英語topic集錦

1.Whatarethereasonsforshynessandthewaystoovercomeshyness?

A:Therearemanyfactorsthatcontributetoshyness.Someareduetolowself-respect,lackof

self-confidence,limitedsocialactivities,andlackofeducation.sodoyouhaveanywaysto

overcomeshyness?

B:Recognizeyourpersonalstrengthsweaknesses.Everyonehasboth.Asself-acceptancegrows,

shynessnaturallydiminishes.Don’tbeafraidtospeakupandgiveyourpointofview.

C:Yes.Weshouldknowourstrengthsandplaceweightonourgoodaspectsandtrytoliveupto

ourfullpotential.Don’talwaysfocusonourweaknesses,becausewecanimproveandprefect

ourselves.

A:Studyhardandreadwidelytoenrichourknowledge,trytomakemorefriends,andencourage

ourselvestoinvolvedinmoreactivitiesinschool.Thereareallgoodwaystoovercomeshyness.

2.Whataretheimportantfactorsinshapingone’spersonality?

A:Generallyspeaking,personalityreferstoallthepersonandmorecharacteristicsthat

determinethewayapersonthinks,feelsandactsinhissocialandpersonalrelations.

B:Yes.Personalitytraitsincludeavastvarietyofattitudesandtrainsuchasshyness,patience,

sadness,humor,selfishness,independenceandaggressiveandsoon.

C:ourpersonalitytraitsarenotentirelyinherited,yourfriendsandcompanionmayhaveagreat

influenceuponyou.Weoftensay“ifyouwanttoknowaperson,youcanknowthecompanyhe

keeps.”

a:Ithinkwecanchangeourpersonalitytraitsifwepossessesthedriveandputsforththeeffort

requiredtodoso.Recognizingone’sstrengthsandweaknessesinpersonalitytraitsisan

importantstepintheprocessofpersonaldevelopment.

3.Shareyourfavoritemythorlegendwiththeothermembersinyourgroup.

A:Todaywe’dliketosharetheChineselegendaboutPanGUwithyou.Inthebeginning,the

heavensandearthwerestilloneandallwasinchaos.Theuniversewaslikeabigegg,carrying

PanGUinsideitself.

B:After18thousandyearsPanGUwokeupfromalongsleep.Hefeelsuffocated,sohetookupa

broadaxeanduseditwithallhismighttocrackopentheegg.

C:Thelight,clearpartofitfloatedupandformedtheheavens,andthecold,turbidmatterstayed

belowtoformtheearth.

D:Theheavensandtheearthbegantogrowatarateoftenfeetperday,andPanGUgrewalong

withthem.

E:Afteranother18thousandyears,theskywashigher,theearthwasthicker,andPanGUstood

betweenthem,sothattheywouldneverjoinagain.

A:WhenPanGUdied,hisbreathbecametheclouds,andhisvoicebecametherollingthunder.

Oneeyebecamethesunandtheotherthemoon.Hisbodyandlimbsturnedtofivebig

mountainsandhisbloodformedtheflowingwater.

B:Hisveinsbecamefar-stretchingroadsandhismusclesfertileland.Thecountlessstarsinthe

skycamefromhishairandbeard,andflowersandtreesfromhisskinandthefinehairsonhis

body.

C:Hismarrowturnedtojadeandpearls.Hissweatflowedlikethegoodrainandsweetdewthat

nurturedallthethingsontheearth.

D:Accordingsomeversions,histearsflowedtomakeriversandradianceofhiseyesturnedinto

thunderandlighting.

E:Oneversionofthelegendhasitthatthefleasandliceonhisbodybecametheancestorsof

mankind.

4.DoyouadmireTortoiseforhisclevernessordoyousympathizewithallthebirds,

why?

A:Idon’tadmireTortoise’scleverness.Hewasunwisetocheatallthebirds.Afterhismischief,

howcouldhehavefacetolivetogetherwiththemanylonger?Hecouldhavenofriendsatall.I

sympathizewiththebirds.TheytookTortoisewiththemtotheskyoutofkindness,butafter

flyingsuchalongdistance,theyhadtoflybackhomewithanemptystomach.

B:Yes.Hewasclever,butatthesametimehewasalsostupid.Whenallthebirdsbecameso

angry,howcouldhehavetrustedParrottotakehismassagetohiswife?Heshouldhavejumped

intotheseatoavoidbeinghurt.Thebirdswereformallyinvited,butthefoodwasenjoyedonly

byTortoise,whohadn’tbeeninvited.Thedistinguishedguestssufferedfromhungerwhilethe

casualvisitorhadagoodtime.Thebirdswereunlucky.

C:IadmireTortoise’sTortoise’scleverness.Hewasaguywhoknewwheretolookforanice

dinnerduringatimeoffamine.Heknewverywellhowtogettrustfromothers.Thebirdswere

stupid.TheyknewverywellthatTortoisecouldn’tbetrustedashewasalwaysmischievous.But

theypersuadedthemselvesthathewasachangedman.

5.WhatsortofsocialproblemsdoyouthinkexistinChina?Whatarethepossible

causesofthemostserioussocialproblems?

A:Overpopulationisoneofourgreatestsocialproblems.Ournaturalresourcesarelimited.Ifthe

populationhasbeengrowingwithoutaseverecontrol,we’llsoonsufferfromfamineand

poverty.

B:Ican’tagreemore.Chinahasthelargestpopulationintheworld.Andmoreandmorepeople

havebeenpouringintourbanareaswherehousingproblemandproblemsconcerningsocial

orderandsecurityoccur.

C:Pollutionisoneofoursocialproblems.Astherapidproductionofconsumergoodscreates

excessivewasteproducts,thedisposalofthewastebecomesmoredifficult,andtheresultis

pollution.

