英语分级考试2009年6月试题

GENERAL ENGLISH QUALIFYING TEST FOR NON-ENGLISH MAJOR GRADUATE STUDENTS(GET June.-06-2009)考试注意事项一、本考试分A, B两种试卷，请考生拿到试卷后在答题卡的试卷类型一栏标明。如：拿到A卷就在试卷类型一栏的字母A上划横线，拿到B卷在B上划横线。不标明A、B卷的试卷将以作废处理。请考生在机读卡的“学号”一栏填涂学号。二、A、B卷都分别由两份试卷组成：试卷一 (Paper One) 包括听力理解、词汇、完形填空与阅读理解四部分，共80题，按序号统一编号；试卷二 (Paper Two) 包括翻译与写作两部分，共3题。三、试卷一(题号1-80 )为客观评分题，答案一律用中性2B铅笔做在机读卡上, 在对应题号下所选字母中间划黑道。四、卷二为主观评分题，答案做在 ANSWER SHEET II上，答题前，请仔细阅读试卷二的注意事项。五、答案一律写在答题纸上，否则无效。六、本考试全部时间为180分钟。其中，试卷一为100分钟，听力理解部分的时间以放完录音为准，大约20分钟；其余部分所占时间与得分标准标在试卷上，由考生自行掌握。试卷二为80分钟。每部分所占时间均标在试卷上，考生可自行掌握。考试终了时间一到，考生一律停笔，将试卷和答案留在座位上，待监考老师收点无误后，经主考老师宣布本考试结束后方可离开考场。PAPERONEPART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (15 minutes, 15 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. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause, during the pause, you must read the suggested answer marked A, B, C and D and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.1. A. He cant read French novels without the help of his teacher.B. He has no problems understanding French novels.C. He cannot do away with dictionaries when he reads French novels.D. He fell on a dictionary when he is reading a French novel.2. A. Shed like to take a later flight.B. They wont arrive late.C. They should leave for the airport immediately.D. She isnt afraid to travel alone.3. A. To apply for a job.B. To find out her position in the company.C. To offer her a position in the company.D. To make an appointment with the sales manager.4. A. She has to get ready for her speech.B. She doesnt like sea food.C. She thinks the restaurant is too expensive.D. She will accompany the man to the restaurant.5. A. Its no longer of any use to her.B. She feels the mans apology is enough.C. It does have a back cover.D. She is a generous woman by nature.6. A. To a guest house.B. To the theater. C. To a hotel.D. To a restaurant.7. A. To remind him of the time for the film. B. To tell him she is busy. C. To ask him to go to the movies.D. To invite him to sing.8. A. He is curious. B .He is satisfied. C. He is exhausted.D. He is impatient.9. A. Looking for a job. B. Looking for an apartment. C. Taking a suburban excursion.D. Asking the man for his opinions.Section B (1 point each)Directions: 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 question will be spoken only once. After you hear one question, you must choose the answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.Questions 1012 are based on the following passage:10. A. Intellectual challenge. B. Social challenge. C. Physical challengeD. Economic challenge.11. A. Building pyramids. B. Exploring the spaceC. Making plans for transportation. D. Painting a picture.12. A. They face them.B. They are interested in them.C. They accept and enjoy them.D. They ignore themQuestions 13 15 are based on the following passage:13. A. Its a new method to measure a countrys production.B. Its a way to study the economies of different countries.C. Its a new system to help make economic decisions.D. Its a means to understand a countrys economic changes.14. A. GDP does not include earnings of companies operating in foreign countries.B. GDP counts only goods and services produced within the nations borders.C. GDP refers to earnings from home-made products.D. Earnings by foreign-owned companies are not included in GDP.15. A. Because economic experts generally approve GDP.B. Because most industrial countries used GDP.C. Because GDP provides a truer measure of a countrys economy.D. Because GDP is easier to be understood.PART II VOCABULARY ( 15 minutes, 10 points)Section A (0.5 point each)Directions: In this section there are ten sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the four choices marked A, B, C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.16. Reports of torture and mass execution in the concentration camps have outraged the world religious leaders.A. irritated B. slashed C. raged D. reminded17. Thousands of English words derive from Latin. A. obtain B. detect C. decode D. originate18. I have always regarded him as a man of integrity. A. character B. integration C. kindness D. uprightness19. What a tremendous party its been! I have enjoyed every minute of it.A. humorous B. fortunateC. content D. wonderful20. Jefferson believed in human rights. He approved of the French Revolution.A. joined B. opposedC. devoted D. was in favor of21. People are understandably wary of the new government. A. grateful B. hostile C. cautious D. ironic22. She gave a cordial reception to her guest.A. welcome B. partyC. invitation D. overcoat23. This is one of several extraordinary scenes in the movie, including the sudden murder of a young man that triggers the suppressed desire between George and Lucy.A. activated B. wipedC. meddled D. posed24. William E. Boeing, founder of the company that designed the 747, had to resort to manufacturing bedroom furniture to survive some lean years.A. come to B. turn toC. add to D. apply to25. These changes have made the campus an easier place for people with handicaps.A. disabilities B. casualtiesC. obstacles D. injuriesSection B (0.5 point each)Directions: In this section, there are ten incomplete sentences. For each sentence, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.26. If