大學(xué)英語3-口語考試題目與答案

大學(xué)英語（3）口語考試答案

Directions:

?Chooseonetopicoutoften,andpreparefor2minutes.

?Workinpairandcreateadialogwithyourpartneronyourchosentopicaccordingtothe

givensituation,referringtotherelevantusefulexpressionsinthetext.

?Youhave2minutesforyourpresentation.

Unit1WithAlzheimer's,youmeetalotofnewpeople.

Functions:Describinggoodandpoormemory;expressingsympathy;resuming

interruptedspeech

Topic1:Ican'tthinkofitoffthetopofmyhead

Situation:

Awantstoattendaseminarbyavisitingprofessorbutcannotremember

thetime.AasksBforhelp.Bdoesn'tremember,either,soBsuggests

lookingatthenotebooksandcallingthedeanorsecretaryofthe

departmentforinformation.

A:Oh!It'ssobad!Mymemoryseemstobefadingearly.

B:What'sthematter?

A:Doyouknowthereisaseminarheldbyavisitingprofessortoday?

B:Yes,Iknow.Theprofessorisveryfamous.HeiscomingfromBeijngUniversity.

A:Yea!I'mlookingforwardtoattendtheseminarforsolong.Doyouknowwhen

willitbegin?

B:Ican'tthindofitoffthetopofmyhead.Ihaven'twritenitdowninmytextbook.

A:Iforgetittoo.Butitisheldintheafternoon.It9surgent!IfIcan'tknowitnow,I'll

missit!

B:WhynotaskJane?Iknowhealsowanttoattendtheseminar.Hemustremember

thetime.Youcanphonehimnow.

A:I'vephonehimalready,butnooneanswered!

B:Don'tworry!Maybeyoucanlookatthenotebooksandcallingthedeanor

secretaryofthedepartmentfbrinformation.

A:Oh,that'sright.Mynotebookisleftinthedorm,Tildoitatthenoontime.

B:It'sapity.Youusuallyhaveapowerfulmemory,butyoucan'thelptoday.What's

wrongwithyou?Youseemtoforgetthingsfrequentlylikeme.

A:Idon'tknow.MaybeitisbecauseIhavesomanythingstodotheseday.ButI

thinkit'sverytroublesomeifyouhaveapoormemory.Youwillalwaysforget

manythingseventheyareimportant.

B:Well,Iagreewithyou.Agoodmemoryisveryuseful.Memoryplaysanimportant

roleinourlife.Ialwaysforgetthings,itbothersmeallthetime.

A:Scrientistssuggestthatpeoplecanimprovetheirmemorybyabsorbvitaminsfrom

foods,suchasbread,cereal,vegetablesandfruits.Thisisbecausesynthesizes

vitaminsimprovememory.

B:Yes,Iknow.Iamtryingmybesttoimprovemymemorynow.

A:It'stoolatenow,Imustgobacktothedormtophonethedean.Thankyouforyour

suggests.Seeyoulater!

B:Seeyou!

Unit2Thisisgoingtobeagreatsemester!

Functions:Talkingaboutvariousaspectsofschoollife;makingandreplyingto

suggestions;usingexaggerations

Topic2:Youarejustgoingtohavetostudyhard

Situation:

Aworriesabouthis/hertermpaperandatestandmentionswaysof

cheating(suchasaskingBtowriteatermpaperforhim/her,

downloadingarticlesfromtheInternet,preparingacheat-sheet).B

promisestohelpbutwarnsagainstanyformsofcheating,andfinallyA

promisestostudyhard.

B:What'swrongwithyou?Youlooksoworried.

A:Well,youknow,therecomestheendofthisterm,Imusthandinmytermpaper,alsothereisa

terribletestwaitingforme.Ifeelgreatofpressure.

B:Iknowyourproblems,justworkwiththemstepbystep.

A:ButI'venoideaabouthowtowritethetermpaper.IalreadyfeellikeI'muptomyearsin

homework.

B:Maybewecanstudytogether,theideaofminecangiveyouanexampletofollow.

A:Wouldyoulikewrittingatermpaperforme?

B:Forgetit.Iwon'tdothatforyou,becausethereisnouseforyou.

A:OK,Icatchyourwords.But.......IthinkIcandownloadaarticlefromtheInternet,sothatIcan

savelotsoftime.

