2001-2009年英语专业四级考试口试试题-专四口语考试

全国英语专业四级口语考试仍然采用录音口试 将于笔试一至二周后举行 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 年年 Task1 Retelling a story I once knew an old man whose bad memory made him famous John Smith was so forgetful that he sometimes forget what he was talking about in the middle of a sentence His wife had to constantly remind him about his meetings his classes even his meals Once he forgot he had eaten breakfast twice at home and at school His wife liked to remind her neighbors If John didn t have his head tied on He would forget that too Since Smith was a professor at a well known university his forgetfulness was often an embarrassment It wasn t that he was not clever as some critical people tended to say but just very very absent minded One hot summer day Professor Smith decided to take his children to a seaside town about a three hour train ride away To make the trip more interesting for his young children he kept the name of the town a secret However by the time they arrived at the station Smith forgot the name of the town he was planning to visit Luckily a friend of his happened to be in the station He offered to take care of the children while Smith hurried back home to find out where he was going The professor s 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 I ll write the name of that town on a piece of paper and you put it in your pocket and please please don t forget where you put it Satisfied that she had solved the problem she sent her husband off again Ten minutes later she was astonished to see him outside the house for the third time What is the matter now As you told me I didn t forget where I put the name of that town but I forgot where I left our children Task2 Talking on a given topic Directions Describe a teacher of yours whom you find unusual Task3 Role playing Directions Many high school graduates in China are going overseas for their college education A friend of yours is graduating this year and would like to ask for your advice on whether it is a good idea for a high school graduate to go abroad to study Student A You think this friend should go by all means and you should try to convince your partner Remember you should start the conversation Student B You think this friend should finish college in China before thinking about going abroad and you should try to convince your partner Remember your partner will start the conversation 2002 Task1 Retelling a story Whenever 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 the manger well he never has to go to the trouble of reserving a room The fact is that he always gets the same room It is situated at the far end of the building and overlooks a beautiful bay On his last visit Mr Smith was told that he could have his usual room 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 had decided to build a new wing Mr Smith said he did not mind It amused him to think that the dear old Grand Hotel was making an effort to live up to 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 following afternoon he borrowed a book from the hotel library and went upstairs to read No sooner had he sat down than he heard someone hammering loudly at the wall At first he paid no attention but after a while he began to feel very uncomfortable His clothes were slowly being covered with fine white powder Soon there was so much dust in the room that he began to cough The hammering was now louder than ever and bits of plaster were coming away from the walls It looked as though the whole building was going to fall Mr Smith went immediately to complain to the manager They both returned to the room but everything was very quiet As they stood there looking at each other Mr Smith felt rather embarrassed for having dragged the manager all the way up the stairs for nothing All of a sudden the hammering began again and a large brick landed on the floor Looking up they saw a sharp metal tool had forced its way through the wall making a very large hole right above the bed Task2 Talking on a given topic Direction Describe an embarrassing situation in which you got very angry Task3 Role playing Directions The geology 地质学 department of a major university is planning to admit 30 male and 5 female students However the results of the college entrance examination show that by average of all the applicants females have scored higher than most males Should the department stick to its original 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 start the conversation Student B You don t think the department should stick to the original plan and you should try to convince your partner Remember your partner will start the conversation 2003 Task1 Retelling a story Just as Jane was joyfully expecting her first child her active energetic mother began losing her battle with a brain disease For ten years the fiercely independent and courageous mother had fought but none of the surgeries or treatments had been successful At only fifty five she became totally disabled unable to speak walk eat or dress on her own As the mother grew closer and closer to death the baby grew closer and closer to life Jane was afraid that her mother and her baby would never know each other Her fear seemed well founded A few weeks before her due date her mother lapsed into a deep coma The doctors did not hold any hope It was useless to put in a feeding tube they said for Mother would 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 baby moving inside her On February 3 1989 at about the same time Jane began to feel birth pains Mother opened her eyes Jane called home Mom listen My baby is coming You re going to have a new grandchild Do you understand Yes Mother answered What a wonderful word The first clear word she d spoken in months By the time Jane brought her son home her mother was sitting in her chair dressed and ready to welcome the baby For two weeks Mother clucked smiled and held the new born baby Then she quietly became unconscious and after visits from all her children was finally free of the pain For Jane memories of her son s 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 the same time love has the power to overcome both And love can last forever Task II Talking on a given topic Directions Tell a story that illustrates the need for love Task III Role playing Student A You will be traveling later this week and you are wondering about the advantages and safety of flying Recent news reports of air crashes have made you nervous and you cannot decide if it is safe to travel by airplane You turn to your friend for advice about whether you should go by air or by train He she tried to persuade you to take a flight by listing some advantages Eventually you refuse to accept his her opinion and make your own decision Student B One of your friends is taking a trip later this week and he she is undecided about whether to travel by air or by train Not knowing what to do your friend comes to you for advice You try to persuade your friend to take a flight in spite of reports of air crashes Eventually you fail to convince him her and your friend buys a train ticket instead 2004 Task1 Retelling a story When she was 22 years old Pat Jones decided that she wanted to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could while she was young When she finished college at home in Britain Pat chose to visit Latin America first so she managed to get a job as an English teacher in a secondary school in Bolivia Pat spoke a little Spanish so she was able to communicate with her students even though they did not know much English A sentence she had once read somewhere stuck in her mind if you 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 she would dream in Spanish and they would dream in English One day Tim one of the worst students in her class came up to her and explained in Spanish that he had not done his homework He said that he had gone to bed early and had slept badly Pat was quite angry with him for she did not think that his explanation had anything to do with his homework But Tim told her that he dreamed all night and his dream was in English In English Pat thought She was greatly surprised since Tim was such a bad student