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1、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 Smithwas so forgetful that he sometimes forget what he was talking about

2、inthe middle of a sentence.His wife had to constantly remind him about hismeetings,his classes even his meals!Once he forgot he had eatenbreakfast twice,at home and at school.His wife liked to remind herneighbors,“If John didnthave his head tied on.He would forgetthattoo!”Since Smith was a professor

3、 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 his childrento a seaside town about a three-hour train ride away.To make the

4、 tripmore interesting for his young children,hekept the name of the townasecret.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 ba

5、ck 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 day you will forget my name!Now Ill write the name of that town on a piece of paper,and you putit in your pocket and please,pl

6、ease dont forget where you put it.”Satisfied that she had solved the problem,shesent 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

7、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 askfor your adviceon

8、 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 shouldtry to convince your partner.Remember you should start the conversation.Student B:You think this friend should finish college in China beforethinking about

9、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 Grand Hotel.In spite of its name,it is really not very“grand,”but it is cheap,clean,and comfortable.Since he knows

10、 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 overlooksa beautiful bay.On his last visit,Mr.Smith was told that he could have his usualroom,but the manager added apologetically that

11、 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.Itamusedhim to think that the dear old Grand Hotel was making an effort to liveup to its name.During the first day Mr.Smith hardly noticed the no

12、ise at all.The room was a little dusty,but that was natural.The followingafternoon,he borrowed a book from the hotel library and went upstairsto read.No sooner had he sat down than he heard someone hammering loudlyat the wall.At first he paid no attention,but after a while he beganto feel very uncom

13、fortable.His clothes were slowly being covered withfine white powder.Soon there was so much dust in the room that he beganto cough.The hammering was now louder than ever and bits of plaster werecoming away from the walls.It looked as though the whole building wasgoing to fall.Mr.Smith wentimmediatel

14、y to complain to the manager.They both returned to the room,but everything was very quiet.As theystood there looking at each other,Mr.Smith felt rather embarrassed forhaving dragged the manager all the way upthe stairs for nothing.Allof a sudden,the hammering began again and a large brick landed on

15、thefloor.Looking up,they saw a sharp metal tool had forced its way throughthe wall,making a very large hole right above the bed!Task2:Talking on a given topicDirection:Describe an embarrassing situation in which you got very angry.Task3:Role-playingDirections:The geology department of a major univer

16、sity is planning toadmit 30 male and5 female students.However,the resultsof the collegeentrance examination show that by average,of all the applicants,femaleshave scored higher than most males.Should the department stick to itsoriginal planStudent A:You think the department should still stick to the

17、 originalplan,and you should try to convince your partner.Remember you shouldstart the conversation.Student B:You dont think the department should stick to the originalplan,and you should try to convince your partner.Remember your partnerwill start the conversation.2003:Task1:Retelling a storyJust a

18、s Jane was joyfully expe cting 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,but noneof the surgeries or treatments had been successful.At only fifty-five,she became totally disabled-una

19、ble to speak,walk,eat or dress on herown.As the mother grew closer and closer to death,the baby grew closerand closer to life.Jane was afraid that her mother and her baby wouldnever know each other.Her fear seemedwell-founded.A few weeks beforeher due date,her mother lapsed into a deep coma.The doct

20、ors did not holdany hope.It was useless toput in a feeding tube,they said,for Motherwould never awaken.So Jane brought Mother to her own bed in her own house.As often as she could,she sat beside her mother,talking about the babymoving inside her.On February 3,1989,at about the same time Jane began t

21、o feel birthpains,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 in months.By the time Jane brought her son home,her mother was sitting inher cha

22、ir,dressed and ready to welcome the baby.For two weeks,Motherclucked,smiled and held the new-born baby.Then she quietly becameunconscious and,after visits from all her children,was finally free ofthe pain.For Jane,memories of her sons birth will always be bittersweet,but it was at this time that she

23、 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 last forever.2005:Task1:Retelling a storyA little girl whose parents had died lived with her grandmotherand slept in an upstairs be

24、droom.One night there was a fire in the house and the grandmother diedwhile trying to rescuethe child.Thefire spread quickly,and the firstfloor of the house was soon engulfed in flames.Neighbors called the fire department,then stood helplessly by,unable to enter the house becauseflames blocked all t

25、he entrances.Thelittle girl appeared at an upstairs window,crying for help,just as wordspread among the crowd that the firefighters would be delayed a few minutesbecause they were all at another fire.Suddenly,a man appeared with a ladder,put it up against the sideof the house and disappeared inside.

