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TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2009)
-GRADEFOUR-
TIMELIMIT:130MIN
PARTⅠ DICTATION [10MIN]
Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first
reading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listen andtry tounderstandthe meaning.For thesecondand 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 atnormalspeed again and during this timeyou should check your work.You will then
begiven1minutetocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.
PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE.
PART Ⅱ LISTENINGCOMPERHESION [20MIN]
SECTIONA 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)
youfillinis(are)bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.
Nowlistentothetalk.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTWOminutestocheckyourwork.
SECTIONB CONVERSATIONS
Inthissectionyouwillhear twoconversations.Atthe endofeachconversation,fivequestionswillbeasked
aboutwhatwas said.Boththe conversations andthe questions willbespokenONCE ONLY.After eachquestion
there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of [A], [B], [C] and [D],
andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.
Youhavethirtysecondstopreviewthequestions.
Nowlistentotheconversations.
ConversationOne
1.[A]Beingkind. [B]Beinggenerous.
[C]Beingoutspoken. [D]Beinghardworking.
2.[A]Heisverytall. [B]Heiskindandgenerous.
[C]Heiswarm-hearted. [D]Heisalittleoverweight.
3.[A]Sheissimilartohermother. [B]Shehasagreatsenseofhumor.
[C]Sheloveslaughingalot. [D]Sheisanoldersister.
4.[A]Ithelpswiththeirrelationship.
[B]Theytendtospendmosttimetogether.
[C]Theyhavethesamestrengthsandweaknesses.
[D]Itmakesherlovehermothermorethanothers.
5.[A]Itisnotagoodqualityatall. [B]Itisaqualitythatcanbehardlychanged.
[C]Itsometimesbringsproblems. [D]Itmakesapersonspecialandwelcome.
ConversationTwo
6.[A]Shehasalotofworktodo. [B]Shefeelssickanduncomfortable.
[C]Sheisnotinthemoodforcooking. [D]Shehasnotboughtanyvegetables.
7.[A]Shehatestousedisposabledishes. [B]Sheistoolazytobringitback.
[C]Shelikestheenvironmentthere. [D]Sheenjoystherestaurantservice.
8.[A]Itsavestime. [B]Itcanhelpsavewater.
[C]Itisnotbadforenvironment. [D]Itisfastandconvenient.9.[A]Whatisoffered. [B]Whetheritisclean.
[C]Whereitis. [D]Howmuchitcosts.
10.[A]Itistime-saving. [B]Itiscleanandsafe.
[C]Itisenvironment-friendly. [D]Itismoreenjoyable.
PART Ⅲ LANGUAGEKNOWLEDGE [10MIN]
There are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words, phrases or
statementsmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Chooseoneword,phraseorstatementthatbestcompletesthesentence.
MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.
11.Iftherewerenosubjunctivemood,English________mucheasiertolearn.
[A]couldhavebeen [B]wouldbe [C]willbe [D]wouldhavebeen
12.________thebosssays,itisunreasonabletoaskmetoworkovertimewithoutpay.
[A]Whatever [B]Whenever [C]Whichever [D]However
13.Anewlaptopcostsabout________ofasecond-handone.
[A]thepriceofthreetimes [B]threetimestheprice
[C]asmuchasthethreeprice [D]threetimesmorethantheprice
14.Iwasveryinterestedin________shetoldme.
[A]allthat [B]allwhich [C]allwhat [D]that
15.Weconsider________heshouldhaveleftwithouttellinganyonebeforehand.
[A]strangewhy [B]itstrangewhat [C]itstrangethat[D]thatstrange
16.Itisgoingtobefinetomorrow.________.
[A]Soisit [B]Soitis [C]Soitdoes [D]Sodoesit
17.Thecouplehadnosoonergottothestation________thecoachleft.
[A]when [B]as [C]until [D] than
18.Aren’tyoutired?I________youhaddoneenoughfortoday.
[A]shouldhavethought [B]musthavethought
[C]mighthavethought [D]couldhavethought
19.WhichofthefollowingadverbscanNOTbeusedtocomplete“________everybodycame”?
[A]Nearly [B]Quite [C]Practically [D]Almost
20.In“Howmuchdoyouthinkheearns?”howmuchis________ofthesentence.
[A]thesubject [B]theadverbial [C]theobject [D]thecomplement
21.Afterworkingforthefirmfortheyears,hefinally________therankofdeputydirector.
[A]achieved [B]approached [C]attained [D]acquired
22.Comeon,Jack,tellmethestory.Don’tkeepmein________.
