研究生英语口语考试 Topic

OralTopicforDiscussion

1、AmericanindividualismandJapanesecollectivism：theiroriginand

theirroleinmodernsociety.

2、Expressyourviewpointsonthesaying“scienceistobevalued

becauseitgivesuscontroloverourfate”and“poetrymakesnothing

happen”.

3、Expressyourviewpointonthesaying“moneyiseverything”.

4、Discusswithyourpartnerstheproblemsthatoverpopulationcauses.

5、Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftheinternet.

01.AmericanindividualismandJapanesecollectivism

A：Hi,Iheardthatyouaregoingtostartabusinessaftergraduation.

B：Yeah,Ijusthaveanidea.Andsometimeago,IattendedtheSYBof

ourschool.DoyouhearofAmericanindividualismandJapanese

collectivism.Ithinkitisworthtohaveacomparisonincontemporary

society.

A：yes,ofcourse.TheindividualismandcollectivismplayanimportantroleIn

ourdailylife,especiallyinthecompany.

B：So,doyouknowhowvaluesofAmericansandJapaneseevolve?

A：knowaboutitalittle.TheAmericanvalueevolvesfromHuntingSocieties,in

whichtheaccentwasautonomyandindividualism.TheJapanesevalue

comesfromPlantingSocieties.Onlyadozenfamiliesworkingtogethercan

produceasurplus.Andthenotionofinterrelation,interconnectionand

interdependencewascontributed.

B：Yeah,youareright.Andasweallknow,Japanoftensufferfrom

naturaldisasterssuchasearthquakesandhurricanes.Maybeitisalso

anveryimportanthistoricalreason.

A:Doyouthinkwhichonecanplayamoreimportantroleinmodernsociety?

B：BothAmericanvalueandJapanesevaluehaveproducedvery

successfulresults.ButIbelievethatwitheconomicdevelopment,neither

individualismnorcollectivismcanmeetthedemandsoftheglobal

communityalone.

A:yes,Iagreewithyou.Extremelyspeaking,individualismcanmakeus

indifferentandcynicaltoothers,andthesocietywilllackharmony.Collectivism

cannotprovidemaverickcreativityandindividualincentive.

B：Hence,combiningthetwovaluesisthebestpolicyinthenew

economicenvironment.

02.Scienceistobevaluedbecauseitgivesuscontroloverourfateand

poetrymakesnothinghappen.

A：Hi,doyouhaveheardofthesayingthatScienceistobevaluedbecauseit

givesuscontroloverourfateandpoetrymakesnothinghappen.

B：Yes,ofcourse.Thisisbecausesciencecanmakeusknowabout

naturedeeply,whichcanreduceourfearofnatureandgiveuscontrol

overourfate.Scientifictechnologyalsomakesourlivingconditionmore

comfortableandprosperous.Butpoetrycannotbringit.

A：Scienceactuallyplaysaveryimportantroleinourdailylife.Itcanhelpusto

leavethedisasteraway.ButIthinkthatpoetrydoesn’tmakenothinghappen.

B：Canyousaysomethingwhichpoetrycangiveusinourdailylife？

A：Perhapspoetrycannotmeetourmaterialdesire,butitcansublimateour

spiritlife.Humanbeingisakindofanimalwithvariousemotions.ourpursue

andemotioncanbeexpressedthroughpoetry.Andapoetrycanalsoinfect

ourfeeling.

B：Youareright.Intheageofpursuingmaterialliving,weshouldcarry

onthehumanespiriteducationmore.Andpoetryreadingandcreationis

agoodway,whichmustpromoteourpassion.

A：Poetryreadingandcreationarecommoninourchildhood.Butnowitis

becomingharderandhardertoseeit.

B：Pleasedon’tquitourspiritworld.

03.MoneyIsNotEverything

A：Recentyears,thediscussionofmoneygraduatelybecomeoneofhot

issues.

B：Yeah,withthedevelopmentofsocietyandtheincreaseofwealth,

peoplehavedifferentattitudestomoney,someoneeventhinkmoneyis

everything.

A：That’sbecausealmostallmaterialthingsarounduscanbeboughtwith

money.

B：Imagineapersonhasenoughmoneytobuyanythingandeverything

hewants,butcanyouimaginesuchapersoncouldbetrulyhappyand

fulfilled?

