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1、GENERAI ENGLISH QUALIFYING TEST FOR NON-ENGLISH MAJOR GRADUATE STUDENTS (11-6)PART n VOCABULARY(10 minutes , 10 points)Section A(0. 5 point each)Directions : There are ten questions in this section . Each question is a sentence with one word or phrase underlined. Below the sentence are four words or

2、 phrases marked A . B . C and D. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one . Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet .21. There used to be many guys who asserted themselves as all-powerful Chi Ku

3、ng masters in China.A. conformed B. informed C. affirmedD. performed22. Children from an obscure family have to make greater efforts to climb the social ladder .A.unknownB.prominentC.controversialD.rural23. A permanent job plus a decent salary is what most of these young guys in China hope for .A.no

4、bleB.adequateC.modestD.polite24. These transit workers went on strike in defiance of the relevant union policy .A .in line withB.in return forC.in responsetoD .in spiteof25. This retired scientist takes on leadership roles with nearly every organization she is part of .A.assumesB.opposesC.pretendsD.

5、desires26. Winslow Homer captured the look and spirit of American life with unparalleled eloquence A.incredibleB.inevitableC.unmatchedD.unnoticed27. . Many parents encounter occasions when theft child doesn ' turn in their home work assignments.A. participate in B. hand inC. engage inD . invest

6、in28. The two elements of success that are intimately connected are creativity and innovation .A . familiarly B. approximately C. looselyD . closely29. Jonathan Alter once said that admission of guilt tends to breed public sympathy .A . produceB. concealC. evadeD. combat30. Seawater near the Fukushi

7、ma plant is showing elevated levels of radioactivity in Japan .A. stabilizedB. reducedC. increasedD. saturatedSection B (0.5 point each)Directions : There are ten questions in this section . Each question is a sentence with something missing . Below each sentence four words or phrases marked A . B,

8、C and D . Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet31. The full impact of the recent tsunami caused by an earthquake in Japan is to predictA. unlikelyB. impossible C. una

9、ble D. incapable32. A simple blood test may help identify those high risk of dying from heart disease .A . inB. onC. atD. for33. Although US new home sales begin to speed, the rate is still near historical lows .A . turn upB. pick upC. set upD. break up34. It was already dark I got up from my seat a

10、nd prepared to leave my office .A .by the timeB.since the timeC.until the timeD.during the time35. Health care providers wish to improve their through regular continuing educationA .equivalenceB.competenceC.relevanceD.prevalence36. Auto makers should never the quality of products amid fierce competi

11、tion .A .bring into playB .make sense ofC.1ose sight ofD.end up with37. Mayor Pat Patterson said this new initiative improving parking and pedestrian accessA. involvesB. evolves C. dissolves D. resolves38. Many of the foreign friends of the Chinese are at the radical changes in China .A . dismayedB.

12、amazedC.startledD.shocked39. these researchers intend to this research until there is some substantial finding .A . insist onB.call onC.1ive onD.carry on40. Men and women of all ages can benefit from amounts of daily physical exercise .A. considerateB.desperateC.moderateD.1iteratePART III CLOZE TEST

13、(1 0 minutes , 10 points,1 point each)Directions : There are 10 questions in this part of the test. Read the passage through Then, go back and choose one suitable word or phrase marked A. B . C. or D for each blank in the passage . Mark the corresponding letter of the word or phrase you have chosen

14、with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine scoring Answer Sheet.What relationship is regarded as good for partners? There is no universal, ideal model 41 which a relationship can be evaluated. A " goodrelationshiponesthat works for bothpartners and effectively supports them in

15、 achieving their goals. If this is not working at some point, it does not 42 mean that the couple requires therapy. All relationships tend to encounter problems during 43 periods and at different stages , and many couples have a good ability 44 their difficulties without professional help. However,

16、some may find that they are continually unhappy with their relationship . Sometimes one partner feels frustrated and misunderstood 45 his or her mate is totally unaware of the situation .If the couple are unable to resolve issues in a 46 that is acceptable to both partners , professional help should

17、 be considered. Many couples only consider therapy as a last 47.It may, however, be helpful at any time. 48: seeking therapy soon after things get“ stuckprevents a 49 of frustration and disappointment. The aim of couple therapy is not only to help the couple deal appropriately with immediate problem

18、s, but also to achieve better ways ofrelating _50.41. A.toB. againstC. forD.at42. A .certainlyB. definitelyC. necessarilyD.fundamentally43. A .fictionalB. peacefulC. eventualD.stressful44. A .of solvingB. to solvingC. in solvingD.to solve45. A .whileB. soC. unlessD.where46. A .respectB. mannerC. met

19、hodD.view47. A .resortB. creatureC. mealD.beginning48. A .On the contraryB. On one handC. For exampleD.First of all49. A .1aptopB. jetlagC. takeoffD.buildup50. A .in detailB. in generalC. in vainD.in forcePART IV READING COMPREHENSION(45 minutes ， 30 points， 1 point each)Directions ： In this part of

