北京英语口语证书考试(高级)样题.docx

北京英语口语证书（高级）考试样题I.Greetings and introductions (about 1 minute)Good morning/afternoon. Sit down, please. My name is.(Examiners full name). Whats your name? And whats your number (准考证号)？ Could I have your mark sheet, please? (Can you give me your mark sheet, please?) Thank you. II.General conversation with the candidate (about 3 minutes)Now, first of all, Id like to know something about you. 1) Where are you from? (Do you live locally?) 2) How did you get here today? (What kind of journey did you have to get here today?) 3) Do you live with your family or friends? 4) Are you working or are you a student? (If the examinee is a student) 1) What subjects are you studying at the moment? 2) What do you enjoy about _ (one of the subjects named by the candidate, e.g. computer)? 3) Could you tell me something about your early school days? What were they like? 4) What do you hope to do after you leave college?(If the examinee is working) 1) Tell me something about your job. 2) What do you do? Whats your job? 3) Where do you work? 4) What do you like most about your job? 5) What do you think youll be doing in five years time? 6) When did you start working? 7) How do you go to work every day? How long does it take you to get there? 8) Would you prefer to work for a big company or a small company? Thank you. Now, Id like to ask you some questions about your personal experience.1) Who are the most important people in your life? 2) Do you and your friends share the same ideas? Tell me something about your friend.Thank you. Now, Id like to ask you one more question.1) Do you listen to or watch programs in English? What are they? 2) What are the advantages and disadvantages of education abroad for high school students? 3) Whats your opinion of studying overseas and coming back to work for our country? 4) How do you make the best of your free time? 5) Could you tell me something about why you are learning English? 6) What do you think of your English proficiency? How easy do you think it will be to maintain the level of the English you have achieved?III. Topic presentation and follow-up questions (about 4-5 minutes) Please read all THREE topics below carefully. Choose ONE which you feel you will be able to talk about for TWO minutes. You have ONE minute to read and prepare your talk. (The following may give you some ideas. Choose 2 or 3 pints you would like to talk about. Add other ideas of your own if you wish.)Topic 1 You are going to talk about reading. What sorts of things do you like reading? novels shorts stories book about famous people newspapers and magazines l non-fiction books l OthersFollow-up question: Do you think the web has changed your reading habits? Give your reason. Topic 2Work and happiness are closely related in our life. Yet some people are laid off for one reason or another and they feel very unhappy. What advice can you give them to help them recover from the setback of losing a job? ask relatives for help ones own strong points and weaknesses for improvement gain and loss find a new job start a business on ones own others Follow-up question: What would you expect your family members to do if you were out of work? Give your reasons.Topic 3 Finding a satisfying job is not easy. Your impression and performance at the job interview are essential for your success. How will you impress your interviewers? dress and hair style l body language response to questions l relevance of your answers informativeness of your answers l OthersFollow-up question: What would be your most important tip for the job applicant? Give your reasons.Topic 4Girls perform on average better at school than boys. Do they perform better in work? What gender differences are manifested in career development? gender bias in employment gender equality in pay gender and promotion personal relationship creativity in work others Follow-up question: How do you usually compete with the other gender in your work? Give your reasons.Topic 5Everybody must have experienced difficulties in their work. What kind of difficulties have you experienced? What do you usually do to overcome them? communication with colleagues competition/ pressure promotion misunderstanding mistake OthersFollow-up question: What kind of difficulty may cause you to give up your job? Give your reasons.Topic 6Nowadays there is fierce competition in our work owing to internal and external pressure, Self-actualization and peer pressure are two essential factors we have to consider in order to survive. How do you manage to survive competitively? establish a good relationship with boss demonstrate ones own strong points in work make friends with colleagues keep on learning from senior and experienced colleagues improve ones own personality others Follow-up questions: How do you usually relieve work pressure? Give your reasons.Topic 7Working is a learning process. New challenges in our work require us to learn new knowledge and skills. How do you improve yourself for further career development? In-service training program spare-time training courses self-study degree programs no interest others Follow-up question: What way seems to be the best for improving your ability? Give your reasons.Topic 8People work five days a week, Monday through Friday. Yet some companies require their employees to work on weekends from time to time. What do you think can help you avoid working on weekends? excuses good relationship with the boss work harder on workdays dont care others Follow-up question: What kind of excuse seems to be the most convincing? Give your reasons.Topic 9Our wages remain unchanged or even decrease to some extent, compared with the