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QUESTION BOOKLET
TEST
FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2016)
-GRADE FOUR-
PART I DICTATION
试卷用后随即销毁。
TIME LIMIT: 130 MIN
[10
MIN]
Listen 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 will be read
sentence by
sentence,
or
phrase
by
phrase,
with
intervals
of
15
seconds.
The
last
reading will be done at
normal speed again and during this time you
should check your work. You will then
be given 1 minute to check
through your
work once more.
Please write the whole passage on
ANSWER SHEET ONE.
PART II
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
[20
MIN]
SECTION A
TALK
In 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
ONE
and
write
NO
MORE
THAN
THREE
WORDS
for
each
gap.
Make
sure
what
you
fill
in
is
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.
SECTION B
CONVERSATIONS
In
this section, you will hear two conversations. At
the end
of each conversation, five
questions will be asked about what was
said. Both the conversation and the
questions will 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 question
on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
You have THIRTY seconds to preview the
questions.
Now,
listen to the conversations.
Conversation One
Questions 1 to 5 are based on
Conversation One.
1.
A. To tell the
man that he has been shortlisted for interview.
2.
B. To ask the
man a few questions about his interview.
3.
C. To explain
to the man how to make a presentation.
4.
D. To tell the
man the procedure of the interview.
5.
6.
A. Questions
related to the job.
7.
B. General questions about himself.
8.
C. Specific
questions about his CV.
9.
D. Questions about his future plan.
10.
11.
A. Questions
from the interviewers.
12.
B. Questions from the interviewee.
13.
C.
Presentation from the interviewee.
14.
D. Requests
from the interviewee.
15.
16.
A. Educational and professional
background.
17.
B. Problems he has faced and solved.
18.
C. Major
successes in his career so far.
19.
D. Company
future and his contribution.
20.
21.
A. 11 a.m.,
next Tuesday.
22.
B. 11 a.m., next Thursday.
23.
C. 9. a.m.,
this Tuesday.
24.
D. 9 a.m., this Thursday.
Conversation Two
Questions 6 to 10 are based on
Conversation Two.
25.
A. The
disadvantages of college loans.
26.
B. Government
financing in college education.
27.
C. How to
handle the problem of college loans.
28.
D. How
college students pay for their education.
29.
30.
A. It has
increased by 6 to 8%.
31.
B. It has increased by 8 to 10%.
32.
C. It has
decreased by 6 to 8%.
33.
D. It has decreased by 8 to 10%.
34.
35.
A.
Student
’
s family income.
36.
B. First year
salary after graduation.
37.
C. A fixed amount of 30,000 dollars.
38.
D. Payment in
the next ten years.
39.
40.
A. Students can borrow money first.
41.
B. Students
pay no tax on savings.
42.
C. Students pay less tax after
graduation.
43.
D. Students withdraw without paying
tax.
44.
45.
A. Giving up
charitable or volunteer work.
46.
B. Neglecting
their study at college.
47.
C. Giving up further education.
48.
D. Neglecting
high salary in job-seeking.
PART III LANGUAGE USAGE
[10 MIN]
There
are
twenty
sentences
in
this
section.
Beneath
each
sentence
there
are
four
words
or
phrases
marked
A,
B,
C
and
D.
Choose
one
word
or phrase that best completes the
sentence. Mark your answers on
ANSWER
SHEET TWO.
49.
How can I concentrate if you ______
continually ______ me with
silly
questions
A.
have
…
interrupted
B.
are
…
interrupted
C.
had
…
interrupting
D.
were
…
interrupting
E.
50.
Among the
four sentences below, Sentence ______ expresses
the
highest degree of
possibility.
A.
It may take a long time to find a
solution to the problem.
B.
It might take
a long time to find a solution to the
problem.
It could take a
long time to find a solution to the
problem.
D.
It should take a long time to find a
solution to the problem.
C.
E.
51.
