1、TEM-4 Test 3PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (25 min.)In Section A, B, and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response for each question on your answer sheet.SECTION A STATEMENTIn this section you will hear eight statement
2、s. At the end of the statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.Now listen to the statements.1. A) Buy some travelers checks.B) Borrow some money from a friend. C) Check the brakes and tires.D) Spend some time traveling. 2. A) He is very forgiving and tole
3、rant.B) He probably has a poor memory. C) He is well liked by his customers.D) He has been introduced to the staff. 3. A) He thinks the book should include more information.B) He doesnt think it necessary to provide the answers. C) The answers will be added in a later edition. D) The book does inclu
4、de the answers. 4. A) Announce appeals for public service.B) Hold a charity concert to raise money.C) Ask the school radio station for help.D) Pool money to fund the radio station.5. A) She talked with the consultant about the new program until two. B) She couldnt talk to the consultant before two.
5、C) She would talk to the consultant during lunch. D) She couldnt contact the consultants secretary. 6. A) They are equally competent for the job. B) They both graduated from art schools. C) They majored in different areas of art.D) They are both willing to draw the posters. 7. A) At a book store. B)
6、 At an art museum. C) At a newspaper office. D) At a gymnasium. 8. A) The woman received a phone call from Mark yesterday. B) The man injured Mark in a traffic accident yesterday. C) The man met a friend by chance. D) The woman contacted Mark on business. 9. A) The man should stay up and watch the p
7、rogram. B) The man should read something exciting instead. C) The man should go to bed at eleven. D) The man should give up watching the movie. 10.A) Students with a library card can check any book out. B) Reference books are not allowed to be checked out. C) Only students with a library card can ch
8、eck out reference books. D) The number of books a student can check out is unlimited. SECTION B CONVERSATIONIn this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following questions.Now listen
9、to the conversations.11. The conversation probably took place in _A) Rome.B) Paris.C) London.D) Madrid.12. What are these people complaining about?A. The noise.B. The heat.C. the workload.D. The crowdedness. 13. What does the woman mean?A) The job is advertised in English.B) The advertisement is in
10、an English paper.C) She offers the man English and computer skills.D) English and computer skills are essential for the job. 14. Vincent solved his problem by _A) going directly to the boss.B) talking to his parents.C) asking his mother to speak to his boss.D) telling his bosss mother about his prob
11、lem.15. What had the woman assumed? A) They had received a broken computer.B) she knew how to repair the computer. C) The computer couldnt be fixed.D) Theyd have to buy another one.16. The couple had previously planned to _A) go boating.B) play golf.C) go cycling.D) play tennis.SECTION C NEWS BROADC
12、ASTQuestion 17 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.Now listen to the news.17. What are the attitudes of the local residents?A) They protested against detaining boat people.B) they protested against letting them stay forever
13、.C) they urged Viet man to accept the boat people.D) they urged Britain to accept the boat people.Questions 18 and 19 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the two questions.Now listen to the news.18. NATO troops will join in A) Cold war
14、.B) training exercises.C) western armies.D) eastern armies.19. Soldiers from _ countries will participate.A) 900B) 30C) 13D) 43Questions 20 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 30 seconds to answer the two questions.Now listen to the news.20. Who spo
15、nsored the conference on population?A) Cairo.B) The United Nations.C) The World Bank.D) The World Health Organization.21. The current rate of annual increase in the world population is about _A) 9 million.B) 5.7 million.C) 90 million.D) 20 million.22. Which of the following concerning the document i
16、s NOT true?A) The document will cover the next two decades. B) The document will win support from the delegates.C) The document will serve as a guideline.D) The document will be completed after the conference.Questions 23 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will
17、be given 30 seconds to answer the two questions.Now listen to the news.23. The news item reported a(n) _A) air crash.B) traffic accidentC) lorry crash.D) ferry accident.24. It was reported to have occurred _A) inside Manilas port.B) in Singapore.C) near the Manila Bay.D) in Malaysia.25. There were _
18、 people on board.A) 30B) 400C) 11000D) 12000PART II CLOZE (15 min.)Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank on your answer sheet.Unlike most sports, which evolved over time from street
