TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2008) -GRADE FOUR-
TIME LIMIT: 135 MIN
PART I DICTATION [15 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 second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.
Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.
PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [120 MIN]
In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY Listen carefully and then answer
the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.
SECTION A CONVERSATIONS
In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
Questions 1 to 3 are based on the.following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.
1. When is Anne available for the meeting?
A. The third week of May.
B. The third week of June.
C. The eleventh of June.
D. The eleventh of May.
2. Their meeting will probably take place in
A. London.
B. Toronto.
C. Mexico City.
D. Chicago.
3. When is Eric calling back?
A. Thursday afternoon.
B. Friday afternoon.
C. Thursday morning.
D. Friday morning.
Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.
4. According to the woman, advertisements
A. let us know the best product.
B. give us sufficient information.
C. fail to convince people.
D. give misleading information.
5. In the woman's opinion, money spent on advertisements is paid
A. by manufacturers.
B. by customers.
C. by advertisers.
D. by all of them.
6. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?.
A. The woman seems to be negative about advertising.
B. The woman appears to know more about advertising.
C. The man is to be present at a debate on advertising.
D. The man has a lot to talk about on advertising.
Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation,
you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.
7. Mr Brown brought with him only a few things because
A. there wasn't enough space in the cupboard.
B. the hospital would provide him with everything.
C. he was to stay there for a very short time.
D. visitors could bring him other things.
8. According to the hospital rules, at which of the following hours can visitors see patients?
A. 2:00 pm.
B. 5:00 pm.
C. 7:00 pm.
D. 6:00 pm.
9. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
A. Patients have breakfast at 8.
B. Patients have lunch at 12.
C. There are special alcohol lounges.
D. There are special smoking lounges.
10. Which statement best describes Mr Brown?
A. He knows little about hospital rules.
B. He can keep alcohol in the ward.
C. He knows when to smoke.
D. He is used to hospital life.
SECTION B PASSAGES
In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then
answer the questions that follow.
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.
11. Meeting rooms of various sizes are needed for
A. contacts with headquarters.
B. relaxation and enjoyment.
C. informal talks.
D. different purposes.
12. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as part of hotel facilities for
guests?
A. Restaurants.
B. Cinemas.
C. Swimming pools.
D. Bars.
13. A hotel for an international conference should have the following EXCEPT
A. convenient transport services.
B. competent office secretaries.
C. good sports and restaurant facilities.
D. suitable and comfortable rooms.
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.
14. The museum aims mainly to display
A. the area's technological development.
B. the nation's important historical events.
C. the area's agricultural and industrial development.
D. the nation's agricultural and industrial development.
15. The following have been significant in the area's prosperity EXCEPT
A. the motorways.
B. the Roman road.
C. the canals.
D. the railways.
16. We know from the passage that some exhibits
A. are borrowed from workshops.
B. are specially made for display.
C. reflect the local culture and customs.
D. try to reproduce the scene at that time.
17. The passage probably comes from
A. a conversation on the museum.
B. a museum tour guide.
C. a museum booklet.
D. a museum advertisement.
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.
18. According to the speaker, safety in dormitory means that you
A. insure all your expensive things.
B. lock doors when going out.
C. lock windows at night.
D. take all necessary precautions.
19. What does the speaker suggest girls do when they are going to be out late?
A. Call their friends.
B. Stay with their friends.
C. Avoid walking in streets.
D. Always take a taxi.
20. What is the speaker's last advice?
A. To take a few self-defense classes.
B. To stick to well-lit streets at night.
C. To avoid walking alone at night.
D. To stay with their friends.
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now. listen to the news.
21. What happened during the New Year celebration in Thailand?
A. Terrorists fought with Government troops.
B. Thai troops killed terrorists.
C. There were shootings.
D. There were explosions.
22. What has led to the violent situation in the south of Thailand?
A. The Muslims wanted independence.
B. Thai troops have been sent there.
C. About 2000 people have been killed.
D. There have been more bombings since 2004.
Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.
23. Under the national oil law, the Iraqi government
A. will give more oil revenues to only a few provinces.
B. will let provinces distribute their oil revenues.
C. will distribute oil revenues according to population size.
D. will distribute oil revenues according to security needs.
24. The construction package is meant to
A. help build more houses.
B. help improve the country's economy.
C. help more children to go to school.
D. help more young people to get education.
Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.
25. The joint committee will promote co-operation between Egypt and Spain in all the following
areas EXCEPT
A. education.
B. industry.
C. investment.
D. technology.
26. What is this news item mainly about?
A. The establishment of a joint committee.
B. The trade relations between Egypt and Spain.
C. The future trade volume between Egypt and Spain.
D. The establishment of a joint business council.
Question 27 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question. Now, listen to the news.
27. According to the news, Japanese teenage women
A. are less violent than men.
B. are less violent than before.
C. are more violent than before.
D. are more violent than men.
Question 28 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question. Now, listen to the news.
28. Which of the following statements is CORRECT according to the news?
A. Zimbabweans stayed away from voting.
B. Zimbabweans were enthusiastic about voting.
C. Only a few Zimbabweans turned up to vote.
D. Zimbabweans believed that Mugabe would win.
Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.
29. The news mentioned _____ reason(s) for the action taken by Indian telecom workers.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
30. According to the news, who among the following were NOT affected by telecom workers'
action?
A. Banks.
B. Big companies.
C. Long-distance callers.
D. Government officials.
PART III CLOZE [15 MIN]
Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the eorresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.
Salt, shells or metals are still used as money in out-of-the-way parts of the world today.
Salt may seem rather a strange (31)____ to use as money, (32)_____ in countries where the food of the people is mainly vegetable, it is often an (33)_____ necessity. Cakes of salt, stamped to show their (34)____, were used as money in some countries until recent (35)_____, and cakes of salt (36)____ buy goods in Borneo and parts of Africa.
Sea shells (37)_____ as money at some time(38)____ another over the greater part of the Old World. These were (39)___ mainly from the beaches of the Maldives Islands in the Indian Ocean, and were traded to India and China. In Africa, shells were traded right across the (40)___ from East to West.
Metal, valued by weight, (41)____ coins in many parts of the world. Iron, in lumps, bars or rings, is still used in many countries(42)_____ paper money. It can either be exchanged(43)____ goods, or made into tools, weapons, or ornaments. The early money of China, apart from shells, was of bronze, (44)_____ in flat, round pieces with a hole in the middle, called "cash". The (45)_____ of these are between three thousand and four thousand years old - older than the earliest coins of the eastern Mediterranean.
Nowadays, coins and notes have (46)____ nearly all the more picturesque (47)____ of money, and (48)____ in one or two of the more remote countries people still keep it for future use on ceremonial (49)____ such as weddings and funerals, examples of (50)____ money will soon be found only in museums.
(31) A. object B. article C. substance D. category
(32) A. but B. and C. so D. even
(33) A. abstract B. advantageous C. abundant D. absolute
(34) A. weight B. value C. role D. size
(35) A. times B. events C. situations D. conditions
(36) A. even B. also C. still D. never
(37) A. had been used B. are used C. would be used D. would have been used
(38) A. and B. but C. yet D. or
(39) A. collected B. produced C. grown D. raised
(40) A. city B. district C. communib D. continent
(41) A. processed B. produced C. preceded D. proceeded
(42) A. in spite of B. instead of C. along with D. in line with
(43) A. against B. as C. in D. for
(44) A. often B. seldom C. really D. much
(45) A. earlier B.earliest C.better D.best
(46) A. replaced B. reproduced C. reflected D. recovered
(47) A. sizes B. shapes C. formats D. forms
(48) A. while B. although C. because D. if
(49) A. events B. gatherings C. occasions D. assemblies
(50) A. original B. primitive C. historical D. crude
PART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY [15 MIN]
There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrase marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word orphrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
51. Our association, which has consistently pressed for greater employment opportunities for tN disabled, will publish ____ proposals in the near future.
A. their
B. our
C. his
D. its
52. Had Judy been more careful on the maths exam, she ____ much better results now.
A. would be getting
B. could have got
C. must get
D. would get
53. Nine is to three _____ three is to one.
A. when
B. that
C. which
D. what
54. Men differ from animals ____ they can think and speak.
A. for which
B. for that
C. in that
D. in which
55. ____ he wanted to go out with his friends at the weekend, he had to stay behind to finish
his assignment.
