2015年同等学力申硕英语真题
同等学力英语历年真题及答案(十三年真题库2015-2003)
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。
2015同等学力考试英语真题附答案
2015同等学力考试英语真题及答案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. 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: 3 .参考答案：ACBDialogue 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.参考答案BCASection 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 i nitial. 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?参考答案：DCABPart 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 hostileattitude 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. hurriedly参考答案：11-15 A D A B C 16-20 D C A C BPart 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 e xciting 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 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 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 “helicopt er parents.”They always seem to hover over their c hildren. 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 CollegeA. 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 leastnot 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 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 arc already struggling to serve the existing 2.3 million residents.A proposal by Vancouver’s mayorseeks to prevent the worsening conditions. Upgrades would be madeto 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. 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 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 reputa tion 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。
2015同等学力英语真题及答案
2015同等学力英语真题及答案从A.B.C.3个选项中选出正确的选项1.Who sings _________ , Rose or Alice? [单选题] *A. better(正确答案)B. the bestC. well2. This flower is ________ than that one. [单选题] *A. beautifulB. more beautiful(正确答案)C. most beautiful3.The dictionary is ________ of the three. [单选题] *A. thickB. thickerC. the thickest(正确答案)4. The Yellow River is the second________ river in China. [单选题] *A. longerB. longest(正确答案)C. long5. He is ________ to carry the heavy box by himself. [单选题] *A. strongB. very strongC. strong enough(正确答案)6. This maths problem is ________ that one. [单选题] *A. not so easy as(正确答案)B. more easy thanC. as easier as7. This kind of bookshelves is _________ expensive. I don’t want to spend _________ money on the furniture. [单选题] *A. too much; too muchB. much too; much tooC. much too; too much(正确答案)8. There is ______ rain this year than last year. [单选题] *A. manyB. muchC. a bit more(正确答案)9. He goes there ______ than I. [单选题] *A. more often(正确答案)B. oftenC. as often as10. Look! The Young Pioneers are singing and dancing ______ . [单选题] *A. happierB. happyC. happily(正确答案)。
2015同等学力--英语--模考班--模拟试题(二)
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Part One Oral Communication(15minutes,10points)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.How I envied them!B.but I think I’ll agree with you.C.I had somebody else in the room with me.Sharon:Did you have your own room when you were little,Wang Qiang?Wang:No,for I think the first seventeen years of my life,(1)______________Sharon:I always wanted my own room,you know,because there were five of us in the family and we always have to share rooms.I had my…my own room with the first time when I was about15or something.Wang:I was very happy when my sister got married because then I could take her room.Sharon:Oh,really?Wang:And for the first time in my life I had my own room.I felt very proud and wrote in my diary,“I will treasure this new freedom!”Sharon:Well,a lot of my friends had their own rooms when they were very young,some even as babies.(2)_____________But there were only three bedrooms in our house for seven people so we reallywere..Wang:By the way,what do you think of letting a small baby sleep in a separate room?Many Chinese parents are astonished at this idea.Sharon:I think it’s…I think it’s generally good.I think whenever possible because it makes people feel more independent and maybe a…Wang:Well,I don’t know,(3)_________________Dialogue TwoA.That’s the table done!B.You had it last!C.I’ve got it!Mr.Evans:Have you seen the corkscrew anywhere?Mrs.Evans:(4)________________Mr.Evans:Don’t you remember where I put it?Mrs.Evans:Try the bottom left-hand corner of the cupboard.If it’s not there,have a look in the drawer of the sideboard.Mr.Evans:It’s not there!Mrs.Evans:If you can’t find it,then we’ll have to borrow one from next door.Mr.Evans:(5)________It was in the cupboard.Mrs.Evans:Do you think we’ll have enough drink?Mr.Evans:There should be plenty.Mrs.Evans:(6)_____________Put the wine glasses on the small table,please.We’ll have the wine first.Will you remind me about the beef?The vegetables are nearly done.Mr.Evans:Mmm.Everything’s ready as far as I can see.(The doorbell rings)Mrs.Evans:That’s them already!I was afraid they’d be delayed by the traffic.Let them in,Bill,while I see to the food.Mr.Evans:Hello,Barbara;hello…Section BDirections:In this section there is one incomplete interview 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.I always cook a meal rather than have a take-away.B.I generally find out what I do is effective for me.C.I enjoy a mental challenge.D.How do you relax in the evening?Interviewer:So,why exactly does your job have reputation for being stressful?Interviewee:Stress is generally driven by the feeling of being out of control of a situation and the feeling of a situation controlling you.Trading in financial markets combines both.Interviewer:(7)______________Interviewee:I very rarely do anything work-related so it’s easy to escape the markets.I generally go to the gym or go for a run,especially if I had a bad day.(8)____________To do something mybrain will regard as creative.Interviewer:Do you think what you do to relax is an effective way to beat stress?Interviewee:I don’t think there is a specific rule about how to beat stress.(9)_______________ Interviewer:Would you consider changing your job because of the high stress factor?Interviewee:I have considered leaving my job due to stress-related factors.However,I do think that an element of stress is a good thing,and if used the right way,can actually be a positive thing. Interviewer:What do you enjoy about the stressful aspects of your job?Interviewee:Having said all that,I do actually enjoy an element of uncertainty.