CSC英语统考口试题目

1、叮叮小文库留学基金委英语统考口试题目汇编Section 1Giving personal information1. Where are you from? Would you please say something about your hometown?2. How do you find the life here in ?3. What is your job?4. What do you like about your job?5. Is there anything you've always wanted to do?6. If you are planning to

2、change your job, what kind of job would you like to take?7. Could you say something about your research?8. What do you usually do in your spare time?9. What kind of sports do you like?10. What kind of difficulties do you think you will encounter when you go abroad?11. What would you like to be doing

3、 in five years'time?12. Could you say something about your family?13. Which country are you planning to go? What do you know about the country?Section 2Asking for information1. You are now studying at a British university. You have read a notice about a part-time job. Make a call to get more inf

4、ormation. Ask questi ons about:Job requirements Duties/Responsibilities Hours per day/week Starting time Workplace length of the job Pay2. You are now studying at a British university. You want to apply for a rail card which allows you to buy cheaper railway tickets. Make a call to the statio n to g

5、et in formati on. Ask questi ons about:Types of the card Benefits Duration of the card Documents/ Proof needed Costs Restrictions Application deadline3. You have just arrived at a British university as a visiting scholar. You want to get some in formatio n about the schoolshealth cen ter. Make a cal

6、l to the cen ter and ask questi ons about:Opening hours (workdays/ weekends/ holidays) Location Setting Services providedCharges AppointmentsWays of payment4. You are invited to attend an international conference because a paper of yours on environmental protection is awarded a prize. Write an e-mai

7、l to the organizer of the conference and ask the following questi ons:Time for the meeting Venue for the meeting Need for speech Topics on the conference Documents/ certificates needed Speakers Costs accommodation and food5. As a visit ing scholar, you are now con duct ing a research on moder n west

8、ern architecture in your university, and need to use the school library. Now make a phone call to the librarian and ask the following questi ons:Books related books that can be borrowed returning time library card photocopying opening hour6. You are now studying at the University of Manchester. You

9、want to join in a two-day tour to Scotland at a weekend. You learn that there is a travel age ncy, which offers differe nt travel pla ns. Make a phone call to the age ncy and ask the follow ing questi ons:Transportation travel schedule accommodation and food special local products travel documents t

10、o prepare costs foreach person interesting places museums7. You learn that a new movie is on general release and you ' like to watch it in the cin ema. Make a phone call to the cin ema and ask the follow ing questi ons:Days for screening screening schedule each day ticket types (e.g. full ticket

11、, student ticket, or senior ticket) and cost for each original or dubbed film stars in it location of the cinema8. You are going to travel from Manchester to York, and you want to make a reservation at a guesthousefor your accommodation there. Now write an e-mail to a guesthouse and ask the followin

12、g questions:Cost of accommodations location of the guesthouse food provision room facilities opening hours transportation to the guesthouse9. You are going to be studying at a British college. You meet a student who studies in the same city as you hope to go to. Find out about the cheapest way to li

13、ve there.Accommodation food entertainment transportation books discounts for students shopping10. You have just arrived at your college in Britain and you hear about a party to welcome new stude nts. You would like to go, so you go to the Overseas Stude nts Office to get some more details. Your in t

14、erviewer works there.Organizer cost activities place time partner transportation11. You were absent from your writing class yesterday in which the stude nts were give n an assig nment.Your in terviewer is one of your classmates. Ask him/her about the assig nment.Topic/content presentation submission

15、 date length title page place of submission12. You are a new student at a British college. You go to the Welfare Office to find out about health care provision in the UK. Your in terviewer is a welfare officer there.Health care facilities public/private health care registration (doctor) medical insu

16、rance emergencies prescription/ medicine13. You have just arrived at your college in London and want to find out about the capitals en terta inment. Your in terviewer is a British stude nt. Ask him/her about it.Cinema pubs sports theatre restaurants TV2008-01-0414. Renting a Car in AmericaYou have r

17、ecently come to America to attend the University at Flagstaff, Arizona. You would like to rent a car to drive to the Grand Canyon to see the beautiful sights there before school starts. You call one of the companies that rent cars in Flagstaff to ask about the following information:Driver' licen

18、seDeposit requirement Daily rental costTypes of cars available Insurance Ways of payment15. A Visa Exte nsio nYou are a student at California State University in USA, and you believe that you n eed to apply for an exte nsion of your visa. You call the immigration office to ask about the following in

19、formation:Application procedures Necessary documentation Cost of renewal Length of time needed to get renewal Office hourTransportation16. Traveling in the UKY ou're pla nning to travel for 2 weeks in Britai n. Your friend used to study in Britain and has a lot of experienee traveling there. Now

20、 make a phone call to your friend and ask him or her about the follow ing in formati on:Transportation Travel documents to prepare WeatherFood Tourist attractions Souvenirs/ gifts17. Goi ng to a PartyYou are now in America. A friend of yours has asked you to join him to go to a birthday party. Befor

