英语专业四级考试口试试题专四口语考试.pdf

全国英语专业四级口语考试仍然采用录音口试，将于笔试一周后举行。根据大纲要求，口试内容将分解为三项：（1）复述故事（听两遍故事后复述 3 分种）；（2）即席讲话（根据所给的题目准备 3 分钟后，作即席讲话 3 分钟）；（3）对话（根据规定的角色各自准备 3 分钟后，对话 4 分钟）。2001：Task1:Retelling a storyI once knew an old man whose bad memory made him famous.John Smith was so forgetful that he sometimes forget what he was talkingabout in the middle of a sentence.His wife had to constantly remind himabout his meetings,his classes even his meals!Once he forgot he hadeaten breakfast twice,at home and at school.His wife liked to remind herneighbors,“If John didnt have his head tied on.He would forget thattoo!”Since Smith was a professor at a well-known university,hisforgetfulness was often an embarrassment.It wasnt that he was notclever,as some critical people tended to say,but just very,veryabsent-minded.One hot summer day,Professor Smith decided to take hischildren to a seaside town about a three-hour train ride away.To make thetrip more interesting for his young children,he kept the name of the towna secret.However,by the time they arrived at the station,Smith forgotthe name of the town he was planning to visit.Luckily,a friend of hishappened to be in the station.He offered to take care of the childrenwhile Smith hurried back home to find out where he was going.The professors wife was surprised to see him again so soon.“Oh,my dear,I forgot the name the town.”“What?You forgot the name?Maybe one dayyou will forget myname!Now Ill write the name of that town on a piece of paper,and youput it in your pocket and please,please dont forget where you put it.”Satisfied that she had solved the problem,she sent her husbandoff again.Ten minutes later she was astonished to see him outside thehouse for the third time.“What is the matter now?”“As you told me,I didnt forget where I put the name of that town,but I forgot where I left our children!”Task2:Talking on a given topicDirections:Describe a teacher of yours whom you find unusual.Task3:Role-playingDirections:Many high school graduates in China are going overseas fortheir college education.A friend of yours is graduating this year andwould like to ask for your advice on whether it is a good idea for a highschool graduate to go abroad to study.Student A:You think this friend should go by all means,and you shouldtrytoconvinceyourpartner.Rememberyoushouldstarttheconversation.Student B:You think this friend should finish college in China beforethinking about going abroad,and you should try to convince your partner.Remember your partner will start the conversation.2002:Task1:Retelling a storyWhenever Mr.Smith goes to Westgate,he stays at the GrandHotel.In spite of its name,it is really not very“grand,”but it is cheap,clean,and comfortable.Since he knows the manger well,he never hasto go to the trouble of reserving a room.The fact is that he always getsthe same room.It is situated at the far end of the building and overlooks abeautiful bay.On his last visit,Mr.Smith was told that he could have his usualroom,but the manager added apologetically that it might be a little noisy.So great was the demand for rooms,the manager said,that the hotel haddecided to build a new wing.Mr.Smith said he did not mind.It amusedhim to think that the dear old Grand Hotel was making an effort to live upto its name.During the first day Mr.Smith hardly noticed the noise at all.The room was a little dusty,but that was natural.The followingafternoon,he borrowed a book from the hotel library and went upstairs toread.No sooner had he sat down than he heard someone hammeringloudly at the wall.At first he paid no attention,but after a while hebegan to feel very uncomfortable.His clothes were slowly being coveredwith fine white powder.Soon there was so much dust in the room thathe began to cough.The hammering was now louder than ever and bits ofplaster were coming away from the walls.It looked as though the wholebuilding was going to fall.Mr.Smith went immediately to complain tothe manager.They both returned to the room,but everything was veryquiet.As they stood there looking at each other,Mr.Smith felt ratherembarrassed for having dragged the manager all the way up the stairs fornothing.All of a sudden,the hammering began again and a large bricklanded on the floor.Looking up,they saw a sharp metal tool had forcedits way through the wall,making a very large hole right above the bed!Task2:Talking on a given topicDirection:Describe an embarrassing situation in which you got veryangry.Task3:Role-playingDirections:The geology department of a major university is planning toadmit 30 male and 5 female students.However,the results of the collegeentrance examination show that by average,of all the applicants,femaleshave scored higher than most males.Should the department stick to itsoriginal plan?Student A:You think the department should still stick to the original plan,and you should try to convince your partner.Remember you should startthe conversation.Student B:You dont think the department should stick to the originalplan,and you