(10)____________ Trading generates a wide range of emotions second by second.How you deal with andmanage those emotions dictates short,medium and long-term trading performance andsuccess.Part II Vocabulary(10minutes,10points)Directions:In this section there are10sequences,each with one word or phrase underlined.Choose the one from the4choices marked A,B,C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentences.Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.11.The issue of e-commerce did not____any detailed discussions at the conference.A.take delight inB.give rise toC.give way toD.take advantage of12.Our government strongly holds the principle that we will_____be the first to use nuclear weapons.A.by any meansB.by all meansC.by no meansD.by every means13.Being aware of the potential objections,they launched a____reform at the beginning stage.A.humbleB.modestC.timidD.middle14.The union threatened a strike but called it____at the last minute.A.offB.outC.backD.up15.The goal is to use crops，weeds and even animal waste_____the petroleum that fuels much ofAmerican manufacturing.A.in terms ofB.in favor ofC.in spite ofD.in place of16.This washing machine is______to all the other washing machines on the market.A.superB.advantageousC.superiorD.beneficial17.The first,second,and third prizes went to Wang,Li and zhao_______.A.differentlyB.equallyC.partiallyD.respectively18.In the meantime they do low-paid work and are______to unemployment during recessions in the economy.A.sufficientB.solitaryC.susceptibleD.sensible19.The construction of the highway is well within our______and finances.A.probabilitiesB.activitiesC.capabilitiesD.responsibilities20.When confronted with such question,my mind goes_____,and I can hardly remember my own date of birth.A.dimB.blankC.faintD.vainPart III Reading Comprehension(45minutes,25points)Section ADirection:There are4passages in this part,each passage is followed by5questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are4choice marked A,B,C and D.Choose the best one and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.Passage1I was addressing a small gathering in a suburban Virginia living room--a women's group that had invited men to join them.Throughout the evening one man had been particularly talkative frequently offering ideas and anecdotes while his wife sat silently beside him on the couch.Toward the end of the evening I commented that women frequently complain that their husbands don't talk to them.This man quickly concurred.He gestured toward his wife and said"She's the talker in our family."The room burst into laughter;the man looked puzzled and hurt."It's true"he explained."When I come home from work I have nothing to say.If she didn't keep the conversation going we'd spend the whole evening in silence."This episode crystallizes the irony that although American men tend to talk more than women in public situations they often talk less at home.And this pattern is wreaking havoc with marriage.The pattern was observed by political scientist Andrew Hacker in the late70’s.Sociologist Catherine Kohler Riessman reports in her new book"Divorce Talk"that most of the women she interviewed--but only a few of the men--gave lack of communication as the reason for their divorces.Given the current divorce rate of nearly50percent that amounts to millions of cases in the United States every year--a virtual epidemic of failed conversation.In my own research complaints from women about their husbands most often focused not on tangible inequities such as having given up the chance for a career to accompany a husband to his or doing far more than their share of daily life-support work like cleaning cooking social arrangements and errands.Instead they focused on communication:"He doesn't listen to me""He doesn't talk to me."I found as Hacker observed years before that most wives want their husbands to be first and foremost conversational partners but few husbands share this expectation of their wives.In short the image that best represents the current crisis is the stereotypical cartoon scene of a man sitting at the breakfast table with a newspaper held up in front of his face while a woman glares at the back of it wanting to talk.21.What is most wives'main expectation of their husbands?A.Talking to them.B.Trusting them.C.Supporting their careers.D.Shsring housework.22.Judging from the context,the phrase“wreaking havoc”(Line2,Para.2)most probably means___.A.generating motivation.B.exerting influenceC.causing damageD.creating pressure23.All of the following are true EXCEPT_______.A.men tend to talk more in public tan womenB.nearly50percent of recent divorces are caused by failed conversationC.women attach much importance to communication between couplesD.a female tends to be more talkative at home than her spouse24.Which of the following can best summarize the main idea of this text?A.The moral decaying deserves more research by sociologists.B.Marriage break-up stems from sex inequalities.C.Husband and wife have different expectations from their marriage.D.Conversational patterns between man and wife are different.25.In the following part immediately after this text,the author will most probably focus on_____.A.a vivid account of the new book Divorce TalkB.a detailed description of the stereotypical cartoonC.other possible reasons for a high divorce rate in the U.S.D.a brief introduction to the political scientist Andrew HackerPassage2What would you do with$590m?This is now a question for Gloria Mackenzie,an84-year-old widow who recently emerged from her small,tin-roofed house in Florida to collect the biggest undivided lottery jackpot in history.If she hopes her new-found fortune will yield lasting feelings of fulfillment,she could do worse than read Happy Money by Elizabeth Dumn and Michael Norton.These two academics use an array of behavioral research to show that the most rewarding ways to spend money can be counterintuitive.Fantasies of great wealth often involve visions