GENERAL ENGLISH QUALIFYING TEST FOR NON-ENGLISH MAJOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
（2008-01）
PAPER ONE
PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (25 minutes, 20 points)
Section A ( 1 point each)
Directions:In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said. The
conversations and the questions will be read only once. Choose the best answer from
the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across
the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.
1 A. His paper has been published with the help of his adviser.
B. His paper has won an award with the help of his adviser.
C. His paper has been revised by his adviser.
D. His paper has got the approval from his adviser.
2. A. Tom is terribly ill.
B. Tom is in low spirits.
C. Tom is bad-tempered.
D. Tom is nervous at the moment.
3. A. He saw his boss in person for the first time.
B. He is now complaining in a different way.
C. He has made his boss change his attitude.
D. He has changed his opinion of his boss.
4. A. He was not fond of the concert.
B. He didn’t like the tea offered at the concert.
C. He left early to have some tea with somebody else.
D. He doesn’t want to tell the woman why he was not there.
5. A. He always looks down upon others.
B. He always lowers the value of others.
C. He always judges people by their appearance.
D. He is always reluctant to take newcomers.
6. A. She is always stupid.
B. She is always concentrated.
C. She is always careless.
D. She is always absent-minded.
7. A. She wants to leave a way out.
B. She doesn’t trust her boss.
C. She wants to repay her boss.
D. She wants to stay with her boss as long as possible.
8. A. She should let her daughter decide.
B. She should choose what the teacher is interested in.
C. She should make the same choice as the other parents.
D. She should choose what she is interested in.
9. A. She felt very cold because of the weather.
B. She was frightened by the scene.
C. She sent the two boys to the hospital.
D. She went to help the injured immediately.
Section B ( 1 point each)
Directions: In this section you will hear two mini-talks. At the end of each talk, there wi11 be some questions. Both the talks and the questions will be read to you only once. After each
question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must choose the best answer
from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar
across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.
Mini-talk One
10. A. He went mountain climbing.
B. He went camping.
C. He went to a party.
D. He went to a concert.
11. A. He was lost in the forest.
B. He was caught in a natural disaster.
C. He was woken up in the middle of the night.
D. He burned his dinner.
12. A. Because it was too noisy.
B. Because he wanted to join the party.
C. Because he was too tired.
D. Because he turned on some music.
Mini-talk Two
13. A. The may be overweight.
B. They may earn less money.
C. They may suffer from serious diseases.
D. They may have lasting damage in their brain.
14. A. Improving children’s nutrition in their country.
B. Providing their people with cleaner conditions.
C. Improving health care for their people.
D. Providing their people with better education.
15. A. Preschool period.
B. Teenage period.
C. Between birth and 15 years old.
D. Between pregnancy and two years old.
Section C (1 point each)
Directions: In this section, you will hear a talk. Listen to the recording and complete the notes about the lecture. You will hear the recording twice. After the recording you are asked
to write down your answers briefly on the Answer Sheet. You now have 25 seconds to
read the notes below.
16. “Facebook” and “MySpace” are some of the most popular blog sites for______________.
17. Blogs offer young people a place to show their writings and _________________.
18. Personal information puts teenagers at risk of being sought out by dangerous people who
________________.
19. When teenagers include information on their blogs that can be seen as a threat to others
they can _________________.
20. Parents are advised to read their children’s blogs to make sure they are not giving out
__________________.
Part II VOCABULARY(10 minutes, 10 points)
Section A (0.5 point each)
Directions: There are ten questions in this section. Each question is a sentence with one word or phrase underlined. Below the sentence are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and
D. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one. Mark
the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square bracket on your
Machine-scoring Answer Sheet.
21. The city was virtually paralyzed by the transit strike for better wages.
A. subjectively
B. imaginably
C. positively
D. practically
22. In spite of the taxing business schedule, he managed to take some time off for exercise.
A. imposing
B. demanding
C. compulsory
D. temporary
23. The court held the parents accountable for the minor child’s acts of violence.
A. responsible for
B. indifferent to
C. desperate for
D. involved in
24. The visitors were impressed by the facilities planned and programmed in terms of their
interrelationships.
A. in units of
B. with reference to
C. in aspects of
D. on condition of
25. “There is a weird power in a spoken word,” Joseph Conrad once said.
