同等学力英语真题.doc

2012年同等学力人员申请硕士学位
英语水平全国统一考试试题

Paper One 试卷一
(90 minutes)

PartⅠ Dialogue Communication (10 minutes，10 points，1 for each)

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PartⅡ Vocabulary (20 minutes，10 points，0. 5 for each)

Section A
Directions: In this section there are 10 sentences，each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

11. In his closing remarks，the chairman expressed his thanks to all those who had contributed to the success of the conference.
A. comments B. speech C. criticism D. lecture
12. Both Tom and his brother take after their father not only in appearance but also in character.
A. resemble B. assimilate C. follow D. reflect
13. The hurricane was incredibly devastating and left thousands homeless.
A. forceful B. mighty C. destructive D. dangerous
14. Readers are required to comply with the rules of the library and mind their manners.
A. evaluate B. memorize C. protect D. observe
15. Economic factors aside, the imbalanced distribution of educational resources also affects fairness of education.
A. unjust B. impartial C. uneven D. improper
16. Watching me pulling the calf awkwardly to the barn, the Irish milkmaid fought hard to hold back her laughter.
A. check B. keep C. stop D. retain
17. The government has called for an independent inquiry into the incident.
A. requirement B. examination C. analysis D. investigation
18. A great number of houses would have to be removed to make way for the new amusement park.
A. take the place of B. give space for C. build up D. work out
19. Drug use accounts for approximately three-quarters of all reported cases of HIV in the country.
A. possibly B. roughly C. generally D. specifically
20. For their own safety, household pets should be confined to their own yard.
A. tamed B. regained C. restricted D. contained

Section B
Directions: In this section，there are 10 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
21. By a strange_______, both candidates have come up with the same solution to the problem.
A. coincidence B. encounter C. chance D. overlap
22. The discussion was so prolonged and exhausting that_______ the speakers stopped for refreshments.
A. at large B. at intervals C. at ease D. at random
23. Mr. Tunick filed suit against the New York police department after city officials _______his request.
A. turned down B. turned in C. turned off D. turned out
24. The fireman had a_______ escape when a staircase collapsed beneath his feet.
A. close B. narrow C. hard D. near
25. Many painters, rock singers, and street dancers have distinct hair style, _______ to their group.
A. particular B. essential C. special D. peculiar
26. That he brought the company big profits wouldn’t_______ putting the company’s money into his own pockets.
A. justify B. clarify C. testify D. amplify
27. We’re_______ 50 new staff this year as business grows.
A. taking over B. taking in C. taking on D. taking up
28. Is the theory of evolution in direct _______ with religious teachings，or does it leave room for debate?
A. comparison B. distinction C. disturbance D. contradiction
29. Libraries are an investment for the future and should not be allowed to fall into______.
A. dissolution B. decay C. decline D. depression
30. A transplant operation is successful only if doctors can prevent the body from rejecting the_______ organ.
A. borrowed B. strange C. novel D. foreign

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (45 minutes，30 points，1 for each)

Directions： There are 5 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 6 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

Passage One
A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo (柔道）despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a terrible car accident. The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master, and he was doing well. But he couldn’t understand why, after three months of training, the master had taught him only one move.
“Sir，” the boy finally said, “shouldn’t I be learning more moves?”
“This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you’ll ever need to know，” the master replied.
Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training.
Several months later, the master took the boy to his first tournament (锦标赛).
Surprising himself，the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy skillfully used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.
This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee called a time-out. He was about to stop the match when the judo master intervened.
“No, ” t he judo master insisted, “Let him continue. ”
Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to pin him. The boy had won the match and the tournament. He was the champion.
On the way home, the boy and his judo master reviewed every move in each and every match. Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind.
“Sir，how did I win the tournament with only one move?”
“You won for two reasons，” the master answered.
“First, you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. Second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm. ”

31. Why did the boy want to learn judo?
A. He wanted to get over the accident.
B. He wanted to make up for his disability.
C. He wanted to exercise his right arm.
D. The reason was not mentioned in the passage.
32. When a referee calls a “time-out”______.
A. the time has run out B. the game stops for a short time
C. either side can claim victory D. the game ends in a tie
33. Why did the master insist on continuing the match?
A. He didn’t want to give the opponent an advantage.
B. The boy was confident of winning.
C. He had confidence in the boy’s skill.
D. All he cared about was winning the final.
34. What probably caused the defeat of the boy’s opponent in the final?
A. Over-confidence. B. Impatience.
C. Inexperience. D. Exhaustion.
35. Why did the master teach the boy only that one move?
A. The boy could not do other moves with only one arm.
B. It was the only move the master knew well.
C. It was the move his opponent would not be good at.
D. His opponent would be helpless once he made that move.
36. What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. One can turn a weakness into an advantage.
B. It is very difficult to have a good teacher.
C. Even a disabled person can win a match.
D. Practice makes perfect.

