英语口语考试

P91.Can you think of any other characteristics that may set great peopleapart, besides the points mentioned in the text?Answer：Firstly, I think great people all take their time extremely. They use every minute to do useful things; Secondly, great people have a character in common—they always have a ambitious goal in their deep heart and do what they can to make the dream come true; Thirdly, great people are always kind, warm-hearted, friendly and so on. So most people respect them very much. As a result, they become great people. For example, every Chinese love our premier Zhou.2.Tell your classmates about a great person you particularly admire. Answer; The person I admire mostly is my father. He loves me very much. When I was a little girl, he sent umbrella to my school on rainy days. Every time I hurt myself, I cut my finger while cooking, my foot was hurt in PE class, It’s he who took me to hospital. While, last year, he got a cancer, but he never said a word about pains. Finally, he even gave up the treatment to leave money for my graduation in college. At last, he died. My father moved everyone all around us with his life. He is the most great people I have met .I miss him very much, and I’ll admire and love him forever.P713.Do you agree with Dr. A. A. Bridger’s interpretation of the Chineseword for crisis?Answer: Yes, I agree with Dr. A. A. Bridger’s interpretation of the Chinese word for crisis, In China, we all believe a saying: ”every coin has two sides. ” So, when our Chinese people in crisis, we not only think we are in danger, but also think there are always opportunities in crisis. And for there are many examples, Lincoln, the former President of America, as we all know, he had met many troubles before he became a president, but he succeeded from the difficulties at last. So, when we are in crisis, don’t be upset, the opportunity always waiting for us.4.The essay implies that vertical thinking is more typical of Westerncultures while lateral thinking is more typical of Eastern cultures. Do you think this is true?Answer; Yes, I think it’s true. lateral thinking: the traditional, sequential, Aristotelian thinking of logic, moving firmly from one stop to the next, like toy blocks being built one on top of the other. As the saying:” when the going gets tough, the tough get going,” The Western culture is more aggressive and adventurous. Lateral thinking, is a new technique of thinking about things—a technique that avoids this fight altogether, and solves the problem in an entirely unexpected fashion. And lateral thinking is more typical of Eastern cultures.5.Tell your group or class about a time you encountered a particularlydifficult, frus-trating problem. How did you go about trying to solve it?Were you ultimately successful?Answer; When I was a little girl, I had a dream—go to university, and I always did well at my study. However, after I starting my high school, I did badly in my math. I dislike my math teacher and I don’t want to learn the boring subject. But I still had a strong willing: go to university! On the last one month before the college entrance examination. I worked hard very much to study math and read the math book. At last, I got 99 marks. Although it’s not very high, but I was satisfied with my marks for I had improved a lot. Then I go to college.P986.Do you think the authors of this text are convincing in their argumentthat expectations and labeling play a key role in a person’s upbringing?Explain why you think they are or are not?Answer; I do think that expectations and labeling play a important key role in a person’s upbringing. Let me introduce an example of myself. When I was a little girl, I liked reading books and painting very much. The people around me all thought that I would be a college student. And my parents also thought so. What’s more, they sent me to the study classes to let me learn more things and broaden my eyesight. In myopinion, the aim that I would be a college student was granted and consequent. So I always work hard and make the dream come true.7.Discuss the possible consequences of labeling at various levels (i.e.racial, family, interpersonal, etc.).Answer; In a person’s upbringing, we all have labeled all kinds of labeling. And as the saying; every coin has two sides. Some people are thought to be wonderful, but others not. So many people who have been encouraged always try their best to be successful and terrific. However, when people are thought to be general or bad. They may become upset even do bad things, for they think they don’t need to work hard, it’s useless to make it, or they believe it’s granted for them to do bad things.How negative they will be. So, don’t give anyone labeling randomly,.。