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GENERAL ENGLISH QUALIFYING TESTFOR NON-ENGLISH MAJOR GRADUATE STUDENTS(GETJUN1514)PAPER ONEPART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (25 minutes, 20 points)Section A (1 point each)Directions: In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be read only once. Choose the best answer from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scored Answer Sheet.1.A. He feels quite satisfied with Jenny.B. He would rather continue his work.C. He suggests stopping todays work.D. He thinks Jenny lazy and inefficient.2.A. The trip was boring. B. The trip was exciting.C. He was homesick.D. He felt quite lonely.3. A. He is running out of gas.B. He feels very hungry.C. There is something wrong with his car.D. He doesnt feel well himself.4.A. She never listens to any doctor.B. She doesnt eat candy anymore.C. She often gives candy to the doctor.D. She is still eating candy.5.A. He is going to win the match.B. He is going to give up.C. He is going to take chance.D. He is going to beat his rival first. 6.A. He is going to a long shift.B. He has lost a match.C. He hates to go to clubs.D. He is exhausted.7.A. Playing chess is not as easy as the man thinks.B. Chess is not a very difficult game to play.C. It is easier to play chess after some practice.D. She thinks the man is boasting. 8.A. Tiffany got angry for no reason.B. Tiffany went to work in blue.C. Hes got mad at Tiffany.D. He didnt know Tiffany had left.9.A. To find a better job.B. To stop working too hard.C. To learn more about his job.D. To accept a new job offer.Section B (1 point each)Directions: In this section you will hear two mini-talks. At the end of each talk, there will be some questions. Both the talks and the questions will be read to you only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must choose the best answer from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scored Answer Sheet.Mini-talk one10.A. About 100,000. B. About 10,000.C. About 50,000.D. About 500,000.11. A. Unsanitary conditions and poor management.B. Irresponsible doctors and nurses.C. Improper use of equipment. D. Careless treatment and tending. 12. A. Tell someone immediately.B. Say nothing about it to doctors.C. Clean it up himself or herself.D. Tell the consumer groups.Mini-talk Two 13. A. House cleaning for older people.B. Food and shelter for older people.C. Extra assistance to older people.D. Companions for older people.14. A. Rides to supermarkets.B. Taking care of sick ones.C. Bathing services.D. Transportation to doctors.15. A. Daily care. B. Computer support.C. Removing snow.D. General yard work.Section C (1 point each)Directions: In this section you will hear a short lecture. Listen to the recording and complete the notes about the lecture. You will hear the recording twice. After the recording you are asked to write down your answers on the Answer Sheet. You now have 25 seconds to read the notes below. (请在录音结束后把16-20题的答案抄写在答题纸上)16. A scientist began calling storms by womens names by the end of _ (3 words).17. The experts name storms when they reach wind speeds of _ (2 words) an hour.18. The same list of names is not used again for _ six years (3 words).19. A name _ (2 words) when the storm with this name has been very destructive.20. Katrina _ (2 words) for more than 1800 deaths along the Gulf of Mexico. PART II VOCABULARY (10 minutes, 10 points)Section A (0.5 point each)Directions: There are ten questions in this section. Each question is a sentence with one word or phrase underlined. Below the sentence are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scored Answer Sheet.21. My daughter managed to finish college with distinction and went on to graduate school. A. differenceB. separationC. dominationD. honor22. The English abstract of your thesis leaves much to be desired, so you have to rewrite it. A. is near completionB. is far from perfectC. is among the bestD. is of little worth23. These kids, inexperienced but curious, finally made a kite that was too delicate to fly. A. subtleB. exquisiteC. fragileD. delicious24. The driver of this old car had few options short of replacing the motor. A. lacking inB. other thanC. aside fromD. provided that25. A college education is more likely to give you the chance to live fulfilling lives.A. deterioratingB. forbiddingC. demanding D. rewarding26. You cant help admiring the weightlifters when they lift the heavy weight with all their might. A. strengthB. likelihoodC. wisdomD. vigor 27. This accomplished movie director had to pay a fine of over one million dollars for violation of the one-child policy. A. finishedB. notoriousC. successfulD. convicted28. If you own stock, you must allow for the possibility that it will lose value sometimes. A. throw doubt toB. take into accountC. go ahead withD. go in for29. The divorce rate among the post-80s in China is exceedingly high for various reasons. A. temporarilyB. extremelyC. allegedlyD. perpetually30. Those infected with the virus of hepatitis B enjoy equal rights under the provisions of the law. A. according toB. above all C. less thanD. regardless ofSection B (0.5 point each)Directions: There are ten questions in this section. Each question is a sentence with something missing. Below each sentence are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scored Answer Sheet.31. All the teachers you have had in your lifetime _ several categories.A. fall