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English Test for Non-English Major
Graduate Students
June,
2014
Part I
Read the following passage carefully, and then choose the best answer A, B, C or D to each of
the
questions that follow. Please write your answer on
the Answer Sheet. (10
分
)
The Love of Money is a Root
of Evil
1
、
The thinkers of many cultures and epochs have sought to find the fundamental reasons for social
problems, philosophers of the past
analyzed numerous contributing factors such as
leaders, money, deities
and citizens in
their societies.
A significant number of such thinkers came to the conclusion that an
individuals’ passionate attitude
towards money was an influential trigger of
various social calamities.
Desiring to
obtain more and more material goods and money
causes an individual to become selfish and
hard-hearted
–
this in turn affects the quality of a whole community.
An uncontrolled love of money is the
reason for many disturbances and wrongs
that are enacted.
2
、
To begin with, the love of money may lead to the decline of moral standard
. Apostle Paul, who can be
said to be a philosopher, says “…they
that desire to be rich, fall into temptation and a
snare, and into many
foolish and
hurtful desires, which plunge men into destruction
and perdition. For the love of money is the
root of all evils; which some coveting,
have erred from the faith”. Paul emphasizes that
the pursuit of
money and financial gain
causes one to be distanced from one’s morality and
virtue. No lo
nger do people
seek
to build a relationship with their neighbor;
instead they seek ways to use them to obtain more
wealth
and security. At the same time,
people who treat others as means of reaching their
goals, tend to be treated
in the same
manner, thus multiplying their own misfortunes.
3
、
Along
with the moral decline
, people with a strong lust for money can develop an insensible disposition.
In the discipline of
psychology, there exists a correlation between
happy feelings and money that has
already been discovered; however, there
is also a link between negative feelings and
actions when there is
a lack of money
(Vohs, Mead & Goode, 2008). Those who have a
strong love of money constantly feel
the urge to gain more money as if they
have a lack of it; consequently, these individuals
have a bad
disposition and are
impatient when confronted with those whom they
believe are seeking to prevent them
from gaining money.
4
、
What’s more, because of a fanatic identification with their savings, those with a persistent love of
money are
hesitant to lose their capital.
Such individuals would be hesitant in investing in community
projects or remaining loyal
to their fellow coworkers, employees, and even
neighbors. Today, because of
the
apparent focus on obtaining more food,
entertainment, games and technology, the sense of
community
is dying. Paul Mattick states
in his book
Art in It’s Time
that, “A steady increase of the love of m
oney
present in our
capitalistic economy system causes a sense of
community to decline as faith is placed in
material things for the self rather
than concepts for the community” (Mattick,
2003).
5
、
In an attempt to understand the true nature of different social problems of the past and of today, many
thinkers have paid attention to the
phenomenon of yearning for money. Because of an
individual’s love of
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money, there is a
decline in personal values and morals.
Subsequently the constant pursuit of money
causes one’s behavior to be
inconsistent with the needs of other human beings.
Finally, many people with
an excessive
passion for money tend to identify themselves with
their financial well-being, thus being
afraid to lose their capital. In their
fear, they lose the greatest of all values: a
sense of peace.
学术型答案：
1. The primary function of the opening
paragraph of this essay is
.
A
. to introduce the thesis of the essay
B. to introduce the topic of the essay
C. to present the fundamental reasons for social problems
D. to list many disturbances and wrongs that are enacted
2. Which of the following
best expresses the thesis of this essay?
A. Thinkers of the past have sought to find the fundamental reasons for social problems.
B.
Philosophers of the past tried to analyze the
contributing factors for social problems.
C. A lot of thinkers concluded that
people
’
s attitude towards money led to social problems.
D.
An uncontrolled love of money is the reason for many disturbances and wrongs.
3. What pattern of organization is
employed by the writer to develop this cause and
effect essay?
A. Focus on several
causes that leads to one effect.
B.
Focus on several effects of a single cause.
C
. Causal chain.
D.
All of the above.
4. This
essay is organized in
.
A. spatial order
B. chronological order
C.
climactic order
D. mixed order
5. The transitional sentence
“
Along with the moral decline
”
in Paragraph 3 is used to achieve
.
A. adequate
support
B. better unity
C.
better coherence
D. effective sentence skill
6. In Para 2,
Ap
ostle Paul’s statement is cited
by the writer as
.
A. a
comment on the desire to be rich
B. irrelevant criticism of the greedy people
C. an example to show that people seek ways to use their neighbors to obtain money
D
. a support for his/her idea that the love of money causes the moral decline
7. Which of the following
best serves as the topic sentence of Paragraph 4?
A. people with the love of money are not willing to invest in community projects.
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B.
People
with
the
love
of
money
are
more
likely
to
focus
on
obtaining
more
food,
entertainment,
games and technology.
C. People with the love of money have a
fanatic identification with their savings.
D
. The sense of community is dying.
8. Which type of
sentence error does Paragraph 1 contain
?
A.
A run-on sentence.
B. A fragment.
C.
A dangling modifier.
D. A mixed construction.
9. How does the writer
begin the essay?
A. An opposite idea about the topic.
B
. The importance of the conclusion made by thinkers.
C. A broad description about reasons for social problems.
D. A brief incident of thinkers and philosophers of the past
10. The writer mainly
ends the essay with
.
A. a recommendation for people with excessive passion for money
B. the future of those who lose the greatest of all values
C. an attempt to understand the true nature of different social problems of the past and of today
D.
a summary of the results of yearning for money
专硕型答案
1. Which of the
following best expresses the thesis of this essay?
A. Thinkers of the past have sought to find the fundamental reasons for social problems.
B.
Philosophers of the past tried to analyze the
contributing factors for social problems.
C. A lot of thinkers concluded that
people
’
s attitude towards money led to social problems.
D.
An uncontrolled love of money is the reason for
many disturbances and wrongs.
2. What pattern of organization is
employed by the writer to develop this cause and
effect essay?
A. Focus on several
causes that leads to one effect.
B.
Focus on several effects of a single cause.
C. Causal chain.
D. All of
the above.
3. The
transitional sentence
“
Along with the moral decline
”
in Paragraph 3 is used to achieve
.
A. adequate support
B. better unity
C. better coherence
D. effective sentence skill
4. Which of
the following best serves as the topic sentence of
Paragraph 4?
A. people with the love of money are not willing to invest in community projects.