口试中常问的问题及复述短文.doc

The Questions Frequently Asked in the Spoken English Test:1)How do you like living in Beijing (Shanghai, Nanjing .)?2)What do you think is the most serious challenge of living in a city like Beijing (Shanghai, Nanjing .)?3)How do you like shopping in a supermarket?4)Where would you like to live, downtown or in the suburbs, and why?5)What measures do you think we should take to reduce air pollution in Beijing (Shanghai, Nanjing .)?6)Can you say something about the entertainment available in your city?7)Where would you like to find a job after graduation, in a big city like Beijing or Shanghai or in a small town and why?8)Whats your impression of the people in Beijing (Shanghai, Nanjing .)?9)What kind of transport do you usually use in your city?10)Do you have any suggestions as to how traffic conditions can be improved in big cities?11)Do you think private cars should be encouraged?12)Why do you think some Western countries encourage people to ride bicycles?13) Would you please make a self-introduction?14) Do you have a hobby? If yes Can you tell us something about it? If not What do you like to do in your spare time?15) How do you usually spend your weekends?16) What kind of books do you like best and why?17) What kind of music do you like best and why?18) Do you like watching English TV programmes and why?17) Do you like travelling and why?18) What kind of movies do you like best and why?19) Do you think it is important for university students to do physical exercise regularly and why?20) What is your favourite way of keeping fit and why?21) Do you think going on a diet is (also) a good way to keep fit?22) What kind of physical exercise do you think is most suitable for elderly people and why?23)What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?24)Which aspect of your study do you find most difficult?25)How do you spend your weekends?26)What do you usually do during your vacations?27)Can you say something about your classmates?28)Whats your major? Why did you choose it?29)Which course do you like most and why?30)How do you support your study financially?31)Can you say something about the entertainment available on your campus?32)During the discussion, why did you say that33)How do you usually keep in touch with your friends?34)Which way of corresponding do you think will be most popular in the near future?35)Do you think letters will eventually be replaced by email or fax? Please give your reasons.36)What do you think is the most efficient way for people to keep in touch with each other and why do you think so?37)How do you like university life? Which aspect of university life do you find most interesting (stimulating/challenging /exciting/ enjoyable)?38)How are you getting along with your classmates?39)Youve already finished quite a number of courses in the university. Which course do you think is most interesting? Why?40)How do you like the food in the dining halls?41)What do you usually do on weekends?42)Can you tell us something about the activities organized by the Student Union in your university?43)Are you interested in participating in the work of the Student Union? Give your reasons.44)Are you satisfied with your present accommodations? If yes Give your reasons. If not What kind of accommodations do you like to have?45)Today, more and more students are entering university. How do you think the problem of accommodation can be solved?46)If you dont like sharing a room with someone else, what can you do?47)If you have problems getting along will your roommates, what could you do?48)Do you like watching TV? Why or why not?49)Which programs do you like best? Why?50)What do you think of the English programs offered by CCTV?51)How do you like the programs offered by your local TV station?52)Do you like sports? What do you think of the sports programs on TV?53)What do you think of the TV serials? Name one or two that you like most.54)Do you watch educational programs on TV? If yes Name one or two. If not Why not?55)Can you recommend some TV programs that you think are worth watching?56)Whats your general impression of the TV programs offered by CCTV?57)During the discussion, why did you say that.?58)Do you find TV commercials irritating or interesting?59)Do you think its necessary to set a time limit on TV commercials?60)Do you agree with those who say that TV commercials help to keep TV stations running and business booming?61)Do you sometimes find TV commercials informative? Please give examples.62)Do you think its possible to remove all commercials from TV?63)Do you often change the channel when a commercial comes on? Why?64)Do you think its necessary to have one or two TV stations which do not broadcast any commercials?65)Some TV commercials are always exaggerating and therefore tend to be misleading. What do you think about these commercials?67)What job do you think is best for you after you graduate?68)Whats your most important consideration when looking for a job?69)Where would you like to work after you graduate, in a big city or in a small town?70)What factors influence you most in your choice of a job?71)Some people would rather not work if they cant find the ideal job. Whats your opinion of this?72)Why does our government encourage young people to leave home and work in less developed areas?73)Do you have any work experience? If yes Would you tell us something about it? If not Why not?74)How would you prepare for a job interview?75)Do you think it is desirable to have a job in the same city where your parents live? Give your reasons, please.76)Suppose you fail to find the job you have in mind, what would you do then?77)Whats your opinion of working for a private firm?78)Whats your opinion of working