Topics: (口语及书面表达话题+参考答案) 1． 课外活动
（1）What do you usually do after school? Why do you do that?
I usually play basketball with my best friends.
I like doing sports, especially playing basketball. I usually play basketball after school. I have 2 reasons. First ,playing basketball can help me keep fit. I am thin and short. Playing basketball can help me grow stronger and healthier. Second, Playing basketball can make me relaxed. It can help me lose stress from study. I can also make more good friends by doing that. I can learn teamwork better.
I like playing basketball, I usually play basketball after school.
（2）Do you often help your parents do chores? Why (Why not)?
I often help my parents do chores.
First, I think it’s my duty to do some chores. Doing chores helps to develop my independence and teaches me how to look after myself. It also help me understand the idea of fairness. Since I live in one house with my parents, I should play a part in keeping it clean and tidy.
Second, I think I can make my parents have a rest by doing chores. After a day’s work, my parents are also very tired. When I do some chores and my parents can have a rest. So I think I should often help my parents do chores.
(3) What volunteer work can you do? Why?(2 reasons)
Although I’m young, I can also do a lot of things like being a volunteer to help others. There are many chances. For example, I can go to old people’s homes to perform interesting plays for them. Visiting primary schools and helping teach young students are good ways. In this way, i can help others and I can also improve my own study. I think I can volunteer at a newspaper office or hospital. As a teenager, I won’t waste my weekend any more. I think the more I do, the more beautiful our world will be.
(4)What games(sports ) do you like? Why do you like it ( or them) ?
I like playing basketball. First ,playing basketball can help me keep fit. I am thin and short. Playing basketball can help me grow stronger and healthier. Second, Playing basketball can make me relaxed. It can help me lose stress from study. It is good for my growing up. Third, basketball is
a team game. During the game, I can make lots of friends and learn team work better. So I like playing basketball best.
(5) How do you usually relax yourself when you are free? Why
I have many ways to relax myself when I’m free. I am used to going somewhere quiet or listening to some gentle music with great lyrics to relax myself. Quieter environment and music can make me feel sleepy. So I can forget all the unhappy things and feel comfortable and relaxed. Besides that, I also go for a walk or eat a lot of delicious food. They are helpful to relax myself.
2. 学习
（1）What subject are you good at? How do you study it?
I’m good at English. There are many good ways to learn it well. For example, I study English grammar by taking notes in class and write my own sentences using the grammar I was learning. I practice speaking by making up conversations with my friends. I listen to tapes, and read the textbooks every day. They can help me a lot. And I study hard because I think this is important, too.
（2）How long have you learned English? How do you learn it?
I have learned English for 9 years. I think English is useful and important. I study English in many ways. I always take lots of notes in every English class, and do my English homework carefully. I also learn English by
watching English-language TV and reading English books. They helped me a lot. I think one of the secrets of becoming a good language learner is to listen to the English tapes every day. And practicing English conversations with my partner is also helpful.
I believe that the harder I learn English, the more I will get.
3. What’s your favorite TV program? Say something about it?
（1）My favorite program is Animal World. It tells us many different kinds of animals. And it also tells us many things about animals, such as the food and habits. I am interested in it and I can know many things through it. Animals are our friends. The program can also help educate the public about caring for them. This kind of TV program is very educational, I like it.
（2）I like watching TV and I often watch TV on weekends. I like to watch many kinds of TV programs, especially sports programs. When I watch sports programs, I feel very excited. I also love to watch talk shows, because they are interesting and relaxing. And I like to watch TV news, I think I can know more about our world from the news. But I dislike watching soap operas, they are too long and too boring. I believe that good TV programs can provide us with lots of knowledge that we can’t learn from the textbooks.
4. Do you like reading? What do you think of “Reading is helpful to students.”
Yes. I like reading very much. Reading is helpful to students. This is right. We can know a lot from reading. Reading can help us improve our writing skills， it can also help us open up our eyes to the outside world. We can enjoy the different cultures and have fun by reading books. So reading is really helpful.
5. What is your favorite transportation? Give at least two reasons.
My favorite transportation is bus. Bus is the most common transportation in cities. It’s very convenient. It’s faster than walking, cheaper than taxi, and safer than bike or motorcycle. Although bus is a little dirty and uncomfortable, it’s still my favorite transportation.
6. Manners
（1）What do you think of good manners? What good manners should we have?
Manners are an important part of our lives, and it is very important and necessary for us to have good manners. There are many different kinds of manners. I think table manners is the most important one. In China, we always use chopsticks, but you shouldn’t point at anyone with your chopsticks. Sticking your chopsticks into your food is also very rude. So we should try our best to remember these manners and try to use them correctly.
（2）As a student, what should you do to be in good manners?
I think it’s very important for us to be in good manners. But what should we do? I think one of the most important things is to be polite. For example, when we ask a stranger for some help, we may say, “ Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me.” And we should learn different cultures and the table manners in different countries. If we learn these, we will be in good manners and become more polite.
7. What’s your favorite season? Why do you like it ?
My favorite season is summer. Because I like hot days. I can’t stand cold days. They make me unhappy. But hot days always make me feel warm and comfortable. Another thing that I like very much is to swim. I like swimming very much and I can swim very well. I can also eat ice cream in summer. It’s so cool. However, the most important reason is the holiday! We will have a long holiday in summer, so I like summer best!
8. 计划与未来---梦想：
（1）The summer vacation is coming, what are you going to do？Why?
例一The summer vacation is coming, I’m going to do many things. First, I’m going to relax myself by
playing computer games and playing basketball. Because exercise can make me healthy and computer games can also make me relaxed. I also want to do some volunteer work with my classmates, because we all like to help others. I think helping others is helping ourselves. I’m looking forward to my summer vacation.These are all I want to do in my summer vacation.
