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TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2023)
TIME LIMIT: 130 MIN
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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 your work once more.
Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE.The first sentence of the passage is already provided.
Now, listen to the passage.
In this section you will hear a talk.You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY.While listening, you may look at the task on 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.
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 choices.
Now, listen to the conversations.
Questions 1 to 5 are based on Conversation One.
1．A.A business firm.
B．A car company.
C．A magazine agency.
D．A language school.
2．A.One.
B．Two.
C．Three.
D．Four.
3．A.Giant.
B．Flashy.
C．Spacious.
D．Powerful.
4．A.He faces them and copes with them one by one.
B．He finds them adjustable in new environments.
C．He likes to deal with them wholly and completely.
D．He attempts to attack them with friends' assistance.
5．A.Developing creativity at work.
B．Having ambition in a comfort zone.
C．Good working relationships.
D．Guidance and freedom.
Questions 6 to 10 are based on Conversation Two.
6．A.An organization for street children.
B．The miserable life of street children.
C．Reasons for being volunteers for the homeless.
D．Measures of helping American homeless children.
7．A.To provide free schooling.
B．To send them back to their home.
C．To teach them different life skills.
D．To offer them know-how books.
8．A.No shelter.
B．No life.
C．No food.
D．No school.
9．A.His parents had long been divorced.
B．He didn't get on well with his mother.
C．He didn't want to continue his schooling.
D．His mother was too lazy to care for him.
10．A.When he was in the navy.
B．Right after his retirement.
C．On a business trip to San Diego.
D．After he volunteered in San Diego.
There are twenty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four options marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that best completes the sentence or answers the question.Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
11．Lucy was______ the polar expedition a month ago, but she changed her mind at the last minute.
A．to start
B．to be starting
C．to have started
D．to have been starting
12．If you need me to help with your teleconferencing arrangements, I can be reached with the touch of a single button on______ special phone of Harry's.
A．his
B．a
C．that
D．one
13．Advocates of studying abroad believe students will reach new levels of intercultural understanding far exceeding what they______ be able to accomplish just at home.
A．would
B．will
C．can
D．could
14．It is imperative that the local government______ more investment into the burgeoning hi-tech industry.
A．has to attract
B．shall attract
C．attracts
D．attract
15．Sometimes a written message succeeds______ an oral one fails; at other times, talking to the recipient will produce results that the printed word can't match.
A．what
B．where
C．how
D．that
16．Do you know Jack's cousin? He is______ than Jack.
A．much more athlete
B．more of an athlete
C．a more athlete
D．more athlete
17．If you explained the situation to your solicitor, he______ able to advise you much better than we can.
A．was
B．were
C．would be
D．will have been
18．What is the function of the present progressive in “My neighbor is always playing loud music at midnight”?
A．To alleviate unnecessary hostility.
B．To express unfavorable feelings.
C．To indicate uncertainty.
D．To dramatize a fact.
19．Which of the following reflexive pronouns expresses emphasis?
A．They washed themselves .
B．I have bought myself new car.
C．She told me herself .
D．Behave yourself .
20．He hurried to the airport, only to find that his flight had been canceled.The infinitive verb phrase only to find is used______.
A．to reveal an undesirable consequence
B．to express an intended purpose
C．to indicate a high degree of possibility
D．to emphasize a stated fact
21．For whatever______, I know everyone would have been incredibly proud of you tonight.
A．worthy
B．worth
C．it's worthy
D．it's worth
22．By making it possible to search the millions of books that exist today, we hope to expand the______ of human knowledge.
A．margins
B．ceilings
C．frontiers
D．bottomlands
23．It is recently found that two colleagues who are______ basketball fans or share a fascination with rare books are more likely to swap information on work.
A．avid
B．adamant
C．formidable
D．vehement
24．As her mind reeled back in time, she wondered what she could possibly have done______.
A．distinguishingly
B．distinctly
C．differently
D．differentially
25．Before this new policy was implemented, the tax authorities might have a______ of worries.
A．flock
B．flash
C．school
D．bundle
26．The findings show that the secret to______ of the villagers lies in the rich minerals of the underground water.
