1、国家公共英语（四级）口试模拟试卷 4及答案与解析 一、考生个人情况介绍 1 E First of all, wed like to know something about you, so Im going to ask some questions about yourselves. E What do you usually do during the holiday? E What do you think of western festivals, for example, Mothers Day, Valentines Day, Christmas Day, etc.? E Whic
2、h festival do you prefer to celebrate, western or eastern? E What is your most favorite festival and why? E Where would you like to spend your holidays, in the countryside or in the big city? E During these years some people call Labor Day and National Day golden-week, what is your opinion about thi
3、s? E Are there disadvantages of celebrating a holiday or not? 二、考生相互问答 2 Interlocutor:Now Id like you to talk about something between yourselves but speak loudly so that we can hear you. You should take care to share the opportunity of speaking.(Put pictures for candidates in front of both candidate
4、s and give instructions with reference to the pictures.)Id like you to talk about the pictures :The inspectors are coming!These pictures are for your reference. You have three minutes for this. Would you like to begin now, please?三、继续性问答 3 E Im going to give each of you a picture and Id like you to
5、first briefly describe and then give your comment on what you see in the picture. Candidate A, this is your picture. You have three minutes to talk about it. E Thank you. Now, Candidate B, could you please ask your partner a question?E OK. Candidate B, here is your picture. You also have three minut
6、es to talk about your picture. E Thank you. Now, candidate A, could you please ask your partner a question? 国家公共英语（四级）口试模拟试卷 4答案与解析 一、考生个人情况介绍 1 【正确答案】 E First of all, wed like to know something about you, so Im going to ask some questions about yourselves. E What do you usually do during the holida
7、y? A Different people spend their holidays in different ways. As for me, during the holidays I most like to travel. You know, nowadays in China almost all middle school students have no time to see the outside world, they have to bury themselves to heavy assignments for the College Entrance Examinat
8、ion. There is a saying that reading volumes of books and trudging long distances, we learn much knowledge from books. But in modern society much more information comes from outside of class. Traveling not only increases my field of vision but also builds up my body, so I choose it. E What do you thi
9、nk of western festivals, for example, Mothers Day, Valentines Day, Christmas Day, etc.? A In recent years, many western festivals have begun to catch on in China. Among these festivals Christmas Day, Mothers Day, Valentines Day are the most popular. Although they are not traditionally celebrated in
10、China, more and more Chinese are now observing these romantic Western occasions. These festivals help decorate our life and make it rich and colorful. But some Chinese youths pay less and less attention to some traditional Chinese holidays. For example, the Pure Brightness Festival, a time for worsh
11、ipping at ancestral graves, is almost forgotten by youths. Fortunately, more and more Chinese begin to worry about this phenomenon. E Which festival do you prefer to celebrate, western or eastern? A When I was a child, I liked New Year most. I would be excited one month before that day was coming. I
12、n a childs eyes, New Year means finery and no homework. When I grow up, I begin to understand my parents hard work. So when I leave home to begin my college life, I prefer Mothers Day. It makes me study harder. I phone my mother in that day and say I love her. Although I have no girlfriend now, I kn
13、ow most girls prefer their boyfriends to present: a bunch of flowers on Valentines Day. Western and eastern festivals are both for the sake of making our lives rich and colorful, so I like them all. E What is your most favorite festival and why? B My most favorite festival is the Mid-autumn Festival
14、. During the Mid-autumn Festival, there is a scene of great joy everywhere. On the Mid-autumn Festival night the whole family gets together and has a wonderful supper. During the Mid-autumn festival, it seems that everyone is in a happy mood, no matter whether you are rich or poor, young or old. The
15、re is a friendly and happy atmosphere everywhere. All family members enjoy the same gladness, so I like Mid-autumn Festival most. E Where would you like to spend your holidays, in the countryside or in the big city? B I would like to spend my holiday in the countryside, partly because I live in a bi
16、g city and I find it very difficult to put up with such problems in cities as pollution and traffic jams. I want to taste a new way of life. In the countryside, there is always something new, something fresh to see. Taking a holiday in the countryside, youll feel relaxed both in mind and body. Besid
17、es, its marvelous to get close to nature. I can go fishing after lunch every day, and also raise dogs without worrying about disturbing the neighbors. E During these years some people call Labor Day and National Day golden-week, what is your opinion about this? B Previously people only knew they cou
18、ld relax in holiday. With the society developing, many people have come to realize that holidays can stimulate the growth of the economy. If you walk down the street just before holidays, you will see lots of people spending their money on all sorts of items, such as computers and expensive clothes.