例二For my next vacation, I want to be a volunteer to help other people. I think I’m a person who can get on well with the old. Although I’m busy, I still want to visit Old People’s Home as a volunteer. I will not only do some cleaning, but also sing and dance. I think in this way I can make the old people feel less lonely.
If I have another chance, I’d like to help sick children in hospital. I can make friends with them, talk with them and tell them stories.
In a word, I would like to help people who need help.
（2）What are you going to do after this exam? Why?
After the exam, I have a lot of things to do. First, I’m going to have a good rest. I’m very tired after the exam, so it’s best to get a good sleep to relax myself. Next, I’m going to have fun with my friends, maybe we’ll go to the parks to enjoy the nature and see the beautiful sights. That can make me relaxed. Of course, I need to study too. It’s important for us to get ready for the high school study. And if I have time, I want to visit other cities, too. I think it must be very interesting.
（3）What are you going to be when you grow up? And how are you going to do that?
When I grow up, I want to be a teacher. Because I like children very much, and I think I can get along well with children. And if I become a teacher, I can get a good pay. To become a teacher, I should study really hard at first. Then, I will try my best to learn all the subjects well and get good grades. Being a teacher is busy and tired, but happy. I really want to be a teacher when I grow up. So I will hold on to my dream, and I believe my dream will come true one day.
（4）What is your dream job? What will you do to make it come true?
My dream job is to become a teacher. Because I like children very much, and I think I can get along well with children. And if I become a teacher, I can get a good pay. To become a teacher, I should study really hard at first. Then, I will try my best to learn all the subjects well and get good grades. Being a teacher is busy and tired, but happy. I really want to be a teacher when I grow up. So I will hold on to my dream, and I believe my dream will come true one day.
9. 成长变化What changes do you have comparing with three years ago?
Time goes by, and great changes have happened since three years ago. I used to have so much time, but these days I get up early and stay in school all day. Another thing I have changed is my study life. I used to spend a lot of time playing with friends or watching my favorite TV programs. But now I have to study. I’m getting used to the new life now. And as you can see, I’m taller than I was three years ago. And I’m more outgoing than before, so I have more friends now and I can get along well with my friends.
10. Rules：（议论文）
（1）Please tell us some rules at your school. What do you think of them?
At our school, there are many rules. For example, we have to wear uniforms every day. And we can not arrive late for class. Sometimes we may feel hungry, but we are not allowed to eat food in class. I agree with some rules. As students, it’s our duty to study hard, so we have to learn well. I don’t think we should wear uniforms. We think uniforms are not beautiful, and we should look smart. So we should be allowed to wear our own clothes.
（2）Do you think teenagers should be allowed to choose their own clothes? Why( Why not)?
I think teenagers should be allowed to choose their own clothes. Because most of the students think our
school uniforms are ugly, they would like to wear their own clothes. If they do that, we would look smart and we would feel more comfortable. And I think that is good for studying. So I think teenagers should be allowed to choose our own clothes.
（3）Talk about the advantages and disadvantages about playing computer games.
Today computers are very popular in our life. If you are stressed out, you can play games for a short time. Then you will feel very excited. And you may be more energetic than before. But playing computer games also has many disadvantages, for instance, you can see many unhealthy things when you surf the internet. Some people may play computer games instead of studying. This kind of behavior must influence our study. So we must be careful.
（4）What do you think of school uniforms?
I think students should wear school uniforms on weekdays. I like wearing school uniforms. First I think if we wear school uniforms, we will concentrate more on our study than our clothes. Second I think if we wear uniforms, we will spend less time choosing which clothes to wear. In this way, we can save time to read more books and learn a lot. So I think wearing school uniforms is good for us.
(No, I don’t. I don’t like wearing school uniforms. First I think our school uniforms are ugly. Second I think they can’t make us look smart, and our school uniforms are not comfortable enough. I think our school should allow us to design our own clothes, and in this way, we will like wearing our new school uniforms and look smart.)
（5）We can see advertisements every day. What do you think of them?
Advertising is everywhere in our life. And I think some advertisements are very useful. For example, when the prices are listed, we can choose the one that we really need. And we usually buy the things with the lowest price by reading the advertisements. In this way, we can save money. But sometimes, some ads can be confusing and misleading. At times, an ad can lead you to buy something that you don’t need at all, so we must be careful.
11. What kind of weather would you like? Why?
I like rainy days because rainy days make me happy. The weather may be cool after the rain. On rainy days, I can stay at home and have a good rest. Sometimes I can stay at home and read a good book. When it doesn’t rain heavily. I’d like to walk in the rain and enjoy it. It makes me relaxed and happy. So I like rainy days.
12. Do you think zoos are good for animals or bad for animals? Why?
Some people think zoos are bad for animals because they make animals lose freedom. But I don’t think so. I think zoos are good for animals. Zoos can provide enough food for animals to eat. And people in the zoo can take good care of them. If animals live in the forest, they may not have enough food to eat. So I think zoos are good for animals to live in. And they are also animals’ homes.
13. What do you usually like to eat? Why?
I’d like to stay healthy, but to be honest; I used to prefer food that tastes good. Food that tastes good may be bad for us. So I try to eat a lot of vegetables. Now I eat fruit and drink milk every day. I love junk food, too. But it doesn’t matter because I only eat a little junk food. I think a balanced diet will help me keep healthy. 14. What kind of music do you like? Why?
Many people like listening to soft music, but I prefer loud music. I know it’s noisy sometimes and the lyrics are not very good. But I like music that I can dance to. I think loud music has lots of energy and it always makes me excited. The most important thing is that loud music can make me happy all the time. 15 Who is your favorite person? Why do you like him or her?