前言 1
Part One A Brief Introduction to Some Spoken English Tests 第一部分 常见英语口语考试简介 1
常见的英语口语考试 1
考试的形式 3
考试的题型 3
Part Two Basic Sentences 第二部分 基本句型 5
Unit One Greeting and Parting 打招呼和道别 5
Greeting(打招呼) 5
Parting(道别) 7
Unit Two Introductions介绍 9
Introducing somebody(介绍别人) 9
Responding to an introduction(对介绍的应答) 10
Introducing yourself(介绍自己) 10
Unit Three Personal History 个人情况 12
Name(姓名) 12
Telephone numbers(电话号码) 13
Addresses(地址) 14
Origin(背景) 14
Occupations(职业) 15
Birthday/Birth place(生日/出生地) 16
Education(受教育史) 16
Interests(爱好) 17
Unit Four About other people 关于别人 19
A student survey(一个学生的情况) 19
Unit Five Time and Date 时间和日期 23
Asking about the time and the date(询问时间和日期) 23
Telling the time and the date(说明时间和日期) 24
Unit Six Talking about the Weather 谈论天气 25
Asking about the weather(谈论天气) 25
Anticipating the weather(预测天气) 27
Unit Seven Thanks and Answers 感谢与应答 29
Expressing thanks(表达感谢) 29
Responding to thanks(对感谢的应答) 30
Unit Eight Invitations 邀请 31
Inviting(邀请) 31
Accepting an invitation(接受邀请) 32
Declining(拒绝邀请) 32
Unit Nine Descriptions 描述 33
Appearance(长相) 33
Deduction(推理) 35
Unit Ten Emotions 情感 37
Worry and apprehension(担忧与挂念) 37
Sympathy and consolation(同情与安慰) 38
Irritation and impatience(气愤与厌烦) 39
Surprise(惊奇) 40
Delight and relief(欣喜与宽慰) 41
Unit Eleven Telephone Calls 41
Making a phone call(打电话) 41
Receiving a phone call(接电话) 42
Informing someone that he/she is wanted on the phone(通知某人有电话找他/她) 44
Unit Twelve Requests,Offers and Suggestions 请求、提议与建议 45
Requests(请求) 45
Offers(提议) 46
Suggestions(建议) 46
Permission(允许) 47
Unit Thirteen Directions 方向 48
Asking the way(问路) 48
Giving the directions(指路) 48
Advice(忠告) 50
Unit Fourteen Communication 交流 50
Unit Fifteen Seeing a Doctor 看医生 52
Doctors(医生) 52
Patients(病人) 54
Unit Sixteen In a Restaurant 在餐馆 56
Waiters/Waitresses(餐馆服务员) 56
Customers(顾客) 58
Unit Seventeen At a Hotel 61
Making a hotel reservation(预订房间) 61
Checking in(登记) 62
Checking out(结账) 64
Unit Eighteen Shopping 购物 65
Shop assistants(店员) 65
Customers(顾客) 67
Bargaining(讨价还价) 70
Unit Nineteen Modes of Transport 交通方式 72
By train(乘火车) 72
By bus(乘汽车) 74
By air(坐飞机) 76
Unit Twenty Job Hunting 找工作 78
Hunting a job(找工作) 78
Qualification(资格) 80
Experience(经历) 80
Unit Twenty-one Likes and Dislikes 喜欢与不喜欢 82
Unit Twenty-two Opinions and Argument 意见与争论 85
Agreement and disagreement(赞同与反对) 85
Opinions(意见) 86
Persuasion(劝说) 87
Unit Twenty-three Congratulation祝贺 88
Congratulating(祝贺) 88
Responding to a congratulation(对祝贺的应答) 89
Part Three Practical Topics 第三部分 实用话题 90
Living Places 住处 90
My Apartment 我的公寓 91
Bedrooms 卧室 91
The Arrangement of the Furniture in a Bedroom 卧室里家具的安排 92
The Living Room 起居室 93
The Kitchen 厨房 94
Eating 饮食 94
Family Relations 家庭关系 95
Nuclear Family 核心家庭 97
Feelings 感情 98
Laughing 笑 99
Emergencies 紧急情况 100
Outside the Buildings 户外 100
Countryside and City 乡村与城市 102
Talking About Capital Cities 谈论首都城市 103
A Place You Visited 你去过的地方 103
World Climates 世界气候 104
World Weather Patterns 世界天气现象 105
Fog 雾 105
Clouds and Navigation 云彩和航海 106
Lightning 闪电 106
Snow Flakes 雪花 107
Oceans and Rivers 海洋和河流 107
College Life 大学生活 108
Working at Night 在夜晚工作 110
Holidays and Anniversaries 假日和纪念日 111
Transportation 交通 112
Taxis 出租车 114
Theater and Entertainment 剧院和娱乐 114
Navigation 航海 115
Sailing 坐船玩 117
Traveling Abroad 到国外旅行 117