A. mighty
B. prospective
C. odd
D. formidable
26. Poverty and inadequate health care take their toll on the quality of a community’s health.
A. destruction
B. contribution
C. charge
D. origin
27. This old man had trouble expressing the attachment he felt when arriving at his native town.
A. hospitality
B. affection
C. appeal
D. frustration
28. If you become reconciled to your lot, you will never get a new start in life.
A. submissive
B. resistant
C. tolerable
D. committed
29. The little girl felt increasingly uneasy while waiting for her mother at the bus-stop.
A. difficult
B. excited
C. relieved
D. restless
30. A high official is likely to win respect and trust if he can stick to his principles.
A. turn to
B. add to
C. keep to
D. lead to
Section B (0.5 point each)
Directions:There are ten questions in this section. Each question is a sentence with something missing. Below each sentence are four words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D.
Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark the corresponding
letter with a single bar across the square bracket on your Machine-scoring Answer
Sheet.
31. To achieve sustainable development, the ________ of resources is assuming new importance.
A. conservation
B. reservation
C. exhaustion
D. devastation
32. The sale of alcoholic beverages is ________ to those above 21 in some regions.
A. confined
B. inhibited
C. obliged
D. restricted
33. The importance of protecting rainforests from human invasion is increasingly realized by
developing and developed countries ________.
A. both
B. either
C. alike
D. apart
34. Before the 1980s, the idea of health insurance was quite _______ to those living in the
mainland of China.
A. overseas
B. abroad
C. foreign
D. offshore
35. The government is expected to make new legislations to _______ foreign investment in real
estate.
A. manipulate
B. regulate
C. dominate
D. prevail
36. Despite the suspect’s _______ to be innocent, there is compelling evidence that he was
involved.
A. conviction
B. assertion
C. accusation
D. speculation
37. For many countries, being part of a global supply chain is like striking oil—oil that may
never _______.
A. run out
B. work out
C. turn out
D. call out
38. Having been an office secretary for some years, she always _______ chores in a responsible
way.
A. goes on
B. goes for
C. goes without
D. goes about
39. Without clear guidelines _______, executives of hospitals are sometimes at a loss what to do.
A. in order
B. in place
C. in need
D. in trouble
40. The age of other trees is variously estimated as _______ from two hundred to eight hundred
years.
A. changing
B. differing
C. varying
D. ranging PART III CLOZE TEST (15 minutes, 10 points, 1 point each)
Directions:There are 15 questions in this part of the test. Read the passage through. Then, go back and choose one suitable word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D for each blank in
the passage. Mark the corresponding letter of the word or phrase you have chosen
with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.
Every year, as the price of goods rises, the inflation refuses to 41 even from the high educational institutions.
In the US, according to a 2005 survey by the College Board, 42 at state universities rose by an average of 7.1 percent annually, after a year when inflation grew much less. At private schools it was up 5.9 percent. The survey which 43 more than 3,000 colleges and universities did not provide clear reasons for the continued increases. It did say that the price of goods and services at universities have risen rapidly. Some of the fastest growth has been in employee health 44 , and professional salaries.
Living expenses on campus have also 45 . At the university of Southern California student dining hall, a buffet (自助餐) meal cost $5.50 in 2004. But now it’s $9. The US government often provides 46 assistance to students’ lunch in primary and high schools, but these favorable policies usually don’t 47 universities. Some students said the food on campus is sometimes even more expensive than that at restaurants 48 campus.
To compensate the rise in tuition and living expenses, the federal and state governments 49 universities and private sources have provided 50 for students. Of all the full time undergraduates about 62 percent have a grant covering 30-50 percent of their tuition, according to the College Board.
41. A. stay away B. stand out C. step down D. set off
42. A. fares B. payment C. charges D. tuition
43. A. attended B. covered C. included D. composed
44. A. welfare B. advantages C. benefits D. goods
45. A. rolled up B. gone up C. sat up D. taken up
46. A. management B. economic C. policy D. financial
47. A. apply to B. suit for C. adjust to D. gear for
48. A. in B. to C. off D. over
49. A. as well as B. the same as C. as far as D. such as
50. A. grasps B. grains C. grounds D. grants
PART IV READING COMPREHENSION(45 minutes, 30 points, 1 point each) Directions:In this part of the test, there are five short passages. Read each passage carefully, and then do the questions that follow. Choose the best answer from the four choices
given and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets
on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.
Passage One
Did your mum and dad go to university, or did they leave school and go straight to the Job Centre? The educational experience of parents is still important when it comes to how today’s students choose an area of study and what to do after graduation, according to The Future-track research in the UK.
The research was done by the Higher Education Careers Service Unit. It plans to follow university applicants for six years from 2006 through their early careers.
