英语测试理论之专四英文考试规范.docVIP

SPECIFICATIONS FOR TEM4 Test Purpose The aim of the test is, firstly, to have a comprehensive examination of the students’ achievement of the requirments set forth in the teaching syllabus for TEM4, and secondly, to assess students’ ability to apply various basic skills as well as their mastery of grammar structure and word usage, which is to test both students’ comprehensive ability and their individual skills. The test is at the same time a means of evaluating the quality of teaching and promoting inter-school communication. Text Domain Theoretical Construct: students’ ability of listening and writing as well as grammatical knowledge and vocabulary corresponding to the teaching syllabus. Operations: 1)Dictation a) be able to write down the whole passage in condition of fully understanding the content. 2)Listening Comprehension a) be able to understand the speech and talk about daily life or social life of English speaking countries ,then seize the main argument or plots and make reasoning and analysis on the listening materials. b) be able to understand the main content of VOA or BBC news. 3)Cloze a) be able to fully understand the content of the essay and select the best answer to make the article complete both in meaning and structure. 4)Grammar and Vocabulary a) be able to use the grammar structures range from level one to level four correctly. b)be able to master 3000—4000 of the vocabulary of 5500—6500 as required in the syllabus. 5)Reading Comprehension a) be able to read the medium-difficulty articles and materials of British and American countries. b) be able to understand the main idea. c) be able to understand the material literally as well as perform judgment and inference in the deeper meaning. d)be able to deduce the meaning of an unknown word from the context. 6)Writing a)be able to write an essay of about 150 words according to the given topic, chart or digital statistics; be able to write a note of 50—60 words corresponding to the tips. b)be able t