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TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2011)
-GRADE FOUR-
TIME LIMIT: 135 MIN
PART I
DICTATION
PART II
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
1. Which of the statements
about the auto show is INCORRECT?
A.
The show will have more stands this year.
B. The show will have more visitors
this year.
C. The number of overseas
visitors will be the same this year.
D.
The number of exhibition days will be the same
this year.
2. According to the
conversation, the price for a stand would include
A. a catalogue.
B. a poster.
C. two desks.
D. four
chairs.
3. During the conversation, the
man seems to be more interested in
A.
the size of the show.
B. the cost of
the stand.
C. the basic furniture.
D. the visitor number.
4.
What is Jim interested in?
A. Investing
in the company
?
s product.
B. Buying a new educational computer.
C. Joining the computer company.
D. Reading the campaign plan.
5. The advertisements will be placed in
all the following EXCEPT
A. family
magazines.
B. Sunday newspapers.
C. morning television.
D.
teenage magazines.
6. The
advertisements are intended to be seen by
A. parents only.
B. children
only.
C. school teachers.
D.
whole families.
7. Linda sounds
about the success of the campaign plan.
A. confident
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B. hesitant
C. uncertain
D. delighted
8. John has worked in all the following
places EXCEPT
A. a book shop.
B. a paper factory.
C. a
school.
D. a fastfood restaurant.
9. From the conversation, we learn that
John
A. has no interest.
B.
has only one interest.
C. has two
interests.
D. has quite a few
interests.
10. Sue Green seems to be
more interested in John
?
s
experience of
A. working in a paper
factory.
B. working in a youth club.
C. looking after his brother and
sister.
D. looking after his young
friends.
11. According to the passage,
the average age of the fleet of Delta/Northwest is
A. 10 years.
B. 14 years.
C. 16 years.
D. 20 years.
12. It can be learned from the passage
that
A. air journeys are quite often
far from comfortable.
B. air travellers
usually enjoy luxury during flight.
C.
air travellers usually enjoy upgraded conditions.
D. airlines always provide good in-
flight entertainment.
13. Older planes
can stay safe for more than 25 years because of
the following EXCEPT
A. new engines.
B. strong materials.
C.
proper maintenance.
D. new interior.
14. Which job will involve supervising
workers using dangerous equipment?
A.
Assistant site manager.
B. Carpenter
supervisor.
C. Assembly supervisor.
D. Automobile service station manager.
15. Who will also decide on the prices
of products and services?
A.
Airlines
?
flight service
manager.
B. Automobile service station
manager.
C. Assistant site manager.
D. Carpenter supervisor.
16.
Who may also do some of the work he supervises?
A. Assistant site manager.
B. Airlines
?
flight service manager.
C. Assembly
supervisor.
D. Carpenter supervisor.
17. Which job offers the highest
salary?
A. Assistant site manager.
B. Automobile service station manager.
C. Carpenter supervisor.
D.
Airlines
?
flight service
manager.
18. Where were the two men
filmed?
A. In the jewelry shop.
B. In the City Mall.
C. Near
the lorry.
D. In the parking lot.
19. Witnesses saw the two men
A. leave the lorry together.
B. leave the lorry without hoods.
C. run back to the lorry separately.
D. run back to the lorry without hoods.
20. Which of the following details is
CORRECT?
A. The lorry was originally
painted white.
B. The lorry had no
registration plates.
C. The shorter man
was the passenger.
D. The taller man
was the driver.
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21. What did
NASA
?
s Constellation
Programme originally plan to do?
A. To
set up a moon colony by 2020.
B. To
send astronauts again to the moon by 2020.
C. To continue the current shuttle
missions till 2020.
D. To create more
jobs for NASA till 2020.
22.
NASA
?
s Constellation
Programme would be cancelled mainly because
A. there were important space missions.
B. the space agency lacked funding for
the programme.
C. the current shuttle
missions would continue.
D. Congress
failed to pass President
Obama
?
s budget.
23. The Russian cargo ship was sinking.
What was the direct cause?
A. No
explanation of the problem.
B. Long
distance away from land.
C. Slow rescue
efforts.
D. Severe weather.
24. Which of the following was NOT
mentioned as a possible means of rescue?
A. Aircraft.
B. Tugboat.
C. Nearby cargo ship.
D.
Vessels at the oil rig.
25. Why did the
singers meet in Hollywood?
A. To raise
money for African humanitarian efforts.
B. To raise money for Haitian
earthquake victims.
