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TEST FOR
ENGLISH MAJORS (2013)
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GRADE
FOUR
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TIME LIMIT: 130 MIN
PART 1 DICTATION 15 MIN
Listen to the following
passage. Altogether the passage will be read to
you four times: During the first
reading, which will be read 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 read at normal
speed again and during this time you should check
your work. You will
then be given 2
minutes to check through your work once
more.
PART 2 LITENING COMPREHENSION 20
MIN
SECTION A
CONVERSATIONS
In
this section, you will hear several conversations.
Listen to the conversations carefully and then
answer
the
questions that follow.
Questions 1 to
3 are based on the following conversation. At the
end of the conversation you will be
given
15 seconds
to answer the questions.
1.
According to the conversation, an
example of
“
Christmas
trimmings
”
could
be
A. presents.
B. fruits
C.
sauce
D. meat
2.
A Christmas
lunch would include all the following
EXCECT
A. roast
turkey
B. sweet potatoes
C. meat
D.
carrots
3.
Why did Helen come to Rob?s
house?
A. She wanted to talk to
Bob.
B. She had come to help
Bob.
C. She had
been invited to lunch.
D.
She was interested in cooking.
Questions 4 to 7 are based
on the following conversation. At the end of the
conversation you will be given
20 seconds to answer the
questions.
4.
Why did the woman phone the
club?
A. She wanted to know more about
it.
B. She was a
new comer and felt lonely.
C. She wanted to learn a new
language.
D. She was
interested in social activities.
5.
We learn from
the conversation that the club
A. mainly organize language
activities.
B. accepts
members from local students.
C. has been set up for a long
time.
D. is
increasing its membership.
6.
According to
the conversation, the woman might come to practice
German on
A.
Wednesday.
B.
Tuesday.
C.
Monday.
D.
Friday.
7.
What is the man going to do after the
conversation?
A.
Call up the woman for her address.
B. Wait for the woman to
call him again.
C. Mail the
woman some information.
D. Wait for the woman to pick up a
form.
Questions 8 to 10 are
based on the following conversation. At the end of
the conversation you will be given
15 seconds to answer the
questions.
8.
According to the woman, what actually
makes her job difficult?
A. Difficult
questions from interviewees.
B. Embarrassing requests from
interviewees.
C. Lack of professional
background.
D. Lack of
interviewing skills.
9.
The woman uses
all the following adjectives when talking about
attending job fairs EXCEPT
A. prospective.
B. useful.
C.
important.
D.
tiring.
10. We learn from
the conversation that the woman
A. works better at job
fairs.
B. prefers honest
people.
C. often works on
her own.
D. is experienced
in her work.
SECTION B
PASSAGES
In this
section, you will hear several to the passages
carefully and then answer the
questions
that follow.
Questions 11 to
13 are based on the following passage. At the end
of the passage you will be given 15
seconds to answer the
questions.
11.
According to today?s weather forecast, which part
of Europe has dry weather?
A. Scandinavian mountain.
B. Northwestern Europe.
C. Northern
Europe.
D. Southern
Europe.
12. In
which part of Europe does the weather stay both
fine and cool?
A. Southern Europe. B. Northern Europe.
C. Eastern Europe.
D.
Northwestern Europe.
13. In which region will the weather
change tomorrow?
A. Northern parts of the
Mediterranean.
B. Eastern
parts of the Mediterranean.
C. Central parts of the
Mediterranean.
D. Southern
parts of the Mediterranean.
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the
following passage. At the end of the passage you
will be given
20 seconds to answer the
questions.
14.
According to
the passage, what benefit can technology bring to
people?
A. Closer contact with modern
devices.
B. Greater changes
in social organization.
C. Better
understanding of mass media.
D. More useful information to better
their life.
15.
The speaker questions about everybody?s
access to technological advances. The main reason
is
16.
According to
the UN plan, all the following will be achieved
within ten years
EXCEPT A. giving
everyone a radio or TV.
B.
starting to carry out the scheme in ten years.
C. offering internet service to more
people.
D. providing more
job opportunities.
17.
What could be
topic of the passage?
A.
Growth in telecommunications.
B. Technology and the developing
world.
C.
Education and medical care.
D. Building an information
society.
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the
following passage. At the end of the passage you
will be given
15 seconds to answer the
questions.
18.
People in Latin America wear something ______ to
express their hopes for wealth in the New
Year.
A. new B. red
C. white D. yellow 19. Which of the following New
Year?s traditions signals friendship?
A. Throwing old dishes. B.
Wearing
something red. C. Wearing something white. D.
Eating
round fruits.
20. Which of the following
is NOT mentioned as one?s own New Year?s
tradition?
A.
Watching TV at home.
B.
Going to bed early.
C. Visiting friends.
D. Running and shouting
outside.
