2015年同等学力英语真题答案(完整版)
2010-2015年6年全国同等学力英语真题及参考答案
2010-2015年6年全国同等学力英语真题及参考答案2010年同等学力英语真题及参考答案Paper One(90 minutes)Part I Dialogue Communication (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 for each )Section A Dialogue CompletionDirections: In this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by 4 choices marked A.B.C.D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.1. A. Can you take over for me here for a little while? I have a friend coming to see me.B. I’d like to, but _____________. Ask Peter, he is not so occupied at this moment.A. How can I do it?B. that’s alright.C. I have my hands full. B. that’s impossible2. A: To get an outside line, just dial 0 and the phone number. Or we can place a call for you, ifC. So am I. It is so annoyingD. You are right. Forget it.Section B Dialogue Comprehension Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short conversions between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by 4 choices marked A.B.C.D. Choose the best answer to the question from the 4 choices by marking the correspondingbetter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.6. Man: I have figured it all out. It looks like it will take us about 5 hours to drive from here to Chicago.Woman: It’d be more relaxing to take the train. But I guess we should watch our expenses. Question: What does the woman imply?A. She likes to drive when she travelsB. She doesn’t want to go to Chicago.C. She doesn’t know the cost of the train trip.D. It’s cheaper to got to Chicago by car7. Man: How about the examination last week? Woman: If I’d got more time. I could have made it.Question: What does the woman imply?A. She was asked to take another examinationB. She failed the examination last weekC. She did quite well in the examinationD. She didn’t take the examination last week8. Man: Harvard or the State University, have you decided yet?Woman: Well, I’d rather be a big fish in a small pond.Question: Which university is the woman likely to choose?A. The State UniversityB. HarvardC. NeitherD. She hasn’t decided yet.9. Man: I have just found a great location to open a new shop.Woman: But you haven’t researched the market. Don’t you think this putting the cart beforethe horse?Question: What does the woman mean?A. The man shouldn’t make the decision so quicklyB. It’s risky to choose such a locationC. The man is doing things in the wrong orderD. It’s possible for him to make a better choice10. Woman: My results are a bit flattering because I have had quite a lot of luck.Man: Nonsense, you’re head and shoulders above the others in your group.Question: What does the man think is the reason for the woman’s success?A. She is really luckyB. She is far better than the othersC. She’s got the others’ supportD. She’s been working hardPart II Vocabulary (20 minutes, 10 points, 0.5 for each)Section ADirections: 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.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. Betty was offended because she felt that her friends had ignored her purposefully at the party.A. desperatelyB. definitelyC. deliberatelyD. decisively12. There has been enough playing around so let’s get d own to business.A. make a dealB. begin our workC. reach an agreementD. change our plan13. How is it possible for our human body to convert yesterday’s lunch into today’s muscle?A. alterB. developC. modifyD. turn14. It is important for families to observe their traditions even as their children get older.A. noticeB. watchC. followD. celebrate15. It is difficult to comprehend, but everything you have ever seen, smelt, heard or felt is merelyyour brain’s interpretation of incoming stimuli.A. explanationB. evaluationC. re cognitionD. interruption16. Life is more important than the pressures and stress that we place on ourselves over work andother commitments.A. appointmentsB. arrangementsC. obligationsD. devotions17. If you continue to indulge in computer games like this, you future will be at stake.A. in dangerB. without questionC. on guardD. at large18. Romantic novels, as opposed to realistic ones, tend to present idealized versions of life, often with a happy ending.A. in contrast toB. in regard toC. in terms ofD. in light of19. Most people would agree that, although our age far surpasses all previous ages in knowledge, there has been no correlative increase in wisdom.A. improvesB. precedesC. imposesD. exceeds20. Many students today display a disturbing willingness to choose institutions and careers on thebasis of earning potential.A. offensiveB. depressiveC. troublesomeD. tiresomeSection BDirections: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are 4choices marked A.B.C.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 ANSERS SHEET.21. My oldest son had just finished an _________ holiday stay prior to moving to a new State, anew job, and the next chapter in his life.A. enlargedB. expandedC. extendedD. increased22. Blacks and American Indians __________ less than 10% of students in the top 30 business schools, while they are about 28% of the U.S. population.A. make upB. take upC. reach outD. turn out23. With demand continuing to rise in _____ economies such as China and India, energy tradersbelieve that oil futures are a good bet.A. employingB. emergingC. embracingD. emitting24. Laws and regulations in each country have to be made ___________ the constitution of the country.A. in honor ofB. in memory ofC. in return forD. in line with25. The jury’s ________ was that the accused was guiltyA. verdictB. sentenceC. trialD. debate26. In English learning, a __________ cycle occurs when a student makes more errors after beingscolded.A. verticalB. viciousC. vividD. vigorous27. Isn’t it ___________ when you learn something you’ve never known before?A. coolB. crazyC. coldD. cute28. There are several factors ___________ the rapid growth of sales promotion, particularly in consumer markets.A. resorting toB. appealing toC. applying toD. contributing to29. The Internet has been developing at a speed ___________ people’s expectations in the past two decades.A. overB. ofC. underD. beyond30. It is obvious that the sports games are no longer amateur affairs; they have become professionally __________________.A. laid offB. laid outC. put offD. put outPartⅢReading Comprehension (45minutes, 30point)Directions: There are 5 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 5 questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choosethe best one and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across thesquare brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.Passage OneLoneliness has been linked to depression and other health problems. Now, a study says it can also spread. A friend of a lonely person was 52% more likely to develop feelings of loneliness. And a friend of that friend was 25% more likely to do the same.Earlier findings showed that happiness, fatness and the ability to stop smoking can also grow like infections within social groups. The findings all come from a major health study in the American town of Framingham, Massachusetts. The study began in 1948 to investigate the causes of heart disease. Since then, more tests havebeen added, including measures of lonelinessand depression.The new findings involved more than 5,000 people in the second generation of the Framingham Heart Study. The researchers examined friendship histories and reports of loneliness.The results established a pattern that spread as people reported fewer close friends.For example, loneliness can affect relationships between next-door neighbors. The loneliness spreads as neighbors who were close friends now spend less time together. The study also foundthat loneliness spreads more easily among women than men.Researchers from the University of Chicago, Harvard and the University of California, San Diego, did the study .The findings appeared last month in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.The average person is said to experience feelings of loneliness about 48 days a year. Thestudy found that having a lonely friend can add about 17 days .But every additional friend can decrease loneliness by about 5%,or two and a half days.Lonely people become less and less trusting of others .This makes it more and more difficult for them to make friends-and more likely that society will reject them.John Cacioppo at the University of Chicago led the study .He says it is important torecognize and deal with loneliness. He says people who have been pushed to the edges of societyshould receive help to repair their social networks.The aim should be to aggressively create what he calls a “protective barrier” against loneliness. This barrier, he says, can keep the whole network from coming apart.31. Besides loneliness, which of the following can also spread among people?A. FriendshipB. HappinessC. DepressionD.Smoking32. The Framingham Heart Study starting from 1948 ________________A. expanded its research topicsB. involved 5,000 patients of depressionC. identified loneliness as one key factor for heart diseaseD. examined the relationship between loneliness and depression33. Which of the following is true about the spread of loneliness?A. It leads to a gradual loss of friendsB. It is a common phenomenon among womenC. it is often found in the neighborhoodD. it ruins the relationships between close friends34. Having a lonely friend, you are more likely to_________________A. strengthen your friendshipB. develop new friendshipC. increase the sense of lonelinessD. reduce the sense of loneliness35. According to John Cacioppo at the University of Chicago, loneliness can _____________A. result in aggressivenessB. cause people to be overprotectiveC. infect social networksD. push people to the verge of poverty36. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Loneliness can spreadB. Loneliness is linked to depressionC. Lonely people tend to grow fatD. Lonely people need more friendsPassage TwoCalifornia has a new program called the Digital Textbook Initiative. “Starting this fall withhigh school math and science .we will be the first state in the nation to provide schools with a state –approved list of digital textbooks.” That was Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in June, talkingabout his effort to get schools to use materials available free online .He listed reasons why hethinks digital textbooks make sense.California approves traditional textbooks in six-year cycles. Digital one can offer the latest information. They lighten the load of school bags. They save paper and trees, and make learningmore fun and interactive .And above all, he said, they help schools with their finances.The state has had to make severe cuts in school spending because of deep financial problems. More than six million students attend California public schools.Earlier this year, California invited content developers to offer digital math and science materials for high schools. These had to meet at least 90%of the state’s learning requirements. Specially trained teachers examined 16 textbooks and approved ten of them.Six of the ten were published by the CK12 Foundation, a nonprofit group that had been developing digital science and math books for about two years. The foundation paid teachersandother education professionals to write and edit them. The money came from a group financed bythe Khosla Family.California cannot require schools to use the digital textbooks. Individual school districts will have to decide for themselves.Susan Martimo, a California Department of Education official, says she does not expect widespread use right away. Her best guess is that some schools with a lot of technology will be thefirst to use them, but only in addition to their traditional books.School administrators point out that the texts may be free online, but students need a way to access them. Not everyone has a computer or electronic reader. Schools could print out copies, butthat would not help the environment. Also, there is the cost to train teachers to use digitaltextbooks effectively.37. The Digital Textbook Initiative _______________A. will probably take effect in six yearsB. covers all the high school subjectsC. has been approved by all statesD. is advocated by California state governor38. The main reason for promoting digital textbooks is to ______________A. help save moneyB. benefit the environmentC. provide interesting materialsD. reduce students’ heavy burden39. The digital textbooks were approved by ___________________A. trained teachersB. content developersC. Khosla FamilyD. CK12 Foundation40. What is true of CK12 Foundation?A. It produced 16 digital textbooksB. It paid teachers to write digital textbooks.C. It is financed by California state government.D. It makes money through developing digitaltextbooks.41. According to Susan Martimo, digital textbooks __________________A. are not likely to have a widespread useB. will soon replace traditional onesC, will first be adopted by well-equipped schools D.are certain to be approved by school districts2011年同等学力英语考试历年真题及参考答案Part One (90 minutes)Part 1 Dialogue communication (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 for each)Section A Dialogue completion1. A: David said he bought a new BMW for $5,000!B: _____. Sounds pretty cheap to me!A: Well, that’s what he said.A.Are you sure?e to think of it.C.Do you think so?D.Is he crazy?2. A: We just came back from Phoenix. And we had the best vacation in years.B: ____. I’m glad to hear it.A.O h, my goodness!B.How was it?C.O h, there you go again.D.G ood for you.3. A: I just can’t stand this class anymore?B: ____. It’s required, and you have to sit in it in order to graduate.A.W ell, why not just drop out of it?B.Why, you can say that again!C.W ell, you might as well get used to it.D.W hy, I couldn’t agree more!4. A: I don’t know about you, but I thought that film was terrific.B: ____. The action was great, and so was the music.A.J ust the same.B.I’m with you there.C.M ore or less.D.I sure do.5. A: Dan gave me a free ride home, but I paid for the gas.B: You know what they say, ____.A.t here’s no free lunchB.don’t bite off more than you can chewC.o ne good turn deserves anotherD.i t’s who you know that countsSection B Dialogue Comprehension6. Woman: I’d rather not talk about it. Just don’t ask.Man: Come on. I think you need to let off some steam.Question: What does the man advise the woman to do?A.T o talk to him about the problem.B.To keep the secret.C.T o reduce the workload.D.T o have a good rest.7. Woman: Julie’s dress looks funny. That style went out last year.Man: Oh, come on, as long as it looks good on her.Question: What does the man try to emphasize?A.J ulie’s dress is not outdated.B.Julie’s dress does not suit her.C.J ulie should follow the fashion.D.J ulie looks fine in that dress.8. Man: What kind of snacks do you prefer? Woman: Oh, I’ve got a sweet tooth, you know. Question: What does the woman probably like?A.S andwich.B.Hot dogs.C.I ce cream.D.P otato chips.9. Woman: I’m tired of driving all the way to work and back every day. If only cars could drive themselves!Man: Well, some car manufactures are working on them. I guess you’ll soon buy one if you can afford it.Question: What does the man imply?A.T he woman will be able to buy an intelligent car.B.Cars that drive themselves may be veryexpensive.C.H e is working with a car producer on intelligent cars.D.D riving to work is really a headache.10. Man: Annie, how does it not even cross your mind that you might want a future with someone?Woman: It’s simple. I don’t mind being married to my career.Question: What’s Annie’s attitude towards her future?A.S he will stay with someone unmarried.B.She will live a simple life.C.S he will quit her job to get married.D.S he will fully focus on her job.Part II Vocabulary (20 minutes, 10 points, 0.5 for each)Section A11. The news reports completely overlooked the more profound political implications of the events.A.n eglectedB.foresawC.e xploredD.a ssessed12. Teachers and nurses who deal with children are obliged to report cases of suspected child abuse to authorities.A.r emindedB.expectedC.c ompelledD.r equested13. Your grade will be based in large part on the originality of your ideas.A.c reativityB.popularityC.f easibilityD.f lexibility14. We suspect there is a quire deliberate attempt to sabotage the elections and undermine the electoral commission.A.c onsciousB.desperateC.c lumsyD.i ntentional15. So strange were the circumstances of my story that I can scarcely believe myself to have been a party to them.A.j ustB.hardlyC.a lmostD.d efinitely16. Smoke particles and other air pollutants are often trapped in the atmosphere, thus forming dirty fog.A.c onstrainedB.caughtC.c oncealedD.c oncentrated17. Employees in chemical factories are entitled to receive extra pay for doing hazardous work.A.p oisonousB.difficultC.d angerousD.h armful18. Curt Carlson, the wealthiest man in Minnesota, owned a hotel and travel company with sales reaching in the neighborhood of $9 billion.A.p reciselyB.merelyC.s ubstantiallyD.a pproximately19. The tendency of the human body to reject foreign matter is the main obstacle to successful organ transplantation.A.f actorB.constituentC.b arrierD.b reak20. Whenever you need Tom, he is always there whether it be an ear or a helping hand, so you can always lean on him.A.c ount onB.benefit fromC.s tand forD.s tick toSection B21. It ____ without saying that consumers would be happier if prices were lower.A.t akesB.appearsC.m akesD.g oes22. The world economic recession put an ____ end to the steel market upturn that began in 2002.A.i rregularB.illegalC.a bruptD.a bsurd23. I’m ____ about how you discovered my website, and am very glad if you enjoy it.A.m ysteriousB.furiousC.s eriousD.c urious24. The Labor Party’s electoral strategy, basedon an ____ with other smaller parties, has proved successful.A.a cquaintanceB.integrationC.a llianceD.i ntimacy25. The new aircraft will be ____ to a test of temperatures of -65℃ and 120℃.A.s uspendedB.suppressedC.s ummonedD.s ubjected26. The money I got from teaching on the side was a useful ____ to my ordinary income.A.p rofitB.supplementC.s ubsidyD.r eplacement27. Chinese people are now enjoying better dental health, as shown by the declining ____ of tooth decay.A.t reatmentB.incidenceC.c onsequenceD.m isfortune28. Many countries have conversation programs to prevent certain ____ of fish from becoming extinct.A.s peciesB.sourcesC.n umbersD.m embers29. Susan never took any cookery courses; she learned cooking by ____ useful tips from TV cookery programs.A.p icking upB.bringing upC.p utting upD.p ulling up30. The President _____ his deputy to act for him while he was abroad.A.p romotedB.substitutedC.a uthorizedD.d isplacedPart III Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 for each)Passage OneUntil last spring, Nia Parker and the other kids in her neighborhood commuted to school on Bus 59. But as fuel prices rose, the school district needed to find a way to cut its tran sportation costs. So the school’s busing company redrew its route map, eliminating Nia’s bus altogether. Now Nia and her neighbors travel the half mile to school via a “walking school bus”—a group of kids, supervised by an adult or two, who make the walk together.Like the rest of us, school districts are feeling pinched by rising fuel costs—and finding new way to adapt. The price of diesel fuel has gone up 34 percent in the past two years. For the typical American school district, bus bills total 5 percent of the budget. As administrators look to trim, busing is an inviting target, since it doesn’taffect classroom instruction (or test scores). More than one third of American school administrators have eliminated bus stops or routes in order to stay within budget.Many parents are delighted to see their kids walking to school, partly because many did so themselves: according to a 1969 survey, nearly half of school kids walked or biked to school, compared with only 16 percent in 2001. Modern parents have been unwilling to let kids walk to school for fear of traffic, crime or simple bullying, but with organized adult supervision, those concerns have diminished.Schools and busing companies are finding other ways to save. In rural areas where busing is a must, some schools have even chosen four-day school weeks. Busing companies instruct drivers to eliminate extra stops from routes and to turn off the engine while idling. They are also using computer software to determine the most fuel-efficient routes, which ar en’t always the shortest ones.There could be downsides, however, to the busing cutbacks. If every formerly bused student begins walking to school, it’s an environmental win—but if too many of their parents decide to drive then instead, the overall carbon footprint can grow. Replacing buses with many more parent-driven cars can also increase safety risks: A 2002 report concluded students are 13 times safer on a school bus than in a passenger car, since buses have fewer accidents and withstand them better due to their size. And some students complain about the long morning hikes, particularly when the route contains a really big hill.31. The “walking school bus” _____.A．does not consume fuelB．aims to keep children fitC．seldom causes traffic jamsD．is popular with school kids32. In America the responsibility for busing kids to school lies with ____.A．individual schoolsB．school districtsC．teacherD．parents33. As regards walking to school, modern parents seem much concerned with the _____.A．time spent on the wayB．changes in the routeC．kid’s physical strengthD．safety of their children34. To save money, some schools choose to _____.A．take the shortest routesB．shorten the school weekC．give drives better trainingD．use fuel efficient buses35. Busing cutbacks may eventually lead to _____.A．fierce competition among bus companiesB．more students taking public transportationC．an increase in carbon dioxide emissions D．a decrease in the safety of school buses 36. Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude towards busing cutbacks?A．FavorableB．CriticalC．ObjectiveD．IndifferentPassage TwoPeople are living longer than ever, but for some reason, women are living longer than men.A baby boy born in the United States in 2003 can expects to live to be about 73, a baby girl, about 79. This is indeed a wide gap, and no one really knows why it exists. The greater longevity （长寿）of women, however, has been known for centuries. It was, for example, described in the seventeenth century. However, the difference was smaller then – the gap is growing.A number of reasons have been proposed to accounts for the differences. The gap is greatest in industrialized societies, so it has beensuggested that women are less susceptible to work strains that may raise the risk of heart disease and alcoholism. Sociologists also tell us that women are encouraged to be less adventurous than men (and this may be why they are more careful drivers, involved in fewer accidents).Even smoking has been implicated in the age discrepancy. It was once suggested that working women are more likely to smoke and as more women entered the work force, the age gap would begin to close, because smoking is related to earlier deaths. Now, however, we see more women smoking and they still tend to live longer although their lung cancer rate is climbing sharply.One puzzling aspect of the problem is that women do not appear to be as healthy as men. That is, they report far more illnesses. But when a man reports an illness, it is more likely to be serious.Some researchers have suggested that menmay die early because their health is more strongly related to their emotions. For example, men tend to die sooner after losing a spouse than women do. Men even seem to be more weakened by loss of a job. (Both of these are linked with a marked decrease in the effectiveness of the immune system.) Among men, death follows retirement with an alarming promptness.Perhaps we are searching for the answers too close to the surface of the problem. Perhaps the answers lie deeper in our biological heritage. After all, the phenomenon is not isolated to humans. Females have the edge among virtually all mammalian (哺乳动物的) species, in that they generally live longer. Furthermore, in many of these species the differences begin at the moment of conception; there are more male miscarriages（流产）. In human, after birth, more baby boys than baby girls die.37. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?A．Men’s lifespan remains almost unchanged.B．Researchers have found the cause of the age gapC．The more advanced a society, the greater the age gap.D．The age gap was noticed only recently.38. As is suggested in Paragraph 2, the two factors relevant to women’s longer lifespan are ____.A．diseases and road accidentsB．industrialization and work strainsC．their immunity to heart disease and refusal of alcoholD．their endurance of work strains and reluctance for adventure39. According to Paragraph3, which of the following statements is true?A．The great number of male smokers contributes to the age gap.B．The growing number of smoking women will narrow the age gap.C．Female workers are more likely to smoke than make workers.D．Smoking does not seem to affect women’s longevity.40. Which of the following phenomena makes researchers puzzled?A．Men’s health is more closely related to their emotions.B．Though more liable to illnesses, women still live longer.C．Men show worse symptoms than women when they fall ill.D．Quite a number of men die soon after their retirement.41. The word “edge” in Paragraph 6 means “_____”.A．marginB．sideC．advantageD．quality42. What is the main idea of the passage?A．The greater longevity of women remains。
2010-2015年6年全国同等学力英语真题及参考答案
2010年同等学力英语真题及参考答案Paper One(90 minutes)Part I Dialogue Communication (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 for each )Section A Dialogue CompletionDirections: In this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, to complete the dialogue. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.1. A. Can you take over for me here for a little while I have a friend coming to see me.B. I’d like to, but _____________. Ask Peter, he is not so occupied at this moment.A. How can I do itB. that’s alright.C. I have my hands full. B. that’s impossible2. A: To get an outside line, just dial 0 and the phone number. Or we can place a call for you, if you want.B. No, thanks a lot.A. Just put me throughB. I’ll try it my selfC. I’d rather notD. I’ll appreciate your help3. A: Now, it’s just work, work, work. I work hard all day, every day.B: Oh, come .You’re making a good salary now.A. Don’t complain.B. Sorry to hear about itC. Anything I can do for youD. What’s your plan4. A: Pamela, can you come to a meeting on FridayB: ________________Let me check my schedule. When are you having itA. No bit deal.B. I am not sureC. Can ID. Sure thing5. A: I am really getting fed up with the salespersons who keep calling.B: _______________A. I hope it is nothing seriousB. They are so stupid!C. So am I. It is so annoyingD. You are right. Forget it.Section B Dialogue ComprehensionDirections: In this section, you will read 5 short conversions between a man and a woman. At Choose the best answer to the question from the 4 choices by marking the corresponding better with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.6. Man: I have figured it all out. It looks like it will take us about 5 hours to drive from here to Chicago.Woman: It’d be more relaxing to take the train. But I guess we should watch our expenses. Question: What does the woman implyA. She likes to drive when she travelsB. She doesn’t want to go to Chicago.C. She doesn’t know the cost of the train trip.D. It’s cheaper to got to Chicago by car7. Man: How about the examination last weekWoman: If I’d got more time. I could have made it.Question: What does the woman implyA. She was asked to take another examinationB. She failed the examination last weekC. She did quite well in the examinationD. She didn’t take the examination last week8. Man: Harvard or the State University, have you decided yetWoman: Well, I’d rather be a big fish in a small pond.Question: Which university is the woman likely to chooseA. The State UniversityB. HarvardC. NeitherD. She hasn’t decided yet.9. Man: I have just found a great location to open a new shop.Woman: But you haven’t researched the market. Don’t you think this putting the cart beforethe horseQuestion: What does the woman meanA. The man shouldn’t make the decision so quicklyB. It’s risky to choose such a locationC. The man is doing things in the wrong orderD. It’s possible for him to make a better choice10. Woman: My results are a bit flattering because I have had quite a lot of luck.Man: Nonsense, you’re head and shoulders above the others in your group.Question: What does the man think is the reason for the woman’s successA. She is really luckyB. She is far better than the othersC. She’s got the others’ supportD. She’s been working hardPart II Vocabulary (20 minutes, 10 points, for each)Section ADirections: In this section there are 10 sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.11. Betty was offended because she felt that her friends had ignored her purposefully at the party.A. desperatelyB. definitelyC. deliberatelyD. decisively12. There has been enough playing around so let’s get down to business.A. make a dealB. begin our workC. reach an agreementD. change our plan13. How is it possible for our human body to convert yesterday’s lunch into today’s muscleA. alterB. developC. modifyD. turn14. It is important for families to observe their traditions even as their children get older.A. noticeB. watchC. followD. celebrate15. It is difficult to comprehend, but everything you have ever seen, smelt, heard or felt is merely your brain’s interpretation of incoming stimuli.A. explanationB. evaluationC. re cognitionD. interruption16. Life is more important than the pressures and stress that we place on ourselves over work and other commitments.A. appointmentsB. arrangementsC. obligationsD. devotions17. If you continue to indulge in computer games like this, you future will be at stake.A. in dangerB. without questionC. on guardD. at large18. Romantic novels, as opposed to realistic ones, tend to present idealized versions of life, often with a happy ending.A. in contrast toB. in regard toC. in terms ofD. in light of19. Most people would agree that, although our age far surpasses all previous ages in knowledge, there has been no correlative increase in wisdom.A. improvesB. precedesC. imposesD. exceeds20. Many students today display a disturbing willingness to choose institutions and careers on the basis of earning potential.A. offensiveB. depressiveC. troublesomeD. tiresomeSection BDirections: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are 4 corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSERS SHEET.21. My oldest son had just finished an _________ holiday stay prior to moving to a new State, a new job, and the next chapter in his life.A. enlargedB. expandedC. extendedD. increased22. Blacks and American Indians __________ less than 10% of students in the top 30 business schools, while they are about 28% of the . population.A. make upB. take upC. reach outD. turn out23. With demand continuing to rise in _____ economies such as China and India, energy traders believe that oil futures are a good bet.A. employingB. emergingC. embracingD. emitting24. Laws and regulations in each country have to be made ___________ the constitution of the country.A. in honor ofB. in memory ofC. in return forD. in line with25. The jury’s ________ was that the accused was guiltyA. verdictB. sentenceC. trialD. debate26. In English learning, a __________ cycle occurs when a student makes more errors after being scolded.A. verticalB. viciousC. vividD. vigorous27. Isn’t it ___________ when you learn something you’ve never known beforeA. coolB. crazyC. coldD. cute28. There are several factors ___________ the rapid growth of sales promotion, particularly in consumer markets.A. resorting toB. appealing toC. applying toD. contributing to29. The Internet has been developing at a speed ___________ people’s expectations in the past two decades.A. overB. ofC. underD. beyond30. It is obvious that the sports games are no longer amateur affairs; they have become professionally __________________.A. laid offB. laid outC. put offD. put outPartⅢReading Comprehension (45minutes, 30point)Directions: There are 5 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choosethe best one and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across thesquare brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.Passage OneLoneliness has been linked to depression and other health problems. Now, a study says it can also spread. A friend of a lonely person was 52% more likely to develop feelings of loneliness. And a friend of that friend was 25% more likely to do the same.Earlier findings showed that happiness, fatness and the ability to stop smoking can also growlike infections within social groups. The findings all come from a major health study in the American town of Framingham, Massachusetts.The study began in 1948 to investigate the causes of heart disease. Since then, more tests have been added, including measures of loneliness and depression.The new findings involved more than 5,000 people in the second generation of the Framingham Heart Study. The researchers examined friendship histories and reports of loneliness. The results established a pattern that spread as people reported fewer close friends.For example, loneliness can affect relationships between next-door neighbors. The loneliness spreads as neighbors who were close friends now spend less time together. The study also found that loneliness spreads more easily among women than men.Researchers from the University of Chicago, Harvard and the University of California, San Diego, did the study .The findings appeared last month in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.The average person is said to experience feelings of loneliness about 48 days a year. Thestudy found that having a lonely friend can add about 17 days .But every additional friend can decrease loneliness by about 5%,or two and a half days.Lonely people become less and less trusting of others .This makes it more and more difficultfor them to make friends-and more likely that society will reject them.John Cacioppo at the University of Chicago led the study .He says it is important torecognize and deal with loneliness. He says people who have been pushed to the edges of society should receive help to repair their social networks.The aim should be to aggressively create what he calls a “protective barrier” against loneliness. This barrier, he says, can keep the whole network from coming apart.31. Besides loneliness, which of the following can also spread among peopleA. FriendshipB. HappinessC. DepressionD. Smoking32. The Framingham Heart Study starting from 1948 ________________A. expanded its research topicsB. involved 5,000 patients of depressionC. identified loneliness as one key factor for heart diseaseD. examined the relationship between loneliness and depression33. Which of the following is true about the spread of lonelinessA. It leads to a gradual loss of friendsB. It is a common phenomenon among womenC. it is often found in the neighborhoodD. it ruins the relationships between close friends34. Having a lonely friend, you are more likely to_________________A. strengthen your friendshipB. develop new friendshipC. increase the sense of lonelinessD. reduce the sense of loneliness35. According to John Cacioppo at the University of Chicago, loneliness can _____________A. result in aggressivenessB. cause people to be overprotectiveC. infect social networksD. push people to the verge of poverty36. What is the main idea of the passageA. Loneliness can spreadB. Loneliness is linked to depressionC. Lonely people tend to grow fatD. Lonely people need more friendsPassage TwoCalifornia has a new program called the Digital Textbook Initiative. “Starting this fall withhigh school math and science .we will be the first state in the nation to provide schools with a state –approved list of digital textbooks.” That was Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in June, talking about his effort to get schools to use materials available free online .He listed reasons why he thinks digital textbooks make sense.California approves traditional textbooks in six-year cycles. Digital one can offer the latest information. They lighten the load of school bags. They save paper and trees, and make learning more fun and interactive .And above all, he said, they help schools with their finances.The state has had to make severe cuts in school spending because of deep financial problems. More than six million students attend California public schools.Earlier this year, California invited content developers to offer digital math and science materials for high schools. These had to meet at least 90%of the state’s learning requirements. Specially trained teachers examined 16 textbooks and approved ten of them.Six of the ten were published by the CK12 Foundation, a nonprofit group that had been developing digital science and math books for about two years. The foundation paid teachers and other education professionals to write and edit them. The money came from a group financed by the Khosla Family.California cannot require schools to use the digital textbooks. Individual school districts will have to decide for themselves.Susan Martimo, a California Department of Education official, says she does not expect widespread use right away. Her best guess is that some schools with a lot of technology will be the first to use them, but only in addition to their traditional books.School administrators point out that the texts may be free online, but students need a way to access them. Not everyone has a computer or electronic reader. Schools could print out copies, but that would not help the environment. Also, there is the cost to train teachers to use digital textbooks effectively.37. The Digital Textbook Initiative _______________A. will probably take effect in six yearsB. covers all the high school subjectsC. has been approved by all statesD. is advocated by California state governor38. The main reason for promoting digital textbooks is to ______________A. help save moneyB. benefit the environmentC. provide interesting materialsD. reduce students’ heavy burden39. The digital textbooks were approved by ___________________A. trained teachersB. content developersC. Khosla FamilyD. CK12 Foundation40. What is true of CK12 FoundationA. It produced 16 digital textbooksB. It paid teachers to write digital textbooks.C. It is financed by California state government.D. It makes money through developing digital textbooks.41. According to Susan Martimo, digital textbooks __________________A. are not likely to have a widespread useB. will soon replace traditional onesC, will first be adopted by well-equipped schoolsD.are certain to be approved by school districts2011年同等学力英语考试历年真题及参考答案Part One (90 minutes)Part 1 Dialogue communication (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 for each)Section A Dialogue completion1. A: David said he bought a new BMW for $5,000!B: _____. Sounds pretty cheap to me!A: Well, that’s what he said.A.Are you suree to think of it.C.Do you think soD.Is he crazy2. A: We just came back from Phoenix. And we had the best vacation in years. B: ____. I’m glad to hear it.A.Oh, my goodness!B.How was itC.Oh, there you go again.D.Good for you.3. A: I just can’t stand this class an ymoreB: ____. It’s required, and you have to sit in it in order to graduate.A.Well, why not just drop out of itB.Why, you can say that again!C.Well, you might as well get used to it.D.Why, I couldn’t agree more!4. A: I don’t know about you, but I thought t hat film was terrific.B: ____. The action was great, and so was the music.A.Just the same.B.I’m with you there.C.More or less.D.I sure do.5. A: Dan gave me a free ride home, but I paid for the gas.B: You know what they say, ____.A.there’s no free lunchB.d on’t bite off more than you can chewC.one good turn deserves anotherD.it’s who you know that countsSection B Dialogue Comprehension6. Woman: I’d rather not talk about it. Just don’t ask.Man: Come on. I think you need to let off some steam.Question: What does the man advise the woman to doA.To talk to him about the problem.B.To keep the secret.C.To reduce the workload.D.To have a good rest.7. Woman: Julie’s dress looks funny. That style went out last year.Man: Oh, come on, as long as it looks good on her.Question: What does the man try to emphasizeA.Julie’s dress is not outdated.B.Julie’s dress does not suit her.C.Julie should follow the fashion.D.Julie looks fine in that dress.8. Man: What kind of snacks do you preferWoman: Oh, I’ve got a sweet toot h, you know.Question: What does the woman probably likeA.Sandwich.B.Hot dogs.C.Ice cream.D.Potato chips.9. Woman: I’m tired of driving all the way to work and back every day. If only cars could drive themselves!Man: Well, some car manufactures are worki ng on them. I guess you’ll soon buy one if you can afford it.Question: What does the man implyA.The woman will be able to buy an intelligent car.B.Cars that drive themselves may be very expensive.C.He is working with a car producer on intelligent cars.D.Driving to work is really a headache.10. Man: Annie, how does it not even cross your mind that you might want a future with someoneWoman: It’s simple. I don’t mind being married to my career.Question: What’s Annie’s attitude towards her futureA.She will stay with someone unmarried.B.She will live a simple life.C.She will quit her job to get married.D.She will fully focus on her job.Part II Vocabulary (20 minutes, 10 points, for each)Section A11. The news reports completely overlooked the more profound political implications of the events.A.neglectedB.foresawC.exploredD.assessed12. Teachers and nurses who deal with children are obliged to report cases of suspected child abuse to authorities.A.remindedB.expectedpelledD.requested13. Your grade will be based in large part on the originality of your ideas.A.creativityB.popularityC.feasibilityD.flexibility14. We suspect there is a quire deliberate attempt to sabotage the elections and undermine the electoral commission.A.consciousB.desperateC.clumsyD.intentional15. So strange were the circumstances of my story that I can scarcely believe myself to have been a party to them.A.justB.hardlyC.almostD.definitely16. Smoke particles and other air pollutants are often trapped in the atmosphere, thus forming dirty fog.A.constrainedB.caughtC.concealedD.concentrated17. Employees in chemical factories are entitled to receive extra pay for doing hazardous work.A.poisonousB.difficultC.dangerousD.harmful18. Curt Carlson, the wealthiest man in Minnesota, owned a hotel and travel company with sales reaching in the neighborhood of $9 billion.A.preciselyB.merelyC.substantiallyD.approximately19. The tendency of the human body to reject foreign matter is the main obstacle to successful organ transplantation.A.factorB.constituentC.barrierD.break20. Whenever you need Tom, he is always there whether it be an ear or a helping hand, so you can always lean on him.A.count onB.benefit fromC.stand forD.stick toSection B21. It ____ without saying that consumers would be happier if prices were lower.A.takesB.appearsC.makesD.goes22. The world economic recession put an ____ end to the steel market upturn that began in 2002.A.irregularB.illegalC.abruptD.absurd23. I’m ____ about how you discovered my website, and am very glad if you enjoy it.A.mysteriousB.furiousC.seriousD.curious24. The Labor Party’s electoral strategy, based on an ____ with other smaller parties, has proved successful.A.acquaintanceB.integrationC.allianceD.intimacy25. The new aircraft will be ____ to a test of temperatures of -65℃ and 120℃.A.suspendedB.suppressedC.summonedD.subjected26. The money I got from teaching on the side was a useful ____ to my ordinary income.A.profitB.supplementC.subsidyD.replacement27. Chinese people are now enjoying better dental health, as shown by the declining ____ of tooth decay.A.treatmentB.incidenceC.consequenceD.misfortune28. Many countries have conversation programs to prevent certain ____ of fish from becoming extinct.A.speciesB.sourcesC.numbersD.members29. Susan never took any cookery courses; she learned cooking by ____ useful tips from TV cookery programs.A.picking upB.bringing upC.putting upD.pulling up30. The President _____ his deputy to act for him while he was abroad.A.promotedB.substitutedC.authorizedD.displacedPart III Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 for each)Passage OneUntil last spring, Nia Parker and the other kids in her neighborhood commuted to school on Bus 59. But as fuel prices rose, the school district needed to find a way to cut its transportation costs. So the school’s busing company redrew its route map, eliminating Nia’s bus altogether. Now Nia and her neighbors travel the half mile to school via a “walking school bus”—a group of kids, supervised by an adult or two, who make the walk together.Like the rest of us, school districts are feeling pinched by rising fuel costs—and finding new way to adapt. The price of diesel fuel has gone up 34 percent in the past two years. For the typical American school district, bus bills total 5 percent of the budget. As administrators look to trim, busing is an inviting target, s ince it doesn’t affect classroom instruction (or test scores). More than one third of American school administrators have eliminated bus stops or routes in order to stay within budget.Many parents are delighted to see their kids walking to school, partly because many did so themselves: according to a 1969 survey, nearly half of school kids walked or biked to school, compared with only 16 percent in 2001. Modern parents have been unwilling to let kids walk to school for fear of traffic, crime or simple bullying, but with organized adult supervision, those concerns have diminished.Schools and busing companies are finding other ways to save. In rural areas where busing is a must, some schools have even chosen four-day school weeks. Busing companies instruct drivers to eliminate extra stops from routes and to turn off the engine while idling. They are also using computer software to determine the most fuel-efficient routes, which aren’t always the shortest ones.There could be downsides, however, to the busing cutbacks. If every formerly bused student begins walking to school, it’s an environmental win—but if too many of their parents decide to drive then instead, the overall carbon footprint can grow. Replacing buses with many more parent-driven cars can also increase safety risks: A 2002 report concluded students are 13 times safer on a school bus than in a passenger car, since buses have fewer accidents and withstand them better due to their size. And some students complain about the long morning hikes, particularly when the route contains a really big hill.31. The “walking school bus” _____.A．