A．sedentariness
B．versatility
C．industriousness
D．longevity
27．China is commonly regarded as the first country to______ silkworms and develop silk weaving.
A．shed
B．grasp
C．raise
D．grow
28．Turning a blind eye to intracultural variations can lead to______ people from different backgrounds.
A．appraising
B．categorizing
C．ascertaining
D．stereotyping
29．In North America, first names are seen as friendly and______ of fondness and attachment.
A．inductive
B．deductive
C．indicative
D．evocative
30．Plain-looking as the necklace is, it is known to be an important______ for the family for centuries.
A．heresy
B．heirloom
C．heritage
D．hemline
Decide which of the words given in the box below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blank.The words can be used ONCE ONLY.Mark the letter for each word on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
A．betrays B.conceived C.despite D.devised E.entails F.faultless G.hints H.inhumane I.officially J.primarily K.print L.sighs M.sublimity N.what O.without
As a library curator of literary and historical manuscripts and letters, I spend my days in the company of the respectable dead.I'm not the one who brought them together or decided which individuals deserved a place in the magic circle.I serve (31)_______ in the roles of custodian and interpreter, mindful that I am the latest in a long line of collectors and librarians who have cared for the manuscripts of figures from the past.I've learned from them, argued with them, and—yes—loved them, not because they were (32)_______ but because they were humans, and because they granted me such rich works of art.Reading one of their manuscripts is different from reading their work in (33)_______ because writing, as is noted, harbors all sorts of secrets: remainders of the author's creative decisions and passing thoughts, and (34)_______ of their emotional states in particular moments.
It is impossible, for example, to look at a page from the manuscript draft of The Girl of the Golden West (35)_______ grasping the energy, indeed frenzy—with which Puccini composed.It is the magic of handwriting that allows us to perceive (36)_______ Puccini's friend Arnaldo Fraccaroli described as the “the thrills of happiness, (37)_______ of sadness, spasms of love” experienced by the composer in the throes of creation.On the other hand, the making of complex works of art (38)_______ much more than spontaneous outpouring—a fact underscored by the many fragments Proust left behind as he (39)_______ and revised one of the most astonishing works of modem literature— In Search of Lost Time .Filling many notebooks and odd-shaped scraps of paper, Proust did more than transcribe inspired emotions—he labored, over the course of years, on his way to (40)_______.
In this section there are three passages followed by ten multiple choice questions.For each multiple choice 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.
(1) Pairing the words “baby” and “sleep” can evoke strong emotions.Those who have had limited contact with little ones might interpret this word-combination as implying deep and prolonged slumber.For others, this union of words may elicit memories of prolonged periods of chaotic sleep (or what can feel like no sleep at all).
(2) Coping with the way babies sleep can be difficult.It's not that babies don't sleep.In fact, they sleep more than at any other stage of life.It's more an issue of when they sleep.Newborns start by sleeping and waking around the clock.This is not always easy for parents.There is even research suggesting that in adults waking repeatedly at night can feel as bad as getting hardly any sleep in terms of attentional skills, fatigue levels and symptoms of depression.
(3) As to why infants wake at night, this is best explained by thinking about the two things that govern our sleep: the homeostatic and circadian processes.The crux of the homeostatic process is the straightforward idea that the longer we have been awake the greater our sleep drive (and the more sleepy we feel).It may take an adult an entire day to build up enough sleep drive to fall asleep at bedtime, but an infant may only need an hour or two of wakefulness before being able to drift off to sleep.
(4) The second process is circadian, which works like a clock.Adults typically feel more awake during the morning hours and sleepy at night, regardless of when we last slept.In very young babies this process is not yet developed.This means that sleep is more likely to occur at different points across the 24-hour day.
(5) Practically speaking, the immaturity of these two processes means that newborn babies are actually expected to wake at night: they are doing exactly what they are supposed to do! They start life with small stomachs which need to be filled regularly so your child can gain strength and stay hydrated, so it's a good thing that they are waking regularly to feed.As hard as disturbed sleep can be for caregivers, a waking baby is a good thing.
