TEM4真题+答案WORD版本.docx

1、TEM4真题+答案WORD版本TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS(2012) GRADE FOUR TIME LIMIT：135 MlNPART I DICTATION 15 MIN Listen to the following passageAltogether the passage will be read to you four timesDuring the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaningFor the second a

2、nd third readings，the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase，with intervals of 15 secondsThe last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your workYou will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once morePlease write the wh

3、ole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONEPART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION 20 MIN In Sections A,B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answerthe questions that followMark the best answer to each question on Answer Sheet TwoSECTION A CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear seve

4、ral conversationsListen to the conversations carefully andthen answer the questions that followQuestions l to 3 are based on the following conversationAt the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the conversation.lThe Ethical Consumer Research As

5、sociation will provide information to shoppers on Aproduct price Bproduct quality Cmanufacturers Dproduction methods2According to the conversation，an ethical shopper should Aask for othersadvice before buying things Bconsider the worth of something to be bought Cpostpone buying things whenever possi

6、ble Dsearch for things that are less costly3According to the conversation，ethical shoppers can be best described as Ashrewd Bthrifty Cextravagant Dcautious Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversationAt the end of the conversation，youwill be given 20 seconds to answer the questionsNow,li

7、sten to the conversation4Which of the following statements is CORRECT about Mary? AShe is enjoying her language study BShe is enjoying her management study CShe is not feeling very well at the moment DShe is not happy about her study pressure5What does Mary think of the course initially? AIt is usef

8、ul BIt is difficult CIt is challenging DIt is interesting6What is Marys problem of living in a family house? AShe dislikes the food she eats BShe is unable to sleep well CShe has no chance to make friends DShe finds the rent high7Which of the following is MrDaviesadvice? ATo tryto make more friends

9、BTo try to change accommodation CTo spend more time on English DTo stop attending language classes Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversationAt the end of the conversation，youwill be given 15 seconds to answer the questionsNow,listen to the conversation8According to the conversation，t

10、he day is special because Amany people are surfing the net on that day Bit is an anniversary of the internet Cthe net brought about no changes until that day Dbig changes will take place on that day9We learn from the conversation that people Acannot Jive without the internet Bcannot work without the

11、 internet Call use the internet to keep in touch Dhave varied opinions about internet use10At the end of the conversationthe speakers talk about Athe future of the internet Bthe type of office furniture Cwhen changes will come Dhow people will use the internetSECTION B PASSAGES In this section，you w

12、ill hear several passagesListen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passageAt the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the passage11In order to open a bank account，you need

13、 to produce_in addition to your passport Aa library card Ba registration form Ca telephone bill Da receipt12Which of the following might NOT be included in theutility bill? ARent BGas CWater DTelephone13According to the passage，what can one do in the post office? AGetting contact details BObtaining

14、tax forms CPaying housing rents DApplying for loans Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passageAt the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the passage14According to the passage，schedulingmeans that you Aneed to be efficient in work Bplan yo

15、ur work properly Ctry to finish work ahead of time Dknow how to work in teams15According to the passage, one of the activities to relax could be Aprotecting wild animals Bspending time with your family Clearning how to read efficiently Dlearning how to do gardening16One of the ways to reduce stress

16、is to Ado better than anyone else Bfulfill high ambitions in ones work Cwork and have reasonable aims Dstart with a relatively low aim17According to the passage，to reduce stress has something to do with the following EXCEPT Aones position Bones interest Cones health Dones mood Questions 18 to 20 are

17、 based on the following passageAt the end of the passage, you will begiven 15 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the passage18According to the passage，new words tend to come from Aworld politics Badvances in science Careas of life Dall the above19The passage explains the larger and richer

18、 vocabulary of English mainly from a viewpoint Ahistorical Bcultural Ccommercial Dcolonial20According to the passage，which of the following statements best describes the English language? AIt is outdated in grammar BIt accepts new words from science CIt has begun taking in new words DIt tends to emb

19、race new wordsSECTION C NEWS BROADCAST In this section，you will hear several news itemsListen to them carefully and then answer thequestions that follow Questions 21 and 22 are based OH the following newsAt the end of the news item，you will begiven 10 seconds to answer the questionsNow listen to the

20、 news21Where was the marble statue found? AOut in the sea BInside a bath house COn a cliff along the coast DOn the coast outside Jerusalem22Which of the following best describes the condition of the statue? AIt was incomplete BIt was recent artwork CIt was fairly tall DIt was in pieces Questions 23

21、and 24 are based on the following newsAt the end of the news itemyou will be given 10 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the news23The rescue efforts concentrated mainly on Athe US-Canada border Bsnow-stricken regions Chighways Dcity streets24According to the news，the last group of people

22、 might have been stranded in their vehicles for more than _ hours before being rescued A24 B25 C40 D48 Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following newsAt the end of the news item, you will begiven 10 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the news25According to the 2006 anti-smoking restri

23、ctions，smoking was NOT allowed in Aoffices Brestaurants Cbars Dschool playgrounds26According to the news，which of the following groups reacts negatively to the new law? ATelevision producers BHotel owners CMedical workers DHospital management Questions 27 and 28 are based on the following newsAt the

24、 end of the news item，you will begiven 10 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the news27According to the news，who first discovered the fraud? AA client BA bank manager CThe police DBank headquarters28When did the bank employee hand himself in? AA month before the fraud was discovered BA da

25、y before the fraud was discovered CA day after the police launched investigation DA month after he transferred the money Question 29 is based on the following newsAt the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the questionNow, listen to the news29What is this news item mainly abo

26、ut? AHow to open Hotmail accounts BHow to retrieve missing e-mails CNew e-mail service by Microsoft DProblems and complaints about e-mails Question30 is based on the following newsAt the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the questionNow, listen to the news30Compared with 20

27、09，which of the following figures remained about the same in 2010? ANumber of tickets sold BBox office revenues CAttendance rate D Number of cinemasPART III CLOZE 【15 MIN】 Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanksMark the best cho

28、ice for each blank on Answer Sheet Two The earthquake of 26th December 2004 resulted in one of the worst natural disasters in living memoryIt was a (31) _ underwater quake and occurred in the Indian OceanIt (32) _ coastlines，communities and brought death to many people Why do earthquakes happen?The

29、surface of the earth has not always looked as it does today；it is moving(33)_ (although very slowly)and has done so for billions of yearsThis is one(34)_ of earthquakes，when one section of the earth (tectonic plate)(35)_ anotherScientists can predict where but not(36)_ this might happen and the area

30、 between plates is called a fault lineOn one fault line in Kobe，Japan in 1923 over 200,000 people were killed(37)_，earthquakes do not always happen on fault lines，(38)_ is why they are so dangerous and (39)_ Where do volcanoes happen? Volcanoes happen where the earths(40)_ is thin：lava，dust and gases(41)_ from beneath the earthThey can rise into a huge cone shape like a mountain and erupt，(42)_ they can be so violent(43)_ they just explode directly from the earth with no warningThere are 1511(44)_ volcanoes in the worldThis means that they may(45)_ be dangerousIn 1985 the Colomb