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学位英语考试1xiugaigao
GeneralEnglishQualifyingTest
forNon-EnglishMajorGraduateStudents
******************************考试注意事项***************************
一.本考试由两部分组成:
试卷一(PaperOne)包括听力理解、词汇与结构、阅读理解三部分,共60题,按顺序统一编号;试卷二(PaperTwo)包括复合听力、改错、写作。
二.试卷一的答案请按要求在答题卡上填涂,否则无效。
试卷一中的复合听力与试卷二的改错、写作部分请直接在试卷二上答题.
PaperOne
PartIListeningComprehension(20%)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearnineshortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,athirdvoicewillaskaquestionaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.ChoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesA,B,CandDbymarkingthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
1.A.LawyerB.ElectricianC.HeartsurgeonD.Gardener
2.A.AtauniversityB.Atabookingoffice
C.AtarailwaystationC.Atapostoffice
3.A.PassengeranddriverB.Passengerandconductor
C.PolicemananddriverD.Passengerandpassenger
4.A.65B.60C.70D.62
5.A.ThewomanB.JohnC.FredD.Theman
6.A.HewenttoaconcertB.Heattendedameeting
C.HefellasleepD.Hehadapartywithhisfriends
7.A.HelikesthepositionofthepaperB.Hewantstofindthepaper
C.HeisunemployedD.hewantstofindtwomorejobs
8.A.Well-traveledB.knowledgeableC.Rich-experiencedD.Less-traveled
9.A.ItwasreallyverycoldallwinterB.ItsnowedinDecember
C.ThetemperaturewasbelowfreezingD.Itsnowedalotallwinter
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwoshortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearonequestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesA,B,CandDbymarkingthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passage1
Question10-12arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
10.A.BydrinkingcoffeeorsometeaB.Byreadingsomebooksoverbreakfast
ByreadingnewspaperorwatchingTVD.Bydoingmorningexercise
11.A.ThenewsisrepeatedonradioandTValltheday
B.IntheeveningnewsisaprimefeatureonTV
C.Thereismorenewslateatnight
D.ManypeoplearetiredofthenewsonTV
12.A.TheyoftenharshlycriticizeitB.Theydon’tlikeitatall
C.TheyareindifferenttoitD.Theyseemtolikeit
Passage2
Question13-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
13.A.ThefinalexaminationB.Thehomeworkforthissemester
C.TheclassattendancepolicyD.Theofficehours
14.A.Theymaytakeamake-uptestB.Theymaydomoreassignments
C.TheymaycompletetwomorepapersD.Theymayfailthecourse
15.A.Duringtheprofessor’sofficehour
B.Twoweeksbeforetheendofthesemester
C.Fridayafternooneachweek
Atthebeginningofeachmonth
SectionCSpotDictation(PaperTwo)
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.ThepassageisprintedonPaperTwowithaboutsomewordsmissing.Youaretofilltheblankswithwhatyouhear.First,thewholepassagewillbereadatnormalspeedforyoutogetageneralideaofit.Then,inthesecondreading,itwillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15-20secondsinwhichyoucanwritedownthemissingparts.Thelastreadingwillbereadatnormalspeedagainforyoutocheckyourwork.
AmericanlifehasonceagainbeengreatlychangedbythenewageofscienceandtechnologysincetheWorldWarII.Everythinghas(16)___________________.
Informationisimmediate,nobodyhastowaittohearanynews.Thereisatelevisionsetineveryhouse,and(17)_______________________.Andacomputercanholdmorethanamillionfactsinitsmemory.
Inthemeantime,therearemanynewproblemsinAmericansociety.Oldpeopleoftenfeellonely,becausethesocietyisnotinterestedinthemandtheirchildrenareoftenaway.Therearecaseswhere(18)_________________,butfromtimetotime,manyworkersfoundthemselvesjobless.
Westillhavetwoclassesofpeople.Toomuchmoneyisstill(19)________________.Thesepeopleownmillionsandmillionsofdollars,andhavemultinationalcorporations.Theyhavebecomegreatforces,whichcontrolthegovernmentandeconomy.Thepoorestclassisstillmostlymadeupofblackpeopleandminoritypeople.The(20)________________________thenewageofscienceandtechnology.Sothetwoclassesarecompletelydifferent.
PartIIReadingComprehension(40%)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passage1
IntheArcticCircle,itisnotthatEskimoslackabilityorindustry,butthesurroundingsrestrictconstructiveefforttothebarestnecessitiesofexistence.Thiseffectuallyretardsprogresstohigherdevelopment.
Agricultureisimpossibleallalongthethousandsofmilesofthenorthshore.Theonlywoodissuchasdriftsin.Otherthanthisdriftwood,theonlyavailablebuildingmaterialsaresnow,ice,stone,andbonesofanimals.Allofthesehavebeenusedforhabitationsandstorageplaces,differinginvarioustribesaccordingtotherequirementsandskilloftheworkers.