you want to know the train schedule, please_ _ at the booking office.A. acquire B. inquire C. request D. require27. One of the rumors_ at the moment is that the company is about to go bankrupt.A. evaporating B. circulating C. emitting D. elaborating28. This candidate has an impressively_ _ range of interests and experience.A. diverse B. reverse C. adverse D. controversial29. China will continue to be the most_ _ economic region in Asia.A. effective B. intermediate C. practical D. dynamic30. May I_ that if we dont leave now we shall miss the bus?A. point out B. pick out C. wipe out D. make out31. The patient condition has _ since he had a heart attack. A. deteriorated B. decrease C. treated D. diagnosed32. The policeman stopped him when he was driving home and _ him of speeding.A. charged B. accused C. blamed D. weary33. The poverty of some of the districts is an_ _ to good education.A. objection B. obstacle C. obligation D. obsession34. It has become necessary to develop new and better tools of market research in order to _sales with greater certainty because production and purchasing has to be adjusted to sales expectations. A. foster B. forecast C. calculate D. promote35. In the past few years the workers have_ a lot of suggestions, some of which are being put into practice. A. put down B. put off C. put out D. put forward PART III CLOZE TEST ( 20 minutes 15 points)Directions: Read the passage through. Then go back and choose one item of suitable word(s) marked A, B, C or D for each blank in the passage. Mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.President Hu Jintaos call for accelerated social security reforms in both urban and rural areas demand the full attention of all departments 36 building a better social safety net.If the country is to create a development opportunity out of the current economic 37 , the policymakers concerned must 38 their efforts to overhaul the social security system 39 peoples increasing needs.40 the global financial and economic crisis hit the countrys exports hard late last year, the Chinese authorities have recognized the 41 to move away from reliance on export and investment for growth. And, to 42 domestic consumption as a key growth engine, a national consensus has been developed on a more universal, 43 and efficient social security net to cushion people against hard times.The central government has planned to 44 728 billion yuan ($106 billion) this year - an increase of 29.4 percent year on year for 45 directly related to the peoples 46 such as education, medical and health care, social security, employment, low-income housing and culture. The country has also achieved considerable progress on expanding 47 of basic social security in both urban and rural areas.However, 48 the massive outlay needed, the current social security coverage remains meager. 49 , most people are keen to save money for keeping in the bank 50 spend it without worrying about old age or costly medical treatment.36.A. in charge ofB. responsible forC. controllingD. accused of37.A. setbacksB. troublesC. crisisD. difficulties38.A. promoteB. enhance C. raiseD. speed up39.A.in line withB. according toC. based onD. depended on40.A. IfB. SinceC. WhileD. Although41.A. requirementB. demandC. necessityD. possibility42.A. liftB. boostC. developD. accelerate43.A. versatile B. susceptibleC. flexibleD. fresh44.A. makeB. takeC. assignD. allocate45.A. itemsB. termsC. listsD. projects46.A. well-offB. well-beingC. well-to-doD. welfare47.A. insuranceB. fundsC. coverageD. reports48.A. despiteB. asC. supposingD. given49.A. As a resultB. In a wordC. Generally D. all in all50.A. instead of B. would ratherC. as well asD. rather thanPART IV READING COMPREHENSION (60 minutes, 30 points)Directions: In this part of the test, there are five short passages for you to read. Read each passage carefully, and hen do the questions that follow. Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D and then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.Passage 1Gopher Prairie, in which the action of Sinclair Lewis Main Street (1920) takes place, is a town of 3, 000 inhabitants, smug, dull people whose one idea is to get on materially. They have no use for anyone who wishes something better for them; they oppose civic（市政的） reform, cultural and educational projects. The most honored citizens are bankers. Carol, who has been to college and held a position as a librarian, comes to Gopher Prairie to live with her doctor husband. Appalled by the stagnant（停滞的） life of the town, and failing to become adjusted to it, she tries a number of cultural ideas. Her efforts to establish a little theater meet with no encouragement. Indeed, the people merely think she is putting on airs. Her affection for her husband wanes（衰落）, and she takes up with Erik Valborg, in whom she sees a spirit akin（类似的） to her own. She leaves the little town for Washington, D. C., where she works as a government clerk. Later she returns to Gopher Prairie, better equipped than before to understand the forces which shape Main Street.At the time of its first appearance, Main Street provoked a storm of protest on the ground that the novelist libeled（诽谤）good Americans. Today, no one thinks of repeating