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TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS(2012)

-GRADE EIGHT-

TIME LIMIT: 115 MIN

PART ⅠLISTENING COMPREHENSION（25 MIN）

SECTION A MINI-LECTURE

In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the mini-lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening to

the mini-lecture, please complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN

THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word (s) you fill in is(are) 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 mini-lecture. When it is over, you will be given THREE minutes to check your work.

SECTION B INTERVIEW

In this section you will hear ONE interview. The interview will be divided into TWO parts. At the end of

each part, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the interview 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 Part One of the interview.

1. [A] The creativity of gifted people. [B] The brain behind creativity.

[C] Tow to be creative. [D] What is creativity.

2. [A] Creativity stems from human beings’ novel thinking.

[B] The duration of the creative process varies from person to person.

[C] Creative people focus on novel thinking rather than on solutions.

[D] The outcome of human creativity comes in varied forms.

3. [A] Many years. [B] A few hours.

[C] It goes by in a flash. [D] It depends.

4. [A] To show that creativity appears to be the result of the environment.

[B] To show that creativity seems to be attributable to genetic makeup.

[C] To show that creativity appears to be more associated with great people.

[D] To show that creativity comes from both environment and genetic makeup.

5. [A] Ordinary people can also be creative.

[B] Only great people can produce great pieces.

[C] That a cook changes the recipe is not a process of creativity.

[D] The famous people are more creative.

Mow, listen to Part Two of the interview.

6. [A] One. [B] Two. [C] Three. [D] Four.

7. [A] Unconventional. [B] Original. [C] Resolute. [D] Critical.

8. [A] Brain exercising will not make people creative.

[B] Most people have diversified interests and hobbies.

[C] The environment is significant in the creative process.

[D] Creativity can only be found in great people.

9. [A] 13 minutes a day. [B] 20 minutes a day.

[C] 30 minutes a day. [D] 1 hour a day.

10. [A] Explore an unfamiliar area of knowledge. [B] Spend time thinking every day.

[C] Practice the art of paying attention. [D] Observe an object every day.

PART ⅡREADING COMPREHENSION（45 MIN）

SECTION A MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

In this section there are several passages followed by fourteen 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.

PASSAGE ONE

I used to look at my closet and see clothes. These days, whenever I cast my eyes upon the stacks of shoes and

hangers of shirts, sweaters and jackets, I see water.

It takes 569 gallons to manufacture a T-shirt, from its start in the cotton fields to its appearance on store

shelves. A pair of running shoes? 1,247 gallons.

Until last fall, I’d been oblivious to my “water footprint”, which is defined as the total volume of freshwater

that is used to produce goods and services, according to the Water Footprint Network. The Dutch nonprofit has

been working to raise awareness of freshwater scarcity since 2008, but it was through the “Green Blue Book” by

Thomas M. Kostigen that I was able to see how my own actions factored in.

I’ve installed gray-water systems to reuse the wastewater from my laundry, machine and bathtub and reroute it

to my landscape—systems that save, on average, 50 gallons of water per day. I’ve set up rain barrels and infiltration

pits to collect thousands of gallons of storm water cascading from my roof. I’ve even entered the last bastion of

greendom—installing a composting toilet.

Suffice to say, I’ve been feeling pretty satisfied with myself for all the drinking water I’ve saved with these

big-ticket projects.

Now I realize that my daily consumption choices could have an even larger effect—not only on the local water

supply but also globally: 1.1 billion people have no access to freshwater, and, in the future, those who do have

access will have less of it.

To see how much virtual water I was using, I logged on to the “Green Blue Book” website and used its water

footprint calculator, entering my daily consumption habits. Tallying up the water footprint of my breakfast, lunch,

dinner and snacks, as well as my daily dose of over-the-counter uppers and downers—coffee, wine and beer—I’m

using 512 gallons of virtual water each day just to feed myself.

In a word: alarming.

Even more alarming was how much hidden water I was using to get dressed. I’m hardly a clotheshorse, but the

few new items I buy once again trumped the amount of water flowing from my faucets each day. If I’m serious

about saving water, I realized I could make some simple lifestyle shifts. Looking more closely at the areas in my

life that use the most virtual water, it was food and clothes, specifically meat, coffee and, oddly, blue jeans and

leather jackets.

