英语专业1993专八试卷.docx

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (1993)
-GRADE EIGHT-
PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION(30 min)
PAPERONE
In this part of the test you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and
then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response for each question in your ANSWER BOOKLET
SECTION A CONVERSATION
Questions 1 to 5 refer to the conversation in this section.
Janet is not happy about Paul' s arrangement because
A. Paul hasn' t told her about the invitation B. the au pair girl will stay at
home
C. their children cannot stay at their friend' s home D. Saturday is a bad day
for her
According to the conversation, we know that Sam Urwin is
A. a man in charge of charity in town B. a businessman
C. a schoolmate of Janet' s D. a neighbour of theirs in Canada
The following statements about Sam are true except
Sam is very fond of duck and goes out shooting ducks a lot
Sam likes golf better than shooting
Sam is Janet' s favourite back in Canada
Sam pays much attention to his figure
Paul will buy the wine at
A. a pub B. a shop where drinks are sold to take away
C. Downes' D. a supermarket near his office
The conversation takes place
in the course of their dinner
in the kitchen before supper
C. in the sitting room after supper D. late in the afternoon
SECTION B TALK
Questions 6 to ID refer to the talk in this section.
One specific difference between animal brain and human brain is
A. the division of sides B. the controlling functions
C. the cross-over effect D. the verbal abilities
People got to know things like the specialized abilities of the human brain
A. during the last decade B. early this century
C. through Dr Rogers Barry D. after many experiments
The 'Split Brain Experiments' were considered
a surgical experiment with the nerve
a help to the patients' recovery
a further proof of what had been known before
a great step in brain research
The right hand was still able to write after the splitting of the brain, because
verbal