试卷代号：1356 国家开放大学（中央广播电视大学）2014年春季学期“开放本科”期末考试 高级英语听说(2) 口试题签(1) 2014年7月 Section One Directions:Read aloud the part between the stars (*)(2 minutes) OK,um,let's begin by looking at the characteristics or,the qualities,of entrepreneurs.There are two qualities that I think all entrepreneurs have in common.First, entrepreneurs have vision.I mean that they have the ability to see opportunities that other people simply do not see.Let's look again at the example of Jeff Bezos.One day in 1994,he was surfing the Internet when suddenly he had a brilliant idea:why not use the Internet to sell products?Remember,at that time,no one was using the Internet in that way.After doing some research,Bezos decided that the product he wanted to sell was books.That's how Amazon got its start. (*)The other quality that I think all entrepreneurs have is that they're not afraid to take risks.I mean they're not afraid to fail.As an example,let me tell you about Frederick Smith.He founded FedEx,the company that delivers packages overnight.Smith first suggested the idea for his company in a college term paper.Do you know what grade he got on it?A C!Clearly,his professor didn't like the idea,but this didn't stop him.Today FedEx is worth more than 20 billion dollars and employs more than 130,000 people.(* Section Two Speak based on one of the following topics:(3 minutes) 1)Talk about your tastes and preferences based on one of the following topics: A.What kind of music do you like,classical music or popular music,why? B.What's your favorite kind of food? C.What kind of movies do you like,love story,cartoon,science fiction etc? D.What kind of sports do you like,football,basketball,table tennis,volleyball, tennis,swimming,jogging etc? 2)What do you know about Generation Y?Are you a Generation Y-er?What do you think are the most important characteristics of this generation? 1600试卷代号 5 6 国家开放大学(中央广播电视大学 4年春季学期"开放本科"期末考试 高级英语昕说 )口试题签( 1) 2014 年7 Section One Directions : Read aloud the part between the stars (祷) • (2 minutes) OK , urn , let' s begin by looking at the characteristics or , the qualities, of entrepreneurs. There are two qualities that I think all entrepreneurs have in common. First , entrepreneurs have vision. I mean that they have the ability to see opportunities that other people simply do not see. Let's look again at the example of Jeff Bezos. One day in 1994 , he was surfing the Internet when suddenly he had a brilliant idea: why not use the Internet to sell products? Remember, at that time , no one was using the Internet in that way. After doing some research , Bezos decided that the product he wanted to sell was books. That' s how Amazon got its start. (铃 other quality that I think all entrepreneurs have is that they' re not afraid to take risks. I mean they're not afraid to fail. As an example , let me tell you about Frederick Smith. He founded FedEx, the company that delivers packages overnight. Smith first suggested the idea for his company in a college term paper. Do you know what grade he got on it? A C! Clearly, his professor didn' t like the idea , but this didn' t stop him. Today FedEx is worth more than 20 billion dollars and employs more than 130 ,000 people. (铸) Section Two Speak based on one of the following topi (3 minutes) 1) Talk about your tastes and preferences based on one of the following topics: A. What kind of music do you like , classical music or popular music , why? B. What's your favorite kind of food? C. What kind of movies do you like , love story , cartoon , science fiction etc? D. What kind of sports do you like , football , basketball , table tennis, volleyball , tennis, swimming , jogging etc? 2) What do you know about Generation Y? Are you a Generation Y-er? What do you think are the most important characteristics of this generation? 1600