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TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2013）

PARTIDICTATION[15MIN]

Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.

　　PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[20MIN]

　　InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononAnswerSheetTwo.

　　SECTIONACONVERSATIONS

　　Inthissectionyouwillhearseveralconversations.Listentotheconversationscarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.　Questions1to3arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation.

　1.Accordingtotheconversation,anexampleof“Christmastrimmings”couldbe

　　A.presents.　B.fruits.C.sauce.　　D.meat.

2.AChristmaslunchwouldincludeallthefollowingEXCEPT

A.roastturkey.B.sweetpotatoes.　　C.meat.　D.Carrots.

3.WhydidHelencometoRob’shouse?

　　A.ShewantedtotalktoRob.B.ShehadcometohelpRob.

　C.Shehadbeeninvitedtolunch.D.Shewasinterestedincooking.

Questions4to7arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation.

　4.Whydidthewomanphonetheclub?

　　A.Shewantedtoknowmoreaboutit.B.Shewasanewcomerandfeltlonely.

C.Shewantedtolearnanewlanguage.　D.Shewasinterestedinsocialactivities.

　5.Welearnfromtheconversationthattheclub

　A.mainlyorganizeslanguageactivities.　B.acceptsmembersfromlocalstudents.

　C.hasbeensetupforalongtime.　D.isincreasingitsmembership.

6.Accordingtotheconversation,thewomanmightcometopracticeGermanon

　　A.Wednesday.B.Tuesday.C.Monday.　D.Friday.

7.Whatisthemangoingtodoaftertheconversation?

　　A.Callupthewomanforheraddress.B.Waitforthewomantocallhimagain.

　C.Mailthewomansomeinformation.D.Waitforthewomantopickupaform.

Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation.

　8.Accordingtothewoman,whatactuallymakesherjobdifficult?

A.Difficultquestionsfrominterviewees.B.Embarrassingrequestsfrominterviewees

C.Lackofprofessionalbackground.　D.Lackofinterviewingskills.

9.ThewomanusesallthefollowingadjectiveswhentalkingaboutattendingjobfairsEXCEPTA.prospective.　B.useful.　C.important.D.tiring.

10.Welearnfromtheconversationthatthewoman

　　A.worksbetteratjobfairs.　　B.prefershonestpeople.

C.oftenworksonherown.　D.isexperiencedinherwork.

SECTIONBPASSAGES

　　Inthissection,youwillhearseveralpassages.Listentothepassagescarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothepassage.

　11.Accordingtotoday'sweatherforecast,whichpartofEuropehasdryweather?

　　A.Scandinavianmountains.　B.NorthwesternEurope.

C.NorthernEurope.D.SouthernEurope.

12.InwhichpartofEuropedoestheweatherstaybothfineandcool?

　A.SouthernEurope.B.NorthernEurope.C.EasternEurope.　D.NorthwesternEurope.

13.Inwhichregionwilltheweatherchangetomorrow?

　　A.NorthernpartsoftheMediterranean.B.EasternpartsoftheMediterranean.

　　C.CentralpartsoftheMediterraneanD.SouthernpartsoftheMediterranean.

Questions14to17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothepassage.

　14.Accordingtothepassage,whatbenefitcantechnologybringtopeople?

　A.Closercontactwithmoderndevices.　B.Greaterchangesinsocialorganization.

C.Betterunderstandingofmassmedia.

D.Moreusefulinformationtobettertheirlife.

15.Thespeakerquestionsabouteverybody'saccesstotechnologicaladvances.Themainreasonis　A.illiteracy.B.poverty.　C.foodshortage.　D.ignorance.

16.AccordingtotheUNplan,allthefollowingwillbeachievedwithintenyearsEXCEPT

　A.givingeveryonearadioorTV.　B.startingtocarryouttheschemeintenyears.

　C.offeringinternetservicetomorepeople.D.providingmorejobopportunities.

17.Whatcouldbethetopicofthepassage?

　　A.Growthintelecommunications.B.Technologyandthedevelopingworld.

C.Educationandmedicalcare.D.Buildinganinformationsociety.

Questions18to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothepassage.

　18.PeopleinLatinAmericawearsomething__________toexpresstheirhopesforwealthintheNewYear.