should try to convince your partner.Remember yourpartner will start the conversation.2003:Task1:Retelling a storyJust as Jane was joyfully expecting her first child,her active,energetic mother began losing her battle with a brain disease.For tenyears,the fiercely independent and courageous mother had fought,butnone of the surgeries or treatments had been successful.At only fifty-five,she became totally disabled-unable to speak,walk,eat or dress on herown.As the mother grew closer and closer to death,the baby grewcloser and closer to life.Jane was afraid that her mother and her babywould never know each other.Her fear seemed well-founded.A fewweeks before her due date,her mother lapsed into a deep coma.Thedoctors did not hold any hope.It was useless to put in a feeding tube,theysaid,for Mother would never awaken.So Jane brought Mother to her ownbed in her own house.As often as she could,she sat beside her mother,talking about the baby moving inside her.On February 3,1989,at about the same time Jane began to feelbirth pains,Mother opened her eyes.Jane called home.“Mom,listen.My baby is coming!Youre going to have a newgrandchild.Do you understand!”“Yes,”Mother answered.What a wonderful word!The first clear word shed spoken inmonths.By the time Jane brought her son home,her mother was sittingin her chair,dressed and ready to welcome the baby.For two weeks,Mother clucked,smiled and held the new-born baby.Then she quietlybecame unconscious and,after visits from all her children,was finallyfree of the pain.For Jane,memories of her sons birth will always be bittersweet,but it was at this time that she learned an important truth about living.While both joy and sorrow pass quickly,and often come together at thesame time,love has the power to overcome both.And love can lastforever.2005：Task1:Retelling a storyA little girl whose parents had died lived with her grandmotherand slept in an upstairs bedroom.One night there was a fire in the house and the grandmother diedwhile trying to rescue the child.The fire spread quickly,and the first floorof the house was soon engulfed in flames.Neighbors called the fire department,then stood helplessly by,unable to enter the house because flames blocked all the entrances.Thelittle girl appeared at an upstairs window,crying for help,just as wordspread among the crowd that the firefighters would be delayed a fewminutes because they were all at another fire.Suddenly,a man appeared with a ladder,put it up against the sideof the house and disappeared inside.When he reappeared,he had the littlegirl in his arms.He delivered the child to the waiting arms below,thendisappeared into the night.An investigation revealed that the child had no living relatives,and weeks later a meeting was held in the town hall to determine whowould take the child into their home and bring her up.A teacher said she would like to raise the child.She pointed outthat she could ensure her a good education.A farmer offered her anupbringing on his farm.He pointed out that living on a farm was healthyand satisfying.Others spoke,giving their reasons why it was to thechilds advantage to live with them.Finally,the towns richest resident rose and said,“I can give thischild all the advantages that you have mentioned here,plus money andeverything that money can buy.”Throughout all this,the child remained silent,her eyes on the floor.“Does anyone else want to speak?”asked the meeting chairman.A man came forward from the back of the hall.He walked slowly andappeared to be in pain.When he got tothe front of the room,he stooddirectly in front of the little girl and held out his arms.His hands andarms were terribly scarred.The child cried out.“This is the man who rescued me!”With a leap,she threw her arms around the mans neck.She buried her face in hisshoulder and sobbed for a few moments.Then she looked up and smiledat him.Task2:Talking on a given topicDirection:Please tell us one incident in which someone was trying to helpothers despite danger to his own safety.Task3:Role-playingStudent A:The manager of a world-famous hotel wants to recruit a newmember as the hotels bellboy,offering him a salary of 3000 yuan permonth.Many university graduates are competing for the position.As asophomore in the university,you think that they are applying for a jobunworthy for their talents.Try to persuade your partner that you are right.Remember you will initiate the conversation.Student B:The manager of a world-famous hotel wants to recruit a newmember as the hotels bellboy,offering him a salary of 3000 yuan permonth.Many university graduates are competing for the position.As asophomore in the university,you think that it is courageous for them tomake such a decision and they have made the correct choice.Try topersuade your partner that you are right.Remember your partner willinitiate the conversation.2004:Task1:Retelling a storyWhen she was 22 years old Pat Jones decided that she wanted totravel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could whileshe