26、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 who wouldtake the child into their ho

27、me 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 washealthyand satisfying.Others spoke,giving their reasons why it was to thechilds advanta

28、ge to live with them.Finally,the towns richest resident rose and said,“I can givethis child all the advantages that you have mentioned here,plus moneyand everything that money can buy.”Throughout all this,the child remained silent,her eyes on thefloor.“Does anyone else want to speak”asked the meetin

29、g chairman.A man came forward from the back of the hall.He walked slowly and appearedto be in pain.When he got to the front of the room,he stood directlyin front of the little girl and held out his arms.His hands and arms wereterribly scarred.The child cried out.“This is the man who rescued me!”With

30、 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 smiled athim.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:Rol

31、e-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

32、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

33、 asophomore in the university,you think thatit is courageousfor them tomake such a decision and they have made the correct choice.Try to persuadeyour partner that you are right.Remember your partner will initiate theconversation.2004:Task1:Retelling a storyWhen she was 22 years old Pat Jones decided

34、 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 spokea little Spanish,sos

35、he was able to communicate with her students even though they did notknow much English.A sentence she had once read somewherestuck in her mind:if youdream 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 dr

36、eam 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 hisexplanation ha

37、d anything to dowith his homework.But Tim told her that he dreamed all night and his dreamwas in English.“In English!”Pat thought.She was greatly surprised,since Timwas such a bad student.She was also secretly jealous.Her dreams werestill not in Spanish,but she decidedto encourage herstudent and ask

38、edhim to tell her about his dream.“All the people in my dream spoke English,”Tim said.“Andallthe signs were in English.All the newspapers and magazines and all theTV programs were in English.”“But thats wonderful,”said Pat.“What did all the people sayto you”she asked.“Im sorry.Miss Jones,Thats why I

39、 slept so badly all throughthe night.I didnt understand a word they said.It was a nightmare!”Tim answered.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 more expensive.To qui

40、te a number of families it has become a big financial burden.Youtry to discuss this problem with student B.You think that parents shouldpay tuition for their children since college students do not yet have anyregular income.Student B:Nowadays higher education is getting more and more expensive.To qu

41、ite a number of families it has become a big financial burden.Youtry to discuss this problem with student A.Your opinion is that it isunfair to put this big burden on parents since college students are alreadyadults.Students themselves should find ways to pay their own tuition.2006:Task1:Retelling a

42、 storyA philosophy professor stood before his class and had some itemsin front of him.When class began,wordlessly he picked upa 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 thati

43、t was.The professor then picked upa box of pebbles and poured them intothe jar.He shook the jar lightly.The pebbles,of course,rolled intothe open 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

44、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 thisis your life.”The rocks are the important things your family,your partner,your health,your children anything that is so important to you thatif it were lost,

45、you would be nearly destroyed.The pebbles are the otherthings in life that matter,but on a smaller scale.The pebbles representthings like your job,your house,your car.The sand iseverything else.The small stuff.If you put the sand or the pebbles into the jar first,there isno room for the rocks.The sa

46、me goes for your life.If you spend all yourenergy and time on the small stuff,or material things,you will neverhave room for thethings that are truly most important.Payattention tothe things that arecritical in your life.Play with your children.Takeyour partner out dancing.Talk with your parents.The

47、re will always betime to go to work,clean the house,give a dinner party andfix thedisposal.“Take care of the rocks first the things that really matter.Set your priorities.The rest is just pebbles and sand.They will takecare of themselves.”Task2:Talking on a given topicDirections:Describe a lesson yo

48、u 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 voluntary workfor society.You

49、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 compa

50、ny toearn some money.You try to persuade each other by giving various reasons.Remember your partner will initiate the conversation.2007:Task1:Retelling a storyAnne was a science teacher in a primary school.She loved her joband believed very strongly in practical work as a means of teaching scienceef

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