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1、TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2013)-GRADE FOUR-PART I DICTATIONListen 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

2、 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 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.

3、Now, listen to the passage.What A Dreams For?One theory is that we dream to release the deep, secret desires./We do not express these desires in real life because of the rules of polite society./Another theory is that dreams allow us to solve problems /that we cant solve in real life. /We go to slee

4、p with a problem and wake up with the solution. /This may be a way to use our dreams rather than a purpose of dreaming. /If you believe that your dreams are important, /then analyzing them may help you to focus on the problem /and help you to find the solution. /The modern image is that dreams are t

5、he brains way/ of cleaning up the computers hard disk./ Dreams organize the events of the day into folders/ and delete what is not needed. /But we all know that very little of what we dream /is concerned with what happened to us that day.The second and third readings. You should begin writing now. O

6、ne theory is that we dream to release the deep, secret desires. One theory is that we dream to release the deep, secret desires. We do not express these desires in real life because of the rules of polite society. We do not express these desires in real life because of the rules of polite society. A

7、nother theory is that dreams allow us to solve problems Another theory is that dreams allow us to solve problems that we cant solve in real life. that we cant solve in real life.We go to sleep with a problem and wake up with the solution.We go to sleep with a problem and wake up with the solution.Th

8、is may be a way to use our dreamsrather than a purpose of dreaming.This may be a way to use our dreamsrather than a purpose of dreaming.If you believe that your dreams are important,If you believe that your dreams are important,then analyzing them may help you to focus on the problemthen analyzing t

9、hem may help you to focus on the problemand help you to find the solution.and help you to find the solution.The modern image is that dreams are the brains wayThe modern image is that dreams are the brains wayof cleaning up the computers hard disk.of cleaning up the computers hard disk.Dreams organiz

10、e the events of the day into foldersDreams organize the events of the day into foldersand delete what is not needed.and delete what is not needed.But we all know that very little of what we dreamBut we all know that very little of what we dreamis concerned with what happened to us that day.is concer

11、ned with what happened to us that day.The last reading.One theory is that we dream to release the deep, secret desires./We do not express these desires in real life because of the rules of polite society./Another theory is that dreams allow us to solve problems /that we cant solve in real life. /We

12、go to sleep with a problem and wake up with the solution. /This may be a way to use our dreams rather than a purpose of dreaming. /If you believe that your dreams are important, /then analyzing them may help you to focus on the problem /and help you to find the solution. /The modern image is that dr

13、eams are the brains way/ of cleaning up the computers hard disk./ Dreams organize the events of the day into folders/ and delete what is not needed. /But we all know that very little of what we dream /is concerned with what happened to us that day.Now you have two minutes to check through your work.

14、That is the end of part I dictation.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSIONIn Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the best answer to each question on Answer Sheet Two.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear sev

15、eral conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the conversation.M: Hello Helen! Merry Ch

16、ristmas!W: Merry Christmas, Rob!You always get so excited on Christmas day.M: Come in, come in!W: Thank you. Wow!M: So, what do you think?W: Thats amazing.so many decorations and what a beautiful Christmas tree! You must have spent ages doing this! Its beautiful!M: I like to do Christmas with all th

17、e trimmings!W: All the trimmings? I dont understand.M: All the trimmings-it means all the extra things that traditionally come with something to make it more special.W: I see. Like all these decorations?M: Yes. In my family, we have always had Christmas with all the trimmings, so we have a Christmas

18、 tree, decorations, gifts, Christmas songs, silly Christmas games and, most importantly, Christmas lunch. Come this way!W: A turkey for lunch!M: Now that is a roast turkey with all the trimmings! Not only is it a turkey, but were eating it with all the things you traditionally eat with Christmas roa

19、st turkey: cranberry sauce, roast potatoes, gravy, stuffing, carrots.W: I think I understand what all the trimmings means now.M: Its an expression usually used with food, especially at Christmas and for the big roast dinners that we like to eat. I adore Sunday lunch with all the trimmings: roast mea

