English Entrance Examination for Non-English Major Doctoral Candidates March 26. 2005 I. Listening Comprehension(20 points) Section A Directions: There are five statements in this section. Each statement will be spoken only once. When you hear a statement, read the four choices given and choose the one which is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard by marking the corresponding letter A, B, C and d on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre A. ????? The researcher was careless in performing this experiment. B ???? The researcher tried to think of problems before they happened. C????? Before performing the experiment, the researcher was very nervous D???? Before performing the experiment, the researcher was very tired. A. ????? The speaker used a soft, low voice. B ???? The speaker didn' t seem to care much about what he was saying C ????? The speaker was focused and spoke with great passion. D ??? The speaker used long. Complicated sentences. A Lang lowly. B C ????? Language changes over fifty year periods. D ??? Language changes over ten year periods
English Entrance Examination for Non-English Major Doctoral Candidates March 26,2005 Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension (20 points) Section A Directions: There are five statements in this section. Each statement will be spoken only once. When you hear a statement, read the four choices given and choose the one which is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard by marking the corresponding letter A, B, C and D on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre. 1. A.？？？？？ The researcher was careless in performing this experiment. B.？？？？？ The researcher tried to think of problems before they happened. C.？？？？？ Before performing the experiment, the researcher was very nervous. D.？？？？ Before performing the experiment, the researcher was very tired. 2. A.？？？？？ The speaker used a soft, low voice. B.？？？？？ The speaker didn’t seem to care much about what he was saying. C.？？？？？ The speaker was focused and spoke with great passion. D.？？？？ The speaker used long. Complicated sentences. 3. A.？？？？？ Language changes very slowly. B.？？？？？ Language changes very quickly. C.？？？？？ Language changes over fifty year periods. D.？？？？ Language changes over ten year periods. 4
A. ???? Southern france has never known severe winters B ???? In northern France, one can live in comfort all the year round C ???? In general, the French people enjoy a mild climate. D???? People in southern France often experience severe winters. A.????? Fiona is not afraid to give a presentation now. B????? Fiona's fever is gone just before the presentation C????? Fiona will hear about the final speech D ??? Fiona will come over to the conference Section b Directions: In this section, you will hear ten short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four suggested answers marked A, B, C and d on your test paper, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the anSWerr SHEET with a single line through the centre. ???? Korean B ???? Chinese food C????? Italian food D ?? Indian food 7. A.????? Both of them have overcome their fear of heights. B ???? The woman is still afraid of high places. But the man is not C????? They are both afraid of high places
A.？？？？？ Southern France has never known severe winters. B.？？？？？ In northern France, one can live in comfort all the year round. C.？？？？？ In general, the French people enjoy a mild climate. D.？？？？ People in southern France often experience severe winters. 5. A.？？？？？ Fiona is not afraid to give a presentation now. B.？？？？？ Fiona’s fever is gone just before the presentation. C.？？？？？ Fiona will hear about the final speech. D.？？？？ Fiona will come over to the conference. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear ten short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D on your test paper, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWERR SHEET with a single line through the centre. 6. A.？？？？？ Korean food. B.？？？？？ Chinese food. C.？？？？？ Italian food. D.？？？？ Indian food. 7. A.？？？？？ Both of them have overcome their fear of heights. B.？？？？？ The woman is still afraid of high places. But the man is not. C.？？？？？ They are both afraid of high places
D???? Both of them like to stand on high places. A. ????? She can't wear them any more. B ???? She doesn't like them any more C ???? She can't wash them in machine any more. D???? She doesn't like casual dress any more. A. ????? March 3 B ????? March 12 C????? March 29 D ??? March 30 A. ????? Being private versus being alone B ????? Being alone versus being with friends. C????? Being a guest versus being a host D???? Being lonely versus being alone. A. ???? She liked it B ???? She disliked it C ???? She had no idea about it D. ?? She hadn't heard about it A. ????? The insurance company is worried that they might have to pay a lot of money
D.？？？？ Both of them like to stand on high places. 8. A.？？？？？ She can’t wear them any more. B.？？？？？ She doesn’t like them any more. C.？？？？？ She can’t wash them in machine any more. D.？？？？ She doesn’t like casual dress any more. 9. A.？？？？？ March 3td . B.？？？？？ March 12th . C.？？？？？ March 29th . D.？？？？ March 30th . 10. A.？？？？？ Being private versus being alone. B.？？？？？ Being alone versus being with friends. C.？？？？？ Being a guest versus being a host. D.？？？？ Being lonely versus being alone. 11. A.？？？？？ She liked it. B.？？？？？ She disliked it. C.？？？？？ She had no idea about it. D.？？？？ She hadn’t heard about it. 12. A.？？？？？ The insurance company is worried that they might have to pay a lot of money
