2010-2015年6年全国同等学力英语真题及参考答案

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2010-2015年全国卷英语短文改错(含答案)

2010-2015年全国卷英语短文改错此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：把缺词处加一个漏符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

2010年（全国卷I）It was a chance of a lifetime to win the first prize on the Story Writing Show. All I had to do was to write a story or present it. My teachers have been telling me how great my writing was. So if they had said was true, I would have a chance of winning the prize. What were better, I had useful help. There was Uncle Chen, gentleman living near my house, who was a very much famous writer. He agreed to reading my story and give me some advices on how to write like a real writer. 2010年（全国卷II）Christie was one of my best friend at high school. At that time, we often spend time together.Thank to her help, I made great progress in my study. Last year, she decided to study to abroad. In other words, we would be separated long time. Before her leaving off, I prepared a gift to show my best wishes to him. She said it was the best gift she has ever had. From then on, we’ve kept touch with each other through e-mails. I look forward to see her again in the near future.2011年（全国卷I）One of my unforgettable memory of my school in Xinjiang is that of lunches we brought from our homes. I hold my lunch-box in my hand when I was going to school. The smell from it was very good. Since the lunch bell finally rang, my friends and me met under a tall tree and had our lunches. My best friend Aigulie was used to share her Nang with me. Nang is a specially kind of cake in Xinjiang. I like them very much. Now Aigulie and I study at different colleges or we can only see each other during the summer vacation. I think over her a lot and I miss the food and the good time we had together.2011年（全国卷II）Dear George,It's been a week after we left your family and we are now back home. Thank you very much for showing them around your city and providing us for the wonderful meals. After we said goodbye to you, we went to Washington D.C. ,that we stayed for three days. My brother was so much fond of the museums there that he begged my parents to staying another couple of day. However, my father had to return to work on Monday so we fly back last Saturday afternoon. It was really a nice experience. If you'd like to make trip to our city some day, I will be better than happy to be your guide. Yours, Mike2011年全国新课标卷My summer travel started terribly. I was at the Shanghai Railway Station buy a ticket to Hang Zhou.I was going to visit a friend here and after that I would go to Xiamen for long holiday. I bought my ticket but turned around to pick up my bag from the floor and then I realized that someone had stolen it. Luckily I had all my money on my pocket, but the only clothes I had was those I had on. It felt very strange to travel without any luggages. When I finally arrived at my friend, he lent to me lots of clothes. I feel very happy that I could change my clothes at last.2012年（全国卷I）Every one of us can make a great efforts to cut off the use of energy in our country. To beginwith, all of us can start reducing to the use of oil by driving only when we have a real need. That won't easy, I know，but we have to start anywhere. What's more, we can go towork by bike once and twice a week, and we can also buy smaller cars that burn less oil. Other way is to watch our everyday use of water and electric at home. For example, how many times have you walked out of a room and leave the lights or television when no one else was there?2012年（全国卷II）Dear Editor,I’m writing to tell you opinion about water saving. Water is important. We, as well as animal, cannot live without water and neither agriculture or industry can go without it. Yet it seemed water is becoming less and less. Many countries in the world find we don’t have enough water. To deal with a problem, I think, we should first go all out to plant trees though trees will help save water. Next, no drinking water should left running. Third, we should find ways to reuse the water using in washing, especially bath water for which is quite a lot, and that will save much water.Sincerely, Li Hua【2012全国新课标】I learned early in life that I had to be more patient and little aggressive. Fro m the time I was about four until I was about six, I destroyed each of my toy.Iwas happy when the toys worked, but when things did wrong, I got angry and broke it. For a while parents bought me new toys. But before long they beganto see which was happening. When I tear apart my fifth birthday toy train, my father said, "That's it. No more toys to you." My punishment lasted a year. Meanw hile, I found out that with more patience I must make my toys to last. My attit ude changed from then on2013年新课标1I hardly remember my grandmother. She used to holding me on her knees and sing old songs. I was only four when she passes away. She is just a distant memory for me now. I remember my grandfather very much. He was tall, with broad shoulder and a beard that turned from black toward gray over the years. He had a deep voice, which set himself apart from others in our small town, he was strong and powerful. In a fact, he even scared my classmates away during they came over to play or do homework with me. However, he was the gentlest man I have never known.2013年新课标2The book I’m reading of talks about afternoon tea in Britain．