SECTION
C NEWS BROADCAST
In this section, you will hear several
news items. Listen to the passages carefully and
then answer
the questions that
follow.
Questions 21 to 22 are based on the
following news. At the end of each news item, you
will be given
10 seconds to answer the
questions.
21.
What is
happening to the schools in Fairfax County this
school year?
A. 15 schools have started
social studies.
B. 15
schools have used digital textbooks.
C. Students are ready to use electronic
resources.
D. Digital
textbooks are used for social studies.
22.
With digital textbooks, schools have saved about
______ million dollars.
A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4
Questions 23
to 24 are based on the following news. At the end
of each news item, you will be given 10
seconds to answer the
questions.
23.
Who found the suspicious item at the
airport?
A. TSA
agents.
B. FBI agents.
C. The police.
D.
Passengers.
24.
Which of the
following statement is INCORRECT?
A.
The terminal was closed temporarily afterwards. B.
There was a thorough search inside the
airport.
C. Passengers at the airport
were safe and sound. D.
The security
authorities identified the explosives.
Questions 25 to 26 are based on the
following news. At the end of each news item, you
will be given
10 seconds to answer the
questions.
25. According to
the news item, doctors use art therapy to treat
the following problems EXCEPT
A. alcohol abuse.B.
smoking.
C.
depression.
D.
schizophrenia.
26. Why did doctors introduce art
therapy in the first place?
A. To prevent patients from smoking. B.
To better understand patients.
C. To get patients
occupied.
D. To teach
patients some skills.
Questions 27 to 28 are based on the
following news. At the end of each news item, you
will be given
10 seconds to answer the
questions.
27.
What is the
main purpose of the new rules?
A. To
reduce the number of pilots on duty.
B.
To
prevent
pilots
from
working
overtime.
C. To ensure an
adequate amount of sleep.
D. To fix the
amount of work for each pilot.
28.
The
Independent Pilots Association was unhappy about
the new rules because
they A. had only
covered cargo plane pilots.
B. had failed to cover all the pilots.
C. would be put into effect
in two years.
D. would be too costly if
implemented.
Questions 29 to
30 are based on the following news. At the end of
each news item, you will be given
10
seconds to answer the questions.
29.
Why is
increase in livestock production necessary?
30.
What does the word
“
challenge
”
mean in the news
item?
A. Balance between human survival
and ecology.
B. Conflict
between less land and more production.
C. Difference between present and
future needs.
D. Calls by
environmental critics to consume less meat.
PART 3 CLOZE 15 MIN
Decide which of the choices given below
would best complete the passage if inserted in the
correspondi
ng blanks. Mark the best
choice for each blank on Answer Sheet Two.
Everyone knows that taxation is
necessary in a modern state: without it, it (31)
_____ not be possible to pay
the
soldiers and policemen who protect us; (32) _____
the workers in government offices who (33) _____
our
health, our food, our water, and
all the other things that we cannot do for
ourselves. (34) _____ taxation, we pay
for things that we need just (35) _____
we need somewhere to live and something to eat.
But (36) _____ ever
yone
knows that taxation is necessary,
different
people have
different ideas about (37)____ taxation should
be
arranged.
In most countries, a direct
tax on (38) _____, which is called income tax,
(39) _____. It is arranged in such (40
)______ that the poorest people pay
nothing, and the percentage of tax grows (41) ____
as the taxpayer's inco
me grows. In some countries, for
example, the tax on the richest people (42)______
as high as ninety-five per c
ent! (43) _____ countries
with taxation nearly (44) _____ have indirect
taxation too. Many things imported int
o the country
have to pay taxes or
“
duties. Of
”
course, it is
the men and women who buy these imported thing s
in the shops (45)______ really have to
pay the duties, in the (46) ______ of higher
prices. In some countries, (
47) _____, there is a tax
on things sold in the shops. If the most necessary
things are taxed, a lot
of
money is (
48)
____ but the poor people suffer most. If
unnecessary
things (49)___
jewels and fur coats are taxed, less m
oney is obtained but the
tax is (50) ______
as the
rich pay it.
Probably this last kind of indirect
tax, together with a direct tax on incomes which
is low for the poor and high
f or the
rich, is the best arrangement.
PART 4 GRAMMAR &
VOCABULARY
15 MIN
There are thirty 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
Tw o.
51.
Facing the board of directors, hedidn?t
deny ________ breaking the
agreement.
A. him
B. it
C.
his
D. its
52.
Xinchun
returned from aboard a different man. The
italicized part functions as a (n) ______.
A. appositive
(
同位语
)
B. object C.
adverbial
D. complement.
53.
Which of the
following is a compound word
(
复合词
)? ______.
A. Nonsmoker.
B.
Deadline.
C. Meanness.
D.
Misfit.
