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TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2011) -GRADE FOUR-
PART III
CLOZE
[15 MIN]
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Fatherhood is going to have a different meaning and (31) _____ a different response from every man who hears these words. Some feel (32) _____ when they receive the news, (33) _____ others worry, wondering whether they will be good fathers. (34) _____ there are some men who like children and may have had (35) experience with them, others do not particularly (36) _____ children and spend little time with them. Many fathers and mothers have been planning and looking forward to children for some time. (37) _____ other couples, pregnancy was an accident that both husband and wife have (38) _____ willingly or unwillingly.
Whatever the (39) _____ to the birth of a child, it is obvious the shift from the role of husband to (40) _____ of a father is a difficult task. (41) _____, unfortunately, few attempts have been made to (42) _____ fathers in this resocialization (43) _____. Although numerous books have been written about mothers, (44) _____ recently has literature focused on the (45) _____ of a father.
It is argued that the transition to the father's role, although difficult, is not (46) _____ as great as the transition the wife must (47) _____ to the mother's role. The mother's role seems to require a complete (48) _____ in daily routine. (49) _____, the father's role is less demanding and (50) _____. 31. A. bring down B. bring forth C. bring off D. bring in 32. A. emotional B. sentimental C. bewildered D. proud 33. A. while B. when C. if D. as 34. A. When B. If C. Although D. Yet 35. A. considerate B. considerable C. considering D. considered 36. A. care about B. care of C. care with D. care for 37. A. For B. Of C. From D. Upon 38. A. received B. taken C. accepted D. obtained 39. A. reply B. reaction C. readiness D. reality 40. A. what B. this C. one D. that 41 .A. As a result B. For example C. Yet D. Also 42. A. educate B. cultivate C. inform D. convert 43. A. step B. process C. point D. time 44. A./ B. just C. quite D. only 45. A. role B. work C. career D. position 46. A. a little B. just C. nearly D. almost 47. A. take B. make C. carry D. accept 48. A. transformation B. realization C. socialization D. reception 49. A. In addition B. Above all C. Generally D. However 50. A. current B. immediate C. present D. quick
PART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY [15 MIN]
51. My uncle is quite worn out from years of hard work. He is no longer the man _____ he was fifteen years ago. A. which B. whom C. who D. that 52. Which of the following sentences is a COMMAND? A. Beg your pardon. B. Have a good time. C. Never do that again! D. What noise you are making! 53. Which of the following italicized phrases indicates purpose? A. She said it for fun, but others took her seriously. B. For all its effort, the team didn't win the match. C. Linda has worked for the firm for twenty years. D. He set out for Beijing yesterday.
54. When you have finished with the book, don't forget to return it to Tim, _____? A. do you B. will you C. don't you D. won't you
55. In phrases like freezing cold, burning hot, or soaking wet, the -ING participle is used _____. A. as a command B. as a condition C. for concession D. for emphasis 56. Which of the following italicized phrases is INCORRECT? A. The city is now ten times its original size. B. I wish I had two times his strength.
C. The seller asked for double the usual price. D. They come here four times every year.
57. It is not so much the language _____ the cultural background that makes the book difficult to understand. A. as B. nor C. but D. like
58. Which of the following italicized parts is used as an object? A. What do you think has happened to her? B. Who do you think the visiting professor is? C. How much do you think he earns every month? D. How quickly would you say he would come? 59. The additional work will take _____ weeks.
A. the other B. another two C. other two D. the more 60. Which of the following italicized parts is a subject clause (主语从句)? A. We are quite certain that we will get there in time.
B. He has to face the fact that there will be no pay rise this year. C. She said that she had seen the man earlier that morning. D. It is sheer luck that the miners are still alive after ten days. 61. It's getting late. I'd rather you _____ now. A. left B. leave C. are leaving D. will leave
62. In the sentence \A. the object B. the verb C. the subject D. the prepositional phrase
63. There is no doubt _____ the couple did the right thing in coming back home earlier than planned. A. whether B. that C. why D. when 64. The sentence that expresses OFFER is _____.
A. I'll get some drinks. What'll you have? B. Does she need to book a ticket now? C. May I know your name? D. Can you return the book next week?
65. Which of the following italicized phrases indicates a subject-predicate relation (主谓关系)? A. Mr. Smith's passport has been issued.
B. The visitor's arrival was reported in the news. C. John's travel details have not been finalized. D. The new bookstore sells children's stories.
