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QUESTIONBOOKLET

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2018）

-GRADEFOUR-

TIMELIMIT:

130MIN

PARTIDICTATION[10MIN]

Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.YouwillthenbegivenONEminutetocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.

PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE.

PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[20MIN]

SECTIONATALK

Inthissectionyouwillhearatalk.YouwillhearthetalkONCEONLY.Whilelistening,youmaylookatthetaskonANSWERSHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Makesurewhatyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.

Nowlistentothetalk.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTWOminutestocheckyourwork.

SECTIONBCONVERSATIONS

Inthissectionyouwillheartwoconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthechoices.

Now,listentotheconversations.

ConversationOne

Questions1to5arebasedonConversationOne.

1.A.ManyforeignlanguagesarespokeninBritain.

B.EveryoneinBritaincanspeakaforeignlanguage.

C.TheBritishareunabletospeakaforeignlanguage.

D.TheBritishcansurviveontheirmothertongue.

2.A.Chinese.

B.Polish.

C.Punjabi.

D.Urdu.

3.A.Tohelpimproveinternationaltrade.

B.Toallowaspeakertoholdasimpletalk.

C.Toimprovetheeducationsystem.

D.Toencouragelearninganotherlanguage.

4.A.Itgivesyouself-satisfaction.

B.Itmakesyoumoreconfident.

C.Itgivesyouanadvantage.

D.Itmakesyouworkhard.

5.A.Workmates.

B.Schoolmates.

C.Teacherandstudent.

D.Brotherandsister.

ConversationTwo

Questions6to10arebasedonConversationTwo.

6.A.Adangerousevent.

B.Anunreasonablefear.

C.Asmallprobability.

D.Arisk-assessingability.

7.A.Oneinonemillion.

B.Oneinfourmillion.

C.Oneinfourteenmillion.

D.Oneinfortymillion.

8.A.Futureevents.

B.Catastrophicevents.

C.Small-scaledisasters.

D.Smokinghazards.

9.A.Travelingbyair.

B.Ridingabicycle.

C.Catchingbirdflu.

D.Smokingcigarettes.

10.A.Theygetpleasurefromrisks.

B.Theycancontrolpotentialrisks.

C.Theycanassessdangerfromrisks.

D.Theyhavestrongneedsforrisks.

PARTIIILANGUAGEUSAGE[10MIN]

Therearetwentysentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefouroptionsmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceoranswersthequestion.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.

11.TheBentPyramidoutsideCairo______ancientEgypt’sfirstattempttobuildasmooth-sidedpyramid.

A.hasbeenbelievedtohavebeen

B.wasbelievedtobe

C.isbelievedtohavebeen

D.isbelievedtobe

12.U.S.News______rankingsofcollegessince1983.Theyareaverypopularresourceforstudentslookingtoapplytoauniversitycampus.

A.maintains

B.ismaintaining

C.maintained

D.hasbeenmaintaining

13.Hewasluredintoacrimehewouldnot______havecommitted.

A.actually

B.accidentally

C.otherwise

D.seldom

14.Shewasonceayoungcountrywifewithchickensinthebackyardandaviewof______mountainsbehindtheappleorchard.

A.bluehazyVirginia

B.hazyblueVirginia

C.Virginiahazyblue

D.Virginiabluehazy

15.Ilongtoalleviate______,butIcannot.

A.theevil

B.evil

C.evils

D.anevil

16.Indeed,itisarguablethatbodyshatteringistheverypointoffootball,askillingandmaiming______.

A.war

B.arewar

C.ofwar

D.areofwar

17.At______,photographyisachemicalprocess,duringwhichalight-sensitivematerialisalteredwhenexposedtolight.

A.itsmostbasic

B.itsbasic

C.themostbasic

D.thebasic

18.Shehiredalawyertoinvestigate,onlytolearnthatGabrielhadremovedhernamefromthedeed.Theinfinitiveverbphrase“onlytolearn”isused______.

A.toexpressanintendedpurpose

B.toindicateahighdegreeofpossibility

C.torevealanundesirableconsequence

D.todramatizeastatedfact

19.WhichofthefollowingitalicizedwordsDOESNOTcarrythemetaphoricalmeaning?

A.Iwonderwhat’sbehindthischangeofplan.

B.Jimturnedtospeaktothepersonstandingbehindhim.

C.Thisworkshouldhavebeenfinishedyesterday.I’mgettingterriblybehind.

D.IsupposeI’mluckybecausemyparentswerebehindmealltheway.

20.Mymotherwasdeterminedtohelpthoseinneedandshewouldhavebeenimmenselyproudofwhathasbeenachievedtheselast20years.Theitalicizedpartinthesentenceexpresses______.

