1、GENERAL ENGLISH QUALIFYING TESTFOR NON-ENGLISH MAJOR GRADUATE STUDENTS试卷BPAPER ONEPart IListening ComprehensionSection A (1 point each)Directions:In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a third voice will ask a question about wha
2、t 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 ANSWER SHEET I with a single line through the center.1.A.Three dollars and twenty-five cents.B.Five dollars.C.One dollar and
3、 fifty cents.D.One dollar.2.A.The man considers himself a good traveler.B.The man brought his pet along on the trip.C.The woman would like to join the man the next time.D.Neither of them has had a chance to see the play.3.A.He doesnt want to work tomorrow night.B.He cant find the way out of the stud
4、ent center.C.Hes afraid to work at night.D.Hes afraid the work will be really hard.4.A.In a camera store.B.In a hardware store.C.In an art gallery.D.In a machine repair shop.5.A.She parked her car in a safe place.B.Her car ran out of gas.C.Brenda has borrowed her car.D.She came with Brenda today.6.A
5、.Stay awake for the midnight news program.B.Prepare an editorial for this weeks newspaper.C.Find the newspaper editor.D.Find a job working as a reporter.7.A.A refinished cellar.B.A new record.C.A furnished house.D.A recent book.8.A.He hadnt had time to do the experiment.B.The experiment turned out w
6、ell.C.The experiment took a lot of time.D.He only did part of the experiment that day.9.A.Inspecting the wiring.B.Replacing the lamp.C.Keeping the check.D.Sending a wire.Section B (1 point each)Directions:In this section, you will hear two short passages and some questions. Both the conversation and
7、 the question 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 ANSWER SHEET I with a single line through the center.Questions 10-12 are based on the following passage:10.A.Children taugh
8、t one another in small supervised groups.B.Parents instructed their children in the “three Rs”.C.Teachers came to childrens homes.D.Children acquired the information they needed by direct experience.11.A.Outmoded methods of farming and ineffective means of transportation.B.Larger family units and gr
9、eater financial hardships.C.A new dependence on people far away and the use of money.D.The introduction of a new alphabet and numerical system.12.A.The increasingly complex skills subsequently taught in schools.B.The problems evolved in the construction of new schools.C.The various means of survival
10、 taught by parents in contemporary society.D.The importance of history instruction in the first schools.Questions 13-125 are based on the following passage:13.A.To point out similarities between jazz and classical music.B.To describe what makes a good jazz performance.C.To explain the importance of
11、learning rhythm and harmony in jazz.D.To show that jazz is not really music at all.14.A.They perform their music as a means of individual self-expression.B.They possess detailed knowledge of the rules of jazz composition.C.They memorize their music before performing it.D.They are more famous than pe
12、rformers of other kinds of music.15.A.Watch a film about jazz performers.B.Listen to some recordings of jazz music.C.Practice various jazz rhythms.D.Interview a jazz musician.Section C (1 point each)Directions:In this section, you will hear a passage. The passage will be read TWICE. After you hear t
13、he passage, complete the following paragraphs with the information you get from the tape. You should write your answer on ANSWER SHEET II.Bones can provide archaeologists with a valuable method of measuring time. The name of the method is calcium-9 dating. Calcium-9 dating is based on the fact that
14、animals accumulate calcium in their bones. The calcium in the bones of the animals comes from 16 that the animals ate while they were alive. There are certain varieties, or isotopes, of all elements known to man. These isotopes are known to occur in specific amounts in nature. When a large amount of
15、 calcium is collected in one place it should reflect the amounts found in nature. There is one complication of this simple model which makes 17 possible. Over a period of time the type of calcium known as calcium-9 tends to deteriorate into the more common form of calcium. Because scientists can gue
16、ss how fast this change should happen, they can guess how old a piece of bone is by testing how much calcium-9 is present in the bone 18 .It is true that as the bone develops and new layers are added, the same levels of calcium-9 are not always added to the bone at the same rate. Also, 19 can have a