The first year’s findings come from a study of 130,000 university applicants. They show significant differences in prospective students’approach to higher education, depending on
whether their parents got degrees (second-generation applicants) or didn’t (first-generation applicants).
First-generation applicants were more likely to say that their career and employment prospects were uppermost in their minds in deciding to go to university. About one-fifth of this group gave “to enable me to get a good job”as their main reason for choosing HE. And 37 percent said that a degree was “part of my career plan”.
A young person coming from a non-professional household where finances are stretched my find the idea of learning for its own sake to be a luxury. This explains the explosion in vocational course.
At Portsmouth University, first-year student Kim Burnett, 19, says that she specifically chose her degree in health research management and psychology to get a secure, well-paid job. Harriet Edge, 20, studying medicine at Manchester University, also wanted job security. Her parents lacked college degrees, though the fact that her uncle is a doctor appears to have influenced her choice.
“Medicine is one of those fields where it’s pretty likely you’ll get a job at the end. That’s a big plus, as the debt levels after five years of study are going to be frightening,” she says. Many experts believe that this situation affects those with no family tradition of higher education far more keenly. The fact that 26 percent of respondents said that they needed more advice implies that some students may end up feeling that their higher education investment was not worthwhile.
For those with graduate parents, this lack of guidance may, the researchers suggest, be less of a problem. “But, for those without the advantages, lack of access to career guidance before applying for higher education leaves them exposed to making poorer choices,”the survey concludes.
51. The main idea of the passage is that __________.
A. parents’ experience are more important for their children’s education
B. parents’ carrers are vitally important for their children’s degress
C. students’ approach to higher education correlates with their parents’ educational experience
D. students’ carrer and emplyment prospects are decided by their parents
52. “HE” in the 4th paragraph probably refers to __________.
A. health education.
B. higher employment
C. Harriet Edge
D. higher education
53. A young person coming from a non-professional household __________.
A. is less likely to get financial aid to go to university
B. is more likely to choose vocational education
C. may think learning for pleasure is a good idea
D. may choose to study for a professional degree
54. In which of the following aspects do Kim Burnett and Harriet Edge have in common?
A. They both chose their majors because of their family influence.
B. They are both the first-year students in university.
C. Both of their parents lack college degrees.
D. Both of them chose degrees for job security.
55. It is implied that __________.
A. the cost of a degree in medicine is very high
B. higher education investment in medicine is not worthwhile
C. a student without family medical tradition is less likely to choose medicine
D. medicine is a field where every degree-holder can get a job
56. Those with graduate parents may __________.
A. make poorer choices when choosing their majors
B. make better choices when applying for higher education
C. not need career guidance before graduation
D. have no problems in applying for a college
Passage Two
Last month, the public address system at Earl’s Court subway station in London was ordered to get the noise down. Passengers, it seems, had had enough of being told that blindingly obvious: “Stand back or the train will run you over.”“Don’t lean on the doors.”“Stand back from the opening doors.”“Do this.”“Don’t do that.”
Bossiness is not just aural. It is also written. As a commuter, I’m continually bombarded by notices on car walls. “Please take your feet off the seat.”“Please turn down your personal stereo.” And when I drive past the local primary, a sign flashes: “School. Slow down!”
The presumption behind these signs is that Britons must have everything spelled out because we are low, uncivilized people who were raised by wolves.
Britain didn’t use to be so bossy. When I was a boy, for instance, the local cinema put a warning on screen before we settled down to watch. “Don’t,” it said, “make noises.” In those days, long before mobile phones, it was the only bossiness we saw in the cinema. Since then, bossiness has become more commonplace. Television, that strongest guide to public morals and lifestyles in this country, is alive with dominant people. On screen, we see health experts holding some poor woman’s breasts and demanding that she get in shape. Cooking programs tell us not to think of leaving toast crumbs on the kitchen table.
There is no point in blaming TV for this new bossiness. We want to be bossed. We have behaved badly and now we yearn to feel the whip to correct us. On July 1, smoking will be banned in public places in England. My local government told churches in the area last week that no-smoking posters must be prominently displayed by church entrance.
I love this: the governments are bossing people to make them more bossy. They are insisting that priests tell their congregations (教区的教民) what to do.
My local government isn’t the only source of bossiness. I find it everywhere. But the rise in bossiness does not seem to have been accompanied by a rise in socially well-adjusted behavior. In fact, the opposite. Perhaps this is because, if you feel as though you are treated with contempt, you will respond with the same.