66. Our office has recently _____ to a new computer system. A. altered B. converted C. transformed D. modified 67. The crowd went _____ as soon as the singer stepped onto the stage. A. wild B. emotional C. uncontrolled D. unrestricted 68. Our school library is _____ closed for repairs. A. Shortly B. quickly C. temporarily D. rapidly
69. John is up to his eves in work at the moment. The underlined part means _____. A. very excited B. very busy C. very tired D. very efficient
70. Victoria bumped into her brother quite by chance in the supermarket. The underlined word means _____. A. risk B. opportunity C. possibility D. luck
71. \ A. ambiguous B. hidden C. indirect D. indistinct
72. House repairs, holidays, school fees and other _____ have reduced his bank balance to almost nothing. A. amount B. payment C. expenses D. figures 73. It was really _____ of you to remember my birthday. A. grateful B. thoughtful C. considerable D. generous 74. You can go to a travel agency and ask for a holiday _____. A. introduction B. advertisement C. book D. brochure 75. The city government is building more roads to _____. A. accommodate B. receive C. accept D. hold 76. They've lifted a two-year-long economic _____ on the country. A. enclosure B. restriction C. blockade D. prohibition
77. Everyone is surprised that she has fallen out with her boy friend. The underlined part means _____. A. left B. quarreled C. attacked D. defeated
78. His plan is carefully prepared and full of details, so it is a very _____ one. A. elaborate B. refined C. ambitious D. complex 79. The girl's voice was so low that we could ______ hear her. A. seldom B. almost C. only D. barely 80. She must have been pretty _____ to fall for such an old trick. A. interested B. gullible C. enthusiastic D. shrewd PART V READING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN] TEXT A
We have a crisis on our hands. You mean global warming? The world economy? No, the decline of reading. People are just not doing it anymore, especially the young. Who's responsible? Actually, it's more like, What is responsible? The Internet, of course, and everything that comes with it – Facebook, Twitter (微博). You can write your own list.
There's been a warning about the imminent death of literate civilization for a long time. In the 20th century, first it was the movies, then radio, then television that seemed to spell doom for the written world. None did. Reading survived; in fact it not only survived, it has flourished. The world is more literate than ever before – there are more and more readers, and more and more books.
The fact that we often get our reading material online today is not something we should worry over. The electronic and digital revolution of the last two decades has arguably shown the way forward for reading and for writing. Take the arrival of e-book readers as an example. Devices like Kindle make reading more convenient and are a lot more environmentally friendly than the traditional paper book.
As technology makes new ways of writing possible, new ways of reading are possible. Interconnectivity allows for the
possibility of a reading experience that was barely imaginable before. Where traditional books had to make do with photographs and illustrations, an e-book can provide readers with an unlimited number of links: to texts, pictures, and videos. In the future, the way people write novels, history, and philosophy will resemble nothing seen in the past.
On the other hand, there is the danger of trivialization. One Twitter group is offering its followers single-sentence-long \ou must be joking. We should fear the fragmentation of reading. There is the danger that the high-speed connectivity of the Internet will reduce our attention span - that we will be incapable of reading anything of length or which requires deep concentration.
In such a fast-changing world, in which reality seems to be remade each day, we need the ability to focus and understand what is happening to us. This has always been the function of literature and we should be careful not to let it disappear. Our society needs to be able to imagine the possibility of someone utterly in tune with modern technology but able to make sense of a dynamic, confusing world.
In the 15th century, Johannes Guttenberg's invention of the printing press in Europe had a huge impact on civilization. Once upon a time the physical book was a challenging thing. We should remember this before we assume that technology is out to destroy traditional culture.
81. Which of the following paragraphs briefly reviews the historical challenges for reading? A. Paragraph One. B. Paragraph Two. C. Paragraph Three. D. Paragraph Four. 82. The following are all cited as advantages of e-books EXCEPT _____. A. multimodal content B. environmental friendliness C. convenience for readers D. imaginative design
83. Which of the following can best describe how the author feels toward single-sentence-long novels? A. Ironic B. Worried. C. Sarcastic. D. Doubtful.
84. According to the passage, people need knowledge of modern technology and _____ to survive in the fast-changing society. A. good judgment B. high sensitivity C. good imagination D. the ability to focus 85. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Technology pushes the way forward for reading and writing. B. Interconnectivity is a feature of new reading experience.
C. Technology is an opportunity and a challenge for traditional reading. D. Technology offers a greater variety of reading practice. TEXT B
I know when the snow melts and the first robins (知更鸟) come to call, when the laughter of children returns to the parks and playgrounds, something wonderful is about to happen. Spring cleaning.
I'll admit spring cleaning is a difficult notion for modern families to grasp. Today's busy families hardly have time to load the dishwasher, much less clean the doormat. Asking the family to spend the weekend collecting winter dog piles from the melting snow in the backyard is like announcing there will be no more Wi-Fi. It interrupts the natural order.
\a nice lemony yellow?\
\ matches are over?\
But I tell my family, spring cleaning can't wait. The temperature has risen just enough to melt snow but not enough for Little League practice to start. Some flowers are peeking out of the thawing ground, but there is no lawn to seed, nor garden to tend. Newly wakened from our winter's hibernation (冬眠), yet still needing extra blankets at night, we open our windows to the first fresh air floating on the breeze and all of the natural world demanding \wake and be clean!\
Biologists offer a theory about this primal impulse to clean out every drawer and closet in the house at spring's first light, which has to do with melatonin, the sleepytime hormone (激素) our bodies produce when it's dark. When spring's light comes, the melatonin diminishes, and suddenly we are awakened to the dusty, virus-filled house we've been hibernating in for four months. I tell my family about the science and psychology of a good healthy cleaning at spring's arrival. I speak to them about life's greatest rewards waiting in the removal of soap scum from the bathtub, which hasn't been properly cleaned since the first snowfall.
