第一篇：期末口語考試話題

期末口語考試話題

１．The awareness of time

In the current competitive society, time is money.Time is treated as if it were something almost real.We budget it, save it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it, account for it;we also charge of it.It is a precious resource and many people have a rather acute sense of the shortness of each lifetime.1.Why do many people cherish time?

2.What is considered to be a waste of time?

3.How to make full use of time in our study?

２．Environmental protection

In most part of the world, people don’t have consciousness about protection of the environment.They are interested in developing the economy at the sacrifice of the natural world.Consequently, the world is badly damaged and man is faced with many natural disasters.It is high time that people take measures to protect the environment.1.Why are most countries not concerned about environmental awareness?

2.What are the main causes of pollution?

3.What measures can we take to protect our environment?

３．Pros and cons of mixed marriages

People often harbor reservations about a mixed marriage because racial and cultural differences may complicate the marriage life.However, still many people have harmonious and happy marriages across nations.1.Would you mind marrying a person from a different culture or nation? Why or why not?

2.How to deal with the cultural difference in the interracial marriage?

3.What factors do you think may lead to the failure in one’s marriage?

４．Spoiling children

In most of the families, there is the only child.Parents pour all their love, energy and money to their children and try their best to satisfy their children’s needs.As a result, too much love is converted into spoiling, and spoiling children has become a serious social problem.1.Why do parents spoil their children? Please analyze reasons.2.What are the negative influences of the spoiled children on the society?

3.How to stop spoiling children for parents’ part?

５．What’s in a name?

The name is a signal that distinguishes a person from another.However, names have not merely identified people but also described them.Names often suggest or convey parents’ expectatons and dreams to their children.1.What’s in your name?

2.Do you think a person’s name is important? Why or why not?

3.How many factors should parents consider when giving a name to a baby?

６．Relax or overwork

Life is more demanding today than it ever has been.There are greater pressures at work, and people often feel very tired.Relax and paly are the useful ways to outlet one’s negative emotions.How to achieve a balance between life and work is a lesson we must learn.1.What causes stress?

2.How to lighten stress?

3.How to achieve a balance between life and work?

７．Success in life

Everybody yearns for personal success in this society.But the cruel truth is that not everyone can be successful.The road to success is full of thorns, and only those who have a stong will and stick to their goal can ultimately arrive at their destination.1.What are the factors contributing to success in one’s life?

2.What is your attitude toward failure?

3.Have you ever given up on something that you wish you had stuck to? What was it?

８．What if I could live again!

Life is so valuable that almost everyone wants to live again.If one has made some mistakes and is regretful for something, he or she will desire to live twice to mend his or her errors;if one lives very happily, he or she still will yearn for living again.1.What was the most important event in your life?

2.What was your worst memory?

3.What was the most exciting thing that’s ever happened to you?

９．Illness and remedies

People wish to be healthy to enjoy their work and life, but to be a human, it is determined to get sick sometimes.How to cure illness and maintain fit are people’s major concern in their life.1.What kind of diet do you often keep?

2.How to live a healthy life?

3.What physical problems do you have and how to cope with them?

１０．Accepting and declining invitations

People live in a society, and communication among them is very essential.We often participate in many social activities and make acquaintances and friends.1.What is your definiton of “friends”?

2.If you don’t want to attend a party that your friend invites you to, what will you do?

3.What do you think of interpersonal relationship in people’s life?

１１．Asking for and giving advice

Peolple often come across difficulties and harsh problems in their work and life.At that time, they often cannot make decisions by themslves and always resort to others for advice.As friends, people usually offer advice and suggestion to help their friends overcome their difficulties.1.If you come across problems, who is the first perosn you want to ask for advice?

2.If the advie your friend has provided doesn’t seem good to you, how to turn down his or her advice without hurting his or her feeling?

3.Do you think the advice from others sometimes may hinder a person’s decision?

１2．Compare two ways of living

People often have different ways of living.For example, some concentrate on work, while others play crazily as if it is the last moment of life.The way of living reflects a person’s attitude towards life.1.Living in the city or living in the country, which one do you prefer?

2.Discuss the relative advantages and disadvantages of living in the city or the country?

3.As a student, living in the college dorm on campus or renting an apartment outside the campus, which one do you prefer?

第二篇：期末口語話題

口語話題

1.Suppose you are going to spend your summer vacation.Say something about your plans.And in what way summer vacations benefit you?

(Tips: traveling / taking a summer job/ taking summer courses /working as a volunteer…)

2.Mobile phones are popular with college students and even teenagers.Do you think it’s a good thing?(Why or why not?)

3.How to cope with the stress you may experience while studying at college or university?

(Tips: academic pressure /financial pressure/job-hunting pressure/emotional pressure)

4.A saying in China goes like this: “It would be fatal for a man to go into the wrong profession or trade, and equally dangerous for a woman to marry the wrong man.” What do you think of the above saying?

5.Do you love traveling? What places of interest have you ever been to? Please share your traveling experiences with me and tell me what you learn from it?

6.Whether senior people should be sent to nursery house？

7.What is your favorite holiday? And why?(Tips: Spring Festival, Thanksgiving Day, Easter Day, Christmas, etc.)

8.What subject do you like best? What makes you like it: your personal interests, the teacher, the practical applications of the course in future, etc.?

9.Which do you think is more important for university students, practical skills or theoretical knowledge? Give your reasons.10.You find your best friend is smoking, and you want to stop him /her, so you talk with him /her about the harm of smoking and try to persuade him /her to quit smoking.11.If you were to graduate from college and were to make a very important decision in your life, what job appeals to you most? And why?

