TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS(2015) GRADE EIGHT TIME LIMIT：195 MIN PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 MIN) SECTION A MINI-LECTURE In this section you will hear a mini-lecture．You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points．Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture．When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE, using no more than three words in each gap．Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are)both grammatically and semantically acceptable．You may refer to your notes while completing the task．Use the blank sheet for note-taking．Now, listen to the mini-lecture． Understanding Academic Lectu res Listening to academic lectures is an important task fro university students. Then, how can we comprehend a lecture efficiently? I. Understand all (1) ______________ A. words B. (2) ______________ -stress -intonation -(3) ______________ II. Adding information A. lecturers: sharing information with audience B. listeners: (4) ______________ C. sources of information -knowledge of (5) ______________ -(6) ______________ of the world D. listening involving three steps: -hearing -(7) ______________ -adding III. (8) ______________ A. reasons: -overcome noise -save time B. (9) ______________ -content -organization IV. Evaluating while listening A. helps to decide the (10) ______________ of notes B. helps to remember information SECTION B INTERVIEW In this section 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．...