57. The case at Earl’s Court subway station shows that __________.
A. it is very noisy in public places
B. it is necessary to warn the passengers of their safety
C. people have realized the importance of public order
D. people have been tired of being bossed
58. It is presumed that bossiness is everywhere because Britons __________.
A. need to be bossed to behave themselves
B. want to be reminded of how to behave well
C. must have everything spelled out
D. are raised in uncivilized society
59. It is suggested in the passage that __________.
A. now Britons behave much better than they did in the past
B. in the past Britons behaved much better than they do now
C. the dominant people on screen should be blamed for the new bossiness
D. television has misguided the public morals and lifestyles in Britain
60. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A. Television should play a role in enhancing public morals.
B. The local government has got involved in the church activities.
C. The governments want to make themselves more authoritative by bossing people.
D. The rise in bossiness has helped the improvement of people’s behavior.
61. The author writes this passage in a __________.
A. funny tone
B. criticizing tone
C. friendly tone
D. radical tone
62. What is the appropriate title of this passage?
A. British People Have Had Enough Bossiness Around
B. British People Want to Be Bossed
C. Bossiness in Great Britain: Its Past and Present
D. Bossiness in Great Britain Should Be Ignored
Passage Three
It began as just another research project, in this case to examine the effects of various drugs on patients with a severe mood disorder. Using an advanced brain scanning technology —the clumsily named echo-planar magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (磁共振光谱成像) procedure, or EP-MRSI —researchers at Boston’s McLean Hospital scanned the medicated and un-medicated brains of 30 people with bipolar disorder in order to detect possible new treatments for the more than 2 million American adults who suffer from the disease.
But something unexpected happened. A patient who had been so depressed that she could barely speak became ebullient after the 45-minute brain scan. Then a second patient, who seemed incapable of even a smile, emerged actually telling jokes. Then another and another. Was this some coincidence? Aimee Parow, the technician who made these observations didn’t think so. She mentioned the patients’ striking mood shifts to her boss, and together they completely refocused the study: to see if the electromagnetic fields might actually have a curative effect on depressive mood.
As it turns out, they did. As reported last month in the American Journal of Psychiatry, 23 of the 30 people who were part of the study reported feeling significantly less depressed after the scan. The most dramatic improvements were among those who were taking no medication. The researchers are cautious. Says Bruce Cohen, McLean’s president and psychiatrist in chief: “I want to emphasize that we are not saying this is the answer…but this is a completely different approach
in trying to help the brain than anything that was done before.”
It’s a completely different approach because of the way the magnetism is applied to the brain. But it’s an example of new research on an old idea: that the brain is an electromagnetic organ and that brain disorders might result from disorder in magnetic function. The idea has huge appeal to psychiatrists and patients alike, since for many people the side effects of psychiatric(精神的) drugs are almost as difficult to manage as the disease itself. And 30 percent of the nearly 18.8 million people who suffer from depression do not respond to any of the antidepressants available now. People with other severe mental disorders might benefit as well. And while no one fully understands exactly why or how the brain responds as it does to electrical currents and magnetic waves, fascinating new research is offering some possible explanations.
63. The first paragraph describes a project aimed at finding __________.
A. who has bipolar disorder
B. what improves people’s moods
C. whether magnetic scanning is a treatment
D. how some patients respond to some drugs
64. What does the passage say about bipolar disorder?
A. It mainly affects males.
B. It may cause drug addiction.
C. It is a mental problem.
D. It is hard to detect.
65. The word “ebullient” in Paragraph 2 can be best replaced by __________.
A. “considerate”
B. “quiet”
C. “excited”
D. “sorrowful”
66. The researchers’ attitude toward the new finding can be described as __________.
A. confused
B. amused
C. careful
D. skeptical
67. The new finding is significant because it shows that electromagnetic fields may __________.
A. treat mental disorders
B. cause mental disorders
C. increase the effectiveness of some drugs
D. reduce the effectiveness of some drugs
68. The passage mainly __________.
A. reports a discovery
B. challenges a discovery
C. explains the problems with a discovery
D. describes the background of a discovery
Passage Four
My kids tell me that I am “so 20th century”, which troubles me. A person likes to feel that he is “with it”, as we used to say in the 20th century.
So I have been thinking how I might change myself into a true 21st-century man. Clearly, in my advanced state of age I would be foolish to attempt some wild leap into the contemporary fashion. And anyway, my distinctive taste attracts much favorable comment.
But if my clothing is too characteristic to change, perhaps I should do something about my lifestyle. So last week I took myself to the NEC for the Smart Home Show which is “the exhibition dedicated to all the latest trends in smart home technology”.
