中国科学院英语2003年博士研究生入学考试试题

中国科学院——英语2003年博士研究生入学考试试题

THE CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES ENGLISH

ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

FOR

DOCTORAL CANDIDATES PAPER ONE

PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 minutes, 20 points) Section A (10 points, 1 point each)

Directions: In this section, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each

conversation, a question will be as feed about what was said. The question will be spoken only once. Choose the best answer from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet. 1. A, She is sick. B. She is hungry.

C. She was bitten by an ant. D. She had a long bicycle ride. 2. 2. 2. A. He's outgoing. B. He's considerate. C- He's successful. D. He's nice to all, 3. 3. 3. A. 30 minutes B. 25 minutes C. 20 minutes D. 15 minutes 4. A. take the air B. park the car C. fill in the form D. work on a text

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5. A. apply for a credit card B. get a driver's license C. buy an insurance D. rent a vehicle

6. A, Crime needs to be treated as a disease. B. Primitive punishment will do no good.

C. Severe punishment is necessary to stop crime. D. Primitive people had trouble with crime treatment. 7. A, the sale of the old houses

B. the pulling down of the gas company C. the proposal of the council

D. the building of the office blocks 8. A. He will not be able to many Cindy. B. He has financial problems. C. He has yet to buy furniture.

D. He may not be recovered until the wedding. 9. A. Both are having a cold. B. Both are on holidays.

C. The woman feels sorry for the man.

D. The woman hopes to see the man in the school. 10. A. He felt sympathy for the Vietnamese. B. He used to come to the U.S. unlawfully. C. He aided illegal immigration to the U.S. D. He dealt with 7,000 immigration cases.

Section B (10 points, 1 point each)

Directions: In ihis section, you will hear three short passages. At the end of

each passage, there will be a few questions. Both the passage and the questions will be read to you only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must choose the best answer from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the

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square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet.

11. A. to make children grow tall and strong B. to keep the soul in the body

C. to prevent someone from saying evil things D. to protect someone against catching a cold

12. A. They think a good spirit may help the child grow,

B. They want to drive away the devil \

C. They say it as a curse for the child to stop sneezing.

D. They consider a sneeze an obstacle to the child's growth. 13. A. the German B. the Italian C. the Japanese D. the Hindus

14. A. All peoples are afraid of sneezing.

B. Some people never sneeze in their lives.

C. The moment of sneezing is very dangerous. D. Many people say prayers when they sneeze. 15. A. a lack of available flights B. long delays at the airport C. boredom on long flights

D. long trips to and from the airport 16. A. on short trips B. on long trips

C. when flying over cities

D. when flying at high altitudes

17. A. It fuels with nuclear energy.

B. It rests on a cushion of pressurized air. C. It flies above magnetically activated tracks. D. It uses a device similar to a jet engine-

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