专四口试真题

Task1:Retellingastory①Ionceknewanoldmanwhosebadmemorymadehimfamous、JohnSmithwassoforgetfulthathesometimesforgetwhathewastalkingaboutinthemiddleofasentence、Hiswifehadtoconstantlyremindhimabouthismeetings,hisclasses–evenhismeals!②Onceheforgothehadeatenbreakfasttwice,athomeandatschool、Hiswifelikedtoremindherneighbors,“IfJohndidn’thavehisheadtiedon、Hewouldforgetthattoo!”③SinceSmithwasaprofessoratawell-knownuniversity,hisforgetfulnesswasoftenanembarrassment、Itwasn’tthathewasnotclever,assomecriticalpeopletendedtosay,butjustvery,veryabsent-minded、④Onehotsummerday,ProfessorSmithdecidedtotakehischildrentoaseasidetownaboutathree-hourtrainrideaway、Tomakethetripmoreinterestingforhisyoungchildren,hekeptthenameofthetownasecret、⑤However,bythetimetheyarrivedatthestation,Smithforgotthenameofthetownhewasplanningtovisit、Luckily,afriendofhishappenedtobeinthestation、HeofferedtotakecareofthechildrenwhileSmithhurriedbackhometofindoutwherehewasgoing、⑥Theprofessor’swifewassurprisedtoseehimagainsosoon、“Oh,mydear,Iforgotthenamethetown、”“What?Youforgotthename?Maybeonedayyouwillforgetmyname!NowI’llwritethenameofthattownonapieceofpaper,andyouputitinyourpocketandplease,pleasedon’tforgetwhereyouputit、”⑦Satisfiedthatshehadsolvedtheproblem,shesentherhusbandoffagain、Tenminuteslatershewasastonishedtoseehimoutsidethehouseforthethirdtime、“Whatisthematternow?”“Asyoutoldme,Ididn’tforgetwhereIputthenameofthattown,butIforgotwhereIleftourchildren!”Task2:TalkingonagiventopicDirections:Describeateacherofyourswhomyoufindunusual、Task3:Role-playingDirections:ManyhighschoolgraduatesinChinaaregoingoverseasfortheircollegeeducation、Afriendofyoursisgraduatingthisyearandwouldliketoaskforyouradviceonwhetheritisagoodideaforahighschoolgraduatetogoabroadtostudy、StudentA:Youthinkthisfriendshouldgobyallmeans,andyoushouldtrytoconvinceyourpartner、Rememberyoushouldstarttheconversation、StudentB:YouthinkthisfriendshouldfinishcollegeinChinabeforethinkingaboutgoingabroad,andyoushouldtrytoconvinceyourpartner、Rememberyourpartnerwillstarttheconversation、2002:Task1:Retellingastory①WheneverMr、SmithgoestoWestgate,hestaysattheGrandHotel、Inspiteofitsname,itisreallynotvery“grand,”butitischeap,clean,andcomfortable、②Sinceheknowsthemangerwell,heneverhastogotothetroubleofreservingaroom、Thefactisthathealwaysgetsthesameroom、Itissituatedatthefarendofthebuildingandoverlooksabeautifulbay、③Onhislastvisit,Mr、Smithwastoldthathecouldhavehisusualroom,butthemanageraddedapologeticallythatitmightbealittlenoisy、Sogreatwasthedemandforrooms,themanagersaid,thatthehotelhaddecidedtobuildanewwing、Mr、Smithsaidhedidnotmind、ItamusedhimtothinkthatthedearoldGrandHotelwasmakinganefforttoliveuptoitsname、④DuringthefirstdayMr、Smithhardlynoticedthenoiseatall、Theroomwasalittledusty,butthatwasnatural、⑤Thefollowingafternoon,heborrowedabookfromthehotellibraryandwentupstairstoread、Nosoonerhadhesatdownthanheheardsomeonehammeringloudlyatthewall、⑥Atfirsthepaidnoattention,butafterawhilehebegantofeelveryuncomfortable、Hisclotheswereslowlybeingcoveredwithfinewhitepowder、⑦Soontherewassomuchdustintheroomthathebegantocough、Thehammeringwasnowlouderthaneverandbitsofplasterwerecomingawayfromthewalls、Itlookedasthoughthewholebuildingwasgoingtofall、⑧Mr、Smithwentimmediatelytocomplaintothemanager、Theybothreturnedtotheroom,buteverythingwasveryquiet、Astheystoodtherelookingateachother,Mr、Smithfeltratherembarrassedforhavingdraggedthemanagerallthewayupthestairsfornothing、⑨Allofasudden,thehammeringbeganagainandalargebricklandedonthefloor、Lookingup,theysawasharpmetaltoolhadforceditswaythroughthewall,makingaverylargeholerightabovethebed!Task2:TalkingonagiventopicDirection:Describeanembarrassingsituationinwhichyougotveryangry、Task3:Role-playingDirections:Thegeologydepartmentofamajoruniversityisplanningtoadmit30maleand5femalestudents、However,theresultsofthecollegeentranceexaminationshowthatbyaverage,ofalltheapplicants,femaleshavescoredhigherthanmostmales、Shouldthedepartmentsticktoitsoriginalplan?StudentA:Youthinkthedepartmentshouldstillsticktotheoriginalplan,andyoushouldtrytoconvinceyourpartner、Rememberyoushouldstarttheconversation、StudentB:Youdon’tthinkthedepartmentshouldsticktotheoriginalplan,andyoushouldtrytoconvinceyourpartner、Rememberyourpartnerwillstarttheconversation、2003:Task1:Retellingastory①JustasJanewasjoyfullyexpectingherfirstchild,heractive,energeticmotherbeganlosingherbattlewithabraindisease、Fortenyears,thefiercelyindependentandcourageousmotherhadfought,butnoneofthesurgeriesortreatmentshadbeensuccessful、Atonlyfifty-five,shebecametotallydisabled-unabletospeak,walk,eatordressonherown、②Asthemothergrewcloserandclosertodeath,thebabygrewcloserandclosertolife、Janewasafraidthathermotherandherbabywouldneverknoweachother、Herfearseemedwell-founded、Afewweeksbeforeherduedate,hermotherlapsedintoadeepcoma、Thedoctorsdidnotholdanyhope、Itwasuselesstoputinafeedingtube,theysaid,forMotherwouldneverawaken、SoJanebroughtMothertoherownbedinherownhouse、Asoftenasshecould,shesatbesidehermother,talkingaboutthebabymovinginsideher、④OnFebruary3,1989,ataboutthesametimeJanebegantofeelbirthpains,Motheropenedhereyes、Janecalledhome、“Mom,listen、Mybabyiscoming!You’regoingtohaveanewgrandchild、Doyouunderstand!”“Yes,”Motheranswered、Whatawonderfulword!Thefirstclearwordshe’dspokeninmonths、⑤BythetimeJanebroughthersonhome,hermotherwassittinginherchair,dressedandreadytowelcomethebaby、Fortwoweeks,Motherclucked,smiledandheldthenew-bornbaby、Thenshequietlybecameunconsciousand,aftervisitsfromallherchildren,wasfinallyfreeofthepain、⑥ForJane,memoriesofherson’sbirthwillalwaysbebittersweet,butitwasatthistimethatshelearnedanimportanttruthaboutliving、Whilebothjoyandsorrowpassquickly,andoftencometogetheratthesametime,lovehasthepowertoovercomeboth、Andlovecanlastforever、2005:Task1:Retellingastory①Alittlegirlwhoseparentshaddiedlivedwithhergrandmotherandsleptinanupstairsbedroom、②Onenighttherewasafireinthehouseandthegrandmotherdiedwhiletryingtorescuethechild、Thefirespreadquickly,andthefirstfloorofthehousewassoonengulfedinflames、③Neighborscalledthefiredepartment,thenstoodhelplesslyby,unabletoenterthehousebecauseflamesblockedalltheentrances、Thelittlegirlappearedatanupstairswindow,cryingforhelp,justaswordspreadamongthecrowdthatthefirefighterswouldbedelayedafewminutesbecausetheywereallatanotherfire、④Suddenly,amanappearedwithaladder,putitupagainstthesideofthehouseanddisappearedinside、Whenhereappeared,hehadthelittlegirlinhisarms、Hedeliveredthechildtothewaitingarmsbelow,thendisappearedintothenight、⑤Aninvestigationrevealedthatthechildhadnolivingrelatives,andweekslaterameetingwasheldinthetownhalltodeterminewhowouldtakethechildintotheirhomeandbringherup、⑥Ateachersaidshewouldliketoraisethechild、Shepointedoutthatshecouldensureheragoodeducation、Afarmerofferedheranupbringingonhisfarm、Hepointedoutthatlivingonafarmwashealthyandsatisfying、Othersspoke,givingtheirreasonswhyitwastothechild’sadvantagetolivewiththem、Finally,thetown’srichestresidentroseandsaid,“Icangivethischildalltheadvantagesthatyouhavementionedhere,plusmoneyandeverythingthatmoneycanbuy、”Throughoutallthis,thechildremainedsilent,hereyesonthefloor、⑦“Doesanyoneelsewanttospeak?”askedthemeetingchairman、Amancameforwardfromthebackofthehall、Hewalkedslowlyandappearedtobeinpain、Whenhegottothefrontoftheroom,hestooddirectlyinfrontofthelittlegirlandheldouthisarms、Hishandsandarmswereterriblyscarred、Thechildcriedout、“Thisisthemanwhorescuedme!”Withaleap,shethrewherarmsaroundtheman’sneck、Sheburiedherfaceinhisshoulderandsobbedforafewmoments、Thenshelookedupandsmiledathim、Task2:TalkingonagiventopicDirection:Pleasetellusoneincidentinwhichsomeonewastryingtohelpothersdespitedangertohisownsafety、Task3:Role-playingStudentA:Themanagerofaworld-famoushotelwantstorecruitanewmemberasthehotel’sbellboy,offeringhimasalaryof3000yuanpermonth、Manyuniversitygraduatesarecompetingfortheposition、Asasophomoreintheuniversity,youthinkthattheyareapplyingforajobunworthyfortheirtalents、Trytopersuadeyourpartnerthatyouareright、Rememberyouwillinitiatetheconversation、StudentB:Themanagerofaworld-famoushotelwantstorecruitanewmemberasthehotel’sbellboy,offeringhimasalaryof3000yuanpermonth、Manyuniversitygraduatesarecompetingfortheposition、Asasophomoreintheuniversity,youthinkthatitiscourageousforthemtomakesuchadecisionandtheyhavemadethecorrectchoice、Trytopersuadeyourpartnerthatyouareright、Rememberyourpartnerwillinitiatetheconversation、2004:Task1:Retellingastory①Whenshewas22yearsoldPatJonesdecidedthatshewantedtotravelaroundtheworldandseeasmanyforeignplacesasshecouldwhileshewasyoung、WhenshefinishedcollegeathomeinBritain,PatchosetovisitLatinAmericafirst,soshemanagedtogetajobasanEnglishteacherinasecondaryschoolinBolivia、PatspokealittleSpanish,soshewasabletocommunicatewithherstudentseventhoughtheydidnotknowmuchEnglish、②Asentenceshehadoncereadsomewherestuckinhermind:ifyoudreaminaforeignlanguage,itmeansthatyouhavereallymasteredit、PatrepeatedthissentencetoherstudentsandshehopedthatsomedayshewoulddreaminSpanishandtheywoulddreaminEnglish、③Oneday,Tim,oneoftheworststudentsinherclass,cameuptoherandexplainedinSpanishthathehadnotdonehishomework、Hesaidthathehadgonetobedearlyandhadsleptbadly、Patwasquiteangrywithhim,forshedidnotthinkthathisexplanationhadanythingtodowithhishomework、ButTimtoldherthathedreamedallnightandhisdreamwasinEnglish、④“InEnglish!”Patthought、Shewasgreatlysurprised,sinceTimwassuchabadstudent、Shewasalsosecretlyjealous、HerdreamswerestillnotinSpanish,butshedecidedtoencourageherstudentandaskedhimtotellherabouthisdream、“AllthepeopleinmydreamspokeEnglish,”Timsaid、“AndallthesignswereinEnglish、AllthenewspapersandmagazinesandalltheTVprogramswereinEnglish、”“Butthat’swonderful,”saidPat、“Whatdidallthepeoplesaytoyou?”sheasked、“I’msorry、MissJones,That’swhyIsleptsobadlyallthroughthenight、Ididn’tunderstandawordtheysaid、Itwasanightmare!”Timanswered、Task2:TalkingonagiventopicDirections:Describeoneofthemostunpleasantdreamsyou’veeverhad、Task3:Role-playingStudentA:Nowadayshighereducationisgettingmoreandmoreexpensive、Toquiteanumberoffamiliesithasbecomeabigfinancialburden、YoutrytodiscussthisproblemwithstudentB、Youthinkthatparentsshouldpaytuitionfortheirchildrensincecollegestudentsdonotyethaveanyregularincome、StudentB:Nowadayshighereducationisgettingmoreandmoreexpensive、Toquiteanumberoffamiliesithasbecomeabigfinancialburden、YoutrytodiscussthisproblemwithstudentA、Youropinionisthatitisunfairtoputthisbigburdenonparentssincecollegestudentsarealreadyadults、Studentsthemselvesshouldfindwaystopaytheirowntuition、2006:Task1:Retellingastory①Aphilosophyprofessorstoodbeforehisclassandhadsomeitemsinfrontofhim、Whenclassbegan,wordlesslyhepickedupalargeemptyglassjarandproceededtofillitwithrocksrighttothetop,rocksabouttwoinchesindiameter、②Hethenaskedthestudentsifthejarwasfull、Theyagreedthatitwas、Theprofessorthenpickedupaboxofpebblesandpouredthemintothejar、Heshookthejarlightly、Thepebbles,ofcourse,rolledintotheopenspacesbetweentherocks、Thestudentslaughed、③Heaskedhisstudentsagainifthejarwasfull、Theyagreed:yes,itwas、Theprofessorthenpickedupaboxofsandandpoureditintothejar、Ofcourse,thesandfilledupalltheremainingspace、④“Now、”saidtheprofessor,“Iwantyoutorecognizethatthisisyourlife、”Therocksaretheimportantthings–yourfamily,yourpartner,yourhealth,yourchildren–anythingthatissoimportanttoyouthatifitwerelost,youwouldbenearlydestroyed、Thepebblesaretheotherthingsinlifethatmatter,butonasmallerscale、Thepebblesrepresentthingslikeyourjob,yourhouse,yourcar、Thesandiseverythingelse、Thesmallstuff、⑤Ifyouputthesandorthepebblesintothejarfirst,thereisnoroomfortherocks、Thesamegoesforyourlife、Ifyouspendallyourenergyandtimeonthesmallstuff,ormaterialthings,youwillneverhaveroomforthethingsthataretrulymostimportant、Payattentiontothethingsthatarecriticalinyourlife、Playwithyourchildren、Takeyourpartneroutdancing、Talkwithyourparents、Therewillalwaysbetimetogotowork,cleanthehouse,giveadinnerpartyandfixthedisposal、“Takecareoftherocksfirst–thethingsthatreallymatter、Setyourpriorities、Therestisjustpebblesandsand、Theywilltakecareofthemselves、”Task2:TalkingonagiventopicDirections:Describealessonyouhavelearnedwhichhasenrichedyourlifeexperience、Task3:Role-playingStudentA:Youandyourfriendarediscussingwhatyouaregoingtodotogetherduringthiscomingsummervacation、Yourfriendpreferstoworkinabigcompanytoearnsomemoney、Youprefertodosomevoluntaryworkforsociety、Youtrytopersuadeeachotherbygivingvariousreasons、Rememberyouwillinitiatetheconversation、StudentB:Youandyourfriendarediscussingwhatyouaregoingtodotogetherduringthiscomingsummervacation、Yourfriendpreferstodosomevoluntaryworkforsociety、Youprefertoworkinabigcompanytoearnsomemoney、Youtrytopersuadeeachotherbygivingvariousreasons、Rememberyourpartnerwillinitiatetheconversation、2007:Task1:Retellingastory①Annewasascienceteacherinaprimaryschool、Shelovedherjobandbelievedverystronglyinpracticalworkasameansofteachingscienceeffectively、②Onceshedecidedtoshowherpupils’parentshowwelltheirchildrenwerelearning、Todemonstratetheeffectivenessofhermethodssheinvitedalltheparentstocometotheschooltoseetheresultsofoneofthechildren’sexperiments、ShescheduledthiseventforaSaturdayevening,soalloftheparentswouldbesuretocome、③Thechildrenwerestudyinghowplantsgrow、Toseethisprocessforthemselvesthestudentshadplantedfourpotsofbeans、Theyhadputpoorsoilinonepottoseewhateffectthiswouldhaveonthegrowthofthebeans、Theotherthreepotsofbeanshadgoodsoil,butonepothadbeenplacedinadarkroomforseveraldaysandanotherpotwasnotwateredforthesamelengthoftime、Inthiswaythechildrenwerelearningtheeffectsofsoil,waterandsunlightonthegrowthofplants、④AttheendofthelessononFridayafternoon,Anneputlabelsonthefourpots、Onelabelsaid,“Thebeansinthispotwereplantedinpoorsoil、”Anotheronesaid,“Thispothasbeenkeptinthedarkforfourdays、”Thethirdlabelread,“Thesebeanshavehadnowaterforfourdays、”Andthelastonewentlikethis:“Thesebeanshavehadgoodsoil,plentyoflightandregularwater、”Thenshewenthome、⑤ShereturnedtoschoolonSaturdayevening,halfanhourbeforetheparentswereduetocome、Shewassurprisedtofindanotebesidethepots、Itsaid:“Wereadyournotestotheschoolcleaningstaffanddecidedtohelpthemwithyourplants,sowewateredalltheplants,changedtheearthinonewithpoorsoil,andleftthelightonabovetheonethathadbeenleftinthedarkforfourdays、Wehopethattheplantswillnowgrowbetter、”Signed“TheBoyScouts”、Task2:TalkingonagiventopicDirections:Talkaboutanexperienceyouhavehadinwhichyoutriedtohelpsomeonebutactuallycausedtrouble、Task3:Role-playingStudentA:Nowadayslotsofcollegestudentstakeallkindsofteststogetdifferentkindsofcertificates、Youthinkitnecessarybecausethesecertificatesareusefulinhelpingthestudentsfindgoodjobs、Butyourpartnerdoesn’tagreewithyou、Trytoconvincehim/her、Rememberyoushouldstarttheconversation、StudentB:Nowadayslotsofcollegestudentstakeallkindofteststogetdifferentkindsofcertificates、Youdon’tthinkitnecessarybecausemostofthesecertificatesareactuallyofnouse、Butyourpartnerdoesn’tagreewithyou、Trytoconvincehim/her、Rememberyourpartnershouldstarttheconversation、2008:Task1:RetellingastoryItwasshortlyafteroneo’clockinthemorningandMr、Fairfaxwasreallytired、Hehadbeendrivingforoverfivehours,headingforasmalltownfarawayfromhome、TheweatherwasclearbutitwasdarkandMr、Fairfaxcouldnotfindamoteltospendthenight、Completelyexhausted,hedecidedtostopbytheroadsideforafewhours’sleepatthewheelofhiscar、Hefellasleepalmostthemomentheclosedhiseyes、Butsoonhewasawakenedbyamantappingonthecarwindow、“Isay,youdon’thappentoknowthetime,doyou?”thestrangerasked、Mr、Fairfaxwounddownthewindowandthrusthisheadout、“It’saroundoneo’clock,”heanswered、Thenhewounduphiswindowandsoonfellbackintoadeepslumber、Halfanhourlater,anotherguycameupandknockedonhiswindowwhoalsoinquiredaboutthetime、Onceagain,Mr、Fairfaxgatheredhisthoughtsandtoldhimthatitwasjustafterone-thirty、Whenthesamethinghappenedyetagain,Mr、Fairfaxbecameincreasinglyirritated、Sleep-deprived,hebegantoraisehisvoiceatthepasser-by:“It’stwoo’clock,Goddamnit!Andwhycan’tyougetyourselfawatchliketherestofus?”Thistimewhenhewaswindingupthewindow,Mr、Fairfaxfiguredouthowtomakesurenooneelsedisturbedhim、Hefoundsomepaperandapencilandwroteanotethatheplacedonthewindscreenofhiscar、Itsaid:“Idon’tknowwhattimeitis!”Amusedbyhisgoodidea,hehappilydriftedoffbacktosleepagain、Notlongafterwards,thenotewasspottedbyapolicemanonhisnightpatrol、Intentonfulfillinghisdutytoassistmotorists,hetappedonMr、Fairfax’scarwindow、“Well,sir,”thepolicemansaid、“Nowitisfivepastthree!”Task2:TalkingonagiventopicDescribeasituationinwhichyoutriedeverymeanstoavoidtrouble,butinvain、Task3:Role-playingStudentA:TodayinChina,lotsoffamouspeople,suchasathletes,areadmittedtofamousuniversitieswithouttakingthecollegeentranceexam、Youandyourpartnerarediscussingtheissue、Youthinkthesepeopledeserveachancesincetheyhavecontributedalottothecountry、Yourpartnerdoesnotagree、Trytoconvincehim/her、Rememberyoushouldstarttheconversation、StudentB:TodayinChina,lotsoffamouspeople,suchasathletes,areadmittedtofamousuniversitieswithouttakingthecollegeentranceexam、Youandyourpartnerarediscussingtheissue、Youdon’tthinkthesepeopleshouldbegiventhischancesinceitisunfairtotheotherpeoplewhoworksohardtopasstheexam、Yourpartnerdoesnotagree、Trytoconvincehim/her、Rememberyourpartnerwillstarttheconversation、