2023年北京交通大学级2级起点第一学期期末口语考试题

北京交通大学2023级2级起点第一学期期末口语考试题

Partone

Readthefollowingparagraph（21世纪）

HowdoAstudentslikethesedoit?Brainsaren'ttheonlyansw

er.Themostgiftedstudentsdonotnecessarilyperformbest

inexams.Knowinghowtomakethemostofone9sabi1itiesc

ountsformuchmore.Hardworkisn'tthewholestoryeither.Some

ofthesehigh-achievingstudentsactuallyputinfewerhoursthan

theirlower-scoringclassmates.Thestudentsatthetopofth

ec1assgettherebymasteringafewbasictechniquesthat

otherscaneasi1ylearn.Here,accordingtoeducationexpertsand

studentsthemse1ves,arethesecretsofAstudents.

ThisexplainswhyitcanbesodifficuIttogetawestern—sty1e

discussiongoingwithJapanesestudentsofEnglish.When

everlserveavolleyba11,everyonejuststandsbackandwatc

hesitfa11.Noonehitsitback.Everyonewaitsunti1Ical1

onsomeonetotakeaturn.Andwhenthatpersonspeaks,hedoesn1

thitmyballback.Heservesanewbal1.Again,everyonejustwa

tchesitfall.SoIca11onsomeonee1se.Thispersondoesnot

refertowhatthepreviousspeakerhassaid.Hea1soservesa

newball.Everyonebeginsagainfromthesamestarting1ine,and

alltheba1Isrunpara11e1.Thereisneveranybackandforth.

Justafterthissuccess,however,tragedystruck.InAugustof

1973,Steviewasinvolvedinaseriouscaraccident.For

nearlyaweekhe1ayinacoma,unabletospeakorwaIk."Wedon't

knowwhenhe'llbeoutofdanger,“thedoctorsaid.Everyonewait

edandprayed.Suddenly,itdidn'tmatterthatSteviewas

amusicalgeniusorthathehadconqueredblindnessandp

overty.Allhehadleftwashisfaithandstrongwill.

Shewasasma11woman,o1dandwrink1ed.Whenshestarted

washingforus,shewasalreadypastsevenly.MostJewish

womenofherageweresicklyandweak.A11theoldwomenin

ourstreethadbentbacksand1eanedonstickswhentheywa1

ked.Butthiswashwoman,smallandthinasshewas,

possessedastrengththatcamefromgenerationsofpeasantforebe

ars.Motherwou1dcountouttoherabund1eoflaundrythathadacc

umulatedoverseveralweeks.Shewouldthen1iftthebundle,

putitonhernarrowshou1ders,andcarryitthelongwayhome.

Irememberwhentheytooktheirfirstholidaytogether.T

edwantedtodosomethingenergetic,beeausehedidn't

usual1ygetmuchexerciseduringtheyear.Mary'sjobmeantthat

shewasonherfeetmostofthetime.A11shewantedtodowasli

einthesun.Tedhatedtheideaof1yingonabeach；

Maryhatedtheideaofbeingtooactive.Theycompromi

sed,andtooktheirholidayinmid-summer,highintheAlps.

Marywasableto1ieinthesunbythehote1swimmingpoo1,

whileTedwentoffforlongwalksinthemountains

withagroupofhikers.Intheeveningtheymetatthehote1,

bothcontentwiththeirday,happytoeataleisure1ymea1togeth

eranddancealittleafterwards.

Howcanacountrywheretypicalparentsareashamedofthei

rdaughterstudyingmathematicsinsteadofgoingdancing,oroft

heirsonreadingWeberwhilehisfriendsplaybaseba11

beexpectedtocompeteinthetechnologyracewithJapanorr

emaina1eadingpoliticalandcuItura1forceinEurope?How

longcanAmericaremainaworld-classpowerifweconstantly

putsocialski11sandphysicalstrengthoveracademicachievem

entandintellectua1abi1ity?

Myfather,WinstonChurchill,beganhis1oveaffairwithpaint

inginhis40s,amiddisastrouscircumstanees.AsFirstLord

oftheAdmiraltyin1915,hehadbeendeeplyinvo1ved

inacampaignintheDardanellesthatcou1dhaveshortenedth

ecourseofabloodyworldwar.Butwhenthemissionfailed,

withgreat1ossoflife,Churchil1paidtheprice,bothpublicly

andprivately:HewasremovedfromtheAdmira1tyandlosthis

positionofpo1iticalinfluence.

