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
①I 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! ②Once 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!” ③Since 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.
④One 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. ⑤However, 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.
⑥The 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.”
⑦Satisfied 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
①Whenever 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. ②S ince 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.
③On his last visit, Mr. Smith was told th at 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.
④During the first day Mr. Smith hardly noticed the noise at all. The room was a little dusty, but that was natural. ⑤The 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. ⑥At 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. ⑦Soon 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. ⑧Mr. 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. ⑨All 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 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
①Just as Jane was joyfully expe cting 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.
②As 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.
④On 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.
⑤By 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.
⑥For Jane, memories of her son’s birth will alwa ys 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.
2005：
Task1: Retelling a story
①A little girl whose parents had died lived with her grandmother and slept in an upstairs bedroom.
②One 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.
③Neighbors 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.
④Suddenly, 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.
⑤An 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.
⑥A 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 mone y can buy.”
Throughout all this, the child remained silent, her eyes on the floor.
⑦“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, offerin g 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.
2004:
Task1: Retelling a story
①When 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.
②A 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.
③One 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.
④“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 n ight. 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.
2006：
Task1: Retelling a story
①A 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.
②He 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.
③He 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.
④“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.
⑤If 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
①Anne 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. ②Once 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.
③The children were stud ying 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.
④At 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.
⑤She 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. I t 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 all kinds of tests to get different kinds of certificates. You think it necessary because these certificates are useful in helping the students find good jobs. But your partner doesn’t agree with you. Try to convince him/her. Remember you should start the conversation.
Student B: Nowadays lots of college students take all kind of tests to
get different kinds of certificates. You don’t think it necessary because most of these certificates are actually of no use. But your partner doesn’t agree with you. Try to convince him/her. Remember your partner should start the conversation.
2008：
Task1: Retelling a story
It was shortly after one o’clock in the morning and Mr. Fairfax was really tired. He had been driving for over five hours, heading for a small town far away from home. The weather was clear but it was dark and Mr. Fairfax could not find a motel to spend the night. Completely exhausted, he decided to stop by the roadside for a few hours’ sleep at the wheel of his car. He fell asleep almost the moment he closed his eyes. But soon he was awakened by a man tapping on the car window. “I say, you don’t happen to know the time, do you” the stranger asked.
Mr. Fairfax wound down the window and thrust his head out. “It’s around one o’clock,” he answered. Then he wound up his window and soon fell back into a deep slumber.
Half an hour later, another guy came up and knocked on his window who also inquired about the time. Once again, Mr. Fairfax gathered his thoughts and told him that it was just after one-thirty.
When the same thing happened yet again, Mr. Fairfax became increasingly irritated. Sleep-deprived, he began to raise his voice at the passer-by: “It’s two o’clock, God damn it! And why can’t you get yourself a watch like the res t of us”
This time when he was winding up the window, Mr. Fairfax figured out how to make sure no one else disturbed him. He found some paper and
a pencil and wrote a note that he placed on the windscreen of his car. It said: “I don’t know what time it is!” Amused by his good idea, he happily drifted off back to sleep again.
Not long afterwards, the note was spotted by a policeman on his night patrol. Intent on fulfilling his duty to assist motorists, he tapped on Mr. Fairfax’s car window.
“Well, sir,” the policeman said. “Now it is five past three!”
Task2: Talking on a given topic
Describe a situation in which you tried every means to avoid trouble, but in vain.
Task3: Role-playing
Student A: Today in China, lots of famous people, such as athletes, are admitted to famous universities without taking the college entrance exam. You and your partner are discussing the issue. You think these people deserve a chance since they have contributed a lot to the country. Your partner does not agree. Try to convince him/her. Remember you should start the conversation.
Student B: Today in China, lots of famous people, such as athletes, are admitted to famous universities without taking the college entrance exam. You and your partner are discussing the issue. You don’t th ink these people should be given this chance since it is unfair to the other people who work so hard
to pass the exam. Your partner does not agree. Try to convince him/her. Remember your partner will start the conversation.