rapidly increasing prices. Now you have decided to talk with your boss to get a pay rise. How do you ask for a pay rise tactically? your contribution good relationship with boss compare your pay and work with those of your colleagues threaten to quit others Follow-up question: What would you do if you fail to get a pay rise? Give your reasons. Topic 10Many peoples jobs are not closely related to or even have nothing to do with what they learned at college. How should one adjust himself to such a job? gain new knowledge take college courses useful for ones work learn from senior colleagues dont care others Follow-up question: What kind of excuse seems to be the most convincing? Give your reasons. Topic 11To start a business is a long-cherished dream for many young people, particularly those fresh from universities. What are the main problems one has to consider before starting a business on his own? need capital to start a business of ones own depend on ones management ability require rich resources of social connections work under your own pressure risk bankruptcy others Follow-up question: What kind of business are you interested in? Give your reasons.Topic 12Economic policies and personal career development are related in one way or another. A good understanding of government policies may enhance job performance to some degree. What resources are usually used to improve your job performance? professional journals and books mass media colleagues workshops, meeting and conferences training courses others Follow-up question: What problems may arise from lack of policy knowledge? Give your reasons.Topic 13Working for someone else is the helpless choice most people have to make when entering the society. What are the advantages and disadvantages of working for others? need not worry about bankruptcy survive in fierce competition enjoy more free time tolerate exploitation worry about pay rise others Follow-up question: What would you do if you stay in the same position without a pay rise for a long time? Give your reasons. Topic 14The financial crisis on Wall Street may have some impact on foreign-invested enterprises in China. It may dry up jobs if new projects face close scrutiny. What if you are laid off as a result? not clear about the impact not clear about what to do think about finding a new job enjoy a long vacation start business on ones own tighten monetary policy others Follow-up question: How should one avoid being laid off? Give your reasonsTopic 15Lifelong learning has become the guiding principle for the development of education and training policy, especially for personal development. Whats your understanding of this principle in your work? apply what is learned to practical work gain new knowledge from work take college courses useful for ones work learn from senior colleagues dont care others Follow-up question: What is the most important thing for lifelong learning? Give your reasons.Topic 16Lots of people want success. Lots of people say they have the answer. What does “success” mean to you? What exactly is the secret of success? having a lot of money enjoying your work being powerful being famous having a good family life others Follow-up question: Do you think you are a successful man/woman? Give you reasons.Topic 17Today, people are living longer than ever before. The average life span is seventy to seventy-five for men and seventy-five to eighty for women. But people have problems as they grow old. What problems do they have? What things are important to old people? lonely isolated poor health regretful others Follow-up question: Would you like to live to be 100 years old? Give your reasons.IV. Off-hand topic presentation and follow-up questions (about 4 minutes) Now, here are some other topics. Please choose one topic from them. Show the candidate 4 numbered cards, all face down, and ask him/her to choose a card. What is your topic number? Now you have 30 seconds to prepare your talk. Would you like to begin now? Now you have 2 minutes to talk about it, and then Ill ask you some questions.Topic 1 Daily Life Our daily life is greatly affected by housing conditions, transportation and income. What do you think of the quality of your daily life? Follow-up questions: 1) What do you think of the daily life of the people around you? 2) What is the most important thing in your daily life? 3) Which is more convenient to you, public transport or taxi? Why? 4) What kind of ideal house or flat do you expect to have? 5) How can one improve his daily life? Topic 2 Holidays Nowadays National Day Holidays are very long. However some people have to work while others are enjoying their holidays. What do you think of working on holidays? Follow-up questions: 1) How would you feel if you had to work on “holidays”? 2) How did you spend this National Day Holiday? 3) What was the most pleasant experience during your holidays? 4) What is the benefit of a long holiday for the country? 5) What is the benefit of a long holiday weekend for the ordinary people?Topic 3 Education Today many professors have to supervise over 10 or even 20 graduate students at the same time. What problem will arise from such a teaching task? Follow-up questions: 1) Why do so many people want to obtain a Masters degree or a Doctoral degree? 2) What do you think of the quality of todays graduate education? 3) What is your view on improving the quality of higher education? 4) What are the differences between an academic degree obtained from a Chinese university and that obtained from abroad? 