\\ou will? Wow!\
Maybe after all these years, he's finally grasped the concept. Maybe he's expressing his rightful position as eldest child and role model. Or maybe he's going to Florida for a break in a couple of weeks and he's being nice to me who is the financial-aid officer.
No matter. Seeing my adult son willingly cleaning that dirty bathtub gives me hope for the future of his 12-year-old brother who, instead of working, is found to be sleeping in the seat of the window he is supposed to be cleaning. \wake and be clean!\
86. According to the passage, \_____.
A. is no longer an easy practice to understand. B. is no longer part of modern family life.
C. requires more family members to be involved. D. calls for more complicated skills and knowledge.
87. Which of the following is LEAST likely to be included in family spring cleaning?
A. Beating the rugs. B. Cleaning the window. C. Restoring Wi-Fi services. D. Cleaning the backyard. 88. Why does the author say ―spring cleaning can't wait‖? A. Because there will be more activities when it gets warmer. B. Because the air is fresher and the breeze is lighter.
C. Because the whole family is full of energy at spring time. D. Because the snow is melting and the ground is thawing.
89. Which of the following interpretations of the biologists' theory about melatonin is INCORRECT? A. The production of melatonin in our bodies varies at different times. B. Melatonin is more likely to cause sleepiness in our bodies.
C. The reduction of melatonin will cause wakefulness in our bodies. D. The amount of melatonin remains constant in our bodies.
90. Which of the following can best sum up the author's overall reaction to her adult son's positive response to spring cleaning? A. Surprised and skeptical. B. Elated and hesitant. C. Relieved and optimistic. D. Optimistic and hesitant. TEXT C
These days lots of young Japanese do omiai, literally, \increasingly conservative Japan, the traditional omiai kekkon, or arranged marriage, is thriving.
But there is a difference. In the original omiai, the young Japanese couldn't reject the partner chosen by his parents and their middleman. After World War II, many Japanese abandoned the arranged marriage as part of their rush to adopt the more democratic ways of their American conquerors. The Western ren'ai kekkon, or love marriage, became popular; Japanese began picking their own mates by dating and falling in love.
But the Western way was often found wanting in an important respect: it didn't necessarily produce a partner of the right economic, social, and educational qualifications. \commentator.
What seems to be happening now is a repetition of a familiar process in the country's history, the \foreign practice. The Western ideal of marrying for love is accommodated in a new omiai in which both parties are free to reject the match. \
Many young Japanese now date in their early twenties, but with no thought of marriage. When they reach the age - in the middle twenties for women, the late twenties for men - they increasingly turn to omiai. Some studies suggest that as many as 40 % of marriages each year are omiai kekkon. It's hard to be sure, say those who study the matter, because many Japanese couples, when polled, describe their marriage as a love match even if it was arranged.
These days, doing omiai often means going to a computer matching service rather than to a nakodo. The nakodo of tradition was an old woman who knew all the kids in the neighbourhood and went around trying to pair them off by speaking to their parents; a successful match would bring her a wedding invitation and a gift of money. But Japanese today find it's less awkward to reject a proposed partner if the nakodo is a computer.
Japan has about five hundred computer matching services. Some big companies, including Mitsubishi, run one for their employees. At a typical commercial service, an applicant pays $80 to $125 to have his or her personal data stored in the computer for two years and $200 or so more if a marriage results. The stored information includes some obvious items, like education and hobbies, and some not-so-obvious ones, like whether a person is the oldest child. (First sons, and to some extent first daughters, face an obligation of caring for elderly parents.) 91. According to the passage, today's young Japanese prefer _____. A. a traditional arranged marriage. B. a new type of arranged marriage. C. a Western love marriage. D. a more Westernized love marriage. 92. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
A. A Western love marriage tends to miss some Japanese values.
B. Less attention is paid to the partner's qualification in arranged marriages. C. Young Japanese would often calculate their partner's wealth. D. A new arranged marriage is a repetition of the older type.
93. According to the passage, the figure 40% (Paragraph Five) is uncertain because _____. A. there has been a big increase in the number of arranged marriages. B. Western love marriage still remains popular among young Japanese. C. young Japanese start dating very early in their life in a Western tradition. D. the tendency for arranged marriages could be stronger than is indicated.
94. One of the big differences between a traditional nakodo and its contemporary version lies in the way _____. A. wedding gifts are presented. B. a proposed partner is refused. C. formalities are arranged. D. the middleman/woman is chosen. 95. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?
A. To tell the differences between an old and modern nakodo. B. To provide some examples for the traditional nakodo. C. To offer more details of the computerized nakodo. D. To sum up the main ideas and provide a conclusion. TEXT D
Cordia Harrington was tired of standing up all day and smelling like French fries at night. She owned and operated three McDonald's shops in Illinois, but as a divorced mother of three boys, she yearned for a business that would provide for her