1997年同等学历人员申请硕士学位英语水平全国统一考试试题

Paper One

Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes,15 points)
Section A
Directions:In this Section, you will hear 9 short conversations.At the end of each conversation,there will be a question.Both the conversation and the 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 is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

[LISTEN]

A.Reasons. 
B.Advice.
C.Leave. 
D.Opinions.

A.Teacher and student. 
B.Manager and customer.
C.Secretary and client. 
D.Interviewer and interviewee.

A.At a supermarket. 
B.In a hotel room.
C.At a department store. 
D.In a lost and found department.

A.She can’t find her notebook in the place where she left it.
B.She can remember now where she left her notebook.
C.She can’t recall where she left her notebook.
D.She has found her notebook at last.

A.They are satisfactory.
B.They are disappointing.
C.They are terrible. 
D.Too early to know.

A.It’s hard to say.
B.Definitely.
C.Certainly not. 
D.Yes,he is.

A.$44.00. 
B.$14.00.
C.$40.00. 
D.$30.00.

A.He is too sleepy to eat.
B.He doesn’t feel like eating at this hour.
C.He can’t stand the taste of the food.
D.He doesn’t enjoy eating in this dim place.

A.The man spends more than he makes.
B.The man is not keen on arts.
C.The woman is an artist.
D.The woman looks down upon the man.

Section B
Directions:In this section,you will hear 2 short passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear some questions.Both the passage and the question 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 the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
Questions 10～12 are based on the following passage.

Passage One [LISTEN]

A.Certainly. 
B.It depends.
C.Certainly not. 
D.None of the above.

A.The world would be more beautiful.
B.The earth would become less visible from the moon.
C.Sunrise and sunset would lose their beauty.
D.The view of sunrise and sunset would become more enjoyable.

A.Formation of rain drops in the air.
B.Vaporization of water in the air.
C.Development of air pollution. 
D.Increase of rain drops.

Questions 13～15 are based on the following passage.
Passage Two [LISTEN]

A.They can be used to express all kinds of feelings.
B.They can be used to do business with people.
C.They can be used to convey our most important messages to people.
D.They can be used to deliver all the messages in our life.

A.Dismayed. 
B.Frustrated.
C.Disappointed.
D.Relieved.

A.It helps to avoid conflict.
B.It helps people get their own way.
C.It stops any kinds of arguments.
D.It improves the business of the marriage counselors.

Part II Vocabulary(10 minutes,10 points)
Section A
Directions:In each item,choose one word that best keeps the meaning of the sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word.Mark out your choice on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.