She is a
better speaker than ______ in the
class.
any boy
B.
the other
boys
C.
other any girl
D.
all the
girls
52.
Nobody heard him sing,
______
A.
did one
B.
did
he
C.
didn
’
t
they
D.
did they
A.
E.
53.
I
can
’
t put up with
______.
that friend of
you
B.
that friend of yours
C.
the friend of
you
D.
the friend of yours
A.
54.
There
has
been
an
increasing
number
of
______
in
primary
schools
in the past few
years.
A.
man teacher
B.
men
teacher
C.
man teachers
D.
men teachers
E.
55.
This is one
of the issues that deserve ______.
being mentioned
B.
mentioning
C.
to
mention
D.
for mention
A.
E.
56.
The
audience
______
excited
on
seeing
______
favorite
star
glide
onto
the stage.
A.
were
…
their
B.
were
< br>…
its
C.
was
…
their
D.
was
…
one
’
s
E.
57.
______ your
advice, I would have made the wrong
decision.
Hadn
’
t it been
for
B.
Had it not been for
C.
Had it been
for
D.
Had not it been for
A.
E.
58.
The
sentence
I
wish I
had
been
more careful
in
spending my
money
expresses the
speaker
’
s ______.
A.
hope
B.
joy
C.
regret
D.
relief
E.
59.
The
Attorney
General
ordered
a
federal
autopsy
of
Brown
’
s
body,
seeking to ______ the
family and community there would be a
thorough investigation into his
death.
A.
ensure
insure
C.
assure
D.
ascertain
B.
60.
The police department came under strong
criticism for both the
death of an
unarmed man and its handling of the
______.
A.
consequence
B.
outcome
C.
result
D.
aftermath
E.
61.
The Foreign
Secretary tried to ______ doubts about his
handling
of the crisis.
A.
dispel
B.
expel
C.
repel
D.
quell
E.
62.
Mutual
funds
are
thus
best
for
investors
who
don
’
t
want
to
take
the time to study stocks in detail or
who ______ the resources
to build a
portfolio.
A.
deprive
B.
lack
C.
yearn
D.
attain
E.
63.
Chris
ran
______
John
at
a
sporting-
goods
trade
show
and
the
two
quickly struck ______ an easy
report.
A.
into
…
up
B.
on
…
into
C.
across
< br>…
on
D.
against
…
into
E.
64.
“
I
am
leaving
the
country
soon,
”
he
told
a
______
convened
group
of
reporters.
A.
especially
B.
particularly
C.
specially
D.
specifically
E.
65.
Israel and
Humans had reached a deal on extending the ______
ceasefire by an extra 24 hours until
Tuesday at midnight.
A.
contemporary
makeshift
C.
spontaneous
D.
temporary
66.
______ to
unplugging the alarm clock and trusting your
ability
to wake on time on your own,
you should probably ease yourself
into
the new arrangement by keeping a very regular
schedule for
several weeks.
A.
Due
B.
Prior
C.
Related
D.
Thanks
B.
E.
67.
If you are an athlete, strong abdominal
muscles help you ensure
a strong back
and freedom from injury during ______ upper-body
movement.
A.
valiant
B.
variable
C.
vigilant
D.
vigorous
E.
68.
Finning is a
cruel ______ in which the
shark
’
s fins are lopped
off, and the live shark is thrown back
to sea.
A.
reality
B.
truth
C.
practice
D.
skill
PART IV
CLOZE
[10
MIN]
Decide which of the
words given in the box below would best
complete the passage if inserted in the
corresponding blank. The
words
can
be
used
ONCE
ONLY.
Mark
the
letter
for
each
word
on
ANSWER
SHEET TWO.
A. ample
B.
C. directly
D.
E.
combinations
F.
genuinely
K. scant
L.
shaped
M.
G.
instead
H. lists
disseminated
generations
I.
promulgated
N.
J.
publicized
O. virtual
sophisticated
transplanted