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1、-. zGeneral English Qualifying Test for Non-English Major Graduate Students, June 25, 2021PART I LISTENING PREHENSION (25 minutes, 20 pointsSection A (1 point eachDirections: In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation a question will

2、 be asked about what was said. Theconversations and the questions will be read only once. Choose the best answer fromthe four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar acrossthe square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.1.Woman: Steve,are you driving down to the

3、central office tomorrowMan: Well,Yes. Do you need a rideWoman: My car is in the repair shop, and I really dont want to take the bus.Question: What is the woman going to do tomorrow2.Woman:Im sorry I havent replied to your email before now. But Ive been tied up withpaper work.Man: You really need to

4、take some time off.Question: Why has nt the woman replied to the mans email3. Man: E*cuse me. I wonder if you would mind moving your van. You are blocking theemergency e*it for the gymnasium.Woman: I am sorry. I must have missed the sign. Could you suggest a place to parkMan: If you go around the co

5、rner, there is a large parking lot near the gate.Question: What does the man suggested the woman should do4. Man: My finger is killing me!Woman: Did you hurt it playing tennisMan: No. Ive been making cold calls all day long and many people just hang upWoman: You need to try something different. Cust

6、omers dont like pushy guys.Question:What is probably the mans job5. Woman:I just found out that Im getting a raise.Man: Thats great. What should we do to celebrateWoman: Lets take Michael and Jenny out for dinner. They are the best friends. I will spring for the entire meal.Question: What does the w

7、oman mean6. Woman: Mike, Im getting more and more confused Can you help meMan: When it es to biochemistry, its a bit like rocket science to me.Question: What does the man imply7. Woman: What do you think of the new training programMan: Its certainly better than the old one.Woman: But Im not sure we

8、would be able to use the ideas immediately.Question: How does the woman feel about their new training program8. Woman: What time does the shuttle bus leave here for the airportMan: Well, the shuttle arrives and departs from the Harvard Square every two hours from 7:30 a.m. But on weekends, it starts

9、 half an hour earlier.Woman: Oh, its Saturday. I might catch the second bus.Question: When will the woman probably get on the bus9. Woman: Did you know that Harry was going to take Cathy on a trip to ChinaMan: Yes, I did. He was planning on surprising her with the ticket for the anniversary. But som

10、eones spilt the beans.Woman: What a shame. That was supposed to have been a surprise.Question: What have we learned about CathySection B (1 point eachDirections:In this section you will hear two mini-talks. At the end of each talk, there will be some questions. Both the talks and the questions will

11、be read to you only once. After eachquestion, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must choose the best answerfrom the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single baracross the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet.Mini-talk OneA new book called Battle

12、 Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Wang has caused a debate about cultural differences in parenting. Ms. Wang is a professor at the Yale Law School in New Haven, Connecticut, and the mother of two daughters. She was raised in the American Midwest by immigrant Chinese parents.In the Chinese culture, th

13、e tiger represents strength and power. In her book, Ms. Wang writes about how she demanded e*cellence from her daughters. For e*ample, she threatened to burn her daughters stuffed animals unless she played a piece of music perfectly. She would insult her daughters if they failed to meet her e*pectat

14、ions.Ms. Wang had a clear list of what her daughters, Sophia and Louisa, were not permitted to do.Attend a sleepover, have a play date, watch TV or play puter games, be in a school play, get any grade less than an A.Many people have criticized Amy Wang. Some say her parenting methods were abusive. M

15、s. Wang makes fun of her own e*treme style of parenting. She says she eased some of the pressure after her younger daughter rebelled and shouted I hate my life! I hate you!But she also says American parents often have low e*pectations of their childrens abilities. The stirring of this intense debate

16、 has to do with what does it mean to be a successful parent and what does it mean to be a successful child.Amy Wangs parenting style is not limited to Chinese families. She says it represents a traditional way of parenting among immigrants seeking a better future for their children.Some educators al

17、so see a risk. When children have no time to be social or to follow their own interests, they might not develop other skills that they need to succeed in life. They advise parents to develop their own style of parenting and not just repeat the way they were raisedQuestion10: What does tiger represen

18、t in the Chinese cultureQuestion 11: Which of the following were the two girls allowed to doQuestion 12: What is true about Amy Wangs parenting styleMini-talk TwoThe largest and most popular shopping mall in the United States is the Mall of America. It is in Bloomington, Minnesota, in the north-cent

19、ral part of the country near the twin cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. It opened in nineteen ninety-two and cost si* hundred fifty million dollars to build.Each year about forty million people visit the Mall of America. Mall officials say four out of ten people who visit have traveled long dist

20、ances.Many people stay several days when they visit the mall. There are more than forty hotels within eight kilometers.The Mall of America has more than five hundred twenty stores. It also has more than fifty places to eat. If you lined up all the stores side by side, they would cover a distance of

21、almost seven kilometers. If you stayed only ten minutes in each store, it would take over eighty-si* hours to plete your visit.When the owners designed the mall, they wanted it to be more than just a place to shop and eat. So they made entertainment a big part of their plan. The Nickelodeon Universe

22、 is an indoor theme park. It has more than twenty-five rides including several roller coasters.Another popular part of the mall is the Underwater Adventures Aquarium. It holds about five thousand sea animals. Visitors walk through a ninety-one meter glass tube. Sharks and other ocean animals swim ab

23、ove and beside you as you walk through the tube.Some people who visit the Mall of America have other things on their mind besides sharks, shopping, eating and roller coasters. They go to the Chapel of Love to be married. More than five thousand couples have had their weddings at the Mall of America.

24、Question 13: How much did it cost to build the Mall of AmericaQuestion 14: What is the name of the indoor theme parkQuestion 15: Which of the following might not be done in the Mall of AmericaSection C (1 point eachDirections: In this section you will hear a short lecture. Listen to the recording an

25、d plete the notes about the lecture. You will hear the recording twice. After the recording you areasked to write down your answers on the Answer Sheet. You now have 25 seconds toread the notes below.Too much an*iety about a test is monly referred to as test an*iety. It is perfectly natural to feel

26、some an*iety when preparing for and taking a test. In fact, a little an*iety can jump start your studying and keep you motivated. However, too much an*iety may block your performance. Youmay have difficulty demonstrating what you know during the test. What can you do Here are five tips on how to red

27、uce your test stress:Use a little stress to your advantage. Stress is your bodys warning mechanismits a signal that helps you prepare for something important thats about to happen. So use it to your advantage instead of reacting to the stress by dreading, plaining or plaining about the test with fri

28、ends. Take an active approach let stress remind you to study well in advance of a test.Be prepared. Some students think that going to classes all should take to learn and to do well on tests. But theres much more to learning than just hoping they soak everything up in class. Thats why good study hab

29、its and skills are so important and why no amount of criminal studying the night before a test can take the place of the deeper level of learning. That happens over time with regular study.Watch what you are thinking. If e*pecting to do well on the test can help you rela*, what about when people e*pect they wo nt do well If you find yourself thinking negative thoughts, or p