Cet4 Spoke English Test

Task1: Read Aloud

In this task, you are to read aloud a short passage. You will have 45 seconds to go over the passage and one minute to read it aloud. Here is the passage.

Many people would list San Francisco as one of the most delightful cities in the world. Sitting on the Pacific coast, it gives you a feeling of the sea. The sea breezes wake you up and make you eat well and sleep well. The city was planned with straight roads, and these roads cross each other at right angles, making squares as they do in many American cities. Very often you can find yourself on top of a hill in the city, looking down one of these straight roads as it rises and falls on its journey through the town. A good way to travel these roads is by cable car. These are buses that run on rails in the ground up and down the steep hills.

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短文朗读：此部分要求考生在经过一定准备后朗读一篇120词左右的短文。考生的准备时间为45秒，答题时间为1分钟。朗读时要清晰、自然。如果文章中有生词也不要紧张，可以根据自己已掌握的发音规则推断其发音。读文章时要做到语速适中、停顿有章，即使偶尔有读错的地方，也不要去纠正，继续下文的朗读。

Many people would list San Francisco / as one of the most delightful cities in the world. / Sitting on the Pacific coast, / it gives you a feeling of the sea. / The sea breezes wake you up / and make you eat well and sleep well. / The city was planned with straight roads, / and these roads cross each other at right angles, / making squares as they do in many American cities. / Very often / you can find yourself on top of a hill in the city, / looking down one of these straight roads / as it rises and falls on its journey through the town. / A good way to travel these roads / is by cable car. / These are buses that run on rails in the ground / up and down the steep hills.