新视野大学英语第四册口语考试

TopicsforSpeakingTestforClass1-3,2010

Semester2of2010-2011

Unitl

No1：Mentionatleastthreereasonspeoplegetangry.Whatcanwe

dotocontrolouranger?

1>Beinglookeddownupon,betreatedunfairly

2、Wemayflyintoragewhenwewerebetrayed.

3、Theadsfooledyouintobuyinglow-qualitygoods.Weweremadefunof.Forexample,if

youweredisabled,someonealwaystalkedaboutitinfrontofothersyouwouldcertainlyget

angry.

Inthecaseofasmalloffense,it'sbettertowalkawayandcalmdown.Itisnotnecessaryto

explodeataslightprovocation.Likethesayingthattriflesamuselittleminds,triflesalsoannoy

littlemindsonly.

Whenconfrontedwithagrossinjusticeoraseriouscrime,weneedtostandupforourselves

andspeakourmind.Afterventingouranger,wemayfeelbetter.Ifwekeepnegativefeelingsto

ourselves,wewillprobablyfeelmiserableforalongtimeandregretnottakingaction.

No2:Whydopeoplegetdepressed?Isthereanyconnection

betweendepressionandbadluck?Candepressionbeovercome?

Depressionisanextremelycomplexdisease.

Depressionrunsinfamily.Ifyouhaveafamilyhistoryofdepression,youaremorelikelyto

getdepressionyourself.

Thosewhosufferaseriousillnessandexperienceastressfullifeeventtendtofeeldepressed.

Parentsdivorce,separate,anddeathcanleadtodepression,eventslikemovingorchanging

schools.

Notgettingalongwellwiththefriends,colleaguesandpartnersmaycausedepression.

Thosewhohavelowself-esteemandanegativeoutlookareathigherriskofbecoming

depressed.Peoplewhofeelthattheyhavenocontrolovernegativeeventsareverylikelyto

becomedepressed.

Thereseemstobearelationshipbetweendepressionandbadluck.Ifyourspiritsaredown

andyoushowit,peoplemightrefrainfromtalkingtoyou.Manygoodopportunitiesmayslip

awayasaresult.Andyoumightbeleftwonderingwhyyourluckdoesn'tchange

Whateveritscause,depressionisnotjustastateofmind.Itisrelatedtophysicalchangesin

thebrain,andconnectedtoanimbalanceofatypeofchemicalthatcarriessignalsinyourbrain

andnerves.Tokeepfit,youshouldavoiddepressionaspossibleasyoucan。Tocheeryourselfup,

youcanstudyorwork.Yourmoodmightimproveifyoukeepyourselfbusyandtrytoachieve

goals.Andifstayingbusydoesn'thelp,youcanjustwaitforthesadnesstogoaway.Itissaidthat

timehealsallwounds.Finally,youmightfindsolaceinrealizing.Yoursituationisnottheworst.

Youcanalsochoosetolookatthebrightsideofthingsbecauseeverycloudhasasilverlining.

No3:Whatmakesyouhappy?Areyouhappywhenothersare

happy?

IwillbehappywhenIamdoingthekindofthingsIliketodo,suchas

attendingMr.shi'sclass,playingballgames,readingbooks,playingchess,

playingcomputergamesorso.

Withapositivemindyoufindpleasurealmostineverything,likethesayinggoesattitudes

determineyourfeelings.

Thegreatestpleasuresseemtocomefromhard-wonachievements.Forexample,ifafteralot

ofhardwork,youpassedanimportantexamination,finishedabigproject,orgotapromotion,you

wouldfeelincrediblyhappy.

Thatdepends.Astomyfriends,myfamilymembersorpeopleIlike,whentheywerehappyI

wouldcertainlybehappy.

Butwhatifyouandyourfriendsalltakethesameexam,theypast,butonlyyoufailed,they

wereveryhappyasiflaughingatyou,willyoustillbehappy?

