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-1-QUESTIONBOOKLETTESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2015)-GRADEEIGHT-TIMELIMIT:195MINPARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(35MIN)SECTIONAMINI-LECTUREInthissection,youwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE,usingnomorethanthreewordsineachgap.Makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayrefertoyournoteswhilecompletingthetask.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.Now,listentothemini-lecture.SECTIONBINTERVIEWInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.1.Theresathinksthatthepresentgovernmentis.A.doingwhattheyhavepromisedtoschoolsB.creatingopportunitiesforleadinguniversitiesC.consideringremovingbarriersforstateschoolpupilsD.reducingopportunitiesforstateschoolpupils试卷用后随即销毁。严禁保留、出版或复印。-2-2.WhatdoesTheresaseeasaprobleminsecondaryschoolsnow?A.Universitiesarenotworkinghardtoacceptstateschoolpupils.B.ThenumberofstatepupilsapplyingtoOxfordfailstoincrease.C.Thegovernmenthasloweredstatepupils’expectations.D.Leadinguniversitiesarerejectingstateschoolpupils.3.InTheresa’sview,schoolfreedommeansthatschoolsshould.A.begivenmorefundingfromeducationauthoritiesB.begivenallthemoneyanddecidehowtospenditC.begrantedgreaterpowertorunthemselvesD.begivenmoreopportunitiesandchoices4.AccordingtoTheresa,whodecidesordecidemoneyforschoolsatthepresent?A.Localeducationauthoritiesandthecentralgovernment.B.Localeducationauthoritiesandsecondaryschoolstogether.C.Localeducationauthoritiesonly.D.Thecentralgovernmentonly.5.Throughoutthetalk,theinterviewerdoesallthefollowingEXCEPTA.askingforclarificationB.challengingtheintervieweeC.supportingtheintervieweeD.initiatingtopicsSECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.6.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?A.FewerpeoplewatchTVonceaweek.B.SmartphonesandtabletshavereplacedTV.C.Newtechnologyhasledtomorefamilytime.D.BiggerTVsetshaveattractedmorepeople.-3-Questions7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.Nowlistentothenews.7.Howmanylawmakersvotedforthemarijuanalegalizationbill?A.50.B.12.C.46.D.18.8.Thepassingofthebillmeansthatmarijuanacanbe.A.boughtbypeopleunder18B.madeavailabletodrugaddictsC.providedbythegovernmentD.boughtindrugstoresQuestions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.9.Whatdidthereviewofglobaldatareveal?A.Diarrheaisacommondisease.B.Goodsanitationledtoincreaseinheight.C.Thereweremanyproblemsofpoorsanitation.D.Africanchildrenliveinworsesanitaryconditions.10.ThepurposeofDrAlanDangour’sstudywasmostlikelyto.A.examinelinksbetweensanitationanddeathfromillnessB.lookintofactorsaffectingthegrowthofchildrenC.investigatehowtotacklesymptomslikediarrheaD.reviewandcompareconditionsindifferentcountriesPARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.ReadthepassagesandthenmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.-4-TEXTAIn2011,manyshoppersoptedtoavoidthefreneticcrowdsanddotheirholidayshoppingfromthecomfortoftheircomputer.Salesatonlineretailersgainedbymorethan15%,makingitthebiggestseasonever.Butpeoplearealsoreturningthosepurchasesatrecordrates,up8%fromlastyear.Whatwentwrong?Isthelingeringshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisismakingithardertoacceptextravagantindulgences?Ordopeopleshopmoreimpulsively—andthereforemakebaddecisions—whenonline?Bothargumentsareplausible.However,thereisathirdfactor:aquestionoftouch.Wecanlovethelookbut,inanonlineenvironment,wecannotfeelthequalityofatexture,theshapeofthefit,thefallofafoldortheweightofanearring.Andphysicallyinteractingwithanobjectmakesyoumorecommittedtoyourpurchase.WhenmymostrecentbookBrandwashedwasreleased,Iteamedupwithalocalbookstoretoconductanexperimentaboutthedifferencesbetweentheonlineandofflineshopping.Icarefullyinstructedagroupofvolunteerstopromotemybookintwodifferentways.Thefirstwasafairlyhands-offapproach.Wheneveracustomerwouldinquireaboutmybook,thevolunteerwouldtakethemovertotheshelfandpointtoit.Outof20suchrequests,sixcustomersproceededwiththepurchase.Thesecondoptionalsoinvolvedgoingovertotheshelfbut,thistime,removingthebookandthensubtlyholdingontoitforjustanextramomentbeforeplacingitinthecustomer’shands.Ofthe20peoplewhowerehandedthebook,13endedupbuyingit.Justphysicallypassingthebookshowedabigdiffere