2021年1月23日发(作者：祁振华)






TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2019)
-GRADE FOUR-
TIME LIMIT: 130 MIN
PART I

DICTATION























































[10 MIN]
Listen 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, except the first sentence, will be read sentence by sentence, or
phrase by phrase, with intervals of fifteen 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 ONE minute to check through
your work once more.
Write on
ANSWER SHEET ONE
. The first sentence of the passage is already provided.
Now, listen to the passage.


PART
II

LISTENING
COMPREHENSION





































[20
MIN]

SECTION A

TALK
In this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look
at ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure what you
fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note- taking.
You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task.
Now listen to the talk. When it is over, you will be given TWO minutes to check your work.


SECTION B

CONVERSATIONS
In this section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation, five questions will
be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY.
After
each
question
there
will
be a
ten-second
pause. During the pause, you
should read
the
four
choices of A, B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.




You have THIRTY seconds to preview the questions.




Now, listen to the conversations.
Conversation One
Questions 1 to 5 are based on Conversation One.

1.

A. Writer.











B. Wells.
C. Writer Wells.
D. Susan Writer Wells.






2.

A. She was a career woman.


C. She didn
’
t like her maiden name.
B. She was then a feminist.
D. She took her husband
’
s surname.
D.
She
named
herself
after
the
3.

A. She named herself after her profession.
B. She named herself after her home town.


C. She named herself after a day of the week.
sculptor.
4.

A. It gives women greater equality.
been solved.
5.

A. History of surnames in America.


C. Traditional surnames in Europe.

Conversation Two
B. Feminist movement in the 1960s.
D. Reasons for inventing surnames.
B. It is a good solution to an old problem.
D. The surname problem has partly


C. The problem troubling feminists still remains.
Questions 6 to 10 are based on Conversation Two.

6.

A. A reporter from a weekly program.


C. A guest on a weekly program.
want a pay rise.


C. T
o let everybody know your achievement.
yourself to your boss.
8.

A. Because the boss has the data on your work
work to do.


C. Because it is unprofessional to do so.
9.

A. We could earn praise from our boss.
performance data.
10.
A
. Websites.
B. Radio programs.
C. Research reports.
D. Government documents.
D. Because others may lose trust in you.
B. We may forget the good things we
’
ve done.
D.
The
boss
will
review
our
B. Because you will be given more
D.
To
shamelessly
promote
B. An executive director from a company.
D. A magazine editor from San Diego.
B. To let your boss know that you
7.

A. T
o prepare a list of things that you have done.


C. Things change quickly in work situations.

PART III

LANGUAGE USAGE














































[10 MIN]
There are twenty sentences in this part. Beneath each sentence there are four words, phrases or
statements
marked
A, B,
C and D. Choose
one
word, phrase or
statement that
best
completes the
sentence. Mark your answers on
ANSWER SHEET TWO.


11.
Moving
from
beginning
to
end
by
order
of
time,
narration
relies
on
a
more
natural
pattern
of
organization than ________.


A. will other types of writing


C. On other types of writing


A. If it not had been for











B. do other types of writing
D. other types of writing

B. If had it not been for
12.
________ the attempted rescue mission, the hostages might still be alive.








C. Had it not been for

pipeline.


A. to move
B. moving
D. Had not it been for
13.
Members of the Parliament were poised ________ ahead with a bill to approve construction of the
oil
C. to moving
D. at moving
14.
Writers
often
coupled
narration
with
other
techniques
to
develop
ideas
and
support
opinions
that
otherwise ________ abstract, unclear, or unconvincing.


A. may remain


A. who
lock on the



A. one thing


A. should


A. sign of anger
B. could remain
B. what
entrance.
B. such one thing
B. could
B. call for action
C. any one thing
C. might
D. the one thing
D. must
C. must have remained
C. which
D. might have remained
15.
Protocol was ________ enabled him to make difficult decisions without ever looking back.
D. that
16.
The woman had persuaded him to do ________ he was hired never to do -- reveal the combination for the
17.
The bad news was that he could be a very dangerous person ________ he choose to be.
18.
“
If not us, who? If not now, when?
”
These two questions are used as a ________.
C. refusal to change
D. denial of commitment
B. To alleviate unnecessary hostility.