12.Please talk about surfing the Net with respect to the advantages and disadvantages.(Tips: useful information / harmful information;communication via the Internet / junk email, computer viruses;e-learning / overindulging in computer games;e-shopping / computer crime…)

13.How to make a good impression in a job interview?

14.What’s your own way of spending two-day weekend? Anything special? You are welcome to name some advisable choices for our weekend.15.Despite the high divorce rate in modern society, there are, indeed, a lot of examples of successful marriage, including some celebrities.So what are the secrets of a successful marriage? Please tell me some good ways to improve a marriage.16.Do you believe in love at first sight? What’s your definition of “true love”?

17.Which do you think is more important, environmental protection or economic development?(Please explain.)

18.Green food is now becoming more and more popular.Do you know why? And can you say something about the changes in people’s diet nowadays?

19.Finding a job, further study or going abroad, which will you choose and how do you prepare to achieve the goal?

20.There still exists sexual discrimination against the female in job market in China.What’s your opinion on it?

第三篇：研究生英語期末口語考試話題（范文）

Topics for Oral Test 1.你知道轉基因食物嗎？你認為這對健康有害嗎？What do you know

GM food? Do you think it is harmful to health?

D: Hey ,everybody，a few days ago，I read a paper that China have done several researchs on genetically modified foods and have eaten them.As far as I am concerned，The United States is also favor of genetically modified foods , but Europe is against them firmly.what do you think of it?

L: Well, I think it's a great idea to have genetically modified foods.D: Really？Why?

L: Well, genetically modified plants may need fewer pesticides than normal plants.For example, there is a type of corn that is bad for insects——when the insects eat the corn plant, they die.However, the corn doesn’t hurt people.This type of corn is beneficial because famers use fewer pesticides to grow the corn, and so there is less pollution in the environment.Also the corn is less expensive because the farmers don’t have to spend a lot of money on pesticides.So, by using fewer pesticides the corn is cheaper and the environment is cleaner.H: Yes, and there are two another benefits of genetically modified food.One is that they may grow better than normal plants.The other one is that many genetically modified plants stay fresh longer after they are harvested.What’s more, because of its high yield, it increases the possibility of solving the global hunger issues.But do you think the GM foods are all safe?

Y: Well, there is no answer.No effects on human health have been shown as a result of the consumption of such foods by the general population in the countries where they have been approved.So far, there is little evidence that GM foods are harmful to health.However，there are some countries holding the opposite views.D: I firmly agree with that.Everything has two sides, Some European countries such as Austria, their consumer groups oppose the sale of importing genetically modified food, they believe that genetically modified foods affect human health.In Europe, the government's attitude is, genetically modified food are insecurity.Some social groups and organizations called for scientists to confirm the safety of genetically modified foods.Y: yeah, what you said are reasonable.In my opinions, I prefer to eat the natural and common food rather than the GM food.The GM food is mixed some additive genes into a new one by the transgenic technology so that the GM food has unknown effects to human beings if they eat it, such as: people will be allergic to the GM food because it have added some parts of gene which can make people allergic.H: Objectively speaking, we can't simply label GM foods with good or bad labels.So , What we should do is to learn to view things with dialectical thought.That is to say, we should use the objective critical and inclusive vision to treat GM foods.With the development of technology, I firmly believe that someday the scientist will tell us whether genetically modified food is angle or a devil.2.有時候，當你從不同的角度觀察同一件事物的時候，也許會變得不同。你也這樣認為么？Sometimes, the same thing may seem to be different when it is observed from different perspectives? Do you think so? Share your experiences with your partners.What’s your view about this question?

A：Sometimes, the same thing may seem to be different when it is observed from different perspectives.Do you think so?

B：Yes，I totally agree with this statement.Have you ever heard a classical story which reflecting two different attitudes toward the same thing? When looking at a glass with some water in it, people may respond differently.Some may focus on the negative aspect and describe the glass as half empty;others may emphasize the positive aspect of it and regard it as half full.In other words, people may hold completely different ideas about the same thing.C：I also agree with this view.The two different answers to this question represent two different attitudes towards life--optimistic attitude and pessimistic attitude.Chinese old saying indicates, “A blessing in disguise（塞翁失馬焉知非福）”,it means :For a time, though it was lost, it would be good for it.D：Yeah，the words remind me of an inspirational story.The great inventor Edison Thomas have studied more than 8000 not suitable materials of filament, people asked him: “you have failed the 8000 times, what is the use for you to continue this research?” Thomas Edison said that I have not failed.On the contrary, I found more than 8000 not suitable material.A：I also appreciate Edison's optimistic attitude towards life.From another perspective, the thing is different.In life, many people are easy to feel frustrated by meeting a bit of setback.As far as I am concerned, we need to change our perspectives and learn to keep positive and optimistic like Edison when facing difficulties so that we can have more power to pursue our dreams.D：Yeah.Edison's story has been encouraging me to be optimistic.Before reading this story, I always be depressed when there were a lot of mistakes in the homework.But, now I will fell very lucky in this case, because these problems can be found in time before exam.C：Oh , great!So, learn to change a point of view, life is full of hope and happiness.As we all known, life doesn’t always run smoothly, but you have got to think positive.And there is no denying that most optimists have a high happiness index，which can hardly be experienced by pessimists.B：Ok.Speaking of which, I have a word to share with you.Turn around, is another starting point, change an angle, you will find a different scenery!(轉身，是另一個起點，換一個角度，你會發現不一樣的風景！)

3.請針對我們應該如何面對流行病給出幾條建議：

Please give some advice about what we should do when faced with an epidemic.A:As[武漢天氣不穩定，最近很多人感冒了，是吧？] we all known, the weather in Wuhan is sometimes cold and sometimes hot, so , recently ,many people catch a cold, is it?