behindB. fall outC. fall throughD. fall into32. On that January day in a small town, my life changed _ and I became a high school teacher.A. courseB. wayC. road D. line33. The ferry service will initially run on _ days, increasing eventually to daily sailings.A. considerateB. alternateC. elaborateD. subordinate34. A respectable official will never _ his principles in face of various pressure.A. comprehendB. complicateC. compriseD. compromise35. Incompetent leadership and bureaucracy can suppress creativity and _.A. initialB. initiationC. initiativeD. initiator36. As the elevator is _, you have to walk upstairs to my office. A. out of stockB. out of orderC. out of mindD. out of place37. This terrible road accident _ the driver disabled the rest of his life. A. keptB. remainedC. preservedD. left38. This girl spent little time on experiments, yet she _ completed her thesis as scheduled. A. somehowB. howeverC. additionallyD. hardly39. At any ICU in a hospital, there are a few patients who are _ ill and look hopeless. A. ultimatelyB. terminallyC. drasticallyD. punctually40. College students in China are _ to grammatical errors when they use English. A. proneB. conduciveC. rigorous D. casualPART III CLOZE TEST (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 point each)Directions: There are 10 questions in this part of the test. Read the passage through. Then, go back and choose one suitable word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D for each blank in the passage. Mark the corresponding letter of the word or phrase you have chosen with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scored Answer Sheet. The word “smog” has become a household word in urban China. Smog is an _41_ of greenhouse gases and pollutants that reduce visibility and harm respiratory functions. Smog is typically _42_ cities with high concentrations of cars and factories. The population density, amount of industry and the fuels used _43_ together to have an impact on smog levels. During summer, smog is worse _44_ the production of ozone, the main component of smog, increases in strong sunlight. The important thing to understand about smog is that this kind of pollution is spread out _45_ large distances.Walking, biking or using public transportation can help limit ozone production. _46_, decreasing household electricity use and keeping your vehicles fuel-efficient reduces _47_ greenhouse gases. Checking tire pressure, oil levels, air filters, and getting regular maintenance help _48_ fuel efficiency. Be sure to use only the fuel recommended in the vehicles user _49_. Simple steps like avoiding stop-and-go traffic and reducing vehicle workload decrease smog-related emissions. To lighten the workload, avoid running the air-conditioner, _50_the engine and carrying heavy objects in the vehicle. 41. A. arbitration B. accumulationC. optimizationD. evaluation42. A. accompanied byB. obliged toC. immersed inD. associated with43. A. workB. getC. playD. put44. A. soB. becauseC. beforeD. until45. A. betweenB. beneathC. withinD. over46. A. In additionB. After allC. By contrastD. At first47. A. ozone-producedB. ozone-productionC. ozone-producingD. ozone-producer48. A. constrainB. refrain C. restrainD. maintain49. A. brochureB. roadmapC. manualD. prescription50. A. idlingB. burningC. emptyingD. exhibitingPART IV READING COMPREHENSION (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 point each)Directions: In this part of the test, there are five short passages. Read each passage carefully, and then do the questions that follow. Choose the best answer from the four choices given and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scored Answer Sheet.Passage One Marriage was one of the first non-biological factors identified as improving life expectancy. The explanation given was that married people tend to take fewer risks with their health and enjoy better mental and emotional health. Marriage also provides more social and material support. The difference between married people and single people, in terms of health, is narrowing. To really understand this, we have to be precise about terms. Researchers typically distinguish between never married, currently married, widowed and divorced. As we look in-depth into this issue of marriage and health, well see that things get pretty fuzzy nowadays. No one is saying that having a piece of paper that says “married” on it is going to improve your life expectancy. There is something about people who live in marriage that improves life expectancy or to be more precise, there was something about people who lived in marriage in the 70s that was found to improve life expectancy. Now, people could be listed as “single never married” in census data, but be living with someone and be experiencing all the health benefits of marriage without having the marriage certificate. This complicates research on marriage and health. Even using the traditional categories of “currently married” or “never married,” singles are catching up, but only men. Men who were never married typically had the lowest life expectancy (in 1972). Now, the never married men are closing in on their currently married counterparts. The difference in life expectancy is becoming smaller because that single men now have access to support and health resources that only came because their wife took care of them. In other words, in the 1970s, married men had the advantage because they had their wives to make sure they went to the doctor and took care of themselves. Now, men are taking more responsibility for their own health and take action. Compared to 1972, people who are widowed now report poorer health than their married counterparts. In the 70s, they reported their health as the same as married people, now their health is about 7% worse. No one really knows why widowhood is more damaging to health now than in the 70s. My guess is that widowed people in the 70s had more of a community and extended family to help them out. Now, the widowed are more likely to be isolated. 