It is said to have started in the early 1800’s．Have tea in the late afternoon provides a bridge between lunch and dinner, that might not be served until 8 o’clock at night．This custom soon becomes another meal of day．Interesting, it had a connection by the British porcelain（瓷器）industry．Tea in China was traditionally drank from cups without handles．When tea got popular in Britain, there was a crying need for good cup with handles to suit British habits．This made for the grow in the porcelain industry．2013年 (全国一卷）My father and I stayed at the South Lake Hotel for a week when we visit Beijing last month. It is in the downtown area, but it is easy to go to anywhere from the hotel by public transport.We lived in a comfortably double-room with a big bath. What I liked best were the free high-speed Internet connection in the room. I checked my email messages every day. I also shared for my friends many photos taking in Beijing. The food was wonderful with reasonable prices, and we enjoyed several local dish.It is such great hotel that I would recommend it to any friend of me who is going to Beijing. 2013年 (全国二卷）Two years before, I traveled to Brazil and I rented for a car. Unfortunate, I had an accident and hit another car, and I needed to stay in a hospital for at least two week. I called my parents, so I did not tell them what had happened. I knew that they will be worried about myself because I was so farther away, and that my mother would not sleep if she knew. Therefore, I told them interested stories and how I was enjoying Brazil. As a result, nobody knew truth. I still think that it was the right thing to do.2014年(全国一卷）Nearly five years before ,and with the help by our father, my sister and I planted some cherry tomatoes（圣女果）in our back garden, since then---for all these year---we had been allowing tomatoes to self seed where they please . As result, the plants are growing somewhere. T he fruits are small in size, but juicy and taste. There are so much that we oft en share them with our neighbors .Although we allow tomato plants to grow in the same place year after year, but we have never had any disease or insect attack problem. We are growing wonderfully tomatoes at on cost!2014年(全国二卷）My dream school starts at 8:30 a.m and ends at 3:30 p.m. They are three lesson in the morning and two in the afternoon. We didn’t need to do so many homewor k. Therefore , we have more time with after-school activities. For example, we can do reading for one and a half hour and play sport for one hour every day.My dream school look like a big garden. There are all kinds of the flowers and trees around the classroom, buildings. We can lie on the grass for a rest, sat b y the lake listening music. The teachers here are kind and helpfully. They are no t only our teachers but also our friends.2015全国卷1When I was a child, I hoped to live in the city. I think I would be happy the re. Now I am living in a city, but I miss my home in countryside. There the ai r is clean or the mountains are green. Unfortunately, on the development of indust rialization, the environment has been polluted. Lots of studies have been shown tha t global warming has already become a very seriously problem. The airs we breathe in is getting dirtier and dirtier. Much rare animals are dying out. We must fou nd ways to protect your environment. If we fail to do so, we’ll live to regret it.015全国卷2One day , little Tony went to a shopping center with his parent. It was very cr owded. Tony saw a toy on a shop window. He liked it so very much that he quick ly walked into the shop. After looks at the toy for some time, he turned around and found where his parents were missing. Tony was scared and begun to cry. A woman saw him drying and telling him to wait outside a shop. Five minutes later, Tony saw parents. Mom said,“How nice to see you again! Dad and I were terrible worried. ”Tony promised her that this would never happen again.2010年（全国卷I）76.去掉第二个a 77. on改为in 78. or改为and 79. have改为had 80. they前加what 81. were为was 82. Uncle后加a 83.去掉much 84. reading为read 85. advices为advice2010年（全国卷II）76.friend→friends 77.spend→spent78.Thank→Thanks 79. to abroad改为abroad 80. a long 81.去掉off 82.him→her83.has→had 84. kept in touch 85. see→seeing2011年（全国卷I）76.把memory改为memories。

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。

201506CET-6真题+参考答案(第3套)

Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying“If you cannot do great things，do small things in a great way．’’You can cite examples to illustrate your point of view．You should write at least l50 words but no more than 200 words．Section ADirections：In this section，you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 longconversations．At the end of each conv ersation，one or，more questions will be asked aboutwhat was said．Both the conversation and the qu estions will be spoken only once．After eachquestion there will be a pause．During t he pause，you must read the four choices markedA.，B.，C.and D.，and decide which is the best answer．Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswer S heet，with a single line through the centre．1．A.The man might be able to play in the World Cup．B.The man’s football career seems to be at an end．C.The man was operated on a few weeks a90．D.The man is a fan of world．famous football players．2．A.Work out a plan to tighten his budget．B.Find out the opening hours of the cafeteria．C.Apply for a senior position in the restaurant．D.Solve his problem by doing a part．time job．3．A.A financial burden．B.A good companion．C.A real nuisance．D.A well．trained pet．4．A.The errors will be corrected soon．B.The woman was mistaken herself．C.The computing system is too complex．D.He has called the woman several times．5．A.He needs help to retrieve his files．B.He has to type his paper once more．C.He needs some time to polish his paper．D.He will be away for a tw0—week conference．6．A.They might have to change their plan．B.He has got everything set for their trip．C.He has a heavier workload than the woman．D.They could stay in the mountains until June 8．7．A.They have to wait a month to apply for a student loan．B.They can find the application forms in the brochure．C.They are not eligible for a student loan．D.They are not late for a loan application．8．A.New laws are yet to be made to reduce pollutant release．B.Pollution has attracted little attention from the public．C.The quality of air will surely change for the better．D.It’Il take years to bring air pollution under control．Questions 9 t0 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard．9．A.Enormous size of its stores．B.Numerous varieties of food．C.Its appealing surroundings．D.Its rich and colorful history．10．A.An ancient buildin9．B.A world of antiques．C.An Egyptian museum．D.An Egyptian memorial．11．A.Its power bill reaches￡9 million a year．B.It sells thousands of light bulbs a day．C.It supplies power to a nearby town．D.It generates 70％of the electricity it uses．12．A.11 500．B.30 000．C.250 000．D.300 000．Questions 13 t0 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard．13．A.Transferring to another department．B.Studying accounting at a university．C.Thinking about doing a different job．D.Making preparations for her weddin9．14．A.She has finally got a promotion and a pay raise．B.She has got a satisfactory job in another company．C.She could at last leave the accounting department．D.She managed to keep her position in the company．15．A.He and Andrea have proved to be a perfect match．B.He changed his mind about marriage unexpectedly．C.He declared that he would remain single all his life．D.He would marry Andrea even without meeting her．Section BDirections：In this section．you will hear 3 short passages．Af the end of eachpassage．you will hear some questions．Both the passage and the questions will be spokenonly once．After you hear a question，you must choose the best answer from the four choicesmarked A.，B.C.and D.．Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet T with a singleline through the centre．Passage OneQuestions l6 t0 19 are based on the passage you have just heard．16．A.They are motorcycles designated for water sports．B.They are speedy boats restricted in narrow waterways．C.They are becoming an efficient form of water transportation．D.They are getting more popular as a means of water recreation．17．A.Water scooter operators’lack of experience．B.V acationers’disregard of water safety rules．C.Overloading of small boats and other craft．D.Carelessness of people boating along the shore．18．A.They scare whales to death．B.They produce too much noise．C.They discharge toxic emissions．D.They endanger lots of water life．19．A.Expand operating areas．B.Restrict operating hours．C.Limit the use of water scooters．D.Enforce necessary regulations．Passage TwoQuestions 20 t0 22 are based on the passage you have just heard．20．A.They are stable．B.They are close．C.They are strained．D.They are changin9．21．A.They are fully occupied with their own business．B.Not many of them stay in the same place for lon9．C.Not many of them can win trust from their neighbors．D.They attach less importance to interpersonal relations．22．A.Count on each other for help．B.Give each other a cold shoulder．C.Keep a friendly distance．D.Build a fence between them．Passage ThreeQuestions 23 t0 25 are based on the passage you have just heard．23．A.It may produce an increasing number of idle youngsters．B.It may affect the quality of higher education in America．C.It may cause many schools to go out of operation．D.It may lead to a lack of properly educated workers．24．A.It l：5 iess serlotls in cities than tn rural areas．B.It affects both junior and senior high schools．C.It results from a worsening economic climate．D.It is a new challenge facing American educators．25．A. Allowing them to choose their favorite teachers．B.Creating a more relaxed learning environment．C.Rewarding excellent academic performance．D.Helping them to develop better study habits．Section CDirections：In this section，you will hear a passage three times．When the passage is read for the first time，you should listen carefully for its general idea．When the passage is read for the second time，you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard．