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General English Qualifying Test for Non-English Major Graduate Students*考试注意事项*一 本考试由两部分组成：试卷一（Paper One）包括听力理解、词汇与结构、阅读理解三部分，共60题，按顺序统一编号；试卷二（Paper Two）包括复合听力、改错、写作。二 试卷一的答案请按要求在答题卡上填涂，否则无效。试卷一中的复合听力与试卷二的改错、写作部分请直接在试卷二上答题.Paper OnePart I Listening Comprehension (20%)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear nine short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a third voice will ask a question about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. Choose the best answer from the four choices A, B, C and D by marking the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.1. A. Lawyer B. Electrician C. Heart surgeon D. Gardener2. A. At a university B. At a booking office C. At a railway station C. At a post office3. A. Passenger and driver B. Passenger and conductor C. Policeman and driver D. Passenger and passenger4. A. 65 B. 60 C. 70 D. 625. A. The woman B. John C. Fred D. The man6. A. He went to a concert B. He attended a meeting C. He fell asleep D. He had a party with his friends7. A. He likes the position of the paper B. He wants to find the paper C. He is unemployed D. he wants to find two more jobs8. A. Well-traveled B. knowledgeable C. Rich-experienced D. Less-traveled 9. A. It was really very cold all winter B. It snowed in DecemberC. The temperature was below freezing D. It snowed a lot all winterSection BDirections: In this section, you will hear two short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear one question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices A, B, C and D by marking the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.Passage 1Question 10-12 are based on the following passage.10. A. By drinking coffee or some tea B. By reading some books over breakfastBy reading newspaper or watching TV D. By doing morning exercise11. A. The news is repeated on radio and TV all the dayB. In the evening news is a prime feature on TVC. There is more news late at nightD. Many people are tired of the news on TV12. A. They often harshly criticize it B. They dont like it at all C. They are indifferent to it D. They seem to like itPassage 2Question 13-15 are based on the following passage.13. A. The final examination B. The homework for this semester C. The class attendance policy D. The office hours14. A. They may take a make-up test B. They may do more assignmentsC. They may complete two more papers D. They may fail the course15. A. During the professors office hour B. Two weeks before the end of the semesterC. Friday afternoon each weekAt the beginning of each monthSection C Spot Dictation (Paper Two)Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. The passage is printed on Paper Two with about some words missing. You are to fill the blanks with what you hear. First, the whole passage will be read at normal speed for you to get a general idea of it. Then, in the second reading, it will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15-20 seconds in which you can write down the missing parts. The last reading will be read at normal speed again for you to check your work. American life has once again been greatly changed by the new age of science and technology since the World War II. Everything has (16)_. Information is immediate, nobody has to wait to hear any news. There is a television set in every house, and (17)_. And a computer can hold more than a million facts in its memory.In the mean time, there are many new problems in American society. Old people often feel lonely, because the society is not interested in them and their children are often away. There are cases where (18)_, but from time to time, many workers found themselves jobless.We still have two classes of people. Too much money is still (19) _. These people own millions and millions of dollars, and have multinational corporations. They have become great forces, which control the government and economy. The poorest class is still mostly made up of black people and minority people. The (20)_ the new age of science and technology. So the two classes are completely different.Part II Reading Comprehension (40%)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.Passage 1In the Arctic Circle, it is not that Eskimos lack ability or industry, but the surroundings restrict constructive effort to the barest necessities of existence. This effectually retards progress to higher development.Agriculture is impossible all along the thousands of miles of the north shore. The only wood is such as drifts in. Other than this driftwood, the only available building materials are snow, ice, stone, and bones of animals. All of these have been used for habitations and storage places, differing in various tribes according to the requirements and skill of the workers.The lack of necessary timbers to build walls and span wide spaces is probably one reason why these tribes construct their houses at least partly beneath the surface of the ground. This device also makes the houses more impervious(不能渗透的)to the cold.Most of us are inclined to think that the Eskimo lives always in an igloo or snow house. This is not entirely true. After the long cold winter, the family is very likely to move, when the weather permits, into a tent of sealskin. The actual construction of such a tent is similar to that used by other, more southerly tribes and will be described later.The snow house, however, is an interesting and