成都理工大学英语口语考试复习

2013上学期英语口语考试复习资料Unit1l.whatkindofmusicdomostpeopleprefersloworfastmusiccanyouguesswhyItshardtoadifiniteconclusion.itdepends.Ithinkthishassomethingtodowithpeoplesmoodsandpersonalities.Apersoninhighspiritsoftenenjoysquick-tempomusic.Whenonefeelsbluethechoiceismorelikelytobeslowsadmusictofitthatmook.Itsemmstomethatracemayalsoplayaroleinourchoiceofmusic.AsianslikeChineseJapaneseandKoreansoftenenjoymelodies.Thefamous“LiangZhu:ornteromanceofthebutterflyisacaseinpoint.WhenwemovewestwardtoIndiaandEuropeforexamplewecaneasilyobservethedifferenceforthemusicalrhythmtheresuddenlyacceleratesandthemusicbecomesmorelivelyandupbeat.whatkindofmusicdoyupreferclassicalmusicorpopmusicpersonallyipreferpopmusicthoughihavenoovjectiontoclassicalmusicclassicalmuciccomposedbysuchgreatmusiciansasBeethovenandMozartisindeedbrilliantbutfewpeoplecanreallyappreciateitletaloneplayorsingit.popmusicisdefferent.asthenamesuggestsitispopularwithallpeoplewecaneasilyunderstandpopsongs.whatsmoreanyonecansingpopsongswithoutmuchdifficultysicetheyrequirelittleprofessionaltrainingthusthedistancebetweenthesingeronthestageandtheaudiencenarrowfromtimetotimethesingerwalksdowntoshakehandswithfandwhilethelatteroftensingalongwiththeiridols.doyouthinmusiccanaffectpeopleslivesforexampletocalmpeopletocheerthemuportoincreaseefficiencyGenerallyspeakingithinkso.atleastthisistrueofmostpeoplemotherstendtohumasoothinglullabyinsteadofamilitarymarchtotheirbabies.atasportsmeetingthemusicisoftenfastandvigorousseldomisapainfullyslowserenadeplayedwithreapedtotheissueofeffciencyFmafraiditisrathercontroversialquiteafewstudentsprefertolistentoaWalkmanoradiskmanwhiletheyaredoingthierhomeworkonttheotherhandmanydemandabsolutesilencebeforetheycanconcentrateontheiracademicwork.doyoulikesingingkaraokewhyiliketosingatakaraokebartorelax.Tomymindthishasatleasttwoadvantages.FirsticansingwhateveriliketotheaccompaninmentofthemusicfromtheTV.Secondaftersingingloudlyorevenscreamingforawhileioftenfeelrelaxedandforgetmyworries.DiscussionWhatdoyouthinkarethemainfactorsthatmayleadtothesuccessofasongorapieceofmusicTheveryfirstfactorforsuccessofasongorapieceofmusiciscourageandconfidence.Withoutconfidenceofoneselfhecanneverdoanythingwell.Aswellconfidencemakeshealthyandclearvoice.Thenamainfactoristhevoiceofthesingerthatneedstalentandpracticeandtechniques.Ofcoursetheappearanceofthesingerorplayerisalsoimportanthealthyandsunnyappearceisalwaysthekey.Peoplehavedifferentthinkingsaboutthemainfactorsforsuccessthesearemypersonalideas.QuestionforDiscussionDoyouhaveamemorythatgoeswithasongTelImeaboutit.l.Alot.likethemyheartwillgoonrecallmethemovieTitanicthatsmyfavouritelovemoviethatismyvalentinesdaynecessary.theyesterdayoncemoreisamemoryaboutonebestfriendofminebutifIwanttoshare.iwanttosaythedaysIwithseasonsinthesun.Thatsmygrade3inseniorhighschooLFacingmountainsofbooksandexaminationpaperswhatyoucandoistodoitonebyone;thatsmaybemyhardestandtiedestdayIeverhavethattime;youshouldbearthepressurefromyourteacheroryourfamily.iheardthesongoccationalyfromclassmatescellphone.itlikethesunshinepouringfromtheskyyouarestandinginalawnyoucansmelltheflowerodourandhearthebirdssinginginthewind.soeverytimeIfelltierdinstudyJwillfindcourageandconfidenceinthissong.

