试卷代号：1356 国家开放大学（中央广播电视大学）2016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) 2016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.Do you think it's important to explore Mars?Why or why not? 2.Describe your friendship based on the following questions: A.What are your friends like? B.Do you see them often? C.How did you become friends? D.How long have you been friends? E.What do you have in common?E.g.Are you similar in personality?Are you interested in similar things?etc. 1393试卷代号 :1356 国家开放大学(中央广播电视大学 )2016 年春季学期"开放本科"期末考试 高级英语昕说 (2) 口试题签( 1 ) 2016 Section One Directions: Read aloud the part between the stars (祷). (2 minutes) OK , um , let' s begin by looking at the characteristics or, the qualities, of entrepreneurs. There are two qualities that 1 think all entrepreneurs have in common. First , entrepreneurs have vision. 1 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. (祷 )The other quality that 1 think all entrepreneurs have is that they're not afraid to take risks. 1 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. (祷) Section Two Speak based on one of the following topics: (3 minutes) 1. Do you think it's important to explore Mars? Why or why not? 2. Describe your friendship based on the following questions: A. What are your friends like? B. Do you see them often? C. How did you become friends? D. How long have you been friends? E. What do you have in common? E. g. Are you similar in personality? Are you interested in similar things? etc. 1393