TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2013)GRADEEIGHTTIMELIMIT:195MINPARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(35MIN)SECTIONAMINI-LECTUREInthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE,usingnomorethanthreewordsineachgap.Makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayrefertoyournoteswhilecompletingthetask.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.Now,listentothemini-lecture.WhatDoActiveLearnersDo?Therearedifferencebetweenactivelearningandpassivelearning.Characteristicsofactivelearners:I.readingwithpurposesA.beforereading:settinggoalsB.whilereading:(1)________II.(2)______andcriticalinthinkingi.e.informationprocessing,e.g.--connectionsbetweentheknownandthenewinformation--identificationof(3)______concepts--judgmentonthevalueof(4)_____.III.activeinlisteningA.waysofnote-taking:(5)_______.B.beforenote-taking:listeningandthinkingIV.beingabletogetassistanceA.reason1:knowingcomprehensionproblemsbecauseof(6)______.B.Reason2:beingabletopredictstudydifficultiesV.beingabletoquestioninformationA.questionwhattheyreadorhearB.evaluateand(7)______.VI.LastcharacteristicA.attitudetowardresponsibility--activelearners:accept--passivelearners:(8)_______B.attitudetoward(9)______--activelearners:evaluateandchangebehaviour--passivelearners:nochangeinapproachRelationshipbetweenskillandwill:willismoreimportantin(10)______.Lackofwillleadstodifficultyincollegelearning.SECTIONBINTERVIEWInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.1.Accordingtotheinterviewer,whichofthefollowingbestindicatestherelationshipbetweenchoiceandmobility?A.Bettereducation→greatermobility→morechoices.B.Bettereducation→morechoices→greatermobility.C.Greatermobility→bettereducation→morechoices.D.Greatermobility→morechoices→bettereducation.2.Accordingtotheinterview,whichofthefollowingdetailsaboutthefirstpollisINCORRECT?A.Shorterworkhourswasleastchosenforbeingmostimportant.B.Chancesforadvancementmighthavebeenfavouredbyyoungpeople.C.Highincomefailedtocomeontopforbeingmostimportant.D.Jobsecuritycamesecondaccordingtothepollresults.3.Accordingtotheinterviewee,whichisthemaindifferencebetweenthefirstandthesecondpoll?A.Thetypeofrespondentswhowereinvited.B.Thewayinwhichthequestionsweredesigned.C.Thecontentareaofthequestions.D.Thenumberofpollquestions.4.Whatcanwelearnfromtherespondents’answerstoitems2,4and7inthesecondpoll?A.Recognitionfromcolleaguesshouldbegivenlessimportance.B.Workersarealwayswillingandreadytolearnmorenewskills.C.Psychologicalrewardismoreimportantthanmaterialone.D.Workwillhavetobemadeinterestingtoraiseefficiency.5.Accordingtotheinterviewee,whichofthefollowingcanofferbothpsychologicalandmonetarybenefits?A.Contactwithmanypeople.B.Chancesforadvancement.C.Appreciationfromcoworkers.D.ChancestolearnnewskillsSECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.Questions6and7arebasedonthefollowingnews,Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.6.Accordingtothenewsitem,“sleepboxes”aredesignedtosolvetheproblemsofA.airports.B.passengers.C.architects.D.companies.7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruewithreferencetothenews?A.Sleepboxescanberentedfordifferentlengthsoftime.B.Rentersofnormalheightcanstandupinside.C.Beddingcanbeautomaticallychanged.D.Renterscantakeashowerinsidethebox.Question8isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.8.Whatisthenewsitemmainlyabout?A.London’SpreparationsfortheNottingHillCarnival.B.MainfeaturesoftheNottingHillCarnival.C.Police'spreventivemeasuresforthecarnival.D.Policeparticipationinthecarnival.Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.9.ThenewsitemreportsonaresearchfindingaboutA.theDutchfamineandtheDutchwomen.B.earlymalnutritionandhearthealth.C.thecausesofdeathduringthefamine.D.nutritioninchildhoodandadolescence.10.Whendidtheresearchteamcarryoutthestudy?A.AttheendofWorldWarII.B.Between1944and1945.C.Inthe1950s.D.In2007.PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.TEXTAThreehundredyearsagonewstravelledbywordofmouthor1etter,andcirculatedintavernsandcoffeehousesintheformofpamphletsandnewsletters.“Thecoffeehousesparticularlyare.veryroomyforafreeconversation,andforreadingataneasierrateallmannerofprintednews,”noted