It was a shock. How could I have lived for half a century without a fingerprint-operated front door? (“Never lock yourself out of your home again!”) Or vacuum cleaners that suck dust straight into a dustbin, via a system of pipes in your house walls? (All you have to do is rebuild your entire home.) Or automatic garden sprinklers which are so smart that they turn themselves off when it starts to rain? Of course, you could just look out of the window, observe that it’s raining and turn them off yourself. But that would be so 20th century.
Besides, those were just the simpler things. For the true smart-home owner, a plasma (等离子) TV fireplace is a must. At first glance it’s just an electric fire with a mantelpiece, but presses your remote and a giant TV screen r ises from the mantelpiece. “Thieves won’t even know it’s there,” a spokesman claimed. Just as well. At ￡5,280, it would be a pity to have it broken. But the real revolution has happened in the bathroom. Never again need you feel cut off from world events as you go about your washing. Forget the mirrors that turn into TV screens. They’re old hat. The buzz in bathrooms now is all about heated towel-racks that turn into TVs.
Enough! I was convinced: I want a smart home. There’s only one problem: The cost. You are looking at ￡18,000 to ￡25,000 for an average home. Hmm. I won’t be entering the 21st century just yet, then.
69. To be “21st century”, the author decided to __________.
A. move to a new house
B. change the way he lived
C. improving his dressing style
D. talk in the most trendy fashion
70. The author’s comment on the vacuum cleaner implies that __________.
A. he believed that it was useless
B. he wanted to purchase one himself
C. he hated to cause inconvenience
D. he thought that it was not worth the effort
71. What is the most revolutionary smart home technology according to the author?
A. The plasma TV fireplace.
B. The automatic garden sprinkler.
C. Mirrors that turn into TV screens.
D. Heated towel-racks that turn into TVs.
72. The Smart Home Show __________.
A. seemed too good to be true
B. was a true eye-opener for the author
C. left a negative impression on the author
D. appealed less to the middle- and old-aged
73. Which does the author think of buying the smart home products?
A. He was interested, but found them too expensive.
B. He was fascinated, and decided to buy them.
C. He wasn’t attracted, and would n’t buy them.
D. He wasn’t sure, so he would rather wait and see.
74. Which of the following words could best describe the author’s tone?
A. Overstated.
B. Objective.
C. Ironic.
D. Passionate.
Passage Five
Never before has flying been so controversial. In the space of two years, the environmental damage done by planes has gone from being something quietly discussed by scientists and committed environmentalists, to a headline-grabbing issue no one can ignore.
Even those who fly once or twice a year on holiday can't help but feel a growing sense of guilt, while those opting for trips by car, train or ferry have a self-righteous spring in their steps.
Now, however, the backlash is beginning. The tourism and aviation industries are mobilising, and pointing out some awkward facts. Did you know that some ferries emit far more carbon dioxide than some planes? That driving can release twice as much carbon as flying? A new report from Balpa, the pilot's union, even claims that planes can be better than train.
While there are campaigners who plot their camp at Heathrow to protest the air travel, in Kenya plans are being drawn up for a very different camp. Looking out from an cliff over the deserts of Samburuland is a stunning hotel, the Ol Malo Eco-Lodge. Revenue from the small number of visiting tourists has allowed the 5,000 acres around it to be transformed from over-grazed cattle ranch to a conservation site. More impressive still is the Ol Malo eye project. Up to 80 percent of adults in the area suffer sight loss, so the Ol Malo Trust runs regular surgical camps, bringing doctors from the UK to treat them. In January, the camp gave 102 people back their sight. “It's very simple - all of our visitors fly here,” said Julia Francombe, the founder. “If they stopped coming, it would kill us.”
One thing on which all sides agree is that aviation is booming, so it becomes crucial to develop new and less polluting aircraft. Airbus's claim that it can save the world with the A380 may be far-fetched, but its “gentle giant” plane is far mor e efficient and quieter than those of 20 years ago.
Some environmentalists, however, scorn these advances, saying such measures are a “delusion.”“The aviation industry is likely to vastly overstating the gains that can be made from technological improvem ents but sadly a climate friendly plane isn’t on the horizon,” says Emily Armistead of Greenpeace.
So the question is: who do you believe?
