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1、TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2023)-GRADE FOUR-TIME LIMIT: 130 MINPART I DICTATION15 MIN.Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third
2、 readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.Please write the who
3、le passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION15 MIN.In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will he
4、ar several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of each conversation you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.1. Which of the fol
5、lowing is NOT needed for the Lost Property Form?A. Name.B. Nationality.C. Address.D. Phone number.2. From the conversation we know that Mark Adams comes from?A. Essex.B. Edinburgh.C. London.D. The US.3. What will Mark Adams do the day after tomorrow?A. To come to the office again.B.Towait for the ph
6、one call.C. To call the office.D.Towrite to the office.Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of each conversation you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.4. Members of the club are required toA. register when they arrive.B.
7、bring up to three guests.C. register their guests.D. show membership cards on arrival.5. Which of the following details about the changing rooms is NOT correct?A. There is a charge for the use of the locker.B. Showers are installed in the changing rooms.C. Lockers are located in the changing rooms.D
8、. Lockers are used to store personal belongings.6. According the club rules, members can playwas that throughout much of the west it was doomed.(8)With so much news about crime in the media, people assumed that anyone on the open road without the money for even a bus ticket must present a danger. Bu
9、t do we need to be so wary both to hitch and to give a lift?(9)In Poland in the 1960s,according to a Polish woman who e-mail me , n the authorities introduced the Hitchhikers Booklet. The booklet contained coupons fbr drivers, so each time a driver picked somebody; he or she received a coupon. At th
10、e end of the season, drivers who had picked up the most hikers were rewarded with various prizes. Everyone was hitchhiking then”.(lO)Surely this is a good idea for society. Hitchhiking would increase respect by breaking down barriers between strangers. It would help fight global warming by cutting d
11、own on fuel consumption as hitchhikers would be using existing fuels. It would also improve educational standards by delivering instant lessons in geography, history, politics and sociology.(11)A century before Douglas Adams wrote his “Hitchhikers Guide，another adventure story writer, Robert Louis S
12、tevenson, gave us that what should be the hitchhikers motto: To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive. What better time than putting a holiday weekend into practice. Either put it to the test yourself, or help out someone who is trying to travel hopefully with thumb outstretched.84. In w
13、hich paragraph(s) does the writer comment on his experience of hitchhiking?A. (3)B.(4)C. (3) and (4)D. (4) and (5)85. What is the current situation of hitchhiking?A. It is popular in some parts of the world.B. It is popular throughout the west.C. It is popular in Poland.86. What is the writers attit
14、ude towards the practice in Poland?A. Critical.B. Unclear.C. Somewhat favorable.D. Strongly favorable.87. The writer has mentioned all the following benefits of hitchhiking EXCEPTA. promoting mutual respect between strangers. B. increasing ones confidence in strangers.C. protecting environment.D. en
15、rich ones knowledge.88. H Either put it to the test yourself.“in Paragraph (11) meansA. to experience the hopefulness.B. to read Adams book.C. to offer someone a lift.D. to be a hitchhiker.TEXTCI am afraid to sleep. I have been afraid to sleep for the last few weeks. I am so tired that, finally, I d
16、o sleep, but only for a few minutes. It is not a bad dream that wakes me ; it is the reality I took with me into sleep . I try to think of something else.Immediately the woman in the marketplace comes into my mind.I was on my way to dinner last night when I saw her . She was selling skirts. She move
17、dwith the same ease and loveliness I often saw in the women of Laos. Her long black hair was as shiny as the black silk of the skirts she was selling. In her hair, she wore three silk ribbons, blue, green, and white. They reminded me of my childhood and how my girlfriends and I used to spend hours b
18、raiding ribbons into our hair.I dont know the word for ribbons”, so I put my hand to my own hair and , with three fingers against my head , I looked at her ribbons and said BeautifUl. She lowered her eyes and said nothing. I wasnt sure if she understood me (I dont speak Laotian very well).I looked b
19、ack down at the skirts. They had designs in them: squares and triangles and circles of pink and green silk. They were very pretty. I decided to buy one of those skirts, and I began to bargain with her over the price. It is the custom to bargain in Asia. In Laos bargaining is done in soft voices and
20、easy moves with the sort of quiet peacefulness.She smiled, more with her eyes than with her lips. She was pleased by the few words I was able to say in her language, although they were mostly numbers, and she saw that I understood something about the soft playfulness of bargaining. We shook our head
21、s in disagreement over the price; then, immediately, we made another offer and then another shake of the head. She was so pleased that unexpectedly, she accepted the last offer I made. But it was too soon. The price was too low. She was being too generous and wouldnt make enough money. I moved quick
22、ly and picked up two more skirts and paid for all three at the price set; that way I was able to pay her three times as much before she had a chance to lower the price for the larger purchase. She smiled openly then, and, for the first time in months, my spirit lifted. I almost felt happy.The feelin
23、g stayed with me while she wrapped the skirts in a newspaper and handed them to me. When I left, though, the feeling left, too. It was as though it stayed behind in marketplace. I left tears in my throat. I wanted to cry. I didnt, of course.I have learned to defend myself against what is hard; witho
24、ut knowing it, I have also learned to defend myself against what is soft and what should be easy.I get up, light a candle and want to look at the skirts. They are still in the newspaper that the woman wrapped them in. I remove the paper, and raise the skirts up to look at them again before I pack th
25、em. Something falls to floor. I reach down and feel something cool in my hand. I move close to the candlelight to see what I have. There are five long silk ribbons in my hand, all different colors. The woman in the marketplace! She has given these ribbons to me!There is no defense against a generous
26、 spirit, and this time I cry, and very hard, as if I could make up for all the months that I didnt cry.90. Which of the following in NOT correct?A. The writer was not used to bargaining.B. People in Asia always bargain when buying things.C. Bargaining in Laos was quiet and peaceful.D. The writer was
27、 ready to bargain with the woman.91. The writer assumed that the woman accepted the last offer mainly because womanA. thought that the last offer was reasonable.B. thought she could still make much money.C. was glad that the writer knew their way of bargaining.D. was tired of bargaining with the wri
28、ter any more.92. Why did the writer finally decide to buy three skirts?A. The skirts were cheap and pretty.B. She liked the patterns on the skirts.C. She wanted to do something as compensation.D. She was fed up with further bargaining with the woman.93. When did the writer left the marketplace, she
29、wanted to cry, but did not becauseA. she had learned to stay cool and unfeeling.B. she was afraid of crying in public.C. she had learned to face difficulties bravely.D. she had to show in public that she was strong.94. Why did the writer cry eventually when she looked at the skirts again?A. she sudd
30、enly felt very sad.B. she liked the ribbons so much.C. she was overcome by emotion.D. she felt sorry for the woman.TEXTDThe kids are hanging out. I pass small bands of students, in my way to work these mornings. They have become a familiar part of the summer landscape.These kids are not old enough f
31、or jobs. Nor are they rich enough for camp. They are school children without school. The calendar called the school year ran out on them a few weeks ago. Once supervised by teachers and principals, they now appear to be self care”.Passing them is like passing through a time zone. For much of our his
32、tory, after all, Americans arranged the school year around the needs of work and family. In 19lh-century cities, schools were open seven or eight hours a day, 11 months a year. In rural America, the year was arranged around the growing season. Now, only 3 percent of families follow the agricultural
33、model, but nearly all schools are scheduled as if our children went home early to milk the cows and took months off to work the crops. Now, three-quarters of the mothers of school-age children work, but the calendar is written as if they were home waiting for the school bus.The six-hour day, the 180
34、-day school year is regarded as something holy. But when parents work an eight-hour day and a 240-day year, it means something different. It means that many kids go home to empty houses. It means that, in the summer, they hang out.“We have a huge mismatch between the school calendar and realities of
35、 family life/9 says Dr. Ernest Boyer, head of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.Dr. Boyer is one of many who believe that a radical revision of the school calendar is inevitable. H School, whether we like it or not, is educational. It always has been.”His is not popular idea. S
36、chools are routinely burdened with the job of solving all our socialproblems. Can they be asked to meet the needs of our work and family lives?It may be easier to promote a linger school year on its educational merits and, indeed, the educational case is compelling. Despite the complaints and studie
37、s about our kids9 lack of learning, the United State still has a shorter school year than any industrial nation. In most of Europe, the school year is 220 days. In Japan, it is 240 days long. While classroom time alone doesnt produce a well-educated child, learning takes time and more learning takes
38、 more time. The long summers of forgetting take a toll.The opposition to a longer school year comes from families that want to and can provide other experiences for their children. It comes from teachers. It comes from tradition. And surely from kids. But the most important part of the conflict has
39、been over the money.95. Which of the following is an opinion of the author?A. The kids are hanging out.”B. ” They are school children without school.”C. These kids are not old enough fbr jobs.”D. The calendar called the school year ran out on them a few weeks ago.”96. The current American school cal
40、endar was developed in the 19th century according toA. the growing season on nations form.B. the labour demands of the industrial age.C. teachers9 demands for more vacation time.D. parents demands for other experiences for their kids.97. The author thinks that the current school calendarA. is still
41、valid.B. is out of date. C. can not be revised. D. can not be defended.98. Why was Dr. Boys idea unpopular?A. He argues for the role of school in solving social problems.B. He supports the current school calendar.C. He thinks that school year and family life should be considered separately.D. He str
42、ongly believes in the educational role of school.99. The long summers of forgetting take a toll in the last paragraph but one means thatA. long summer vacation slows down the progress go learning.B. long summer vacation has been abandoned in Europe.C. long summers result in less learning time.D. lon
43、g summers are a result of tradition.100. The main purpose of the passage isA. to describe how American children spend their summer.B. to explain the needs of the modern working families.C. to discuss the problems of the current school calendar.D. to persuade parents to stay at home to look after the
44、ir kids.PART VI WRITING45 MIN.SECTION A COMPOSITION35 MIN.Nowadays the Internet has become part of peoples life , and million of young people have made friends online.Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:Is It Wise to Make Friends OnlineYou are to write i
45、n three parts.In the first part, state what you think is the best way.In the second part, support your view with one or two reasons.In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure
46、 to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.SECTION B NOTE-WRITING10 MIN.Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation:Your classmate, Jimmy, is head of the universitys swimming club. He has invited you to join the club, but you like some other
47、sport. Write him a note, declining and explaining why.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.答案部分TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS （2023）-GRADE FOUR-TAPESCRIPT OF DICTATIONPART I DICTATIONAdvertisingAdvertising has already become a specialized activity in modern times. /I
48、n todays business world, supply is usually greater than demand. /There is great competition between manufactures of the same kind of product /because they want to persuade customers to buy their particular brand. /They always have to remind their customers/ of the name and qualities of their products by advertising. /The manufacture advertises in newspapers and on the radio. /He sometimes employs sales girls to distribute samples of their products./ He sometimes advertises on the Internet as well. /In addition, he always has advertisem