(6) But how long might this continue? The parenting mantra “this too shall pass” is true when it comes to dealing with certain aspects of a baby's sleep.Night wakings typically become less frequent as an infant grows up, and sleep changes in other ways throughout a person's life.For example, sleep length reduces and there are changes in sleep architecture (or composition of Rapid Eye Movement, REM, and Non-Rapid Eye Movement, NREM, sleep).A premature baby's sleep cycle might lake just 45 minutes, whereas an adult's can be double that at 90 minutes.Other changes also occur; for example, whereas babies' sleep cycles start with REM-like sleep, adults start with NREM sleep.
(7) For some parents, knowing that sleep changes throughout life is enough to help them cope with an infant's night awakenings.In fact, sleep education alone can help some parents to deal with infant sleep.Other parents want more detailed information, such as about babies' sleep schedules, bedtime routines, sleep problems, sleep safety, sleep environment, naps, sleep training, and special circumstances.We provide all this information, and more, on our website, where physicians, psychologists, and researchers from the Pediatric Sleep Council have also answered hundreds of questions about sleep via video and text.
(8) Remember: sleep matters.Experts agree that sleep is essential for health, growth and general development.It is important not just for babies, but for parents too.If we can improve sleep within a family, and create a happy association between the words “baby” and “sleep”, then the Pediatric Sleep Council has achieved its goal.
41．According to the passage, the difficulty in handling baby sleep lies in not knowing_______.
A．when they sleep
B．how they fall asleep
C．how long they sleep well
D．when they switch to slumber
42．In explaining the circadian process, the author has used_______ more than other means.
A．simile
B．metaphor
C．comparison
D．exaggeration
43．Which of the following statements is CORRECT about baby sleep?
A．Babies sleep a lot more during daytime than nighttime.
B．Babies' sleep cycle tends to be similar to that of adults.
C．A happy link between “baby” and “sleep” is impossible.
D．Parents need to be well informed about baby sleep.
44．Which of the following is the most appropriate title for the passage?
A．Secrets of parenting babies.
B．Baby sleep patterns.
C．Does baby sleep matter?
D．What are the must-knows of sleep?
(l) Roie Galitz's adventurous spirit has quite literally driven him to the ends of the Earth.He has made several excursions to the Arctic islands of Svalbard and the ice sheets of Antarctica.He has also been to the snowy plain of Norway and the wild waters of Kamchatka, Russia—all in the hopes of capturing some of the Earth's most elusive creatures.
(2) The photographer comes from Tel Aviv, Israel.He first fell in love with wildlife photography in the sweltering savannas of Tanzania, Africa.Galitz says he prefers to work in the cold—even when that can mean temperatures as low as 40 degrees below zero.He layers up multiple pairs of long trousers, fleece shirts and the thickest wool socks he can find.On top of all of that, he wears an 8-pound Arctic suit.“When you're cold, you can always put on an extra layer,” he says.“But when you're hot, there is a legal limit to how much you can remove.”
(3) Extreme environments are also where he finds his favorite photography subjects: animals that are rarely viewed in the wild.
(4) “If I showed things that have been viewed time and time again, it wouldn't be special.It wouldn't be unique,” Galitz says.“It would just be like photographing a sparrow.Who cares about a sparrow? Everybody sees them all the time.As a photographer, I always try to find what has been done, what hasn't been done, why it hasn't been done—then try to do it.”
(5) One photo that captures Galitz's quest features a polar bear with a live seal in its grasp.This moment of the hunt had rarely, if ever, been photographed before.Local bear experts doubted that Galitz would be able to get the shot.But after a long night of silently kneeling on the ice, fighting to stay warm but remaining still so as not to disturb the seals swimming below—he got the shot.
(6) Venturing into the wild comes with some risk, from frostbite to close encounters with bears and walruses. Galitz takes it all in stride .A minor case of frostbite in the Arctic is like getting a sunburn at the beach, he says.And the cold forces him to be resourceful.On multiple occasions, he has used his nose to operate the touch screen on his camera.Sometimes, though, he will quickly remove his gloves to snap the shot.
(7) Wildlife photography requires a certain spirit, Galitz says.For many of the far-off places he chooses to shoot, he has to obtain production permits and coordinate the often-complicated logistics of getting there.But the planning pays off, he says, when he gets the perfect shot.In a photo titled “Polar Bear Family Hug”, he captured two cubs and a mother bear in a moment of vulnerability as they awoke from a nap.
