英语专业四级考试（TEM-4，Test for English Majors-Band 4），全称为全国高校英语专业四级考试。自1991年起由中国大陆教育部实行，考察全国综合性大学英语专业学生。
考试内容：考试内容涵盖英语听、说、读、写四个方面。
口试自1998年开始正式实施，需另行报名。
本考试共有六个部分：一. 写作 二. 听写 三. 听力理解 四. 完形填空 五. 语法及词汇 六. 阅读理解。前两部分需时60分钟。后四部分需时80分钟，整个考试需时140分钟。
考试时间：每年四月份的第三个周六
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歌曲：TEM4-2019 主播&&微信公众号：连天雪与风寂寥TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS 2019-GRADE FOUR-PART I DICTATIONListen to the following passage.Altogether the passage will be read to you four times.During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed,listen and try to understand the meaning.For the second and third readings,the passage, except the first sentence,will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase,with intervals of 15 seconds.The last reading will be done at normal speed againand during this time you should check your work.You will then be given ONE minuteto check through your work once more.Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE.The first sentence of the passage is already provided.Now,listen to the passage.SlangWe often use slang expressions when we talk,because they are so vivid and colorful.However, they are usually out of place in formal writingbecause of a number of drawbacks.They go out of date quicklyand become tiresome if used too much.And they may communicate clearly to some readers, but not to others.In general, we should avoid the use of slang in our writing.The second and third readings.You should begin writing now.However, they are usually out of place in formal writingHowever, they are usually out of place in formal writingbecause of a number of drawbacks.because of a number of drawbacks.They go out of date quicklyThey go out of date quicklyand become tiresome if used too much.and become tiresome if used too much.And they may communicate clearly to some readers, but not to others.And they may communicate clearly to some readers, but not to others.In general, we should avoid the use of slang in our writing.In general, we should avoid the use of slang in our writing.The last reading.SlangWe often use slang expressions when we talk,because they are so vivid and colorful.However, they are usually out of place in formal writingbecause of a number of drawbacks.They go out of date quicklyand become tiresome if used too much.And they may communicate clearly to some readers, but not to others.In general, we should avoid the use of slang in our writing.Now you have ONE minute to check through your work.This is the end of PART I DICTATION.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A TALKIn this section you will hear a talk.You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY.While listening,you may look at the task on ANSWER SHEET ONEand write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap.Make sure what you fill inis both grammatically and semantically acceptable.You may use the blank sheet for note-taking.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task.Now listen to the talk.When it is over,you will be given TWO minutes to check your work.Revision of Essay DraftsGood morning, everyone.In today's lecture,I'm going talk about how to revise essay draftsand give you some tips as well.The initial revision should, of course,focus on the essay as a whole.You ask yourself "do I reach my writing objective?Does my essay directly answer the question?Is my main idea clear?"In order to answer these questions,what you need to do first is to revise for content.The typical rough draft may have too little and too much content,all at the same time.It will have touched the surfaces of some portions of the essay,without providing adequate explanation or convincing detail.At the same time, it may have discussed thingsthat do not contribute significantly to your major points.So, what is a good essay then?A good essay eliminates irrelevant materialwhile including all the information necessary to your main point.Your reader needs sufficient evidenceto accept what you are saying,so you have to make sureyou have adequately developed and supported your main idea.Content that is unrelated to the main idea should be eliminated.Then, what is the second step in revision?That is, revise for organization.A well-organized essay will group similar ideas togetherand put them in a proper order.If you find it easy to produce an outline from your draft,this means that there is a clear logic to the flow of the content,and you can be reasonably certain that you have a well-ordered essay.Otherwise, reorder your content.The third step you are advised to take is to revise for length.Is your essay approximately the right length?If it is substantially longer than the stated limit,you have to consider reducing the supporting material.But even if there is not stated limit,or you are allowed to write as long as you like,please adhere to a self-imposed limit.And, unless addressing a topic that needs lengthy explanation,stick to it.The steps I have mentioned so faractually refer to revision of an essay as a whole.The next step is to revise for components of the essay,including the paragraphs, sentences, and individual words.You may ask "how am I going to revise paragraphs?"Well, I say a paragraph,it's not arbitrarily formed.It should revolve around an idea, a theme.Let me tell you one way to revise paragraphs.Isolate a paragraph at a time and make sure it runs smoothlyand is not merely a hunch of unrelated statements put together.As for revision of sentences and words,most essay writers pile on one long sentence after another.Well, I suggest you avoid thisby breaking up some of the longer sentences to provide variety.Use short sentences to make important pointsand long sentences to explain complex ideas.Also, try to use a variety of sentence structuresto maintain reader interest.Eliminate sentences that sound awkward when read aloud.For diction, a very important tipis to eliminate imprecise or wordy language.For example, use "although"instead of "despite the fact that".Try to add vigor to your writing by removing clichésand use fresh and interesting descriptions.Try to write as much as possible with nouns and verbs,rather than primarily with adjectivesthat slow the pace and reduce impact.Similarly, write in the active not the passive voice.Now, let me just repeat what I have said today.Revision is important.When you revise your drafts as a whole,pay attention to content, organization and length,but don't forget to revise your essay in detail.Revision of sentences and wordscan also make the essay more interesting to readers.Now, you have two minutes to check your work.This is the end of section A TALK.SECTION B CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear two conversations.At the end of each conversation,five questions will be asked about what was said.Both the conversations and the questionswill be spoken ONCE ONLY.After each question there will be a ten-second pause.During the pause,you should read the four choices of A, B, C and D,and mark the best answer to each questionon ANSWER SHEET TWO.