2.googlethesongnyesterdayoncemoreyouwillgetalotofarticlespickupanyoneitwillsatisfyyoutrustmeUnit2doyouprefertowatchmoviesathomeoratthetheaterwhythisisadifficultquestionformostofusenjoybothbutifyoupressmewiththisquestionIshouldsaythatpersoallyIpreferwatchingaDVDathome.Itistruethatwatchingamovieatatheaterhasanumberofadvantages.ForeexamplethesoundeffectsaremuchbetterwhenyuheargunsfiringinatheateryoufeelasifyouwereonarealbattelfieldmoreoverthepresenceofanaudiencecancreateagoodatmospherewhenyouwatchacomedyonTVbyyourselfyoumaybeamusedbythefunnywordsandactionsbutyouareunlikelytolaughoutloudinatheaterontheotherhandyoumaylaughheartilywhenthewholeaudienceburstsintowildlaughter.inspiteofthoseplusesforthetheaterihavetosaythatiprefertostayhomeandwatchthesamemovieonDVD.inthiswayifeelmorerelaxed.Idonthavetositonachair.Insteadicanlieonasofa.Icandrinkteaorcoffeewhilewatchingthemovie.leanalsopressthePAUSEbuttongotothekitchenortoiletandthencomebacktocontinuethemovie.MoreimportantlyifIdontunderstadsectionofthemovieIcanreplayit.Obviouslytheadvantagesofviesingathomeoutweightheadvantagesofviewingitatatheater.whichdoyouprefercontemporarymoviesorclassicmovieswhydifferentpeoplehavedirrerentchoiceseachwiththeirreasonsgrncrallyolderpeoplepreferoldclassicpovieswhileyoungpeoplechoosecontemporarymoviesthoughwecanfindmanyexceptionstothatpattern.Itisreasonableforolderpeopletofavorthtraditionalmoviesoftheirtime.Whentheyseesuchmoviesthiermemoriesofthepastwillbeactivated.Itisnotuncommonforustoobservethatwhenelderlypeopleweethingsinamoviethattheypersonallyexperiencetheygetexcitedandevenshedtearssomedoctorssaythissortofmemorystimulationcanhavehealingeffectsandslowdounmemoryloss.whileiunderstandthatolderpeoplehavegoodreasonstochooseoldmoviesIprefermoviesoncontemporarythemes.Newmoviesaresuperiorinmanyrespects.Ffirstofallthetechnolotyhasimprovedandthereforewecaninjoybetterscienes.SecondthedirectoractorsandactressesahveallimprovedtheirskillswhenyoulookatChinesemoviesofthe1950syoumayfindsomeactorsandactressestalkoractsomewhatartficially.thirdcontemporarymoviesareoftencolsertoourdaylyolivesandaferseeingthemwecanunderstandoursocietybetter.InotherwordsnewmovieshavebettereducationalvalueofcoursetheadvantagesofmodernmoviesarenotlimitedonlytothosePvejustnamed.Buttheyarereasonsenoughformetomakemychoice.whickdoyoupreferChinesemoviesorfouengnmovieswhyoccasionallyIdoenjoyseeingafoeignmovieitcantakemymindofftoadistantland.Theoutlandishsettingoftenexcitesmeanddifferentvaluestendtogivememuchfoodforthoughthowevermylackofbackgroundinformationoftenrequiresmetomaketoomanyinferencesandsometimesicannotunderstandcertainpartsofthemovieinsuchcasesimayfeellessentertained.bycomparisonIfeelmoreathomewithChinesemovies.Icaneasilyassociatethescieneandlineswiththehistoricalbackground.IcanreadilyunerstandwittyconversationandimpliedmeaningssometimeicanevnpredictwhatisgoingtohappenfromthespeakerstoneorgesturestillitistruethatChinesemoviescannotyetcompetewithWesternmoviesinfilmingtechnoloty.IdohopethenextgenerationofChinesemovieswillmakefurtherimprovement.

