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_GENERAI ENGLISH QUALIFYING TESTFOR NON-ENGLISH MAJOR GRADUATE STUDENTS(11-6)PART VOCABULARY(10 minutes，10 points)Section A(05 point each)Directions：There are ten questions in this sectionEach question is a sentence with one word or phrase underlinedBelow the sentence are four words or phrases marked ABC and DChoose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined oneMark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet21There used to be many guys who asserted themselves as all-powerful Chi Kung masters in China Aconformed Binformed Caffirmed Dperformed22Children from an obscure family have to make greater efforts to climb the social ladder Aunknown Bprominent Ccontroversial Drural23A permanent job plus a decent salary is what most of these young guys in China hope for Anoble Badequate Cmodest Dpolite24These transit workers went on strike in defiance of the relevant union policyAin line with Bin return forCin response to Din spite of25This retired scientist takes on leadership roles with nearly every organization she is part of Aassumes Bopposes Cpretends Ddesires26Winslow Homer captured the look and spirit of American life with unparalleled eloquence Aincredible Binevitable Cunmatched Dunnoticed27Many parents encounter occasions when theft child doesnt turn in their home work assignments Aparticipate in Bhand in Cengage in Dinvest in28The two elements of success that are intimately connected are creativity and innovation Afamiliarly BapproximatelyCloosely Dclosely29Jonathan Alter once said that admission of guilt tends to breed public sympathy Aproduce BconcealCevade Dcombat30Seawater near the Fukushima plant is showing e1evated 1evels of radioactivity in Japan Astabilized Breduced Cincreased DsaturatedSection B (0.5 point each)Directions：There are ten questions in this sectionEach question is a sentence with something missingBelow each sentence four words or phrases marked AB, C and D Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentenceMark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet31The full impact of the recent tsunami caused by an earthquake in Japan is _ to predict Aunlikely Bimpossible Cunable Dincapable32A simple blood test may help identify those _ high risk of dying from heart disease Ain Bon Cat Dfor33Although US new home sales begin to _ speed, the rate is still near historical lows Aturn up Bpick up Cset up Dbreak up34It was already dark _ I got up from my seat and prepared to leave my office Aby the time Bsince the time Cuntil the time Dduring the time35Health care providers wish to improve their _ through regular continuing education Aequivalence Bcompetence Crelevance Dprevalence36Auto makers should never _ the quality of products amid fierce competition Abring into play Bmake sense ofC1ose sight ofDend up with37Mayor Pat Patterson said this new initiative _ improving parking and pedestrian access Ainvolves Bevolves Cdissolves Dresolves38Many of the foreign friends of the Chinese are _ at the radical changes in China Adismayed Bamazed Cstartled Dshocked39these researchers intend to _ this research until there is some substantial findingAinsist on Bcall on C1ive on Dcarry on40Men and women of all ages can benefit from _ amounts of daily physical exerciseA. considerate Bdesperate Cmoderate D1iteratePART III CLOZE TEST(1 0 minutes，10 points，1 point each)Directions：There are 10 questions in this part of the testRead the passage throughThen, go back and choose one suitable word or phrase marked ABCor D for each blank in the passageMark the corresponding letter of the word or phrase you have chosen with a single bar across the square brackets on your machinescoring Answer SheetWhat relationship is regarded as good for partners? There is no universal，ideal model 41 which a relationship can be evaluatedA“good relationship”is one that works for both partners and effectively supports them in achieving their goalsIf this is not working at some point，it does not 42 mean that the couple requires therapyAll 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, some may find that they are continually unhappy with their relationshipSometimes 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 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 “stuck” prevents a 49 of frustration and disappointment. The aim of couple therapy is not only to help the couple deal appropriately with immediate problems, but also to achieve better ways of relating 50 .41Ato Bagainst Cfor Dat42Acertainly Bdefinitely Cnecessarily Dfundamentally43Afictional Bpeaceful Ceventual Dstressful44Aof solving Bto solving Cin solving Dto solve45Awhile Bso Cunless Dwhere46Arespect Bmanner Cmethod Dview47Aresort Bcreature Cmeal Dbeginning48AOn the contrary BOn one hand CFor example DFirst of all49A1aptop Bjetlag Ctakeoff Dbuildup50Ain detail Bin general Cin vain Din forcePART IV READING COMPREHENSION(45 minutes，30 points，1 point each)Directions：In this part of the test, there are five short passagesRead each passage carefully, and then do the questions that followChoose 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 Sheet Passage OneRemember Farid Seif ? Mr. Seif is the Houston IranianAmerican businessman who mistakenly carried a Glock handgun through security, onto a plane，all the way from Houston to IndianapolisWhen he got to his destination and realized his mistake，he alerted security officials. There was reportedly“nothing else in Mr Seifs carry-on besides the weaponYet the security screeners at George Bush International，Americas eighth-busiest airport，missed it entirelyThe scariest part of that story was that Transportation Security Administration officials told reporters that this type of incident was “not uncommon.”Now another Texas airport，Dallas-Fort Worth，is proving the pointThis week, a highlevel TSA source told the local NBC affiliate that An undercover TSA agent was able to get through security at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport with a handgun during testing of the enhanced-imaging 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 disciplinedThe source said the agents continue to work the body scanners todayThis is not confidence-inspiringIf TSA screeners cant even stop 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 moneyThe TSAs attitude towards the reporting of these sorts of messes isnt helpful，eitherThey only provided NBC with a brief statement claiming that they dont reveal the results of secret testing for security reasons and arguing that advanced imaging technology is an effective tool to detect both metallic and nonmetallic items hidden on passengers.” Thats pretty much the public affairs equivalent of sticking their fingers in their ears and saying lalalalala we cant hear you!It is really hard to have an accountable TSA without greater transparency about the results of secret testingInstead of leaking hints to the press that failure rates have decreased since the last public reports，the TSA should back up its whispering with actual dataIf it wont，some enterprising congressional committee should order it. “Trust us that this works” just isnt cutting it anymore.51MrSeifs handgun _Apassed the check at the Houston airportBcaused big trouble for himself in HoustonCwas tracked down by officials in IndianapolisDtriggered a series of false alarms in Indianapolis52What happened at Dallas-Fort Worth _Ahelped rebuild public confidenceBwas merely an unusual accidentCcaused greater concern over securityDresulted in unexpected disorder53After the DallasFort Worth report，TSA _Areluctantly punished the relevant agentsBallowed the relevant agents to stay in positionCenhanced security check at relevant airportsDbegan to reconsider relevant security methods54The TSAs statement concerning the reported cases shows that they are _Apractical Buncooperative Creliable Dunpredictable55What is the authors demand for TSA?ANo more secret testingBPromising to be responsibleCRapid response to emergencyDReleasing results with evidence56. The last sentence of the passage suggest that the authors attitude to the TSA is _Aappreciative Bcritical Ctolerant Dindifferent Passage Two Once upon a time，staying a healthy weight was easy. To lose weight you simply had to practise the reverse of home economicsspend more than you earned. Unfortunately for many, but perhaps not surprisingly, accounts, it turns out that people are rather more complicated than bank accounts. To stay a healthy weight，you need a hormone called leptin to work properly. It sends “Im 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 cocaineObese people produce plenty of leptin，but the brain doesnt 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 underactiveThey were eating more to try to get the enjoyment they were missing Theres a lot of evidence for the fact that most，if 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 struggleMaking changes is hard, particularly if your body is working against youSo why not ditch the traditional approaches and try some new methods，based on the latest research，that work with your body rather than against itSeveral 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 next, they showed virtually all the benefits of a permanent calorie restriction dietThe same goes for humans， according to Dr James JohnsonHow does it work? Besides forcing the body to burn fat，it may also trigger hormonal changesMost people say that the diet takes a bit of getting used to，but is not as grinding as trying to cut back on an everyday basisOlder dieters may remember something called brown fatUnlike the undesirable white stuff； this was a dieters dream. Instead of storing excess energy as fat, brownfat tissue burned it off to keep you warm-at least in miceBrown fat fell out of favor because researchers couldnt find much in humans but now, thanks to the New England journal of Medicine，its back in fashionThe idea is to expose people to cold temperaturesThey then make more brown fat and their weight drops57The last sentence in Paragraph l means that peoples understanding of losing weight_ Aseems rather unreasonable Bis unnecessarily complicated Cused to be limited Dcan be partly justified58. According to the findings of the Oregon Research Institute , _Aoverweight people get less pleasure from eating the same amountBoverweight people enjoy eating more than the others doCpeople will become overweight if they eat more than they needDpeople are more likely to be overweight if they produce less leptin59The method used by the National Institute on Aging can be summarized as“_” Ano diet at all Bdiet on a daily basis Cdiet every other day Ddiet permanently60The word “grinding” in the Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to _ Aeffective Brealistic Cunreliable Dmiserable61It can be learned that brown fat _Aconverts excess energy into fatBworks better in warm temperaturesCburns extra energy to produce heatDaccumulates easily in human bodies62The authors purpose in writing is to _Acompare the various ways of cutting caloriesBrecommend new methods of losing weightCpoint out the misconceptions of losing weightDclarify the common myth about weight lossPassage ThreeA study by Dr David Lewis from The University of Sussex，who coined the term“road rage” found that motorists face a hidden mental health impact from the stresses of drivingwhile bus travel can produce long-term health benefitsFor the experiment，the heart rate and EDR (Electro-Dermal Response) of 30 commuters was measured when taking similar journeys by 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 stressits not as visible as intensely nervous driving or audible as road rage. This type of stress can have long-term physiological and emotional implications,” said Dr Lewis, who finds three key factors that increase the stresses of driving a car Driving in heavy trafficespecially against a deadlinerequires a high level 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”,