20、t, along with lots of vegetables and sauces and other traditional accompaniments.W: Mmmmm.M: Anyway, enough talk! Lets eat!W: Delicious. Thank you for inviting me.M: Well cheers to that and Merry Christmas- with all the trimmings!W: Merry Christmas!Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following convers

21、ation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.M: Hello, International Students Club. Can I help you?W: Oh, hello. I saw your advertisement in the students union today and I thought Id phone to find out a big more.M: Yes,

22、certainly. Well, were a sort of social and cultural activity club for people from different countries. Its quite a new club. We have about 80 members at the moment, but were growing all the time.W: Right, that sounds interesting. Im Australian actually, and I came here about a month ago. So Im looki

23、ng for ways to meet some new people. Um. what kind of activities do you organize?M: Well, we have a range: cultural, sports, social and language activities.W: Could you tell me something about the language activities?M: Yes. Everyday except Thursday we have a language evening, where people can come

24、and practice their languages. You know, over a drink or a bite to eat. We have different languages on different evenings. Monday, Spanish; Tuesday, Italian; Wednesday, German; and Friday, French. On Thursday we usually arrange a meal in a restaurant for anyone who wants to come.W: Well, that sounds

25、great. I really need to practice my French and German.M: OK. Well, if you can just give me your name and address, Ill send you the form and some more details.W: Thank you. Thats great. My name isQuestions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be gi

26、ven 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.M: So, youve been in Graduate Recruitment for five years?W: Yes.M: OK. Can I ask you a few questions about your work in Graduate Recruitment?W: Sure.M: What do you find difficult about the job?W: One problem is I dont have a bac

27、kground in IT. And sometimes I get asked difficult technical questions during interviews which I just cant answer. That can be a bit embarrassing.M: So how do you do with it?W: I find honesty is the best policy. I just tell them its not my area and promise to contact one of our people from that fiel

28、d and email them back.M: And theyre happy with that?W: Yes, it usually works.M: OK. I see you have a lot of job fair experiences. How useful do you think they are?W: Yes. Attending job fairs at universities is an important part of my job. I think they are really useful for making contact with Career

29、s Development staff and prospective candidates. It can be pretty tiring though. And it means youre out of the office a lot in the autumn and the spring. So we try to share the work between the three of us.M: Thats fine. Now Id like to know whether youve ever worked independently.SECTION B PASSAGESIn

30、 this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.Now the weathe

31、r forecast. Its a mixed picture over the next few days. Today, very wet and windy in Northern Europe. You can see from the satellite picture that the highest temperatures, as they so often are, are in the southern parts of Europe, where its also quite dry, particularly over the eastern parts of the

32、Mediterranean. The forecast suggests that its going to be quite cold over northwestern parts of Europe for the rest of the day, even some snow on the Scandinavian Mountains. So thats todays weather, with showery conditions in many parts of Northern Europe but the best of the sunshine in the south an

33、d throughout the Mediterranean. And pretty good but cool in the eastern parts of Europe, too. Now lets look at tomorrows weather chart. Very much the same in the south except that the rain is starting to push down into the northern parts of the Mediterranean there. Elsewhere, staying fine in Eastern

34、 Europe and fine in central and eastern parts of the Mediterranean as well. But still wet and windy in many northwestern parts of Europe, including southern parts of Scandinavian, and a bit cool too.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 2

35、0 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.Once upon a time societies were organised around religion, farming, trade or industry. In many parts of the world today this is still true, but something else is becoming more important- the exchange of information, and the technology tha

36、t we use to do this. Twenty-four hour news, e-commerce, mobile phones, Global Positioning Systems. all these are making the world smaller and faster. The growth in telecommunications is giving more and more people access to the science that will help their country to develop or to acquire the medica

37、l knowledge that can fight disease. But how can everybody in the world share the recent technological advances? Millions of people cannot read these words because they dont have access to a computer. They dont understand English either. They dont even have a telephone. They are more worried about ho

