1、2010 年 03 月 18 日雅思考试口语考试试题及答案解析(总分：20.00，做题时间：120 分钟)1.Part 1 Name Is there any special meaning behind your name? Whats your name? Why do you get this name? Is there a certain name that is popular in China? Is the name important to Chinese people? Occupation Are you a student or at work? What are yo
2、u studying for? Can you tell me something about your student life? Whats your job? What are you responsible for? Do you study part-time while working? What are the subjects you study? Whats your major? Why do people have worked think school life is happy? Do you think people should get paid when the
3、y are required to work on weekends? Hometown and Accommodation Where are you from? Where do you live? Hows the traffic around your home? Is it convenient for you to buy fresh vegetables and fruits? Do you live in a house or an apartment? Which one do you prefer? Whats on your apartments wall? How to
4、 improve your home? Wheres your hometown? What do you like most about your hometown? Are bicycles popular in your hometown? Do you like to live beside the seaside? What are the facilities in your community? Which room do you like most? If you can redesign your home, what would you do? Whats your fla
5、t like? Whats on the wall? What can you see from your window? Are there any fitness facilities near your home? How often do visitors visit your home? Sport Do you like (to play/to do) any sports? (What sport?) What sports are most popular in your country? Did you (or, do you) take part in any (organ
6、ized) sport in school? Did you have sports classes when you were in school? Do you think sport is important? (Why?/Why not?) Do you think physical activity is important for children? (Why?/Why not?) Are there any sports facilities near where you live? Time Do you usually wear a watch? Do you often l
7、ook at your watch? Do you think time is very important? Do you think its important to be on time? How do you feel when you are late? How do you feel when people are late? Do you feel that time moves slowly? When do you feel time moves slowly? TV Do you often watch television (TV)? How much time do y
8、ou spend watching television? What programs do you like to watch? Whats your favourite TV program? How do you feel about advertisements on TV? Do you ever watch programs from other countries? What benefits can people get from watching foreign TV programs? Films Do you like to watch films? What types
9、 of films do you like? Are there any types of films that you dislike? Do you prefer to watch films at home or in a cinema? Neighbor Do you know your neighbours? Do you think its necessary to know your neighbours? What do you think of your neighbours? How do you get along with your neighbours? How of
10、ten do you talk to (or, see) your neighbours? Magazines and Newspapers Do you like reading magazines or newspapers? What kinds of (types of) magazines do you like to read? Which do you prefer reading, magazines or newspapers? Have you ever read a foreign newspaper (or magazine)? Do you think reading
11、 foreign magazines and newspapers can help you learn a new language? Weather and Season Hows the weather in China? Does weather affect peoples work performance? What kind of weather do you like ?why ? How does weather effect you ？ Do you pay attention to the weather forecast？ Flower Do you like flow
12、ers? On what occasions do people give flowers to other people? When was the last time you gave flowers to someone? Do you like to have flowers in your home? Do many people in your country grow flowers at home? Education Whats your major? Why did you choose it as your major? Is your major difficult?
13、What do you want to do after graduation? Do you need any special facilities in your school subjects? What do you like most about your school? Who can learn a foreign language better? The elderly or the young? Do girls learn a foreign language more quickly than boys? Whats your suggestion on language
14、 learning? Whats the most difficult part of language learning? Do you prefer individual learning or group learning? Shopping How often do you go shopping? Talk about your last shopping experience. Why do you like shopping? Do you prefer to go shopping with friends or alone? Do you like shopping? Wha
15、t makes you interested in shopping? Do you think shopping is a waste of time? （分数：10.00）_2.Part 2&3 Place A City you have Visited or Lived In What are the most important things that make a city worth living in? What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of living in a large city? Do you
16、think there are any possible health problems that could arise from living in a large city? Describe a small shop you often go How do you look upon online shopping? Are there any changes in the way people shop today and the past. Is there any difference between the shopping habits of the old and youn
17、g? What is the difference between going to the shopping mall and going to a small shop? What are the advantages and disadvantages of online shopping? Why men dont like shopping? Do you often go shopping? Why do you like it? Do you think that it is good for children to go shopping? What type of shop
18、is close to your house? What type of shop do you usually go? What is the difference between going to the supermarket and going to a small shop? Introduce a place with a good water resource What is the importance of water? Why do people use more water now than before? What kind of the policy should t
19、he government make to save the water resources? Why do people like to live in a place close to water? What can they do if they live close to the water? Why children like swimming? Object/ Thing Describe a TV program Describe a story from a TV programme Do you talk about the TV programme with other p
20、eople? Do you think the programme will be changed in the future? How does the programme influence people? Is it educational? Your Favourite Subject at School What do you think of teaching, as a profession (or, as a job)? What are the qualities of a good teacher? Compare the qualities of a good teach
21、er with the qualities of a bad teacher. In what ways does a good teacher have an effect on the students? In what ways does a bad teacher have an effect on the students? Describe a leisure activity you would like to do (in the future) What are the most popular leisure time activities in your country?