21、e you make a deeisi on, you would like to ask about the followi ng in formati on:Date of the party Transportation Starting time Dress to wear Location Gifts to bring18. In formati on about a Shopp ing Cen terYou have been in America for only a few days. It is necessary for you to get some necessitie

22、s. You ask your Iandlord about a shopping center nearby for the following information:Opening and closing time Ways of payment Location Discounts Transportation Delivery19. Drivi ng Lice nseOne day when you are chatting with your American Iandlord, you come to the topic of transportation which arous

23、es your interest in getting a driving license in America. So you ask your Iandlord about the following information:Age limit for application Tests involved Health requirement Cost Training courses License validity21. Going to a Football MatchYou have been in Britain for a few weeks. You would like t

24、o watch a football match with your British friends. So you ask them about the following information:Ways to get a ticket Football Stars Ticket prices Starting time Teams involved Transportation22. Renting an Apartme ntYou have just arrived in Arizona State University. You have read the ads about sev

25、eral large apartme nt buildi ngs which are very close to the campus. You make a call to ask about the following information:Monthly rent Necessary documents Required depositsGas and electricity bills Car park Sports facilitiesSection 3Explaining personal opinionsIn this section, you are required to

26、explain your point of view on the following topics:1. Students in China used to enjoy free higher education, but now they have to pay tuiti on as well as rent for accommodati on. Should stude nts in China enjoy free higher educati on? What is your opinion?2. The internet is now playing a very import

27、ant role in our daily life and work. While it is making our life and work enjoyable and efficient, it also brings us problems. What is the negative side of the internet? Should children not be allowed to visit the internet? What is your opinion on this?3. In school education, the teacher or the stud

28、ent himself may be responsible for the successof a student. Which of the two is more importa nt? Or are they equally importa nt? Give us your views.4. It is said that one aims at a wealthy life (hav ing a good in come and being able to afford good things in life), and important life (a life of achie

29、vement that brings one respect), or a family life (a life completely cen tered on one' family). What is your choice? What do you con sider importa nt in life?5. What can be done to reduce the traffic jams in big Chinese cities?6. It was reported that the May Day golden week this year saw a reduc

30、tion in the number of tourists. What do you think were the reas ons?7. Many parents complain that their children are having too much school work. Do you think that is true? How can parents help their children?8. What can the government do about factories that seriously pollute the en vir onment?9. W

31、ith the practice of May Day holiday, National Day holiday, and the Spring Festival, more and more people choose to travel to famous tourist attracti ons in stead of stay ing at home. Enjoyi ng the beautiful natural scenery is a great treat, but many tourist attractions raise the entrance fees con si

32、derably. Do you agree to it? Why or why not?10n recent years, Chin a'ec ono mic developme nt has gained speed and great achieveme nts have bee n made in this respect. But, while making profit, people often n eglect en vir onmen tal protecti on, eve n destroy the ecological bala nee. Do you thi n

33、k China should develop its economy at the cost of en vir onmen tal destructio n? State your point of view.11. Each year around March 15, consumers focus their attention on fake products that do great harm to our daily life. More seriously, academic plagiarism has become rampant both in China and ove

34、rseas, and eroding people's trust in intellectual circles. In your view, what are the reasonsfor academic plagiarism? And how can scholarly dishonesty and cheati ng be preve nted?12. With the improvement of the living standard, private cars have become an important aspect of people's life in

35、 many parts of the county, especially in large cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou. What changes do private cars bring about to our life? And what problems do they cause? In your opinion, how to solve those problems?13. Parents are now attaching greater importanee to their children s educati

36、on. Many choose to find a private tutor, or even several private tutors for their child. Do you agree to it? What are the advantages and disadva ntages of doing so?14. Please comment on the latest changes in housing conditions in Chin ese cities.15. Please comme nt on the ben efits of sending schola

37、rs/u niversityteachers abroad.16. What are the alter natives of junior high school leavers in terms of educati on and training?17. What can the government do to help the laid-off workers in finding ways of support ing themselves and their families?18. Nowadays, while some parents are wishing to have

38、 more children, more and more young couples are choosing to go without a child. What is your view about such a phe nomenon?19t is com mon place these days for people to cha nge their jobs. Which do you prefer, to have a stable job or cha nge jobs freque ntly? Expla in your reas ons.20t is suggested

39、that stude nts rate (evaluate) their teachers and teachers subseque ntly get paid accord ing to stude nt'ati ng. Do you agree with this idea? Why or why not?21.Some people think the Internet-based learning will one day replace school educati on. What is your opi nio n about this claim?22. Young couples today are so busy with their work that their childre n are ofte n brought up by the gran dpare nts. What do you thi nk are the adva ntages and disadva nt