中级英语口语考试.docx
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中级英语口语考试
2016年二级起点第二学期口语考试题
TaskI.picturedescription
1.thepicturedescerptionedadiscissonbetweenapandadanadogthepandasaidtothedogbengbengyoushouldnotbetoofondofplayallthedayandyouneedtoacquiresomeskillsoryoumaycantdonothingbutthedoggsaidlkllkdfkklfjlklhl
daydream,betoofondofplay,acquiresomeskills,begoodat
2.
fox,crow,meat,vanity(虚荣),cheat
3.
goldfish,goldfishbowl,sea,success,giveup,
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collegegraduates,lookforjobs,askforpity
5.
summerholiday,pupil,theviolin,writingbrush,abigschoolbag
6.
thepurposeofstudy,power,money
7.
wealth,civilization,generations,efforts
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thenewgeneration,Americanmilk,worshipandhaveblindfaithinforeignthings
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travel,touristarea,belitteredwithgarbage
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stumpsoftrees,therelicofaforest,atree,awall,ticketprice
1.Everyethnicgrouphasawayofdeterminingorexpressingmembership.Overtfactorsusedtodemonstrateordenotegroupmembershiparecalledethnicboundarymarkers.Ethnicboundarymarkersareimportantnotonlytoidentifythememberstooneanother,butalsotodemonstrateidentitytoanddistinctivenessfromnonmembers.Becausetheyservetodistinguishmembersformallothergroups,asingleboundarymarkerseldomissufficient.
2.Luckily,large-scalecommercialincidents,whiledramatic,makeuponlyafractionofthenation’stotalfood-poisoningcaseseachyear.Mostcasesarisefromoneperson’serrorinasmallsettingandaffectjustafewvictims.Somepeoplehavecometoacceptayearlyboutortwoofintestinalillnessasinevitable,butintruth,theseillnessescanandshouldbeprevented.Topreventthem,consumersneedtolearnhowtoselect,prepare,andstorefoodsafely.
3.Awidevarietyofculturaltraits,clothing,housetypes,personaladornment,food,technology,economicactivities,orgenerallifestylemayalsoserveasethnicboundarymarker.Overthepast100years,arapidhomogenizationofworldmaterialculture,foodhabits,andtechnologyhaserasedmanyofthemoreovertculturalmarkers.Today,youdonothavetobeMexicantoenjoytacos,Italiantoeatpizza,orJapanesetohavesushiforlunch.Culturaltraitsremain,however,themostimportant,diverse,andcomplexcategoryofethnicboundarymarkers.
4.Suchconflictasmorecommoninthemodernworldthanmostofusrealize.Tounderstandthemagnitudeofpotentialmagnitudeofthisproblem,oneneedonlyrealizethattheworldisdividedintolessthan200countriesandbetween3,000and5,000distinctethnicnationalities.Asaresult,thepopulationsofmostcountriesencompassanumberofdistinctnationalities.Chinaofficiallyrecognizes56distinctnationalities.Someestimatesareashighas300ethicnationalitiesinIndonesia.
5.Thetermaffluenzacombinestwowords:
affluenceandinfluenza.Accordingtoanti-consumerandenvironmentalrightsorganizations,thehighconsumptionlifestylesofaffluencecausepeopletobelesshappyeventhoughtheyareacquiringmore“things”.Themajornegativeeffectontheenvironmentisthatoverconsumptionisdepletingtheworld’snaturalresources,anti-consumergroupsargue.
6.Withinanycountry,suchasourown,arerichpeoplehappier?
Inpoorcountries,suchasBangladeshandIndia,beingrelativelywelloffdoesmakeforsomewhatgreaterwell-being.Psychologicallyaswellasmaterially,itismuchbettertobehighcastethanlowcaste.Wehumansneedfood,restwarmth,andsocialcontact.Butinaffluentcountries,wherenearlyeveryonecanaffordlife’snecessities,increasingaffluencematterssurprisinglylittle.
7.Inselectingwhatstoriestocover,whatmusictoplay,whatfilmstoproduceanddistribute,whataretosponsoranddisplay,andwhatbookstopublish,themassmediadefinewhatisimportantandwhatissuesareworthyofpublicconsideration.Thepersonsandgroupswhomakethesedecisionshaveenormousculturalandpoliticalpower.Controllingandinfluencethemassmediaisthereforeacentralfeatureoftheculturewar.
8.Coalproducesextremelyhighheatforashortperiodoftime.Dishescookedusingcoalideallyfeaturefoodscutintosmallpiecesandquicklystir-fired.Althoughmanyofthereasonsforthedevelopmentoftheseculturalfoodpracticesarechanging,peoplestillrelyonpartsofthem.HomechefsinIndiaandChinaarebothincreasinglylikelytousemicrowaveovenstoheatuppre-madefoodsbutstillfavorcurriesanddicedvegetablesandmeatrespectively.
9.Inthepasttwodecades,millionsofAmericanshavebeguntochangetheirideasaboutthe“naturalness”ofsexroles.Traditionaldiscriminationsarecomingtobeperceivedasirrationalsystemthatthreatenswomenwithlifelonginferiorityandwastepotentialandrestrictsmentotheroleofalwaysbeingcompetitive,aggressive,andemotionallyinsensitive.Whatwillthefuturebelike?
Predictingtheprecisedirectionthatsex-rolestereotypeswilltakeisdifficult.
10.Thenormworldwidehasbeenmostlytowardpatriarchalsocieties,thatis,societiesruledbymeninwhichmenaredeferredtoastheprincipaldecisionmakersinboththefamilyandinsocietyasawhole.Inpatriarchalsocietiesmentakethebestjobs,arethebreadwinnersandcontrolthefinance,aretreatedwiththegreatestrespect,andhavethegreatestaccesstoeducation.
11.Weadaptbyrecalibratingour“adaptationlevels”—theneutralpointsatwhichsoundsseemneitherloudorsoft,lightsneitherbrightnordim,experiencesneitherpleasantnorunpleasant.HereinMichiganonawinter’sday,60degreeswouldfeelwarm,butnotwhenweareadaptedtosummer’sheat.Soitiswiththings.Ourfirstdesktopcomputer,withinformationloadedfromacassettetape,seemedremarkable,untilwegotthatspeedierhard-drivemachine.
12.It’sgoodtoknowthatnosinglefoodadditiveposesaseveredangertotheentirepopulation.Butseveraladditives,suchasthosewehavementioned,doposesomeriskstothegeneralpublicandshouldbeavoidedasmuchaspossible.Fortunately,peoplearemoreawarethaneverofthedangersofpesticideresiduesonfruitsandvegetablesandofadditivesinourprocessedfoods.Thereisintensepressureonthefederalgovernmenttobanunsafesubstances.
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