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TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS(2010)-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 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 1 minute to check through your work once more.Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.PART LISTENING COMPREHENSION20 MINSECTION ATALKIn this section you will hear a talk.You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY.While listening,you may look atANSWER 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 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 complete your work.SECTION BCONVERSATIONSIn 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 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 One1.A Staying in different hotels.B Taking flights all the time.C Easy to get bored.D Getting far away from family.2.A The long check-in process.B Nobody can contact her.C The long and boring journey.D The food served for free.3.A It feels like a vacation.B It is not as busy as usual.C She can make more money.D She is able to make new friends.4.A Watching some movies.B Going to the duty-free store.C Having some coffee in a cafe.D Reading magazines or newspapers.5.A It is not easy to buy any.B It has been more expensive.C She is too busy to buy any.D The novelty has faded.Conversation Two6.A They cherish the only chance to have fun.B They value social social life more than study.C They have to follow what friends do.D They want to get prepared for work.7.A She hated joining clubs.B She had a large circle of friends.C She used to study hard.D She organized several clubs.8.A She got great fun from it.B She had to redo it many times.C She spent two years on it.D She finished 20 pages in two weeks.9.A Professors are not able to notice the abnormal students.B Professors and students have a bad relationship.C University students skip classes frequently.D University students waste their time in classes.10.A They are not responsible enough to students.B They want to get along well with students.C They think school marks are the most important.D They are not able to control their students.PART LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE10 MINThere are twenty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four words,phrases orstatements 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.Which of the following italicized phrases indicates CAUSE?A Why dont you do it for the sake of your friends?B I wish I could write as well as you.C For all his efforts,he didnt get anA.D Her eyes were red from excessive reading.12.Nancys gone to work but her cars still there.She _ by bus.A must have goneB should have goneC ought to have goneD could have gone13.After _seemed an endless wait,it was his turn to enter the personnel managers office.A thatB itC whatD there14.Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?A They each have two tickets.B They cost twenty yuan each.C Each they have bought the same book.D They were given two magazines each.15.She seldom goes to the theatre,_?A doesnt sheB does sheC would sheD wouldnt she16.When one has good health,_ should feel fortunate.A youB theyC heD we17.It is necessary that he _ the assignment without delay.A hand inB hands inC must hand inD has to hand in18.Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?A All his lectures are very interesting.B Half their savings were gone.C Many his friends came to the party.D Both his sisters are nurses.19.Which of the following words can NOT be used to complete“Weve seen the film _”?A beforeB recentlyC latelyD yet20._ should not become a serious disadvantage in life and work.A To be not tallB Not being tallC Being not tallD Not to be tall21.Due to personality _,the two colleagues never got on well in work.A contradictionB conflictC confrontationD competition22.During the summer vacation,kids are often seen hanging _ in the streets.A aboutB onC overD out23.There were 150 _ at the international conference this summer.A spectatorsB viewersC participantsD onlookers24.In the face of unexpected difficulties,he demonstrated a talent for quick,_ action.A determiningB defensiveC demandingD decisive25.The police had difficulty in _ the fans from rushing on to the stage to take photos with the singer.A limitingB restrainingC confiningD restricting26.His _ in gambling has eventually brought about his ruin.A indulgenceB habitC actionDengagement27.The teacher told the students to stay in the classroom and they did _.A absolutelyB accidentallyC accordinglyD accurately28.He listened hard but still couldnt _ what they were talking about.A make overB make upC make uponD make out29.For the advertised position,the company offers a(n)_ salary and benefits package.A generousB plentifulC abundantD sufficient30.As there was no road,the travelers _ up a rocky slope on their way back.A ranB hurriedC scrambledD crawledPART CLOZE10 MINDecide which of the words given 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 compulsoryB condenseC exposureD incrediblyE independentlyF protectionG restoreH safeguardI sociallyJ standardK techniquesL transmitM treatN uneasyO workersUntil recently,the medical community believed that most hearing loss was caused by hear cells in the eardegrading as we age.But evidence is emerging that sound levels at sporting events,concerts,nightclubs and onpersonal devices can cause lasting damage to the connections between hear cells in the ear and the nervesthat(31)_ sounds to the brain.Over 1.1 billion teenagers and young adults worldwide could be at risk ofhearing loss as a result of(32)_ to unsafe levels of recreational noise,according to a recent World HealthOrganization report.To make matters worse,this kind of hearing loss doesnt show up on(33)_ tests.Researchers are calling it a hidden epidemic.“We think this problem is(34)_ prevalent,but its difficult tomeasure because the tools we have available today are not sensitive enough,”says Konstantina Stankovic,anauditory neuroscientist and surgeon at Massachusetts Eye and Ear,and Harvard Medical School,in Boston.Stankovic is now working with colleagues at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne to developimaging(35)_ that would allow us to see this kind of neural damage in living brains.This could help withearly diagnosis.Others are developing drugs that could help(36)_ the connections between the ear and thebrain.To properly(37)_ our ears,loud noises should be banned in many public places just as smoking isnow,says Stankovic.Some countries have laws in place to protect(38)_ in bars and clubs by monitoringnoise levels.Last year,Minneapolis City Council made it(39)_ for bars and clubs to offer free earbuds topatrons.Stankovic thinks more will need to be done to change(40)_ accepted norms around recreationalnoise.