1、TEM-4 Test 12TIME LIMIT: 140 MIN.PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION 20 MIN.In Section A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Select the correct response for each question.SECTION A STATEMENTIn this section you will hear 8 statements. At
2、 the end of the statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following 8 questions. Now listen to the statements.1. How much money is expected to be raised?A. 1/4 millionB. 1/2 millionC. 1 millionD. 2 million2. Which statement about the speaker is true?A. He likes grapes better than
3、anyone else does.B. He grows more grapes than anyone else.C. Grapes are more nutritious than he thought.D. He thinks very few people like grapes.3. The speaker seems to feel _.A. that it might take some time for him to ride in his new carB. that he could have his new car come in two daysC. that he c
4、ouldnt use the new car because the dealer is getting him a licenseD. that he couldnt ride in his new car because the dealer is teaching him how to drive it4. The speakers opinion is _.A. this is a result of what I readB. you alread6y know what the results will beC. Id like to try to make it happen i
5、f possibleD. Im prepared to try no matter what happens5. The speaker _.A. really needs to return that article on photography immediatelyB. found the article so good that she copied itC. wishes she could go back to the library nowD. should have made a copy of the article for reference6. How long does
6、 it take the local train to get to New York?A. One hour.B. Two hours.C. Three hours.D. Four hours.7. What did Cindy do?A. She bought a pair of skates from the shoemaker.B. She asked the shoemaker to sharpen her skates for her.C. She wanted her parents to buy a new pair for her.D. She carefully sharp
7、ened her skates herself.8. What should be kept in mind when one reserves plane tickets?A. Reservations should be confirmed forty-eight hours before departure.B. Confirmation of reservations can take forty-eight hours.C. Cancellations can be made forty-eight hours in advance.D. Many flights are cance
8、lled forty-eight hours before departure. SECTION B CONVERSATIONIn this section, you will hear 8 short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following 8 questions. Now listen to the conversations.9. Where is the woman?A.
9、 At the department store.B. At the grocery.C. In the garden.D. In the farm.10. Why does the woman not want to tell Mr. Brown about the parking ticket?A. He will get very angry.B. He is looking for a parking space.C. He has to buy a parking ticket himself.D. He will discover it himself anyway.11. Wha
10、t time is it?A. 7:10B. 7:00C. 6:50D. 7:0512. What does the woman think is harder?A. political science.B. Economics.C. Getting an A.D. Political and economics.13. What does the woman mean?A. Both bags cost the same per pound.B. The man shouldnt spend so much money on potatoes.C. She always buys the s
11、ame size bag.D. She doesnt usually eat any potatoes.14. What is the woman suggesting?A. Getting a better quality lamp.B. Fixing the lamp tomorrow.C. Changing the light bulb.D. Working with a different lamp.15. What does Mr. Hester mean?A. He does have a background in business.B. He lacks the experie
12、nce that is called for.C. He isnt interested in being a student.D. He doesnt want to do business at all.16. What does Paul do?A. He publishes books.B. He works in industry.C. He collects automobiles.D. He is an author. SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 17 and 18 are based on the following news item.
13、 At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following questions. Now listen to the news.17. Who was the only person having survived the crash?A. The French judge.B. The French judges bodyguard.C. Rees Jones, Princess Diannas bodyguard.D. A French doctor.18. Rees Jones did
14、nt talk about the crash shortly after the crash because _.A. he could only tell the French judge about the crashB. he was seriously wounded and couldnt remember what had happened at the momentC. he refused to talk about itD. his doctors didnt allow him to talk about it then Question 19 is based on t
15、he following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given 10 seconds to answer the following question. Now listen to the news.19. Which statement is false about James McDougall?A. He is Clintons former business partner.B. He died of a heart attack.C. He died on Sunday.D. He was conductin
16、g an investigation in connection with the White Water Real Estate Venture before he died. Questions 20 and 21 are based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following questions. Now listen to the news.20. Whats the minimum figure of the d
17、eaths of people in the two bomb explosions?A. 12B. 8C. 16D. 6021. How many people have been killed by the sectarian and political violence in Pakistan this year?A. More than 12.B. 60.C. More than 60.D. About 8. Questions 22 to 24 are based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you
18、will be given 30 seconds to answer the following questions. Now listen to the news.22. What measures will Indonesia take in order to put out forest fires?A. Send more fire engines.B. Create rain.C. Encourage villagers by offering them more water and equipment.D. Cut more bushes.23. How long will the