22、 Do you think its important for students and working people to have some leisure time? Some people think that having hobbies is a waste of time. What do you think? In the future, what changes do you think we sill see in peoples leisure activities? What are some of the more traditional leisure time a
23、ctivities that people in China do? Do you think children (in your culture) should have more leisure time? Describe a science lesson that you had in school or university In general, what is the role of science and technology in society today? Do you think science is very important? In what areas is s
24、cience and technology most important today? Do you think its good for (high) schools to have (or, to offer the choice of) science classes? Do you think its suitable to start teaching science to very young children? Why do you think more males than females study science? A Special Meal Do you think t
25、he growing number of supermarkets will have any negative effects on society? Have there been any changes in the eating habits of Chinese people in the past 20 or 30 years? In general, what food do people in China buy when they go shopping for food? Why do you think supermarkets are becoming more pop
26、ular in China? A card or A letter you received Do young people write letters as much as old(er) people do? Compare letter writing with more modern ways of communicating with people. What are the advantages and disadvantages of real letters and cards, compared to emails and “e-cards“? Do you think wr
27、iting skills are important? Do you think e-cards will become more popular in the future? Describe a course that you want to learn in the future What (personal) qualities do you think teachers should have? What are the most popular courses that people study today in China? Which do you think is more
28、useful studying a course in a classroom or getting practical work experience? Describe a book you liked in your childhood Why do some books are very popular and people all over the world can read it, while others are less popular? Is there any difference between the books that men and women read? Wh
29、y? What can reading bring to you except relaxation? What kind of books do children like to read in your country? What are the benefits of reading? What pleasure can adult gain from reading? What is the book about? Why did you read the book first time? What does the book tell you? What did you learn
30、from the book? What kind of book do you like to read? What kind of book should children read before going to school? A handicraft u made before Why do people make a handicraft? What kinds of handicraft do you know? Is it true that some handicrafts are more popular than factory made products? Describ
31、e a machine or something electronic you want to buy What modern appliances do you have in your home? What do you think of these appliances? Why? Some people cannot keep up with the development of science and technology. What should they do? Describe a film What kind of movie is popular in China? Why
32、? What is the difference between Chinese movie and foreign movies? What do you learn from watching movies? Do you think it is important for a movie to be advertised? If foreign movies without advertisement, will it still be so success? Do you think a movie will be success without advertisement? If y
33、es, why? What kind of people prefer to watch foreign movies than Chinese Movies in China? Why? What is the difference between Chinese and Foreign movies? Describe an ideal job you would like to do in the future Why do people change jobs? What kind of people can give career advice to you? What will p
34、eople take into consideration when they choose their jobs? Does your company offer any training courses? What do you think of workaholics? Why is it difficult for people to land jobs in your country? Why do people want to get promoted? What are the disadvantages of doing one job for a lifetime? Desc
35、ribe an exciting sport that you know about Can you give some examples of what is called, extreme sports or sports that are quite dangerous? Why do you think some people like to do these dangerous activities? What qualities do people need to do these dangerous sports? Do you think the government shou
36、ld restrict some of these extreme sports? How important is sport? Do you think there is too much sport shown on TV? Event Describe what you did last weekend In China, do you think there is more leisure time than working time or more working time than leisure time? Do you think people should have mor
37、e leisure time? Do you think weekends are really necessary? What do most Chinese students do on weekends? Would you like the weekend (or weekends) to be longer? If the government changed weekends from two days to three days, what do you think the result would be? If a married person is doing shift w
38、ork, for example, working during the night and sleeping during the day, do you think this can cause problems for the family? Describe a Public event Do people prefer to actually attend these events or to watch them on TV? Whats the difference between watching an event on TV and actually being at the
39、 event? What can be done (or, what do suggest should be done) about these problems? What could (or should) be done to decrease the number of people in crowded places? Describe a picnic Do people eat more healthily than before? How do you think of traditional food? Do you think some traditional food
40、is going to be deserted by people? What can the government do to help people eat healthy and diversified food? Describe a memorable happy childhood event Why do people often recall their childhood? Is it important to remember the past? Why is the young generation turning its back on tradition? Why a
41、re children more easily influenced by western culture? Describe a science class What do you think of distance learning? What do you think of home studying? What should the parents do to help their children if they choose home teaching? Do your parents help you when you study at home? Do you think st
42、udying at home is a good way to acquire knowledge for adults? Do you think studying at home is becoming more popular? Why? Should youngsters learn science? Why? Do you think boys can learn science better? When should students learn science? Should students learn history? How do we acquire the knowle
43、dge of history nowadays? Whats the point of acquiring the knowledge of history? Films with historical themes are very popular now. What do you think about them? Should history films retell authentic stories or should the stories be dramatized? How do the dramatized stories affect children? Describe
44、an important conversation you had Are there any communication differences between males and females? Do you think communication skills are important? Describe a journey you would like to take with your friends Do Chinese people like to travel? Do people in China prefer long-distance travel or short
45、trips? When Chinese people travel (as tourists), who do they usually go with? Where do Chinese people like to go when they go on a holiday trip? Do people in China ever go on trips that are a bit dangerous ? What do you think are the disadvantages of not traveling? What are some differences between
46、a business trip and a holiday trip? Do you think the media has much effect on tourism? Describe an experience of helping someone Do you often help people? Do you think people are less willing to help others? Is it good? How should parents encourage their kids to help others? Do people usually do vol
47、unteer work in China? What do you think of the volunteer work in China? Do people who live in Beijing like to help visitors for the Olympics? Is English very important when you are helping other people? Have you been to a foreign country? Have you helped other people when you were in a foreign count
48、ry? Who did you help? Will you help again? Why? How do you help others in your community? What can you achieve from helping others? Whether children should be encouraged to help others? How can children help others? Describe a trip that you did not make as you planned Do different people think of traveling differently? Are there any differences between business trip and tour? What technology will be brought along to assist in trip? Are there and differences between ordinary trips and busine
