QUESTION BOOKLET
TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2019)
-GRADE FOUR-
TIME LIMIT: 130 MIN
PART I DICTATION[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 cond and third readings, the passage, except the first ntence, will be read ntence by ntence, or phra by phra, with intervals of fifteen conds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given ONE minute to check through your work once more.
Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE. The first ntence of the passage is already provided.
Now, listen to the passage.
PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION[20 MIN] SECTION A TALK
In this ction you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at the task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure what you fill in is both grammatically and mantically acceptable. You may u the blank sheet for note-taking.
You have THIRTY conds to preview the gap-filling task.
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Now listen to the talk. When it is over, you will be given TWO minutes to check your work.
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SECTION B CONVERSATIONS
In this ction 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-cond pau. During the pau, 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 conds to preview the choices.
Now, listen to the conversations.
Conversation One
Questions 1 to 5 are bad on Conversation One.
1. A.Writer.
B.Wells.
C.Writer Wells.
D.Susan Writer Wells.
2. A.She was a career woman.
B.She was then a feminist.
C.She didn’t like her maiden name.
D.She took her husband’s surname.
3. A. She named herlf after her profession.
B.She named herlf after her home town.
C.She named herlf after a day of the week.
D.She named herlf after the sculptor.
4. A.It gives women greater equality.
B.It is a good solution to an old problem.
C.The problem troubling feminists still remains
D.The surname problem has partly been solved.
5. A.History of surnames in America.
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B.Feminist movement in the 1960s.
C.Traditional surnames in Europe.醇亲王载沣
D.Reasons for inventing surnames.
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Conversation Two
Questions 6 to 10 are bad on Conversation Two.
蛇偷吃了我的蛋6. A. A reporter from a weekly program.
B.An executive director from a company.
C. A guest on a weekly program.
D. A magazine editor from San Diego.
7. A.To prepare a list of things that you have done.
B.To let your boss know that you want a pay ri.
C.To let everybody know your achievement.
D.To shamelessly promote yourlf to yourlf to your boss.
8. A.Becau the boss has the data on your work.
B.Becau you will be given more work to do.
C.Becau it is unprofessional to do so.
D.Becau others may lo trust in you.
9. A.We could earn prai from our boss.
B.We may forget the good things we’ve done.
C.Things change quickly in work situations.
D.The boss will review our performance data.
10. A.Websites.
B.Radio programs.
C.Rearch reports.
D.Government documents.
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PART III LANGUAGE USAGE[10 MIN]
There are twenty ntences in this ction. Beneath each ntence there are four options marked A, B, C and D. Choo the one that best completes the ntence or answer the question. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
11.Moving from beginning to end by order of time, narration relies on a more natural pattern of organization
than ________.
A.will other types of writing
B.do other types of writing
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12.________ the attempted rescue mission, the hostages might still be alive.
A.If it not had been for
B.If had it not been for
C.Had it not been for
D.Had not it been for
13.Members of the Parliament were poid ________ ahead with a bill to approve construction of the oil
pipeline.
< move
< moving
D.at moving
14.Writers often coupled narration with other techniques to develop ideas and support opinions that otherwi
________ abstract, unclear, or unconvincing.
A.may remain
C.must have remained
D.might have remained
15.Protocol was ________ enabled him to make difficult decisions without ever looking back.
A.who
lynnshaB.what
C.which
D.that
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16.The woman had persuaded him to do ________ he was hired never to do — reveal the combination for the
lock on the entrance.
< thing
B.such one thing
C.any one thing
D.the one thing
17.The bad news was that he could be a very dangerous person ________ he choo to be.
A.should
C.might走基层
D.must
18.“It not us, who? If not now, when?” The two questions are ud as a ________.
A.sign of anger
B.call for cation
D.denial of commitment
19.What is the function of the prent progressive in “They are always calling me by the wrong name”?
A.To express unfavorable feelings.
B.To alleviate unnecessary hostility.
C.To indicate uncertainty.
D.To dramatize a fact.
20.“Harry was compelled to resign and to come down to London, where he t up as an army coach.” The
relative clau in the ntence rves to ________.
A.supply additional information about London
B.describe the antecedent “London”
C.put restriction on the identity of Harry
D.narrate a quential action taken by Harry
21. A group ________ casinos has urged officials not to grant a licen to a facility in the city.
A.oppod to
B.objected to
C.pod against
D.protested against
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