75. Pollution caused by planes used to ________.
A. be heatedly debated in the scientific community
B. be a controversial issue no one could ignore
C. draw little attention among the general public
D. divert people’s attention from more important issues
76. Compared with people who fly, those who choose cars or trains for travel ________.
A. feel equally guilty of causing environmental damages
B. seem to care more about the environment than about time
C. believe that they are doing the right thing for the environment
D. are more troubled by the latest facts on environmental pollution
77. The camps in Kenya are mentioned to ________.
A. demonstrate the necessity of flying
B. emphasize the problems of flying
C. persuade people to turn to flying
D. present the two sides of flying
78. Emily Armistead suggests that the aviation industry ________.
A. has not made great efforts to develop environmentally friendly planes
B. cannot come up with environmentally friendly planes in the near future
C. should not use environmentally friendly planes to solve their problems
D. will not save the world even with environmentally friendly planes
79. What is the author’s position on air travel?
A. Air travel should be avoided if possible.
B. Air travel is not as problematic as people believe.
C. It is too early to say that air travel has caused damages.
D. It is hard to decide whether we should continue air travel.
80. The best title for the passage is “________”.
A. Should We Stop Flying?
B. When Can We Stop Flying?
C. What Will Happen If We Stop Flying?
D. Will Stopping Flying Make a Difference?
PAPER TWO
PART ⅤTRANSLATION (30 minutes, 20 points)
Section A (15 minutes, 10 points)
Directions:Put the following paragraph into Chinese. Write your Chinese version in the proper space on Answer Sheet Ⅱ.
British previous colonial policies led to the spread of English across the world. This wide use of English has been reinforced by the sweeping influence of the U.S. However, the dominance of English as an international language is considered both a blessing and a curse. For one thing, it has accelerated the extinction of some languages. People have been wondering about the possibility of creating a global language which might hold promises for an end to language-caused troubles and conflicts. Unfortunately, attempts to harmonize world languages have met with little success as a result of the reluctance of native speakers of a particular language to adopt another language as their mother tongue. To discard one’s native language is to have the distinct features of his nation erased.
Section B (15 minutes, 10 points)
Directions:Put the following paragraph into English. Write your English version in the proper space o Answer Sheet Ⅱ.
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需要艰辛的努力和多年时间。
PART ⅥWRITING (30 minutes, 10 points)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 150 words under the title of “Should outsiders be allowed to study in university
classrooms?” Your composition should be based on the information given below:
Nowadays many universities ban outsiders to study in their classroom. They send security personnel to guard each entrance to the classroom buildings. Only students and teachers may enter. Do you think universities should allow outsiders to study in their classrooms? Give at least two reasons to support your ideas.
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综合试题（9） 考试科目大学英语 I姓名考试专业学号考试形式考试时间 考试注意事项一、学生参加考试须带学生证，未带学生证者不允许参加考试。学生必须按照监考教师指定座位就坐。 二、书本、参考资料、书包等与考试无关的东西一律放到监考教师指定的位置。 三、学生不得另行携带、使用稿纸，要遵守《北京邮电大学世纪学院考场规则》，有考场违纪或作弊行为者，按相应规定严肃处理。 四、学生不允许携带手机进入考场。 注意：所有答案一律写在答题纸上，写在试卷上无效。 Part I Listening Comprehension (30 points) 注意：此部分答题请按照题号在机读卡上作答。 Section A (10 points) Section A Short conversations and multiple choice questions (10 points) Directions:Listen to the short dialogs, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. 1. A. David Brown B. Joe Brown C. Brown MacDonald D. David MacDonald 2. A. 8:30 in the morning. B. 8:30 in the evening. C. Well before 8:30 in the evening. D. Long after 8:30 in the morning. 3. A. Having a dinner party for mom's birthday. B. Having a dinner party for mom on Mother's Day. C. Reserving a seat at a concert for mom. D. Reserving a seat at a theater for mom. 4. A. She believes it's going to rain. B. She says she has a nice feeling.
