大学英语专业四级考试共有六个部分:听写、听力理解、完型填空、语法与词汇、阅读理解、写作。
整个考试需时130分钟。
听力的比重是30%，主观性试题和客观性试题各占一半。
与四六级考试不同，专四、专八考试首先考听力而不是写作。
I. 听写(PART I: Dictation)1.测试要求:(a )能在全面理解容的基础上逐字逐句写出所听材料.(b)拼写和标点符号正确无误,错误率不超过8%(c)考试时间15分钟2. 测试形式:本部分为主观试题.所听材料共念四遍.第一遍用正常语速朗读,录音语速为每分钟120个单词,让学生听懂材料大意.第二三遍朗读时意群分句和句子之间留出约15秒的空隙,让学生书写.第四遍再用正常语速朗读,让学生检查.测试学生听力理解能力拼写熟练程度以及正确运用标点符号的能力.4. 选材原则:(a )题材广泛体裁多样.(b)听写材料难度以不超过<<大纲>>规定为准.(c) 听写材料长度约150个单词II 听力理解(Part II : Listening Comprehension)1. 测试要求:(a )能听懂英语国家人士关于日常生活和社会生活的谈话,以及中等难度(如TOEFL中的短文)的听力材料.能理解大意,领会说话者的态度感情和真实意图. (b)能听懂相当于VOA正常语速和BBC新闻节目的主要容(c)能辨别各种英语变体(如美国英语英国英语澳大利亚英语等)(d)考试时间约15分钟本部分采用多项选择题,分三节:Section A, Section B, Section C,共30题.Section A: Conversations本部分含有若干组对话,每组约为200个单词.每组对话后有若干道题.本部分共有10题.Section B: Passages本部分含有若干篇短文,每篇长度约为200个单词.每篇后有若干道题.本部分共有10题Section C: News Broadcast本部分含有若干段VOA或BBC新闻,每段新闻后有若干道题.本部分共有10题..本部分后有5秒的间隙,要求学生从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案.录音语速为每分钟约120个单词,念一遍.3.测试目的:测试学生获得口头信息的能力.4.选材原则:(a )对话和短文中的部分容与日常生活和学习活动相关.(b)VOA和BBC新闻材料为学生所熟悉的一般新闻报道短评或讲话等.(c) 听写材料中所出现的词语原则上不超出<<>大纲>规定的围.英语专业四级听力部分常考题型及技巧听力理解--对话对话的常考题型1．主旨要义题：问对话讨论的是什么。
a. 尽量在脑海中描述出正进行的对话：对谁在进行对话，在哪里进行对话做一定的假设；b. 尤其注意听一些关键词，被重复的词等等；c. 对所听到的容进行归纳，什么是中心思想；d. 特别注意提问句，因为对话通常是一问一答，答的容通常是围绕问题展开的。
常见的就对话主题而提的问题有：What is the main topic of the conversation?What are the speakers mainly discussing?What is the subject of this conversation?What is the main idea of the conversation?Which of the following best summarizes the conversation?2．身份职业题：问说话者的身份、职业以及两者的关系等。
常见的就身份、职业及人物关系而提的问题有：What is the person's probable vocation/job?Who are the speakers?What is the relationship between the two speakers? Who is the woman/man speaking to?常见的身份、职业及其相关的词语和句子：Customer and shop-assistant (salesgirl)for sale on sale discount 30 percent offselling season size style fashionin stock out of stock price changerefund warranty deliver 交付sales slip 销货单,销售发票What can I do for you? I'm looking for...I'd like to have ... How much ...?Professor/teacher and studentcourse assignment credit tuitionfreshman sophomore junior seniorundergraduate postgraduate register graduate graduation ceremony term paper mid-exam final summer course grade semester/term quizvacation scholarshipCustomer and waiter/waitressmenu order dessert main coursedelicious taste reservation billCan I help you, sir/madam? Are you ready to order? May I take your order now? I'd like to try...Can I have my bill, please? How would you like your beef? Doctor and patientheadache stomachache backache catch a coldflu running nose fever run a temperaturesymptom examination check-up take one's temperature X-ray indigestion blood pressure infectiondiagnose prescribe(prescription) medicine pilltablet give an injection operation recoverWhat's the matter with you?Postman and customerparcel/package postcard stamp telegrampostage airmail registered letterBank clerk and customerdeposit withdraw draw out savingsaccount account number open an account balancecash traveler's check cash a check interest rateAirport staff and travelercheck in check out first class economySingle/return flight number reservation book a ticket Confirm/confirmation arrival departure delayBoarding card boarding gate take off transitLibrarian and studentLibrary card periodical journal magazineCatalogue call number due renewOverdue over-due timeHotel staff and customerlobby front desk reservation reception deskreceptionist check in check out single roomdouble room rate key card Room Service3．地点方位问题：问对话发生的地点与场景。
School: assignment, lecture, paper, exam, campus, dorm, gradesBank: account, cash, check, deposit, savingsHospital/Clinic: prescription, symptom, temperature, cold, fever, stomachache, pain, trouble Restaurant: menu, soup, drink, beverage, dish, beef, chicken, order, billAirport/Station: train, coach, car, timetable, take off, passengerPost Office: parcel, package, stamp, letter, airmail, regular mail, postage, rate关于地点的提问形式通常为：Where does/did the conversation probably take place?Where are the man and woman speaking?Where are the speakers now?Where will the man/the woman go?Where is the man/the woman?VOA轻松听懂美国标准新闻英语4．时间数字计算题：对对话中出现的一些时间和数字进行提问，通常要经过一些简单的运算。
听力试题所涉及的数字包括：年代、时间、年龄、距离、速度、价格、数量等，要求回答对话或某事在什么时间发生；或某人在什么时间做某事；或价格、数量等。
在做数字计算题时，考生除了应该听清具体的数字，还应该注意表示倍数、百分率等的量词，例如：double, half, dozen, couple, thirty percent,three times, decade, century等等。
同时，还要注意与数字有关的词，例如：more, less, before, ago, later等等。
此外还要注意文中较长的数字。