武漢大學研究生英語期末考試口語話題及素材

1、InterculturalCommunicationInrecentyears,itiswidelyacknowledgedthatinterculturalcommunicationhasbeenbecominganincreasinglycommonphenomenon.Frommypointofview,anumberoffactorscouldaccountforthistrend.Firstandforemost,thedevelopmentoftransportation.Nowjetplanesflyeverywhere.Itusedtotakemonthstotravelfro

2、mShanghaitoLosAngeles,butnowittakesonly12hours.Itisnowmucheasierforpeopletomovefromonecountrytoanother.Peopleofdifferentcountriesandracesgettogethermuchoftenerthanbefore.What'smore,theadvancementofcommunicationmeans.Nowadayspeoplegetintouchwitheachotherinvariousways,throughinternet,telephone,mob

3、ilephoneandsoon.Theseefficientmeanssharplypromoteinterculturalcommunicationtoalargeextent.Besides,theongoingofeconomicglobalization.Sinceeconomicglobalizationleadtotheproductionandmarketglobalization,moreandmoremultinationalcorporationsnowoperateinquiteafewcountries.Theiremployeesareofdifferentethni

4、cgroupsandfromdifferentcountries.Lastbutnotthelist,theincreasingofmigration.Millionsofpeoplenowmoveacrossnationalborderseveryyear.Therefore,allthesecausescontributetothefactthatinterculturalcommunicationisnowadailyoccurrence.Itsimportancenowisbeingrecognizedbyagrowingnumberofpeople.StepfamilyAsiskno

5、wntoall,withthenotableincreaseofdivorcerate,stepfamilyhasbeenbecominganincreasinglycommonphenomenon.Astepfamily,alsoknownasablendedfamilyorreconstitutedfamily,isafamilyinwhichoneorbothmembersofthecouplehavechildrenfromapreviousrelationship.IntheUnitedStatestoday,atleastonethirdofallchildrenwilllivei

6、nastep-familybeforetheyturn18.Step-familiesarebecomingmoretypicalthaneverbefore.Peoplehavefiguredoutavarietyofmethodstodealwithstepfamily.Firstandforemost,beforemarryingintoastepfamily,itisvitalforyoutokeepinmindthatyouarenotonlyjustmarryingamanorawoman,butalsomarryingthechildrentoo!Andyouaremarryin

7、gintoasystemthatis,bydefinition,difficult,frustratingandlonelyattimes.Eventhoughyouhaveahousefullofpeopleyoucallfamily,whenyou'reastepdadorstepmother,youwillfeelisolatedandlonely.Thisisalmostcertain-withfewexceptions.Lastbutnotthelist,withblendedfamilies,itisvitaltotakethingsslowlybutsurely.Ifch

8、ildrenarestillreelingfromadivorceortheabsenceoroneoftheirbiologicalparents,itmaybedifficultforthemtoacceptorappreciateastepparentatfirst.Ifachildishesitant,donotholdthatagainsthim.Oneconflictthatiscommonwithchildrenisfeelingliketheyarebetrayingtheir"real"parentbylikingthenewstepparent.Tryt

9、ounderstandthepointofviewofyourchildrenandgivethemsufficienttime,spaceandlove.Thereisnodenyingthatitisnotaneasythingtocopewithastepfamily.Ittakestimeforstepfamilymemberstotrulyknowoneanother,developnewtraditionsandformlonglastingemotionalbonds.HumanCapitalandEconomicDevelopmentInrecentdecades,people

10、ingrowingnumberarecometorealizetheimportanceofhumancapital.Itiswidelyacknowledgedthathumancapitalplaysanincreasinglyimportantroleineconomicdevelopment.Someeconomistsinsistthattheeffectofhumancapitaoneconomicdevelopmentisgreaterthanthatofphysicalcapital.Humancapitalpromotestheeconomicdevelopmentinafe

11、wways.Firstandforemost,itenhancetheskillaswellasknowledgeoftheemployeenotably,asaresult,theworkersbecomemoreandmoreproductive.Forinstance,ifyoutrainaindividualtobeabetteraccountant,theaccountingperformanceofthatindividualwillrise.Ifyoutrainaworkertofixanengine,theworkerwillbemoreproductiveinfixingen

12、gines.Thesearetheobviousdirecteffectsofmakingpeoplemoreskilled.Lastbutnotthelist,humancapitalalsoimprovestheadaptabilityandallocativeefficiencyinsociety.Itallowagentstoallocateresourcemoreeffectivelyacrosstasks.Itenhancestheabilityofagentstoadapttochangesandtorespondtonewopportunities.Frommypointofv

13、iew,wehavereasontobelievethathumancapitalisofgreatimportanceineconomicdevelopmentandwedbettersparenoefforttofulluseofit.Consequently,thereisnodenyingthatwemustpaymoreattentiontoeducationandimprovethequalityofpopulation.GenderDifferenceforcollegegraduateinEmploymentItiswidelyacknowledgedthatthegender

14、differencebetweenmanandwomaninemploymenthavebeenbecomingincreasinglyobvious.Itisnotuncommonthatfemalecollegestudentsseemshavemoredifficultyinjobsearchingcomparedwithboys.Whatsworse,quiteafewcompaniesinchinaareunwillingtoemployfemalecollegestudents.Inmyview,anumberoffactorscouldaccountforthisproblem.

15、Firstandforemost,ithasmuchtodowithourtraditionalconcept.InChinesehistory,womanstatushasbeenlowerthanthatoftheman.Thismoreorlessmayhaveanegativeeffectonthethoughtsofsomeemployer.Whatsmore,somestisolatefemalecollegestudentsfromquiteafewjobs.Someinsistthatwomenarealwaysfragile,tenderandemotional,andthe

16、ydonthinkwomancouldbecompetentatsomejobs.Lastbutnotthelist,mostcompaniesarelessliketoemployfemalecollegestudentsbecausetheydonwtanttoundertakesocialresponsibilities.Consideringthatfemalecollegestudentsaregoingtogetmarriedaswellashaveababyafterayearortwoandtheymayaskforalongleave,manyemployersarereallyreluctanttoemploythem.Frommypointofvie