5) What are the factors determining the quality of education?A large number of Chinese people with overseas study experience manage to stay abroad for some time or for good. Why dont they come back to their motherland?Follow-up questions: 1) How much do you know about the life of overseas Chinese?2) What benefits does it bring to our country for so many Chinese people to stay abroad?3) What negative effects does it have when so many overseas students refuse to come back?4) Is it a loss for so many elite college graduates to leave China for further education and settle down abroad? Why or Why not?5) How do you interpret these overseas Chinese peoples patriotism?Every parent wants to avoid teenage rebellion if at all possible, and for good reason. How should parents deal with teenage rebellion if it is inevitable? Follow-up questions: 1) How much do you know about teenage rebellion? 2) Is teenage rebellion a part of growing up? Why or why not? 3) What are the differences between healthy and unhealthy rebellions? 4) How should parents help their kids become well-adjusted adults? 5) Whats the relationship between generation gap and teenage rebellion? Although there is a clear, reverse relationship between education and crime, it is definitely a failure of education if a well-educated person turns out to be a criminal of one sort or another. What do you think of such education failures? Follow-up questions: 1) What is essential in education? 2) How are personal qualities improved? 3) What is responsible for corruption and degradation problems?4) What should be done to avoid education failure? 5) What can be done to minimize the unfavorable effects of social environment? Topic 4 Food and Drink As a result of the overuse of chemicals, pesticides in food production and processing, what we eat and drink today seem to be less healthful. What should be done to get rid of foods harmful effects on our health? Follow-up questions: 1) What types of foods do you usually eat? 2) How do you remove remaining chemicals in vegetables and meat? 3) What foods do you think are good for health? 4) What do you usually consider before choosing a food? 5) What kind of cooking method do you prefer, the western style or the Chinese style? Chinese-style fast foods dont seem to be as popular as Western-style fast foods such as McDonalds among young people. What accounts for this kind of popularity? Follow-up questions: 1) What kind of fast foods do you like most if any? 2) Why do you like it so much? 3) What can be learned from McDonalds and KFC? 4) What health problems may arise from eating too much fast food?5) What do you think of the prices of Western-style fast foods? The case that Sanlu milk powder causes infant kidney failure has decreased public faith in food safety. What harmful effects does it have on milk industry?Follow-up questions: 1) Why is poisonous substance added to milk powder?2) How should poison milk producers be punished? 3) Whats responsible for such incidents? 4) What foods do you think are truly safe? 5) What lesson can we learn from the poison milk powder incident? Topic 5 Free-time Activities Could you tell me something about the free-time activities of the people around you?Follow-up questions: 1) What do your parents usually do at weekends to get relaxed? 2) What outdoor activities do you usually choose as a pastime? 3) What do you think of bowling and golf? 4) What do you think of spending ones free time in a bar? 5) What kinds of activities benefit you most? Why?Topic 6 Health and Body Care Many people work hard and have little or no time for physical exercise. Why do they work so hard and ignore their health? Follow-up questions: 1) Which is important, health or wealth? 2) Will you sacrifice your health for wealth? Why or why not? 3) Whats the relationship between health and wealth? 4) What do you usually do to keep fit? 5) Why do some people live longer than others? Deadly contagious diseases including viral hepatitis and AIDS are threatening peoples life. Why do they spread so quickly? Follow-up questions: 1) What is the relationship between living habits and health?2) What would you do if one of your good friends happened to be an AIDS victim?3) Why are there prejudices against AIDS victims?4) What should the government do to control the spread of such diseases?5) How should one protect himself from such diseases?Topic 7 Home and FamilyAll parents worry about their children. But can they really help when their children have problems? Follow-up questions: 1) In your opinion, how important is “the family”? 2) Would you ask your family for help if you needed it? Why? 3) Would you look after your elderly relatives if your family asked you to? 4) Do you think arranged marriages are more successful than “love” marriages? 5) What are the essential differences between love and marriage? Home and family counseling enables people to find positive solutions to issues, and resolve and put to rest current concerns and past traumas in family life. What do you think of such family counseling service? Follow-up questions: 1) Why does family conflict arise? 2) How do you usually resolve such a conflict? 3) Whats the relationship between career success and family harmony?4) Who offers family counseling service in your community? 5) Who do you ask for help when you have trouble with your partner or child?Topic 8 Jobs and Occupations A job is what you do for your everyday life but a career is what you pursue as your professional life. How do you harmonize your work with your career? Follow-up questions: 1) Please describe your job. 2) What career are you pursuing? 3) Will you give up your career if it is not money making? Why or why not? 4) Which is more important, job or career? Why? 5) Whats the relationship between ones job and h