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TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2015) -GRADE FOUR-

　　PART I DICTATION

　　PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION

　　SECTION A CONVERSATIONS

　　Conversation one

　　1. Why is the trip to Mars a one-way trip?

　　A. The return trip is too expensive.

　　B. There is no technology to get people back.

　　C. People don’t want to return.

　　D. The return trip is too risky.

　　2. According to the man, what is more important for those recruits?

　　A. Intelligence.　　B. Health.　　C. Skills.　　D. Calmness.

　　3. What is the last part of the conversation about??

　　A. The kind of people suitable for the trip.

　　B. Interests and hobbies of the speakers.

　　C. Recruitment of people for the trip.

　　D. Preparation for the trip to Mars.

　　Conversation Two

　　4. What is showrooming??

　　A. Going to the high street. 　　B. Visiting everyday shops.

　　C. Buying things like electrical goods.　　D. Visiting shops and buying online.

5. According to the conversation, the man had bought all the following things online EXCEPT ?

A. shoes　　B. CDs　　C. camera　　D. food

　　6. According to the conversation, the percentage of people who showroomed while Christmas shopping was

　　A. 3%　　B. 33%　　C. 42%　　D. 24%

　　7. One reason for people to showroom is that they

　　A. want to know more about pricing 　　B. can return the product later

　　C. want to see the real thing first 　　D. can bargain for a lower shop price

　　Conversation Three

8. What is the conversation mainly about?　　

A. How to avoid clashes of exams.　　B. How to schedule exams.

　　C. How to use the faculty lounge.　　D. How to choose the courses.

　　9. What does the student have to do first in order to take the exams?

　　A. To choose a date on the draft schedule.

　　B. To find the information on the bulletin board.

　　C. To draw up the final schedule.

　　D. To arrange an invigilator.

　　10. According to the conversation, the Dean will?

　　A. sign the sheet in the faculty lounge

　　B. take care of the bulletin board

　　C. consult the students

　　D. finalize the exam schedule

SECTION B PASSAGES

　　Passage One

　　11. Which of the following cities has the oldest Chinatown in North America? ?

　　A. New York.　　B. San Francisco.　　C. Boston.　　D. San Diego.

　　12. The Chinatown in San Francisco attracts tourists a year.?

　　A. 20 ,000　　B. 100 ,000　　C. 7 million　　D. 17 million

　　13. Where can tourists see the fish markets??

　　A. In Stockton Street.　　 B. In Grant Avenue.

　　C. In Portsmouth Square.　　D. In Bush Street.

　　Passage Two

　　14. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

　　A. Obesity can damage one’s health.

　　B. Obesity is a growing problem all over the world.

　　C. Obesity is directly related to one’s habit.

　　D. Obesity has affected both boys and girls.

　　15. The purpose of the three-year study is to .

　　A. find out why some children find it difficult to go to sleep

　　B. learn more about the link between sleep and weight

　　C. identify the ways parents reduce their kids’ weight

　　D. see if there is difference in sleep patterns over the period

　　16. According to the study, the daily healthy sleep time for the 3rd to 6th graders should be around ___ hours.

　　A. 8　　B. 9　　C. 10　　D. 11

　　17. According to the passage, obesity is most likely related to __ .

　　A. sleep time　　B. gender　　C. race　　D. parents

　　Passage Three

　　18. According to a number of students, __ __ is the main factor for early-age smoking.

　　A. gender　　B. personality　　C. environment　　D. money

　　19. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

　　A. Very few continue smoking throughout their teenage years.

　　B. Most early-age smokers soon stop experimenting.

　　C. Some early-age smokers never go beyond experimenting.

　　D. Children quickly become regular smokers by carrying cigarettes.

　　20. All the following are features of smokers EXCEPT ___ .

　　A. strong peer influence　　 B. low sense of achievement

　　C. high sense of rebellion　　D. close family relationship

　　SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

　　News Item 1

　　21. Why were some children offered only fruit and milk for lunch?

　　A. The school stopped providing school lunch.

　　B. Their parents failed to pay for school lunch.

　　C. Some parents preferred fruit and milk for lunch.

　　D. These children chose to have something different.

