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1、2021-TEM4-1 TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS(2021)-GRADE FOUR-TIME LIMIT:130MIN PART I DICTATION 10 MIN Listen to the following passage.Altogether the passage will be read to you four times.During the first reading,which will be done at normal speed,listen and try to understand the meaning.For the second and
2、 third readings,the passage,except the first sentence,will be read sentence by sentence,or phrase by phrase,with intervals of 15 seconds.The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work.You will then be given ONE minute to check through your work on
3、ce more.Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE.The first sentence of the passage is already provided.The Meaning of Home The original meaning of the word home in English was of a safe dwelling place,a village,even a world.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION 20 MIN SECTION A TALK In this section you will hear a talk.
4、You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY.While listening,you may look at ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap.Make sure what you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable.You may use the blank sheet for note-taking.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-fillin
5、g task.Now,listen to the talk.When it is over,you will be given TWO minutes to check your work.SECTION B CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear two conversations.At the end of each conversation,five questions will be asked about what was said.Both the conversations and the questions will be spo
6、ken ONCE ONLY.After each question there will be a ten-second pause.During the pause,you should read the four choices of A,B,C,and D,and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the questions.Now,listen to the conversations.CONVERSATION ONE Question
7、s 1 to 5 are based on Conversation One.1.A.Never.B.Just a few.C.Quite a few.D.Few.2.A.They have negative feelings.B.They like being asked questions.C.They dislike some panel members.D.They both enjoy interviews.2021-TEM4-2 3.A.Dancer in a night club.B.Childrens entertainer.C.Electronics engineer.D.S
8、hop assistant.4.A.Excited.B.Ashamed.C.Surprised.D.Afraid.5.A.To select the best among many candidates.B.To see who gives the lasting impression.C.To find out who has acting potential.D.To see how one reacts when uncomfortable.CONVERSATION TWO Questions 6 to 10 are based on Conversation Two.6.A.She f
9、ailed the course.B.She made much progress.C.Her performance was a bit worrying.D.Her performance was better than expected.7.A.It is hard for the required length.B.It is a very familiar subject.C.It is difficult to draw conclusions.D.It is irrelevant to the topic.8.A.75%.B.25%.C.30%.D.45%9.A.Russia.B
10、.Canada.C.The United States.D.Saudi Arabia.10.A To collect more necessary information.B.To analyze the data she has obtained.C.To propose some possible solutions.D.To keep up her good work this term.PART III LANGUAGE USAGE 10 MIN There are twenty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there
11、 are four options marked A,B,C,and D.Choose the one that best completes the sentence or answer the question.Mark you answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.11.If we _ abused by the power of the social rule,we must take steps to defuse its energy.A.were not to be B.are not to be C.should not be D.would not be 1
12、2.A team of engineers has been developing a space cleanup satellite to eliminate man-made orbital debris,_ broken-down satellites or tossed away rocket stages.A.no matter B.whether it is C.if it is D.be it 13.Meiling returned from abroad a totally different person.The italicized part functions as a(
13、n)_ in the sentence.A.complement B.object C.adverbial D.appositive 14.Welcome to this special edition of TV Picks,featuring things that must be read to be consumed,let alone _:books.A.being understood B.to understand C.understood D.understand 15.When you have finished with that novel,dont forget to
14、return to Tom,_?A.will you B.do you C.dont you D.wont you 16.Cities have nonprofit associations,usually made up of Fire Department personnel working on their own time to provide _ inspections.A.free home fire-safety B.home free fire-safety C.fire-safety free home D.fire-safety hone free 17.There is
15、no means _ a man will not resort to avoid the real labor of thinking.A.where B.that C.when D.to which 2021-TEM4-3 18.Person A:Where is Tim?Person B:He might be next door.What is the function of the modal auxiliary verb“might”in the reply?A.To express relief.B.To dramatize a fact.C.To indicate possib
16、ility.D.To ask for permission.19.“After a confused silence,the speaker attempted a weak reply only to halt midway to confer with his assistant and finally to admit that he had made a mistake.”The two infinitive phrases after“midway”are used to _.A.show purpose B.indicate result C.indicate manner D.p
17、redict consequence 20.Which of the following italicized phrases is INCORECT?A.The town is now ten times its original size.B.The seller asked for double the usual price.C.I wish I had two times his strength.D.They come here four times every year.21.The program includes an _ of program options for ESL
18、/EFL teachers.A.array B.arrangement C.agreement D.Assortment 22.The volcano _ on Friday,opening up an 800-meter-long crack in its crater.A.ejected B.erupted C.spewed D.ignited 23.As previously suspected,the inhabitants of the region had been hunter-gatherers living relatively _ lifestyles.A.separate
19、d B.remote C.lonely D.solitary 24.The governor posted a statement online saying he“misspoke”and tried to _ nis comments.A.clarify B.clear C.cleanse D.clean 25.The country is making progress on its bailout reform commitments but bad bank loans could _ a fledgling recovery.A.divert B.deconstruct C.dis
20、tract D.derail 26.The parents almost collapsed upon learning that their child had been diagnosed _ a rare disease.A.for B.as C.with D.over 27.Major airlines have banned the transport of hunting trophies from Arica in the _ of the outrage over the shooting death of a lion in Zimbabwe.A.call B.wake C.
