研究生实用英语期末考试说明(201605)

2015级研究生实用英语期末考试说明

（2015-2016学年第二学期）

1. 考试时间

（1）口语考试时间：第15、17周随堂（周四上课班级）

第16、17周随堂（周二上课班级）

（2）写作考试时间：预计第18周初考

（具体安排17周见研究生院网页）

2. 考试形式及题型

（1）口语考试（总40分）

形式：每3-5个考生为一组，每组从课程口语部分的8个话题中随机抽取1个话题，15分钟准备，15分钟考试（平均每个同学不超过2分半钟的表达时间，回答问题

占5分钟）。每个话题附有若干子话题：每组考生可以共同选择其中某一个子话

题进行交谈等（形式不限），也可以分别选择不同的子话题。列出的子话题仅供

参考，考生也可以在不脱离抽到的话题的条件下自由发挥。

注意事项：

* 请各组考生按抽签决定的顺序和时间到平时上课的教室参加考试。

* 考试时考生如果查看甚至照读准备的内容，不给成绩。

* 考生必须自己制作醒目的姓名卡，考试时别在衣服上，以供考官记录成绩。

（2）写作考试（总30分）：

题型：信函写作10分+摘要句子排序5分+摘要汉译英15分

形式：开卷，（只可携带纸制课本，笔记本，词典等，不可携带并使用任何电子工具，如电子词典，快译通，手机，笔记本电脑等。如需携带手机考试时必须关机。）时间：60分钟

注意事项：

* 由研究生院安排统考，具体考场安排届时见研究生院网页。

* 考试安排中会列出班号，上课的时间，教室，教师姓名等信息，各考生一定要到自己上课所在班级相应的考场参加考试并签到，否则造成成绩缺失的，后果自负。

口语考试话题、子话题见2-3页

Topic 1 Interpersonal Relationship

Sub-topic 1

What interpersonal relationships should we deal with in our lives?

Sub-topic 2

What are important in ensuring good human relationships?

Sub-topic 3

Interpersonal relationship differs from culture to culture.

Topic 2 Housing and Dwelling

Sub-topic 1:

What kind of place do you live in – a house, a flat, or a dormitory?

Sub-topic 2:

When you look for a place to live, what living conditions are important to you?

Sub-topic 3:

Have you ever thought about your ideal/future dwelling? What would it be like?

Good morning everyone, my partner Mao Jianxin has introduced the development of the house. he really did a good job. Now I will introduce you the current situation of the house in China. When we mention the house in china, what firstly come to our mind? Yes, the price! We always see the high housing price in china. Until now, the house price in china has reached a horrific high-level. the average housing price in Beijing is over 36 thousand Yuan per square meter ranking NO 1 in China, the NO2 is shanghai, over 26 thousand Yuan per square meter A survey has shown that if you earn 10 thousand Yuan per month, you can buy a 100 m2 house 40 years later. As the generation after 90s, what should we do? Maybe there are only two choices, become a Mortgage slave(房奴) or the NEET group (啃老族). There are too many movies and TV plays have showed the situation such as 裸婚时代The second current situation is the Poor quality of the houses. The last situation is the Poor living conditions. We all know the Hazy weather in many cities in China. From this we can see the Poor living conditions Thank you for your listening. And now, please welcome my partner Chen Bing to show you the dreaming house.

Topic 3 Past and Future

Sub-topic 1

If you had a chance to take a Time Machine, would you like to go into the future or go back to the past? Why?

Sub-topic 2

If you could change something happened in the past, what would you want to change most? Why and how?

Sub-topic 3

Could you predict five things in the future for China?

Topic 4 Health and Diet

Sub-topic 1

What important factors contribute to health? Why?

Sub-topic 2

What is a healthy diet? How to eat healthily?

Sub-topic 3

Which is more important, mental health or physical health? Why? How to keep mental health and physical health?

With the development of society, some foreign food culture has entered Chinese, to th is what are the opinions of everyone? Or say the difference between Chinese and fore ign food culture? A: To start with cultural differences, I think we should mention first from the diet culture, because"hunger breeds discontentment", it can reflect the differ ence of different ethnic groups living habits of thinking and cultural aspects.

We now live in a thin for the beauty of the era, in view of this, how to balance the rela tionship between diet and health? you can say your views.

A: Overeating can reduce pressure. But it is the source of obesity. Therefore we have to learn to control, and control your appetite.

It does good to lose weight without staple food. the staple food is our bodily function s to the normal work of the necessities, therefore we have to eat , but we can eat little snacks.

C: Food intake and physical activity should be balanced and maintain appetite weight . We should also know, not the thinner the better. For some people Keen to lose weig ht, I think weight-loss is not without justification, but losing weight through diet is n ot conducive to our health which must draw our attention .

Q4: of course, We also know to be healthy, Not only have to pay attention to diet, but also to take regular exercise.thank you.

Topic 5 Traveling

Sub-topic 1:

What place do you dream to travel to? Why?

Sub-topic 2:

What do people often do before leaving home for a tour?

Sub-topic 3:

Which one do you prefer, joining a group travel arranged by a travel agency or traveling by yourself with a free line?

Topic 6 Love and Marriage

Sub-topic 1

What characteristics are so important in the opposite sex that may attract you?

Sub-topic 2

Why do some people keep single?

Sub-topic 3

Why does marriage matter and how to make it last?

