根据往年经验,考研复试大家总是会非常头疼英语口语的考核,担心发音不标准,感觉开口很羞耻等等。毕竟我们的生活环境不具有那么浓厚的英语氛围,所以大家要求也不用太高了,能说出口、说通顺就已经很不错了。而且口语面试大部分的问题是可以提前准备的,完全不用慌!
老师在这里收集了一部分往年老师最爱问的12个问题:
提问方式:Could you tell me something about your family?
关键词:Family、members、parents、 family atmosphere
要点:不要简单罗列信息,老师并不只是想知道你家有多少人分别多少岁这些表面信息,更想知道你父母的性格、家庭氛围及其对你的影响。
范例:
There are four members in my family: my parents, my XXX and me. My father is a technician. He often goes out on business and therefore, most of the housework is done by my industrious mom. Climbing on weekends is our common interest. The fresh air and natural beauty can help us get rid of tiredness. They can strengthen our relation, too. During my preparing for coming here, my parents' love and support have always been my power and I hope in the future I will be able to repay them.
译文:我家有四口人:我的父母、我的 XXX 和我。我父亲是一名技术员。他经常出差,所以大部分家务都是由勤劳的母亲承担。周末爬山是我们共同的兴趣爱好。新鲜的空气和自然美景能帮助我们消除疲劳。这也能增进我们之间的感情。在我准备来这里期间,父母的关爱和支持一直是我前进的动力,我希望将来能够报答他们。
提问方式:What is your hometown like ?
关键词:homtown、local food、 local customs、famous person
要点:如果家乡是旅游胜地或者古城自然好说,如果是普通小地方,可以介绍一下当地习俗或者出过什么出名的人物。
范例:
My hometown is Chengdu, Sichuan Province, I grow up here together with my families and friends. Chengdu is famous especially for its delicious food, and the scenery here is also really attractive. Meanwhile, as the capital of Sichuan, Chengdu has been popularized by the speed of its development in recent years. Another important reason for my fascination with Chengdu is its slow pace of life, you can see mahjong parlors and teahouses all around the street. If you have the chance to take a walk with me on the streets of Chengdu, you would surely fall in love with this city.
译文:我的家乡是四川省成都市,我和家人朋友在这里一起长大。成都尤其以美食闻名,这里的风景也很迷人。同时,作为四川省的省会,近年来成都的发展速度也使其声名远扬。我喜爱成都的另一个重要原因在于这里悠闲的生活节奏,你可以在大街小巷看到麻将馆和茶馆。如果你有机会和我一起在成都街头漫步,你一定会爱上这座城市的。
提问方式:①Do you have any hobbies? ②What are you interested in?
关键词:hobby、sport、music、novel、film......
要点:可以先说几个,再着重描述其中一个,切忌给自己挖坑,一定要说你真的喜欢或者准备充足的,老师感兴趣的话会继续问下去。
范例:
I am a big fan of Japanese animation since I was a child. I really appreciate the beautiful pictures and interesting plots in those works, and the skillful actions of the voice casts are well worth compliments. My favorite anime is The Detective Conan. It has been updated for more than 1,000 episodes, and I never missed even one of it. Because of my fever of animation, I spent my spare time to study Japanese in college. I believe animation would be my lifelong hobby.
译文:我从小就非常喜欢日本动漫。我真的很欣赏那些作品中精美的画面和有趣的剧情,配音演员们精湛的演技也值得称赞。我最喜欢的动漫是《名侦探柯南》,它已经更新了超过 1000 集,我一集都没落下。因为对动漫的狂热,我在大学期间利用业余时间学习了日语。我相信动漫会成为我一生的爱好。
提问方式:What are your strengths? What advantages do you have?
关键词:Advantages、disadvantages、honesty、endeavor
要点:优点比较好说,介绍缺点时注意把握好尺度,也要说一下你为克服缺点做出的努力,让老师觉得你是一个积极上进的人。
范例:
I think I have several advantages, such as kindness, honesty and confidence, just like many of my friends, but the most helpful one to me is carefulness. I have always been a detail-oriented person and deal with everything carefully. During the period of preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination, it is also my carefulness that made me noticed and solved a lot of so-called "trap questions", so that I got a decent score in the preliminary test. In the future, I will continue to keep this good habit, treat everything carefully, and strive for greater progress.
