes us feel we need to hide 5 our screens?One answer is fear, according to Jon Wortmann, executive mental coach. We fear rejection, or that our innocent social advances will be 6 as "creepy" . We fear we"ll be 7 . We fear we"ll be disruptive. Strangers are inherently 8 to us, so we are more likely to feel 9**municating with **pared with our friends and acquaintances. To avoid this anxiety, we 10 to our phones. "Phones become our security blanket," Wortmann says. "They are our happy glasses that protect us from what we perceive is going to be more 11 . "But once we rip off the bandaid, tuck our smartphones in our pockets and look up, it doesn"t 12 so bad. In one 2011 experiment, behavioral scientists Nicholas Epley and Juliana Schroeder **muters to do the unthinkable: Start a 13 . They had Chicago **muters talk to their fellow 14 "When Dr. Epley and Ms. Schroeder asked other people in the same train station to 15 how they would feel after talking to a stranger, **muters thought their 16 would be more pleasant if they sat on their own," the New York Times summarizes. Though the participants didn"t expect a positive experience, after they 17 with the experiment, "not a single person reported having been snubbed. "18 , **mutes were reportedly more **pared with those **munication, which makes absolute sense, 19 human beings thrive off of social connections. It"s that 20 : Talking to strangers can make you feel connected.SSS_SINGLE_SEL1.A ticketB permitC signalD record该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 0.5答案:C[解析] 此题考查名词词义。

2015年考研复试英语口语面试经典60问1. What’s your name?my name is________2. Does your name have any special meaning?My grandparents named me huixin,.they hope me growing happy and lovely3. Where were you come from?I come from qingdao,a beautiful city in shandong4. What kind of landscape surrounds your hometown?5. What is the climate like in your hometown?6. What is people’s favorite food in your region?7. What do you do during the Spring Festival?8. Can you describe one of the main festivals celebrated ?9. Tell me something about the customs of your hometown.10. How long have you lived in XXX?11. What place in XXX do you like best? Why ?12. Which is the best place you’ve been to China?13. What is the biggest problem you will face?14. Could you tell me something about your family?15. When will you get married?16. What social responsibilities should a post-graduate take?17. What difficulties do your parents have concerning their old age?18. Which kind of professor do you like best?19. What does friendship mean to you? What kind of people do you make friend with?20. What is your major?21. How do you like your major?22. When and where did you graduate? What qualifications have you obtained?23. What impressed you most when you were at university?24. What is the best university in your opinion?25. Could you sum up your own study habits in a few points?26. Do you think the subjects you are studying today are relevant to present-day society? Why ?27. What do you do for a living?28. What are your job prospects?29. If you had the opportunity to change your subject, what would you do with it?30. What are your spare time interests?31.How do you spend your weekends?32.What is your favorite sport?What are the rules?33.What kind of films do you like best?34.What kind of music do you enjoy?35.Where have you been traveling to?Which place interested you most?36.Do you enjoy traveling?If yes. Where and why?37.What kind of differences in the system of higher education between China and other countries?38.What problem do you think you will have in XXX?39.How will you overcome the difficulties?40.Do you think you will be able to cope with English-demands of your intended study program?41.What difficulties do you think you’ll encounter in your studies?42.What do you intend to study?43.Why did you choose our university?44.Would you want to be a volunteer during Olympic Games?45.If there were an opportunity of studying abroad, what would you do?46.Should you study more theory or do more practice?Giveyour reasons,please.47.What do you intend to do after you finish studying?48.What do you think of the future of China keeps an open policy?49.What do you regard as the most significant events in recent history?50.What aspect of English do you find the most difficult?51.How aware do you think people are nowadays about environmental issues?52.How serious is unemployment among young people?53.In your opinion,what are the most serious problems associated with modern life?54.What do you think have been the most important changes in your study field over the past5years?55.As there are more and more private cars,what do you think the government should do in order to encourage citizens to use public transport?56.How do you see yourself in ten years’time?57.What business do you hope to have?58.What will do if you cannot find a job after graduation?59.How do you afford your tuition?60.Does your family support your decision on studying?Whathelp do they offer?2015考研复试：英语口语常用句式1.表达本科所学专业和方向，如果您所学专业下没有细分方向，则只说本科所学专业就可以了：My undergraduate major is Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Clinical Medicine.也可以说The subject I learnt in my university is Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Clinical Medicine.2.如果您现在是上班族，可以用以下句式简要表述目前从事的工作：I’m now working for (目前就职公司的全名)as a/an (您目前的职位).如果您现在是在校学生，即将拿到学位，在研究生阶段继续学习本专业，可以说：I’m about to complete my undergraduate study at shandong university of taditonal chinese medicine and to receive my Bachelor’s Degree in medicine. I wish to continue my study in this area.3.表述籍贯：若您的家乡是省会城市: I’m from (城市), capital city of (省份).若您的家乡不是省会城市，是某个省的大城市: I’m from qingdao , a major city in shandong.若您的家乡是个美丽的小城镇: I’m from (城市), a beautiful city in (省份). It’s quite famous for its (您家乡的特色美景等).——如果没有很出名的特色，可以不讲。

2015研究生入学统一考试试题及解析（英语二）2015研究生入学统一考试试题（英语二）Section ⅠUse of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)In our contemporary culture, the prospect of communicating with -- or even looking at -- a stranger is virtually unbearable. Everyone around us seems to agree by the way they rolling in their phones, even without a 1 underground.It's a sad reality -- our desire to avoid interacting with other human beings -- because there's 2 to be gained from talking to the stranger standing by you. But you wouldn't know it, 3 into your phone. This universal protection sends the 4: "Please don't approach me."What is it that makes us feel we need to hide 5 our screens?One answer is fear, according to Jon Wortmann, executive mental coach." We fear rejection, or that our innocent social advances will be 6 as "creepy," he told The Huffington Post. We fear we'll be 7. We fear we'll be disruptive.Strangers are inherently 8 to us, so we are more likely to feel 9 anxious when communicating with them compared with our friends and acquaintances. To avoid this anxiety, we 10 to our phones. "Phones become our security blanket," Wortmann says. "They are our happy glasses that protect us from what we perceive is going to be more 11."But once we rip off the bandaid, tuck our smartphones in our pockets and look up, it doesn't 12 so bad. In one 2011 experiment, behavioral scientists Nicholas Epley and Juliana Schroeder asked commuters to do the unthinkable: Start a13. The duo had Chicago train commuters talk to their fellow 14. "When Dr. Epley and Ms. Schroeder asked other people in the same train station to 15 how they would feel after talking to a stranger, the commuters thought their 16 would be more pleasant if they sat on their own," the New York Times summarizes. Though the participants didn't expect a positive experience, after they 17 with the experiment, "not a single person reported having been snubbed."18, these commutes were reportedly more enjoyable compared with those sans communication, which makes absolute sense, 19 human beings thrive off of social connections. It's that 20: Talking to strangers can make you feel connected.1.[A] ticket [B] permit [C] signal [D] record2.[A] nothing [B] little [C] another [D] much3.[A] beaten [B] guided [C] plugged [D] brought4.[A] message [B] code [C] notice [D] sign5.[A] under [B] beyond [C] behind [D] from6.[A] misapplied [B] mismatched [C] misadjusted [D] misinterpreted7.[A] replaced [B] fired [C] judged [D] delayed8.[A] unreasonable [B] ungrateful [C] unconventional [D] unfamiliar9.[A] comfortable [B] confident [C] anxious [D] angry10.[A] attend [B] point [C] take [D] turn11.[A] dangerous [B] mysterious [C] violent [D] boring12.[A] hurt [B] resist [C] bend [D] decay13.[A] lecture [B] conversation [C] debate [D] negotiation14.[A] passengers [B] employees [C] researchers [D] trainees15.[A] reveal [B] choose [C] predict [D] design16.[A] voyage [B] ride [C] walk [D] flight17.[A] went through [B] did away [C] caught up [D] put up18.[A] in turn [B] in fact [C] in particular [D] in consequence19.[A] unless [B] since [C] if [D] whereas20.[A] funny [B] logical [C] simple [D] rare正确选项1-5 CDCAC 6-10 DCDCD 11-15 AABAC 16-20 BABBC真题解析：1. C [A] ticket 票[B] permit 允许，许可[C] signal信号，标志[D] record记录，记载解析：名词辨析。

2015年12月雅思口语完整版参考答案下篇上海环球口语预测组荣誉出品以下内容感谢上海环球吴梦迪老师8.Describe a park that you have been to.You should say:Where the park itHow you got thereWhat you did thereAnd explain what you like about that park.The park that I often visited is near my home. It is a small one, located near a shopping center. There are many residential buildings around it, and this park is quite popular among residents living nearby.Then I’ll answer the question of how I got there. As I’ve mentioned, it is near my home, so I often go there on foot, which only takes me about ten minutes. Sometimes I would ride a bike. This can also be fun.Next, I’ll answer the question of “what I did there”. Firstly, there is a children’s play area in the park, so I often take my daughter there to let her have some fun. The slide, swing, and merry-go-round can all make her scream and me tired yet happy. Apart from that, I go jogging there in the morning three times a week. I’m too lazy to go to the gym, but the birds and plants in the park give me the motivation to do some physical exercises.Finally, I’ll explain what I like about the park. Well, it’s hard to tell. I don’t think this park is of much difference from any other parks. I’m fond of it because it’s near my home, also because it’s free, of course. I’d be pleased to see children playing games on the lawn, as well as elder people playing Taichi. To my mind, this park is just like a symbol of a peaceful life.Objects1.Describe a gift that took you a long time to choose.You should say:What the gift isWho you chose it forHow long it took you to chooseAnd explain why it took you so long to choose it.The gift that t ook me a long time to choose was a men’s shirt. It was a cotton shirt, blue and checked. One thing to distinguish it from the other shirt are the buttons, which are made of a special kind of shell.I chose this shirt for my husband, who was my boyfriend when I bought it. My husband was not really of romantic type, often forgetting about Valentine’s Day or even my birthday. But he was a kind man and took good care of me, and that was the reason why I said “yes” when he asked for my hand.Then talking about how long it took me to choose that gift, I guess it was nearly a whole day. On that day I wanted to buy a gift for him to celebrate his 30s birthday. At first I thought I should buy him a watch. I was about to pay when the shop assistant told me that a watch had special meaning. It meant “to propose” in Chinese. Then I thought it was more than what I wanted to show my boyfriend and therefore abandoned the idea of buying a watch. After hanging around the shopping mall for a long time, I finally decided on the shirt.Finally, I’ll explain why it took me a long time to choose this shirt. I think the most important reason was that I hadn’t known my husband for a long time by then, and was not sure about his taste. Another reason was that I was a bit shy. I wanted to please him, but I didn’t wish to be too straightforward.2. Describe an electronic device that you bought for your home.You should say:What it isWhen you bought itHow often you use itAnd explain whether you think this device useful.The electronic device that I bought for my home is an air purifier. It is a white Sharp. I think the exterior of this purifier is well-designed, making it a nice adornment in my living room.I