TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS （2006）
-GRADE EIGHT-
TIME LIMIT: 190MIN
PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (30MIN)
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PART II READING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN)
In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of 20 multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and then mark your answers on your coloured answer sheet.
TEXT A
11. According to the story Doctor Reefy’s life seems very ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿.
A. eccentric B. normal C. enjoyable D. optimistic (A)
12. The story tells us that the tall dark girl was in the family way. The phrase “in the family way” means＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿.
A. troubled B. pregnant C. twisted D. cheated (B)
13. Doctor Reef lives a ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ life.
A.happy B. miserable C. easy-going D. reckless (B)
14. The tall dark girl’s marriage to Doctor Reef proves to be a ＿＿＿＿＿ one.
A. transient B. understandable C. perfect D. funny (A)
15. Doctor Reef’s paper balls probably symbolize his ＿＿＿＿＿＿.
A eagerness to shut himself away from society
B suppressed desire to communicate with people
C optimism about life
D cynical attitude towards life (B)
Text B
16. From the first two paragraphs , we learn that
A. the townsfolk deny the RSC ’ s contribution to the town’s revenue A
B. the actors of the RSC imitate Shakespeare on and off stage
C. the two branches of the RSC are not on good terms
D. the townsfolk earn little from tourism
17. It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that
A. the sightseers cannot visit the Castle and the Palace separately
B. the playgoers spend more money than the sightseers B
C. the sightseers do more shopping than the playgoers
D. the playgoers go to no other places in town than the theater
18. By saying “Stratford cries poor traditionally” (Line 2-3, Paragraph 4), the author implies that
A. Stratford cannot afford the expansion projects
B. Stratford has long been in financial difficulties
C. the town is not really short of money C
D. the townsfolk used to be poorly paid
19. According to the townsfolk, the RSC deserves no subsidy because
A. ticket prices can be raised to cover the spending
B. the company is financially ill-managed
C. the behavior of the actors is not socially acceptable
D. the theatre attendance is on the rise D
20. From the text we can conclude that the author
A. is supportive of both sides
B. favors the townsfolk’s view
C. takes a detached attitude
D. is sympathetic to the RSC. D
Text C
21. It can be inferred that the author considers those
historians who describe early feminists in the Unrated:
States as "solitary" to be
A insufficiently familiar with the international
origins of nineteenth-century American feminist thought (A)
B overly concerned with the regional diversity
of feminist ideas in the period before 1848
C not focused narrowly enough in their geo-
graphical scope
D insufficiently aware of the ideological consequences of the Seneca Falls conference
22. According to the passage, which of the following
is true of the Seneca Falls conference on women's rights?
A It was primarily a product of nineteenth-
century Saint-Simonian feminist thought.
B It was the work of American activists who
were independent of feminists abroad.
C It was the culminating achievement of the
Utopian socialist movement.
D It was a manifestation of an international
movement for social change and feminism （D）
23. The author's attitude toward most European
historians who have studied the Saint-Simonians
is primarily one of
A approval of the specific focus of their research
B disapproval of their lack of attention to the
issue that absorbed most of the Saint-Simonians' energy after 1832（B）
C approval of their general focus on social conditions
D disapproval of their lack of attention to links
between the Saint-Simonians and their American counterparts
24. It can be inferred from the passage that the author
believes that study of Saint-Simonianism is necessary
for historians of American feminism because such study
A would clarify the ideological origins of those
feminist ideas that influenced American feminism（A）
B would increase understanding of a movement
that deeply influenced the Utopian socialism of early American feminists
C would focus attention on the most important
aspect of Saint-Simonian thought before 1832
D promises to offer insight into a movement that
was a direct outgrowth of the Seneca Falls conference of 1848
25. According to the passage, which of the following
would be the most accurate description of the
society envisioned by most Saint-Simonians?
A A society in which women were highly regarded
for their extensive education
B A society in which the two genders played
complementary roles and had equal status （B）
C A society in which women did not enter public life
D A social order in which a body of men and
women would rule together on the basis of their spiritual power
Text D
26. The word despondent in the passage is closest in meaning to
A curious
B unhappy (B)
C thoughtful
D uncertain
27. The author mentions "Baring the teeth in a hostile way" in order to
A differentiate one possible meaning of a particular facial expression from other meanings of it
B upport Darwin's theory of evolution
C provide an example of a facial expression whose meaning is widely understood (C)
D contrast a facial expression that is easily understood with other facial expressions
28.The word concur in the passage is closest in meaning to
A estimate
B agree (B)
C expect
D understand
29. According to paragraph 2, which of the following was true of the Fore people of
New Guinea?
A They did not want to be shown photographs.
B They were famous for their story-telling skills.
C They knew very little about Western culture. (C)
D They did not encourage the expression of emotions.
30. According to the passage, what did Darwin believe would happen to human emotions that were not expressed?
A They would become less intense. (A)
B They would last longer than usual.
C They would cause problems later.
D They would become more negative.
