2013年6月全国大学英语四、六级考试

2013年6月全国大学英语四、六级考试

天津财经大学考生须知

2013年6月全国大学英语四、六级考试将于2013年6月15日(教学第十五周周六)进行,四级考试时间为上午9:00-11:20,六级考试时间为下午3:00-5:20。为保证考生顺利参加考试,特向我校全体考生强调以下注意事项,请考生务必仔细阅读:

一、本次考试新变化

1. 本次考试继续实行在同一考场内使用多套试卷,试卷类型通过试题册背面的条形码粘贴条区分。考试时,由考生将条形码粘贴至答题卡1上的相应位臵。因考生自身原因发生条形码粘贴异常情况所误时间不予延补,请考生注意仔细阅读答题卡1上的考生须知,按照要求正确粘贴条形码。考生不正确填写(涂)个人信息,错贴、不贴条形码粘贴条,按违规处理。

2. 作文题目印制在试题册背面,作答仍在答题卡1上原有位臵。答题卡1原有作文题目位臵印考生须知。试题册背面内容有作文题目、准考证号填写栏、姓名填写栏以及条形码粘贴条。条形码粘贴框由答题卡2左上方调整至答题卡1左上方。

3. 在非听力考试期间,考生必须摘下耳机,否则按违规处理。

二、考前准备

1. 考生应妥善保管准考证并认真阅读准考证背面的《考生注意事项》,按照要求做好考前准备。考试结束后应保存好准考证,上网查询考试成绩时需要使用准考证号。

2. 参加四、六级考试必须携带准考证、身份证、学生证(可用校园卡代替学生证),三证必须齐全,否则禁止参加考试。请考生务必于考前检查本人证件是否齐全,如有缺失应及早办理相关证明。缺少身份证、

学生证的考生,必须携带本人近期免冠照片到本系学生工作办公室开具学生身份证明。丢失准考证的考生,必须携带本人学生证或校园卡到教务处(综合楼108室)登记,申请补办准考证,未按时补办相关证件、证明禁止参加考试。

3. 听力考试注意事项:

本次英语四级考试全部使用校园发射台播放听力信号。

本次英语六级考试有部分考场使用录音机在考场内单独播放听力信号,单独放音的考场如下:

六级第60至77考场(即所在位臵为KL座教学楼的考场);

六级第78至99考场(即所在位臵为M座教学楼的考场);

六级第148至167考场(即所在位臵为J座教学楼的考场)。

除以上考场单独放音外,六级考试其余所有考场全部使用校园发射台播放听力信号。

我校校园发射台听力信号波段统一为FM72.8,请考生提前准备好听力接收机并于考前做好调试工作。我校外语系备有与学校发射台配套的优质接收机,尚未购买听力接收机的学生可以班为单位集体到外语系办公室购买(外语系办公地点:L座314室,电话:88186283)。

根据天津市教育招生考试院通知要求,6月8日(周六)下午4:00-5:30我校发射台将统一播放试听声音,使用校园发射台播放听力信号考场的考生请务必到本人所在考场测试听力接收效果、熟悉考场位臵。试听过程中如无法正常接收听力信号请及时通过学委反馈给教务处的本系老师。除以上统一的试听时间外,6月13日至14日(考前两天)上午7:00-8:00、中午11:30-12:30、下午5:00-6:00发射台也会播放试听声音,未能参加统一试听的考生可以选择合适时间试听。

4. 四、六级考试答题书写部分必须用黑色字迹签字笔做答,填涂信息点时必须用2B铅笔涂黑。考生应

提前准备好以上文具。考生未按要求用笔作答题目,导致无法评卷,按违规处理。

5. 6月14日(周五)下午全校布臵四六级考场。各班学生应提前做好本班教室卫生,将课桌桌斗朝前摆放,及时清理存放在教室内的个人物品,避免丢失。考场布臵完毕请同学们注意保护贴好的桌号、门号,不要到考场所在教室自习。

6. 6月15日(周六)四、六级考试当天我校白天所有课程停课,晚上课程照常上课(包括主修、辅修课程)。

7.6月15日(周六)四、六级考试期间为了保证考场秩序,考场所在教学楼内实行静楼,不参加考试的学生请主动配合学校工作,考试期间不要在考场所在教学楼逗留。本次考试我校C、D、E、F、H、I、J、K、L、M座教学楼均设有考场,请同学们注意避让。