bought this purifier two years ago. The government started to raise people's awareness of air pollution at that time, and I was scared to see the high AQI, that is, the air quality index, everyday. What also happened in that year was that I was conceiving a baby. You know, mothers tend to be cautious about everything concerning the baby's health. With concern for the coming baby, I bought this air purifier.Then as for how often I use it, I turn it on on days when AQI is over 100. Days with AQI higher than that is said to seriously affect health. So I would keep my daughter at home on those days, with the air purifier on.Finally, I'll explain whether the device is useful. To tell the truth, I can't tell. You know, it's hard to judge the quality of air by just breathing in and out. It was claimed by the advertisement that the HEPA installed in the purifier is a nice filter, which can make sure that the air let out from the purifier is pure. But, who knows? I guess I use it often just because I have no better choice. You know, I can't escape to another city because of the air pollution after all.1.Describe a family photo.You should say:When the photo was takenWhere it was takenWhat can be seen in that photoAnd explain whether that photo is important.Now I'll describe a photo of my family. It was taken one year ago during the Spring Festival. You know the spring festival is the time for family reunion inChina. We visit our relatives, cook traditional cuisines and snacks, and set off fireworks and firecrackers.Then let's move on to the next question of "where it was taken". We took the photo in front of my grandparents’ house which has now been torn down by the government to make room for new constructions. It was a two-story house with four bedrooms, a spacious living room, and a lovely balcony facing the south.Next I'll answer the question of "what can be seen in the photo". All my extended family can be seen in the photo. I remember that we sat in three rows, with my grandparents in the front, my parents, uncle and aunts in the second row, my cousins, my husband and me in the third. The old house was at the back of us. Not the entire house, since we didn’t have a wide-angle lens, but only the first floor.Finally I’ll explain whether that photo is importan t. I think this photo is of great value, for the reason that it is one of the few things that can remind me of the old house where I spent my childhood. I remember that I played hide and seek under the big tree in front of the house, hopscotch in the living room, and enjoyed numerous stories in my grandmother’s bedroom. But now they are all gone.2.Describe something useful that you borrowed from others.You should say:What it isWho you borrowed it fromWhy you borrowed itAnd explain why you think it useful.Well, to tell the truth, I don’t often borrow things from others, but this topic does remind me of a dictionary named Oxford Collocation. As the name suggests, the dictionary provides information about the possible collocations for individual words.I borrowed the dictionary from my friend Jeanne. She is the top student in my class, especially excellent in English. All the other students in my class admire her but keep distance from her at the same time. The reason is simple: she is a bit conceited, thinking herself higher than others. It is interesting that I seem to be the only person that she likes in the class.Then as for “why I borrowed it”, I remember that I was preparing for an English writing test at that time. Feeling desperate, I asked Jeanne for help. She read through some of my essays, and pointed out my problem in collocation. So she offered to lend me that dictionary, saying that she had benefited a lot from it.Finally, I’ll explain why I think it useful. The first r eason is that the words included in the dictionary can satisfy my needs. There are about 9,000 words, enough for non-academic writing. Another reason is that the collocations of each word are complete, which helps me the use a word in a flexible and correct way. In addition, abundant examples are provided in the dictionary, showing how a word can be used in context.3.Describe a handicraft you made at school.You should say:What it isWhen you made itHow you made itAnd explain what you feel about it.Well, I don’t think I am good at making handicraft, to tell the truth, but this topic just reminds me of a kite that I made years ago. I remember that it was a small one, a butterfly with colorful wings.Then I’ll answer the question of when I made it. I guess I made it when I was in the primary school, grade three, probably, since our art teacher at that time liked to teach us to make handicrafts. She believed that nimble hands were as important as a beautiful face.Next I’ll move on to the question of how I made it. What I can bring to mind is that the first step should be making the frame. I used rattan, I guess, which was pliable enough to be made into any shapes. The step to follow should be making the cover. Our teacher prepared a special kind of cloth for us, which was thin, and can be easily painted. I cut the a piece of cloth according to the shape of the frame, and painted some rings and polka dots on it. The final step was to prepare a reel of string and tie one end to the kite.Finally, I’ll explain what I felt about the kite. Well, I remember I was proud of it after finishing making it, and couldn’t wait to fly it in our school playground. But you know what, I didn’t manage to make it off the ground, and nor did many of my classmates. Despite that, we had great fun, and looked forward to the next art class.媒体类1.Describe a movie that you enjoyed and would like to see again.You should say:What the movie isWhen you saw itWhat the movie is aboutWhy you want to see it again.The movie I want to talk about is Shawshank’s Redemption. Produced in the last century, this movie has been classic. It was produced in the same year when another movie: Forest Gump became a hit worldwide and won many prizes from Oscar. Probably because of that, Shawshank’s Redemption didn’t draw much attention at that time, but it turned out that it was seriously undervalued.This movie was recommended to me by one of my teachers from college, and the first time I saw it was in his class. I remember that we were in the school auditorium on that day. The auditorium equipped with a projector and hi-fi, we felt as if in the cinema.Then I’ll move on to the next que stion of what the movie is about. Well, can I say that the movie is about how a man escaped from prison? Sounds mundane, isn’tit? Actually this movie is far more than that. A financier named Andy was sentenced wrongly as a murder of his own wife, and therefore sent to the prison named Shawshank, where he spent 20 years digging a tunnel to make a way out.Finally I will explain why I want to see it again. The reason is that I was touched. The moment Andy got free from the tunnel, the flash brightened the sky, and I just burst into tears. I was happy for his freedom, and touched by his strong will. During the 20 years, he didn’t only fight for his own freedom, but also managed to persuade the municipal government to invest in a library in the prison after wr iting a letter every day for several years. Many details I can’t remember clearly, and that is another reason why I want to see that movie again.2.Describe a song that impressed you a lot.You should say:What the song wasWhen you listened to itWhat the song was aboutAnd explain why it impressed you.One of that songs that impressed me was “memories”, a show tune from the musical Cats. It was sung by Sarah Brightman, a reputable English soprano. To tell the truth, I haven’t seen the musical, but th e song alone has impressed me and been my favorite.Then moving on to the next question of when I listened to it. I remember the first time I listened to it was in the college when I was on my way to the library. What I can still bring to mind is that everything was covered with snow on that day, and when walking in the campus, I felt as if walking in the fairy land. Then my CD player started to play this song, which surprised me, because the song was so much in tune with what came into my sight.Next I’l l answer the question of what the song was about. As its name suggests, the song is generally about memories, regarding how valuable old times were,how the meaning of happiness can be found by tracing back to the old days. More than that, this song also involves hope for the future. I remember this: when dawn comes, today will be a memory too, and a new day will begin. How beautiful it is!Finally, I’ll explain why this song impressed me. I was firstly surprised by Sarah Brightman’s stunning voice. I had never heard any voice like that before. I think it had the power to make people emotionally attached to whatever she sings. Also, I will never forget about the occasion when I first heard this song. You know, when I heard “turn you face to the moonlight. Let your memory lead you”, I was walking in the snow. I really did turn up my face, and feel the snow on my face. It is hard to explain the joy and satisfaction in my mind at that time.3.Describe a useful website.You should say:What the website isWhen you started to use itHow you use itAnd explain why you think it useful.The website I want to talk about is . It is known as an online encyclopedia project. Everything on this website is open and free, which means everybody can edit and copy the contents. However, there are certainly rule for editing and copying, to make sure of the quality of the contents.Then moving on to the next question, actually, I’m not sure when I started to use it. I guess my interest in wiki started when I was in the college.4.Describe an educational TV program.You should say:What the program isWhen you watched itWhat have you learned from itAnd explain whether you like this program.This topic just reminded me of a TV program named “in the office”, which is actually an English-teaching program from ICS, that is, International Channel of Shanghai. This program aims at teaching English idioms in an interesting way. In that program, there is a small company named ITO, and each episode shows a funny story that happens to the five employees in that company. They talk both in Chinese and in English, and while they are talking, some special expressions from their remarks are marked on the screen.Next I’ll answer the question of “when I watched it”. I guess it could be a while ago. I haven’t turned on the TV at home for quite a long time since the birth of my daughter. I’m actually not sure whether that program is still available on ICS.In terms of what I have learnt from it, I should say that I have learned some interesting idiom s in English. For example, to “pull one’s legs” means to fool somebody, and…let me see… to “butter sb.Up” means to flatter somebody, right? Actually those idioms cannot be learnt from the textbooks which generally focus on formal and written English.Finally, I was really fond of this program. For one thing, it did a good job in terms of teaching. Idioms mentioned in it are widely-used among English native speakers, and they are presented in such an impressive way that, as you see, I can still remember some after such a long time; for another, there is humor in this program, and all the stories in it came from the real office life. I found the stories funny and close to my life, and therefore often bursted into laughter when watching the program. You know, we all need something like that to let our hair down.5.Describe An AdvertisementYou should say:What it advertisesWhen you saw itWhat is special about itAnd explain whether this advertisement is influential.The advertisement that has just come to my mind is a public service announcement. It generally advocates a boycott of wildlife trade. Due to the tempting profit, numerous wildlife animals are killed for sale every year, either legally or illegally.I saw this advertisement on TV not long before. I don’t often watch TV, to tell the truth. I think it a waste of time because of the tedious commercials. When I happened to turn on the TV on that day, this advertisement caught my eyes.Then moving on to the next question of what is special about the advertisement, I remember that this advertisement starred Yao, Ming, a former basketball star from China. In the advertisement, he refused a dish made of shark’s fin when having dinner in a restaurant. Then the off-screen voice claimed that about 70 million sharks were killed every year to satisfy human being’s appetite. In the end, Yao Ming showed up again with a slogan: no trade, no killing.Finally, I’ll explain whether that advertisement is influential. I believe it could be effective, because of Yao Ming, of course. You know the impact he is able to exert on Chinese people, especially the young. Another reason could be the shocking facts and statistics that is presented in this advertisement. I myself have never tasted dishes containing shark’s fin af ter seeing that advertisement. This advertisement is not alone. There are actually a series of advertisements focusing on the theme “no trade, no killing”. These advertisements together effectively call for people’s attention to animal trade.以下内容感谢上海环球朱国伟老师describe a time that you got lost in a place1. last week , I got lost in the Hong Qiao airport . my taxi driver couldn’t find away out the airport , so I was stuck in that taxi for about 2 hours .2/3. that day , my friend came over to Shang Hai to see me . I was at the airport to pick him up . everything was alright , until we got into that taxi . the main roads, and some exists nearby the airport were blocked . it’s impossible for us to find the way home , actually my taxi driver had tried many times to find some other exists out , but he didn’t make it . my friend and I simply couldn’t figure out which direction to go . we were quite anxious .but very luckily , there ‘s another taxi pulled by the street . my taxi driver came over to ask about the route. Soon , he found the way out .4. my feeling was quite complicated . actually at first , i complained a lot , blaming everything on the maintenance . but later , I felt quite relieved . i did enjoy the great service . it’s a very interesting ex perience for me .describe a paid job .1. once , I worked as a part-time tour guide . it’s an amazing experience . today , I ‘d like to share it with you .2. I worked for a famous tour agency . actually , a friend of mine once worked in this company . so after he knew that I was looking for a part-time job , then he recommended me to his former manager . he’s a nice person . after a short interview , I was hired .3. I did it for a year . well , it was a very busy job . mostly I took those tourists to Amercian countries . I had taken them to the states , Canada , and some other countries . well , it’s very challenging as well. you need to know how to build up friendship with your clients , and how to get to know those people from different backgrounds . sometimes , it would be tough , especially when they feel uncomfortable , not so satisfied with your service , though , you had already done the best you could .4. it’s a wonderful job . I enjoyed it . it is very difficult to find a job , which actua lly combines your personal interest and your work . since I worked as a tour guide ,and I love travelling , so I had traveled to many beautiful , fascinating places . the experience broad my horizon . I had made some new friends from this job . so I have t o say , it’s not only a job for me , but an unforgettable life experience . it means a lot for me .Describe an exciting sports that you want to do in the future .1. well, in the future , I want to try out track bike . in my opinion , it’s one of the most exciting, extreme sports on the planet .2. many of my friends are crazy about it . they know I love speed , and those exciting things , so they recommended it to me .3. not like other sports . track bike is a very dangerous sport . it needs your 100% concentration . 1 second of distraction will cause some terrible, even deadly accident . you need to learn how to keep balance in a high speed , it may sound easy , but actually , when you are on the bike , riding with that speed , everything becomes hard . you certainly need to learn how to control the bike while turning in the track , how to safely stop your bike in a top speed .there are also a number of fabulous techniques to learn about that sport . I plan to learn it step by step .4. /1. I love speed . I enjoy the wind blowing my hair while riding along my favorite street . it helps me get rid of stress in life .2. it’s a great aerobic exercise . it can help me burn the calories , keep a slim body shape . more importantly can help me keep healthy .Describe an advice that someone gave to you1. before this year’s summer v acation , my aunt gave me an important advice , she encouraged me to read some original English novels before my going abroad for education . it is a great advice .2. my aunt is brilliant . she is a graduate of Columbia university . she always gives me some advice on my study . she knows a lot about the education , and knows how to inspire me , for she has the degree of psychology .3. before the summer vocation , she came to visit my family . when she found out that i wasn’t well prepared for my further education , she was quite worried . one day , she held a long conversation with me , told me that I should read more original English novels to improve my English , which could certainly benefit my life in Britain in the future .4. this is an important advice for me . i don’t like reading books . I even thought that was a waste of my time . actually , I have a room of books , but most of them end up the decoration of home . i do know the importance of reading books , but sometimes , I just can’t keep the interest in a book for a long time , usually , I just read couple pages , then I would put it on the shelf , never get the interest to read it again . I believe this advice can have a positive impact on me . it takes time to develop a new habit , you know , old habits die hard .Describe an ambition that you haven’t achieved .1. I want to be a fashion designer in the future , to design the most fashionable outfits then sell those clothes to girls across the country .2. I have this ambition for years . actually , in the secondary school , I had already made up my mind to be a fashion designer . but for some reasons , i haven’t made it .3. i love fashion . since I was a toddler , i became fascinated by those beautiful cloths . I found that I have talent in it , sometimes , i would dress myself up into my mom’s beautiful dress , and put on some accessories , to have a runway show . actually as a matter of fact ,I was not so satisfied with those clothes , since I always believed that i can make the best cloth ever.4. but so far , it’s still a dream for me .to be a good designer is never easy , i don’t really have studied anything a bout it , and since my parents won’t support me , I won’t have a chance to really learn cloth design.And it’s also an expensive dream , I heard that open an online cloth store , I have to invest a large sum of money into it , which apparently I don’t h ave . anyway , it’s really hard for me to achieve this ambition .Describe a good news .1. the news that Chinese citizens can go to more than 17 countries with out tourist visa is definitely a great news .2. I l earned the news from my friend’s blog , china’s twitter .l ater , it was reported on the newspaper and put on the big screen , and the internet . actually at that time ,you could read it anywhere in the country .3. it’s a great news for those who want to go abroad for travelling and further education . it just becomes much easier for them . today , chines people can go to more than 20 countries without visa , which means that we can carry our passport , going to those countries any time that we want . it’s something that we couldn’t imagine decades ago , when it’s impossible for chinese to go anywhere in the other side of the earth .4. for me , it’s a good news . since now chinese people can freely go to many different countries without registering for the tourist visa , I plan to go to those countries in the recent years . it would be a lot of fun . in the past I had to waited for months to get my visa , but now I may go to those countries the next day , it’s just amazing .Describe a subject that you disliked but now you are interested in .1. business management is a nightmare in my college . it’s a subject that I had to study in the fresh year of my university life .2. our professor is already in his forties . he had lost his passion in his career . in the class , sometimes , he just asked us to read aloud those important theories of business management , and he would write something on the chalkboard , and ask us to write down everything on the notebook . his class was really dull , actually most of the students just did something else to kill time .3. / 1. At that time , I decided that it was a useless subject . we couldn’t really learn anything useful in the class . those business management skills sounded very abstract , which seemed couldn’t be used in a real life .2. the boring tea ching method is another reason why I didn’t like it . there was no interesting interactive activities , or some practical experiences in his class , we just sat in the class to listen to what we could read on the textbook . I just couldn’t find any interes t in it .4. but now I felt regretful . I should have learned it hard in the college . I want to work in LVMH , the largest luxury group in the world , to be a manager of pr, or marketing department . so the management skills will be so important to me . I have to learn it for a promising career . after learning something basic about thesubject online , I started feeling interested in it , actually it’s very practical in the office . I will continue to study hard on it , hopefully , I can have a good further education on it .describe a time you got lost in a place that you are not familiar with .1. once I got lost in a cemetery . it’s a very spooky experience .2. at that time , I was still a child , about 8 years old .3. the cemetery is on a hill , there are rolls tombstones . there are few people that day , cleaning their deceased’s tomb , paying their respect . my parents were not the exception , praying to my grandpa for everything the best of family and my future .suddenly I came up with this bold idea that I wanted to walk up to the top of that hill to find out what it looks like .i walked along the tomb stone up to the top of the hill , leaving my parents behind . but very soon , I realized that I was lost at that place .grey is the main color in that place , which makes those paths identical . I tried my best to find a way down the hill , to look for my parents , but I failed . frankly I was very helpless at that time .4. after having walked around , trying to find a way down the hill for half hour , I gave up , thinking I would spend a night here , accompanied by ghosts .later , very luckily , I found a road sign pointing toward the exit . I was so excited , running into that direction , it was a long path , about 5 minutes later , I saw the back of my parents , they were looking for me desperately .it’s impossible to describe my feeling seeing my parents there . I was so relieved , and exhausted . anyway , I could go home . it’s an extraordinary experience .describe an indoor game .1. when I was a child , I liked to play hide and seek the most . it was really an exciting indoor game . I love it so much . it’s a lot of fun .2. it’s a very interesting indoor game . i always played it with kids living in the same neighborhood . since my house was the biggest at that time , so we always。

