英語專業(yè)1993專八試卷

1、.TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (1993)-GRADE EIGHT-PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION(30 min)PAPERONEIn this part of the test you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response for each question in your ANSWER BOOKLETSECTION A CONVERSATIONQ

2、uestions 1 to 5 refer to the conversation in this section.1. Janet is not happy about Paul s arrangement becauseA. Paul hasn t told her about the invitationB. the au pair girl will stay at homeC. their children cannot stay at their friend s homeD. Saturday is a bad day for her2. According to the con

3、versation, we know that Sam Urwin isA. a man in charge of charity in townB. a businessmanC. a schoolmate of Janet sD. a neighbour of theirs in Canada3. The following statements about Sam are true exceptA. Sam is very fond of duck and goes out shooting ducks a lotB. Sam likes golf better than shootin

4、gC. Sam is Janet s favourite back in CanadaD. Sam pays much attention to his figure4. Paul will buy the wine atA. a pubB. a shop where drinks are sold to take awayC. DownesD. a supermarket near his office5. The conversation takes placeA. in the course of their dinnerB. in the kitchen before supperC.

5、 in the sitting room after supperD. late in the afternoonSECTION B TALKQuestions 6 to ID refer to the talk in this section.6. One specific difference between animal brain and human brain isA. the division of sidesB. the controlling functionsC. the cross-over effectD. the verbal abilities7. People go

6、t to know things like the specialized abilities of the human brainA. during the last decadeB. early this centuryC. through Dr Rogers BarryD. after many experiments8. The Split Brain Experiments were consideredA. a surgical experiment with the nerveB. a help to the patients recoveryC. a further proof

7、 of what had been known beforeD. a great step in brain research9. The right hand was still able to write after the splitting of the brain, becauseA. verbal ability is located in the left hemisphereB. the left hemisphere has a logic functionC. the right hemisphere can recognize and rememberD. informa

8、tion is going through the left hemisphere10. This talk is mainly aboutr-Ak the different functions of the two hemispheresB. the Split Brain Experiments in California ?C. the synthesizing ability of the hemispheres D. the different ways of information handlingSECTION C INTERVIEWQuestions 11 to 15 ref

9、er to the interview in this section.11. The woman said that TV is a medium thatA. gives kids a lot of good informationB. teaches kids to be passiveC. teaches kids something that they cannot learn from booksD. gets kids so excited that they literally come out of their chairs12. The woman pointed out

10、that teachers are forced into the role of having to compete withA. the exciting films that kids are shown in schoolB. the kinds of things kids learn from their parents at homeC. the kinds of programmes kids watch on TVD. the good acting of the actors and actresses in films13. The woman said that she

11、 uses a number of educational films in a class she teaches onA. minoritiesB. historyC. ancient, civilizationsD. Black Americans14. According to the woman, when she shows films in class, the kids always seem toA. miss the really important pointsB. appreciate the really important pointsC. catch the re

12、ally important pointsD. understand the really important points15. The woman said that the fact that kids audibly and visibly react the way they do to certain violent scenes in these films isA. pessimisticB. understandableC. very surprisingD. sadSECTION D NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 16 to 20 refer to the

13、 news broadcast in this section.16. The news from Luxemburg tells us that the EC ministersA. are trying to help make peaceB. came to visit LuxemburgC. are involved in Yugoslavia s ethnic conflictD. have made a successful cease-fire17. The information concerning President Bush is aboutA. his attitude

14、 towards developing countriesB. his opinions of some former USSR republicsC. the US action following other countriesD. the US recognition of LithuaniaTEM8-93-218. The tropical storm in Southern IndiaA. was caused by cyclonesB. would have had more serious casualties but for cyclone sheltersC. was bro

15、ught about by the landslidesD. loosened top soil in Sri Lanka19. The number of the female senators in the 102nd Congress wasA.3B.2C.6D.420. Before she became the first Black woman senator, Miss Carol Moseley BraunA. worked in a country club of menB. served as an aide in the Equal Employment Opportun

16、ity CommissionC. was the Recorder of Deeds in IllinoisD. was on the Judiciary Committee in CaliforniaPART II LISTENING & NOTE-TAKINGFill each of gaps with ONE word. You may refer to your notes. Make sure the word you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable.?The CinemaThe first movi

17、ng pictures, developed by an (1)_ in the 1890 s were (1)_different from what we know about cinema today. Because the sound and pictures(2)_were not (2)_in addition to the smallness of the screens, the (3) _(3) _which his system was called, was only popularized in its (4)_form.(4) The Frenchmen devel

18、oped the same principle and succeeded in exporting their(5)_. Cinematographe, to Europe, India, Australia and Japan. But the films(5)_were still (6)_and (4)_. After that, great advances were made in cinema.(6) _In 1903, with the use of (7)_ cameras, an improvement on the (13) _ (7) _cameras, The Gre