译文:我认为我有几个优点,如善良,诚实和自信,就像我的许多朋友一样,但对我最有帮助的是细心。我一直是一个注重细节的人,对待每一件事都很认真。在准备考研期间,也正是我的细心,让我注意到并解决了很多所谓的“陷阱题”,从而在初试中取得了不错的成绩。今后,我会继续保持这个好习惯,认真对待每一件事,争取更大的进步。
提问方式:Please give a brief introduction of your college. ②Plcase briefly introduce your college
关键词:College、university、environment、atmosphere
要点:不要为了图方便直接去百度,我们就从自己的角度,说说自己对这个学校的理解和情感,将主题回归到你自身上面。
范例:
My undergraduate school is Neijiang Normal University, located in Neijiang, Sichuan Province, During the past three years, many things in campus have left me deep impressions. Due to the landform of Neijiang, there are various slopes in campus, which make me feel like doing physical exercises on the way to the classroom. There are two libraries in my university, one is on the top of the hill and the other is outside the school gate, which is very special. The learning atmosphere in this University also attracts me very much. I often saw students reciting English words or reading aloud in some corners in the morning. Although many people may doesn't know much about Neijiang Normal University, it deed brought me a lot of precious memories and made me who I am now.
译文:我的本科学校是内江师范学院,位于四川省内江市。在过去的三年里,校园里的许多事情给我留下了深刻的印象。由于内江的地形,校园里有各种各样的斜坡,这让我在去教室的路上有一种锻炼身体的感觉。我的大学有两个图书馆,一个在山顶上,另一个在学校大门外,这是非常特别的。这所大学的学习氛围也很吸引我。我经常看到学生在早上的一些角落里背诵英语单词或大声朗读。虽然很多人可能对内江师范大学并不了解,但它确实给我带来了很多珍贵的回忆,也成就了今天的我。
提问方式:give a brief introduction of your graduation thesis.
关键词:Graduation thesis、framework、significance
要点:论文是本科学习集大成的体现,所以在回答的时候也可以专业一些,可以包括论文的选题过程、框架和学术价值,以及你从中学到了什么。最好将自己研究课题中一些关键的英文术语记下来,并且保证发音正确,面试有大用处哦!
例文:
I major in English translation in the undergraduate period, so my graduation thesis is focused on the analysis of translation skills. In my thesis, I described the development of translation in the Tang and Song Dynasties and its influence on later generations. I also briefly summarized the translation skills of Tang poetry and Song Ci,like domestication and foreignization. These skills are of great help to my study. I still remember that I was very confused and anxious when selecting the topic of my thesis, after discussing with my mentor for many times, I finally decided on the current one. Before the preliminary test of the postgraduate entrance exam, I have basically completed the first draft of my thesis, and started to revise it after the test. I hope I could successfully pass the final defense, and make a perfect end to my college time.
译文:我本科的专业是英语翻译,所以我的毕业论文主要是关于翻译技巧的分析。在我的论文中,我描述了唐宋翻译的发展及其对后世的影响。我还简要总结了唐诗和宋词的翻译技巧,如归化和异化。这些技能对我的学习有很大的帮助。我还记得我在选择论文题目的时候非常困惑和焦虑,在和导师讨论了很多次之后,我最终决定了现在的题目。在考研初试前,我已经基本完成了论文初稿,考研后开始修改。我希望我能顺利通过最后的答辩,为我的大学生涯画上一个完美的句号。
提问方式:①How do you spend a day in college life? ②What do you usually do in college life?
关键词:College life、canteen、library、playground
要点:先总述一下自己的一天大概会做哪几件事,比如上课、吃饭、娱乐等,然后详细说说每个事是什么样的,最后一句话简单收尾,不用担心讲的很流水账,让考官听懂就可以。
范例:
Generally speaking, a normal day in my college life can be divided into three parts:courses, fitness and entertainment. I usually get up at 7:30 in the morning and jog for half an hour before preparing for the first lesson. At noon, I will have lunch with my classmates in the canteen. Since I don't have the habit of taking a nap, I often go for a walk after lunch. As for dinner, I usually go to the snack street near the campus, together with my roommates. My entertainment time is in the evening, watching animations and shows, making small talks and so on. When I don't have any class, I find some part-time jobs, by doing so, I can earn extra money as well as enhance my ability. I think my college life is enriched and interesting.
译文:一般来说,在我的大学生活中,正常的一天可以分为三个部分:课程,健身和娱乐。我通常早上7:30起床,慢跑半个小时,然后准备第一节课。中午,我会和我的同学在食堂吃午饭。因为我没有午睡的习惯,所以我经常在午饭后散步。至于晚餐,我通常和我的室友一起去校园附近的小吃街。我的娱乐时间是在晚上,看动画和表演,闲聊等等。当我没有课的时候,我找一些兼职工作,通过这样做,我可以赚额外的钱,也可以提高我的能力。我认为我的大学生活丰富而有趣。
提问方式:Why do you choose to take postgraduate exams?
关键词:Postgraduate、reasons、major、knowledge
要点:先夸一下你报考的学校,最重要的是你喜欢你报的专业,本科学习不够深入,需要一个更大的平台来提升自己(千万别说逃避打工或者为了就业...)。
范例:
There are several reasons accounting for my endeavor.
Above all, I have a significant interest in XX and learnt a lot from XX during my undergraduate years. However, I think further study is still urgent for me. It is necessary to seize any chance for self-development, especially in this competitive modem world.
