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TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（1993）

-GRADEEIGHT-

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（30min）

PAPERONE

InthispartofthetestyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectresponseforeachquestioninyourANSWERBOOKLET

SECTIONACONVERSATION

Questions1to5refertotheconversationinthissection.

1.JanetisnothappyaboutPaul'sarrangementbecause

A.Paulhasn'ttoldherabouttheinvitationB.theaupairgirlwillstayathome

C.theirchildrencannotstayattheirfriend'shomeD.Saturdayisabaddayforher

2.Accordingtotheconversation,weknowthatSamUrwinis

A.amaninchargeofcharityintownB.abusinessman

C.aschoolmateofJanet'sD.aneighbouroftheirsinCanada

3.ThefollowingstatementsaboutSamaretrueexcept

A.Samisveryfondofduckandgoesoutshootingducksalot

B.Samlikesgolfbetterthanshooting

C.SamisJanet'sfavouritebackinCanada

D.Sampaysmuchattentiontohisfigure

4.Paulwillbuythewineat

A.apubB.ashopwheredrinksaresoldtotakeaway

C.Downes'D.asupermarketnearhisoffice

5.Theconversationtakesplace

A.inthecourseoftheirdinnerB.inthekitchenbeforesupper

C.inthesittingroomaftersupperD.lateintheafternoon

SECTIONBTALK

Questions6toIDrefertothetalkinthissection.

6.Onespecificdifferencebetweenanimalbrainandhumanbrainis

A.thedivisionofsidesB.thecontrollingfunctions

C.thecross-overeffectD.theverbalabilities

7.Peoplegottoknowthingslikethespecializedabilitiesofthehumanbrain

A.duringthelastdecadeB.earlythiscentury

C.throughDrRogersBarryD.aftermanyexperiments

8.The'SplitBrainExperiments'wereconsidered

A.asurgicalexperimentwiththenerve

B.ahelptothepatients'recovery

C.afurtherproofofwhathadbeenknownbefore

D.agreatstepinbrainresearch

9.Therighthandwasstillabletowriteafterthesplittingofthebrain,because

A.verbalabilityislocatedinthelefthemisphere

B.thelefthemispherehasalogicfunction

C.therighthemispherecanrecognizeandremember

D.informationisgoingthroughthelefthemisphere

10.Thistalkismainlyabout

r-Akthedifferentfunctionsofthetwohemispheres

B.theSplitBrainExperimentsinCalifornia

"?

C.thesynthesizingabilityofthehemispheresD.thedifferentwaysofinformationhandling

SECTIONCINTERVIEW

Questions11to15refertotheinterviewinthissection.

11.ThewomansaidthatTVisamediumthat

A.giveskidsalotofgoodinformation

B.teacheskidstobepassive

C.teacheskidssomethingthattheycannotlearnfrombooks

D.getskidssoexcitedthattheyliterallycomeoutoftheirchairs

12.Thewomanpointedoutthatteachersareforcedintotheroleofhavingtocompetewith

A.theexcitingfilmsthatkidsareshowninschool

B.thekindsofthingskidslearnfromtheirparentsathome

C.thekindsofprogrammeskidswatchonTV

D.thegoodactingoftheactorsandactressesinfilms

13.Thewomansaidthatsheusesanumberofeducationalfilmsinaclasssheteacheson

A.minoritiesB.history

C.ancient,civilizationsD.BlackAmericans

14.Accordingtothewoman,whensheshowsfilmsinclass,thekidsalwaysseemto

A.missthereallyimportantpoints

B.appreciatethereallyimportantpoints

C.catchthereallyimportantpoints

D.understandthereallyimportantpoints

15.Thewomansaidthatthefactthatkidsaudiblyandvisiblyreactthewaytheydotocertainviolentscenesinthesefilmsis

A.pessimisticB.understandable

C.verysurprisingD.sad

SECTIONDNEWSBROADCAST

Questions16to20refertothenewsbroadcastinthissection.

16.ThenewsfromLuxemburgtellsusthattheECministers

A.aretryingtohelpmakepeace

B.cametovisitLuxemburg

C.areinvolvedinYugoslavia'sethnicconflict

D.havemadeasuccessfulcease-fire

17.TheinformationconcerningPresidentBushisabout

A.hisattitudetowardsdevelopingcountries

B.hisopinionsofsomeformerUSSRrepublics

C.theUSactionfollowingothercountries

D.theUSrecognitionofLithuania

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18.ThetropicalstorminSouthernIndia

A.wascausedbycyclones

B.wouldhavehadmoreseriouscasualtiesbutforcycloneshelters

C.wasbroughtaboutbythelandslides

D.loosenedtopsoilinSriLanka

19.Thenumberofthefemalesenatorsinthe102ndCongresswas

A.3B.2C.6D.4

20.BeforeshebecamethefirstBlackwomansenator,MissCarolMoseleyBraun

A.workedinacountryclubofmen

B.servedasanaideintheEqualEmploymentOpportunityCommission

C.wastheRecorderofDeedsinIllinois

D.wasontheJudiciaryCommitteeinCalifornia

PARTIILISTENING&NOTE-TAKING

FilleachofgapswithONEword.Youmayrefertoyournotes.Makesurethewordyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.?