B: Yeah, of course.Just like me.I've just recovered from a bad cold, I felt dizzy, and cough day and night。

C:I know that you had a bad time, there is no doubt that the flu is a common epidemic in our daily life.However, there are many other epidemics which is hard to be cured.Can you show me an example?[我知道你渡過了一段難過的時間，毫無疑問流感是我們日常生活中的一種常見流行病。很容易治療，吃藥即可。但是還有很多流行病難以治療，你們能列舉幾個例子嗎？]

D:One example just appears in my mind, that is SARS.I still remember it broke out in 2002, at that time, I was just in primary school.It was like a strong tornado [t?:?ne?d??] that swept the whole country and many people were killed by it.A: Yes, I still remember that our life was disturbed and we had to stay at home during those days.We tried our best to fight against the SARS and help each other.Fortunately, we took control of it by the end.B:Ye]ah, another example occurs to me, AIDS.It is a vital [?va?tl] epidemic, and it caused by a virus(?va?r?s)called HIV.What’s more, it was first reported in 1980 in the US, the most common manifestation(癥狀)of AIDS include fever, vomiting ['v?m?t??], headache and so on.The HIV is transmitted by 3 main routes, they are sexual, maternal [m??t?:nl] and blood-borne.C:Yeah,in addition, I know that AIDS will not infect through public facilities, and will not spread through shaking hands and hugging.In a word, numerous epidemics break out, and they have caused the most disastrous impacts on us.D:Yeah,you are right.As the saying goes, prevention is better than cure.Now that there are so many epidemics in our daily life, what should we do when faced with an epidemic, can you give us some advice?

A:Oh,I know something about that.For example, people could prevent catching a cold if they dress warmly and have a good rest when the winter comes.But many people get sick so that they have to spend much time and money in seeing a doctor.B: What’s more, I think we need to clean our dormitory every day.What’s more, we should keep our laboratory [l??b?r?t?ri] clean and tidy and open the windows every morning.C:Yes,I totally agree with you.In order to protect ourselves from the epidemics, it’s important for us to eat more vegetables, fruit instead of junk food and do more exercises.We will deserve for a better life.4.在你看來，精英教育培養出來的是什么樣的人？今天的社會需要什么樣的人？ In your opinion, what kind of people should an elite education produce? What kind of people are really needed in today’s society?

A: Hi, good morning!B/C/D: Good morning!A: Do you know what day is it 5 days later? B: Your birthday? A: No

C: Your boyfriend’s birthday? A: No D: I know, it is college entrance examination, am I right? A：Yes, you are right!It is college entrance examination, which we all have experienced about 5 years ago.In another words, we have received 5 years of higher education.Should higher education be elite education or mass education?

B: Wait, wait… what is elite education? I have ever heard about these vocabularies, but don’t know the real meaning of it.C: Let me tell you!An elite education is that the enrollment rate of the right age is below the 15%.It means only a few people can have the chance to be educated.In other words, the elite education is a kind of “individualized” education which emphasizes the development of individual talents.D: Mass education is opened to everyone regardless of your qualifications.In other words, mass education tends to be “universal and extensive”, which emphasizes the utility of education to the whole society.B: oh, I see.Elite education is offered for only a few people, so the education we have taken in the past 5 years is the elite education, am I right? A: Yeah, maybe you are right to some degree.It depends on how you understand the goal of elite education.In your opinion, what kind of people should an elite education produce?

D: In my opinion, elite education is not aristocratic education(貴族教育)though it offers to a few students.Elite education should produce the elites and leaders of this society.And these elites could help with the development of this society.C: However, elite education may also produce people overestimate themselves and not able to communicate with people who do not take elite education, although they may be proficient in several foreign languages.B: Yeah, you are right.Do you think these elites cultivated by elite education are the people our society really need?

A: On one hand, as we all know, Roman is not built in one day, so does our society.The development and prosperity of our society cannot be separated from the social elite, as well as the ordinary people.On the other hand, actually, China is a developing country with large population and scarce resources.We do not have enough conditions to provide elite education.D: Yeah, as a result, for the current stage, the purpose of Chinese higher education is mainly produce practical and professional talents.At the same time, general education also has certain requirements, in order to meet the requirements of the “specialized personnel” in the outline.C: Yes, you are right.I hope our country will combine the advantages of elite education and mass education according to our present situation.In that way, we may harvest all kinds of talents our society needs.5.你是否有經常或偶爾的接近自然來遠離城市噪音？你希望生活在城市還是在鄉村，你更喜歡什么樣的生活？為什么？Do you regularly or occasionally get close to nature to escape the city noise? What kind of life do you prefer to live, the life in city or in the countryside? Why?

Y：What a wonderful day!It’s a good time to go out for a walk.How is your grandfather after surgery ,紫薇?

H: Well, he is slowly recovering after moving to the countryside to live.Y: That sounds comforting.How about living in the countryside ?