三、考试时间分布及注意事项

天津财经大学教务处2013年5月31日

重要提示

大学英语四六级考试是国家级考试,考场纪律不可有半点儿疏忽。学校将通过考场监考、考区巡视并使用电子反作弊装臵巡查等方法严格考试纪律。在阅卷过程中,国家相关部门还将通过技术手段严查雷同试卷及非法购买试题答案等违规违纪行为,一经发现,考试成绩取消并按相关规定严肃处理。学校再次郑重提醒各位同学,严禁携带、使用任何形式的“高科技考试作弊器材”,并将手机、播放器等通讯工具和电子设备关闭上交监考老师。考生要自觉遵守考试纪律和考场规则,对作弊、违规考生学校将按相关规定严肃处理,直至开除学籍,并记入考生诚信档案。同时,在校大学生有多次参加国家四六级考试的机会,学校还特别为毕业时未通过大学英语考试的同学安排了校内四六级考试,提供了弥补的机会。

望各位考生了解学校相关政策,调整心态,从容应考,端正考风考纪,自觉遵守考场纪律,诚实守信,切勿铤而走险。

教务处

2013.5.31

前车之鉴,引以为戒

——我校对英语四六级考试作弊学生的处理

我校历年来十分重视全国大学英语四六级考试的考风考纪工作,对于违反全国大学英语四六级考试纪律的行为绝不姑息。在全国大学英语四六级考试中违反考试纪律的考生均受到了严肃处理。

孙*,男,管理信息系统系学生。该生在全国大学英语四级考试中,将手机及事先购买的无线耳机藏于耳内和衣服内,带入考场,并于考试过程中接收考场外发来的考试答案,被巡

考老师当场发现。该生在国家教育考试中携带通讯工具进入考场,利用通讯工具获取答题信息,其行为违反了《国家教育考试违纪处理办法》和我校有关考试管理规定,构成作弊事实。根据教育部《普通高等学校学生管理规定》及《天津财经大学学生违纪处分规定》规定,决定给予孙*开除学籍处分。

刘*,男,会计系学生。该生在全国大学英语四级考试中,违反考场规定将手机带入考场,利用手机接收答题信息,并进行答案核对,构成作弊事实,被监考老师当场发现。该生的行为违反了教育部《普通高等学校学生管理规定》、《国家教育考试违规处理办法》及我校学生管理相关规定。根据《天津财经大学学生违纪处分规定》规定,决定给予刘*开除学籍处分。

CET考生守则

一、按照省级教育考试机构的要求签署《诚信考试承诺书》。

二、必须按规定的时间(上午8:45开始,下午2:45开始)入场,入场开始15分钟(即上午9:00,下午3:00)后,禁止入场。入场时必须主动出示准考证以及有效身份证件(考

生要出示的有效身份证件为学生证和下列证件之一:居民身份证、军人及武警人员证件、户口本、公安户籍部门开具的贴有近期免冠照片的身份证号码证明、护照等),接受考试工作人员核验,并按要求在考场座位表上签名。

三、只准携带必要的文具入场,如铅笔(涂答题卡用)、黑色签字笔、橡皮。禁止携带任何书籍、笔记、资料、报刊、草稿纸以及各种无线通信工具(如寻呼机、移动电话)、录放音机、电子记事本等物品。考场内不得擅自相互借用文具。

四、入场后,要对号入座,将本人准考证以及有效身份证件放在课桌上,以便核验。

五、答题前应认真填写答题卡及试题册中的姓名、准考证号等栏目。并将试题册上的条形码撕下后粘贴在答题卡1的条形码粘贴框内,不正确填涂个人信息,错贴、不贴、损毁条形码粘贴条的按违规处理。

六、除有特殊原因,在考试结束前禁止提前退场。

七、必须严格按要求做答题目。书写部分一律用黑色字迹签字笔做答,填涂信息点时只能用铅笔(2B)涂黑。只能在规定考生做答的位臵书写或填涂信息点。不按规定要求填涂和做答的,一律无效。

八、遇试卷分发错误或试题字迹不清等情况应及时要求更换;涉及试题内容的疑问,不得向监考员询问。

九、在考场内必须严格遵守考场纪律,对于违反考场规定和不服从考试工作人员管理者,

取消考试成绩并按校纪校规处理。

十、考试结束铃声响时,要立即停止答题,将试卷扣放在桌面上,待监考员允许后方可离开考场。离开考场时必须交卷,不准携带试卷、答题卡离开考场。

十一、自觉服从考试工作人员的管理,不得以任何理由妨碍监考员进行正常工作。监考员有权对考场内发生的问题,按规定作出相应处理。对扰乱考场秩序,恐吓、威胁考试工作人员的将移交公安机关追究其责任。

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