19、 games, basketball was designed by one man to suit a particular purpose. The man was Dr. James Naismith, and his purpose was to invent a vigorous game that could be played indoors in the winter.In 1891, Naismith was an instructor at a training school, which trained physical education instructors for
20、 the YMCAs. That year the school was trying (26)_ up with a physical activity that the men could enjoy (27)_ the football and baseball seasons . None of the standard indoor activities (28)_ their interest for long. Naismith was asked to solve the problem by the school. He first tried to (29)_ some o
21、f the popular outdoor sports, but they were all too rough. The men were getting bruised form tackling each other and (30)_ hit with equipment. So, Naismith decided to invent a game that would incorporate the most common elements of outdoor team sports without having the real physical contact.Most po
22、pular sports used a ball, so he chose a soccer ball because it was soft and large enough that it (31)_ no equipment, such as a bat or a racket to hit it. Next he decided (32)_ an elevated goal, so that scoring world depend on skill and accuracy rather than on (33)_ only. His goals were two peach bas
23、kets, (34)_ to ten-foot-high balconies at each end of the gym. The basic (35)_ of the game was to throw the ball into the basket. Naismith worth rules for the game, (36)_ of which, though with some small changes, are still (37)_ effect. Basketball was an immediate success. The students (38)_ it to t
24、heir friends and the new sport quickly (39)_ on. Today, basketball is one of the most popular games (40)_ the world. 26. A. to have come B. coming C. come D. to come27. A. between B. duringC. when D. for28. A. rousedB. heldC. hadD. were29. A. imitateB. adoptC. adaptD. renovate30. A. beingB. to be C.
25、 been D. were31. A. requestedB. usedC. requiredD. took32. A. onB. to C. of D. with33. A. powerB. strengthC. forceD. might34. A. fixedB. fixingC. that fixD. which fixed35. A. method B. ruleC. way D. idea36. A. fewB. much C. many D. little37. A. with B. in C. on D. for 38. A. definedB. spreadC. taught
26、D. discussed39. A. went B. took C. put D. caught40. A. ofB. throughoutC. amongD. throughPART III GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (15 min.)there are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly compl
27、etes the sentence. Mark your answer on your answer sheet.41. For many patients, institutional care is the most _ and beneficial form of care. A) pertinentB) appropriateC) acuteD) persistent42. Among all the changes resulting from the _ entry of women into the work force, thetransformation that has o
28、ccurred in the women themselves is not the least important. A) massiveB) quantitativeC) surplus D) formidable 43. Mr. Smith became very _ when it was suggested that he had made a mistake. A) ingeniousB) empiricalC) objectiveD) indignant 44. Rumours are everywhere, spreading fear, damaging reputation
29、s, and turning calm situationsinto _ ones. A) turbulentB) tragic C) vulnerable D) suspicious45. The _ cycle of life and death is a subject of interest to scientist s and philosophers alike. A) incompatible B) exceeding C) instantaneous D) eternal46. She remains confident and _ untroubled by our pres
30、ent problems. A) indefinitelyB) infinitelyC) optimistically D) seemingly 47. Fiber-optic cables can carry hundreds of telephone conversations _. A. simultaneously B) spontaneously C) homogeneouslyD) contemporarily 48. The police were alerted that the escaped criminal might be in the _.A) vain B) vic
31、inity C) court D) jail 49. Whether you live to eat or eat to live, food is a major _ in every familys budget. A) nutrition B) expenditureC) routine D) provision 50. Now a paper in Science argues that organic chemicals in the rock come mostly room _on earth rather than bacteria on Mars. A) configurat
32、ion B) constitution C) condemnation D) contamination 51. As you have seen, the values of a nations currency is a _ of its economy.A) reaction B) reflection C) response D) revelation52. In the Spring Export Commodities Fair the _ of fine china attracted much attentionof customers from all over the wo
33、rld.A) succession B) array C) string D) procession53. We should make a clear _ between the two scientific terms for the purpose of ourdiscussion. A) separation B) discrimination C) deviation D) distinction54. The terrorists might have planted a bomb on a plane in Athens, set to _ when itarrived in N
34、ew York.A) go off B) get off C) come off D) carry off55. We should be able to do the job for you quickly, _ you give us all the necessaryinformation.A) in case B) provided that C) or else D) as if正确答案是56. The younger persons attraction to stereos cannot be explained only _ familiaritywith technology.A) in quest of B) by means of C) in terms of D) by virtue of
