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PHD

CHINAUNIVERSITYOFGEOSCIENCES

PhDEntranceExaminationinEnglish

21April2001

LISTENTOTHIS!

Goodmorning!

YouareabouttotaketheEnglishtestforpeoplewhowishtoenterthedoctoralprogramintheearthsciencesatthisschool.Thetestmayberatherdifferentfromanyexamyou’vetakeninthepast.Thefirstpartisatimedlisteningexercise.Theotherfoursectionstestyourknowledgeofgrammar,elementarywritingskillsandbasicvocabulary,plusyourreadingability.Youcanhaveasmuchtimeasyoulikeforthelastfourpartsofthetest—withinreason,ofcourse.

Thetesthasfivesections,worthatotalof130pointsinall;theanswersinpart5,thereadingtest,areworththreepointseach.

Theanswersforparts1,2,3and5（inotherwords,everypartexcept4）shouldbemarkedonyouranswersheet.Theanswersforpart4shouldbewrittendirectlyonthistestpaper.

MakesureyouREADANDFOLLOWTHEDIRECTIONSforeachpartofthetest!

TheresultsofthisexamwillenableustocompareyourpreparationinEnglishwiththatoftheothercandidates.The“passing”gradeisrelative;inotherwords,itwilldependonthescoresforthewholebodyoftest-takers.Youshouldjustrelaxanddoaswellasyoucan.

Weshallnowbegin.Turnthepagetopart1.Goodluck!

PART1.ImaginethatyouareonatraintoShanghai.Intheseatsinfrontofyoutherearetwoforeigners,andyoucanheartheirconversation.Oneofthemistellingtheotherabouthisjob.Hesayswhathedoes,notwhatheisorwhatfield（professionoroccupation）heisin.

Onyourpaperyouseealistofthenamesofpeoplein60differentoccupationsorprofessions.Asyoulisten,decidewhatthespeakeris.Thenfindthecorrectwordonthelistandwritethenumberbesideitintheproperblankonyouranswersheet.

Forinstance,supposeyouhearthis:

（SpeakerP）“Well,Idon’tenjoylecturingverymuch,especiallytoyoungerstudents,butIdolovemyresearch.I’dbesohappyifIcouldspendeverydayinthelabwithmygraduatestudentsandpostdocs.However,that’sjustnotthewayuniversitydepartmentsoperate.”Youdecidethatthespeakermustbeaprofessor,soyoufind“aprofessor”onyourlist.Youseethatthenumberbesideitis61;youthenwritethenumber61intheblankbesidePonyouranswersheet.

Bytheway,inrealitythereisnoPandno61,and“aprofessor”isnotoneofthechoicesonyourlist.Thisisjustatheoreticalexample.Youwillnowhavethreeminutestoreadthelist.[SILENCE]

Allright,nowlet’sbegin!

[15points]

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1anaccountant会计31alibrarian

2anactor32amathematician数学家

3anairlinepilot民航驾驶员33amechanic机修工（技工）

4anarchitect建筑师34amechanicalengineer机械工程师

5anastronomer天文学家35amilitaryofficer

6abiologist36anovelist小说作家

7achef烹调师37anurse

8acivilengineer土木工程师（建筑）38apaleontologist古生物学家

9aconcertpianist高级钢琴演奏师39apressphotographer新闻摄影师

10aconstructionworker40aplumber管道维修工（水暖工）

11acorporateexecutive企业执行总裁41apoet诗人

12adentist牙医42apolicedetective侦探（刑警）

13adietician营养师43apolicepatrolman普通警察（巡警）

14adiplomat外交官44ppopsinger流行歌手

15anelectrician电工45apostman邮递员

16afashiondesigner时装设计师46aprivatebusinessman私营企业家（个体商人）

17afilmcritic电影评论家47aprivatedetective私人侦探

18afilmdirector电影导演48apsychiatrist心理医生

19aflightattendant飞机乘务员49apsychologist心理学家

20aflorist花店老板50apublisher出版商

21ageologist51aradioannouncer电台播音员

22ageophysicist52aschoolteacher（primary）

23agraphicdesigner图形设计员53aschoolteacher（secondary）

24ahairdresser发型设计师54asoftwareengineer

25ahardwareengineer硬件工程师55astoreclerk/shopassistant

26ahotelmanager56asurgeon外科医生

27ajournalist57ataxofficial税务员

28ajudge法官58atravelagent旅行社职员

29alabtechnician59auniversitystudent

30alawyer60avet宠物医生（兽医）

PART2.Ineachofthetensentencesbelowthereisanunderlinedwords（orwords）.Decidewhichofthewordsinthelistatthebottomofthepagecanbeusedtoreplacetheunderlinedwordswithoutchangingthemeaningofthesentence.Theunderlinedwordsandthewordsthatyouchoosemustbesynonyms.Ineachcase,writerthenumberfoundnexttothesynonymintheappropriateblankonyouranswersheet.

A.Weneedtoeconomize,sowearetryingtocutdownonwasteinourlab.

B.Oursituationislikelytodeteriorateifwedonotreceivehelpsoon.

C.Youwillnoticethatthismaterialcaneasilybeseenthrough.

D.Johnthinkshemaybelaidoffwhenthefirmreorganizes.

E.Doesanyoneknowwhoisinchargeofthispartoftheproject?

F.Howsoondoyouthinktheywillexhausttheirsupplyofoxygen?

