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TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS—GRADEFOUR—MODELTESTONEDICTATION[10MIN]Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE.LISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[20MIN]TALKInthissectionyouwillhearatalk.YouwillhearthetalkONCEONLY.Whilelistening,youmaylookatthetaskontheANSWERSHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Makesurewhatyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.Now,listentothetalk.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTWOminutestocheckyourwork.CONVERSATIONSInthissection,youwillheartwoconversations.Attheendoftheconversion,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthequestions.Now,listentotheconversations.ConversationOneQuestions1to5arebasedonConversationOne.A.Atwo-storiedandfour-bedroomhouselocatedinasmalltown.Atownhousewithtwofloors,twobedrooms,andfourbedrooms.Atwo-bedroomtownhousewithfourbathrooms,twofloors.2Atwo-storiedhouselocatedinastreetwithanareaof1080mA.$250,000.$260,000.$253,000.$263,000.A.Hiscreditscoreisofaveragelevel.Hiscredtscoreisofadvanvedlevel.Hepaysontimeoccasionally.Hekeepsrecordsofthecredit.A.Hisgrossmonthlyincomeissufficient.Hispreferenceofamoderatelifeofloan.Theinterestofthe30-yearoneisbeyonghiscapacity.Hisunwillingnesstopaymuchmoney.A.Credit.Lifeoftheloan.Bankpolicy.Income.ConversationTwoQuestions6to10arebasedonConversationTwo.A.Whenyouwanttosavemoremoney.Whenyouwanttogetadiscount.Whenthegiftisonyourshoppinglist.Whenthegiftisworththemoney.A.Limit1.Limit3.Limit5.Limit6.A.IfIbuythegoods,Iwillsavemoremoney.IfIdon’tbuythegoods,therewillbenosuchgoods.IfIbuythegoods,Iwillgetafreegift.IfIdon’tbuythegoods,theywillraisetheprice.A.Inordertoletyouconparepriceswhenbuying.Inordertoletyouignorethehighprice.Inordertoletyoubuythingsinadvance.Inordertoletyouwaittobuysomebetterthings.A.Stayfocused"arethekeywordswhenshopping.KelltGranttellsustomakeashoppinglistandcheckittwicewhenshopping.KellyGrantrecommendstheshopnow,savelater"shoppingway.Couponsarethethingsthatthestoreswantyoutocomebackagain.PARTIIILANGUAGEUSAGE[10MIN]Therearetwentysentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswersonAnswerSheetTwo.Amongthesentencesbelow,itissentencethatdenotesfutureofpresentcause".ThehugelysuccessfulBritishboybandwillsplitsoon.ThehugelysuccessfulBritishboybandmaybesplittingsoon.ThehugelysuccessfulBritishboybandisgoingtosplitsoon.ThehugelysuccessfulBritishboybandissplittingsoon.ThefollowingdeterminerscanbeusedwithuncountablenounsEXCEPT.heapsoflotsofumpteenquantitiesofWhichoftheitalicizedpartsindicatesCONTRAST?MrWhiteisprincipaloftheschool,andanexpertintranslation.Heisnotmanenough,andthat'sall.Jackgrewwheatonhisfarmduringtheday,andhestudiedastrnomyatnight.Hedidn'tstayuplate,andhewastardyforschool.TherewasastormIhadneverexperiencedbefore.suchasaswhichwithwhichforsuchThisruletoeveryonewhoforthepost.willapply…willapplyapplies???willapplywillapply…appliesapplies???.isapplyingWhoinbutthePresidenthimself!iscomingshouldcomecamehascomeWhichofthefollowingprepositionalphrasescanfunctionasanadverbial?Idon’twantabookwithatorncover.Thegrasswaswetwithrain.Itisinbadtastetoboost.Betweenfourandsixwillsuitme.Thoughtheyoungladywasveryprettyandgracious,shewasnonehappierforherbeauty.themuchmoreenoughWhichofthefollowingbestexplainsthemeaningof“Shallmydaughterdoyourshoppingforyou?”Doyouagreetomydaughterdoingyourshoppingforyou?Areyouwillingtoletmydaughterdoyourshoppingforyou?Doyouwantmydaughtertodoyourshoppingforyou?AmIwillingtoletmydaughterdoyourshoppingforyou?Thereisnoreasontheyshouldlimithowmuchvitaminyoutake,theycanlimithowmuchwateryoudrink.nornomorethannotmorethananymorethanHarrytookaofhisdrinkandthenputtheglassdown.tastelickmouthsipAshemadenotoourquarrel,Iassumedhehadforgivenme.referencestatementcommentmentionAtthecasualtydepartmentmybrotherhadhisinjury.A.curedB.healedrelievedtreatedInthemajorityofcases,thisisavitaloperation.tremendoushandsomebroadD.widecausedtheaccidenthasnotyetbeenfound.A.WhatB.WhateverWhicheverWhichWhathappenstoher?She'sbeenbehavingverystrangelate.byoffortillMyyoungbrotherhasreallygottenundermyskin.Theunderlinedpartmeans.A.mademeangryB.mademetiredC.mademeexcitedD.mademeannoyed-I'mgladtoseeyoulookingsowell.-Yes,Ifeelasasafiddle.wellfitfinefreshThelocalwineisratherrough,butyou'llsoonatasteforit!receiveadoptacquireacceptTheraysofthemorningsunbegintoshinethroughwindows,castingaglowofgoldoverthelandscape.carvedantiquewoodenantiquecarvedwoodenantiquewoodencarvedwoodenantiquecarvedCLOZE[10MIN]Decidewhichofthewordsgivenintheboxbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblank.ThewordscanbeusedONCEONLY.MarktheletterforeachwordonANSWERSHEETTWO.A.emergingB.testifyC.soughtD.mergingE.ingeneralF.transformedG.pigmentH.painstakingI.intotalJ.closeK.ratifyL.ritualisticM.figureN.extantO.shiftedPainting,theexecutionofformsandshapesonasurfacebymeansof(31),hasbeencontinuouslypracticedbyhumansforsome20,000years.Togetherwithotheractivitiesthatmayhavebeen(32)inoriginbuthavecometobedesignatedasartisticsuchasmusicordance,paintingwasoneoftheearliestwaysinwhichman(33)toexpresshisownpersonalityandhis(34)understandingofanexistencebeyondthematerialworld.Unlikemusicanddance,however,examplesofearlyformsofpaintinghavesurvivedtothepresentday.Themoderneyecanderiveaestheticaswellasantiquariansatisfactionfromthe15,000-year-old-cavemuralsofLascaux--someexamples(35)totheconsiderablepowersofdraftsmanshipoftheseearlyartists.Andpainting,unlikeotherarts,exhibitsuniversalqualitiesthatmakeiteasyforviewersofallnationsandcivilizationstounderstandandappreciate.Themajor(36)examplesofearlypaintinganywhereintheworldarefoundinWesternEuropeandtheSovietUnion.Butsome5,000yearsago,theareasinwhichimportantpaintingswereexecuted(37)totheeasternMediterraneanSeaandneighboringregions.Therefore,WesternsharedaEuropeanculturaltraditiontheMiddleEastandMediterraneanBasinand,later,thecountriesoftheNewWorld.Westernpaintingis(38)distinguishedbyitsconcentrationontherepresentationofthehuman(39),whetherintheheroiccontextofantiquityorthereligiouscontextoftheearlyChristianandmedievalworld.TheRenaissanceextendedthistraditionthrougha(n)(40)examinationofthenaturalworldandaninvestigationofbalance,harmony,andperspectivesinthevisibleworld,linkingpaintingtothedevelopingsciencesofanatomyandoptics.READINGCOMPREHENSION[35MIN]SECTIONAMUTIPLECHOICEQUESTIONSInthissectiontherearethreepassagesfollowedbytenmultiplechoicequestions.Foreachmultiplechoicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.PASSAGEONEGiventhelackoffitbetweengiftedstudentsandtheirschools,itisnotsurprisingthatsuchstudentsoftenhavelittlegoodtosayabouttheirschoolexperience.Inonestudyof400adultswhohadachieveddistinctioninallareasoflife,researchersfoundthatthree-fifthsoftheseindividualseitherdidbadlyinschoolorwereunhappyinschool.FewMacArthurPrizefellows,winnersoftheMacArthurAwardforcreativeaccomplishment,hadgoodthingstosayabouttheirprecollegiateschoolingiftheyhadnotbeenplacedinadvancedprograms.Anecdotalreportssupportthis.PabloPicasso,CharlesDarwin,MarkTwain,OliverGoldsmith,andWilliamButlerYeatsalldislikedschool.SodidWinstonChurchill,whoalmostfailedoutofHarrow,aneliteBritishschool.AboutOliverGoldsmith,oneofhisteachersremarked,"Neverwassodullaboy."Oftenthesechildrenrealizethattheyknowmorethantheirteachers,andtheirteachersoftenfeelthatthesechildrenarearrogant,inattentive,orunmotivated.Someofthesegiftedpeoplemayhavedonepoorlyinschoolbecausetheirgiftswerenotscholastic.MaybewecanaccountforPicassointhisway.Butmostfaredpoorlyinschoolnotbecausetheylackedabilitybutbecausetheyfoundschoolunchallengingandconsequentlylostinterest.Yeatsdescribedthelackoffitbetweenhismindandschool:"BecauseIhadfounditdifficulttoattendtoanythinglessinterestingthanmyownthoughts,Iwasdifficulttoteach."Asnotedearlier,giftedchildrenofallkindstendtobestrong-willednonconformists.Nonconformityandstubbornness(andYeats'slevelofarroganceandself-absorption)arelikelytoleadtoConflictswithteachers.Whenhighlygiftedstudentsinanydomaintalkaboutwhatwasimportanttothedevelopmentoftheirabilities,theyarefarmorelikelytomentiontheirfamiliesthantheirschoolsorteachers.AwritingprodigystudiedbyDavidFeldmanandLynnGoldsmithwastaughtfarmoreaboutwritingbyhisjournalistfatherthanhisEnglishteacher.High-IQchildren,inAustraliastudiedbyMiracaGrosshadmuchmorepositivefeelingsabouttheirfamiliesthantheirschools.AbouthalfofthemathematiciansstudiedbyBenjaminBloomhadlittlegoodtosayaboutschool.Theyalldidwellinschoolandtookhonorsclasseswhenavailable,andsomeskippedgrades.TheauthorquotestheremarksofoneofOliverGoldsmith'steachers.A．toprovidesupportforhisargument.B．toillustratethestrongwillofsomegiftedchildren.C．toexplainhowdullstudentscanalsobesuccessful.D．toshowhowpoorOliver'sperformancewasatschool.PabloPicassoislistedamongthemanygiftedchildrenwho.A．paidnoattentiontotheirteachersinclass.B．contradictedtheirteachersmuchtoooften.C．couldnotcopewiththeirstudiesatschoolsuccessfully.D．behavedarrogantlyandstubbornlyinthepresenceoftheirteachers.Manygiftedpeopleattributedtheirsuccess.A．mainlytoparentalhelpandtheireducationathome.B．bothtoschoolinstructionandtotheirrparents'coaching.C．moretotheirparents'encouragementthantoschooltraining.D．