Oral Exam Topics for Intensive Reading
（Contemporary College English, Book 5)
leafy1. Why does King put the development of a n of values as the firs task in order to move forward?
2. What is King’s view of power?
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3. Why does King think a Black revolution cannot succeed?
backtodecember4. What does King mean when he rais the idea of restructuring the whole of American society? Why does he rai this idea?
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5. How does Dr. King end his speech? Is it a forceful ending?
6. What did the narrator’s mother believe? Why was it so important to the mother to have her daughter become a prodigy of some kind?
7. How did the girl react to the pressure of living up to her mother’s expectations?
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8. Having read the whole story, how would you describe the relationship between the mother and the daughter?
9. Do you find Amy Tan a skillful story-teller? If your think so, give examples to illustrate her narrative skills. If your answer is negative, show why.
10. How does the story end? How does the author make the theme of the story clear to us readers?
11. Does the author think that globalization is a thing completely new to mankind? Why?
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12. How do some of the Western social scientists, anthropologists and foreign politicians view this trend of globalization? Does the author agree? What’s your view?
13. Does the author think that in the future there would be one “McWorld”? What is her view?
14. What do you think is the author’s attitude towards globalization?
15. Goods Move. People Move. Ideas Move. And Cultures Change. is a typical piece of journalistic writing. What are some of the characteristics you have noticed?
16. question是什么意思What did she discover that she should need to do if she were going to review books? What did she mean by the Angel in the Hou?
17. Why does the author think that a novelist’s chief desire is to be as unconscious as possible?
他们不关心我们18. Woolf says when one has a room of one’s own, the room has to be furnished, to be decorated and to be shared. What does Woolf mean by the remarks? At the end of her speech she asks her audience a ries of questions. Do you think tho questions have been completely solved today? Support your argument with facts.
19. How would you compare “the Angel in the hou” with the Chine phra “贤妻良母” ? Are they the same? Is there any difference between the two?
20. In recounting her first professional experience the author us a metaphor—the Angel
in the Hou. Does she illustrate her point clearly and convincingly by using this metaphor? Plea give a detailed analysis of this metaphor.草莓族
21. How does the author conclude her speech? As the last paragraph of her speech, how is it related with her opening remarks.
22. What does the author say his own essay? Is he rious in his remarks?
23. edr是什么意思How did the narrator describe himlf? What does it show?
24. Why was the narrator interested in Polly Espy? What kind of girl was she?
25. How do you interpret “fallacy” in the title? What is the implication of the author?
26. Is this article solely on life beyond earth? If not, interpret your view.
27. Is the author for or against the arch for extraterrestrial life? How do you know?
28. What do you think is the purpo of the author’s writing of this article? What is the message embodied in this article. '
29. What was the protagonist looking for all his life? What questions did he ask constantly? Did he find the answer to his questions?
30. What did the black boy’s grandfather say on his deathbed? Why did he say that the old man’s words were like a cur?
31. What came as part of the entertainment before the battle royal? How did the protagonist and other black boys react to the naked white dancer?
32. How did the battle royal begin? Why did the narrator feel a sudden fit of terror when he was blindfolded?
33. How did the white men humiliate the black boys when the fight was over?
34. What is narrative structure of this story?
35. After the black boy delivered his speech, he was given a big prize. Everybody was happy and excited. This ems to be a happy ending for the story. What happens next? How does this chapter end? Why? Give your comments.
