第十二届全国创新英语大赛试题

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　　初赛

　　第十二届全国创新英语大赛初赛第一阶段试题

　　Telling lies for a better world?

　　Lies have a bad reputation. Telling the truth is normally considered to be agood thing. One conventional view of lying is that it is bad in itself andshould be avoided at all costs. Another conventional view is that theconsequences of lying are often bad, so lying should be avoided except inextreme circumstances. In the past two decades, though, a number of authorshave challenged conventional wisdom, arguing that lying is not as bad asnormally thought and that a number of other beliefs about lying aremisunderstood. A well-known study even shows that an ordinary person tellsthree lies every ten minutes。

　　So what is your opinion of telling lies? How is your relationship with them?What do you do when being lied to? And more importantly, when and how do youchoose to lie?

　　Please write your view on the topic with about 300 words. You can add a titleby yourself。

　　第十二届全国创新英语大赛初赛第二阶段试题

　　Recently,a book named “THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE” became one of the best-sellers in book stores. It aims to presentsome powerful lessons in personal change to people in contemporary society。

　　Habit 1: Be Proactive

　　Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind

　　Habit 3: Put First Things First

　　Habit 4: Think Win-Win

　　Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood

　　Habit 6: Synergize(统合综效)

　　Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw(不断更新)

　　What do you think of the role of effectiveness in your life and study? Have youever benefited from one of the habits mentioned in the book in your daily life?You are invited to write a composition in about 300 words concerning the topicabove. Your composition should be given a title and it should contain yourpersonal experiences. Marks will be graded for content, organization, languageand appropriateness。

　　复赛

　　第十二届全国创新英语大赛复赛作文试题

　　Directions: Are you a person who is alwaysdelivering positive energy to the people around you or sending negative messagesor emotions to your friends? Or what kind of people do you expect to havearound you?

　　Pleasewrite an article within no less than 300 words to present your opinion on thetopic. You can add a title by yourself。

　　第十二届全国创新英语大赛口语试题(选编)

　　A组

　　A01.Tell me about yourfavorite singer。

　　Cues: Who is the singer? Why do you like the singer? Do you remember the firstyou met the singer?

　　A02.Tell me about the most unforgettable thing that happened in your life。

　　Cues: When and where did it take place? What made it unforgettable? What didyou get from it?

　　A03.Tell me about your hometown。

　　Cues: Where is your hometown? What is the distinguishing feature of yourhometown? What is the biggest problem of your hometown?

　　A04.Tell me about your ways to release stress。

　　Cues: What makes you feel stressful? How do you release it? What is the effect?

　　A05.Tell me about your ideal work。

　　Cues: What is your ideal work? What constitutes its specific charm? How do youthink you can get such an ideal work?

　　A06.Tell me about something you did that made your parents angry。

　　Cues: Give a brief account. How did you feel about it? What have you learnedfrom it?

　　A07.Tell me about a strict person you ever met。

　　Cues: Who is the strict person? In what sense is he strict? Is it good to be astrict person?

　　A08.Tell me about your opinions about the generation gap。

　　Cues: What is the generation gap between you and your parents? Give an exampleto illustrate the gap. What are the causes for the gap?

　　A09.Tell me about your opinions on pocket money。

　　Cues: Do you think parents should give children pocket money? Elaborate on thesupporting reasons for your opinion. If your answer is yes, what should parentsdo about the money to avoid spoiling the children?

　　A10.Tell me about a pet you keep or you want to keep。

　　Cues: What is the pet you keep or you want to keep? Why do you keep or want tokeep it？ What do you do/will you do to keep it well?

　　B组

　　B01.Tell me about the difference between formal and informal party。

　　Cues: What is a formal party like? What is an informal party like? Which do youprefer to attend? Why?

　　B02.Tell me about your favorite food。

　　Cues: What is your favorite food? Why do you like it most? Do you remember thefirst time when you had it?

　　B03.Tellme about your opinion about mistakes。

　　Cues: What mistakes have you made? How did you do with them? What have youlearned from them?

　　B04.Tell me about your opinion on wealth。

　　Cues: What role does wealth play in life? Do you agree with the saying thateveryone lives for pursuing wealth? Do you think wealth brings happiness?

　　B05.Tell me about your understandings of the qualities of good parents。

　　Cues: What are the essential characters of good parents? Do your parents havesuch characters? Give examples to illustrate your parents’ good qualities。

　　B06.Tell me about your opinion on celebrity。

　　Cues: Which do you prefer, an ordinary person or a celebrity? Why? Do you knowa celebrity who dreams of becoming an ordinary person?

　　B07.Tell me about your ways to resist temptation when shopping。

　　Cues: Have you had an experience of struggling against temptation in shopping?Give an account of such an experience. What did you to do to resist it?

　　B08.Tell me about your comment on the claim that honesty is out of style。

　　Cues: Do you agree with the claim? Why? In what situations do you feel we cantell white lies?

　　B09.Tell me about your favorite holiday。

　　Cues: What is your favorite holiday? Why do you like it? How do you celebrateit?

　　B10.Tell me about your opinion on punctuality (i.e. being on time)。

　　Cues: Do you think punctuality is very important? Have you had an experience ofbeing late? What did you feel at that moment? What was the consequence?

　　C组

　　C01.Tell me about an advertisement which talked you into buying。

　　Cues: What advertisement is it? What product did you buy? How did thisadvertisement talk you into buying?

　　C02.Tell me about one thingyou have done/you can do to protect our environment。

　　Cues: What have you done/ can you do to protect the environment? Why do youwant to do it? How beneficial is it to the environment?

　　C03.Tell me about amischievous deed you did when you were a child。

　　Cues: What did you do and why did you it? How did your parents feel about whatyou did? Explain the results of what you did。

　　C04.Tell me about a toy that you enjoyed playing with in your childhood。

　　Cues: What did it look like and how did you get this toy? What did you do withthis toy? Why did you enjoy playing with this toy?

　　C05.Tell me about your idea ofonline shopping。

　　Cues: What is online shopping? Are you fond of online shopping? Why do youngpeople prefer online shopping?

　　C06.Tell me about a usefulskill you recently learned。

　　Cues: What is the skill? How did you learn it? Why do you think this skill isuseful?

　　C07.Tell me about theimportance of the cultural heritage protection。

　　Cues: What is the cultural heritage? Why should we protect the culturalheritage? How can we do to protect them?

　　C08.Tell me about thedifferences between British English and American English。

　　Cues: What are the features of British English? What are the features ofAmerican English? What are the differences between them?

　　C09.Tell me about your way tobecome close friend with parents。

　　Cues: What’s your relationship with your parents？ What do you think the essential to become friends with parents?What parents should do to improve their parenting?

　　C10.Tell me about somedifferences between American and Chinese customs。

　　Cues: What American customs do you know? What are the Chinese customs differentfrom them? How can we improve our communicative skills in dealing withAmericans?