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TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2010)
-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 LISTENINGCOMPREHENSION [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)
you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may each gap. Make sure what you fill
inisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.
Nowlistentothetalk.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTWOminutestocompleteyourwork.
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]Stayingindifferenthotels. [B]Takingflightsallthetime.
[C]Easytogetbored. [D]Gettingfarawayfromfamily.
2.[A]Thelongcheck-inprocess. [B]Nobodycancontacther.
[C]Thelongandboringjourney. [D]Thefoodservedforfree.
3.[A]Itfeelslikeavacation. [B]Itisnotasbusyasusual.
[C]Shecanmakemoremoney. [D]Sheisabletomakenewfriends.
4.[A]Watchingsomemovies. [B]Goingtotheduty-freestore.
[C]Havingsomecoffeeinacafe. [D]Readingmagazinesornewspapers.
5.[A]Itisnoteasytobuyany. [B]Ithasbeenmoreexpensive.
[C]Sheistoobusytobuyany. [D]Thenoveltyhasfaded.
ConversationTwo
6.[A]Theycherishtheonlychancetohavefun. [B]Theyvaluesocialsociallifemorethanstudy.
[C]Theyhavetofollowwhatfriendsdo. [D]Theywanttogetpreparedforwork.
7.[A]Shehatedjoiningclubs. [B]Shehadalargecircleoffriends.
[C]Sheusedtostudyhard. [D]Sheorganizedseveralclubs.
8.[A]Shegotgreatfunfromit. [B]Shehadtoredoitmanytimes.
[C]Shespenttwoyearsonit. [D]Shefinished20pagesintwoweeks.9.[A]Professorsarenotabletonoticetheabnormalstudents.
[B]Professorsandstudentshaveabadrelationship.
[C]Universitystudentsskipclassesfrequently.
[D]Universitystudentswastetheirtimeinclasses.
10.[A]Theyarenotresponsibleenoughtostudents.
[B]Theywanttogetalongwellwithstudents.
[C]Theythinkschoolmarksarethemostimportant.
[D]Theyarenotabletocontroltheirstudents.
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.WhichofthefollowingitalicizedphrasesindicatesCAUSE?
[A]Whydon’tyoudoitforthesakeofyourfriends?
[B]IwishIcouldwriteaswellasyou.
[C]Forallhisefforts,hedidn’tgetanA.
[D]Hereyeswereredfromexcessivereading.
12.Nancy’sgonetoworkbuthercar’sstillthere.She________bybus.
[A]musthavegone [B]shouldhavegone
[C]oughttohavegone [D]couldhavegone
13.After________seemedanendlesswait,itwashisturntoenterthepersonnelmanager’soffice.
[A]that [B]it [C]what [D]there
14.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?
[A]Theyeachhavetwotickets. [B]Theycosttwentyyuaneach.
[C]Eachtheyhaveboughtthesamebook. [D]Theyweregiventwomagazineseach.
15.Sheseldomgoestothetheatre,________?
[A]doesn’tshe [B]doesshe [C]wouldshe [D]wouldn’tshe
16.Whenonehasgoodhealth,________shouldfeelfortunate.
[A]you [B]they [C]he [D]we
17.Itisnecessarythathe________theassignmentwithoutdelay.
[A]handin [B]handsin [C]musthandin [D]hastohandin
18.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?
[A]Allhislecturesareveryinteresting. [B]Halftheirsavingsweregone.
[C]Manyhisfriendscametotheparty. [D]Bothhissistersarenurses.
19.WhichofthefollowingwordscanNOTbeusedtocomplete“We’veseenthefilm________”?
[A]before [B]recently [C]lately [D]yet
20.________shouldnotbecomeaseriousdisadvantageinlifeandwork.
[A]Tobenottall [B]Notbeingtall
[C]Beingnottall [D]Nottobetall
21.Duetopersonality________,thetwocolleaguesnevergotonwellinwork.
[A]contradiction [B]conflict [C]confrontation [D]competition
22.Duringthesummervacation,kidsareoftenseenhanging________inthestreets.
[A]about [B]on [C]over [D]out23.Therewere150________attheinternationalconferencethissummer.
