大学英语口语考试材料

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1.Beauty

Everyone admires beauty. Everyone has his own standard about beauty.

Nowadays some people tend to think that they own beauty if they have a good looking. They are not satisfied with their appearance. They spend much money taking a kind of operation. I don't think beauty can be man-made. If so, everybody can get beauty. As a result, there is no beauty at all. The appearance is given by our parents and is unique in the world. Everyone should value it. I would rather view nature as the standard of beauty. Just accept ourselves, and create the beautiful life belonging to us.

Many heroes don't have beautiful surface. However, their beautiful images often come to our minds. Their beauty comes from their contributions to the society. Don't be eager to judge whether a person is beautiful or not, without a thorough understanding of him. A beautiful person is not the one with a good looking, but with a kind heart.

Good looking is pleasant while spiritual (精神) beauty is more important. As an old saying goes, "Virtue is fairer than beauty. "If you have a kind heart, you own real beauty.

2.Contest

●beauty contest

I think beauty contest does more harm than good. To start with ,it may lead players lack of confidence even to have

a plastic 's more , It may mislead their value winner in the competition could get a lot of things, like money, fame, social awareness and so on. Then,it may cause the female pay too much attention to appearance, They may spending more time and money on fashion, cosmetics, hair styling and even cosmetic surgery . But ignore the inner beauty ,the true beauty. Finally, beauty contests are usually carried out within a period of time，we can not judge a person's beauty and ugliness, and good or bad in this limited time. So I think beauty contest does more harm than good.

3.Appearance

●In what ways can people improve their appearance?

Some people just want to improve their looks in small ways. They may go on a diet to maintain a good figure, they make up to improve their appearance, put a facial mask or skin smoother on their faces during the night, have their teeth straightened, or have their nails polished. Some others have a face-lift to change their nose or chin, make their single-fold eyelids double folded, and have their skin tightened to smooth out wrinkles and crow’s feet. Some even inject botox(瘦脸针) to remove wrinkles. More drastically, some people may have liposuction to remove ,in my opinion the best way to improve appearance is trying to learn to be more elegant and to be more Knowledgeable.

●Why do some people want to improve their appearance?

A love of beauty is part of human nature. People like to see beautiful scenery, flowers, and animals. It is not strange that they also want to look at good-looking humans and improve the way they look themselves. With improved features, one may find a better job, attract a more desirable spouse, and gain faster occupations attach great importance to appearance. Most actors, anchorpersons, and fashion models can be recognized by their is sometimes argued that by looking good, one tends to feel self-confident. With confidence, success is more likely to follow in any undertaking.

4.plastic surgery

●What disadvantages are there in plastic surgery?

We should not attempt to change our physical appearance by cosmetic means. Such changes may bring unexpected

disasters in the future.

Some beautifying methods, if not properly applied, have dangerous side effects. People who receive botox injections to remove wrinkles may eventually ruin their skin. Some surgical operations that are intended to make single-fold eyelids double fold actually make them multi-folded-not what the patient had in mind.

●My View on Plastic Surgery:

In recent years, more and more people, especially some young girls choose to take plastic surgeries. Some people argue that this kind of surgery can improve one's appearance, thus secure a good job. Others hold a different opinion, they consider plastic surgery as a waste of money. Personally, I agree with the latter.

To start with, beauty is only skin-deep, as the saying goes, virtue is more important than appearance. Plastic surgery cannot improve one's character. Who do you think is more popular, an ordinary girl with charming personality, or a beautiful girl with arrogant manner? What's more , success relies on one's abilities but not appearance. Some people, especially young girls dream to find a good job after taking plastic surgery. For example, it takes one at least 30,000 Yuan to have double eyelid. Finally, people have to bear the risks of an unsuccessful surgery which will be a lifelong pain.

All in all, it is not advisable for people to take plastic surgeries. We can get what we want by improving our inner qualities, such as our personality and ability, and there is no need to endure the pains and economic loss of a plastic surgery.

5.Disasters

●Briefly describe some natural. Search the Internet for information before coming to class.

There are many kinds of natural disasters such as earthquake, flood, drought, forest fire, tsunami, snowstorm, blizzard, hailstorm, hurricane, typhoon, tornado, landslide, and volcanic eruption.