Thisbeliefinhardworkisthefirstofthreemainfactorsco

ntributingtoAsianstudents'outstandingperformance.Itsp

ringsfromAsians9commonheritageofConfucianism,thephiloso

phyofthe5th-century-BCChinesesagewhoseteachingsha

vehadaprofoundinfluenceonChinesesociety.OneofC

onfucius'sprimaryteachingsisthatthrougheffort,peop1ecan

perfectthemse1ves.

Jointventuresinvo1vingWestemandJapanesecompaniesoftenr

unintoconflicts一amultitudeof1i11lethingsthatesealateinto

bigemotionalbatt1esinwhichallthepartieskeepexc1aimi

ng：“What'swrongwiththem!?Cantheyunderstandtha

t...？!”Butbeeausetheconf1ictsaremain1yduetocu1tur

aldifferences,neithersidecanunderstand—un1esstheyhavea

“culturaltrans1ator”.

Readthefol1owingparagraph（交互）

Book1,Unit1,ColiegeLife

Reading1

Doinghomeworkisimportant,butit'snotaIwaysenough.Inordertoreal1y

understandtheideas,it'sbettertomeetwithasma11groupoftwo

orthreestudentsafteryoustudy.Completetheassignmentswith

them.Thosestudentswhodidthisunderstoodtheinformationbetter.Th

eyfe1tmoreconnectedtotheclass,andpanicipatedmoreintheirc

1asses.

Reading2

Mostco1legeshaveattendanceru1es.Atsomecolleges,youmay

bedroppedfornotattendingclasses,soaskyourteachersaboutthe

sepolicies.Missingc1assesisserious.Youmightmissanassig

nment,aquiz,areviewforatest,orspecialinformationaboutanassignment.If

youmissaclass,youmustfindoutwhatyoumissed.Asksomeinthec1

asstohelpyou.

Book1,Unit2,AWorIdofFastFood

Reading1

4TheresultisthatJamaicansarenoteatinghealthyfood.Fastfoodis

cheaperthanhealthyfood.HeaIthyfoodtakesmoretimetoshopforand

prepare.Ofcourse,Jamaicanswould1iketoeatfoodthatisboth

healthyandfast.Tohelpwiththisprob1em,theyogurtshopTCBYhas

beencreative.TheyhavefourstoresinJamaicathatse11yogurtas

wellas1ow-faticecream.

Reading2

Someteenagerscamehereontheirfirstdates.Otherscamehereafterh

ighschoo1footbal1games.Somegottheirfirstjobshere.Manypeop1e

havegoodmemoriesofthisOldMcDonald's.They'reangrythatthebu

i1dingisindangerandthattheirmemoriesareaswel1.

Book19Unit3,Hea1thyHabits

Reading1

It?sobviousthateatingrightandexercisingregu1arlyarevery

beneficia1.Eatinggoodfoodsmakesyoufeelgreatandhelpsprevent

manytypesofi11nesses.ExercisemakesyourbodyreleasechemicaIs

ca1Iedendorphins,whichreducestressandcauseyoutofeelbetterem

otionally.Exercisetonesmuscles,heIpsthebodytosupportthespin

e,andproduceshealthierbones,1ungs,andheart.Nowdoesn'tthatsoundli

keamagica1potion?

Reading2

Atthegym,Zoemaytryoutanaerobicsc1assandanotherdayenroilina

spinningclass.Zoekeepsontopofa11thenewofferingsath

ergymbecauseshedoesn'twanttomissoutonanythingnew.She

feelsgreatafteraworkout;it'sgoodforherhealth,shehasmadenew

friendsandthereisaIwayssomethingnewtotry.

Book1,Unit4,Persona1heroes

Reading1

FmexcitedbythepossibilitiesIseeformedicine,foreducationand,of

course,fortechnology.AndIbe1ievethatthroughournatura1inventiveness,c

reativityandwi11ingnesstosolvetoughprob1ems,we'regoingto

makesomeamazingachievementsina11theseareasinmy1ifetime.

