全国英语专业四级口语考试仍然采用录音口试，全国英语专业四级口语考试仍然采用录音口试，将于笔试一周后举行。
将于笔试一周后举行。
将于笔试一周后举行。
根据大纲要求，根据大纲要求，根据大纲要求，口试口试内容将分解为三项：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 man whose bad whose bad memory memory made made made him him him famous. John Smith famous. John Smith was so forgetful that he sometimes forget what he was talking about in the middle of a sentence. sentence. His His His wife wife wife had had had to to to constantly constantly remind him him about about his his meetings, meetings, meetings, his his his classes classes classes ––even his meals! ②Once he forgot he had eaten breakfast twice, at home and at school. His His wife wife wife liked liked liked to to to re re remind mind mind her her her neighbors, neighbors, neighbors, “If “If “If John John John didn’t didn’t didn’t have have his head tied on . . He He would would forget that too!” forget that too!” ③Since Smith was a professor at a well-known university university, his , his forgetfulness was often an embarrassment . . It It It wasn’t wasn’t wasn’t that that that he he he was was was not clever, not clever, as some critical people tended to say , but just very , very a bsent-minded absent-minded . ④One One hot hot hot summer summer summer day day , , Professor Professor Professor Smith Smith Smith decided decided decided to to to take take take his his his children children children to to to a a seaside town about a three-hour train ride away away. To . To make the trip m ore more more interesting interesting interesting for for his his young young young children, children, children, he he he kept kept the the name name name of of of the the the town town a secret . ⑤However, However, by by by the the the time time they arrived at the station, Smith forgot the name of the town he was planning to visit. Luckily, a friend of his his happened happened to be in the station. He offered to to take care of take care of the children while Smith h urried back 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? “What? Y Y ou ou forgot forgot forgot the the the name? Maybe one day name? Maybe one day you you will will will forget forget forget my my my name! Now name! Now I’ll write the name of that town on a piece of paper, and you p ut 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 high school school school graduates graduates graduates in China are in China are g oing overseas going overseas for their college education. education. A A A friend friend friend of of of yours yours yours is is is graduating graduating graduating this this this year year year and and and would would would like like like to to to ask ask ask for for for your your advice on whether it is a good idea for a high school graduate to go abroad to study .Student A: Y ou ou think think think this this this friend friend friend should should should go go go by by by all all all means, means, means, and and and you you you should should should try try try to to convince your partner. Remember you should start the conversation. Student B: Y ou think this this friend should friend should finish college in China before t hinking thinking thinking about about going going abroad, abroad, abroad, and and and you you you should should should try try try to to to convince convince convince your your your partner. partner. partner. Remember Remember Remember your your your partner partner will start the conversation. 2002: Task1: Retelling a story ①Whenever Mr. Smith goes to Westgate, he stays at the Grand Hotel. In spite ofits its name, name, name, it it it is really is really not not very very very “grand,” but “grand,” but it it is cheap, clean, and comfortable.is cheap, clean, and comfortable. ②Since he knows the m anger well, manger well, he never has to go to the trouble of reserving a room . The fact fact is that is that he always gets gets the same room. It the same room. It is is situated situated at the far far end of the building end of the building and overlooks a beautiful bay . . ③On On his his his last last last visit, visit, visit, Mr. Mr. Mr. Smith Smith Smith was was was told told told that that that he he he could could could have have have his his his usual usual usual room, room, room, but but the the manager manager manager added added apologetically that that it it it might might might be be be a a a little little little noisy noisy noisy. . . So So great was the demand for rooms, the m anager said, that the manager said, that the hotel had decided to build a new wing . Mr. Smith said h e did not he did not m ind. It mind. It amused him him to think that the dear old Grand Hotel to think that the dear old Grand Hotel was making an effort to live up to its name. 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 the hotel hotel hotel library and library and went went upstairs upstairs upstairs to read. to read. No sooner had he sat down than he heard someone hammering loudly at the wall. ⑥At At first first first he he he paid paid paid no no no attention, attention, attention, but but but after after after a a while while he he he began began began to to to feel feel feel very very very uncomfortable. uncomfortable. uncomfortable. His His His clothes clothes clothes were were were slowly slowly slowly being being being covered covered with with fine fine fine white white powder . ⑦Soon Soon there there there was so was so much dust in the room t hat that that he began to he began to cough. cough. The The The hammering hammering hammering was was was now now now louder louder louder than than than ever ever ever and and and bits bits bits of of plaster were were coming coming away away from the from the walls. It looked as though the whole building was going going to to to fall. fall. ⑧Mr. Smith went immediately to complain to the manager. They both returned to the room, but everything was v ery quiet. As they stood very quiet. As they stood there there looking at each other, Mr. Smith looking at each other, Mr. Smith felt rather embarrassed f or for for having having dragged the the manager manager all the way up the stairs for nothing. ⑨All of a sudden , , the the the hammering hammering