1、TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS(2018)-GRADE FOUR-TIME LIMIT:130 MINPART DICTATION10 MINListen to the following passage.Altogether the passage will be read to you four times.During the firstreading,which will be done at normal speed,listen and try to understand the meaning.For the second and thirdreading,the
2、 passage will be read sentence by sentence,or phrase by phrase,with intervals of 15 seconds.Thelast reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work.You will thenbe given ONE minute to check through your work once more.Please write the whole passage on ANSWE
3、R SHEET ONE.PART LISTENING COMPERHESION20 MINSECTION ATALKIn this section you will hear a talk.You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY.While listening,you may look atthe task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap.Make surewhat you fill in is both grammatically and semantically
4、 acceptable.You may each gap.Make sure what you fillin is 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
5、 BCONVERSATINSIn this section you will hear two conversations.At the end of each conversation,five questions will be askedabout what was said.Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY.After each questionthere will be a ten-second pause.During the pause,you should read the fou
6、r 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 choices.Now,listen to the conversations.Conversation OneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on Conversation One.1.A Many foreign languages are spoken in Britain.B Everyone in Britain
7、can speak a foreign language.C The British are unable to speak a foreign language.D The British can survive on their mother tongue.2.A Chinese.B Polish.C Punjabi.D Urdu.3.A To help improve international trade.B To allow a speaker to hold a simple talk.C To improve the education system.D To encourage
8、 learning another language.4.A It gives you self-satisfaction.B It makes you more confident.C It you an advantage.D It makes you work hard.5.A Workmates.B Schoolmates.C Teacher and student.D Brother and sister.Conversation TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on Conversation Two.6.A An unreasonable fear.B
9、 Adangerous event.C Asmall probability.D Arisk-assessing ability.7.A One in one million.B One in four million.C One in fourteen million.D One in forty million.8.A Future events.B Catastrophic events.C Small-scale disasters.D Smoking hazards.9.A Traveling by air.B Riding a bicycle.C Catching bird flu
10、.D Smoking cigarettes.10.A They get pleasure from risks.B They can control potential risks.C They can assess danger from risks.D They have strong needs for risks.PART LANGUAGE USAGE10 MINThere are twenty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four options marked A.B,C and D.Choose
11、 the one that best completes the sentence or answers the question.Mark your answers onANSWER SHEET TWO.11.The Bent Pyramid outside Cairo _ ancient Egypts first attempt to build a smooth-sided pyramid.A has been believed to have beenB was believed to beC is believed to have beenD is believed to be12.
12、U.S.News _ rankings of colleges since 1983.They are a very popular resource for students looking toapply to a university campus.A maintainsB is maintainingC maintainedD has been maintaining13.He was lured into a crime he would not _ have committed.A actuallyB otherwiseC accidentallyD seldom14.She wa
13、s once a young country wife with chickens in the backyard and a view of _ mountains behindthe apple orchard.A Virginia blue hazyB Virginia hazy blueC hazy blue VirginiaD blue hazy Virginia15.I long to alleviate _,but I cannot.A the evilB evilC evilsD an evil16.Indeed,it is arguable that body shatter
14、ing is the very point of football,as killing and maiming _.A warB are warC of warD are of war17.At _,photography is a chemical process,during which a light-sensitive material is altered whenexposed to light.A its most basicB its basicC the most basicD the basic18.She hired a lawyer to investigate,on
15、ly to learn that Gabriel had removed her name from the deed.The infinitiveverb phrase“only to learn”is used _.A to express an intended purposeB to indicate a high degree of possibilityC to reveal an undesirable consequenceD to dramatize a stated fact19.Which of the following italicized words DOES NO
16、T carry the metaphorical meaning?A I wonder whats behind this change of plan.B Jim turned to speak to the person standing behind him.C This work should have been finished yesterday.Im getting terribly behind.D I suppose Im lucky because my parents were behind me all the way.20.My mother was determin
17、ed to help those in need and she would have been immensely proud of what has beenimmensely proud of what has been achieved theses last 20 years.The italicized part in the sentence expresses_.A a hypothesisB a suggestionC a contradictionD a surprise21.When the police officers who took part in the Kin