YesIwill,butmaynotbeashappyasIpassedtoo.BecauseIknowitiscommonfeelingto

behappy,soIwillnotblamethemtobeso.Butifmyenemieswerehappy,Iprobablywouldnot

behappy.Thenwhatisyouropinion?

Humanhappinessisnotlimitedtoone'sgoodfortuneorsuccess.Ifyouhelpsomeonein

need,you'llprobablyfeelwonderful.ThisaccountsforthesuccessofProjectHope,through

whichpeoplevolunteertimeanddonatemoneytohelppeopleinneed.

No4:Isthereanyrelationshipbetweenreasonandemotion?Which

playsabiggerroleinourlives?

Bothreasonandemotionareimportantinourlives.Althoughtheyareobviouslydifferent

fromeachother,theycomplementeachotherjustthesame.Thinkaboutit,itisdifficulttoisolate

reasonfromemotion.Whenoneisarguing;oneiscombininglogicwithfeelings.Whenaspeaker

isadvocatingaprinciple,thefeelingheputsintohisvoicereinforceshisargument.When

scientistsconductresearches,theymaychooseanareathatisinterestingtothem.Darwinstudied

sciencebecausehehadbeenfascinatedbyplantsandanimalssincehischildhood.However,in

someareaseitherreasonoremotionmayplayabiggerrole.Sciencestudentsmayneedmorelogic

thanemotiontoconductexperiments,whileartstudentstendtorelymoreontheiremotionfor

creativity.Withinafamily,peopleusuallycherishtheemotionaltiesbetweenfamilymembers.

Emotioncouldbemoreimportantthanreasonwhenfallinginloveortrustingamemberofone's

family,whereasreasonplaysanimportantrolewhendecidinghowtoeducateachild.Togetheror

separate,reasonandemotionplaycriticallyimportantrolesinourlives.

Unit2

No5:Whydosomepeoplewanttoimprovetheirappearance?In

whatwayscanpeopleimprovetheirappearance?

1>Aloveofbeautyispartofhumannature.Peopleliketoseebeautifulscenery,flowers,and

animals.Itisnotstrangethattheyalsowanttolookatgood-lookinghumansandimprovetheway

theylookthemselves.Sopeopletrywhattheycantoseekbeauty.

2、despitethesayingthatdonotjudgeapersonbyhisappearance,peoplestilltendtolike

beauties,soinordertobepopularamongfriendsandgetmorefriends,peoplealsotrytolook

good.

3、andWithimprovedfeatures,onemayfindabetterjob,attractamoredesirablespouse,and

gainfasterpromotion.Someoccupationsattachgreatimportancetoappearance.Mostactors,

anchorpersons,andfashionmodelscanberecognizedbytheirlooks.

Itissometimesarguedthatbylookinggood,onetendstofeelself-confident.Withconfidence,

successismorelikelytofollowinanyundertaking.

Ofcoursegoodappearancebelongstoone'sfortune,youwouldliketoshowyourfortuneto

others,butwouldyouliketodemonstrateyourweakness?Thatiswhyapersonwithapoor

lookingwouldnotliketoshowupinpublic,becausetheylackofconfidence.

1、keepagooddiet.

2、andIhavealsoheardthattakingexerciseswillalsobenefitone'sskin.

Yes,besidesagoodhabbit,makingupisalsoagoodway.

Somepeoplearestillunsatisfiedwithalltheseways,theytakefurtheractions,plastic

surgeryatagreatrisk.haveaface-lifttochangetheirnoseorchin,maketheirsingle-foldeyelids

doublefolded,andhavetheirskintightenedtosmoothoutwrinklesandcrow'sfeet.Someeven

injectbotoxtoremovewrinkles.Moredrastically,somepeoplemayhaveliposuctiontoremove

fat.

Wow!Youhavesomuchknowledgeaboutplasticsurgery.

No6:WhatisyourattitudetoplasticsurgeryWhatdisadvantages

arethereinplasticsurgery?

