大学英语三级口语考试题

Unit 1 Discovering yourself

1.How would you sum up yourself in six words? 2.What are your strengths and weaknesses?

3. Do you think the major you chose suits your personality? Why?

4. What is your greatest achievement so far? 5. How do you see yourself in ten year’s time?

6. How do you understand the message “life is short; act now” in Active Reading Two?

How to get a balance between enjoying life now and preparing for the future?

Unit 2 Childhood memories

1. Would you please talk about what you were like as a child? 2. Please talk about an important person from your childhood.

3. What do you think are the advantages of being a child today, in contrast with when you were a child?

4. What do you think the disadvantages are?

5. what do children do today which you wish you could have done? What do they do which you disapprove of?

6. What important events in childhood can affect people when they’re older?

What are the responsibilities of the following in bringing up children? The family school society the government

Unit 3 Art for art’s sake

1.Do you like listening to music? Why or why not?

2. Would you pay a lot of money for a piece of art? Why or why not?

3. Do you agree that one picture can be worth a thousand words?

4. How are paintings different from photographs? 5. Can young artists make a living from their art in China? 6. Do you think traditional Chinese art forms like Peking Opera have to be modernized to remain popular?

Which do you think is the greatest form of art? Any why? Unit 4 Changing Times

1.New technologies have made some jobs disappear. Give examples

to illustrate.

2.Which recent technological changes have made your life easier?

3.New technologies must have brought some changes to your life or

study. Do you think the changes have positive or negative effects?

4.What are the advantages of a more traditional way of life? 5.Do you think the times we live in today in China is exciting or boring?

Explain your viewpoint.

6.Is globalization a good thing? Why or why not?

Discuss whether or not you think modern technology makes our lives better.

Unit 5 A place in society

1.How important is cultural awareness in an international business deal?

2.Do you think it’s important for people to put something back into

society? Why/Why not?

3.What is Individualism?

4.How do you understand the term of Collectivism?

5.Which kind of society is stronger: an “individualist” or a “collectivist”

one? Why?

6. Have you ever volunteered for any kind of charity work? /Have you

ever done any voluntary work? What did you do? How did you feel afterwards?

What forms of prejudice are you aware of in society? Which do you think are the most harmful, and why? What can be done to overcome them?

Unit 6 Streets full of heroes

1.How much do you know about 9/11? (when, where, and what)

2.Under what circumstances can ordinary people become heroes?

3.What are the qualities that make a hero? List them in sequence of

importance and explain why？

4.Would you like to name some Chinese and Western heroes? Why are

they heroes in your eyes?

5.Which one fascinates you more, the unsung hero in life or larger-than-life hero in films? Please give your supporting opinions. 6.Which kinds of qualities would you like to develop yourself in order

to make you a hero one day?

Heroes are everywhere. They are in literature. They are in films and video games. They are in real life. What are the

differences of them?

Which type of hero is easier for people to identify with? Who is your ideal hero?

Unit 7 The Secret Life of Science

1.Do you have bad lucks in your life? Do you ever get the expression

that you are born unlucky?

2.Is bad luck an acceptable explanation for when things go wrong?

3.Are there any non-scientific ways people use to avoid bad luck? What

are they if yes?

4.How do you explain that bad things come in twos? 5.Why do people everywhere sing? Do you think music can be more

expressive than words?

6.Do you think music can literally change the way you think? Do you think some people are luckier than others? Please make full use of examples and stories or scientific theories to support your viewpoint.