　　A.NewB.RedC.WhiteD.yellow

19.WhichofthefollowingNewYear’straditionssignalsfriendship?

　　A.Throwingolddishes.B.Wearingsomethingred.

C.WearingsomethingwhiteD.Eatingroundfruits.

20.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasone'sownNewYear'stradition?

　　A.WatchingTVathome.　B.Goingtobedearly.

　　C.Visitingfriends.D.Runningandshoutingoutside.

　　SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

　Inthissection,youwillhearseveralnewsitems.Listentothemcarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Questions21and22arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.

　21.WhatishappeningtotheschoolsinFairfaxCountythisschoolyear?

　A.15schoolshavestartedsocialstudies.B15schoolshaveuseddigitaltextbooks.

　C.Studentsarereadytouseelectronicresources

　D.Digitaltextbooksareusedforsocialstudies.

　22.Withdigitaltextbooks,schoolshavesavedabout__________milliondollars.

　　A.1B.2C.3　D.4

Questions23and24arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.

23.Whofoundthesuspiciousitemattheairport?

　　A.TSAagents.　B.FBIagents.　C.Thepolice.D.Passengers.

24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

　　A.Theterminalwasclosedtemporarilyafterwards.

　　B.Therewasathoroughsearchinsidetheairport.

　　C.Passengersattheairportweresafeandsound.

　　D.Thesecurityauthoritiesidentifiedtheexplosives.

　Questions25and26arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.　Now,listentothenews.

　　25.Accordingtothenewsitem,doctorsusearttherapytotreatthefollowingproblemsEXCEPTA.alcoholabuse.　B.smoking.C.depression　D.schizophrenia.

26.Whydiddoctorsintroducearttherapyinthefirstplace?

　　A.Topreventpatientsfromsmoking.　B.Tobetterunderstandpatients.

　　C.Togetpatientsoccupied.D.Toteachpatientssomeskills.

Question27and28arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.

27.Whatisthemainpurposeofthenewrules?

A.Toreducethenumberofpilotsonduty.B.Topreventpilotsfromworkingovertime.

C.Toensureanadequateamountofsleep.D.Tofixtheamountofworkforeachpilot.

28.TheIndependentPilotsAssociationwasunhappyaboutthenewrulesbecausethey

　　A.hadonlycoveredcargoplanepilots.B.hadfailedtocoverallthepilots.

　　C.wouldbeputintoeffectintwoyears.　D.wouldbetoocostlyifimplemented.

Questions29and30arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.

　29.Whyisincreaseinlivestockproductionnecessary?

　　A.Becauselivestockproductionishighlyefficient.

　　B.Becausemorepeoplewillbecomewealthier.

　　C.Becauseitmayhelpdoublefoodproduction.

　　D.Becauseithasfewerecologicalrisks.

　30.Whatdoestheword“challenge”meaninthenewsitem?

　　A.Balancebetweenhumansurvivalandecology.

　　B.Conflictbetweenlesslandandmoreproduction.

　　C.Differencebetweenpresentandfutureneeds.

　　D.Callsbyenvironmentalcriticstoconsumelessmeat.

PARTIIICLOZE[15MIN]

　　Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.MarkthebestchoiceforeachblankonAnswerSheetTwo.

　　Everyoneknowsthattaxationisnecessaryinamodernstate:

withoutit,it（31）______notbepossibletopaythesoldiersandpolicemenwhoprotectus;（32）______theworkersingovernmentofficeswho（33）______ourhealth,ourfood,ourwater,andalltheotherthingsthatwecannotdoforourselves.（34）______taxation,wepayforthingsthatweneedjust（35）______weneedsomewheretoliveandsomethingtoeat.But（36）______everyoneknowsthattaxationisnecessary,differentpeoplehavedifferentideasabout（37）______taxationshouldbearranged.

　　Inmostcountries,adirecttaxon（38）______,whichiscalledincometax,（39）______.Itisarrangedinsuch（40）______thatthepoorestpeoplepaynothing,andthepercentageoftaxgrows（41）______asthetaxpayer'sincomegrows.Insomecountries,forexample,thetaxontherichestpeople（42）______ashighasninety-fivepercent!

　　（43）______countrieswithtaxationnearly（44）______haveindirect