The second one is I am long for doing research in XXX throughout my Life. I want to get further education in this field. I suppose this is the most important factor in my decisiono.
Thirdly, I have been deeply impressed by the academic atmosphere when I came here Last summer. In my opinion, as one of the most famous XXX in our country, it provides people with enough room to get further achievement.
In a word, I am looking forward to making a solid foundation for future profession after XX years study here.
译文:有几个原因可以解释我的努力。最重要的是,我在本科期间对XX有着浓厚的兴趣,并从XX那里学到了很多东西。然而,我认为进一步的研究对我来说仍然是迫切的。必须抓住任何自我发展的机会,特别是在这个竞争激烈的现代世界。第二,我渴望在XXX做一辈子的研究。我想在这方面继续深造。我想这是我做决定时最重要的因素。第三,去年夏天我来到这里时,这里的学术氛围给我留下了深刻的印象。在我看来,作为我国最著名的XXX之一,它为人们提供了足够的空间来取得进一步的成就。总之,我期待着通过XX年的学习,为未来的职业打下坚实的基础。
提问方式:Why do you choose this major of our school?
关键词:Environment、atmosphere、faculty、research
要点:同上,从各方面夸一波报考学校,校园的学习氛围、师资力量、课题项目等等,还有环境优美、人文关怀、师生融洽等等,但不要太浮夸。
范例:
The reason why I choose the journalism major of Wuhan University is very simple:I want to become a professional journalist after three years’study just like my parents did 20 years ago. I am interested in this field because of my parents. I have been keeping the habit of reading newspapers and TV news, analyzing the logicality in words and means of expressions in speaking since I was a child. As for the selection of school, Wuhan University is one of the best universities in this field in China, so I think I will be greatly trained and become an outstanding pressman after graduation.
译文:我选择武汉大学新闻专业的原因很简单:我想在三年后成为一名专业的记者,就像20年前我的父母一样。我对这个领域感兴趣是因为我的父母。我从小就养成了看报纸、看电视新闻的习惯,在说话时分析词语的逻辑性和表达方式。在学校的选择上,武汉大学是中国这一领域最好的大学之一,所以我想我在毕业后会得到很大的训练,成为一名优秀的新闻记者。
提问方式:Why do you want to change your major?
关键词:Major、interest、enthusiasm、future
要点:跨考生必准备!跨考原因各种各样,但一定要说得好听,最好从个人兴趣、志向展开,表现自己对该专业的热情,而不是原专业的不好。
范例:
First, I am interested in this major. I have yearned for teaching since I was a child. I like to teach others what I have learned, and I will be happy because of others' progress. I have been learning about education during my university, and I want to have the opportunity to study it systematically.
In addition, I chose education major because of my future career plan. I am optimistic about the development prospects of this profession, and the work in this field is also very suitable for my personality characteristics. In the future, I want to engage in education. Therefore, I hope that the study during graduate school can lay a solid foundation for my future development.
I regret that I couldn't study education in college. I will appreciate it if you can give me a chance to study this major deeply. I will work hard and keep diligent.
提问方式:What is your plan for the next three years?
关键词:Goals、course、diligence、research projects
要点:高频问题!切记不要假大空,说一些具体且切实可行的打算。可以分几个阶段,将每个阶段的目标具体地说出来,最后一句话总结一下自己的期许就可以了。
范例:
If I am luckily admitted, I will achieve the following goals during the next three-year study. First of all, I will try my best to finish all the courses needed for my graduation, pass all the exams and get all the credits in the first year. Then, in the second year, I am going to start reading papers and periodicals as well as doing some academic rescarch with the seniors and my mentor. What's more, I would try to issue a few papers on some influential academic websites. At last, I will finish my graduation thesis in the third year, take part in internships, and prepare for my future employment. I believe my post-graduation life would be enriched and interesting.
提问方式:If you fail this time, what are you going to do for the near future?
关键词:Plan、confidence、perseverance、future
要点:这个问题回答的关键在于积极和自信,面带微笑如实回答就好了。让老师知道你就算是没考上,自己也有接下来的很清晰的目标,不会消沉和不知所措。
范例:
I have prepared for the preliminary test for a whole year, made a great deal of efforts, overcome a great number of difficulties, and successfully passed the exam. After that, I didn't slacken at all, and began to prepare for today's interview, so I have the confident of passing it. However, there is always someone more competent than me, I can not be one hundred percent sure on my passing today. But even if I fail this time, I will not be depressed and defeated. After resting for sometime, one or two month, maybe, I will continue to prepare for next year's examination. I believe that in any case, this year's experience will not be in vain, and I will stand on a higher starting point next time. To be a postgraduate is my dream, I will not give up easily.
大家可以先把这些背一下,提前练习一下口语发音以及组织语言!