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1、Sample of Test PaperGENERAL ENGLISH QUALIFYING TESTFOR NON-ENGLISH MAJOR GRADUATE STUDENTS(2012-06)PAPER ONEPART 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 conve

2、rsation 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. He is prett

3、y comfortable in this kind of setting. B. He is not at ease when seeing her. C. He is not used to the current surroundings. D. He rarely feels shy in unfamiliar places.2. A. Waiter and customer. B. Husband and wife. C. Boss and secretary. D. Doctor and patient.3. A. They went to see a movie. B. They

4、 had a heated quarrel. C. They ended their relationship. D. They changed their plan.4. A. At a coffee shop. B. In the street. C. At ones home. D. In a restaurant.5. A. She prefers to go shopping with him. B. She does not want to eat out. C. She is in a bad mood today. D. She wants to enjoy the perfe

5、ct weather.6. A. Tuesday and Friday. B. Wednesday and Thursday. C. Monday and Saturday. D. Saturday and Sunday.7. A. The man always makes wise decisions. B. Jane may not be able to do the job very well. C. Jane knows how to run a chain store. D. The man really likes the book cover.8. A. The woman ne

6、eds to arrive earlier. B. The man has to delay his departure. C. The woman dislikes air travel. D. The man has some extra work tomorrow.9. A. Double major in both business and psychology. B. Major in business and minor in psychology. C. Drop business or psychology. D. Choose two closely related majo

7、rs.Section B ( 1 point each)Directions: In this section you will hear two mini- talks. At the end of each talk, there will 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

8、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 One10. A. It represents the brides link to her family and the past. B. It represents support of the brides family and friends. C. Its a symbol o

9、f good luck and success. D. Its a symbol of good health.11. A. Wealth and health. B. Protection against evil. C. Loyalty and purity. D. A remainder of the past.12. A. Wearing something new. B. Wearing blue items. C. Wearing something borrowed. D. Wearing a silver sixpence in a shoe.Mini-talk Two13.

10、A. They are facing budget deficit. B. They are giving more weight to academic study. C. They are conducting observational studies. D. They are shortening school hours.14. A. Because being active is the cause of higher grades. B. Because the amount of activity required is just right. C. Because they

11、help students learn to follow rules in class. D. Because they can arouse students curiosity.15. A. Whether there is difference between school subjects. B. Whether physical activity is linked to academic performance. C. Whether a comparison should be made with the control. D. Whether the amount of ac

12、tivity affects academic performance.Section C ( 1 point each)Directions: In this section, you will hear a talk. Answer the questions below. You will hear the recording twice. At the end of the talk there will be a 3-minute pause, during which time you are asked to write down your answers briefs on t

13、he Answer Sheet. You now have 25 seconds to read the questions below. （请在录音结束后把16-20题的答案抄写在答题纸上）16. To keep your sensitive information safe, your job is to create a password that is very _ (3 words).17. Your password should not _ (2 words) about you.18. Consider this: in addition to _ (2 words), phr

14、ases can also be easy to remember.19. This password could still be stronger by adding upper-case letters, numbers or _ (2 words).20. Always remember to _ (3 words) each site you visit on a computer that isnt yours.PART VOCABULARY (10 minutes, 10 points )Section A (0.5 point each )Directions: There a

15、re 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

16、square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.21. Facebooks top executives are eligible for twice-a-year bonuses of up to 45 percent of their base salaries. A. optional B. qualified C. desirable D. casual22. Ways have to be found to accommodate the special needs of these left-behind children

17、in rural areas. A. satisfy B. occupy C. alter D. host23. The number of people with Alzheimers disease in the United States is projected to more than double by 2050. A. devised B. thrust C. estimated D. encountered24. My supervisor, gentle and friendly, made me feel at ease from the first meeting wit

18、h him. A. at large B. at length C. at random D. at home25. I searched the library to see what I could learn about the massacre, but nothing turned up. A. was recommended B. was found C. was understood D. was clarified26. Geraldine Ferraro said that whoever coined the term ObamaCare was brilliant. A.

19、 came upon B. broke down C. made up D. drew on27. Upon learning that his mother was gravely ill, he wasted no time getting to the hospital. A. suddenly B. moderately C. seriously D. genetically28. It requires uncompromising efforts to develop these residences into true homes for our underprivileged

20、citizens. A. unproductive B. unyielding C. uninviting D. unintentional29. Snow is not predicated for today; we can expect some rain, though. A. although B. therefore C. yet D. however30. At that time, there was a wealth of evidence that Japan was planning war in the Pacific. A. abundant B. valuable

21、C. expensive D. pricelessSection 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 corresp

22、onding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.31. This old man developed nerve damage to his brain, _him nearly disabled. A. leaving B. keeping C. allowing D. causing32. These discoveries have opened up new _ in the field of cancer research. A. rainb

23、ows B. horizons C. altitudes D. paradoxes33. Some politicians in Japan still believe that the Nanjing massacre is nothing but a _. A. novel B. flaw C. truth D. myth34. Many people choose to be honest when creating their online _ to make future dating easier. A. pretexts B. prepositions C. profiles D

24、. protests35. Several large studies have found _ lower odds of heart disease among regular nut eaters. A. confidently B. consistently C. conceptually D. contemptuously36. The boss needs a workout program that perfectly _ his busy schedule. A. turns into B. falls into C. looks into D. fits into37. A

25、glimpse _ our solar system reveals the neighborhood outside the suns influence is stranger than expected. A. into B. at C. by D. beyond38. It has never _ to me that an intimate knowledge of English grammar can be so useful. A. occurred B. happened C. turned D. conformed39. The FDA is expected to req

26、uire safety studies on e-cigarettes and _ their use. A. regulate B. recollect C. rebound D. rehearse40. Teenagers can become _ and hard to handle if every single decision is taken away from them. A. obedient B. cooperative C. rebellious D. aestheticPART CLOZE TEST (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 point eac

27、h)Directions: There are 10 questions in this part of the test. Read the passage through. Then, go back and choose one suitable word or phrase marched 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 b

28、rackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.“A better, richer and happier life for all our citizens.” Thats the American _41_. In practice, it means living in a spacious, air-conditioned house, owning a car or three and maybe a boat or a holiday home, not to mention flying off to _42_ destinations.

29、The trouble _43_ this lifestyle is that it consumes a lot of power. If everyone in the world started living like wealthy Americans, we _44_need to generate more than 10 times _45_ energy each year. And _46_, in a century or three, we all expect to be _47_ by an army of robots and fly into space on h

30、olidays, we are going to need a vast amount more. Where are we going to get so much power from?It is clear that continuing to rely on _48_ fuels will have catastrophic results, because of the dramatic warming effect of carbon dioxide. But alternative power sources will affect the climate too. For no

31、w, the climate effects of “clean energy” sources are trivial _49_ those from greenhouse gases, but if we keep on using ever more power over the coming centuries, they will become ever more _50_.41. A. constitution B. dream C. history D. character42. A. exotic B. patriotic C. supersonic D. alcoholic43. A. on B. for C. at D. with44. A. shall B. will C. should D. would45. A. much more B. more than C. as much D. of more46. A. if B. though C. while D. so47. A. taken to B. attended to C. attached to D. submitted to48. A. rock B. stone C. fossil D. diamond49. A. according to B. based on C. such