18、g beating were first brought to _,their lawyers usedthe videotape as evidence against the prosecution.A justiceB testimonyC trialD verdict22._,the most controversial candidate in the election campaign,he has been strongly criticized for hiscrude comments about women.A QuestionablyB ArguablyC Content
19、iouslyD Debatably23.Pries have recently risen in order to _ the increased cost of raw materials.A cutB buoyC offsetD offer24.The celebrity says in court papers she“has no _ of giving any authorization to anyone to proceed witha divorce.”A recommendationB recordingC recognitionD recollection25.What a
20、ctually _ a good angleor a good selfie overallis rooted in what we consider beautiful.A consistsB constitutesC composesD constructs26.The school is going the _ mile to create the next generation of sporting stars thanks to its uniquedevelopment program.A finalB furtherC supplementaryD extra27.The te
21、achersunion _ a lawsuit against the district calling for repairing“deplorable”school conditions.A filedB firedC finedD filled28.Last March the _ of a 19th century cargo ship was found by an underwater archaeological team.A debrisB ruinsC remainsD wreck29.Shes worn his designs on _ occasions from red
22、 carpets to movie premieres.A numericalB numeralC countlessD countable30.A leading _ intelligence and operations company has released its analysis of worldwide reportedincidents of piracy and crime against mariners.A oceangoingB oceanicC marineD maritimePART CLOZE10 MINDecide which of the words give
23、n in the box below would best complete the passage if inserted in thecorresponding blank.The words can be used ONCE ONLY.Mark the letter for each word on ANSWER SHEETTWO.A accompaniesB automaticallyC coupleD goesE indebtednessF kindG mannerH mercifullyI oneJ obeyK renownedL subscribeM unknownN virtu
24、eO widespreadA few years ago,a university professor tried a little experiment.He sent Christmas cards to a sample of perfectstrangers.Although he expected some reaction,the response he received was amazingholiday cards addressed tohim came pouring back from the people who had never met nor heard of
25、him.The great majority of those whoreturned a card never inquired into the identity of the(31)_ professor.They received his holiday greetingcard,and they(32)_ sent one in return.This study shows the action of one of the most powerful of theweapons of influence around us the rule for reciprocation.Th
26、e rule says that we should try to repay,in(33)_,what another person has provided us.If a woman does us a favor,we should do her(34)_ inreturn;if a man sends us a birthday present,we should remember his birthday with a gift of our own;if a(35)_ invites us to a party,we should be sure to invite them t
27、o one of ours.By(36)_ of the reciprocityrule,then,we are obliged to the future repayment of favors,gifts,invitations,and the like.So typical is it for(37)_ to accompany the receipt of such things that a term like“much obliged”has become a synonym for“thank you,”not only in the English language but i
28、n others as well.The impressive aspect of the rule for reciprocation and the sense of obligation that(38)_ with it is itspervasiveness in human culture.It is so(39)_ that after intensive study,sociologists can report that there isno human society that does not(40)_ to the rule.PART READING COMPREHEN
29、SION35MINSECTION AMULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONSIn this section there are three passages followed by ten multiple choice questions.For each multiple choicequestion,there are four suggested answers marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that you think is thebest answer and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO
30、.PASSAGE ONE(1)The earliest settlers came to the North American continent to establish colonies which were free from thecontrols that existed in European societies.They wanted to escape the controls placed on their lives by kings andgovernments,priests and churches,noblemen and aristocrats.The histo
31、ric decisions made by those first settlershave had a profound effect on the shaping of the American character.By limiting the power of the government andthe churches and eliminating a formal freedom is probably the most basic of all American values.By“freedom,”Americans mean the desire and the abili
32、ty of all individuals to control their own destiny without outsideinterference from the government,a ruling noble class,the church,or any other organized authority.(2)There is,however,a price to be paid for this individual freedom:self-reliance.It means that Americansbelieve that they should stand o
33、n their own feet,achieving both financial and emotional independence from theirparents as early as possible,usually by age 18 or 21.(3)A second important reason why immigrants have traditionally been drawn to the United States is the beliefthat everyone has an equal chance to enter a race and succee
34、d in the game.Because titles of nobility were forbiddenin the Constitution,no formal class system developed in the US.(4)There is,however,a price to be paid for this equality of opportunity:competition.If much of life is seen asa race,then a person must run the race in order to succeed;a person must
