1、TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS(2012) GRADE FOUR TIME LIMIT：135 MlNPART I DICTATION 15 MINListen to the following passageAltogether the passage will be read to you four timesDuring the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaningFor the second and third reading
2、s，the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase，with intervals of 15 secondsThe last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your workYou will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once morePlease write the whole passage on A
3、NSWER SHEET ONEPART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION 20 MINIn Sections A,B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answerthe questions that followMark the best answer to each question on Answer Sheet TwoSECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversationsL
4、isten to the conversations carefully andthen answer the questions that followQuestions l to 3 are based on the following conversationAt the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the conversation.lThe Ethical Consumer Research Association will pro
5、vide information to shoppers onAproduct priceBproduct qualityCmanufacturersDproduction methods2According to the conversation，an ethical shopper shouldAask for othersadvice before buying thingsBconsider the worth of something to be boughtCpostpone buying things whenever possibleDsearch for things tha
6、t are less costly3According to the conversation，ethical shoppers can be best described asAshrewd BthriftyCextravagant DcautiousQuestions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversationAt the end of the conversation， youwill be given 20 seconds to answer the questionsNow,listen to the conversation 4Wh
7、ich of the following statements is CORRECT about Mary?AShe is enjoying her language studyBShe is enjoying her management studyCShe is not feeling very well at the momentDShe is not happy about her study pressure5What does Mary think of the course initially?AIt is useful BIt is difficultCIt is challe
8、nging DIt is interesting6What is Marys problem of living in a family house?AShe dislikes the food she eats BShe is unable to sleep wellCShe has no chance to make friends DShe finds the rent high7Which of the following is MrDaviesadvice?ATo tryto make more friendsBTo try to change accommodationCTo sp
9、end more time on EnglishDTo stop attending language classes Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversationAt the end of the conversation， youwill be given 15 seconds to answer the questionsNow,listen to the conversation 8According to the conversation，the day is special becauseAmany people
10、 are surfing the net on that dayBit is an anniversary of the internetCthe net brought about no changes until that dayDbig changes will take place on that day9We learn from the conversation that peopleAcannot Jive without the internetBcannot work without the internetCall use the internet to keep in t
11、ouchDhave varied opinions about internet use10At the end of the conversationthe speakers talk aboutAthe future of the internetBthe type of office furniture Cwhen changes will comeDhow people will use the internetSECTION B PASSAGESIn this section，you will hear several passagesListen to the passages c
12、arefully and then answer the questions that followQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the following passageAt the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the passage11In order to open a bank account，you need to produce_in addition to your passportAa library
13、 card Ba registration formCa telephone bill Da receipt12Which of the following might NOT be included in theutility bill?ARent BGas CWater DTelephone13According to the passage，what can one do in the post office?AGetting contact details BObtaining tax formsCPaying housing rents DApplying for loansQues
14、tions 14 to 17 are based on the following passageAt the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the passage14According to the passage， schedulingmeans that youAneed to be efficient in workBplan your work properlyCtry to finish work ahead of timeDknow ho
15、w to work in teams15According to the passage, one of the activities to relax could beAprotecting wild animalsBspending time with your familyClearning how to read efficientlyDlearning how to do gardening16One of the ways to reduce stress is toAdo better than anyone else Bfulfill high ambitions in one
16、s workCwork and have reasonable aimsDstart with a relatively low aim17According to the passage，to reduce stress has something to do with the following EXCEPTAones position Bones interestCones health Dones mood Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passageAt the end of the passage, you will b
17、egiven 15 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the passage18According to the passage，new words tend to come fromAworld politics Badvances in scienceCareas of life Dall the above19The passage explains the larger and richer vocabulary of English mainly from a viewpointAhistorical BculturalCco
18、mmercial Dcolonial20According to the passage，which of the following statements best describes the Englishlanguage?AIt is outdated in grammarBIt accepts new words from scienceCIt has begun taking in new wordsDIt tends to embrace new wordsSECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section，you will hear several n
19、ews itemsListen to them carefully and then answer thequestions that followQuestions 21 and 22 are based OH the following newsAt the end of the news item，you will begiven 10 seconds to answer the questionsNow listen to the news21Where was the marble statue found?AOut in the sea BInside a bath houseCO
20、n a cliff along the coast DOn the coast outside Jerusalem22Which of the following best describes the condition of the statue?AIt was incomplete BIt was recent artworkCIt was fairly tall DIt was in pieces Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following newsAt the end of the news itemyou will be given
21、10 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the news23The rescue efforts concentrated mainly onAthe US-Canada border Bsnow-stricken regionsChighways D city streets24According to the news，the last group of people might have been stranded in their vehiclesfor more than _ hours before being rescue
22、dA24 B25 C 40 D48Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following newsAt the end of the news item, you will begiven 10 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the news25According to the 2006 anti-smoking restrictions，smoking was NOT allowed inAoffices Brestaurants Cbars Dschool playgrounds 26Acc
23、ording to the news，which of the following groups reacts negatively to the new law?ATelevision producers BHotel ownersCMedical workers DHospital managementQuestions 27 and 28 are based on the following newsAt the end of the news item，you will begiven 10 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to t
