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TBEM4级样卷
TBEM-4样题
ModuleI
ListeningComprehension(35%)
SectionOne
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestion.
Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.
Nowlistentotheinterview.
1.WhatisthespecificfieldofstudyforJohn’sdissertation?
A.thecurrentstateofuniversitiesinSanFrancisco
B.westernphilosophy
C.philosophywithanemphasisonBuddhiststudies
D.easternreligions
2.WhichisNOTTrueaboutSuenMok?
A.Ithasgotaverygoodprogramfortendaymeditationretreats.
B.Theirmeditationprogramsteachonlyforeigners.
C.Theirmeditationprogramsteachmeditationtechniques.
D.ItisnottheonlytempleJohnstudies.
3.WhatissospecialaboutTamKrabok?
A.Itteachespeopletomeditateandovercometheirdrugaddiction.
B.Itorganizesmeditationretreatsforforeigners.
C.ItorganizesworkshopstopromoteThailand’sversionofBuddhism.
D.ItteachespeopletheessenceofTheravada.
4.HowmanypeoplehavebeencuredinTamKrabok?
A.aboutonehundred
B.aboutonethousand
C.aboutonehundredthousand
D.morethanonehundredthousand
5.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNotTrueaccordingtotheinterview?
A.OpiumwasillegalinThailanduntil1959.
B.OpiumwaslegalinThailanduntil1959.
C.InJohn’sunderstanding,Buddhismisbasicallytotrytohelppeoplelivebetterlives.
D.Drugaddictionisabigprobleminalotofdifferentcountries.
SectionTwo
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandfillintheblanksthatfollow.
Questions6to10arebasedonanewsbroadcast.Attheendofthenewsbroadcastyouwillbegiven10secondstofillineachofthefollowingfiveblanks.
Nowlistentotheinterview.
6.ThenumberofnewhomesbeingconstructedacrossAustraliaroseby15percentintheDecemberquarter,whichissince2001.
7.DepartmentstoreownerDavidJonessayssalesareexpectedtoslowoverthenextfewmonthsastaxpayerhandoutsandthedryup.
8.TheWorldBankhaswarnedChina'sfacingabigproblem.
9.TheWorldBankrevisedupitsforecastsforChina'sfrom8.7to9.5percentthisyear.
10.TheWorldBank’squarterlyChinareportsuggestedthathighermigrantwagescouldhelpboostruralincomesandreducethebetweenruralandcitylifestyles.
SectionThree
InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandanswerthequestionsthatfollow.
Questions11to13arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven5minutestoanswerthefollowingthreequestions.
Nowlistentotheinterview.
11.Describetheimpactoftheeconomicdownturnonteenagerswholeftschoolwithoutcompletingyear12in2008.
12.DescribethecurrenteconomicdownturninAustralia.
13.Howdidtheretailindustryperforminthiseconomicdownturn?
ModuleII
BusinessReadingandWriting40%(50minutes)
SectionA5%
Directions:
Readthefollowingpassage.FillinBlanks14-18withthebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.
Americasoundsincreasinglydeterminedtopushitsexports,anditsattitudetoChinahas14.MrObamahassetagoalof15exportsinfiveyearsandhaspromisedto“getmuchtougher”overwhatitregardsasunfaircompetitionfromChina.SpeculationisrisinginWashington,DC,thattheTreasurywillbrandChinaacurrency“manipulator”initsnextexchange-ratereport.WithAmerica’sunemploymentat9.7%andthemid-termelectionsapproaching,theappealofChina-bashingisrisinginCongress,too.SeveralsenatorsrecentlyrevivedamothballeddemandthattheCommerceDepartmentshouldinvestigateChina’scurrencyregimeasanunfairtrade16.
Beijing,inturn,showslittlesignofbudgingontheyuan,eventhoughthelatestfiguresshowsurprisinglystrongexportgrowthandhigher-than-expected17.ZhouXiaochuan,theheadofChina’scentralbank,causedabriefflurryincurrencymarketswhenhearguedonMarch6ththatkeepingtheyuanstableagainstthedollarwas“partofour18ofpoliciesfordealingwiththeglobalfinancialcrisis”fromwhichChinawouldexit“soonerorlater”.ButhemadeitquiteclearthatChinawouldbecautiousandgavenohintthatsuddenexitwasimminent.InrecentdaysvariousotherChineseofficialshaveputevenmoreemphasisonthestabilityofthecurrency,bristledatoutsidepressuretohurryupanddenouncedAmerican“politicisation”oftheexchange-rateissue.
14.A.stabledB.hardenedC.toughedD.firmed
15.A.twoB.twiceC.doublingD.double
16.A.surplusB.allowanceC.helpD.subsidy
17.A.inflationB.appreciationC.depreciationD.stagflation
18.A.parcelB.packageC.bundleD.series
SectionB5%
Directions:
Lookatthetablesandgraphsbelow.Foreachtableorgraph,thereareoneortwostatementsdescribingit.ChoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.