(8) “That's actually the best compliment a wildlife photographer can ask for,” Galitz says.“Because when an animal is sleeping in front of you, it means she trusts you.”
(9) In another photo of brown bears playing together in Lake Kuril in Russia, Galitz laid low to the ground and took shot after shot.He was trying to capture the symmetry of the bears' open mouths.“With wildlife, you control the scene by controlling yourself,” he says, referring to his position in relation to his furry subjects.You can't tell a bear to strike a pose or turn toward the light.So for a wildlife photographer, Galitz explains, it's all about the technique.
(10) In addition to stunning action shots, Galitz also looks to capture moments that will elicit specific feelings from the viewer.“When I'm photographing the animals, I'm trying to show their character, their soul,” he says.Many of his photos depict animals in moments of closeness—courting, parenting, cuddling—to demonstrate their individual personalities and familial relationships.“I'm trying to make people relate to animals in an intimate way, as I am relating to animals in an intimate way,” he says.
(11) Galitz also regularly uses his photography to promote conservation efforts.Looking at his photos from year to year, he says he can see the world changing and the habitats of the animals he photographs disappearing.“ My images are testimony, ” he says.“This is what I saw last year, this is what I saw here, you can see the difference.We can't ignore that.”
45．Which of the following statements is CORRECT about Galitz?
A．He likes to photograph animals of different species.
B．He prefers to photograph in remote regions on Earth.
C．He loves to photograph rare animals in the cold.
D．He takes a strong interest in extreme environments.
46．Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a requirement for a wildlife photographer?
A．Self-defense skills.
B．Advance planning.
C．Resourcefulness.
D．Toughness.
47．Galitz's wildlife photos focus on the following EXCEPT_______.
A．action
B．family
C．affection
D．habitat
(1) It was a big, squarish frame house that had once been white, decorated with cupolas and spires and scrolled balconies in the heavily lightsome style of the seventies, set on what had once been our most select street.But garages and cotton gins had encroached and obliterated even the names of that neighborhood; only Miss Emily's house was left, lifting its stubborn and coquettish decay above the cotton wagons and the gasoline pumps— an eyesore among eyesores .
(2) Alive, Miss Emily had been a tradition, a duty, and a care; a sort of hereditary obligation upon the town, dating from that day in 1894 when Colonel Sartoris, the mayor—he who fathered the edict that no Negro woman should appear on the streets without an apron—remitted her taxes, the dispensation dating from the death of her father on into perpetuity.Not that Miss Emily would have accepted charity.Colonel Sartoris invented an involved tale to the effect that Miss Emily's father had loaned money to the town, which the town, as a matter of business, preferred this way of repaying.Only a man of Colonel Sartoris' generation and thought could have invented it, and only a woman could have believed it.
(3) When the next generation, with its more modem ideas, became mayors and aldermen, this arrangement created some little dissatisfaction.On the first of the year they mailed her a tax notice.February came, and there was no reply.They wrote her a formal letter, asking her to call at the sheriff's office at her convenience.A week later the mayor wrote her himself, offering to call or to send his car for her, and received in reply a note on paper of an archaic shape, in a thin, flowing calligraphy in faded ink, to the effect that she no longer went out at all.The tax notice was also enclosed, without comment.
(4) They called a special meeting of the Board of Aldermen.A delegation waited upon her, knocked at the door through which no visitor had passed since she ceased giving china-painting lessons eight or ten years earlier.They were admitted by the old Negro into a dim hall from which a stairway mounted into still more shadow.It smelled of dust and disuse—a close, dank smell.The Negro led them into the parlor.It was furnished in heavy, leather-covered furniture.When the Negro opened the blinds of one window, they could see that the leather was cracked; and when they sat down, a faint dust rose sluggishly about their thighs, spinning with slow motes in the single sunray.On a tarnished gilt easel before the fireplace stood a crayon portrait of Miss Emily's father.
