1、TEM-4 Test 8 TIME 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 STATEMENT In this
2、section you will hear 8 statements. At 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 did they pay for the skirt? A. '50 B. '15 C. '25 D. '75 2. Which statement is true? A. Only Bill s
3、ubmitted the report. B. Every student handed the report to Bill. C. Every student except Bill didn't submit the report. D. Only Bill didn't turn in the report. 3. How much does Peter earn? A. Peter's yearly salary is about '5,000. B. Peter's weekly salary is about '500. C. Peter's weekly
4、salary is about '1,000. D. Peter's monthly salary is about '1,000. 4. Which statement is true? A. One-fourth of the clothes at parker's shop were sold out. B. One-fourth of the clothes are now on sale. C. Prices are as much as 25% lower. D. Prices on all the clothes are one-fourth lower th
5、an any other shop. 5. What is the one drawback of the new supermarket according to Susan? A. The unreasonable prices. B. Packing her own groceries. C. The attitude of the employees. D. Not enough variety in vegetables. 6. We waited for _____. A. 10 minutes B. 20 minutes C. 40 minute
6、s D. 50 minutes 7. Which statement is true? A. Jane didn't remember Jean. B. Jane and Jean are not good friends. C. Jane likes Jean. D. Jean likes Jane. 8. Allan _____. A. has a favorite pastime on a cold day in winter -- climbing a mountain B. doesn't like climbing a mountain C. g
7、oes to the mountain except on a cold winter's day D. doesn't go to the mountain on a cold winter's day though he likes mountain climbing SECTION B CONVERSATION In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be giv
8、en 10 seconds to answer each of the following 8 questions. Now listen to the conversations. 9. Where does this conversation most probably take place? A. In an office B. In a restaurant C. At a station D. In a café 10. How much does one chair cost? A. '35 B. '65 C. '20 D. '55
9、11. How did the man and his sister feel about the play? A. They thought that the play was fascinating. B. The man thought that the performance was terrible. C. The man thought the costumes were excellent, but his sister thought they were too dull. D. His sister was fascinated by their performanc
10、e. 12. What will Jim do this afternoon? A. Jim will go right home after his class. B. Jim will go home at about 6:00. C. Jim will go to the library at 4:00. D. Jim will go to the laboratory at 3:00. 13. Which of the following is not true in this conversation? A. Drums caused the terri
11、ble sound. B. Tom was playing his drums. C. The man was irritated by the terrible sound. D. Tom had a terrible nervous breakdown. 14. What did the woman say about the report? A. She will type it next week. B. She would rather work on it than do nothing. C. It took her an entire week to ty
12、pe it. D. She still hasn't quite finished with it. 15. What do we learn from the man's response? A. He agrees with the woman about the cherries. B. The cherries aren't grown here. C. There aren't any cherries today. D. He wants to know whether the cherries are good or not. 16. What wa
13、s the woman's opinion? A. The project was very easy. B. The man should go to class. C. The man should sit in the back of the classroom. D. She's further behind in her work than the man is. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Questions 17 and 18 are based on the following news item. At the
14、end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following questions. Now listen to the news. 17. When did the latest bomb explosion take place? A. It took place just one hour after two other bombings. B. It took place on Thursday. C. It took place on Tuesday when the train w
15、as entering a station. D. It took place on Tuesday when the train was leaving a station. 18. What was the result of the earlier two other bombings in Pakistan? A. Nobody died or was injured. B. At least six people died. C. Forty-eight people were injured. D. Both B and C. Questions 1
16、9 and 20 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. 19. How many explosions are mentioned in the news? A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four 20. How many people were injured in t
17、hese explosions? A. 44 B. 32 C. 12 D. 2 Questions 21 and 22 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. 21. How did people react towards the new stamps? A. People were no
18、t very interested in the new stamps. B. The new stamps are believed to be the most popular stamps in British history. C. People just went to the post offices to have a look. D. People formed long lines to see Princess of Wales. 22. How many kinds of stamps are on sale? A. Two B. Three C.
19、Four D. Five Question 23 is 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. 23. Which statement is true about the financial markets in the news? A. The news is about what has been ha
20、ppening on the share markets in Tokyo, New York and London. B. The news tells us the relations between US Dollar, German Mark, Japanese Yen and Pound. C. London's share index was 10 lower. D. Both A and B. Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news item. At the end of the news i
21、tem you will be given 20 seconds to answer the following questions. Now listen to the news. 24. Who announced the measure after fighting broke out? A. Head of the riot police. B. The city's mayor. C. German fans. D. Holland football supporters. 25. How many people were arrested by pol
22、ice? A. Two B. Thirty-seven C. Forty-seven D. Fifty-seven PART II CLOZE [15 MIN.] Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Select the correct choice for each blank. Proclamation of 1763 was declared by t
23、he British crown at the end of the French and Indian War in North America, mainly intended to (26)_____ the Indians by checking the encroachment of white settlers on their lands. After Indian (27)_____ had resulted in the start of Pontiac's War (1763-64), British authorities determined to (28)_
24、 intercolonial rivalries and abuses by dealing with Indian problems (29)_____. To this end, the (30)_____ organized new British territories in America -- the provinces of Quebec, East and West Florida, and Grenada (in the Windward Islands) -- and a vast British-administered Indian reservation
25、 west of the Appalachians, from south of Hudson Bay to north of the Florida. It forbade all white settlement (31)_____ Indian territory, ordered those settlers already there to withdraw, and strictly limited future settlement. For the first time in the history of European colonization in the N
26、ew World, the proclamation (32)_____ the concept of Indian land titles, prohibiting (33)_____ of patents to any lands claimed by a tribe (34)_____ the Indian title had first been (35)_____ by purchase or treaty. Although (36)_____ to alter western boundaries, the proclamation was nevertheless offen
27、sive to the colonies as (37)_____ interference in their affairs. Treaties following Pontiac's War drew a more acceptable line of settlement, and the balance of territory north of the Ohio River was added to Quebec in 1774. The proclamation, however, failed to (38)_____ the westward movement of
28、 pioneers, (39)_____ disregard of its provisions (40)_____ decades of continued Indian warfare throughout the area. 26. A. facilitate B. dilapidate C. conciliate D. distillate 27. A. grimaces B. grievances C. grime D. groans 28. A. reduce B. deduce C. overthrow D. subdue
29、 29. A. as a rule B. as a token C. as a whole D. as a judge 30. A. procession B. proclamation C. procedure D. probation 31. A. on B. in C. at D. for 32. A. fortified B. formalized C. formulized D. formulated 33. A. issuance B. assurance C. innocence D.