Topic 7 Chinese and Foreigners

Sub-topic 1

What traits and characteristics of Chinese make us distinctive from foreign people? Sub-topic 2

What is the fundamental spirit of Chinese culture?

Sub-topic 3

What are some obstacles for Chinese to communicate with foreigners?

With the rapid development of economic and traffic, we have much more chances to meet foreigners , we may gra dually find that there are many differences between Chinese and foreigners, like living styles, education, greeting and so on. At first, let us talk about the different between Chinese and foreigners.

A: I want to talk about the difference between American education and Chinese education. For example ,I think th e education of Chinese and American are extremely different .Because Chinese education prefers results to proces ses .But Americans in opposition to ours .To be honest ,I like the education of American is better ,their ways of ed ucation have more human nature than us. B: I have studied the dietary differences between Eastern and Western . In diet concepts ,Chinese diet is a sense of beauty, perfect in color , incense ,flavor and shape but Western diet ten ds to be scientific and nutritious In diet targets, Chinese diet is always done with vegetables, however, Meat is the main dish in western country At last, We can learn from the point that western diet stresses nutrition much ,and m ake the Chinese cuisine(美食） more outstanding.

C: I prefer to share you the Mode of Thinking differences. While we are used to solve the problem, in a harmonio us way , westerners love through the dispute to solve the problem; We Chinese tend to stability , most of us is afr aid of change; For westerners , they prefer change more than stabilit

y .we can say that most of us Chinese have the nostalgic complex ,at the same time,th ey westerns have adventurous spirit.

Q2: When communicating with foreigners, we may have to face the culture shock. It i s not something we can avoid when living in a foreign country .Then how to deal wit h culture shock? A: The best way to start getting yourself accustomed to an exotic cu lture is to get involved. Get to know your new culture. Go out and experience life ,Ma ke new friends. Live. Wonder. Explore. There’s no better way to be completely on level to observe, grow and learn firsthand. I neve r once made an excuse for myself to stay at home and watch TV.

B: Understand that the emotions you are experiencing are perfectly normal. While it will take some time, you will begin to adjust to your new home and to the new experi ences open to you, so dont get discouraged. Keep in touch with family and friends

back at home through phone calls, email and old-fashioned

snail mail letters. Keeping in touch will allow you to ease some of your homesickness and to share your new adventure with loved ones.

Chinese and foreigners not only have different shopping concepts,but also have some cultural differences. Now, let me introduce two cultural differences to everyone here, firstly I want to talk about greeting, In China, When people meet acquaintances or fri ends, we always say ,“Have you eaten yet?” What

are you going to do?” while In American, people often employ the following expressions to greet each other “Good morning/evening/afternoon. “Fine day, isn’t it? ”How is everything going?”, Secondly,letme

talk about the different impression of

special number between Chinese and foreigners,In recent year, some Chinese people are sensitive and particular about something connected with number. Such as choosin g the number of lucky day, telephone number or license number for eight, six or nine which are considered lucky numbers,the order of numbers had better be “888” , “666”or “999” expressing a kind of “ luky and good wishes.”

However,The westerners avoid “13” in particular, the

number viewed as taboo and has the saying of “black Friday” of course , Although I talk about only two point above,there are still many cultural differencesbetween Chi nese and foreigners. That is all ,thank you !

Topic 8 Job and Career

Sub-topic 1

What jobs are popular? Do you know some newly-born careers?

Sub-topic 2

What is career planning? How to plan your future career?

Sub-topic 3

How to have a successful job interview?

While both a job and a career involve getting up and going to work in the morning,there is a huge difference in the mindset of a person holding a job and the mindset of a person with a career. The differences dont necessarily come from salary or benefits.They might not even come from the difficulty of the work.The major difference between a job and a career comes from how you look at your work and how much you like doing your work.

In our daily life when we are talking,the terms job,occupation,and career are used interchangea bly,we don’t distinguish them very much,but in fact,they have very different meanings.

Now I will give you an example.Tom is a biologist at XYZ Biotice Company.How can we describe h im?We can say that this si his job.

A job is work for which you receive pay.It is a regular activity performed in exchange for payment .A position in which one is employed.A specified duty or responsibility.A specific piece of work t o be done for a set fee.What you want to get most from a job is salary.

Then physician,engineer,educator,or scientist.How can we describe them?Job?Occupation?Car eer?Yes,they are occupations.An occupation is a wide category of jobs with similar characteristic s

And last,what is a career?A chosen pursuit;The general course or progression of one

‘s working life or one’s professional achievements:

A career is a lifetime journey of building and making good use of your skills,knowledge and experi ences.It is the total of all events and relationships in our lives:family,friends,education,work,an d leisure activities.

A career is a lifetime journey of building and making good use of your skills,knowledge and experiences.It is the total of all events and relationships in our lives:family,friends,education, work,and leisure activities.

First,the major Concerns.Job:someone with a job is concerned about getting a steady paycheck. He will do those things required to keep receiving that paycheck:show up on time,complete all hi s tasks satisfactorily,and get along with his co-workers and boss.Career:someone on a career trac k wants to learn more about his career and network with his colleagues to create further opportu nities.He is willing to take risks to further himself.He is more concerned with job satisfaction and pay is secondary.

Jobs can help people start careers in many ways–experience,knowledge,learning about what t hey like and dislike.Eventually though,striving for a career is a very

positive step because it means you want more out of the work you do than a paycheck.You want to develop your talents,really enjoy what you do,and care about how you spend your time each day.In addition,your earning potential is much higher in a career than in a job in most cases.