1、TEM-4 Test 6PART 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. Mark the correct response for each question.SECTION A STATEMENTIn this section you will hear seven statements. At the end of the sta
2、tement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following seven question.Now listen to the statements.1. What does the statement mean? _A. U.S. benefited a great deal from the rain.B. There is too much water in some parts due to the rain.C. It rained slightly and had little influence on th
3、e Americans.D. It seldom rains in the United States.2. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? _A. The meeting started punctually at 10.a.m.B. The meeting lasted until 10 this morning.C. The meeting ended at 10 a.m.D. The meeting was to open at 10.3. What would the speaker probably do? _A. He
4、would certainly visit his friends during the vacation.B. He would probably go to the travel agency for information.C. He would make a hotel reservation immediately.D. He would like to stay at home.4. What does the speaker means is that _A. he prefers monuments to museums.B. he prefers museums to mon
5、uments.C. he shows interest in neither.D. he expresses same interest in both.5. Mary now reads _A. 8 books a month.B. 2 books a month.C. everything in a month.D. as many books as before.6. What dose the speaker actually mean? _A. I knew you because you lived around here.B. I didnt visit you because
6、I didnt know your address.C. I didnt visit because you lived too far away.D. I knew you and I used to visit you a lot.7. What does the statement imply? _A. Too many people may spoil a good place.B. The more people who know about it, the better.C. It is an ugly place in every way.D. Everyone knows it
7、 is paradise forever.SECTION B CONVERSATIONIn this section, you will hear eight short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.Now listen to the conversation.8. Tomorrow they will probably _A. pai
8、nt the bathroom.B. do some running.C. do some shopping.D. stay at home.9. What does the woman imply? _A. She likes salad very much.B. She is fed up with having salad.C. They often have salad for supper.D. They are too old to eat salad.10. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers? _A.
9、 Teacher and student.B. Doctor and patient.C. Manager and clerk.D. Saleswoman and customer.11. They cannot go camping tomorrow because _A. it is going to rain.B. they dont like camping.C. they dont have the case.D. they are too busy to plan.12. What does the man do? _A. He is a lecturer.B. He is a s
10、tudent.C. He is an artist.d. He is a historian.13. What can we infer about the restaurant? _A. Its an old and boring restaurant.B. Its an attractive restaurant.C. It is a nice restaurant except its music.D. It has no fresh air inside.14. The woman customer will have to pay _ if she wants both.A. 16.
11、B. 8. C. 24.D. 32.15. What do they mean? _A. The man wants to see George, but the man doesnt. B. The woman wants to see George, but the man doesnt.C. Neither of them wants to see George.D. Both of them eventually see George.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 16 it _ over twenty minutes a day.A. incre
12、ases B. progresses C. accelerates D. gains46. If this animal had escaped from its cage it could _ have killed or hurt several people.A. equally B. both C. well D. severely47. Im sorry we gave you such a short _ of our visit. A. caution B. notice C. information D. preparation48. That old vase will _
13、an attractive lamp-holder.A. compose B. form C. make D. assemble49. The World Bank has criticized the country for not giving enough financial _ to developing countries.A. allowance B. aid C. loan D. provision50. Nothing would stop me from _ my ambition.A. reaching B. completing C. achieving D. obtai
14、ning51. He showed his _ for the TV programmer by switching it off.A. distaste B. discontent C. annoyance D. boredom52. They are _ the woods for the missing child.A. seeking B. looking C. investigating D. combing53. To prevent flooding in winter the water flowing from the dam is constantly _ by a com
15、puter.A. Managed B. graded C. monitored D. conducted54. _ I know the money is safe. I shall not worry about it.A. Even though B. Unless C. As long as D. However55. He couldnt lie convincingly enough to take a child _ . A. away B. down C. in D. up56. The parents were worried about Dorothy because no
16、one was aware _ she had gone.A. where that B. of where C. of the place where D. the place57. It was not until she returned home _ she realized she had almost wasted ten of her valuable hours.A. and B. when C. then D. that58. There has not been a great response to the sale, _?A. does it B. has it C.