of fancy cars and extravagant homes.Yet satisfaction with these material purchases wears off fairly quickly.What was once exciting and new becomes old-hat;regret creeps in.It is far better to spend money on experiences,say Ms. Dumn and Mr.Norton,like interesting trips,unique meals or even going to the cinema.These purchases often become more valuable with time-as stories or memories-particularly if they involve feeling more connected to others.This slim volume is packed with tips to help wage slaves as well as lottery winners get the most "happiness bang for your buck."It seems most people would be better off if they could shorten their commutes to work,spend more time with friends and family and less of it watching television(something the average American spends a whopping two months a year doing,and is hardly jollier for it).Buying gifts or giving to charity is often more pleasurable than purchasing things for oneself,and luxuries are most enjoyable when they are consumed sparingly.This is apparently the reason MacDonald's restricts the availability of its popular McRib—a marketing trick that has turned the pork sandwich into an object of obsession.Readers of Happy Money are clearly a privileged lot,anxious about fulfillment,not hunger.Money may not quite buy happiness,but people in wealthier countries are generally happier than those in poor ones.Yet the link between feeling good and spending money on others can be seen among rich and poor people around the world,and scarcity enhances the pleasure of most things for most people.Not everyonewill agree with the authors’policy ideas,which range from mandating more holiday time to reducing tax incentives for American homebuyers.But most people will come away from this book believing it was money well spent.26.According to Dumn and Norton,which of the following is the most rewarding purchase?A.A big houseB.A special tourC.A stylish carD.A rich meal27.The author’s attitude toward Americans’watching TV is___________A.critical.B.supportive.C.sympathetic.D.ambiguous.28.Macrib is mentioned in paragraph3to show that___________A.consumers are sometimes irrational.B.popularity usually comes after quality.C.marketing tricks are after effective.D.rarity generally increases pleasure.29.According to the last paragraph,Happy Money___________A.has left much room for readers’criticism.B.may prove to be a worthwhile purchase.C.has predicted a wider income gap in the us.D.may give its readers a sense of achievement.30.This text mainly discusses how to___________A.balance feeling good and spending money.B.spend large sums of money won in lotteries.C.obtain lasting satisfaction from money spent.D.become more reasonable in spending on luxuries.Passage3We have a crisis on our hands.You mean global warming?The world economy?No,the decline of reading.People are just not doing it anymore,especially the young.Who's responsible?Actually,it's more like,What is responsible?The Internet,of course,and everything that comes with it–Facebook,Twitter (微博).You can write your own list.There's been a warning about the imminent death of literate civilization for a long time.In the20th century,first it was the movies,then radio,then television that seemed to spell doom for the written world. None did.Reading survived;in fact it not only survived,it has flourished.The world is more literate than ever before–there are more and more readers,and more and more books.The fact that we often get our reading material online today is not something we should worry over. The electronic and digital revolution of the last two decades has arguably shown the way forward forreading and for writing.Take the arrival of e-book readers as an example.Devices like Kindle make reading more convenient and are a lot more environmentally friendly than the traditional paper book.As technology makes new ways of writing possible,new ways of reading are possible. Interconnectivity allows for the possibility of a reading experience that was barely imaginable before. Where traditional books had to make do with photographs and illustrations,an e-book can provide readers with an unlimited number of links:to texts,pictures,and videos.In the future,the way people write novels, history,and philosophy will resemble nothing seen in the past.On the other hand,there is the danger of trivialization.One Twitter group is offering its followers single-sentence-long"digests"of the great novels.War and Peace in a sentence?You must be joking.We should fear the fragmentation of reading.There is the danger that the high-speed connectivity of the Internet will reduce our attention span-that we will be incapable of reading anything of length or which requires deep concentration.In such a fast-changing world,in which reality seems to be remade each day,we need the ability to focus and understand what is happening to us.This has always been the function of literature and we should be careful not to let it disappear.Our society needs to be able to imagine the possibility of someone utterly in tune with modern technology but able to make sense of a dynamic,confusing world.In the15th century,Johannes Guttenberg's invention of the printing press in Europe had a huge impact on civilization.Once upon a time the physical book was a challenging thing.We should remember this before we assume that technology is out to destroy traditional culture.31.Which of the following paragraph briefly reviews the historical challenges for reading?A.Paragraph One.B.Paragraph Two.C.Paragraph Three.D.Paragraph Four.32.The following are all cited as advantages of e-books EXCEPT_____.A.multimodal contentB.environmental friendlinessC.convenience for readersD.imaginative design33.Which of the following can best describe how the author feels toward single-sentence-long novels?A.IronicB.Worried.C.Sarcastic.D.Doubtful.34.According to the passage,people need knowledge of modern technology and_____to survive in the fast-changing society.A.good judgmentB.high sensitivityC.good imaginationD.the ability to focus35.What is the main idea of the passage?A.Technology pushes the way forward for reading and writing.B.Interconnectivity