51. Paragraph 1 is concerned with _. A. the benefit of marriage to healthB. various definitions of marriageC. the disadvantages of marriageD. misconceptions about marriage52. The underlined word “fuzzy” in Paragraph 2 probably means _. A. explicitB. indistinctC. worseD. ridiculous53. Paragraph 3 implies that _. A. whoever lives in marriage can live to an old ageB. partnership can also contribute to life expectancyC. we know clearly how marriage contributes to healthD. a marriage certificate is a guarantee of good health54. It can be concluded from Paragraph 4 that _. A. single females are as healthy as single males B. there are as many single men as married ones C. single males are financially better off than before D. single men can also enjoy long life expectancy55. For the widowed, the finding described in the last paragraph seems to be _. A. bad news B. good newsC. a pleasant surpriseD. practical advice56. The central idea of this passage is that _. A. remaining single is of greater benefit to life expectancy than marriageB. marriage doesnt contribute as much to life expectancy as it used toC. the longer you stay married, the longer your life expectancyD. it is increasingly difficult to give a precise definition of marriagePassage Two For decades, American society has been moving toward a complete ban on smoking tobacco. Since about the mid-20th century, when scientific studies revealing the drugs devastating effects on the human body were made public, public policy and social attitudes have shifted more and more against tobacco. This is something to my taste. But in executing its well-intentioned ban on consuming tobacco products on University of California campuses, the university administrations prohibition of e-cigarettes is a step too far. These means of taking in tobacco can help get smokers off conventional cigarettes, and theres no conclusive proof that there are negative effects for bystanders. Simply put, e-cigarettes shouldnt affect people who havent made the decision to put themselves at risk. Its also a point of contention as to how harmful e-cigarettes even are to oneself. Boston University professor Michael Siegel, who advocates banning cigarettes, doesnt believe we should restrict e-cigarettes the same way we do “conventional” cigarettes, according to the East Bay Express. Furthermore, according to a study published in the esteemed British medical journal the Lancet, e-cigarettes were “modestly effective” at reducing smokers dependency on tobacco much like the commercially available nicotine patches. It doesnt seem there are obvious negative externalities to the use of e-cigarettes. If thats the case, then whats the basis of the ban? Tobacco Free Berkeley project manager Steve Maranzana illustrated one justification when he told the East Bay Express that the university wants “to steer people towards quitting resources that have been proven to be effective and FDA-approved.” In the context of a “better safe than sorry” approach, the universitys decision to include prohibiting e-cigarettes in its tobacco ban makes sense, so does the idea that the university wants people to use federally sanctioned “quitting resources.” But just because the university wants to play it safe or tell people to use one kind of quitting product, that doesnt mean it has that authority. Banning e-cigarettes is an excessive intrusion on the judgment and lifestyle of members of the UC community. Individuals should have the ability to reason for themselves if e-cigarettes are the right choice for them, and they should also be the ones to determine whether they want to use UC-recommended or FDA-approved methods.And if people decide to use e-cigarettes while not creating a problem for anyone else, why should the university get to take away that option?57. It can be concluded from the first paragraph that the author _. A. has been smoking cigarettes for many years B. objects to a complete ban on smoking tobacco C. is in favor of banning cigarette smoking D. often wonders if cigarette smoking is harmful58. The author believes that prohibition of e-cigarettes by University of California _. A. seems well-grounded and innovative B. is illegal and consequently ineffective C. can effectively help quit smoking D. does not have a solid or sound basis59. Paragraph 4 implies that_. A. FDA has approved the use of e-cigarettes in quitting smoking B. e-cigarettes have proved to be effective for quitting smoking C. Steve Maranzana does not welcome the use of e-cigarettes D. University of Berkeley has done nothing to ban smoking60. The better safe than sorry approach suggests that University of California _. A. has been authorized to prohibit e-cigarettes B. has doubts about the safety of e-cigarettes C. will regret its decision to prohibit e-cigarettes D. boycotts federally approved qui