试卷用后随即销毁。严禁 QUESTION BOOKLET
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TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2017)
-GRADE FOUR-
TIME LIMIT: 130 MIN
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
third readings, the passage 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 yourwork once more.
Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.
PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 MIN]
SECTION A TALK
In this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look
at the task on ANSWER SHEET ONE andwrite 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-filling task.
Now listen to the talk. When it is over, you will be given two minutes to check yourwork.
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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 spoken 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 choices. Now, listen to the conversations.
Conversation One
Questions 1 to 5 are based on Conversation One.
1. A. It has wiped the data from the flash drive.
B. It can’t read data from the flash drive. C. The files stored in it have got lost. D. The files in it can’t be opened. 2. A. Get a total refund.
B. Get a partial refund. C. Get a new computer. D. Get a new hard disk. 3. A. Indifferent.
B. Surprised. C. Anxious. D. Dissatisfied.
4. A. By 8:30 tomorrow morning.
B. After 8:30 tomorrow morning. C. At 8:30 this evening. D. Anytime tomorrow. 5. A. 6574-3205.
B. 6547-2305. C. 6457-2035. D. 6475-3025.
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Conversation Two
Questions 6 to 10 are based on Conversation Two.
6. A. Hold a party at home.
B. Introduce ourselves first. C. Avoid meeting them. D. Wait for them to visit us. 7. A. Do nothing about it.
B. Tell him to stop. C. Give him a reason to stop. D. Call the police immediately. 8. A. Try to be patient.
B. Try to be sympathetic. C. Don’t appear to be friendly. D. Don’t answer their questions. 9. A. No more than five minutes.
B. Five to ten minutes. C. About half an hour. D. About an hour. 10. A. Family Circle Magazine.
B. Morning radio programs. C. Betty’s website. D. CBS news website.
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PART III LANGUAGE USAGE [10 MIN]
There are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
11. _____ combination of techniques authors use, all stories — from the briefest anecdotes to the
longest novels — have a plot. A. Regarding B. Whatever C. In so far as D. No matter
12. She followed the receptionist down a luxurious corridor to a closed door, __________ the women gave
a quick knock before opening it. A. on which B. but when C. wherein D. then
13. MsEnnab is one of the first Palestinian _________ with seven years5 racing experience.
A. woman drivers B. women driver C. women drivers D. woman driver
14. “I wondered if I could have a word with you.” The past tense in the sentence refers to a ____________.
A. past event for exact time reference B. present event for tentativeness C. present event for uncertainty D. past event for politeness
15. “If I were you, I wouldn’t wait to propose to her.” The subjunctive mood in the sentence is used
to ______ .
A. alleviate hostility
B. express unfavorable feelings C. indicate uncertainty D. make a suggestion
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16. “It5s a shame that the city official should have gone back on his word.” The modal auxiliary
SHOULD express________ . A. obligation B. disappointment C. future in the past D. tentativeness
17. Timothy Ray Brown, the first man cured of HIV, initially opted against the stem cell transplant
that ______ history. A. could have later made B. should have made later C. might make later D. would later make
18. Some Martian rock structures look strikingly like structures on Earth that are known ______________ by
microbes.
A. having been created B. being created C. to have been created D. to be created
19. At that moment, with the crowd watching me, I was not afraid in the ordinary sense, as ____________ if
I alone. A. would have been . B. should be . had been C. could be . were D. might have been. had been were 20. You must fire _______ incompetent assistant of yours
A. the B. an C. that D. whichever
21. Some narratives seem more like plays, heavy with dialogue by which writers allow their to reveal
themselves. A. characters B. characteristics C. charisma D. characterizations
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