B:Listentome,you'dbetterbonowsomeideasfromthearticle,ifyoucopystraightlyfromit,show

itsprovenance,oryou'llbeaccusedofplagiarism.

A:Thankyouforyouradvice.Fmworriedaboutthetest.YouknowthateachtimewhenIgetinto

theclassroom,theknowledgeinmymindwasgone.Ifyoudon'lhelpme,I'llhavetopreparea

cheat-sheetforthetest.

B:Oh,no!Ifyou'recaught,you’ngetpunishment.Maybeyou'llhavetorepeattheyear.Thebest

wayyoushoulddoisstudyhard,andFiltrymybesttohelpyou.

A:A11righuFdliketotakeyouradvice.rilbeworkinglikeaslave.

Unit3Singleparent,doubletrouble!

Functions:TalkingaboutmaiTiageandfamilylife;makingcomparison;expressing

disagreement

Topic3:WhynothavebothourparentshereforChristmas?

Situation:

Ayoungcouplearediscussingwhoseparentstheywillhavedinnerwith

ontheEveoftheSpringFestival---anoccasionforfamilyreunions.The

wifewantstobewithherparentsbecauseoneofthemissick,whilethe

husbandobjectsthattheyalreadyhadthedinnerwithherparentslastyear.

Finallytheydecidetoinvitebothparentstoarestaurantnearthemand

visitthemontheSpringFestivalDay.

A:Hello,Rachel,whatareyoudoing?

B:Hi,jianying,Iamreadingareportaboutsinglefamily.Itsaythatsinglefamilyhasagreat

effecttochildren.

A:en-en~Ican'tagreenwithyoumore.Takemyselfforexample.Myparentsdivorcedatmy

ageof4.Ilivewithmymother.Nomatterhowmuchmymotherloveme,IalwaysthinkthatIan

differentfromotherchildren.JustbecauseIdidnothaveafather.SoIdidnothaveconfindentto

anythingswhenIwasyoung.

B:Iamsorrytohearthat.Anddoyouagreenonyourmother9sremarriage?Canyouacceptthat?

A:Atfirst,Iutterlycannotacceptastepfather.Ineedthelovefromfather,butstepfathercanno

replacefatherforever.Hoeever,everythingcanchanges.Iwillthinkformymothernow.Nothing

ismoreimportantthantomakemymorherhappy.

B:En~Youareagoodgirl.Sothedivorceofyourparentscanchangeyouropinionabout

marriage?Suchas,youwillhavenoconfidentonmarriageorafaindofmarriage?

A:Howtosay?Itwillworkonmemoreorless.Becauseofmyparents9divorce,Iwillconsiderit

verycarefully.Atless,Iwouldbeasinglemother.ImustberesponsibleformychildrenandI

don'thopemychildrenhavesuchpainthatIhave.

B:Youmustbeagreatmother.AndIthinkpeopleshouldnohavechildrenoutofwedlock.There

isnodoubtthatahappyfamilyismostimportantforchildren.

Unit4Thedevilfindsworkforidlehands.

Functions:Handlingresumesandpreparingforjobinterviews;givingadvice;

describingrequirements

Topic4:Rehearsalforjobinterview

Situation:

Tony(B),aseniorstudent,majoringinbusiness,isabouttograduate

fromShenzhenUniversity.Hehasbeenhuntingforagoodjobfora

coupleofmonths.Aftergoingtojobfairs,checkingthenewspaperwant

ads,andsearchingtheInternet,hefinallydecidestotryapositionin

MarketDepartmentatanITcompany.Dressedprofessionally,heisnow

interviewedbyamanager(A)ofthecompany.

A:?*shaveyouheardthenewsonthefinancialcrisisrecently?

B:Yeah,Ihave.Financialcrisishascausedagreatimpactglobally,andunemploymenthasrisen.It's

reallymoredifficulttolandajob.

A:Yes,you'reright.Asyouknow,I'mlookingforapart-timejob.Fvgonetothejobfairsandread

thenewspaperwantads,butIstillcan'tfindanythinginterestingthatI'mqualifiedfof.Andthe

fewthatIhaveseenareverylow-paying.

B:WhynottrytheInternet?Youcanuseasearchenginetofindajobsiterelatedtoyourneeds.