TheCinema

Thefirstmovingpictures,developedbyan

（1）______inthe1890'swere

（1）______

differentfromwhatweknowaboutcinematoday.Becausethesoundandpictures

（2）______

werenot

（2）______inadditiontothesmallnessofthescreens,the（3）______（3）______

whichhissystemwascalled,wasonlypopularizedinits（4）______form.（4）

TheFrenchmendevelopedthesameprincipleandsucceededinexportingtheir

（5）______.Cinematographe,toEurope,India,AustraliaandJapan.Butthefilms（5）______

werestill（6）______and（4）______.Afterthat,greatadvancesweremadeincinema.（6）______

In1903,withtheuseof（7）______cameras,animprovementonthe（13）______（7）______

cameras,TheGreatTrainRobbery,whichlasted（8）______minutes,wasmade.（8）______

Inthefollowingyears,filmswerelongerandthe（9）______becamelargerandother（9）______

refinementswereintroduced.Intheearly（10）______,withthedevelopment（10）______

ofeffective（11）______system,themajorproblemof（11）______

soundandpicture（12）______wassolved.Butoddlyenough,forafew（12）______

years,thecamerashadtobe（13）______againtoreducethe（13）______

（14）______oftheirmechanism.Thedevelopmentof（14）______

（15）______wasthelastimportantchangeincinema.Thoughearlyfilms（15）______

weregenerallyblackandwhite,peoplethoughttheyweremore（16）______（16）______

In1922,atwo-coloursystem,wasusedinthefirstreal（15）______films.Byusingthree

maincolours,（17）______wasimprovedin1932.Becauseoftheunstablequality,（17）______

thescenes,sometimes（18）______,andhighcost,ittooklongerfor（15）（18）______

tobeaccepted.Foralltheimprovementsinthe（19）______ofcinemaandthechangesinthe（19）______

styleof（20）______,thebasics--movingpictures,colourandsound-remainthesame.（20）______

PARTIIPROOFREADINGANDERRORCORRECTION（20MINS）

Thefollowingpassagecontains17errors.Eachlinecontainsa,naxinurrnofoneerrorandthreearefreefromerror.Ineachcase,onlyonewordisinvolved.   Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

   Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha"/"signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

   Foranunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash"/"andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

EXAMPLE

When∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,

（1）an

Itnever╱buysthingsinfinishedformandhangs

（2）never

themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseum（3）

wantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.（4）exhibit

enbuildit.

PARTIIIPROOFREADING（15min）

Thefollowingpassagecontains17errors.Eachlinecontainsamaximumofoneerror,andthreearefreefromerror.Ineachcaseonlyonewordisinvolved.Youshouldpassageandcorrectit.

Whatisadrug?

Mostofpeopleprobablethinkthere'sa1.

perfectlysimpleanswertothisquestion.Infact,ifone2.

carriesaquicksurveyonanystreetcorner,onefindsthat,3.

accordingtovastmajorityofpeople,therearetwogroupsof4.

drugs:

thoseprescribedbydoctorsandthosepeopletakefor5.

non-medicaluse.Asmedicineandthemedicalprofessionare6.

generallyself-respectful,therearen'tanyobjectionstothe7.

useofprescribingdrugs.Whatmostpeopledon'trealizeis8.

thatwhenprescribeddrugsareusuallybeneficial,theycan9.

alsorepresentaseriousproblem.Thereweremanypeople10.

addictedbytranquillizersbeforedoctorsbegantoprescribe11.

them:

nowtherebeingliterallymillionswhodependonthem.12.

Anacceptanceoftheuseofdrugsfornon-medicalreasonsis13.

largelyamatterofaculture.SomeEasternpeoplethinkthe14.

useofalcoholwithhorror,mainlyasaresultofreligious15.

upbringing.However,thesesimilarpeoplefreelyusemarijuana16.

withoutasecondthought,andthis,inturnisn'taccepted17.

inWesternculturewhichacceptsalcohol.InmostWestern18.

societies,thetea-orcoffee-break'snowapartofthelife,and19.

hugequantifiesofthesedrinksareeatendaily.20.

READINGCOMPREHENSION（40min）

ReadTEXTA,anextractfromabookoneconomicpsychology,andanswerquestions41to44.

TEXTA

Ascientistwhodoesresearchineconomicpsychologyandwhowantstopredictthewayinwhichconsumerswillspendtheirmoneymuststudyconsumerbehaviour.Hemustobtaindatabothontheresourcesofconsumersandonthemotivesthattendtoencourageordiscouragemoneyspending.

Ifaneconomistwereaskedwhichofthreegroupsborrowmost梡eoplewithrisingincomes,stableincomes,ordecliningincomes梙ewouldprobablyanswer:

thosewithdecliningincomes.Actually,intheyears1947-1950,theanswerwas:

peoplewithrisingincomes.