2015年全国硕士研究生招生测验英语(一)试题(完整版)及参考答案————————————————————————————————作者：————————————————————————————————日期：2015 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语一试题Section 1 Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] onANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)Though not biologically related, friends are as related as fourth cousins, sharing about 1% of genes. That is 1 astudy published from the University of California and Yale University in the Proceedings of the NationalAcademy of Sciences, has 2 .The study is a genome-wide analysis conducted 3 1932 unique subjects which 4 pairs of unrelated friends andunrelated strangers. The same people were used in both 5 .While 1% may seem 6 , it is not so to a geneticist. AsJames Fowler, professor of medical genetics at UC San Diego, says, Most people do not even 7 their fourthcousins but somehow manage to select as friends the people who 8 our kin.The study 9 found that the genes for smell were something shared in friends but not genes for immunity. Whythis similarity in olfactory genes is difficult to explain, for now. 10 Perhaps, as the team suggests, it draws us tosimilar environments but there is more 11 it. There could be many mechanisms working in tandem that 12 us inchoosing genetically similar friends 13 than nal kinship of being friends with 14 !One of the remarkablefindings of the study was that the similar genes seem to be evolving 15 than other genes. Studying this couldhelp 16 why human evolution picked pace in the last 30,000 years, with social environment being a major 17factor.The findings do not simply corroborate peoples 18 to befriend those of similar 19 backgrounds, say theresearchers. Though all the subjects were drawn from a population of European extraction, care was taken to 20that all subjects, friends and strangers were taken from the same population. The team also controlled the data tocheck ancestry of subjects.Section II Reading Comprehension1、What2、Concluded223、On4、Compared5、Samples6、Insignificant8、Resemble9、Also10、Perhaps11、To12、Drive13、Ratherthan14、Benefits15、Faster16、understand17、Contributory18、Tendency19、Ethnic20、see23Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing [A], [B], [C] or [D]. Markyour answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)原标题：2015 年考研英语一真题答案（完整版）TEXT 1King Juan Carlos of Spain once insistedkings dont abdicate, they die in their sleep. But embarrassing scandalsand the popularity of the republicans left in the recent Euro-elections have forced him to eat his words and standdown. So, does the Spanish crisis suggest that monarchy is seeing its last days? Does that mean the writing is onthe wall for all European royals, with their magnificent uniforms and majestic lifestyles?The Spanish case provides arguments both for and against monarchy. When public opinion is particularlypolarized, as it was following the end of the France regime, monarchs can rise above mere polities and embodya spirit of national unity.It is this apparent transcendence of polities that explains monarchys continuing popularity as heads of state. Andso, the Middle East expected, Europe is the most monarch-infested region in the world, with 10 kingdoms (notcounting Vatican City and Andorra). But unlike their absolutist counterparts in the Gulf and Asia, most royalfamilies have survived because they allow voters to avoid the difficult search for anon-controversial butrespected public figure.Even so, kings and queens undoubtedly have a downside. Symbolic of national unity as they claim to be, theirvery history-and sometimes the way they behave today-embodies outdated and indefensible privileges andinequalities. At a time when Thomas Piketty and other economists are warming of rising inequality and theincreasing power of inherited wealth, it is bizarre that wealthy aristocratic families should still be the symbolicheart of modern democratic states.The most successful monarchies strive to abandon or hide their old aristocratic ways. Princes and princesseshave day-jobs and ride bicycles, not horses (or helicopters). Even so, these are wealthy families who party withthe international 1%, and media intrusiveness makes it increasingly difficult to maintain the right image.While Europes monarchies will no doubt be smart enough to survive for some time to come, it is the Britishroyals who have most to fear from the Spanish example.24It is only the Queen who has preserved the monarchys reputation with her rather ordinary (if well-heeled)granny style. The danger will come with Charles, who has both an expensive taste of lifestyle and a prettyhierarchical view of the world. He has failed to understand that monarchies have largely survived because theyprovide a service-as non-controversial and non-political heads of state. Charles ought to know that as Englishhistory shows, it is kings, not republicans, who are the monarchys worst enemies.21. According to the first two graphs, King Juan Carlos of Spain[A]eased his relationship with his rivals.[B]used to enjoy high public support.[C]was unpopular among European royals.[D]ended his reign in embarrassment.22. Monarchs are kept as head of state in Europe mostly[A]to give voters more public figures to look up to.[B]to achieve a balance between tradition and reality.[C]owing to their undoubted and respectable status.[D]due to their everlasting political embodiment.23. Which of the following is shown to be odd, according to graph 4?[A] The role of the nobility in modern democracies.[B] Aristocrats excessive reliance on inherited wealth.[C] The simple lifestyle of the aristocratic families.[D] The nobilitys adherence to their privileges.2524. The British royals have most to fear because Charles[A]takes a tough line on political issues.[B]fails to change his lifestyle as advised.[C]takes republicans as his potential allies.[D]fails to adapt himself to his future role.25. Which of the following is the best title of the text?[A]Carlos, Glory and Disgrace Combined[B]Charles, Anxious to Succeed to the Throne[C]Charles, Slow to React to the Coming Threats[D]Carlos, a Lesson for All European Monarchs21.Dended his reign in embarrassment.22. C owing to the undoubted and respectable status23. A the role of the nobility in modern democracy24. B fails to change his lifestyle as advised.25. D Carlos, a lesson for all MonarchiesTEXT 2Just how much does the Constitution protect your digital data? The Supreme Court will now consider whetherpolice can search the contents of a mobile phone without a warrant if the phone is on or around a person duringan arrest.26California has asked the justices to refrain from a sweeping ruling, particularly one that upsets the oldassumptions that authorities may search through the possessions of suspects at the time of their arrest. It is hard,the state argues, for judges to assess the implications of new and rapidly changing technologies.The court would be recklessly modest if it followed Californias advice. Enough of the implications arediscernable, even obvious, so that the justice can and should provide updated guidelines to police, lawyers anddefendants.They should start by discarding Californias lame argument that exploring the contents of asmartphone- a vaststorehouse of digital information is similar to say, going through a suspects purse .The court has ruled thatpolice dont violate the Fourth Amendment when they go through the wallet or pocketbook, of an arresteewithout a warrant. But exploring ones smartphone is more like entering his or her home. A smartphone maycontain an arrestees reading history, financial history, medical history and comprehensive records of recentcorrespondence. The development of cloud computing. meanwhile, has made that exploration so much theeasier.But the justices should not swallow Californias argument whole. New, disruptive technology sometimesdemands novel applications of the Constitutions protections. Orin Kerr, a law professor, compares the explosionand accessibility of digital information in the 21st century with the establishment of automobile use as a digitalnecessity of life in the 20th: The justices had to specify novel rules for the new personal domain of thepassenger car then; they must sort out how the Fourth Amendment applies to digital information now.26. The Supreme court, will work out whether, during an arrest, it is legitimate to[A] search for suspects mobile phones without a warrant.[B] check suspects phone contents without being authorized.[C] prevent suspects from deleting their phone contents.[D] prohibit suspects from using their mobile phones.27. The authors attitude toward Californias argument is one of[A] tolerance.27[B] indifference.[C] disapproval.[D] cautiousness.28. The author believes that exploring ones phone content is comble to[A] getting into ones residence.[B] handing ones historical records.[C] scanning ones correspondences.[D] going through ones wallet.29. In graph 5 and 6, the author shows his concern that[A] principles are hard to be clearly expressed.[B] the court is giving police less room for action.[C] phones are used to store sensitive information.[D] citizens privacy is not effective protected.30.Orin Kerrs comparison is quoted to indicate that(A)the Constitution should be implemented flexibly.(B)New technology requires reinterpretation of the Constitution.(C)Californias argument violates principles of the Constitution.(D)Principles of the Constitution should never be altered.2826. Bcheck suspects phone contents without being authorized.27.Cdisapproval28.A getting into ones residence29. D citizens privacy is not effectively protected30.B new technology requires reinterpretation of the constitutionText 3The journal Science is adding an extra source at Peer-review process, editor-in-chief MarciaMcNott announcedtoday. The Follows similar efforts from other journals, after widespread concern that Mistakes in data analysisare contributing to the Published research findings.Readers must have confidence in the conclusions published in our journal,writes McNutt in an editorial.Working with the American Statistical Association, the Journal has appointed seven experts to a statistics boardof reviewing Manut will be flagged up for additional scrutiny by the Journals editors, or by its existing Board ofReviewing Editors or by outside peer The SBoRE panel will then find external statisticians to review theseAsked whether any particular papers had impelled the change, McNutt said,The creation of thestatisticsboardwas motivated by concerns broadly with the application of statistics and data analysis in scientificresearch and is part of Sciences overall drive to increase reproducibility in the research we publish.Giovanni Parmigiani，a biostatistician at the Harvard School of Public Health, a mr of the SBoRE group, sayshe expects the board to play primarily on advisory role. He agreed to join because he found the foresight behindthe establishment of the SBoRE to be novel, unique and likely to have a lasting impact. This impact will notonly be through the publications in Science itself, but hopefully through a larger group of publishing places thatmay want to model their approach after Science.John Ioannidis, a physician who studies research methodology, says that the policy is a most welcome stepforwardand long overdue,Most journals are weak in statistical review，and this damages the quality of what theypublish. I think that, for the majority of scientific papers nowadays, statistical review is more essential thanexpert review,he says. But he noted that biomedical journals such as Annals of Internal Medicine, the Journal ofthe American Medical Association and The Lancet pay strong attention to statistical review.29Professional scientists are expected to know how to analyze data, but statistical errors are alarmingly commonin published research，according to David Vaux，a cell biologist. Researchers should improve their standards, hewrote in 2012，but journals should also take a tougher line，engaging reviewers who are statistically literate andeditors who can verify the process.Vaux says that Sciences idea to pass some papers to statisticians has somemerit，but a weakness is that it relies on the board of reviewing editors to identifythe papers that need scrutinyinthe first place.31. It can be learned from graph I that[A] Science intends to simplify its peer-review process.[B]journals are strengthening their statistical checks.[C]few journals are blamed for mistakes in data analysis.[D]lack of data analysis is common in research projects.32. The phrase flagged up (.2)is the closest in meaning to[A]found.[B]revised.[C]marked[D]stored33. Giovanni Parmigiani believes that the establishment of the SBoRE may[A]pose a threat to all its peers[B]meet with strong opposition[C]increase Sciences circulation.