[A]suspense [B]suspending [C]suspension [D]suspender
23.Wehadagoodtimethere,andthefoodwasplentifuland________.
[A]conducive [B]wholesome [C]helpful [D]appreciative
24.Itwasstrangethatthewould________suchanabsurdidea.
[A]allow [B]stick [C]take [D]entertain
25.Thescientistshavemadean________studyofthevirusesthatcausethedisease.
[A]exhausted [B]exhausting [C]exhaustive [D]exhaustion
26.Doyouownyourapartmentorareyoua________?
[A]tenant [B]customer [C]client [D]proprietor
27.WeallknowthatMaryhashadastrict________.
[A]growth [B]upbringing [C]development [D]cultivation28.Thedrinkwaspackagedinchampagnebottlesandwasbeing________astherealstuff.
[A]passedout [B]passedby [C]passedover [D]passedoff
29.Thepersonheinterviewedwas________hisformerschoolmate.
[A]nootherthan [B]nomorethan [C] none other than [D]nonetheless
30.Theyoungemployeehasa(n)________quality—heistotallyhonest.
[A]respectable [B]admirable [C]decent [D]approachable
PART Ⅳ CLOZE [10MIN]
Decide which of the words given in the box below would best complete the passage if inserted in the
corresponding blank.Thewordscanbeused ONCE ONLY.Mark the letter foreachwordonANSWER 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
Theselfishnessofhumansisacentralassumptionoforthodox（传统的）economics,whereitisthoughttolead
to benefits for the economy a whole. It is what the18th—centuryScottish economistAdam Smith described as the
“invisiblehand”.Butevolutionarybiologistshavecometoseecooperationandselflessnessasabigpartofour(31)
________ as a species. During the course of our evolution, they point out, cooperative groups (32) ________
outcompetedgroupsofcheats.
So we are inherently cooperative when operating within our own groups. We have also (33)________ aocial
mechanismstoreinforceactionsthatbenefitthegroup.“Youcouldsayteamworkatthescaleofsmallgroupsisthe
signature (34) ________ of our species,” says evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson from Binghamton
UniversityinNewYork.
But (35) ________teamwork caninclude a competition mechanism to promote actions thatbenefit the group,
particularly in larger groups. It’s also important to remember that in-group cooperation evolved partly in response
tocompetitionbetweengroups.
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
negotiationsinParis,France,laterthisyear.Thisisagargantuan（巨大的）problemfromanyperspective,butitis
(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
grouptotackleglobalproblemswewillhaveto(39)________theroleofnaturalselectionourselves,”Wilsonsays.
This might involve pursuing a wide variety of (40) ________, identifying those that work best, and then creating
incentivestocooperateonimplementation.“Insomewaysit’stheoppositeoftheinvisiblehand.”
PART Ⅴ READINGCOMPREHENSION [35MIN]
SECTIONA MULTIPLECHOICEQUESTIONS
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
markyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.
PASSAGEONE(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 beenreplaceableeither partially orcompletely.Itis after alla simple ballandsocketjoint; ithas certainloads
imposedonit;itneedsreliabilityoveradefinedlife;itmustcontainmaterialssuitablefortheworkingenvironment.
Any engineer will recognize these as characteristic of a typical engineering problem, which doctors and engineers
haveworkedtogethertosolve,inordertobringafreshleaseoflifetopeoplewhowouldotherwisebedisabled.
(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
increasingpopulationisyetanotherroleforthemechanicalengineer.
41.Accordingtothepassage,whenwouldmostweightbeimposedonhip-joints?
[A]Whenoneiswalking. [B]Whenoneisrunning.
[C]Whenoneisstanding. [D]Whenoneislyingdown.
42.Engineersregardthereplacementofhip-jointsasa(n)____Problem.
[A]mechanical [B]medical [C]health [D]agricultural
43.Accordingtothepassage,howdoengineerscontributetoincreasingefficiencyoftheagriculturalindustry?
[A]Byworkingwithfarmers. [B]Byworkinginteams.
[C]Bygrowingcropsofthesameheight. [D]Bymakingagriculturalmachinery.
PASSAGETWO
(1) Nowadays, a cellphone service is available to everyone, everywhere. Probably thousands of people have
alreadybeenusingit,butIjustdiscoveredit,soI’mgoingtoclaimitandalsonameit:FakeFoning.
(2) The technology has been working well for me at the office, but there are infinite applications. Virtually in
anypublicspace.
(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
contenttothepersonstandingbeforeyouwhomyouaretryingtoevade.