C. To sing in
memory of Michael Jackson.
D. To make a
recording of the original version of the song.
26. Which o the following details about
the news is INCORRECT?
A. The organizer
is one of the co-writers of the first song.
B. Singers will use the same recording
studio as in 1985.
C. The recording
session s expected to last long.
D.
Stars from the original version will take part.
27. The additional 2 billion dollars
will mainly be used to
A. upgrade its
network capacity.
B. improve customer
services.
C. develop new products.
D. market more iPhones.
28.
Where does AT&T face difficulties in particular?
A. Nationwide.
B. Overseas.
C. In large cities.
D. In
remote towns.
29. Where is the presence
of security patrols most evident?
A.
Where matches take place.
B. Where
protests may take place.
C. In downtown
Vancouver.
D. Around the
athletes
?
village.
30. What is this news item mainly
about?
A. Political protest during the
Olympics.
B. Security operations during
the Olympics.
C.
Olympics
?
security forces.
D. Security measures in buildings.
PART III
CLOZE
[15 MIN]
“
Congratulations, Mr.
Cooper. It
?
s a
girl.
”
Fatherhood
is
going
to
have
a
different
meaning
and
(31)
a different
response
from
every
man
who hears these words. Some feel (32)
when they receive the news, (33)
others
worry, wondering whether they will be
good father. (34)
there
are
some
men
who
like
children and may have had (35)
experience with
them, others do not particularly (36)
children
and
spend
little
time
with
them.
Many
fathers
and
mothers
have
been
planning
and
looking forward to children for some
time. (37)
other couples, pregnancy was an
accident
that both husband and wife
have (38)
willingly or unwillingly.
Whatever the (39)
to
the
birth
of
a
child,
it
is
obvious
the
shift
from
the
role
of
husband to (40)
of a father is
a difficult task. (41)
,
unfortunately,
few
attempts
have been made to
(42)
fathers in this
resocialization (43)
.
Although
numerous
books
have been written
about mothers, (44)
recently has literature focused on the
(45)
of
a father.
It is argued that
the transition to the father's role, although
difficult, is not (46)
as
great as the transition
the wife must (47)
to the mother's role. The mother's role
seems to
require a complete (48)
in daily
routine. (49)
,
the
father?s
role
is
less
demanding
and (50)
.
31.
A. bring down
B. bring forth
C. bring off
D. bring in
32.
A. emotional
B. sentimental
C. bewildered
D. proud
33.
A.
while
B. when
C. if
D. as
34.
A. When
B. If
C.
Although
D. Yet
35.
A. considerate
B. considerable
C. considering
D. considered
36.
A. care about
B. care of
C. care with
D. care for
37.
A. For
B. Of
C. From
D.
Upon
38.
A. received
B. taken
C.
accepted
D.
obtained
39.
A. reply
B.
reaction
C.
readiness
D.
reality
40.
A. what
B.
this
C. one
D. that
41.
A. As a result
B. For example
C. Yet
D. Also
42.
A. educate
B. cultivate
C. inform
D. convert
43.
A. step
B. process
C. point
D. time
44.
A. /
B.
just
C. quite
D. only
45.
A. role
B. work
C. career
D.
position
46.
A. a little
B. just
C.
nearly
D.
almost
47.
A. take
B.
make
C. carry
D. accept
48.
A. transformation
B. realization
C. socialization
D. reception
49.
A. In addition
B. Above all
C. Generally
D. However
50.
A.
current
B.
immediate
C.
present
D.
quick
PART IV
GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
[15 MIN]
51. My
uncle is quite worn out from years of hard work.
He is no longer the man
he
was
fifteen years ago.
A. which
B.
whom
C. who
D.
that
52. Which of the following
sentences is a COMMAND?
A. Beg your
pardon.
B. Have a good time.
C. Never do that again!
D.
What noise you are making!
53. Which of
the following italicized phrases indicates
purpose?
A. She said it
for
fun
, but others took her seriously.
B.
For all its
effort
, the team
didn
?
t win the match.
C. Linda has worked for the firm
for twenty years
.
D. He set out
for
Beijing
yesterday.
54. When
you have finished with the book,
don
?
t forget to return it to
Tim,
?
A. do you
B. will you
C.
don
?
t you
D.
won
?
t you
55. In
phrases like
freezing cold, burning
hot
, or
soaking
wet
, the
–
ING
participle is used
A. as a command.
B. as a condition.
C. for
concession.
D. for emphasis.
56. Which of the following italicized
phrases is INCORRECT?