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2016年英语四级口语常用话题汇总 一、运动 对话： A: Brain, playing tennis seems interesting. B: Would you like to learn? A: Yes.how do you play? B: Tennis can be played in singles and doubles. The outside line is for doubles and the inside line is for singles. A: How do you decide who starts? B: Well, you can toss a coin to decide. Whoever wins chooses either to start or which side of the court o play on. A: How do you score? B: To begin with, the score is “LOVE all”. A: LOVE means 0? B: You have got it. You then score 15, 30 and 40. If you get to 40 and win again, you win the game. A: The opponent starts serving then? B: Right. See. You know how to play now. A: Let’s try it sometime. B: Sure! 补充句型： 1. I usually go to the gym after work.. 我经常下班以后去健身房。
2019年12月大学英语四级考试真题及参考答案完整 版(第一套) Part I Writing (25minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to a foreign friend who wants to study. Please recommend a university to him. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 【参考范文】 Dear， I am delighted to hear that you are going to study in a Chinese university. Since you have asked for my advice about choosing which university I will try to give you some useful suggestions here It is well known that Peking University is a great place to lean. There are several factors accounting for this choice and the following are the most typical ones. First and foremost, Peking University is one of the top universities in China and the birthplace of many great minds. Therefore, it can provide high-quality teaching resources, which is essential for a foreign learner. In addition, Beijing is the
二、口语考试注意事项 PETS口试是由三节组成的，在第一节考试中，互动交际是在主考官和两位考生之间进行的。一开始，主考官与考生要相互打招呼并进行简单的介绍。 主考官在从考生手中索回登分卡后，询问考生的姓名，有时可能还要问他的姓名怎样拼写或全名怎样拼写。也许，在某些考生的眼中，他们会认为这是多余问题，在此，特别要向考生说明一下，这类问题不多余，原因如下： 第一，主考官所提出的问题都是按照大纲上的要求进行的，一般说来，主考官的问话不能偏离考试大纲。 第二，让考生说出姓名、拼写名字，可以初步观察考生对问题的反应能力、发音情况以及英语的熟练流利程度。 第三，为缓和考试气氛，通过提问这种熟悉常见的问题，可以逐渐把话题过渡到口语考试的内容上。 另外，在第一节考试中，按照考试的程序，考生应该做到问什么，回答什么，考生一般不宜过于主动。有些考生当主考只问了一个问题的时候，就一口气回答了很多涉及下面即将要回答的问题。这样，一来打乱了考试的提问步骤，二来容易使人觉得好像是在背诵事先准备好的东西。在第一节考试中，有发挥性的问题供考生发表意见。如有关Leisure话题中，有这样的问题：“Is there anywhere you would particularly like to visit？ Why？”对于这道问题，考生可根据自己的情况说：“Yes， there is.”或“No， there isn't.”在主考询问“Why？”之后，考生便可进行自由发挥，但也不宜过长，因为考试的时间是有限的。 在考试中，考生应注意的是，要根据提问的问题，从条理性、逻辑上去组织语言，所谈的内容尽可能切题达意，不说与题无关的话，不说意义不明显的话，不说前言不搭后语的话，条理与连贯在考试中显得比较重要。如果一时语塞或想不起确切的表达方式，千万不要缄口不语，而是应该适当运用前面所说的“填空词”（mouth-filling phrases 或 hesitation fillers），如“mm，um，err，well， I mean， I think，you see， you know， how shall I put it”等。适时运用这类填空词，表明发言人还在积极地思索与考虑，马上就会继续讲话，从而避免令人尴尬的冷场局面。 在第二节活动中，互动交际是在两位考生之间进行的。主考老师只是负责向考生交代要求然后就退让一旁，然后观察考生之间进行合作交流的表面情况。在第二节口试活动中，考生应该注意以下3点： 第一，不要把主考官当成交流对象，讲话时应对着自己的搭档而不是对着主考官。 第二，此节活动是讨论，要求考生发言机会均等，故不要将此节考试引向一种单纯的一人提问、一人回答的局面。讨论应该在两位考生之间进行，对所讨论的问题，无论是赞同还是反对，或者另有见解，都应该以你一言我一语的形式进行。切忌一个人长时间地讲而另一个人长时间地听。若出现这种局面，听者应该以得体的交际语言予以中止、打断。类似“I'm sorry， I have to interrupt you.”；“Excuse me， what did you say just now？”；“I'm afraid I have to stop you， but……”这样的话语，考生应该掌握。若在本节讨论活动中，一方发言已毕，而另一方仍沉默不语。类似“This is my point of view. What do you think of it？”；“Can you tell me something about it？”；“Do you agree with me or do you disagree with me？”；“What's your opinion？”这样的话语，可以鼓励对方开口，从而形成良好的“你来我往”的讨论局面。总之，考生应把握本节的重点，积极主动、有效地在考生之间进行交流。双方都应该对会话中的“轮换体系”敏感，保证“每次至少有一方在说话”。在第二节活动中，考生应礼
英语专业四级考试真题及答案（完整版） TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2013) —GRADE FOUR— TIME LIMIT: 135 MIN PART I DICTATION [15 MIN] Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE. PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 MIN] In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the best answer to each question on Answer Sheet Two. SECTION A CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
2016年英语四级口语考试试题 2016年起，全国大学英语四六级口语考试(CET-SET)将分设四级和六级两个级别，即“全国大学英语四级口语考试(CET-SET4)”和“全国大学英语六级口语考试(CET-SET6)”。原CET-SET将设定为CET-SET6。以下小编为大家整理的是2016年新版英语四级口语考试试题： Topic Area: Daily Life Topic: Travel Examiner: Hello, welcome to the CET Spoken English Test – Band Four. We wish you both good luck today. Now let’s begin with self-introductions. Candidate A, would you please start? (考生A 先回答，时间20秒) Thank you. Candidate B, now it’s your turn. (然后考生B回答，时间20秒) Thank you. OK, now that we know each other, let’s go on. Examiner: In this task, you are to read aloud a short passage. You will have 45 seconds to go over the passage and 1 minute to read it aloud. Now here is the passage.