is a feature of new reading experience.C.Technology is an opportunity and a challenge for traditional reading.D.Technology offers a greater variety of reading practice.Passage4It is often claimed that nuclear energy is something we cannot do without.We live in a consumer society where there is an enormous demand for commercial products of all kinds.Moreover,an increase in industrial production is considered to be one solution to the problem of mass unemployment.Such an increase presumes an abundant and cheap energy supply.Many people believe that nuclear energy provides an inexhaustible and economical source of power and that it is therefore essential for an industrially developing society.There are a number of other advantages in the use of nuclear energy.Firstly,nuclear power,except for accidents,is clean.A further advantage is that a nuclear power station can be run and maintained by relatively few technical and administrative staff.The nuclear reactor represents an enormous step in our scientific evolution and,whatever the antinuclear group says,it is wrong to expect a return to more primitive sources of fuel.However,opponents of nuclear energy point out that nuclear power stations bring a direct threat not only to the environment but also to civil liberties.Furthermore,it is questionable whether ultimately nuclear power is a cheap source of energy.There have,for example,been very costly accidents in America, in Britain and,of course,in Russia.The possibility of increases in the cost of uranium(铀)in addition to the cost of greater safety provisions could price nuclear power out of the market.In the long run, environmentalists argue,nuclear energy wastes valuable resources and disturbs the ecology to an extent which could bring about the destruction of the human race.Thus,if we wish to survive,we cannot afford nuclear energy.In spite of the case against nuclear energy outlined above,nuclear energy programs are expanding.Such an expansion assumes a continual growth in industrial production and consumer demands. However,it is doubtful whether this growth will or can continue.Having weighed up the arguments on both sides,it seems there are good economic and ecological reasons for sources of energy other than nuclear power.36.Some people claim that nuclear energy is essential because________.A.it provides a perfect solution to mass unemploymentB.it represents an enormous step forward in our scientific evolutionC.it can meet the growing demand of an industrially developing societyD.nuclear power stations can be run and maintained by relatively few technical and administrativestaff37.Which of the following is NOT an advantage of nuclear energy mentioned in the first paragraph?A.It is an inexpensive source of power.B.It cannot be used up.C.It is completely clean.ing it is labor-efficient.38.According to the opponents of nuclear energy,which of the following is true of nuclear energy?A.PrimitiveB.ExhaustibleC.CheapD.Unsafe39.Which of the following statements does the writer support?A.The demand for commercial products will not necessarily keep increasing.B.Nuclear energy is something we cannot do without.C.Uranium is a good source of energy for economic and ecological reasons.D.Greater safety provisions can bring about the expansion of nuclear energy programmes.40.The writer’s attitude toward nuclear energy is________.A.indifferentB.favorableC.tolerantD.negativeSection BDirections:In this section,you are required to read several excerpts from newspapers and/or magazines. These excerpts 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.Excerpt1:In a now familiar global ritual,Apple fans jammed shops across the globe to pick up the tech juggernaut’s（盲目崇拜的）latest iPhone5.Eager buyers formed long lines Friday at Apple Inc.stores in Asia,Europe and North America to be the first to get their hands on the latest version of the smartphone.The handset has become a hot seller despite a new map application that early users have deemed inferior to Google Maps,the software it replaces.Apple received two million orders in the first24hours of announcing its release date,more than twice the number for the iPhone4S in the same period when that phone launched a year ago.Some fans went to extremes to be among the first buyers by arriving at Apple’s flagship stores day ahead of the release of latest iPhone5.In downtown Sydney,Todd Foot,24,showed up three days early to nab the coveted first spot.He spent about18hours a day in a folding chair,catching a few hours’sleep each night in a tent on the sidewalk.Excerpt3:In Paris,the phone launch was accompanied by a workers’protest—a couple of dozen former and current Apple employees demonstrated peacefully to demand better work benefits.Some criticized what they called Apple’s transformation from an offbeat company into a multinational powerhouse.But the protesters—urged by a small labor union to demonstrate at Apple stores around France—were far outnumbered by lines of would-be buyers on the sidewalk outside the store near the city’s gilded opera house.Excerpt4:Not everyone lining up at the various Apple stores was an enthusiast,though.In Hong Kong, university student Kevin Wong,waiting to buy a black16gigabyte model for5,588Hong Kong dollars ($720),said he was getting one“for the cash.”He planned to immediately resell it to one of the numerous grey market retailers catering to mainland Chinese buyers.China is one of Apple’s fastest growing markets but a release date for the iPhone5there has not yet been set.Excerpt5:In New York,several hundred people lined up outside Apple’s5th Avenue store.Jimmy Peralta,a 30year-old business management student,waited three hours before getting the chance to buy his new gadget.Was it worth the wait?“Definitely,”he said,noting that the new phone’s larger screen and lighter weight compelled him to upgrade from the iPhone4.