TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2006)
-GRADE EIGHT-
PART I
SECTION A
LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35MIN)
MINI-LECTURE
In this section you sill hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.
Meaning in literatine
In reading literary works, we are concerned with the \of one literary piece or another. However, finding out what something really means is a difficult issue. There are three ways to tackle meaning in literature.
I. Meaning is what is intended by (1) ______________________________ ( 1 ) _______ Apart from reading an author's work in question, readers need to 1 )read (2) _______ by the same author; 2) get familiar with (3) ____ at the time; 3) get to know cultural values and symbols of the time. II. Meaning exists \
1) some people's view meaning is produced by the formal properties of the
(2) ________ (3) ________
text like (4) _______ , etc.
(4) ________
2) speaker's view meaning is created by both conventions of meaning and
(5)' _________________________________________________________ (5) ________ Therefore, agreement on meaning could be created by common traditions and
conventions of usage. But different time periods and different (6) ________ (6) ____ perspectives could lead to different interpretations of meaning in a text.
IQ. Meaning is created by (7) ____________________________________ (7) ________
1) meaning is (8) ___________________________________ (8) ________ 2) meaning is contextual;
3) meaning requires (9) _______________________________________(9) ________ —practicing competency in reading —practicing other competencies —background research. in (10)
, etc. (10)
SECTION B
INTERVIEW
In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your coloured answer sheet.
Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.
Now listen to the interview.
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Miss Green's university days?
A. She felt bored.
B. She felt lonely.
C. She cherished them.
D. The subject was easy.
2. Which of the following is NOT part of her job with the Department of
Employment?
A. Doing surveys at workplace.
B. Analyzing survey results.
C. Designing questionnaires.
D. Taking a psychology course.
3. According to Miss Green, the main difference between the Department of
Employment and the advertising agency lies in ________.
A. the nature of work
B. office decoration
C. office location
D. work procedures
4. Why did Miss green want to leave the advertising agency?
A. She felt unhappy inside the company.
B. She felt work there too demanding.
C. She was denied promotion in the company.
D. She longed for new opportunities.
5. How did Miss Green react to a heavier workload in the new job?
A. She was willing and ready.
B. She sounded mildly eager.
C. She a bit surprised.
D. She sounded very reluctant.
SECTION C
In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your coloured answer sheet.
Questions 6 and 7 based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the two questions.
Now listen to the news.
6. The man stole the aircraft mainly because he wanted to ________.
A. destroy the European Central Bank
B. have an interview with a TV station
C. circle skyscrapers in downtown Frankfurt
D. remember the death of a US astronaut
NEWS BROADCAST
7. Which of the following statements about the man is TRUE?
A. He was a 31-year-old student from Frankfurt.
B. He was piloting a two-seat helicopter he had stolen.
C. He had talked to air traffic controllers by radio.
D. He threatened to land on the European Central Bank.
Question 8 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.
Now listen to the news.
8. The news is mainly about the city government's plan to ________.
A. expand and improve the existing subway system
B. build underground malls and parking lots
C. prevent further land subsidence
D. promote advanced technology
Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the two questions.