2014年10月11日，希望对各位考生的备考有所帮助，祝每位烤鸭考试顺利，都能取得好成绩！
2014-10-11大陆口语综合
Task 3
Plan: The school plans to hold an annual meeting for community about the development of faculties.
The woman disagrees.
First, she thinks there’s no need to hear it, and the school should put the information online so more people could see it.
Second, the meeting will be held in the hall, but a lot of people won’t be able to attend it.
Task 4
Defensive pessimism: Individuals use defensive pessimism as a strategy to prepare for anxiety provoking events or performances. When implementing defensive pessimism, individuals set low expectations for their performance, regardless of how well they have done in the past. Defensive pessimists then think through specific negative events and setbacks that could adversely influence their goal pursuits. By envisioning possible negative outcomes, defensive pessimists can take action to avoid or prepare for them.[2] Using this strategy, defensive pessimists can advantageously harness anxiety that might otherwise harm their performance. (Wiki)
Example: The professor and his friend flied to New York for a conference, but they lost their suitcases. His friend was a defensive pessimist and prepared for the worst, so he put extra clothes and paper in his carry-on bag. But the professor didn’t do the same so he didn’t have spare clothes or paper.
Task 5
Problem: The girl wants to take a writing class and is required to submit a short story so that the professor can determine if she is qualified to take the class. But the girl doesn’t have one.
Solution 1: She can write one now, but she also has to study for her exam and probably doesn’t have enough time.
Solution 2: She wants to hand in a poem she has written, but she’s afraid the professor may not accept it.
Task 6
The professor talks about two adaptations that insects have in order to survive in the water.
The first is to have wide and strong legs. Example: giant water bugs have strong legs which can make fast strokes.
The second is to have thin and long legs to be able to diverse the weight and float on the water.