A. Much though
B. Much as
C. As much
D. Though much
56. I enjoyed myself so much ____ I visited my friends in Paris last year.
A. when
B. which
C. that
D. where
57. Which of the following is INCORRECT?
A. All his lectures were boring. C. Her few friends are all fond of dancing.
B. Half his money was gone. D. He invited many his friends to the party.
58. When you have finished with that book, don't forget to put it back on my desk, _____?
A. do you
B. don't you
C. will you
D. won't you
59. What does "He wisely refused to spend his money" mean?
A. It was wise of him to refuse to spend his money.
B. He refused to spend his money in a wise manner.
C. He was short of money and didn't want to buy anything.
D. He refused, in a wise manner, to spend his money.
60. They stood chatting together as easily and naturally as ____.
A. it could be
B. could be
C. it was
D. was
61. The following are all correct responses to "Who told the news to the teacher?" EXCEPT
A. Jim did this.
B. Jim did so.
C. Jim did that.
D. Jim did.
62. Quality is ____ counts most.
A. which
B. that
C. what
D. where
63. In his plays Shakespeare _____ his characters live through their language.
A. would make
B. had made
C. made
D. makes
64. The square itself is five hundred yards wide, five times ____ the size of St. Peter's in
Rome.
A. /
B. that of
C. which is
D. of
65. Which of the following sentences expresses "probability"?
A. You must leave immediately.
B. You must be feeling rather tired.
C. You must be here by eight o'clock.
D. You must complete the reading assignment on time.
66. When he first started in university, he really felt at _____ with his major --- economics.
A. shore
B. bank
C. ocean
D. sea
67. On the road motorists should be aware of cyclists and be ____ towards them.
A. considerable
B. considering
C. considerate
D. considered
68. Sally was a bit shy, but the teacher found her quite ____ discussing a recent film with
others.
A. at home
B. at most
C. at house
D. at bean
69. The company has capitalized _____ the error of judgment made by its business competitor.
A. in
B. over
C. with
D. on
70. Tim has failed three courses this semester, so he will have to _____ them next semester.
A. remake
B. repeat
C. reapply
D. revise
71. Keep this reference book; it may come in _____ one day.
A. handy
B. useful
C. convenient
D. helpful
72. The questions that the speaker raised were well ____ the average adult.
A. past
B. on
C. beyond
D. through
73. Teachers in this school were encouraged to use drama as a(n) _____ of learning.
A. design
B. instrument
C. agency
D. tool
74. First, we need to find out what his scheme is, and then act _____.
A. sensitively
B. imaginatively
C. efficiently
D. accordingly
75. At first Jim was not quite clear what he was going to do after university, but now he seems
_____ on becoming a computer programmer.
A. fit
B. set
C. disposed
D. decided
76. When invited to talk about his achievements+ he refused to blow his own _____ and
declined to speak at the meeting.
A. trumpet
B. whistle
C. bugle
D. flute
77. In spite of the treatment, the pain in his leg grew in
A. gravity
B. extent
C. intensity
D. amount
78. Bus services between Town Centre and Newton Housing Estate will be _____ until the
motorway is repaired.
A. discontinued
B. suspended
C. halted
D. ceased
79. The moon, being much nearer to the Earth than the Sun, is the ____ cause of the tides.
A. principal
B. basic
C. initial
D. elementary
80. Teddy came to my ____ with a cheque of $200 to pay my room rate, after I phoned him
that my wallet had been stolen.
A. attendance
B. assistance
C. rescue
D. safety
PART V READING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN]
In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
TEXT A
When the sun is up in Amsterdam, the largest city in the Netherlands sits quietly on the
Amstel River. You can rent a bicycle, visit the Van Gogh or Anne Frank museum, or take a water
taxi.
But when the sun goes down, the partying begins. In the big clubs and in coffee shops,
tourists gather to hang out, talk politics and smoke.
Several areas of the city clearly show the two worlds that rule Amsterdam. And they're all
within a short cab ride of each other.
For example, Dam Square attracts daytime sightseers to its festivals, open markets, concerts and other events. Several beautiful and very popular hotels can be found there. And there is the
Royal Palace and the Magna Plaza shopping mall.
But as evening descends on Dam Square so do the party-seekers. Hip pop or funk music
begins blaring from Club Paradiso and Club Melkweg. These are two of the most popular clubs in
Europe. So if you come, be ready to dance. The clubs don't shut down until 4 am.
And while you are there, check out the various inexpensive ways to tour the city. Don't
worry about getting lost. Although Dutch is the official language, most people in Amsterdam speak English and are happy to help you with directions.
And you'll notice that half the people in the streets are on bicycles. They rent for US$17 to $20 for a whole day.
Amsterdam also has a good canal system. From anywhere between U852 and $9.50, you can use the canal bus or a water taxi to cruise the "Venice of the North".
You can take in the picturesque canal house architecture: The rows of neat, narrow four-story dwellings of brownstone with large windows are well worth seeing. Many of them are several centuries old.
You might also want to jump out of the canal bus at the Museum Quarter and start walking.
Masterpieces by Dutch artists such as Rembrandt, Bruegel, Van Gogh and others are on display at
the Van Gogh Museum, Rembrandt House and others.
The city has an appreciation of its historic past. One place to visit is the Anne Frank House in Nine Streets. It was there that the young Jewish girl wrote her famous diary during World War II. Visitors can view Anne's original diary and climb behind the bookcase to the room where she and her family hid from the Nazis for two years.
81. At the beginning of the passage, the author indicates that
A. Amsterdam is generally known as a quiet city.
B. parties go on all day long in Amsterdam,
C. Amsterdam presents two different pictures.
D. Amsterdam attracts many daytime visitors.
82. Which tourist attraction is cited for elaboration in Paragraphs Four and Five?
A. Royal Palace.
B. Dam Square.
C. Club Paradiso.
D. Magna Plaza.
83. According to the passage, the local people have all the following characteristics EXCEPT
A. they are party goers.
B. they show hospitality.
C. they can speak English.
D. they are fond of cycling.
84. Which of the following adjectives can best describe Amsterdam as a tourist city?
A. Modern.
B. Delightful.
C. Quiet.
D. Historic.
TEXT B
In an article some Chinese scholars are described as being "tantalized by the mysterious
dragon bone hieroglyphics." Tantalized is one of many English words that have their origins in
myths and legends of the past (in this case, Greek and Roman ones). The meaning of the verb tantalize is a very particular one: "to promise or show something desirable to a person and
then
take it away; to tease by arousing hope." Many (but not all) English dictionaries give you a brief indication of a word's origins in brackets before or after the explanation of the meaning. For tantalize the following explanation is given: [> Tantalus]. This means that you should look up the name Tantalus to find out the word's origins, and if you do, you will find out that in Greek mythology, Tantalus was a king who was punished in the lower world with eternal hunger and thirst; he was put up to his chin in water that always moved away when he tried to drink it and
with fruit on branches above him placed just a little bit out of his reach. Can you see why his name was changed into a verb meaning "to tease or torment by arousing desire"?
Another example is the word siren, familiar to us as the mechanical device that makes such an alarming sound when police cars, ambulances, or fire engines approach. This word also has its
origins in Greek mythology. The traveler Odysseus (Ulysses to the Romans) made his men plug
their ears so that they wouldn't hear the dangerous voices of the sirens, creatures who were half
bird and half woman and who lured sailors to their deaths on sharp rocks. So the word came to be
associated both with a loud sound and with danger!
When someone speaks of a "jovial mood" or a "herculean effort," he or she is using words
with origins in mythology. Look these words up to find their meaning and relationship to myths.
Many common words, such as the names for the days of the week and the months of the year, also come from mythology. Wednesday derives from the ancient Norse king of the gods, Woden,
and Thursday was originally Thor's day, in honour of Thor, the god of thunder. As a matter of fact, all the planets, except the one we live on, bear names that come from Roman mythology, including the planet that is farthest away from the sun and for that reason was called after the Roman god of the dead. This god has also given his name to one of the chemical elements.
Several other elements have names that come from mythology, too.
It seems that myths and legends live on in the English language.
85. The purpose of the first sentence in Paragraph One is ____.
A. to describe the work of some Chinese scholars.
B. to arouse readers' interest in hieroglyphics.
C. to lead readers onto the main theme.
D. to link the preceding part to the present one.
86. We learn from the passage, all English dictionaries include _____.
A. legends.
B. mythology.
C. word origins.
D. word definitions.
87. The example of tantalize is to show _____.
A. how the word came into existence.
B. how Tantalus was punished in the lower world.
C. how all English dictionaries show word origins.
D. how the meaning of the word changed over the years.
88. According to the passage, which of the following does NOT have origins in myths or
legends?
A. Jovial.
B. Wednesday.
C. Earth.
D. March.
89. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
A. Greek and Roman Mythology in Language.
B. Mythological Origins of English Words.
C. Historical Changes in Word Meanings.
D. Mythology and Common Words.
TEXT C
My heart sank when the man at the immigration counter gestured to the back room. l'm an
American born and raised, and this was Miami, where I live, but they weren't quite ready to let
me in yet.
