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1、GET试题Non-English Major Graduate Student English Qualifying TestJune, 2001 PAPER ONEPART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (15 minutes, 15 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

2、be asked about what was said. The questions and the conversations will be spoken only once. Choose the best answer from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D on your Answer Sheet.1. A. He just came back from a flight, B. He was frightened by a terrorist. C. He was

3、almost hit by a car. D. He witnessed a traffic accident.2. A. Speaking to his aunt on the phone. B. Writing a letter of thanks to his aunt. C. Thinking about what to get for his aunt. D. Having a birthday party at his friends place.3. A. Man and wife. B. Teacher and student. C. Boss and employee. D.

4、 Doctor and patient.4. A. Means of transportation. B. Where to go for a vacation. C. Advantages of traveling. D. When to go to the airport.5. A. He has to find a job. B. He doesnt know how to find a job. C. He wants to quit his job. D. He has to choose between two jobs.6. A. He is suffering from the

5、 difference of time zones. B. He has been studying hard at night. C. He finds biology difficult to learn. D. He has not adjusted to a new culture.7. A. She wants to switch to the Honors section. B. She wants to hear his suggestions for graduate schools. C. She wants to take his philosophy course. D.

6、 She wants to ask him about her grades in papers and exams.8. A. The project was very easy. B. The man should sit behind her. C. She is far behind the class schedule. D. The man should go to class.9. A. He doesnt understand her question. B. He refuses to answer her question. C. He doesnt know how to

7、 vote. D. He is going to reveal his vote later.Section B-1 (1 point each)Directions: Listen to the following passage and two questions about it. Then choose the right answer from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your Answer Sheet.10. A. They may grow faster

8、than usual. B. They may develop growth disorders. C. They may grow five centimeters or more every year. D. They may stop growing sooner than usual.11. A. Girls grow faster than boys. B. Girls stop growing later than boys. C. Girls grow more than five centimeters every year. D. Girls tall behind norm

9、al growth rates.Section B-2 (1 point each)Directions: Anne-Marie is French. She is staying at a hotel in Mexico City. She is inquiring about tours at a service desk in the hotel lobby. Listen to her talk with the attendant and then choose the right answer from the four choices given. 12. A. A big st

10、orm is coming from the sea. B. The newspapers are going on strike. C. The traffic is very heavy. D. A bad cold is sweeping over the city. 13. A. She is doing scientific research in weather there. B. She is a tourist going sight-seeing there. C. She is a taxi driver in that city. D. She is a football

11、 fan watching a match. 14. A. That she go to the west coast. B. That she took a bus to go to the park. C. That she go to the park by sharing a taxi with others. D. That she watch the football match. 15. A. Preparing for the arrival of a storm. B. Going to the national park in the mountains. C. Visit

12、ing a technological exhibition. D. Watching a football match between Mexico and Brazil.PART II VOCABULARY (10 minutes, 10 points)Section A (O.5 point each)Directions: Their are ten sentences in this section. Each sentence has one word underlined. Below the sentence are four words marked A, B, C and

13、D. Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the underlined one. Mark the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet.16. The decision of the Supreme Court was that the government had used its power too liberally under the Smith Act. A. broadly B. strictly C. softly D. freely17. Certain pine trees

14、 are deliberately dwarfed for ornamental purposes. A. medicinal B. diverse C. decorative D. constructive18. The queen always appeared arrogant when receiving her subjected. A. superior B. humble C. generous D. intimate19. We have already agreed to cooperate more closely in trade, technology, investm

15、ent, and exchange of scientific and administrative expertise. A. institutional B. managerial C. systematical D. technological20. Their commitments do not permit them to immerse themselves in current affairs as fully as they might wish. A. exclude B. involve C. forgive D. verify21. It is now common f

16、or physically disabled individuals to receive the bulk of their education in regular school programs. A. majority B. assignments C. formation D. perturbation22. He was constantly ill, with a baffling array of symptoms. A. revealing B. predicting C. perplexing D. propagating23. The wife had the right

