QUESTIONBOOKLET试卷用后随即销毁。禁止保存、第一版或复印。TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2018)-GRADEEIGHT-TIMELIMIIT：150MINPARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION25MINSECTIONAMINI-LECTUREYouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.Nowlistentothemini-lecture.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTHREEminutestocheckyourwork.SECTIONBINTERVIEWInthissectionyouwillhearONEinterview.TheinterviewwillbedividedintoTWOparts.Attheendofeachpart,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeinterviewandthequestionswillbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA),B),C)andD),andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthechoices.Now,listentothefirstinterview.Questions1to5arebasedonPartOneoftheinterview.Nowlistentotheinterview.1/15A.Announcementofresults.B.Lackofatimeschedule.C.Slownessinballotscounting.D.Directionoftheelectoralevents.A.OthervoiceswithinAfghanistanwantedso.B.Thedatehadbeensetpreviously.C.Alltheballotshadbeencounted.D.TheUNadvisedthemtodoso.A.Tocalmthevoters.B.Tospeeduptheprocess.C.Tosticktotheelectionrules.A. Unacceptable.B. Unreasonable.C. Insensible.D. Illconsidered.A. Supportive.B. Ambivalent.C. Opposed.D. Neutral.NowlisteningtoPartTwooftheinterview.Questions6to10arebasedonPartTwooftheinterview.A.Ensurethegovernmentincludesallparties.2/15B.Discusswhoisgoingtobethewinner.C.Supervisethecountingofvotes.D.Seeksupportfromimportantsectors.A.36%-24%.B.46%-34%.C.56%-44%.D.66%-54%.A.Bothcandidates.B.Electoralinstitutions.C.TheUnitedNations.D.Notspecified.A.Itwasunheardof.B.Itwasonasmallscale.C.Itwasinsignificant.D.Itoccurredelsewhere.A.Problemsintheelectoralprocess.B.Formationofanewgovernment.C.Prematureannouncementofresults.D.DemocracyinAfghanistan.PARTREADINGCOMPREHENSION25MINSECTIONAMULTIPLECHOICEQUESTIONS3/15Inthissectiontherearethreepassagesfollowedbyfourteenmultiplechoicequestions.Foreachmultiplechoicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswerandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEETTWO.PASSAGEONE(1)“Britainsbestexport,”IwastoldbytheDepartmentofImmigrationinCanberra,“ispeople.”Closeon100,000peoplehaveappliedforassistedpassagesthefirstfivemonthsoftheyear,andhalfoftheseareeventuallyexpectedtomigratetoAustralia.(2) TheAustralianaredelighted.TheyarekeenlywarethatwithoutastrongflowofimmigrantsintotheworkforcethedevelopmentoftheAustralianeconomyisunlikelytoproceedattheambitiouspacecurrentlyenvisaged.Thenewmineraldiscoveriespromiseasplendidfuture,andtheinjectionofhugeamountsofAmericanandBritishcapitalshouldhelptoensurethattheyareproperlyexploited,butwithunemploymentinAustraliadowntolessthan1.3percent,thegovernmentisunderstandablyanxioustoattractmoreskilledlabor.(3) AustraliaisroughlythesamesizeasthecontinentalUnitedStates,buthasonlytwelvemillioninhabitants.Migrationhasaccountedforhalfthepopulationincreaseinthelastfouryears,andhascontributedgreatlytothecountrysimpressiveeconomicdevelopment.BritainhasalwaysbeentheprincipalsourceninetypercentofAustraliansareofBritishdescent,andBritainhasprovidedonemillionmigrantssincetheSecondWorldWar.(4) Australiahasalsogivengreatattentiontorecruitingpeopleelsewhere.Australiansdecidedtheyhadanexcellentpotentialsourceofapplicantsamongtheso-called“guestworkers”whohavecrossedtheirownfrontierstoworkinotherartsofEurope.Therewereestimatedtobemorethanfourmillionofthem,andalargenumberwereofferedsubsidizedpassagesandguaranteedjobsinAustralia.Italyhasforsomeyearsbeenthesecondbiggestsourceofmigrants,andtheAustralianshavealsomanagedtoattractalargenumberofGreeksandGermans.4/15(9) MostBritishmigrantsmisscouncilhousingtheNationalHealthscheme,andtheirrelativesandformerneighbor.Lonelinessisabigfactor,especiallyamonghousewives.Themensoonmakenewfriendsatwork,butwivestendtofinditmuchhardertogetusedtoadifferentwayoflife.Manyarehouseboundbecauseofinadequatepublictransportinmostoutlyingsuburbs,andregularcorrespondencewiththeiroldfriendsathomeonlyservestoincreasetheirdiscontent.Onehousewifewasquotedrecentlyassaying:“IevenfindImissthepeopleIusedtathome.”(10) Rentarehigh,andtherearelongwaitinglistsforHousingCommissionhomes.Sicknesscanbeanexpensivebusinessandtheclimatecanbeunexpectedlyrough.ThegapbetweenAustralianandBritishwagepacketsisnolongerbig,andpeoplearegenerallyexpectedtoworkharderherethantheydoathome.Professionalmenoverfortyoftenhavedifficultyinfindingadecentjob.Aboveall,perhaps,skilledimmigrantsoftenfindsaconsiderablereluctancetoaccepttheirqualifications.(11) Ac