2007年专业四级口语考试试题

20072007 年真题年真题Task 1:Retell a storyTask 1:Retell a storyAnne was a science teacher in a primary school.She loved her job and believed very stronglyin practical work as a means of teaching science effectively.Once she decided to show her pupilsparents how well their children were learning.To demonstrate the effectiveness ofher methodsshe invited all the parents to come to the school to see the results of one of the childrensexperiments.She scheduled this event for a Saturday evening,so all of the parents would be sureto come.The children were studying how plants grow.To see this process for themselves the studentshad planted four pots of beans.They had put poor soil in one pot to see what effect this wouldhave on the growth of the beans.The other three pots of beans had good soil,but one pot had beenplaced in a dark room for several days and another pot was not watered for the same length oftime.In this way the children were learning the effects of soil,water and sunlight on the growth ofplants.At 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 thedark for four days.”The third label read,“These beans have had no water for four days.”And thelast one went like this:“These beans have had good soil,plenty of light and regular water.”Thenshe went home.She 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.It said:“We read your notes to the schoolcleaning staff and decided to help them with your plants,so we watered all the plants,changed theearth in one with poor soil,and left the light on above the one that had been left in the dark forfour days.We hope that the plants will now grow better.”Signed“The Boy Scouts”.Task 2:Talk based on a given topicTask 2:Talk based on a given topicDirections:Talk about an experience you have had in which you tried to help someone butactually caused trouble.Task 3:Role-playTask 3:Role-playStudentStudent A:A:Nowadays lots of college students take all kinds of tests to get different kinds ofcertificates.You think it necessary because these certificates are useful in helping the students findgood jobs.But your partner doesnt agree with you.Try to convince him/her.Remember youshould start the conversation.StudentStudent B:B:Nowadays lots of college students take all kind of tests to get different kinds ofcertificates.You dont think it necessary because most of these certificates are actua lly of no use.But your partner doesnt agree with you.Try to convince him/her.Remember your partner shouldstart the conversation.