A:Ourcountryisstilladevelopingcountry.Ofcoursesomesocialproblemsexistinourcountry.

Let’smakejointeffortstosolvethesocialproblemsandmakegreatercontributionstoour

motherland.

6.Dosethephenomenonoflatchkeychildrenhasagoodeffectonchildren’s

growth?Why?

A:Nowadaysmothershavebeenleavingthetraditionalroleoffull-timehomemaker.Increasingly

theyhavebeentakingsalariedjobsoutsidethehome.Itisquitecommonforchildrentofeelhurt

andresentfulbecausetheyarehopelessandisolated.

B:Iagree,butontheotherhand,ithasagoodeffectonchildren’sgrowth.Beingontheirownfor

afewhourseachdayfostersorstimulatesasenseofindependenceandresponsibility.Theyfeel

lovedandtrusted,andthisfeelingencouragesthemtobeself-confident.Latchkeygirls,by

observinghowtheirmotherscopewithdemandsofafamilyandajob,learntherolemodelofa

workingmother.

C:Right.Somelatchkeychildrenusetheirunsupervisedfreetimetoperfecttheirathleticskills,

suchasplayingbaseketball.Othersreadbooksorpracticeamusicinstrument.Thesechildrenlook

upontheirfreetimeafterschoolasanopportunityforpersonaldevelopment.Itleadstopositive,

productive,andvaluableexperiences.

7.Isitamustforcollegestudentstohaveasummerjob?Why?

A:Ithinkitisamustforcollegestudentstohaveasummerjobbecausedoingasummerjobcan

earnusmuchworkingexperience.Wehavealongsummervacationthatoffersusagood

opportunitytoprepareforourfuturejob.

B:Yes.Workingexperienceisveryimportant.Whenwehuntforajobaftergraduating,most

employersrequirethatthecandidateshouldhavesomeworkingexperience.Weshouldmake

themostoftimetoprepareforourfuturecareer.Holidaysofferusagoodopportunitytogetjob

experience.

C:Asacollegestudent,mypriorityisworkinghardinmyprofessionalknowledge,andI’llalso

learnasmuchknowledgeinotherfieldsaspossible.Theninthefuture,Iwillbeabletoadaptto

avarietyofoccupationsbesidesprofessionaloccupation.Doingsummerjobisawasteof

time.Themostimportantthingisstudyinghard.Knowledgeispower.Onlywhenwearebetter

educated,canwehaveachancetogetagoodjob.Studyingtoprepareforthefuturecanhelpus

tocopewithchangesthatyouundergo.IwanttostudyandrelaxIholidays.

Howareyoupreparingforyourfuturecareerincollege?

8.

A:Iliketravelverymuch;Iwanttobeatravelguideaftergraduation.IncollegeIwillreadas

manybooksontravelaspossibletoobtainenoughknowledgeoftravel.InmysparetimeIwillgo

onsportstokeepfitfortravelguidemustbestrong.Duringtheholidays,Iwillusetheleisure

timetotraveltosomesitesofinterestsorbeatravelguidefreeofcharge.Iwilltrymybesttoget

theworkingexperiencetobeatravelguide.

B:Iwanttobesocialwork.Tobecomeagoodsocialworker,Imustmakepreparationincollege.

Themostimportantthingistostudywell,learnmoreknowledgeaboutthepoor,knowinghow

theyarenowandwhattheyneedmost.Tobeagoodsocialworker,Ishouldknowhowto

contractpeopleandhowtogetalongwellwithpeople.Tohelpothersisnoteasyandtodowell

isevenharder,butIwilltrymybesttoknowallkindsofpeopleandgoallouttogainsuccessin

myidealjob.

C:Topreparemyselfwell,IthinkImustgathermoreinformationaboutmyselfbothincollege

andinsociety.Itwouldbenecessaryformetoknowmyownstrengthsandweaknesses,toknow

whatIamgoodatandwhatI’mnot.ThemostimportantthingisthatImusthavemygoaltomy

careerandworkharderforit.Afterall,beingsuccessfulwithoutpreparationoreffortsisjusta

daydream.

9.Whatarethewayspeopleusetocommunicatewitheachother?

A:Asweallknow,there’remanywayspeopleusetocommunicatewitheachother.Avarietyof

languageformsarewidelyused,suchasbodylanguage,spokenlanguageandwrittenlanguage.

Eyecontactisalsoausefulway.

B:Yes,therearesomanywayspeoplecouldusetotellotherswhattheythinkabout.Withthe

developmentofthetele-communicationsandtechnology,moreandmorecommunicationtools

areinvented.Andpeoplecanuseletters,phones,andevencomputerstoexchangetheirideas

withothers.

C:Nowadays,internetbecomesanewandpopularwaytocommunicatewithothers.Byinternet,

notonlywecansendandreceivee-mailmutuallyandhaveachatwithourfriendswhostayfar

awayfromusbutalsobuywhatwewant.Itisquiteconvenientandcheapforustokeepus

well-informed.Soitwillbemoreandmoreimportantinourdailylife.

10.ShouldlearnersaimtospeakEnglishwithanative-speakerpronunciation?

Why?

A:Inmyopinion,thereisnopointtospeakEnglishwithanative-speakerpronunciation.Foritis

verydifficultandsometimesimpossibletogainanativespeakerpronunciationhoweverhardwe

workbecausewearenotnativespeakersandEnglishisoursecondlanguage.

B:Yes,languageisonlyatoolforcommunicationamonghumanbeings.Ifpeoplewemeet

understandwhatwearesaying,thatisallthatisnecessary.Wedonotneedtoimitatenative

speake