for a foreign firm?79)Do you think working for a big company is challenge? Give your reasons.80)Many young people prefer a white-collar job to a blue-collar one. Whats your opinion of this point?81)How would you assess your ability to work with others?82)How do you like campus life?83)In what way is college life different from that in high school?84)What do you think is the real challenge of studying at college?85)What do you think of the food in the college dining hall?86)Where do you like to study, in the dormitory, in the library or in the classroom? Give your reasons, please.87)What do you think of your university library?88)What kind of activities do you take part in during your free time?89)What sort of entertainment are you most interested in?90)Are you a sports enthusiast? What kind of sports do you like most?91)Do you get along with your roommates?92)Whats your favorite course? Name one or two courses you enjoy most and give your reasons.93)Which course or courses do you like the least? And why?94)How many classes do you have in a week? Should the number of courses be cut down or increased?95)What do you think of your English course? Do you like the way its taught? What are your suggestions?96)What do you think was or is the happiest time for you at school, at primary school, at high school or now at university? Why?97)In your view, what makes a happier life, wealth or health?98)What in your life do you feel most proud of?99)What is the greatest challenge youve met since you entered university?100)Among the people you know, who do you admire most? Tell us why.101)As a university student, what contributions can you make to society?102)Some people dont like making friends. Do you think they would be happy without friends? Why?103)Do you believe in “life-long friendships”? Why / why not?104)Do you think that people of different age groups, for example, teenagers or adults, might have different reasons for making friends?105)If you had the chance to travel around the country, who would you prefer to travel with, your parents or your friends? Why?106)What would you prefer, having many friends or just a few close friends? Please explain briefly.107)Can you tell us something about the after-class activities at your college (university)?108)What kind of after-class activities are you interested in?109)Do you often take part in after-class activities? (If yes) What are they? (If not) Why not?110)Is it difficult for you to pay your tuition and fees at college (university)? (If yes) How do you overcome the difficulty?111)What do you think of students taking a part-time job while in school?112)What entertainment does your college (university) offer during the weekend?113)Are there many students in your class who have part-time jobs? (If yes) What kind jobs do they do? (If not) Why not?114)What is your first consideration in choosing a part-time job?115)In what way does your college encourage students to have part-time jobs?116)Does your family encourage you to get part-time job?117)What do you think colleges (universities) should do to help students finance their education?118) How do you usually spend your holidays?119) How did you spend the Spring Festival/May Day?120) What do you think is the best way to spend your holidays? And why?121) How did you spend the Spring Festival when you were a child?122) How do you prefer to spend your holidays, with your parents or with your friends? Why?123) Do you think we have too many holidays? Why do you think so?124)What do you think of students who sleet away the whole day in their dormitories during holidays?125)Do you think that frequent holidays will make people lazy? Why / why not?126)What do you think of our governments decision to lengthen certain holidays?127)Do you think week-long holidays will in crease pressure on transportation? Why or why not?128)Do you think longer holidays will encourage spending? Why / why not?129) When you were a primary school pupil, what did you do in your spare time?130) What do you think of your middle school years?131) What was your favorite subject in middle school?132) Do you think after-class activities are good for primary and secondary school pupils?133) Who impressed you most during your middle school years?134) When you received your college acceptance letter, how did you feel?135) What do you think of the idea of increasing college enrollment?136) What are some other ways to continue ones education besides going to college?137) How can increased enrollment contribute to the development of our country?138) Who benefits most from increased enrollment? Why?139) How do you like campus life? (Why do you think so?)140) What do you think is the most attractive aspect of campus life?141) Do you find it easy to get along with your classmates? (Why or why not?)142) Can you say something about the living conditions on campus?143) Do you find life on campus convenient? Please give your reasons.144) What should the university do to make campus life more colorful?145) What do you think of your teachers and professors? (Please give your reasons.)146) Can you say something about your own hobby or hobbies?147) Whats the most popular hobby of your classmates?148) Some people spend a lot of money on hobbies. Do you think it worthwhile?149) Do you think having a hobby will affect your studies? Please give your reasons.150) Some students spend a lot of time surfing the net. Do you think its a problem?151) Could you say something about the changes that have taken place in your hometown in the last ten years?152)Will the increasing number of private cars cause any problems in big cities?153)What changes will the wide use of the Internet in China bring about?154)What, in