"Please wait in here, Ms Abujaber," the immigration officer said. My husband, with his very American last name, accompanied me. He was getting used to this. The same thing had happened
recently in Canada when I'd flown to Montreal to speak at a book event. That time they held me
for 45 minutes. Today we were returning from a literary festival in Jamaica, and I was startled that I was being sent "in back" once again.
The officer behind the counter called me up and said, "Miss, your name looks like the name of someone who's on our wanted list. We're going to have to check you out with Washington."
"How long will it take?"
"Hard to say ... a few minutes," he said. "We'll call you when we're ready for you."
After an hour, Washington still hadn't decided anything about me. "Isn't this computerized?"
I asked at the counter. "Can't you just look me up?"
Just a few more minutes, they assured me.
After an hour and a half, I pulled my cell phone out to call the friends I was supposed to meet that evening. An officer rushed over. "No phones!" he said. "For all we know you could be calling a terrorist cell and giving them information."
"I'm just a university professor," I said. My voice came out in a squeak.
"Of course you are. And we take people like you out of here in leg irons every day."
I put my phone away.
My husband and 1 were getting hungry and tired. Whole families had been brought into the waiting room, and the place was packed with excitable children, exhausted parents, even a flight
attendant.
I wanted to scream, to jump on a chair and shout: "I'm an American citizen; a novelist; l
probably teach English literature to your children." Or would that all be counted against me?
After two hours in detention, I was approached by one of the officers. "You're free to go," he said. No explanation or apologies. For a moment, neither of us moved, we were still in shock.
Then we leaped to our feet.
"Oh, one more thing." He handed me a tattered photocopy with an address on it. "If you
weren't happy with your treatment, you can write to this agency."
"Will they respond?" I asked.
"I don't know --- I don't know of anyone who's ever written to them before." Then he added, "By the way, this will probably keep happening each time you travel internationally."
"What can I do to keep it from happening again?"
He smiled the empty smile we'd seen all day. "Absolutely nothing."
After telling several friends about our ordeal, probably the most frequent advice I've heard in response is to change my name. Twenty years ago, my own graduate school writing professor advised me to write under a pen name so that publishers wouldn't stick me in what he called "the ethnic ghetto" --- a separate, secondary shelf in the bookstore. But a name is an integral part of anyone's personal and professional identity -just like the town you're born in and the place where you're raised.
Like my father, I'll keep the name, but my airport experience has given me a whole new
perspective on what diversity and tolerance are supposed to mean. I had no idea that being an American would ever be this hard.
90. The author was held at the airport because _____.
A. she and her husband returned from Jamaica.
B. her name was similar to a terrorist's.
C. she had been held in Montreal.
D. she had spoken at a book event.
91. She was not allowed to call her friends because _____.
A. her identity hadn't been confirmed yet.
B. she had been held for only one hour and a half.
C. there were other families in the waiting room.
D. she couldn't use her own cell phone.
92. We learn from the passage that the author would _____ to prevent similar experience
from happening again.
A. write to the agency
B. change her name
C. avoid traveling abroad
D. do nothing
93. Her experiences indicate that there still exists _____ in the US.
A. hatred
B. discrimination
C. tolerance
D. diversity
94. The author sounds in the last paragraph.
A. impatient
B. bitter
C. worried
D. ironic
TEXT D
Public speaking fills most people with dread. Humiliation is the greatest fear; self-exposure and failing to appeal to the audience come a close second. Women hate it most, since girls are pressurized from an early age to be concerned with appearances of all kinds.
Most people have plenty of insecurities, and this seems like a situation that will bring them out. If you were under pressure to be perfect, you are terrified of falling in the most public of ways.
While extroverts will feel less fear before the ordeal, it does not mean they will necessarily do it better. Some very shy people manage to shine. When I met the British comedian Julian Clary, he was shy and cautious, yet his TV performances are perfect.
In fact, personality is not the best predictor of who does it well. Regardless of what you are like in real life, the key seems to be to act yourself.
Actual acting, as in performing the scripted lines of a character other than yourself, does not do the job. While politicians may limit damage by having carefully rehearsed, written scripts to speak from, there is always a hidden awareness among the audience that the words might not be true.
Likewise, the incredibly perfect speeches of many American academics are far from natural.
You may end up buying their book on the way out, but soon afterwards, it is much like fast food,
and you get a nameless sense that you've been cheated.
Although, as Earl Spencer proved at his sister Princess Diana's funeral, it is possible both to prepare every word and to act naturally. A script rarely works and it is used to help most speakers.
But, being yourself doesn't work either. If you spoke as if you were in your own kitchen, it would be too authentic, too unaware of the need to communicate with an audience.
I remember going to see British psychiatrist R. D. Laing speak in public. He behaved like a
seriously odd person, talking off the top of his head. Although he was talking about madness and
he wrote on mental illness, he seemed to be exhibiting rather than explaining it.
The best psychological place from which to speak is an unselfconscious self-consciousness, providing the illusion of being natural. Studies suggest that this state of "flow", as psychologists call it, is very satisfying.
95. Women hate public speaking most mainly because of _____.
A. their upbringing very early on.
B. their inability to appeal to the audience.
C. their sense of greater public pressure.
D. their sense of greater humiliation.
96. "this" in Paragraph Two refers to
A. insecurity.
B. sense of failure.
C. public speaking.
D. pressure.
97. Which of the following is NOT the author's viewpoint?
A. Acting like performers spoils the message in a speech.
B. Perfection of scripts is necessary in making good impressions.
C. Acting naturally means less dependence on the prepared script.
D. There should be a balance between actual acting and acting naturally.
98. What is the author's view on personality?
A. Personality is the key to success in public speaking.
B. Extroverts are better public speakers.
C. Introverts have to learn harder to be good speakers.
D. Factors other than personality ensure better performance.
99. The author implies that while speaking R. D. Laing _____.
A. was both too casual and authentic.
B. was acting like a performer.
C. was keeping a good balance.
D. was aware of his audience.
100. In the last paragraph the author recommends that ____.
A. you forget about your nervousness.
B. you feel natural and speak naturally.
C. you may feel nervous, but appear naturally.
D. you may imagine yourself to be natural.
PART VI WRITING [45 MIN]
SECTION A COMPOSITION [35 MIN]
December 5th is International V olunteers Day. Since 1985, when the United Nations
announced the special day, tens of millions of people around the world have volunteered to help those in need.
China now has 4.5 million registered volunteers who have provided more than 4.5 billion hours of
volunteer work. What can you gain from volunteering?
Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a composition of about 200 words on the following topic: The Benefits of V olunteering
You are to write in three parts.
In the first part, state specifically what your opinion is.
In the second part, support your opinion with appropriate details.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to
follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
SECTION B NOTE-WRITING [10 MIN]
Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a note of about 50-60 words based on the following
situation:
Jane, your classmate, is thinking of subscribing to an English-language newspaper. And you would like to recommend one to her. Write a note, telling her which newspaper it is and
describing two features of the paper.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.
THE END
2008年专四答案解析
PART I DICTATION
Choosing a Career
When students graduate from college, many of them do not know how they want to spend their working lives, and they sometimes move from job to job until they find something that suit them and of equal importance to which they are suited. Others never find a job in which they are really happy. They remain all their lives square pegs in round holes. When we choose our careers, we need to ask ourselves two questions. First, what do we think we would like to be? Second, what kind of people are we? The idea, for example, of being a painter or a musician may seem very attractive, but unless we have great talent and are willing to work very hard, we are certain to fail in these occupations, and failure will lead to unhappiness in life. So it is important to assess our suitability for a certain career in job search.
PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A CONVERSATIONS
1. A. 男士让女士确定开会的日期。提到两个选择“the third week of May‖或者“the second week of June‖。女子回答道：目前除了the 11th of June外，这两周其他时间都没问题。故选A。
2. D. 对话中女士问开会的地点，男士先提到London，之后提及另一个人建议在Chicago开会，女士对在Chicago开会的建议积极响应并提出建议，男士认为That’s a good idea，告诉对方自己会在芝加哥机场附近找几家酒店看看，故推断开会地点可能是Chicago。而Toronto是女士所在城市，Mexico City是Carlos所在城市。
3. A. 男士提出周末告诉女士确定的开会地点，女士回答说自己周五不在办公室，于是男士改变了电话联系的时间：call you later in the afternoon on Thursday，故选A。
4. D. 女士认同广告会给我们提供信息，但是她说“up to a point”，即在某种程度上。选项B 中sufficient（充分的）与原对话内容不符。在解释原因时提到：每个生产商都说自己的产品是最好的，但最好的只能有一个，所以其他的都是在误导消费者，此外最后女士再次提及广告所提供的信息误导消费者。
5. B. 男士提到广告商花费几百万美元做广告，女士对此用Is it? I think not表示质疑，然后指出广告费用已经加入商品价格里面了，所以为广告付款的是那些购买商品的人，故选B。
6. D. 对话中，女士分别说到广告内容误导消费者，顾客为广告买单，可见她对广告持负面态度，A选项符合对话内容。对话开头男士就提到周四晚上有一场关于广告的辩论赛，自己必须参加，C选项符合对话内容。男士在谈论广告的某各方面之后，女士总有很多观点和评论，地滑最后男士提及：You’ve given me a lot to think about，可以推测女士对广告了解得比较多，B选项符合对话内容。只有D未提及，无法推出。
7. A. 对话开始提到男士听从医院的建议，只带几样东西到病房。之后女士提到原因：壁橱非常小，故A为正确答案。
8. C. 男士询问探视时间，女士的回答是“下午2：30至4：30，晚上7：00至8：00”，四个选项中只有C在这探视时间段之内，故为正确答案。
9. C. 男士询问医院的其他规定，女士回答：早晨六点起床，八点吃早饭，A符合对话内容；午餐时间是正午，即12点，故B正确。之后又提到医院有“禁止吸烟”的警示牌，具体说明病房里不让吸烟喝酒，但是有为吸烟准备的特别休息室，故D符合。没有提及是否有专门喝酒的地方，故C选项无根据。
10. A. 男士在对话开始提到自己听从医院建议，带的东西很少。之后开始询问女士医院的探视时间和医院规定，女士告诉他具体的作息时间和用餐时间，然后男士又问一些其他规定，女士又解释了关于吸烟喝酒的规定，可见，男士对医院的规定知之甚少，A符合对话内容，排除D。病房内不许喝酒，排除B。女士告诉他关于吸烟喝酒的规定，可见他不了解这点，排除C。
SECTION B PASSAGES
11. D. 开篇指出选择开国际会议的酒店最重要的事情是会议室，然后具体阐释大房间可以让大家坐在一起进行发言。小会议室可以进行非正式的小组讨论。由此可以推断不同大小的会议室有不同的用途，故选D。
12. B. 第二段提到酒店的设施问题，提到bar, restaurant, fitness and sport centers。通常健身中心都会有游泳池，可见C也是提到的设施之一，只有cinema没有提到，故选B。
13. B. 首段末句指出客房应该宽敞舒适，D符合。第二段提到饭店、健身中心等设施，C提及；末段提到酒店的交通要方便，A符合，只有B未提及。
14. C. 说话人首句对来访者表示欢迎就提到new museum of industrial and rural life。第二句指出该博物馆展示的内容：该地区工农业的历史记录，C与原文符合，故为正确答案。原文不涉及技术发展，排除A，这里没有提到国家，故排除B和D。
15. A. 在文中间部分，说话人提到该地区从农业转向工业繁荣的原因：与全国其他地区的交通便捷。之后具体提到communications的句子，如Roman Road，Portsmouth Street, canals, railways，只有A未提及。
16. D. 倒数第三句提到所有展品从地方收集而来，排除A。倒数第二句指出许多地方展品有场景，例如展示印刷匠或皮匠的工作室，D与之符合，故为正确答案。文章未提到B和C。
17. B. 本文开篇是Good morning, ladies and gentlemen，这是一个典型的问候语，可直接排除C和D。之后谈话人说，欢迎你们到工业农业展览馆新馆，之后又介绍了展品的内容等，可见这是一个对该展览馆的介绍，谈话人很可能是该博物馆的讲解员，故选B。
18. D. 开篇指出谈话主题：safety in dormitory and personal security。第二段介绍如何保证宿舍安全：门上双道锁，出去时关上所有窗户；住在一层的人要注意在出门时或夜间锁上窗户；如果屋里有贵重物品，要给它们上保险。前三项均不全面，只有D可以概括该段内容，故为正确答案。
19. B. 第二段介绍如何保证人身安全，给女学生的建议是：避免工作到很晚；避免黑暗的街道；如果知道自己将工作很晚的话，要保证有足够的钱打车回家；或者安排晚上和朋友们呆在一起。可见B是所提内容。A未提及，C不确切，D过于绝对。
20. A. 文章最后一句的建议中提到 a few self-defense sessions，这是指前一句中提到的self-defense classes，故A为正确答案，其他三项都是前面提到的内容，不是最后一条建议。SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTS
21. D. 新闻首句提到太过新年庆典活动被暴力破坏了，午夜时分，有9枚炸弹在曼谷爆炸。下一句及后面均提到bombings and explosions，可见D正确。虽然中间提到shootings，但不是说新年庆典活动时发生的，而是“泰国最南部的三个省每天都上演爆炸、枪击事件”，与庆典事件无关，排除C。其他两项未提及。
22. A. 新闻后半部分指出泰国南部三省的居民大多信仰伊斯兰教，抱怨在这个以佛教为主的国家里遭到忽视和歧视，这导致他们要求独立，建立独立的伊斯兰国家，故A正确。其他三项符合对话内容，但都不是暴力频发的原因。
23. C. 新闻开头就提到布什政府在规划新的伊拉克石油政策，该项法规让伊拉克中央政府有权根据各省各地区的人口数量分配目前和未来的是石油收益，C符合新闻内容。新闻中提到了伊拉克安全问题，但这是合理分配石油收益会带来的结果，而不是法规本身的内容，排除D，A和B与新闻内容矛盾。
24. B. 新闻最后提到美国政府增派军队，同时公布重建计划。指出花费10亿美元搞重建的目的是帮助提供就业岗位，推动伊拉克经济发展，B符合新闻内容。这里没有提到修建房屋，排除A。新闻最后提到repairing schools，但并不是指帮助儿童上学，排除C。最后一句提到鼓励伊拉克年轻人参与国家重建，不是帮助他们受教育，故排除D。
25. A. 新闻开始明确提到联盟委员会会寻求合作的领域：industry, trade, investment, science and technology，四个选项中只有A未提及，故为正确答案。
26. D. 新闻首句指出联盟委员会将寻求埃及和西班牙两国在工业、贸易、投资和科学技术领域的进一步合作。之后提到双方将讨论在九月份开会时讨论成立a joint business council的事情，最后指出该联合商业委员会成立的目的。由此可以判断a joint committee是已经存在的了，A非新闻主旨。新闻的主要内容是有关a joint business council的事情，D符合新闻内容，故为正确答案。B虽然提到贸易领域，但范围trade volume（贸易量）是新闻最后提到的细节，非主旨内容，故排除。
27. C. 新闻开头指出日本十几岁的女生在过去20年变得越来越暴力了，C选项符合新闻内容，排除B。新闻最后提到日本男性对他人的侵害在转向原来与女性相关联的方面，例如通过不让别人参与谈话来侮辱他们，这里没有比较男性和女性谁更暴力，故排除A和D。
28. B. 新闻开头指出津巴布韦人在选举最后一天蜂拥而至投票站，可见他们热衷投票，故B 正确。A和C与新闻中的swarm. hundreds of voters矛盾，故排除。新闻最后提到一共要选举120个席位，Mugabe委任了其他30位立法者，这样他和他所在的政党就已经具有了优势，这里没提到人们对Mugabe信任，排除D。
29. B. 新闻开头提到印度电信工人的罢工事件，然后指出两个原因：反对将部门改成公司的计划；反对最近任命一位非技术官员为部门领导，因此B正确。
30. D. 新闻最后指出：银行、大公司和长途电话用户都受到此次罢工事件影响，只有D未提
及，故为正确答案。
PART III CLOZE
31. C. 句意：盐作为钱大概看起来很奇怪。substance强调的是一种“物质”；object是“物体”，强调用视觉或触觉可以感觉到的东西；article是“物品、商品”；category是“种类、类别”。从首句中提到的salt，shells，metals是被当作钱来使用的不同类别的东西，强调是不同类别而非感觉上的东西，故用substance。