(5)Forstandardcolleagueavoidance,Isuggestfakechattingaboutfakebusiness:
(6) “Yes,I’m gladyou called,becausewereally needto hammer outthedetails.What’s that?Yes,I read Page
12,butifyoulookatthebottomof4,Ithinkyoucanseetheproblembeginsrightthere.”
(7)Beanimated.Beengagedinyourfakefoneconversation.Makeeyecontactwiththepeoplepassing,nodto
them,gesturekeeninterestintalkingtothematalatertime,pointtoyourphone,shrugandmoveon.
(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
terribletheworldis.
(9)Oneimportantcautionaboutfakefoning.TheotherdayIwasfakefoningmywaypastacolleague,andhe
wasactuallyfollowingme togetmyattention.Iknew hewantedtoaskaboutaprojectIhadnotyetfinished.Iwas
trying to buy myself some time, so I continued fake foning with my doctor. “So I don’t need the operation? Oh,
doctor,thatisthebestnews.”(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,pullingthephoneawaytolookatit,andthenputtingitbacktomyear.
(11)“Hello?Areyoustillthere?”
(12)Oops.
44.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?
[A]Cellphoneserviceispopularamongpeople. [B]Cellphonehasmuchuseinoffice.
[C]Fakefoningisanewcellphoneservice. [D]Fakefoningisanewdiscovery.
45.Intheauthor’sopinion,inordertomakefakefoninglookrealonehasto________.
[A]talkaboutinterestingmatters [B]behavepolitelytopeoplepassingby
[C]holdthephonewhilewalking [D]appearabsorbedinconversation
46.Afterhisphonesuddenlybeganringing,theauthor________.
[A]immediatelystartedtalkingtothecaller [B]immediatelystartedtalkingtohiscolleague
[C]putthephoneawayandstoppedtalking [D]continuedwithhisfakeconversation
PASSAGETHREE
(1) It was late in the afternoon, andI was puttingthe final touchona pieceof writing thatI wasfeeling 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.Unsureofwhatelsetodo,Iyanked(用力猛拉)thebatteryout.
(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,itofferedtorepairitselfbyusingtheWindowsSetupCD.
(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
finditannoyingtomakesmalltalkwithsomeonewhenIdon’tknowwhatcontinentthey’restandingon.SupposeI
were to comment on the beautiful weather we’ve been having when there was a monsoon at the other end of the
phone?SoIgotrighttothepoint.
(40 “My computer is telling me a file is corrupted and it wants to fix itself, but I don’t have the Windows
SetupCD.”
(5) “So you’re having a problem with yourWindows Setup CD.” She has apparently beendozing and, having
cometojustasthesentenceended,wasattemptingtocoverforherinattention.
(6) It quickly became clear that the woman was not a computer technician. Her job was to serve as a
gatekeeper,ahumanshieldforthetechnicians.Hersoleduty,asfarasIcouldtell,wastoraiseglobalstresslevels.
(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
resolutelypolite.
(8)Whenmyvoicehitacertaindecibel(分贝),Iwaspassedalong,likeahot,irritablepotato,toatechnician.
(9) “You don’t have the Windows Setup CD, ma’am, because you don’t need it,” he explained cheerfully.
“Windowscamepreinstalledonyourcomputer!”
(10)“ButIdoneedit.”
(11) “Yes, butyou don’thave it.”Wewent on like this fora while. Finally, heoffered 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,yourphotos.”Itwaslikeofferingtodropasafeonmyheadtocuremyheadache.“Youmightbeable
torecover them, butitwould beexpensive.” Hesounded delighted. “Andit’s notcovered bythewarranty (产品保
证书)!”Thesafebegantoseemlikeagoodidea,provideditwasfull.(12) I hung up the phone and drove my computer to a small, friendly repair place I’d heard about. A smart,
helpfulmandugoutaWindowsCDandtoldmeitwouldn’tbeaproblem.Anhourlater,hecalledtoletmeknowit
was ready. I thanked him, and we chatted about the weather, which was the same outside my window as it was
outsidehis.
47.Whichofthefollowingistheauthor’sopinionaboutthewomanattheGlobalSupportCentre?
[A]Shesoundedhelpfulandknowledgeable.
[B]Shewastheretomakecallersfrustrated.
[C]Shewasabletosolvehercomputerproblem.
[D]Shewasquicktopassheralongtoatechnician.
48.Accordingtothepassage,thesolutionofferedbythetechnicianwas________.