2015年考博 单选： 有少部分原题（出自曾建彬《研究生英语》《研究生高级英语》） 阅读理解： 第一篇：Education is one of the key words of our time. A man without an education, most of us believe, is an unfortunate victim of adverse circumstances, deprived of one of the greatest twentieth-century opportunities. Convinced of the importance of education, modern states "invest" in institutions of learning to get back "interest" in the form. of a large group of enlightened young men and women who are potential leaders. Education, with its cycles of instruction so carefully worked out, punctuated by textbooks—that purchasable wells of wisdom—what would civilization be like without its benefits? So much is certain: that we would have doctors and preachers, lawyers and defendants, marriages and births—but our spiritual outlook would be different. We would lay less stress on "facts and figures" and more on a good memory, on applied psychology, and the capacity of a man is to get along with his fellow-citizens. If our educational system were fashioned after its bookless past we would have the most democratic form. of "college" imaginable. Among tribal people all knowledge inherited by tradition is shared by all; it is taught to every member of the tribe so that in this respect every- body is equipped for life. It is the ideal condition of the "equal start" which only our most progressive forms of modern education try to regain. In primitive cultures the obligation to seek and to receive the traditional instruction is binding to all. There are no "illiterates"—if the term can be applied to peoples without a script—while our own compulsory school attendance became law in Germany in 1642, in France in 1806, and in England in 1876, and is still non-existent in a number of "civilized" nations. This shows how long it was before we deemed it necessary to make sure that all our children could share in the knowledge accumulated by the "happy few" during the past centuries. Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means. All are entitled to an equal start. There is none of the hurry, which, in our society, often hampers the full development of a growing personality. There, a child grows up under the ever-present attention of his parents' and therefore the jungles and the savannahs know of no "juvenile delinquency". No necessity of making a living away from home results in neglect of children, and no father is confronted with his inability to "buy" an education for his child. (选自新概念) 第二篇：关于在Internet site上挂条幅广告销售商品的。第一题问：文章开头是什么意思，我选择了，和传统广告一样，互联网广告也是为了促使消费者冲动消费。有一题问：下列哪些选项作者没提及：我选了传统广告在较长的竞争中必然会战胜网络广告方式。有一题关于互联网广告的：我选择了需要做些change来保持他的竞争性什么的。最后一题问作者对互联网广告的态度：uncertain,objective,X,X.另两个记不清了，我选的客观的。 第三篇：关于脸书，推特等这些网络平台火的原因，强调以前的网络平台web1.只是让你看别人提供的content，而web 2.如这些社交平台是让你能跟别人交流自己creat content,而不是enjoy 别人提供的content.一题问：Myspace社交平台火的原因：我选了有content的那个选项。有题问下面哪个选项作者没提及：我选了大家怀念web1.那个选项。 第3篇This reading comprehension focuses on social networks. It's followed by key vocabulary
2001年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷 Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Example: You will hear: You will read: A) 2 hours. B) 3 hours. C) 4 hours. D) 5 hours. From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish
全国2019年10月高等教育自学考试 综合英语（一）试题 课程代码：00794 Ⅰ.用适当语法形式或词汇填空。从A、B、C和D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题纸上将所选答案的字母涂黑。（本大题共30小题，每小题1分，共30分） 1.This dress cost me（）the one I am wearing. A. twice as much as B. as twice much as C. as much twice as D. much as twice as 2.John suggested that we（）have the evening party this Sunday. A. didn’t B. not C. wouldn’t D. not to 3.Our team（）three matches so far this year, and we still have some more games to play. A. was winning B. has won C. wins D. had won 4.John’s never been to London.（）. A. And hasn’t Tom B. Nor Tom hasn’t C. Neither has Tom D. Tom hasn’t neither 5.I’m interested in（）you told me that day. A. all that B. which C. all what D. that 6.My sister has always regretted（）the opportunity to go to college. A. not to take B. not take C. having not taken D. not having taken 7.I（）to attend a social gathering, but something came up. A. have wanted B. had wanted C. want D. have been wanting 8.Cynthia said that she was not feeling well,（） A. didn’t she B. did she C. wasn’t she D. was she 9.（）is reported in today’s newspaper, a medical team will be sent to the western area of the country. A. It B. Which C. That D. As 10.（）cold and windy, most children in the community stayed indoors. A. Being B. It being C. It was D. To be 11.Looking out of the window, （）outside. A. it was a young man B. there was a young man C. a young man was D. I saw a young man 1
新思维综合英语1模拟试题三 Vocabulary and Structure： Directions:Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points) Example: The old couple at last in finding a flat to rent. A.managed B.did C.finished D.succeeded The sentence should read, "The old couple succeeded at last in finding a flat to rent." Therefore, you should choose D. 1．Hey, you haven't changed these years. A.a bit B.a few C.bit D.little 2．The common cold is the most of all illnesses. A.consequent B.frequent C.sequent D.subsequent 3．This lobster tastes funny. A.all kinds of B.kind of C.a kind of D.kind 4．I don't want to you. I call you just for greeting. A.disturb B.hurt C.interrupt D.break 5．How does this sound? “Sunny one-bedroom near, centrally located …” A.transmission B.transportation C.transition D.transfer 6．Some doctors suggest that you large amount of vitamins at the beginning of getting cold. A.take