does not consume fuelB．aims to keep children fitC．seldom causes traffic jamsD．is popular with school kids32. In America the responsibility for busing kids to school lies with ____.A．individual schoolsB．school districtsC．teacherD．parents33. As regards walking to school, modern parents seem much concerned with the _____.A．time spent on the wayB．changes in the routeC．kid’s physical strengthD．safety of their children34. To save money, some schools choose to _____.A．take the shortest routesB．shorten the school weekC．give drives better trainingD．use fuel efficient buses35. Busing cutbacks may eventually lead to _____.A．fierce competition among bus companiesB．more students taking public transportationC．an increase in carbon dioxide emissionsD．a decrease in the safety of school buses36. Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude towards busing cutbacksA．FavorableB．CriticalC．ObjectiveD．IndifferentPassage TwoPeople are living longer than ever, but for some reason, women are living longer than men. A baby boy born in the United States in 2003 can expects to live to be about 73, a baby girl, about 79. This is indeed a wide gap, and no one really knows why it exists. The greater longevity （长寿）of women, however, has been known for centuries. It was, for example, described in the seventeenth century. However, the difference was smaller then – the gap is growing.A number of reasons have been proposed to accounts for the differences. The gap is greatest in industrialized societies, so it has been suggested that women are less susceptible to work strains that may raise the risk of heart disease and alcoholism. Sociologists also tell us that women are encouraged to be less adventurous than men (and this may be why they are more careful drivers, involved in fewer accidents).Even smoking has been implicated in the age discrepancy. It was once suggested that working women are more likely to smoke and as more women entered the work force, the age gap would begin to close, because smoking is related to earlier deaths. Now, however, we see more women smoking and they still tend to live longer although their lung cancer rate is climbing sharply.One puzzling aspect of the problem is that women do not appear to be as healthy as men. That is, they report far more illnesses. But when a man reports an illness, it is more likely to be serious.Some researchers have suggested that men may die early because their health is more strongly related to their emotions. For example, men tend to die sooner after losing a spouse than women do. Men even seem to be more weakened by loss of a job. (Both of these are linked with a marked decrease in the effectiveness of the immune system.) Among men, death follows retirement with an alarming promptness.Perhaps we are searching for the answers too close to the surface of the problem. Perhaps the answers lie deeper in our biological heritage. After all, the phenomenon is not isolated to humans. Females have the edge among virtually all mammalian (哺乳动物的) species, in that they generally live longer. Furthermore, in many of these species the differences begin at the momentof conception; there are more male miscarriages（流产）. In human, after birth, more baby boys than baby girls die.37. What can we learn from the first two paragraphsA．Men’s lifespan remains almost unchanged.B．Researchers have found the cause of the age gapC．The more advanced a society, the greater the age gap.D．The age gap was noticed only recently.38. As is suggested in Paragraph 2, the two factors relevant to women’s longer lifespan are ____.A．diseases and road accidentsB．industrialization and work strainsC．their immunity to heart disease and refusal of alcoholD．their endurance of work strains and reluctance for adventure39. According to Paragraph3, which of the following statements is trueA．The great number of male smokers contributes to the age gap.B．The growing number of smoking women will narrow the age gap.C．Female workers are more likely to smoke than make workers.D．Smoking does not seem to affect women’s longevity.40. Which of the following phenomena makes researchers puzzledA．Men’s health is more closely rela ted to their emotions.B．Though more liable to illnesses, women still live longer.C．Men show worse symptoms than women when they fall ill.D．Quite a number of men die soon after their retirement.41. The word “edge” in Paragraph 6 means “_____”.A．marginB．sideC．advantageD．quality42. What is the main idea of the passageA．The greater longevity of women remains a mystery.B．That women are healthier than men well explains their longevity.C．People are living longer as a result of industrialization.D．Women are less emotionally affected by difficulties in life.Passage ThreeMany are aware of the tremendous waste of energy in our environment, but fail to take advantage of straightforward opportunities to conserve that energy. For example, everyone knows that lights should be switched off when no one is in an office. Similarly, when employees are not using a meeting room, there is no need to regulate temperature.Fortunately, one need not rely on human intervention to conserve energy. With the help of smart sensing and network technology, energy conservation processes such as turning off lights and adjusting temperature can be readily automated. Ultimately, this technology will enable consumers and plant managers to better identify wasteful energy use and institute procedures that lead to smarter and more efficient homes, buildings and industrial plants.Until now, wires and cables for power and connectivity have limited the widespread adoption of sensor (传感器) networks by making them difficult and expensive to install and maintain. Battery-powered wireless networks can simplify installation and reduce cost. But their high power consumption and the corresponding need for regular battery replacement has made wireless networks difficult and costly to maintain. Nobody wants to replace hundreds or thousands of window sensor batteries in a large building on a regular basis.The promise of wireless sensor networks can only be fully realized when the wiring for both the data communication and the power supply is eliminated. Doing so requires a true battery-free wireless solution, one that can utilize energy harvested directly from the environments. To。
2015年同等学力申硕英语模拟试题及答案(1)
2015年同等学力申硕英语模拟试题及答案（1）1. Ten years had passed. I found she had _______.A. a few white hairsB. a little white hairC. some white hairD. more fifty hair2. I sometimes have no sense of ______ when I arrive at the crossroad.A. positionB. directionC. situationD. condition3. The police are offering a __________to anyone who can give information about the lost key.A. priceB. prizeC. rewardD. money4. I didn't have to work all weekend. I did it by _______.A. chanceB. choiceC. accidentD. myself5. "Did you get _____ to the party?" "Yes, I replied to it this morning."A. an answerB. an invitationC. a questionD. a letter答案解析：1.答案是: A解析: hair 可用作可数或不可数名词，用作可数名词时，指一根一根的毛发或头发，如说There's a hair in my soup (我的汤里有根头发);用作不可数名词时，则是整体地指一个人的头发。
2.答案是: B解析:需根据句意来分析。
have no sense of direction 意为"没有方向感"。
2010-2015年6年全国同等学力英语真题及参考答案
2010-2015年6年全国同等学力英语真题及参考答案Dyou want.B. No, thanks a lot.A. Just put me throughB. I’ll try it my selfC. I’d rather notD. I’ll appreciate your help3. A: Now, it’s just work, work, work. I work hard all day, every day.B: Oh, come on._____________ .You’re making a good salary now.A. Don’t complain.B. Sorry to hear about itC. Anything I can do for you?D. What’s your plan?4. A: Pamela, can you come to a meeting on Friday?B: ________________Let me check my schedule. When are you having it?A. No bit deal.B. I am not sureC. Can I ?D. Sure thing?5. A: I am really getting fed up with the salespersons who keep calling.B: _______________A. I hope it is nothing seriousB. They are so stupid!C. So am I. It is so annoyingD. You are right. Forget it.Section B Dialogue Comprehension Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short conversions between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by 4 choices marked A.B.C.D. Choose the best answer to the question from the 4 choices by marking the correspondingbetter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.6. Man: I have figured it all out. It looks like it will take us about 5 hours to drive from here to Chicago.Wom an: It’d be more relaxing to take the train. But I guess we should watch our expenses. Question: What does the woman imply?A. She likes to drive when she travelsB. She doesn’t want to go to Chicago.C. She doesn’t know the cost of the train trip.D. It’s cheaper to got to Chicago by car7. Man: How about the examination last week? Woman: If I’d got more time. I could have made it.Question: What does the woman imply?A. She was asked to take another examinationB. She failed the examination last weekC. She did quite well in the examinationD. She didn’t take the examination last week8. Man: Harvard or the State University, have you decided yet?Woman: Well, I’d rather be a big fish in a small pond.Question: Which university is the woman likely to choose?A. The State UniversityB. HarvardC. NeitherD. She hasn’t decided yet.9. Man: I have just found a great location to open a new shop.Woman: But you haven’t researched the market. Don’t you think this putting the cart beforethe horse?Question: What does the woman mean?A. The man shouldn’t make the decision so quicklyB. It’s risky to choose such a locationC. The man is doing things in the wrong orderD. It’s possible for him to make a better choice10. Woman: My results are a bit flattering because I have had quite a lot of luck.Man: Nonsense, you’re head and shoulders above the others in your group.Question: What does the man think is the reason for the woman’s success?A. She is really luckyB. She is far better than the othersC. She’s got the others’ supportD. She’s been working hardPart II Vocabulary (20 minutes, 10 points, 0.5 for each)Section ADirections: 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.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. Betty was offended because she felt that her friends had ignored her purposefully at the party.A. desperatelyB. definitelyC. deliberatelyD. decisively12. There has been enough playing around so let’s get down to business.A. make a dealB. begin our workC. reach an agreementD. change our plan13. How is it possible for our human body to conv ert yesterday’s lunch into today’s muscle?A. alterB. developC. modifyD. turn14. It is important for families to observe their traditions even as their children get older.A. noticeB. watchC. followD. celebrate15. It is difficult to comprehend, but everything you have ever seen, smelt, heard or felt is merelyyour brain’s interpretation of incoming stimuli.A. explanationB. evaluationC. re cognitionD. interruption16. Life is more important than the pressures and stress that we place on ourselves over work andother commitments.A. appointmentsB. arrangementsC. obligationsD. devotions17. If you continue to indulge in computer games like this, you future will be at stake.A. in dangerB. without questionC. on guardD. at large18. Romantic novels, as opposed to realistic ones, tend to present idealized versions of life, often with a happy ending.A. in contrast toB. in regard toC. in terms ofD. in light of19. Most people would agree that, although our age far surpasses all previous ages in knowledge, there has been no correlative increase in wisdom.A. improvesB. precedesC. imposesD. exceeds20. Many students today display a disturbing willingness to choose institutions and careers on thebasis of earning potential.A. offensiveB. depressiveC. troublesomeD. tiresomeSection BDirections: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are 4choices marked A.B.C.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 ANSERS SHEET.21. My oldest son had just finished an _________ holiday stay prior to moving to a new State, anew job, and the next chapter in his life.A. enlargedB. expandedC. extendedD. increased22. Blacks and American Indians __________ less than 10% of students in the top 30 business schools, while they are about 28% of the U.S. population.A. make upB. take upC. reach outD. turn out23. With demand continuing to rise in _____ economies such as China and India, energy tradersbelieve that oil futures are a good bet.A. employingB. emergingC. embracingD. emitting24. Laws and regulations in each country have to be made ___________ the constitution of the country.A. in honor ofB. in memory ofC. in return forD. in line with25. The jury’s ________ was that the accused was guiltyA. verdictB. sentenceC. trialD. debate26. In English learning, a __________ cycle occurs when a student makes more errors after beingscolded.A. verticalB. viciousC. vividD. vigorous27. Isn’t it ___________ when you learn something you’ve never known before?A. coolB. crazyC. coldD. cute28. There are several factors ___________ the rapid growth of sales promotion, particularly in consumer markets.A. resorting toB. appealing toC. applying toD. contributing to29. The Internet has been developing at a speed ___________ people’s expectations in the past two decades.A. overB. ofC. underD. beyond30. It is obvious that the sports games are no longer amateur affairs; they have become professionally __________________.A. laid offB. laid outC. put offD. put outPartⅢReading Comprehension (45minutes, 30point)Directions: There are 5 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 5 questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choosethe best one and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across thesquare brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.Passage OneLoneliness has been linked to depression and other health problems. Now, a study says it can also spread. A friend of a lonely person was 52% more likely to develop feelings of loneliness. And a friend of that friend was 25% more likely to do the same.Earlier findings showed that happiness, fatness and the ability to stop smoking can also grow like infections within social groups. The findings all come from a major health study in the American town of Framingham, Massachusetts. The study began in 1948 to investigate the causes of heart disease. Since then, more tests havebeen added, including measures of lonelinessand depression.The new findings involved more than 5,000 people in the second generation of the Framingham Heart Study. The researchers examined friendship histories and reports of loneliness.The results established a pattern that spread as people reported fewer close friends.For example, loneliness can affect relationships between next-door neighbors. The loneliness spreads as neighbors who were close friends now spend less time together. The study also foundthat loneliness spreads more easily among women than men.Researchers from the University of Chicago, Harvard and the University of California, San Diego, did the study .The findings appeared last month in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.The average person is said to experience feelings of loneliness about 48 days a year. Thestudy found that having a lonely friend can add about 17 days .But every additional friend can decrease loneliness by about 5%,or two and a half days.Lonely people become less and less trusting of others .This makes it more and more difficult for them to make friends-and more likely that society will reject them.John Cacioppo at the University of Chicago led the study .He says it is important torecognize and deal with loneliness. He says people who have been pushed to the edges of societyshould receive help to repair their social networks.The aim should be to aggressively create what he calls a “protective barrier” against loneliness. This barrier, he says, can keep the whole network from coming apart.31. Besides loneliness, which of the following can also spread among people?A. FriendshipB. HappinessC. DepressionD.Smoking32. The Framingham Heart Study starting from 1948 ________________A. expanded its research topicsB. involved 5,000 patients of depressionC. identified loneliness as one key factor for heart diseaseD. examined the relationship between loneliness and depression33. Which of the following is true about the spread of loneliness?A. It leads to a gradual loss of friendsB. It is a common phenomenon among womenC. it is often found in the neighborhoodD. it ruins the relationships between close friends34. Having a lonely friend, you are more likely to_________________A. strengthen your friendshipB. develop new friendshipC. increase the sense of lonelinessD. reduce the sense of loneliness35. According to John Cacioppo at the University of Chicago, loneliness can _____________A. result in aggressivenessB. cause people to be overprotectiveC. infect social networksD. push people to the verge of poverty36. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Loneliness can spreadB. Loneliness is linked to depressionC. Lonely people tend to grow fatD. Lonely people need more friendsPassage TwoCalifornia has a new program called the Digital Textbook Initiative. “Starting this fall withhigh school math and science .we will be the first state in the nation to provide schools with a state –approved list of digi tal textbooks.” That was Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in June, talkingabout his effort to get schools to use materials available free online .He listed reasons why hethinks digital textbooks make sense.California approves traditional textbooks in six-year cycles. Digital one can offer the latest information. They lighten the load of school bags. They save paper and trees, and make learningmore fun and interactive .And above all, he said, they help schools with their finances.The state has had to make severe cuts in school spending because of deep financial problems. More than six million students attend California public schools.Earlier this year, California invited content developers to offer digital math and science materials for high schools. These had to meet at least 90%of the state’s learning requirements. Specially trained teachers examined 16 textbooks and approved ten of them.Six of the ten were published by the CK12 Foundation, a nonprofit group that had been developing digital science and math books for about two years. The foundation paid teachersandother education professionals to write and edit them. The money came from a group financed bythe Khosla Family.California cannot require schools to use the digital textbooks. Individual school districts will have to decide for themselves.Susan Martimo, a California Department of Education official, says she does not expect widespread use right away. Her best guess is that some schools with a lot of technology will be thefirst to use them, but only in addition to their traditional books.School administrators point out that the texts may be free online, but students need a way to access them. Not everyone has a computer or electronic reader. Schools could print out copies, butthat would not help the environment. Also, there is the cost to train teachers to use digitaltextbooks effectively.37. The Digital Textbook Initiative _______________A. will probably take effect in six yearsB. covers all the high school subjectsC. has been approved by all statesD. is advocated by California state governor38. The main reason for promoting digital textbooks is to ______________A. help save moneyB. benefit the environmentC. provide interesting materialsD. reduce students’ heavy burden39. The digital textbooks were approved by ___________________A. trained teachersB. content developersC. Khosla FamilyD. CK12 Foundation40. What is true of CK12 Foundation?A. It produced 16 digital textbooksB. It paid teachers to write digital textbooks.C. It is financed by California state government.D. It makes money through developing digitaltextbooks.41. According to Susan Martimo, digital textbooks __________________A. are not likely to have a widespread useB. will soon replace traditional onesC, will first be adopted by well-equipped schools D.are certain to be approved by school districts2011年同等学力英语考试历年真题及参考答案Part One (90 minutes)Part 1 Dialogue communication (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 for each)Section A Dialogue completion1. A: David said he bought a new BMW for $5,000!B: _____. Sounds pretty cheap to me!A: Well, that’s what he said.A.Are you sure?e to think of it.C.Do you think so?D.Is he crazy?2. A: We just came back from Phoenix. And we had the best vacation in years.B: ____. I’m glad to hear it.A.O h, my goodness!B.How was it?C.O h, there you go again.D.G ood for you.3. A: I just can’t stand this class anymore?B: ____. It’s required, and you have to sit in it in order to graduate.A.W ell, why not just drop out of it?B.Why, you can say that again!C.W ell, you might as well get used to it.D.W hy, I couldn’t agree more!4. A: I don’t know about you, but I thought that film was terrific.B: ____. The action was great, and so was the music.A.J ust the same.B.I’m with you there.C.M ore or less.D.I sure do.5. A: Dan gave me a free ride home, but I paid for the gas.B: You know what they say, ____.A.t here’s no free lunchB.don’t bite off more than you can chewC.o ne good turn deserves anotherD.i t’s who you know that countsSection B Dialogue Comprehension6. Woman: I’d rather not talk about it. Just don’t ask.Man: Come on. I think you need to let off some steam.Question: What does the man advise the woman to do?A.T o talk to him about the problem.B.To keep the secret.C.T o reduce the workload.D.T o have a good rest.7. Woman: Julie’s dress looks funny. That style went out last year.Man: Oh, come on, as long as it looks good on her.Question: What does the man try to emphasize?A.J ulie’s dress is not outda ted.B.Julie’s dress does not suit her.C.J ulie should follow the fashion.D.J ulie looks fine in that dress.8. Man: What kind of snacks do you prefer? Woman: Oh, I’ve got a sweet tooth, you know. Question: What does the woman probably like?A.S andwich.B.Hot dogs.C.I ce cream.D.P otato chips.9. Woman: I’m tired of driving all the way to work and back every day. If only cars could drive themselves!Man: Well, some car manufactures are working on them. I guess you’ll soon buy one if you can afford it.Question: What does the man imply?A.T he woman will be able to buy an intelligent car.B.Cars that drive themselves may be veryexpensive.C.H e is working with a car producer on intelligent cars.D.D riving to work is really a headache.10. Man: Annie, how does it not even cross your mind that you might want a future with someone?Woman: It’s simple. I don’t mind being married to my career.Question: What’s Annie’s attitude towards her future?A.S he will stay with someone unmarried.B.She will live a simple life.C.S he will quit her job to get married.D.S he will fully focus on her job.Part II Vocabulary (20 minutes, 10 points, 0.5 for each)Section A11. The news reports completely overlooked the more profound political implications of the events.A.n eglectedB.foresawC.e xploredD.a ssessed12. Teachers and nurses who deal with children are obliged to report cases of suspected child abuse to authorities.A.r emindedB.expectedC.c ompelledD.r equested13. Your grade will be based in large part on the originality of your ideas.A.c reativityB.popularityC.f easibilityD.f lexibility14. We suspect there is a quire deliberate attempt to sabotage the elections and undermine the electoral commission.A.c onsciousB.desperateC.c lumsyD.i ntentional15. So strange were the circumstances of my story that I can scarcely believe myself to have been a party to them.A.j ustB.hardlyC.a lmostD.d efinitely16. Smoke particles and other air pollutants are often trapped in the atmosphere, thus forming dirty fog.A.c onstrainedB.caughtC.c oncealedD.c oncentrated17. Employees in chemical factories are entitled to receive extra pay for doing hazardous work.A.p oisonousB.difficultC.d angerousD.h armful18. Curt Carlson, the wealthiest man in Minnesota, owned a hotel and travel company with sales reaching in the neighborhood of $9 billion.A.p reciselyB.merelyC.s ubstantiallyD.a pproximately19. The tendency of the human body to reject foreign matter is the main obstacle to successful organ transplantation.A.f actorB.constituentC.b arrierD.b reak20. Whenever you need Tom, he is always there whether it be an ear or a helping hand, so you can always lean on him.A.c ount onB.benefit fromC.s tand forD.s tick toSection B21. It ____ without saying that consumers would be happier if prices were lower.A.t akesB.appearsC.m akesD.g oes22. The world economic recession put an ____ end to the steel market upturn that began in 2002.A.i rregularB.illegalC.a bruptD.a bsurd23. I’m ____ about how you discovered my website, and am very glad if you enjoy it.A.m ysteriousB.furiousC.s eriousD.c urious24. The Labor Party’s electoral strategy, basedon an ____ with other smaller parties, has proved successful.A.a cquaintanceB.integrationC.a llianceD.i ntimacy25. The new aircraft will be ____ to a test of temperatures of -65℃ and 120℃.A.s uspendedB.suppressedC.s ummonedD.s ubjected26. The money I got from teaching on the side was a useful ____ to my ordinary income.A.p rofitB.supplementC.s ubsidyD.r eplacement27. Chinese people are now enjoying better dental health, as shown by the declining ____ of tooth decay.A.t reatmentB.incidenceC.c onsequenceD.m isfortune28. Many countries have conversation programs to prevent certain ____ of fish from becoming extinct.A.s peciesB.sourcesC.n umbersD.m embers29. Susan never took any cookery courses; she learned cooking by ____ useful tips from TV cookery programs.A.p icking upB.bringing upC.p utting upD.p ulling up30. The President _____ his deputy to act for him while he was abroad.A.p romotedB.substitutedC.a uthorizedD.d isplacedPart III Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 for each)Passage OneUntil last spring, Nia Parker and the other kids in her neighborhood commuted to school on Bus 59. But as fuel prices rose, the school district needed to find a way to cut its transportation costs. So the school’s busing company redrew its route map, eliminating Nia’s bus altogether. Now Nia and her neighbors travel the half mile to school via a “walking school bus”—a group of kids, supervised by an adult or two, who make the walk together.Like the rest of us, school districts are feeling pinched by rising fuel costs—and finding new way to adapt. The price of diesel fuel has gone up 34 percent in the past two years. For the typical American school district, bus bills total 5 percent of the budget. As administrators look to trim, busing is an inviting target, since it doesn’taffect classroom instruction (or test scores). More than one third of American school administrators have eliminated bus stops or routes in order to stay within budget.Many parents are delighted to see their kids walking to school, partly because many did so themselves: according to a 1969 survey, nearly half of school kids walked or biked to school, compared with only 16 percent in 2001. Modern parents have been unwilling to let kids walk to school for fear of traffic, crime or simple bullying, but with organized adult supervision, those concerns have diminished.Schools and busing companies are finding other ways to save. In rural areas where busing is a must, some schools have even chosen four-day school weeks. Busing companies instruct drivers to eliminate extra stops from routes and to turn off the engine while idling. They are also using computer software to determine the most fuel-efficient routes, which aren’t always the shortest ones.There could be downsides, however, to the busing cutbacks. If every formerly bused student begins walking to school, it’s an environmental win—but if too many of their parents decide to drive then instead, the overall carbon footprint can grow. Replacing buses with many more parent-driven cars can also increase safety risks: A 2002 report concluded students are 13 times safer on a school bus than in a passenger car, since buses have fewer accidents and withstand them better due to their size. And some students complain about the long morning hikes, particularly when the route contains a really big hill.31. The “walking school bus” _____.A．does not consume fuelB．aims to keep children fitC．seldom causes traffic jamsD．is popular with school kids32. In America the responsibility for busing kids to school lies with ____.A．individual schoolsB．school districtsC．teacherD．parents33. As regards walking to school, modern parents seem much concerned with the _____.A．time spent on the wayB．changes in the routeC．kid’s physical strengthD．safety of their children34. To save money, some schools choose to _____.A．take the shortest routesB．shorten the school weekC．give drives better trainingD．use fuel efficient buses35. Busing cutbacks may eventually lead to _____.A．fierce competition among bus companiesB．more students taking public transportationC．an increase in carbon dioxide emissions D．a decrease in the safety of school buses 36. Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude towards busing cutbacks?A．FavorableB．CriticalC．ObjectiveD．IndifferentPassage TwoPeople are living longer than ever, but for some reason, women are living longer than men.A baby boy born in the United States in 2003 can expects to live to be about 73, a baby girl, about 79. This is indeed a wide gap, and no one really knows why it exists. The greater longevity （长寿）of women, however, has been known for centuries. It was, for example, described in the seventeenth century. However, the difference was smaller then – the gap is growing.A number of reasons have been proposed to accounts for the differences. The gap is greatest in industrialized societies, so it has beensuggested that women are less susceptible to work strains that may raise the risk of heart disease and alcoholism. Sociologists also tell us that women are encouraged to be less adventurous than men (and this may be why they are more careful drivers, involved in fewer accidents).Even smoking has been implicated in the age discrepancy. It was once suggested that working women are more likely to smoke and as more women entered the work force, the age gap would begin to close, because smoking is related to earlier deaths. Now, however, we see more women smoking and they still tend to live longer although their lung cancer rate is climbing sharply.One puzzling aspect of the problem is that women do not appear to be as healthy as men. That is, they report far more illnesses. But when a man reports an illness, it is more likely to be serious.Some researchers have suggested that menmay die early because their health is more strongly related to their emotions. For example, men tend to die sooner after losing a spouse than women do. Men even seem to be more weakened by loss of a job. (Both of these are linked with a marked decrease in the effectiveness of the immune system.) Among men, death follows retirement with an alarming promptness.Perhaps we are searching for the answers too close to the surface of the problem. Perhaps the answers lie deeper in our biological heritage. After all, the phenomenon is not isolated to humans. Females have the edge among virtually all mammalian (哺乳动物的) species, in that they generally live longer. Furthermore, in many of these species the differences begin at the moment of conception; there are more male miscarriages（流产）. In human, after birth, more baby boys than baby girls die.37. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?A．Men’s lifespan remains almost unchanged.B．Researchers have found the cause of the age gapC．The more advanced a society, the greater the age gap.D．The age gap was noticed only recently.38. As is suggested in Paragraph 2, the two factors relevant to women’s longer lifespan are ____.A．diseases and road accidentsB．industrialization and work strainsC．their immunity to heart disease and refusal of alcoholD．their endurance of work strains and reluctance for adventure39. According to Paragraph3, which of the following statements is true?A．The great number of male smokers contributes to the age gap.B．The growing number of smoking women will narrow the age gap.C．Female workers are more likely to smoke than make workers.D．Smoking does not seem to affect women’s longevity.40. Which of the following phenomena makes researchers puzzled?A．Men’s health is more closely related to their emotions.B．Though more liable to illnesses, women still live longer.C．Men show worse symptoms than women when they fall ill.D．Quite a number of men die soon after their retirement.41. The word “edge” in Paragraph 6 means “_____”.A．marginB．sideC．advantageD．quality42. What is the main idea of the passage?A．The greater longevity of women remains。
同等学力英语真题及答案
同等学力英语真题及答案2015人员申请学位外国语水平全国统一考试英语试卷一Paper One (100minutes)Part I Oral Communication (15 minutes，10 points)Section ADirections：In this section there are two incomplete dialogues and each dialogue has three blanks and three choices A，B and C，taken from the dialogue. Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.Dialogue OneA. Do you know what a handicapped space is?B. The signs always tell you how long you can park there and on what days.C. Then you also need to be aware of the time limits on the street signs.Student: Can you tell me where I can park?Clerk: Are you driving a motorcycle or an automobile?Student: I drive an automobile.Clerk: Fine. You can either park in the student lot or on the street. 1. _________.Student: Yes, I have seen those spots.Clerk: Well, when you see the blue spots with the handicapped sign, do not park there unless you have a special permit. Are you going to be parking in the daytime or evening?Student: I park in the evenings.Clerk: . Have you seen those signs?Student: Yes, I have seen those signs.Clerk: .Dialogue TwoA. The hours and limitations are printed on the card and this handout.B. May I have your driver’s license, please?C. Are you familiar with our rules and fines?Student: Excuse me. I am interested in getting a library card.Librarian: Sure, let me give you an application. You can fill it out right here at the counter.Student: Thank you. I’ll do it right now.Librarian: Let me take a look at this for you. 4. _________.Student: Here it is.Librarian: You seem to have filled the form out all right.5. __________.Student: Yes. I know what to do.Librarian:Student: OK. I see.Librarian: Thank you for joining the library. We look forward to serving you.Section BDirections: In this section there is one incomplete which has four blanks and four choices A, B, C and D, taken from the interview. Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the interview and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.A. And fooled the boys for a while.B. And I don’t think the boys have minded.C. Well, it’s because my British publisher.D. All this time I thought you were ‘’.Winfrey: So, this is the first time we’ve met.Rowling: Yes, it is.Winfrey: And my producers tell me that your real name is .7. ________.Rowling: (laughing) Yeah.Winfrey: is …Rowling: . When the first book came out, they thought ‘this is a book that will appeal to boys ’, but they didn’t want the boys to know a woman had written it. So they said to me ‘could we use your initials ’and I said ‘fine’. I only have one initial. I don’t have a middle name. So I took my favorite grandmother’s name, Kath leen.Winfrey: 9. _________.Rowling: Yeah, but not for too long, because I started getting my picture in the press and no one could pretend I was a man anymore.Winfrey: 10. __________.Rowling: NO —it hasn’t held me back, has it?Part II Vocabulary(10 points)Directions: In this part there are ten sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the four choices marked A, B, C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.11. There are several different options for getting Internet access.A. choicesB. definitionsC. channelsD. reasons 12. Earth has an atmosphere, which protects the surface from harmful rays.A. mineralsB. substancesC. gasesD. beams 13. The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her hostile attitude toward customers.A. unfriendlyB. optimisticC. itientD. positive14. Since it is late to change my mind now, I am resolved to carry out the plan.A. reviseB. implementC. reviewD. improve15. Security guards dispersed the crowd that had gathered around the Capitol.A. arrestedB. stoppedC. scatteredD. watched16. To start the program, insert the disk and follow the instructions.A. take outB. turn overC. track downD. put in17. The patient’s condition has deteriorated since lastnight.A. improvedB. returnedC.worsened D. changed18. I couldn’t afford to fly home, and a train ticketwas likewise beyond my means.A. alsoB. nonethelessC. furthermoreD. otherwise19. Despite years of searching, scientists have detected no signs of life beyond our own solar system.A. withinB. besidesC. outsideD. except20. I prefer chicken to fish because I am worried about accidentally swallowing a small bone.A. intentionallyB. unexpectedlyC. anxiouslyD. hurriedlyPart III Reading Comprehension (25 points)Section ADirections: In this section, there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneSometimes a race is not enough. Sometimes a runner just wants to go further. That’s what happened to Dennis Martin and Brooke Curran.Martin, 68, a retired detective form New York City, took up running after his first wife died. Curran, 46, a philanthropist(慈善家)from Alexandria, started running to get out of the house and collect her thoughts. Both she and Martin got good at running but felt the desire to do more. “The more I trained, the better I got,” Curran said,” but I would cross the finish line with no sense of a ccomplishment.”Eventually , they worked up to running marathons(马拉松)(and longer races) in other countries, on othercountries. Now both have achieved a notable -and increasingly less rate- milestone; running the race on all seven continents.They are part of a phenomenon that has grown out of the running culture in the past two decades, at the intersection of athleticism and leisure: “runcations,” which combine distance running with travel to exotic places. There trips, as expensive as they are physically challenging, are a growing and competitive market in the travel industry.“In the beginning, running was enough,” said Steen Albrechtsen, a press manager. The classic marathon was the ultimate goal, then came the super marathons, like London and New York. But when 90,000 people a year can take that challenge, it is no longer exciting and adventurous. Hence, the search for new adventures began.”“No one could ever have imagined that running would become the life style activity that it is today,” said Thom Gilligan, founder and president of Boston-based Marathon Tours and Travel. Gilligan, who has been in business since 1979, is partly responsible for the seven-continent phenomenon.It started with a casual talk to an interviewer about his company offering trips to every continent except Antarctica. And then in 1995, Marathon fours hosted its first Antarctica Marathonon King George Island. Off the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula; 160 runners got to the starting line of a dirt-and ice-trail route via a Russian icebreaker through the Drake Passage.21. At the beginning, Martin took up running just to _________.A. meet requirements of his jobB. win a running raceC. join in a philanthropic activityD. get away from his sadness22. Martin and Curran are mentioned as good examples of __________.A. winners in the race on all seven continentsB. people who enjoy long running as a lifestyle activityC. running racers satisfied with their own performanceD. old people who live an active life after retirement23. A new trend in the travel industry is the development of _________.A. challenging runcationsB. professional racesC. Antarctica travel marketD. expensive tours 24. The classic marathon no longer satisfies some people because _________.A. it does not provide enough challengeB. it may be tough and dangerousC. it involves too fierce a competitionD. it has attracted too many people25. The first Antarctica Marathon on King George Island indicates that _________.A. international cooperation is a must to such an eventB. runcations are expensive and physically challengingC. Marathon Tours is a leader of the travel industryD. adventurous running has become increasingly popularPassage TwoBefore the 1970s, college students were treated as children. So many colleges ran in loco parentis system. “In loco parentis”is a Latin term meaning “in the place of a parent.” It describes when some one else accepts responsibility to act in the interests of a child.This idea developed long ago in British common law to define the responsibility of teachers toward their students. For years, American courts upheld in loco parentis in cases such as Gott versus Berea College in 1913.Gott owned a restaurant off campus. Berea threatened to expel students who ate at places not owned by the school. The Kentucky high court decided that in loco parentis justified that rule.In loco parentis meant that male and female college students usually had to live in separate buildings. Women had to be back at their dorms by ten or eleven on school nights.But in the 1960s, students began to protest rules and restrictions like these. At the same time, courts began to support students who were being punished for political and social dissent.In 1960, Alabama State College expelled six students who took part in a civil rights demonstration. They sued the school and won. After that it became harder and harder to defend in loco parentis.At that time, students were not considered adults until 21. Then, in 1971, the 24th amendment to the Constitution set the voting age at eighteen. So in loco parentis no longer really applied.Slowly, colleges began to treat students not as children, butas adults. Students came to be seen as consumers of educational services.Gary