研究生英语口语考试

1.Arethereanysecurityproblemsaroundyou?Haveyoueverexperiencedorheardaboutanystorieseventragediesofinsecurity?X:Hi,LB,didyouhearthenewsaboutTHU?Apostdoctoralstudentwaskilledbyachemicalexplosioninalab.L:Oh,Iamsorrytohearthat.Therateofsecurityaccidentshappeningisgrowing.Therearemanydangerousapparatusesandchemicalmedicines.Ihaveheardmanyaccidentsinlabs.Accidentrecordsandstatisticsshowthattheaccidentiseasytohappenbecauseoftheimproperuseofequipmentandgoods.X:Notonlyinthelabs,therearemanypotentialsafetyhazardsaroundus.Ihaveexperiencedanaccidentinmyfriends’houselastyear.Therewouldbegoingtobeafirebecausewedidn’tpullofftheplug.Comparedwiththestudent,weweresolucky.L:Yeah,inordertoavoidtheaccident,weshouldlearnsomeknowledgeaboutsecurity.Inlabs,weshouldhavestrictguidelinesandstandardoperatingproceduresforeveryexperiment.Weconductourexperimentsundertheguidanceofeitheraprofessororaprofessor’sresearchassistant.X:Yes,youareright,weshouldlearnsomeknowledgeaboutfireprevention,electricitysafety,foodsecurityandsoon.L:Ican’tagreewithyouanymore.2.Accordingtoyourexperience,whatdamagesarebeingdonetotheenvironment?A:Oh,it’sreportedthatheavysmogiscomingtomorrow.Thatisterrible,becauseI’mabouttojogging.B:Henn,that’stoobad.Theredalertisissuedbygovernment,andsomestudiesshowsmogisharmfulforourhealthwhilewearebreathing.Soyouhadbetterbeindoorsinthenextfewdays.Youshouldwearamaskifyougooutside.A:Asthematteroffact,vehiclesexhaustgasescouldbeoneofthemostleadingcauses,andeverystreetisfloodwithvariouscars.Whenyoucometohospital,therearesomanypatientswithcough.B:Ofcourse.Thedeclineofairqualitybecomesaseriousproblem.Theenvironmentalsituationisbecomingworst,suchasglobalwarming,airpollutionandriverpollution.Natureisnotourfriendanymore,becauseofourdamagingbehavior.A:Wepursuitthegrowthofeconomyatthecostofdestroyingenvironment.Manyfactoriesemitlargequantitiesofpoisonousgasesanduntreatedwater,whichcausedetrimentaldamagetoecosystem.Besides,moreandmorecarbondioxideisreleasedeveryday,youknow,carbondioxideismaingreenhousegasesinatmosphere.B:It’shightimeweshouldtakemeasurestoprotectourenvironment.Weneedbluesky,clearwaterandfreshair.A:You’reright.Asacollegestudent,weshouldmakeanefforttoimprovetheenvironment.WecanjoininGREENGROUPS,anenvironmentprotectionorganization.B:Surely,wecanalsouselessplasticbagsandchooselowcarbonmodesoftrip.A:Yes,Ican’tagreewithyouanymore.3.Whatmeasuresdoyouthinkwecantaketoprotecttheendangeredglobe?X:Hi,LB,whatmeasuresdoyouthinkwecantaketoprotecttheendangeredglobe?L:Personally,wemuststartfromthetrivialtoprotecttheenvironment.Andthen,weshouldgetthroughthepublicitytoleteverybodyhaveakindofenvironmentalprotectionconsciousness,andcalloneveryonetoprotecttheenvironment,itiseverybody’sbusiness.X:Yeah,Ithinkthegovernmentshouldintroducesomelawstoprotecttheenvironment,severelypunishthosewhodestroytheenvironment.Weshoulddevelopingnewenergytoreplacetheoneswhichareharmfultotheenvironment,suchassolarenergy,heatenergy,windpowerandsoon.L:Yes,wealsoneedtoprotecttheforest,savewaterandrecycleourproducts.X:Inaddition,Ithinkwealsoshouldprotectendangeredspecies.Toworktogethertomaintaintheecologicalbalance.Iamsurethatwecanhaveabetterandcleanerplaceinthefuture.L:Ican’tagreewithyouanymore.4.Whatshouldwedowhenweareexposedtoaforeignculture?Givesomeexamples.A:Hi,XS,Congratulations!IheardyouwillcontinueyourstudytoAmericanextmonth.B:Gladtomeetyou.IknowyouhavebeentoAmerica.IthinkyoucangivemesomesuggestionsaboutAmericanculture,becausethisisfirsttimeformetogotoaforeigncountry.A:It’smypleasure!Firstly,youshouldconnectwithaChinesestudentwhoisgoingtoAmericastudy.Andyoucansharethechummage,whenrentalocalfamilyhouse.AsforAmericanculture,youcanlearnfromAmericanfilms.B:Surely,apartnerisveryimportant.CouldyougivemesomeexamplesofdifferencebetweenChinesecultureandAmericanculture?Iheardthetablemannersaredifferentfromus,suchasIdon’tknowwhichhandtaketheknife,whichhandtakethefolk.A:Um...,Americancultureisindividualculture,emphasizingachievingindividualvalue.Whenyougetgreatachievement,youshouldacceptothers’praise.Besides,dietcultureisdefinitelydifferent.Theyusuallyorderthemselvesdishesandeatseparately.B:Really?I’mworriedaboutmakingmistakeinAmerica.A:Don’tworry.Whenyoudon’tknowhowtodo,youcanaskforhelpfromyourclassmates.Ibelievetheyarepleasedtohelpyou.B:Thanksforgivingmeadvice.A:You’rewelcome.Goodluck.Seeyou.5.Whataretheessentialdifferencesbetweentheconceptsofindividualismandcollectivism?X:Hi,LB,Ihaveheardtheconceptsofindividualismandcollectivisminclass.Howdoyouthinkaboutindividualism?L:En…,inmyopinion,individualisminsiststheimportanceoftheindividual,andholdthatanindividual’sinterestsshouldbeplacedabovethegroup’s.Individualsarebeinggivenopportunitiesandfreedomtodevelopcharacter,interest,abilities,careers,withinthecontextofindividualism.Butcollectivismemphasizestheinterestsofgroupoverthoseoftheindividual.X:Yes,youareright.Collectivismbelievesthatifthegroupprospers,allitsmembersprosper.Ifanindividualworksforthebenefitofthegroup,heorshewillbenefitaswell.Insociety,collectivismthinkscooperatio