四级口语大纲及样卷.doc

扬州大学大学英语四级口语考试大纲 一、 大学英语口语考试概述为了进一步推动我校大学英语教学改革，使学生更加重视英语口语学习，根据课程教学要求全校本科生每学期应进行口语考试（Spoken English Test）。旨在测试学生运用英语进行口语交际的能力。要求考生进行和参与不同形式的口头陈述或交际，其语言能力将根据其在考试中的表现予以评定。考生除了需熟练掌握教材对口头表达的基本要求之外，还需掌握不同层次的语言功能和意念要求。重点考查学生英语口头陈述和表达的准确性（语音、语调以及所使用的语法和词汇的准确程度）；语言范围（使用的词汇和语法结构的复杂程度和范围）；连贯性（有能力进行较长时间的、语言连贯的发言）；灵活性（应付不同情景和话题的能力）等。二、 四级口语考试内容1、试卷构成大学英语四级口语考试由三个部分构成：1）Reading & Answering；2）Oral Presentation；3）Questions & Answers。各部分测试内容所占分值比例为：Reading & Answering 30%；Oral Presentation 30%；Questions & Answers 40%。2、试卷各部分所考核的内容、答题方式及评分标准1）Reading & Answering第一部分的内容由一篇阅读文章和两个问题组成。要求学生在3分钟之内阅读完文章，然后根据文章的内容回答问题。文章的长度为200个词左右；学生回答问题可用原文中的单词、短语和句型，也可以用自己的语言。回答问题必须准确、充分、流利。评分标准为：Question 1占15%（准确、充分10%，流利5%）；Question 2占15%（准确、充分10%，流利5%）。2）Oral Presentation第二部分的内容选自四级听说教程中某一单元，要求学生就该单元的主题进行口头陈述（可提示学生2-3个要点）。总长度为120-150个词。评分标准为：词汇结构占5%；语言连贯占5%；内容完整占20%。3）Questions & Answers 第三部分的内容选自四级听说教程，就四级听说教程所学各个单元的主题提出三个问题供学生回答（每个问题必须涉及不同的主题）。学生的回答必须切题、清楚、具有逻辑性。评分标准为：Question 1占10%；Question 2占15%；Question 3占15%。三、四级口语考试的命题和考试方式1、四级口语考试的命题四级口语考试的整套试题由10份试卷组成（考试时任选其中一份），命题必须覆盖四级教材所学的全部有关内容。2、四级口语考试的考试方式四级口语考试在各个校区自主学习中心（机房）进行机考。考试前将10份试卷嵌入主控台电脑供考试时选用。扬州大学大学英语四级口语考试样卷Section 1: Reading and AnsweringDirections: Read the following passage for 3 minutes and then answer the following two questions within 2 minutes. When you hear the signal “DU”, please answer the two questions.When you take a walk in any of the cities in the West, you often see a lot of people walking dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful and faithful animal in the world, but the reasons why people keep a dog have changed. In the old days people used to train dogs to protect themselves against attacks by other beasts. And later they came to realize that a dog was not only useful for protection but willing to obey his master. For example, when people used dogs for hunting, the dogs would not eat what was caught without permission. But now people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of animals. Why do they keep dogs, then? Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery. But the most important reason is for companionship. For a child, a dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with. For young couples, a dog is their child when they have no children. For old couples, a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up. So the main reason why people keep dogs has changed from protection to friendship.Now please answer the two questions within 2 minutes. “du”Question 1: Why do people keep dogs now?Question 2: Do you like pet dogs? Why or why not?Section 2: Oral Presentation Directions: In this part you are required to talk something about “Friendship”(What is friendship, how to make friends and how to promote friendship?) in 120-150 words, and within 3 minutes. See that your talk is clear, complete and well-organized. You may begin your talk when you hear the signal “du”.Section 3: Questions & Answers Directions: In this part you are given 5 minutes to answer the following three questions on different topics. Your answers to these questions should be clear, logical and to the point.You may begin your answe