“It’s just such a smart phone it does all the thinking for you,you can’t get any easier than that.”Excerpt6:In a sign of the intense demand,police in Osaka,Japan,were investigating the theft of nearly200 iPhone5s,including116from one shop alone.In London,police sought help finding a man wanted in connection with the theft of252iPhone5s from a shop in Wimbledon early Friday morning.In London,some shoppers had camped out for a week in a queue that snaked around the block.In Hong Kong,the first customers were greeted by staff cheering,clapping,chanting“iPhone5!iPhone5!”and high-fiving them as they were escorted through the front door.41.Eager buyers were lining for the release of iPhone5in the following places EXCEPT_______.A.BeijingB.New YorkC.ParisD.Sydney42.Which Excerpt mentions the merits of iPhone5in particular?A.Excerpt1B.Excerpt3C.Excerpt5D.Excerpt743.Which of the following choices involve Apple employees?A.Excerpt1and Excerpt3B.Excerpt2and Excerpt7C.Excerpt3and Excerpt7D.Excerpt4and Excerpt644.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the excerpts?A.The map application of Apple is thought to be not as good as Google Maps by early users.B.In Paris,the demonstration of former and current Apple employees turned to violence.C.The main purpose of protesters in Paris was to improve their work benefits.D.Not all people who queue up at the Apple stores are eager buyers.45.Which excerpt deals with the negative side of the popularity of iPhone5?A.Excerpt2B.Excerpt3C.Excerpt5D.Excerpt6Part IV Cloze(10minutes,10points)Directions:There are10blanks in the following passage.For each numbered blank,there are4choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.Thinner isn’t always better.A number of studies have46that normal-weight people are in fact at higher risk of some diseases compared to those who are overweight.And there are health conditions for which being overweight is actually47.For example,heavier women are less likely to develop calcium deficiency than thin women.48among the elderly,being somewhat overweight is often an49of good health.Of even greater50is the fact that obesity turns out to be very difficult to define.It is often defined 51body mass index,or BMI.BMI52body mass divided by the square of height.An adult with a BMI of18to25is often considered to be normal weight.Between25and30is overweight.And over30isconsidered obese.Obesity,53,can be divided into moderately obese,severely obese,and very severely obese.While such numerical standards seem54,they are not.Obesity is probably less a matter of weight than body fat.Some people with a high BMI are in fact extremely fit,55others with a low BMI may be in poor shape.For example,many collegiate and professional football players qualify as obese,though their percentage body fat is low.Conversely,someone with a small frame may have high body fat but a normal BMI.46.A.denied B.conduced C.doubled D.ensured47.A.protective B.dangerous C.sufficient D.troublesome48.A.Instead B.However C.Likewise D.Therefore49.A.indicator B.objective C.origin D.example50.A.impact B.relevance C.assistance D.concern51.A.in terms of B.in case of C.in favor of D.in of52.A.measures B.determines C.equals D.modifies53.A.in essence B.in contrast C.in turn D.in partplicated B.conservative C.variable D.straightforward55.A.so B.while C.since D.unlessPart V Text Completion(20minutes,20points)Directions:In this part there are three short texts.For each text,you should first fill in the blank in the choices A,B,C(and K)with the best answer provided in the rectangle.Then,complete the text itself by filling in each of the blanks with the completed A,or B,or C(or D).Write your answer on the Answer Sheet. Text OneA.inB.thanC.forA.that he got his new home in exchange(56)_________a red paper clipB.the creative side rather(57)________the business sideC.Having announced his aim(the house)(58)_________advance。
2015年同等学力英语考试真题答案
2015 年同等学力英语真题答案Par tⅠDialogue 1 A C BDialogue 2 B C ADialogue 3 D C A BPartⅡ1-5 A D A B C 6-10 D C A C BPar tⅢPassage one:21-25 D B A A DPassage two:26-30 D A C C BPassage three31-35 D A A B CPassage four36-40 A D A B DSection B41-45 C C D D BPart ⅣCloze1-5 B A D C C 6-10 B A D D CPartⅤText completionText 1 A B C A B CText 2 D A B C B A D CText 3 A C B C B APart ⅥTranslationShould 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。
同等学力英语历年真题及答案(十三年真题库2015-2003)
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。
2015同等学力真题及答案--英语
2015同等学力人员申请硕士学位外国语水平全国统一考试英语试卷一Paper One (100mi nu tes)Part I Oral Communi catio n (15 minu tes ，10 poi nts)Section ADirectio ns : In this sect ion there are two in complete dialogues and each dialogue has three bla nks 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 an swer on the An swer Sheet.Dialogue OneA. Do you know what a han dicapped space is?B. The sig ns always tell you how long you can park there and on what days.C. The n you also n eed to be aware of the time limits on the street sig ns.Stude nt: Can you tell me where I can park?Clerk : Are you driving a motorcycle or an automobile?Stude nt: I drive an automobile.Clerk : Fine. You can either park in the student lot or on the street. 1Stude nt: Yes, I have see n those spots.Clerk : Well, whe n you see the blue spots with the han dicapped sig n, do not park there uni ess you have a special permit. Are you going to be park ing in the daytime or evening?Stude nt: I park in the evenin gs.Clerk : 2 Have you seen those sig ns?Stude nt: Yes, I have see n those sig ns.Clerk: 3Dialogue TwoA. The hours and limitations are printed on the card and this handout.B. May I have your driver license, please?C. Are you familiar with our rules and fin es?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 'dlo it right now.Librarian : Let me take a look at this for you. 4Stude nt: Here it is.Librarian : You seem to have filled the form out all right.__5__Stude nt: Yes. I know what to do.Librarian : _____ 6 __Stude nt: OK. I see.Librarian : Thank you for joining the library; We look forward to serving you.Secti on BDirections: In this secti on there is one in complete which has four bla nks and four choices A, B, C and D, take n from the in terview. Fill in each of the bla nks with one of the choices to complete the in terview and mark your an swer on the An swer Sheet.A. And fooled the boys for a while.B. Anctibn think the boys have min ded.C. Weill, because my British publisher.D. All this time I thought?ju<we'reWinfrey : So, this is the firswtemem e t.Rowling : Yes, it is .Winfrey : And my producers tell me that your real name is J.O.