H: It’s a good choice!The countryside is so peaceful and beautiful!I just come back from countryside with my parents.I spent my childhood in country when I was a baby.That’s a great memory.D: I partly agree with you, because the countryside is not as convenient as the city.For example, the city offers more opportunities and entertainment.L: I prefer country life to city life.Just like what I have seen on TV, there are too many stunning scenes which can not be seen in cities.For example , in Summer nights, thousands of stars are glimmering in the dark , this beautiful scenery attracted me so much.When I have lived in city for a long time, which makes me find some social ills of city life.D: I know what you mean.But I’m hardly agree with that.The city developed more quickly than the country.Flourishing businesses and advanced equipment are changed every day, which is so exciting.H: I agree with 劉高輝.Because the country life gives us opportunity to close to nature.One can see trees, grass and listen to the birds whenever.It’s a good to health.What’s more ,there is less noise , pollution，pressure and crime.It provides us more fresh air and quite.D: Yes, I see.But country life may not be that perfect.People usually lack culture activities.They are relatively ill informed.Things go fairly slowly there.And people miss some golden opportunities of making a fortune.L: The disadvantages of country did existed.I plan to live in the country,after i retired.Maybe it is a better choice.H: Oh, it just what I think!And Country people have chance to experience the lifestyle of city when they come to cities.D: what is your ideal life like? My ideal life is that i have a right to choose life.so I need to pay more efforts to learn now.How about you ,楊榕瑕?

Y: In my opinion ,the answer is not certain.Whatever life we lead,we can never feel perfectly satisfied, for conveniences and inconveniences always coexist.People wish that they could enjoy the pleasure of both lives.And you,劉高輝?

L: I get ready to work hard when I’m young.For example, I eager to experience more fresh things to broaden the field of vision and social experience before 40 years old.Y: Sounds good!Good luck!

6.什么是快樂？你認為我們應該怎樣獲得快樂？What is happiness? In what ways can we achieve happiness? A：Hi, good morning!Did you eat breakfast this morning? B: yeah, I have eaten steamed stuffed buns(包子)and soybean milk（豆漿）['s?ibi:n;milk] in Gui Xiang Yuan, it’s very delicious.C：Me too.I have eaten hot-dry noodles this morning and feel very full and satisfied.I also feel so happy.D: Wow!You may achieve happiness every time to time, since you are so easy to be satisfied.C: Yeah.There is a saying that “contentment brings happiness”, I do believe it.Indeed, it brings me a sense of happiness.(smile^_^)

B: I’m agree with you, happy people feel satisfied with themselves, and they’re happy with what they have.They may be a little overweight, or may not have the best job, or may not live in a big, fancy house, but they are satisfied with what they have.This feeling of happiness comes from the inside, not from something outside.A: You mean, happy people feel satisfied with themselves, unhappy people are often not satisfied with what they have? Then, I have a question “Do you think ‘阿Q’ , the chapter in Lu Xun’s work--story of Ah Q be a happy person? He is satisfied with what he has, but I think he is poor more than happy.B: 阿Q is a special character in a special background.He lives in his own world and use “spirit victory(精神勝利法)” to get the feeling of satisfied.He doesn’t get the real happiness because he achieves satisfactions from fantasies(幻想), instead of his own effort.D：I see.The real happiness comes from contentment, and real contentment comes from your own effort.In another words, if you have tried your best but still don't get what you want, then you may stop and enjoy what you already have.In this way, you can easily achieve happiness.B: Bingo.This is what I mean.C: I agree with you, too.But I also find that happy people have one in common.That is, they are all optimistic—they look at the positive side of life, not the negative.A：Yeah, when happy people have problems, they assume that things will approve.They don’t worry and think that all bad things can happen, it’s quite normal.So they can take it easy.However, unhappy people are the opposite.When they have a problem, they think about how bad everything is and assume that it’ll get worse.So they make themselves even more unhappy.D: I totally agree with you, and I think another thing can bring us happiness—helping others.It is proved effective every time since I have tried.Of course, I help other people because I can and I want help them, as well as they are really in need, not for the aims of getting happiness.But from this process, I really achieve a kind of amazing and wonderful feeling—it may be called “happiness”.C: You are great.Maybe I should learn from you.Just as the old saying says “Present rose to others with remaining fragrance at hand.” When you are helping others in need, you are helping yourself, so that you can achieve happiness.B: I really hope people with kind-heart and optimistic will achieve happiness forever.7.你相信你是美麗的（英俊）嗎？你有沒有想過整容？整容手術的優點和缺點是什么？Do you believe you are beautiful(handsome)? Have you ever thought about cosmetic surgery [k?z?metik ?s?:d??ri]整容手術? What are pros and cons of cosmetic surgery?

H：夢鴿, what do you think of plastic surgery? like lip implants, breast implants?

D:Yeah , absolutely.I would like now, but four years ago, maybe I don’t agree.H: Interesting!I think the biggest advantage of cosmetic surgery is its ability to turn an ordinary face to a very lovely one.It can make up for your regret of your body, your face or any other part of your body.Y:Well, I agree with that.You may become confident in your daily life, which will make you energetic when you work, so you may make more achievement in your career.Just like the recent phenomenon: more and more people, especially some young girls choose to take plastic surgeries.They argued that this kind of surgery can improve one’s opportunity to secure a good job.D:Do you agree with me?

Y:Yeah, especially when women get older, they will have plastic surgery due to effect of media and society.Maybe they would like to have plastic surgery here or there.L: I partly agree with you.But I don’t have to give up any parts if I were a women.Because many factors influence of the standard of beauty.The believe beauty is more important than external beauty when people get older.Y:AHA.Don’t you want to place it in a more appropriate location , Imagining you get older?

L: I just like enjoy the natural.And there are still a huge danger.Many tragic（悲劇）incidents have been reported recent years that one get hurt or blind or even dead when she adopts a cosmetic surgery.A person only has one chance of life.Nothing is important than life in the world.D: But I think many men may like it, people prefer to pursuit good things, after all.L: Maybe ,of course they do.Nowadays cosmetic surgery is also for men.What about you 胡紫薇 ,do you believe you are beautiful? What will you do if you get a chance to do a cosmetic surgery one day?

