中南大学2010级博士生英语考试试卷

English Test Paper for Doctoral Candidates (A)

2011.01.09

Part I Listening Comprehension (15%)

Section A

Directions:In this section, you will hear several 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 choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center (on Answer Sheet I).

1. A. She is in Vietnam.

B. She is in Thailand.

C. She is right here.

D. She is in Tokyo.

2. A. By taxi.

B. By bus.

C. On foot.

D. By train.

3. A. He stays late for the lesson.

B. He is studying.

C. He has little rest.

D. He is resting.

4. A. She gave a lecture to the psychology class.

B. She advised the woman to see a psychologist.

C. She persuaded the woman not to take the course.

D. She convinced the woman to apply to graduate school.

5. A. She read it selectively.

B. She went over it chapter by chapter.

C. She read it slowly.

D. She finished it at a stretch.

Section B

Directions:In this section, you will hear several short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center (on Answer Sheet I).

Passage One

6. A. How to choose the qualified goods.

B. The consumer's rights.

C. The importance of the quality.

D. How to demand the replacement.

7. A. The manufacturer.

B. The insurance company.

C. The shop that sells the goods.

D. The repair shop.

8. A. To replace the original one.

B. To give a credit note to buy something else.

C. To give the consumer's money back.

D. To make up for the consumer's loss.

Passage Two

9. A. They are interested in other kinds of reading.

B. They are active in coluntary services.

C. They tend to be low in education and in income.

D. They live in isolated areas.

10. A. The reasons why people don't read newspapers are more complicated than

assumed.

B. There are more uneducated people among the wealthy than originally

expected.

C. The number of newspaper readers is steadily increasing.

D. There are more non-readers among young people nowadays.

Section C

Directions:In this section, you will hear a passage. It will be spoken three times. After you hear the passage, please write a summary of it in about 60 words on Answer Sheet II.

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Section A

Directions:There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center (on Answer Sheet I).

11. Professsor Taylor's talk has indicated that science has a very strong _______ on the everyday life of non-scientists as well as scientists.

A. motivation

B. perspective

C. impression

D. impact

12. It was his wife's encouragement that had _______ him through the bad times.