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the choices.Now, listen to the conversations.CONVERSATION ONEQuestions 1 to 5 are based on Conversation One.M: Hello, and welcome to today's programme. I'm James.W: And I'm Susan.M: Today, we're going to talk about family names.Susan, I've often wondered,why you've got a double-barrelled surname,I mean you're American,and I thought it was only us Brits who went for things like that.Susan Writer Wells, it sounds almost invented, doesn't it?W: Well, you're actually not far off the mark.You know my mom was a feminist, don't you?M: Really? I never knew that.Well go on then.W: Yeah, well her maiden name was Morse,and at that time, I'm talking about the late 1960s,women like my momwere really trying to liberate themselves from male bondage,as they called it.So some of them began rejecting their father's surnameand decided to invent their own surname instead,and because my mom was a journalistshe decided to call herself Cindy Writer.M: Cindy Writer.Well, who would have guessed!W: Actually other feminists named themselves after the townwhere they were born, like the sculptor Judy Boston.Some even called themselves after a day of the week.M: Oh, yes.Wasn't there someone called Victoria Friday?Or maybe she's got nothing to do with it.But your mom wasn't so much of a feministthat she didn't get married, was she?W: No.But the problem then was what to call herself or rather her children.Anyway a lot of people of her generationsimply decided to add their husband's name to their own.My dad's called Paul Wells, so I'm Susan Writer Wells.M: So what would happen if you, Susan Writer Wells,meet some guy who's called Peter Painter Jones,do you then become Susan Writer Wells Painter Jones,bit of a mouthful, isn't it?W: No comment.I think the most sensible thing to dois to do what they do in countries like Italy.M: What do you mean?W: Well, over there the woman keeps her maiden namepretty much for all purposes, like bank accounts, identity cards;and the man obviously keeps his name.M: What about the children then?W: Well they keep their father's name.M: So we're back to the old problem, aren't we,the men win out again?W: Yeah, but one solution could be for the sons to keep their father's nameand the daughter their mother's.M: Well, that might be a good idea.W: Ok, that's the end of today's programme.Don't forget to join us again soon.Questions 1 to 5 are based on Conversation One.1. What is the woman's family name?2. Why did her mother reject her maiden name?3. How did her mother invent a new surname?4. What does the man think of the practice in Italy?5. What is the programme mainly about?This is the end of Conversation One.Conversation TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on Conversation Two.W: Welcome to our weekly program.Well, if you want to get a raise at work,but you just don't know how to ask,our next guest has some helpful tipson how to raise your pay by helping you negotiate with the boss.Here is Janet Smith,senior director from DOS Executive search firm in San Diego.Hi Janet, how do we get a raise?W: Well, we found in our reportthat there are really four things that you could do.The first step was making sure your boss knew what you are up to.He can't see everything,and you have to make sure he knows you're herecontributing to the bottom line.M: Well, that could be bragging though.So you have to shamelessly promote yourself then.W: Maybe not shame-free.You don't want to be rude,but every now and again if you did something that's really noteworthy,let them know, or to get praised from somebody else.M: So should you just put together a list of things you've doneand hand it to your boss?W: It doesn't workbecause the boss generally has the data to check up on you.So the second point is, don't overstatebecause if you lie,you are really going to lose a lot of credibility on the thingsthat you actually did do well.M: Right, definitely.W: OK, so what you want to dois to point out some of the things that you've done,but be honest about it,and only take credit where credit's due.M: That's correct.W: And third you may think ahead.M: What do you mean by that?W: A lot of people forget the things that they've done that are good,so one of the things that we found was that it was really helpfulif you kept a diary of the thingsthat you've done that work extraordinary.And then come with review time,you're prepared and you really should be preparing about,you know, three months in advance to win your performance tributes.M: That's a good idea.Alright, then what's the last point?W: The last point is to go online.You can research competitive wages for your,eh, particular job at either salary.com, salaryexpert.com or bls.gov,so that's some of my advice and hopefully people will check it out.M: Yeah! I think I want to go see my boss.W: Yes, you can.But get prepared.M: OK.Janet, thank you for joining us.We appreciate it.W: Thank you very much.Questions 6 to 10 are based on Conversation Two.6. Who is Janet Smith?7. What is the first tip from Janet?8. Why is it a bad idea to overstate what you have done?9. Why should we think ahead according to Janet?10. Where can we check competitive wages?This is the end of Conversation Two.This is the end of PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION.