二级口语考试题目及要求.doc

20102011春10级大学英语二级口语考试题目及相关事项一考试过程与时长：1.考生于考前一次性抽签决定对话话题，抽签后考官记录考题号码，考生不得更改题目。2.考生准备时间不得超过3分钟。3.两人对话时间：2分钟；三人对话时间：3分钟。4.考官提问：可与考生对话内容相关，亦可就考生本人基本情况等信息适当提问，时长不超过2分钟。二评分标准：（总分30分）1. 语音语调: 10分 (10 8 6420)2. 词汇语法: 5分 (5 4 3210)3. 互动交际: 10分 (10 8 6420)4. 连贯表达: 5分 (5 4 3210)注：考生对话部分评分标准涵盖以上四个方面，考官提问环节重点考查学生的应变和交际能力，可将“3. 互动交际: 10分”视为“对话：5分提问：5分”。三考口语时交换老师 ,不另设补考。四考试题目Topics for Final Oral Test (Band 2)1. Do you agree that both Chinese and Americans take an extreme view of creativity? Why or why not? What might be a more rational approach to fostering creativity and basic skills?2. In what way are approaches to learning at high school different from those at college? Say something more about your new learning methods helpful to the study of college courses.3. Sam Walton, the richest man in America, carried on just like plain folks. Do you think it is strange? If you should become the richest man in China, how would you live your life? 4. What were Sam Waltons ideas about what is important in life and work? Which value of his do you admire most? Why? Talk more about your own view of life, please.5. Talk about the pros and cons of a virtual life please. Remember to give your advice on how a college student should use the Internet properly.6. What do you usually do on line? How useful is the Internet in your life? 7. How did dreaming and hard work contribute to Michael Stones success? What role did his parents play on his way to success? 8. What has been the greatest obstacle in your college life? How did you manage to overcome it? 9. In the text, there are quite a few superwomen stories. What do you think of these women? Do you admire any of them? 10. According to the author, what has made English “the first truly global language”? Do you agree with his claim? 11. How has English affected your life? Give a few examples to illustrate. How did you manage to overcome the greatest obstacle in your college life_Having read some of everyones ideas concerning How has English changed your life, I could see most of us agree that English can change his or her life. Nevertheless, I could see no one says English has not changed their life. and I just want to share something with you ._You guys claims English has changed your life because you see US/UK is a powerful country in the world._Yeah,Suppose Cambodia is a powerful country in the world, what language will you study then?_ Khmer!_ yes, Khmer! Not English! if Cambodia were a superpower like the US or China, this language would be spoken by so many people. Dont forget about globalization either. Right now, nothing can be mentioned on the international stage without the English things. You cannot broaden the horizon of your knowledge without knowing English._Actually, English does not change your life, but your actions or behavior that change your life. So be aware of this. If you say English can change your life, then everyone in the world will study English. and then their life will change. -This sentence is interesting. Youre right, and I dont say youre wrong. Your action and behavior come from what? They come from your thought (mind) which controls your action. Your thought comes from thinking and your absorbing information from various sources. Its world-wide known that the language acquisition is so essential in developing intelligence. This is an endless process of living and learning._ Yeah, now I totally agree with you. It ranges from loving the language itself and the way it makes me understand poems, essays and any literature that strikes my fancy to simply using it in my job(before) in handling transactions. It was also skill i reserved for playing my favorite Role-playing games and writing poems that seemed to have a better effect than my native language.-actually, i have learnt english for 6 years. English really influence my life. i feel really proud that i know English. You know english can solve my communication problem when i travelled abroad. last year, i visited thailand with my family, but i didnt know how to speak thai at all, but i use english. so i feel english is really important for me to get to know and communicate with all people around the world. In my life, i hope i can be a very good english speaker. _and I am sure that if anybody know what the English language and its importance as a tool of personal and professional advancement they would cherish it as much as us .-Do you think there is still discrimination against women?- Absolutely. Good Morning America this AM had a story on a female basketball referee 仲裁who was stopped from officiating at a game because she was female. That happened THIS month. I t is a direct answer with a real life example. Discrimination is present be it against women in our daily life.-but， It all depends where you live. Especially in third world countries. In north America women have the same rights and privileges as their male counterparts. They have the same opportunities as men-Did you know that if a woman and a man had the EXACT same job, a man would make more? -Yes, sometimes.- Sadly women are still discriminated against despite gender equality being widely professed. Generally, women are smarter in the ways of the world when it come to human relations but many a time, they try and break a brick wall with their head rather that finding the cracks in the wall and squeezing through them. However, one cannot blame the male species for despising women who use their gender attributes and not their qualifications and ability to compete. The blame for continued discrimination lies both with men and women alike.