H: HAHAHA.....,I like my body.Just like the saying goes :beauty is only skin-deep(外在美不過是表面現象).So I will not to do a cosmetic surgery now.And in my opinion, we should consider the advantages and disadvantages of cosmetic surgery.Now we can also find that there are too many famous people who are not memorized by their appearance, but their personality and special habits.8.你認為“事實勝于雄辯”這句話是什么？請用例子來說明它。What do you think of the saying “Actions speak louder than words.”? Please use examples to illustrate it.1、百說不如一做。理想總是豐滿的，不能空有理想，要付出實際行動。一種被付諸實踐了的行動要比一百種想法都要可靠。舉例：、與我們相近的例子是我們總是在幻想自己能干這個干那個，可是真正到了要付諸實踐的時候就很輕易被打倒，不作為。

A: Good morning, everyone.B/C/D: Good morning!

A:Last night I have read a saying “Actions speak louder than words”, but I don’t know what does it really mean, does it means nonverbal communication is more important than spoken language or something else? Can you help me? I feel so confused.B: Oh, don’t worry.It is very normal, not be confused.Because one word may have different meanings under different context, let alone a saying.May be your understanding is right to some degree.C: Yes, maybe you are right, isn’t it? But in my opinion, “Actions speak louder than words” means what you do is more important than what you say.And if you say you are going to do something, then you need to do it.[引入第一種觀點：實際行動比你說的話要重要的多。“百說不如一做。”]

D: Yeah, I agree very strongly with you!“Actions” means you should do something instead of staying here and do nothing.But in our daily life, too many people, even include me, “words speak louder than actions”.Moreover, plans of action were not always properly implemented.[提出現實卻是相反的，很多人都是“說的比做得多”。計劃也總是不能完全被實施。]

B：Me too!I had planned to read 3 papers this week and complete a course paper.However, I didn’t do as I had planned, and now I feel a lot of pressure(>_<).Moreover, most people I know who waited to travel the world never did.（無奈）[舉例論證觀點一]

A: I've had many similar experiences like you, but I think we should do more than only speak.In other words, talks little but does more.[觀點一總結：少說話，多做事！]Is there any other understanding of this saying?

C：Of course!Another meaning of this saying is that no matter how you are skilled in debate, you can hardly defeat the fact.In this situation, actions refer to the civisms or other debates against you.[觀點二：事實勝于雄辯！]In fact, words are the shallowest portion of all the argument.[事實上，在一切雄辯中，語言往往是最淺薄的部分。] Have you ever heard the story of Yu Gong who removed the mountains?

D: Yes, I know.It describes an old man with very strong perseverance, who finally moved away the mountain in front of the door through he and his family’s continuous efforts.It tells us that unless you give up, you will be succeed sooner or later.[愚公移山的例子] B: You are right.But on the other hand, it also verifies that “facts speak louder than words.” Even though many people have disapproved with him, even questioned him.But he, Foolish Old Man, doesn’t defeat by his opponents, who are skilled in debate.Facts proved that he is right and he is not the foolish man.He is the man who has great wisdom.A: I see.Thank you very much.I don’t feel confused now.And I think I have learnt the real meaning of this saying “actions speak louder than words”.Thank you!(The End[提問者對幾個幫助他的回答者表示感謝！])

9.你認為在現代社會中，失眠是一個嚴重的問題嗎？失眠的原因是什么？對失眠患者的建議。

Do you think insomnia [?n?s?mni?]失眠 is a serious problem in the modern society? What are the causes for insomnia? Think of advice for people with insomnia.A:JOHN B:ELLA C:MARY D:CRIS C: how is it going, ELLA? B: I’m fine, thank you!And you, you looked so tired? C: Well, I just can’t fall sleep at all lately.I didn't close my eyes until early this morning.A: Anything bother you, Study or the other things? D: The Dragon Boat Festival holiday is coming.You were too excited to sleep, weren’t you? B: AHA.I wasn't sure if I had insomnia.I will wake up in the middle of the night, and always do all kinds of dreams.Feeling the whole body tired especially in the morning.A: It sounds so bad.How long has it been like this? C: From two weeks ago.D: You should see a doctor, like a psychological doctor.C: Thank you, JOHN.There are something bothered me and I thought some bad things about my study and my future life? Maybe I need to relax myself, such as do some exercises before go to bed.A: Do you think that insomnia is a serious problem in the modern society? More and more people have been suffering from insomnia, especially for office workers.B: I agree with that.Insomnia refers to lack of sleep or poor quality of sleep, which causes fatigue or discomfort, such as inattention, weakness, poor alertness, low spirit, headache and tension.There are also insomnia patients around us, they are so difficult to sleep at night, that it effected their daily life.D: Yes, Patients with insomnia will be a heavy black eye during the day, and they seem less energetic and absent-minded.C: It’s so bad, just like what I suffered now, you know.I’m eager to know the reason for that.B: I just know little about this question.Physiological factors such as not a bad sleep routine.Most people like drink tea, coffee or alcohol before sleep, which is harmful to body.What’s more, the sudden change of sleep environment, noise, and high temperature, strong light also lead to insomnia.What do you think of that, CRIS?

D: Well, Psychological factor is another important aspect besides physiological factors.Office workers face the pressure of work and life.Excessive anxiety and depression lead to insomnia.C: We can try our best to avoid insomnia in the daily life, although it is caused by many actors.A: I totally agree with you.Keeping your feet worm and making the bed comfortable before sleeping are the things we can do.B: What’s more, Exercising regularly and don’t open the window while sleeping.D: We would have a good sleep habit if those good habits were developed.A,B,C: That’s right!