20、 the test, there are five short passages Read each passage carefully, and then do the questions that follow Choose the best answer from the four choices given and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer SheetPassage OneRemember Farid

21、Seif ? Mr. Seif is the Houston Iranian American businessman who mistakenly carried a Glock handgun through security, onto a plane， all the way from Houston to Indianapolis When he got to his destination and realized his mistake ， he alerted security officials. There was reportedly “ notheinlsge"

22、; in Mr Seif's carry-on besides the weapon Yet the security screeners at George Bush International， America s eigh-tbhusiest airport， missed it entirely The scariest part of that story was that Transportation Security Administration officials told reporters that this type of incident was“ not un

23、common. ”Now another Texas airport, Dallas-Fort Worth , is proving the point . This week, a high level TSA source told the local NBC affiliate that An undercover TSA agent was able to get throughsecurity at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport with a handgun during testing of the enhanced-imaging

24、 body scanners. ”The TSA insider who blew the whistle on the test also said that none of the TSA agents who failed to spot the gun on the scanned image were disciplined The source said the agents continue to work the body scanners today This is not confidence-inspiring If TSA screeners can etven sto

25、p guns getting through security, why are they taking away our bottled water? Incidents like this only lend incentives to TSA critics who say the whole airport security apparatus is all enormous waste of time and money The TSA's attitude towards the reporting of these sorts of messes isn htelpful

26、 ， either They only provided NBC with a brief statement claiming that they don t reveal the resultsof secret testing for securriteyasons and arguing that advanciemdaging technology is an effective tool to detect both metallic and nonmetallic items hidden on passengers.” Thatmuch the public affairs e

27、quivalent of sticking their fingers in their ears and sayingcan t hear you! It is really hard to have an accountable TSA without greater transparency about the results of secret testing Instead of leaking hints to the press that failure rates have decreased since the last public reports， the TSA sho

28、uld back up its whispering with actual data If it wont ， some enterprising congressional committee should order it.“ Trust us that this works” just isnanymore.51 Mr Seif s handgun A passed the check at the Houston airportB caused big trouble for himself in HoustonC was tracked down by officials in I

29、ndianapolisD triggered a series of false alarms in Indianapolis 52 What happened at Dallas-Fort Worth A helped rebuild public confidence B was merely an unusual accident C caused greater concern over securityD . resulted in unexpected disorder53. After the Dallas Fort Worth report, TSAA . reluctantl

30、y punished the relevant agentsB . allowed the relevant agents to stay in positionC. enhanced security check at relevant airportsD . began to reconsider relevant security methods54. The TSA's statement concerning the reported cases shows that they areA . practical B . uncooperativeC. reliable D.

31、unpredictable55. What is the author ' s demand for TSA?A . No more secret testing .B. Promising to be responsible .C. Rapid response to emergency.D . Releasing results with evidence .56. The last sentence of the passage suggest that the author' s attitude to the TSA isA . appreciative B. cri

32、tical C. tolerant D. indifferentPassage TwoOnce upon a time, staying a healthy weight was easy. To lose weight you simply had to practise the reverse of home economics spend more than you earned. Unfortunately for many, but perhaps not surprisingly, accounts, it turns out that people are rather more

33、 complicated than bank accounts.To stay a healthy weight , you need a hormone called leptin to work properly. It sends" I 'full " messages from the fat cells up to the brain, where they go, among other places, to the same pleasure centers that respond to drugs like cocaine. Obese peopl

34、e produce plenty of leptin , but the brain doesn ' t seem to respond to it properly. Last year researchers at the Oregon Research Institute scanned the brains of overweight people and found their reward circuits were underactive . They were eating more to try to get the enjoyment they were missi

35、ng .There ' s a lot of evidence for the fact that mostif not all , of us have a set point around which our weight can vary by about seven to nine kilos , but anything beyond that is a real struggle. Making changes is hard, particularly if your body is working against you . So why not ditch the t

36、raditional approaches and try some new methods , based on the latest research, that work with your body rather than against it .Several years ago researchers at the National Institute on Aging in Baltimore reported that when they gave rats very little food one day and allowed them to eat plenty the

37、next, they showed virtually all the benefits of a permanent calorie restriction diet. The same goes for humans, according to Dr James Johnson.How does it work? Besides forcing the body to burn fat, it may also trigger hormonal changes. Most people say that the diet takes a bit of getting used to , b

38、ut is not as grinding as trying to cut back on an everyday basis.Older dieters may remember something called brown fat . Unlike the undesirable white stuff ; this was a dieter ' s dream. Instead of storing excess energy as fat, baownsue burned it off to 一 keep you warm-at least in mice. Brown fa