Finally，when the passage is read for the third time，you should check what you have written．I'm interested in the criminal justice system of our country．It seems to me that something has to be done，if we’re to（26）as a country．I certainly don’t know what the answers to our problems are．Things certainly get （27）in a hurry when you get into them，but l wonder if something couldn’t be done to deal with some of these problems．One thing I'm concerned about is our practice of putting（28）in jail who haven’t harmed anyone．Why not work out some system whereby they can pay back the debts they owe society instead of （29）another debt by going to prison and，of course，coming‘30 hardened criminals．I'm also concerned about the short prison sentences people are （31）serious crimes．Of course one alternative to this is to（32）capital punishment，but I'm not sure l would be for that．I'm not sure it’s ri ght to take an eye for an eye．The alternative to capital punishment is longer sentences。

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 (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: 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 Isaid ‗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 f or 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 a ttitude 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 s ince 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 swallowing a small bone.A. intentionallyB. unexpectedlyC. anxiouslyD. hurriedlyPart III Reading Comprehension (25 points)Section ADirections: In this section, there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneSometimes a race is not enough. Sometimes a runner just wants to go further. That‘s what happened to Dennis Martin and Brooke Curran.Martin, 68, a retired detective form New York City, took up running after his first wife died. Curran, 46, a philanthropist (慈善家) from Alexandria, started running to get out of the house and collect her thoughts. Both she and Martin got good at running but felt the desire to do more. ―The more I trained, the better I got,‖ Curran said,‖but I would cross the finish line with no sense of 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 wasthe 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,‖saidThom 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. ―Inloc o parentis‖is a Latin term meaning ―in the place of a parent.‖It describes when someone else acceptsresponsibility 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. Theyare 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 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 world. They don‘t move they don‘t make sounds; they don‘t seem to respond to anything –at least not very quickly. But as is often the case, our human view of the world misses quite a lot. Plants talk to each other all the time. And the language is chemical.Over the years scientists have reported that different types of plants, from trees to tomatoes, release compounds into the air to help neighboring plants. These chemical warnings all have the same purpose—to spread information about one plant‘s disease so other plants can defend themselves. But exactly how plants receive and act on many of these signals is still mysterious.In this week‘s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers in Japan offer some explanations. They have identified one chemical message and traced it all the way from release to action.The scientists looked at tomato plants infested (侵害) by common pest, the cutworm caterpillar (毛虫). To start out, they grew plants in two plastic compartments connected by a tube. One plant was infested and placed upwind and the others were uninfested and placed downwind. The downwind plants were later exposed to the cutworm caterpillar. The results showed that plants that had previously been near sick neighbors were able to defend themselves better against the caterpillar.The researchers also studied leaves from exposed and unexposed plants. They found one compound showed up more often in the exposed plants. The substance is called Hex Vic. When the scientists fed Hex Vic to cutworms, it knocked down their survival rate by 17%. The scientists identified the source of Hex Vic, and sprayed it lightly over healthy plants. Those plants were then able to start producing the caterpillar-killing Hex Vic. Researchers confirmed that uninfested plants have to build their own weapon to fight off bugs and diseases. How do they know when to play defense? They are warned first by their friendly plant neighbors.It is a complex tale, and it may be happening in more plant species than tomatoes. It may also be happening with more chemical signals that are still unknown to us. For now though, we know that plants not only communicate, they look out for one another.31. What does the author try to emphasize Paragraph 1?A. How plants communicate is still a mystery.B. Enough attention has been paid to plant talk.C. Plants are the furniture of the natural world.D. Plants can communicate with each other.32. According to Paragraph2, what remains unknown is ______A. how plats receive and handle the signals from their neighborsB. why plants spread chemical information to their