An earthquake is a sudden change or movement in the Earth’s crust, causing a moving and shaking of the ground. A flood can be caused by excessive rainfall or quick melting of snow. When the water overflows a river’s banks, the nearby low-lying land is flooded. When there is no rain for a long period of time, there is a drought: crops fail and people may die of thirst. A forest fire may be caused by lightning or human negligence –for example, a burning cigarette butt-or arson. It may destroy large forests. A tsunami is a giant wave that rolls onto the shore. It can be caused by an undersea earthquake, volcanic eruption or landslide. A snowstorm becomes a blizzard when the wind blows hand and visibility decreases.

●Can we overcome natural disasters?

Natural disasters are often so powerful that they cause widespread destruction. In the face of the raging elements, man may seem helpless.

However, there is a lot human being can do to reduce the dangers. For example, although the force of an earthquake is intimidating, we can construct quake-proof buildings, and avoid dangerous quake zones. To prevent flooding, we have build dykes, dams and reservoirs, and many potential floods have been prevented. The dams and reservoirs can also be used to fight a drought by allowing the irrigation of dry fields. As a last resort, we can choose to evacuate a disaster-prone area. In fact, human beings have achieved remarkable success in overcoming natural disasters.

6.Environment

There are still many problems of environmental protection in recent years. One of the most serious problems is the serious pollution of air,water and soil. The polluted air does great harm to people's health. The polluted water causes diseases and death. What's more, vegetation has been greatly reduced with the rapid growth of modern cities.

To protect the environment,governments of many countries have done a lot. Legislative steps have been introduced to control air pollution, to protect the forest and sea resources and to stop any environmental pollution. Therefore, government are playing the most important role in the environmental protection today.

In my opinion , to protect environment, the government must take even more concrete measures. First, it should let

people fully realize the importance of environmental protection through , much more efforts should be made to put the population planning policy into practice, because more people mean more , those who destroy the environment intentionally should be severely punished. We should let them know that destroying environment means destroying mankind themselves.

Environmental problems are becoming more and more serious all over the world. With the development of industry and agriculture, cars make great noises and give off poisonous gas. Trees on the hills have been cut down,and waste water is being poured continuously into rivers. Furthermore,wherever we go today, we can find rubbish carelessly disposed. The whole ecological balance of the earth is changing. Massive destruction of environment has brought about negative effects and even poses a great threat to man's existence.

We must face the situation that exists and take actions to solve our environmental problems. For instance, new laws must be passed to place strict control over industrial pollution, the public must receive the education about the hazard of pollution and so on. We hope that all these measures will be effective and bring back a healthful environment.

7.Earthquake

●What damage could an earthquake cause and what can human beings do to deal with it?

An earthquake damages poorly-built structures. A powerful earthquake can destroy even well-constructed buildings. When the buildings fall down, human lives and property are ruined. Aftershocks may cause additional casualties. A heavy death toll, if not dealt with promptly, may be followed by an epidemic.

It is difficult to predict earthquake, so we can only take preventive measures. For example, in an area prone to earthquake, we should construct strong, quake-proof buildings. We should also prepare emergency kits that include a torch, first-aid medicines and bandages. We should move out of dangerous quake zones. When an earthquake strikes while we are in a building, we should move outside. If there is no time to leave , we can hide under a strong table or bad to avoid being hurt by failing objects. Don’t forget to turn off the electricity and gas to avoid accidents.

8.Casualties

9.deep sorrow

10.Nature

●Nature, calling out without any notice

In the movies, on the books, even from some beautiful paintings, we can clearly see some fabulous scenery. When opening the curtain of the window, there is a holy theater before a sky-blue stage. When going hiking on the mountains, we will always mistake the trees and grass for the green coat for mountains. When driving or walking past a lake, the fishes playing under the water surface and the stones on the bottom of the lake catches our sight. The beautiful scenery is somewhat dramatic nowadays. For most cases, we can only see them in the films and imagining them in our minds.