35、 compete with others.The pressures ofcompetition in the life of an American begin in childhood and continue until retirement from work.In fact,anygroup of people who does not compete successfully does not fit into the mainstream of American life as well asthose who do.(5)A third reason why immigrant
36、s have traditionally come to the United States is to have a better life.Becauseof its abundant natural resources,the United States appeared to be a“land of plenty”where millions could come toseek their fortunes.The phrase“going from rags to riches”became a slogan for the American dream.Many peopledi
37、d achieve material success.Material wealth became a value to the American people,and it also became anaccepted measure of social status.(6)Americans pay a price,however,for their material wealth:hard work.Hard work has been both necessaryand rewarding for most Americans throughout their history.In s
38、ome ways,material possessions are seen asevidence of peoples abilities.Barry Goldwater,a candidate for the presidency in 1964,said that most poor peopleare poor because they deserve to be.Most Americans would find this a harsh statement,but many might think therewas some truth in it.(7)These basic v
39、alues do not tell the whole story of the American character.Rather,they should be thought ofas themes,as we continue to explore more facets of the American character and how it affects life in the UnitedStates.41.Para.4 seems to suggest that _.A Americans are born with a sense of competitionB the pr
40、essure of competition begins when one starts workC competition results in equality of opportunitiesD successful competition is essential in American society42.Which of the following methods does the author mainly use in explaining American values?A Comparison.B Cause and effect.C Definition.D Proces
41、s analysis.PASSAGE TWO(1)The Nobels are the originals,of course.Alfred Nobel,the man who invented deadly explosives,decided totry and do something good with all the money he earned,and gave prizes to people who made progress in literature,science,economics andperhaps most importantlypeace.(2)Not all
42、 awards are as noble as the Nobels.Even though most countries have a system for recognizing,honoring and rewarding people who have done something good in their countries,there are now hundreds ofawards and awards ceremonies for all kinds of things.(3)The Oscars are probably the most famous,a time fo
43、r the(mostly)American film industry to tell itself howgood it is,an annual opportunity for big stars to give each other awards and make tearful speeches.As well as thatthere are also the Golden Globes,apparently for the same thing.(4)But its not only filmsnow there are also Grammies,Brits,the Mercur
44、y Prize and the MTV and Qawards for music.In Britain,a writer who wins the Booker prize can expect to see their difficult,literary novel hitthe bestseller lists and compete with“The Da Vinci Code”for popularity.The Turner Prize is an award for a Britishcontemporary artisteach year it causes controve
45、rsy by apparently giving a lot of money to artists who do thingslike displaying their beds,putting animals in glass cases orthis yearbuilding a garden shed.(5)Awards dont only exist for the arts.There are now awards for Sports Personality of the Year,for EuropeanFootballer of the Year and World Foot
46、baller of the Year.This seems very strangesometimes awards can be goodto give recognition to people who deserve it,or to help people who dont make much money carry on their workwithout worrying about finances,but professional soccer players these days certainly arent short of cash!(6)Many small town
47、s and communities all over the world also have their own awards ceremonies,for localwriters or artists,or just for people who have graduated from high school or got a university degree.Even theBritish Council has its own awards for“Innovation in English Language Teaching”.(7)Why have all these award
48、s and ceremonies appeared recently?Shakespeare never won a prize,nor didLeonardo da Vinci orAdam Smith or Charles Dickens.(8)It would be possible to say,however,that in the past,scientists and artists could win“patronage”from richpeoplea king or a lord would give the artist or scientist money to hav
49、e them paint their palaces or help themdevelop new ways of making money.With the change in social systems across the world,this no longer happens.Scientific research is now either funded by the government or by private companies.(9)Perhaps awards ceremonies are just the most recent phase of this pro
50、cess.(10)However,there is more to it than that.When a film wins an Oscar,many more people will go and see it,or buy the DVD.When a writer wins the Nobel Prize,many more people buy their books.When a group wins theMTV awards,the ceremony is seen by hundreds of thousands of people across the world.The