17、does there D. has there59. Anthropology is a science _ anthropologists use a rigorous set of methods and techniques to document observations that can be checked by others.A. in that B. that in C. that D. in60. The activities of the international marketing researcher are frequently much broader than
18、_. A. the domestic marketer has B. those of the domestic marketerC. the domestic marketer does D. that which has the domestic marketer61. Im surprised at there _ an index.A. not to be B. to be not C. not being D. being not62. I _ this soup. I _ pepper in it.A. am tasting. am tasting B. am tasting. t
19、asteC. taste. am tasting D. taste. have tasted63. _, explorers could never have found the cave.A. But for the fissure had been spotted B. If not the fissure had been spottedC. Had the fissure not been spotted D. Had not the fissure been spotted64. John often sits in a small bar, drinking and smoking
20、 considerably more _. A. than that he is healthy B. than good for his health C. than his health could D. than is good for his health65. This _ girl is Marys cousin.A. pretty little Swedish B. Swedish little prettyC. Swedish pretty little D. little pretty SwedishPART IV READING COMPREHENSION 30 min.S
21、ECTION A 25 min.In this section there are four passages followed by fifteen questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the correct answer. Text AThe Stone Age was a period of history which began in approximately 2 milli
22、on B.C. and lasted until 3000 B.C. Its name was derived from the stone tools and weapons that modern scientists found. This period was divided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic Ages. During the first period (2 million to 8000 B.C.), the fist hatchet and use of fire for heating and cook
23、ing were developed. As a result of the Ice Age, which evolved about 1 million years into the Paleolithic Age, people were forced to seek shelter in caves, wear clothing, and develop new tools.During the Mesolithic Age (8000 to 6000 B.C.) people made crude pottery and the first fish hooks, took dogs
24、hunting, and developed a bow and arrow which was used until the fourteenth century A.D.The Neolithic Age (6000 to 3000 B.C.) saw humankind domesticating sheep, goats, pigs, and cattle, being less nomadic than in previous eras, establishing permanent settlements and creating governments.66. Which of
25、the following developments is not related to the conditions of the Ice Age?A. Farming.B. Clothing.C. living indoors.D. Using fire.67. Which of the following periods saw people develop a more communal form of living?A. Paleolithic.B. Ice Age.C. Mesolithic.D. Neolithic.68. The author states that the S
26、tone Age was so named because _.A. it was very durableB. the tools and weapons were made of stoneC. there was little vegetationD. the people lived in cavesText BDiscovered a mere one hundred fifty years ago and manufactured commercially just half that long, aluminum today ranks behind only iron and
27、steel among metals serving mankind. The key to its popularity is its incredible versatility. The same metal that makes kitchen foil serves as armor for battlefield tanks. The material of lawn chairs and baseball bats also forms the vital parts of air and space vehicles - most of their skeletons, the
28、ir skins, even the rivets that bind them together.Behind aluminums versatility lie properties so diverse that they almost seem to belong to several different metals. For example, in its pure form, aluminum is soft enough to whittle. Yet its alloys can possess the strength of steel, with only a third
29、 of its weight. This, when Alexanedr Calder designed one of his last mobiles-a soaring creation eighty feet long - his choice of aluminum over steel cut two tons from its weight. Aluminum also assures the masterpiece virtual immortality. The instant the metal is exposed to air; its surface acquires
30、a transparent film that seals the interior against further corrosion.69. According to the passage, aluminum is sometimes used to make which of the the following?A. Photographic film.B. Frames for stuffed furniture.C. Foils and other fencing equipment.D. Parts of spaceships.70. The most important fea
31、ture of aluminum is that it _.A. can be used for many different thingsB. is soft enough to whittleC. is strongD. can be marketed in pure formText CPrices determine how resources are to be used. They are also the means by which products and services that are in limited supply are rationed among buyer
32、s. The price system of the United States is a very complex network composed of the prices of all the products bought and sold in the economy as well as those of a myriad of services, including labor, professional transportation, and public-utility services. The interrelationships of all these prices
33、 make up the “system“ of prices. The price of any particular product of service is linked to a broad, complicated system of prices in which everything seems to depend more or less upon everything else.If one were to ask a group of randomly selected individuals to define “price“, many would reply tha