The beautiful scenery, where have you gone? In the 19th century, Victor Hugo said: “How sad it is to think that nature is calling out but humanity refuses to pay heed.”Not only in the 19th century, but also in today’s world, nature is gradually going far away from us. The sky becomes greyer and greyer instead of the blue one several hundred years ago. Hills and mountains are losing their beautiful green coat and become bare. Clean rivers and lakes do not exist any longer .Fewer and fewer fishes live in the rivers as a result. In addition to the above, we can seldom breathe fresh air which was sufficient in the past. Green plants are gone, clean water is gone, fresh air is gone, and every important element which is fundamental to human-beings’life is going farther and farther. What is worse, in spite of the huge differences in nature between nowadays and the past, human-beings still turn a deaf ear to them. They took no notice of the environment being worse and worse. Ignoring what is deteriorating, people continue their way of destroying nature. For purpose of making paper and building houses, more and more trees are being cut down every year due to the increasing demand of wood. There is so much poisonous gas layed out by vehicles that as if we had a foggy or smoggy weather every day. We won’t see clean lakes or rivers that are easy to find in the past unless we go to some places of interest like Jiuzhaigou in Sichuan province, China, which are under preservation. The world’s climate is becoming warmer and warmer, making the earth like a Green House. As a consequence, lots of icebergs near the two poles of the earth melt, which leads the sea level to rise rapidly. Overuse of the chemical element F has already created a big hole above the South Pole. Some disasters seem to happen naturally and unpredictably, such as the earthquake, the tornado, the tsunami, the drought and so on. But in fact, they are due to happen because of our destroying the ecologic system. How I wish I can see the above scenery again in my life! How long will it take humans to realize their huge mistake? Never? Until the moment the earth is totally destroyed? What can relieve us a little is that there are more and more people as well as countries have already realized serious condition. A lot of measures have been taken to stop continuing destroying the earth. For instance, when I watch the TV programme -“Ten people who move China”, I get to know a man who nearly sacrificed his life to protect the Dian Lake in Yunnan province. He brought a new look of the Dian Lake at the cost his property, his wife, one of his eyes and even his life. It can really delight us a little. But it’s still far from satisfaction. Only all human-beings make contributions to save the earth can the earth be saved. It is we human-beings that play an important role in saving the world. We are still on the way!

11.recreational activities

Nowadays，with the rapid development of economy, more and more recreational activities are appeared in our life. There are all kinds of recreational activities. People can surf the internet, singing karaoke, play video games or online games and so on.

Just as the saying goes: "so many people, so many minds". It is quite understandable that views on this issue vary from person to person. It is commonly believed that recreational activities are good for us. Because they can help people relax from the hard work and study. Some of the activities, such as hiking, jogging, can help people relax physically; while some of them, such as surfing the Internet, can help people relax mentally.

Of course, every coin has two sides. Some people think that so many kinds of recreational activities may have a bad effect on our lives. Some people may not resist some temptations from those activities, and indulge themselves in those activities. At last they are lured away from their study or their work.

Taking into account all these factors, I strongly believe that recreational activities are benefit for us; we should take part in them.

12.Hobby

1．我有许多爱好，其中我最喜欢读书。

2．我喜欢读书有三个原因。

3．读书已经成为我生活的一部分。

I have many hobbies, such as reading, skating, and watching TV. But reading is my favorite hobby.

I like reading for three reasons. First of all, books introduce me to a new world, which is colorful and without time and space limit. Through reading, I can trace back to ancient Egypt, the cradle of human civilization. It can bring myself to the United states, a glamorous land I have been longing to visit.

Secondly, reading can better myself by showing me a new horizon. In the past years, most of my knowledge has been obtained from books. I have learned from many people by reading about their ideas on science, politics, life and society. Finally, reading bridges the gap between my dream and my goal. In order to succeed in my career in the future, I must keep reading, my favorite hobby.

13.extreme sports

In the past ,young sports people will play hokey or baseball. Today ,they want risks and excitements,the closer to the age,the better.

They slow bout climb down steep mountains ,they win sir need hurricanes,go white waterfall through rabit and bungee jump from towers,

Extreme sports starts as a tenertive to more expensive sports .A city kid who didn't have the money to buy expensive sport equipments could get a stay ball and have fun.

But now it become a whole new are appeal sport requiring specialize equipment and high level skill.

But even special Olympics sports call the winter ex-games which includes snow mountain biking,and ice climbing, and extreme games competitions are hold each summer in north feature sports such as sky surfing ,where people jump from air planes with surf do as their wings .

What makes extreme sports so popular ? I think the main reason is the people love the people in particular want to be apt dogs weekends and do something challenging ,with the equipment available today ,people can take great risks without getting hurt and the risks self is part of the appeal .Once you have been mountain biking or snow boating ,it is impossible to go back to cycling or sking ,they are just too boring .