17、 to withhold consent in all transactions the husband would make. A. cut back B. take back C. hold back D. send back24. Take time to ascertain what services your bank is providing, and at what cost. A. determine B. argue C. predict D. hypothesize25. The biggest computer company in Silicon Valley has

18、laid off hundreds of people during the last few months. A. declined B. detached C. dismissed D. dispersedSection B (0.5 point each)Directions: There are ten sentences in this section. Each sentence has something omitted. Choose the word from the four choices given to best complete each sentence. Mar

19、k the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet.26. Ministers are under no to follow the committees recommendation. A. implication B. obligation C. evidence D. position27. The following year parliament voted to the death penalty for murder. A. abolish B. abandon C. confirm D. promote28. The fact tha

20、t she had become wealthy didnt her to alter her thrifty way of life. A. inspire B. irritate C. strive D. tempt29. If a decision is taken with majority voting, each member state can, in special cases, its particular national interests. A. trigger B. assert C. foster D. salute30. They are ready to cut

21、 the federal government for the next fiscal year. A. budget B. program C. export D. figure31. The women meet twice a month to their ideas together and set business goals for each other. A. enquire B. indulge C. tease D. pool32. Plastic bags are useful for holding many kinds of food, their clearness,

22、 toughness, and low cost. A. for the sake of B. in connection with C. by virtue of D. in case of33. We must ensure a rational proportion between and consumption. A. conformation B. acceleration C. coordination D. accumulation34. Stevenson found no to carry on the work of his father. A. aptitude B. r

23、eaction C. arrangement D. polarization35. In North America, the first canoes were constructed from logs and _ by means of wooden paddles. A. docked B. propelled C. choked D. perceivedPART III CLOZE TEST (10minutes, 15 points)Directions: Read the passage through. Then go back and choose one suitable

24、word marked A,B, C or D for each blank in the passage. Mark the corresponding letter of the word you have chosen with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet. The function of the office is to perform administrative work. First, it must provide the necessary commu

25、nications 36 customers, banks, government departments, and other 37 organizations. Second, it must service the information 38 within the company itself. In order to meet these needs efficiently, the Office Manager must 39 the most appropriate business methods, systems and equipment. In an efficient

26、administrative structure, 40 operations are organized so that they 41 the profitability of the business. _42_, in many countries the number of office staff has increased 43 the total number of workers employed in 44 has fallen. In Britain, for example, the total 45 in the years 1919 - 1976 46 _up by

27、 25%, while the number of people who were employed in clerical work increased by 150%. For a country, such as Britain, which depends on a manufacturing base, that can mean 47 To ensure that office services run smoothly, 48 must be a means to check, sort, copy and file 49 and other paperwork. Today t

28、here is a growing 50_ of machines that can be used to do such jobs. The size and resources of a company will determine how mechanized or computerized its office systems are.36. A. in B. to C. with D. on37. A. outside B. without C. within D. inside38. A. repetitions B. repressions C. requirements D.

29、refreshments39. A. Demonstrate B. employ C. display D. purchase40. A. industrious B. initiative C. elective D. clerical41. A. add to B. put up C. set off D. get in42. A. However B. Though C. Further D. Moreover43. A. when B. while C. where D. since44. A. government B. production C. business D. admin

30、istration45. A. workday B. workload C. workshop D. workforce46. A. went B. took C. made D. got47. A. inefficiency B. deficiency C. efficiency D. effectiveness48. A. this B. that C. there D. what49. A. catalogue B. category C. correspondence D. conference50. A. scope B. field C. sphere D. rangePART I

31、V READING COMPREHENSION (45 minutes, 30 points)Directions: In this part of the test, there are five passages for you to read. Read each passage carefully, and then do the questions that follow. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D, and mark the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. (1) No educa

32、tional medium better serves as a means of spatial communication than file atlas. Atlases deal with such invaluable information as population distribution and density. One of the best, Pennycooks World Atlas, has been widely accepted as a standard owing to the quality of its maps and photographs, which not only show various settlements but also portray them, in a variety of sc