(屏幕显示以下文字) Many people would list San Francisco as one of the most delightful cities in the world. Sitting on the Pacific coast, it gives you a feeling of the sea. The sea breezes wake you up and make you eat well and sleep well. The city was planned with straight roads, and these roads cross each other at right angles, making squares as they do in many American cities. Very often you can find yourself on top of a hill in the city, looking down one of these straight roads as it rises and falls on its journey through the town. A good way to travel these roads is by cable car. These are buses that run on rails in the ground up and down the steep hills. (考生准备时间45秒) Now please begin to read on hearing the beep. (考生A和B同时回答，时间1分钟) Examiner: In this task, you are to answer two questions. For each question, you will have 20 seconds to respond. Please start speaking on hearing the beep. (问题文字不显示在屏幕上)
2020年公共英语四级模拟试题：完形填空2020年公共英语四级模拟试题：完形填空 EXERCISE 1 Information Technology 1982 was the year of information technology in Great Britain. But what exactly is infotech? 85% of the people __1___ recently had not a clue what it means, __2___53% of those polled said they thought it sounded pretty important.They were __3___.It is.So what is it? Well, put simply,it is the "marry-up"of products__4___several key industries：computers, telephone, televisions, satellites. It means __5___ microelectronics, telecommunication networks fibre optics__6___produce,store,obtain and send information by way of words,numbers,pictures and sound__7___and efficiency than ever before. The __8__ infotech is having and is going to have on our lives and work is tremendous.It is already linking the skills of the space industry with __9___ of cable television,so programmes can be beamed directly into our homes ___10__ all over the world. Armies of "steel collar"workers,the robots,will soon be working in factories doing the boring,complex and __11___jobs which are at present still done by man. In some areas __12___the car industry this has already started. television will also be used to enable customers __13___from the comfort of their homes by simply ordering___14__ the TV screen, payment being made by direct debit of their credit cards.The automatic booking of tickets
英语专业四级考试真题 PART III CLOZE 【15 MIN】 Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks．Mark the best choice for each blank on Answer Sheet Two． The earthquake of 26th December 2004 resulted in one of the worst natural disasters in living memory．It was a (31) _____ underwater quake and occurred in the Indian Ocean．It (32) ____ coastlines，communities and brought death to many people． Why do earthquakes happen? The surface of the earth has not always looked as it does today；it is moving(33)____ (although very slowly)and has done so for billions of years．This is one(34)____ of earthquakes，when one section of the earth (tectonic plate)(35)____ another．Scientists can predict where but not(36)____ this might happen and the area between plates is called a fault line．On one fault line in Kobe，Japan in 1923 over 200,000 people were killed．(37)____，earthquakes do not always happen on fault lines，(38)____ is why they are so dangerous and (39)____． Where do volcanoes happen? Volcanoes happen where the earth's(40)____ is thin：lava，dust and gases(41)____ from beneath the earth．They can rise into a huge cone shape like a mountain and erupt，(42)____ they can be so violent(43)____ they just explode directly from the earth with no warning．There are 1511(44)'____' volcanoes in the world．This means that they may(45)____ be dangerous．In 1985 the Colombian volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupted．The lava melted a glacier and sent tones of mud(46)____ the town below．Twenty thousand people died．Natural disasters like volcanic eruptions are often unpredictable．We regularly do not know when they(47)____ pen，or (48)____ where they will happen．In the future，scientists may be able to watch and predict(49)____ before they happen．This could(50)____ many lives． 31．A．massive B．significant C．great D．grand 32．A．changed B．converted C．destroyed D．transformed 33．A．frequently B．continuously C．regularly D．periodically 34．A．source B．reason C．movement D．cause 35．A．collides with B．confronts with C．meets with D．faces with 36．A．how B．why C．when D．what
PETS 四级考试由笔试试卷和口试试卷组成 笔试试卷（140分钟）分四部分：听力、英语知识运用、阅读理解和写作。 口试试卷（12分钟）分三节考查考生的口语交际能力。 笔试和口试都使用英文指导语。 （一）听力该部分由A、B、C节组成，考查考生理解英语口语的能力。 A节（5题）：考查考生理解详细信息的能力。要求考生根据所听到的一段180 - 220词的对话或独白的内容，填补句子或表格中的空白。录音材料播放两遍。 B节（5题）：考查考生理解总体和特定信息的能力。要求考生根据所听到的一段280－320词的对话或独白，回答5道简答题。录音材料播放两遍。 C节（10题）：考查考生获取特定信息，理解主旨要义和详细信息，猜测词义、判断演讲者态度、意图的能力。要求考生根据所听到的三段对话或独白（每段200－300词），从每题所给的4个选择项中选出最佳选项。每段录音材料只播放一遍。问题不在录音中播放，仅在试卷上印出。 考试进行时，考生将答案写或划在试卷上；听力部分结束前，考生有5分钟的时间将试卷上的答案誊写或涂到答题卡1上。该部分所需时间约为30分钟（含誊写和转涂时间）。 （二）英语知识运用 该部分不仅考查考生对诸如连贯性和一致性等语段特征的辨识能力，还考查考生对用于一定语境中的语言规范成分的掌握，这些语言规范成分包括广泛的词汇、表达方式和结构。 共20小题。在一篇240－280词的文章中留出20个空白，要求考生从每题所给的4个选择项中选出最佳选项，使补足后的文章意思通顺、前后连贯、结构完整。其中有12－15道题考查词汇，5－8道题题考查语法和篇章结构。该部分所需时间约为15分钟。考生在答题卡1上作答。 （三）阅读理解 该部分由A、B两节组成，考查考生理解书面英语的能力。 A节（20题）：考查考生理解具体信息，抓文章大意，猜测生词并且进行推断等的能力。要求考生根据所提供的4篇文章的内容（总长度约为1,600词），从每题所给的4个选择项中选出最佳选项。 B节：考查考生准确理解文章的能力。要求考生阅读1篇约400词的文章，将其中5个划线部分（约150词）翻译成中文。 该部分所需时间约为60分钟。考生在答题卡1上作答A节，在答题卡2上作答B节。 （四）写作 该部分考查考生的书面表达能力。 考生根据提示信息（中/英文）写出一篇160－200词的短文。提示信息的形式有主题句、写作提纲、规定情景、图、表等。 该部分所需时间约为35分钟。考生在答题卡2上作答。 （五）口试 口试分A、B、C三节，测试考生英语口语的交际能力。 每次口试采取两名口试教师和两名考生的形式。一名口试教师不参与交谈，专事评分；另一名口试教师主持口试，与考生交谈并评分。专事评分的教师所给分数的权重占考生口试成绩的三分之二，主持口试的教师所给分数的权重占考生口试成绩的三分之一。 A节：考查考生作自我介绍的能力。此节中两考生无需相互交流（如需要，也可）。该节约需2分钟时间。 B节：考查考生就信息卡上的图片讨论并解决相关问题的能力。本节的形式有解决问题、排序、讨论、决策、或就两个完全相反的观点阐述自己的观点等。该节约需3分钟时间。 C节：考查考生针对信息卡上的图片进行连续表达及简短讨论的能力。该节约需7分钟时间。 （六）笔试结构表
CET频道更新:2009-6-3 编辑:lo7ely ·大学英语四级听力必考60个习语汇总 ·四级暑期天天练：完形填空题库 ·名师推荐：英语四级写作高分模板汇总 Part 1 (5 minutes) Examiner: Good morning (Good afternoon), everybody. Could you please tell me your name and the number of your admission ticket? Your name, please. And your number? … Your name? … And your number? ... Thank you. Now would you please briefly introduce yourselves to each other? Remember, you should not mention the name of your university. (1.5 minutes) OK, now that we know each other we can do some group work. First of all, I’d like to ask each of you to say something about life in the city. [ C1, C2, C3 ] 1) How do you like living in Beijing ( Shanghai , Nanjing …)? 2) What do you think is the most serious challenge of living in a city like Beijing ( Shanghai , Nanjin g …)? 3) How do you like shopping in a supermarket? 4) Where would you like to live, downtown or in the suburbs, and why? 5) What measures do you think we should take to reduce air pollution in Beijing ( Shanghai , Nanjing …)? 6) Can you say something about the entertainment available in your city? 7) Where would you like to find a job after graduation, in a big city like Beijing or Shanghai or in a small town and why? 8) What’s your impression of the people in Beijing ( Shanghai , Nanjing …)? Part 2 (10 minutes) Examiner: Now let’s move on to something more specific. The topic for our discussion today is “City Traffic”. You’ll have a picture (some pictures) showing two different types of transport. I’d like each of you to give a brief desc ription of each type and then compare the two types. You’ll have one minute to prepare and each of you will have one and a half minutes to talk about the picture(s). Don’t worry if I interrupt you at the end of the time limit. Now here are your pictures. [1 minute later] Now, [ C1 ], would you please start first? [ C2 ] and [ C3 ], please put your pictures aside and listen to what [ C1 ] has to say. [1.5 minutes later] OK. [ C2 ], now it’s your turn. [1.5 minutes later] OK, [ C3 ], and now it’s you r turn.
