General English Qualifying Test

G eneral E nglish Q ualifying T est
For N on-­‐English G raduate S tudents
I. 考试注意事项
1. 试 试 组 试 词汇 阅读
80题 试 译 3题
2. 试 时间为150 钟 试 90 钟 试 60 钟 时间终
试 试 时
II. Sample P aper
Paper O ne
Part I Listening C omprehension (25minutes, 20 p oints)
Section A (1 p oint e ach)
Directions: I n t his s ection, y ou w ill h ear n ine s hort c onversations b etween t wo speakers. A t t he e nd o f e ach c onversation, a q uestion w ill b e a sked a bout w hat w as s aid. The c onversations a nd t he q uestions w ill b e r ead o nly o nce. C hoose t he b est a nswer from t he f our c hoices g iving b y m arking t he c orresponding l etter o n y our m achine scoring A nswer S heet.
1. A. H e d oesn’t l ike c lassical m usic.
B. H e f eels s orry t o d ecline t he o ffer.
C. H e i s e ager t o g o t o t he c oncert.
D. H e h asn’t g ot t he t icket y et.
2. A. A t t he g arage.
B. A t t he r estaurant.
C. A t t he s upermarket.
D. A t t he o ffice.
3. A. T ony d oesn’t a lways l isten.
B. T ony h as h earing p roblems.
C. I t’s u sual t hat T ony m iss t he i nterview.
D. T ony o ften f orgets h imself.
4. A. T he w eather i s g enerally c ooler a nd d rier.
B. T he w eather i s g enerally w armer a nd w etter.
C. T he w eather i s m oderately h ot.
D. T he w eather i s u sually c hangeable.
5. A. A d octor.
B. A n o perator.
C. A n urse.
D. A d entist.
6. A. $0.35
B. $3.50
C. $3.05
D. $30.5
7. A. H e h ad s omething w rong w ith h is w atch.
B. H e t hought t he m eeting w as f or a nother d ay.
C. H is o ral p resentation w as n ot w ell p repared.
D. H e w as n ot p aying a ttention t o t he t ime.
8. A. H e d idn’t a ttend P rofessor S mith’s c lass l ast t ime.
B. H e t hinks t he c lass w ill m eet a s s cheduled.
C. T he w oman s hould p ose a m ore s erious q uestion.
D. P rofessor S mith o ften c ancels c lasses f or t he l ong w eekend.
9. A. T he w oman d oes n ot d rink b eer.
B. I t w as n ot t he w oman’s c oat.
C. T he w oman j ust h ad h er c oat c leaned.
D. T he w oman i s n ot a ngry w ith t he m an.
Section B (1 p oint e ach)
Directions: I n t his s ection, y ou w ill h ear t wo m ini-­‐talks. A t t he e nd o f e ach t alk, there w ill b e s ome q uestions. B oth t he t alks a nd t he q uestions w ill b e r ead t o y ou o nly once. A fter e ach q uestion, t here w ill b e a p ause. D uring t he p ause, y ou m ust c hoose t he best a nswer f rom t he f our c hoices g iving b y m arking t he c orresponding l etter o n y our machine s coring A nswer S heet.