10.什么是“善意的謊言”？你有沒有說過善意的謊言？你認為講一個善意的謊言是合乎道德的嗎？是，為什么；不是，又為什么？

What is “a white lie”善意的謊言? Have you ever told a white lie? Do you think telling a white lie is ethical? Why or why not?

A：Do you know what is “a white lie”?

B：Yes.On certain occasions, out of necessity, we simply cannot tell the truth but have to lie with good rather than bad intentions.This kind of lie is called a white lie.Here, I can give you an example.I told my friend Sally a white lie when she asked me how I liked her new party dress.I didn't like the color or the design but when I saw how happy she was with it, I told her it looked great.To “lie with good intentions” is very common and almost all of us have done it.Have you ever told a white lie?

A：Yes.In some cases the truth is going to hurt or trouble someone but white lies can give others comfort and encouragement.For example, I told my parents a white lie when I was sick, Even though I was still not feeling well, I smiled and told them I was much better.Just because I didn’t want them to be worried.D：Oh, how sensible you are!Lies have been recognized as a synonym for cheating and hypocrisy and lies are often held in contempt.However, sometimes we need lies in real life, because a white lie can give one comfort and encouragement.If a seriously ill patient can refresh himself to fight against the illness after hearing your white lie, don’t you think your lie is meaningful?

C：It seems that in some cases white lies are very meaningful.But from the perspective of ethics, I still don't support it.Do you think telling a white lie is ethical?

B：Yes, of course.In fact, its existence does not harm the interests of the victims and its motive is kind.To be honest is to make our society more harmonious, to a better development of the society.In this way, white lies accord with the purpose Of honesty.What do you think of it?

C：Oh, I see.But I can’t agree with you.I insist that white lies are lies after all.It’s dishonest to tell even white lies.In my opinion, everyone has the right to know the truth, you have no right to make choices instead of others.Indeed, in some cases, white lies can give you a cure, but who can guarantee that when you know the truth, you will not regret not knowing it earlier.So how about you?

D：Graham(本杰明·格雷厄姆)said that” in human relationships, kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths”.I think he means that in most time telling a white lie is better than tell the truth.So I don’t agree with your presentation.A: Well.Sometimes we need white lies to keep peace.And sometimes we also tell white lies to protect someone.If a girl tries her best to lose weight, but she is still very fat, it’s better for you to say you are very lovely or you really get thinner rather than tell her the truth, “you have put on weight again.” So I hold on to my position.

第四篇：期末口語考試話題及說明new

說明：

本學期對2012級學生的期末口語考試有調整和變化。考試內容：

第一部分：朗讀。材料選自《新大學英語綜合教程4》2、3、4、5、7、8單元第三部分課文。（期末考試時不給準備時間，要求學生平時閱讀課文并朗讀。）

第二部分：口試。話題根據《新標準視聽說4》unit6~unit10，給出如下。（期末考試時不給準備時間，要求學生平時重視并練習。）

1.Do you do any sport at college? What are your favorite sports and why? 2.Do you enjoy doing or watching sports? Give a talk on sports at our college.3.Do you think sportspeople deserve to earn large sums of money? Why? 4.In what ways do you think people can benefit from engaging in sports or regular physical exercise? 5.In the contemporary society, it is very common for sportsmen, to be spokesmen or representatives for a wide variety of products.What do you think of it? Give examples.6.Some young couples prefer to keep pets instead of having their own children.Make comments on it.7.Now it is very popular for people to keep pets.What animal do you prefer to keep as a pet? 8.Can you list some reasons why certain species are dying out? How to protect these wild animals? 9.Some say dogs are the best friends of people.They spend a lot of money on them.What’s your comment?

10.Do you like to watch TV shows and programs? Say something about your favorite TV show(s)or program(s).11.Do you care for pop music? What are the benefits of listening to music? 12.What positive and negative effects does TV have on people’s lives? 13.What kind of indoor and outdoor activities are popular in China? 14.Have you ever done any volunteer work? What are the benefits of doing volunteer work? 15.How do you define hobby? What is your hobby? What can hobbies bring to your life and study? 16.The competition in today’s job market is becoming fiercer than before.What suggestions would you offer to college graduating students? 17.What are the advantages and disadvantage of early career planning? 18.Are you career ready? What qualities do you think you should possess to be a good teacher? 19.It is commonplace these days for people to change their jobs.Which do you prefer, to have a stable job or to change jobs frequently? 20.University graduates are now finding it more and more difficult to get a proper job.How can we succeed in a job interview? 21.What factors will you consider when you are hunting for a job? 22.People are becoming increasingly dependent on computers and mobile phones.What is your opinion on blogs or micro messages? 23.Science is a double-edged sword.In what ways do you think modern technology changes our lives? 24.Can you imagine life without computers or Internet? What kind of problems do they create? What can be done to solve the problems? 25.When did you buy your first mobile phone? What do you think are the positive and negative sides of the mobile phones? 2

第五篇：口語考試話題

口語考試話題

1.What should be given priority in education? knowledge, skills or creativity? why ? how can schools and colleges encourage creativity in students?

2.Why do people get depressed? Is there any connection between depression and bad luck? Can depression be overcome? 3.When a boss employs or promotes people, what may be the chief consideration: their education or their practical ability?

4.After finishing undergraduate studies, would you like to find a job or pursue a postgraduate degree? Why?

5.Do you think music can affect people’s lives, for example, to calm people, to cheer them up, or to increase efficiency? 6.What measures should we take to prevent drunk driving?