32. A. 本句最后出现了necessity，这与前面的seem rather a strange substance构成对照，显然这两部分之间应该是转折关系，故用but。and表示并列关系，so表示因果，even表示递进关系，此处逻辑关系不符。句意：但是在食物以蔬菜为主的国家它完全是一个必需品。
33. D. absolute意为“绝对的”，absolute necessity意为“绝对必要”，强调必要性。abstract意为“抽象的”，advantageous意为“有利的”，abundant意为“丰富的，大量的”，均不能与necessity 搭配。
34. B. 四个选项分别表示：重量、价值、作用、大小。从句意判断，这里说的是如何制作钱。在钱上打上烙印当然是为了区别它的价值，因此value最符合语境。句意：这些盐块被打上烙印来表示它们的价值。
35. A. recent times通常作为搭配，意为“最近”。由until可知，后面出现的是一个表时间的词，因此recent times符合语境，其他三个选项均不能表示时间。句意：直到最近一些国家还把用盐做成的盐块作为钱使用。
36. C. 前一句说到“直到最近一些国家还把用盐做成的盐块作为钱使用”，本句紧接着提到“用盐做的盐块在婆罗洲和非洲的部分地区可以买东西”，这说明“盐做成的盐块作为钱使用”的情况未变，故选still。even和also均表示递进关系，never表示否定，与语境不符。
37. C. 本句后面都是用过去时，大意是“这些贝壳主要来自…，然后被贩卖到印度和中国”。would表示过去常常。句意：海里的贝壳在东半球大部分地区的某段时间常常被用来当作钱使用。
38. D. another是相对于some的“另一个（些）”，显然两者之间是选择关系，即“在某个时间或另一个时间”。句意：海里的贝壳在东半球大部分地区的某个时间或另一个时间被当作钱来使用。
39. A. 根据常识可以知道：在海边就可以捡到贝壳，数量积攒多了，就可以贩卖，制成钱币使用，collect在此符合题意。
40. D. 本剧中的地点状语为in Africa，非洲是七大洲之一，那么从东至西穿过的自然是continent。句意：在非洲，贝壳被懂东非贩卖到西非。
41. C. 从前面内容可知，这里介绍的是早期的三种钱币形式，显然这些都是在coin（硬币）之前的货币形式。precede意为“在…之前”，process意为“加工，处理，前进”，proceed意为“着手开始，继续进行”，produce意为“制造”。句意：由重量决定价值的金属先于世界上许多国家的硬币出现。
42. B. 关键词是“still”，该词表示“金属仍然作为货币在使用”，那么自然就不需要使用纸币了，所以两者是二选一的关系，instead of表示“替代”，符合语境。in spite of意为“不管，不顾”，along with意为“随同…一起”，in line with意为“符合，和…一致”。句意：做成小方块的、棍状的、环状的铁仍在许多国家代替钱在使用。
43. D. goods是前面be exchanged的目的，故选择for表示目的。钱币是用来换取货物的，不是作为货品交换的。句意：它可以换成货物，也可以做成工具、武器或装饰品。
44. A. 本句解释中国早期货币“铜钱”的样子，正是圆心有孔的，因此选often。句意：中国最早的钱除了贝壳就是铜，铜通常被做成中间有一个洞的平的圆片。
45. B. 本句话后面出现了the earliest coins of the eastern Mediterranean，显然这里是将中国最早的钱币和东地中海最早的钱币进行对比，是平行结构，故选earliest。句意：这些最早的钱是在3000年到4000年前—早于东地中海最早的钱币。
46. A. 现在人们使用的coins和notes，不再使用原来那些钱币了，即取代了原先的货币形式。replace意为“取代”，reproduce意为“再现，复制”，reflect意为“反映”ecover意为“恢复，复原”，故选replace。句意：硬币和纸币还是取代了那些别致的钱。
47. D. 前面提到的salt，shells和metals是几种不同的早期货币，它们以不同的形式出现，但功能相同，因此这里用forms of money符合文意。
48. D. 从末句中的still keep it for future use和will soon be found only in museum可以看出，这两部分之间存在让步关系，表示这些早期的货币形式将彻底从人们的生活中消失。两者之间无因果关系，也不是假设关系，更没有对比转折关系。句意：尽管在一两个比较偏远的国家有些人仍贮藏那些别致的钱用于以后的一些礼仪场合，比如婚礼和葬礼。
49. C. ceremonial occasion意为“礼仪场合，正式场合”，这从后面的weddings和funerals可以看出，故选C。gathering表示“集会”，但ceremonial不与它搭配。assembly表示“集会”，event表示“活动”。
50. B. primitive意为“原始的”，。从前文可以看出，这里谈论的是早期的货币形式，因此是原始的货币形式，故选Ｂ。original意为“最初的”，是指第一个出现的意思，不符题意。historical 意为“历史的”，crude意为“粗糙的”，通常指质量不好。句意“原始货币很快只能在博物馆里看到了。
PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
51. D. 考查物主代词。逗号与逗号之间的是作为插入语，是association的定语从句，在此association作为一个整体概念出现，且其定语从句中也是用单数谓语动词has pressed，后面对应的物主代词也应该是单数概念的，故选D。句意：我们的协会一直在敦促给残疾人更多的就业机会，并且讲在最近公布建议书。
52. D. 考查虚拟语气。从句部分是对过去的虚拟，省略了if，因此出现倒装，但主句部分出现了明显的时间标志词now，可见是对现在的虚拟，故应该是would/could/should/might do的形式，切get为瞬间动词，不用进行时，故选D。句意：如果朱迪数学考试时更认真一些，她现在成绩就会好多了。
53. D。这是专四考试频考知识点了：A is to B what C is to D，由what引导的方式状语从句。句意：9相对于3等同于3相对于1。
54. C。这也是专四考试频考的知识点之一：in that引导原因状语从句。for that不能引导从句，A和D都引导定语从句。句意：人之所以有别于动物在于他们能思考，会说话。
55. B. 考查由much as引导的让步状语从句，意为“尽管”=although。而as much意为“同样地，这样地”。A和D不是固定搭配。句意：尽管他想周末和朋友出去，却不得不留下完成作业。
56. A. 考查时间状语从句。四个选项都可以引导定语从句，但这里没有后面从句修饰的先行词，故出现的不是定语从句。从两部分之间的关系来看，后面部分提到了时间段，因此填入when，成为时间状语从句。句意：去年我去巴黎拜访朋友时玩得非常开心。
57. D. 本题是今年专四试卷中出现的新题型，对英语专业同学的语法知识提出了一个更高的要求。考查的是限定词位置的用法。英语中的限定词可分为前位限定词、中位限定词和后位限定词，一个名词前的限定词只能按照前位、中位、后位的顺序出现，其中两个前位或两个中位词不能同时出现在同一个名词前。many是后位限定词，而his是中位限定词，与限定词排序规则有悖，故D为答案。A选项中all是前位，his是中位，符合规则；B中half是前位，his是中位限定词；C中her是中位，few是后位限定词。
58. C. 考查的是反义疑问句。复合句的反义疑问句应反问主句部分，本句主句是否定祈使句don’t forget to…，故祈使部分用will you。句意：你读完那本书后，别忘了把它放回我的书桌上，好吗？
59. A. 本题属于“句意理解题”，也是伴随着57题，作为08专四的新题型，着实让考生出乎
意料。本题关键在于分析句中的wisely是修饰refused的，还是修饰refused to spend his money 的，可以直接修饰refuse的副词有很多，如firmly，flatly，gracefully，politely等，但是当refuse 后接动词不定式短语的时候，副词修饰的就是refuse to do这个动宾结构了。如：resolutely refuse to answer坚决拒绝回答。可见题干中句子的含义是：他明智地拒绝花钱（这件事情），这表示他拒绝花钱这件事是很明智的，故选A。
60. A. as…as one can表示“尽可能地”。A和B的区别就在于主语不同，B是they could be的省略形式，因为主句中出现的动词是stood，不是be动词，因此该选项中的动词与前面不符；it could be表示的意思是“在可能的情况下”，it指代前面提到的内容。句意：他们站在那儿尽可能地随意聊天。
61. A. 对Who told the news to the teacher的标准回答是Jim did，即Jim did it的省略句。此外，还可以用其他代词指代问句中出现的内容，so和that都可以指代前文中提到的内容，而this 通常用于指代下文内容。