D. To dramatize a fact.
19.
What is the function of the present progressive in
“
They are always calling me by the wrong name
”
?


A. To express unfavorable feelings.


C. To indicate uncertainty.
20.
“
Harry was compelled to resign and to come down to London, where he set up as an army coach.
”
The
relative clause in the sentence serves to ________.


A. supply additional information about London


C. put restrictions on the identity of Harry


A. opposed to

each other
’
s



A. faculty
much



A. injurious
B. objected to
B. describe the antecedent
“
London
”

D. narrate a sequential action taken by Harry
C. posed against
D. protested against
21.
A group ________ casinos has urged officials not to grant a license to a facility in the city.
22.
After the war, he worked on an island in the Pacific, helping the natives and medical ________ understand
behavior and cultures.
B. persons
C. members
D. personnel
23.
The subject of manners is complex. If it were not, there would not be so many ________ feelings and so
misunderstanding in international communication.
B. injured
C. injuring
D. injury
24.
To illustrate the limits of First Amendment free speech, many have noted that the Constitution does not
give you the right to falsely ________
“
Fire!
”
in a crowded theater.


A. yelp
to any environment.


A. Adoptable
B. amendable
C. alterable
D. adaptable
26.
Although Patterson acknowledges the disappointing season he had with the Vikings, he has no second
________ about how he went about his business.











B. yank
C. yell
D. yield
25.
The company announced that it has achieved its mission to create a local food economy that is ________








A. thoughts
B. opinions
C. concerns
D. reasons
27.
Electronic
cigarettes
should
be
subject
________
the
same
taxes
and
limitations
on
public
use
as
traditional tobacco products.


A. about
UEFA Champions



A. controversially


A. explicitly
trying to kill



A. enforcement
B. at
League title.
B. arguably
B. specially
herself.
B. reinforcement
C. imposition
D. coercion
C. debatable
C. speculatively
D. finally
D. specifically
C. to
D. on
28.
FC Barcelona, ________ the most iconic club in world soccer, beat Manchester United 2-0 to claim the
29. The store sells liquid vitamins ________ designed for children under 3.
30.
The three law ________ officers on the plane came to the rescue of a fellow passenger who was allegedly

PART IV

CLOZE


























































[10 MIN]
Decide which of the words given in the box below would best complete the passage if inserted in
the
corresponding
blanks.
The
words
can
be
used
ONCE
ONLY.
Mark
the
letter
for
each
word
on
ANSWER SHEET TWO
.

A.

d
aydream
F.

inseparable
K.

t
hat

To some thinkers, it is machines and their development that drive economic and cultural change.
This idea is referred to as technological determinism. Certainly there can be no doubt that machines
contributed to the Protestant Reformation and the decline of the Catholic Church
’
s power in Europe or
________ (31) television has changed the way family members interact. Those who believe in technological
determinism would argue that these changes in the cultural landscape were the ________ (32) result of new
technology.
But others see technology as more neutral and claim that the way people use technology is what gives
it
significance.
This
________
(33)
accepts
technology
as
one
of
many
factors
that
shaped
economic
and
cultural change; technology
’
s influence is ________(34) determined by how much power it is given by the
people and cultures that use it.
This ________ (35) about the power of technology is at the heart of the controversy surrounding the new
communication technologies. Are we more or less powerless in the ________ (36) of advances such as the
Internet, the World Wide Web, and instant global audio and visual communication? If we are at the mercy
of technology, the culture that surrounds us will not be our ________ (37), and the best we can hope to do is
make
our
way
reasonably
well
in
a
world
outside
our
own control.
But
if these
technologies
are
indeed
neutral and their power ________ (38) in how we choose to use them, we can utilize them responsibly and
________ (39) to construct and maintain whatever kind of culture we want. As film director and technophile











B.

disagreement
G.

lays
L.

thinking
C.

f
actually
H.

M.

making
thoughtful
D.

