中国地质大学(北京)1994-1997年考博英语试题及答案

1、CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCESPhD Entrance Examination in English 11 May 1994PART 3.The sentences below contain one or more blanks. Write one appropriate word in each blank. There may be several appropriate choices, but you must write only one. Your choice must be logical, grammatically correct and

2、 properly spelled. In other words, it must be acceptable real English. Any answer in good English is correct.Put only ONE word in each blank. Contractions like hes or theyve are considered one word. If you put more than one word in a blank, your answer will automatically be wrong.+1.Yesterday I gave

3、 my mother _an_ orange sweater for _her_ birthday.2. I was hungry, _so_ I went into a restaurant and ordered _some_food. The waiter _took_ a long time to bring me _what_ I had ordered. When he finally brought it, he _apologize_for the delay.3.Someone_have_ just given me a typewriter. Do you think yo

4、u could _teach_me to type?4.Look at the time! Its already 5:10, and we have to be at the station by 5:45! If we dont _get_ up, well _miss_ our train.5.The stores are so crowded today and the file at the theatre is terrible. _Please_ just stay home and _watch_television instead. Of course, if youd re

5、ally _rather_ go out, we can do that. Ill leave it up to you.6.These documents are all in Chinese. We need to _have_them translated _into_ English in time _by_ the meeting with the foreign businessmen _next_ Friday.7.My parents have been _urging_ me to _get_married for the last two years, but I stil

6、l havent made up my _family_.8._Linsen_ to the weather report on the radio, its raining in Shanghai , but that _wont_ be true. I was just on the phone to shanghai and the _person_ I spoke with said it was sunny there.9.After I _took_ the university entrance exam I was extremely upset, because I was

7、almost sure I had _failed_ the test. To my _surprise_, it _turned_ out that I had gotten the highest score in the province!10.This man claims that hes from Beijing, but he speaks with a strong southern _accent_. Its obvious that he is just _pretending_ to be from Beijing. I _wonder_ where hes really

8、 from.11.I _used_ to speak Russian fluently, but thats not true now. In fact, I can no _longer_carry on even a simple conversation in the language. I _should_be able to get back my former fluency if I stayed in Russia for a _few_ months.12. Our research team is _going_ to complete a major project. O

9、ur findings will be _published_in a series of articles scheduled to appear next year. I will also _announce_ the results at a conference being _held_ in Sydney later this year.13.We are having some _trouble_ with the machine that we imported_from_ Japan last year. It has _broken_down twice already.

10、Each time we have _had_to ask a technician to come to Beijing to _repair_it. The good news is that our technicians have_already_ completed their training in Tokyo. The next time we have a _breakdown_ , we wont need to send for a Japanese specialist.14._Although_ he studied in America for three years

11、, he cant write English very well. He is rather embarrassed by this now. He _said_ he had spent more time _on_his written English while he was abroad.(spend on)15.You and I dont need anyone elses assistance. We can solve these problems by _ourselves_.CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCESPHD ENTRANCE EXAMI

12、NATION IN ENGLISHMAY 1995PART 3. Each question in this part consist of one or more sentences in which four words or phrases are underlined. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked A, B, C, D. Decide which one of the four parts is not good English. Then write the letter under that part i

13、n the space on the left side of the page.If the four underlined parts are all good English (in other words, if there is no error in the sentence), write E in the space.REMEMBER: You have five possible choicesA, B, C, D or E (= no error).ANSWERS1 _ I hope the boss will agree to replace the furnitures

14、 in our office soon. The office should A B C look more modern.D2 _ You are suppose to finish writing your report by Friday if you want it to be printed in A B Ctime for the conference. D3_ Even though he is already half an hour late, dont you think it would be a good idea to A B C wait a few minutes

15、 before we give up on him. D4 _ There is a chart at the bottom of the page illustrates the surprising discrepancies in the A B C findings of the two research teams. D5_ Next week I am scheduled to fly to St Petersburg for a five-days international A Bconference on key recent development in geophysic

