英语口语测试对话于舟大作.doc

2011年12月 口语测试这是本学期12月份的口语测试题，请大家准备。考试时间定为第16周（即12月12日到12月18日这一周）。Dialogue 1 How to Get a Scholarship to CollegeSituation: Nowadays students are very independent and dont want their parents topay tuition for them. What are they going to do? Lets read the dialogue below.Ashley: Hi, Amy, whats going on with you? You look a little worried.Amy: Well, to tell you the truth, I am a little worried. Im trying to get a scholarship to college and cant seem to find the right connections.Ashley: Thats interesting. Im trying to dothe same thing.Ive talked with the high school counselor and she has given me some ideas. Want to hear them?Amy: You bet! Ashley: OK, Ill be glad to share them with you. Lets go and get a cup of coffee and talk.Amy: Great. Im very interestedto know what the ideas are. You know, my parents cant afford to send me to the university so I need some financial help.Ashley: Me too! So Id be happy to share my ideas with you. Amy: Thanks a lot, Ashley, that would be a great help. Ashley: First of all, you needto go to the school office and get thescholarship application forms, fill them out andgive them to the counselor so she will know you are looking forscholarship help.Amy: OK.Ashley: I know your GPA (grade point average) is really high so that will give you a leg upon the competition. Are you aware of what scholarships are available?Amy: I know that some banks are offering scholarships.Ashley: Thats right. TheConstruction Bank is offering the best ones. And they prefer to give them to students who will be studying economics.Amy: Thats exactlywhat I want to study. I want to work in the financial area - maybe insurance or something like that.Ashley: Oh, thats too complicated for me. I want to be an aerospace engineerso Im looking for a scholarship from the Boeing Company.Ashley: Come on lets go over to the counselors office and pick up some applications. We can do this together.Amy: Thanks for the help, Ashley, I really appreciate you doing this for me.Ashley: You are welcome.New Words and Phrasesbust vt. 使爆裂counselor n. 指导老师connection n. 连接; 联络expel vt. 把.除名available a. 可得到的application n. 申请; 申请书punish vt. 惩罚; 处罚insurance n. 保险业appreciate vt. 欣赏；感激complicated a. 复杂的;难懂的scholarship n. 奖学金cheat on 不忠实于 bulletin board 公告牌theConstruction Bank 建设银行the Boeing Company 波音公司be aware of 意识到share with 与分享a piece of 一片; 一张come on 快pick up 拿起 prefer to 更愿意Notes to the Dialogue1. You bet. 确信，当然。例如：You bet it is.一定是这样。2. leg up: (idiom for advantage) n.（对上马或跨跃障碍时的）帮助“A leg up” means to have an advantage. By giving someone a leg up, you assist that person or give them a boost. This idiom dates back to the 1800s and refers to helping someone mount a horse by putting a foot into the stirrup.3.GPA: 平均成绩点数。美国大学在评定学生成绩时，是采取GPA，即GradePointAverage。在申请学校时，GPA十分重要，很多大学有最低的GPA规定。GPA的计算是把各科成绩按等级乘以学分，再以总学分除之。美国学生各科成绩以A.B.C.D等级计算。4. Congratulations on winning! 恭喜恭喜！5. Thats too complicated for me. 对我来说这太复杂了。6. Will he be expelled? 他会被开除吗?7. I dont think so. 我想不会。8. I need some financial help. 我需要获得经济援助。Dialogue 2 Voting for Chairman of the Student UnionSituation: Tom wants to run for a seat on the Student Union Committee. He isasking Eric to help him now. Robert and Shirley are talking about who is the bestcandidate. Eric: Hi, Tom, whats up?Tom: Oh, hi， Eric. Sorry, I didnt see you. I was just doing some heavy thinking.Eric: What about?Tom: Imthinking about running fora seat on the Student Union Committee.Eric: What on earth for? I wouldnt do that if they gave it to me - much less do all the work of campaigning. Its too much work.Tom: I know what you mean, but, I see a lot of things that need to be done and I think Ihave the skills to get them accomplished. Even more, it will give me experience in working with others as a group.Eric: Id much rather work alone - I dont need a lot of people holding me back, or nixing my ideas.Tom: I like workingwith people. Iwant to improve myleadership skills and I think this will be a good way to gain experience.Eric: Not me. I like working alone.Tom: Will you help me campaign for the committee? Eric: Sure, if I can work up some ideas on my own.Tom: Thatll be OK. I think that would be a good way to get me some new ideas and itll also give yousome experience.Eric: Hey, that sounds like a win-win situation for both of us. Lets go for it, OK?Tom: Lets shake on it. New Words and Phrasescandidate n. 候选人vote vt. 选举nix vt. 不同意;拒绝be qualified for 有资格的tell the truth 说实话;老实说on ones own 独立无助地win-win situation 双赢的局面vote for 投票赞成make sense 有意义；有道理bring up 提出come up 即将发生 be loyal to 对某人忠诚; 讲义气run for 竞选 much less 更不用说，何况 Notes to the Dialogue1Between a rock and a hard place. 左右为难；进退不得。 2much less: 更不用说。如：I can hardly walk, much less run. 我几乎走不动，更不用说跑了。3Whats up? 和 “How are you doing?” ，“Hows it going?以及Whats new?等都是美国人常说的寒暄语，一般认为是从黑人语言中而来，是很常用的打招呼方式。 Whats up?就是问对方近来如何，有点像中文里的“最近怎样？”，通常没什么事就会回答Not much或者Nothing。 不过，还有一种情况也很常见，就是对方也回答了一句 “Whats up?”。在这种情况下， “Whats up”几乎相当于 “Hello”。 “Whats up?”也常被用来问人家有什么事，比如别人登门拜访，你就可以用，意为“有何贵干哪？”。 4. You make a lot of sense. 你说的很有道理。5. I was just doing some heavy thinking. 我正在思考一个重大的问题。6. What on earth for? 究竟为什么?Dialogue 3 Seeing a DoctorSituation: The following dialogue takes place in the school clinic. Doctor is the doctor and Beck is suffering from a bad cold.Doctor: Please take a seat. So what seems to be the problem?Beck:I think I have a bad cold. It seems that I have a fever. I have been suffering from this terrible headache. I have a sore throat, and my nose is stuffy. Doctor:Let me take your temperature. Please put the thermometer under your armpit. Now open your mouth and say “Ah” so that I can look at your throat. Yes, your throat is congested. And your tonsils are red and swollen. Do you cough?Beck:Yes, quite a lot. The cough kept me awake. And my roommates were woken up by it.Doctor: Please unfasten your coat and let me listen to your chest. Now, breathe in, hold it, and breathe out. Do it again, do you have any pain in your chest?Beck: Yes, I feel a little bit of pain while I cough.Doctor: There is nothing to worry about. You seem to have come down with the flu that is going around. I think you need an injection. Are you allergic to penicillin?Beck:No. Do I have to take the injection? will it hurt? Doctor:Youd better take an injection. Take it easy, it wont hurt. Here is the prescription. Beck:Will it take long for me to get over this?Doctor: No. Just drink plenty of water and stay in bed for two or three days.Beck:Can I go to class?Doctor: Youd better take two days off. I will write you a note for leave.Beck:Thank youNew Words and Phrasesarmpit. n. 腋下congested a. 充血.tonsils n. 扁桃腺injection n. 注射allergic adj. 【医】过敏