最新专四口语历年真题doc.docx

1、最新专四口语历年真题doc专四口语历年真题.doc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 story I once knew an old man whose bad memory made him famous. John Smith was so forgetful that he sometimes forget what he

2、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 didnt have his head tied on. He would forget that

3、too! Since Smith was a professor at a well-known university, his forgetfulness was often an embarrassment. It wasnt 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 abo

4、ut 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 o

5、ffered to take care of the children while 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 day you will forget my name! Now Ill write the name of that to

6、wn 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 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 tol

7、d me, 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

8、 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 it

9、s 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 fi

10、rst 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. I

11、t 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 th

12、e 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 situa

13、tion in which you got very angry. Task3: Role-playing Directions: The geology 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 mos

14、t 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 dont think the department should stick to the original plan,

15、 and you should try to convince your partner. Remember your partner will start the conversation。2022：.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

16、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 mon

17、ey 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

18、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 mans neck. She buried her face in his shoulder and sobbed for a few moments. Then she looked up and smiled at him. Task

19、2: 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 hotels bellboy, offering him a salary of 3000 yuan p

20、er 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

21、-famous hotel wants to recruit a new member as the hotels 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

22、 choice. Try to persuade your partner that you are right. Remember your partner will initiate the conversation. 2022: 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

23、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

24、 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

25、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 h

26、is 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 E

27、nglish, Tim said. “And all the signs were in English. All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were in English. “But thats wonderful, said Pat. “What did all the people say to you? she asked. “Im sorry. Miss Jones, Thats why I slept so badly all through the night. I didnt understand

28、a word they said. It was a nightmare! Tim answered. Task2: Talking on a given topic Directions: Describe one of the most unpleasant dreams youve 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 fi

29、nancial 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

30、 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. 2022： Task1: Retelling a story A philosophy professor

31、 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 profess

32、or 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 san

33、d 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 los