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TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2012)GRADEFOURTIMELIMIT：135MlNPARTIDICTATION[15MIN]Listentothefollowingpassage．Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes．Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning．Forthesecondandthirdreadings，thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase，withintervalsof15seconds．Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork．Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore．PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE．PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[20MIN]InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow．MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononAnswerSheetTwo．SECTIONACONVERSATIONSInthissectionyouwillhearseveralconversations．Listentotheconversationscarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow．Questionslto3arebasedonthefollowingconversation．Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentotheconversation.l．TheEthicalConsumerResearchAssociationwillprovideinformationtoshoppersonA．productprice．B．productquality．C．manufacturers．D．productionmethods．2．Accordingtotheconversation，anethicalshoppershouldA．askforothers’advicebeforebuyingthings．B．considertheworthofsomethingtobebought．C．postponebuyingthingswheneverpossible．D．searchforthingsthatarelesscostly．3．Accordingtotheconversation，ethicalshopperscanbebestdescribedasA．shrewd．B．thrifty．C．extravagant．D．cautious．Questions4to7arebasedonthefollowingconversation．Attheendoftheconversation，youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentotheconversation．4．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECTaboutMary?A．Sheisenjoyingherlanguagestudy．B．Sheisenjoyinghermanagementstudy．C．Sheisnotfeelingverywellatthemoment．D．Sheisnothappyaboutherstudypressure．5．WhatdoesMarythinkofthecourseinitially?A．Itisuseful．B．Itisdifficult．C．Itischallenging．D．Itisinteresting．6．WhatisMary’sproblemoflivinginafamilyhouse?A．Shedislikesthefoodsheeats．B．Sheisunabletosleepwell．C．Shehasnochancetomakefriends．D．Shefindstherenthigh．7．WhichofthefollowingisMr．Davies’advice?A．Totrytomakemorefriends．B．Totrytochangeaccommodation．C．TospendmoretimeonEnglish．D．Tostopattendinglanguageclasses．Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation．Attheendoftheconversation，youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentotheconversation．8．Accordingtotheconversation，thedayisspecialbecauseA．manypeoplearesurfingthenetonthatday．B．itisananniversaryoftheinternet．C．thenetbroughtaboutnochangesuntilthatday．D．bigchangeswilltakeplaceonthatday．9．WelearnfromtheconversationthatpeopleA．cannotJivewithouttheinternet．B．cannotworkwithouttheinternet．C．allusetheinternettokeepintouch．D．havevariedopinionsaboutinternetuse．10．Attheendoftheconversation．thespeakerstalkaboutA．thefutureoftheinternet．B．thetypeofofficefurniture．C．whenchangeswillcome．D．howpeoplewillusetheinternet．SECTIONBPASSAGESInthissection，youwillhearseveralpassages．Listentothepassagescarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow．Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage．Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentothepassage．11．Inordertoopenabankaccount，youneedtoproduce____inadditiontoyourpassport．A．alibrarycardB．aregistrationformC．atelephonebillD．areceipt12．WhichofthefollowingmightNOTbeincludedinthe‘utilitybill’?A．Rent．B．Gas．C．Water．D．Telephone．13．Accordingtothepassage，whatcanonedointhepostoffice?A．Gettingcontactdetails．B．Obtainingtaxforms．C．Payinghousingrents．D．Applyingforloans．Questions14to17arebasedonthefollowingpassage．Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentothepassage．14．Accordingtothepassage，‘scheduling’meansthatyouA．needtobeefficientinwork．B．planyourworkproperly．C．trytofinishworkaheadoftime．D．knowhowtoworkinteams．15．Accordingtothepassage,oneoftheactivitiestorelaxcouldbeA．protectingwildanimals．B．spendingtimewithyourfamily．C．learninghowtoreadefficiently．D．learninghowtodogardening．16．OneofthewaystoreducestressistoA．dobetterthananyoneelse．B．fulfillhighambitionsinone'swork．C．workandhavereasonableaims．D．startwitharelativelylowaim．17．Accordingtothepassage，toreducestresshassomethingtodowiththefollowingEXCEPTA．one'sposition．B．one'sinterest．C．one'shealth．D．one'smood．Questions18to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage．Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentothepassage．18．Accordingtothepassage，newwordstendtocomefromA．worldpolitics．B．advancesinscience．C．areasoflife．D．alltheabove．19．ThepassageexplainsthelargerandrichervocabularyofEnglishmainlyfromaviewpoint．A．historicalB．culturalC．commercialD．colonial20．Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribestheEnglishlanguage?A．Itisoutdatedingrammar．B．Itacceptsnewwordsfromscience．C．Ithasbeguntakinginnewwords．D．Ittendstoembracenewwords．SECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTInthissection，youwillhearseveralnewsitems．Listentothemcarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow．Questions21and22arebasedOHthefollowingnews．Attheendofthenewsitem，youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions．Nowl