研究生公共英语口语考试题目及答案.pdfVIP

研究生公共英语口语考试题目及答案

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1.Does“movinguptheeconomicladder”meansuccess?

Whyorwhynot?Whatotherthingsdoyouthink

canmeansuccess?

No,Manypeoplebelievethatalargeincomemeanssuccess.

Butinmyopinion,thatsuccessismorethanmoney,andthere

aremoregaugesofsuccess,suchasfame,respect,and

knowledge.

Mostpeopleassumethatfamouspeoplearerich,butthat

isn’talwaystrue.Forexample,manyscientistsarenotrichby

today’sstandards,buttheyaresuccessfulintheirfields.Addit

ionally,therearemanyfamousstatesmenwhoarenotrich.The

latepremierZhouEnLaiwasone.Certainly,noonewouldsayhe

wasnotsuccessful.

Ialsobelievethatbeingrespectedbyothersindicates

success.Withouttherespect,moneymeanslittle.Forexample,I

onceworkedinarestaurant.Thebossmadeaverygoodincome,

buthewasn’taniceman.Nooneeverdidworkforhimwillingly.

Heorderedeveryonearound,butwedidn’trespecthim.In

contrast,IhadanEnglishteacherinhighschool.Hehadtotake

extrajobstomakeenoughmoneytosupporthisfamily.However,

wehadgreatrespectforhimandalwayslistenedtowhathesaid.

Asaresult,wewereatopclassinEnglish.Inmyopinion,my

Englishteacherwasmoresuccessfulthanmybossatthe

restaurant.

Finally,Ithinkoneofthemostimportantindicatorsof

successisknowledge.Forexample,QianZhong-Shu,oneofthe

world’sbest-knownwriters,hadabroadhorizonandprofound

knowledge.Hewrotethebest-sellingnovelAsurroundedCity,

whichhasbeentranslatedinto80languagesandpublishedin

almostallpartsoftheworld.Inmyopinion,hewasextremely

successful.

Whenwelookbackinhistory,therearefewpeoplethatw