English for Graduates (Paper A No. 20180110)
I.Listening Comprehension (20%)
Part One Directions:
In this part you will hear 3 short talks. Each talk is followed by some questions. You will hear the talk and questions only once. Listen carefully and answer each question by choosing one from the four choices marked A, B, C or D. Then mark your answers on the Answer Sheet. (15%)
Talk 1
Questions 1-5 are based on the talk you have just heard.
I. A. It will be the same size as the US economy.
B.It will be almost the same size as the US economy.
C.It will be twice the size of the US economy.
D.It will be larger in size than the US economy。
2. A. In 2020 B. In 2025 C. In 2027 D. In 2050
3. A. China will be the first developing country with the world's largest economy.
B.China will reverse the trend of westernization as a result of economic development and globalization.
C.China will become the world's dominant country with very different civilizational roots
from the West.
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D.Both A and C.
4. A. He believes that it is general truth.
B.He warns that it is a sign of hostility.
C.He criticizes it as wishful thinking.
D.He thinks that it is an illusion.
5. A. They use western ideas and terms.
B.They overestimate their cultural influence.
C.They don't speak the Chinese language.
D.They ignore the power of civilization.
Talk 2
Questions 6-10 are based on the talk you have just heard.
6. A. A change of government.
B.The map of deaths.
C.Snow and Whitehead's continued efforts.
D.Both B and C.
7. A, Building the sewers in London.
B.Responding immediately to the cholera outbreak in 1866.
C.Providing better medical care to city dwellers.居民
D.Telling everybody to start boiling their water in 1866.
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8. A. critical 批评的B. pessimistic 悲观的C. optimistic 乐观的 D. appreciative 赏识的
9. A.People slowly realized that living in big metropolitan（大都会）cities is unsustainable as the crowdedness made outbreaks of diseases like cholera unavoidable.
B.People began to realize that keeping domesticated animals and bad living habits increase the change of cholera outbreaks.
C.People no longer think that it is a healthy thing to take drinking water from wells and
pumps in crowded neighborhoods.
D.People finally realized that sustainable living is possible in large metropolitan cities with the help of science and improved city management.
10. A. New York City will be only 10% of its size.
B.It has created a whole new way of life.
C.New York City will collapse in on itself like Rome.
D. H has spread the influence of Christianity.
Talk 3
Questions 11-15 are based on the talk you have just heard.
11. A. My drawing will show them what God looks like.
B.They will draw a picture of God.
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