7.If a student is afraid of speaking English in front of other people, what suggestions can you give? 8.If you could change one thing about yourself, what would that be? 9.How do you understand the term “globalization”? Is globalization making the world better or worse? Why?

10.Do you agree the longer you know people the more you are puzzled by them? Explain.話題1

1、i think

when somethting that is not expected to happen has happened or when someone encounters unexpected things such as something lost or family member dead,people usually get angry or depressed.2、yes,another ,if you have too much pressure on work ,you might easily get angry or depressed.3、but i think There are several steps to control your emothion:first,be happy everyday,which give you ease mind;second,smile often,which gives you a bright emage to others.so you make others happy

4、but。.In that case,there is few possibility to get angry or depressed;,i think do body exercise,which offers your body and your mind a prescious opportunity to get relaxed

5、yes，and;finally,live a healthy life,such as eating heathy food,getting up early and going to bed early,etc.which makes you energetic everyday.If you do as what i just said,it is very difficult for you to get angry or depressed 話題2 A：Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? To achieve success, knowledge learned through study is more important than the ability of creativity

B：When people achieve success, they always ascribe it to the ability of creativity.However, as far as I am concerned, to achieve success, knowledge learned through study is more important than the ability of creativity.Success without learning knowledge is almost impossible.C：To begin with, studying knowledge provides us for basic skills that we need to function in our society.In school, we learn how to speak and write and understand mathematical equations.That is all information we need to live in our communities and earning a living.I can’t imagine that how can we possess the ability of creativity without these basic skills.D：Also, learning knowledge makes the way to success.Take a student for example.If he works hard and master what taught by his teachers well, he can get high scores in the examinations.For the student, getting high scores is a success.Of course, I don’t mean that the ability of creativity is not important.E：but i think creativity is more important.it can save a lot of time and efforts.and spend that time and efforts doing betters things.A：On the contrary, we should learn to study creatively.In that case, we can save a lot of time and effort, and spend that time and effort doing other better things.Finally, the ability of creativity is on the basis of the knowledge learned through study.B：On one hand, knowledge we learned let us know how to create and where we can create;on the other hand, knowledge learned through study decreases the probability of making mistakes.We can focus our attention on some particular aspects.話題3：