She was also secretly jealous Her dreams were still not in Spanish but she decided to encourage her student and asked him to tell her about his dream All the people in my dream spoke English Tim said And all the signs were in English All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were in English But that s wonderful said Pat What did all the people say to you she asked I m sorry Miss Jones That s why I slept so badly all through the night I didn t understand a word they said It was a nightmare Tim answered Task2 Talking on a given topic Directions Describe one of the most unpleasant dreams you ve ever had Task3 Role playing Student A Nowadays higher education is getting more and more expensive To quite a number of families it has become a big financial burden You try to discuss this problem with student B You think that parents should pay tuition for their children since college students do not yet have any regular income Student B Nowadays higher education is getting more and more expensive To quite a number of families it has become a big financial burden You try to discuss this problem with student A Your opinion is that it is unfair to put this big burden on parents since college students are already adults Students themselves should find ways to pay their own tuition 2005 Task1 Retelling a story A little girl whose parents had died lived with her grandmother and slept in an upstairs bedroom One night there was a fire in the house and the grandmother died while trying to rescue the child The fire spread quickly and the first floor of 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 The little girl appeared at an upstairs window crying for help just as word spread among the crowd that the firefighters would be delayed a few minutes because they were all at another fire Suddenly a man appeared with a ladder put it up against the side of the house and disappeared inside When he reappeared he had the little girl in his arms He delivered the child to the waiting arms below then disappeared 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 would take the child into their home and bring her up A teacher said she would like to raise the child She pointed out that she could ensure her a good education A farmer offered her an upbringing on his farm He pointed out that living on a farm was healthy and satisfying Others spoke giving their reasons why it was to the child s advantage to live with them Finally the town s richest resident rose and said I can give this child all the advantages that you have mentioned here plus money and everything 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 and appeared to be in pain When he got to the front of the room he stood directly in front of the little girl and held out his arms His hands and arms were terribly scarred The child cried out This is the man who rescued me With a leap she threw her arms around the man s neck She buried her face in his shoulder and sobbed for a few moments Then she looked up and smiled at him Task2 Talking on a given topic Direction Please tell us one incident in which someone was trying to help others despite danger to his own safety Task3 Role playing Student A The manager of a world famous hotel wants to recruit a new member as the hotel s bellboy offering him a salary of 3000 yuan per month Many university graduates are competing for the position As a sophomore in the university you think that they are applying for a job unworthy 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 new member as the hotel s bellboy offering him a salary of 3000 yuan per month Many university graduates are competing for the position As a sophomore in the university you think that it is courageous for them to make such a decision and they have made the correct choice Try to persuade your partner that you are right Remember your partner will initiate the conversation 2006 Task1 Retelling a story A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him When class began wordlessly he picked up a large empty glass jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks right to the top rocks about two inches in diameter He then asked the students if the jar was full They agreed that it was The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar He shook the jar lightly The pebbles of course rolled into the 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 sand and poured it into the jar Of course the sand filled up all the remaining space Now said the professor I want you to recognize that this is your life The rocks are the important things your family your partner your health your children anything that is so important to you that if it were lost you would be nearly destroyed The pebbles are the other things in life that matter but on a smaller scale The pebbles represent things like your job your house your car The sand is everything else The small stuff If you put the sand or the pebbles into the jar first there is no room for the rocks The same goes for your life If you spend all your energy and time on the small stuff or material things you will never have room for the things that are truly most important Pay attention to the things that are critical in your life Play with your children Take your partner out dancing Talk with your parents There will always be time to go 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 your priorities The rest is just pebbles and sand They will take care of themselves Task2 Talking on a given topic Directions Describe a lesson you have learned which has enriched your life experience Task3 Role playing Student A You and your friend are discussing what you are going to do together during this coming summer vacation Your friend prefers to work in a big company to earn some money You prefer to do some voluntary work 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 do together during this coming summer vacation Your friend prefers to do some voluntary work for society You prefer to work in a big company to earn some money You try to persuade each other by giving various reasons Remember your partner will initiate the conversation 2007 Task1 Retelling a story Anne was a science teacher in a primary school She loved her job and believed very strongly in practical work as a means of teaching science effectively Once she decided to show her pupils parents how well their children were learning To demonstrate the effectiveness of her methods she invited all the parents to come to the school to see the results of one of the children s experiments She scheduled this event for a Saturday evening so all of the parents would be sure to come The children were studying how plants grow To see this process for themselves the students had planted four pots of beans They had put poor soil in one pot to see what effect this would have on the growth of the beans The other three pots of beans had good soil but one pot had been placed in a dark room for several days and another pot was not watered for the same length of time In this way the children were learning the effects of soil water and sunlight on the growth of plants At the end of the lesson on Friday afternoon Anne put labels on the four pots One label said The beans in this pot were planted in poor soil Another one said This pot has been kept in the dark for four days The third label read These beans have had no water for four days And the last one went like this These beans have had good soil plenty of light and regular water Then she went home She returned to school on Saturday evening half an hour before the parents were due to come She was surprised to find a note beside the pots It said We read your notes to the school cleaning staff and decided to help them with your plants so we watered all the plants changed the earth in one with poor soil and left the light on above the one that had been left in the dark for four days We hope that the plants will now grow better Signed The Boy Scouts Task2 Talking on a given topic Directions Talk about an experience you have had in which you tried to help someone but actually caused trouble Task3 Role playing Student A Nowadays lots of college students take