Dickstein, an assistant vice president at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, says in loco parentis is not really gone. It just looks different. Today’s parents, he says, are often heavily involved in students’lives. They are known as “helicop ter parents.”They always seem to hover over their children. Gary Dickstein says these parents are likely to question decisions, especially about safety issues and grades. They want to make sure their financial investment is not being wasted.26. Before the 1970s, many colleges ran in loco parentis system because________ .A. they could take the place of the students’parentsB. parents asked them to do it for the interests of their childrenC. this was a tradition established by British collegesD. college students were regarded as too young to be treated as adults27. Who won the case of Gott versus Berea College in 1913? __________A. Berea College.B. Gott.C. It was a win-win case.D. The students.28. The word “dissent” probably means “ ”.A. extreme behaviorsB. violation of lawsC. strong disagreementD. Wrong doings29. In 1960，the court ruled that Alabama State CollegeA. had no right to expel the studentsB. was justified to have expelled the studentsC. shouldn’t interfere with students’ daily li feD. should support civil rights demonstrations30. According to Gary Dickstein, today’s “helicopter parents________.A. don’t set their hearts at rest with college administratorsB. keep a watchful eye on their children’s life and studyC. care less abou t their children’s education than beforeD. have different opinions on their children’s ed ucationPassage Three We tend to think of plants as the furniture of the natural worl d. They don’t move they don’t make sounds, they don’t seem to respond to anythi ng –at least not very quickly. But as is often the case, our human view of the world misses quite a lot. Plants talk to each other all the time. And the language is chemical.Over the years scientists have reported that different types of plants, from trees to tomatoes, release compounds into the air to help neighboring plants. These chemical warnings all have the same purpose—to spread information about one plant’s disease so other plants can defend themselves. But exactly how plants receive and act on many of these signals is still mysterious.In this week’s Proceedings of the National Academy o f Sciences, researchers in Japan offer some explanations. They have identified one chemical message and traced it all the way from release to action.The scientists looked at tomato plants infested(侵害) by common pest, the cutworm caterpillar(毛虫). To start out, they grew plants in two plastic compartments connected by a tube. One plant was infested and placed upwind and the others wereuninfested and placed downwind. The downwind plants were later exposed to the cutworm caterpillar. The results showed that plants that had previously been near sick neighbors were able to defend themselves better against the caterpillar.The researchers also studied leaves from exposed and unexposed plants. They found one compound showed up more often in the exposed plants. The substance is called Hex Vic. When the scientists fed Hex Vic to cutworms, it knocked down their survival rate by 17%. The scientists identified the source of Hex Vic, and sprayed it lightly over healthy plants. Those plants were then able to start producing the caterpillar-killing Hex Vic. Researchers confirmed that uninfested plants have to build their own weapon to fight off bugs and diseases. How do they know when to play defense? They are warned first by their friendly plant neighbors.It is a complex tale, and it may be happening in more plant species than tomatoes. It may also be happening with more chemical signals that are still unknown to us. For now though, we know that plants not only communicate, they look out for one another.31. What does the author try to emphasize Paragraph 1? ________.A. How plants communicate is still a mystery.B. Enough attention has been paid to plant talk.C. Plants are the furniture of the natural world.D. Plants can communicate with each other.32. According to Paragraph 2, what remains unknown is ______A. how plants receive and handle the signals from their neighborsB. why plants spread chemical information to their neighborC. how many types of plants release compounds into the airD. whether plants send chemical warnings to their neighbors33. The tomato plants in the experiment were ______A. placed separately but connected through airB. expose to different kinds of pestsC. exposed to the pest at the same timeD. placed together in a closed compartment34. The experiment shows that the infested plant helps its neighbors by ______A. making more Hex Vic to attract the pestB. releasing Hex Vic into the air to warn themC. letting them know how to produce Hex VicD. producing enough Hex Vic to kill the pestmay be the best title for the passage?A. Survival of PlantsB. Plant WorldC. Talking PlantsD. Plant Bug KillerPassage FourVancouver is the best place to live in the Americas, according to a quality-of-life ranking published earlierthis month .The city regularly tops such indexes as its clean air, spacious homes and weekend possibilities of sailing and skiing. But its status as a livable city is threatened by worsening congestion(拥挤).Over the next three decades, another 1 million residents are expected to live in the Greater Vancouver region, adding more cars, bicycles and lorries to roads that arc already struggling to serve the existing million residents.A prop osal by Vancouver’s mayor seeks to prevent theworsening conditions. Upgrades would be made to 2,300 kilometres of road lanes, as well as bus routes and cycle paths. Four hundred new buses would join the fleet of 1,830. There would be more trains and more “sea bus” ferry crossings between Vancouver and its wealthy northern suburbs. T o get all that, residents must vote to accept an increase in sales tax, from 7% to %. Polls suggest they will vote no.Everyone agrees that a more efficient transport system is needed. Confined by mountains to the north, the United States to the south and the Pacific Ocean to the west, Vancouver has spread in the only direction where there is still land, into the Fraser Valley, which just a few decades ago was mostly farmland. The road is often overcrowded.Yet commuters’suspicion of local bureaucrats may exceed their dislike of congestion. TransLink, which runs public transport in the region, is unloved by taxpayers. Passengers blame it when Skytrain,the light-rail system, comes to a standstill because of mechanical or electrical faults, as happened twice in one week last summer, leaving commuters stuck in carriages with nothing to do but expressing their anger on Twitter. That sort of thing has made voters less willing to pay the C$ billion in capital spending that the ten-year trafficupgrade would involve.Despite the complaints, Vancouver’s transport system is a decent, well-integrated one on which to build, reckons Todd Litman, a transport consultant who has worked for TransLink. “These upgrades are all-important if Vancouver wants to maintain its reputation for being a destination others want to go to.”He says.36. The biggest problem threatening Vancouver as a livable city is________.A. increasing congestionB. climate changeC. shortage of landD. lack of money37. The upgrade proposal by Vancouver’s mayor may be turned down by residents because ________.A. they do not want more people to move inB. they are reluctant to move to new placesC. upgrades would take away their living spaceD. upgrades would add to their financial burdens38. The only direction for Vancouver to further expandis towards _________ .A. the eastB. the westC. the southD. the north39. TransLink is mentioned as an example of ___________.A. world famous transport companiesB. local residents’complaints about the bureaucratsC. local effort to improve public transportD. worsening traffic congestion40. According to T odd Litman, the upgrade proposal__________ .A. will solve the traffic problemB. will benefit local economyC. satisfies the transport companyD. deserves public supportSection BDirections: In this section, you are required to read one quoted blog and the comments on it. The blog and commentsare followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.Towards the end of the 1990s, more than a decade and a half Diet Coke was first introduced, sale of Coca Cola’s best-selling low caloric drink appeared to slow down.However, in the decade that followed, diet sodas grew by more than 30 percent. In 2009, sales pushed above $ billion for the first time. But America’s thirst for Diet Coke is running dry again-and this time it could be for good.The diet soda slowdown isn’t merely an American thing--- it’s also happening worldwide. But the future of diet colas is particularly cloudy in the United States.Low calorie sodas are fighting a hard battle against not one but two trends among American consumers. The first is that overall soda consumption has been on the decline since before 2000. Diet sodas, though they might come sugar- and calorie-free, are still sodas, something Americans are proving less and less interested in drinking.The second, and perhaps more significant trend, is a growing mistrust of artificial sweeteners(甜味剂). “Consumers’attitudes towards sweeteners have really changed.”said Howard Telford, an industryanalyst.“There’s a very negative perception about artificial sweeten ers. The industry is still trying to get its head around this.”Comment 1Add me to the number of people addicted to diet colas who quit drinking soda altogether. I honestly think soda is addictive and I’m happy not to be drinking it anymore.Comment 2Perhaps the slowdown has something more to do with the skyrocketing cost of soft drinks.Comment 3I LOVE diet drinks! Am I unhealthy? Who knows? I guarantee I have a better physique than most 43-year-old men.Comment 4This is a silly and shallow piece. The reason for the fall off is simply the explosion in consumption of bottled waters and energy drinks.Comment5As people learn more about health and wellness they will consume less sugar, less soda, less artificial sweeteners.41. What do we know about diet soda sale?A. It began to undergo a gradual drop starting from 2000.B. It was on the decline since the 1990s but is on the rise now.C. It reached its peak in the 2000s but began to drop since then.D. It has been decreasing since the 1990s.42. What does the author think of the prospects of diet soda sale?A. It will continue to drop.B. It will get better soon.C. It is hard to say for sure.D. It may have ups and downs.43. Which comment gives a personal reason for quitting diet colas?A. Comment5.B. Comment4.C. Comment3.D. Comment1.44. Which comment supports the author’s point of view?A. Comment2.B. Comment3.C. Comment4.D. Comment5.45. Which comments disagree with the author on the author on the cause of soda sale slowdown?A. Comment3 and Comment5.B. Comment2 and Comment4.C. Comment1 and Comment4.D. Comment2 and Comment3.Part IV Cloze (10 points)Directions: In this part, there is a passage with ten blanks. For each blank there are four choices marked, A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer for each blank and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.When asked about the impact of disturbing news on children, one mother said: “My 11-year-old daughter doesn’t like watching the news. She has 46_____ about what she has seen. One time, she watched a report about a person who killed a family member with a knife. That night she dreamed that she too was being kille d.” Another interviewee said:“My six-year-old niece saw reports of tornadoes(龙卷风)from elsewhere in the country. For weeks 47______, she was terrified. She 48_____ call me on the phone, convincedthat a tornado was coming her way and that she was going to die.”Do you think disturbing news reports can frighten children? In one survey, nearly 40 percent of parents said that their children had been 49________ by something they saw in the news and that, 50_______, the children had feared that a similar event wouldhappen to them or their loved ones. Why? One factor is that children often 51_______ the news differently from adults. For example, small children may believe that a 52_______ that is broadcast repeatedly is really happening repeatedly.A second factor is that daily reports of disturbing events can distort a child’s 53______ of the world. True, we live in “critical times hard to 54________.” But repeated exposure to disturbing news reports can cause children to develop lasting fears. “Children who watch a lot of TV news 55_______ to overestimate the occurrence of crime and may perceive the world to be a more dangerousplace than it actuall y is,” observes t he Kaiser Family Foundation.46. A. thoughts B. nightmares C.ideas D. pictures47. A. afterward B. ago C.before D. later48. A. should B. might C. couldD. would49. A. bored B. angered C. upsetD. disappointed50. A. in no time B. by all means C. allthe more D. as a result51. A. tell B. interpret C.narrate D. treat52. A. tragedy B. comedy C. play D. drama53. A. imagination B. view C. sight D. look54. A. give up B. stick to C. deal with D. set down55. A. prefer B. turn C. come D. tendPart V Text Completion (20 points)Directions : In this part there are three incomplete texts with 20 questions (Ranging from 56 to 75). Above each text there are three or four phrases to be completed. First, use the choices provided in the box to complete the phrases. Second, use the completed phrases to fill in the blanks of the text. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.Text One A. angrier B. getting C. actionPhrases: A. which makes you 56_______B. like 57_______ any compensationC. to take any 58______ Picture this situation: you have bought a faulty item from a shop and you take it back to complain. You go directly to the shop assistant and tell them your problem. They say they cannot help you, 59_______ to the point perhaps where you start insulting the poor shop assistant. This will do you no favours, 60________, or even your money back. If you go directly to the first person you see, you may be wasting your time as they may be powerless 61________. So the important lesson to be learnt is to。
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2010年同等学力英语真题及参考答案Paper One(90 minutes)Part I Dialogue Communication (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 for each )Section A Dialogue CompletionDirections: In this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, to complete the dialogue. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.1. A. Can you take over for me here for a little while? I have a friend coming to see me.B. I’d like to, but _____________. Ask Peter, he is not so occupied at this moment.A. How can I do it?B. that’s alright.C. I have my hands full. B. that’s impossible2. A: To get an outside line, just dial 0 and the phone number. Or we can place a call for you, if you want.B. No, thanks a lot.A. Just put me throughB. I’ll try it my selfC. I’d rather notD. I’ll appreciate your help3. A: Now, it’s just work, work, work. I work hard all day, every day.B: Oh, come on._____________ .You’re making a good salary now.A. Don’t complain.B. So rry to hear about itC. Anything I can do for you?D. What’s your plan?4. A: Pamela, can you come to a meeting on Friday?B: ________________Let me check my schedule. When are you having it?A. No bit deal.B. I am not sureC. Can I ?D. Sure thing?5. A: I am really getting fed up with the salespersons who keep calling.B: _______________A. I hope it is nothing seriousB. They are so stupid!C. So am I. It is so annoyingD. You are right. Forget it.Section B Dialogue ComprehensionDirections: In this section, you will read 5 short conversions between a man and a woman. At Choose the best answer to the question from the 4 choices by marking the corresponding better with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.6. Man: I have figured it all out. It looks like it will take us about 5 hours to drive from here to Chicago.Woman: It’d be more relaxing to take the train. But I guess we should watch our expenses. Question: What does the woman imply?A. She likes to drive when she travelsB. She doesn’t want to go to Chicago.C. She doesn’t know the cost of the train trip.D. It’s cheaper to got to Chicago by car7. Man: How about the examination last week?Woman: If I’d got more time. I could have made it.Question: What does the woman imply?A. She was asked to take another examinationB. She failed the examination last weekC. She did quite well in the examinationD. She didn’t take the examination last week8. Man: Harvard or the State University, have you decided yet?Woma n: Well, I’d rather be a big fish in a small pond.Question: Which university is the woman likely to choose?A. The State UniversityB. HarvardC. NeitherD. She hasn’t decided yet.9. Man: I have just found a great location to open a new shop.Woman: But you haven’t researched the market. Don’t you think this putting the cart beforethe horse?Question: What does the woman mean?A. The man shouldn’t make the decision so quicklyB. It’s risky to choose such a locationC. The man is doing things in the wrong orderD. It’s possible for him to make a better choice10. Woman: My results are a bit flattering because I have had quite a lot of luck.Man: Nonsense, you’re head and shoulders above the others in your group.Question: What does the man think is the rea son for the woman’s success?A. She is really luckyB. She is far better than the othersC. She’s got the others’ supportD. She’s been working hardPart II Vocabulary (20 minutes, 10 points, 0.5 for each)Section ADirections: In this section there are 10 sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.11. Betty was offended because she felt that her friends had ignored her purposefully at the party.A. desperatelyB. definitelyC. deliberatelyD. decisively12. There has been enough playing around so let’s get down to business.A. make a dealB. begin our workC. reach an agreementD. change our plan13. How is it possible for our human body to convert yesterday’s lunch into today’s muscle?A. alterB. developC. modifyD. turn14. It is important for families to observe their traditions even as their children get older.A. noticeB. watchC. followD. celebrate15. It is difficult to comprehend, but everything you have ever seen, smelt, heard or felt is merely your brain’s interpretation of incoming stimuli.A. explanationB. evaluationC. re cognitionD. interruption16. Life is more important than the pressures and stress that we place on ourselves over work and other commitments.A. appointmentsB. arrangementsC. obligationsD. devotions17. If you continue to indulge in computer games like this, you future will be at stake.A. in dangerB. without questionC. on guardD. at large18. Romantic novels, as opposed to realistic ones, tend to present idealized versions of life, often with a happy ending.A. in contrast toB. in regard toC. in terms ofD. in light of19. Most people would agree that, although our age far surpasses all previous ages in knowledge, there has been no correlative increase in wisdom.A. improvesB. precedesC. imposesD. exceeds20. Many students today display a disturbing willingness to choose institutions and careers on the basis of earning potential.A. offensiveB. depressiveC. troublesomeD. tiresomeSection BDirections: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are 4 corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSERS SHEET.21. My oldest son had just finished an _________ holiday stay prior to moving to a new State, a new job, and the next chapter in his life.A. enlargedB. expandedC. extendedD. increased22. Blacks and American Indians __________ less than 10% of students in the top 30 business schools, while they are about 28% of the U.S. population.A. make upB. take upC. reach outD. turn out23. With demand continuing to rise in _____ economies such as China and India, energy traders believe that oil futures are a good bet.A. employingB. emergingC. embracingD. emitting24. Laws and regulations in each country have to be made ___________ the constitution of the country.A. in honor ofB. in memory ofC. in return forD. in line with25. The jury’s ________ was that the accused was guiltyA. verdictB. sentenceC. trialD. debate26. In English learning, a __________ cycle occurs when a student makes more errors after being scolded.A. verticalB. viciousC. vividD. vigorous27. Isn’t it ___________when you learn something you’ve never known before?A. coolB. crazyC. coldD. cute28. There are several factors ___________ the rapid growth of sales promotion, particularly in consumer markets.A. resorting toB. appealing toC. applying toD. contributing to29. The Internet has been developing at a speed ___________ people’s expectations in the past two decades.A. overB. ofC. underD. beyond30. It is obvious that the sports games are no longer amateur affairs; they have become professionally __________________.A. laid offB. laid outC. put offD. put outPartⅢReading Comprehension (45minutes, 30point)Directions: There are 5 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choosethe best one and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across thesquare brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.Passage OneLoneliness has been linked to depression and other health problems. Now, a study says it can also spread. A friend of a lonely person was 52% more likely to develop feelings of loneliness. And a friend of that friend was 25% more likely to do the same.Earlier findings showed that happiness, fatness and the ability to stop smoking can also growlike infections within social groups. The findings all come from a major health study in the American town of Framingham, Massachusetts.The study began in 1948 to investigate the causes of heart disease. Since then, more tests have been added, including measures of loneliness and depression.The new findings involved more than 5,000 people in the second generation of the Framingham Heart Study. The researchers examined friendship histories and reports of loneliness. The results established a pattern that spread as people reported fewer close friends.For example, loneliness can affect relationships between next-door neighbors. The loneliness spreads as neighbors who were close friends now spend less time together. The study also found that loneliness spreads more easily among women than men.Researchers from the University of Chicago, Harvard and the University of California, San Diego, did the study .The findings appeared last month in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.The average person is said to experience feelings of loneliness about 48 days a year. Thestudy found that having a lonely friend can add about 17 days .But every additional friend can decrease loneliness by about 5%,or two and a half days.Lonely people become less and less trusting of others .This makes it more and more difficultfor them to make friends-and more likely that society will reject them.John Cacioppo at the University of Chicago led the study .He says it is important torecognize and deal with loneliness. He says people who have been pushed to the edges of society should receive help to repair their social networks.The aim should be to aggressively create what he calls a “protective barrier” against loneliness. This barrier, he says, can keep the whole network from coming apart.31. Besides loneliness, which of the following can also spread among people?A. FriendshipB. HappinessC. DepressionD. Smoking32. The Framingham Heart Study starting from 1948 ________________A. expanded its research topicsB. involved 5,000 patients of depressionC. identified loneliness as one key factor for heart diseaseD. examined the relationship between loneliness and depression33. Which of the following is true about the spread of loneliness?A. It leads to a gradual loss of friendsB. It is a common phenomenon among womenC. it is often found in the neighborhoodD. it ruins the relationships between close friends34. Having a lonely friend, you are more likely to_________________A. strengthen your friendshipB. develop new friendshipC. increase the sense of lonelinessD. reduce the sense of loneliness35. According to John Cacioppo at the University of Chicago, loneliness can _____________A. result in aggressivenessB. cause people to be overprotectiveC. infect social networksD. push people to the verge of poverty36. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Loneliness can spreadB. Loneliness is linked to depressionC. Lonely people tend to grow fatD. Lonely people need more friendsPassage TwoCalifornia has a new program called the Digital Textbook Initiative. “Starting this fall withhigh school math and science .we will be the first state in the nation to provide schools with a state –approved list of digital textbooks.” That was Governor Arnold Schwarzenegge r in June, talking about his effort to get schools to use materials available free online .He listed reasons why he thinks digital textbooks make sense.California approves traditional textbooks in six-year cycles. Digital one can offer the latest information. They lighten the load of school bags. They save paper and trees, and make learning more fun and interactive .And above all, he said, they help schools with their finances.The state has had to make severe cuts in school spending because of deep financial problems. More than six million students attend California public schools.Earlier this year, California invited content developers to offer digital math and science materials for high schools. These had to meet at least 90%of the state’s learning requirements. Specially trained teachers examined 16 textbooks and approved ten of them.Six of the ten were published by the CK12 Foundation, a nonprofit group that had been developing digital science and math books for about two years. The foundation paid teachers and other education professionals to write and edit them. The money came from a group financed by the Khosla Family.California cannot require schools to use the digital textbooks. Individual school districts will have to decide for themselves.Susan Martimo, a California Department of Education official, says she does not expect widespread use right away. Her best guess is that some schools with a lot of technology will be the first to use them, but only in addition to their traditional books.School administrators point out that the texts may be free online, but students need a way to access them. Not everyone has a computer or electronic reader. Schools could print out copies, but that would not help the environment. Also, there is the cost to train teachers to use digital textbooks effectively.37. The Digital Textbook Initiative _______________A. will probably take effect in six yearsB. covers all the high school subjectsC. has been approved by all statesD. is advocated by California state governor38. The main reason for promoting digital textbooks is to ______________A. help save moneyB. benefit the environmentC. provide interesting materialsD. reduce students’ heavy burden39. The digital textbooks were approved by ___________________A. trained teachersB. content developersC. Khosla FamilyD. CK12 Foundation40. What is true of CK12 Foundation?A. It produced 16 digital textbooksB. It paid teachers to write digital textbooks.C. It is financed by California state government.D. It makes money through developing digital textbooks.41. According to Susan Martimo, digital textbooks __________________A. are not likely to have a widespread useB. will soon replace traditional onesC, will first be adopted by well-equipped schoolsD.are certain to be approved by school districts2011年同等学力英语考试历年真题及参考答案Part One (90 minutes)Part 1 Dialogue communication (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 for each)Section A Dialogue completion1. A: David said he bought a new BMW for $5,000!B: _____. Sounds pretty cheap to me!A: Well, that’s what he said.A.Are you sure?e to think of it.C.Do you think so?D.Is he crazy?2. A: We just came back from Phoenix. And we had the best vacation in years. B: ____. I’m glad to hear it.A.Oh, my goodness!B.How was it?C.Oh, there you go again.D.Good for you.3. A: I just can’t stand this class anymore?B: ____. It’s required, and you have to sit in it in order to graduate.A.Well, why not just drop out of it?B.Why, you can say that again!C.Well, you might as well get used to it.D.Why, I couldn’t agree more!4. A: I don’t know about you, but I thought that film was terrific.B: ____. The action was great, and so was the music.A.Just the same.B.I’m with you there.C.More or less.D.I sure do.5. A: Dan gave me a free ride home, but I paid for the gas.B: You know what they say, ____.A.there’s no free lunchB.don’t bite off more than you can chewC.one good turn deserves anotherD.it’s who you know that countsSection B Dialogue Comprehension6. Woman: I’d rather not talk about it. Just don’t ask.Man: Come on. I think you need to let off some steam.Question: What does the man advise the woman to do?A.To talk to him about the problem.B.To keep the secret.C.To reduce the workload.D.To have a good rest.7. Woman: Julie’s dress looks funny. That style went out last year.Man: Oh, come on, as long as it looks good on her.Question: What does the man try to emphasize?A.Julie’s dress is not outdated.B.Julie’s dress does not suit her.C.Julie should follow the fashion.D.Julie looks fine in that dress.8. Man: What kind of snacks do you prefer?Woman: Oh, I’ve got a sweet tooth, you know.Question: What does the woman probably like?A.Sandwich.B.Hot dogs.C.Ice cream.D.Potato chips.9. Woman: I’m tired of driving all the way to work and back every day. If only cars could drive themselves!Man: Well, some car manufactures are working on them. I guess you’ll soon buy one if you can afford it.Question: What does the man imply?A.The woman will be able to buy an intelligent car.B.Cars that drive themselves may be very expensive.C.He is working with a car producer on intelligent cars.D.Driving to work is really a headache.10. Man: Annie, how does it not even cross your mind that you might want a future with someone?Woman: It’s simple. I don’t mind being married to my career.Question: What’s Annie’s attitude towards her future?A.She will stay with someone unmarried.B.She will live a simple life.C.She will quit her job to get married.D.She will fully focus on her job.Part II Vocabulary (20 minutes, 10 points, 0.5 for each)Section A11. The news reports completely overlooked the more profound political implications of the events.A.neglectedB.foresawC.exploredD.assessed12. Teachers and nurses who deal with children are obliged to report cases of suspected child abuse to authorities.A.remindedB.expectedpelledD.requested13. Your grade will be based in large part on the originality of your ideas.A.creativityB.popularityC.feasibilityD.flexibility14. We suspect there is a quire deliberate attempt to sabotage the elections and undermine the electoral commission.A.consciousB.desperateC.clumsyD.intentional15. So strange were the circumstances of my story that I can scarcely believe myself to have been a party to them.A.justB.hardlyC.almostD.definitely16. Smoke particles and other air pollutants are often trapped in the atmosphere, thus forming dirty fog.A.constrainedB.caughtC.concealedD.concentrated17. Employees in chemical factories are entitled to receive extra pay for doing hazardous work.A.poisonousB.difficultC.dangerousD.harmful18. Curt Carlson, the wealthiest man in Minnesota, owned a hotel and travel company with sales reaching in the neighborhood of $9 billion.A.preciselyB.merelyC.substantiallyD.approximately19. The tendency of the human body to reject foreign matter is the main obstacle to successful organ transplantation.A.factorB.constituentC.barrierD.break20. Whenever you need Tom, he is always there whether it be an ear or a helping hand, so you can always lean on him.A.count onB.benefit fromC.stand forD.stick toSection B21. It ____ without saying that consumers would be happier if prices were lower.A.takesB.appearsC.makesD.goes22. The world economic recession put an ____ end to the steel market upturn that began in 2002.A.irregularB.illegalC.abruptD.absurd23. I’m ____ about how you discovered my website, and am very glad if you enjoy it.A.mysteriousB.furiousC.seriousD.curious24. The Labor Party’s electoral strategy, based on an ____ with other smaller parties, has proved successful.A.acquaintanceB.integrationC.allianceD.intimacy25. The new aircraft will be ____ to a test of temperatures of -65℃ and 120℃.A.suspendedB.suppressedC.summonedD.subjected26. The money I got from teaching on the side was a useful ____ to my ordinary income.A.profitB.supplementC.subsidyD.replacement27. Chinese people are now enjoying better dental health, as shown by the declining ____ of tooth decay.A.treatmentB.incidenceC.consequenceD.misfortune28. Many countries have conversation programs to prevent certain ____ of fish from becoming extinct.A.speciesB.sourcesC.numbersD.members29. Susan never took any cookery courses; she learned cooking by ____ useful tips from TV cookery programs.A.picking upB.bringing upC.putting upD.pulling up30. The President _____ his deputy to act for him while he was abroad.A.promotedB.substitutedC.authorizedD.displacedPart III Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 for each)Passage OneUntil last spring, Nia Parker and the other kids in her neighborhood commuted to school on Bus 59. But as fuel prices rose, the school district needed to find a way to cut its transportation costs. So the school’s busing company redrew its route map, eliminating Nia’s bus altogether. Now Nia and her neighbors travel the half mile to school via a “walking school bus”—a group of kids, supervised by an adult or two, who make the walk together.Like the rest of us, school districts are feeling pinched by rising fuel costs—and finding new way to adapt. The price of diesel fuel has gone up 34 percent in the past two years. For the typical American school district, bus bills total 5 percent of the budget. As administrators look to trim, busing is an inviting target, since it doesn’t affect classroom instruction (or test scores). More than one third of American school administrators have eliminated bus stops or routes in order to stay within budget.Many parents are delighted to see their kids walking to school, partly because many did so themselves: according to a 1969 survey, nearly half of school kids walked or biked to school, compared with only 16 percent in 2001. Modern parents have been unwilling to let kids walk to school for fear of traffic, crime or simple bullying, but with organized adult supervision, those concerns have diminished.Schools and busing companies are finding other ways to save. In rural areas where busing is a must, some schools have even chosen four-day school weeks. Busing companies instruct drivers to eliminate extra stops from routes and to turn off the engine while idling. They are also using computer software to determine the most fuel-efficient routes, which aren’t always the shortest ones.There could be downsides, however, to the busing cutbacks. If every formerly bused student begins walking to school, it’s an environmental win—but if too many of their parents decide to drive then instead, the overall carbon footprint can grow. Replacing buses with many more parent-driven cars can also increase safety risks: A 2002 report concluded students are 13 times safer on a school bus than in a passenger car, since buses have fewer accidents and withstand them better due to their size. And some students complain about the long morning hikes, particularly when the route contains a really big hill.31. The “walking school bus” _____.A．does not consume fuelB．aims to keep children fitC．seldom causes traffic jamsD．is popular with school kids32. In America the responsibility for busing kids to school lies with ____.A．individual schoolsB．school districtsC．teacherD．parents33. As regards walking to school, modern parents seem much concerned with the _____.A．time spent on the wayB．changes in the routeC．kid’s physical strengthD．safety of their children34. To save money, some schools choose to _____.A．take the shortest routesB．shorten the school weekC．give drives better trainingD．use fuel efficient buses35. Busing cutbacks may eventually lead to _____.A．fierce competition among bus companiesB．more students taking public transportationC．an increase in carbon dioxide emissionsD．a decrease in the safety of school buses36. Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude towards busing cutbacks?A．FavorableB．CriticalC．ObjectiveD．IndifferentPassage TwoPeople are living longer than ever, but for some reason, women are living longer than men. A baby boy born in the United States in 2003 can expects to live to be about 73, a baby girl, about 79. This is indeed a wide gap, and no one really knows why it exists. The greater longevity （长寿）of women, however, has been known for centuries. It was, for example, described in the seventeenth century. However, the difference was smaller then – the gap is growing.A number of reasons have been proposed to accounts for the differences. The gap is greatest in industrialized societies, so it has been suggested that women are less susceptible to work strains that may raise the risk of heart disease and alcoholism. Sociologists also tell us that women are encouraged to be less adventurous than men (and this may be why they are more careful drivers, involved in fewer accidents).Even smoking has been implicated in the age discrepancy. It was once suggested that working women are more likely to smoke and as more women entered the work force, the age gap would begin to close, because smoking is related to earlier deaths. Now, however, we see more women smoking and they still tend to live longer although their lung cancer rate is climbing sharply.One puzzling aspect of the problem is that women do not appear to be as healthy as men. That is, they report far more illnesses. But when a man reports an illness, it is more likely to be serious.Some researchers have suggested that men may die early because their health is more strongly related to their emotions. For example, men tend to die sooner after losing a spouse than women do. Men even seem to be more weakened by loss of a job. (Both of these are linked with a marked decrease in the effectiveness of the immune system.) Among men, death follows retirement with an alarming promptness.Perhaps we are searching for the answers too close to the surface of the problem. Perhaps the answers lie deeper in our biological heritage. After all, the phenomenon is not isolated to humans. Females have the edge among virtually all mammalian (哺乳动物的) species, in that they generally live longer. Furthermore, in many of these species the differences begin at the moment of conception; there are more male miscarriages（流产）. In human, after birth, more baby boys than baby girls die.37. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?A．Men’s lifespan remains almost unchanged.B．Researchers have found the cause of the age gapC．The more advanced a society, the greater the age gap.D．The age gap was noticed only recently.38. As is suggested in Paragraph 2, the two factors relevant to women’s longer lifespan are ____.A．diseases and road accidentsB．industrialization and work strainsC．their immunity to heart disease and refusal of alcoholD．their endurance of work strains and reluctance for adventure39. According to Paragraph3, which of the following statements is true?A．The great number of male smokers contributes to the age gap.B．The growing number of smoking women will narrow the age gap.C．Female workers are more likely to smoke than make workers.D．Smoking does not seem to affect women’s longevity.40. Which of the following phenomena makes researchers puzzled?A．Men’s health is more closely related to their emotions.B．Though more liable to illnesses, women still live longer.C．Men show worse symptoms than women when they fall ill.D．Quite a number of men die soon after their retirement.41. The word “edge” in Paragraph 6 means “_____”.A．marginB．sideC．advantageD．quality42. What is the main idea of the passage?A．The greater longevity of women remains a mystery.B．That women are healthier than men well explains their longevity.C．People are living longer as a result of industrialization.D．Women are less emotionally affected by difficulties in life.Passage ThreeMany are aware of the tremendous waste of energy in our environment, but fail to take advantage of straightforward opportunities to conserve that energy. For example, everyone knows that lights should be switched off when no one is in an office. Similarly, when employees are not using a meeting room, there is no need to regulate temperature.Fortunately, one need not rely on human intervention to conserve energy. With the help of smart sensing and network technology, energy conservation processes such as turning off lights and adjusting temperature can be readily automated. Ultimately, this technology will enable consumers and plant managers to better identify wasteful energy use and institute procedures that lead to smarter and more efficient homes, buildings and industrial plants.Until now, wires and cables for power and connectivity have limited the widespread adoption of sensor (传感器) networks by making them difficult and expensive to install and maintain. Battery-powered wireless networks can simplify installation and reduce cost. But their high power consumption and the corresponding need for regular battery replacement has made wireless networks difficult and costly to maintain. Nobody wants to replace hundreds or thousands of window sensor batteries in a large building on a regular basis.The promise of wireless sensor networks can only be fully realized when the wiring for both the data communication and the power supply is eliminated. Doing so requires a true battery-free wireless solution, one that can utilize energy harvested directly from the environments. To。
2015年同等学力申硕考试英语真题