34、t price is an amount of money paid by the buyer to the seller of a product or service or, in other words, that price is the money value of a product or service as agreed upon in a market transaction. This definition is, of course, valid as far as it goes. For a complete understanding of a price in a
35、ny particular transaction, much more than the amount of money involved must be known. Both the buyer and the seller should be familiar with not only the money amount, but with the amount and quality of the product or service to be exchanged, the time and place at which the exchange will take place a
36、nd payment will be made, the form of money to be used, the credit terms and discounts that supply to the transaction, guarantees on the product or service, delivery terms return privileges, and other factors. In other words, both buyer and seller should be fully aware of all the factors that compris
37、e the total “package“ being exchanged for the asked- for amount of money in order that they may evaluate a given price.71. According to the passage, the price system is related primarily to _.A. labor and educationB. transportation and insuranceC. utilities and repairsD. products and services72. Acc
38、ording to the passage, which of the following is NOT a factor in complete understanding of price? A. Instructions that come with a product.B. The quantity of a product.C. The quality of a product.D. Warranties that cover a product.73. In the last sentence of the passage, the “they“ refers to _.A. re
39、turn privilegesB. all the factorsC. buyer and sellerD. money74. The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses _.A. unusual ways to advertise productsB. types of payment plans for serviceC. theories about how products affect different levels of societyD. how certain elements of price “pac
40、kage“ influence its market valueText DNapoleon Bonapartes ambition to control all the area around the Mediterranean sealed him and his French soldiers to Egypt. After losing a naval battle, they were forced to remain there for three years. In 1799, while constructing a fort, a soldier discovered a p
41、iece of stele (stone pillar bearing an inscription) known as the Rosetta stone: This famous stone, which would eventually lead to the deciphering of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics dating to 3100 B.C., was written in three languages: hieroglyphics (picture writing), demotic (a shorthand version of hi
42、eroglyphics), and Greek. Scientists discovered that the characters, unlike those in English, could be written from right to left and in other directions as well.Twenty-three years after discovery of the Rosetta stone, Jean Francois Champollion, a French philologist, fluent in several languages, was
43、able to decipher the first word - ptolemy - name of an Egyptian ruler. This name was written inside an oval called a “cartouche“,. Further investigation revealed that cartouches contained names of important people of that period. Champollion painstakingly continued his search and was able to increas
44、e his growing list of known phonetic signs. He and an Englishmen, Thomas Young, worked independently of each other to unravel the deeply hidden mysteries of this strange language. Young believed that sound values could be assigned to the symbols, while Champollion insisted that the pictures represen
45、ted words.75. Which of the following languages was NOT written on the Rosetta stone?A. French.B. Demotic.C. Greek.D. Hieroglyphics.76. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Cartounches contained names of prominent people of the period.B. Champlllion and Young worked together in an attempt
46、 to decipher the hieroglyphics.C. One of Napoleons soldiers discovered the Rosetta stone.D. Thomas Young believed that sound values could be assigned to the symbols.77. When was the first word from the Rosetta stone deciphered?A. 3100 B.C.B. 1766.C. 1799.D. 1822.78. What was the first word that was
47、deciphered from the Rosetta stone?A. Cartouche.B. Ptolemy.C. Demotic.D. Champollion.79. Why were Napoleons soldiers in Egypt in 1799?A. They were celebrating a naval victory.B. They were looking for the Rosetta stone.C. They were waiting to continue their campaign.D. They were trying to decipher the
48、 hiseroglyphics.80. Who was responsible for deciphering the first word?A. Champollion.B. Young.C. Ptolemy.D. Napoleon.SECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING 5 min.In this section there are six passages with a total of 10 multiple-choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answer. Te
49、xt EFirst read the questions.81. The passage is mostly concerned with _.A. different types of glasses.B. a visit to the eye doctor.C. myths about eyesight.D. eye transplant.82. One cause of eyestrain mentioned in the passage is _.A. wearing glasses for too long.B. reading in bed.C. going to the movies.D. not visiting your eye doctor Now go through the text quickly and answer the questions.There are many commonly
