北京师范大学2002年博士生入学考试英语试题
考I Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear five short talks. At the end of each talk, you will hear some questions. Both the talks 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 centre.
1. A. They are looking for the news in that journal.
B. They do not understand the news.
C. The newsstand probably has the journal.
D. They are expecting a new journey.
2. A. She has changed her major to economics.
B. she majors in business administration now.
C. She has studied business administration for three years.
D. she does not want to major in business administration.
3. A. She bought a carpet and a cleaner.
B. Someone cleaned Ann’s carpet.
C. Ann purchased a product for cleaning her carpet.
D. The carpet was cleaned at the supermarket.
4. A. Mr. Brown was at home.
B. Mr. Brown was in the office.
C. Mr. Brown was caught out of town.
D. Mr. Brown was on a business trip.
5. A. Hardly anybody here speaks frankly.
B. Take a different route to get where you are going.
C. We have asked everyone to form a straight line.
D. The questions are complicated, but there is only one right answer.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear three short talks. At the end of each talk, you will hear some questions. Both the talks 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 centre.
Question 6-8 are based on the talk you have just heard.
6. On what occasions should you say “Congratulations!”?
A. When somebody offers apologies to you.
B. When someone tells an exciting story to you.
C. When somebody is in an extremely happy occasion.
D. When people have completed something successfully.
7. What does R.S.V.P .in an invitation mean?
A. Response very promptly.
B. Response very punctually.
C. Response, please.
D. Response very politely.
8. What are the two main uses of “I’m sorry” according to the speaker?
A. To express one’s sympathy and regret to someone.
B. To express one’s gratitude to someone.
C. To express one’s opinion to someone.
D. To express one’s anger to someone.
Question 9-11 are based on the talk you have just heard.
9. What is the movie Soylent Green about?
A. The population of New York City in the year 2022.
B. The life in New York City in the year 2022.
C. The ocean plant-soylent.
D. The food and housing problems in the future.
10. What is the soylent yellow and red made of?
A. Ocean plants.
B. Crackers.
C. Soybeans.
D. Tomatoes.
11. What might be the main reason of this “scaring reality” according to the speaker?
A. The gap between the rich and the poor.
B. The housing shortage in big cities like New York.
C. The limited job opportunities in New York City.
D. The expansion of big cities and large population.
Question 12-15 are based on the talk you have just heard.
12. Which room does the guest stay?
A. 240
B. 250
C. 214
D. 213
13. What does the guest want to borrow?
A. Ten dollars.
B. An iron.
C. A laundry bag.
D. The newspaper.
14. What is particularly wrong with the air-conditioner?
A. It bothers the guest.
B. It makes the room too cool to stay in.
C. It doesn’t work at all.
D. It doesn’t cool the room very much.
15. Where can the hotel guest get a foreign newspaper?
A. In the reception.
B. In the housekeeping office.
C. In the gift shop of the lobby.
D. In the hotel lobby.