A：Ithinktheydon’t.Infact,Moneyisamediumofexchangetoacquireany

servicesormaterialthingsthatwewantorneed.

B：Butunfortunately,formanypeople,moneyiseverything.Theybelieve

thathavingalotofmoneycanbringthemtothesatisfactionofwhich

theyhavedreamed.

A：Thesepeoplehavebeencontrolledbymoney,theytryeverythingtoearn

moneythroughallkindsofwayswhichmaybenotlegal.

B：Moneycanbeacquiredinmanylegalways.Mostpeoplewillworkto

earnmoney.Somewillcreateabusinesstoaccumulateandincreasethe

amountofmoneytheyhave.

A：Buttheworstthingofallisthatapersonwouldriskhisownlifeanddignity

tohavemoney.Theythinkofmoneyaseverythingtotheirlives,buttheyare

wrong.

B：Ireallyagreewithyourpointofview.Therealitythatweshouldaccept

isthatweneedmoney,butitdoesnottheonlyreasonofourexistence.

Moneyisimportant,butitisnoteverything.

A：Yeah,therearemanyfactorsthatcanenrichourlives,suchasfamily,

friends,andevenournewacquaintances.Theycanhelpusgrowandreach

ourgoals.

B：Weshouldrememberthatmoneyisonlyamaterialthing.Itiscreated

forourconvenience,butitshouldbeusedforgood.

A：Youareright,moneyisgoodbutlovingitmakesitbad.weshouldworknot

onlyforthereasonofreceivingbutalsoforthereasonofgiving.Moneyis

indeedimportant,butitisnoteverything.

04.CausesofOverpopulation

A：Inthiscentury,overpopulationisoneofthemostseriousthreatsto

mankind.

B：But,viewingtheissueofincreasingpopulationoptimistically,one

maysaythatoverpopulationmeanstheincreaseinhumanresources.

A：wecannotignorethefactthatgreaternumberofpeoplerequiresagreater

numberofresources.Overpopulationimpliesdeficiencyofresourcesand

economicinflation.

B：Youareright,infact,wearefacingtheeffectsofoverpopulationinour

dailylives.ithasprovedtobeoneofthegravestdifficultiesthathaveto

befought.

A：so,it'shightimethatwefindthecausesofoverpopulationandworkon

them.

B：Inyouropinion,whatisthemainfactorsthatleadtooverpopulation?

A：Ithinkthedeclineinmortalityrateisonefundamentalcauseof

overpopulation.Owingtotheadvancementsinmodernmedicine,manhas

foundcurestovariousillnesses,thishasresultedinanincreaseinthelife

expectancyofindividuals.Mortalityratehasdeclinedleadingtoanincreasein

population.

B：Correspondently,medicinesandtreatmentsoftodaycanboostthe

birthrateinhumanbeings.Thus,advancesinmedicinehavebecomea

causeofoverpopulation.

A：AnotherfactorwemustconsideristhatthelackofEducation.

B：Whydoyousaythat?

A：Thoselackingeducationfailtounderstandtheneedtopreventexcessive

growthofpopulation.Theyareunabletounderstandtheharmfuleffectsthat

overpopulationhas.Theyareunawareofthewaystocontrolpopulation.

B：yeah,there’snodenyingthatlackoffamilyplanningiscommonly

seeninthecountrieswhereeducationisunderdeveloped.

A：So,inmyview,lackofeducationisoneofthemajorfactorsleadingto

overpopulation.

05.AdvantagesandDisadvantagesoftheInternet

A：Withtheprogressofscienceandtechnology,internethasbeenwidelyused

inourlife,ourlearningandourwork.

B：Yeah,atthesametime,theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthe

InternethavebeendiscussedInvariousoccasions.

A：ThereisnodenyingthatInternethasbroughtuswithmanynewideasand

moreeffectivewaystocompleteourwork.

B：Thatisright,suchascommunicationandentertainment.Wecan

communicateinafractionofsecondwithapersonwhoissittinginthe

otherpartoftheworld,andyoucanshareyourthoughtswithhim.

A：asyoumentioned,withhelpofsuchInternetservice,wecanexchange

thoughtswithothers,meanwhile,IthinkInformationisprobablythebiggest

advantageinternetisoffering.

B：En,thereisahugeamountofinformationavailableontheinternet.

Youcanfindanykindofinformationthatyouarelookingforwiththe

helpofsearchengines,