2023年南师大学位英语.doc

NUU College English Proficiency Test
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Part I Listening Comprehension (20%)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

1. A) The woman has been working too hard. C) The woman is tired of her work.
B) The woman is close friend of the man. D) The woman is seeing a doctor.
2. A) His mother likes the pie very much. C) This pie can't match his mother's.
B) This apple pie tastes very good. D) His mother can't make apple pies.
3. A) Take a walk. C) Dance to the music.
B) Give a performance. D) Listen to the music.
4. A) Read more than one article. C) Read an article on political science.
B) Present a different theory to the class. D) Choose a better article to read.
5. A) The woman isn't a skillful typist.
B) The woman should do the typing for Mary.
C) The woman should work as hard as Mary.
D) The woman would understand if she did Mary's job.
6. A) He wants the woman to meet him at three o'clock.
B) He wants to change the time of the appointment.
C) He wants to make sure that Mr. Smith will see him.
D) He wants to make an appointment with Mr. Smith.
7. A) He is an inexperienced speaker. C) He is an awful speaker.
B) He gets nervous easily. D) He hasn't prepared his speech well.
8. A) She didn't like the books the man bought.
B) The man bought a lot of books.
C) There wasn't a large selection at the bookstore.
D) She wanted to see what the man bought.
9. A) Switch to a different flight. C) Go to the airport immediately.
B) Ask the man to change the ticket for her. D) Buy a ticket for the ten o'clock flight.
10. A) Dr. Lemon is waiting for a patient.
B) Dr. Lemon has gone out to visit a patient.
C) Dr. Lemon has lost his patience.
D) Dr. Lemon is busy at the moment.

Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C), and D) Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) To teach and train citizens.
B) To collect taxes.
C) To save natural resources for future use.
D) To protect persons and property.
12. A) By selling services that make life comfortable.
B) By selling public lands.
C) By selling land containing oil.
D) By selling coal and other natural products.
13. A) Taxes and services for the public. C) Police efforts to protect people.
B) Environmental pollution and protection. D) People's attitude toward taxes.

Passage Two
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. A) He didn't like physics any more. C) He had to work to support himself.
B) His eyesight was too poor. D) Physics was too hard for him.
15. A) He was not qualified to be an engineer. C) He wanted to travel.
B) He was not happy with the new director. D) He found his job boring.
16. A) He wanted to go to Spain.
B) He enjoyed traveling around the world.
C) He wanted to work with his friend.
D) He was rejected by the engineering firm.
17. A) He enjoyed teaching English.
B) The owner of the school promised him a good position.
C) He wanted to earn more to support his family.
D) He could earn more as a teacher than as a travel agent.

Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18. A) It can be cooked in many ways.
B) It is delicious but inexpensive.
C) It grows easily in various conditions.
D) It gives higher yields than other grain crops.
19. A) Fried potatoes. C) Sweet corn.
B) Chocolate beans. D) Tomato juice.
20. A) They made native American life styles well-known.
B) They led to the discovery of America.
C) They brought great wealth to Spain.
D) They made native American foods popular.

Part II Reading Comprehension (40%)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
Today, supermarkets are found in almost every large city in the world. But the first supermarket was opened only fifty years ago. It was opened in New York by a man named Michael Cullen.
A supermarket is different from other types of stores in several ways. In supermarkets, goods are placed on open shelves. The customers choose what they want and take them to the check-out counter. This means that fewer employees are required than in other stores.
The way products are displayed is another difference between supermarkets and many other types of stores. For example, in supermarkets, there is usually a display of small inexpensive items just in front of the check-out counter: candies, chocolate, magazines, cheap books and so on, why are they there?
Most customers who go to a supermarket buy from a shopping list. They know exactly what they need to buy. They shop according to a plan. By the time he or she reaches the check-out counter, the customer is feeling pleaded and relaxed because the task of shopping is finished. In this happy mood, the customer sees an attractive display of inexpensive goods that were not on her shopping list. Now she feels like buying something just for her own pleasure and enjoyment. Many customers buy from these displays of products near the check-out counter, and this is exactly what the owner of the supermarket hopes they will do.
Another important fact in helping a customer choose what to buy is where a product is placed on a shelf. A product that is placed at eyelevel on a shelf sells much better than one which is placed on a lower or higher shelf. A product which is easy to see sells best. Manufacturers pay a higher price to have their products placed at eye level on the shelves.
The comfort and convenience of shopping centers is another factor which makes them popular with customers. Large parking spaces are provided, and many supermarkets stay open until very late at night.