54.
Which of the following sentences
contains subjunctive mood? ______.
A.
Lucy insisted that her son get home before
5o?clock?
B. She used to
drive to work, but now she takes the city metro.
C.
Walk straight ahead, and don't turn
till the second traffic lights. D.
Paul
will cancel his flight if he cannot get his visa
by Friday.
55.
The following
determiners(
限定词
) can be
used with both plural and uncountable
nouns EXCEPT ______.
A. more
B.
enough.
C.
many.
D.
such.
56.
Which of the italicized parts indicates
CONTRAST? ______.
A. She opened the
door and quietly went in.
B. Victoria likes music and Sam is fond
of sports.
C. Think it over again and
you? ll get an answer.
D. He is
somewhat arrogant, and I don't like
this.
57.
Which of the following CANNOT be used
as a nominal
substitute(
名词替代词
)? ______.
A. Much.
B.
Neither.
C.
One.
D.
Quarter.
58.
All the following sentences definitely
indicate future time EXCEPT ______.
A.
Mother is to have tea with Aunt Betty
at four.
B.
The President is coming to the UN next
week.
C.
The school pupils will be home by now.
D.
He is going to
email me the necessary information.
59.
Which of the
following sentences is grammatically INCORRECT?
______.
A. Politics are the art or
science of government.
60.
Which of in
the following phrases indicates a subject-
predicate relationship? ______.
A. The
arrival of the tourists
B.
The law of Newton
C. The
occupation of the island
D. The plays
of Oscar Wilde
61.
Which of the
following italicized parts serves as an
appositive? ______.
62.
Which of the
following is NOT an imperative sentence? ______.
A. Let me drive you home, shall I?
B. You will mind your own
business!
C. Come and have dinner with
us. D.
I wish you could stay behind. ,
63.
If it ______ tomorrow, the match would
be put off.
64.
Which of the
following sentences expresses a fact? ______.
A. Mary and her son must be home by
now.
ss reading must give
poor results.
C. It?s getting late, and
I must leave now. D.
He must be working
late at the office.
65.
The following
are all dynamic verbs(
动态动词
)
EXCEPT ______.
A. remain.
B. turn. C.
write. D.
knock.
66.
____ to
school life was less difficult than the pupil had
expected.
A.
Adhering
B.
Adopting
ing
D.
Acquainting
67.
He is fed up with the same old dreary
routine, and wants to quit his job. The underlined
part
means _________.
A.
dull B.
boring C.
long D.
hard
68.
At last
night?s party Larry said something that I though
was beyond me. The
underlined part
means ________.
A. I was
unable to do
C. I was
unable to stop
B. I couldn?t understand
D. I couldn?t
tolerate
69.
The couple ______their old house and sold it for a
vast profit.
A. did
for
B. did
in
with
D. did
up
70. Sally
contributed a lot to the project, but she never
once accepted all the ____ for herself.
A.
credit
B.
attention
C.
focus
D.
award
71.
The child
nodded, apparently content with his mother?s
promise. The underlined
part means
_________.
A. as far as one
has learnt B.
as far as one is
concerned C.
as far as one can see
D. as far as one is told
72.
The ________ that sport builds
character is well accepted by people nowadays.
A.
issue
B.
argument
C.
point
D.
sentence
73.
Everyone in the office knows that
Melinda takes infinite care over her work.
The underlined part means ________.
A. limited
B. unnecessary
C.
overdue
D. much
74.
The new measure will reduce the chance
of serious injury in the event of an accident.
The underlined part means _________.
A. if an
accident happens
B. if an accident can be
prevented
C.
before an accident
D. during an accident
75.
Traditionally, local midwives would
________ all the babies in the area.
A.
handle
B. produce
C. deliver
D.
help
76.
No food or
drink is allowed on the premises. The underlined
part means ________.
A. proposition
B. advertisement
C. building
D.
street
77.
The court
would not accept his appeal unless ________
evidence is provided.
A.
conclusive
B.
definite
C.
eventual
D.
concluding
78.
As soon as he
opened the door, a ________ of cold air swept
through the house.
A. flow
B. movement
C.
rush
D. blast
79.
She really wanted to say something at
the meeting, but eventually ________ from it.
A. prevented
B.
refrained
C. limited D.
restricted
80.
The couple told the decorator that they
wanted their bedroom gaily painted. The underlined
part means ___
______. A.
brightly
B.
light-heartedly
C.
cheerfully
D. lightly
PART V READING
COMPREHENSION
25
MIN
In this section there are four passages
followed by questions or unfinished statements,
each with four sug
gested answers
marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you
think is the best answer. Mark your answers on
Answer Sheet Two.
TEXT A
The art of
public speaking began in ancient Greece over 2,000
years ago. Now, twitter, instant messaging,
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