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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
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