17、n effect on the exact amount of calcium-9 found in a bone. But since there are so many millions of atoms of calcium in a tiny piece of bone, a scientist can essentially date the age of a bone even though the guess will not be exact.In the early 1970s a team of archaeologists used the calcium-9 techn
18、ique to date a series of prehistoric bones found in West Africa. They compared the levels of calcium-9 in the ancient bones with those of an animal that had recently died. The comparison actually made it possible to determine the century in which the older bones had been buried. Little by little, th
19、e system was extended backward into time. Eventually, calcium-9 dating produced 20 going back over two million years.Part IICloze (10 points, 0.5 point each)Directions:In this part, there is passage with twenty blanks. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answe
20、r for each blank and mark the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET I with a single line through the center.It has been necessary to refer repeatedly to the effects of the two world wars in promoting all kinds of innovation. It should be 21 also that technological innovations have 22 the character of
21、 war itself by the 23 of new mechanical and chemical devices. One weapon developed during World War II 24 a special mention. The 25 of rocket propulsions was well known earlier, and its possibilities as a 26 of achieving speeds sufficient to escape from the earths gravitational pull had been 27 by t
22、he Russian and the American scientists. The latter built experimental liquid-fuelled rockets in 1926. 28 , a group of German and Romanian pioneers was working 29 the same lines, and in the 1930s, it was this team that developed a rocket 30 of delivering a warhead hundreds of miles away. Reaching a h
23、eight of over 100 miles, the V-2 rocket 31 the beginning of the Space Age, and members of its design team were 32 in both the Soviet and United States space programs after the war.Technology had a tremendous social 33 in the period 1900-1945. The automobile and electric power, 34 , radically changed
24、 both the scale and the quality of 20th-century life, 35 a process of rapid urbanization and a virtual revolution 36 living through mass production of household goods and 37 . The rapid development of the airplance, the cinema, and radio made the world seem suddenly smaller and more 38 . The develop
25、ment of many products of the chemical industry further transformed the life of most people. In the years 39 1945 the constructive and creative opportunities of modern technology could be 40 , although the process has not been without its problems.21.A.detectedB.commentedC.observedD.notified22.A.simu
26、latedB.innovatedC.imitatedD.transformed23.A.alterationB.eliminationC.innovationD.introduction24.A.deservesB.furnishesC.entitlesD.requires25.A.doctrineB.strategyC.disciplineD.principle26.A.mediumB.techniqueC.meansD.methods27.A.pointed outB.carried outC.handed overD.taken over28.A.InstantaneouslyB.Spo
27、ntaneouslyC.AdvantageouslyD.Simultaneously29.A.withB.alongC.atD.across30.A.suitableB.possibleC.ableD.capable31.A.markedB.labeledC.informedD.spoiled32.A.integralB.structuralC.mechanicalD.instrumental33.A.conflictB.impactC.connectionD.influence34.A.for instanceB.on the contraryC.as a resultD.on the ot
28、her hand35.A.assistingB.promotingC.urgingD.encouraging36.A.onB.throughC.inD.by37.A.equipmentB.instrumentsC.utilitiesD.appliances38.A.controversialB.complexC.accessibleD.perceptive39.A.followingB.subsequentC.previousD.preceding40.A.processedB.adoptedC.appliedD.exploitedPart IIIReading Comprehension (
29、35 points, 1 point each)Directions:In this part, there are six short passages, which are followed by questions or unfinished sentences. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one by marking the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET I with a single line through t
30、he center.Passage OneIn most countries, the law on organ transplantation is poorly defined, as legislation has not yet been created to cope with this advance in surgery. The existing framework relating to physical assault and care of the dead has no provision for organ transplantation. It is customa
31、ry to ask the permission of the relatives, but, because organ removal must take place immediately after death, it may be impossible to reach the relatives in time. It has been suggested that there should be a widespread campaign to encourage persons to provide in their wills that their organs be use
32、d for transplantation. An alternative is to provide by law that permission is assumed unless removal has been forbidden by the individual in his lifetime. Such laws have been passed in Denmark, France, Sweden, Italy, and Israel. Compulsory postmortem (死后的) examination, a far more extensive procedure