[D]set an example for other journals3034. David Vaux holds that what Science is doing nowA. adds to researchers worklosd.B. diminishes the role of reviewers.C. has room for further improvement.D. is to fail in the foreseeable future.35. Which of the following is the best title of the text?A. Science Joins Push to Screen Statistics in PapersB. Professional Statisticians Deserve More RespectC. Data Analysis Finds Its Way onto Editors DesksD. Statisticians Are Coming Back with Science31.B journals are strengthening their statistical checks32.B marked33. D set an example for other journals34. C has room for further improvement35.A science joins Push to screen statistics in papersText4Two years ago. Rupert Murdochs daughter, spoke at the unsettling dearth of integrity across so many of ourcollapsed, she argued, because of a collective acceptance that the mechanismin society should be profit and themarket we the people who create the society we want, not profit.31Driving her point home, she continuedIts increasingly absence of purpose，of a moral language with ingovernment, could become one of the most dangerous goals for capitalism and freedom. This same absence ofmoral purpose was wounding companies, such as International, she thought, making it more likely that it wouldfore had with widespread illegal telephone hacking.As the hacking trial concludes-finding guilty one ex-editor of the News of the World, Andy Coulson, forconspiring to hack phones, and finding the predecessor, Rebekah Brooks, innocent of the same charge-the widedearth of integrity still stands. Journalists are known to have hacked the phones of up to 5,500 people. This ishacking on an industrial scale, as was acknowledged by Glenn Mulcaire, the man hired by the News of theWorld in 2001 to be the point person for phone hacking. Others await trial. This long story still unfolds.In many respects, the dearth of moral purpose frames not only the fact of such widespread phone hacking butthe terms on which the trial took place. One of the astonishing revelations was how little Rebekah Brooks knewof what went on in her newsroom, how little she thought to ask and the fact that she never inquired how thestories arrived. The core of her successful defence was that she knew nothing.In todays world, it has become normal that well-paid executives should not be accountable for what happens inthe organizations that they run. Perhaps we should not be so surprised. For a generation, the collective doctrinehas been that the sorting mechanism of society should be profit. The words that have mattered are efficiency,flexibility, shareholder value, business-friendly, wealth generation, sales, impact and, in newspapers, circulation.Words degraded to the margin have been justice, fairness, tolerance, proportionality and accountability.The purpose of editing the News of the World was not to promote reader understanding, to be fair in what waswritten or to betray any common humanity. It was to ruin lives in the quest for circulation and impact. MsBrooks may or may not have had suspicions about how her journalists got their stories, but she asked noquestions, gave no instructions-nor received traceable, recorded answers.36. Accordign to the first two graphs, Elisabeth was upset by(A) the consequences of the current sorting mechanism.(B) companies financial loss due to immoral practices(C) governmental ineffectiveness on moral issues.(D) the wide misuse of integrity among institutions.3237. It can be inferred from graph 3 that(A) Glenn Mulcaire may deny phone hacking as a crime.(B) more journalists may be found guilty of phone hacking.(C) Andy Coulson should be held innocent of the charge.(D) phone hacking will be accepted on certain occasions.38. The author believes that Rebekah Brookss defence(A) revealed a cunning personality.(B) centered on trivial issues.(C) was hardly convincing.(D) was part of a conspiracy.39. The author holds that the current collective doctrine shows(A) generally distorted values.(B) unfair wealth distribution.(C) a marginalized lifestyle.(D) a rigid moral code.40 Which of the following is suggested in the last graph?(A) The quality of writings is of primary importance.(B) Common humanity is central to news reporting.33(C) Moral awareness matters in editing a newspaper.(D) Journalists need stricter industrial regulations.36. A the consequences of the current sorting mechanism37. Bmore journalists may be found guilty of phone hacking38. C was hardly convincing39. A generally distorted values40. C moral awareness matters in editing a newspaperPart BIn the following text, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 41-45, choose the most suitable onefrom the list A- G to fit into each of numbered blanks. There are two extra choices, which do not fit in any ofthe blanks. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)How does your reading proceed? Clearly you try to comprehend, in the sense of identifying meanings forindividual words and working out relationships between them, drawing on your implicit knowledge of Englishgrammar.(41) You begin to infer a context for the text, for instance, by making decisions about what kind ofspeech event is involved.Who is making the utterance, to whom, when and where.The ways of reading indicated here are without doubt kinds of comprehension. But they show comprehension toconsist not just of passive assimilation but of active engagement in inference and problem-solving. You inferinformation you feel the writer has invited you to grasp by presenting you with specific evidence and clues.(42)Conceived in this way, comprehension will not follow exactly the same track for each reader. What is inquestion is not the retrieval of an absolute, fixed or true meaning that can be read off and checked for accuracy,or some timeless relation of the text to theworld.(43)Such background material inevitably reflects who we are. (44)34This doesnt, however, make interpretation merely relative or even pointless. Precisely because readers fromdifferent historical periods, places and social experiences produce different but overlapping readings of thesame words on the page-including for texts that engage with fundamental human concerns-debates about textscan play an important role in social discussion of beliefs and values.How we read a given text also depends to some extent on our particular interest in reading it.(45)Suchdimensions of reading suggest-as others introduced later in the book will also do-that we bring an implicit(oftenunacknowledged)agenda to any act of reading. It doesnt then necessarily follow that one kind of reading is fuller,more advanced or more worthwhile than another. Ideally, different minds of reading inform each other, and actas useful reference points for and counterbalances to one another. Together, they make up the readingcomponent of your overall literacy, or relationship to your surrounding textual environment.[A] Are we studying that text and trying to respond in a way that fulfills the requirement of a given course?Reading it simply for pleasure? Skimming it for information? Ways of reading on a train or in bed are likely todiffer considerably from reading in a seminar room.[B] Factors such as the place and period in which we are reading, our gender, ethnicity, age and social class willencourage us towards certain interpretations but at the same time obscure or even close off others.[C] If you are unfamiliar with words or idioms, you guess at their meaning, using clues presented in the context.On the assumption that they will become relevant later, you make a mental note of discourse entities as well aspossible links between them.[D] In effect, you try to reconstruct the likely meanings or effects that any given sentence, image or referencemight have had: These might be the ones the author intended.[E] You make further inferences, for instance, about how the text may be significant to you, or about itsvalidity-inferences that form the basis of a personal response for which the author will inevitably be far lessresponsible.[F] In plays, novels and narrative poems, characters speak as constructs created by the author, not necessarily asmouthpieces for the authors own thoughts.[G] Rather, we ascribe meanings to texts on the basis of interaction between what we might call textual andcontextual material:between kinds of organization or patterning we perceive in a texts formal structures(so35especially its language structures) and various kinds of background, social knowledge, belief and attitude thatwe bring to the text.41.C 42.E 43.G 44.B 45.APart CRead the following text carefully and then translate the underlined sentences into Chinese. Your translationshould be written neatly on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)Within the span of a hundred years, in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, a tide of emigration-onethe great folk wanderings of history-swept from Europe to America. (46) This movement, driven by powerfuland diverse motivations, built a nation out of a wilderness and, by its nature, shaped the character and destiny ofan uncharted continent.(47) The United States is the product of two principal forces-the immigration of European peoples with theirvaried ideas,customs and national characteristics and the impact of a new country which modified these traits.Of necessity, colonial America was a projection of Europe. Across the Atlantic came successive groups ofEnglishmen, Frenchmen, Germans, Scots, Irishmen, Dutchmen, Swedes, and many others who attempted totransplant their habits and traditions to the new world. (48) But the force of geographic conditions peculiar toAmerica, the interplay of the varied national groups upon one another, and the sheer difficulty of maintainingold-world ways in a raw, new continent caused significant changes. These changes were gradual and at firstscarcely visible. But the result was a new social pattern which, although it resembled European society in manyways, had a character that was distinctly American.(49) The first shiploads of immigrants bound for the territory which is now the United States crossed theAtlantic more than a hundred years after the 15th-and-16th-century explorations of North America. In themeantime, thriving Spanish colonies had been established in Mexico, the West Indies, and South America.These travelers to North America came in small, unmercifully overcrowded craft. During their six-totwelve-week voyage, they survived on barely enough food allotted to them. Many of the ships were lost instorms, many passengers died of disease, and infants rarely survived the journey. Sometimes storms blew thevessels far off their course, and often calm brought unbearably long delay.To the anxious travelers the sight of the American shore brought almost inexpressible relief. Said one recorderof events, The air at twelve leagues distance smelt as sweet as a new-blown garden. Thecolonists first glimpseof the new land was a sight of dense woods.(50)The virgin forest with its richness and variety of trees was a real36treasure-house which extended from Maine all the way down to Georgia. Here was abundant fuel and lumber.Here was the raw material of houses and furniture, ships and potash, dyes and naval stores.46）在多种强大的动机驱动下，这次运动在一片荒野上建起了一个国家，其本身塑造了一个未知大陆的性格和命运。