____ 7 ___Rowling : (laughing) Yeah.Winfrey : J.K isRowling : ___ 8 ____ When the first book came out, ffle^yshbugbo ok that will appeal, boysbut theyd n wa'r rt the boys to know a woma n had writte n i? 8b Ullhleye;alSelyouleinaaCS said? fine I ohlyhave)neinitiall don hOvei middleiameBol tookmyfavoriterandmotheame, 's Kathlee n.Winfrey : ____ 9 ____Rowling : Yeah, but not for too long, because I started getting my picture in the press and no one could prete nd I was a man anymore.Winfrey : ____ 10 ___Rowling : NO ——t hasnh6ldme back, has it?Part II Vocabulary(10 poi nts)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 An swer Sheet.11. There are several differe nt options for gett ing Internet access. A. choicesB. defi niti onsC. cha nn elsD. reas ons12. Earth has an atmosphere, which protects the surface from harmful rays. A. min eralsB. substa ncesC. gasesD. beams13. The man ager gave one of the salesgirls an accus ing look for her hostile attitude toward customers. A. unfrien dlyB. optimisticC. impatie ntD. positive14. Since it is late to cha nge my mi nd now, I am resolved to carry out the pla n. A. reviseB. impleme ntC. 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 in structi ons. A. take outB. tur n overC. track dow nD. put i n17. The patie nt ‘nditi on has deteriorated since last ni ght. A. improvedB. retur nedC. worse nedD. cha nged18. I couldn afford to fly home, and a train ticket was likewise beyond my means. A. also B. non ethelessC. furthermoreD. otherwise19. Despite years of search ing, scie ntists have detected no sig ns of life beyond our own solar system.20. I prefer chicke n to fish because I am worried about accidentally swallow ing a small bone.Part III Readi ng Comprehe nsion (25 poin ts)Secti on ADirections: In this sect ion, there are four passages followed by questi ons or unfini shed stateme nts, each with four suggested an swers A, B, C and D. Choose the best an swer and mark your an swer on the An swer Sheet.Passage OneSometimes a race is not eno ugh. Sometimes a runner just wants to go further. That what happe ned to DennisA. withinB. besidesC. outsideD. exceptA. i nten tionallyB. un expectedlyC. an xiouslyD. hurriedlyMart in and Brooke Curra n.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 des—Thdoinmiore .trained, the betterurgaotsaid, but I would cross the finish line with no sen selbf accomplishme nt.Even tually , they worked up to running marath ons （马拉松）（and Ion ger races） in other coun tries, on other coun tries. Now both have achieved a no table -and in creas in gly less rate- milest one; running the 26.2-mile race on all seve n con ti nen ts.They are part of a phenomenon that has grown out of the running culture in the past two decades, at the in tersect ion of athleticism andrunsaitionswhich comb ine dista nee running with travel to exotic places.There trips, as expe nsive as they are physically challe nging, are a grow ing and competitive market in the travel in dustry.——In the beg inning, running wassaidugthe n Albrechtse n, a press man ager. The classic marath on was the ultimate goal, then came the super marathons, like London and New York. But when 90,000 people a year can take that challe nge, it is no Ion ger excit ing and adve nturous .He nee, the search for new adve ntures bega n.——Noonecoul（evehavdmaginehlatrunningouldjecomhelifestytectivit如att is today, saidThom Gilliga n, foun der and preside nt of Bost on-based Marath on Tours and Travel. Gilliga n, who has bee n in bus in ess since 1979, is partly resp on sible for the seve n-continent phe nomenon.It started with a casual talk to an in terviewer about his compa ny offeri ng trips to every con ti nent 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 via a Russian icebreaker through the Drake Passage.21. At the beg inning, Martin took up running just to .A. meet requireme nts of his jobB. win a running raceC. join in a phila nthropic activityD. get away from his sad ness22. Martin and Curran are men ti oned 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 performa neeD. old people who live an active life after retirement23. A new trend in the travel in dustry is the developme nt ofA. challe nging run cati onsB. professi onal racesC. An tarctica travel marketD. expe nsive tours24. The classic marath on no Ion ger satisfies some people because .A. it does not provide eno ugh challe ngeB. it may be tough and dan gerousC. it in volves too fierce a competitio nD. it has attracted too many people25. The first An tarctica Maratho n on Ki ng George Isla nd in dicates that .A. intern ati onal cooperati on is a must to such an eventB. run cati ons are expe nsive and physically challe ngingC. Marath on Tours is a leader of the travel in dustryD. adve nturous running has become in creas in gly popularPassage TwoBefore the 1970s, college stude nts were treated as childre n. So many cc—eb(es ran in loco pare ntis system.loco parentis is a Latintermmeanin—in theplaceof a parent. It describwhersomeoieteeacceptsresp on sibility to act in the in terests of a child.This idea developed long ago in British com mon law to defi ne the resp on sibility 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 restaura nt off campus. Berea threate ned to expel stude nts who ate at places not owned by the school. The Kentucky high court decided that in loco parentis justified that rule.In loco pare ntis meant that male and female college stude nts usually had to live in separate build in gs. Wome n had to be back at their dorms by ten or eleve n on school ni ghts.But in the 1960s, stude nts bega n to protest rules and restrict ions like these. At the same time, courts bega n to support stude nts who were being puni shed for political and social disse nt.In 1960, Alabama State College expelled six stude nts who took part in a civil rights dem on stratio n. They sued the school and won. After that it became harder and harder to defe nd in loco pare ntis.At that time, students were not considered adults