关于2013年7月组织学术型硕士研究生学位英语考试的通知
各学院：
经研究决定，我校将在2013年7月3日举行学术型硕士学位英语考试，现将有关事项通知如下：
一、考试对象
2012级统招学术型硕士研究生（非英语专业）和2011级统招学术型硕士研究生（非英语专业）未通过硕士学位英语考试者。
二、考试时间
2013年7月3日(周三)，上午笔试，下午口试。
考试安排和地点另行通知。
三、考试形式
1、考试形式：笔试（占85%）和口试（占15%）
2、考试题型
笔试：听力（20%）、阅读理解（20%）、翻译（20%）、写作（25%）
口试：
题目以涉及社会、文化、历史、经济、生活等有关的话题。每组口试题为10个，口试topics考前一个月下发给考生准备，口试时由每组考生随机抽取1个topic，考试以3人为一组的小组讨论方式进行，考生自由发言，最后，每位考生用1分钟时间总结自己的观点。考官根据考生小组讨论中的表现评分，考生不能背诵课文式的发表观点，每组考生考试时间在15—20分钟。口试topics附后。
四、模拟训练
为了使考生熟悉和适应考试题型，研究生院将提供一套往年试题，见附件，请需要的同学自行到研究生院网站上下载。
学位英语考试训练试卷.doc
五、报名程序
1、2012级学术型硕士研究生不需填写报名表，所有研究生将由研究生院统一安排考场。除特殊原因外，不能缺考，如有不能参加考试者，由各学院报研究生院培养办公室办理缓考手续，没有办理缓考手续者，按旷考处理。
2、2011级学术型硕士研究生填写《学术型硕士研究生学位英语考试补考报名表》，学术型硕士研究生学位英语考试补考报名表.doc在6月14日之前交研究生院培养办公室。
六、学位英语考试分数构成和合格标准
1、学位英语考试最终分数构成
学位英语考试成绩=本学期平时成绩（占10%）+考试成绩（占90%）
2、学位英语考试合格标准
音乐学院、体育学院、美术学院所属各专业，55分合格，其他专业60分合格
七、学位英语考试和第二学期英语期末考试合并
为了减轻研究生考试负担，实行第二学期英语期末考试和学位英语考试合二为一，第二学期英语成绩用学位英语考试成绩折算，分数折算标准如下表：
| 学位英语考试分数 | 第二学期英语成绩折算分数 | |
| 一般专业 （除音乐、体育、美术专业） | 特殊专业 （音乐、体育、美术专业） | |
| 55—59 | —— | 75 |
| 60—64 | 75 | 75 |
| 65—69 | 80 | 80 |
| 70—74 | 85 | 85 |
| 75—79 | 90 | 90 |
| 80以上 | 95 | 95 |
七、有关事项
1、考试实行标准化考试（30人/考场）
2、研究生带身份证和研究生证参加考试，严禁代考，舞弊考生除按《研究生违纪处分条例》进行处理外，取消今后学位英语考试资格。
3、详细考试安排另行通知，请研究生认真复习，迎接考试。
研究生院
二0一三年六月三日
2013年7月3日硕士学位英语考试口试topics
Please express your ideas based on the following topics. Say as fluently, clearly, and freely as you can.
1. Scientific discovery has brought about many negative effects to our life at the same time of promoting our life. Some people think that the development of science has disastrous side effects so that we should not live in modern society. What’s your point of view?
2. Required class attendance is such a widely adopted practice in Chinese schools of higher education that many teachers and even students themselves simply consider it is a good thing. But is it a wise method? Is there any proven co-relation between attendance and performance in a course? Do you question the validity of required attendance?
3. Green food is now becoming more and more popular. Do you know why? And can you say something about the changes in people’s diet nowadays?
4. Some companies like to employ younger and enthusiastic people; other companies like to employ older and experienced people. If you were a boss, which kind of people would you like to employ? Give reasons and specific examples to illustrate your answer.
5. Live to work or live to enjoy? You are required to present your opinions to your partners.
6. How to educate child is a controversial issue in our society. Some people agree with the idea: spare the rod, spoil the child (棍棒下出孝子;不打不成器); another group think that children should be educated with patience. What’s your opinion on this issue?
7. At present, some colleges and universities permit their students to select lecturers of some courses by themselves. After all, some teachers are very boring and some required subjects are probably not very practical. What’s your opinion?
8. Some movies are serious, designed to make the audience think. Other movies are designed primarily to amuse and entertain? Which type of movie do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
9. People in modern society live under a lot of pressure from education, career, or family. So it is important for them to keep a good mood under whatever circumstances. People have different ways of keeping good mood. What do you think is the best way to keep a good mood?
10. Nowadays, heavy traffic has become the source of greatest complaint in many big cities. As it has seriously influenced people’s daily life and economic development, the highest priority of governments has been given to the problem and many experts have been called in for advice. Talk about solutions and provide specific reasons.