Mini T alk O ne
10. A. 850,000 c hildren, a round t wo p ercent, a re c urrently l earning a t h ome.
B. S chool s ystem p rovides t eachers f or h omeschooling.
C. A ll t he s tates i n t he U.S. p ermit h omeschooling.
D. H omeschooled c hildren a re n ever e xpected t o g o t o c ollege.
11. A. B ecause t heir c hildren d o n ot l ike a ttending s chools.
B. B ecause t hey l ove t heir c hildren t oo m uch t o s end t hem a way f rom h ome.
C. B ecause h omeschooling p rovides m ore t ime f or t he f amily t o b e t ogether.
D. B ecause t hey a re a ble t o h elp t heir k ids t o l earn m ore s ocial s kills.
12. A. A v ariety o f h oneybee.
B. A G eographic m agazine.
C. A N ational H ome S chool H onor S ociety.
D. A n ational t op c ompetition.
Mini T alk T wo
13. A. I mportance o f b iodiversity.
B. P rotection o f w ild s pecies.
C. F arm p ollution.
D. A gricultural m ethods
14. A. R ice, m aize, p otato a nd w heat.
B. C orn, b ean, r ice a nd w heat.
C. P otato, m aize, b ean a nd r ice.
D. R ice, c orn, w heat a nd s weet p otato.
15. A. T hey c an h arm w etlands, r ivers a nd o ther e nvironments n eeded t o s upport life.
B. T hey c an d estroy c rops, n ative s pecies a nd p roperty.
C. T hey s pread i n a rea t hat t hey a re n ot n ative t o w ith n atural c ontrols.
D. T hey h ardly s urvive h ard c onditions.
Section C (1 p oint e ach)
Directions: I n t his s ection y ou w ill h ear a s hort l ecture. L isten t o t he r ecording a nd complete h e n otes a bout t he l ecture. Y ou w ill h ear t he r ecording t wice. A fter t he recording y ou a re a sked t o w rite d own y our a nswers o n t he A nswer S heet. Y ou n ow have 25 s econds t o r ead t he n otes b elow.
Lecture T opic: G etting a G ood N ight S leep
16) T here a re s everal _________________________ d rugs a vailable t o h elp p eople s leep.
If y ou d on’t w ant t o u se d rugs, t here a re s ome t hings y ou c an d o o n o ur o wn t o g et a good n ight’s s leep:
17) 1 __________________________________________________________________________________________
18) 2 __________________________________________________________________________________________
19) 3 __________________________________________________________________________________________
20) 4 __________________________________________________________________________________________
Part I I Vocabulary (10 m inutes, 10 p oints)
Section A (0.5 p oint e ach)
Directions: t here a re t en q uestions i n t his s ection. E ach q uestion i s a s entence w ith one w ord o r p hrase u nderlined. C hoose t he w ord o r p hrase t hat i s c losest i n m eaning t o the u nderlined o ne. M ark t he c orresponding l etter o n y our m achine s coring A nswer Sheet.
22. T he C hinese g overnment c ontinues t o u phold t he p rinciple o f p eaceful coexistence.
A. s upport
B. r estrict
C. r aise
D. m odify
23. P atients a re e xpected t o c omply w ith d octors’ i nstructions f or q uick r ecovery.
A. i mprove o n
B. a bide b y
C. d raw u pon
D. r eflect o n
25. T he s tudents w ho h ave m ade a dequate p reparation f or t he t est w ill b e b etter o ff.
A. m ore w ealthy
B. l ess s uccessful
C. d ismissed e arlier
D. f avorably p ositioned
27. A cademic i ntegrity i s d eemed e ssential t o t hose d evoted t o s cientific r esearches.
A. b elieved
B. d iscarded
C. a dvocated
D. c onfirmed
30. Thousands o f p eople l eft t heir r ural h omes a nd f locked i nto t he c ities t o l ive beside t he n ew f actories.
A. d ashed
B. f iled
C. s trolled
D. s warmed
Section A (0.5 p oint e ach)
Directions: t here a re t en q uestions i n t his s ection. E ach q uestion i s a s entence w ith something m issing. C hoose o ne w ord o r p hrase t hat b est c omplete t he s entence. M ark the c orresponding l etter o n y our m achine s coring A nswer S heet.
31. __________ t his d ull l ife, t he f ull-­‐time m om d ecided t o f ind a p art t ime j ob.
A. T ied u p w ith
B. F ed u p w ith
C. W rapped u p i n
D. P iled u p w ith
34. A s a n i mportant __________ f or o ur e motions a nd i deas, m usic c an p lay a h uge r ole in o ur l ife.
A. v essel
B. v est
C. v enture
D. v ehicle
38. T he s un i s s o l arge t hat i f i t w ere __________, i t w ould h old a m illion e arths.
A. e legant
B. i mmense
C. h ollow
D. c lumsy
39. T his p atient’s l ife c ould o nly b e s ave b y a m ajor o peration. T hat w ould __________ her t o a h igh r isk.
A. e xpose
B. l ead
C. c ontribute
D. s end
40. It t akes a y ear f or t he e arth t o m ake __________, o r r evolution, a round t he s un.
A. t our
B. t ravel
C. v isit
D. t rip
PART I II C LOZE T EST (10 m inutes, 10 p oints, 1 p oint e ach)
Directions: T here a re 10 q uestions i n t his p art o f t he t est. R ead t he p assage through. T hen, g o b ack a nd c hoose o ne s uitable w ord o r p hrase m arked A. B. C. o r D f or each b lank i n t he p assage. M ark t he c orresponding l etter o f t he w ord o r p hrase y ou h ave chosen w ith a s ingle b ar a cross t he s quare b rackets o n y our m achine-­‐scoring A nswer Sheet.
