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1、QUESTIONBOOKLET试卷用后随即销毁。禁止保存、第一版或复印。TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2018)-GRADEEIGHT-TIMELIMIIT：150MINPARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION25MINSECTIONAMINI-LECTUREYouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.Nowlistentothemini-lecture.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTHREEminutestocheckyourwork.SECTIONBINTERVIEWInthissect
2、ionyouwillhearONEinterview.TheinterviewwillbedividedintoTWOparts.Attheendofeachpart,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeinterviewandthequestionswillbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA),B),C)andD),andmarkthebestanswer
3、toeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthechoices.Now,listentothefirstinterview.Questions1to5arebasedonPartOneoftheinterview.Nowlistentotheinterview.1/15A.Announcementofresults.B.Lackofatimeschedule.C.Slownessinballotscounting.D.Directionoftheelectoralevents.A.OthervoiceswithinA
4、fghanistanwantedso.B.Thedatehadbeensetpreviously.C.Alltheballotshadbeencounted.D.TheUNadvisedthemtodoso.A.Tocalmthevoters.B.Tospeeduptheprocess.C.Tosticktotheelectionrules.A. Unacceptable.B. Unreasonable.C. Insensible.D. Illconsidered.A. Supportive.B. Ambivalent.C. Opposed.D. Neutral.NowlisteningtoP
5、artTwooftheinterview.Questions6to10arebasedonPartTwooftheinterview.A.Ensurethegovernmentincludesallparties.2/15B.Discusswhoisgoingtobethewinner.C.Supervisethecountingofvotes.D.Seeksupportfromimportantsectors.A.36%-24%.B.46%-34%.C.56%-44%.D.66%-54%.A.Bothcandidates.B.Electoralinstitutions.C.TheUnited
6、Nations.D.Notspecified.A.Itwasunheardof.B.Itwasonasmallscale.C.Itwasinsignificant.D.Itoccurredelsewhere.A.Problemsintheelectoralprocess.B.Formationofanewgovernment.C.Prematureannouncementofresults.D.DemocracyinAfghanistan.PARTREADINGCOMPREHENSION25MINSECTIONAMULTIPLECHOICEQUESTIONS3/15Inthissectiont
7、herearethreepassagesfollowedbyfourteenmultiplechoicequestions.Foreachmultiplechoicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswerandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEETTWO.PASSAGEONE(1)“Britainsbestexport,”IwastoldbytheDepartmentofImmigrationinCanberra,“ispeople.
8、”Closeon100,000peoplehaveappliedforassistedpassagesthefirstfivemonthsoftheyear,andhalfoftheseareeventuallyexpectedtomigratetoAustralia.(2) TheAustralianaredelighted.TheyarekeenlywarethatwithoutastrongflowofimmigrantsintotheworkforcethedevelopmentoftheAustralianeconomyisunlikelytoproceedattheambitiou
9、spacecurrentlyenvisaged.Thenewmineraldiscoveriespromiseasplendidfuture,andtheinjectionofhugeamountsofAmericanandBritishcapitalshouldhelptoensurethattheyareproperlyexploited,butwithunemploymentinAustraliadowntolessthan1.3percent,thegovernmentisunderstandablyanxioustoattractmoreskilledlabor.(3) Austra
10、liaisroughlythesamesizeasthecontinentalUnitedStates,buthasonlytwelvemillioninhabitants.Migrationhasaccountedforhalfthepopulationincreaseinthelastfouryears,andhascontributedgreatlytothecountrysimpressiveeconomicdevelopment.BritainhasalwaysbeentheprincipalsourceninetypercentofAustraliansareofBritishde
11、scent,andBritainhasprovidedonemillionmigrantssincetheSecondWorldWar.(4) Australiahasalsogivengreatattentiontorecruitingpeopleelsewhere.Australiansdecidedtheyhadanexcellentpotentialsourceofapplicantsamongtheso-called“guestworkers”whohavecrossedtheirownfrontierstoworkinotherartsofEurope.Therewereestim
12、atedtobemorethanfourmillionofthem,andalargenumberwereofferedsubsidizedpassagesandguaranteedjobsinAustralia.Italyhasforsomeyearsbeenthesecondbiggestsourceofmigrants,andtheAustralianshavealsomanagedtoattractalargenumberofGreeksandGermans.4/15(9) MostBritishmigrantsmisscouncilhousingtheNationalHealthsc
13、heme,andtheirrelativesandformerneighbor.Lonelinessisabigfactor,especiallyamonghousewives.Themensoonmakenewfriendsatwork,butwivestendtofinditmuchhardertogetusedtoadifferentwayoflife.Manyarehouseboundbecauseofinadequatepublictransportinmostoutlyingsuburbs,andregularcorrespondencewiththeiroldfriendsath
14、omeonlyservestoincreasetheirdiscontent.Onehousewifewasquotedrecentlyassaying:“IevenfindImissthepeopleIusedtathome.”(10) Rentarehigh,andtherearelongwaitinglistsforHousingCommissionhomes.Sicknesscanbeanexpensivebusinessandtheclimatecanbeunexpectedlyrough.ThegapbetweenAustralianandBritishwagepacketsisnolongerbig,andpeoplearegenerallyexpectedtoworkharderherethantheydoathome.Professionalmenoverfortyoftenhavedifficultyinfindingadecentjob.Aboveall,perhaps,skilledimmigrantsoftenfindsaconsiderablereluctancetoaccepttheirqualifications.(11) Ac