Extreme sports are certainly not for everyone ,most people still prefer to play baseball or basketball or wash ball on tv .But extreme sports are definetely gain in popularity .These fresh and exciting sports could well be the way in the future.

14.Channel

15.Wealth

Health and Wealth

What is heath? The World Health Organization defined that "Health is not only the physical absence of disease, but also have mental health, social and moral well-adapted. " We generally refers to health is physical health and mental to maintain physical health ,as far as we know, we need a balanced diet, adequate exercise and sleep to improve our physical fitness. .How to stay mental health I think that the appropriate emotional management plays a important role in it, that means when we want to cry ,we can cry aloud, we even can consult psychological clinic.

What is wealth?Wealth means different things to different people. Some people think that wealth is the "universal" in the money. Some people think that “Health is Wealth”. But there are common agreements that wealth must include these important factors such as being happy, healthy, and living in harmony with family and think Wealth

means:Wisdom, Ethics, Attitude, Love, Think, and Health.

How to know whether you are truly wealthy? Ask yourself, are you living a balanced and successful lifestyle and at the end of the day can you say you are happy, your conscience is clear and you can sleep peacefully knowing you’ve been true to yourself and others? Check on yourself and review the time and effort you put into these important areas: Mental, Physical, Social, Financial, and working with Universal Laws such as caring, sharing and giving.

Speaking of health and wealth,different people have different opinions..Some people believe that wealth is everything,with which can help them realize their dreams. Wealth can buy beautiful houses, expensive cars and beautiful clothes,and so on. They even thought, money can buy spiritual happiness.

On the other hand, some other people don’t agree with those people just mentioned . They believe that Healthy is more important than wealth. Health means no disease, no pain and no a healthy body you can do what you want to do and enjoying oneself.

So,in a word, keeping health first if you want become wealthy. It is well-known that a person can make a large fortune if he has the right opportunities during his life. But if the person suffers from a terrible illness, then no matter how much money he may earn, he will still lead a miserable life. Therefore, health is much more important than wealth.

16.Money

●Do you agree with the statement “Money is the root of all evil”? Why?

I don’t agree with the statement. When money becomes the root of all evil, it means the money spender has been controlled by desires.

When we recognize this, we will conclude that money is not the cause of evil, on the contrary, consumer is. Money is the bridge but is not to blame.

If we spend money rationally, money is a helper. Material consumption along with spiritual consumption both paints our life. However, if we abandon ourselves into the pure material life or spiritual life, money will punish back.

●money can bring happiness

Some people believe that money is the source of happiness. With money they can buy everything they need in the world. They believe money is power. For example, if one has lots of money, he can go to a good university for better education and have a satisfactory job after graduation, make even more money, and buy a luxurious house or whatever he desires. No doubt he will live happily.

In my opinion, money is very important. We cannot buy anything without money. But money is not everything. What money will bring you depends on your belief and goal in life. If you earn your money by hard and honest work, and use it to improve your living standards, and also use it for the benefit of others as well, then you may get true happiness. On the other hand, if your lifelong goal is to make money and use your money only for your own needs, you’ll become selfish and will never really feel happy.

17.wealth gap

●Gap between the Rich and the Poor in China

Now there is a widespread concern(广泛关注) in china over the widening gap between the rich and the poor. We are surprised to learn that a pop singer can make over a hundred thousand Yuan for one performance overnight, while it may take an average farmer his lifetime to earn that much. The cause lies in three aspects. First, the gap is the result of the economic reform(经济体制改革). Some seize the opportunities and become millionaires by working hard and meanwhile the slow development in agriculture hinders(阻碍) the farmers from raising their living standards and the closedown of many state-owned(国营) enterprises renders the jobless poverty-stricken. Second,the current distributing(分配)of income is not scientific and reasonable, thus widening the income difference. Third, while most make money honestly, there are some dishonest(不诚实) businessmen and government officials who have accumulated large fortunes by illegal(违法的)ways.

To narrow the gap, the government should take effective actions to help the poor, and meanwhile strictly enforce(严格实施) laws to eliminate corruption(腐败) in government. On the other hand, reform on income distribution should be carried out and strict income taxation(税) should be made more workable and effective to narrow people's income gap. And finally, the traditional "law of value" and "principle (原则)of more pay for more work" should have their final say.