4.1fabookhasbeenmadeintoamoviedoyouprefertoseethemovieortoreadthebookfirstWhyCertainlyIwanttoseethemoviefirst.Amovieismeantchieflytoentertainwhileabookmayhaveastrongereducationalfunctioninadditiontoitsentertainmentfunction.Ifonereadsthebookfirstonewillknowtheoutcomeofthemovieinadvance.Withhardlyanysuspensethemoviewilllosemuchofitsappealinspiteofitscolorfulscenes.Ontheotherhandifweseethemoviefirstwecanstillappreciatethecorrespondingbook.Thebookisusuallylongerthantheadaptedmovieandthereforeyoucanstillfindalotofnewstuff.Whatsmorewhilereadingabookyoucanstopfromtimetotimetothinkaboutthedeepermeaning.Soyouseeafterseeingthemovieyoucanstillenjoythebook.Frommypointofview1wouldprefertoseethemoviesfirst.moviesarethecombinationofsightandaudition.theycanfullymobilizemynervesandcapturemyattention.afterbecominginterestedinthecontentsofthemovielgetdyingforthebookautomatically.fromthebooklcanunderstandmorethingswhicharenotputinplace.bythisordernotonlyhave1learnedasmuchaspossiblebutfeltrelaxedaswell.DiscussionWhatkindofmoviesdoyoupreferhorrormoviesorcomediesGiveyourreason.Ilikecomediesverymuchandioftengotoseethecomedies.Becauseithinkcomediesareveryinterestingandfunnyialsolikeactionmoviestheyareexciting.MyfavotiteactorisJackieChanheisverygood!Butithinkdocumentariseareboringsoidonotlikethem.AndIreallydonotlikeBeijingOperaithinktheyareboring.QuestionforDiscussionDoyoulikeseeingamovieinthetheaterorathomeAthome.becauseseeingamovieinthetheaterisaromanticthinginmymindsogotothetheaterwatchingamovieshouldgowithfriends.butwatchingamovieathomeisaenjoyablething.youdonttakeothersinaccountyoucanburstintolaughtersortearsandwatchingmovieathomeisthethingyoucancontrol.WhatkindofmoviesdoyoulikeordislikeWhyIlikethelovemovieandhorrormovissuspensemovies.butlovestoryshouldbepurenotthekindofpoorgirlfallinlovewithprince.thehorrormovieisthebestwaytotakemeawayfromtheupsetorsadnessIwasin.thesuspensemovieisthebrainchallenge.Unit3doyouthinkmarriagesbasedonlovearemoresuccessfulthanarrangedmarriagesGenerallyspeakingmarriagesbasedonlovearemoresuccessfulthanarrangedmarriagesinitslonghistoryChinahaswitnessedmanytragiceventsarisingfromarrangedmamages.howeverweshouldnotgotoextremesandclaimthatallarrangedmarriagesarefailuresafterallinthepast2000-plusyearsmostofthearrangedmarriagesdidsurviveandsomeofthecouplesdiddeveloprealloveaftertheirmarriage.asformamagesbasedonlovetheyarenotwithoutproblemsinthecontemporaryworldarrangedmarriageshavealmostdisappearedboysandgirlsgooutondatesandgraduallydevelopalovebetweenthembeforetheygetmarried.Strangelythedivorceratehaskeptrising.andthereasonsfordivorcecanbeverysimple:Hwecannolongercommunicatewitheachotherverywell”orIvegottenboredwithhimorher

1.Inspiteofthedrawbacksofmarriagesbasedonloveandtheoccasionalsuccessesofarrangedmarriagesitisobvioustoallthattheformeraremoreinconformitywithhumannaturethetraditionalpraticeofarrangedmoaaiagesshouldnotberestored.doyouthinkagirlshouldmarrysomeonewhoismucholderoryoungerthansheispersonallyIthinkagirlshouldnotmarrysomeonewhoistoooldortooyoungforher.withawideagegapacouplemaybephysicallyincompatibleandtheirwaysofthinkingmaydifferlargelyfromeachother.ButIwillnotgosofarastoclaimthatmarriageswithawideagegapwillallfail.Wccanfindmanyperfectmatchesbetweenayounggirlandamiddle-agedman.Generallywewoulddowelltofollownatureandagirlshouldselectherspusefromamongpeopleclosetoherownage.thiswillpreventmanyunnecessarydifficulties.Doyouthinkagirlshouldsharetheexpenseorlettheboypaythebillweallkonwthatgirlsareequaltoboysnowandtoshowweregentlemanweoftenactionwithhumilityinfrontofgirlssuchaslayiesfirst.butIdonttthinkboyshavetopayforeverythingonadatetoexpressyourgentilityorhowyoulikethegirl.Itsjustonewaybutnottheonlyway.InawordJustfollowyourfeelingyourheart.Ifyouarewillingtopayforitthenpayforit.