until 21. Then, in 1971, the 24th amendment to theCon stituti on set the vot ing age at eightee n. So in loco pare ntis no Ion ger really applied.Slowly, colleges bega n to treat stude nts not as childre n, but as adults. Stude nts came to be see n as con sumers of educatio nal services.Gary Dickste in, an assista nt vice preside nt at Wright State Uni versity in Dayt on, Ohio, says in loco pare ntis isnot really gon e. It just lookTokifrert s nts, he says, are ofte n heavjtudnvoses:l Theyareknowas—helicoptpa rents. They always seem to hover over their children. Gary Dickstein says these pare nts are likely to questio n decisi ons, especially about safety issues and grades. They want to make sure their finan cial in vestme nt is not being wasted.26. Before the 1970s, many colleges ran in loco pare ntis system because .A. they could take the paujdeafpttrentsB. pare nts asked them to do it for the in terests of their childre nC. this was a tradition established by British collegesD. college stude nts 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 stude nts.28. The w—(dissent(Para.5) probably-means II .A. extreme behaviorsB. violati on of lawsC. strong disagreeme ntD. Wrong doings29. In 1960 , the court ruled that Alabama State CollegeA. had no right to expel the stude ntsB. was justified to have expelled the stude ntsCshouldinterfere wtunde ndsaily lifeD. should support civil rights dem on strati ons30. Accord ing to Gary [Dxdast—hfelicoptEffrentsA. do ns6tttheir hearts at rest with college admi nistratorsB. keep a watchful eychodrttnBfe and studyC. care less aboilrltilthr e irEducat i on tha n beforeD. have differe nt opinioiohi btreh e ducati onPassage ThreeWe tend to think of plants as the furniture of the natural world. They don 'move they don 'make sounds; they don '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 Ianguage is chemical.Over the years scientists have reported that different types of plants, from trees to tomatoes, release compo unds into the air to help n eighbori ng pla nts. These chemical warnings all have the same purpose —to spread information about one plant 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 'sProceedings 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 scie ntists looked at tomato pla nts in fested （侵害）by com mon pest, the cutworm caterpillar （毛虫）.To start out, they grew pla nts in two plastic compartme nts conn ected by a tube. One pla nt was in fested 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 defe nd themselves better aga inst the caterpillar.The researchers also studied leaves from exposed and un exposed pla nts. They found one compo und 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 con firmed that unin fested pla nts have to build their own weap on to fight off bugs and diseases. How do they know whe n to play defe nse? They are warned first by their frien dly pla nt n eighbors.It is a complex tale, and it may be happe ning in more pla nt species tha n tomatoes. It may also be happe ning with more chemical signals that are still unknown to us. For now though, we know that plants not only com mun icate, they look out for one ano ther.31. What does the author try to emphasize Paragraph 1?A. How pla nts com muni cate is still a mystery.B. Eno ugh atte nti on has bee n paid to pla nt talk.C. Pla nts are the furniture of the n atural world.D. Plants can com muni cate with each other.32. Accord ing to Paragraph2, what remai ns unknown is ____A. how plats receive and handle the signals from their neighborsB. why pla nts spread chemical in formatio n to their n eighborC. how many types of pla nts release compo unds into the airD. whether pla nts send chemical warnings to their n eighbors33. The tomato pla nts in the experime nt were ____A. placed separately but conn ected through airB. expose to differe nt kinds of pestsC. exposed to the pest at the same timeD. placed together in a closed compartme nt34. The experime nt shows that the in fested pla nt helps its n eighbors by ___A. making more Hex Vic to attract the pestB. releas ing Hex Vic into the air to warn themC. letting them know how to produce Hex VicD. produci ng eno ugh Hex Vic to kill the pest35. What may be the best title for the passage?A. Survival of Pla ntsB. Pla nt WorldC. Talki ng Pla ntsD. Pla nt 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 liveable city is threatened by worsening congestion （拥挤）.Over the next three decades, ano ther 1 milli on reside nts are expected to live in the Greater Van couver regi on, addi ng more cars, bicycles and lorries to roads that arc already struggling to serve the existing 2.3 million residents.A proposbyVancouvemayrseeks to prevent the worsening conditions. Upgrades would be made to2,300 kilometres of road Ian es, as well as bus routes and cycle paths. Four hun dred new buses would join the fleet of 1,830T herwouldbemorerainandmor—sedousi ferry;rossisg）etween Vancouver and its wealthynorthern suburbs. To get all that, reside nts must vote to accept an in crease in sales tax, from 7% to 7.5%. Polls suggest they will vote no.Every one agrees that a more efficie nt tran sport system is n eeded. Confined by mountains to the no rth, the Un ited States to the south and the Pacific Ocea n to the west, Van couver has spread in the only direct ion where there is still land, into the Fraser Valley, which just a few decades ago was mostly farmland. The road is often overcrowded.YeCommutesuspiCi on of local bureaucrats may exceed their dislike of con gesti on. TransLink, which runs public tran sport in the regi on, is unloved by taxpayers. Passe ngers blame it whe n Skytra in, the light-rail system, comes to a standstill because of mechanical or electrical faults, as happened twice in one week last summer, leavi ng commuters stuck in carriages with nothing to do but express ing their an ger 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 trafficupgrade would in volve.Despi t eecomplairVancouvet r ansjsiystem a decerwe-integrated one on which to build, reck ons Todd Litma n, a tran sport con sulta nt who has ―Thetsupg Tide s laira-kall-importa nt if Van couver wants to