[A]spectators [B]viewers [C]participants [D]onlookers
24.Inthefaceofunexpecteddifficulties,hedemonstratedatalentforquick,________action.
[A]determining [B]defensive [C]demanding [D]decisive
25.Thepolicehaddifficultyin________thefansfromrushingontothestagetotakephotoswiththesinger.
[A]limiting [B]restraining [C]confining [D]restricting
26.His________ingamblinghaseventuallybroughtabouthisruin.
[A]indulgence [B]habit [C]action [D]engagement
27.Theteachertoldthestudentstostayintheclassroomandtheydid________.
[A]absolutely [B]accidentally [C]accordingly [D]accurately
28.Helistenedhardbutstillcouldn’t________whattheyweretalkingabout.
[A]makeover [B]makeup [C]makeupon [D]makeout
29.Fortheadvertisedposition,thecompanyoffersa(n)________salaryandbenefitspackage.
[A]generous [B]plentiful [C]abundant [D]sufficient
30.Astherewasnoroad,thetravelers________uparockyslopeontheirwayback.
[A]ran [B]hurried [C]scrambled [D]crawled
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]compulsory [B]condense [C]exposure [D]incredibly [E]independently
[F]protection [G]restore [H]safeguard [I]socially [J]standard
[K]techniques [L]transmit [M]treat [N]uneasy [O]workers
Until recently, the medical community believed that most hearing loss was caused by hear cells in the ear
degrading as we age. But evidence is emerging that sound levels at sporting events, concerts, nightclubs and on
personal devices can cause lasting damage to the connections between hear cells in the ear and the nerves
that(31)________ sounds to the brain. Over 1. 1 billion teenagers and young adults worldwide could be at risk of
hearing loss as a result of (32) ________ to unsafe levels of recreational noise, according to a recentWorld Health
Organization report. To make matters worse, this kind of hearing loss doesn’t show up on (33) ________ tests.
Researchersarecallingitahiddenepidemic.“Wethinkthisproblemis(34)________prevalent,butit’sdifficultto
measure because the tools we have available today are not sensitive enough,” says Konstantina Stankovic, an
auditoryneuroscientistandsurgeonatMassachusettsEyeandEar,andHarvardMedicalSchool,inBoston.
StankovicisnowworkingwithcolleaguesattheSwissFederalInstituteofTechnologyinLausannetodevelop
imaging(35)________thatwouldallowustoseethis kindofneuraldamage inlivingbrains.Thiscouldhelpwith
earlydiagnosis.Othersaredevelopingdrugsthatcouldhelp(36)________theconnectionsbetweentheearandthe
brain.
To properly (37) ________ our ears, loud noises should be banned in many public places just as smoking is
now,says Stankovic. Some countries have laws in place to protect (38) ________ in bars and clubs by monitoring
noise levels. Last year,Minneapolis City Councilmade it(39) ________for bars andclubs to offer free earbuds to
patrons. Stankovic thinks more will need to be done to change (40) ________ accepted norms around recreational
noise. “I think it will require a public health effort similar to the efforts for limiting smoking, because of the peer
pressureassociatedwithloudmusicandnoisyenvironments,”shesays.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) What is the nature of the scientific attitude, the attitude of the man or woman who studies and applies
physics,biology,chemistry,geology,engineering,medicineoranyotherscience?
(2) We all know that science plays an important role in the societies in which we live. Many people believe,
however, that our progress depends on two different aspects of science. The first of these is the application of the
machines, products and systems of applied knowledge that scientists and technologists develop. Through
technology, science improves the structure of society and helps man to gain increasing control over his
environment.
(3)Thesecondaspectistheapplicationbyallmembersofsocietyofthespecialmethodsofthoughtandaction
thatscientistsuseintheirwork.
(4) What are these special methods of thinking and acting? First of all, it seems that a successful scientist is
full of curiosity—he wants to find out how and why the universe works. He usually directs his attention towards
problems which he notices have no satisfactory explanation, and his curiosity makes him look for underlying
relationships even if the data available seem to be unconnected. Moreover, he thinks he can improve the existing
conditionsandenjoystryingtosolvetheproblemswhichthisinvolves.
