TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS（2011）-GRADE FOUR-.docVIP

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS（2011）-GRADE FOUR- TIME LIMIT: 135MIN PART I DICTATION [15 MIN] Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Now, listen to the passage. 题解: British Holidaying Habits In the late 1970s, air travel became affordable / for the average family in the UK,/ and more people started traveling abroad for their summer holidays./ After all, the British weather wasn’t very good, even in summer,/ so a lot of people left the country for a vacation./ In the 1980s and 1990s, young people in the UK became wealthier on average./ As a result, they started to go abroad in groups, / to places such as Spain and Greece. / Once they arrived at their destination,/ they met with other groups of young people and had one long party./ British holidaying habits have begun to change, however. / Climate change means that the UK now has a hotter climate, / so people do not need to go overseas to find good weather. / Also, going abroad is more expensive. / As a result, more British people are choosing to spend their summer holidays in the UK. / PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION ［20 MIN］ In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the best answer to each question on Answer Sheet Two. SECTION A CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 3 are bas