叙述文一般以叙述本人日常生活历经为主导，针对历经的阐述一般 由一定的时间概念围绕在其中，或次序或倒序。可是四级考试中一般不出現单纯性的叙述文，由于单纯性的叙述文非常简单、通俗易懂。因此 四级考试中的叙述文大多数是夹叙夹议的文章内容。这类文章内容的基础构造方式是：
1) 用一段抽象性得话引进要描述的历经(话题讨论)
2) 描述此前的历经(举例说明1)以及感受或发觉
3) 描述下面的历经(举例说明2)以及感受或发觉
4) 作出小结或结果
2000年12月四级考试阅读题的第二篇就这样的构造。我们可以将其构造简单化为：
1) 总括性得话：
Engineering students are supposed to be example of practicality and rationality, but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool.
2) 此前的历经或念头
In high school I wanted to be ……，but I didn't chose a college with a large engineering department.
3) 往后面的历经
I chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university for a broad education
4) 下面的历经
I headed off for sure that I was going to have an advantage over others.
5) 再出来的历经
Now I am not so sure. …… I have learned the reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile engineering with liberal-arts courses in college.
6) 结果
I have realized that the struggle to reconcile the study of engineering and liberal-arts is difficult.
只需了解了这种文章的结构特性解决问题就非常简易，由于这类文章内容后的阅读题考题大多数是和文章内容的內容顺序一致的关键点题。