A:Itsoundsgreat.Flltryit.Bytheway,canyougivemesometipsonsuccessfulinterview?

B:Well,firstofall,dressappropriatelyandanswerallthequestionspolitely,butfirmly.Don,tlook

tooshy,ortheywillprobablysuspectyouarenotcapableofdealingwithachallengingtask.

A:I'mnotsurewhatquestionstheyoftenaskinaninterview.

B:Generally,theywillwanttoknowaboutyourworkexperienceandsomethingaboutyour

character.Theabilitytoworkaspartofateamishighlyregarded.

A:Iknowwhatyoumean.AndwhatkindofquestionsshouldIaskthem?

B:Youshouldaskthemaboutthejobrequirementsandaboutthecompany.

A:Ihearthatmanycompaniesaskedthecandidateswhatsalarytheyexpect.

B:That'strue.Youcaninquireaboutthepossiblesalarylevelforagreenhandinadvanceandask

forthereasonablesalary.

A:Thanksyouradvices.I'velearnedsomuchfromyou.mupdatemyresumeandgetonline

tonight.

B:Goodluck!

A:Thanks.

Unit5Thesearebusinessesforthebrave

Functions:Talkingaboutbusinessactivities;expressingcertainty;expressing

reservation

Topic5:We'vebeenlookingforamergerpartner

Situation:

Aisthebossofasoftwaredevelopmentcompany.Ahasfirst-rate

programmers,andoneofA'ssoftwareproductsisahit;however,Adoes

nothaveagoodsalesnetwork.SoAwantstomergewithBandbelieves

itwillbeawin-winresult.

B,thebossofalargecompany,isconsideringacquiringasoftware

company,butiscautiousandasksA'sreasonsforwantingamerger.B

wantstodiscussthespecificsandprotecttheinterestsoftheshareholders

ofbothsides.

A：Jane,what'swrongwithyou?youlooktiredtoday.

B:um.....maybeIreallyneedarest.ishouldfocusonmystudy,andbeaexcellentstudent.

A:isthereanyproblemwithyourbusiness?

B:yeah\...finacialproblem.

A：rmsosorrytohearthat.

B:well,we'vebeenoperatingintheredforqiutealongtime.

A:whyisthat?ialwaysthoughtthebusinessinyourrestaurantisgood.

B:wehavetoughcompetition.youknow,therecomestworestaurantsnearby,withhandsome

renovationandspecialdrinks.

A:Isee.

B:afteralongdiscusionwithmypartner,wehavecometotheconclusionthatwehavetocloseit.

A:what?Youspentalotthere.howcanyou!istherenootherchoices?

B:what'syouropinion?

A:howaboutfilingforbankruptcy?

B:wehaveconsideredit.however,saleshavebeenlowalldaylong.twoofourassistantarequitfor

thejob.maybethesituationisgoingtogofrombadtoworse.wedaretotakethisrisk.

A:Ineverthoughtthesituationwouldbesuchbad.

B:um....

A:howaboutmergerwithsomeoneelse?

B:wecannotfindanyonewouldlovetotakethisrisk.

A:Ihaveafriend,whooperateacakeshopinLuohu.thebusinessthereisqiutegood.healways

creatsnewkindsofcake.soitispopulararoundtheera.ithinkyourdifferentkinsofdrinksmay

meettheirneed.

B:itsoundsgreat.butthedetailsshoudbetalkedmorecarefully.

A:OFCOURSE,!getatouchwithhimthen.iwillgiveyouareplyassoonaspossible.

B:great.ihopeeverythinggoeswell.

A:metoo.Iwilltrymybesttohelpyou.

B:thankyousomuch....

A:ifstooearlytosaythat.keepitifthebusinessispossible.

B:thankyouallsame,however

Unit6Hereisadarkersideofsociety.

Functions:Discussingdifferentkindsofsocialproblems;providingsolutionsand

suggestions;makingconcessions

Topic6:Therearehighriskswithgamesofchance

Situation:

A,areporterforthemagazineHealth,isinterviewingB,whousedtobea

compulsivegambler,butnowhasgotridoftheproblem.

Bdescribesthesensationingambling,comparesittoalcoholism,and

sayshetriestostoponhisownbutfailed.Finallyhegothelpfroma

doctorandhadatoughfightagainstgambling.