16、s. C D6_ Because research funds have become much harder to obtain in the past two years, so A B C we have decided to focus on smaller projects. D7_ The minerals that the human body require are usually obtained from plants and, to a A B Clesser extent, from animals. D8_ Although Ive often seen him on

17、 our campus, but Im not sure who he is. A B C D9_ One of the most interesting things about San Francisco is the way the citys streets go A B Cup and down over its numerous hills. D10_ The laboratory in which we do most of our experiments is located on the third floor of A B Cthe building across the

18、street.D11_ To improve my English, I ever read scientific articles and jot down useful words and A B C phrases in a notebook I keep just for that purpose . D12_ Yesterday I had some free time, so I took a bus downtown and went to an exhibition A B Cof Chinese new products. D13_ I dont think it would

19、 be a good idea for me to do fieldwork this summer, since my A B Cwife is having a baby. D14_ Its pity you cant go to the movies with me. I really believe you would enjoy the film A B Cthats being shown.D15?_ Im very glad that I have an excuse for not going to the meeting tomorrow morning. I A B can

20、t stand such(a)kind of meetings. They are a complete waste of time. C D16_ According to the governments plan, our university campus is set to undergo extensive A Bchanges. About six millions of dollars will be spent on new buildings over the next five years. C D17_ It is obviously that we will be un

21、able to carry out the next phase of our research unless A B we can get access to a more powerful electron microscope. C D18_ These two young scientists are clearly responsible for most of significant research A Bdone in this institute since the death of Professor Qin. C D19_ Be very, very quiet! See

22、 if you can remove the papers without make a sound. A B COtherwise youll wake the baby. D20_ I was almost killed in a terrible traffic accident that occurred late last year near the A B Cgate of our university. I am(it is) very strange that you havent heard about it! DPART 3. The sentences below con

23、tain one or more blanks. Write one appropriate word in each blank. There may be several appropriate choices, but you must write only one. Your choice must be logical, grammatically correct and properly spelled. In other words, it must be acceptable real English. Any answer in good English is correct

24、.Put only ONE word in each blank. Contractions like hes or theyre are considered one word. If you put more than one word in a blank, your answer will automatically be wrong.+1. _Has_ your friend ever visited the Great Wall?2. In _order_ to find out if a hypothesis is true or not, scientists normally

25、 conduct _experiments_.3. I _was_ eating dinner when the telephone rang.4. As you can see, this building is a restaurant. It _used_ to be a shop, but about three years _ago_ the owner decided he could _earn_ more money if he changed it into a restaurant.5. There _are_ three people in the room. The o

26、ne _reading_ the book is my brother. The _other_ two are schoolmates of his Guangzhou.6. Which would you _rather_ drink, tea or coffee?7. How _much_ beer does a bottle of this size hold?8. Professor Wangs plane is _due_ to=should arrive at 10 oclock. Do you know if anyone is _meeting_ him at the air

27、port?9. People say this is _of_ informative articles. Have you read it _yet_ ?10. The director is very pleased _with_ Ms Cuis work, so he has decided to _promote_ her. Starting new week, she will be our supervisor.11. _quit_ a few Russians have blond hair. Its not at all rare.12. The State Science a

28、nd Technology Commission is giving our research team an _award_ for the project we completed _by_ January. Some experts say that our research results will _help_ China to increase its gold production by fifteen percent.13. Word and stone were the first materials _used_ for tools.14. Im putting the o

29、bject on the scale to find out how much it _weighs_ .15. I was a student at Zhejiang University from 1985 to 1990. Since _then_ I have worked _as_an engineer in a factory that _produces_ motors for cars and trucks.16. A square is a shape with four _equal_ sides.17. _Both_ Australia and Canada are hu

30、ge countries, they have rather small populations. _lots_ of the land in both nations is uninhabited.18. When our oil drill broke down, it _took_ us over a month to _repair_ it.19. I think all Chinese scientists _should_ be able to read and speak English, Russian or Japanese . Do you _agree_ with me?