考博英语（阅读理解）-试卷80 (总分：40.00，做题时间：90分钟) 一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：4，分数：40.00) Too much alcohol dulls your senses, but a study in Japan shows that moderate drinkers have a higher IQ than teetotalers. Researchers at the National Institute for Longevity Sciences in Aichi Prefecture, 250 kilometers west of Tokyo, tested the IQs of 2000 people between the ages of 40 and 79. They found that, on average, men who drank moderately — defined as less than 540 milliliters of sake or wine a day — had an IQ that was 3. 3 points higher that men who did not drink at all. Women drinkers scored 2. 5 points higher than female teetotalers. The type of alcohol didn't influence the results. The volunteers tried a variety of tipples, which ranged from beer and whisky to wine and sake. The researchers are quick to point out that the results do not necessarily show that drinking will make you more intelligent. "It's very difficult to show a cause-effect relationship," says senior researcher Hiroshi Shimokata. "We screened subjects for factors such as income and education, but there may be other factors such as lifestyle and nutritional intake. " Shimokata says that people who drink sake, or Japanese rice wine, tend to eat more raw fish. This could be a factor in enhanced intelligence, as fish often contain essential fatty acids that have been linked to brain development. Similarly, wine drinkers eat a lot of cheese, which is not something Japanese people normally consume or buy. Shimokata says the high fat content of cheese is thought to be good for the brain. If alcoholic drinks are directly influencing IQ, Shimokata believes chemicals such as polyphenols could be the critical factor. They are known to have antioxidant properties and other beneficial effects on ageing bodies, such as dilating constricted coronary arteries. The study is part of a wider research project to find out why brain function deteriorates with age.（分数：10.00） (1).The Japanese study was carried out on______.（分数：2.00） A.the development of IQ B.the secret of longevity C.the brain food in a glass D.the amount of healthy drinking (2).The Japanese researchers found a higher IQ in______.（分数：2.00） A.female teetotalers than in male ones B.female drinkers than in male ones C.moderate drinkers D.teetotalers (3).When he says that it is very difficult to show cause-effect relationship, Shimokata means that______.（分数：2.00） A.the study failed to involve such variables as income and education B.he is doubtful of the findings of the investigation C.there are some other contributing factors D.the results were just misleading (4).From Shimokata's mention of fish and cheese we can infer that in enhancing intelligence______.（分数：2.00） A.sake or wine is a perfect match for fish and cheese B.they promote the drinking effect of sake or wine C.they are not as effective as sake and wine D.sake or wine is not alone (5).Based on the study, Shimokata would say that______.（分数：2.00） A.intelligence improves with age
2016 年 6 月大学英语四级考试真题（第三套） Part I Writing (30 minutes) For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to express your thanks to your parents or any family members upon making memorable achievement. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Directions: 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 1 上作答。 Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
全国2012年4月高等教育自学考试 综合英语（一）试题 课程代码：00794 请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上 I．语法和词汇。从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置。 错选、多选或未选均无分。(本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分) 1. This camera is so easy to use; _____ a child could take good pictures with it. A. yet B. even C. but D. since 2. _____ of the figures seems correct. Would you check them carefully? A. Neither B. Both C. Either D. All 3. He had hardly left the building _____ the bomb exploded. A. than B. before C. when D. after 4. They have different views on the comment- _____ the daughter sees it as criticism, the mother takes it as praise. A. why B. how C. where D. if 5. This plan probably won’t work either- but you must do _____ to help her. A. a thing B. something C. things D. nothing 6. I would rather you _____ this to him yourself. When I tried to speak to him last time, he didn’t listen. A. say B. will say C. said D. would say 7. For most people, common cold is a mild illness _____ they will quickly recover. A. over that B. over which C. from that D. from which 8. We definit ely are not the perfect couple, _____ we don’t pretend to be so. A. and B. or C. for D. because 9. Could you please tell me where _____ find Professor Smith? His wife has just called his office. A. I can B. can I C. would I D. I would
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2019年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷 Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Example: You will hear: You will read: A) 2 hours. B) 3 hours. C) 4 hours. D) 5 hours. From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D) “5 hours” is the correct answer. You should choose [D] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center. Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D] 1. A) Get some change form Jane. B) Use the woman’s phone. C) Go look for a pay phone. D) Pay for the phone call. 2. A) At a bookstore. B) In a workshop. C) At an art gallery. D) In a department store. 3. A) She’s bought the man a pair of glasses today. B) She will help the man to catch up. C) She is worried about the man’s health.
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