A:Hello!Mr.B.PmareporterforthemagazineHealth.

Iwanttomakeaninterviewwithyou,andIamwonderingifyouhavetime?

B:Oh,that'snoproblem.It'smyhonourtosharemyexperience.

Youknow,Iusedtobeacompulsivegambler.

A:Soundsterrible!Gamblerexactlyjustlikebeingaddictedtodrugsoralcohol.

It'snoteasytogetridof.

B:That'sright.It'sexactlylikealcoholism.

It'sonmymindconstantly,anditalmostovermylife!

A:Yeah,likesomehorribledisease.

Ifsomeoneisaddictedtogambling,itwillnotonlymaketroublestohisown,but

alsowillcausetheirfamilyandfriendsuneasy.

B:Um.Becauseofgambling,!hadbrokenmyfamily'shardj'msosorryaboutthat.

Buttheydon'tgiveuptoencourageme.ThankstothatPmrecoveringfromthis

hatefulhabitnow.

A:Wow,congratu1ation!Howdidyoudothat?

B:Ihadtriedmanymethodstostoponmyown,butallthatwerefailed.

Finally,Igothelpfromadoctor.

A:Youarealuckyman.Itmustbeatoughfightagainstgambling.

B:Yes.It'stough,butworth.

Remembertheproverb"Bittermedicinehaswholesomeeffects.”

A:Ican*tagreemore.

Ok.Thankyouforyourparticipation.Goodluck!

Brit'smypleasure.

Unit7Ourglobeisindanger!

Functions:Discussingenvironmentalproblem;resumingserioustalk;askinginretort

Topic7:Ourglobeisindanger

Situation:

AandBaretalkingaboutthewarmclimate.WhileBaskshowitwas

caused.Aexplainsthatcarbonmonoxide,whichisagreenhousegas,has

resultedingreenhouseeffectsorglobalwarming.Thentheydiscussways

toreduceglobalwarming,suchasnotburningwoodorcoal,depending

lessonairconditioningandrefrigeration,etc.

A:Howareyougettingalongduringthisusuallyhotweather?

B:Notwellatall.Overthelastfewweeksthehotweatheriskillingme.Thehot

climateismakingmeextremelyuncomfdrtable.Ihopethewarmclimatewould

changequickly.

A:Yeah,thesummerishotterthanbefore.

B:Doyouknowwhyallthishashappended?

A:Thegreenhouseeffectsbringglobalwarming.

B:Whatdoyoumeanbyit?

A:HowcanIexplainglobalwarmingandgreenhouseeffects?Letmesee.Umh...the

globalwarmingandgreenhouseeffectsarebeingcausedbyagreenhousegasnamed

warmcarbonmonoxide.

BrWhafscarbonmonoxide?Howdoesitproduce?

A:Itproducesbytheburningfuelsfortheenergyneededbythefactoriesandthecars,

whichremainintheair,causingthegreenhouseeffectsandglobalwarming.

B:Oh,Isee.Becauseofcarbonmonoxide,theheatoftheearthcan'tbeclearedoff.

Theearthbecomeshotterandhotter.Ithinkeveryoneshouldknowwhatcauseglobal

warming,otherwisewewon'tstopthehotweather.

A:You'reright.Theimportantthingisthathumanbeingsshouldtakestepstoreduce

globalwarmingbyreducingthegreenhousegas.

B:Whatcanwedothen?Perhapsweshouldnotburnanymorewoodorcoal.

A:Right.AlsoweshouldtrytoproducelessCFCsorFreonbymeansofdepending

lessonairconditioningandrefrigeration.Anddon'tuseaerosolsprayonyourhair.

B:Butitseemshardtogiveupallthis.

A:Ifwedon'tdothat,Polaricewilldissolve,andthesealevelwillrise.

B:A11right,wehavetryourbesttoprotecttheearth.

Unit8Flyingthereisnothalfthefun.

Functions:Bookingaflightorahotelroom;describingaprocess;complaining

Topic8:Tdliketobookhotelandairlinereservations

Situation:

A,atravelagent,istalkingtoB,whowantstobooktworeturnticketsto

flywithhis/herboss,JamesAdams,toTorontotoattendanindustrial

exhibition.SinceBisnotsurewhentocomeback,he/shewantsopen

ticketsforthereturnjourney.He/shealsoasksforbusinessclasstickets

andfive-starhotelrooms.