39、t fell out of favor because researchers couldn 'fin d much in humans but now, thanks to the New England journal of Medicine , it's back in fashion . The idea is to expose people to cold temperatures . They then make more brown fat andtheir weight drops 57 The last sentence in Paragraph l mea

40、ns that peoplending of lsosuindgewrsetiaghtA seems rather unreasonable B is unnecessarily complicatedC used to be limitedD can be partly justified58 According to the findings of the Oregon Research Institute , A overweight people get less pleasure from eating the same amountB overweight people enjoy

41、 eating more than the others doC people will become overweight if they eat more than they needD people are more likely to be overweight if they produce less leptin59 The method used by the National Institute on Aging can be summarized as“ ”A no diet at allB diet on a daily basisC diet every other da

42、yD diet permanently60 The word “ grinding ” in the Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to A effective B realisticC unreliable D miserable61 It can be learned that brown fat A converts excess energy into fatB works better in warm temperaturesC burns extra energy to produce heatD accumulates easily in h

43、uman bodies62 The author s purpose iintinwgr is to A compare the various ways of cutting calories63 recommend new methods of losing weightC point out the misconceptions of losing weightD clarify the common myth about weight lossPassage ThreeA study by Dr David Lewis from The University of Sussex， wh

44、o coined the term “ road rage ” found that motorists face a hidden mental health impact from the stresses of driving while bus travel can produce long-term health benefits For the experiment， the heart rate and EDR (Electro-Dermal Response) of 30 commuters was measured when taking similar journeys b

45、y car and bus. The findings reveal a vast difference in EDR, a form of biophysical measurement that indicates mental stress. The EDR results suggested that taking the Car produced significantly more stress than taking the bus ， which was 33 less stressful“ EDR can be a hidden stress it s not as visi

46、ble as intensely nervous driving or audible as road rage. This type of stress can have long- term physiological and emotional implications,” saidDr Lewis, who finds three key factors that increase the stresses of driving a car Driving in heavy traffic especially against a deadline requires a high le

47、vel of attention. This requires the brain to work especially hard processing a myriad of incoming information and making , often split-second, decisions.Congestion and delays can raise blood pressure and physical tension which may manifest itself as “ road rage ” , having se-treiorums hloenaglth con

48、sequences and causing drivers sometimes to take reckless and foolish decisions Driving in congested traffic now outweighs any previous benefits car-driving once gave A sense of frustration of “ wastingone' Sfe behind the wheel of the car, unable to do anything more productive than casual convers

49、ations or listening to the radio. On a bus it is possible to fill the time more profitably by doing some work or reading. He also notes that highly trained, professional bus drivers are skilled in negotiating the challenges of the road, and the relief of trusting someone else to be in charge of the

50、journey is a key part of what makes taking the bus less stressful.He encourages people to get out of their cars and on to the bus for trips where it makes sense such as shopping in town or heading to a restaurant so that you don ' t need to battle traffic or find parking . Switching simple journ

51、eys can help achieve the goal of taking a billion car journeys off the road . All it will take is everyone shifting around a trip a month .63. The finding of the study mentioned in this passage is that.A . cars cause more traffic accidents than busesB. driving a car is more stressful than taking a b

52、usC. high blood pressure is harmful to human healthD . car driving is accompanied by many distractions 64. The term “ road rage " yrobebs to.A . the sudden heart attack that drivers suffer fromB. the explosive outbursts of anger shown by motoristsC. traffic accidents arising from bad-tempered d

53、riversD . the panic caused by traffic congestions65. All of the following are considered a source of stress during Car driving EXCEPT.A . heavy trafficB . traffic jamsC. unfamiliar roadsD . a sense of waste of time66. One of the advantages of a bus ride is that.A . you can do something productive on

54、 the roadB. there is no fear of taking the wrong roadC. no passenger suffers from high blood pressureD . you can get to your destination quickly 67. This passage is intended to.A . urge the public to stop using cars altogetherD. advise people to take a bus instead of a car when possibleE. tell peopl

55、e how to ward off stress while driving a carD . highlight the causes of stress in a city68 Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?A . Car driving : a demanding but exciting j obB. Traffic jams : a source of diseases and conflictsC. Road rage： a frequent occurrence on the way

56、D . Bus travel: one third less stressful than the carPassage FourThe term "g" (general intelligence)represents a measure of overall cognitive ability acres a variety of tests. It' s not the same as IQ but it does tend to correlate. Everyone agrees thatto run in families. But is this do

57、wn to genetics or to environmental influences?However, no single gene has yet been conclusively linked to intelligence. Rather it appears to be a case of complex interactions on many levels between many different genes Identical twins have exactly the same genes, while non-identical twins share about half their genes. Another feature of twins that makes them an ideal choice for studies is that they tend to be raised in pretty much the same environment. If a particular feature is the same in identical twins, but not in non-identical twins ， then chances are it s mainly genes that ar