Test Paper for Oral English
1.When people move to another country, some of them decide to follow the customs of the new country, while others
prefer to keep their own customs.Compare these two choices.Which one do you prefer?
2.Is it better for children to grow up in the countryside than in a big city?
3.When asked how they plan to solve their own housing problem, some people say they prefer renting an apartment
while others say they prefer buying an apartment.What will you do? Why?
4.What are the changes of people’s life in E-time?
5.Advertising helps to sell products.Do advertisements have a positive or negative impact on our life?
6.Should the government spend more money in improving the public transportation?
7.What’s the relationship between food and health?
8.Is love the only element for people to achieve a happy marriage?
9.Some famous athletes and entertainers earn millions of dollars every year.Do you think these people deserve such
high salaries? Why?
10.Do you think the focus of education should be shifted from examination to quality improvement?
11.In modern society, many people have worked for a few years, but they still have not found the right position in the
society.What’s your view on profeion and career? What’s your ideal job? What are the principles in guiding your job-hunting?
12.Some universities ask students to evaluate their teachers.Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples
to support your answer.
13.Do you think television, newspapers, magazines, and other media pay too much attention to the personal lives of
famous people such as public figures and celebrities? Use details to explain your opinion.
14.Many parts of the world are losing important natural resources, such as forests, animals, or clean water.Choose one
resource that is disappearing and explain why it needs to be saved.
15.Some people believe that the best way of learning about is by listening to the advise of family and friends.Other
people believe that the best way of learning about life is through personal experience.Which do you think is preferable?
Translation:
1.在过去的25年中, 中国创造了国内生产总值年均增长8%的世界奇迹.但与此同时,在社会,环境等方面也付出了
巨大代价.发展以人为本的发展战略就是弥补过去政策的缺陷.
2.我们认为中国在注重提高环境质量的同时,着眼于环境保护方面的国际合作是非常重要的.这两者合在一起就
是我们所说的双赢.
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6.我们要对腐败官员进行有效的监督,防止他们滥用职权.随着中国进入WTO, 大量跨国公司来到中国.他们正在用丰厚的薪金吸引熟练的专业人员.许多决策者都认为,仅仅重视智力教育是不够的.提高学生的道德品质与创新能力已经成为人们所关心的问题.就业力包含多种能力: 专业技能,环境适应能力,团队工作能力和求职技巧等.大多数大学生在这些方面都很欠缺.
7.作为承办国,2008年奥运会的会徽已经确定.现在北京正在加强公共交通的建设,修建轻轨铁路,地铁,快速路和郊
区线路.
8.目前中国把打假放在首要位置,着重打击威胁人民群众人身和财产安全的假冒伪劣产品.
9.手机的需求量还是很具有吸引力的,去年是6000万部.几乎所有的手机生产厂家都在调整生产设备以求产品能
给符合十分严格的技术标准.
10.许多保健品广告都声称这些保健食品可以治愈各种疾病,但是这些言论不是缺乏科学依据就是没有得到有关部
门的认可.
11.世界上绝大多数贫困人口都生活在偏远的农村地区,所以增加在中西部的资金投入很有意义.中国正在开始消除
贫困和饥饿.
12.中国第一艘载人宇宙飞船神州五号发射成功是中国人民在攀登世界科技高峰征途中迈出的历史性的一步.
(Three candidates tested together make up one group.Groups 1~7/8 will be tested on , group 8/9~14/16 Thursday.Groups are numbered and listed by Leon.Each group will choose at random one question among 12 to discu and 3 sentences to translate on the exam day.)