21. According to the passage which statement is NOT true?
A) Today supermarkets are found in almost every big city.
B) The first supermarket was opened only half a century ago.
C) The first supermarket was opened in New York.
D) A supermarket is different from other kinds of stores in two ways.
22. According to the passage which statement is true?
A) Supermarkets need more clerks than other stores.
B) The customers prefer supermarkets to other kinds of stores.
C) In supermarkets goods are placed on closed shelves.
D) The customers pay any clerk they meet for what they have bought in supermarkets.
23. A product that is placed ______ sells best.
A) as high as one's eyes C) as high as one's waist
B) on a lower shelf D) on a higher shelf
24. Why do you think shopping centers attract more customers than other kinds of stores?
A) They have more kinds of goods.
B) They have few employees.
C) They have large parking lots and they stay open until almost midnight.
D) They display small inexpensive items in front of check-out counters.
25. According to the way small inexpensive items are displayed we can infer that the owner of a supermarket has a good knowledge of ______.
A) physiology C) psychology
B) biophysics D) biology

Passage 2
Questions 26 through 30 are based on the following passage.
Cell phones, pages, laptop computer, and personal digital assistants are here to stay, bringing increased productivity and efficiency to millions of users. A survey, however, suggests that the torrent of information these portable devices supply may be getting out of control. From palm top computer e-mail to cell phone voice mail, controlling these ways of receiving information is becoming a serious management problem for those who use them.
With their advanced features and compact size, portable electronic devices offer customers freedom, productivity. However, the ease and speed with which messages can be sent and received has increased to such an extent that many people are receiving hundreds of electronic messages of all kinds each day. As a result, many are unable to make full use of the features that will help them manage their information overload.
Most people are still struggling with incoming paper flow, and find they now have the additional burden of managing electronic information. Information overload has implications that extend beyond the professional world. The stress and anxiety it causes can have negative effects on family relationships and friendships. People may feel overwhelmed, leading them to become stressed and preoccupied and actually have less time to spend with their family and friends.
26. Millions of people enjoy using electronic devices to ______.
A) show they are better equipped now
B) keep up with technological advances
C) receive e-mails every day
D) improve their efficiency and productivity
27. What are users of electronic devices concerned in the passage?
A) They cannot get all information in time.
B) They find it hard to manage so much information received every day.
C) Their family members and friends don't like these devices.
D) The electronic devices are getting more and more expensive.
28. What does the phrase “information overload” (Line 2, Para. 3) mean according to the passage?
A) Information flow. C) Too much information.
B) Information management. D) Too little information.
29. Which of the following statements is true?
A) Users find themselves faced with the problem of information management.
B) People like these electronic devices because of their compact size.
C) People only receive information they need every day.
D) People send and receive all information at a moderate speed.
30. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A) Information overload can do harm to family relationships and friendships.
B) The problem of information overload is not limited to the professional field.
C) Information overload makes people feel stressed and anxious.
D) People using the electronic devices welcome all information because they are thus well-informed.

Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
The Carnegie Foundation report says that many colleges have tried to be “all things to all people”. In doing so, they have increasingly catered to a narrow-minded careerism while failing to cultivate a global vision among their students.
The current crisis, it contends, does not derive from a legitimate desire to put learning to productive ends. The problem is that, in too many academic fields, the work has no context; skills, rather than being means, have become ends. Students are offered a variety of options and allowed to pick their way to a degree. In short, driven by careerism, “the nation's colleges and universities are more successful in providing credentials(文凭) than in providing a quality education for their students.” The report concludes that the special challenge confronting the undergraduate college is one of shaping an “integrated core” of common learning. Such a core would introduce students “to essential knowledge, to connections across the disciplines, and in the end, to application of knowledge to life beyond the campus.”
Although the key to a good college is a high quality faculty, the Carnegie study found that most colleges do very little to encourage good teaching. In fact, they do much to undermine it. As one professor observed, “Teaching is important, we are told, and yet faculty know that research and publication matter most.” Not surprisingly, over the last twenty years colleges and universities have failed to graduate half of their four-year degree candidates. Faculty members who dedicate themselves to teaching soon discover that they will not be granted tenure (终身任期), promotion, or substantial salary increases. Yet 70 percent of all faculties say their interests lie more in teaching than in research. Additionally, a frequent complaint among young scholars is that “There is pressure to publish, although there is virtually no interest among administrators or colleagues in the content of the publications.”
31. When a college tries to be “all things to all people” (Lines 1-2, Para. 1), it aims to ______.
A) encourage students to take as many courses as possible
B) focus on training students in various skills
C) satisfy the needs of all kinds of students simultaneously
D) make learning serve academic rather than productive ends
32. By saying that “in too many academic fields, the work has no context” (Line 2, Para. 2) the author means that the teaching in these areas ______.
A) ignores the actual situation
B) is not based on the right perspective
C) gives priority to the cultivation of a global vision among students
D) only focuses on an integrated core of common learning
33. One of the reasons for the current crisis in American colleges and universities is that ______.
A) skills are being taught as a means to an end
B) students don't have enough freedom in choosing what they want to learn
C) a narrow vocationalism has come to dominate many colleges
D) students are only interested in obtaining credentials
34. American colleges and universities failed to graduate half of their four-year degree candidates because ______.
A) most of them lack high-quality faculties
B) the interests of most faculty members lie in research
C) there are not enough incentives for students to study hard
D) they attach greater importance to research and publication than to teaching
35. It can be inferred from the passage that high-quality college education calls for ______.
A) the practice of putting leaning to productive ends
B) a commitment to students and effective teaching
C) putting academic work in the proper context
D) dedication to research in frontier areas of knowledge

Passage Four
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
The ageing process is very important. As we live our lives, all kinds of things begin to go wrong within the cells of our bodies. We have billions of cells. It takes a long time for the damage to build up to a level where it may harm us. But it does build up in