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

2、beardandhugenoseandhands.Longbeforethetimeduringwhichwewillknowhim,hewasadoctoranddroveajadedwhitehorsefromhousetohousethroughthestreetsofWinesburg.Laterhemarriedagirlwhohadmoney.Shehadbeenleftalargefertilefarmwhenherfatherdied.Thegirlwasquiet,tall,anddark,andtomanypeoplesheseemedverybeautiful.Eve

3、ryoneinWinesburgwonderedwhyshemarriedthedoctor.Withinayearafterthemarriageshedied.Theknucklesofthedoctor'shandswereextraordinarilylarge.Whenthehandswereclosedtheylookedlikeclustersofunpaintedwoodenballsaslargeaswalnutsfastenedtogetherbysteelrods.Hesmokedacobpipeandafterhiswife'sdeathsatalldayinhis

4、emptyofficeclosebyawindowthatwascoveredwithcobwebs.Heneveropenedthewindow.OnceonahotdayinAugusthetriedbutfounditstuckfastandafterthatheforgotallaboutit.Winesburghadforgottentheoldman,butinDoctorReefythereweretheseedsofsomethingveryfine.AloneinhismustyofficeintheHeffnerBlockabovetheParisDryGoodsCom

5、pany'sstore,heworkedceaselessly,buildingupsomethingthathehimselfdestroyed.Littlepyramidsoftruthheerectedandaftererectingknockedthemdownagainthathemighthavethetruthstoerectotherpyramids.DoctorReefywasatallmanwhohadwornonesuitofclothesfortenyears.Itwasfrayedatthesleevesandlittleholeshadappearedatthe

6、kneesandelbows.Intheofficeheworealsoalinendusterwithhugepocketsintowhichhecontinuallystuffedscrapsofpaper.Aftersomeweeksthescrapsofpaperbecamelittlehardroundballs,andwhenthepocketswerefilledhedumpedthemoutuponthefloor.Fortenyearshehadbutonefriend,anotheroldmannamedJohnSpaniardwhoownedatreenursery.

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