Being a motorcyclist, I own an unusually large amount of leather - boots and jackets in particular. All of it is

enormously water intensive. It takes 7,996 gallons to make a leather.jacket, leather being a byproduct of beef. It

takes 2,866 gallons of water to make a single pair of blue jeans, because they’re made from water-hogging cotton.

Crunching the numbers for the amount of clothes I buy every year, it looks a lot like my friend’s swimming

pool. My entire closet is borderline Olympic.

Gulp.

My late resolution is to buy some items used. Underwear and socks are, of course, exempt from this strategy,

but I have no problem shopping less and also shopping at Goodwill. In fact, I’d been doing that for the past year to

save money. My clothes’ outrageous water footprint just feinforced it for me.

More conscious living and substitution, rather than sacrifice, are the prevailing ideas with the water footprint.

It’s one I’m trying, and that’s had an unusual upside. I had a hamburger recently, and I enjoyed it a lot more since it

is now an occasional treat rather than a weekly habit. (One gallon =3.8 litres)

11. According to the passage, the Water Footprint Network ________.

[A] made the author aware of freshwater shortage.

[B] helped the author get to know the Green Blue Book

[C] worked for freshwater conservation for nonprofit purposes

[D] collaborated with the Green Blue Book in freshwater conservation

12.Which of the following reasons can best explain the authors feeling of self-satisfaction?

[A] He made contribution to drinking water conservation in his own way.

[B] Money spent on upgrading his household facilities was worthwhile.

[C] His house was equipped with advanced water-saving facilities.

[D] He could have made even greater contribution by changing his lifestyle.

13. According to the context, “...how my own actions factored in” means

[A] how I could contribute to water conservation

[B] what efforts I should make to save fresh water

[C] what behaviour could be counted as freshwater-saving

[D] how much of what I did contributed to freshwater shortage

14. What is the tone of the author in the last paragraph?

[A] Sarcastic. [B] Ironic. [C] Critical. [D] Humorous.

PASSAGE TWO

In her novel of “Reunion, American Style”, Rona Jaffe suggests that a class reunion “is more than a

sentimental journey. It is also a way of answering the question that lies at the back of nearly all our minds. Did they

do better than I?”

Jaffe’s observation may be misplaced but not completely lost. According to a study conducted by social

psychologist Jack Sparacino, the overwhelming majority who attend reunions aren’t there invidiously to compare

their recent accomplishments with those of their former classmates. Instead, they hope, primarily, to relive their

earlier successes.

Certainly, a few return to show their former classmates how well they have done; others enjoy observing the

changes that have occurred in their classmates (not always in themselves, of course). But the majority who attend

their class reunions do so to relive the good times they remember having when they were younger. In his study,

Sparacino found that, as high school students, attendees had been more popular, more often regarded as attractive,

and more involved in extracurricular activities than those classmates who chose not to attend. For those who turned

up at their reunions, then, the old times were also the good times!

It would appear that Americans have a special fondness for reunions, judging by their prevalence. Major

league baseball players, fraternity members, veterans groups, high school and college graduates, and former Boy

Scouts all hold reunions on a regular basis. In addition, family reunions frequently attract blood relatives from

faraway places who spend considerable money and time to reunite.

Actually, in their affection for reuniting with friends, family or colleagues, Americans are probably no

different from any other people, except that Americans have created a mind-boggling number and variety of

institutionalized forms of gatherings to facilitate the satisfaction of this desire. Indeed, reunions have increasingly

become formal events that are organized on a regular basis and, in the process, they have also become big business.

Shell Norris of Class Reunion, Inc., says that Chicago alone has 1,500 high school reunions each year. A

conservative estimate on the national level would be 10,000 annually. At one time, all high school reunions were

organized by volunteers, usually female homemakers. In the last few years, however, as more and more women

have entered the labour force, alumni reunions are increasingly being planned by specialized companies rather than

by part-time volunteers.

The first college reunion was held by the alumni of Yale University in 1792. Graduates of Pennsylvania,

Princeton, Stanford, and Brown followed suit. And by the end of the 19th century, most 4-year institutions were

holding alumni reunions.

The variety of college reunions is impressive. At Princeton, alumni parade through the town wearing their

class uniforms and singing their alma mater. At Marietta College, they gather for a dinner-dance on a steamship

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