高等学校英语应用能力考试(A级)(2015年12月)Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.Section ADirections:This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and Dgiven in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Example:You will hear:You will read: A. New York City. B. An evening party.C. An air trip.D. The man’s job.From the dialogue we learn that the man is to take a flight to New York. Therefore, C. An air trip is the correct answer. You should mark C on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. [A] [B] [C] [D] Now the test will begin.1.A) The price of the product. C) The delivery ofhis order.B)The charge of the service. D) The packing of the goods.2.A)Giving a lecture. C) Preparing a party.B)Taking an interview. D) Having an exam.3.A) Its food is delicious. C) It is close to his office.B)Its price is reasonable. D) It provides good service.4.A)By sea. B) By air . C) By train. D) By truck.5.A) Asking the way. C) Buying air tickets.B) Renting a car. D) Booking hotel rooms.Section BDirection:This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations.There are 2 recorded conversations in it.After each conversation, there are some recorded questions .Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Conversation 16.A) Open a new shoe store. C) Invite the woman to his company.B)Participate in a trade fair. D) Pace an order with the woman.7.A) An advertising brochure. C) An invitation letter.B)A price list. D) A few samples.Conversation 28.A) At a hotel. C) In a restaurant.B) At the airport. D) In a bank.9. A) To buy a ticket. C) To place an order.B) To book a taxi. D) To make an appointment.10. A) By 7:00. C) By 9:00.B) By 8:00. D) By 10:00.Section CDirections:In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is printed in the test paper, but with some words or phrase missing. The passage will be read two times. You are required to put the missing words or phrases on the Answer Sheet in order of the numbered blanks according to what you hear.Now listen to the passage.An interviewer sometimes starts with an open-ended question like Could you tell me something about yourself?It is a way to break the ice and make you feel11during the interview. It is alsoa way for the interviewer to know more about your personality to help him or her to12if you are a good fit for the job.It is not a good idea to talk too much about yourself because the interviewer doesn’t want to know everything about you. But on the other hand, telling13can make him or her wonder why you aren’t more ope n. So it’s a good idea to share some14 .These interests may not15your work.Section DDirections:This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. You will hear a recorded passage.After that you will hear five questions. Both the passage and the questions will be read two times. When you hear a question .you should complete the answer to it with a word or a short phrase (in no more than 3words). The questions and incomplete answers are printed in your test paper. You should write your answers on the answer sheet correspondingly. Now listen to the passage.16.What does the speaker talk about first in his speech?The speaker first givesabout his company.17. What are the main products of the company?Clothing,and household products.18. How long has the company been in business?Over.19. Where can people find job openings at Family Dollar?On its .20. How can people apply for the jobs?They can make their application .Part II Structure (15 minutes)Directions: This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections. Section ADirections:In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.21.the investigation, the committee published the report on the cause of the accident.A)CompletedB) Having completedC) CompletingD)To have completed22.The report shows that over half of the women are suffering second-hand smoke at the workplace.A)in B) for C) on D) from23.Our goal is to fulfill the needs of our clients, challenging they may be.A)however B) whenever C)wherever D)whatever24.Only after the secretary saw the train disappear in sightthe railway station.A)he leaves B) has he left C)he left D) did he leave25.Ifthey had worked harder, theythe project ahead of time.A) will finish B) would have finished C)have finished D)had finished26.The company has decided to sponsor the exhibition, helps to promote its image.A) that B) who C) what D)which27.The newly appointed manager is said to be neither flexible easy to get along with.A) or B) and C)norD) but28.salaries may not be high, working as a nursing assistant does have some other benefits.A)Unless B) While C) AsD) Since29.How we pack the products has a significant impactthe cost of logistics.A) of B) on C) toD)with30. Impressed me most about the school is how it was designed to support both the studentsand the community.A) What B) That C)ThisD) WhichSection BDirections: There are 5 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.31.For the sake of our long-term (cooperate), we may consider reducing the price by 10per cent.32. Here you will find some (value) resources to help you develop communication skills.33. Driving has long been thought of as (efficient) than flying, but according to new research, that is no longer the case.34. Quotations and samples will (send) to you as soon as we receive your specific inquiries.35. After (receive)your loan from us, if you are not completely satisfied with your experience, please contact us.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.Task 1Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 to 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.In giving a business presentation, many speakers think that if their idea is strong, their audience will get it readily. They feel discouraged when the audience is unable to understand their presentations. That happens a lot especially when technical experts are invited to make a product presentation to a group of users.What can we do to make a business presentation easier to understand? In my view, good presentations have always been simple and visual. In an effective business presentation, the fewer the points, the better the message gets passed on. You focus on the depth of coverage instead of the width(广度) of coverage. Additionally, you make your ideas visual and relevant, so the message is understood better and remembered longer. Great business presenters relate their ideas and concepts to their audience by using simple, powerful diagrams instead of relying on text-based slides. In fact, drawing diagrams forces a presenter to make the idea clear even at the preparation stage. It is impossible to draw a diagram when you are not clear about an idea. When your idea is clear, it is easier to transfer it. Most audiences understand a diagram faster and remember it longer. This possibly explains why most of thememorable presentations have been visual in nature.36.Many speakers believe that the stronger their idea,.A)the more powerful their speech will beB)the more meaningful their speech will beC)the more easily the audience will understand itD)the harder the audience will find it to follow37.Why are you advised to give fewer points in your presentation?A)To pass on the messages better. C) To allow audience to take notes.B)To avoid wasting too much time. D) To leave more time for questions.38.The speaker can help the audience remember the message longer by.A) displaying text-based slides C) focusing on the width of coverageB) avoiding long technical terms D) using simple and powerful diagrams39.The underlined word “transfer” in this passage most probably means.A) create B) pass on C) take off D) describe40.This passage is mainly about.A) how to make an effective business presentationB) how to present strong ideas in a presentationC) how to focus on the depth of coverageD) how to prepare a powerful diagramTask 2Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45.Blue Jeans Company was established in October 2012 and operates as a partnership (合伙企业）between Elena Horowitz and James Foster. In fact, it began in Elena^ basement when they sold jeans to friends. And now the company has grown to have its own online store, relationships with suppliers in Asia, and local factories. The company has had its revenues double every two months.For our day-today operations, Blue Jeans Company has established several key relationships and we can easily expand our production when the demand for our goods increases.We obtain the best organic cotton from two suppliers, one located in Turkey and the other in Japan, which means that their supplies are produced without the use of any chemicals. Once the shipment arrives in the US, it’ll be routed(发送）to our production and shipping partner in Los Angeles. We work closely with our partner to ensure quality through regular checks. It is also where the products will ship out. Our office is located on 2029 Century Park East where all staff work together, handling all online order processing and ensuring the purchase and delivery of the products run smoothly. Ifs also where all requests for refunds are handled in addition to the future launch of the jean-recycling program.41.Blue Jeans Company first started its business by.A)selling its product to friends C) exporting jeans to Asian countriesB)doing business in an online store D) supplying raw materials to local factories42.“Organic cotton” in Line 1，Para 3，probably means “cotton ”A)manufactured automatically C) produced without using chemicalsB)grown in local regions D) imported from foreign countries43.To ensure product quality, the company.A)uses man-made materials C) checks its products regularlyB)observes strict regulations D) often asks for clients’ opinions44.The company’s product s will ship outfrom .A)A) New York B) Los AngelesC) Turkey D) Japan45.What will the company do in the future?A)Sell its products worldwide. C)Establish a new office in New York.B)Handle all its orders online. D)Carry out a jean-recycling program.Task 3Directions: Read thefollowing passage. After reading it, you are required to complete the outline below it (No.46 to No.50). You should write your answers briefly (in not more than three words) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. is an online market place designed to help you transform your digital images into a flourishing online business.Simply open a free account, upload (上传）your images, set your prices for the available print sizes, and you’re in business…instantly.You can immediately start selling fine art prints and greeting cards to a worldwide audience of art collectors.Each month, more than 5 million visitors stop by FAA to browse and purchase artwork.When one of these visitors purchases your prints or greeting cards, we take care of everything foryou!In order to help you generate sales, FAA advertises your artwork for you online, and we also pro-vide you with powerful and unique marketing features.In addition, FAA has an online community of 40,000+ artists who participate in daily discussions, live chats, groups, contests, and much more. If you’re interested in networking with other artists, discussing art-related topics, and sharing business ideas... you’re come to the right place.Task 4Directions:The following is a list of items related to museum visiting. After reading it, you are required to find the items equivalent to (与…等同) those given in Chinese in the table below. Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets on the Answer Sheet, numbered 51 through 55.A—Bull marketJ—Earnings per shareB—Bull market K—Price per shareC—Closing price L—Market valueD—Opening price M—Volume of tradingE—Primary market N—Ordinary shareF—Secondary market O—Composite IndexG—Individual investor P—Account balanceH—Annual report Q—Annual returnI—Cash flowExamples:(D)综合指数(L)一级市场Task 5Directions：Read the following passage. After reading it, you should give brief answers to the 5 questions (No.56 to No.60) that follow. The answers (in not more than three words) should be written after thecorresponding numbers on the Answer Sheet.Are you searching the Internet to find the best place to book a room for your family vacation? Here are some of our tips for you.Getting StartedYears ago searching for a hotel required a lot of phone calls to hotel chains. Today, there’s no shortage of quality online hotel booking websites. Just locate your favorite online hotel booking site, enter your travel destination, the date of your trip, and the number of hotel guests.Narrowing the Hotel SearchSo now what? You’ve found a list of hotel rooms online ordered by hotel star ra ting技仰（等级)，guest scores, or price. What’s most important to you? If it^ price, sort the list by lowest price first. If it’s the star rating of the hotel, then click to sort by rating.Read Guest Scores and ReviewsAlways read the guest scores. Keep in mind that hotels with a high number of highly rated guest scores and written guest reviews will increase your confidence that you^ have a good experience at that hotel. Always consider the guest scores when you book a room online in a hotel. Your experience is likely to be similar.56.What did people have to do to search for a hotel in the past?They had to make a lot of.57.What should people do after they have found their favorite hotel booking site?Simply enter their, the date of their trip, and the number of guests.58.How are hotel rooms ordered in a list online?They are ordered by star rating,, or price.59.What should people do if they think the star rating is most important?They just sort by.60.Why should people take the guest scores into consideration?Because their experience is likely to be .Part IV Translation -- English into Chinese (25 minutes)Directions: This part, numbered 61 through 65, is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. After each of the sentences numbered 61 to 64, you will read four choices of suggested translation. You should choose the best translation and mark the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. And for the paragraph numbered 65, write your translation in the corresponding space on the Translation/ Composition Sheet.61.It has been found that some people devote themselves so fully to their business success that they developunhealthy eating habits.A)人们发现有些人的事业之所以能成功，是与他们的生活习惯密不可分的。

