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2011年度中央电视台“希望之星”英语风采大赛全国预选赛大学组即兴演讲题目1Inrecentyears,thecollegeentranceexaminationhasundergoneaseriesofchanges.Whatdoyouthinkaboutthe“ChineseIvyLeague”-theallianceamongkeyChineseuniversitiesforautonomousenrollment(高校自主招生联盟)?Doyouthinkitwillhelpimprovefairnessandqualityinselectingstudentsforcolleges?2.Thecollegeentranceexaminationhasexperiencedaseriesofchangesinrecentyears.WhatdoyouthinkaboutthepolicythatsomehighschoolprincipalscandirectlyrecommendasmallportionofoutstandingstudentstoeliteuniversitieslikePekingUniversityorTsinghuaUniversity?Doyouthinkitisafairandeffectivepolicytoenrollstudents?3.Somepeoplebelievethatcollegeeducationshouldfocusonthetrainingofspecializedskillsratherthangeneraleducation.Classeslikeliterature,history,philosophyormusic,areawayfromsocialneedsandunnecessarytobeincludedincurriculum.Whatdoyouthinkofthis?4.Nowadaysbeingacivilservantseemstobeamostpopularcareerchoiceforyoungpeople,includingmanycollegegraduates.Itisestimatedthatover1millionpeoplehavesignedupfortheexamin2011,whileonlyasmallnumberofthemwouldfinallygetaccepted.Whatdoyouthinkofthephenomenon?5.Nowadaysmicro-blogging(微博)seemstobeamostpopularformofcommunicationamongpeople.Somepeoplebelievethatmicro-bloggingbringspeoplecloserbysharingandupdatinginformationinstantly,whileothersbelievethatitincreasespeoplesexcessivedependenceontheInternet.Whatdoyouthink?6.Micro-blogginghasbecomeamostpopulartrendamongyoungpeoplefordailycommunication.Yetsomepeoplecriticizethatitmayintrudeprivacybecauseitmakesahugeamountofpersonalinformationtooeasilyaccessibletothegeneralpublic.Whatdoyouthinkofthis?刘英7.Micro-blogginghasbecomeatrendymeansofcommunicationnowadays.Somepeoplebelievethatgovernmentofficialsshouldberequiredtowritemicroblogstoenhancetransparencyoftheirworktothepublic.Doyousupportthisidea?Why(not)?8.NowadaysanumberofSNSwebsites(社交网站)haveadoptedtherealnamesystem,whichrequirestheiruserstorevealtheiridentitieswhencommunicatingonline.Somepeoplebelievethisrealnamesystemisnecessarywhileothersthinkithaslotsofsideeffects.Whatdoyouthink?9.Ithadbeendiscussedduringthe2011TwoSessions(两会)thattheone-childpolicyshouldbeloosened.Someexpertsbelievethatitshallbemodifiedtoatwo-childpolicyforallfamilies.Doyousupporttheproposal?Why(not)?10.Thewidegapbetweentherichandthepoorhasbeenconstantlydiscussedasahotissue.Somepeoplebelievethatrichpeopleshouldbeheavilytaxedandshouldermoreresponsibilitiesforsocialdevelopment.Doyousupporttheidea?Why(not)?11.BillGatesandWarrenBuffetcametoChinalatein2010.TheyhadinvitedwealthyChineseentrepreneursforadinner,whichtriggeredaheateddiscussionlateronwealthandcharity.Doyouthinkitistherichpeoplesobligationtodonatemoneytothesociety?Why(not)?12Nowadaysthe“cityillness”hasbecomeathought-provokingphenomenon.Problemsliketrafficjam,unemployment,difficultiesingettingmedicaltreatmentandeducationareconfrontingmillionsofurbandwellersincitieslikeBeijingandShanghai.Doyouthinkthe“cityillness”isacosttopayforurbanization?Inyouropinion,whatcanyoudotocuresuch“illness”?13.Nowadayslotsofparentsarekeentosendtheirchildrentodifferenttrainingclassestodeveloptheirpotentialandinterestsasearlyaspossible.Somepeoplethinkitsnecessarytohavemoreintensiveearlyeducationwhilesomecriticizethatthiswoulddomoreharmthangoodtothekids.Whatdoyouthink?14.Streetbeggarscanbeseeninsomepublicplaces.Someofthemarechildren.Doyouthinkchildbeggingshouldbebanned?Whatcanwedotohelpthechildbeggars?15.Somepeoplebelievethatreallearningdoesnothappeninclassrooms,soweshouldtrytogetmoresocialexperiences.Doyouagree?Why(not)?16.Fromtimetotimetherearevideosofanimal-abusing,suchascat-abusingorrabbit-abusinguploadedtotheInternet.Mostpeoplebelieveitsimmoraltoabuselittleanimals,andsomebelieveitisalsoillegal.Doyouthinkanimalrightsshouldbelegalized?Why(not)?17.Itseemspopulartoclassifypeopleofdifferentagesintodifferentgroups,suchaspost-70s,post-80sorpost-90sgenerations.Eachgenerationisbelievedtohavesomecommonfeaturesoridentities.Whatdoyouthinkofthelabelsattachedtodifferentgenerations?Sharewithusyouropinion.18.Manygovernmentsinthe21stcenturyarefacingthebigissueofagingpopulation,togetherwithahugebudgetdeficitinpensionsystem.Someexpertsbelieveoneofthebestwaystoeasetheproblemistoprolongtheretirementage.However,thereisastrongprotestbecausemanypeopledontwanttobeforcedtoretirelater.Doyouthinkretirementageshouldbemandatorilyprolonged?Why(not)?19.Theequalitybetweenmenandwomenhasbeenconstantlydiscussedasahottopic.Itisbelievedthatinordertoachievetherealequalitybetweengenders,menandwomenshouldhavethesameretirementage.Doyousupportthisidea?Why(not)?20.Itisbelievedthat“Honestyisthebestpolicy”,andhonestyoriginatesreliability.Somepeoplecriticizethatoursocietyisexperiencingaseriouscrisisasmanypeoplearesacrificinghonestyinthepursuitofeconomicprosperity.Whatdoyouthinkofit?21.TangJun(唐骏)andtheauthenticityofhisdoctoraldegreehasbecomeacontroversialissuelately.SomepeoplebelievethatMr.TangJunhaslosthispersonalcredibilitybecauseofacademicdishonesty,whilemanyalsoarguethatdiplomaisnotanessentialpartofapersonscapability.Whatdoyouthinkofit?Pleasesharewithusyourthoughts.22.TrafficjamisacommonandseriousproblemfacingmostbigcitiesinChina.Somepeoplebelievethatcharging“congestionfee(拥堵费)”willbethemosteffectivesolution.Doyouagreewithit?Whatmeasuresdoyouthinkshouldbetakentoeasetheproblem?23.Somepeoplebelievethatitisreasonablefortouristresortsorplacesofinteresttochargehighentryfeefromtourists.Otherpeoplebelievetouristresourcesshouldbemademoreaffordabletothegeneralpublic.Whatdoyouthink?24.Doyouthinkitistruethatcollegestudentsnowadayshavepooranti-pressureabilities?Why(not)?25.Naturaldisastershappenfrequently.DoyouthinkPublicSafetyclassshouldbemadecompulsoryinschools?Pleasesharewithusyourthoughts.26.SoonaftertheearthquakeandtheaccidentofnuclearleakinJapan,rumorscameoutinmanyplacesinChinathatsaltcanpreventpeoplefromnuclearradiationanditspricesoaredimmediately.Whatsmore,manypeoplebelievedtherumorsandhurriedtostockpilesalt,whichcausedtemporarysaltshortageinthemarket.Whatdoyouthinkofthisphenomenon?27.ItisreportedthatChineseparentsconcernmostabouttheirchildrensacademicstudies.Manychildrenarerequiredtodohomework,butareneveraskedtodohouseworkathome.Someeducatorsbelievethattheabilitytodohouseworkwellisasimportantastheabilityforhomework.Doyouagree?Whatdoyouthinkofthisphenomenon?28.“AntTribe(蚁族)”isatermtodescribeyounggraduateswithlowsalaryandharshlivingconditionsinbigcitieslikeBeijing,ShanghaiorGuangzhou.Inordertopursuetheirdreamsinbigcities,somewouldratherhave“asinglebedinBeijing”than“ahousebackinhometown”.Doyouthink“AntTribe”shouldgotosmallercitiesorholdontotheirbig-citydreams?Sharewithusyourthoughts.29.InrecentyearstherehasbeenaincreasingtendencyforChineseparentstosendtheiryoungchildrentostudyaboard.Someeducatorsremindthatitcouldberiskytotheyoungkidsbecauseofthehugepressureandculturaldifferencetheyneedtoadapttoinaforeignland，whileothersarguethatstudyingaboardisthebestwayforthemtolearnindependence.Whatdoyouthink?Pleasesharewithusyouropinion.30.Drunk-drivinghasbeenaserioussocialproblemforsomeyears,whichhascausedmanyaccidents.Accordingtothenewtrafficregulationsreleasedrecently,drunkdriverswillhavetheirlicenseswithdrawnandwillhavetoundertakecriminalresponsibilitiesaspunishment.Whatdoyouthinkofthenewregulations?Pleasesharewithusyouropinion.31.Thehousingpriceinmanycitieshasbeensoaringinrecentyears.Thisputshugepressureonmanyyoungpeoplewhodreamtohavetheirownapartmentssoastosettledowninbigcities.Doyouthinkyoungmenintheirlate20sorearly30sshouldstriveforbuyinganapartmentbeforeestablishingafamily?Why?32.Inrecentyearsthehousingpricehasbeensoaring.Thisputshugepressureonmanyyoungmenwhowouldliketobuyanapartmentbeforegettingmarried.Whatsmore,itsatoughrealitythatmanygirlsandtheirfamiliesinsistonhousingasapreconditionofmarriage,andthattheywouldnotfavorahusbandorson-in-lawwithoutthefinancialcapabilityofbuyingahouse.Whatdoyouthinkofthissocialphenomenon?33.Nowadays,TVdatingprogramsaregettingincreasinglypopularandmanypeoplebelieveitisagoodplatformforyoungpeopletotrytheirluckatrelationships.However,peoplealsocriticizetheTVdatingisjustshowbizentertainment,aproductoffast-pacedmaterializedsocietythatdistortsthevalueoftruelove.Whatdoyouthink?34.Nowadaystheincreasinglyhighcostoflivingandthefiercecompetitioninthejobmarketseemtohaveabigimpactoncollegestudentsvaluesystem.AsurveyinGuangzhoushowsthat59.2%ofthecollegegirlsarewillingtomarrytheAffluentSecondGeneration.Manypeoplebelievethatitismorepracticalforyounggirlstofindagoodhusbandratherthanagoodjob.Whatdoyouthinkofthisphenomenon?35.TheMayDayGoldenWeekhasbeencancelledsince2008,whiletheNationalDayGoldenWeekhasbeenretained.TheresaproposaltocanceltheNationalDayGoldenWeek,meanwhiletoprolongtheSpringFestivalholidayfromthecurrent7daysto15days.Doyousupportthisidea?Why(not)?36.Thenewsaboutfamousstarsorcelebritieshasbeenconstantlycatchingpublicattention.Somepeopleblamepaparazziorshowbizjournalistsforintrudingcelebritiesprivacy,whileothersbelievecelebritiesdontactuallyhaveprivacyrightsbecauseofthenatureofbeingpublicfigures.Doyouthinkcelebritieshavethesamedegreeofprivacyrightsascommonpeople?Why(not)?37.Nowadaysthecompetitioninjobmarkethasbecomemoreandmorefierce.Itseemsthatmostcollegegraduatesprefertostayinmoredevelopedurbanareasratherthangotoremoteruralareas.Themajorityofpeopleprefertobewhite-collarworkersorcivilservantsthanmanualworkers.Whatisyouropiniontowardsthistendencyofcareerchoiceamongcollegegraduates?Pleasesharewithusyourvalueofemployment.38.Nowadaysasthechoiceofemploymentbecomesmorediversified,somecollegegraduateschoosemanuallaborsuchasbeingaporterorafactoryworkerratherthanwhite-collarjobs.Somepeopleencouragethisdiversitywhileotherscriticizethatitsaseriousproblemthatcollegestudentsarenotcapableoffindingamoredecentjobfittingfortheirdegreeofeducation.Whatdoyouthink?39.Nowadaysemploymentisabigchallengefacinglotsofcollegegraduates.Asurveyofjobmarketshowsthatlackingincommunicationskillsandprofessionalskillsisontopoftheproblemsoffreshgraduatesinthefieldofwork.Whatdoyouthinkcollegestudentsshoulddotofullypreparethemselvesforthetransitiontotheworldofwork?Pleasesharewithusyouropinion.40.Whatdoyouthinkofthefamouswordsthat“Thefuturebelongstothosewhobelieveinthebeautyoftheirdreams”byEleanorRoosevelt?41.AsEnglisheducationhasbeenmadecompulsoryinthemajorityofuniversities,somepeoplebelievethattraditionalChinesecultureorlanguageshallbeincludedinuniversitycurriculumaswell.JustlikeCollegeEnglishclass,ConfuciusStudiesshouldalsobemadecompulsoryforcollegestudents.Doyouagreewiththisproposal?Why(not)?42.Withtherapidspeedofglobalization,theworldhasbeenchangingfromseparatednationsintoonebigvillage.Somepeoplesayglobalizationdiversifiestheworldculturewhilesomebelieveitwillultimatelyleadtothedominationofwesterncultures,especiallyAmericanculture.Whatdoyouthinkofit?Pleasesharewithusyouropinion.43.Thenewmarriagelawrevisedinlate2010givesfullsupportinwomensrightofabortioninmarriage.Inotherwords,women,ratherthantheirhusbands,havethesayforwhethertokeeporabortthefetus(胎儿)whenfacingadecision.Doyouthinkthepaternalright(fathersrightofthefetus)inmarriageshouldalsobeprotectedbylaw?Why(not)?44.ItisworldwideknownthatWikileaks(维基解密)revealedthousandsofconfidentialdocumentsconcerningthe9.11attackinthehistoryofAmericandiplomacy.Thishastriggeredaheateddiscussionontheroleofmedia.SomepeoplebelievethatWikileakshasnorighttorevealthenationalsecret;whileothersbelievethatitisthefreedomofmediatopublishwhateverhasbeenfound.Whatdoyouthinkofit?Pleasesharewithusyouropinion.45.Fastfoodispopularasitsconveniencefitsfortodaysfast-pacedsociety.However,somepeoplebelievethatbecauseofitsunhealthynature,fastfoodshouldbeheavilytaxedtodiscourageitsconsumption.Otherpeoplebelievethateatingfastfoodisjustapersonalchoice.Doyouthinkfastfoodshouldbeheavilytaxed?Why(not)?46.Thesafetyofgeneticallymodifiedfoodhasbeenacontroversialissueinrecentyears.SomepeoplebelievethatChinashouldnotpermittheproductionandsaleofgeneticallymodifiedrice.Whatdoyouthinkaboutthis?Pleasesharewithusyouropinion.47.Itissaidthattoachievetheequalitybetweenmenandwomen,amostimportantapproachistomakewomensvoiceheardinsocialdiscourse.Somepeoplebelievethatnationallegislativebodiesshouldreserveatleast50%ofdelegateseatsforwomen.Doyouagreewiththisproposal?Sharewithusyouropinion.48.Somepeoplebelievethatkeepingwildanimalsinthezooisaseriousviolationofanimalrights.Othersbelievethatthezooisaplacetokeepmanandanimalcloserandtobetterprotecttheanimals.Whatdoyouthink?Why(not)?49.Advertisementiseverywhereintodayscommercializedsociety.Somepeoplebelieveitbringsmoregoodbyinformingpeopleaboutvariouschoicesofproductswhileothersbelieveitbringsmoreharmbycreatingexcessiveneedforshopping.Doyouthinkadvertisementisacurseorablessing?Pleasegiveyourreasons.50.Becauseofthemajorroleteachersplayinstudentseducation,somebelievedthatoneeffectiveapproachtomotivateteacherstodoabetterjobistorelatetheirpaytostudentsperformance.Doyouagreewiththisidea?Why(not)?51.TheOlympicGamesisamongthebiggestandthemostimportantinternationaleventsintheworld.Somepeoplebelievethatitshouldbeupdatedbyaddingnewsportingeventsfromdifferentculturesliketaijiquan(太极)fromChina.Otherpeoplebelievethatsporteventsshouldnotbeculture-specificsoastoprovideafairplatformforallathletesfromaroundtheworld.Whatdoyouthinkaboutthis?Pleasesharewithusyouropinion.52.ItseemscommonthatOlympicchampionsinChinacanbeenrolledinfamousuniversitiestorewardtheirachievementinthesportsfield.Somepeoplebelieveitsafairmeasuretoprovidethechampionschancesofeducationwhileothersbelieveitsunfairtoothercandidatesforhighereducation.DoyouthinkthepreferentialenrollmentpolicyforOlympicchampionsshouldbecancelled?Why(not)?53.Thedefinitionofsuccessdiffersfrompersontoperson.Someconsidereconomicsuccessasthekeytolabelasuccessfulperson,whilesomelinkittothecapabilitytoovercomechallengesthroughouttheirlife.Howdoyoudefinesuccessinyourlife?54.Everyyeartherearenumerousexperimentsinthemedicalfieldtodevelopmedicinesforthebenefitsofhumanbeings.Doyouthinkitismorallyrightoracceptabletousenon-humananimalsforexperiments?Pleasesharewithusyouropinion.55.Nowadaysitspopularforbigcorporationstosponsorinfluentialregionalorinternationalsportsevent.Somepeoplebelievethatcompaniessellingtobaccooralcoholicdrinksshouldnotsponsoranysportmatchforthenegativeimpacttheadvertisementmaybringtosociety,especiallytoteenagers.Doyouagreewiththis?Pleasesharewithusyourthoughts.56.Thepursuitofbeautyisanever-lastingtopicforwomenbothinancientandmodernsociety.Manyadmiremodelsorstarsfortheirperfectfaceorfigure,andarewillingtochangetheirappearancethroughcosmeticsurgery.Yetmanypeoplecriticizecosmeticsurgeryfordistortingthetruevalueofbeautywithhighmedicalrisks.Whatdoyouthink?57.Beautycontestsarepopularworldwide,receivingbothcomplimentsandcriticism.Supportersthinkthattheyprovidewomenplatformstodisplaytheirbeautywhilecriticssaytheydegradewomentobetheobjectivesofentertainment.Doyouthinkbeautycontestsdegradewomen?Why(not)?58.ItissupportedbysomecollegestudentsthatP.E.classshouldbemadeselective,insteadofbeingcompulsoryincollegecurriculum.Studentsshould