lesstotheirsystematiceducationthantotheirtalent.PASSAGETWOAcontroversyeruptedinthescientificcommunityinearly1998overtheuseofDNA(deoxyribonucleicacid)fingerprintingincriminalinvestigations.DNAfingerprintingwasintroducedin1987asamethodtoidentifyindividualsbasedonapatternseenintheirDNA,themoleculeofwhichgenesaremade.DNAispresentineverycellofthebodyexceptredbloodcells.DNAfingerprintinghasbeenusedsuccessfullyinvariousways,suchastodeterminepaternitywhereitisnotclearwhothefatherofaparticularchildis.However,itisintheareaofcriminalinvestigationsthatDNAfingerprintinghaspotentiallypowerfulandcontroversialuses.DNAfingerprintingandotherDNAanalysistechniqueshaverevolutionizedcriminalinvestigationsbygivinginvestigatorspowerfulnewtoolsintheattempttotroveguilt,notjustestablishinnocence.Whenusedincriminalinvestigations,aDNAfingerprintpatternfromasuspectiscomparedwithaDNAfingerprintpatternobtainedfromsuchmaterialashairsorbloodfoundatthesceneofacrime.AmatchbetweenthetwoDNAsamplescanbeusedasevidencetoconvictasuspect.Thecontroversyin1998stemmedformareportpublishedinDecember1991bypopulationgeneticistsRichardC.LewontinofHarvardUniversityinCambridge,Mass.,andDanielL.HartlcalledintoquestionthemethodstocalculatehowlikelyitisthatamatchbetweentwoDNAfingerprintsmightoccurbychancealone.Inparticular,theyarguedthatthecurrentmethodcannotproperlydeterminethelikelihoodthattwoDNAsampleswillmatchbecausetheycamefromthesameindividualratherthansimplyfromtwodifferentindividualswhoaremembersofthesameethnicgroup.LewontinandHartlcalledforbettersurveysofDNApatternsmethodsareadequate.Inresponsetotheircriticisms,populationgeneticistsRanajitChakrabortyoftheUniversityofTexasinDallasandKennethK.KiddofYaleUniversityinNewHaven,Conn.,arguedthatenoughdataarealreadyavailabletoshowthatthemethodscurrentlybeingusedareadequate.InJanuary1998,however,thefederalBureauofInvestigationandlaboratoriesthatconductDNAtestsannouncedthattheywouldcollectadditionalDNAsamplesformvariousethnicgroupsinanattempttoresolvesomeofthesequestions.And,inApril,aNationalAcademyofSciencescalledforstrictstandardsandsystemofaccreditationforDNAtestinglaboratories.BeforeDNAfingerprintingisused,suspects.wouldhavetoleavetheirfingerprintsforfurtherinvestigationswouldhavetosubmitevidencefortheirinnocencecouldeasilyescapeconvictionofguiltcouldbeconvictedofguiltaswellTheattitudeoftheFederalBereauofInvestigationshowsthat.enoughdataareyettobecollectedformvariousethnicgroupstoconfirmtheunlikelihoodoftwoDNAsamplescomingfromtwoindividualmembersenoughdataofDNAsamplesshouldbecollectedtoconfirmthatonlyDNAsamplesformthesamepersoncanmatchenoughdataareyettobecollectedfromvariousethnicgroupstodeterminethelikelihoodoftwodifferentDNAsamplescomingformthesamepersonadditionalsamplesfromvariousethnicgroupsshouldbecollectedtodeterminethattwoDNAsamplesareunlikelytocomefromthesamepersonTheNationalAcademyofSciencesholdsthestancethat.DNAtestingshouldbesystematizedonlyauthorizedlaboratoriescanconductDNAtestingitisauthorizedtoworkoutstandardsfortestingithastherighttoaccreditlaboratoriesforDNAtestingPASSAGETHREEAfewmonthsagoIwasnominatedforGovernorofthegreatStateofNewYork,torunagainstStewartL.WoodfordandJohnT.Hoffman,onanindependentticket.IsomehowfeltthatIhadoneprominentadvantageoverthesegentlemen,andthatwas,goodcharacter.Itwaseasytoseebythenewspapers,thatifevertheyhadknownwhatitwastobearagoodname,thattimehadgoneby.Itwasplainthatintheselatteryearstheyhadbecomefamiliarwithallmannerofshamefulcrimes.ButattheverymomentthatIwasexaltingmyadvantageandjoyinginitinsecret,therewasamuddyundercurrentofdiscomfort"riling"thedeepsofmyhappiness--andthatwas,thehavingtohearmynamebandiedaboutinfamiliarconnectionwiththoseofsuchpeople.Butafterall,Icouldnotrecede.Iwasfullycommittedandmustgoonwiththefight.AsIwaslookinglistlesslyoverthepapersatbreakfast,Icameacrossthisparagraph,andImaytrulysayIneverwassoconfoundedbefore:PERJURY.