unique habitation. Our summer campers will not build with snow, but the delicate art is worth recording and some of our winter camps in the mountains might try to make snow houses.21. Eskimos efforts to build houses _ .A. result in various buildingsB. are limited by a hostile environmentC. are restricted by their abilityD. retard progress to higher development22. Which of the following about the construction of houses is true?A. Building materials differ from tribe to tribe.B. Building materials are the same for all the houses.C. Building materials are selected according to weather.D. Building materials are decided by skilled workers.23. Why do Eskimos build their houses partly under the ground?A. They like to live under the ground.B. They are short of essential materials for walls and roofs.C. They want their houses less affected by the cold.D. Both B and C.24. In the long winter, Eskimos commonly live in _ .A. a snow houseB. a stone houseC. a storage place D. a tent of sealskin25. What does the author think of snow houses?A. Interesting. B. Artistic.C. Unique. D. All of the above.Passage 2There are a great many careers in which the increasing emphasis is on specialization. You find these careers in engineering, in production, in statistical work, and in teaching. But there is an increasing demand for people who are able to take in a great area at a glance, people who perhaps do not know too much about any one field. There is, in other words, a demand for people who are capable of seeing the forest rather than the trees, of making general judgments. We can call these people “generalists”. And these “generalists” are particularly needed for positions in administration, where it is their job to see that other people do the work, where they have to plan for other people, to organize other peoples work, to begin it and judge it.The specialist understands one field; his concern is with technique and tools. He is a “trained” man; and his education background is properly technical or professional. The generalist-and especially the administrator-deals with people; his concern is with leadership, with planning, and with direction giving. He is an “educated” man; and the humanities are his strongest foundation. Very rarely is a specialist capable of being an administrator. And very rarely is a good generalist also a good specialist in a particular field. Any organization needs both kinds of people, though different organizations need them in different proportions. It is your task to find out, during your training period, into which of the two kinds of jobs you fit, and to plan your career accordingly. Your first job may turn out to be the right job for you- but this is pure accident. Certainly you should not change jobs constantly or people will become suspicious of your ability to hold any job. At the same time you must not look upon the first job as the final job; it is primarily a training job, an opportunity to understand yourself and your fitness for being an employee.26.There is an increasing demand for_.A. all-round people in their own fieldsB. people whose job is to organize other peoples workC. generalists whose educational background is either technical or professionalD. specialists whose chief concern is to provide administrative guidance to others27.The specialist is _.A. a man whose job is to train other peopleB. a man who has been trained in more than one fieldC. a man who can see the forest rather than the treesD. a man whose concern is mainly with technical or professional matters28.The administrator is _.E. a “ trained ” man who is more a specialist than a generalistF. a man who sees the trees as well as the forestG. a man who is very strong in the humanitiesH. a man who is an “ educated ” specialist29.During your training period, it is important_.A. to try to be a generalist B. to choose a profitable jobC. to find an organization which fits youD. to decide whether you are fit to be a specialist or a generalist30.A mans first job_.A.is never the right job for himB.should not be regarded as his final jobC.should not be charged or people will suspect his ability to hold any jobD.is primarily an opportunity to fit himself for his final jobPassage 3With only about 1 000 pandas left in the world, China is desperately trying to clone the animal and save the endangered species. Thats a move similar to what a Texas A&M University researcher has been undertaking for the past five years in a project called “Noahs Ark”.Dr. Duane Kraemer, a professor in Texas A&Ms College of Veterinary Medicine and a pioneer in embryo（胚胎）transfer work and related procedures, said he salutes the Chinese effort and “I wish them all the best success possible. Its a worthwhile project, certainly not an easy one, and its very much like what were attempting here at Texas A&M to save animals from extinction”.Noahs Ark is aimed at collecting eggs, embryos, semens（精子）and DNA of endangered animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen. If certain species should become extinct, Kraemer says there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future.It is estimated that as many as 2 000 species of mammals, birds and reptiles will become extinct over the next 100 years. The panda, native only to China, is in danger of becoming extinct in the next 25 years.This week, Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit. They are now trying to implant the embryo into a host animal.The entire procedure could take from three to five years to complete.