高等学校英语应用能力考试(A级)历年全真试卷2015年12月Part I. Listening comprehension：(20 minutes)Directions:This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 4 sections. Section ADirections:This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both thedialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, youshould decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D givenin your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the AnswerSheet with a single line through the center.1. A) The price of the product. C) The delivery of his order.B) The charge of the service. D) The packing of the goods.2. A) Giving a lecture. C) Preparing a party.B) Taking an interview. D) Having an exam.3. A) Its food is delicious. C) It is close to his office.B) Its price is reasonable. D) It provides good service.4. A) By sea. B) By air. C) By train. D) By truck.5. A) Asking the way. C) Buying air tickets.B) Renting a car. D) Booking hotel rooms.Section BDirections：This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recordedquestions. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When youhear a question a question, you should deicide on the correct answer from the 4choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Conversation 16. A) Open a new shoe store. C) Invite the woman to his company.B) Participate in a trade fair. D) Place an order with the woman.7. A) An advertising brochure. C) An invitation letter.B) A price list. D) A few samples.Conversation 28. A) At a hotel. B) At the airport. C) In a restaurant. D) In a bank.9. A) To buy a ticket. C) To place an order.B) To book a taxi. D) To make an appointment.10. A) By 7:00. B) By 8:00. C) By 9:00. D) By 10:00.Section CDirections:In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is printed in the test paper, but with some words or phrases missing. The passage will be read two times.You are required to put the missing words or phrases on the Answer Sheet in order ofthe numbered blanks according to what you hear. Now the passage will begin.An interviewer sometimes starts with an open-ended question like “Could you tell me something about yourself?” It is a way to break the ice and make you feel 11 during the interview. It is also a way for the interviewer to know more about your personality to help him or her to 12 if you are a good fit for the job.It is not a good idea to talk too much about yourself because the interviewer doesn’t want to know everything about you. But on the other hand, telling 13can make him or her wonder why you aren’t more open. So it’s a good idea to share some 14 . These interests may not 15 your work. Section DDirections:This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. You will hear a recorded passage. After that you will hear five questions. Both the passage and thequestions will be read two times. When you hear a question, you should complete theanswer to it with a word or a short phrase (in no more than 3 words). The questionsand incomplete answers are printed in your test paper. You should write your answerson the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Now listen to the passage.16. What does the speaker talk about first in his speech?The speaker first gives about his company.17. What are the main products of the company?Clothing, and household products.18. How long has the company been in business?Over .19. Where can people find job openings at Family Dollar?On its .20. How can people apply for the jobs?They can make their application .Part II. Structure：(15 minutes)Directions：This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.Section ADirections:In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or wordsfrom the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Then you should mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecenter.21. the investigation, the committee published the report on the cause ofthe accident.A) Completed C) Having completedB) Completing D) To have completed22. The report shows that over half of the women are suffering second-hand smoke at the workplace.A) in B) for C) on D) from23. Our goal is to fulfill the needs of our clients, challenging they may be.A) however B) whenever C) wherever D) whatever24. Only after the secretary saw the train disappear in sight the railwaystation.A) he leaves B) has he left C) he left D) did he leave25. If they had worked harder, they the project ahead of time.A) will finish C) have finishedB) would have finished D) had finished26. The company has decided to sponsor the exhibition, helps to promoteits image.A) that B) who C) what D) which27. The newly appointed manager is said to be neither flexible easy to getalong with.A) or B) and C) nor D) but28. salaries may not be high, working as a nursing assistant does havesome other benefits.A) Unless B) While C) As D) Since29. How we pack the products has a significant impact the cost of logistics.A) of B) on C) to D) with30. impressed me most about the school is how it was designed to supportboth the students and the community.A) What B) That C) This D) WhichSection BDirections: There are 5 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets. Write the word or words inthe corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.31. For the sake of our long-term (cooperate) , we may consider reducingthe price by 10 percent.32. Here you will find some (value) resources to help you developcommunication skills.33. Driving has long been thought of as (efficient) than flying, butaccording to new research, that is no longer the case.34. Quotations and samples will (send) to you as soon as we receive yourspecific inquiries.35. After (receive) your loan from us, if you are not completely satisfiedwith your experience, please contact us.Part III. Reading Comprehension：(40 minutes)Directions：This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill.You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as youare instructed.Task 1:Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 to 40. For each question or statementthere are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the correctchoice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with asingle line through the center.In giving a business presentation, many speakers think that if their idea is strong, their audience will get it readily. They feel discouraged when the audience is unable to understand their presentations. That happens a lot especially when technical experts are invited to make a product presentation to a group of users.What can we do to make a business presentation easier to understand? In my view, good presentations have always been simple and visual. In an effective business presentation, the fewer the points, the better the message gets passed on. You focus on the depth of coverage instead of the width (广度) of coverage. Additionally, you make your ideas visual and relevant, so the message is understood better and remembered longer. Great business presenters relate their ideas and concepts to their audience by using simple, powerful diagrams instead of relying on text-based slides. In fact, drawing diagrams forces a presenter to make the idea clear even at the preparation stage. It is impossible to draw a diagram when you are not clear about an idea. When your idea is clear, it is easier to transfer it. Most audiences understand a diagram faster and remember it longer. This possibly explains why most of the memorable presentations have been visual in nature.36. Many speakers believe that the stronger their idea, .A) the more powerful their speech will beB) the more meaningful their speech will beC) the more easily the audience will understand itD) the harder the audience will find it to follow37. Why are you advised to give fewer points in your presentation? .A) To pass on the messages better. C) To allow audience to take notes.B) To avoid wasting too much time. D) To leave more time for questions.38. The speaker can help the audience remember the message longer by .A) displaying text-based slides C) focusing on the width of coverageB) avoiding long technical terms D) using simple and powerful diagrams39. The underlined word “transfer” in this passage most probably means “”.A) create B) pass on C) take off D) describe40. This passage is mainly about .A) how to make an effective business presentationB) how to present strong ideas in a presentationC) how to focus on the depth of coverageD) how to prepare a powerful diagramTask 2:Direction：This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45.Blue Jeans Company was established in October 2012 and operates as a partnership (合伙企业) between Elena Horowitz and James Foster. In fact, it began in Elena’s basement when they sold jeans to friends. And now the company has grown to have its own online store, relationships with suppliers in Asia, and local factories. The company has had its revenues double every two months.For our day-to-day operations, Blue Jeans Company has established several key relationships and we can easily expand our production when the demand for our goods increases.We obtain the best organic cotton from two suppliers, one located in Turkey and the other in Japan, which means that their supplies are produced without the use of any chemicals. Once the shipment arrives in the US, it’ll be routed (发送) to our production and shipping partner in Los Angeles. We work closely with our partner to ensure quality through regular checks. It is also where the products will ship out.Our office is located on 2029 Century Park East where all staff work together, handling all online order processing and ensuring the purchase and delivery of the products run smoothly. It’s also where all requests for refunds are handled in addition to the future launch of the jean-recycling program.41. Blue Jeans Company first started its business by .A) selling its product to friends C) exporting jeans to Asian countriesB) doing business in an online store D) supplying raw materials to local factories42. “Organic cotton” in Line 1, Para. 3, probably means “cotton ”.A) manufactured automatically C) produced without using chemicalsB) grown in local regions D) imported from foreign countries43. To ensure product quality, the company __ .A) uses man-made materials C) checks its products regularlyB) observes strict regulations D) often asks for clients’ opinions44. The company’s products will ship out from .A) New York B) Los Angeles C) Turkey D) Japan45. What will the company do in the future?A) Sell its products worldwide. C) Establish a new office in New York.B) Handle all its orders online. D) Carry out a jean-recycling program. Task 3:Directions: Read the following passage. After reading it, you are required to complete the outline below it (No.46 to No. 50. You should write your answersbriefly (in no more than 3 words) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.FineArtAmerica.corn is an online market place designed to help you transform your digital images into a flourishing online business.Simply open a free account, upload (上传)your images, set your prices for the available print sizes, and you’re in business…instantly.You can immediately start selling fine art prints and greeting cards to a worldwideaudience of art collectors.Each month, more than 5 million visitors stop by FAA to browse and purchase artwork.When one of these visitors purchases your prints or greeting cards, we take care of everything for you!In order to help you generate sales, FAA advertises your artwork for you online, and we also provide you with powerful and unique marketing features.In addition, FAA has an online community of 40 000+ artists who participate in daily discussions, live chats, groups, contests, and much more. If you’re interested in networking with other artists, discussing art-related topics, and sharing business ideas… you’ve come to the right place.Task 4:Directions:The following is a list of terms related to Stocks and Shares. After reading it, you are required to find items equivalent to(与...