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•英语口语四级考试•1.Howdoyouthinkofcollegestudentsusingcosmetics?Wearingmake-upisakindofsocialetiquette,girlsshouldlearntousecosmetic,beforetheygetintocociety•But,Ihopegirlsnottospendtoomuchtime,energy,moneyoncosmetic.•2.Shouldwefollowthefashion?Thefickleworldoffashionisallaboutfollowingtrends.Fromhautecouturetochain-storecommerciallyproducedlabels,originaldesignsarenotalwayswhattheyseem.Whetheryouareahigh-enddesigner,producerofcommercialbrands,oranaspiringfashionista,fashionisallaboutbuyingintoalifestyle;theglamourandprestigeofowningthelatestITdress,shoeorbag•3.WhymoreandmoreChinesepeoplebuycars?•4.Inwhatwaycanwecopewithcultureshock?·Rememberthatfeelingsassociatedwithcultureshockarecommontomosttravelersgoingabroadforthefirstorsecondtime.·Withrepeatedtripsabroad,youwillnoticethatyourcultureshockwillbecomemuchlesssevereorevennonexistenteachtime.·Keepapositiveandhappyattitudewithasenseofadventureandathirstforlearning.·Putyourselfinothers'shoestothinkaboutwhytheydothingsthewaytheydo.•5.Describeoneofthenaturaldisastersyouexperiencedorknowabout.•6.Howcanonekeepabalancebetweenlowcostsandhighfashioninclothes?First,youcanbuyclothesattheendoftheseasonthatyouwillgetmajordiscount.Andyoucanstockupforthenextyear.Thus,younotonlycansavealotofmoneybutalsohavefashionableclothestowear.Second,
1youcangotothediscountstore.Itdoesalsogiveyoumajordiscount.Third,youalsocanbuyclothesfromthestorebrand.Storecanoffercurrentstylesthataremuchcheaperthanbig-namebrand.Forth,youcanwear-with-anythingpieces.Spendingmoneyonaccessories.Suchextraaccessoriesalsocanmakeyoulookpolished.Fifth,youcaninviteyourclassmatesorfriendstogethertogoshopping.Thus,storesalsocangiveadiscount.Finally,youcanasksomeonefordiscountcardthatthestoresevengivenher.•7.Whatwouldyoudotoprotectyourselfandothersincaseofearthquake?•Step1Stayinsideandduckandcover.Getunderneathadeskortable,orstandinacornerorunderadoorway.Coveryourheadandneckwithyourarms.Step2Moveagainstaninteriorwallifinahigh-risebuildingwithnoprotectivedeskortablenearby.Coveryourheadandneckwithyourarms.Step3Trytogetintoanopenareaawayfromtrees,buildings,walls,signsandpowerlinesifoutdoors.Step4Pullovertothesideoftheroadawayfromoverpassesandpowerlinesifdriving.Stayinyourcaruntiltheshakingends.
2Step5Getawayfromshelvesorotherareaswhereobjectsmayfallifinacrowdedstoreorpublicarea.Donotrunforthedoor.Crouchandcoveryourheadandneckwithyourhandsandarms.Step6Stayinyourseatifinastadiumoratheater.Getbelowthelevelofthebackoftheseatandcoveryourheadandneckwithyourarms.8.Whatcausesculturalshock?Culturalshockiscausedbytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingallthefamiliarsignsandsymbolsofsocialintercourse.Thesesignsincludeagreatmanywayswithwhichwearefamiliarinthesituationofdailylife:whentoshakehands,howtogoshopping,whentoacceptandwhentorefuseinvitations,whentotakestatementsseriouslyandwhennot. Whenapersonissufferingfromculturalshock,theremayappearsomeimportantsymptoms.Firstherejectsthenewenvironmentthatcausestheshock.Hegrumblesaboutthehostcountryanditspeople.Anothersymptomofculturalshockisregression.Thehomeenvironmentsuddenlytakesonatremendousimportance.Tohimeverythingtherebecomesirrationallyglorified.Allthedifficultiesandproblemsareforgottenandonlythegoodthingsbackhomeareremembered.Therearealsosomeothersymptomsofculturalshock,suchasexcessivewashingofthehands,excessiveconcernoverdrinkingwater,fooddishesandbedding,fearofphysicalcontactwithattendants,theabsent–mindedstare,afeelingofhelplessnessandadesirefordependenceonlong-termresidentsofone’sownnationality.•GroupDiscussion(4-5mins,3points)
3•1.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofdoingaplasticsurgery?despiteitsexpensiveness,plasticsurgerymakesyoulookmorebetter.sometimeswefeelawkwardtolookthewayweare.ifyourgettingplasticsergery,bepreparedforadmirersfollowers,andprobablyabunchofwannabes.buttherearemanydisadvantagestoplasticsurgerytoo.youmightwanttomakeyoursmallnosealittlebigger,butthenyouthinkitturnedtoobig.youchangetherestofyourfacelargeranditsbiggerthanthenormalratioagain.attheend,youhaveagiantface,andnomoney.therearealsorisks,becausetheoperationmaynotsucceed,resolvinginnauseatinguglynessifyouaskme,isuggestyoustayawayfromplasticsugery.•2.WillChinahavemorerisksthanbenefitsinthelongruninjoiningtheWTO?•3. Whethercanpeoplebejudgedbytheirlooks?••4.Howtocomfortthesurvivorsofnaturaldisaster?•5.Shoulddifferentculturesmergeintoeachotherormaintaintheiruniquefeatures?Awell-integratednationcanbetterkeeptheunityandstabilityofthecountry.—Peopleinsomecountriesdislikeforeignersorethnicminoritiestobehaveindifferentways.Theypreferforeignerstobeassimilated.—Fromthesaying,“WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.”,weknowlocalpeopleexpectforeignerstoconformtolocalcustoms.—Fromthephrase“ImmigrationandNaturalization(归化)Service”usedinAmerica,itseemsforeignersareunnaturalandshouldbecomenaturalizedcitizens.—Thosewhobehavedifferentlyaremorelikelytobesubjecttoracialattacks.
4—TheUSissometimescalledameltingpotthathasintegratedvariousracesandethnicgroupswithgoodresults.—Thetrendtowardglobalizationsencouragesinternationalexchangesandintegrationofcultures.Infavorofdiversification:—Ifallnationsintegratedintoone,theworldwouldbemonotonous.—Theworldisinterestingandcolorfulbecauseofitsdiversifiedcultures.—Multiculturalismencouragestoleranceandunderstandingamongdiversegroupsinasociety,thuspromotingstabilityanddevelopment.—Allethnicgroupsshouldbeallowedtomaintaintheiruniquecharacteristics.Toachievethis,theChinesegovernmenthasadoptedaseriesoffavorablepoliciesforethnicminorities.—TheChinatownsinforeigncountriesaddaninterestingelementtothelocalcultures.—Intheworldallnationsshouldbetreatedequally.Largenationsshouldnotforcesmallnationstoadopttheircultures.•—Amulticulturalnationcanoftendevelopclosetieswiththecountriesfromwhichimmigrantshavecome