this charge. Indeed, as Lewis Gannett points out, Main Street has in no way changed except externally; it is the same Main Street; yet, doubtless it reads Sinclair Lewis novels as eagerly as the rest of the nation. At the time when Main Street was published Lewis was accused of hating dull people. The novelist retorted that he did not hate them: he loved them. The truth is, the world of 1920 could not stand criticism. The Pulitzer Prize committee refused to award Main Street a prize. The novelist was to have his revenge six years later, when he rejected the same award for Arrowsmith .51. Which of the following is the central preoccupation of the people of Gopher Prairie?A. Progressive education.B. Material possessions.C. Cultural activity.D. Civic reform.52. When the people of Gopher Prairie thought that Carol was putting on airs, they meant that she _.A. talkative B. pretentiousC. organized D. overdressed53. In the first paragraph, Erik Valborgs spirit is said to be akin to Carols, because they _ .A. are related by marriage B. share a common religionC. have mutual interests D. are emotional people54. According to the passage, why was there such adverse reaction to Main Street in 1920?A. People were reluctant to admit their faults.B. Sinclair Lewis did not like honorable citizens.C. Gopher Prairie was portrayed inaccurately.D. The main character led an unconventional life.55. According to the passage, which of the following statements best explains why Sinclair Lewis rejected the Pulitzer Prize for Arrowsmith?A. He thought Arrowsmith was not worthy of the honor.B. He disapproved of the composition of the Pulitzer Prize committee.C. He claimed that the Pulitzer Prize had no status.D. He felt the committee had unjustly overlooked his previous work.Passage 2It is all very well to blame traffic jams, the cost of petrol and the quick pace of modern life, but manners on the roads are becoming horrible. Everybody knows that the nicest men become monsters behind the wheel. It is all very well, again, to have a tiger in the tank, but to have one in the drivers seat is another matter altogether. You might tolerate the odd road-hog, the rude and inconsiderate driver, but nowadays the well-mannered motorist is the exception to the rule. Perhaps the situation calls for a Be Kind to Other Drivers campaign, otherwise it may get completely out of hand.Road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense too. It takes the most cool-headed and good-tempered of drivers to resist the temptation to revenge when subjected to uncivilized behavior. On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards relieving the tensions of motoring. A friendly nod or a wave of acknowledgement in response to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of goodwill and tolerance so necessary in modern traffic conditions. But such acknowledgements of politeness are all too rare today. Many drivers nowadays dont even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it.However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous. Typical examples are the driver who brakes violently to allow a car to emerge from a side street at some hazard to following traffic, when a few seconds later the road would be clear anyway; or the man who waves a child across a zebra crossing into the path of oncoming vehicles that may be unable to stop in time. The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they care to. It always amazes me that the highways are not covered with the dead bodies of these grannies.A veteran driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if motorists learnt to filter correctly into traffic streams one at a time without causing the total blockages that give rise to bad temper. Unfortunately, modern motorists cant even learn to drive, let alone master the subtler aspects of roadsmanship. Years ago the experts warned us that the car-ownership explosion would demand a lot more give-and-take from all road users. It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart.56. According to the passage, troubles on the road are primarily caused by _.A. peoples attitude towards the road-hogB. the rhythm of modern lifeC. the behavior of the driverD. traffic conditions57. The sentence You might tolerate the odd road-hog . the rule. (para. 1) implies that _.A. our society is unjust towards well-mannered motoristsB. rude drivers can be met only occasionallyC. the well-mannered motorist cannot tolerate the road-hogD. nowadays impolite drivers constitute the majority of motorists58. By good sense, the writer means_ _ .A. the drivers ability to understand and react reasonablyB. the drivers prompt response to difficult and severe conditionsC. the drivers tolerance of rude or even savage behaviorD. the drivers acknowledgement of politeness and regulations59. Experts have long pointed out that in the face of car-ownership explosion, _.A. road users should make more sacrificeB. drivers should be ready to yield to each otherC. drivers should have more communication among themselvesD. drivers will suffer great loss if they pay no respect to others60. In the writers opinion, _.A. strict traffic regulations are badly neededB. drivers should apply road politeness proper