neighborC. how many types of plants release compounds into the airD. whether plants send chemical warnings to their neighbors33. The tomato plants in the experiment were ______A. placed separately but connected through airB. expose to different kinds of pestsC. exposed to the pest at the same timeD. placed together in a closed compartment34. The experiment shows that the infested plant helps its neighbors by ______A. making more Hex Vic to attract the pestB. releasing Hex Vic into the air to warn themC. letting them know how to produce Hex VicD. producing enough Hex Vic to kill the pest35.What may be the best title for the passage?A. Survival of PlantsB. Plant WorldC. Talking PlantsD. Plant Bug KillerPassage FourVancouver is the best place to live in the Americas; according to 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 1 million residents are expected to live in the Greater Vancouver region, adding more cars, bicycles and lorries to roads that arc already struggling to serve the existing 2.3 million residents.A proposal by Vancouver‘s may orseeks to prevent the worsening conditions. Upgrades would be made to2,300 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 crossing s between Vancouver and its wealthynorthern 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 ifVancouver wants to maintain its reputation for being a destination others want to go to.‖He says.36. The biggest problem threatening Vancouver as a liveable city is .A. increasing congestionB. climate changeC. shortage of landD. lack of money37. The upgrade proposal by Vancouver‘s mayor may be turned down by residents because .A. they do not want more people to move inB. they are reluctant to move to new placesC. upgrades would take away their living spaceD. upgrades would add to their financial burdens38. The only direction for Vancouver to further expand is towards .A. the eastB. the westC. the southD. the north39. TransLink is mentioned (Para.4) as an example of .A. world famous transport companiesB. local residents‘complaints about the bureaucratsC. local effort to improve public transportD. worsening traffic congestion40. According to Todd Litman, the upgrade proposal .A. will solve the traffic problemB. will benefit local economyC. satisfies the transport companyD. deserves public supportSection BDirections: In this section, you are required to read one quoted blog and the comments on it. The blog and comments are followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers A, B, C and D Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.Towards the end of the 1990s, more than a decade and a half Diet Coke was first introduced, sale of Coca Cola‘s best-selling low caloric drink appeared to slow down.However, in the decade that followed, diet sodas grew by more than 30 percent. In 2009, sales pushed above $8.5 billion for the first time. But America‘s thirst for Diet Coke is running dry a gain-and this time it could be forgood.The diet soda slowdown isn‘t merely an American thing- it‘s also happening worldwide. But the future of dietcolas 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 nega tive perception about artificial sweeteners. The industry is still trying to get its head around this.‖Comment 1Add me to the number of people addicted to diet colas who quit drinking soda altogether. I honestly think soda is addictive and I‘m happy not to be drinking it anymore.Comment 2Perhaps the slowdown has something more to do with the skyrocketing cost of soft drinks.Comment 3I LOVE diet drinks! Am I unhealthy? Who knows? I guarantee I have a better physique than most 43-year-old men.Comment4This is a silly and shallow piece。

同等学力英语考试历年真题及参考答案超详细

2022年同等学力英语测试历年真题及参考答案Part One (90 minutes)Part 1 Dialogue communication (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 for each)Section A Dialogue completion1.A: David said he bought a new BMW for $5,000!8:. Sounds pretty cheap to me!A: Well, that' s wh a idh eA.Are you sure?e to think of it.C.Do you think so?D.Is he crazy?2. A: We just came back from Phoenix. And we had the best vacation in years. 8:. I ' m glad to hear it.A.Oh, my goodness!B.How was it?C.Oh, there you go again.D.Good for you.3.A: I just can ' t stand this class anymore?8:. It ' s required, and you have to sit in it in order to graduate.A.Well, why not just drop out of it?B.Why, you can say that again!C.Well, you might as well get used to it.D.Why, I couldn t agree more!4.A: I don ' t know about you, but I thought that film was terrific.8:. The action was great, and so was the music.A. Just the same.B. I m with you there.C. More or less.D. I sure do.5.A: Dan gave me a free ride home, but I paid for the gas.B: You know what they say,.A.there ' s no free lunchB.don ' t bite off more than you can chewC.one good turn deserves anotherD.it ' s who you know that countsSection B Dialogue Comprehension6.Woman: I 'd rather not talk about it. Just don't ask.Man: Come on. I think you need to let off some steam.Question: What does the man advise the woman to do?A.To talk to him about the problem.B.To keep the secret.C.To reduce the workload.D.To have a good rest.7.Woman: Julie ' s dress looks funny. That style went out