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TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS(2009)
-GRADE FOUR-
TIME LIMIT: 130 MIN
PART ⅠDICTATION [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 reading, 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 COMPERHESION [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 ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is(are) 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 conversations 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
1.[A] Being kind. [B] Being generous.
[C]Being outspoken. [D] Being hardworking.
2.[A] He is very tall. [B] He is kind and generous.
[C]He is warm-hearted. [D] He is a little overweight.
3.[A] She is similar to her mother. [B] She has a great sense of humor.
[C]She loves laughing a lot. [D] She is an older sister.
4.[A] It helps with their relationship.
[B]They tend to spend most time together.
[C]They have the same strengths and weaknesses.
[D]It makes her love her mother more than others.
5.[A] It is not a good quality at all. [B] It is a quality that can be hardly changed.
[C] It sometimes brings problems. [D] It makes a person special and welcome.
Conversation Two
6.[A] She has a lot of work to do. [B] She feels sick and uncomfortable.
[C] She is not in the mood for cooking. [D] She has not bought any vegetables.
7.[A] She hates to use disposable dishes. [B] She is too lazy to bring it back.
[C] She likes the environment there. [D] She enjoys the restaurant service.
8.[A] It saves time. [B] It can help save water.
[C] It is not bad for environment. [D] It is fast and convenient.
9.[A] What is offered. [B] Whether it is clean.
[C] Where it is. [D] How much it costs.
10.[A] It is time-saving. [B] It is clean and safe.
[C] It is environment-friendly. [D] It is more enjoyable.
PART Ⅲ LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE [10 MIN]
There are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words, phrases or statements marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose one word, phrase or statement that best completes the sentence.
Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
11.If there were no subjunctive mood, English___much easier to learn.
[A] could have been [B] would be [C] will be [D] would have been
12. ____the boss says, it is unreasonable to ask me to work overtime without pay.
[A] Whatever [B] Whenever [C] Whichever [D] However
13.A new laptop costs about_____of a second-hand one.
[A]the price of three times [B] three times the price
[C] as much as the three price [D] three times more than the price
14.I was very interested in___ she told me.
[A]all that [B] all which [C] all what [D] that
15.We consider____he should have left without telling anyone beforehand.
[A]strange why [B] it strange what [C] it strange that[D] that strange
16.It is going to be fine tomorrow. ___.
[A]So is it [B] So it is [C] So it does [D] So does it
17.The couple had no sooner got to the station____the coach left.
[A]when [B] as [C] until [D] than
18.Aren’t you tired? I ____you had done enough for today.
[A]should have thought [B] must have thought
[C] might have thought [D] could have thought
19.Which of the following adverbs can NOT be used to complete “ ___everybody came”?
[A]Nearly [B] Quite [C] Practically [D] Almost
20.In “How much do you think he earns?” how much is ____of the sentence.
[A]the subject [B] the adverbial [C] the object [D] the complement
21.After working for the firm for the years, he finally ____the rank of deputy director.
[A]achieved [B] approached [C] attained [D] acquired
22.Come on, Jack, tell me the story. Don’t keep me in ____.
[A]suspense [B] suspending [C] suspension [D] suspender
23.We had a good time there, and the food was plentiful and ____.
[A]conducive [B] wholesome [C] helpful [D] appreciative
24.It was strange that the would ____such an absurd idea.
[A]allow [B] stick [C] take [D] entertain
25.The scientists have made an ____study of the viruses that cause the disease.
[A]exhausted [B] exhausting [C] exhaustive [D] exhaustion
26.Do you own your apartment or are you a ____?
[A]tenant [B] customer [C] client [D]proprietor
27.We all know that Mary has had a strict ___.
[A]growth [B] upbringing [C] development [D] cultivation
28.The drink was packaged in champagne bottles and was being ____as the real stuff.
[A]passed out [B] passed by [C] passed over [D] passed off
29.The person he interviewed was ___his former schoolmate.
[A]no other than [B] no more than [C] none other than [D] none the less
30.The young employee has a(n)____quality—he is totally honest.
[A]respectable [B] admirable [C] decent [D] approachable
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] adaptation [B] assume [C] compel [D] consistently [E] developed
[F] effective [G] essentially [H] implement [I] particular [J] promptly
[K] remarkable [L] rumor [M] strategies [N] success [O] suspicion
The selfishness of humans is a central assumption of orthodox（传统的）economics, where it is thought to lead to benefits for the economy a whole. It is what the 18th—century Scottish economist Adam Smith described as the “invisible hand”. But evolutionary biologists have come to see cooperation and selflessness as a big part of our (31)
as a species. During the course of our evolution, they point out, cooperative groups (32)
outcompeted groups of cheats.