3.WhatdoyouknowaboutweddingceremoniesinchinaFirstmarriedthevulgarculturalrootdifferentChinaancienttimesmarriagevulgarlytopresentthebrightancestorlegalsystemcharacteristicthethreetobeobeyedandthefourfemininevirtuesnrequestedthewoman:Obeysthefatherinthehomegetsmarriedobeysthehusbandthehusbanddeadlyobeysthesonobviouslywomanslifeallmustattachtothemanobeystothefamilybenefit.TheChinesetraditionmarriagevulgaralsohadthestrongerfeudalpoliticsculturecolorthemarriageevenhassometimesbecomethemethodwhichpoliticsformedanallianceintheChinesehistorymanytimesandkisseswasmakesthechipbythemarriagereceivedinexchangeforpeacethetransactionwasthepoliticalcontrolmarriageproduct.ThetraditionalChinesemarriageusuallyinvolves6necessaryproceduresnamely:match-makingengagementbetrothalpresentsmeetingthebridethreebowsanddrinkingwedlockwine.InadditionatypicalChineseweddingnowadaysgoeslikethis:whenanewcoupleisengagedwhatfollowedisachoiceofthedateoftheirmarriage.MostpeoplewouldfavorabankholidayorspecialChinesefestivalfortheirrelativesandfriendstoattendthewedding.Howeverquiteafewothersespeciallythoseinthecountrysidewouldprobablyaskafortune-tellerforaluckydateusuallyanevennumbersothattheirmarriagewouldhave“DoubleHappiness.Theweddingceremonyisusuallypresidedwarmlyandtheweddingceremonyveryoftenendswithaveryextravagantbanquet.Toastsaremadetowishthenewcouplelonglifeeternalloveandhappinessearlybirthofahealthybabyandsoon.DiscussionIstheAmericancasualdatingsystemsuitableforChineseyoungpeopleYesIdobelievethatthecasualgatheringwillimprovepeoplessociallife.Thisisachancetomeetpeoplearoundyoutoknowmorepoeplecomefromdifferencebackgroundanditisachancetounderstanddifferenttypesofpeopletoo.Itmaygiveyouhappinessifyouabletogetalongwellwiththepeopleanddidenjoythegatheringyouwillgettoknowsomenewfrendswhomaybewillbetheimportantoneinyourlife.Youwillwidenyourknowledgeandtrainyouselftobemoresocialable.Itmaybehurtfulifyoucannotdealwithdifferentrelationshipbetweenpeople.Ifyouinvolveinsomeaffairanddontknowhowtogetawayfromityouwillgetyourselfintotroubleandregretforsometime.QuestionforDiscussionHowlongdoyouthinkdatingshouldlastbeforemarriageItdependsonthemanwhoImeetwith.Ialwaysbelievethatwhenyoumeetaboyyoucanfeelthatyouwillfallinlovewithhimoryoutwocanjustbefriendsorstrangers.everyonehasthistalent.butthetruelovewithaboyisyouwantmarryhim.soifIcanmeethimitsnotthematteroftimebeforeImarryhim.。