“The nuclear transfer of one species to another is not easy, and the lack of available panda eggs could be a major problem,” Kraemer believes.“They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy. It takes a long time and its difficult, but this could be groundbreaking science if it works. They are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk, so it is worth the effort,” adds Kraemer, who is one of the leaders of the Missyplicity Project at Texas A&M, the first-ever attempt at cloning a dog.“They are trying to do something thats never been done, and this is very similar to our work in Noahs Ark. Were both trying to save animals that face extinction. I certainly applaud their effort and theres a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do. Its a research that is very much needed.”31. The aim of “Noahs Ark” Project is to _.A. salute the Chinese efforts in saving pandasB. implant embryo into a host animalC. introduce cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbitD. save endangered animals from extinction32. How long will the Chinese panda-cloning project take according to the passage?A. 3 to 5 years. B. 1 year.C. 25 years. D. 2 years.33. The word “groundbreaking” (paragraph 8) can be interpreted as _.A. pioneering B. essentially newC. epoch-making D. evolutionary34. What could be the major problem in cloning pandas according to Professor Kraemer?A. Lack of host animals. B. Lack of available panda eggs. C. Lack of funds. D. Lack of qualified researchers.35. The best title for the passage may be _.A. Chinas Efforts to Clone PandasB. Chinathe Native Place of Pandas ForeverC. Exploring the Possibility to Clone PandasD. Chinas First Cloned PandaPassage 4If we look at education in our own society， we see two sharply different factors. First of all， there is the overwhelming majority of teachers， principals， curriculum planners， school superintendents， who are devoted to passing on the knowledge that children need in order to live in our industrialized society. Their chief concern is with efficiency， that is， with implanting the greatest number of facts into the greatest possible number of children， with a minimum of time， expense， and effort.Classroom learning often has as its unspoken goal the reward of pleasing the teacher. Children in the usual classroom learn very quickly that creativity is punished， while repeating a memorized response is rewarded， and concentrate on what the teacher wants them to say， rather than understanding the problem.The difference between the intrinsic and the extrinsic aspects of a college education is illustrated by the following story about Upton Sinclair. When Sinclair was a young man， he found that he was unable to raise the tuition money needed to attend college. Upon careful reading of the college catalogue， however， he found that if a student failed a course， he received no credit for the course， but was obliged to take another course in its place. The college did not charge the student for the second course， reasoning that he had already paid once for his credit. Sinclair took advantage of this policy and not a free education by deliberately failing all his courses.In the ideal college， there would be no credits， no degrees， and no required courses. A person would learn what he wanted to learn. A friend and I attempted to put this ideal into action by starting a serials of seminars at Brandeis called “Freshman Seminars Introduction to the Intellectual Life.” In the ideal college， intrinsic education would be available to anyone who wanted itsince anyone can improve and learn. The student body might include creative， intelligent children as well as adults； morons as well as geniuses （for even morons can learn emotionally and spiritually）. The college would be ubiquitousthat is， not restricted to particular buildings at particular times， and teachers would be any human beings who had something that they wanted to share with others. The college would be lifelong， for learning can take place all through life. Even dying can be a philosophically illuminating，highly educative experience.The ideal college would be a kind of education retreat in which you could try to find yourself； find out what you like and want；what you are and are not good at. The chief goals of the ideal college，in other words，would be the discovery of identity， and with it，the discovery of vocation.36. In the authors opinion， the majority of education workers _. A. emphasize independent thought rather than well-memorized responsesB. tend to reward children with better understanding rather than with a goal for creditsC. implant children with a lot of facts at the expense of understanding the problemD. are imaginative，creative and efficient in keeping up with our industrialized society37. Children in the usual classroom learn very quickly when _.A. they are required to repeat what teacher has saidB. they read books that are not assigned by the teacherC. they know how to behave themselves in face of the teacherD. they can memorize the greatest number of facts in the shortest period of time38. An extrinsically oriented education is one that _.A. focuses on oriented educationB. takes students need into accountC. lays emphases on “earning a degree”D. emphasizes learning through discussion39.To enter the authors ideal college， a student _.A. has to pass an enrollment examB. should be ver