2011年郑州大学国际教育学院视听说口语考试材料.doc

2011年郑州大学国际教育学院视听说口语考试材料 Story retelling unit1The story of “Happy Birthday to You” was a nice, sweet one at the very beginning, but later turned into a bitter one. There were two sisters: one was Mildred Hill, and the other Patty Hill. The former had great musical talents, while the latter had knowledge of kindergarten education. By combining their abilities, the two produced a song called “Good Morning to All”. It was a success, and later published in a collection of songs for kindergartens.Thirty-one years later a man named Coleman published the song without the sisters’ permission. To make things worse, he added a second part, which is the present “Happy Birthday to You”. This new song soon became popular and eventually it replaced the sisters’ first part altogether. Then, in 1916, Patty took legal action against Coleman. In court she managed to prove that she and her sister really owned the song. 故事复述一故事的“祝你生日快乐”是一个不错的，甜在一开始，但后来变成了一个痛苦的人。有两年的姐妹：一个是米尔德丽德山，和其他帕蒂山。前者有很大的音乐人才，而后者有知识的幼儿园教育。联合了他们的能力，产生的歌“早上好”。这是成功的，后来发表在一个收集的歌曲为幼儿园。三十一年后，一个名叫科尔曼的人发表的歌曲没有姐妹的许可。更糟糕的是，他又一次，这是目前的“祝你生日快乐”。这首歌很快成为流行并最终取代了姐妹的第一部分。然后，在1916，帕蒂采取法律行动对科尔曼。在法院她设法证明她和她的妹妹真的所有歌曲。Lead-in unit 2Do you prefer to watch movies at home or at the theater? Why？This is a difficult question, for most of us enjoy both. But if you press me with this question, I should say that persoally I prefer watching a DVD at home. It is true that watching a movie at a theater has a number of advantages. For example,the sound effects are much better. When you hear guns firing in a theater, you feel as if you were on a real battelfield. Moreover, the presence of an audience can create a good atmosphere. When you watch a comedy on TV by yourself, you may be amused by the funny words and actions, but you are unlikely to laugh out loud. In a theater, on the other hand, you may laugh heartily when the whole audience bursts into wild laughter.In spite of those pluses for the theater, I have to say that I prefer to stay home an