“I think it will require a public health effort similar to the efforts for limiting smoking,because of the peerpressure associated with loud music and noisy environments,”she says.PART READING COMPREHENSION35MINSECTION AMULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONSIn this section there are three passages followed by ten multiple choice questions.For each question,thereare four suggested answers marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that you think is the best answer andmark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.PASSAGE ONE(1)What is the nature of the scientific attitude,the attitude of the man or woman who studies and appliesphysics,biology,chemistry,geology,engineering,medicine or any other science?(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 themachines,products and systems of applied knowledge that scientists and technologists develop.Throughtechnology,science improves the structure of society and helps man to gain increasing control over hisenvironment.(3)The second aspect is the application by all members of society of the special methods of thought and actionthat scientists use in their work.(4)What are these special methods of thinking and acting?First of all,it seems that a successful scientist isfull of curiosityhe wants to find out how and why the universe works.He usually directs his attention towardsproblems which he notices have no satisfactory explanation,and his curiosity makes him look for underlyingrelationships even if the data available seem to be unconnected.Moreover,he thinks he can improve the existingconditions and enjoys trying to solve the problems which this involves.(5)He is a good observer,accurate,patient and objective and applies logical thought to the observations hemakes.He utilizes the facts he observes to the fullest extent.For example,trained observers obtain a very largeamount of information about a star mainly from the accurate analysis of the simple lines that appear in a spectrum.(6)He is skeptical he does not accept statements which are not based on the most complete evidenceavailableand therefore rejects authority as the sole basis for truth.Scientists always check statements and makeexperiments carefully and objectively to verify them.(7)Furthermore,he is not only critical of the work of others,but also of his own,since he knows that man isthe least reliable of scientific instruments and that a number of factors tend to disturb objective investigation.(8)Lastly,he is highly imaginative since he often has to look for relationships in data which are not onlycomplex but also frequently incomplete.Furthermore,he needs imagination if he wants to make hypotheses of howprocesses work and how events take place.(9)These seem to be some of the ways in which a successful scientist or technologist thinks and acts.41.Many people believe that science helps society to progress through _.A applied knowledgeB more than one aspectC technology onlyD the use of machines42.Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about curiosity?A It gives the scientist confidence and pleasure in work.B It gives rise to interest in problems that are unexplained.C It leads to efforts to investigate potential connections.D It encourages the scientist to look for new ways of acting.43.According to the passage,a successful scientist would not _.A easily believe in unchecked statementsB easily criticize othersresearch workC always use his imagination in workD always use evidence from observationPASSAGE TWO(1)Over the past several decades,the U.S.,Canada,and Europe have received a great deal of media and evenresearch attention over unusual phenomena and unsolved mysteries.These include UFOs as well as sightings andencounters with“nonhuman creatures”such as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster.Only recently has LatinAmerica begun to receive some attention as well.Although the mysteries of the Aztec,Mayan,and Incacivilizations have been known for centuries,now the public is also becoming aware of unusual,paranormalphenomena in countries such as Peru.(2)The Nazca“lines”of Peru were discovered in the 1930s.These lines are deeply carved into a flat,stonyplain,and form about 300 intricate pictures of animals such as birds,a monkey,and a lizard.Seen at ground level,the designs are a jumbled senseless mess.The images are so large that they can only be viewed at a height of 1,000feetmeaning 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 are there now,any nearby mountain ranges from which to view them.So how and why didthe native people of Nazca create these marvelous designs?One answer appeared in 1969,when the Germanresearcher and writer Erich von Daniken proposed that the lines were drawn by extraterrestrials as runways for theiraircraft.The scientific community did not take long to scoff at and abandon von Danikens theory.Over the yearsseveral other theories have been put forth,but none has been accepted by the scientific community.(3)Today there is a new and heightened interest in the Nazca lines.It is a direct result of the creation of theInternet.Currently there are over 60 sites dedicated to this mystery from Latin Americas past,and even respectedscientists have joined the discussion through e-mail and chat rooms.(4)Will the Internet help explain these unsolved mysteries?Perhaps it is a step in the right direction.44.Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?A Latin America has long received attention for unusual phenomena.B Public attention is now directed towards countries like Peru.C Public interest usually focuses on North America and Europe.D Some ancient civilizations have unsolved mysteries.45.According to the passage,the Nazca lines were found _.A in mountainsB in stonesC on animalsD on a plain46.We can infer from the passage that the higher the lines are seen,the _ the images they present.A smallerB largerC clearerD brighterPASSAGE THREE(1)Graduation speeches are a bit like wedding toasts.A few are memorable.The rest tend to trigger suchthoughts as,“Why did I wear such uncomfortable shoes?”(2)But graduation speeches are less about the message than the messenger.Every year a few colleges anduniversities in the U.S.attract attention because theyve managed to book high-profile speakers.And,every year,the media report some of these speakerswise remarks.(3)Last month,the following words of wisdom were spread:(4)“You really havent completed the circle of success unless you can help somebody else move forward.”(Oprah Winfrey,Duke University).(5)“There is no way to stop change;change will come.Go out and give us a future worthy of the world we allwish to create together.”(Hillary Clinton,New York University).(6)“This really is your moment.History is yours to bend.”(Joe Biden,Wake Forest University).(7)Of course,the real“get”of the graduation season was first lady Michelle Obamas appearance at theUniversity of California,Merced.“Remember that you a