Weshouldnotattempttochangeourphysicalappearancebycosmeticmeans.Suchchanges

maybringunexpecteddisastersinthefuture.Somebeautifyingmethods,ifnotproperlyapplied,

havedangeroussideeffects.Peoplewhoreceivebotoxinjectionstoremovewrinklesmay

eventuallyruintheirskin.Somesurgicaloperationsthatareintendedtomakesingle-foldeyelids

doublefoldactuallymakethemmulti-folded—notwhatthepatienthadinmind.

Unit3

No7：Discusssomenaturaldisastersandtheirdamagestohumanbeings;canwe

overcomenaturaldisasters?

Theotherday,aterribleearthquakehitJapanandcausedalotofdamages,leavingthehit

areaswithruins,itissoterribleoAnearthquakeisasuddenchangeormovementintheEarth's

crustcausingamovingandshakingoftheground.

Therearemanykindsofnaturaldisasterssuchasearthquake,flood,drought,forestfire,

tsunami,snowstormblizzardhailstormhurricanetyphoontornadolandslideandvolcaniceruption.

Canweovercomenaturaldisasters?

Naturaldisastersareoftensopowerfulthattheycausewidespreaddestruction.Inthefaceof

theragingelements,manmayseemhelpless.However,thereisalothumanbeingscandoto

reducethedangers.Forexample,althoughtheforceofanearthquakeisintimidating,wecan

constructquake-proofbuildings,andavoiddangerousquakezones.Topreventflooding,wehave

builtdykes,damsandreservoirs,andmanypotentialfloodshavebeenprevented.Thedamsand

reservoirscanalsobeusedtofightadroughtbyallowingtheirrigationofdryfields.Asalast

resort,wecanchoosetoevacuateadisaster-pronearea.Infact,humanbeingshaveachieved

remarkablesuccessinovercomingnaturaldisasters.What'syouropinion?

Besidesthat,Ithinkweshouldhavesomeknowledgeabouttheremediesinfaceofsuch

suddendisasters.Forexample,infaceoftheearthquake,Weshouldprepareemergencykitsthat

includeatorchfirst-aidmedicinesandbandages.Weshouldmoveoutofdangerousquakezones.

Whenanearthquakestrikeswhileweareinabuildingweshouldmoveoutside.Ifthereisnotime

toleavewecanhideunderastrongtableorbadtoavoidbeinghurtbyfailingobjects.Don't

forgettoturnofftheelectricityandgastoavoidaccidents.

Yes,agoodknowledgeofremedieswhenconfrontedwithdisasterslikeJapan9sdisasterisof

greathelp.

Unit4

No8:Intermsofrecruitmentandpromotion,whatmaybethechief

considerations:educationbackgroundorpracticalability?

Infact,mostbosseswillconsiderboth,thoughtheymayprobablyattachmoreimportanceto

thecandidate'sability.Afterall,acompany'sprofitscomedirectlyfromtheabilitiesoftheentire

staff.Manyofthequalitiesofagoodworkersuchasdiligence,teamwork,loyaltytothecompany,

andcourtesytocustomersaregainedthroughon-the-jobtrainingratherthanfrombook

knowledge.However,one'seducationalbackgroundisnotunimportant.Ifonecanenrollina

distinguisheduniversityandattainahighGPA,itislikelythatonealreadypossessesgood

qualitieslikeindustriousness,intelligence,organizationalability,andastrongwill-qualitiesthat

areequallyusefulintheworkplace.Butifsalsopossiblethatsomestudentsfromtheacademic

ivorytoweraremerelybookwormswithoutmuchcapacityforpracticalwork.Abossisunlikelyto

promotesuchanemployee.

Frommyperspective,bothofthemshouldbetakenintoconsideration.Butnowadays,most

employersemphasizemoreoncandidates'educationbackgroundwhentheydecidetohirethem.

Becausetheybelievethatwithhighereducation,thosecandidatesmaybesuperiortothosewith

lowereducation,andtheyhavethoseabilitiestomakegreatachievements.

No9:Shouldmanagersbestrictwithorkindtotheiremployees?

Giveyourreasons.