2015年同等学力申硕考试英语真题Part I Oral Communication(10 points)Section ADirections: In this section there are two incomplete dialogues and each dialogue has three blanks and three choices A, B and C, taken from the dialogue. Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.Dialogue OneA.Do you know what a handicapped space is ?B.The signs always tell you how long you can park there and on what days.C.Then you also need to be aware of the time limits on the street signs.Student: Can you tell me where I can park?Clerk: Are you driving a motorcycle or an automobile?Student: I drive an automobile.Clerk: Fine.You can either park in the student lot or on the street. 1Student: Yes,I have seen those spots.Clerk: well,when you see the blue spots with the handicapped sign, do not park there unless you have a special permit.Are you going to be parking in the daytime or evening?Student: I park in the evenings.Clerk: 2 Have you seen those signs?Student: Yes ,I have seen those signs.Clerk: 3Dialogue TwoA. The hours and limitations are printed on the card and this handout.B. May I have your driver's license,please?C. Are you familiar with our rules and fines?Student:Excuse me,I am interested in getting a library card.Librarian:Sure,let me give you an application.You can fill it out right here at the counter.Student: Thank you.I'll do it right now.Librarian:Let me take a look at this for you. 4Student : Here it is.Librarian : You seem to have filled the form out all right.___5___Student : Yes.I know what to do.Librarian : ____6____Student : OK . I see.Librarian : Thank you for joining the library; We look forward to serving you.Section BDirections: In this section there is one incomplete which has four blanks and four choices A,B,C and D , taken from the interview . Fill in each of the blankswith one of the choices to complete the interview and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.()A. And fooled the boys for a while.B. And I don't think the boys have minded.C. Well , it's because my British publisher.D. All this time I thought you were 'J.K'.Winfrey : So , this is the first time we've met.Rowling : Yes ,it is .Winfrey : And my producers tell me that your real name is J.O.____7____Rowling : (laughing) Yeah.Winfrey : J.K is …Rowling : ____8_____ When the first book came out , they thought ' this is a book that will appeal to boys ' ,but they didn't want the boys to know a woman had written it . So they said to me ' could we use your initials ' and I said ' fine '. I only have one initial . I don't have a middle name , So I took my favorite grandmother's name,Kathleen.Winfrey : ____9_____Rowling : Yeah, but not for too long, because I started getting my picture in the press and no one could pretend I was a man anymore.Winfrey : ___10____Rowling : NO-it hasn't held me back,has it?Part II Vocabulary(10 points)Directions: In this part there are ten sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the four choices marked A, B,C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.11. There are several different options for getting Internet access.A. choicesB. definitionsC. channelsD.reasons12. Earth has an atmosphere, which protects the surface from harmful rays.A. mineralsB.substancesC. gasesD. beams13. The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her hostile attitude toward customers.A. unfriendlyB. optimisticC. impatientD. positive14. Since it is late to change my mind now, I am resolved to carry out the plan.A. reviseB. implementC. reviewD. improve15. Security guards dispersed the crowd that had gathered around the Capitol.A.arrestedB. stoppedC. scatteredD. watched16. To start the program, insert the disk and follow the instructions.A. take outB. turn overC. track downD. put in17. The patient's condition has deteriorated since last night.A. improvedB. returnedC. worsenedD. changed18. I couldn't afford to fly home , and a train ticket was likewise beyond my means.A. alsoB. nonethelessC. furthermoreD. otherwise19. Despite years of searching, scientists have detected no signs of life beyond our own solar system.A. withinB. besidesC. outsideD. except20. I prefer chicken to fish because I am worried about accidentally swallowinga small bone.A. intentionallyB. unexpectedlyC. anxiouslyD. hurriedlyPart III Reading Comprehension (25 points)Section ADirections: In this section, there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements ,each with four suggested answers A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneSometimes a race is not enough. Sometimes a runner just wants to go further. That's what happened to Dennis Martin and Brooke Curran.Martin, 68, a retired detective form New York City,took up running after his first wife died. Curran, 46, a philanthropist(慈善家)from Alexandria, started running to get out of the house and collect her thoughts. Both she and Martin got good at running but felt the desire to do more. "The more I trained,the better I got," Curran said," but I would cross the finish line with no sense of accomplishment."Eventually , they worked up to running marathons(马拉松)(and longer races) in other countries, on other countries. Now both have achieved a notable -and increasingly less rate - milestone;running the 26.2-mile race on all seven continents.They are part of a phenomenon that has grown out of the running culture in the past two decades, at the intersection of athleticism and leisure: "runcations," which combine distance running with travel to exotic places . There trips ,as expensive as they are physically challenging ,are a growing and competitive market in the travel industry."In the beginning,running was enough ,"said Steen Albrechtsen ,a press manager. The classic marathon was the ultimate goal, then came the super marathons ,like London and New York. But when 90,000 people a year can take that challenge,it is no longer exciting and adventurous .Hence, the search for new adventures began.""No one could ever have imagined that running would become the lifestyle activity that it is today," said Thom Gilligan, founder and president of Boston-based Marathon Tours and Travel. Gilligan,who has been in business since 1979, is partly responsible for the seven-continent phenomenon.()It started with a casual talk to an interviewer about his company offering trips to every continent except Antarctica. And then in 1995,Marathon fours hosted its first Antarctica Marathon on King George Island. Off the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula;160 runners got to the starting line of a dirt-and ice-trail route viaa Russian icebreaker through the Drake Passage.21. At the beginning, Martin took up running just to .A. meet requirements of his jobB. win a running raceC. join in a philanthropic activityD. get away from his sadness22. Martin and Curran are mentioned as good examples of .A. winners in the 26.2-mile race on all seven continentsB. people who enjoy long running as a lifestyle activityC. running racers satisfied with their own performanceD. old people who live an active life after retirement23. A new trend in the travel industry is the development of .A. challenging runcationsB. professional racesC. Antarctica travel marketD. expensive tours24. The classic marathon no longer satisfies some people because .A. it does not provide enough challengeB. it may be tough and dangerousC. it involves too fierce a competitionD. it has attracted too many people25. The first Antarctica Marathon on King George Island indicates that .A. international cooperation is a must to such an eventB. runcations are expensive and physically challengingC. Marathon Tours is a leader of the travel industryD. adventurous running has become increasingly popularPassage TwoBefore the 1970s, college students were treated as children. So many colleges ran in loco parentis system. " In loco parentis" is a Latin term meaning "in the place of a parent." It describes when someone else accepts responsibility to act in the interests of a child.This idea developed long ago in British common law to define the responsibility of teachers toward their students. For years, American courts upheld in loco parentis in cases such as Gott versus Berea College in 1913.Gott owned a restaurant off campus. Berea threatened to expel students who ate at places not owned by the school. The Kentucky high court decided that in loco parentis justified that rule.In loco parentis meant that male and female college students usually had to live in separate buildings. Women had to be back at their dorms by ten or eleven on school nights.But in the 1960s, students began to protest rules and restrictions like these. At the same time, courts began to support students who were being punished for political and social dissent.In 1960, Alabama State College expelled six students who took part in a civil rights demonstration. They sued the school and won. After that it became harder and harder to defend in loco parentis.At that time, students were not considered adults until 21. Then, in 1971, the 24th amendment to the Constitution set the voting age at eighteen. So in loco parentis no longer really applied.Slowly, colleges began to treat students not as children, but as adults. Students came to be seen as consumers of educational services.Gary Dickstein, an assistant vice president at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, says in loco parentis is not really gone. It just looks different. Today's parents, he says, are often heavily involved in students' lives. They are known as "helicopter parents." They always seem to hover over their children. Gary Dickstein says these parents are likely to question decisions, especially about safety issues and grades. They want to make sure their financial investment is not being wasted.26. Before the 1970s, many colleges ran in loco parentis system because .A. they could take the place of the students' parentsB. parents asked them to do it for the interests of their childrenC. this was a tradition established by British collegesD. college students were regarded as too young to be treated as adults27. Who won the case of Gott versus Berea College in 1913?A. Berea College.B. Gott.C. It was a win-win case.D. The students.28. The word "dissent"(Para.5) probably means "".A. extreme behaviorsB. violation of lawsC. strong disagreementD. Wrong doings29. In 1960，the court ruled that Alabama State College_____A. had no right to expel the studentsB. was justified to have expelled the studentsC. shouldn't interfere with students' daily lifeD. should support civil rights demonstrations30. According to Gary Dickstein, today's "helicopter parents_____A. don't set their hearts at rest with college administratorsB. keep a watchful eye on their children's life and studyC. care less about their children's education than beforeD. have different opinions on their children's education[NextPage]Passage ThreeWe tend to think of plants as the furniture of the natural word. They don't move they don't make sounds, they don't seem to respond to anything -at least not very quickly. But as is often the case, our human view of the world misses quite a lot. Plants talk to each other all the time. And the language is chemical.Over the years scientists have reported that different types of plants, from trees to tomatoes, release compounds into the air to help neighboring plants. These chemical warnings all have the same purpose-to spread information about one plant's disease so other plants can defend themselves. But exactly how plants receive and act on many of these signals is still mysterious.In this week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers in Japan offer some explanations. They have identified one chemical message and traced it all the way from release to action.The scientists looked at tomato plants infested(侵害) by common pest, the cutworm caterpillar(毛虫). To start out, they grew plants in two plastic compartments connected by a tube. One plant was infested and placed upwind and the others were uninfested and placed downwind. The downwind plants were later exposed to the cutworm caterpillar. The results showed that plants that had previously been near sick neighbors were able to defend themselves better against the caterpillar.The researchers also studied leaves from exposed and unexposed plants. They found one compound showed up more often in the exposed plants. The substance is called Hex Vic. When the scientists fed Hex Vic to cutworms, it knocked down their survival rate by 17%. The scientists identified the source of Hex Vic, and sprayed it lightly over healthy plants. Those plants were then able to start producing the caterpillar-killing Hex Vic. Researchers confirmed that uninfested plants have to build their own weapon to fight off bugs and diseases. How do they know when to play defense? They are warned first by their friendly plant neighbors.It is a complex tale, and it may be happening in more plant species than tomatoes. It may also be happening with more chemical signals that are still unknown to us. For now though, we know that plants not only communicate, they look out for one another.31. What does the author try to emphasize Paragraph 1?A. How plants communicate is still a mystery.B. Enough attention has been paid to plant talk.C. Plants are the furniture of the natural world.D. Plants can communicate with each other.32. According to Paragraph2, what remains unknown is ______A. how plats receive and handle the signals from their neighborsB. why plants spread chemical information to their neighborC. how many types of plants release compounds into the airD. whether plants send chemical warnings to their neighbors33. The tomato plants in the experiment were ______A. placed separately but connected through airB. expose to different kinds of pestsC. exposed to the pest at the same timeD. placed together in a closed compartment34. The experiment shows that the infested plant helps its neighbors by ______A. making more Hex Vic to attract the pestB. releasing Hex Vic into the air to warn themC. letting them know how to produce Hex VicD. producing enough Hex Vic to kill the pest35.What may be the best title for the passage?A. Survival of PlantsB. Plant WorldC. Talking PlantsD. Plant Bug KillerPassage FourVancouver is the best place to live in the Americas,according to aquality-of-life ranking published earlier this month .The city regularly tops such indexes as its clean air,spacious homes and weekend possibilities of sailing and skiing. But its status as a liveable city is threatened by worsening congestion(拥挤).Over the next three decades,another I million residents are expected to live in the Greater Vancouver region, adding more cars, bicycles and lorries to roads that arc already struggling to serve the existing 2.3 million residents.A proposal by Vancouver's mayor seeks to prevent the worseningconditions.Upgrades would be made to 2,300 kilometres of road lanes,as well as bus routes and cycle paths. Four hundred new buses would join the fleet of 1,830. There would be more trains and more "seabus" ferry crossings between Vancouver and its wealthy northern suburbs. To get all that, residents must vote to accept an increase in sales tax, from 7% to 7.5%. Polls suggest they will vote no.Everyone agrees that a more efficient transport system is needed. Confined by mountains to the north, the United States to the south and the Pacific Ocean to the west, Vancouver has spread in the only direction where there is still land, into the Fraser Valley, which just a few decades ago was mostly farmland. The road is often overcrowded.Yet commuters' suspicion of local bureaucrats may exceed their dislike of congestion. TransLink, which runs public transport in the region, is unloved by taxpayers. Passengers blame it when Skytrain,the light-rail system, comes to a standstill because of mechanical or electrical faults, as happened twice in one week last summer, leaving commuters stuck in carriages with nothing to do but expressing their anger on Twitter. That sort of thing has made voters less willing to pay the C$7.5 billion in capital spending that the ten-year traffic upgrade would involve.Despite the complaints, Vancouver's transport system is a decent,well-integrated one on which to build, reckons Todd Litman, a transport consultantwho has worked for TransLink. "These upgrades are all-important if Vancouver wants to maintain its reputation for being a destination others want to go to." He says.36. The biggest problem threatening Vancouver as a liveable city is .A. increasing congestionB. climate changeC. shortage of landD. lack of money37. The upgrade proposal by Vancouver's mayor may be turned down by residents because .A. they do not want more people to move inB. they are reluctant to move to new placesC. upgrades would take away their living spaceD. upgrades would add to their financial burdens38. The only direction for Vancouver to further expand is towards .A. the eastB. the westC. the southD. the north39. TransLink is mentioned (Para.4) as an example of .A. world famous transport companiesB. local residents' complaints about the bureaucratsC. local effort to improve public transportD. worsening traffic congestion40. According to Todd Litman, the upgrade proposal .A. will solve the traffic problemB. will benefit local economyC. satisfies the transport companyD. deserves public supportSection BDirections: In this section, you are required to read one quoted blog and the comments on it. The blog and comments are followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers A,B,C and D Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.Towards the end of the 1990s,more than a decade and a half Diet Coke was first introduced, sale of Coca Cola's best-selling low caloric drink appeared to slow down.However, in the decade that followed, diet sodas grew by more than 30 percent. In 2009, sales pushed above $8.5 billion for the first time. But America's thirst for Diet Coke is running dry again-and this time it could be for good.The diet soda slowdown isn't merely an American thing- it's also happening worldwide. But the future of diet colas is particularly cloudy in the United States.Low calorie sodas are fighting a hard battle against not one but two trends among American consumers . The first is that overall soda consumption has been on the decline since before 2000. Diet sodas, though they might come sugar- and calorie-free, are still sodas, something Americans are proving less and less interested in drinking.The second, and perhaps more significant trend, is a growing mistrust of artificial sweeteners(甜味剂). "Consumers' attitudes towards sweeteners have really changed." said Howard Telford, an industry analyst. "There's a very negative perception about artificial sweeteners. The industry is still trying to get its head around this."Comment 1Add me to the number of people addicted to diet colas who quit drinking soda altogether. I honestly think soda is addictive and I'm happy not to be drinking it anymore.Comment 2Perhaps the slowdown has something more to do with the skyrocketing cost of soft drinks.Comment 3I LOVE diet drinks! Am I unhealthy? Who knows? I guarantee I have a better physique than most 43-year-old men.Comment4This is a silly and shallow piece。
同等学力英语历年真题及答案十三年真题库20152003
2015年同等学力英语考试真题Part I Oral Communication(10 points)Section ADirections: In this section there are two incomplete dialogues and each dialogue has three blanks and three choices A, B and C, taken from the dialogue. Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.Dialogue OneDo you know what a handicapped space is ?The signs always tell you how long you can park there and on what days.Then you also need to be aware of the time limits on the street signs.Student: Can you tell me where I can park?Clerk: Are you driving a motorcycle or an automobile?Student: I drive an automobile.Clerk: Fine. You can either park in the student lot or on the street. 1Student: Yes, I have seen those spots.Clerk: Well, when you see the blue spots with the handicapped sign, do not park there unless you have aspecial permit. Are you going to be parking in the daytime or evening?Student: I park in the evenings.Clerk: 2 Have you seen those signs?Student: Yes ,I have seen those signs.Clerk: 3Dialogue TwoA. The hours and limitations are printed on the card and this handout.B. May I have your driver’s license, please?C. Are you familiar with our rules and fines?Student: Excuse me, I am interested in getting a library card.Librarian: Sure, let me give you an application. You can fill it out right here at the counter.Student: Thank you. I’ll do it right now.Librarian: Let me take a look at this for you. 4Student : Here it is.Librarian : You seem to have filled the form out all right.___5___Student : Yes. I know what to do.Librarian : ____6____Student : OK . I see.Librarian : Thank you for joining the library, we look forward to serving you.Section BDirections: In this section there is one incomplete which has four blanks and four choices A,B,C and D , taken from the interview . Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the interview and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.A . And fooled the boys for a while.B . And I don’t think the boys have minded.C. Well , it’s because my British publisher.D . All this time I thought you were ‘J.K’.Winfrey : So , this is the first time we’ve met.Rowling : Yes ,it is .Winfrey : And my producers tell me that your real name is J.O.____7____Rowling : (laughing) Yeah.Winfrey : J.K is …Rowling : ____8_____ When the first book came out , they thought ‘ this is a book that will appeal to boys ’ ,but they didn’t want the boys to know a woman had written it . So they said to me ‘ could we use your initials ’ and I said ‘ fine ’. I only have one initial. I don’t have a middle name , So I took my favorite grandmother’s name, Kathleen.Winfrey : ____9_____Rowling : Yeah, but not for too long, because I started getting my picture in the press and no one could pretend I was a man anymore.Winfrey : ___10____Rowling : NO—it hasn’t held me back, has it?Part II Vocabulary(10 points)Directions: In this part there are ten sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the four choices marked A, B,C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.There are several different options for getting Internet access.A. choicesB. definitionsC. channelsD. reasons12. Earth has an atmosphere, which protects the surface from harmful rays.A. mineralsB. substancesC. gasesD. beams13. The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her hostile attitude toward customers.A. unfriendlyB. optimisticC. impatientD. positive Since it is late to change my mind now, I am resolved to carry out the plan.A. reviseB. implementC. reviewD. improve15. Security guards dispersed the crowd that had gathered around the Capitol.A. arrestedB. stoppedC. scatteredD. watched16. To start the program, insert the disk and follow the instructions.A. take outB. turn overC. track downD. put in17. The patient’s condition has deteriorated since last night.A. improvedB. returnedC. worsenedD. changed18. I couldn’t afford to fly home, and a train ticket was likewise beyond my means.A. alsoB. nonethelessC. furthermoreD. otherwise19. Despite years of searching, scientists have detected no signs of life beyond our own solar system.A. withinB. besidesC. outsideD. exceptI prefer chicken to fish because I am worried about accidentally swallowing a small bone.A. intentionallyB. unexpectedlyC. anxiouslyD. hurriedlyPart III Reading Comprehension (25 points)Section ADirections: In this section, there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneSometimes a race is not enough. Sometimes a runner just wants to go further. That’s what happened to Dennis Martin and Brooke Curran.Martin, 68, a retired detective from New York City, took up running after his first wife died. Curran, 46, a philanthropist(慈善家) from Alexandria, started running to get out of the house and collect her thoughts. Both she and Martin got good at running but felt the desire to do more. “The more I trained, the better I got,” Curran said,” but I would cross the finish line with no sense of accomplishment.”Eventually, they worked up to running marathons(马拉松）（and longer races) in other countries, on other countries. Now both have achieved a notable -and increasingly less rate - milestone; running the 26.2-mile race on all seven continents.They are part of a phenomenon that has grown out of the running culture in the past two decades, at the intersection of athleticism and leisure: “runcations,” which combine distance running with travel to exotic places. There trips, as expensive as they are physically challenging ,are a growing and competitive market in the travel industry.