last year.Man: Oh, come on, as long as it looks good on her.Question: What does the man try to emphasize?A. Julies dress is not outdated.8.Julies dress does nohtesru. it9.Julie should follow the fashion.10.Julie looks fine in that dress.8.Man: What kind of snacks do you prefer?Woman: Oh, I ve got a sweet tooth, you know.Question: What does the woman probably like?A.Sandwich.B.Hot dogs.C.Ice cream.D.Potato chips.9.Woman: I ' m tired of driving all the way to work and back every day. If only cars could drive themselves! Man: Well, some car manufactures are working on them. I guess you' ll soon buy one ifyou can afford it.Question: What does the man imply?A.The woman will be able to buy an intelligent car.B.Cars that drive themselves may be very expensive.C.He is working with a car producer on intelligent cars.D.Driving to work is really a headache.10.Man: Annie, how does it not even cross your mind that you might want a future with someone?Woman: It ' s simple. I don ' t mind being married to my career.Question: What ' s Annie ' s attitude towards her future?A.She will stay with someone unmarried.B.She will live a simple life.C.She will quit her job to get married.D.She will fully focus on her job.Part II Vocabulary (20 minutes, 10 points, 0.5 for each)Section A11.The news reports completely overlooked the more profound political implications of the events.A.neglectedB.foresawC.exploredD.assessed12.Teachers and nurses who deal with children are obliged to report cases of suspected child abuse to authorities.A.remindedB.expectedpelledD.requested13.Your grade will be based in large part on the originality of your ideas.A.creativityB.popularityC.feasibilityD.flexibility14.We suspect there is a quire deliberate attempt to sabotage the elections and undermine the electoral commission.A.consciousB.desperateC.clumsyD.intentional15.So strange were the circumstances of my story that I can scarcely believe myself to have been a party to them.A.justB.hardlyC.almostD. definitely16.Smoke particles and other air pollutants are often trapped in the atmosphere, thus forming dirty fog.A.constrainedB.caughtC.concealedD.concentrated17.Employees in chemical factories are entitled to receive extra pay for doing hazardous work.A.poisonousB.difficultC.dangerousD.harmful18.Curt Carlson, the wealthiest man in Minnesota, owned a hotel and travel company with sales reaching in the neighborhood of $9 billion.A.preciselyB.merelyC.substantiallyD.approximately19.The tendency of the human body to reject foreign matter is the main obstacle to successful organ transplantation.A.factorB.constituentC.barrierD.break20.Whenever you need Tom, he is always there whether it be an ear or a helping hand, so you can always lean on him.A.count onB.benefit fromC.stand forD.stick toSection B21.It without saying that consumers would be happier if prices were lower.A.takesB.appearsC.makesD.goes22.The world economic recession put an end to the steel market upturn that beganin 2022.A.irregularB.illegalC. abruptD. absurd23.I ' m about how you discovered my website, and am very glad if you enjoy it.A.mysteriousB.furiousC.seriousD.curious24.The Labor Party ' s electoral strategy, based 0n wilh other smaller parties, has proved successful.A.acquaintanceB.integrationC.allianceD.intimacy25.The new aircraft will be to a test of temperatures of -65C and 120c .A.suspendedB.suppressedC.summonedD.subjected26.The money I got from teaching on the side was a useful to my ordinary income.A.profitB.supplementC.subsidyD.replacement27.Chinese people are now enjoying better dental health, as shown by the declining of tooth decay.A.treatmentB.incidenceC.consequenceD.misfortune28.Many countries have conservation programs to prevent certain of fish frombecoming extinct.A.speciesB.sourcesC.numbersD.members29.Susan never took any cookery courses; she learned cooking by useful tips fromTV cookery programs.A.picking upB.bringing upC.putting upD.pulling up30.The President his deputy to act for him while he was abroad.A.promotedB.substitutedC.authorizedD.displacedPart III Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 for each)Passage OneUntil last spring, Nia Parker and the other kids in her neighborhood commuted to school on Bus 59. But as fuel prices rose, the school district needed to find a way to cut its transportation costs. So the school' s busing company redrew its route map, eliminatingNia ' s bus altogether. Now Nia and her neighbors travel the half mile to school via a -walking school bus a group of kids, supervised by an adult or two, who make the walk together.Like the rest of us, school districts are feeling pinched by rising fuel costs— and finding new way to adapt. The price of diesel fuel has gone up 34 percent in the past two years. For the typical American school district, bus bills total 5 percent of the budget. As administrators look to trim, busing is an inviting target, since it doesn' t affectinstruction (or test scores). More than one third of American school administrators have eliminated bus stops or routes in order to stay within budget.Many parents are delighted to see their kids walking to school, partly because many did so themselves: according to a 1969 