1 QUESTION BOOKLET 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 your work 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 and write 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 your work. 试卷用后随即销毁。 严禁保留、出版或复印。 2 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 conversation 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 cant read data from the flash drive. B. It has wiped the data from the flash drive. C. The files stored in it have got lost. D. The files in it cant 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. 3 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. Dont answer their questions. B. Dont appear to be friendly. C. Try to be sympathetic. D. Try to be patient. 9. A. No more than five minutes. B. Five to ten minutes. C. About half than hour. D. About an hour. 10. A. Family Circle Magazine. B. Morning radio programs. C. Bettys website. D. CBS news website. 4 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 woman gave a quick knock before opening it. A. wherein B. on which C. but when D. then 13. Ms Ennab is one of the first Palestinian _ with seven years 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 used 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 wouldnt 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 5 16. “Its a shame that the city official should have gone back on his word.” The modal auxiliary SHOULD expresses _. 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 later made 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, I was not afraid in the ordinary sense, as I _ if I _ alone. A. would have beenhad been B. should behad been C. could bewere D. might have beenwere 20. You must fire _ incompetent assistant of yours. A. the B. an C. that D. whichever 21. Some narratives seem