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1、TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2006)-GRADEEIGHT-TIMELIMIT:190MINPARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN)Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof20multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcolouredanswersheet.TEXT　AHewasanoldmanwitha

2、whitebeardandhugenoseandhands.Longbeforethetimeduringwhichwewillknowhim,hewasadoctoranddroveajadedwhitehorsefromhousetohousethroughthestreetsofWinesburg.Laterhemarriedagirlwhohadmoney.Shehadbeenleftalargefertilefarmwhenherfatherdied.Thegirlwasquiet,tall,anddark,andtomanypeoplesheseemedverybea

3、utiful.EveryoneinWinesburgwonderedwhyshemarriedthedoctor.Withinayearafterthemarriageshedied.Theknucklesofthedoctor'shandswereextraordinarilylarge.Whenthehandswereclosedtheylookedlikeclustersofunpaintedwoodenballsaslargeaswalnutsfastenedtogetherbysteelrods.Hesmokedacobpipeandafterhiswife'sdeat

4、hsatalldayinhisemptyofficeclosebyawindowthatwascoveredwithcobwebs.Heneveropenedthewindow.OnceonahotdayinAugusthetriedbutfounditstuckfastandafterthatheforgotallaboutit.Winesburghadforgottentheoldman,butinDoctorReefythereweretheseedsofsomethingveryfine.AloneinhismustyofficeintheHeffnerBlockabov

5、etheParisDryGoodsCompany'sstore,heworkedceaselessly,buildingupsomethingthathehimselfdestroyed.Littlepyramidsoftruthheerectedandaftererectingknockedthemdownagainthathemighthavethetruthstoerectotherpyramids.DoctorReefywasatallmanwhohadwornonesuitofclothesfortenyears.Itwasfrayedatthesleevesandli

6、ttleholeshadappearedatthekneesandelbows.Intheofficeheworealsoalinendusterwithhugepocketsintowhichhecontinuallystuffedscrapsofpaper.Aftersomeweeksthescrapsofpaperbecamelittlehardroundballs,andwhenthepocketswerefilledhedumpedthemoutuponthefloor.Fortenyearshehadbutonefriend,anotheroldmannamedJoh

7、nSpaniardwhoownedatreenursery.Sometimes,inaplayfulmood,oldDoctorReefytookfromhispocketsahandfulofthepaperballsandthrewthematthenurseryman."'Thatistoconfoundyou,youblitheringoldsentimentalist,"hecried,shakingwithlaughter.ThestoryofDoctorReefya