So we are inherently cooperative when operating within our own groups. We have also (33) aocial mechanisms to reinforce actions that benefit the group. “You could say teamwork at the scale of small groups is the signature (34) of our species,” says evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson from Binghamton University in New York.
But (35) teamwork can include a competition mechanism to promote actions that benefit the group, particularly in larger groups. It’s also important to remember that in-group cooperation evolved partly in response to competition between groups.
This evolutionary perspective is radically new to economics, and it could be relevant to grand-scale economic problems that require solutions involving cooperation between nations. Take the challenge of getting nations to work together over economic solutions to climate change — a (36) focus in the run-up to climate negotiations in Paris, France, later this year. This is a gargantuan（巨大的）problem from any perspective, but it is (37) an issue of coordination for the sake of the common good at a massive scale, says Wilson. “The challenge is therefore to (38) at larger scales the coordination and control that takes place more spontaneously at smaller scales,” he says—from multicellular（多细胞的）organisms to village-sized groups of humans.
“Morality evolved out of cooperation within and competition between groups, so when acting as a single group to tackle global problems we will have to (39) the role of natural selection ourselves,” Wilson says. This might involve pursuing a wide variety of (40) , identifying those that work best, and then creating incentives to cooperate on implementation. “In some ways it’s the opposite of the invisible hand.”
PART Ⅴ READING COMPREHENSION [35MIN] SECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
In this section there are three passages followed by ten multiple choice questions. For each question, there are four suggested answers marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose the one that you think is the best answer and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
PASSAGE ONE
(1)Do you realize that every time you take a step, the bones in your hip are subjected to forces between four and five times your body weight? When you are running, this force is increased further still. What happens if through disease a hip-joint ceases to be able to resist such forces? For many years hip-joints and other body joints have been replaceable either partially or completely. It is after all a simple ball and socket joint; it has certain loads imposed on it; it needs reliability over a defined life; it must contain materials suitable for the working environment. Any engineer will recognize these as characteristic of a typical engineering problem, which doctors and engineers have worked together to solve, in order to bring a fresh lease of life to people who would otherwise be disabled.
(2)This typifies the way in which engineers work to help people and create a better quality of life. The fact that this country has the most efficient agricultural industry in the world is another good example. Mechanical engineers have worked with farmers and biologists to produce fertilizers, machinery and harvesting systems. This team effort has now produced crops uniformly waist high or less so that they are better suited to mechanical harvesting. Similar advances with other crops have released people from hard and boring jobs for more creative work, whilst machines harvest crops more efficiently with less waste. Providing more food for the rapidly increasing population is yet another role for the mechanical engineer.
41.According to the passage, when would most weight be imposed on hip-joints?
[A]When one is walking. [B] When one is running.
[C] When one is standing. [D] When one is lying down.
42.Engineers regard the replacement of hip-joints as a(n) Problem.
[A]mechanical [B] medical [C] health [D] agricultural
43.According to the passage, how do engineers contribute to increasing efficiency of the agricultural industry?
[A]By working with farmers. [B] By working in teams.
[C]By growing crops of the same height. [D] By making agricultural machinery.
PASSAGE TWO
(1)Nowadays, a cellphone service is available to everyone, everywhere. Probably thousands of people have already been using it, but I just discovered it, so I’m going to claim it and also name it: Fake Foning.
(2)The technology has been working well for me at the office, but there are infinite applications. Virtually in any public space.
(3)Say you work at a big university with lots of talky faculty members buzzing about. Now, say you need to use the restroom. The trip down the hall will take approximately one hour, because a person can’t walk into those talky people without getting pulled aside for a question, a bit of gossip, a new read on a certain line of Paradise Lost.
(4)So, a cellphone. Any cellphone. Just pick it up. Don’t dial. Just hold that phone to your face and start talking. Walk confidently down the hall engaged in fake conversation, making sure to tailor both the topic and content to the person standing before you whom you are trying to evade.
(5)For standard colleague avoidance, I suggest fake chatting about fake business:
(6)“Yes, I’m glad you called, because we really need to hammer out the details. What’s that? Yes, I read Page 12, but if you look at the bottom of 4, I think you can see the problem begins right there.”