B????? The insurance company sees a chance to give the man lots of physical tests C????? The insurance company is the first to pay for a man's genetic diseases D???? The insurance company does not know how many children the man will have A.????? A long and difficult trip through poor countries B ????? A chance to learn new language and make money. C ????? An adventure in learning about a different culture. D???? An adventure that combines a vacation with a rest A. ???? He will not accept a late paper from her B ???? Her is interested only in her ideas C????? He wants her to correct her paper. D ??? He will accept a late paper from her. A.????? He will have his operation at 9 o'clock B ???? He is under operation now. C????? He already had his operation D ???? He is all right now. Section c Directions: In this section, you will hear a talk about moving to a new campus. Look at statements 16 through 20 for this part on your test paper and decide if each statement is correct. While you are listening, if you think the statement is correct based on the talk, mark letter A on your ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre. If you think it is
B.？？？？？ The insurance company sees a chance to give the man lots of physical tests. C.？？？？？ The insurance company is the first to pay for a man’s genetic diseases. D.？？？？ The insurance company does not know how many children the man will have. 13. A.？？？？？ A long and difficult trip through poor countries. B.？？？？？ A chance to learn new language and make money. C.？？？？？ An adventure in learning about a different culture. D.？？？？ An adventure that combines a vacation with a rest. 14. A.？？？？？ He will not accept a late paper from her. B.？？？？？ Her is interested only in her ideas. C.？？？？？ He wants her to correct her paper. D.？？？？ He will accept a late paper from her. 15. A.？？？？？ He will have his operation at 9 o’clock. B.？？？？？ He is under operation now. C.？？？？？ He already had his operation. D.？？？？ He is all right now. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a talk about moving to a new campus. Look at statements 16 through 20 for this part on your test paper and decide if each statement is correct. While you are listening, if you think the statement is correct based on the talk, mark letter A on your ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre. If you think it is
not correct, mark letter b on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre 16. All agriculture science students will stay where they are 17. Some history teachers will move immediately to the new campus. 18. Engineering staff has already made their move. 19. Part of the Faculty of law is in its new building. 20. The former Law building may become an art gallery. I. Reading Comprehension(25 points) Directions: There are five passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A. B. C. and d. Chose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. A weather map is an important tool for geographers. A succession of three or four maps present a continuous picture of weather changes. Weather forecasters are able to determine the speed of air masses and fronts: to determine whether an individual pressure area is deepening or becoming shallow and whether a front is increasing or decreasing in intensity. They are also able to determine whether an air mass is retaining its original characteristics or taking on those of the surface over which it is moving. Thus, a most significant function of the map is to reveal a synoptic picture of conditions in the atmosphere at a given time All students of geography should be able to interpret a weather map accurately. Weather maps contain? an enormous amount of information about weather conditions existing at the time of abservation over a large geographical area. They reveal in a few minutes what otherwise would take hours to describe. The United States Weather bureau issues information about approaching storms, floods, droughts and all climatic conditions n general. Twice a month it issues a 30-day "outlook" which is a rough guide to weather conditions likely to occur over broad areas of the United States. These 30-day outlooks are based upon an analysis of the upper air level which often set the stage for the development of air masses fronts and storms
not correct, mark letter B on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre. 16. All agriculture science students will stay where they are. 17. Some history teachers will move immediately to the new campus. 18. Engineering staff has already made their move. 19. Part of the Faculty of Law is in its new building. 20. The former Law building may become an art gallery. Ⅱ. Reading Comprehension (25 points) Directions: There are five passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Chose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. 1 A weather map is an important tool for geographers. A succession of three or four maps present a continuous picture of weather changes. Weather forecasters are able to determine the speed of air masses and fronts; to determine whether an individual pressure area is deepening or becoming shallow and whether a front is increasing or decreasing in intensity. They are also able to determine whether an air mass is retaining its original characteristics or taking on those of the surface over which it is moving. Thus, a most significant function of the map is to reveal a synoptic picture of conditions in the atmosphere at a given time. All students of geography should be able to interpret a weather map accurately. Weather maps contain？ an enormous amount of information about weather conditions existing at the time of abservation over a large geographical area. They reveal in a few minutes what otherwise would take hours to describe. The United States Weather Bureau issues information about approaching storms, floods, droughts and all climatic conditions in general. Twice a month it issues a 30-day “outlook” which is a rough guide to weather conditions likely to occur over broad areas of the United States. These 30-day outlooks are based upon an analysis of the upper air level which often set the stage for the development of air masses fronts and storms