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1、复述、即席讲话、语音语调及语法。其中，前三项评分针对三项任务的完成情况，后两项是对考生在完成前三项任务中的语音语调及语法的总体评价。具体评分过程如下： （1）评分教师首先给三项任务依次打分，但每项任务的评分重点不同。复述部分强调故事的完整性与条理性；即席讲话强调内容切题、丰富、条理清楚，表达流畅；交谈部分强调讨论充分、遵循交际原则。 （2）评分教师就考生在三项任务中的语音语调与语法进行总体的评价，打综合分。分数采用百分制，每五分为一档。 （3）将五项分数相加，得到总分。（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

2、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 forgot 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

3、! Once he forgot he had eaten breakfast twice, at home and at school. His wife liked to remind her neighbors, “If John didnt 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 wasnt that he was no

4、t 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. H

5、owever, 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 professors wife was surprised

6、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 put it in your pocket and please, please dont forget where you put it.”Satisfied that she had solve

7、d 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 didnt forget where I put the name of that town, but I forgot where I left our children!Task2: Talking on a given topicDirect

8、ions: Describe a teacher of yours whom you find unusual.Task3: Role-playing 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 g

9、o 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 p

10、artner. Remember your partner will start the conversation.2002: 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 reservi

11、ng 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 deman

12、d 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

13、, 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 s

14、lowly 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

15、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 fl

16、oor. Looking up, they saw a sharp metal tool had forced its way through the wall, making a very large hole right above the bed!Direction: Describe an embarrassing situation in which you got very angry. The geology department of a major university is planning to admit 30 male and 5 female students. H

17、owever, 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? You think the department should still stick to the original plan, and you should try to convince your par

18、tner. Remember you should start the conversation. You dont 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: Just as Jane was joyfully expecting her first child, her active, energetic mother be

19、gan 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 close

20、r 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 f

21、eeding 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 eye

22、s. Jane called home. “Mom, listen. My baby is coming! Youre going to have a new grandchild. 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 in her chair, dressed and ready to w

23、elcome 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 sons birth will always be bittersweet, but it was at this time that she learned an i

24、mportant 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. You will be traveling later this week and you are wondering about the advantages and safety of flying. Recent news reports of

25、 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 a

26、nd make your own decision. 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. Eventu

27、ally, you fail to convince him/her and your friend buys a train ticket instead.2005：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 quic

28、kly, 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 t

29、hat 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,

30、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 coul

31、d 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 childs advantage to live with them.Finally, the towns 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 th