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. 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,