Generallyspeaking,amanagershouldshowconcernforhisorhersubordinateswhentheydo

havedifficultieslikeanacuteillnessorotherunexpectedproblems.Ifemployeesfeelsincerely

appreciated,theytendtoworkharder.

Managersshouldbestrictwiththeiremployees;otherwisetheymayfinditdifficulttokeep

gooddisciplineintheworkplace.Forexample,someemployeesmaycomeinlateandleaveearly.

Theymaycallinsickwithoutgoodreason.Evenwhentheyareintheoffice,theymayidlethe

dayawaychattingwitheachother.

Generallyspeaking,managersshouldbestrictwiththeiremployees;otherwisetheymayfind

itdifficulttokeepgooddisciplineintheworkplace.Forexample,someemployeesmaycomein

lateandleaveearly.Theymaycallinsickwithoutgoodreason.Evenwhentheyareintheoffice,

theymayidlethedayawaychattingwitheachother.However,amanagershouldshowconcern

forhisorhersubordinateswhentheydohavedifficultieslikeanacuteillnessorotherunexpected

problems.Ifemployeesfeelsincerelyappreciated,theytendtoworkharder.Generallyspeaking,

managersshouldbestrictwiththeiremployees;otherwisetheymayfinditdifficulttokeepgood

disciplineintheworkplace.Forexample,someemployeesmaycomeinlateandleaveearly.They

maycallinsickwithoutgoodreason.Evenwhentheyareintheoffice,theymayidletheday

awaychattingwitheachother.However,amanagershouldshowconcernforhisorher

subordinateswhentheydohavedifficultieslikeanacuteillnessorotherunexpectedproblems.If

employeesfeelsincerelyappreciated,theytendtoworkharder*.

Unit5

No10:Afterfinishingundergraduatestudy,wouldyouliketofinda

joborpursueapostgraduatedegree?Giveyourreasons.

Itdepends,Ithink.Forme,theseverejobmarketing,itiswiseforustocontinuetoreceive

highereducationandpursueapostgraduatedegree,anditisaremarkablechoiceatanytime.

However,asanadult,itishightimeIshouldbeindependentandtrytomakealivingallbymyself.

Ishouldbegratefulformyparentsforraisingmealltheseyears,andberesponsibleformyself.

Somestudentsprefertolookforafavorablejob,throughwhichtheycangainuseful

experiencethattheycannotgetfrombooks.Whentheymoveontoahigherleveljoboneday,

then,theywillalreadyhaveexperienceinthatfield.Atwork,theycangivefullplaytotheir

practicalabilities,andmaybepromotedtodepartmentmanagerbythetimetheirclassmates

completetheirMaster'sdegreeprograms.Ontheotherhand,somestudentsarenoteagertotake

upajobandprefertocontinuetostudytowardsaMaster'sdegreeorevenaPhD.Andweallknow,

knowledgeispower.Althoughnoteverythingyoulearnwillbedirectlyapplicableatwork,

knowledgedoesimproveyourcharacteroverall.Inthelongrun,thosewhoacquiremore

knowledgewillbenefitfromit.

No11:Wouldyouliketohaveanunstablejobwithhighpayora

stablejobwithlowerpay?Giveyourreasons.

LowerpayIpreferastablejob,lowriskslowpressuremoretimetospendasyoulikewith

yourrelativesmorepeacefullifemoreopportunitytoenjoyeverypieceoflife.

Higherpaythejobismoreexciting,motivative,spuryoutofullyuseexploityour

knowledgeforceyoutolearntodealwithallkindsofthings,developyourabilities,withthe

moneyyoucansetupyourbusinessandcontributetotheworldmoreifusedproperly.

Unit6

No12:Whatistherelationshipbetweenone'sattitudetolifeand

one'sfate?Doesattitudedeterminefateortheotherwayround?

Sincetheworldiscomplexandmysterious,itisnoteasytoarriveatadefiniteconclusion.