21、result D.midst 28.The _ cited study suggested that parental involvement in homework can boost a students academic performance.A.widely B.likely C.popularly D.eventually 29.Salespeople here are paid on a commission basis;however,continued employment is based on their ability to sell service contracts
22、 rather than _.A.commodity B.product C.produce D.merchandise 30.Anthropologists were intrigued to learn that Kennewick Man was _ different from todays native Americans.A.anonymously B.autonomously C.anatomically D.analogously PART IV CLOZE 10 MIN Decide which of the words given in the box below woul
23、d complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.The words can be used ONCE ONLY.Mark the letter for each word on ANSWER SHEET TWO.A.actually B.cultural C.digitized D.grammar E.if F.intervention G.obviously H.path I.though J.transition K.transmission L.unmediated M.virtual N.visual O.w
24、ay 2021-TEM4-4 There is a curious cliche that says pictures dont lie.It is part of that greater cliche that says seeing is believing.Somehow a thing seen directlyor through a(n)(31)_ representation like a painting,a photograph,or a filmbrings us closer to some actual reality.Words are too(32)_ not t
25、hings themselves;words are made-up sounds,developed throughout the life of a culture,represented by made-up letters,put together in a contrived(33)_ that everyone in a culture uses to communicate through a decision that the particular words will refer to particular things.Language is clearly(34)_ an
26、d not natural:it is human made and accepted with some variations throughout a particular culture.Every English speaker understands what the word“food”refers to,even(35)_ the particular kind of food that comes to mind may vary to each individual.But seeing a thing seems to bring us something very clo
27、se to the thing itselfto“reality”.Things that are seen appear to be and even feel as if they are(36)_;that is,they seem to be conveyed directly to us,not conveyed indirectly.Nothing stands in their(37)_.They are true.But,in fact,an image,whether photographed,painted,or(38)_,is not the thing itself.I
28、t is a representation of a mediated(39)_,composed through the camera lens,or a computer,and transferred onto film or through binary code onto the computer screen,appearing to be the thing itself.But even when we acknowledge the(40)_ of optics,computer science,and the human hand and eye of the photog
29、rapher in recording and developing the photographic image,we still havent considered all the mediation that goes on.An image of the thing is not the thing.PART V READING COMPREHENSION 35 MIN SECTION A MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS In this section there are three passages followed by ten multiple choice
30、questions.For each multiple choice question,there are four suggested answers marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one you think is the best answer and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.PASSAGE ONE(1)As I write this,I have half an eye on an old James Bond film that is showing on my computer.But this is
31、a story about how I stopped watching TV and began reading again for pleasure,after ten years in which I hardly turned a page.(2)I suppose I was an avid reader of“literature”between the ages of nine and fourteen.I had enough time to be White Fang,Robinson Crusoe,and Bilbo Baggins and Jeeves.Of course
32、 there was room in the schoolboys imagination for some real historical figures:Scott of the Antarctic,all of the Vikings,and Benjamin Franklin were good friends of mine.(3)Then,in adolescence,I began a long search for strange and radical ideas.I wanted to challenge my elders and betters,and stir up
33、my peers with amazing points of view.Of course,the only place to look was in books.I hunted out the longest titles and the authors with the funniest names,and scoured the library for completely unread books.Then I found one which became my bible for the whole of 1982.It had a title composed of eleve
34、n long words and an author whose name I didnt know how to pronounce.It was really thick and looked dead serious.Even better,it put forward a whole worldview that would take days to explain.Perfect.I took it out of the library three times,proud to see the date-stamps lined up on the empty library ins
35、ert.(4)Later,I went to university.Expecting to spend evenings in learned discussion with clever people,I started reading philosophy.For some reason I never found the deep-thinking intellectuals I hoped to meet.Anyway,I was ready to impress with my profound knowledge of post-structuralism and 2021-TE