A.ahypothesis

B.asuggestion

C.acontradiction

D.asurprise

21.WhenthepoliceofficerswhotookpartintheKingbeatingwerefirstbroughtto______,theirlawyersusedthevideotapeasevidenceagainsttheprosecution.

A.justice

B.testimony

C.trial

D.verdict

22.______,themostcontroversialcandidateintheelectioncampaign,hehasbeenstronglycriticizedforhiscrudecommentsaboutwomen.

A.Questionably

B.Arguably

C.Contentiously

D.Debatably

23.Priceshaverecentlyriseninorderto______theincreasedcostofrawmaterials.

A.cut

B.buoy

C.offer

D.offset

24.Thecelebritysaysincourtpapersshe“hasno______ofgivinganyauthorizationtoanyonetoproceedwithadivorce.”

A.recommendation

B.recording

C.recollection

D.recognition

25.Whatactually______agoodangle—oragoodselfieoverall—isrootedinwhatweconsideredbeautiful.

A.consists

B.constitutes

C.composes

D.constructs

26.Theschoolisgoingthe______miletocreatethenextgenerationofsportingstarsthankstoitsuniquedevelopmentprogram.

A.final

B.further

C.supplementary

D.extra

27.Theteachers’union______alawsuitagainstthedistrictcallingforrepairing“deplorable”schoolconditions.

A.fired

B.filed

C.fined

D.filled

28.LastMarchthe______ofa19thcenturycargoshipwasfoundbyanunderwaterarchaeologicalteam.

A.debris

B.ruins

C.remains

D.wreck

29.She’swornhisdesignson______occasionsfromredcarpetstomoviepremieres.

A.countless

B.countable

C.numerical

D.numeral

30.Aleading______intelligenceandoperationscompanyhasreleaseditsanalysisofworldwidereportedincidentsofpiracyandcrimeagainstmariners.

A.oceangoing

B.oceanic

C.marine

D.maritime

PARTIVCLOZE[10MIN]

Decidewhichofthewordsgivenintheboxbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblank.ThewordscanbeusedONCEONLY.MarktheletterforeachwordonANSWERSHEETTWO.

A.accompanies

B.automatically

C.couple

D.goes

E.indebtedness

F.kind

G.manner

H.mercifully

I.one

J.obey

K.renowned

L.subscribe

M.unknown

N.virtue

O.widespread

Afewyearsago,auniversityprofessortriedalittleexperiment.HesentChristmascardstoasampleofperfectstrangers.Althoughheexpectedsomereaction,theresponsehereceivedwasamazing–holidaycardsaddressedtohimcamepouringbackfromthepeoplewhohadnevermetnorheardofhim.Thegreatmajorityofthosewhoreturnedacardneverinquiredintotheidentityofthe______（31）professor.Theyreceivedhisholidaygreetingcard,andthey______（32）sentoneinreturn.Thisstudyshowstheactionofoneofthemostpowerfulofweaponsofinfluencearoundus–theruleofreciprocation.Therulesaysthatweshouldtrytorepay,in______（33）,whatanotherpersonhasprovidedus.Ifawomandoesusafavor,weshoulddoher______（34）inreturn;ifamansendsusabirthdaypresent,weshouldrememberhisbirthdaywithagiftofourown;ifa______（35）invitesustoaparty,weshouldbesuretoinvitethemtooneofours.By______（36）ofthereciprocityrule,then,weareobligedtothefuturerepaymentoffavors,gifts,invitations,andthelike.Sotypicalisitfor______（37）tocompanythereceiptofsuchthingsthatatermlike“muchobliged”hasbecomeasynonymfor“thankyou,”notonlyintheEnglishlanguagebutinothersaswell.

Theimpressiveaspectoftheruleofreciprocationandthesenseofobligationthat______（38）withitisitspervasivenessinhumanculture.Itisso______（39）thatafterintensivestudy,sociologistscanreportthatthereisnohumansocietythatdoesnot______（40）totherule.

PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION[35MIN]

SECTIONAMULTIPLECHOICEQUESTIONS

Inthissectiontherearethreepassagesfollowedbytenmultiplechoicequestions.Foreachmultiplechoicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswerandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.

PASSAGEONE

（1）TheearliestsettlerscametotheNorthAmericancontinenttoestablishcolonieswhichwerefreefromthecontrolsthatexistedinEuropeansocieties.Theywantedtoescapethecontrolsplacedontheirlivesbykingsandgovernments,priestsandchurched,noblemenandaristocrats.ThehistoricdecisionsmadebythosefirstsettlershavehadaprofoundeffectontheshapingoftheAmericancharacter.Bylimitingthepowerofthegovernmentandthechurchesandeliminatingaformalaristocracy,theycreatedaclimateoffreedomwhere