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GENERALENGLISHQUALIFYINGTESTFORNON-ENGLISHMAJORGRADUATESTUDENTS试卷BPAPERONEPartIListeningComprehensionSectionA(1pointeach)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearnineshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,athirdvoicewillaskaquestionaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices,A,B,CandDbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronANSWERSHEETIwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.A.Threedollarsandtwenty-fivecents.B.Fivedollars.C.Onedollarandfiftycents.D.Onedollar.2.A.Themanconsidershimselfagoodtraveler.B.Themanbroughthispetalongonthetrip.C.Thewomanwouldliketojointhemanthenexttime.D.Neitherofthemhashadachancetoseetheplay.3.A.Hedoesn’twanttoworktomorrownight.B.Hecan’tfindthewayoutofthestudentcenter.C.He’safraidtoworkatnight.D.He’safraidtheworkwillbereallyhard.4.A.Inacamerastore.B.Inahardwarestore.C.Inanartgallery.D.Inamachinerepairshop.5.A.Sheparkedhercarinasafeplace.B.Hercarranoutofgas.C.Brendahasborrowedhercar.D.ShecamewithBrendatoday.6.A.Stayawakeforthemidnightnewsprogram.B.Prepareaneditorialforthisweek’snewspaper.C.Findthenewspapereditor.D.Findajobworkingasareporter.7.A.Arefinishedcellar.B.Anewrecord.C.Afurnishedhouse.D.Arecentbook.8.A.Hehadn’thadtimetodotheexperiment.B.Theexperimentturnedoutwell.C.Theexperimenttookalotoftime.D.Heonlydidpartoftheexperimentthatday.9.A.Inspectingthewiring.B.Replacingthelamp.C.Keepingthecheck.D.Sendingawire.SectionB(1pointeach)Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandsomequestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearonequestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices,A,B,CandDbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronANSWERSHEETIwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Questions10-12arebasedonthefollowingpassage:10.A.Childrentaughtoneanotherinsmallsupervisedgroups.B.Parentsinstructedtheirchildreninthe“threeR’s”.C.Teacherscametochildren’shomes.D.Childrenacquiredtheinformationtheyneededbydirectexperience.11.A.Outmodedmethodsoffarmingandineffectivemeansoftransportation.B.Largerfamilyunitsandgreaterfinancialhardships.C.Anewdependenceonpeoplefarawayandtheuseofmoney.D.Theintroductionofanewalphabetandnumericalsystem.12.A.Theincreasinglycomplexskillssubsequentlytaughtinschools.B.Theproblemsevolvedintheconstructionofnewschools.C.Thevariousmeansofsurvivaltaughtbyparentsincontemporarysociety.D.Theimportanceofhistoryinstructioninthefirstschools.Questions13-125arebasedonthefollowingpassage:13.A.Topointoutsimilaritiesbetweenjazzandclassicalmusic.B.Todescribewhatmakesagoodjazzperformance.C.Toexplaintheimportanceoflearningrhythmandharmonyinjazz.D.Toshowthatjazzisnotreallymusicatall.14.A.Theyperformtheirmusicasameansofindividualself-expression.B.Theypossessdetailedknowledgeoftherulesofjazzcomposition.C.Theymemorizetheirmusicbeforeperformingit.D.Theyaremorefamousthanperformersofotherkindsofmusic.15.A.Watchafilmaboutjazzperformers.B.Listentosomerecordingsofjazzmusic.C.Practicevariousjazzrhythms.D.Interviewajazzmusician.SectionC(1pointeach)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassage.ThepassagewillbereadTWICE.Afteryouhearthepassage,completethefollowingparagraphswiththeinformationyougetfromthetape.YoushouldwriteyouransweronANSWERSHEETII.Bonescanprovidearchaeologistswithavaluablemethodofmeasuringtime.Thenameofthemethodiscalcium-9dating.Calcium-9datingisbasedonthefactthatanimalsaccumulatecalciumintheirbones.Thecalciuminthebonesoftheanimalscomesfrom16thattheanimalsatewhiletheywerealive.Therearecertainvarieties,orisotopes,ofallelementsknowntoman.Theseisotopesareknowntooccurinspecificamountsinnature.Whenalargeamountofcalciumiscollectedinoneplaceitshouldreflecttheamountsfoundinnature.Thereisonecomplicationofthissimplemodelwhichmakes17possible.Overaperiodoftimethetypeofcalciumknownascalcium-9tendstodeteriorateintothemorecommonformofcalcium.Becausescientistscanguesshowfastthischangeshouldhappen,theycanguesshowoldapieceofboneisbytestinghowmuchcalcium-9ispresentinthebone18.Itistruethatasthebonedevelopsandnewlayersareadded,thesamelevelsofcalcium-9arenotalwaysaddedtotheboneatthesamerate.Also,19canhaveaneffectontheexactamountofcalcium-9foundinabone.Butsincetherearesomanymillionsofatomsofcalciuminatinypieceofbone,ascientistcanessentiallydatetheageofaboneeventhoughtheguesswillnotbeexact.Intheearly1970’sateamofarchaeologistsusedthecalcium-9techniquetodateaseriesofprehistoricbonesfoundinWestAfrica.Theycomparedthelevelsofcalcium-9intheancientboneswiththoseofananimalthathadrecentlydied.Thecomparisonactuallymadeitpossibletodeterminethecenturyinwhichtheolderboneshadbeenburied.Littlebylittle,thesystemwasextendedbackwardintotime.Eventually,calcium-9datingproduced20goingbackovertwomillionyears.PartIICloze(10points,0.5pointeach)Directions:Inthispart,thereispassagewithtwentyblanks.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerforeachblankandmarkthecorrespondingletteronANSWERSHEETIwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Ithasbeennecessarytoreferrepeatedlytotheeffectsofthetwoworldwarsinpromotingallkindsofinnovation.