(5) He is a good observer, accurate, patient and objective and applies logical thought to the observations he
makes. He utilizes the facts he observes to the fullest extent. For example, trained observers obtain a very large
amountofinformationaboutastarmainlyfromtheaccurateanalysisofthesimplelinesthatappearinaspectrum.
(6) He is skeptical—he does not accept statements which are not based on the most complete evidence
available—and therefore rejects authority as the sole basis for truth. Scientists always check statements and make
experimentscarefullyandobjectivelytoverifythem.
(7) Furthermore, he is not only critical of the work of others, but also of his own, since he knows that man is
theleastreliableofscientificinstrumentsandthatanumberoffactorstendtodisturbobjectiveinvestigation.
(8) Lastly, he is highly imaginative since he often has to look for relationships in data which are not only
complexbutalsofrequentlyincomplete.Furthermore,heneedsimaginationif hewantstomake hypothesesofhow
processesworkandhoweventstakeplace.
(9)Theseseemtobesomeofthewaysinwhichasuccessfulscientistortechnologistthinksandacts.
41.Manypeoplebelievethatsciencehelpssocietytoprogressthrough________.
[A]appliedknowledge [B]morethanoneaspect
[C]technologyonly [D]theuseofmachines
42.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECTaboutcuriosity?
[A]Itgivesthescientistconfidenceandpleasureinwork.
[B]Itgivesrisetointerestinproblemsthatareunexplained.
[C]Itleadstoeffortstoinvestigatepotentialconnections.
[D]Itencouragesthescientisttolookfornewwaysofacting.
43.Accordingtothepassage,asuccessfulscientistwouldnot________.
[A]easilybelieveinuncheckedstatements
[B]easilycriticizeothers’researchwork
[C]alwaysusehisimaginationinwork
[D]alwaysuseevidencefromobservationPASSAGETWO
(1) Over the pastseveral decades, the U.S., Canada, and Europe have received a great dealof media and even
research attention over unusual phenomena and unsolved mysteries. These include UFOs as well as sightings and
encounters with “nonhuman creatures” such as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster. Only recently has Latin
America begun to receive some attention as well. Although the mysteries of the Aztec, Mayan, and Inca
civilizations have been known for centuries, now the public is also becoming aware of unusual, paranormal
phenomenaincountriessuchasPeru.
(2) The Nazca “lines” of Peru were discovered in the 1930s. These lines are deeply carved into a flat, stony
plain, and form about 300 intricate pictures of animals such as birds, a monkey,and a lizard. Seen at ground level,
thedesignsareajumbledsenselessmess.Theimages aresolargethattheycanonlybeviewedataheightof1,000
feet—meaning from an aircraft. Yet there were no aircraft in 300 B.C., when it is judged the designs were made.
Nor were there then, or arethere now,any nearby mountainranges from which to view them. So how and whydid
the native people of Nazca create these marvelous designs? One answer appeared in 1969, when the German
researcherandwriterErichvonDanikenproposedthatthelinesweredrawnbyextraterrestrialsasrunwaysfortheir
aircraft. The scientific community did not take long to scoff at and abandon von Daniken’s theory. Over the years
severalothertheorieshavebeenputforth,butnonehasbeenacceptedbythescientificcommunity.
(3) Today there is a new and heightened interest in the Nazca lines. It is a direct result of the creation of the
Internet. Currently there are over 60 sites dedicated to this mystery from LatinAmerica’s past, and even respected
scientistshavejoinedthediscussionthroughe-mailandchatrooms.
(4)WilltheInternethelpexplaintheseunsolvedmysteries?Perhapsitisastepintherightdirection.
44.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?
[A]LatinAmericahaslongreceivedattentionforunusualphenomena.
[B]PublicattentionisnowdirectedtowardscountrieslikePeru.
[C]PublicinterestusuallyfocusesonNorthAmericaandEurope.
[D]Someancientcivilizationshaveunsolvedmysteries.
45.Accordingtothepassage,theNazcalineswerefound________.
[A]inmountains [B]instones [C]onanimals [D]onaplain
46.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthehigherthelinesareseen,the____theimagestheypresent.
[A]smaller [B]larger [C]clearer [D]brighter
PASSAGETHREE
(1) Graduation speeches are a bit like wedding toasts. A few are memorable. The rest tend to trigger such
thoughtsas,“WhydidIwearsuchuncomfortableshoes?”
(2) But graduation speeches are less about the message than the messenger. Every year a few colleges and
universities in the U.S. attract attention because they’ve managed to book high-profile speakers. And, every year,
themediareportsomeofthesespeakers’wiseremarks.
(3)Lastmonth,thefollowingwordsofwisdomwerespread:
(4) “You really haven’t completed the circle of success unless you can help somebody else move forward.”
(OprahWinfrey,DukeUniversity).
(5)“Thereisnowayto stopchange; change willcome.Gooutandgive usafutureworthyoftheworldweall
wishtocreatetogether.”(HillaryClinton,NewYorkUniversity).
(6)“Thisreallyisyourmoment.Historyisyourstobend.”(JoeBiden,WakeForestUniversity).
(7) Of course, the real “get” of the graduation season was first lady Michelle Obama’s appearance at the
University ofCalifornia, Merced. “Remember that you are blessed,” she told the class of 2009, “Remember that in
exchange for those blessings, you must give something back... As advocate and activist Marian Wright Edelman
says,‘Serviceistherentwepayforliving...itisthetruemeasure,theonlymeasureofsuccess’,”(8) Calls to service have a long, rich tradition in these speeches. However, it is possible for a graduation
speech to go beyond cliche and say something truly compelling. The late writer David Foster Wallace’s 2005
graduation speech at Kenyon College in Ohio talked about how to truly care about other people. It gained
something of a cult after it was widely circulated on the Internet. Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs’ address at
StanfordUniversitythatyear,inwhichhetalkedaboutdeath,isalsoconsideredoneofthebestinrecentmemory.
(9)Butwhenyou’resittinginthehotsun,fidgetyandfreakedout,doyoureallywanttobelecturedabout
the big stuff? Isn’t that like trying to maintain a smile at your wedding reception while some relative gives a toast
that amounts to “marriage is hard work”? You know he’s right; you just don’t want to think about it at that
particular moment. In fact, as is the case inmany major life moments, you can’t really manage to think beyond the
blistersyournewshoesarecausing.
(10)Thatmayseemanticlimactic.Butitalso gets totheheartofoneoflife’sgreatest, saddesttruths:thatour
most“memorable”occasionsmayelicitthefewestmemories.It’sprobablynotsomethingmostgraduationspeakers
wouldsay,butit’soneofthefirstlessonsofgrowingup.
47.ThegraduationspeechesmentionedinthepassagearerelatedtothefollowingthemesEXCEPT________.
[A]death [B]success [C]service [D]generosity
48.Itisimpliedinthepassagethatatgreatmomentspeoplefailto________.
[A]remainclear-headed [B]keepgoodmanners
[C]rememberothers’words [D]recollectspecificdetails
PASSAGEFPUR
(1) Cultural rules determine every aspect of food consumption. Who eats together defines social units. For
example, in some societies, the nuclear family is the unit that regularly eats together. The anthropologist Mary
Douglashaspointedoutthat,fortheEnglish,thekindofmealandthekindoffoodthatisservedrelatetothekinds
of social links between people who are eating together. She distinguishes between regular meals, Sunday meals
when relatives may come, and cocktail parties for acquaintances. The food served symbolizes the occasion and
reflects whoispresent.For example,onlysnacks areservedatacocktailparty.Itwouldbeinappropriateto serve a
steak or hamburgers. The distinctions among cocktails, regular meals, and special dinners mark the social
boundariesbetweenthoseguestswhoareinvitedfordrinks,thosewhoareinvitedtodinner,andthosewhocometo
afamilymeal.Inthisexample,thetypeoffoodsymbolizesthecategoryofguestandwithwhomitiseaten.
(2) In some New Guinea societies, the nuclear family is not the unit that eats together. The men take their
meals in a men’s house, separately from their wives and children. Women prepare and eat their food in their own
houses and take the husband’s portion to the men’s house. The women eat with their children in their own houses.
