高職高專實用英語口語大賽訓(xùn)練題目PARTII

1、全國高職高專實用英語口語大賽”選拔賽競賽參考題Part IIPresentation(3 minutes)Task:-You are required to talk about the figure, describing and comparing what you have seen.一 You' lh ave 3 minutes for preparation. You must complete your presentation in 3 minutes.1 Number of Hours Worked Per WeekHOURSJAPAN SWEDENNumbers of

2、 Day s Annual HolidayDA YSJAPAN SWEDENThe average Japanese worker spends 47 hours a week, or 2 100 hours per year, at the office or factory, while the average Swede clocks up only 37.Swedish workers have 28 days of holiday per year, but the Japanese have only 15. A typical Japanese worker takes a si

3、x -day week, however, a Swedish worker works less than 5 days a week. If you are a worker, life is much easier in Sweden than in Japan, for you can work 10 hours shorter each week and you may have a much longer annual holiday.2 Change in Number of Visitors by CountryGroup |IndependentIn 2009 there w

4、ere a large number of visitors to China on group or independent tour. But there were changes in the numbers of vistors from different countries. Some increased but some decreased. The greatest change happened in Bangladesh. The number of visitors from Bangladesh was downthere were 70% fewer group to

5、ur visitors and 48%independent travelers than the year before. Visitors from Argentina were up by 53% for group tours and 26% for independent travelers. The number of visitors from Sweden was up by 24% for group tours and 15% for independent travelers.3 Sales of Computer Companyx 1000250MonthAt the

6、beginning of the year sales of the computers were as 80 000 pounds. Sales rose steadily between February and April. However, they then fell slightly between April and July. Following a minor rise in August, sales declined noticeably from 160 000 pounds to 120 000 pounds. The downward trend continued

7、, and in November sales reached their lowest point since January. Fortunately, thanks to a new marketing strategy and growing demands for holiday goods, sales increased dramatically at the end of the year and eventually reached 200 000 pounds. In all, it' s a year of both rise and fall and was f

8、inally ended up with greatsuccess in sales.4 Time Spent on Different Media by Teenagershours/weekSOXPTaaa m&SKOODdMap enonDpprAsu nHHMP np CD VThta wThe chart shows a survey result about the hours the teenagers spend per week on the different media such as Internet, TV, radio, telephone and book

9、s or magazines in their spare time. Clearly, the teenagers like surfing the net very much and they usually spend 16.7 hours per week on -line. Next to this, they would prefer to watching TV, 13.6 hours per week being spent for that. Interestingly, in a week, they only spend about 6 hours reading boo

10、ks or magazines. And the amount of time they spend in listening to radio or using telephone is just in between.5 Foreign Trade Growth of China (in billion of RMB) imports exportsJa. Feb / Apr. Ma"F Am 成廣砂產(chǎn)As the graph shows, Chinese exports almost remained steady in January last year. In Februa

11、ry, they went up rapidly. In the next three months, they fluctuated between 20 billion and 25 billion. From May to October, exports saw a slight decrease, then a small increase in November. In December, there was a significant increase. But after that, Chinese exports fell dramatically.Compared with

12、 exports, Chinese imports saw a continuous rise from the beginning of last year to May. In the next six months, they showed a gradual fluctuation. At the start of November, they began to pick up and from November to December, imports increased abruptly to reach a peak of 17 billion. At the beginning

13、 of this year, a sudden decline in exports led to steep fall in imports.6 Market Share of MEX Company ProductsJapan 15%This pie graph shows the breakdown of the market share of MEX Company products in the world. As you can see, the U.S.A. is still our largest customer. It has the largest percentage

14、of the market share of our products, at 40%. The second is Europe, at 30%. Next is Japan, which makes up 15% of our market share. And Australia accounts for 10%. Finally, the smallest part of our market share is taken up by Africa, with only 5%. Recently the world economy is not booming very fast, s

15、o we should improve our management system and try our best to produce better products and explore potential market in the future.7 Total profit & its expenditure(in thousand US dollars)Company name: SuperSonic Industries Group Corp.200newcirculatingenterprisesfund 2008 2009This Graph reveals tha

16、t our total profit of 2009 is US$200,000, which is US$50,000 higher than that of 2008. To expand business, our investment in establishing new enterprises was raised from US$80,000 in 2008 to US$140,000 in 2009. And the new circulating fund also increased from US$70,000 in 2008 to US$150,000 in 2009.

17、8 Describe the caricature and give your comment.Source of IncomePercentage of TotalIncomeParentsPart-time jobFellowship or ScholarshipAmerican Students50%35%15%Chinese Students90%5%5%Income Sources Between Chinese Students and American StudentsIncome sources of Chinese students are quite different f

18、rom those of American students. In China, students get 90% of their money from their parents while in America, only 50% of students ' money is provided by parents. In addition, Chinese students earn only 5% of their money from part .,! time jobs and 5% from fellowship or scholarship while income

19、 from these two resources for American students takes up 35% and 15% respectively of their total income.I think there are probably three reasons for their differences. First, because of the influence of different social and family values, Chinese students have formed the habit of asking for money fr

20、om their parents while American students have developed more sense of being financially independent. Second, most Chinese parents devote too much care to their children and they would rather save up to afford their children ediscation rather than encourage them to take part -time jobs. But in Americ

21、a, many parents pay more attention to developing the students ability of self-reliance, so they encourage their children to find part-time job to earn some money by themselves. Third, since America is more developed than China, it is relatively easy for students to find part 褥 time jobs. In China, s

22、uch opportunities are rather rare.I believe with the development of China, more and more Chinese students will realize and pay more attention to the necessity of self dependence. In addition, more and more opportunities will be provided for them to take part -time jobs. So more students will go out

23、of the ivory tower to broaden their knowledge and to become the master of their own lives.10 The table below gives information about changes in modes of travel in England between 1985 and 2000.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

24、.Averaye distance In mHes traveled per person per year, by mode of travel198520-00Walking255237Bkvde5141Car31g9Local bus429274Long distance bus54124T rain3S938Taxi1342Other450583All% 7網(wǎng)6,475The table indicates the number of miles by the average English person in 1985 and 2000, using various means of

25、 transport.The number of miles walked, cycled and traveled by local bus all decreased. Of these, the number of miles traveled by local bus decreased the most, from 429 miles in 1985 to 274 miles in 2000.The number of miles traveled by car, long distance bus, train and taxi all increased. The number

26、of miles driven by car was 3,199 in 1985 and rose by 50% to 4,806 in 2000. The number of miles traveled by long distance bus more than doubled from 54 miles (1985)to 124 miles (2000). The number of miles driven by taxi trebled from 13 miles(1985) to 42 miles (2000). The use of other, unspecified, fo

27、rms of transport also increased.Overall, the number of miles traveled by the average English person rose from 4,740 miles in 1985 to 6,475 miles in 2000, with the increase of cars accounting for almost all of that increase.11LiriOlkA. staying at homeB. travelingC. doing social investigationD. other

28、waysFrom the two charts, we can see that in the past ten years the students who go traveling and do social investigations during vacations have increased greatly while those who stay at home have decreased a lot.There are several reasons for the changes. Firstly, with the development of economy, man

29、y people have become better off. Students can get financial support from their parents for traveling. Secondly, tourism has greatly developed over the past ten years. Many new scenic spots have been built and exploited. In addition, the students today are expected and encouraged to participate in facing the real world. In this way they can obtain the necessary experiences required when they go job -hunting upon graduation.From the changes in the charts, we can predict that more and more college students will make their vacations interesting and worthwhile