　　22. How did parents react to the school’s way of handling the situation??

　　A. They were upset　　 B. They were furious.

　　C. They were surprised.　　D. They were sad.

　　News Item 2

　　23. According to the news, what is the main advantage of the digital key? ?

　　A. Guests can pay without going to the front desk.

　　B. Guests can go direct to their rooms.

　　C. Guests can check out any time.

　　D. Guests can make room reservations.

　　24. The hotel company intends to have the system in ___ of its hotels in the next three months.

　　A. 2　　B. 3　　C. 100　　D. 150

　　News Item 3

　　25. According to the court ruling, Shrien Dewani _ ___ .

　　A. will return to the U.K. for medical treatment

　　B. will remain in South Africa for medical treatment

　　C. will stand trial in South Africa once proved fit

　　D. will be extradited even if he is unfit to stand trial

　　26. What was Dewani accused of?

　　A. Having his wife killed.　　 B. Killing his wife in the U.K.

　　C. Being involved in a taxi accident.　　D. Hiring a crew of hit men.

　　News Item 4

　　27. The U.N. new vote would allow all the following EXCEPT ___ .

　　A. the use of force by European Union troops

　　B. the suspension of an existing arms embargo

　　C. the extension of U.N. peacekeeping mission

　　D. the ban on travel and freeze of assets

　　News Item 5

　　28. What is the news mainly about?

　　A. Causes of early death in Russia.　　B. Behavior of alcoholics.

　　C. Causes of alcohol poisoning. 　　D. Number of death over 10 years.

　　News Item 6

　　29. The total investment in film-making in Britain in 2012 was __ __ .

　　A. ￡945 million　　B. ￡1.07 billion　　C. ￡500,000　　D. ￡87,000

　　30. Hollywood studios prefer to make films in Britain because ___ .

　　A. The UK is a good film location

　　B. The cast usually comes from Britain

　　C. Hollywood emphasizes quality

　　D. Production cost can be reduced

PART III CLOZE

Electricity?is?such?a?part?of?our?everyday?lives?and?so?much?taken?for?granted?nowadays?31?___?we?

rarely?think?twice?when?we?switch?on?the?light?or?turn?on?the?TV?set.?At?night,?roads?are?brightly?lit,?

enabling?people?and32?___?to?move?freely.?Neon?lighting?used?in?advertising?has?become?part?of?the?33?___?of?every?modern?city.?In?the?home,?many?34?___?devices?are?powered?by?electricity.?35?___?

when?we?turn?off?the?bedside?lamp?and?are?36?___?asleep,?electricity?is?working?for?us,?37?___?our?

refrigerators,?heating?our?water,?or?keeping?our?rooms?air-conditioned.?Every?day,?trains,?buses?and?

subways?take?us?to?and?from?work.?We?rarely?38?___?to?consider?why?or?how?they?run——39?___?something?goes?wrong.?

In?the?summer?of?1959,?something?40??___?go?wrong?with?the?power-plant?that?provided?New?York?

with?electricity.?For?a?great?many?hours,?life?came?almost?to?a?41?___.?Trains?refused?to?move?and?the?people?in?them?sat?in?the?dark,?42?___?to?do?anything;?lifts?stopped?working,?so?that?43?___?you? were?lucky?enough?not?to?be?44.?___?between?two?floors,?you?had?the?unpleasant?task?of?finding?your?way? down?45?___?of?stairs.?Famous?streets?like?Broadway?and?Fifth?Avenue?in?a(n)?46?___?became?as?

gloomy?and?uninviting?47?___?the?most?remote?back?streets.?People?were?afraid?to?leave?their?houses, 48?___?.?although?the?police?had?been?ordered?to?49?___?in?case?of?emergency,?they?were?just?as?

confused?and50?___?as?anybody?else.

31. A. that B. thus C. as D. so

32. A. car B. truck C. traffic D. pedestrians

33. A. appearance B. character C. distinction D. surface

34. A. money-saving B. time-saving C. energy-saving D. labor-saving

35. A. Only B. Rarely C. Even D. Frequently

36. A. fast B. quite C. closely D. quickly

37. A. moving B. starting C. repairing D. driving

38. A. trouble B. bother C. hesitate D. remember

39. A. when B. if C. until D. after

40. A. did B. would C. could D. Should

41. A. pause B. termi 内容过长，仅展示头部和尾部部分文字预览，全文请查看图片预览。 　Dear Mary,

　　I’d like to send you the book Wolf Totem, which tells a story of the relationship between wolves and human beings. To begin with, the book is a reminder for us①to protect the environment that we’ve done harm to②. Meanwhile, this book emphasizes the importance of teamwork, because it is the wolves’ team work that makes them powerful. I believe you can benefit a lot from③the book.

　　Yours sincerely,

　　闪光词句

1. a reminder for sb.提醒某人　　2. do harm to...对……造成伤害

3. benefit…from…从……中获益

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