your opinion, is the biggest change that has taken place in China today?155)Please tell us something about the changes in higher education in recent years.156) What kind of housing does your family have? How does your family like it?157) Do you think its a good idea to replace low buildings with tall buildings in big cities? (Why?)158) Is it now more convenient to contact your friends than before? (Please give your reasons.)159) Nowadays there are more and more fast-food restaurants. What do you think of fast food?160)Where do you usually get the latest news? From newspapers, the radio, TV or the Internet?161)What newspapers are available on campus?162)How often do you watch TV? What programs do you like best? (Please give your reasons.)163)Do you have access to the Internet on campus? Which sites do you often visit and why?164)How does the mass media affect our lives?165)What would life be like without the mass media?166) Which newspaper do college students like most? And why?167) Which kind of mass media do you think is most influential, TV, newspapers, the radio or the Internet? (Give your reasons.)168) Do you think newspapers will be replaced by the Internet in the future? Why or why not?169) Do you think it is necessary to read newspapers when you can get the news on TV?170)Which do you think is more important for university students, practical skills or theoretical knowledge? Give your reasons.171)Today university students have to pay tuition and fees. Do you think this is reasonable? (Why?)172)Whats your major? Why did you choose it?173)Apart from your major, what other subjects do you think are very important for you? Please explain briefly.174)Would you like to be a teacher after you graduate? Give your reasons.175) Could you say something about the way your English class is conducted? How do you like it?176) How did you learn to speak English?177) What are you going to do to further improve your English?178) Whats your idea of a good English teacher?179) In some universities, multimedia is used in teaching English. What do you think of this form of teaching?180)Are you satisfied with the traffic conditions in your city? (Why/why not?)181)Some people think its safer to travel by train than by plane. What do you think?182)Do you think its safe to ride motorcycles? (Why/why not?)183)What traffic problems are common in big cities?184) What means of transportation do you often use? (Why?)185) What do you think of the public transportation in your city?186)Do you think traffic accidents can be avoided? (Why/why not?)187)Do you think drivers should always be held responsible for traffic accidents? (Why/ why not?)188)What can we do as citizens to help reduce traffic accidents?189)What do you think of bicycles as a means of transportation in big cities?190)What measures has the government taken to reduce traffic accidents in cities?191)Which course do you think has benefited you most at university?192)Would you like to go to work or continue your studies after graduation? (Please give your reasons.)193)Have you ever thought of studying abroad? (Please give your reasons.)194)Do you think a university education is essential to finding a good job? (Why?)195)Is it important to develop higher education? (Why?)196) Do you think its good for young children to study abroad? (Why?)197) Do you think its essential to study abroad in order to get a good job? (Why/why not?)198) Now some universities are inviting foreign teachers to teach. Do you think its a good idea? (Why?)199) Why do you think more and more graduates from universities abroad are coming back to China?200) Are you satisfied with the environment you are living in?201) Has your university done anything to protect the campus environment? (If yes, what has it done?/ If not, why not?)202) Why is environmental protection important?203) Is environmental pollution a local or global problem? (Please explain.) 204) Which do you think is more important, environmental protection or economic development? (Please explain.)205) What can we do as individuals to protect the environment?206) What can we do to make people more environmentally conscious?207) Where do you find more pollution, in the cities or in the countryside? Why do you think so?208) What can the city government do to promote environmental protection?209) Do you think the environment today is cleaner than before?210) What do you think should be done to protect the environment?211)Is there such a thing as the generation gap? (Please elaborate.)212)Do young people usually see things the same way as the elderly? Give an example.213)Would you like to live together with your parents after you graduate? ( Why/why not?)214)Do young people like to chat with elderly people? (Why/why not?)215)Who do you prefer, young teachers or elderly professors? Why?216)Do you think elderly people are always conservative? Please explain.217) Do you think its necessary to narrow the generation gap? (Why/why not?)218) Do you think young people always took at things in the same way? (Give some examples).219) Is there anything young people can learn from the elderly? (Why/why not?)220) Is there anything the elderly can learn from young people? (Why/why not?)221) If you sometimes differ with your parents on certain things, how would you deal with the situation?222) What product of science and technology do you think benefits you most in your everyday life?223) Do you think tape recorders are useful in learning a foreign language? (Why?)224)Please say something about the importance of science and technology in the development of our country.225)Among the well-known scientists of the world, who do you admire most? Why?226)What do you think are the most important ac