TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2014)
GRADE EIGHT
PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 MIN)
SECTION A 情侣节 MINI-LECTURE
In this ction you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE, using no more than three words in each gap. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and mantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes while completing the task U the blank sheet for note-taking.
Now, listen to the mini-lecture.
案例分析法
How to Reduce Stress
Life is full of things that cau us sress. Though we may not like
stress, we have to live with it.
I. Definition of stress
A. (1) reaction
i.e.force exerted between two touching bodies
B. human reaction
i.e. respon to (2) on someone
e.g. increa in breathing, heart rate, (3) ,
or muscle tension
II. (4)独家记忆歌词 ,
A. positive stress
where it occurs: Christmas, wedding, (5)
B. negative stress
where it occurs: test-taking situations, friend’s death
III. Ways to cope with stress
A. recoginition of stress signals
monitor for (6) of stress
find ways to protect onelf
B. attention to body demand
effect of (7) 美的电风扇
C. planning and acting appropriately
reason for planning
(8) of planning
D. learning to (9)
e.g. dlay caud by traffic
E. pacing activities
manageable task
(10) 隐患整改报告
SECTION B INTERVIEW
In this ction you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
Questions 1 to 5 are bad on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 1
0 conds to answer each of the following five questions.
Now listen to the interview.
1. According to the interviewer, which of the following best indicates the relationship between choice and mobility?
A. Better education→ greater mobility→more choices.
B. Better education→more choices→greater mobility.
C. Greater mobility→better education→more choices.
D. Greater mobility→more choices→better education.
2. According to the interview, which of the following details about the first poll is INCORRECT?
A. Shorter work hours was least chon for being most important.
B. Chances for advancement might have been favoured by young people.
C. High income failed to come on top for being most important.
D. Job curity came cond according to the poll results.
3. According to the interviewee, which is the main difference between the first and the cond poll?
A. The type of respondents who were invited.
B. The way in which the questions were designed.
C. The content area of the questions.
D. The number of poll questions.
4. What can we learn from the respondents' answers to items 2, 4 and 7 in the cond poll?
A. Recognition from colleagues should be given less importance.
B. Workers are always willing and ready to learn more new skills.
C. Psychological reward is more important than material one.蓄谋已久的意思
D. Work will have to be made interesting to rai efficiency.
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5. According to the interviewee, which of the following can offer both psychological and monetary benefits?
A. Contact with many people.
B. Chances for advancement.
C. Appreciation from coworkers.
D. Chances to learn new skills.
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
In this ction you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
Questions 6 and 7 are bad on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 conds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
6. According to the news item, "sleepboxes" are designed to solve the problems of
A. airports.
B. pasngers.
C. architects.
D. companies.
7. Which of the following is NOT true with reference to the news?
A. Sleepboxes can be rented for different lengths of time.