“In the beginning, running was enough ,”said Steen Albrechtsen, a press manager. “The classic marathon was the ultimate goal, then came the super marathons, like London and New York. But when 90,000 people a year can take that challenge, it is no longer exciting and adventurous. Hence, the search for new adventures began.”“No one could ever have imagined that running would become the lifestyle activity that it is today,”said Thom Gilligan, founder and president of Boston-based Marathon Tours and Travel. Gilligan, who has been in business since 1979, is partly responsible for the seven-continent phenomenon.It started with a casual talk to an interviewer about his company offering trips to every continent except Antarctica. And then in 1995, Marathon Tours hosted its first Antarctica Marathon on King George Island. Off the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula: 160 runners got to the starting line of a dirt-and ice-trail route via a Russian icebreaker through the Drake Passage.At the beginning, Martin took up running just to .A. meet requirements of his jobB. win a running raceC. join in a philanthropic activityD. get away from his sadness22. Martin and Curran are mentioned as good examples of .A. winners in the 26.2-mile race on all seven continentsB. people who enjoy long running as a lifestyle activityC. running racers satisfied with their own performanceD. old people who live an active life after retirement23. A new trend in the travel industry is the development of .A. challenging runcationsB. professional racesC. Antarctica travel marketD. expensive toursThe classic marathon no longer satisfies some people because .A. it does not provide enough challengeB. it may be tough and dangerousC. it involves too fierce a competitionD. it has attracted too many people25. The first Antarctica Marathon on King George Island indicates that .A. international cooperation is a must to such an eventB. runcations are expensive and physically challengingC. Marathon Tours is a leader of the travel industryD. adventurous running has become increasingly popularPassage TwoBefore the 1970s, college students were treated as children. So many colleges ran in loco parentis system. “In loco parentis”is a Latin term meaning “in the place of a parent.”Itdescribes when someone else accepts responsibility to act in the interests of a child.This idea developed long ago in British common law to define the responsibility of teachers toward their students. For years, American courts upheld in loco parentis in cases such as Gott versus Berea College in 1913.Gott owned a restaurant off campus. Berea threatened to expel students who ate at places not owned by the school. The Kentucky high court decided that in loco parentis justified that rule.In loco parentis meant that male and female college students usually had to live in separate buildings. Women had to be back at their dorms by ten or eleven on school nights.But in the 1960s, students began to protest rules and restrictions like these. At the same time, courts began to support students who were being punished for political and social dissent.In 1960, Alabama State College expelled six students who took part in a civil rights demonstration. They sued the school and won. After that it became harder and harder to defend in loco parentis.At that time, students were not considered adults until 21. Then, in 1971, the 24th amendment to the Constitution set the voting age at eighteen. So in loco parentis no longer really applied.Slowly, colleges began to treat students not as children, but as adults. Students came to be seen as consumers of educational services.Gary Dickstein, an assistant vice president at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, says in loco parentis is not really gone. It just looks different. Today’s parents, he says, are often heavily involved in students’lives. They are known as “helicopter parents.”They always seem to hover over their children. Gary Dickstein says these parents are likely to question decisions, especially about safety issues and grades. They want to make sure their financial investment is not being wasted.26. Before the 1970s, many colleges ran in loco parentis system because .A. they could take the place of the students’ parentsB. parents asked them to do it for the interests of their childrenC. this was a tradition established by British collegesD. college students were regarded as too young to be treated as adults27. Who won the case of Gott versus Berea College in 1913?A. Berea College.B. Gott.C. It was a win-win case.D. The students.28. The word “dissent”(Para.5) probably means “”.A. extreme behaviorsB. violation of lawsC. strong disagreementD. Wrong doings29. In 1960，the court ruled that Alabama State College_____A. had no right to expel the studentsB. was justified to have expelled the studentsC. shouldn’t interfere with students’ daily lifeD. should support civil rights demonstrations30. According to Gary Dickstein, today’s “helicopter parents”_____A. don’t set their hearts at rest with college administratorsB. keep a watchful eye on their children’s life and studyC. care less about their children’s education than beforeD. have different opinions on their children’s educationPassage ThreeWe tend to think of plants as the furniture of the natural word. They don’t move, they don’t make sounds, they don’t seem to respond to anything –at least not very quickly. But as is often the case, our human view of the world misses quite a lot. Plants talk to each other all the time. And the language is chemical.Over the years scientists have reported that different types of plants, from trees to tomatoes, release compounds into the air to help neighboring plants. These chemical warnings all have the same purpose—to spread information about one plant’s disease so other plants can defend themselves. But exactly how plants receive and act on many of these signals is still mysterious.In this week’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers in Japan offer some explanations. They have identified one chemical message and traced it all the way from release to action.The scientists looked at tomato plants infested(侵害) by common pest, the cutworm caterpillar(毛虫). To start out, they grew plants in two plastic compartments connected by a tube. One plant was infested and placed upwind and the others were uninfested and placed downwind. The downwind plants were later exposed to the cutworm caterpillar. The resultsshowed that plants that had previously been near sick neighbors were able to defend themselves better against the caterpillar.The researchers also studied leaves from exposed and unexposed plants. They found one compound showed up more often in the exposed plants. The substance is called Hex Vic. When the scientists fed Hex Vic to cutworms, it knocked down their survival rate by 17%. The scientists identified the source of Hex Vic, and sprayed it lightly over healthy plants. Those plants were then able to start producing the caterpillar-killing Hex Vic. Researchers confirmed that uninfested plants have to build their own weapon to fight off bugs and diseases. How do they know when to play defense? They are warned first by their friendly plant neighbors.It is a complex tale, and it may be happening in more plant species than tomatoes. It may also be happening with more chemical signals that are still unknown to us. For now though, we know that plants not only communicate, they look out for one another.31. What does the author try to emphasize in Paragraph 1?A. How plants communicate is still a mystery.B. Enough attention has been paid to plant talk.C. Plants are the furniture of the natural world.D. Plants can communicate with each other.32. According to Paragraph2, what remains unknown is ______A. how plants receive and handle the signals from their neighborsB. why plants spread chemical information to their neighborsC. how many types of plants release compounds into the airD. whether plants send chemical warnings to their neighbors33. The tomato plants in the experiment were ______A. placed separately but connected through airB. exposed to different kinds of pestsC. exposed to the pest at the same timeD. placed together in a closed compartment34. The experiment shows that the infested plant helps its neighbors by ______A. making more Hex Vic to attract the pestB. releasing Hex Vic into the air to warn themC. letting them know how to produce Hex VicD. producing enough Hex Vic to kill the pest35.What may be the best title for the passage?A. Survival of PlantsB. Plant WorldC. Talking PlantsD. Plant Bug KillerPassage FourVancouver is the best place to live in the Americas, according to a quality-of-life ranking published earlier this month. The city regularly tops such indexes as its clean air, spacious homes and weekend possibilities of sailing and skiing. But its status as a liveable city is threatened by worsening congestion(拥挤).Over the next three decades, another I million residents are expected to live in the Greater Vancouver region, adding more cars, bicycles and lorries to roads that are already struggling to serve the existing 2.3 million residents.A proposal by Vancouver’s mayor seeks to prevent the worsening conditions. Upgrades would be made to 2,300 kilometres of road lanes, as well as bus routes and cycle paths. Four hundred new buses would join the fleet of 1,830. There would be more trains and more “seabus”ferry crossings between Vancouver and its wealthy northern suburbs. To get all that, residents must vote to accept an increase in sales tax, from 7% to 7.5%. Polls suggest they will vote no.Everyone agrees that a more efficient transport system is needed. Confined by mountains to the north, the United States to the south and the Pacific Ocean to the west, Vancouver has spread in the only direction where there is still land, into the Fraser Valley, which just a few decades ago was mostly farmland. The road is often overcrowded.Yet commuters’suspicion of local bureaucrats may exceed their dislike of congestion. TransLink, which runs public transport in the region, is unloved by taxpayers. Passengers blame it when Skytrain, the light-rail system, comes to a standstill because of mechanical or electrical faults, as happened twice in one week last summer, leaving commuters stuck in carriages with nothing to do but expressing their anger on Twitter. That sort of thing has made voters less willing to pay the C＄7.5 billion in capital spending that the ten-year traffic upgrade would involve.Despite the complaints, Vancouver’s transport system is a decent, well-integrated one on which to build, reckons Todd Litman, a transport consultant who has worked for TransLink. “These upgrades are all-important if Vancouver wants to maintain its reputation for being a destination others want to go to.” He says.36. The biggest problem threatening Vancouver as a liveable city is .A. increasing congestionB. climate changeC. shortage of landD. lack of money37. The upgrade proposal by Vancouver’s mayor may be turned down by residentsbecause .A. they do not want more people to move inB. they are reluctant to move to new placesC. upgrades would take away their living spaceD. upgrades would add to their financial burdens38. The only direction for Vancouver to further expand is towards .A. the eastB. the westC. the southD. the north39. TransLink is mentioned (Para.4) as an example of .A. world famous transport companiesB. local residents’ complaints about the bureaucratsC. local effort to improve public transportD. worsening traffic congestion40. According to Todd Litman, the upgrade proposal .A. will solve the traffic problemB. will benefit local economyC. satisfies the transport companyD. deserves public supportSection BDirections: In this section, you are required to read one quoted blog and the comments on it. The blog and comments are followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers A,B,C and D Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.Towards the end of the 1990s, more than a decade and a half after Diet Coke was first introduced, sale of Coca Cola’s best-selling low caloric drink appeared to slow down.However, in the decade that followed, diet sodas grew by more than 30 percent. In 2009, sales pushed above $8.5 billion for the first time. But America’s thirst for Diet Coke is running dry again—and this time it could be for good.The diet soda slowdown isn’t merely an American thing—it’s also happening worldwide. But the future of diet colas is particularly cloudy in the United States.Low calorie sodas are fighting a hard battle against not one but two trends among American consumers . The first is that overall soda consumption has been on the decline since before 2000. Diet sodas, though they might come sugar- and calorie-free, are still sodas, something Americans are proving less and less interested in drinking.The second, and perhaps more significant trend, is a growing mistrust of artificial sweeteners(甜味剂). “Consumers’ attitudes towards sweeteners have really changed.” said Howard Telford, an industry analyst. “There’s a very negative perception about artificial sweeteners. The industry is still trying to get its head around this.”Comment 1Add me to the number of people addicted to diet colas who quit drinking soda altogether.I honestly think soda is addictive and I’m happy not to be drinking it anymore.Comment 2Perhaps the slowdown has something more to do with the skyrocketing cost of soft drinks. Comment 3I LOVE diet drinks! Am I unhealthy? Who knows? I guarantee I have a better physique than most 43-year-old men.Comment4This is a silly and shallow piece. The reason for the fall off is simply the explosion in consumption of bottled waters and energy drinks.Comment5As people learn more about health and wellness they will consume less sugar, less soda, less artificial sweeteners.41.What do we Know about diet soda sale?A. It began to undergo a gradual drop starting from 2000.B. It was on the decline since the 1990s but is on the rise now.C. It reached its peak in the 2000s but began to drop since then.D. It has been decreasing since the 1990s.42.What does the author think of the prospects of diet soda sale?A. It will continue to drop.B. It will get better soon.C. It is hard to say for sure.D. It may have ups and downs.43.Which comment gives a personal reason for quitting diet colas?ment5.ment4.ment3.ment1.Which comment supports the author’s point of view?A. Comment2.B. Comment3.C. Comment4.D. Comment5.Which comments disagree with the author on the author on the cause of soda sale slowdown?A. Comment3 and Comment5.B. Comment2 and Comment4.C. Comment1 and Comment4.D. Comment2 and Comment3.Part IV Cloze (10 points)Directions: In this part, there is a passage with ten blanks. For each blank there are four choices marked A,B,C,and D. choose the best answer for each blank an mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.When asked about the impact of disturbing news on children, one mother said :“My 11-year-old daughter doesn’t like watching the news. she has __46__ about what she has seen. One time, she watched a report about a person who killed a family member with a knife. That night she dreamed that she too was being killed.”Another interviewee said:“My six-year-old niece saw reports of tornadoes(龙卷风)from elsewhere in the country. For weeks 47 , she was terrified. She 48 call me on the phone, convinced that a tornado was coming her way and that she was going to die.”Do you think disturbing news report can frighten children? In one survey，nearly 40 percent of parents said that their children had been 49 by something they saw in the news and that. 50 ，the children had feared that a similar event would happen to them or their loved ones. Why? One factor is that children often 51 the news differently from adults. For example, small children may believe that a 52 that is broadcast repeatedly is really happening repeatedly.A second factor is that daily reports of disturbing events can distort a child’s 53 of the world. True, we live in “critical times hard to 54 .”But repeated exposure to disturbing news report can cause children to develop lasting fears.“Children who watch a lot of TV news 55 to overestimate the occurrence of crime and may perceive the world to be a more dangerous place than it actually is.”observes the Kaiser Family Foundation .A.thoughtsB.nightmaresC.ideasD.picturesA.afterwardB.agoC.beforeterA.shouldB.mightC.couldD.wouldA.boredB.angeredC.upsetD.disappointedA.in no timeB.by all meansC.all the moreD.as a resultA.tellB.interpretC.narrateD.treat52.A.tragedy edy C.play D. drama53. A. imagination B.view C. sight D.look54.A.give up B.stick to C.deal with D.set town55.A.prefer B.turn e D.tendPart V Text Completion（20 points）Directions: In this part ,there are three incomplete texts with 20 questions(Ranging from 56 to 75). Above each text there are three or four phrases to be completed. First, use the choices provided in the box to complete the phrases . Second use the completed phrases to fill in the blanks of the text. Mark your answer on the Answer SheetText OneangriergettingactionPhrases:which makes you 56like 57 any compensationto take any 58Picture this situation: you have bought a faulty item from a shop and you take it back to complain. You go directly to the shop assistant and tell them your problem. They say they cannot help you, 59 , to the point perhaps where you start insulting the poor shop assistant. This will do you no favours , 60 ,or even your money back. If you go directly to the first person you see. you may be wasting your time as they may be powerless 61 . So the important lesson to be learnt is to make sure firstly that you are speaking to the relevantperson the one who has the authority to make decisions.Text Twothe smalleras much asup to a yearmore likelyPhrases:A.20% 62 to feel happyB.63 the physical distance between friendsC. but not 64 happinessD. lasted for 65The new study found that friends of happy people had a greater chance of being happy themselves. And 66 ,the larger the effect they had on each other’s happiness.For example, a person was 67 if a friend living within one and a half kilometers was also happy. Having a happy neighbor who lived next door increased an individual’s chance of being happy by 34%. The effects of friends’ happiness 68 .The researchers found that happiness really is contagious(传染的). Sadness also spread among friends, 69 .Text ThreeA. later regrettedB. spendingC. tend toPhrases:remember past impulse purchases that you 70you may 71 purchase on impulse.Keep 72 under controlIn addition to the external pressure we face from marketing, our own feelings and habits can contribute to excessive spending .Here are some suggestions to help you 73 .First, resist your impulse buying .Do you enjoy the excitement of shopping and finding a bargain? If so, 74 .To resist, slow down and think realistically about the long-term consequences of buying, owning, and maintaining what you are planning to buy. Stop and 75 .Give yourself a “cool down” period before making your final decision.Paper Two（50 minutes）Part VI Translation（10 points）Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese. Write your answer on the Answer Sheet.Should work be placed among the causes of happiness or be regarded as a burden? Much work is exceedingly tiresome, and an excess of work causes stress and even disease. I think, however, that, provided work is not excessive in amount, even boring work is less harmful than idleness. We sometimes feel a little relief from work; at other times work gives us delight. These feelings arise according to the type of work we are doing and our ability to do that work. Work fills many hours of the day and removes the need to decide what one should do.Part VII Writing （15 points）Directions: Write a composition in no less than 150 words on the topic: How can we contribute to the environmental protection? You should write according to the outline given below. Write your composition on the Answer Sheet.环境保护已成为我们共同的责任。
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2015年同等学力英语真题答案
PartⅠ
Dialogue 1 A C B
Dialogue 2 B C A
Dialogue 3 D C A B
PartⅡ
1-5 A D A B C 6-10 D C A C B
PartⅢ
Passage one:
21-25 D B A A D
Passage two:
26-30 D A C C B
Passage three
31-35 D A A B C
Passage four
36-40 A D A B D
Section B
41-45 C C D D B
Part Ⅳ Cloze
1-5 B A D C C 6-10 B A D C D
PartⅤ Text completion
Text 1 A B C A B C
Text 2 D A B C B A D C
Text 3 A C B C B A
Part Ⅵ Translation
Should work be placed among the causes of happiness or be regarded as a burden? Much work is
exceedingly tiresome, and an excess of work causes stress and even disease. I think, however,
that, provided work is not excessive in amount, even boring work is less harmful than idleness.
We sometimes feel a little relief from work; at other times work gives us delight. These feelings
arise according to the type of work we are doing and our ability to do that work. Work fills many
hours of the day and removes the need to decide what one should do.
参考译文：
我们应该把工作当成快乐的源泉呢？还是视它为一种负担?大量的工作让人极为不爽，超负
荷的工作给人造成巨大压力，甚而积劳成疾。然而，我认为：如果工作量不是很大，即便没
什么乐趣，也比无聊空虚对身体健康有益。有时我们从工作中获得慰藉；有时工作给我们带
来快乐。这些感觉的产生取决于我们所从事工作的类型以及我们自身的工作能力。工作占去
了我们一天当中大部分的时间，也不允许我们需要决定应该做什么。
PartⅦ Writing
范文
Nowadays, more and more people are concerned about the problem of environmental protection,
for the pollution has brought us so many bad influences. It is important for us to realize that it is
everyone’s duty to protect our environment.
To cope with this nation-wide problem, our government has started to take a series of effective
measures. The most effective way is to save energy and reduce carbon emission. Because every
year billions of tons of carbon dioxide are emitted into the air, which in part, result in the global
warming and climate changing.
For me, I am trying to make my own contributions. Firstly, I go to work by bus instead of driving.
Secondly, I am getting to form the habit of saving water and electricity. For example, when I brush
my teeth and wash my hands, I will never leave the water running again. What's more, I even
recommend our relatives and friends to do so. By now my ways have been working perfectly and
efficiently.