A. The city is
now
ten times its original
size
.
B. I wish I had
two times his strength
.
C. The seller asked for
double the usual price
.
D. They come here
four times
every year
.
57. It is not so
much the language
the
cultural
background
that
makes
the
book
difficult to understand.
A.
as
B. nor
C. but
D. like
58. Which of the following italicized
parts is used as an object?
A.
What
do you think has
happened to her?
B.
Who
do you think the
visiting professor is?
C.
How much
do you think he
earns every month?
D.
How
quickly
would you say he would come?
59. The additional work will take
weeks.
A. the other
B. another two
C. other two
D. the more
60. Which of the following italicized
parts is a subject clause
(
主语从句
)?
A. We are
quite certain
that we will get there in
time
.
B. He has to face the
fact
that there will be no pay rise
this year
.
C. She said
that she had seen the man earlier that
morning
.
D. It is sheer luck
that the miners are still alive after
ten days
.
61.
It
?
s getting late.
I
?
d rather you
now.
A. left
B. leave
C. are leaving
D. will leave
62. In the sentence
“
The manager interviewed Jim
himself
in the
morning
”
, the italicized
word is
used to modify
A.
the object.
B. the verb.
C.
the subject.
D. the prepositional
phrase.
63. There is no doubt
the
couple
did
the
right
thing
in
coming
back
home
earlier
than
planned.
A. whether
B.
that
C. why
D. when
64. The
sentence that expresses OFFER is
A.
I
?
ll get some drinks.
What
?
ll you have?
B. Does she need to book a ticket now?
C. May I know your name?
D.
Can you return the book next week?
65.
Which of the following italicized phrases
indicates a subject-predicate relation
(
主谓关系
)?
A. Mr
Smith
’
s
passport
has been issued.
B.
The
visitor
’
s
arrival
was reported in the news.
C.
John
’
s travel
details
have not been finalized.
D. The new bookstore sells
children
’
s
stories
.
66. Our office has
recently
to a new computer system.
A.
altered
B. converted
C. transformed
D. modified
67. The crowd
went
as soon as the singer stepped onto the
stage.
A. wild
B. emotional
C. uncontrolled
D. unrestricted
68. Our
school library is
closed for repairs.
A. shortly
B. quickly
C. temporarily
D. rapidly
69. John is up to
his eyes in work at the moment. The underlined
part means
.
A. very excited
B. very busy
C. very tired
D. very efficient
70. Victoria
bumped
into
her
brother
quite
by
chance
in
the
supermarket.
The
underlined
word
means
.
A. risk
B.
opportunity
C. possibility
D. luck
71.
“
Look at
those pretty girls
?
skirts
”
is
, because it is not clear
whether the girls or the
skirts are
“
pretty
?
.
A. ambiguous
B. hidden
C. indirect
D. indistinct
72. House repairs, holidays, school
fees and other
have
reduced
his
bank
balance
to
almost nothing.
A. amount
B. payment
C. expenses
D. Figures
73. It was really
of you to
remember my birthday.
A. grateful
B. thoughtful
C. considerable
D. generous
74.
You can go to a travel agency and ask for a
holiday
.
A. introduction
B. advertisement
C. book
D. brochure
75.
The city government is building more roads to
the
increasing number of cars.
A.
accommodate
B. receive
C. accept
D. hold
76. They
?
ve
lifted a two-year-long economic
on the country.
A. enclosure
B. restriction
C. blockade
D. prohibition
77. Everyone
is surprised that she has fallen out with her boy
friend. The underlined part means
.
A.
left
B. quarreled
C. attacked
D. defeated
78. His plan is
carefully prepared and full of details, so it is a
very
one.
A. elaborate
B. refined
C. ambitious
D. complex
79. The girl
?
s
voice was so low that we could
hear her.
A. seldom
B. almost
C. only
D. barely
80. She must have been pretty
to
fall for such an old trick.
A.
interested
B.
gullible
C.
enthusiastic
D.
shrewd
PART V
READING COMPREHENSION
[25 MIN]
TEXT A
We
have
a
crisis
on
our
hands.
You
mean
global
warning?
The
world
economy?
No,
the
decline
of reading. People are just not doing it anymore,
especially the young. Who
?
s
responsible?
Actually,
it
?
s more like, What is
responsible? The Internet, of course, and
everything that comes
with it
—
Facebook,
Twitter (
微博
). You can write
your own list.
There
?
s been a
warning about the imminent death of literate
civilization for a long time. In