北京科技大学研究生英语考试真题

2005/12 Listening Comprehension 1. A. 5 minutes. B. 15 minutes. C. 20 minutes. D. 25 minutes 2. A. $200. B. $400. C. $300. D. $500. 3. A. Because he has been hiding lately. B. Because he has been busy preparing his trip. C. Because he has been back home. D. Because he has to work hard for traveling expense. 4. A. On a three-week trip. B. To their neighbors. C. On the way back home. D. To work. 5. A. She gladly accepted it. B. She declined it politely. C. She firmly turned it down. D. She didn’t know what to do. 6. A. The girl’s father had an accident yesterday. B. The girl’s father was still in serious condition. C. The girl’s father has been told about his daughter’s real condition. D. The girl’s father doesn’t know anything about his daughter’s real condition. 7. A. 144 pounds. B. 164 pounds. C. 140 pounds. D. 154 pounds. 8. A. A new flat. B. A trip to the island. C. A disease. D. A recent fire. 9. A. Because of the bad weather. B. Because the food has spoiled. C. Because some people are sick. D. Because they had to prepare for an exam. 10. A. Science and Technology B. Arts and Social Sciences C. Architecture D. Humanities 11. A. Psychology, sociology, history and economics B. Psychology, sociology, history and linguistics C. Biology, sociology, history and linguistics D. Biology, sociology, history and economics 12. A. They have difficulties seeing their lectures B. They fail meeting deadlines for an essay C. They have difficulty going to classes D. Their lecturers are unavailable 13. A. At the beginning of the work day. B. In the middle of the work day. C. At the end of the work day. D. In the evening. 14. A. In the basement. B. On the top floor. C. In a cafeteria. D. In the middle of the building. 15. A. They took emergency elevators. B. They were rescued by the firemen. C. They waited until things returned to normal. D. They walked down the stairs. Notes about the lecture: What is Happiness? Common myths about money and happiness: 16. For very poor people— 17. For very wealthy people— For middle-class people— They are not less happy than wealthy people./ Happiness does not depend on money. The three qualities happy people have: 18. _________________________________ 19. _________________________________ 20. _________________________________ Transcript (Dec 25, 2005) 1. W: How far do you live from the school? M: It takes about 20 minutes to drive from my house to the school. But during rush hour, it will take 5 minutes more. Q: How much time does it take, if the man drives from the school to home during the rush hour? 2. W: How much money will I have to spend to rent an apartment in America? I’ll only have $500 a month. M: Your rent should be about 3/5 of that. Q: How much should the man’s rent be? 3. W: Tom, I’m glad I ran into you. I’ve been trying to call you but you’re never home. Where have you been hiding lately? M: Actually I’ve been very busy recently. I’m getting ready to go to the States for Christmas, and I have a million things to do. Q: Why couldn’t the woman get the man on the phone? 4. W: Did you turn off the light and check the locks on all the doors and windows? M: Yes, and I told the neighbors we’d be gone for three weeks. They’ll keep an eye on the house for us. And the Smiths said they would go to China the next year, too. Q: Where are the man and woman going? 5. M: Hi, Mary, would you like to go to the concert with me? W: I’d like to, but I’m afraid I have to study tonight, because I have an exam tomorrow afternoon. Q: How does Mary respond to the man’s invitation? 6. M: Is the girl who had an accident yesterday still in serious condition? W: I’m afraid she is, but we’ve kept the news from her father. Q: What can be concluded from the conversation? 7. W: Bob told me you were on a diet. How much weight have you lost? M: Well, to start with, I weighed 150 pounds. The first three weeks I took off ten pounds, but then I gained back four over the holidays. Q: How much does the man weigh now? 8. M: Have you had that new flu that’s going around? W: No, but I hear it’s spreading like wildfire. Q: What are the two speakers talking about? 9. M: The monitor said that we’d have to postpone the outing until Sunday because of the strong wind. W: It’s a shame because all the food has already been ordered and will probably spoil. Q: Why was the outing postponed? Mini-Talk One Good morning and welcome to the University of Westlands. My name is Marcia Mayhew and I’m the coordinator of the Bachelor of Science degree. This morning I’d like to tell you about the structure of the university and about some of the requirements of the degree that you’re about to enter. The Bachelor of Social Science is in one faculty within the university; that is the faculty where I work, known as Arts and Social Sciences. Here on this campus we also have the faculties of Architecture, Law and Science and Technology among others. It’s important to know something about the structure of the faculty because, as you go through your course, you may need to call on members of the staff to help you. At the top of the faculty we have a dean and below the dean we have three divisions; each division has a divisional head and your degree is located in the Division of Social Sciences. Within each of the divisions, there are the departments and each of these offers the different degrees. For instance, two of the departments which offer the major subjects for your award are Sociology and Psychology. Each has a departmental head but for practical purposes, the people you are going to see the most are myself as coordinator of the social sciences degree and the actual lecturers who are teaching the subjects that you are taking. For instance, in the first semester you’ll be doing four subjects: psychology, sociology, history and economics. If you have any problems or difficulties, not that I’m anticipating you will, but you never know, then you should go and see your lecturers. For instance, you may find that you can’t meet a deadline for an essay or perhaps you’re having problems with attendance. These seem to be the two most common problems that students face. 10. Within which faculty does the speaker work? 11. What are the subjects offered in the first semester in this course? 12. What is one of the problems the students may have? Mini-Talk Two On February 26, 1993, a giant explosion shook the World Trade Center. One minute later, smoke began to fill the stairways, halls, and offices. All power and emergency systems were knocked out. There were no lights, no elevators, and no electricity. Over fifty thousand people were working in the building at the time. It was 12:18 on a typical work day. People were making business calls, writing reports, or attending business meetings. Many were on their lunch break and were eating in one of the building’s cafeterias. Also, thousands of people were visiting the building. Some were standing on the observation floor; others were eating lunch at Windows of the World, an expensive restaurant on the top floor. The bomb exploded in the basement area. One woman was getting out of her car in the parking garage; it blew off her shoes. A man was waiting for the train; it blew off his hat. A secretary was typing at her desk. She fell through the floor sitting in her chair. In the building, people wer