G.Wasthereanyfeedbackafteryoumadeyourpresentation?

H.Weneedtokeeptrackofanychangesinsoilintheareaaroundthefactory.

I.Thisplasticlooksgood,butIthinkweneedsomethingmoredurable.

J.Pleasehurry.Thismatterrequiresimmediateattention.

Thefivesentencesbelowalsocontainunderlinedwords.FindthewordsinthelistatthebottomofthepagethatmeantheOPPOSITEoftheseunderlinedwords.Again,writethenumberfoundnexttoeachitemyouchooseintheappropriatespaceonyouranswersheet.

K.Quiteafewobservershavereportedchangesinthequalityoftheair.

L.Thetelescopetheyareusingnowisastate-of-the-artdevice.

M.Therehasbeenaminorimprovementinhisconditionsincehestartedtotakethenewdrug.

N.Onthebasisofthestudy,thecommitteehasdecidedthatthedamprojectisfeasible.

O.Theirexperimentswillprobablyshedlightonthispuzzlingphenomenon.

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POSSIBLESYNONYMSANDANTONYMS（=OPPOSITES）

1.ahandfulof21.exacerbate41.modify

2.ahostof22.extremelyadvanced42.monitor

3.advanced23.facilitate43.moreabundant

4.advancing24.getaraise44.optional

5.adviceorcriticism25.getworse45.otherchoice

6.antiquated26.greater46.perilous

7.authorize27.identical47.preserve

8.bepromoted28.imply48.questionable

9.betransferred29.impracticable49.reduce

10.becometiredof30.improve50.refreshments

11.challenging31.isemergent51.responsiblefor

12.compatible32.isinvisible52.responsibleto

13.constitute33.istransparent53.runoutof

14.contain34.isurgent54.safer

15.counteract35.isvisible55.similar

16.designate36.lesspronetowear56.snacks

17.dolittletoexplain37.lesstough57.toblamefor

18.dramatic38.losehisjob58.unprecedented

19.dwindle39.many59.versatile

20.eliminate40.meal60.veryattractive

PART3.Eachquestioninthispartconsistsofoneormoresentencesinwhichfourwordsorphrasesareunderlined.ThefourunderlinedpartsaremarkedA,B,CorD.DecidewhichoneofthefourpartsisnotgoodEnglish.Thenwritetheletterfoundunderthatpartintheproperspaceonyouranswersheet.

IfthefourunderlinedpartsareallgoodEnglishandthereisnoerrorinthesentence,thenwriteEinthespaceonyouranswersheet.REMEMBER!

YoualwayshaveFIVEpossiblechoices:

A,B,C,DorE（=noerror）.

1Despitetheclaimsoflaterresearchers,itwastworomanancientscholarswhofirstnoticedthesimilarity

ABC

inthestructureofthesecrystals.

D

2Howlikelyisthecurrentcampaignagainstspittingtosuccess?

Toanswerthisquestionwemustlookat

ABC

theachievementsofearliereffortsofthissort.

D

3ThisafternoonIforgotstoppingtocheckthemail.IthinkanimportantletterfromtheU.K.mayhave

ABC

arrivedtoday,soI’mgoingtothemailroomthefirstthinginthemorning.

D

4Nosoonerhadsheagreedtomarryhimthanshebegantohaveseriousdoubtsaboutthewisdomofthe

ABCD

match.

5Thisdiagramisillustratingthedifferencebetweenourdataandthefindingsofthetwoearlier

ABC

investigations.Youwillnotethatthediscrepanciesarequitemarked,especiallyinsectorF.

D

6Idoalotoftravelingformyjob.Forexample,onceeverytwoorthreemonthsIflytoChongqingand

AB

thendrivefromtowntotownineastofSichuantotalktoourclients.

CD

7Ithinkweshouldallinsureourbikesincasetheywillbestolen,butmywifedoesn’tthinkthetrouble

AB

andexpenseareworthit.Asaresult,mybikeisinsuredagainsttheft,butnothers.

CD

8AnumberofthepeoplecametothelecturewereunabletogetseatsinRoom315,soProfessorKlein

AB

decidedtoaskeveryonetomovetoRoom403,whichismuchbigger.

CD

9Thereareonlytwomethodsfordealingwiththisproblem:

oneisexpensivebutquick,whichanotheris

ABC

cheapbutunfortunatelytakesaratherlongtimetobeeffective.

D

10Towardtheendofthetwentiethcenturyanewmeansofcommunicationwasinvented–theInternet.By

ABC

theyear2000theInternethadspreadtoeverypartoftheglobe.

D

11Hardlyanybodypassedthemostrecentphysicsexam,soProfessorKleinhassetupaseriesofmake-up

AB

classestohelppeoplewhohavefallenbehindintheirworktomasterthekeyconcepts.

CD

12AftertheseminarinShanghaithisSeptember,Iwillaccompanywithsomeoftheparticipantsonatour

ABC

ofgeologicalpointsofinterestinYunnanandGuizhou.Wouldyouliketocomewithus?

D

13WeareawaitingashipmentofnewequipmentsthatisscheduledtoarriveinTianjinverysoon.

ABCD

14MybossknewthatIwaseagertoreturntomyhometowntoseemyfamily,butheletmeanalyseall400

AB

oftherocksamplesanyway.

CD

15ThereisarumoroncampusthatWangPingisabouttobeappointedministerofMinistr