《2016中国地质大学北京考博英语》.pdfVIP

CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCCIENCES PhD Entrance Examination in English 17 April 2009 REG. NUMBER: LISTIEN TO THIS! Good morning! You are about to take the English test for people who wish to enter the doctoral program in the earth sciences at this school. The test may be rather different from any exam you’ve taken in the past. The first part is a timed listening exercise. The other three sections test your knowledge of grammar, elementary writing skills and basic vocabulary, plus your reading ability. You can have as much time as you like for the last three parts of the test—within reason, of course. The test has four sections. The answers for parts 1,2 and 3 (in other words, every part except 4) should be marked on your answer sheet. The answers for part 4 should be written directly on this test paper. Make sure you READ AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS for each part of the test! The results of this exam will enable us to compare your preparation in English with that of the other candidates. The “passing” grade is relative; in other words, it will depend on the scores for the whole body of test-takers. You should just relax and do as well as you can. We shall now begin. Turn the page to part 1. Good luck! PART 1. Imagine that you are on a train to Shanghai. In the seats in front of you there are two foreigners, and you can hear their conversation. One of them is telling the other about his job. He says what he does, now what he is or what field (profession or occupation) he is in. On your paper you see a list of the names of people in 60 different occupations or professions. As you listen, decide what the speaker is. Then find the correct word on the list and write the number beside it in the proper blank on your answer sheet. For instance, suppose you hear this: (Speaker P) “well, I don’t enjoy lecturing very much, especially to younger students, but I do love my r