(7)Be animated. Be engaged in your fake fone conversation. Make eye contact with the people passing, nod to them, gesture keen interest in talking to them at a later time, point to your phone, shrug and move on.
(8)Shoppers should consider fake foning anytime they spot a talky neighbor in the produce department pinching (用手捏) unripe peaches. Without your phone at your face, you’d be in for a 20-minute speech on how terrible the world is.
(9)One important caution about fake foning. The other day I was fake foning my way past a colleague, and he was actually following me to get my attention. I knew he wanted to ask about a project I had not yet finished. I was trying to buy myself some time, so I continued fake foning with my doctor. “So I don’t need the operation? Oh, doctor, that is the best news.”
(10)And then: Brrrrrrng! Brrrrrmg! Brrrrrmg! My phone started ringing, right there while it was planted on my face. My colleague looked at me, and I at him, and naturally I gasped. “What is the matter with this thing?” I said, pulling the phone away to look at it, and then putting it back to my ear.
(11)“Hello? Are you still there?”
(12)Oops.
44.Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
[A]Cellphone service is popular among people. [B] Cellphone has much use in office.
[C] Fake foning is a new cellphone service. [D] Fake foning is a new discovery.
45.In the author’s opinion, in order to make fake foning look real one has to .
[A]talk about interesting matters [B] behave politely to people passing by
[C] hold the phone while walking [D] appear absorbed in conversation
46.After his phone suddenly began ringing, the author .
[A]immediately started talking to the caller [B] immediately started talking to his colleague
[C]put the phone away and stopped talking [D] continued with his fake conversation
PASSAGE THREE
(1)It was late in the afternoon, and I was putting the final touch on a piece of writing that I was feeling pretty good about. I wanted to save it, but my cursor had frozen. I tried to shut the computer down, and it seized up altogether. Unsure of what else to do, I yanked (用力猛拉) the battery out.
(2)Unfortunately, Windows had been in the midst of a delicate and crucial undertaking. The next morning, when I turned my computer back on, it informed me that a file had been corrupted and Windows would not load. Then, it offered to repair itself by using the Windows Setup CD.
(3)I opened the special drawer where I keep CDs. But no Windows CD in there. I was forced to call the computer company’s Global Support Centre. My call was answered by a woman in some unnamed, far-off land. I find it annoying to make small talk with someone when I don’t know what continent they’re standing on. Suppose I were to comment on the beautiful weather we’ve been having when there was a monsoon at the other end of the phone? So I got right to the point.
(40 “My computer is telling me a file is corrupted and it wants to fix itself, but I don’t have the Windows Setup CD.”
(5)“So you’re having a problem with your Windows Setup CD.” She has apparently been dozing and, having come to just as the sentence ended, was attempting to cover for her inattention.
(6)It quickly became clear that the woman was not a computer technician. Her job was to serve as a gatekeeper, a human shield for the technicians. Her sole duty, as far as I could tell, was to raise global stress levels.
(7)To make me disappear, the woman gave me the phone number for Windows’ creator, Microsoft. This is like giving someone the phone number for, I don’t know, North America. Besides, the CD worked; I just didn’t have it. No matter how many times I repeated my story, we came back to the same place. She was calm and resolutely polite.
(8)When my voice hit a certain decibel (分贝), I was passed along, like a hot, irritable potato, to a technician.
(9)“You don’t have the Windows Setup CD, ma’am, because you don’t need it,” he explained cheerfully. “Windows came preinstalled on your computer!”
(10)“But I do need it.”
(11)“Yes, but you don’t have it.” We went on like this for a while. Finally, he offered to walk me through the use of a different CD, one that would erase my entire system. “Of course, you’d lose all your e-mail, your documents, your photos.” It was like offering to drop a safe on my head to cure my headache. “You might be able to recover them, but it would be expensive.” He sounded delighted. “And it’s not covered by the warranty (产品保证书)!” The safe began to seem like a good idea, provided it was full.
(12)I hung up the phone and drove my computer to a small, friendly repair place I’d heard about. A smart, helpful man dug out a Windows CD and told me it wouldn’t be a problem. An hour later, he called to let me know it was ready. I thanked him, and we chatted about the weather, which was the same outside my window as it was outside his.
47.Which of the following is the author’s opinion about the woman at the Global Support Centre?
[A]She sounded helpful and knowledgeable.
[B]She was there to make callers frustrated.
[C]She was able to solve her computer problem. [D]She was quick to pass her along to a technician.
48.According to the passage, the solution offered by the technician was .