ThispatternisalsowidespreadamongNearEasternsocieties.
(3)Eatingisametaphorthatissometimesusedtosignifymarriage.InmanyNewGuineasocieties,likethatof
the Lesu on the island of New Ireland in the Pacific and that oftheTrobriand Islanders, marriage is symbolized by
the couple’s eating together for the first time. Eating symbolizes their new status as a married couple. In U.S.
society,itisjustthereverse.Acouplemaygoouttodinneronafirstdate.
(4) Other cultural rules have to do with taboos against eating certain things. In some societies, members of a
clan,atype ofkin(family) group, arenotallowed toeattheanimalorbird thatis theirtotemic ancestor.Since they
believethemselvestobedescendedfromthatancestor,itwouldbelikeeatingthatancestororeatingthemselves.
(5) There is also an association between food prohibitions and rank, which is found in its most extreme form
inthecastesystemofIndia.Acastesystemconsistsofrankedgroups,eachwithadifferenteconomicspecialization.
In India, there is an association between caste and the idea of pollution. Members of highly ranked groups can be
pollutedbycomingintocontactwiththebodilysecretions,particularlysaliva,ofindividualsoflower-rankedcastes.
Becauseofthefearofpollution,Brahmansandotherhigh-rankedindividualswillnotsharefoodwith, noteatfrom
thesameplateas,notevenacceptfoodfromanindividualfromalow-rankingcaste.49.Accordingtothepassage,whowillNOTeattogether?
[A]TheEnglish.
[B]Americansontheirfirstdate.
[C]MenandwomeninNearEasternsocieties.
[D]Newly-wedsontheislandofNewIreland.
50.Accordingtothepassage,eatingtogetherindicatesallthefollowingEXCEPT________.
[A]thetypeoffood [B]socialrelations
[C]maritalstatus [D]familyties
SECTIONBSHORTANSWERQUESTIONS
In this section there are five short answer questions based on the passages in Section A. Answer the
questionswithNOmorethanTENwordsinthespaceprovidedonANSWERSHEETTWO.
PASSAGEONE
51.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?
PASSAGETWO
52.WhyarepeopleincreasinglyinterestedintheNazcalines?
PASSAGETHREE
53.Accordingtothepassage,whatkindofmemoriesdomostgraduationspeechestendtorecall?
54.Whatis“oneofthefirstlessonsofgrowingup”?
PASSAGEFOUR
55.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?
PART Ⅵ WRITING [45MIN]
It was recently reported in a newspaper that six students who shared a dorm at a local university hired
a cleanerto do laundry and cleaning once a week.And eachof them paid her 60 yuan a month.This has led
toaheateddebateastowhethercollegestudentsshouldhirecleaners.
WriteonANSWERSHEETTHREEacompositionofabout200wordsonthefollowingtopic:
ShouldCollegeStudentsHireCleaners?
Youaretowriteinthreeparts.
Inthefirstpart,stateclearlywhatyourviewis.
Inthesecondpart,supportyourviewwithappropriatereasons.
Inthesecondpart,supportyourviewwithappropriatereasons.
Inthelastpart,bringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusionorasummary.
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。
LifeComesinaPackage
Ⅰ.Love
1)love
—makeyoufeelwantedandnotbe (1) (1).........................
2)intheearlystageoflife
—parents (2) uswithloveandcare (2).........................
3)aftermarriageandhavingkids
—understandandbecome (2) toothers’feelings (3).........................
Ⅱ.Happinessandsorrow
1)happiness
—materialistichappinessis (4) (4).........................
—happinessachievedbybringingasmileonothers’face
gives (5) (5).........................
—peaceofmind (6) happiness (6).........................
2)sorrow
—temporaryandwilleasily (7) (7).........................
Ⅲ.Failureandsuccess
1)failureisthe (8) tosuccess (8).........................
2)successbringsusmoney,fame,prideandself-respect
Ⅳ.Hopeanddespair
1)hopekeepslife (9) (9).........................
2)nottodespaireveninthe (10) hour (10).........................
3)nottoregretoveryesterday