24、he news27According to the news，who first discovered the fraud?AA client BA bank managerCThe police DBank headquarters28When did the bank employee hand himself in?AA month before the fraud was discoveredBA day before the fraud was discoveredCA day after the police launched investigationDA month after
25、 he transferred the moneyQuestion 29 is based on the following newsAt the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the questionNow, listen to the news29What is this news item mainly about?AHow to open Hotmail accountsBHow to retrieve missing e-mailsCNew e-mail service by Microsoft
26、DProblems and complaints about e-mailsQuestion30 is based on the following newsAt the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the questionNow, listen to the news30Compared with 2009，which of the following figures remained about the same in 2010? ANumber of tickets sold BBox offic
27、e revenuesCAttendance rate D Number of cinemasPART III CLOZE 【15 MIN】Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanksMark the best choice for each blank on Answer Sheet TwoThe earthquake of 26th December 2004 resulted in one of the worst
28、 natural disasters in living memoryIt was a (31) _ underwater quake and occurred in the Indian OceanIt (32) _ coastlines，communities and brought death to many peopleWhy do earthquakes happen?The surface of the earth has not always looked as it does today；it is moving(33)_ (although very slowly)and h
29、as done so for billions of yearsThis is one(34)_ of earthquakes，when one section of the earth (tectonic plate)(35)_ anotherScientists can predict where but not(36)_ this might happen and the area between plates is called a fault line On one fault line in Kobe，Japan in 1923 over 200,000 people were k
30、illed(37)_，earthquakes do not always happen on fault lines，(38)_ is why they are so dangerous and (39)_Where do volcanoes happen?Volcanoes happen where the earths(40)_ is thin： lava，dust and gases(41)_ from beneath the earthThey can rise into a huge cone shape like a mountain and erupt，(42)_ they ca
31、n be so violent(43)_ they just explode directly from the earth with no warningThere are 1511(44)_ volcanoes in the worldThis means that they may(45)_ be dangerousIn 1985 the Colombian volcano Nevado del Ruiz eruptedThe lava melted a glacier and sent tones of mud(46)_ the town belowTwenty thousand pe
32、ople diedNatural disasters like volcanic eruptions are often unpredictableWe regularly do not know when they(47)_ pen，or (48)_ where they will happenIn the future，scientists may be able to watch and predict(49)_ before they happenThis could(50)_ many lives31Amassive Bsignificant Cgreat Dgrand32Achan
33、ged Bconverted Cdestroyed Dtransformed33Afrequently B continuously Cregularly Dperiodically34Asource Breason Cmovement Dcause35Acollides with Bconfronts with Cmeets with Dfaces with36Ahow Bwhy Cwhen Dwhat37AGenerally BHowever CSimilarly DAnyway38Athat Bit Cthis Dwhich39Aunpredictable Bunaccountable
34、Cinevitable Dirresistible40Asurface Bappearance Ccrust Dcover41Aflowed out Bburst out C1eaked out Dtrickled out42Aor Band Cnor Dbut43Alike Bfor Cas Dthat44Aliving Bactive Calive Dlive45Arelatively Bhardly Cstill Dgradually46Adown Bon Cacross Dbeyond47Aare to Bshould Cmust Dmight48Aelse Beven Cthough
35、 Dwhether49Aaccidents Bincidents Coccasions Devents50Arescue Bsave Cpreserve DshelterPART IV GRAMMAR VOCABULARY 【15 MIN 】There are thirty sentences in this sectionBeneath each sentence there are four words, phrasesor statements marked A，B, C and DChoose one word, phrase or statement that best comple
36、tes the sentenceMark your answers on Answer Sheet Two51Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?ATwenty miles seems like a long walk to himBNo one except his supporters agree with himCNeither Julia nor I were going to the partyDFew students in my class are really lazy52Which of the following de
37、terminers(限定词)can be placed before both singular countnouns and plural count nouns?Amany a Bfew Csuch Dthe next53Which of the following reflexive pronouns(反身代词)is used as an appositive(同位语)?A，He promised himself rapid progress BThe manager herself will interview MaryCI have nothing to say for myself
38、DThey quarreled themselves red in the face54My boss ordered that the legal documents _ to him before lunchAbe sent Bwere sent Cwere to be sent Dmust be sent55Which of the following sentences expresses WILLINGNESS?ABy now she will be eating dinnerBI shall never do that againCMy brother will help you
39、with the luggageDYou shall get a promotion56Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?AHow strange feelings they are!BHow dare you speak to me like that!CWhat noise they are making!D. What a mess we are in!57which of the italicized parts functions as a subject?AWe never doubt that her brother is
40、 honestBThe problem is not who will go but who will stayCYou must give it back to whoever it belongs to。DIt is clear that the crime was done deliberately58which of the italicized parts functions as an object?AHe doesnt like the idea of my speaking at the meetingBIt is no use your pretending not to k
41、now the matterCMy parents strongly object to my going out alone at nightDHer falling into the river was the climax of the whole trip59All the following sentences have an appositive EXCEPTAShe bought herself a pair of new shoesBOnly one problem still remains-the foodCMy friends all understand and sup
42、port meDShe liked her current job，teaching English60Which of the following best explains the meaning of“Shall we buy the tickets first”?AHe said that we were going to buy the tickets firstBHe requested that we buy the tickets firstCHe suggested that we buy the tickets firstDHe advised us to buy the
43、tickets first61Which of the following contains an adverbial clause of cause?AI got a job as soon as I left universityBAs there was no answer, I wrote againCYou must do the exercises as I show youDWealthy as he is，Mark is not a happy man62Which of the following prepositional phrases can function as a
44、n adverbial?AAre you sure of Simons disappearance?BThe man with a beard is talking to the manage.CEvery precaution was taken against the failure of the planDDespite the rain，everyone enjoyed the trip 63A：Motheryou promised to take me out B：Well_A. so I did! B. so did I. C. so I do! D. so do I64Which
45、 of the following prepositional phrases is an adverbial of concession?AThey used the box for keeping treasuresBI stepped aside for her to get in firstCFor all that he seems to dislike me，I still like himDThe parents bought a birthday cake for their son65Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?APoultry are very expensive in the cityBNew machinery were introduced in the factoryCThe police are investigating the murder caseDThe militia were called out to rescue flood victims66The girl cannot come to school today on