was young.When she finished college at home in Britain,Pat choseto visit Latin America first,so she managed to get a job as an Englishteacher in a secondary school in Bolivia.Pat spoke a little Spanish,so shewas able to communicate with her students even though they did notknow much English.A sentence she had once read somewhere stuck in her mind:ifyou dream in a foreign language,it means that you have really mastered it.Pat repeated this sentence to her students and she hoped that someday shewould dream in Spanish and they would dream in English.One day,Tim,one of the worst students in her class,came up toher and explained in Spanish that he had not done his homework.He saidthat he had gone to bed early and had slept badly.Pat was quite angrywith him,for she did not think that his explanationhad anything to dowith his homework.But Tim told her that he dreamed all night and hisdream was in English.“In English!”Pat thought.She was greatly surprised,s ince Timwas such a bad student.She was also secretly jealous.Her dreams werestill not in Spanish,but she decided to encourage her student and askedhim to tell her about his dream.“All the people in my dream spoke English,”Tim said.“And all thesigns were in English.All the newspapers and magazines and all the TVprograms were in English.”“But thats wonderful,”said Pat.“What did all the people say toyou?”she asked.“Im sorry.Miss Jones,Thats why I slept so badly all through thenight.I didnt understand a word they said.It was a nightmare!”Timanswered.Task2:Talking on a given topicDirections:Describe one of the most unpleasant dreams youve ever had.Task3:Role-playingStudent A:Nowadays higher education is getting more and moreexpensive.To quite a number of families it has become a big financialburden.You try to discuss this problem with student B.You think thatparents should pay tuition for their children since college students do notyet have any regular income.Student B:Nowadays higher education is getting more and moreexpensive.To quite a number of families it has become a big financialburden.You try to discuss this problem with student A.Your opinion isthat it is unfair to put this big burden on parents since college students arealready adults.Students themselves should find ways to pay their owntuition.2006：Task1:Retelling a storyA philosophy professor stood before his class and had some itemsin front of him.When class began,wordlessly he picked up a large emptyglass jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks right to the top,rocks abouttwo inches in diameter.He then asked the students if the jar was full.They agreed that itwas.The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them intothe jar.He shook the jar lightly.The pebbles,of course,rolled into theopen spaces between the rocks.The students laughed.He asked his students again if the jar was full.They agreed:yes,it was.The professor then picked up a box of sand and poured it into thejar.Of course,the sand filled up all the remaining space.“Now.”said the professor,“I want you to recognize that this isyour life.”The rocks are the important things your family,your partner,yourhealth,your children anything that is so important to you that if it werelost,you would be nearly destroyed.The pebbles are the other things inlife that matter,but on a smaller scale.The pebbles represent things likeyour job,your house,your car.The sand is everything else.The smallstuff.If you put the sand or the pebbles into the jar first,there is noroom for the rocks.The same goes for your life.If you spend all yourenergy and time on the small stuff,or material things,you will never haveroom for the things that are truly most important.Pay attention to thethings that are critical in your life.Play with your children.Take yourpartner out dancing.Talk with your parents.There will always be time togo to work,clean the house,give a dinner party and fix the disposal.“Take care of the rocks first the things that really matter.Set yourpriorities.The rest is just pebbles and sand.They will take care ofthemselves.”Task2:Talking on a given topicDirections:Describe a lesson you have learned which has enriched yourlife experience.Task3:Role-playingStudent A:You and your friend are discussing what you are going to dotogether during this coming summer vacation.Your friend prefers to workin a big company to earn some money.You prefer to do some voluntarywork for society.You try to persuade each other by giving various reasons.Remember you will initiate the conversation.Student B:You and your friend are discussing what you are going to dotogether during this coming summer vacation.Your friend prefers to dosome voluntary work for society.You prefer to work in a big company toearn some money.You try to persuade each other by giving variousreasons.Remember your partner will initiate the conversation.2007:Task1:Retelling a storyAnne was a science teacher in a primary school.She loved herjob and believed very strongly in practical work as a means o