hammering began began began again again again and and and a a a large large large brick brick brick landed landed landed on on the floor. Looking up, they saw a sharp metal tool had forced its way through the wall, 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: Directions: The The The geology geology geology department department department of of of a a a major major major university university university is is is planning planning planning to to to admit admit admit 30 30 male and 5 f emale students. However, the results of the college entrance examination female students. However, the results of the college entrance examination show show that that that by by by average, average, average, of of of all all all the the the applicants, applicants, applicants, females females females have have have scored scored scored higher higher higher than than than most most males. Should the department stick to its original plan? Student A: Y ou ou think think think the the the department department department should should should still still still stick stick stick to to to the the the original original original plan, plan, plan, and and and you you should try to convince your partner. Remember you should start the conversation. Student B: Y ou don’t think t he department should stick the department should stick to to the original plan, and 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 expecting her first child, her active, energetic mother began began losing losing her battle with with a a a brain brain brain disease. disease. disease. For For For ten ten ten years, years, years, the the the fiercely fiercely independent and courageous mother mother had had had fought, but fought, but none of the surgeries or treatments treatments had been had been successful. At only f ifty-five, she became totally fifty-five, she became totally disabled - unable to speak, walk, eat or dress on her own. ②As As the the the mother mother mother grew grew grew closer closer closer and and and closer closer closer to to to death, death, death, the the the baby baby baby grew grew grew closer closer closer and and closer to life. life. Jane Jane Jane was afraid that was afraid that her her mother and mother and her baby would would never know each never know each other. other. Her Her Her fear fear fear seemed seemed seemed well-founded well-founded . . A A A few few few weeks weeks weeks before before before her her her due due date , , her her her mother 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 would never awaken. So never awaken. So J ane brought Mother to Jane brought Mother to her her own own own bed bed bed in in in her her her own own own house. house. house. As As As often often often as as as she she she could, could, could, she she she sat sat sat beside beside beside her her her mother, mother, talking about the baby moving inside her. ④On February 3, 1989, at about the same time time Jane began to Jane began to f eel birth pains feel birth pains , , Mother opened her eyes. Jane called home. “Mom, “Mom, listen. My baby listen. My baby i s coming! is coming! Y ou’re ou’re going going going to have a to have a new new grandchild. Do grandchild. Do you understand!”“Y es,” Mother answered. What a wonderful word! The first clear word she’d spoken in months.⑤By the time Jane brought her son home, home, her her her mother was mother was sitting sitting in in in her chair, her chair, dressed and ready to welcome t he babythe baby . For two weeks, Mother clucked , smiled and held the new-born baby . Then she quietly became unconscious and, after visits visits from from all her children, was finally free of the pain. ⑥For Jane, memories of her her son’s birth will son’s birth will a lways be always be bittersweet , but , but it it was was at at this this this time time time that that that she she she learned learned learned an an an important important important truth truth truth about about about living. living. living. While While While both both both joy joy and sorrow pass quickly , and often come together at the same time, time, love love love has the power to has the power to overcome both. And love can last forever. 2005：Task1: Retelling a story ①A A little little little girl girl girl whose parents whose parents had died lived lived with with with her her her grandmother and slept grandmother and slept i n in an upstairs bedroom . ②One night there was a fire in the house and the grandmother died while trying there was a fire in the house and the grandmother died while trying to rescue the child. The The fire spread quickly, and fire spread quickly, and the first floor of the house was soon engulfed in flames . . ③Neighbors called the fire department , then , then s tood stood helplessly b y by , unable to enter the the house house house because because because flames flames blocked all the entrances . . The The The little little little girl girl girl appeared appeared at an upstairs window , , crying crying crying for for for help, help, help, just just just as as as word word spread among the crowd that that the the firefighters would be delayed a few minutes because they were all at another fire . . ④Suddenly, Suddenly, a a a man man man appeared appeared with with a a a ladder, ladder, ladder, put put it up against the side of the house and disappeared inside. When he he reappeared reappeared , he he had had the little little girl girl girl in in his arms . He delivered the child to to t he waiting arms below the waiting arms below , then , then d isappeared disappeared into the night. ⑤An An investigation investigation revealed that that the the the child child child had had had no no no living living relatives , and and weeks weeks later a meeting meeting was was was held held held in the in the town hall to determine who w ould take the child would take the child into their home and bring her up. ⑥A teacher said said she she she would would would like like like to to to raise raise the the child. child. child. She She She pointed pointed pointed out out out that that that she she could ensure her a good education. A farmer offered offered