A:PeaceTravel.WhatcanIdoforyou?

B:ThisisJohnBrown.Iwouldliketobookhotelandairlinereservations.

A:Andwhereareyouheadedfor?Mr.Brown.

B:I'mgoingtoTorontotoattendanindustrialexhibition.

A:Well,canyouspellyourname,please?

B:J-o-h-n.Andmyfamilynameisbrown,B-r-o-w-n.

A:Howmanyticketsandroomsdoyouwant?

B:Twoticketsandtworooms.

A:Whowillyougowith?

B:Myboss,JamesAdams.

A:Willthatbeaone-wayoraround-tripticket?

B:Returnticket,please.

A:Andwhenareyouleavingandcomingback?

B:WearegoingtoleavenextMonday.ButI'mnotsurewhentocomeback.SoIwantopen

ticketsforthereturnjourney.

A:Areyougoingfirstclassorbusinessclass?

B:Justthebusinessclass.

A：Well,whatkindofhotelroomsdoyouwant?

B:Iftherearefive-starhotelroomswithfreshairandbeautifulviews,thatwouldberight.

A:OK.Letmecheckthecomputer.Icanbookyourticketsrightnow.Ihavetocheckthehotel

reservationandthengiveyouaring.

B:Allright.Mynumberis00000000.1amlookingforwardtoyoucall.

A:OK,thankyouforyourcall.Iwillcallyoubacksoon.Goodbye.

B:Bye.

Unit9Herearetheseasonstobejolly.

Functions:Describingholidaysandfestivalsindifferentcountries;describingdetails;

askingforclarification

Topic9:Eat,drinkandbemerryonChristmastheSpring

Festival

Situation:

Foryourreference:

A(tellsaboutB(tellsabouttheSpring

ChristmasFestival)

FamilyreunionYesYes

DinnerTurkey,etc.Fish,whichmeans

“surplus“inChinese,etc.

Eatingleftoversfordays.Thesame

SomepeoplehopeforThesame

goodhealth.

GiftsUndertheChristmastreeMoneyforchildren

orinthestockings

SpecialeventsChristmascarols,parties,Firecrackers,fireworks,

etc.dragonandliondances

A:Hello,b!Nicetomeetyou!

B:Hi,A!Nicetomeetyou!

A:Howtimeflies!Itwillsoonbetheendoftheyear!

B:Yeah.WewillhavethemostimportantfestivalinAmerica--Christmas.IknowyouChinese

willhaveyourmostimportantfestival,too-SpringFestival,right?Canyoudescribethe

holidaysandfestivalsinyourcountry?

A:Well.IwilltellyouabouttheSpringFestivalin:Chian.SpringFestivalisaFamilyreunion

festival,Adultswillgivemoneytochildrenwhichsymbolizegoodluckandgoodwishes.

B:Oh,canyoudescribemoredetailsforme?Ifindthatisinteresting.

A:Sure.DuringtheSpringFestival,everythingareendowedwithgoodmeaning,Forexample,we

eatfishindinner,whichmeans"surplus“andsoon.

B:IsthereanySpecialevents?

A:Weplayfirecrackers,fireworksandwhat'more,weplayourtraditionaldragonandlion

dances.

B:Wow,that'sreallyinteresting.

A:Thankyou.CanyougiveaclarificationbetweenChristmasandSpringFestival?

B:Ok!Christmasisalsoafamilyreunionfestival.WeeatTurkeyandmanythingsin

dinner.Additionally,somepeoplehopeforgoodhealth.byeatingleftoversfordays.When

sayingthegifts,wedon'tgivemoney,wealwaysputourgiftsundertheChristmastreeorinthe

stockings.Christmascarols,partiesandsoonarethespecialeventsinChristmas.

A:Throughthecomparison,wecanseethebigdifferencesbetweenChianandAmerica.

B:Yeah,differentculturemakedifferentfestivalsandcustomers.

Unit10Buylowandsellhighonthestockmarket.

Functions:Describingtheriseandfallofstocks;analyzingadifficultsituation;asking

foran