[A]effective [B]economical [C]unpractical [D]unacceptable
PASSAGEFOUR
(1)Notlongago,amysteriousChristmascarddroppedthroughourmailslot.Theenvelopewasaddressedtoa
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.HisnamewasapparentlyRaoul,andRaoulwantedaholidaytip.Weweremeanttoputacheckinside
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,likeahotelbellboyexpectingatip.Youhavetobedirect.
(2)SoI wrote aniceholidaygreetingtothis manwho,inmyimagination,firesThe NewYorkTimesfromhis
bike aimed at our frontdoor, causing more noise with mere newsprint than most people manage with sophisticated
blackmarketfireworks.
(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
tippingwentfrom anoptionalthank-youforayearofservicestoaMafia-style protectionracket(收取保护费的黑
社会组织).
(4)Severaldayslater,IwasbringingourgarbagebinsbackfromthecurbwhenInoticedanenvelopetapedto
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,
orI’ll‘forget’toemptyyourgarbagebinsomehotsummerday.”
(5) I puta 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
mademecallthebankandcancelthecheck.
(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,
whenEdsawatruckoutside,heranoutwithhiswallet.“AreyouMickey?”
(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
peeledoffanothertwentyandlookedaround,wavingbillsintheair.“Anyoneelse?”
(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:
“$10to$30each.”Youmayormaynotwishtoknow thatyour petgroomer,hairdresser,mailmanandUPS guyall
expectaholidaytip.49.Fromthepassage,welearnthattheauthor________.
[A]didn’tlikeRaoul’swayofdeliveringthepaper
[B]didn’trealizewhyRaouldeliveredthepaperthatway
[C]didn’tknowthatRaoulcameveryearlyinthemorning
[D]didn’tfeelitnecessarytomeetRaoulwhenhecame
50.Ed’sencounterwiththerecyclingteamshowsthat________.
[A]Edwasdesperatetocorrecthismistake
[B]EdonlywantedtogivemoneytoRaoul
[C]Edwasunwillingtotipthetruckdriver
[D]Ednolongerwantedtogivethemmoney
SECTIONBSHORTANSWERQUESTIONS
In this section there are five short answer questions based on the passages in Section A. Answer the
questionswithNOmorethanTENwordsinthespaceprovidedonANSWERSHEETTWO.
PASSAGEONE
51.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoes“Thisteameffort”inParagraphTworeferto?
PASSAGETWO
52.Whatdoesthelastexampleshow?
PASSAGETHREE
53.Whydidtheauthorshutdownhercomputerabruptly?
54.What does the sentence “It was like offering to drop a safe on my head to cure my headache.” in the last but
oneparagraphmean?
PASSAGEFPUR
55.Whydidthenewspaperdeliverymanputablankcardinsidetheenvelope?
PART Ⅵ WRITING [45MIN]
Tourismis a booming business inChina. However,some people worrythat too many tourists may bring
harmtotheenvironment,whileothersdon’tthinkso.Whatisyouropinion?
WriteonANSWERSHEETTHREEacompositionofabout200wordsonthefollowingtopic:
WillTourismBringHarmtotheEnvironment?
Youaretowriteinthreeparts.
Inthefirstpart,statespecificallywhatyouropinionis.
Inthesecondpart,provideoneortworeasonstosupportyouropinion.
Inthelastpart,bringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusionormakeasummary.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the
instructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.
—THEEND—PART Ⅱ LISTENINGCOMPRENSION
SECTIONA TALK
下列各题必须使用黑色字迹签字笔在答题区域内作答，超出红色矩形边框限定区域的答案无效。
FacingtheEnemiesWithin
Ⅰ.Fear
1)sources
—yourown (1) andinformationyouget (1).........................
—someare (2) (2).........................
2)harm
—destroyambitions,fortunes, (3) ,evenourlives (3).........................
Ⅱ.Indecision
—thethiefof (4) andenterprise (4).........................
Ⅲ.Doubt
1)manypeopledoubtalmosteverything
2)thedamage
—destroyyourlifeand (5) ofsuccess (5).........................
— (6) bothyourbankaccountandyourheart (6).........................
3)whattodo
—goafteritand (7) it (7).........................
Ⅳ.Worry
1)weallworryaboutsomething
2)worrycanbeuseful
3)whattodowithworries
—getwhateveristogetyou
— (8) whateverispushingonyou (8).........................
Ⅴ.Over-caution
1)thetimidapproachtolife
—notavirtuebutan (9) (9).........................
2)harm
—notgetpromoted
—not (10) andgrowandbecomepowerful (10).........................