62. C. 句中is后为表语从句，该从句中缺少主语，that引导名词性从句时不做成分，where 为地点状语，which引导非限制性定语从句，故这里选what（做双重身份：表语从句引导词和表语从句中的主语）
63. D. 本题考查一般现在时的用法。在书报的标题、球赛现场报导、小说著作等的情况介绍常用一般现在时。如：The Bible says love of money is the root of all evil.
64. A. 考查倍数表达法。本题考查的就是倍数表达法中较为常见的一种：主语+谓语+倍数+the size/amount/length/width/depth/weight等抽象名词+of…：The earth is 49 times the size of the moon. 其他几种常见的倍数表达法有：主语+谓语+倍数+as+adj/adv+as；主语+谓语+倍数+adj/adv比较级+than；
65. B. 考查情态动词的用法。must作为情态动词除了表示命令、必须等意思之外，还有表示肯定推测，可能会怎么样的意思。A：你必须离开；C：你必须8点前到这儿；D：你必须按时完成阅读作业。如上三个意思均为“肯定、必须”。B：你一定感到很累了。表示肯定的判断，表示可能性，故选B。
66. D. at sea是固定搭配，表示“茫然，不知所措”。句意：他开始上大学时对自己所学的经济学专业确实感到很茫然。
67. C. 同一词根衍生出来的形容词辨析。considerate意为“考虑他人的，体恤别人的，考虑周详的”=thoughtful；considerable意为“相当的，可观的，数目庞大的”；considered和considering 分别是动词consider的过去分词和现在分词，不符语境，不做形容词，故排除。句意：在路上，开车者应该注意并考虑到骑车的人。
68. A. at home意为“舒适。无拘束”；at most意为“最多，不超过”；at heart意为“在内心里，在本质上”；at house不是固定搭配。句意：萨利有点儿害羞，但是老师发现她在和别人讨论一部新电影时非常从容。
69. D. capitalize on是固定搭配，意为“利用”；句意：该公司利用了商业竞争者判断的失误。
70. B. repeat：重复；remake：重新制作；reapply：重新申请；revise：修改。根据常识考试不及格需要重新课程。句意：蒂姆这学期三门课考试不及格，因此他下学期不得不重修。
71. A. come in handy意为“迟早会有用，派上用场”；其他几个词与come in无搭配。句意：留着这本参考书，哪天可能会派上用场。
72. C. beyond意为“为…所不能及，多于，超出”，其他介词无此义项。句意：一般人实在无法理解这个讲话者提出的问题。
73. D. tool既可指抽象意义上的工具，也可以指实物。instrument特指专业人员如医生和牙医使用的要求极高精度的仪器，如听诊器或超声波钻等；句意丝毫学习工具，故选tool。design 意为“设计”，agency意为“代理”，均不符合题意。句意：这个学校的老师受到鼓励，将戏剧用作学习工具。
74. D. accordingly意为“相应地，因此”；sensitively意为“敏感地”；imaginatively意为“想象上地”；efficiently意为“有效率地”。句意：首先我们需要找出他的设计是什么，然后采取
相应行动。
75. B. set on“着手，打定主意做”；fit on“装上，穿上”；dispose不与on搭配；decide on“决定”。句意：最初吉姆不知道自己大学毕业后干什么，但是现在他似乎决定成为计算机程序员了。
76. A. blow one’s own trumpet为固定搭配，意思是“自吹自擂，自我标榜”=blow one’s own horn。whistle意为“口哨”；bugle意为“喇叭”；flute意为“长笛”，均不能与blow构成固定搭配。句意：被邀请谈自己的成就时，他拒绝自吹自擂，拒绝在会上发言。
77. C. intensity意为“强度，强烈”；gravity意为“重力，严重”；extent意为“范围，程度”；amount用来指不可数名词的数量。这里句中的treatment与后面的grew in intensity正好构成让步关系。句意：他尽管得到治疗，腿上的疼痛还是加剧了。
78. B. suspend意为“暂停，中止”，是指正是让某事停下来，通常是短时间暂停；discontinue 是“停下”，强调的是结果，不涉及停多久的问题；cease也是停下的意思，不涉及时间长短，故选B。句意：在高速公路修复好之前，往返于市中心和牛顿住宅区的巴士服务暂停。
79. A. principal意为“主要的”；basic意为“基础的”；initial意为“最初的”；elementary意为“基本的”。后三个词都没有体现出潮汐出现的主因是月亮这层含义，故选A。句意：月亮距离地球比太阳近得多，它是引起潮汐的主要原因。
80. C. attendance: 出席, 出席的人数, 伺候, 照料；come (go) to sb.’s assist ance:给某人以帮助；come (go) to sb.’s rescue:进行援救, 营救某人，通常指搭救受到监禁、攻击或死亡威胁的人。safety: 安全, 保险。句意：在我打电话给泰德告诉钱包被偷了之后，他带着200美金的支票来帮我，为我付了房租。
PART V READING COMPREHENSION
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81. C. (Paras.1~2) When the sun is up, the largest city in the Netherlands sits quietly on the Amstel River. You can rent a bicycle, visit the Van Gogh or Anne Frank museum, or take a water taxi. But when the sun goes down, the partying begins. In the big clubs and in coffee shops, tourists gather to hang out, talk politics and smoke. 阿姆斯特丹是荷兰最大的城市，它静静地坐落在Amstel河畔。当太阳升起时，你可以租上一辆自行车或乘坐水上的士去参观梵高美术馆或安妮弗兰克博物馆。但当太阳落山后，聚会就开始了。在大的酒吧和咖啡馆里，游客们三五成群地聚在一起或四处闲逛，或谈论政治或吞云吐雾。可见阿姆斯特丹给人的感觉不是一成不变的，白天夜晚完全不同，故选C。
82. Ｂ. (Paras.4~5) For example, Dam Square attracts daytime sightseers to its festivals, open markets, concerts and other events. But as evening descends on Dam Square so do the party-seekers. 在这两段中，作者着力阐述Dam Square具有两重娱乐性。
83. A. 本题可以采用排除法。①(Lines 2~3, Para.6) Although Dutch is the official language, most people in Amsterdam speak English and are happy to help you with directions. 尽管荷兰语是当地的官方语言，阿姆斯特丹的大多数人都说英语并且非常乐意为你指路。(由此排除B和C)；
②(Line 1, Para.7)And you’ll notice that half the people in the streets are on bicycles. 而且你会发现大街上半数以上的人都骑车。(由此排除D)
84. B. 推断题。①(Line 1, Para.1) When the sun is up in Amsterdam, the largest city in the Netherlands sits quietly on the Amstel River. 阿姆斯特丹是荷兰最大的城市，它静静地坐落在Amstel河畔。因此阿姆斯特丹是个安静(quiet)的城市。②(Lines 1~3, Para.5) Hip pop or funk music begins blaring from Club Paradiso and Club Melkweg. These are two of the most popular clu bs in Europe. So if you come, be ready to dance. The clubs don’t shut down until 4 am. 天堂俱乐部和Melkweg俱乐部里开始奏响街舞或乡土音乐的旋律。这两个酒吧是欧洲最受欢迎的酒
吧之一。因此，如果你来到这儿，就准备好起舞吧。这些酒吧直到凌晨4才打烊。因此阿姆斯特丹又是个现代(modern)的城市。③(Line 1, Para.11) The city has an appreciation of its historic past. 阿姆斯特丹非常珍视它的历史。因此阿姆斯特丹也是个有历史(historic)的城市。综上所述，阿姆斯特丹是个令人愉悦(delight)的城市。A、C、D三个选项都只反映了阿姆斯特丹的某一个特点，不够全面。
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85. C. (Lines 1~2, Para.1) 从第一段的第二句话…Tantalized is one of many English words that have their origins in myths and legends of the past (in this case, Greek and Roman ones).可知Tantalized(逗弄)是众多来源于过去的神话和传说（如希腊和罗马神话）的英语单词之一，这恰与文章的主题相符。
86. D. (Lines 5~6, Para.1) Many (but not all) English dictionaries give you a brief indication of a word’s origins in brackets before or after the explanation of the meaning. 在许多（并非全部）英语字典里，一个词释义的前面或后面通常有一个括号，括号里简单地给出了这个词的来源。由此可知，所有的英文字典均提供词语解释，但并非所有的字典都给出了词源，因此A、B、C三个选项是不对的。
87. A. (Lines 7~12, Para.1) This means that… Can you see why his name was changed into a verb meaning ―to tease or torment by arousing desire‖? 这表示……现在你能猜到为什么他的名字变成了动词表示―以唤起欲望来戏弄或折磨某人‖的意思了吗？据此推断可知，作者以Tantalize 为例是为了说明这个词是从哪里来的，恰与文章主题与选项A―说明这个词是如何形成的‖说法一致。而非像D所说是―为了说明词义的变化过程‖。
88. C. (Lines3~4, Para.4) As a matter of fact, all the planets, except the one we live on, bear names that come from Rom an mythology,….事实上，所有的行星，除了我们生活的地球外，都是以罗马神话中神的名字命名的，……。A和B选项在文章的第三段和第四段中可以明确地找到答案，而选项D则见第四段的第一句：Many common words, such as the names for the days of the week and the months of the year, also come from mythology. 许多常见的单词，如一周的日子和一年的月份的命名同样来自于神话故事。March是一年中的第三个月，由此可知，它也是从神话中来的。
89. B. 作者以―tantalize‖，―siren‖，―jovial mood‖‖，―herculean effort‖等词或短语为例，并在第四段第一开始就说许多常见的单词，如一周的日子和一年的月份的命名同样来自于神话故事，由此可推知，作者这样写的目的就是为了说明阐述了英语里的许多单词都来源于神话和传说这一事实。B很好地概括了本文的主题。
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90. B. (Para.3) ―Miss, your name looks like the name of someone who’s on our wanted list. We’re going to have to check you out with Washington.‖―小姐，你的名字看起来和我们通缉名单上的某个人的名字很像。因此我们得和华盛顿方面核实一下。‖
91. A. (Lines 2~3, Para.8) ―For all we know you could be calling a terrorist cell and giving them information.‖―不准打电话！‖他说。―说不定你是在给恐怖分子打电话，给他们提供信息。‖由此可以推断作者被禁止使用电话是因为移民局的官员还不能肯定他是否与恐怖分子有联系，换言之，还不能确定作者的身份。
92. D. (Paras.18~19) ―What can I do to keep it from happening again?‖ He smiled the empty smile we’d seen all day. ―Absolutely nothing.‖ ―那么我们怎么做才能防止它再次发生呢？‖他不带任何感情地微微一笑，这种笑我们这一天来已经看到太多了。―绝对没有任何办法可以防止类似的事再发生。‖ 根据第18段和19段作者和那位官员的对话可知D是正确答案。
93. B. (Lines 2~4, Para.20) Twenty years ago, my own graduate school writing professor advised me to write under a pen name so that publishers wouldn’t stick me in what he called ―the eth nic
2009年英语专业八级真题答案 In this section 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. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. Writing Experimental Reports I.Content of an experimental report, e.g. --- study subject/ area --- study purpose --- ____1____ II.Presentation of an experimental report --- providing details --- regarding readers as _____2_____ III.Structure of an experimental report --- feature: highly structured and ____3____ --- sections and their content: INTRODUCTION ____4____; why you did it METHOD how you did it RESULT what you found out ____5____ what you think it shows IV. Sense of readership --- ____6____: reader is the marker --- ____7____: reader is an idealized, hypothetical, intelligent person with little knowledge of your study --- tasks to fulfill in an experimental report: ? introduction to relevant area ? necessary background information ? development of clear arguments ? definition of technical terms ? precise description of data ____8____ V. Demands and expectations in report writing --- early stage: ? understanding of study subject/area and its implications ? basic grasp of the report's format --- later stage: ? ____9____ on research significance --- things to avoid in writing INTRODUCTION: ? inadequate material ? ____10____ of research justification for the study