38、w far they will have to walk today to get clean water or if they can feed themselves and their families. For most people on this planet, information is not a priority. The United Nations is now trying to make the information society a reality for more of the developing world. Ten years from now, the

39、 plan is that everybody in the world will have a radio or television and that 50% of the worlds population will have access to the internet from schools and universities, health centres and hospitals, libraries and museums. This will improve medical care and education, science and agriculture, busin

40、ess opportunities and employment.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.People worldwide celebrate New Year in different ways. In Latin America, people express their hopes thro

41、ugh the color of their underwear. If you wore yellow, that supposedly enhances your chances for abundance and earning more money. If it was red, then youll more likely find love in the New Year. And if you were wearing white underpants, preferably new and clean, then peace will be your top priority

42、for the coming year. In the Philippines, people eat round fruits to bring good fortune while they are noisily banging together pots and pans. However, some New Years traditions have nothing to do with luck. In Denmark, people throw their old dishes at the doors of their friends homes each New Years

43、Eve. Thus, a front doorstep covered with broken plates suggests that the person inside has a lot of friends. Still, for all those who take part in grand New Years events, there are many more who make their own traditions. It may be a small gathering of family and friends, watching New Yorks Times Sq

44、uare ball drop on TV, or loudly running through the neighborhood.Some may simply go to sleep early, so they can be energized for an early New Years Day hike- perhaps while wearing underwear that suits their mood, and wishes, for the New Year.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section, you will hear sev

45、eral news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.Digital textbooks are transforming the way many student

46、s learn. All the Fairfax County Public Schools have begun using online course material for their middle- and high-school students. This school year, the schools shifted from hard cover to electronic textbooks for social studies in its middle and high schools. The switch came after digital books were

47、 used in 15 schools last year. Our students come to us technologically ready to use resources from a variety of different places, says Assistant Superintendent Peter Noonan. The world is changing consistently. The online textbooks can change right along with the events that are happening. Theres a s

48、ignificant financial benefit as well. Usually it is between $50 and $70 to buy a textbook for each student, Noonan says, which adds up to roughly $8 million for all of our students. We actually have purchased all of the online textbooks for our students for just under $6 million.Questions 23 and 24

49、are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.A man was arrested on suspicion of attempting to carry explosives through a security checkpoint at an airport, authorities said. Trey Scott Atwater was taken in

50、to custody Saturday morning after Transportation Security Administration agents spotted what they described as a suspicious item. The item was in his carry-on during X-ray screening at a security checkpoint at the airport, an FBI spokesman said in a statement. Neither the FBI nor the TSA identified

51、the explosives, though an airport spokeswoman said the items were wrapped in military grade wrapping and are in the possession of the police. At no time was there any danger to the people at the airport. The airport terminal was temporarily evacuated while authorities conducted a sweep, and deemed a

52、ll clear, said a city spokeswoman. Atwater has been arrested on a federal count of attempting to get on an aircraft with an explosive.Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.In Dak

53、ar, psychiatric patients attend regular art therapy classes to help treat mental disorders. The therapy can be a useful technique to complement traditional forms of psychotherapy. Psychiatrists in the Senegalese capitals main hospital see it as an essential part of the healing process. Art as psycho

54、therapy is still relatively new in Senegal. Dr. Tabara Sylla, the hospitals chief psychiatrist, uses art therapy, medication and classical forms of psychotherapy in her practice, treating everything from chronic depression to alcohol abuse and schizophrenia. At first the project started as a way to

55、keep patients busy in the afternoon, rather than have them sitting around smoking. It soon became clear that art was creating a communication bridge between patient and doctor. More and more now, she says, art workshops have become essential therapy - so much that she cannot imagine this psychiatric

56、 unit without them.Questions 27 and 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.The Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, the government agency that regulates civil aviation in the United States, announced new rules this month to combat pilot fatigue. The new guidelines, which will go into effect in two years, call for reducing the