30、 insurance 34. A. lest B. if C. unless D. provided 35. A. distinguished B. extinguished C. distinguishing D. extinguishing 36. A. not intending B. not intended C. not extending D. not extended 37. A. done B. undone C. due D. undue 38. A. stem B. branch
31、 C. shoot D. bough 39. A. its B. which C. whose D. who 40. A. revoked B. evoked C. revolved D. evolved PART III GRAMMAR 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.
32、 Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence. 41. When they heard the _____ for help that rang through the building, the firemen rushed into it. A. emergency B. fight C. noise D. appeals 42. The viewers of the poet's most recent book _____ his reputation. A. enlarg
33、ed B. enriched C. enhanced D. encouraged 43. Do not _____ across a main road without first looking to the right and the left. A. advance B. proceed C. march D. progress 44. The airplane _____ soon after taking off. A. crushed B. clashed C. smashed D. crashed 45. The study als
34、o showed that, _____ to what many people believe, if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight. A. contrary B. identical C. equivalent D. hostile 46. Large companies are _____ smaller firms by buying their shares. A. taking off B. taking up C. taking over D. taking on 47. With a
35、 school record like yours, I'm puzzled why you didn't _____ a university scholarship. A. take for B. care for C. stand for D. try for 48. The old family _____ in China has undergone some changes since liberation. A. pattern B. form C. shape D. construction 49. They are always _____
36、 good terms with all of their neighbors for the sake of their children. A. at B. in C. for D. on 50. He got thoroughly wet and, _____, he caught a bad cold. A. in consequence B. in nature C. in general D. in sequence 51. Because of advances in science and technology in recent years
37、 Americans are enjoying _____ time. A. measure B. pleasure C. treasure D. leisure 52. The Open College is based on a new _____ on education which emphasizes the use of modern air media to get messages across. A. possession B. perspective C. prediction D. proportion 53. Jim's close
38、 _____ to his brother made people mistake them for one another. A. image B. figure C. appearance D. resemblance 54. He hasn't any money so I _____ him some. A. will be lending B. will have lent C. would lend D. am going to lend 55. There's a man at the reception desk that seems ver
39、y angry and I think he means _____ trouble. A. making B. to make C. to have made D. having closed 56. _____, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor. A. Other things being equal B. To be equal to other things C.
40、 Were other things equal D. Other things to be equal 57. _____ the best boxer of his time, Sugar Ray Robinson lost only 3 out of 137 fights. A. Having judged as B. Being judged C. Judging to be D. Judged to be 58. He _____ the little girl, but he did. A. ought not to have beaten B.
41、ought to not have beaten C. ought to have not beaten D. ought to have beaten 59. He _____ so sleepy if they _____ for a whole day. A. wouldn't feel, did not work B. wouldn't feel, were not working C. wouldn't be feeling, were not working D. wouldn't be feeling, hadn't been working 60
42、 Before I came downstairs I had prepared myself very carefully for _____. A. how I must say B. what I must say C. whom I must say D. whether I must say 61. We hope the measures to control prices, _____ taken by the government, will succeed. A. when B. as C. since D. after 62. ____
43、 the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday. A. In spite of B. But for C. Because of D. As for 63. Sometimes an Englishman is _____ enthusiastic, emotional, excited, etc. than any other nationality, but tends to display his feelings far less. A. not much B. no m
44、ore C. no less D. much less 64. Never in my life _____ the impression made on me by my first visit to the late premier Chou. A. I could forget B. I shall forget C. did I forget D. shall I forget 65. Would you read my letter and correct the mistake, if _____? A. some B. any C. ever
45、 D. never PART IV READING COMPREHENSION [30 MIN.] SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN.] In this section there are five passages followed by fifteen questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answer marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the
46、 correct answer. TEXT A I first became aware of the unemployment problem in 1928. At that time I had just come back from Burma, where unemployment was only a word, and I had gone to Burma when I was still a boy and the post-war boom was not quite over. When I first saw unemployed men at
47、close quarters, the thing that horrified and amazed me was to find that many of them were ashamed of being unemployed. I was very ignorant, but not so ignorant as to imagine that when the loss of foreign markets pushes two million men out of work, those two million are any more to blame than the
48、people who draw blanks in the Calcutta Sweep. But at that time nobody cared to admit that unemployment was inevitable, because this meant admitting that it would probably continue. The middle classes were still talking about "lazy idle loafers on the dole" and saying that "these men could all
49、find work if they wanted to", and naturally these opinions spread among the working class themselves. I remember the shock of astonishment it gave me, when I first mingled with tramps and beggars, to find that a fair proportion, perhaps a quarter, of these beings whom I had been taught to regard
50、as cynical parasites, were decent young miners and cotton workers gazing at their destiny with the same sort of dumb amazement as an animal in a trap. They simply could not understand what was happening to them. They had been brought up to work, and behold! It seemed as if they were never g