maintain its reputati on for being a destinatitanisiaiyffirs want to go to.36. The biggest problem threate ning Van couver as a liveable city is .A. in creas ing con gesti onB. climate cha ngeC. shortage of landD. lack of money37. The upgrade proposab duyarayorsmay be turned dow n by reside nts becauseA. they do not want more people to move inB. they are relucta nt to move to new placesC. upgrades would take away their living spaceD. upgrades would add to their finan cial burde ns38. The on ly direct ion for Van couver to further expa nd is towards .A. the eastB. the westC. the southD. the north39. TransLink is men ti oned (Para.4) as an example of .A. world famous tran sport compa niesB. locEesidentomplaihts about the bureaucratsC. local effort to improve public tran sportD. worse ning traffic con gesti on40. Accord ing to Todd Litma n, the upgrade proposal .A. will solve the traffic problemB. will ben efit local economyC. satisfies the tran sport compa nyD. deserves public supportSecti on BDirections: In this sect ion, you are required to read one quoted blog and the comme nts 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 an swer and mark your an swer on the An swer Sheet.Towards the end of the 1990s, more than a decade and a half Diet Coke was first introduced, sale of CocaCola be's S elli ng low caloric drink appeared to slow dow n.However, i n the decade that followed, diet sodas grew by more tha n 30 perce nt. In 2009, sales pushed above $8.5 billio n for the first tAreeBcrthirstsfor Diet Coke is run giiig-dind^his time it could be for good.The diet soda slowidoiwrely an America nt tan s happe ning worldwide. But the future of dietcolas is particularly cloudy in the Un ited 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, someth ing America ns are prov ing less and less in terested in drinking.The second, and perhaps more significant trend, is a growing mistrust of artificial sweeteners甜味剂）. —Consumeittitudetsward s weeteneaveeallychang^d.said Howard Telford, an industry analyst.—Therea very neva perception about artificial sweeteners. The industry is still trying to get its head around thisJI Comme nt 1Add me to the number of people addicted to diet colas who quit drinking soda altogether. I honestly think soda is addictive a m ppyot to be drinking it anymore.Comme nt 2Perhaps the slowdow n has someth ing more to do with the skyrocket ing cost of soft drin ks.Comme nt 3I LOVE diet drinks! Am I unhealthy? Who knows? I guarantee I have a better physique than most 43-year-old men.Comme nt4This is a silly and shallow piece 。
同等学力申硕统考英语 第五章 短文完成
第五章短文完成第一节考情分析短文完成，主要考查考生的语言知识运用能力，如语法、词汇及语篇分析能力等。
本部分共设20题，每题1分，考试时间为20分钟。
做题步骤：1、基本语法2、固定搭配3、上下文逻辑和意思关系单词——句子——文章第五章短文完成第二节语法—名词名词:(noun--N)two handsome mansome the leaves1.可数单数:a/an/the+na boy,a man,an apple,the girl复数:the+n(s)/n(s)/数词,some,many…+n(s)the boys,two girls,apples,leaves1.直接加S:apples,books,brothers2.s/x/sh/ch为结尾加es:glasses,boxes,matches3.辅音加y为结尾变ies:cities,enemies4.f/fe—ves:wives,knives(特殊roofs,proofs,chiefs)5.以o为结尾es或s:negroes,heroes,tomatoes,potatoesradios,zoos,pianos,photos6.特殊foot-feet,goose-geese,tooth-teeth,child-children,man-men, woman-women,sheep-sheep,deer-deer,mouse-micedatum-data,medium-media,bacterium-bacteria,curriculum-curricula,criterion-criteria,phenomenon-phenomena,analysis-analyses,basis-bases,crisis-crises,diagnosis-diagnoses.名词：不可数物质或者抽象名词some/a little/much/a piece of/the(特指)+with much reverence and ceremony毕恭毕敬、彬彬有礼plenty of timetwo glasses of winea sheet of paperan item of clothinga piece of advice/some advice2019年There are plenty of other reasons the eSports community is growing.电子竞技社区的发展还有很多其他原因。
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1 我们格外重视2016同等学力统考。 原因一，2016是同等学力30分漏洞的最后一年。自从有同等学力以来，考试大纲都是每4年一改，2013/2014/2015过去了，就只有2016了。
原因二，由于在职类中，同等学力的‘姐妹篇’GCT于2016并入了12月底的国家研究生统招考试，故2016的同等学力虽侥幸未并入其中，毋庸置疑难度肯定会同比加大。
原因三，2017同等学力的国家政策尚未明朗，如果届时同等学力也像GCT一样那就惨了。据此，不管自身现有基础如何当然是越早备考越保险，切不可以胆试运，心存侥幸。一句话，试不起，也赌不起。因此，市面各培训机构学生购买各种辅导课程的数据
显示，今年我们同等学力备考的学生也明显较往年早3-5个月不等。望备战2016同
等学力统考的同学们，即日起就投入到2016同等学力备考当中，但是切不可盲目选择辅导课程，除了要关注机构历年统考过关实情外(而非无法考实的过关率)，还须充分试听相应辅导课程。你比如说英语科目，因为大家毕竟多年不接触英语了，各方面基础已忘乎殆尽，如果辅导课程不能帮助大家迅速获补基础，巧妙而直接的解决‘纯拼词汇
语法题海式的传统备考方案’所带来的各种痛点，确实是很难确保帮助大家一次通关。不要忘了,2016是最后一年了!
2015年同等学力英语考试真题 Part I Oral Communication(10 points) Section A Directions: 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 2
the dialogue and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. Dialogue One A. 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: 2 Have you seen those signs? Student: Yes ,I have seen those signs. Clerk: 3 Dialogue Two A. 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 : ____6____ Student : OK . I see. Librarian : Thank you for joining the library, we look forward to serving you. 3
Section B Directions: 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.
11. There are several different options for getting Internet access. 4
A. choices B. definitions C. channels D.reasons 12. Earth has an atmosphere, which protects the surface from harmful rays. A. minerals B.substances C. gases D. beams 13. The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her hostile attitude toward customers. A. unfriendly B. optimistic C. impatient D. positive 14. Since it is late to change my mind now, I am resolved to carry out the plan. A. revise B. implement C. review D. improve 15. Security guards dispersed the crowd that had gathered around the Capitol. A.arrested B. stopped C. scattered D. watched 16. To start the program, insert the disk and follow the instructions. A. take out B. turn over C. track down D. put in 17. The patient’s condition has deteriorated since last night. A. improved B. returned C. worsened D. changed 18. I couldn’t afford to fly home , and a train ticket was likewise beyond my means. A. also B. nonetheless C. furthermore D. otherwise 19. Despite years of searching, scientists have detected no signs of life beyond our own solar system. A. within B. besides C. outside D. except 20. I prefer chicken to fish because I am worried about accidentally swallowing a small bone. A. intentionally B. unexpectedly C. anxiously D. hurriedly