N.

if
ultimately
E.

inevitable
J.

resides
O.

wake

I.

perspective






Steve
Spielberg
explained,
“
Technology
can
be
our
best
friend,
and
technology
can
also
be
the
biggest
party pooper of our lives. It interrupts our own story, interrupts our ability to have thought or ________ (40),
to imagine something wonderful.
”



PART
V

READING
COMPREHENSION






































[35
MIN]
SECTION A

MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

In
this
section
there
are
several
passages
followed
by
ten
multiple-choice
questions.
For
each
question, there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that you think is the
best answer and mark your answers on
ANSWER SHEET TWO
.

PASSAGE ONE
(1) Life can be tough for immigrants in America. As a Romanian bank clerk in Atlanta puts it, to find
a good job
“
you have to be like a wolf in the forest
–
able to smell out the best meat.
”
And if you can
’
t
find work,
don
’
t expect the taxpayer to bail you out
. Unlike in some European countries, it is extremely
hard
for
an
able-bodied
immigrant
to
live
off
the
state.
A
law
passed
in
1996
explicitly
bars
most
immigrants, even those with legal status, from receiving almost any federal benefits.
(2)
That
is
one
reason
why
America
absorbs
immigrants
better
than
any
other
rich
countries,
according to a new study by the University of California. The researchers sought to measure the effect
of
immigration
on
the
native-born
in
20
rich
countries,
taking
into
account
differences
in
skills
between immigrants and natives, imperfect labor markets and the size of the welfare state in each
country.
(3) Their results offer ammunition for fans of more open borders. In 19 out of 20 countries, the
authors
calculated that shutting the
doors entirely
to foreign
workers would
make
the
native-born
worse
off. Never
mind
what
it
would
do
to
the
immigrants
themselves,
who
benefit far
more
than
anyone else from being allowed to cross borders to find work.
(4)
The
study
also
suggests
that
most
countries
could
handle
more
immigration
than
they
currently allow. In America, a one-percentage point increase in the proportion of immigrants in the
population
made
the
native-born
0.05%
better
off.
The
opposite
was
true
in
some
countries
with
generous
or
ill-designed
welfare
states,
however.
A
one-point
rise
in
immigration
made
the
native-born
slightly
worse
off
in
Austria,
Belgium,
Germany,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Sweden
and Switzerland. In Belgium, immigrants who lose jobs can receive almost two-thirds of their most
recent wage in state benefits, which must make the hunt for a new job less urgent.
(5) None of these effects was large, but the study undermines the claim that immigrants steal jobs
from native or drag down their wages. Many immigrants take jobs that Americans do not want, the
study finds. This
“
smooths
”
the labor market and ultimately creates more jobs for locals. Native- owned
grocery
stores
do
better
business
because
there
are
immigrants
to
pick
the
fruit
they
sell.
Indian
computer
scientists
help
American
software
firms
expand.
A
previous
study
found
that
because
immigrants typically earn less than locals with similar skills, they boost corporate profits, prompting

















companies to grow and hire more locals.