Somescholars,includingaBritishpsychologist,suggestthatthereexistsacorrelationbetween

one'sattitudetolifeandone'sfate.Butmoreresearchisneededbeforewecanbesureofsucha

correlation.Moreover,thecause-and-effectrelationshiphasnotbeenclearlyidentified,andweare

uncertainwhichcauseswhich.Inreallifewecanfindcounterexamples:Someoptimisticpeople

arenotverylucky,whilesomepessimisticpeoplearequitelucky.Perhapsweshouldtrytofind

outwhichcaseismorefrequent:optimisticpeoplewithgoodluckoroptimisticpeoplewithbad

luck.Judgingfrommypersonalobservations,theformerismorecommon.Icanevensupplythe

reason:Optimisticpeoplehavemoreself-confidence,whichfacilitatestheirsuccessinlife.A

surveyinvolvingmanypeopleisrequiredtodiscoverwhatmostpeoplethinkaboutthisissue.

No13:Doyouthinksuccessisduemoretoluckandopportunityor

todiligence?Giveyourreasons.

MorediligenceBenjaminFranklinsaid,diligenceisthemotherofgoodluck.And

opportunitycanbecreatedbydiligentpersons,aslongaspeoplearepersistentonthingstheygo

inforandnevergiveup

Justasthesayinggoes,“Hewhoseizetherightmoment,istherightman."The

worldissocomplexthatit'shardtodecidethedirectionyoustrivefor.

Opportunityisalsoimportant.Ifitcomestoolate,likewehavereadinthehistoryzhuzhiwu

opportunitiescantellyouthis.Justbeingindustriousisnotenoughtoreachyourgoals.Themost

importantishowwellareyoufitwiththeopportunities.It'sagoldenabilitythatonecanalways

noticethegoldenopportunities.

Unit7

No14:WhatisyourattitudetocomputerandtheInternetassources

ofentertainment?

WiththeadventofthecomputerandtheInternet,wecanplayallkindsofgamesinthe

virtualworld;wecanplaychessandcardswithpeoplewehavenevermet,evenachessmaster.

WecantraveltoallpartsoftheworldontheNet.WecansendandMoreover,wecanmakeuseof

theNetasawayoflearning.

Butweshouldbecarefulnottogettoomuchofagoodthing.Ifwesitinfrontofacomputer

alldaylong,therewillbemanynegativeeffects.Oureyesmaygetcausedisease.Toomuch

sedentaryworkisbadforourhealth.Wemaybecausephysicallyweekanddevelopaweight

problem.Worsestill,ifwegetaddictedtothecomputer,wemayneglecthumanrelationshipsand

communicationbetweenoneanother.Intheendwewouldrathertalktoacomputerthantoa

human.

No15:Wouldyouliketogoonatourduringthevacation?Which

destinationsdoyouprefertogotoforvacation?

TibetthePotalapalaceclimbmountQomolangmabroadhighlandwithoutboundsthe

widespreadblueskylieonthegrasslandtryridingahorsenativecustomsmysteriousland

famouso

Unit8

No16:Shouldgeneticallymodifiedfood(GM)beproducedand

sold?Whatkindsofbenefitsandproblemsarethereforhumanbeings

withGMfood?

Theworldpopulationhastopped6billionpeopleandispredictedtodoubleinthenext50

years.Ensuringanadequatefoodsupplyforthisboomingpopulationisgoingtobeamajor

challengeintheyearstocome.GMfoodspromisetomeetthisneedinanumberofways

Pestresistance>DiseaseresistanceColdtolerance>Droughttolerance/salinitytolerance^

Nutritiono

Environmentalactivists,religiousorganizations,publicinterestgroups,professional

associationsandotherscientistsandgovernmentofficialshaveallraisedconcernsaboutGM

foods,andcriticizedagribusinessforpursuingprofitwithoutconcernforpotentialhazards,and

thegovemmentforfailingtoexerciseadequateregulatoryoversight.Itseemsthateveryonehasa

strongopinionaboutGMfoods.EventheVatican19andthePrinceofWales20haveexpressed

theiropinions.MostconcernsaboutGMfoodsfallintothreecategories:environmentalhazards,

humanhealthrisks,andeconomicconcer