36、M4-5 existentialism.These things are usually explained in rather short books,but they take a long time to get through.They were the end of my youthful reading(5)Working life was hard to get used to after so much theory.It was the end of books for me.There didnt seem to be much in books that would ac
37、tually get things done.To do things you had to answer the telephone and work a computer.You had to travel about and speak to people who werent at all interested in philosophy.I didnt stop reading,you cant avoid that.I read all day.But no books came my way,only manuals and pamphlets and contracts and
38、 documents.Maybe most people satisfy their need for stories and ideas with TV and,to tell the truth,it was all I needed for ten years.In those days I only had a book“on the go”for the duration of plane flights.At first I would come home and watch TV over dinner.Then,I moved the TV so I could watch i
39、t from bed.I even rigged up a switch so I could turn it off without getting out of bed.Then,one fateful day,my TV broke and my landlady took it away.(6)My new TV is an extra circuit board inside my computer.Its on a desk in front of a working chair and I cant see it from the bed.I still use it for t
40、he weather forecasts and its nice to have it on while Im typing this.but what to do last thing at right?well,have another go with books.(7)Now,I just like books.I have a pile of nice ones by my bed and Im reading about six simultaneously.I dont want to be any of the characters.I dont care if a thous
41、and people have already read then.I dont have to search through libraries.There are books everywhere and all of them have something to read in them.I have the strange feeling that theyve been there all along,waiting for me to pick them up.41.We learn from the authors reading habit in adolescence tha
42、t he liked _.A.unread and serious books B.real historical figures C.works of literature D.works of philosophy 42.What was reading like in the authors working life?A.Philosophy was still his favorite.B.Reading was short and practical.C.Reading was completely abandoned.D.Television had replaced his re
43、ading.43.It can be concluded from Para.7 that the author _.A.spends much time reading B.is hardly serious about reading C.still likes unread books D.has resumed his reading habit PASSAGE TWO(1)I was prepared to dislike Max Kelada even before I knew him.The war had just finished and the passenger tra
44、ffic in the oceangoing liners was heavy.Accommodation was very hard to get and you had to put up with whatever the agents chose to offer you.You could not hope for a cabin to yourself and I was thankful to be given one in which there were only two berths.But.when I was told the name of my companion
45、my heart sank.It suggested closed portholes and the night air rigidly excluded.It was bad enough to share a cabin for fourteen days with anyone,but I should have looked upon it with less dismay if my fellow passengers name had been Smith or Brown.(2)When I went on board I found Mr.Keladas luggage al
46、ready below.I did not like the look of it;there were too many labels on the suitcases.And the wardrobe trunk was too big.He had unpacked his toilet things,and I observed that he was a patron of the excellent Monsieur Coty.I did not at all like Mr.Kelada.I made my way into the smoking room.I called f
47、or a pack of cards and began to play.I had 2021-TEM4-6 scarcely started before a man came up to me and asked me if he was right in thinking my name was so and so.(3)“I am Mr.Kelada,”he added,with a smile that showed a row of flashing teeth,and sat down.(4)“Oh,yes,were sharing a cabin,I think.”(5)“Bi
48、t of luck,I call it.You never know whom youre going to be put in with.I was jolly glad when I heard you were English.Im all for us English sticking together when were abroad,if you understand what I mean.”(6)I blinked.(7)“Are you English?”I asked,perhaps tactlessly.(8)“Rather.You dont think I look l
49、ike an American,do you?British to the backbone,thats what I am.”(9)To prove it,Mr.Kelada took out of his pocket a passport and airily waved it under my nose.(10)Mr.Kelada was short and of a sturdy build,clean shaven and dark skinned,with a fleshy,hooked nose and very large,lustrous and liquid eyes.H
50、is long black hair was sleek and curly.He spoke with a fluency in which there was nothing English and his gestures were exuberant.I felt pretty sure that a closer inspection of that British passport would have betrayed the fact that Mr.Kelada was born under a bluer sky than is generally seen in Engl