-I actually heard this very interesting story from my teacher the other day:He was at his wifes college reunion and they had a few of people from her class who had changed the most speak in front of the crowd. One of the was a man who had become a woman. He said that when he was a man at work and he did a very good project or presentation, he was always congratulated and given great respect. However, when he was a woman and did the same, people just said, Oh, well it must have been easy for you since you are a woman.I think that this country is getting very good, but in many countries still, women have NO rights.- Yes-its just to say that men and women should be treated equally, but not practically. Even our Government is still making difference between men and women.-for example. There are first 8 Seats reserved in buses for ladies. no one can sit on those except women, even when empty. So I think there is still discrimination against women is and women are also helping to stay it alive.we can realised that it really convictive through the former examples. B;I wonder,its not enough to support it,and it also has some historical factorsB:不过我想这些理由并不足够。应该也有些历史因素。从15-16世纪起，欧洲实际上成为世界的中心，也可以这么说欧洲的综合实力已超越世界其他各州！英国称霸海上至二次世界大战结束！尽管其间却有几个时期法国和德国称霸欧洲大陆，但是英国的强大地位也不容忽视。它与别国的贸易往来十分发达。这就大大带动了英语的传播。But I think these reasons are not enough. Should have some historical factors. From the 15-16 century, Europe has actually become the center of the world, you can also say that the overall strength of Europe in other states beyond! Britain to dominate the sea to the end of World War II! Although there are several periods during which France and Germany dominate the European continent, but Britains strong position can not be ignored. Trade with other countries it is very well developed. This has greatly boosted the spread of English.朗读显示对应的拉丁字符的拼音字典这我懒得看了，可能会有点帮助。In your opinion what is the greatest obstacle your generation will face , and what will you propose to overcome it ?Opinion on Future Challenges My generation will face so many different challenges , ranging from war to global poverty , from the impact of technology to the scarcity of natural resources , that it is difficult to assign a single challenge as most crucial or important . However , because the challenges of the twenty-first century , whether economic or environmental , cultural or biological will require new methods of thinking and behaving at both the individual and social levels , the biggest challenge that faces my generation is one of changing the perceptions which many people have about the nature of personal responsibility and personal empowerment . I see changing this essentially self-perceptive(自我感觉 )issue as a key for facing the specific , concrete challenges that we will face in the future . One important aspect of making this new vision of responsibility work to help face the challenges we face will be on the political front .While it seems obvious enough to say , as Presidential candidate Barack Obama asserts , that new generations of Americans are waiting for a politics with the maturity to balance idealism and realism , to distinguish between what can and cannot be compromised (Obama , 42 ) the ramifications of such a politics of maturity and realism extend to many important areas of American society including economics , technology , and philosophy and religion . What is necessary for America to meet the challenges of the future is a social cultural acceptance of the fact that responsibility , and not merely the pursuit of self-interests , is a path to personal empowerment .This last statement may seem contradictory to many Americans . A great number of people view themselves in purely materialistic terms and want what they can get out of society without taking any personal responsibility for the consequences . For some people , life holds no meaning outside of its material dimension and this loss of meaning in American culture has consequences beyond the immediately personal .As strange as it sounds , the only way to break the cycle of endless anxiety over our limitless freedom is by accepting responsibility for the choices we make . This is a kind of paradox in American society the less one begins to value their own existence the less responsibility they will feel for their actions . To accept responsibility is , in itself , to accept that life is meaningful and to accept that life in meaningful is an act of self-empowerment . In this way , a change in the basic philosophical vision present in American culture may help us to begin to make inroads against the challenges which face us in the new world . By accepting responsibility for our actions we will understand the connections between the injustices and disparities in society and the damages which have been inflicted upon the environment .Though some of our challenges may be economic and some may be based in moral and ethical issues , the unifying factor is always : human responsibility . We begin to understand ourselves.You know, Students face a long list of obstacles on the way to obtain college degree. Members of the second-largest freshman class in the history of Duquesne University attend their annual Matriculation Ceremony at the center last week. Nobody plunks down thousands of dollars in college tuition hoping to fail.Yet as the school year begins, many college students are going to face hurdles that will slow them down or stop them altogether.Some students lack of academic preparation, Poor study habits and overactive social life may also lead to their undoing .Others will find themselves in courses in which a third - or more - of the class fails or quits. So, what about you?Poor study habits, lack of academic preparation and overactive social life may also lead to my undoing. In order to help students succeed, colleges are offering more first-year programs and academic help. Some are even redesigning courses to make them more effective. Well, the obstacles can be so daunting令人沮丧 that, if the current pattern c