中国地质大学北京博士生入学考试英语试题.docx

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中国地质大学北京博士生入学考试英语试题

CHINAUNIVERSITYOFGEOSCIENCES

PhDEntranceExaminationinEnglish

21April2002

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.Howdoyouaccountfortherecentdropinthepriceofoil?

B.ProfessorHillmanistheactingdirectoroftheinstitute.

C.Weneedtofindasolutionquicklyorthesituationwillgetworse.

D.Theywouldliketomakesomeadjustmentsintheexperimentalprocedure.

E.Speakersusuallyrefertotheworkofothergeologistsintheirpresentations.

F.Ithinkyoushouldaskanexpertforadvice.

G.ThisworkhastobefinishedbyFriday.

H.Wewillresumeourdiscussionaftera45-minutebreakforlunch.

I.Wherearetheygoingtogetthemoneyfortheirresearch?

J.Idon’tclaimtobeanexpertinthisfield,butIdoknowsomethingaboutit.

Thefivesentencesbelowalsocontainunderlinedwords.FindthewordsinthelistatthebottomofthepagethatmeantheOPPOSITEoftheseunderlinewords.Again,writethenumberfoundnexttoeachitemyouchooseintheappropriatespaceonyouranswersheet.

K.TheyadvisedustopayattentiontothedatafromtheIndianlaboratories.

L.Hewaseducatedatawell-knownuniversityinsoutheasternAustralia.

M.Canwereplacekerosenewithdieselfueltorunthegenerator?

N.Iexpectthecommitteetoadopthisproposalatthemeetingthisafternoon.

O.Theresearchheisworkingonnowisfascinating.

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POSSIBLESYNONYMSANDANTONYMS（=OPPOSITES）

1.accept21.modify41.reflecton

2.after22.modulate42.refreshing

3.authority23.monitor43.responsiblefor

4.before24.moreabundant44.runoutof

5.calculate25.neglect45.safer

6.comeupwith26.nolaterthan46.seek

7.consult27.obscure47.snack

8.counsel28.oflittleinteresting48.study

9.eminent29.Optional49.substitute

10.enlightening30.otherchoice50.substitute…by

11.explain31.overturn51.substitute…for

12.foundation32.ponder52.summarize

13.fund33.preserve53.temporary

14.funds34.priorto54.thinkabout

15.goonwith35.profound55.turndown

16.ignorant36.profundity56.unprecedented

17.ignore37.prominent57.utilize

18.many38.questionable58.versatile

19.meal39.reckon59.versatile

20.mention40.reduce60.veryinteresting

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

IfthefourunderlinedpartsareallgoodEnglishandthereisnoerrorinthesentence,thenwriteEinthespaceonyouranswersheet.REMEMBER!

YoualwayshaveFIVEpossiblechoices:

A,B,C,DorE（=noerror）.

1I’vefallenbehindinmystudiesbecauseI’vebeensosicklatterly.Ihopeyouwouldhelpmetocatchup.

2LiPinghassomeverypowerfulfamilyconnectionsintheofficialworld.Forexample,oneofherunclesistheministeroftheMinisterofFinanceandshehasacousinintheprimeminister’soffice.

3It’snotalwayswisetogiveahonestanswertodelicatequestions.Therearepeopleinthisworldwhomit’snotagoodideatooffend.

4AChinesefamousscientistisscheduledtogivealecturethisafternoononourcampus.Wouldyoubeinterestedinattending?

5Theirexperimentwasalmostruinedbythepowersurgeintheirlabduringtheviolentthunderstormjustaftermidnight.Fortunatelynodamagewasdone,sotheexperimentcancontinueasscheduled.

6Johnwasreluctantatfirsttotakethiscourse,butyoucanseethathebeginstoenjoyit.Theinstructorisafirst-ratelectureandeventhestudents,whoaskgoodquestions,areratherstimulatingtohaveasclassmates.

7Accordingtomanyobservers,avoidingopendisagreementisacharacternotonlyofChinesepeople,butalsoofotherEastAsia.InfactthetendencymaybeevenmoremarkedamongtheJapanese.

8ZhangWeidonghashadanumberofarticlespublishedontheChinaDay,themainEnglish-languagenewspaperinnorthernChina.Asaresult,hisnameisfamiliartomanyChineseuniversitystudents,whoreadthepapertopracticetheirEnglish.

9WhenwereturnedfromEurope,wehadtobargainwiththeheadmasteroftheschooltopersuadehimtoacceptoursoninlastOctober,whenthestudentshadstartedthesemesterfornearlytwomonths.

10Heachievedgreatprogressesduringhis1.5yearsofresearchinCalifornia.AfterhisreturntoChina,hethrewhimselfintohisworkwithfreshenthusiasmandquicklyproducedaseriesofexcellentpapers,twoofwhichwerepublishedinmajorsciencejournals.

11WhenItoldJohnaboutalltheproblemsIwashavingwithLeonard,mynewboss,heaskedmeseveralquestionsaboutLeonard’spersonalityandattitudesandthensuggestedmetoquitmyjobandfindanother.

12RecentlywehavenoticedgreatchangesinJohn’srelationswithhisclassmates,whichshallbetracedbacktothetwoweekshespentdoingfieldworkwiththeminYunnanovertheholiday.

13WhenoneofTom’sclosetsfriendsdecidedtotransfertoanotheruniversity,hehadfeltunhappyaboutitforquiteawhile.Nowheseemshappyagain.

14ItsaysinthisbrochurethattheprograminenvironmentalstudiesattheChinaUniversityofGeosciencesisuniqueinmanyaspects.

15IhopethatProfessorWiesnercomestoChinatodofieldworkinTibetthissummer.OtherwiseImaynotbeavailable