19、at Train Robbery, which lasted (8)_minutes, was made.(8)_In the following years, films were longer and the (9)_became larger and other(9)_refinements were introduced. In the early (10)_, with the development(10)_of effective (11)_system, the major problem of(11)_sound and picture (12)_was solved. Bu

20、t oddly enough, for a few(12)_years, the cameras had to be (13)_again to reduce the(13)_(14)_of their mechanism. The development of(14)_(15)_was the last important change in cinema. Though early films(15)_were generally black and white, people thought they were more (16) _(16)_In 1922, a two-colour

21、system, was used in the first real (15)_films. By using threemain colours, (17)_was improved in 1932. Because of the unstable quality,(17) _the scenes, sometimes (18)_, and high cost, it took longer for (15) (18)_to be accepted. For all the improvements in the (19) _ of cinema and the changes in the

22、(19)_style of (20)_, the basics-moving pictures, colour and sound-remain the same. (20)_PART II PROOFREADING AND ERROR CORRECTION(20 MINS)The following passage contains 17errors. Each line contains a ,naxinurrn of one error and three are free from error. In each case, only one word is involved. For

23、a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a / sign and write the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line. For an unnecessary word, c

24、ross the unnecessary word with a slash / and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line.EXAMPLEWhen art museum wants a new exhibit, (1) anIt never buys things in finished form and hangs (2) neverthem on the wall. When a natural history museum (3)wants an exhibition, it must often buil

25、d it. (4) exhibiten build it.PART III PROOFREADING (15 min)The following passage contains 17 errors. Each line contains a maximum of one error, and three are free from error. In each case only one word is involved. You should passage and correct it.What is a drug? Most of people probable think there

26、 s a1.perfectly simple answer to this question. In fact, if one2.carries a quick survey on any street corner, one finds that,3.according to vast majority of people, there are two groups of4.drugs: those prescribed by doctors and those people take for5.non-medical use. As medicine and the medical pro

27、fession are6.generally self-respectful, there aren t any objections to the7.use of prescribing drugs. What most people don t realize is8.that when prescribed drugs are usually beneficial, they can9.also represent a serious problem. There were many people10.addicted by tranquillizers before doctors b

28、egan to prescribe11.them: now there being literally millions who depend on them.12.An acceptance of the use of drugs for non-medical reasons is13.largely a matter of a culture. Some Eastern people think the14.use of alcohol with horror, mainly as a result of religious15.upbringing. However, these si

29、milar people freely use marijuana16.without a second thought, and this, in turn isn t accepted17.in Western culture which accepts alcohol. In most Western18.societies, the tea-or coffee-break s now a part of the life, and19.huge quantifies of these drinks are eaten daily.20.READING COMPREHENSION (40

30、 min)Read TEXT A, an extract from a book on economic psychology, and answer questions 41 to 44.TEXT AA scientist who does research in economic psychology and who wants to predict the way in which consumers will spend their money must study consumer behaviour. He must obtain data both on the resource

31、s of consumers and on the motives that tend to encourage or discourage money spending.If an economist were asked which of three groups borrow most 梡eople with rising incomes, stable incomes, or declining incomes 梙e would probably answer: those with declining incomes. Actually, in the years 1947-1950

32、, the answer was: people with rising incomes. People with declining incomes were next and people with stable incomes borrowed the least. This shows us that traditional assumptions about earning and spending are not always reliable. Mother traditional assumption is that if people who have money expec

33、t prices to go up, they will hasten to buy. If they expect prices to go down, they will postpone buying. But research surveys have shown that this is not always true. The expectations of price increases may not stimulate buying. One typical attitude was expressed by the wife of a mechanic in an inte

34、rview at a time of rising prices. In a few months, she said, well have to pay more for meat and milk; well have less to spend on other things. Her family had been planning to buy a new car but they postponed this purchase. Furthermore, the rise in prices that has already taken place may be resented

35、add buyer s resistance may be evoked. This is shown by the following typical comment: I just don t pay these prices; they are too high. Traditional assumptions should be investigated carefully, and factors of time and place should be considered. The investigations mentioned above were carried out in

36、 America. Investigations conducted at the same time in Great Britain, however, yielded results that were more in agreement with traditional assumptions about saving and spending patterns. The condition most conductive to spending appears to be price stability. If prices have been stable and people h

37、ave become accustomed to consider them right and expect them to remain stable, they are likely to buy. Thus, it appears that the common business policy of maintaining stable prices with occasional sales or discounts is based on a correct understanding of consumer psychology.21. The best title of the

38、 passage isA. Consumer s Purchasing PowerB. Relationship between Income and Purchasing PowerC. Traditional AssumptionsD. Studies in Consumer Behaviour22. The example of the mechanic s wife is intended to show that in times of rising pricesA. people with declining income tend to buy lessB. people wit

