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TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2015)-GRADE EIGHT-TIME LIMIT: 195 MINPART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 MIN)SECTION A MINI-LECTUREIn this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE, using no more than three words in each gap. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes while completing the task. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.Now, listen to the mini-lecture.Understanding Academic LecturesListening to academic lectures is an important task for university students. Then, how can we comprehend a lecture efficiently?I. Understand all (1) _(1)_A. wordsB. (2) _(2)_stressintonation(3) _(3)_II. Adding informationA. lectures: sharing information with audienceB. listeners: (4) _ (4)_C. sources of informationknowledge of (5) _ (5)_(6) _ of the world (6)_D. listening involving three steps: hearing(7) _(7)_addingIII. (8) _(8)_A. reasonsovercome noisesave timeB. (7) _(9)_contentorganizationIV. Evaluating while listeningA. help to decide the (10) _ of notes(10)_B. help to remember informationSECTION B INTERVIEWIn this section 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 TWO. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview.1. Theresa thinks that the present government is _. A. doing what they have promised to schoolsB. creating opportunities for leading universities C. reducing opportunities for state school pupilsD. considering removing barriers for state school pupils2. What does Theresa see as a problem in secondary schools now? A. The government has lowered state pupils expectations.B. The number of state pupils applying to Oxford fails to increase. C. Universities are not working hard to accept state school pupils.D. Leading universities are rejecting state school pupils.3. In Theresas view, school freedom means that schools should _. A. be given more funding from education authoritiesB. be given more opportunities and choices C. be granted greater power to run themselvesD. be given all the money and decide how to spend it4. According to Theresa, who decides or decide money for schools at the present? A. Local education authorities and secondary schools together.B. Local education authorities and the central government. C. Local education authorities onlyD. The central government only.5. Throughout the talk, the interviewers does all the following EXCEPT _. A. supporting the intervieweeB. challenging the interviewee C. asking for clarificationD. initiating topicsSECTION C NEWS BROADCAST In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. Question 6 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news. 6. What is the main idea of the news item? A. Fewer people watch TV once a week.B. Smartphones and tablets have replaced TV.C.Bigger TV sets have attracted more people.D. New technology has led to more family time.Questions 7 and 8 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. 7. What did the researchers discover in northern Kenya? A. Three species of humans. B. Three human fossils. C. A human skull. D. A human tooth.8. What was the significance of the discovery? A. The finding were published in Nature. B. More research efforts were encouraged. C. Most research questions were answered. D. It supported an existing assumption.7. How many lawmakers voted for the marijuana legalization bill?A. 12.B. 46.C. 50.D. 18.8. The passing of the bill means that marijuana can be _.A. bought by people under 18B. bought in drug storesC. made available to drug addictsD. provided by the governmentQuestions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. 9. What did the review of global data reveal?A. Good sanitation led to increase in height.B. Diarrhea is a common disease.C. There were many problems of poor sanitation.D. African children live in worse sanitary conditions.10. The purpose of Dr. Alan Dangour's study was most likely to _.A. look into factors affecting the growth of childrenB. investigate how to tackle symptoms like diarrheaC. examine links between sanitation and death from illnessD. review and compare conditions in different countriesPART II READING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN)In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of 20 multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and then mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.TEXT AThe future of news Back to the coffee houseIn 2011, many shoppers opted to avoid the frenetic crowds and do their holiday shopping from the comfort of their computer. Sales at online retailers gained by more than 15%, making it the biggest season ever. But people are also returning those purchases at record rates, up 8% from last year.What went wrong? Is the lingering shadow of the global financial crisis making it harder to accept extravagant indulgences? Or do people shop more impulsively and therefore make bad decisions when online? Both arguments are plausible. However, there is a third factor: a question of touch. We can love the look but, in an online environment, we cannot feel the quality of a texture, the shape of the fit, the fall of a fold or the weight of an earring. And physically interacting with an object makes you more committed to your purchase.When my most recent book Brandwashed was released, I teamed up with a local bookstore to conduct an experiment about the differences between the online and offline shopping. I carefully instructed a group of volunteers to promote my book in two different ways. The first was a fairly hands-off approach. Whenever a customer would inquire about my book, the volunteer would take them over to the shelf and point to it. Out of 20 such requests, six customers proceeded with the purchase.The second option also involved going over to the shelf but, this time, removing the book and then subtly holding onto it for just an extra moment before placing it in the customer's hands. Of the 20 people who were handed the book, 13 ended up buying it. Just physically passing the book showed a big difference in sales. Why? We feel something similar to a sense of ownership when we hold things in our hand. That's why we establish or reestablish connection by greeting strangers and friends with a handshake. In this case, having to then let go of the book after holding it might generate a subtle sense of loss, and motivate us to make the purchase even more.A recent study conducted by Bangor University together with the United Kingdom's Royal Mail service also revealed the power of touch, in this case when it came to snail mail. A deeper and longer-lasting impression of a message was formed