her an her an upbringing on his his farm. farm. He pointed out that living on a f arm farm farm was was was healthy and satisfying 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, said, “I can “I can give give this child all this child all the advantages that you have mentioned here, plus money and everything that money can buy 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 . A man came forward forward from from from the the the back back back of of of the the the hall. hall. hall. He He He walked walked walked slowly slowly slowly and and and appeared appeared appeared to to to be be be in in pain . When When he he he got to the got to the front of the room, he he stood directly stood directly in in front of the front of the little little girl and girl and held out his arms . His hands and arms were terribly scarred . The child cried out. “This “This is the is the man man who rescued who rescued me!” With a l eap leap , she t hrew threwher arms around the the man’s man’s man’s neck. She neck. She buried her her face face in his shoulder and s obbed sobbed for a few moments. Then she looked up and smiled at him. Task2: Talking on a given topic Direction: Direction: Please Please Please tell tell tell us us us one one one incident incident incident in in in which which which someone someone someone was was was trying trying trying to to to help help help others others despite danger to his own safety . Task3: Role-playing Student A: The The manager of a world-famous manager of a world-famous hotel hotel wants wants wants to recruit a to recruit a new new member as member as the the hotel’s hotel’s hotel’s bellboy bellboy bellboy, , , offering offering offering him him him a a a salary salary salary of of of 3000 3000 3000 yuan yuan yuan per per per month. month. month. Many Many Many university university graduates are competing f or the position. As a sophomore for the position. As a sophomore in the university university, you , you think that that they they they are are are applying applying applying for for for a a a job job job unworthy unworthy unworthy for for for their their their talents. talents. talents. Try Try Try to to to persuade persuade persuade your your partner that you are right. Remember you will initiate the conversation.Student B: The The manager of a manager of a world-famous world-famous hotel wants to recruit a hotel wants to recruit a new new member as member as the the hotel’s hotel’s hotel’s bellboy bellboy bellboy, , , of of offering fering fering him him him a a a salary salary salary of of of 3000 3000 3000 yuan yuan yuan per per per month. month. month. Many Many Many university university graduates are competing f or the position. As a sophomore for the position. As a sophomore in the university university, you , you think that it is courageous for them to make such a decision and they have made the correct choice. choice. Try Try Try to persuade to persuade your partner that you you are are are right. right. right. Remember Remember Remember your partner 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 the world world world and and and see see as many foreign places as she could while while she she she was was was young. young. young. When When she she finished college at finished college at h ome home home in in in Britain, Pat chose Britain, Pat chose t o to to visit Latin visit Latin America America first, first, first, so she so she managed to get a job as an English teacher in a secondary school in Bolivia. Pat spoke a a little little Spanish , so she she was able to communicate was able to communicate with with her students even though 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 to her her her students students students and and and she she she hoped hoped hoped that that that someday someday someday she she she would would would dream dream dream in in in Spanish Spanish Spanish and and and they they would dream in English. ③One One day day , , Tim, Tim, Tim, one one one of of of the the the worst worst worst students students students in in in her her her class, class, class, came came came up up up to to to her her her and and explained in Spanish that h e had not done 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 his explanation explanation had anything to do with his his homework. homework. homework. But But But Tim Tim Tim told told told her her her that that that he he dreamed all night and his dream was in English. ④“In “In English!” English!” English!” Pat Pat Pat thought. thought. thought. She She She was was was greatly greatly greatly surprised, surprised, surprised, s s ince ince Tim Tim Tim was was was such such such a a bad student. She w as also was also secretly jealous . Her dreams were still not not in Spanish, but in Spanish, but she decided to encourage her student and asked him to tell her about his dream.“All “All the people the people in in my dream spoke my dream spoke E nglish,” English,” English,” Tim said. Tim said. “And “And all all the signs were in in English. English. English. All All All the the the newspapers newspapers newspapers and and and magazines magazines magazines and and and all all all the the the TV TV TV programs programs programs were were were in in English.”