41.
I
ncrease in immigration in Austria fails to improve locals
’
life mainly because of ________.


A. low wages for locals


C. the design of the welfare system


A. People who have legal status.


C. People who receive state benefits.


A. cautiously favorable
ambiguous

PASSAGE TWO
(1) There was something in the elderly woman
’
s behavior that caught my eye. Although slow and
unsure of step, the woman moved with deliberation, and there was no hesitation in her gestures. She
was as good as anyone else, her movements suggested. And
she had a job to do
.
(2) It was a few years ago, and I had taken a part-time holiday-season job in a video store at the
local shopping mall. From inside the store, I
’
d begun to see the people rushing by outside in the mall
’
s
concourse as a river of humanity.
(3) The elderly woman had walked into the store along with a younger woman who I guessed was
her daughter. The daughter was displaying a serious case of impatience, rolling her eyes, huffing and
sighing, checking her watch every few seconds. If she had possessed a leash, her mother would have
been fastened to it as a means of tugging her along to keep step with the rush of other shoppers.
(4) The older woman detached from the younger one and began to tick through the DVDs on the
nearest shelf. After the slightest hesitation, I walked over and asked if I could help her find something.
The woman smiled up at me and showed me a title scrawled on a crumpled piece of paper. The title
was unusual and a bit obscure. Clearly a person looking for it knew a little about movies, about quality.
(5) Rather than rushing off to locate the DVD for the woman, I asked her to walk with me so I could
show her where she could find it. Looking back, I think I wanted to enjoy her company for a moment.
Something about her deliberate movements reminded me of my own mother, who
’
d passed away the
previous Christmas.
(6) As we walked along the back of the store, I narrated its floor plan: old television shows, action
movies,
cartoon,
science
fiction.
The
woman
seemed
glad
of
the
unrushed
company
and
casual
conversation.
(7) We found the movie, and I complimented her on her choice. She smiled and told me it was one
she
’
d enjoyed when she was her son
’
s age and that she hoped he would enjoy it as much as she had.
Maybe,
she
said
with
a
hint
of
wistfulness,
he
could
enjoy
it
with
his
own
young
children.
Then,
reluctantly, I had to return the elderly woman to her keeper, who was still tapping her foot at the front
of the store.












B. imperfect labor markets

D. inadequate skills of immigrants
B. People who run business.
D. People who are willing to earn less.

B. slightly negative
C. strongly negative
D.
quite
42.
W
ho will favor the study results by researchers from the University of California?
43.
I
t can be inferred from the passage that the author
’
s attitude is ________ towards immigration.






(8)
I
escorted
the
older
woman
to
the
queue
at
the
cash
register
and
then
stepped
back
and
lingered
near
the
younger
woman.
When
the
older
woman
’
s
turn
in
line
came,
she
paid
in
cash,
counting out the dollars and coins with the same sureness she
’
d displayed earlier.
(9) As the cashier tucked the DVD into a plastic bag, I walked over to the younger woman.
(10)
“
Is that your mom?
”
I asked.
(11) I halfway expected her to tell me it was none of my business. But possibly believing me to be
tolerant of her impatience, she rolled her eyes and said,
“
Yeah.
”
There was exasperation in her reply,
half sigh and half groan.
(12) Still watching her mother, I said,
“
Mind some advice?
”

(13)
“
Sure,
”
said the daughter.
(14) I smiled to show her I wasn
’
t criticizing.
“
Cherish her,
”
I said. And then I answered her curious
expression by saying,
“
When she
’
s gone, it
’
s the little moments that
’
ll come back to you. Moments like
this. I know.
”

(15)
It
was
true.
I
missed
my
mom
still
and
remembered
with
melancholy
clarity
the
moments
when I
’
d used my impatience to make her life miserable.
(16)
The
elderly
woman
moved
with
her
deliberate
slowness
back
to
her
daughter
’
s
custody.
Together they made their way toward the store
’
s exit. They stood there for a moment, side by side,
watching the rush of the holiday current and for their place in it. Then the daughter glanced over and
momentarily regarded her mother. And slowly, almost reluctantly, she placed her arm with apparently
unaccustomed affection around her mother
’
s shoulders and gently guided her back into the crowds.

44.
W
hat does
“
she had a job to do
”
(Para. 1) mean according to the context?


A. She had a regular job in the store.


C. She wanted to ask for help.
B. She was thinking of what to buy.
D. She wanted to buy a DVD.
45.
W
hat does the title of the DVD reveal according to the shop assistant?


A. The elderly woman had some knowledge about movies.


B. The elderly woman liked movies for young children.


C. The elderly woman preferred movies her son liked.


D. The elderly woman liked both old and new movies.
46.
I
n the passage the elderly woman
’
s daughter is described as being ________.


A. impolite


A. hesitant

PASSAGE THREE
(1) Reading award-winning literature may boost your ability to read other people, a new study
suggests. Researchers at the New School for Social Research, in New York City, found that when they
had volunteers read works of acclaimed
“
literary fiction
”
, it seemed to temporarily improve their ability
to interpret other people
’
s emotions. The same was not true of nonfiction or
“
popular
”
fiction, the











B. uncaring
B. indifferent
C. na
?
ve
C. frustrated
D. miserly
D. patient
47.
W
hile looking for the DVD with the old woman, the shop assistant was ________.