--Perhaps,nowthatMr.MarkTwainisbeforethepeopleasacandidateforGovernor,hewillcondescendtoexplainhowhecametobeconvictedofperjurybythirty-fourwitnesses,inWakawak,CochinChina,in1863,theintentofwhichperjurywastorobapoornativewidowandherhelplessfamilyofameagreplantainpatch,theironlystayandsupportintheirbereavementandtheirdesolation.Mr.Twainowesittohimself,aswellastothegreatpeoplewhosesuffragesheasks,toclearthismatterup.Willhedoit?IthoughtIshouldburstwithamazement!Suchacruel,heartlesscharge--IneverhadseenCochinChina!IneverhadbeardofWakawak!Ididn'tknowaplantainpatchfromakangaroo!Ididnotknowwhattodo.Iwascrazedandhelpless.Iletthedayslipawaywithoutdoinganythingatall.[Mem.--Duringtherestofthecampaignthispaperneverreferredtomeinanyotherwaythanas"theinfamousperjurerTwain."]Nextcamethe"Gazette,"withthis:WANTEDTOKNOW.--WillthenewcandidateforGovernordeigntoexplaintocertainofhisfellow-citizens(whoaresufferingtovoteforhim!)thelittlecircumstanceofhiscabin-matesinMontanalosingsmallvaluablesfromtimetotime,untilatlast,thesethingshavingbeeninvariablyfoundonMr.Twain'spersonorinhis"trunk"(newspaperherolledhistrapsin),theyfeltcompelledtogivehimafriendlyadmonitionforhisowngood,andsotarredandfeatheredhimandrodehimonarail,andthenadvisedhimtoleaveapermanentvacuumintheplaceheusuallyocc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SECTIONSECTIONBSHORTANSWERQUESTIONSInthissection,therearefiveshortanswerquestionsbasedonthepassagesinSectionA.AnswerthequestionswithNOmorethanTENwordsinthespaceprovidedonANSWERSHEETTWO.PASSAGEONEWhatmakesgiftedstudentsoftenhavelittlegoodtosayabouttheirschoolexperience?PASSAGETWOWhatisthemainideaofthepassage?PASSAGETHREEWhatdoesthewordapprehensively"probablymeaninPara.10?Whatmaybethetitleforthepassage?PARTVIWRITING[45MIN]Readcarefullythefollowingexcerpt,andthenwriteyourresponseinNOLESSTHAN200words,inwhichyoushould:summarizethemainmessageoftheexcerpt,andthencommentonwhethersurveillancecamerasarebeneficialornot.Youshouldsupportyourselfwithinformationfromtheexcerpt.Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organizationandlanguagequality.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.isKei■k"faIc11n>.i44!IIhkg；.ilitxei!ImlirecLiiiitrru.isiopre、uniLi片1『工?thercLri^rtitrcI1TOiitillitvriliCHitiortlortiihefpvtioniiCiitirvc111MicevofltcTi.hi、&…二Jie-~kBtcrthivv「虬nndtiinkeihernn<ncnU-rytMirhomeinnmyIhej,c'tdiJ\l”cmiiicruiiikIwiiviup■*urvtill<5nee卜thefcui\t'clin\lafprivtit-jAIthoLi^hvvircliiip>iIc?iutlic)iriiontis口somemaybvpassthisI。羯nlityandiiipaJinewithoutpcnnissikit11.ThBnijtiriv[iiprii二ir,1.1nncltliIwcv-ie!kviowhciriiE?*門—式：inirrvn而imofprii.i._v,hether”11the^^porkp!fiecoronn.puKIitrdirect\nolFicrdiIhiktypurolstirveLIliin-