Music and Concerts 音乐和音乐会 118
Sports 体育 120
Animals and Pets 动物和宠物 121
Toiletry and Beauty Care 洗浴和美容 122
Clothing 穿衣 123
Colors We Wear 我们穿着的颜色 125
Washing Clothes 洗衣服 125
Standard of Living 生活水平 127
The State 州 128
Taxation 税收 129
Agriculture 农业 130
Natural Disasters 自然灾害 131
Insects’Accidents 虫害 132
Post Offices and Mail 邮局和邮政 133
News and Press 新闻和传媒 134
Stocks 股票 135
The Internet 因特网 136
Cyber-addicts 网虫 137
Communications in the Future 未来通讯 138
Parts of the Personal Computer and What They Do 个人电脑的组成及用途 140
Part Four Passages for Recitation 第四部分 背诵文选 141
Time 141
Writing Summaries 141
Traffic Accidents 142
Credit Card 142
Stress 142
Goals 143
Making Schedules 144
What Is the HEART Study System? 144
Obeying the Laws 145
What Affects Your Reading Rate? 145
Test Worry 146
Tips for Taking Tests 146
The Day of the Test 147
Essays Tests 147
The Advantages of Owning a Car 148
The Disadvantages of Owning a Car 149
Judging Intelligence 149
The Powerful Influence of Weather 150
Advice for Consumers 151
Intelligent Consumerism 152
My Career Plan 152
What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up 153
My Friend 153
Obeying the Traffic Laws 154
A Youth and His Country 154
Spring 155
Summer 155
Autumn 155
Winter 156
My Favorite Sports 156
The Telephone 157
On Cooperation 157
On Courtesy 158
On Friendship 158
Physical Fitness 159
The Sky 159
Making Choices 160
Part Five Pasages for Understanding and Retelling 第五部分 短文理解与复述 161
Part Six Argumentation Based on Pictures 第六部分 看图讨论 173
Smoking 173
Fake Products 175
Friendship 178
Modes of Transport 180
Laid-off Workers 182
City Life or Country Life 184
Television 186
Computer 188
Part-time Jobs 190
Good Manners 192
Telephone 194
Attending College 196
One Child Family 198
Pets 200
Going Abroad 202
Women’s Lib 204
A Day in the Life of a Traditional Housewife 206
Teaching Method 207
Your Future 209
Pollution 211
Different Means of Communication 214
Going Shopping 216
Obeying the Traffic Laws 218
Part Seven Making Dialogues About the Pietures 第七部分 看图对话 220
Part Eight Looking up the Maps 第八部分 看地图找方向 232
Part Nine Describing the Graphs 第九部分 描述图表 238
Why Women Live Longer 238
How the Westerners Spend Their Money 240
Chairs 241
Coal Production in a Certain Coal Mine 242
Trees 243
Eggs 244
Part Ten Translation 第十部分 翻译点滴 246
翻译句子的基本标准 246
翻译的过程 248
外贸英语翻译实例 252
To Establish Business Relations 建立业务关系 252
Status Inquiry 咨询 254
Inquiries and Replies 询盘及答复 255
Offers and Counter-offers 发盘与还盘 257
Sales Promotion 促销 259
Orders and Their Fulfillment 订单及其执行 260
Terms of Payment 付款条件 262
L/C Amendment and Extension 信用证的修改与展期 263
Packing 包装 265
Insurance 保险 266
Shipment 装运 268
Agency 代理 269
Complaints,Claims and Ad justments 申诉、索赔与理赔 270
Import 进口 271
Joint Venture 合营企业 272
Compensation Trade 补偿贸易 274
数字的翻译 276
Part Eleven Grouping Topics 第十一部分 题目分类 278
Unit One A and B A与B 278
Unit Two A or B A或B 280
Unit Three Opinions 观点题 282
Unit Four Description 描述题 284
Unit Five Interrogative Topics 一般疑问句的题目 286
Unit Six Topics with Wh-words 特殊疑问句的题目 289
Unit Seven Imperative Topics 命令式题目 292
Unit Eight Declarative Topics 陈述式题目 294
Unit Nine Cooperative Topics 合作式题目 295
Unit Ten Group Discussion 小组讨论 298
Part Twelve Tips for Answering Questions and Coping with Nervousness第十二部分 回答问题的技巧及如何克服紧张的心理 304
回答问题的技巧 304
如何克服紧张的心理 305
附录 306