(5) They rose when she entered—a small, fat woman in black, with a thin gold chain descending to her waist and vanishing into her belt, leaning on an ebony cane with a tarnished gold head.Her skeleton was small and spare; perhaps that was why what would have been merely plumpness in another was obesity in her.She looked bloated, like a body long submerged in motionless water, and of that pallid hue.Her eyes, lost in the fatty ridges of her face, looked like two small pieces of coal pressed into a lump of dough as they moved from one face to another while the visitors stated their errand.
(6) She did not ask them to sit.She just stood in the door and listened quietly until the spokesman came to a stumbling halt.Then they could hear the invisible watch ticking at the end of the gold chain.
(7) Her voice was dry and cold.“I have no taxes in Jefferson.Colonel Sartoris explained it to me.Perhaps one of you can gain access to the city records and satisfy yourselves.”
(8) “But we have.We are the city authorities.Miss Emily.Didn't you get a notice from the sheriff, signed by him?”
(9) “I received a paper, yes,” Miss Emily said.“Perhaps he considers himself the sheriff...I have no taxes in Jefferson.”
(10) “But there is nothing on the books to show that, you see.We must go by the...”
(11) “See Colonel Sartoris.I have no taxes in Jefferson.”
(12) “But, Miss Emily...”
(13) “See Colonel Sartoris.(Colonel Sartoris had been dead almost ten years.) I have no taxes in Jefferson.Tobe!” The Negro appeared, “Show these gentlemen out.”
48．Which of the following statements is CORRECT according to Para.2?
A．Colonel Sartoris promised to pay tax for Miss Emily.
B．Colonel Sartoris exempted Miss Emily's taxes.
C．Miss Emily would have to pay tax after a few years.
D．Miss Emily's father once lent money to the town.
49．Which of the following descriptions matches Miss Emily?
A．She was rather thin and weak.
B．She dressed herself elegantly.
C．Her eyes were small and sunken.
D．Her complexion was healthy.
50．Which of the following best characterizes Miss Emily's personality?
A．Stubborn and arrogant.
B．Polite and conservative.
C．Proud and self-centered.
D．Aggressive and bitter.
In this section there are five short answer questions based on the passages in Section A.Answer the questions within NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS in the space provided on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
51．List two consequences of adults waking repeatedly at night.
52．What does “Galitz takes it all in stride” in Para.6 mean?
53．What is implied by Galitz's words “My images are testimony” in Para.11?
54．What does “an eyesore among eyesores” (Para.1) imply about Miss Emily's house?
55．According to the interior of Miss Emily's house (Para.4), what can be inferred about her house?
Read carefully the following excerpt on teacher quality assessment, and then write response in NO LESS THAN 200 WORDS, in which you should:
· summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then
· discuss the pros and cons of one particular teacher quality assessment measure introduced in the excerpt.
You can support yourself with information from the excerpt.
Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality.Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
Write your response on ANSWER SHEET THREE.
Teacher quality assessment commonly includes reviews of qualifications, tests of teaching quality, and observations of teaching practice.Assessments of teacher quality are currently used for policy making, employment, merit-based pay awards, and as data to inform the professional growth of teachers, etc.
Teacher qualifications include a range of variables affecting teacher quality: type of teaching certification, undergraduate major or minor, undergraduate institution, advanced degree(s) or certifications, type of preparation program, test scores, and years of teaching experience.In many countries, teaching credentials represent the main measure of teacher quality and serve as a threshold of holding teaching positions.
Teacher quality with regard to student achievement—also known as “teacher effectiveness”—is measured in terms of student achievement gains.Student achievement is measured through the use of standardized tests to determine the academic growth of students over time.
Assessments of teacher quality may also draw upon evidence collected from observations of teachers' work that lead to the growth of effective teachers.This evidence may be collected from in-person or video recorded observations of teaching, pre-and post-observation conferences with teachers, and samples of teachers' work with students.Assessments of teacher practice may examine teacher quality for a single lesson or over an entire school year.Such assessments may be impression-based or narrative in form but have become increasingly more common in teacher quality assessment.
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注：2023年专四真题中，PART III LANGUAGE USAGE 和PART IV CLOZE这两个题型一共有两套试题，本书中本套试卷选取的是其中一套。
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