2014年河北大学硕士研究生复试英语试题
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Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension(20points,1point for each)
Directions:    In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 3 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A) B) C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
1.    A) Surfing the net.
B) Watching a talk show.
C) Packing a birthday gift.
D) Shopping at a jewelry store.

2.    A) He enjoys finding fault with exams.
B) He is sure of his success in the exam.
C) He doesn’t know if he can do well in the exam.
D) He used to get straight A’s in the exams he took.

3.    A) The man is generous with his good comments on people.
B) The woman is unsure if there will be peace in the world.
C) The woman is doubtful about newspaper stories.
D) The man is quite optimistic about human nature.

4.    A) Study for some profession.
B) Attend a medical school.
C) Stay in business.
D) Sell his shop.

5.    A) More money.
B) Fair treatment.
C) A college education.
D) Shorter work hours.

6.    A) She was exhausted from her trip.
B) She missed the comforts of home.
C) She was impressed by Mexican food.
D) She will not go to Mexico again.

7.    A) Cheer herself up a bit.
B) Find a more suitable job.
C) Seek professional advice.
D) Take a psychology course.

8.    A) He dresses more formally now.
B) What he wears does not match his position.
C) He has ignored his friends since graduation.
D) He failed to do well at college.

Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

9.    A) To go sightseeing.
B) To have meetings.
C) To promote a new champagne.
D) To join in a training program.

10.    A) It can reduce the number of passenger complaints.
B) It can make air travel more entertaining.
C) It can cut down the expenses for air travel.
D) It can lessen the discomfort caused by air travel.

11.    A) Took balanced meals with champagne.
B) Ate vegetables and fruit only.
C) Refrained from fish or meat.
D) Avoided eating rich food.

12.    A) Many of them found it difficult to exercise on a plane.
B) Many of them were concerned with their well-being.
C) Not many of them chose to do what she did.
D) Not many of them understood the program.

Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

13.    A) At a fair.
B) At a cafeteria.
C) In a computer lab.
D) In a shopping mall.

14.    A) The latest computer technology.
B) The organizing of an exhibition.
C) The purchasing of some equipment.
D) The dramatic changes in the job market.

15.A) Data collection.
B) Training consultancy.
C) Corporate management.
D) Information processing.
Questions 16 to 20 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

16.    A) His father caught a serious disease.
B) His mother passed away.
C) His mother left him to marry a rich businessman.
D) His father took to drinking.

17.A) To win over the majority of passengers from airlines in twenty years. B) To reform railroad management in western European countries. C) To electrify the railway lines between major European cities. D) To set up an express train network throughout Europe.
18. A) Major European airlines will go bankrupt. B) Europeans will pay much less for traveling. C) Traveling time by train between major European cities will be cut by half. D) Trains will become the safest and most efficient means of travel in Europe.
19. A) Train travel will prove much more comfortable than air travel. B) Passengers will feel much safer on board a train than on a plane. C) Rail transport will be environmentally friendlier than air transport. D) Traveling by train may be as quick as, or even quicker than, by air.
20. A) In 1981. B) In 1989. C) In 1990. D) In 2000.