2013年硕士研究生复试英语听力A

2011-2012-2研究生听力试卷A卷

Part I••Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear several statements. Each statement will be read only once. Then there will be a

pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B) , C) and D), and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have just heard. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line

through the centre.

1. A) Let’s start to work.

B) Let’s stop working.

C) Let’s stop working and have some drink.

D) We’ll not stop working.

2. A) I paid $1.20. B) I paid $1.80. C) I paid $

3.00. D) I paid 60 cents.

3. A) Flight 40 takes off at 8:1

4.

B) Flight 14 leaves Washington at 8:40.

C) The Washington flight leaves at 8:40.

D) There are 14 flights at 8:40.

4. A) We meet every Friday. C) We meet once every 14 days.

B) We will fly to meet each other. D) We meet each other on Friday.

5. A) He learned to cook. C) He hated cooking.

B) He liked cooking. D) He thought cooking was boring.

6. A) Mrs Jones doesn’t have any tea.C) Mrs Jones is not in.

B) Mrs Jones needs to get some tea. D) Mrs Jones is buying some tea.

7. A) Only Elizabeth felt surprised. C) He didn’t surprise anybody.

B) Elizabeth surprised everyone. D) Elizabeth wasn’t surprised.

8. A) He visited there a long time ago.

B) He was eager to visit there.

C) He has stayed there for months.

D) He felt alone staying there for months.

9. A) He lived in Beijing in the past. C) He has never been to Beijing.

B) Now he lives in Beijing. D) His father used to live in Beijing.

10. A) Bob enjoys swimming most.

B) Bob enjoys lying on the beach most.

C) Bob likes swimming and then sitting in the sun best.

D) To Bob, swimming and sitting on the beach are a waste of time.

11. A) John was born on the 15th. C) John was born on the 13th.

B) John was born on the 30th. D) John was born in 1930.

12. A) She still knew very little about the new machine.

B) She was eager to learn how to operate the machine.

C) She gradually learned how to operate the machine.

D) The machine was too complicated for her to operate.

13. A) We had no idea what our weather would be like.

B) We preferred hot weather to cold one.

C) We had very pleasant weather during our vacation.

D) We didn’t enjoy our vacation due to bad weather.

14. A) While dinner was cooking, we went to the store.

B) We cooked dinner, visited the store and slept.

C) After shopping, we had dinner and slept.

D) We ate and then were too tired to shop.