华东师大博士生英语入学试卷一

考试须知

1）本考卷共包括九大项，共18页。考试时间为180分钟，满分100分。
2）试卷中Paper One各项答案按相应题号一律用铅笔划线填入答题卡。
3）Paper Two各项用钢珠笔答在答题纸上，字迹需清晰端正。

Paper One
Part I Listening comprehension (15%)
Section A (5%)
Directions: In this section you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question
will be asked about what was said. Each conversation and 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, and decide which one is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a
single line through the centre.
1. A Her money was stolen. B A man kicked her. C She fell sick. D She was disgraced.
2. A London. B Berlin. C Rome. D Paris.
3. A The woman is joking. B The refrigerator doesn’t work well. C He’s leaving in three weeks.
D It’s not surprising the milk ruined.
4. A She’s a heavy smoker. B She’s playing the organ. C She can’t hear well. D She’s a plumber.
5. A The woman lost her memory last year. B The woman had trouble finding anyone who knew her.
C The woman wanted other people to form a fair opinion about her. D The woman was seriously injured last winter.
6. A The woman should go to work right now. B The woman should know when to ask for help.
C The man doesn’t think it worthwhile to repair the car. D The man doesn’t want to help the woman.
7.A Rest more frequently. B Quit her job. C Take a leave of absence. D Confront her supervisor.
8. A His wife does not like Scotland. B His wife is afraid of traffic accidents.
C His wife has been unwell recently. D His wife has a personal problem.
9. A Jim's superior attitude. B Jim's irrelevant response. C Jim's choice of subject. D Jim's negligence.
10. A It is difficult. B It is a piece of cake. C It is interesting. D It is a well-paid job.
Section B (10%)
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 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 one question, you must
choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on
Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre.

Passage I
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A Animals yawn for a number of reasons. B Yawning results only from fatigue or boredom.
C Human yawns are the same as those of other animals. D Only social animals yawn.
12. A When they are swimming. B When they are quarreling. C When they are socializing. D When they are eating.
13. A To exercise the jaw muscles. B To eliminate fatigue. C To get greater strength for attacking.
D To gain more oxygen.
Passage II
14. A A good actor who thinks he is bad. B A bad actor who thinks he is good. C A clown.
D An actor in some American minstrel shows.
15. A He tries to poison other actors whenever there is such a chance. B He forgets his lines most of the time.C He tries to attract the audience’s attention by all means. D He quarrels with other actors all the time.
16. A 1. B 2. C 3.D 4.

Passage III
17.A It had people talking on it. B It had animal songs on it. C It had computer songs on it.
D It had children singing on it.
18. A The musicians played their own instruments. B The musicians turned on the stereo. C The musicians pressed keys on a computer. D The musicians designed the computer programs.
19. A He wanted his children to hear them.B He knew that there would be a lot more sounds to record.
C He wanted to use his new stereo. D He knew that he could sell them for a lot of money.
20. A people yelling B oil well drilling C cars and trucks movingD mountain rocks cracking
Part II Vocabulary and Structure (15%)
Directions: Below each sentence, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best
ompletes the sentence or that is closest in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.Write the
corresponding letter on Answer SheetⅠ.
21. They were in a dreadful when their money, tickets and passports were stolen while they were on holiday.
A conspiracy B plight C serenity D custody
22. Undoubtedly the flood could have been if the local government had invested more money in greening the environment.
A put off B turned off C kept off D written off
23. The accountant thousands of dollars from the charity while appearing to be its best fundraiser.
A donated B validated C embezzled D certify
24. A healthy diet includes lots of natural food with plenty of proteins and vitamins.
A indigestible B wholesome C leftover D heavy
25. There are several between the original estimates of the cost and the actual bills.
A exaggerations B discrepancies C breakthroughs D compliances
26. To everybody’s surprise, the referee took a view of the foul and did not punish the player at all.
A lenient B divergent C dim D cautious
27. This week ten top designers will their autumn collections at the fashion fair.
A enhance B lubricate C hustle D. unveil
28. Depressed, overworked, and by those people whom he owed money, he decided to put an end to his problems.
A bewitched B bewildered C besmirched D beset
29. The terrible accounting error was corrected just before the ledger was .
A audited B overlooked C endowed D registered
30. She was an experienced traveler who had both Africa and Europe in her twenties.
A traversed B transferred C trampled D trespassed
31. Yesterday afternoon a multitude of people attended the fund raising presentation in the mall.
A small number B special group C huge crowd D youthful team
32. During the civil war, many foreign establishments were seized by some warring factions.
A taken off B taken out C taken over D taken on
33. The president’s compassion for the neighboring refugees caused him to admit a very large number of them into his country.
A friendship B pity C respect D hostility
34. Mr. Del Rio was asked to condense his report in order to allow his audience some time to ask questions.
A abbreviate B expand C continue D delay
35. Egyptian authorities are trying to prevent their historical monuments from succumbing to the ravages of time.
A standing by B counting on C yielding to D holding up
36. Realizing that many readers find long descriptive passages uninteresting, Bruce began his story with an exciting conflict.
A melancholy B tedious C incredible D offensive
37. The cat remained utterly still for a full minute, blue eyes blazing in the dark mask.
A completely B somewhat C rather D partially
38. The old lady was worn out when she got home from the long walk along the river.
A exhausted B excited C refreshed D contented
39. Jonah dropped in on some old friends on his vacation trip to Philadelphia.
A met B visited C missed D greeted
40. Frank considered the problem in his mind for two days before he did something about it.
A turned out B turned to C turned on D turned over