Harvard U niversity's u nder-­‐graduate e ducation i s b eing r eformed s o t hat i t i ncludes some t ime s pent o utside t he U S a nd m ore s cience c ourses, t he U S C able N ews N etwork (CNN) h as r eported. F or t he first t ime i n 30 y ears, H arvard i s 41 i ts u nder-­‐graduate c urriculum. W illiam K irby, d ean o f t he f aculty o f a rts a nd s ciences, s aid
this 42 w hat m any p eople h ad s aid t hat H arvard's c urriculum d id n ot provide e nough c hoice a nd e ncourage p remature s pecialization.
“Harvard n eeds t o 43 i ts e ducation f or a w orld w here g lobal connections, c ross-­‐disciplinary r esearch, a nd s cience i n g eneral a re e ver m ore important.” s aid K irby.
Particularly 44 i s t he i dea t hat s tudents n eed t o s pend t ime o verseas, either i n a t raditional s tudy-­‐abroad p rogram o r o ver a s ummer, p erhaps d oing
an i nternship o r r esearch.
Students c an e ither find t he p rogram t hemselves o r 45 s ome e xchange programs o ffered b y t he u niversity.
“ 46 s tudying C hinese h istory w ithout l eaving t he u niversity, s tudents interested i n t he s ubject s hould b e s pending a s emester a t a u niversity i n C hina.”
It w as a lso r ecommended t hat H arvard 47 i ts r equired “core curriculum”.
The c ore c urriculum w as a n e ffort c reated i n 1978 t o b roaden e ducation b y requiring s tudents t o c hoose f rom a l ist o f c ourses i n s everal a reas o f s tudy. Classes o ften f ocused o n a h ighly 48 t opic a nd e mphasized “ways o f knowing”.
Under a n ew p lan, t he c urriculum w ould b e r eplaced w ith a s et o f 49 “Harvard C ollege C ourses”, e mphasizing k nowledge o ver m ethodology a nd 50 wider t erritory. A l ife s ciences c ourse, f or e xample, m ight c ombine m olecular a nd evolutionary b iology a nd p sychology, r ather t han f ocusing o n o ne o f t hose, s aid Benedict G ross, H arvard C ollege d ean.
41. A. i nspecting B. r eviewing C. s earching D. u nderlying
42. A. i n a ccordance w ith B. i n l ine w ith
C. i n c harge o f
D. i n r esponse t o
43. A. u pdate B. u phold C. u pset D. u pward
44. A. t rust-­‐worthy B. n ote-­‐worthy
C. p raise-­‐worthy
D. r eward-­‐worthy
45. A. t urn o ut B. t urn i n C. t urn t o D. t urn o ver
46. A. I n s pite o f B. A s i f C. L et a lone D. R ather t han
47. A. p erish B. d estroy C. a bolish D. d enounce
48. A. a ppropriate B. i maginative C. s pecial D. s pecific
49. A. o ptical B. o ptional C. o pposite D. o ptimistic
50. A. s paring B. s piraling C. s panning D. s parkling
PART I V R EADING C OMPREHENSION (45 m inutes, 30 p oints, 1 p oint e ach) Directions: I n t his p art o f t he t est, t here a re five s hort p assages. R ead e ach p assage carefully, a nd t hen d o t he q uestions t hat f ollow. C hoose t he b est a nswer f rom t he f our choices g iven a nd m ark t he c orresponding l etter w ith a s ingle b ar a cross t he s quare brackets o n y our m achine-­‐scoring A nswer S heet.
Passage O ne
A r eport p ublished r ecently b rings b ad n ews a bout a ir p ollution. I t s uggests t hat i t could b e a s d amaging t o o ur h ealth a s e xposure t o t he r adiation f rom t he 1980 U kraine nuclear p ower d isaster-­‐ T he r eport w as p ublished b y t he I lk R oyal C ommission o n Environmental P ollution.
B ut w hat c an c ity p eople d o t o r educe e xposure t o a ir pollution? Q uite a l ot, i t r ams o ut.