when delivered in a letter, as opposed to receiving the same message online. FMRIs(功能性磁共振成像) showed that, on touching the paper, the emotional centre of the brain was activated, thus forming a stronger bond. The study also indicated that once touch becomes part of the process, it could translate into a sense of possession. In other words, we simply feel more committed to possess and thus buy an item when we've first touched it. This sense of ownership is simply not part of the equation in the online shopping experience.As the rituals of purchase in the lead-up to Christmas change, not only do we give less thought to the type of gifts we buy for our loved ones but, through our own digital wish lists, we increasingly control what they buy for us. The reality, however, is that no matter how convinced we all are that digital is the way to go, finding real satisfaction will probably take more than a few simple clicks.11. According to the author, shoppers are returning their purchases for all the following reasons EXCEPT that _.A. they are unsatisfied with the quality of the purchaseB. they eventually find the purchase too expensiveC. they change their mind out of uncertaintyD. they regret making the purchase without forethought12. What is the purpose of the experiment in the bookstore?A. To see which promotion method is preferred by customers.B. To find out the strengths and weaknesses of both methods.C. To try to set up a new retailer-customer relationship.D. To see the effect of an approach on customers' decisions.13. Why does the author cite the study by Bangor University and the Royal Mail Service?A. To compare similar responses in different settings.B. To provide further evidence for his own observation.C. To offer a scientific account of the brain's functions.D. To describe emotional responses in online shopping.14. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. Despite online shopping we still attach importance to gift buying.B. Some people are still uncertain about the digital age.C. Real satisfaction depends on factors other than the computer.D. Online shopping offers real satisfaction to shoppers.TEXT BMy professor brother and I have an argument about head and heart, about whether he overvalues IQ while I lean more toward EQ. We typically have this debate about people can you be friends with a really smart jerk(怪物)? but there's corollary to animals as well. I'd love it if our dog could fetch the morning paper and then read it to me over coffee, but I actually care much more about her loyal and innocent heart. There's already enough thinking going on in our house, and we probably spend too much time in our heads. Where we need some role modeling is in instinct, and that's where a dog is a roving revelation.I did not grow up with dogs, which meant that my older daughter's respectful but unyielding determination to get one required some adjustment on my part. I often felt she was training me: from ages of 6 to 9, she gently schooled me in various breeds and their personalities, whispered to the dogs we encountered so they would charm and persuade me, demonstrated by her self-discipline that she was ready for the responsibility. And thus came our dog Twist, whom I sometimes mistake for a third daughter.At first I thought the challenge would be to train her to sit, to heel, to walk calmly beside us and not go wildly chasing the neighbourhood rabbits. But I soon discovered how much more we had to learn from her than she from us.If it is true, for example, that the secret to a child's success is less rare genius than raw persistence, Twist's ability to stay on task is a model for us all, especially if the task is trying to capture the sunbeam that flicks around the living room as the wind blows through the branches outside. She never succeeds, and she never gives up. This includes when she runs square into walls.Then there is her unfailing patience, which breaks down only when she senses that dinnertime was 15 minutes ago and we have somehow failed to notice. Even then she is more eager than indignant, and her refusal to whine shows a restraint of which I'm not always capable when hungry.But the lesson I value most is the one in forgiveness, and Twist first offered this when she was still very young. When she was about 7 months old, we took her to the vet to be spayed (切除卵巢) . We turned her over to a stranger, who proceeded to perform a procedure that was probably not pleasant. But when the vet returned her to us, limp and tender, there was no recrimination (反责) , no How could you do that to me? It was as though she already knew that we would not intentionally cause her pain, and while she did not understand, she forgave and curled up with her head on mydaughter's lap.I suppose we could have concluded that she was just blindly loyal and docile. But eventually we knew better. She is entirely capable of disobedience, as she has proved many times. She will ignore us when there are more interesting things to look at, rebuke us when we are careless, bark into the twilight when she has urgent messages to send. But her patience with our failings and fickleness and her willingness to give us a second chance are a daily lesson in gratitude.My friends who grew up with dogs tell me how when they were teenagers and trusted no one in the world, they could tell their dog all their secrets. It was the one friend who would not gossip or betray, could provide in the middle of the night the soft, unbegrudging comfort and peace that adolescence conspires to disrupt. An age that is all about growth and risk needs some anchors and weights, a model of steadfastness when all else is in flux. Sometimes I think Twist's devotion keeps my girls on a benevolent leash, one that hangs quietly at their side as they trot along but occasionally yanks them back to safety and solid ground.We've weighed so many decisions so carefully in raising our daughters what school to send them to and what church to attend, when to give them cell phones and with what precautions. But when it comes to what really shapes their character and binds our family, I never would have thought we would owe so much to its smallest member.15. In the first paragraph, the author suggests that _.A. a person can either have a high IQ or a low EQB. we need examples of how to follow one's heartC. her professor brother cares too much about IQD. she prefers dogs that are clever and loyal16. According to the passage, all the following are Twist's characteristics EXCEPT _.A. resignationB. patienceC. forgivenessD. tenacity17. According to the context, the meaning of the word "square" is closest to _.A. fastB. blindlyC. straightD. stubborn