等同) those given in Chinese in the tablebelow. Then you should mark the corresponding letters with a single letter throughthe center in order of the numbered blanks, 5l through 55 on the Answer Sheet.A—Bear market J —Earnings per shareB—Bull market K—Price per shareC—Closing price L —Market valueD—Opening price M—V olume of tradingE—Primary market N—Ordinary shareF—Secondary market O—Composite IndexG—Individual investor P—Account balanceH—Annual report Q—Annual returnI —Cash flowExample: ( O) 综合指数( E ) 一级市场Task 5:Directions: Read the following passage. After reading it, you should give brief answers to the 5 questions (No. 56 to No. 60) that follow. The answers (in no more than 3 words)should be written after the corresponding numbers on the Answer Sheet.Are you searching the Internet to find the best place to book a room for your family vacation?Here are some of our tips for you.Getting StartedYears ago searching for a hotel required a lot of phone calls to hotel chains. Today, there’s no shortage of quality online hotel booking websites. Just locate your favorite online hotel booking site, enter your travel destination, the date of your trip, and the number of hotel guests.Narrowing the Hotel SearchSo now what? You’ve found a list of hotel rooms online ordered by hotel star rating (等级), guest scores, or price. What’s most important to you? If it’s price, sort the list by lowest price first. If it’s the star rating of the hotel, then click to sort by rating. Read Guest Scores and ReviewsAlways read the guest scores. Keep in mind that hotels with a high number of highly rated guest scores and written guest reviews will increase your confidence that you’ll have a good experience at that hotel. Always consider the guest scores when you book a room online in a hotel. Your experience is likely to be similar.56. What did people have to do to search for a hotel in the past?They had to make a lot of .57. What should people do after they have found their favorite hotel booking site?Simply enter their , the date of their trip, and the number of guests.58. How are hotel rooms ordered in a list online?They are ordered by star rating, , or price.59. What should people do if they think the star rating is most important?They just sort by .60. Why should people take the guest scores into consideration?Because their experience is likely to be .Part IV. Translation—English into Chinese (25minutes) Directions: This part．numbered 61 through 65，is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese After each of the sentences numbered 61 to 64，you will read four choices ofsuggested translation．You should choose the best translation and mark thecorresponding letter on your Answer Sheet．And for the paragraph numbered 65，writeyour translation in the corresponding space on the Translation/Composition Sheet．61. It has been found that some people devote themselves so fully to their businessSuccess that they develop unhealthy eating habits.A) 人们发现有些人的事业之所以能成功，是与他们的生活习惯密不可分的。

2015年英语口语考试真题In recent years, English oral examinations have become increasingly important in China. Many students are required to take these exams as part of their school curriculum or as a prerequisite for further education or job opportunities. To help students prepare for these exams, it is crucial to familiarize themselves with past exam papers and practice answering the questions. In this article, we will analyze the 2015 English oral exam questions and provide tips for tackling them effectively.Question 1: Describe a memorable event in your life and explain why it was important to you.When answering this question, it is essential to choose an event that has had a significant impact on your life. It could be a personal achievement, a life-changing experience, or a special moment shared with loved ones. Begin by providing a brief introduction about the event, including the time, place, and people involved. Then, explain why this event holds such importance to you. Use descriptive language to paint a vivid picture for the examiner and engage their interest. Finally, conclude by summarizing the lasting effects of this event on your life.Question 2: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using social media.In today's digital age, social media has become an integral part of our lives. When addressing this question, it is crucial to present a balanced view by discussing both the advantages and disadvantages. Start by outlining the advantages, such as connecting with friends and family, accessing information, and promoting businesses. Then, transition to the disadvantages, such as privacy concerns, addiction, and cyberbullying. Support your points with real-life examples or statistics to strengthen your argument. Finally, conclude by expressing your personal opinion on whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages or vice versa.Question 3: Talk about a book or movie that has influenced you and explain why.When choosing a book or movie to discuss, opt for one that has had a profound impact on your thoughts, beliefs, or actions. Begin by briefly introducing the book or movie, including the title, author/director, and genre. Then, delve into the reasons why it has influenced you, whether it be the compelling storyline, relatable characters, or thought-provoking themes. Use specific examples or quotes to support your analysis. Finally, conclude by discussing how this influence has shaped your perspective or inspired you in some way.Question 4: Describe a place you would like to visit and explain why.For this question, it is essential to select a place that genuinely captivates your interest. Start by providing a brief introduction about the place, including its location and significance. Then, explain why you are drawn to this particular destination. Is it the rich history, stunning natural landscapes, or unique cultural experiences? Use descriptive language to transport the examiner to this place and convey your enthusiasm. Finally, conclude by expressing your desire to visit this place in the future and the impact you believe it would have on you.In conclusion, preparing for English oral exams requires practice and familiarity with past exam questions. By analyzing the 2015 English oral exam questions and following the tips provided, students can enhance their performance and effectively showcase their language skills. Remember to structure your answers coherently, provide supporting details, and express your thoughts clearly. With dedication and practice, success in English oral exams is within reach.。

2015年12月专八口语口译含参考答案第一篇：2015年12月专八口语口译含参考答案Speech of an international CEO at the provincial level forum in china Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen，It is a great honor to be invited to speak at this forum of international development.As one of the first international retail enterprises that have settled in this province, we have set up 4 joint ventures with a total investment of rmb 3.5 billion yuan, and moreover, we have opened over 20 large-scale supermarkets in the major cities, last year we launched a plan to support small and medium suppliers in the province aiming to bring solutions to the suppliers, including standard commercial operations, up to date marketing concepts and strong communications, we offer them free consultation, including the customers’ needs, lay-out of products, flow of funds, and market feed back.Meanwhile, we demand they produce high quality products, with our help, many small and medium suppliers have found new solutions and increased their sales, in addition, we have just started a new plan with our suppliers at a recent conference, this plan gain extensive applause from these suppliers，In this second half of the year, we will provide guarantee for suppliers who want to obtain loans or financing, helping them to overcome the shortage of funds due to the global financial crises, at present, we are negotiating with various commercial banks, trying to persuade them to expand better financial channels for our suppliers.On the 8th of this month, we organized the win win day for partners, the event had two topics, one was direct purchase and the other was medium and small food processing companies, both projects are essential for us in china, we hope professional trainings and businessseminars and expect to help local suppliers to be more aware of food safety issues to complete the innovation of products and technology, and to provide more products which meet the market demand.After 12 years’ cooperation and development in china, we will as always go forward hand in hand with the development of this province, making more contributions to its prosperous market to have a harmonious commercial environment in china, and to this sustainable development of Chinese economy.中国国家旅游局官员在第六届丝绸之路国际大会开幕式上的致辞尊敬的各位来宾，女士们，先生们，上午好！很高兴与大家相聚在古老而美丽的敦煌，共同出席联合国旅游世界组织第六届丝绸之路国际大会，我谨代表中国国家旅游局对大会召开表示热烈祝贺，对远道而来的各位嘉宾表示诚挚欢迎。

2015年12月12日13日托福口语预测---外朗教育1. When you and your friend have disagreement, what would you do to solve the disagreement?2. Some universities expect students to choose their major when they enter university. Others let students wait until the second or third year. Which do you think is better and why?3. The university decides to hire students with better writing skills to help students writing difficulties so that students could improv e their writing and stimulate students’ interest in pursuing a career in writing. The woman in the conversation disagrees with this decision. First，she thinks that those hired students are not professionals themselves, secondly, those students who accept h elp won’t think about improving their writing skills themselves and would always wait for others to help them.4. Behavior scalingTraditionally people think same species live in different environment will behave the same. But now scientist find that even the same species live in different environment will behave different, this phenomenon is called behavior scaling. The professor in the lecture illustrates this concept by giving example of toads. The same species of toads live in different environment will behave differently. Young toads live in ponds with abundant food will tend to live alone，not social. The will swim by themselves and catch food to eat. However toads live in ponds with less food will live in group，they usually swim together in order to stir the bottom of the pond，in that way they can make the food flow up，so they can get enough food to eat.5. The woman plans to go home during the winter break，however the ticket is so expensive and she hasn't bought one. two solutions: 1. take bus. cheap but 8-hour trip very painful. 2. take 3 am flight. but may interrupt their parents' sleep and inconvenient for them to pick up her.The woman in the conversation is planning to go home for the winter break but the plane ticket was too expensive and she h asn’t bought one. She can either take the bus home instead or take a redeye flight. In my opinion，it is better for the woman to take the redeye flight. First，if she takes the bus home instead, the whole trip will take her 8 hours. In this case, she’ll feel exhausted and have to rest for a few days after she gets home，which means she will miss out on a lot of activities with her family. However，if she can take the redeye flight，the trip will be quite easy for her. In this case，she will be able to enjoy her t ime with her family as soon as she arrives there and won’t feel too exhausted. In addition，the cost of the redeye ticket will be cheaper than a regular plane ticket, which is more financially viable for a college student. For these reasons，I think the woman should take the redeye flight home.6. Two main characteristics for teachers to educate students Educating should be timely. In painting class，the comments should be given when the class is still ongoing，so that students can have time to improve their works accordingly. Educating should focus on the work of student，instead of student themselves. The comments should be how to improve the work，the light of the painting etc.，it cannot be "you are a bad painter".7. If you have an opportunity to go to a free class during the weekend , which of the following would you choose to go to public speaking, starting your own business, orphotography and why? Please include details and examples in your explanation.8. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: college education is more important in the modem society than in the past? Explain why. Please include details and examples in your explanation.9. 阅读：学校图书馆停止使用频率小、老旧的书，这样可以腾出空间，并将旧书扫描改成电子档案，供大家在在线查阅。