[A]effective [B] economical [C] unpractical [D] unacceptable
PASSAGE FOUR
(1)Not long ago, a mysterious Christmas card dropped through our mail slot. The envelope was addressed to a man named Raoul, who, I was relatively certain, did not live with us. The envelope wasn’t sealed, so I opened it. The inside of the card was blank. Ed, my husband, explained that the card was both from and to the newspaper deliveryman. His name was apparently Raoul, and Raoul wanted a holiday tip. We were meant to put a check inside the card and then drop the envelope in the mail. When your services are rendered at 4 a.m., you can’t simply hang around, like a hotel bellboy expecting a tip. You have to be direct.
(2)So I wrote a nice holiday greeting to this man who, in my imagination, fires The New York Times from his bike aimed at our front door, causing more noise with mere newsprint than most people manage with sophisticated black market fireworks.
(3)With a start, I realized that perhaps the reason for the 4 a.m. wake-up noise was not ordinary rudeness but carefully executed spite: I had not tipped Raoul in Christmases past. I honestly hadn’t realized I was supposed to. This was the first time he’d used the card tactic. So I got out my checkbook. Somewhere along the line, holiday tipping went from an optional thank-you for a year of services to a Mafia-style protection racket (收取保护费的黑社会组织).
(4)Several days later, I was bringing our garbage bins back from the curb when I noticed an envelope taped to one of the lids. The outside of the envelope said MICKEY. It had to be another tip request, this time from our garbage collector. Unlike Raoul, Mickey hadn’t enclosed his own Christmas card from me. In a way, I appreciated the directness. “I know you don’t care how merry my Christmas is, and that’s fine,” the gesture said. “I want $30, or I’ll ‘forget’ to empty your garbage bin some hot summer day.”
(5)I put a check in the envelope and taped it back to the bin. The next morning, Ed noticed that the envelope was gone, though the trash hadn’t yet been picked up: “Someone stole Mickey’s tip!” Ed was quite certain. He made me call the bank and cancel the check.
(6)But Ed had been wrong. Two weeks later, Mickey left a letter from the bank on our steps. The letter informed Mickey that the check, which he had tried to cash, had been cancelled. The following Tuesday morning, when Ed saw a truck outside, he ran out with his wallet. “Are you Mickey?”
(7)The man looked at him with scorn. “Mickey is the garbageman. I am the recycling.” Not only had Ed insulted this man by hinting that he was a garbageman, but he had obviously neglected to tip him. Ed ran back inside for more funds. Then he noticed that the driver of the truck had been watching the whole transaction. He peeled off another twenty and looked around, waving bills in the air. “Anyone else?”
(8)Had we consulted the website of the Emily Post Institute, this embarrassing breach of etiquette ( 礼 节 ) could have been avoided. Under “trash/recycling collectors” in the institute’s Holiday Tipping Guidelines, it says: “$10 to $30 each.” You may or may not wish to know that your pet groomer, hairdresser, mailman and UPS guy all expect a holiday tip.
49.From the passage, we learn that the author .
[A]didn’t like Raoul’s way of delivering the paper
[B]didn’t realize why Raoul delivered the paper that way
[C]didn’t know that Raoul came very early in the morning
[D]didn’t feel it necessary to meet Raoul when he came
50.Ed’s encounter with the recycling team shows that .
[A]Ed was desperate to correct his mistake
[B]Ed only wanted to give money to Raoul
[C]Ed was unwilling to tip the truck driver
[D]Ed no longer wanted to give them money
SECTION B SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
In this section there are five short answer questions based on the passages in Section A. Answer the questions with NO more than TEN words in the space provided on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
PASSAGE ONE
51.According to the passage, what does “This team effort” in Paragraph Two refer to?
PASSAGE TWO
52.What does the last example show?
PASSAGE THREE
53.Why did the author shut down her computer abruptly?
54.What does the sentence “It was like offering to drop a safe on my head to cure my headache.” in the last but one paragraph mean?
PASSAGE FPUR
55.Why did the newspaper deliveryman put a blank card inside the envelope?
PART Ⅵ WRITING [45MIN]
Tourism is a booming business in China. However, some people worry that too many tourists may bring harm to the environment, while others don’t think so. What is your opinion?
Write on ANSWER SHEET THREE a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:
Will Tourism Bring Harm to the Environment?
You are to write in three parts.
In the first part, state specifically what your opinion is.
In the second part, provide one or two reasons to support your opinion.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
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