39、h stable income tend to borrow lessC. people with increasing income tend to buy moreD. people with money also tend to buy less23. Findings in investigations in Britain are mentioned to showA. factors of time and place should be taken into considerationB. people in Britain behave in the same way as t

40、hose in AmericaC. maintaining stable prices is based on a correct understanding of consumer psychologyD. occasional discounts and sales are necessary24. According to the passage people tend to buy more whenA. prices are expected to go upB. prices are expected to go downC. prices don t fluctuateD. th

41、e business policy remains unchangedRead TEXT B, an extract from a popular science book, and answer questions 25 to 28.TEXT BWeed CommunitiesIn an intact plant community, undisturbed by human intervention, the composition of a community is mainly a function of the climate and the type of soil. Today

42、, such original communities are very rare 梩hey are practically limited to national parks and reservations.Civilization has progressively transformed the conditions determining the composition of plant communities. For several thousand years vast areas of arable land have been hoed, ploughed, harrowe

43、d and grassland has been cut or grazed. During the last decades the use of chemical substances, such as fertilizers and most recently of weed killers (herbicides) has greatly influenced the composition of weed communities in farm land.All selective herbicides have specific ranges of activity. They c

44、ontrol the most important weeds but not all the plants of a community. The latter profit fronithe new free space and from the fertilizer as much as the crop does; hence they often spread rapidly and become problem weeds unless another herbicide for their eradication is found.The soil contains enormo

45、us quantities of seeds of numerous species 梪p to half a million per m according to scientific literature 梩hat retain their ability to germinate for decades. Thus it may occur that weeds that were hardly noticed before emerge in masses after the elimination of their competitors. Hence, the knowledge

46、of the composition of weed communities before selective weed killers are applied is not only of scientific interest since the plant species present in the soil in the form of seeds must be considered as potential weeds. For efficient control the identification of weeds at the seedling stage, i.e. at

47、 a time when they can still be controlled, is particularly necessary; for the choice of the appropriate herbicides depends on the composition of the weed community.25. The composition of a plant community-A. depends on climate and soil type in a virgin environment undamaged by human beingsB. was gre

48、atly affected by human beings before they started using chemical substances on the soilC. was radically transformed by uncivilized human beingsD. refers to plants, trees, climate, type of soil and the ecological environment26. Why are there problem weeds?A. Because they are the weeds that cannot be

49、eradicated by herbicides.B. Because all selective herbicides can encourage the growth of previously unimportant weeds by eliminating their competitors.C. Because they were hardly considered before so that their seeds were not prevented from germinating.D. Because they benefit greatly from the fertil

50、izer applied to the farm land.27. A knowledge of the composition of a weed communityA. is essential to the efficient control of weedsB. may lead us to be aware of the fact that the soil contains enormous quantities of seeds of numerous speciesC. helps us to have a good idea of why seeds can lie dorm

51、ant for yearsD. provides us with the means to identify weeds at the seedling stage28. The best alternative title for the passage will beA. A study of Weed CommunitiesB. The Importance of Studying How Plants Live in CommunitiesC. How Herbicides May Affect Farm LandD. Weed Control by Means of Herbicid

52、esRead TEXT C, an extract from a novel, and answer questions 29 to 31. TEXT CRaju and His Fathers ShopMy mother told me a story every evening while we waited for Father to close the shop and come home. The shop remained open till midnight. Bullock-carts in long caravans arrived late in the evening f

53、rom distant villages, loaded with coconut, rice, and other commodities for the market. The animals were unyoked under the big tamarind tree for the night, and the cartmen drifted in twos and threes to the shop, for a chat or to ask for things to eat or smoke. How my father loved to discuss with them

54、 the price of grain, rainfall, harvest, and the state of irrigation channels. Or they talked about old litigations. One heard repeated references to magistrates, affidavits, witnesses in the case, and appeals, punctuated with roars of laughter梡ossibly the memory of some absurd legality or loophole t

55、ickled them.My father ignored food and sleep when he had company. My mother sent me out several times to see if he could be made to turn in. He was a man of uncertain temper and one could not really guess how he would react to interruptions, and so my mother coached me to go up, watch his mood, and

56、gently remind him of food and florae. I stood under the shop- awning, coughing and clearing my throat, hoping to catch his eye. But the talk was all-absorbing and he would not glance in my direction, and I got absorbed in their talk, although I did not understand a word of it.After a while my mother

57、 s voice came gently on the night air, calling, Raju, Raju, and my father interrupted his activities to look at me and say, Tell your mother not to wait for me. Tell her to place a handful of rice and buttermilk in a bowl, with just one piece of lime pickle, and keep it in the oven for me. I 11 come in later. It was almost a formula with him five days in a week. He always added, Not that I m really hungry tonight. And then I believe he