31、20. Japanese culture is very _identical_ to that of China and Korea. This is because the Japanese _learns_ much of their East Asian neighbors until the last century.21. Our research team tried _about_ ten months to find the money to continue our project. We finally _succeeded_ in getting funds from

32、a company in Shanghai. We completed the project last month. The results will be _published_ in a well-known international scientific journal.22. My sister is ambitious and works very _hard_ , whereas my brother is so lazy that he _never_ works at all.23. Next summer an international geological congr

33、ess will be _held_ in Beijing. The organizers _invent_ thousands of scientists to come to Beijing from all over the globe. Unfortunately I will be _busy_ all summer, so Ill have to miss the event. What about you? Are you planning to _attend_ it? I certainly would be there if I _were_ you. It will be

34、 a wonderful _chance_ to meet some of the greatest geologists of our generation.24. It is possible to see _though_ a window, but not a mirror.25. I had a lot of _trouble_ opening the door to our lab this morning. I dont know why it was so _strange_ . Neither my key nor the door seems to be damaged.C

35、HINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCESPhD Entrance Examination in EnglishMay 1996PART 2. Each question in this part consists of one or more sentences in which four words or phrases are underlined, The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked A,B,C,D.Decide which one of the four parts is not good Eng

36、lish. Then write the letter under that part in the space on the left side of the page .If the four underlined parts are all good English (in other words,if there is no error in the sentence ).write E in the space.REMEMBER : You have FIVE possible choices-A,B,C,D or E (=no error).ANSWERS1. _ Over hal

37、f of soldiers in the Chinese army come from rural areas. Those who A B Cleave the army often go back to their villages and set up small businesses.D2. _ I am not sure that the door to our lab is enough wide to allow the workmen to A B Cmove in the bigger pieces of equipment. D3. _ If we can persuade

38、 the foundation to grant us just a little more money ,so we will A B Cbe able to finish this project in time for the conference.D4. _ Professor Harris certainly isnt much of a lecturer .I am always very boring then I ABhave to sit through one of his long dull presentations. C D5. _ Since the roads i

39、n the region are so poor,even with three geological teams it will AB Cprobably take at least five or six months to complete all the fieldworks.D6. _ On the staff of our institute are some 180 technicians, half of whom have little or AB C Dnothing to do.7. _Which of them is going to accompany with Pr

40、ofessor Hart when he travels to AB eastern Tibet this fall. C D8. _ In the article I included a drawing illustrates the geology beneath the surface of AB Cour main drilling site.D9. _ Id like to find the phone number of the Beijing office of a engineering firm ABnamed Bechtel,but I dont know what it

41、s called in Chinese.Do you happen to C Dknow?10. _ It was hard to get to our hotel from the airport .As we couldnt afford a taxi,first A Bwe took a bus,and later we change to the underground. C D11. _ Several of the people in my chemistry class suddenly got sick last night and had to A Bgo to the ho

42、spital .Three other classmates of mine were already in the hospital Cwith a mysterious illness. D12. _ The best months in which to go Beijing are May and October,when the skies are A B Cclear and the average temperature is pleasantly cool. D13. _ Everybody hopes that tomorrow would be sunny .If not

43、,we will be forced to call A Bour picnic off or else to eat indoors. C D14. _ The businessmen standing over there speaking English are mostly from the US A Band Canada,but one of them is a British and three are Australians. C D15. _ The director has frequently said that we should make better use of

44、our Acomputers,however, the older employees still have not received adequate B Ccomputer training.(however连接并列句时，前后标点符号应为；however，) D16. _ A Chinese ancient thinker once said that a picture is worth a thousand words .The A Bpublishers who put out textbooks for Chinese university students should heed

45、 Cthis excellent advice. D17. _ I am eating in dining halls for the last six weeks ,because neither I nor my A Broommate has time to cook while we prepare for our qualifying exams. C D18. _ Only a handful of fossils of this sort have been found in all parts of the world .Our A Bmuseum is remarkably

46、fortunate to have five of the twelve known specimens in C Dits collection.19. _We are conducting this series of experiments in order to seek more nowledges.The A B Cresults thus far have been most impressive. D20. _ This newly-published article is extremely useful.I think I will give the author a A Bletter to tell him how interested I am in his work.