Avoid w alking i n b usy s treets. C hoose s ide s treets a nd p arks i nstead. P ollution l evels can f all a c onsiderable a mount j ust b y m oving a f ew m eters a way f rom t he m ain pollution s ource—exhaust f umes (烟气). Also don’t walk behind smokers. Walk on the windward side of the street where exposure to pollutants can be 50 percent less than on the downwind side.
Sitting on the driver's side of a bus can increase your exposure by 10 percent, compared with sitting on the side nearest the pavement. Sitting upstairs on a double-decker can reduce exposure. It is difficult to say whether traveling on an underground train is better or worse than taking the bus. Air pollution on underground trains tends to be less toxic than that at street level, because underground pollution is mostly made up of tiny iron particles thrown up by wheels hitting the rails. But diesel and petrol fumes have a mixture of pollutants.
When you are crossing a road, stand well back from the curb while you wait for the light to change. Every meter really does count when you are close to traffic. As the traffic begins to move, fumes can be reduced in just a few seconds. So holding your heath for just a moment can make a difference, even though it might sound silly.
There are large sudden pollution increases during rush hours, Pollution levels fall during nighttime. The time of year also makes a big difference. Pollution levels tend to be at their lowest during spring and autumn when winds are freshest. Extreme cold or hot weather has a trapping effect and tends to cause a build-up of pollutants.
51. W hat i s t he p assage m ainly a bout?
A. H ow t o fight a ir p ollution i n b ig c ities.
B. H ow t o a void a ir p ollution i n b ig c ities.
C. H ow t o b reathe f resh a ir i n b ig c ities.
D. H ow s erious a ir p ollution i s i n b ig c ities.
52. A ccording t o t he r eport, a ir p ollution i n b ig c ities
A. c an b e m ore s erious t han C hernobyl n uclear d isaster
B. c annot b e c ompared w ith t he d isaster i n C hernobyl
C. c an r elease a s d amaging r adiation a s t he C hernobyl d isaster
D. c an b e m ore s erious t han w e u sed t o t hink
53. W hen y ou w alk i n a b usy s treet, y ou s hould w alk o n t he s ide
A. w here t he w ind i s c orning
B. w here t he w ind i s g oing
C. w here t he w ind i s w eaker
D. w here t he w ind i s s tronger
54. I f y ou t ake a b us i n a b ig c ity i n C hina, y ou s hould s it
A. o n t he l eft s ide i n t he b us
B. o n t he r ight s ide i n t he b us
C. i n t he m iddle o f t he b us
D. a t t he b ack o f t he b us
55. I t i s i mplied i n t he p assage t hat
A. p eople s hould n ot t ake s treet l evel t ransportation
B. t iny i ron p articles w ill n ot c ause h ealth p roblems
C. a ir p ollution o n a n u nderground t rain i s l ess p oisonous
D. t raveling o n a n u nderground t rain i s b etter t han t aking t he b us
56. W hile w aiting t o c ross a b usy s treet, y ou s hould
A. w ait a f ew s econds u ntil t he f umes r educe
R. s tay a way f rom t he t raffic a s f ar a s p ossible
C. h old y our b reath u ntil y ou g et t o t he o ther s ide o f t he s treet
D. c ount d own f or t he l ight t o c hange
Paper T wo
PART V T RANSLATION (30 m inute,s , 20 p oints)
Section A (15 m inutes, 10 p oints)
Directions: P ut t he f ollowing p aragraph i nto C hinese. W rite y our C hinese v ersion i n the p roper s pace o n A nswer S heet I I.
Although m ost c ountries o fficially f avor f ree t rade a nd d eny p rotectionism, t he achievement o f t his g oal i s s omewhat d ifficult. W hen e conomies a re b ooming a nd J obs seem s ecure, m ost p eople t end t o s upport f ree t rade. W hen r ecessions o ccur, h owever, many n ations b ecome m ore p rotectionist b ecause o f n ational i nterest a nd p ressure f rom interest g roups t hat a re a dversely a ffected b y p rolonged r ecessions.
Section B (15 m inutes, 10 p oints)
Directions: P ut t he f ollowing p aragraph i nto E nglish_ W rite y our E nglish V ersion i n the p roper s pace o n A nswer S heet I I.
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PART V I W RITING (30 m inutes, 10 p oints)
Directions: W rite a c omposition o f a pproximately 150 w ords a ccording t o t he t opic given b elow.
TOPIC:
The a dvantages a nd d isadvantages o f c lone。