2003年中科院考博英语真题

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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. A. He's outgoing.

B. He's considerate.

C- He's successful.

D. He's nice to all,

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

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

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 "sneeze."

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-

18. A. She is poor in school grade.

B, Her major is thought to be useless.

C, Her job expectation is too high.

D, There is now an economic recession.

19. A, undergraduates

B. experienced M.B.A.s

C. laid-off workers

D. liberal-arts majors

20. A. Unemployment rate will get still higher.

B. There will be no multiple job offers.

C. 2 million job seekers will compete for jobs.

D. First-time job requirements will be lowered.

(THIS IS THE END OF LISTENING COMPREHENSION.)

PART II VOCABULARY (15 minutes, 10 points)

Section A (0.5 point each)

Directions: Choose the word or expression below each sentence shot best completes the statement, and mark the corresponding letter of your choice with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scaring Answer Sheet,

21. His trick convinced none but the most

A. credulous B. plausible

C. trustworthy D. feasible

22. Many people proposed that a national committee be formed to discuss to

existing mass transit systems.

A. substitutes B. measures

C, duplicates D. alternatives

23. He is a hypocrite, a liar, a thief— , he is the greatest devil I ever know.

A. as a consequence B. as a rule

C, as a matter of fact D. as a matter of routine

24. Since she was alone, she opened the door . leaving the chain lock

fastened.

A. warily B. consciously

C. audaciously D. recklessly

25. In the last few minutes the conversation has become seemingly as if

the discussion were of some minor domestic matter and not survival itself,

A. crucial B. central

C. casual D. causal

26. I didn't listen to Mom and 1 was not surprised at the look of on

her face.

A. indifference B. compliment

C, negligence D. reproach

27. The victims of drunken driving in America over the past decade_____ an

incredible 250,000, with three killed every hour of every day on average.

A. Sake up B. add up to

C, count for D. turn out to

28. He is believed to have been shot by a rival gang in for the shootings

last week.

A. revenge B, reserve

C. reverse D. remedial

29. These pollutants can be hundreds and even thousands of kilometers by

large air masses.

A. contained B. conveyed

C. contaminated D. conserved

30. There are a few small things that I don't like about my job, but _ it's

very enjoyable.

A. all at once B. once and for all

C. so much as D. by and large

31. In a divorce, the mother usually is granted___________ of her children.

A. support B. retention

C. perseverance D. custody

32. What he had in mind to nothing less than a total reversal of the traditional role of the executive.

A. contributed B. dedicated

C. amounted D. added

33. Some Heads of Government now fear that negotiations will before

a settlement is reached.

A. wear out B. come along

C. break off D. end up

34. A of soap and two brightly colored towels were left beside the bath, then the women smiled politely at Nicole and withdrew carefully from the room.

A. loaf B, bar

C. stick D, block

35. Of the 1200 million people who call themselves Chinese, a very small

number speak what is referred to as standard Chinese.

A. none but B. but for

C. all but D. but then

36.___________ recent brain and behavioral research. Dr. Goleman wrote a fascinating book entitled "Emotional Intelligence."

A. Drawing up B. Drawing on

C. Putting up D. Putting on

37. Many people think of deserts as regions, but numerous species of

plants and animals have adapted to life there,

A. remote B. irgin

C. alien D. barren

38. Attempts to persuade her stay after she felt insulted were __,

A, of no avail B. out of focus

C. at a loss D, in no way

39. Scientists are certain that there is a cancer-inhibiting agent in the

blood of the shark.

A. dubiously B. virtually

C. queerly D. randomly

40. The integration of staff for training has led to a good exchange of ideas, greater enthusiasm, and higher staff .________ ,

A. moral B, mortal

C. morale D. mores

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