北航研究生口语考试

1、1.Ifyouinterviewthreepeoplefromdifferentcountries,whichsportwouldeachprefer,andhowdoescultureaffectoneofthoseindividuatshoicesofactivity?OnceIaskedanAmerican,anEnglishmanandanative,whatsyourfavoritesport?'Igotdifferentanswers.TheAmericansaiditwasAmericanfootball,theBritishsaidfootball,Chinesesai

2、dbadminton.Differentanswersreflectthedifferencesofcharacters.Theyareaffectedbytheculture.InAmericanculture,peoplethinkstayingfitisveryimportantandadmiretobestrong.Theywouldliketodevotemoremoneyinplayingsports.Inschool,studentsareforcedtoparticipateinsportsgames.BeinganAmericanfootballplayeristhebest

3、waytobuildastrongbody.FootballisborninEngland,thecultureisinfluencedbyit.FAPremierLeagueisknownallovertheworld.TheEnglishmenareproudoftheirfootball,andtheyaremorelikelytochoosefootballwhenplayingsports.InChina,oneoftheessencesofcultureiskindness.Mostly,playingsportsiswayofrelaxing.Chinesepaymoreatte

4、ntiontoskills.Badmintoncanbeplayedbybothmenandwomen,childrenandelders.SolotsofChinesewillchooseit.Differentculturesanddifferentthoughtsleadtodifferentchoicesinsports.2 .whyisitimportanttolearnthehistoryofculture?Andwhichpartofyourculturehaschangedthemostandwhy?Cultureistheessenceofacountryandthehist

5、oryofculturereflectsthehistoryofacountry.Bylearningthehistoryofculture,wecanknowthepolitics,economyandsocietyinthepast.FromlearningthehistoryofChineseculture,wecanrealizethatourancestorsarediligent,brave,andclever,andthenwecaninherittheircharactersverywell.Chinesemarriageasapartofculturehaschangedth

6、emostinmyopinion.Nolongerthan30yearsago,son'sordaughtersmarriagewasalmostdeterminedbyparents.Evenhardertounderstand,marriagesmaybemadeatthebirthofchildreninthepast.SonsordaughtersdidinhavetherighttochoosethespouseC偶）.ButnowinchinawecanmarrytheonewhoIreallylove,andparentscannotdetermineourmarriag

7、e.Inmyopinion,therearetworeasons.Firstly,aschinaopentotheworld,theviewofmarriageinthewesterncountriesespeciallyinAmericahasacceptedbyChinese.Secondly,inChina,mostadultsgetmarriedattheir25-35yearsold.Theyareoldenoughtodeterminetheirownthings.3 .Howdoesgovernmentreflectculture?Andwhatkindofgovernmentd

8、oyoupreferandwhy?ANSWER:Thegovernmentreflectsculturebyvariousways:Firstistheattitudetothepeopleandtheenvironment.InChina,thecultureisinfluencedbyConfucianism,andthegovernmentpromotestheharmonioussocietyandthecomprehensiveutilizationofwastematerialsSecondly,thediplomatic（外交）policyofagovernmentreflect

9、cultureofthecountry.Forexample,Chinesegovernmentdevelopstherelationshipswithothercountriesonthebasisofmutualrespectandequality,andtheChinesediplomaticpolicyreflectsthatchinesecultureadvocatespeaceandharmo.nyThekindofgovernmentIlikemostistheAmericanGovernment.Becausethegovernmentservesforpeople,andth

10、erelationshipbetweengovernmentandthepeopleiseasyEveryonecancriticizethegovernmentiftheywant.Ifithappenstoeconomicdepression,thegovernmentmaybeclosedandemployeesingovernmentmaylosetheirjobsbecausetaxpayersdon'tpaAtgieireramentofthekindmeansthatpeoplearefreeandgovernmentisdemocratic.Ilikefreedoman

11、dadvocateeveryoneisequal,soIlikethekindofAmericangovernment.4 .HowimportantareRelationshiptraditionstoyou,andwhataresomeofyourideasaboutrelationships?Thereareseveratraditionalrelationshipsineveryone'slife,suchastheparent-childrelationship,marriageandfriendship.Theyareveryimportantpartinourlives.

12、Ofcourse,Iamnottheexception.Ilovemyparentsandfriends,andIcannotimaginehowtolivewithoutthem.Taketheparent-childrelationshipforexample.Everyoneisamemberofthisrelationship.Thiskindofrelationshipisaruleoflaw.AccordingtoChinesemarriagelawprovisions,parentsofchildrenhavecareandeducationobligations,andchil

13、drenofparentshavethedutytosupportandassist.Nowadays,therearesomecasesthatchildrendon'tsupportheirparents.Insomecities,eventhoughsomeelderlyhavemanychildren,theydon'thaveenoughfoodtoeatandcomfortableroomtolivein.Theysufferhardlives.WheneverIseethiskindofcase,Ifeelreallysad.Whentheywereyoung,t

14、heirparentsgavethemcaresineverypossiblewayNowparentsaretoooldtotakecareofthemselves,childrenhavetheresponsibilitytolookafterofthem.Overall,harmoniousfamilyrelationshipsneedeveryone'sendeavor.Althoughweareveryfarfromhome,wealsocandoalotofthings.Forexample,Wecangivecallstoourparentsinfestivals.Jus

15、tshowyourlovetothem.5 .Whydowereadnovelsandpoetrywritteninthepast?Dothosenovelsreflectcultureinthepastoralsothepresent?Whyorwhynot?ANSWER:Novelsandpoetryareessencesofacountryliterature.Novelsandpoetryreflecttheworldviewofourancestors,anditshouldbeinheritedbyus.Cultureisthesymbolofacountry,andasapart

16、ofculture,novelsandpoetryarecrystallizationofwisdomthatourancestorspossessedbngago.Soweshouldreadnovelsandpoetrywritteninthepast,andthenwecanknowwhattheworldwasintheancienttime.Thosenovelsnotonlyreflectthecultureinthepastbutalsoreflectthecultureinthepresent.Becausecultureatpresentisoriginatedfromcultureintheancienttime,maybemanifestationofcultureinpresenttimeisdifferentfromcultureinancienttime,buttheessences,infact,arethesame.Takechinesenovelsandpoetryasanexample,novelsandpoetryarewrittenbya