PART II READING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN) TEXT A I remember meeting him one evening with his pushcart. I had managed to sell all my papers and was coming home in the snow. It was that strange hour in downtown New York when the workers were pouring homeward in the twilight. I marched among thousands of tired men and women whom the factory whistles had unyoked. They flowed in rivers through the clothing factory districts, then down along the avenues to the East Side. I met my father near Cooper Union. I recognized him, a hunched, frozen figure in an old overcoat standing by a banana cart. He looked so lonely, the tears came to my eyes. Then he saw me, and his face lit with his sad, beautiful smile -Charlie Chaplin's smile. "Arch, it's Mikey," he said. "So you have sold your papers! Come and eat a banana." He offered me one. I refused it. I felt it crucial that my father sell his bananas, not give them away. He thought I was shy, and coaxed and joked with me, and made me eat the banana. It smelled of wet straw and snow. "You haven't sold many bananas today, pop," I said anxiously. He shrugged his shoulders. "What can I do? No one seems to want them." It was true. The work crowds pushed home morosely over the pavements. The rusty sky darkened over New York building, the tall street lamps were lit, innumerable trucks, street cars and elevated trains clattered by. Nobody and nothing in the great city stopped for my father's bananas. "I ought to yell," said my father dolefully. "I ought to make a big noise like other peddlers, but it makes my throat sore. Anyway, I'm ashamed of yelling, it makes me feel like a fool. " I had eaten one of his bananas. My sick conscience told me that I ought to pay for it somehow. I must remain here and help my father. "I'll yell for you, pop," I volunteered. "Arch, no," he said, "go home; you have worked enough today. Just tell momma I'll be late." But I yelled and yelled. My father, standing by, spoke occasional words of praise, and said I was a wonderful yeller. Nobody else paid attention. The workers drifted past us wearily, endlessly; a defeated army wrapped in dreams of home. Elevated trains crashed; the Cooper Union clock burned above us; the sky grew black, the wind poured, the slush burned through our shoes. There were thousands of strange, silent
TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2011) GRADE EIGHT TIME LIMIT: 195 MIN PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A MINI-LECTURE In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONL Y. 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. Some of the gaps may require a maximum of THREE words. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes while completing the task. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. Now, listen to the mini-lecture. Classifications of Cultures According to Edward Hall, different cultures result in different ideas about the world. Hall is an anthropologist. He is interested in relations between cultures. I. High-context culture A. feature - context: more important than the message - meaning: (1)__________ i.e. more attention paid to (2) ___________ than to the message itself B. examples - personal space - preference for (3)__________ - less respect for privacy / personal space - attention to (4)___________ - concept of time - belief in (5)____________ interpretation of time - no concern for punctuality - no control over time II. Low-context culture A. feature - message: separate from context - meaning: (6)___________ B. examples - personal space - desire / respect for individuality / privacy - less attention to body language
08年英语专业八级全真试题(5) TEXT D The law firm Patrick worked for before he died filed for bankruptcy protection a year after his funeral. After his death, the firms letterhead properly included him: Patrick S. Lanigan, 1954-1992. He was listed up in the right-hand corner, just above the paralegals. Then the rumors got started and wouldnt stop. Before long, everyone believed he had taken the money and disappeared. After three months, no one on the Gulf Coast believed that he was dead. His name came off the letterhead as the debts piled up. The remaining partners in the law firm were still together, attached unwillingly at the hip by the bondage of mortgages and the bank notes, back when they were rolling and on the verge of serious wealth. They had been joint defendants in several unwinnable lawsuits; thus the bankruptcy. Since Patricks departure, they had tried every possible way to divorce one another, but nothing would work. Two were raging alcoholics who drank at the office behind locked doors, but nevertogether. The other two were in recovery, still teetering on the brink of sobriety. He took their money. Their millions. Money they had already spent long before it arrived, as only lawyers can do. Money for their richly renovated office building in downtown Biloxi. Money for new homes, yachts, condos in the Caribbean. The money was on the way, approved,
2010年英语专八真题及其答案
TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2010) -GRADE EIGHT- PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 MIN) SECTION A MINI-LECTURE In this section 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. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. Complete the gap-filling task. Some of the gaps below may require a maximum of THREE words. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically & semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes. Paralinguistic Features of Language In face-to-face communication speakers often alter their tomes of voice or change their physical postures in order to convey messages. These means are called paralinguistic features of language, which fall into two categories. First category: vocal paralinguistic features A.(1)__________: to express attitude or intention (1)__________ B.Examples 1. whispering: need for secrecy 2. breathiness: deep emotion 3. (2)_________: unimportance (2)__________ 4. nasality: anxiety 5. extra lip-rounding: greater intimacy Second category: physical paralinguistic features A.facial expressions 1.(3)_______ (3)__________ ----- smiling: signal of pleasure or welcome 2.less common expressions ----- eye brow raising: surprise or interest ----- lip biting: (4)________ (4)_________ B.gesture gestures are related to culture. 1.British culture ----- shrugging shoulders: (5) ________ (5)__________ ----- scratching head: puzzlement 2.other cultures ----- placing hand upon heart:(6)_______ (6)__________ ----- pointing at nose: secret C.proximity, posture and echoing 1.proximity: physical distance between speakers ----- closeness: intimacy or threat ----- (7)_______: formality or absence of interest (7)_________ Proximity is person-, culture- and (8)________ -specific. (8)_________ 2.posture ----- hunched shoulders or a hanging head: to indeicate(9)_____ (9)________ ----- direct level eye contact: to express an open or challenging attitude 3.echoing ----- definition: imitation of similar posture ----- (10)______: aid in communication (10)___________ ----- conscious imitation: mockery
In this section 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. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. Writing Experimental Reports I.Content of an experimental report, e.g. --- study subject/ area --- study purpose --- ____1____ II.Presentation of an experimental report --- providing details --- regarding readers as _____2_____ III.Structure of an experimental report --- feature: highly structured and ____3____ --- sections and their content: INTRODUCTION ____4____; why you did it METHOD how you did it RESULT what you found out ____5____ what you think it shows IV. Sense of readership --- ____6____: reader is the marker --- ____7____: reader is an idealized, hypothetical, intelligent person with little knowledge of your study --- tasks to fulfill in an experimental report: ( introduction to relevant area necessary background information( ( development of clear arguments definition of technical terms( precise( description of data ____8____ V. Demands and expectations in report writing --- early stage: ( understanding of study subject/area and its implications basic grasp of the( report's format --- later stage: ____9____ on research( significance --- things to avoid in writing INTRODUCTION: inadequate( material ____10____ of research justification for the study( SECTION B INTERVIEW In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your coloured answer sheet.