19、 plan of putting out forest fire last?A. One week.B. Five days.C. Ten days.D. One month.24. Why was an airport forced to close down?A. Because the blazes from the fire were too hot.B. Because the smoke from the fires was too think.C. Because it was too droughty at the airport.D. Because it rained he
20、avily there. Question 25 are based on the following news item. At the end of the news item you will be given 10 seconds to answer the following question. Now listen to the news.25. What is the necessary condition for the waiver?A. Vietnam has received trade benefits.B. Vietnam has made progress in a
21、llowing immigration to the US.C. Vietnam must become one of the most-favored nations.D. The relations between the US and Vietnam must be further improved. PART II CLOZE 15 MIN.Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Select
22、 the correct choice for each blank.Today, the Tower of London is one of the most popular tourist (26)_ and attracts over three million visitors a year. It was occasionally used as a Royal Palace for the Kings and Queens of England (27)_ the time of James I who (28)_ from 1603 to 1625, but is best kn
23、own as a prison and execution place. Within the walls of the Tower, princes have been murdered, traitors (29)_, spies shot, and Queens of England beheaded. One of the most famous executions was that of Anne Boleyn in 1526. She was the second wife of Henry VIII. He wanted to (30)_ her because she cou
24、ld not give him a son, so he accused her of adultery. She was tried and found guilty. She asked to be beheaded with a sword, (31)_ the usual axe, which can still be seen in the Tower.The Tower was also the (32)_ of one of Londons most famous mysteries. King Edward IV died in 1483. His elder son, Edw
25、ard, became king (33)_ his fathers death. Young Edward lived in the Tower, and the Duke of Gloucester, his protector, persuaded Edwards brother, Richard, to come and live there so that they could play together. But then the Duke (34)_ that he was the new king, and he was crowned instead of the twelv
26、e-year-old Edward, (35)_ himself Richard III.After that, the boys were seen less and less and (36)_ disappeared. It is said that they were suffocated in bed by pillows being (37)_ their mouths. It is believed that Richard III ordered their deaths, although it has never been (38)_. In 1674, workmen a
27、t the Tower discovered two skeletons which were taken away and buried in Westminster Abbey in 1678. The (39)_ were examined in 1933 and were declared to be those of two children, (40)_ the age of the Princes.26. A. seatsB. scenesC. groundsD. sights27. A. untilB. byC. toD. at28. A. reinedB. reignedC.
28、 poweredD. controlled29. A. ruinedB. destroyedC. torturedD. wounded30. A. get away withB. get rid ofC. get done withD. get down on31. A. apart fromB. besidesC. togetherD. rather than32. A. regionB. sceneC. placeD. area33. A. onB. atC. withD. by34. A. revealedB. announcedC. pronouncedD. advertised35.
29、 A. namingB. declaringC. callingD. giving36. A. eventuallyB. laterC. lastlyD. completely37. A. forced intoB. squeezed forthC. pressed overD. put on38. A. approvedB. provedC. reprovedD. disproved39. A. remainsB. corpsesC. bonesD. bodies40. A. definitelyB. roughlyC. possiblyD. certainly PART III GRAMM
30、AR AND VOCABULARY 15 MIN.There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence.41. All the television viewers chose her as their _ actress.A. favorableB. favoriteC. favoredD.
31、 favoring42. She pointed out that her wages _ no relation to the amount of work she did.A. heldB. yieldedC. offeredD. bore43. His long beard is a _ joke among his friends.A. steadyB. standingC. settledD. stable44. _ her inexperience her failure to secure the contract was not surprising.A. In view of
32、B. By virtue ofC. With regard toD. In recognition of45. Mr. White was told again and again to _ smoking but he just wouldnt listen.A. cut throughB. cut downC. cut offD. cut away46. If this animal had escaped from its cage it could _ have killed or hurt several people.A. equallyB. bothC. wellD. sever
33、ely47. The president shook hands with everyone, without _ of rank.A. convictionB. expositionC. distinctionD. recognition48. Sometimes they _ their students poor comprehension to a lack of intelligence.A. attributeB. assignC. attachD. associate49. To _ greater accuracy, all invoices will be double-ch
34、ecked before leaving the office.A. assureB. ensureC. insureD. ascertain50. As a natural body substance, interferon (干扰素) has few side _.A. influencesB. effectsC. impactsD. functions51. The police _ together all they had found out about the wanted man.A. combinedB. mixedC. piecedD. joined52. When Bob
35、 came in, Jean _ her talk with Linda and talked to Bob.A. broke offB. cleared awayC. cut acrossD. set apart53. Foreign mutton is _ to home-grown in flavor.A. worseB. indifferentC. inferiorD. subordinate54. I _ work last week, but I changed my mind.A. were to startB. was to startC. was to have startedD. had started55. The children went there to watch the iron tower _.A. to erectB. be erectedC. erecting