Reading2

ThewordpeopleusedmostoftenindescribingLeewasintense;hewas

notoriouslyimpatientexceptwhentaIkturnedtomartialarts.He1au

ghedathisownjokes,andhehadanannoyinghabitofsingingtoh

imse1foncartrips.Manypeop1ealsowayhimasakindandcompas

sionatemanwhodidfavorsforpeoplehedidn'tevenknow.

Book1,Unit5,Bi1ingualEducation

Reading1

Bilingualeducationhasalwaysbeenandcontinuestobeacontrovers

ialsubject.11iscontroversia1foravarietyofreasons.Somecritics

arguethatbilingualeducationplacesanunfairburdenonschoo1s,andt

axpayer'smoneyshouldnotbespentteachingimmigrantsintheirnative

language.Theyreasonthatallpeop1eintheUnitedStatesshouldhav

etoread,write,andspeakEnglish.

Reading2

Shetookmetothefrontoftheroomandspoketotheotherboysand

girls.ShepointedatmebutIdidnotunderstandher.Thentheoth

erboysandgir1slaughedandpointedatme.Ididnotfeelsogood.

Thereafter,IkeptawayfromthegroupsasmuchasIcouIdand

workedalone.Iworkedhard.Ilistenedtothestrangesounds.Ilearned

newnames,newwords.

Book1,Unit6,LoveandMarriage

Reading1

Manypeople,includingmanywomen,supportpaymentoflobo1a.Theyexplai

nthatinTswanaculture,amarriagemeansjoiningafamily,notjustma

rringanindividua1.TheideaofmarringintoafamilyisveryAfrican.

Awomandoesnotgetmarriedtojusttheman.Throughmarriage,they

oungwoman'sfamilylosestheirdaughterasshethenbecomesapartof

herhusband'sfamily.Lobolaisawaytoshowthanks.Itisaform

ofgenerosityinAfricanculture.

Reading2

Menwhoaren5trichandpeop1ewho1overomancestorieswil1behapp

ywithrecentresearchfindings.ItturnsouttheBeatleswereright:m

oneycan'tbuyyoulove.Whencollegewomenchoseamonghypothetical

mentodateormarry,theattractivenessofbucksrankedbehind

honesty,goodlooks,andhavingtimeforfami1ylife.

Book1,Unit7,MoneyMatters

Reading1

TheIntemetisanotherimportantpartoftheyouthmarket.Theperce

ntageofkidsundereighteenwhoareonlineis1argeandgrowing.11isestimated

thatkidsagingfivetoeighteenwi11spendover$3bi11ionviath

eInternet.Theamountoftimethatteensspendonlineis,on

average,oversevenhoursaweek.

Reading2

We'repayingformoreandmorethingse1ectronical1y.Debitcardscanb

eusedtopayforourgas,buyourmovietickets,andevenpurchaseourgr

oceries.Insomeplacesyoucanevenuseacardtopayforataxi.Youn

eedacreditcardtoreserveahote1roomorrentacar.Youcanpay

yourbillsformyourhomecomputeroratyourbankingmachinewitho

uteverusingcashorwritingacheck.

Book2,UnitX,LoveandCare

Reading1

MotherTeresa'smissionwasspecifical1yto“thepoorestofthepoor"beeause

shebelievedthattheworstpovertyofallwastorejectahu

mansou1inneed.Thosewhovisitedthehomessheestablishedinthe

worstslumsofCa1cuttaemergedoverwhe1medbytheloveand

cheerfuInessthatpermeatedthewards,bringhopetotheabandonedandd

ignitytothedying.

Reading2

Shewasschedu1edtostartclasseswithindayswhenshewentonher

lastvacationwithchi1dhoodfriends.Ear1yonAugust18,theircar

skiddedoffacurvingroadintheSmokies,andPatti,notwearingaseat

belt,wasthrownfromthevehicle.

Book2,Unit2,ArtsandMusic

Reading1

Furthermore,becauseofmyheavyAsianartbackground,ithasbeenan

immenseobstaclefbrmetotransformmostofmyconeeptsofEasternarti

ntoanAmericangraphicpointofviewinsuchashortperiodof

time.Therefbre,IbecomefrustratedwhenmyinstructorteIlsmenoton1

ytoparticipatemoreintheclassbutalsotothinkmoreconcep