口语话题(201506).doc

2015年6月研究生英语口语考试话题1. Mass media, parents, peers and schools are the agents of consumer socialization. Please explain these four agents in the process of consumer socialization.K：Hi,Zhoujun , how are you ?Z: I am fine,and you?K：Me too.Do you know what is the consumer socialization ?Z：Yes, sociologists define consumer socialization as “the process by which children acquire the skills ,knowledge and attitudes necessary to function as consumers ”. K：Wow ，you are so smart！However，Have you learned somethings about the agents of it ?Z: Yes ,of course.There are four primary agents ,including mass media ,parents ,peers and schools.K：What role the mass media play in the process of consumer socialization ?Z：In my opinion ,the mass media is an important way of promoting the consumer knowledge transfer. Commodity information through television, newspapers, radio passed to the people.K：what about the parents?Z：I think parents usually take examples for their children.they take children to supermarket ,and tell children how to choose goods ,distinguish between good and bad.K：That is right.When I was a child ,my parents often took me to the market,and taught me about how to bargain with shop assistant.Z:It is quite common for selected product loyalty or brand preference to be transferred from one generation to the next.K:One more question ,what about the peers?Z：The peers usually mean our friends and classmates.As we all know ,when we want to buy something ,we could get some advises from our friends .Friends can tell us where are cheap or useful goods.K：How about the schools? Z：Schools are important places which we develop our skills about choosing goods.You know ,we have to buy many study articles by ourselves.It means we have many opportunities to practice.K：Yes, what you say is very right.I gotta go ,see you.Z:See you.2. What might be the causes of allergy? Please give a brief description of the causes.Z:Hi,Kang,how are you?K： I am fine,and you?Z: Me too.Are you allergic to anything?K:Actually, I am allergic to eggs.If I eat a eggs ,I will feel uncomfortable and get a headache.Z：Oh ?Why are you allergic to eggs ?K：The doctor tell me something about it .Allergies are a reaction when the body sees something as foreign. Z：I am sorry ,can you give a brief description? K： In the case of food allergies, when the food is ingested, the body mistakenly believes it doesnt belong there and mounts a response in an effort to protect the body.Z：Go on please.K：As a result of this effort, you may experience dry or itchy skin, hives, runny nose, itchy or red eyes, shortness of breath, nausea.Z:It sounds terribleK:For the most part, the specific cause is a protein that is part of the food.Food allergy happens when the bodys immune system responds in a negative way to proteins in foods. Z:Tell me more about it.It is useful,I want to know more.K:The immune systems usual job is to protects us from germs, but in this case the response is not helpful. Z:Is that all you know?K:Yes,I gotta go ,see you.Z:See you.3.Should higher education be an elite education? Should higher education be available to all students or only to good students? Please state your opinions. Z:Hi,Kang,how are you?K：I am fine,and you?Z: Me too.Should higher education be an elite education? What is your opinion about?K:I think higher education should be available to all students.Every one have the right of receiving higher education.Z:Why the higher education should not only to good students?K:You mean the higher education should be an elite education.But the elite education have three disadvantages.Z:I would like to know the detailsK:The first disadvantage is that it make you incapable of talking to people who are not like you.Z:Yes, the elite schools pride themselves on their diversity ,but that diversity is almost entirely a matter of ethnicity and race.K:The second disadvantage is that an elite education inculcates a false sense of self-worth.Z:Getting to an elite collage,being at an elite collage ,and going on from an elite collage-all involve numerical rankings :SAT,GPA,GRE. K:Yes,It is been said that what those tests really measure is your ability to take tests,but even if they measure something teal ,it is only a small slice of real.Z:The problem begins when students are encouraged to forget the truth ,when academic excellence becomes excellence in some absolute sense.K:The third disadvantage is that when elite universities boast that they teach their students how to think ,they mean that they teach them the analytic and rhetorical skills necessary for success. Z:But a humanistic education is supposed to mean something more than that,as universities still dimly feel.K:Yes,we have many same ideals about it .4. Please give your comments on the pros and cons of cosmetic surgery.Z:Hi,Kang,how are you?K：I am fine,and you?Z: Me too.More and more women and men are electing to go under the knife in pursuit of an emerging global standard of beauty.K:Yes, it is not just the wealthy and the famous any more who are free to alter their looks to suit the current fashion.Z:A growing global middle class is warming to the idea of augmenting the breast.What is the pros of cosmetic surgery you think?K: In my opinion ,one of the pros is that it can improve our self-confidence .A lot of people choose the cosmetic because they are not enough confidence .Z:Are there any other pros?K:Yes ,cosmetic surgery is a good way to change our face.Getting beautiful or handsome means getting more job and promotion opportunities .Z:I have to say this is a look at the face of societyK:However, cosmetic surgery have some cons.Z:What are the cons of cosmetic surgery?K:If the cosmetic surgery is not successful,the following damage is huge.Many people died in surgery.Z:If it is not successful,the victims have to access to justice for their rights and interests .K:But,many doctors shirk their responsibility.They could say “Surgery do have risks.”Z:Yes,the relevant laws are not perfect.K:You are right.5. When choosing first names for their children, parents may have different reasons. Please illustrate the major reasons. Z:Hi,Kang,how are you?K：I am fine,and you?Z: Me too.Names are a cultural universal.This means everyone uses names.K：A persons name can tell us a bit about a person family.Z：We can use the same approach ,you know ,to look at names from any culture.K：Yes,in western countries,the first way is by family history.Z：Parents may choose a name because it is passed from generation to generation.K：For example ,the firstborn son might be named after his father or grandfather.Z：What are the other ways ?K：The second way parents choose a name is after a family member or friend who died recently.Z：Or after someone they admire, like a well known leader or a famous musician.K：Although most English first names mean something,nowadays meaning is not the main reason people select their baby name.Z：What is the