19、 With longer holidays people in China will spend their money on traveling, shopping and so on instead of saving. The circulation of currency is promoted in this way and some businesses such as tourism are booming. On the other hand, since people have more time to relax, their work efficiency has bee
20、n greatly enhanced. Consequently, the growth of the economy has reached a high level. So the Labor Day and Nation Day are called golden-week. E Are there disadvantages of celebrating a holiday or not? B Holidays have many advantages, but it also has some disadvantages. Firstly, holiday can make you
21、sick without your notice. People eat and drink too much, which is unhealthy, and many people get sick. Secondly, it brings pollution to environment) we can see more and more scenery and historic sites are destroyed by tourists. Thirdly, its a waste of money. Usually during holidays people will spend
22、 a large sum of money on presents, food, clothes, traveling and camping. All these produce a lot of waste and its plastic bags then cause pollution. 二、考生相互问答 2 【正确答案】 Interlocutor:Now Id like you to talk about something between yourselves but speak loudly so that we can hear you. You should take car
23、e to share the opportunity of speaking.(Put pictures for candidates in front of both candidates and give instructions with reference to the pictures.)Id like you to talk about the pictures :The inspectors are coming!These pictures are for your reference. You have three minutes for this. Would you li
24、ke to begin now, please?Candidates:A: What does the first picture show?B:This picture shows that a farmer is herding a bull beside a river. The bull is thirsty and wants to drink. But the poisonous waste water is poured into rivers directly from a factory without filtering. Thus the water is pollute
25、d. I think if the bull drank the water it would die. Do you think so?A:Yes,I agree with you. The water discharged from most factories is badly polluted, which contains lots of poisonous chemicals. I think the peasant is very clever. In order to let his bull drink clean water, he shouts at the factor
26、y: “The inspectors are coming. “Can you describe what happens in the second picture?B:In the second picture, we can see that the river becomes clean and the bull can drink the water now. Do you know the reasons?A:The factory knows that the government has made laws to forbid factories to pollute the
27、water. So when the peasant shouts the factory stops pouring polluted water. We should educate people and arouse the peoples awareness to protect environment.B:Yes,I also think so. Since people are dependent on water, they should be involved in preventing pollution. Recently, certain counter measures
28、 have been taken, but everyone should know that polluted water is hazard to all of us.A: Yes. If people continue to pollute their environment,human on the earth will not survive.Interlocutor:Thank you. 三、继续性问答 3 【正确答案】 E Im going to give each of you a picture and Id like you to first briefly describ
29、e and then give your comment on what you see in the picture. Candidate A, this is your picture. You have three minutes to talk about it. A Although the net is so appealing and it provides us with so many chances in cyber space, face-to-face talk still has its own charm. Whatever you do, the most rel
30、iable way is to talk to him directly, several words can make a question clear. But if you phone him, probably it will cost you much time to explain it. In addition, face-to-face chat will make you feel great and happy. Of course this kind of communication has its faulty. If he is far away from you o
31、r if you are at work in your work time, you cant chat face-to-face. E Thank you. Now, Candidate B, could you please ask your partner a question? B More and more security problems come in modern communication, whats about your opinion? A With the development of modern communication, on one hand cheat
32、 and violence become more and more serious on network, on the other hand there is the problem of identity authentication in e-commerce. The existing of network virus and hacker is a threat to the security. It is surveyed the whole world spends at least 20 billion dollars every year on network securi
33、ty. In spite of that, the crime through network is more and more serious. In my opinion on one hand it must take a whole series of measure to protect the network from all nodes, on the other hand everyone must learn some technology against virus and hacker. E OK. Candidate B, here is your picture. Y
34、ou also have three minutes to talk about your picture. B Although online chatting has some disadvantage, it must admit that it has also all kinds of advantages, and just these advantages make it flourishing. First, it can increase students interest in computer studying; only when one is interested i
35、n the field can he make progress on it. Second, it provide people with a good place to talk. We can find all kinds of chatting room on net; its open and free. Third, you can make more friends who come from all kinds of field and have different hobbies and speciality. You can learn many knowledge fro
36、m them and make friends with them. Fourth, online chatting can cure peoples psychological problems, In modern society people need a place to release, net is the best place. E Thank you. Now, candidate A, could you please ask your partner a question? A Can you assume how people communicate with other
37、s in the future? B This is an interesting topic. Several years ago we had only phone or telegram but now we can call your friend on web and we can see him at the same time. In the future communication technology will integrate with traffic tools and we can shake hands with anyone all over the world as we wish, and we even communicate with plants and animals, say nothing of the creature of remote celestial body. In the future we possibly have a chip in our brain, when we think, the counterpart can do it correspondingly.
