全国创新英语大赛初赛试题

第十二届全国创新英语大赛初赛试题（一）Tellingliesforabetterworld?Lieshaveabadreputation.Tellingthetruthisnormallyconsideredtobeagoodthing.Oneconventionalviewoflyingisthatitisbadinitselfandshouldbeavoidedatallcosts.Anotherconventionalviewisthattheconsequencesoflyingareoftenbad,solyingshouldbeavoidedexceptinextremecircumstances.Inthepasttwodecades,though,anumberofauthorshavechallengedconventionalwisdom,arguingthatlyingisnotasbadasnormallythoughtandthatanumberofotherbeliefsaboutlyingaremisunderstood.Awell-knownstudyevenshowsthatanordinarypersontellsthreelieseverytenminutes.Sowhatisyouropinionoftellinglies?Howisyourrelationshipwiththem?Whatdoyoudowhenbeingliedto?Andmoreimportantly,whenandhowdoyouchoosetolie?Pleasewriteyourviewonthetopicwithabout300words.Youcanaddatitlebyyourself.第十二届全国创新英语大赛初赛试题（二）Recently,abooknamed“THE7HABITSOFHIGHLYEFFECTIVEPEOPLE”becameoneofthebest-sellersinbookstores.Itaimstopresentsomepowerfullessonsinpersonalchangetopeopleincontemporarysociety.Habit1:BeProactiveHabit2:BeginwiththeEndinMindHabit3:PutFirstThingsFirstHabit4:ThinkWin-WinHabit5:SeekFirsttoUnderstand,ThentobeUnderstoodHabit6:Synergize（统合综效）Habit7:SharpentheSaw（不断更新）Whatdoyouthinkoftheroleofeffectivenessinyourlifeandstudy?Haveyoueverbenefitedfromoneofthehabitsmentionedinthebookinyourdailylife?Youareinvitedtowriteacompositioninabout300wordsconcerningthetopicabove.Yourcompositionshouldbegivenatitleanditshouldcontainyourpersonalexperiences.Markswillbegradedforcontent,organization,languageandappropriateness.第十二届全国创新英语大赛复赛口语试题(选编)1.Tellmeaboutyourfavoritesongorsinger.Cues:Whatisthesong?/Whoisthesinger?Whydoyoulikethesong/thesinger?Doyourememberthefirstyouheardthesong?/youmetthesinger?2.Tellmeaboutthemostunforgettablethingthathappenedinyourlife.Cues:Whenandwheredidittakeplace?Whatmadeitunforgettable?Whatdidyougetfromit?3.Tellmeaboutyourhometown.Cues:Whereisyourhometown?Whatisthedistinguishingfeatureofyourhometown?Whatisthebiggestproblemofyourhometown?4.Tellmeaboutyourwaystoreleasestress.Cues:Whatmakesyoufeelstressful?Howdoyoureleaseit?Whatistheeffect?5.Tellmeaboutyouridealwork.Cues:Whatisyouridealwork?Whatconstitutesitsspecificcharm?Howdoyouthinkyoucangetsuchanidealwork?6.Tellmeaboutsomethingyoudidthatmadeyourparentsangry.Cues:Giveabriefaccount.Howdidyoufeelaboutit?Whathaveyoulearnedfromit?7.Tellmeaboutastrictpersonyouevermet.Cues:Whoisthestrictperson?Inwhatsenseishestrict?Isitgoodtobeastrictperson?8.Tellmeaboutyouropinionsaboutthegenerationgap.Cues:Whatisthegenerationgapbetweenyouandyourparents?Giveanexampletoillustratethegap.Whatarethecausesforthegap?9.Tellmeaboutyouropinionsonpocketmoney.Cues:Doyouthinkparentsshouldgivechildrenpocketmoney?Elaborateonthesupportingreasonsforyouropinion.Ifyouranswerisyes,whatshouldparentsdoaboutthemoneytoavoidspoilingthechildren?10.Tellmeaboutapetyoukeeporyouwanttokeep.Cues:Whatisthepetyoukeeporyouwanttokeep?Whydoyoukeeporwanttokeepit？Whatdoyoudo/willyoudotokeepitwell?12.Tellmeaboutyourfavoriteseason.Cues:Whatisyourfavoriteseason?Whatmakesityourfavorite?Whatwasthemostmemorablethingyoudidinsuchaseason?13.TellmeaboutyourfavoriteTVprogram.Cues:WhatTVprogramsdoyouoftenwatch?Whatprogramsareyoufondofwatchingmost?Whathaveyoulearnedfromtheseprograms?14.Tellmeaboutyourunderstandingof“Afriendinneedisafriendindeed”.Cues:Whatisthemeaningoftheproverb?Doyouhavesuchafriendinyourlife?Whydoyouthinkhe/sheissuchafriend?15.Tellmeaboutthebestplaceyouhavebeento.Cues:Whatistheplace?Whydoyoulikeitsomuch?Compareitwithyourhometown.16.Tellmeaboutopiniononone-childpolicy.Cues:Whatisthebenefitofone-childpolicy?Whatisthemostseriousproblemwithsuchapolicy?Doyouhavesomesuggestionstotackletheproblem?17.Tellmeaboutyourhobbiestokillthetime.Cues:Whatdoyouusuallydowhenyouarefree?Whydoyoulovedoingthem?Ifyouhavealternativechoice,willyoutrysomethingnew?18.Tellmeaboutyourlifegoal.Cues:Whatisyourlifegoal?Whydoyousetsuchagoal?Whatwillyoudotoachieveyourgoal?19.Tellmeaboutagirl/boywholeftbestimpression.Cues:Whoishe/she?Howdidyoumeethim/her?Whatmadehim/hersoimpressivetoyou?20.Tellmeabouttheclothesyoulifemost.Cues:Whatkindofclothesareyoufondof?Whydoyoulikethemmost?Doyoucareaboutbrandwhenyoubuyclothes?21.Tellmeaboutthehappiestmomentinyourlife.Cues:Whatisthehappiestmomentinyourlife?Whatmadeyousohappy?Whatdoyouthinkyoushoulddotokeepthehappiness?22.Tellmeaboutthedifferencebetweenformalandinformalparty.Cues:Whatisaformalpartylike?Whatisaninformalpartylike?Whichdoyouprefertoattend?Why?23.Tellmeaboutyourfavoritefood.Cues:Whatisyourfavoritefood?Whydoyoulikeitmost?Doyourememberthefirsttimewhenyouhadit?24.Tellmeaboutyouropinionaboutmistakes.Cues:Whatmistakeshaveyoumade?Howdidyoudowiththem?Whathaveyoulearnedfromthem?25.Tellmeaboutyouropiniononwealth.Cues:Whatroledoeswealthplayinlife?Doyouagreewiththesayingthateveryonelivesforpursuingwealth?Doyouthinkwealthbringshappiness?26.Tellmeaboutyourunderstandingsofthequalitiesofgoodparents.Cues:Whataretheessentialcharactersofgoodparents?Doyourparentshavesuchcharacters?Giveexamplestoillustrateyourparents’goodqualities.27.Tellmeaboutyouro