大学英语(一)口语考试A卷

2015应、公旅班大学英语（一）口语考试说明与试题2016-01时间：第18周听说课上随堂考试成绩：口语成绩占期末视听说课程总评成绩的20%要求：A.融入真实情景 B.语音语调自然流畅 C.表情自然，无背诵痕迹 D.情景对话部分不能少于3分钟形式：1.请各班课代表将所在教学班的分组（两人一组）提前一周(即17周)排序抽签事先做好。考试周所有学生到校，当天没有考试任务的同学须在听力教室进行听力学习，不得缺勤，缺勤的同学按照自行放弃考试处理，口语成绩计为零分，责任自负。 2.考试时每两人一组完成段落朗读和情景对话，段落朗读和情境对话均可提前准备，但具体考题须口语考试时现场随机抽签决定。备考地点：主楼1919考试地点：主楼1919情景对话部分情景对话1： Planning a Vacation NearbyDirections: Work in pairs. Suppose you have a week off, and youre planning to take a trip out of the city. Make a plan and talk about it in terms of:What sort of places would you like to go to? What things will you take with you? What will you do there? 情景对话2： Job Interview Directions: In your pair, one acts as the interviewer, the other as the interviewee The following items should be covered in your interview:The necessary personal information;The qualifications that the interviewee has;Other Factors to consider when choosing a job.情景对话3：Suggestions Student A who wants to lose weight and keep in a good shape goes to consult with his/her doctor. Student B, the doctor, will offer some tips. 段落朗读部分Paragraph OneJeffersonscourageandidealismwerebasedonknowledge.Heprobablyknewmorethananyothermanofhisage.Hewasanexpertinagriculture,archeology,andmedicine.Hepracticedcroprotationandsoilconservationacenturybeforethesebecamestandardpractice,andheinventedaplowsuperiortoanyotherin existence.HeinfluencedarchitecturethroughoutAmerica,andhewasconstantlyproducingdevicesformaking thetasksofordinarylifeeasiertoperform. OfallJeffersonsmanytalents,oneiscentral.Hewasaboveallagoodandtirelesswriter.Hiscompleteworks,nowbeingpublishedforthefirsttime,willfillmorethanfiftyvolumes.Histalentasanauthorwassoondiscovered,andwhenthetimecametowritetheDeclarationofIndependenceatPhiladelphiain1776,thetaskofwritingitwashis.Millionshavethrilledtohiswords:Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident,thatallmenare createdequalParagraph TwoWhileIwaswaitingtoenteruniversity,IsawadvertisedinalocalnewspaperateachingpostataschoolinasuburbofLondonabouttenmilesfromwhereIlived.Beingveryshortmoneyandwantingtodosomethinguseful,Iapplied,fearingasIdidso,thatwithoutadegreeandwithnoexperienceinteachingmychancesofgettingthejobwereslim.However,threedayslateraletterarrived,askingmetogotoCroydonforaninterview.Itprovedanawkwardjourney:atraintoCroydonstation;aten-minutebusrideandthenawalkofatleastaquartertofeelnervous.Paragraph ThreeAsboyandthenasanadult,IneverlostmywonderatthepersonalitythatwasEinstein.HewastheonlypersonIknewwhohadcometotermswithhimselfandtheworldaroundhim.Heknewwhathewantedandhewantedonlythis:tounderstandwithinhislimitsasahumanbeingthenatureoftheuniverseandthelogicandsimplicityinitsfunctioning.Heknewtherewereanswersbeyondhisintellectualreach.Butthisdidnotfrustratehim.Hewascontenttogoasfarashecould.Inthe23yearsofourfriendship,Ineversawhimshowjealousy,vanity,bitterness,anger,resentment,orpersonalambition.Heseemedimmunetotheseemotions.Hewasbeyondanypretension.Althoughhecorrespondedwithmanyoftheworldsmostimportantpeople,hisstationerycarriedonlyawatermark-W-forWoolworths.Paragraph FourSchoolchildrenusedtoknowthestoryofhowAbrahamLincolnwalkedfivemilestoreturnapennyhedoverchargedacustomer.Itsthekindofstorywethinkofasmyth.ButinthecaseofLincoln,thestoryistrueunlikethestoryofGeorgeWashingtonandthecherrytree.WashingtonsfirstbiographerinventedthetaleoflittleGeorgesayingtohisfather,Icannottellalie.Ididitwithmyax.Whatisimportantinbothstories,however,isthathonestywasseenasanimportantpartoftheAmericancharacter.Paragraph FivePraiseislikesunlighttothehumanspirit;wecannotflowerandgrowwithoutit.Andyet,whilemostofusareonlytooreadytoapplytoothersthecoldwindofcriticism,wearesomehowreluctanttogiveourfellowsthewarmsunshineofpraise.Why-whenonewordcanbringsuchpleasure?Afriendofminewhotravelswidelyalwaystriestolearnalittleofthelanguageofanyplaceshevisits.Shesnotmuchofalinguist,butshedoesknowhowtosayoneword-beautiful-inseverallanguages.Shecanuseittoamotherholdingherbaby,ortolonelysalesmanfishingoutpicturesofhisfamily.Theabilityhasearnedherfriendsallovertheworld.Paragraph SixDo not treat all new words in exactly the same way. Have you ever complained about your memory because you find it simply impossible to memorize all the new words you are learning? But, in fact, it is not your memory that is at fault. If you cram your head with too many new words at a time, some of them are bound to be crowded out. What you need to do is to deal with new words in different ways according to how frequently they occur in everyday use. While active words demand constant practice and useful words must be committed to memory, words that do not often occur in everyday situations require just a nodding acquaintance. You will find concentrating on active and useful words the most effective route to enlarge your vocabulary.Paragraph SevenTheoldladywaseighttoday.Shehadputonherbestdress.Perhaps-perhapsMyra ightcome.Afterall,eightywasaspecialbirthday,anotherdecadelinedorendured justasyouchosetolookatit.EvenifMyradidnotcome,shewouldsendapresent.Theoldladywassureofthat.Twospotsofcolourbrightenedhercheeks.Shewasexcited-likeachild.Shewould enjoyherday.Paragraph EightLetustakeaserious,reasonablelookatwhattheresultsbeifsuchaproposalwereaccepted.Familiesmightusethe timeforarealfamilyhour.WithoutthedistractionofTV,theymightsitaroundtogetherafterdinnerandactuallytalktooneanother.Itiswellknownthatmanyofourproblems-everything,infact,fromthegenerationgaptothehighdivorceratetosomeformsofmentalillness-arecausedatleastinpartbyfailuretocommunicate.Wedonottelleachotherwhatisdisturbingus.Theresultisemotionaldifficultyofonekindoranother.Byusingthequietfamilyhourtodiscussourproblems,wemightgettoknoweachotherbetter,andtolikeeachotherbetter.Paragraph NineAftergraduationIreturnedhometomysmalltowninIndiana.Ididnthaveajobyet.Mr.Hobbs,afriendofmyfathers,ownedasmallshirtfactoryintown.Withinthepastfiveyearsithadgrownfromtwentytoeightyworkers.Mr.Hobbswasworriedthathis