2020年全国公共英语四级试题及答案（卷二） 1. He told me that the firm could not afford __ such large salaries. A. paying B. to pay C. to have paid D. being paid 2. She has travelled in __ countries. A. south B. north C. northern D. northwest 3. The plane was then able to __ and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet. A. rise B. raise C. arise D. rouse 4. He had __ to go because he doesn't get on well with others. A. everywhere B. anywhere C. somewhere D. nowhere
5. Don't be so __; I'm not telling you what I've promised not to say. A.odd B.shocked C.strange D.curious 6. He __ his previous best performance in the 1000 meters. A. improves B. improves on C. betters D. proves 7. I __ to interrupt a man when he's busy working. A. envy B. hate C. admire D. improve 8. he was astonished __ what he found. A. at B. to C. for D. on 9. They made no effort to hide their amusement __ I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket.
2009年英语专业四级真题及其答案 PART III CLOZE [15 MIN] Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on Answer Sheet Two. Scientists around the world are racing to learn how to rapidly diagnose, treat and stop the spread of a new, deadly disease. SARS -- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome --- was (31) ____ for the first time in February 2003 in Hanoi, (32) _____ since then has infected more than 1,600 people in 15 countries, killing 63. At this (33) _____, there are more questions than answers surrounding the disease. Symptoms start (34) _____ a fever over 100.4 degrees F, chills, headache or body (35)____. Within a week, the patient has a dry cough, which might (36) _____ to shortness of breath. In 10% to 20% of cases, patients require (37)_____ ventilation to breathe. About 3.5% die from the disease. Symptoms (38)____ begin in two to seven days, but some reports suggest it (39) ____ take as long as 10 days. Scientists are close to (40) ____ a lab test to diagnose SARS. In the meantime, it is diagnosed by its symptoms. There is no evidence (41)____ antibiotics or anti-viral medicines help, (42) _____ doctors can offer only supportive care. Patients with SARS are kept in isolation to reduce the risk of(43) ____ Scientists aren't sure yet, but some researchers think it's a (44) ____ discovered coronavirus, the family of viruses that cause some common colds. Most cases appear to have been passed (45) ____ droplets expelled when infected patients cough or sneeze. Family members of infected people and medical workers who care (46) ____ them have been most likely to (47) ____ the illness. But recent developments in Hong Kong suggest that the (48) ____ might spread through air, or that the virus might (49) ____ for two to three hours on doorknobs or other (50)____. Health experts say it is unlikely, though, that sharing an elevator briefly with an infected person would be enough to pass the virus. (31) A. detected B. caught C. disclosed D. revealed (32) A. but B. and C. or D. yet (33) A. time B. point C. aspect D. instance (34) A. from B. over C. upon D. with (35) A. hurt B. sore C. aches D. feelings (36) A. process B. advance C. progress D. convert (37) A. automatic B. artificial C. mechanical D. controlled (38) A. regularly B. ordinarily C. traditionally D. generally (39) A. will B. might C. should D. must (40) A. cultivating B. fostering C. developing (41) A. which B. that C. whether D. what (42) A. so B. but C. still D. yet