Thelackofnecessarytimberstobuildwallsandspanwidespacesisprobablyonereasonwhythesetribesconstructtheirhousesatleastpartlybeneaththesurfaceoftheground.Thisdevicealsomakesthehousesmoreimpervious(不能渗透的)tothecold.
MostofusareinclinedtothinkthattheEskimolivesalwaysinaniglooorsnowhouse.Thisisnotentirelytrue.Afterthelongcoldwinter,thefamilyisverylikelytomove,whentheweatherpermits,intoatentofsealskin.Theactualconstructionofsuchatentissimilartothatusedbyother,moresoutherlytribesandwillbedescribedlater.
Thesnowhouse,however,isaninterestinganduniquehabitation.Oursummercamperswillnotbuildwithsnow,butthedelicateartisworthrecordingandsomeofourwintercampsinthemountainsmighttrytomakesnowhouses.
21.Eskimos'effortstobuildhouses_____.
A.resultinvariousbuildings
B.arelimitedbyahostileenvironment
C.arerestrictedbytheirability
D.retardprogresstohigherdevelopment
22.Whichofthefollowingabouttheconstructionofhousesistrue?
A.Buildingmaterialsdifferfromtribetotribe.
B.Buildingmaterialsarethesameforallthehouses.
C.Buildingmaterialsareselectedaccordingtoweather.
D.Buildingmaterialsaredecidedbyskilledworkers.
23.WhydoEskimosbuildtheirhousespartlyundertheground?
A.Theyliketoliveundertheground.
B.Theyareshortofessentialmaterialsforwallsandroofs.
C.Theywanttheirhouseslessaffectedbythecold.
D.BothBandC.
24.Inthelongwinter,Eskimoscommonlylivein_____.
A.asnowhouse
B.astonehouse
C.astorageplace
D.atentofsealskin
25.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofsnowhouses?
A.Interesting.
B.Artistic.
C.Unique.
D.Alloftheabove.
Passage2
Thereareagreatmanycareersinwhichtheincreasingemphasisisonspecialization.Youfindthesecareersinengineering,inproduction,instatisticalwork,andinteaching.Butthereisanincreasingdemandforpeoplewhoareabletotakeinagreatareaataglance,peoplewhoperhapsdonotknowtoomuchaboutanyonefield.Thereis,inotherwords,ademandforpeoplewhoarecapableofseeingtheforestratherthanthetrees,ofmakinggeneraljudgments.Wecancallthesepeople“generalists”.Andthese“generalists”areparticularlyneededforpositionsinadministration,whereitistheirjobtoseethatotherpeopledothework,wheretheyhavetoplanforotherpeople,toorganizeotherpeople’swork,tobeginitandjudgeit.
Thespecialistunderstandsonefield;hisconcerniswithtechniqueandtools.Heisa“trained”man;andhiseducationbackgroundisproperlytechnicalorprofessional.Thegeneralist-andespeciallytheadministrator-dealswithpeople;hisconcerniswithleadership,withplanning,andwithdirectiongiving.Heisan“educated”man;andthehumanitiesarehisstrongestfoundation.Veryrarelyisaspecialistcapableofbeinganadministrator.Andveryrarelyisagood
generalistalsoagoodspecialistinaparticularfield.Anyorganizationneedsbothkindsofpeople,thoughdifferentorganizationsneedthemindifferentproportions.Itisyourtasktofindout,duringyourtrainingperiod,intowhichofthetwokindsofjobsyoufit,andtoplanyourcareeraccordingly.
Yourfirstjobmayturnouttobetherightjobforyou--butthisispureaccident.Certainlyyoushouldnotchangejobsconstantlyorpeoplewillbecomesuspiciousofyourabilitytoholdanyjob.Atthesametimeyoumustnotlookuponthefirstjobasthefinaljob;itisprimarilyatrainingjob,anopportunitytounderstandyourselfandyourfitnessforbeinganemployee.
26.Thereisanincreasingdemandfor__________.
A.all-roundpeopleintheirownfields
B.peoplewhosejobistoorganizeotherpeople’swork
C.generalistswhoseeducationalbackgroundiseithertechnicalorprofessional
D.specialistswhosechiefconcernistoprovideadministrativeguidancetoothers
27.Thespecialistis__________.
A.amanwhosejobistotrainotherpeople
B.amanwhohasbeentrainedinmorethanonefield
C.amanwhocanseetheforestratherthanthetrees
D.amanwhoseconcernismainlywithtechnicalorprofessionalmatters
28.Theadministratoris__________.
E.a“trained”manwhoismoreaspecialistthanageneralist
F.amanwhoseesthetreesaswellastheforest
G.amanwhoisverystronginthehumani