“But “But that’s that’s that’s wonderful,” wonderful,” wonderful,” said said said Pat. Pat. Pat. “What “What “What did did did all all all the the the people people people say say say to to to you?” you?” you?” she she asked. “I’m “I’m sorrysorry . . Miss Miss Miss Jones, Jones, Jones, That’s That’s That’s why why why I I I slept slept slept so so so badly badly badly all all all through through the the night. night. night. I 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: N owadays higher education is getting more and more expensive. To quite a Nowadays higher education is getting more and more expensive. To quite a number number of of of families families families it it it has has has become become become a a a big big big financial financial financial burden. burden. burden. Y Y ou ou try try try to to to discuss discuss discuss this this problem problem with with with student student student B. B. B. Y Y ou ou think think think that that that parents parents parents should should should pay pay pay tuition tuition tuition for for for their their their children children since college students do not yet have any regular income. Student B: N owadays higher education is getting more and more expensive. To quite a Nowadays higher education is getting more and more expensive. To quite a number number of of of families families families it it it has has has become become become a a a big big big financial financial financial burden. burden. burden. Y Y ou ou try try try to to to discuss discuss discuss this this problem problem with with with student student student A. A. A. Y Y our our opinion opinion opinion is is is that that that it it it is is is unfair unfair unfair to to to put put put this this this big big big burden burden burden on on parents parents since since since college college college students students students are are are already already already adults. adults. adults. Students Students Students themselves themselves themselves should should should find find ways to pay their own tuition. 2006：Task1: Retelling a story ①A philosophy professor stood before his class and h ad some had some items in in front of front of him. him. When When When class class class began, began, wordlessly he he picked picked up up a 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 p oured poured them i nto into the jar. He shook shook the jar the jar lightly . . The pebbles, of course,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 The rocks rocks rocks are are are the the the important important important things things things –– your family, your partner, your health, your children – anything that i s so is so important to you that if if it were it were lost, you would be nearly destroyed. The pebbles are the other things in life that matter, but o n a smaller on a smaller scale . . The The The pebbles pebbles pebbles represent represent things things like like like your your job, your house, your car . . The The The sand sand sand is is everything else. The small stuff . ⑤If If you put the sand or you put the sand or the pebbles into the jar first, first, there there there is is is no room no room for for the the rocks. The same goes for your life . If you spend all your energy and time on the small stuff, or material material things, things, things, you you you will will will never never never have room have room for for the the the things that are things that are truly truly most most important. important. Pay Pay Pay attention attention attention to to to the the the things things things that that that are are are critical critical in in your your your life. life. life. Play Play Play with with with your your children. children. Take your partner out dancing. Talk with Take your partner out dancing. Talk with your parents. There will always be time time to to to go go go to to to work, work, work, clean clean clean the the the house, house, house, give give give a a a dinner dinner dinner party party party and and and fix fix the disposal . . “Take “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: Y ou ou and and and your your your friend friend friend are are are discussing discussing discussing what what what you you you are are are going going going to to to do do do together together during this coming summer vacation. Y our friend prefers to work in a big company to earn earn some some some money money money. . . Y Y ou ou prefer prefer prefer to to to do do do some some some voluntary voluntary voluntary work work work for for for society society society. . . Y Y ou ou try try try to to persuade persuade each each each other other other by by giving various various reasons. reasons. Remember you you will will initiate initiate the the conversation. Student B: Y ou ou and and and your your your friend friend friend are are are discussing discussing discussing what what what you you you are are are going going going to to to do do do together together during this coming summer vacation. vacation. Y Y our our friend prefers friend prefers to do some voluntary voluntary work work for for society society society. . . Y Y ou ou prefer prefer prefer to to work work in in in a a a big big big company company company to to to earn earn earn some some some money money money. . . Y Y ou ou try try try to to persuade persuade each each each other other other by by by giving giving giving various various various reasons. reasons. reasons. Remember Remember Remember your your your partner partner partner will will will initiate initiate the conversation. 2007: Task1: Retelling a story ①Anne Anne was was was a a a science science science teacher teacher teacher in in in a a a primary primary primary school. school. school. She She She loved loved loved her her her job job job and and believed believed very very strongly in in practical practical practical work work work as as as a a means of teaching teaching science science science effectively effectively . ②Once she decided to show her pupils’ parents how well their children were learning. T o demonstrate the e ffectiveness 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 a Saturday evening , so all of the parents would , so all of the parents would be sure to come. come. ③The children were studying how plants grow. T o see this process for themselves the students h ad planted had planted four four pots of beans pots of beans . . . They had put They had put poor soil i n one in one pot to see what effect this would have on the g rowth growth of the beans. The other three pots of beans had had good soil good soil , but one pot , but one pot had been placed in a dark room room for several days for several days and another pot was not watered for the same l ength of time length of time . In this . In this way the children were learning t he effects of soil, water and sunlight the effects of soil, water and sunlight on the growth of plants. ④At the end of the lesson on Friday afternoon , Anne p ut labels on put labels on the four pots. the four pots. 。
