大学英语第四册口语考试材料

大学英语第四册口语考试材料(2012.6.11)

HOST：At the mention of the value of science, people will immediately associate it with beneficial results of scientific discoveries – the joys and conveniences which science has bought into human life. It is true that science has revolutionized our way of life and transformed the lives of billions of people. Let’s begin our conversation

Zhang Haiyang:I go for the opinion, I can say something about the advancement of technology,for example:

1.our health has been improved

2. human labor has been decreased

3.people live longer and better

4.traveling is easier and convenient (various means of transportations)

5.people’s mental horizons have been broadened. (internet, email, e-shopping,distance learning, e-book)

Zhang Pengwei:Technology can be used both for good or evil,for example:

1.weapons of mass destruction have been invented and used in wars.

2. internet fraud and telephone-fraud

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4. pollution

5. waste of energy

6. unemployment

HOST : Technology has certainly changed our lives, bringing benefits to some and hardships to others.T echnology is a double-edged sword,we should use it in a better way to make our life more easy and comfortable. When we talk about technology we tend to think of the car.Can you talk something about private car?

Chen Kui: Nowadays more and more private cars have entered thousands of ordinary families. Private cars are used in our life every day. At weekends, private cars take families on joyful outings. Most of people living in the city like private cars very much. And there is no doubt that private cars will have a great impact on the economic growth. The rapid car industry growth will contribute much to keeping the country's economy growing at a higher rate in the near future. Zhao Songtao: private cars have also given rise to a series of problems. For example, the street are crowded with cars. They not only cause traffic accidents which injure or kill a large number of people each year, but also make great noise and give off many poisonous gases, the polluted air given off by cars will do great harm to our health, too many private cars will lead to traffic jams and a great deal of energy will be wasted and so on.

HOST: when we own a car ,it will do good to our life. But now buy a car and use a car is also very expensive, do you have pressure?

Cai Tongtong: Although the car prices going down, but some of the new models are supply insecurity, automobile consumption market in a bad situation in the long run .consumer have many problems ,for example ," have money doesn't buy car"," high price to buy a car". I think, private car is not necessarily, it also can not afford, for example,parking fees, oil prices rising, administration block flag flying, congestion charges jittery and so on.

HOST: Because of the pressure ,we should try our best to own what we want and enjoy it . Thank you for the guests, thank you for your attention, this program is over, welcome to the next program!