Question19isbasedonthefollowinggraph.
19.WhendidHongKonginflationrateriseto2.9%?
A.June,2010B.August2010C.November2010D.January2011
Questions20-21arebasedonthefollowinggraph.
20.InwhichmonthdidChina’sMonthlyPassengerVehicleSalesdroptoabout63%onayear-on-yearbasis?
A.August2009B.October2009C.February2010D.March2010
21.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?
A.ThegrowthrateofChina’smonthlypassengervehiclesalesfellmostnotablyinFebruary2010.
B.China’smonthlypassengervehiclesalesclimbedtothepeakattheendof2009.
C.FromAugust2009toDecember2009,themonthlypassengervehiclesalescontinuedtoincreaseinnumber.
D.Intermsofthemonthlysalesvolume,June2010witnessedthelowestsalesvolume.
Questions22-23arebasedonthefollowinggraph.
22.Accordingtothegraph,inwhichyeardoesthegrowthratedropmostdramatically?
A.2008B.2009C.2010D.2011
23.WhichofthefollowingstatementisFALSE?
A.ThesalesvolumeofChina’sonlinegameindustryin2008addedupto20.78billionYuan.
B.Theyear-on-yeargrowthrateofChina’sonlinegameindustryisestimatedtodropto9.7%in2012.
C.Thegrowthrateonayear-on-yearbasisdropped9.8%in2010thanthatoftheyear2009..
D.ThesalesvolumeofChina’sonlinegameindustryin2014willclimbtoanestimated46.11billionYuan.
SectionC10%
Directions:
Readthefollowingtwopassages.ChoosethebestanswerforeachstatementorquestionfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.
Questions24-28arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
PassageOne
Thereissomethingaptaboutasocialnetworkingwebsitewinningapopularitycontest.Accordingtoindustrydata,FacebookovertookGoogleamongUSinternetuserslastweek,withmorevisitstoitspagesthantothesearchengine.Itisamomenttoconsidertherapidgrowthofasitewhose400m-plususersoutnumberthepopulationofanysinglecountryexceptIndiaandChina.
Theindustrydatacomewithafewcaveats.ThefiguresexcludevisitstootherGoogles,suchasYouTubeandGoogleMail.Theyomitsearchescarriedoutinaboxonabrowsertoolbar.Also,thenumberofvisitsisjustonemeasureofinternettake-up:
countinguniqueusers–visitorsratherthanvisits–givesadifferentprofile.Still,ithighlightsthemomentumbehindFacebookasitdisplacesGoogle.fromtheweeklyleadithascommandedonthismeasuresinceSeptember2007.
AdvertisersfindFacebookappealingtoo.Itenablesthemtoreachamassaudience,astelevisiondoes,butwiththeextrabenefitofmuchgreatertargeting.Consumerbrandscouldeasilyextendtheirpresencebeyondthefanpagesthatalreadyexist.Moreover,asocialsiteprovidesconsumerswhovisitformuchlongerthantheywoulduseasearchengine.Soincreasedadvertising,andperhapswaystoallowuserstoshopthroughthesite,shouldenableFacebooktomovefrompositivecashflowtomakingprofits.
Itwillneedtotreadcarefully.Thereisariskforadvertisers–andforthesite–ifFacebookmovestobecomecommercialinawaythatusersresent.Inamongstpersonalinformation,advertisementsaremorelikelytostrikeajarringnote.
Thehigh-growthphasemeansthatFacebookcantakeitstimedevelopingwaystoincreaserevenues.Thekeymustbetofindwaysthatbringpracticalbenefitstothosewhovisitthesite.Thereisanintrinsicstickinessaboutasitewhereusershaveassembledtheirownmaterial,butifpeoplestopupdatingtheirpagesandsocialnetworkingtakesanewform,thenwinningusersbackisahardtask.
Whatthedatadonotshowisthatsearchengineshavehadtheirday.Google'scoresearchadvertisingbusinessreboundedinthefinalquarterof2009,andthegroupispreparingforrenewedgrowth.Moreover,thereisastraightforwardreminderofhowfragilethefortunesofsocialnetworkingsitescanbe:
thesitethatGoogleovertookin2007tobecomemostpopularintheUSwasMySpace–whichisnowseekinganewroleassocialusershavemovedelsewhere.
24.WhatisthereasonforMySpace’swithdrawnfromtheroleassocialnetworkingsite?
A.ItisovertakenbyothersocialnetworkingsitelikeFacebook.
B.Ithaslostitssocialusers.
C.Ithasintroducedintoomanyadvertisements.
D.Ithasbecomeaprofit-makingsite.
25.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.FacebookusersoutnumberthatofGoogle.
B.YoutubeisoneofGoogles.
C.Beforethisweek,Googlehadledallotherwebsitesonthemeasureofvisitssince2007.
D.Facebookisasocialnetworkingsite.
26.Theword“stickiness”inthepenultimateparagraphprobablymeans“____”
A.Thewebs