08年英语专业八级全真试题(6) PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE （10 MIN） There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. Mark your answers on your coloured answer sheet. 31. The largest city in Canada is A. Vancouver. B. Montreal. C. Toronto D. Ottawa. 32. According to the United States Constitution, the legislative power is invested in A. the Federal Government. B. the Supreme Court. C. the Cabinet. D. the Congress. 33. Which of the following is the oldest sport in the United States? A. Baseball. B. Tennis. C. Basketball. D. American football. 34. The head of the executive branch in New Zealand is
A. the President. B. the Governor-General. C. the British monarch, D. the Prime Minister. 35. The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, is an important poetic work by A. William Langland. B. Geoffrey Chaucer. C. William Shakespeare. D. Alfred Tennyson. 36. Who wrote The American? A. Herman Melville. B. Nathaniel Hawthorne. C. Henry James. D. Theodore Dreiser. 37. All of the following are well-known female writers in 20th -century Britain EXCEPT A. George Eliot. B. Iris Jean Murdoch. C. Doris Lessing. D. Muriel Spark. 38. Which of the following is NOT a design feature of human
2012 31. The Maori people are natives of A. Australia. B. Canada. C. Ireland. D. New Zealand. 32. The British monarch is the Head of A. Parliament. B. State. C. Government. D. Cabinet. 33. Americans celebrate Independence Day on A. July 4th. B. October 11th. C. May 31st. D. September 6th. 34. Canada is bounded on the north by A. the Pacific Ocean. B. the Atlantic Ocean. C. the Arctic Ocean. D. the Great Lakes. 35. Who is the author of The Waste Lana? A. George Bernard Shaw. B. W.B. Yeats. C. Dylan Thomas. D. T.S. Eliot. 36. Which of the following novelists wrote The Sound and the Fury? A. William Faulkner. B. Ernest Hemingway. C. Scott Fitzgerald. D. John Steinbeck. 37. "The lettuce was lonely without tomatoes and cucumbers for company" is an example of A. exaggeration. B. understatement. C. personification. D. synecdoche. 38. In English ifa word begins with a [l] or a [r], then the next sound must be a vowel. This is a (n) A. assimilation rule. B. sequential rule. C.deletion rule. D. grammar rule. 39. Which of the following is an example of clipping? A.APEC. B.Motel. C.Xerox. D.Disco. 40. The type of language which is selected as appropriate to a particular type of" situation is called A. register. B. dialect. C. slang. D. variety. 31: new Zealand 32: state 33: July 4th 34: the Arctic Ocean 35: T.S.Eliot 36: William Faulkner 37: personification 38: sequential rule 39: Disco 40: register 2011 31. The northernmost part of Great Britain is _______. A. Northern Ireland B. Wales C. England D. Scotland 参考答案：D TIP：选D。英国最北端是苏格兰。 32. It is generally agreed that _______ were the first Europeans to reach Australia's shores. A. the French B. the Germans C. the British D. the Dutch 参考答案：D TIP：选D。1606年，荷兰航海家Willem Janszoon在约克角西岸登陆澳洲。1770年，英国人库克船长登上澳洲大陆并宣布它为英国领土。 33. Which country is known as the Land of Maple Leaf? A. Canada. B. New Zealand. C. Great Britain. D. The United States of America. 参考答案：A TIP：选A。加拿大被誉为“枫叶之国”。 34. Who wrote the famous pamphlet, The Common Sense, before the American Revolution? A. Thomas Jefferson. B. Thomas Paine. C. John Adams. D. Benjamin Franklin. 参考答案：B
2004年英语专八试卷真题及答案 PART ⅠLISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A TALK Language is used for doing things. People use it in everyday conversation for transacting business, planning meals and vacations, debating politics, and gossiping. Teachers use it for instructing students, and comedians use it for amusing audiences. All these are instances of language use - that is activities in which people do things with language. As we can see, language use is really a form of joint action. What is joint action? I think it is an action that is carried out by a group of people doing things in coordination with each other. As simple examples, think of two people waltzing, or playing a piano duet. When two dancers waltz, they each move around the ballroom in a special way. But waltzing is different from the sum of their individual actions. Can you imagine these two dancers doing the same steps, but in separate rooms, or at separate times? So waltzing is, in fact, the joint action that emerges as the two dancers do their individual steps in coordination, as a couple. Similarly, doing things with language is also different from the sum of the speaker speaking and the listener listening. It is the joint action that emerges when speakers and listeners, or writers and readers, perform their individual actions in coordination, as ensembles. Therefore, we can say that language use incorporates both individual and social processes. Speakers and listeners, writers and readers, must carry out actions as individuals, if they are to succeed in their
模考吧网提供最优质的模拟试题，最全的历年真题，最精准的预测押题！ 2008年专业英语八级真题 一、Listening Comprehension ( Conversation )（共5小题,共5.0分） In this section, you will hear several short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following questions. Now listen to the conversations 第1题 Mary doesn't seem to favour the idea of a new airport because A the existing airports are to be wasted. B more people will be encouraged to travel. C more oil will be consumed. D more airplanes will be purchased. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文]1-5 W: Hello, Freddy. M: Hello, Mary. How nice to see you again. How's everything going? W: Fine. Busy these days? M: Yeah. With lots of things to do. Would you like to join me for a drink? W: Ok, thanks. M: Any news recently? W: Oh, well, I read in the local paper the other day that the government is planning to build an airport here, you know that? M: I'm afraid not. W: Well, my real objection to this idea of a new airport is, is the whole thing is so wasteful, I mean, we know we are currently in fuel crises, we know that we've got to conserve oil and fuel and all the rest of it, and get here the government seems quite deliberately to be encouraging people to,... to travel, to use and these jets use a hack of a lot of oil, I mean it takes a ton of oil, a ton of petrol before one of these big jets even takes off. M: Mm...
2007年英语专业八级真题答案 PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A MINI-LECTURE In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONL Y. while listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but yon will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. when the lecture is over, yon will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. 题1 - 10 [原文] Good morning, today's lecture, is the very first of a series of lectures on art history, so I'd like to spend some time discussing with you the following topic: Why do we need to study art history? And what can we learn from it? First of all, I'd say, if you study art history, this might be a good way to learn more about a culture, than it's possible to learn in general history classes. You know, most typical history courses concentrate on politics, economics and war, but art history focuses on much more than this. Because art reflects not only the political values of a people, but also their religious beliefs, emotions etc. In addition, information about the daily activities of our ancestors can be provided by art, like what people did for a living, what kind of dress they wore, what ceremonies they held etc. In short, art can express the essential qualities of a time and a place, and the study of it clearly offers us a deeper understanding than can be found in most history books and enables us to learn more things about human society and civilization. The second point I'd like to make is about the type of information. In history books, information is objective, that is facts about political economic life of a country are given, but opinions are not expressed. Art, on the other hand, is subjective. It reflects personal emotions and opinions. For example, Francisco Goya was a great Spanish painter and also perhaps the first truly political artist. In his famous painting, The Third of May 1808, he showed soldiers shooting a group of simple people. His description of soldiers and their victims has become a symbol of the enormous power or the misuse of this power that the government can have over its people. Over 100 years later, on another continent, the powerful paintings of Mexican artists depicted their deep anger and sadness about social problems. In summary, through art you can find a personal and emotional view of history. Thirdly, art can reflect a culture's religious beliefs. For hundreds of years in Europe, religious art was almost the only type of art that existed. Churches and other religious buildings were filled with paintings that showed people and stories from the Bible. By contrast, one of the main characteristics of art in the Middle East was (and still is), its absence of human and animal images. This reflects the Islamic belief that these images are unholy. Thus, on palaces, mosques and other buildings, Islamic artists have created unique decoration of great beauty with images of flowers of geometric forms, for example, circles, squares and triangles. The same is true of other places, like Africa and Pacific Islands. Art also reflects the religious beliefs of traditional cultures in these places. As a matter of fact, religion is the purpose for this art and it's, therefore, absolutely essential to it. Traditional art in Africa and Pacific Islands is different from Christian art. Christian art