1.Nowadays, College students' employment is a severe problem.Why some college students couldn’t find a job ,but some high school graduate can get a job easily.And why some people work for a while,but they still couldn’t be promoted by boss?What is the chief consideration of boss, their education or their practical ability? 2.I think education is more important.it is the basis of the experience.Without high education ,it is impossible for us to acquire the high-tech knowledge.Nowadays, education is the most appropriate standard to judge a person.With high education ,the person always is qualified.Big companies are impossible to employ a person who can't speak English fluently.That needs a good education.3.I agree with your opinion completely.I think if you never be educated ,can you know the knowledge and put it into the practice?When you don’t know anything at work ,you will take many many mistakes and you will quickly be fired.In modern society,knowledge is power.Only you own enough knowledge can you have more chance to find good job or be promoted by boss.4.I don’t completely agree with you Education is just a certificate ,just a paper,can't prove anything.experience is more important.a girl who has high education but has no experience at all and can't do things well.will you employ her?Before being a formal member of a company,we have to be trained for a period of time.that means experience is very important..Without high education,there still are peopele to be boss.but wiouthout experience ,you can't be a boss.5 From my perspective, both of them should be taken into consideration.But nowadays, most employers emphasize more on candidates' education background when they decide to hire them.Because they believe that with higher education, those candidates may be superior to those with lower education, and they have those abilities to make great achievements.話題4 1.In modern society, what course to follow or to take when we graduate? Going to find a job or pursuing a postgraduate degree is a hot topic.The both have their advantages and disadvantages.For example, going to find a job can let one enter the society in advance and reduce parents’t pressure.But pursuing a postgraduate degree can increase one’s cultural knowledge and knowledge is power.Now let us discuss it.Everyone can talk about own opinions.2 I think in the society we can learn in college courses can't learn knowledge.It can also gain some useful experience to approach society.It can improve our practical ability from the work.If you fail to pursue a postgraduate degree,you will lose the better chance to look for the job..Pursuing a postgraduate degree is a hard thing.Are you sure when you after pursuing a postgraduate degree ,you can find a good job? It may take some risks.3 Year,I agree with your opinion.Some student prefer to look for a favorable job,which they can gain useful experience that they can’t get from books.When they move on to a higher level job one day,then, they will already have experience in that field, At work, they can give full play to their practical abilities,and may be promoted to department manager by the time their classmates complete their master’s degree program.4.I don’t think so.On the contrary.I think pursuing a postgraduate degree can gain higher education background.It is benefit for you to find a better job in the future.Now we college students go to find a job harder and harder.Pursuing a postgraduate degree is a good choice.And we all know, knowledge is power.Although not everything you learn will be directly applicable at work, knowledge does improve your character overall.In the long run, those who acquire more knowledge will benefit from it.5 It depends I think.Because of the severe job marketing, it is wise for us to continue to receive higher education and pursue a postgraduate degree, and it is a remarkable choice at any time.However, as an adult, it is high time we should be independent and try to make a living all by ourself.We should be grateful for our parents for raising us all these years, and be responsible for ourself.話題5 1 Everybody likes music.When we walk we listen to music;when we work, we listen to music;and even when we sleep, we listen to it.Why we human beings are so obsessed about music? I think the reason is simple.music is the most wonderful thing in the world, it is not limited to space, and not limited to the time, but the perfect combination of both.It can also affect our lives, for example, to calm us, to cheer us up, or to increase efficiency.2.Relaxing classical music is safe, cheap and easy way to beat insomnia.Many people who suffer from insomnia find that Bach music helps them.Researchers have shown that just 45 minutes of relaxing music before bedtime can make for a restful night.Relaxing music reduces sympathetic nervous system activity, decreases anxiety, blood pressure, heart and respiratory rate and may have positive effects on sleep via muscle relaxation and distraction from thoughts.3 I think so.music adds color to our daily lives.Without music, what the world would be? In today world, music is everywhere.music can cheer us up when we are sad.music also is a good company.No matter how many friend do you have, you still sometimes feel alone.That's why people turn to music for help.Listen to music let us no longer lonely.4 You are all right.mothers tend to hum a soothing lullaby instead of a military march to their babies.at a sports meeting ,the music is often fast.seldom is a painfully slow serenade played.with reapect to the issue of effciency, I'm afraid it is rather controversial.quite a few students prefer to listen to a walkman or a diskman while they are doing thier homework.On the other hand, many demand absolute silence before they can concentrate on their academic work.5 To sum up, we human beings all love music,because it can make us more happy.Musicologist Julius Portnoy found that music can change metabolic rates, increase or decrease blood pressure, effect energy levels, and digestion, positively or negatively, depending on the type of music.Calming music, such as classical music was found to have a very calming effect on the body, and cause the increase of endorphins, thirty minutes of such music was equal to the effect of a dose of valium.Both hemispheres of the brain are involved in processing music.The music in these studies is not the “lyrics”, but the music itself, the melody, the tones, the tunes, the rhythm, the chords.話題6 1 According to a recent survey, there are a growing number of traffic accidents which are most caused by drunk driving.it is awful agony and torment not only for drivers ,but for victims.therefore, what should we do to prevent it.2 first response is to usually argue with this intoxicated person and tell them that they are too drunk to drive.Then the person says something like “ I only had a few, I feel fine.”.So how do you argue logic with someone who has been drinking? with physical proof.That's why we endorse the use of the legal limit breathalyzer key chain, it gives you physical proof that the person is intoxicated.Your no longer in an un-winnable battle of wills that will just delay the person and make them upset(Which could be even more dangerous)3 here are my suggestions.First, Drunk drivers should be punished more severely in order to convince people not to drink and drive.Second, it needs more strict measures to catch drunk drivers.all holes should be closed to ensure those with special power such as officials, rich people cannot escape the rule of laws.4 Actually , every person can do something.for instance, As a bartender or server you are involved and you have a moral obligation to take care of the people you serve and profit from.When people drink, they lose the ability to make good decisions as well as their reflexes and you should help them get that way.5 You also have an obligation to protect innocent people from any bad customer who you served before before he/she sobers up.A little effort on your part can really make a difference.How would you feel if one of your customers drove drunk and killed a woman and her baby? All in all, Everyone of us have an obligation to prevent the drunken driving.It’s time to action.話題7 1 Speaking is the skill that language learners will be judged upon most in real-life situations.It is an important part of everyday interaction and most often the first impression of a person is based on his ability to speak fluently and comprehensibly.A lot fo students have the problem that they are afraid of speaking English in front of people.When we meet this situation,what can we do? I think everyone has his own advice.Now we will tell you some suggestions about it.2 First of all,believe youself,It's the most important thing.When you get enough confidence,you can begin to do it.speak in front of other people is nothing big deal,expressing what you get on your mind will let others know more about you,then you can make friends with lots of other people easily.everyone needs to improve himself, but there is a long way to go.so just do your best to change yourself.3 What is more,it is an excellent opportunity for you to show your English skills,then you can improve more.Think about the situation there is only you,yourself, in front of others,which every small mistake you make will be seen clearly.In this case,you must be more careful and pay more attention to the details.Just speak out what you want to say,and show yourself!you'd better practice you Englisn after class,this is a necessity for the one who is afaid of speaking Englisn in front of others.You must make up most of time in reading.Watching some programmes using english or listening the VOA,you will find english is not very terrible but very interesting.5 Before you speak,you can take a deep break,and then smile to yourself.And tell yourself:you is the best one!(I thingk if you do that you cannot nervous)Be more brave.English is easy to speak.And if you want to learn it well,you must open your mouse widely in front of others.Take action right now

9/10 1 Speaking is the skill that language learners will be judged upon most in real-life situations.It is an important part of everyday interaction and most often the first impression of a person is based on his ability to speak fluently and comprehensibly.A lot fo students have the problem that they are afraid of speaking English in front of people.When we meet this situation,what can we do? I think everyone has his own advice.Now we will tell you some suggestions about it.2 First of all,believe youself,It's the most important thing.When you get enough confidence,you can begin to do it.speak in front of other people is nothing big deal,expressing what you get on your mind will let others know more about you,then you can make friends with lots of other people easily.everyone needs to improve himself, but there is a long way to go.so just do your best to change yourself.3 What is more,it is an excellent opportunity for you to show your English skills,then you can improve more.Think about the situation there is only you,yourself, in front of others,which every small mistake you make will be seen clearly.In this case,you must be more careful and pay more attention to the details.Just speak out what you want to say,and show yourself!you'd better practice you Englisn after class,this is a necessity for the one who is afaid of speaking Englisn in front of others.You must make up most of time in reading.Watching some programmes using english or listening the VOA,you will find english is not very terrible but very interesting.5 Before you speak,you can take a deep break,and then smile to yourself.And tell yourself:you is the best one!(I thingk if you do that you cannot nervous)Be more brave.English is easy to speak.And if you want to learn it well,you must open your mouse widely in front of others.Take action right now