Passage Two
My five-year-old daughter knew exactly what she wanted for Christmas of 1977，and told me so. Yes, she still would like the pink-and-green plastic umbrella, books, long nightgown, slippers-fine. But really, there was only one thing that mattered： a Barbie Townhouse, with all the accessories.
This was a surprise. Rebecca was not a Barbie girl, preferred stuffed animals to dolls, and wasn’t drawn to play in a structured environment. Always a make-up-the-rules, design-my-own-world, do-it-my-way kid. Maybe, I thought, the point wasn’t Barbie but the house, which she could claim for herself, since we’d already moved five times during her brief life.
Next day, I stopped at the mall. The huge Barbie Townhouse box was there: “3 Floors of High-Styled Fun! Elevator Can Stop on All Floors!” Some Assembly Required. Uh-oh. My track record for assembling things was miserable. Brooklyn-born, I was raised in apartment buildings in a family that didn’t build things. A few years earlier, I’d spent one week assembling a six-foot-tall jungle gym from a kit containing so many parts. I spent the first four hours sorting and the last two hours trying to figure out why there were so many pieces. The day after I finished building it，as if to remind me of my limitations，a tornado (龙卷风）touched down close enough to scatter the jungle gym across an acre of field.
I assembled the Barbie Townhouse on Christmas Eve. Making it level, keeping the columns from looking like, they’d melted and been refrozen, and getting that elevator to work were almost more than I could manage. And building it in curse-free silence so my daughter would continue sleeping—if, in fact, she was sleeping—added a layer of challenge. By dawn I was done.
Shortly thereafter, my daughter walked into the living room. Her surprise may not be real, but her delight was utterly genuine and moves me to this day, 34 years later. Rebecca had spurred me to do something I didn’t think I could do. It was for her, and—like so much of the privilege of being her father—it brought me further outside myself and let me overcome doubts about my capacities.

37. In the author’s eyes, his little daughter was ______.
A. obedient B. unstable C. original D. stubborn
38. The author thought that his daughter’s choice of the Barbie Townhouse______.
A. was natural for a five-year-old girl B. was influenced by her life experience
C. reflected the change in her taste D. brought her back to normal
39. For the author, assembling things _______.
A. was largely in his blood B. was a challenge he enjoyed
C. was always his weak point D. was part of his family education
40. Assembling the Barbie Townhouse _______.
A. brought out the author’s potentials B. turned out to be easier than expected
C. actually drove the author crazy D. was a bad memory for the author
41. In the last paragraph the author mainly expressed _______.
A. his pride in being a father B. his gratitude to his daughter
C. his concern about his capability D. his delight in helping his daughter
42. What can be learned about the relationship between the author and his daughter?
A. They are on good terms with each other.
B. They barely speak to each other.
C. They are polite but cold to each other.
D. They keep secrets from each other.

Passage Three
It is all very well to blame traffic jam, the cost of petrol and the fast pace of modern life, but manners on the roads are becoming deplorable. Everybody knows that the nicest men become monsters behind the wheel. It is all very well again, to have a tiger in the tank, but to have one in the driver’s seat is another matter. You might tolerate the odd road-hog (占道者)，but nowadays the well-mannered motorist is the exception to the rule. Perhaps the situation calls for a “Be Kind to Other Drivers” campaign, otherwise it may get completely out of hand.
Road courtesy is not only good manners, but good sense too. It takes the most Good- tempered of drivers to resist the temptation to hit back when subjected to uncivilized behavior. A friendly nod or a wave of acknowledgement in response to an act of courtesy helps to create an atmosphere of goodwill and tolerance so necessary in modern traffic conditions. But such acknowledgements of courtesy are all too rare today. Many drivers nowadays don’t even seem able to recognize courtesy when they see it.
Contrary to general opinion, young drivers have better manners than their seniors. But this is short-lived in the world of modern driving where many drivers neither expect nor give any mercy. This may be encouraged on the battlefield but is out of place on the roads.
Lorry drivers say they have almost abandoned the practice of signaling cars to overtake when the road is clear, because many of the cars took too long to pass. They couldn’t be bothered to select a lower gear. The car drivers，after overtaking, slowed down again and hogged the road. Again, a motoring magazine has recently drawn attention to the increasing number of drivers who never wait for gaps. “They manufacture them by force，using their direction indicators as a threat rather than a warning. ” Punch-ups (打群架）are quite common. It can't be long before we hear of pistols and knives being used.
Driving is essentially a state of mind. However technically skilled a driver may be，he can’t be an advanced motorist if he is always arrogant and aggressive.

43. The author is most concerned about _______.
A. traffic jam B. road manners
C. fast pace of life D. high cost of petrol
44. The word “deplorable” (Para. 1) most probably means “______”.
A. more serious B. more tempting
C. disturbing D. noticeable
45. What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?
A. Many drivers tend to fight back against rude behaviors.
B. A little courtesy may help ease the tensions on the road.
C. Goodwill and tolerance may help relieve traffic jam.
D. Many drivers nowadays lack a good sense of courtesy.
46. It can be learned from Paragraph 3 that______.
A. young drivers are more aggressive
B. young drivers would soon lose their good manners
C. elder drivers are more cautious
D. elder drivers should improve their driving skills
47. An example of good manners on the roads is______.
A. signaling cars to overtake B. manufacturing a gap
C. selecting a lower gear D. using the direction indicator
48. According to the author，a good driver should_______ .
A. be technically smiled B. have a good state of mind
C. be sympathetic with others D. take good care of his vehicle

Passage Four
On how the world has changed over the last 50 years, not all of it has been good. As you are looking for organic food information, you have obviously become aware that a better alternative exists and you are taking a critical look at the source and production practices of the companies producing the world’s food supplies.
The purpose of organic food information is to give you an understanding of what is going into your food. You will see t