33、 than organ removal for grafting (移植), is required in most countries after unexpected death, and this compulsion is not a matter of public concern and debate.There would seem to be no reason why organ removal for transplantation purposes should not also be accepted to public opinion, provided there
34、is a mechanism by which individuals in their lifetime can refuse this permission. This, of course, requires an efficient register of those who indicate their refusal: the register would be consulted before any organs would be removed. It is important that there be public reassurance that considerati
35、on of transplantation would not impair normal resuscitative (抢救的) efforts of the potential donor.Transplantation has obviously raised important ethical considerations concerning the diagnosis of death, and, particularly, how far resuscitation should be continued. Every effort must be made to restore
36、 the heartbeat to someone who has had a sudden cardiac arrest (心跳骤停) or breathing to someone who cannot breathe. Artificial respiration and massage of the heart, the standard methods of resuscitation, are continued until it is clear that the brain is dead. Most physicians consider that beyond this p
37、oint efforts at resuscitation are useless.41.According to the author, which of the following is NOT true?A.The traditional way of asking for permission of relatives for organ removal does not prove to be always feasible.B.Most countries do not6 have an effective law on organ transplantation.C.In som
38、e countries there are laws providing that the permission of organ removal is taken for granted unless it has been refused by the person in his lifetime.D.It is hard to understand why people should remain silent on compulsory postmortem exam after unexpected death.42.Which of the following is NOT a s
39、uggestion made in the passage?A.Organ removal should be permitted in the course of compulsory postmortem exam.B.People should be encouraged to donate their organs after death.C.Organ removal for transplantation could be considered legal unless the dead person stated otherwise in his lifetime.D.Organ
40、 removal for transplantation should be advocated because it benefits the human society.43.The underlined word “impair” at the end of Paragraph 2 can best be replaced by _.A.weakenB.neglectC.be superior toD.come together with44.It is believed that efforts at resuscitation are useless when _.A.a perso
41、ns heartbeat and breath has totally stoppedB.artificial respiration and massage of the heart have yielded no obvious resultC.the brain is certainly deadD.standard methods of resuscitation have failed45.Which of the following can best sum up the passage?A.Some underlying principles on organ transplan
42、tation.B.Legal and ethical problems of organ transplantation.C.The difference between compulsory postmortem exam and organ transplantationD.The diagnosis of death before organ transplantation.Passage TwoWith human footprints on the moon, radio telescopes listening for messages from alien creatures (
43、who may or may not exist), technicians looking for celestial and planetary sources of energy to support our civilization, orbiting telescopes data hinting at planetary systems around other stars, and political groups trying to figure out how to save humanity from nuclear warfare that would damage li
44、fe and climate on a planet-wide scale, an astronomy book published today enters a world different from the one that greeted books a generation ago. Astronomy has broadened to involve our basic circumstances and our mysterious future in the universe. With eclipses and space missions broadcast live, a
45、nd with NASA, Europe, and the USSR planning and building permanent space stations, astronomy offers adventure for all people, an outward exploratory thrust that may one day be seen as an alternative to mindless consumerism, ideological bickering (争吵), and wars to control dwindling resources on a clo
46、sed, finite Earth.Todays astronomy students not only seek an up-to-date summary of astronomical facts: they ask, as people have asked for ages, about our basic relations to rest of the universe. They may study astronomy partly to seek points of contact between science and other human endeavors: philosophy, history, politics, environmental action, even the arts and religion.Science fiction writers and special effect artists on recent films help todays students realize that unseen worlds of space are real places - not abstract conce
