全国英语专业四级口试模拟试题集
Graded Oral Tests for English Majors
(Band 4)
中南大学外国语学院基础英语教研室编
英汉互译在线转换
Test 1
Task I: Retell the story
Miss Hotchkiss lived for her annual holiday. For fifty weeks of the year she works as the Assistant Librarian at the local library on an extremely small salary. But it was enough to keep her. And she still saved half of her salary for one thing: her annual holiday, which she always took at the same time every year without fail, the last two weeks in July. Although where she went or what she did during tho two weeks away from the library, no one knew.
At least, none of her colleagues and none of her acquaintances knew, but that was not surprising, since Miss Hotchkiss never discuss her private life with anyone.
betsToday was the last day in the library before her annual holiday. But she went about her job with her usual quiet efficiency, and not a sign of excitement or anticipation.
People knew of cour that she went away for the fortnight. But nom one knew where she went. They assumed that she went to a quiet place aside resort, or to stay with relatives in the country. Certainly she stayed in England. She couldn’t afford to go abroad, could she?
But there they were wrong. And if any of her colleagues or acquaintances had en her while they were on their holidays in northern Italy, they would never have recognized her. You e, for Miss Hotchkiss, her annual holiday was an annual metamorphosis, when just for a few days in the year, she adopted a completely difference, life style and character. She bought the clothes she needed the rest of the year as cheaply as possible, but always managed to save to buy the latest fashions to wear on holiday. She walked or cau
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ght the bus everywhere at home, but traveled first class on holiday. And if she had no real friends in England, she had a number of good friends in Italy.
The last borrower left the library. As Miss Hotchkiss stepped out into a warm Saturday evening, a Librarian said: “Have a good holiday. See you in August.” He smiled, and she allowed herlf a light smile. “Oh, yes, of cour. Thank you.” (359 words)
泰迪熊主题曲Task II: Talk on a given topic
Tell us something that happened in your life and showed your another aspect of your character.
Task III: Role-play
Student A: event是什么意思You have been in university for two years, but you are still not sure about the purpo of a college education, for you think the cours you are taking are somewhat irrelevant to your future career. So you go to your townfellow, a nior student, for advice. Remember you will start the conversation.
Student B: digital cameraNow you are a nior college student. Your townfellow, a sophomore, comes to you for advice about the purpo of a college education, for he thinks the cours he is taking are somewhat irrelevant to his future career. Remember student A will start the conversation.
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Test 2
Task I: Retell the story松鼠英文
A Brother Like That
A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas prent. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. “Is this your car, Mister?” he asked.
Paul nodded. “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was astounded. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing? Boy, I wish …” he hesitated.
Of cour Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the lad said jarred Paul all the way down to his heels.bios是什么意思
“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.”
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Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, then impulsively he added, “Would you like to take a ride in my automobile?”