survey, nearly half of school kids walked or biked to school, compared with only 16 percent in 2001. Modern parents have been unwilling to let kids walk to school for fear of traffic, crime or simple bullying, but with organized adult supervision, those concerns have diminished.Schools and busing companies are finding other ways to save. In rural areas where busing is a must, some schools have even chosen four-day school weeks. Busing companies instruct drivers to eliminate extra stops from routes and to turn off the engine while idling. They are also using computer software to determine the most fuel-efficient routes, which aren ‘ t always the shortest ones.There could be downsides, however, to the busing cutbacks. If every formerly bused student begins walking to school, it'niainwnnvirbuimetoo many of theirparents decide to drive then instead, the overall carbon footprint can grow. Replacing buses with many more parent-driven cars can also increase safety risks: A 2022 report concluded students are 13 times safer on a school bus than in a passenger car, since buses have fewer accidents and withstand them better due to their size. And some students complain about the long morning hikes, particularly when the route contains a really big hill.31.The —walking school bus . II A. does not consume fuel B. aims to keep children fit C. seldom causes traffic jamsD. is popular with school kids32.In America the responsibility for busing kids to school lies with.A. individual schoolsB ．school districtsC．teacherD．parents33.As regards walking to school, modern parents seem much concerned with the .A．time spent on the way8．changes in the routeC. kid 's physical strengthD ．safety of their children34.To save money, some schools choose to.A．take the shortest routesB ．shorten the school weekC．give drives better trainingD ．use fuel efficient buses35.Busing cutbacks may eventually lead to.A．fierce competition among bus companiesB．more students taking public transportationC．an increase in carbon dioxide emissionsD. a decrease in the safety of school buses 36. Which of the following best describes the author' s attitude towards busing cutbacks' A．FavorableB. CriticalC. ObjectiveD. IndifferentPassage TwoPeople are living longer than ever, but for some reason, women are living longer than men. A baby boy born in the United States in 2022 can expects to live to be about 73, a baby girl, about 79. This is indeed a wide gap, and no one really knows why it exists. The greater longevity (长寿) of women, however, has been known for centuries. It was, for example, described in the seventeenth century. However, the difference was smaller then -the gap is growing.A number of reasons have been proposed to accounts for the differences. The gap is greatest in industrialized societies, so it has been suggested that women are less susceptible to work strains that may raise the risk of heart disease and alcoholism. Sociologists also tell us that women are encouraged to be less adventurous than men (and this may be why they are more careful drivers, involved in fewer accidents).Even smoking has been implicated in the age discrepancy. It was once suggested that working women are more likely to smoke and as more women entered the work force, the age gap would begin to close, because smoking is related to earlier deaths. Now, however, we see more women smoking and they still tend to live longer although their lung cancer rate is climbing sharply.One puzzling aspect of the problem is that women do not appear to be as healthy as men.That is, they report far more illnesses. But when a man reports an illness, it is more likely to be serious.Some researchers have suggested that men may die early because their health is more strongly related to their emotions. For example, men tend to die sooner after losing a spouse than women do. Men even seem to be more weakened by loss of a job. (Both of these are linked with a marked decrease in the effectiveness of the immune system.) Among men, death follows retirement with an alarming promptness.Perhaps we are searching for the answers too close to the surface of the problem. Perhaps the answers lie deeper in our biological heritage. After all, the phenomenon is not isolated to humans. Females have the edge among virtually all mammalian 晡孚L动物的)species, in that they generally live longer. Furthermore, in many of these species the differences begin at the moment of conception; there are more male miscarriages流产).In human, after birth, more baby boys than baby girls die.37.What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?A.Men ' s lifespan remains almost unchanged.B.Researchers have found the cause of the age gapC.The more advanced a society, the greater the age gap.D.The age gap was noticed only recently.38.As is suggested in Paragraph 2, the two factors relevant to women' s longer life;are.A.diseases and road accidentsB.industrialization and work strainsC.their immunity to heart disease and refusal of alcoholD.their endurance of work strains and reluctance for adventure39.According to Paragraph3, which of the following statements is true?A.The great number of male smokers contributes to the age gap.B.The growing number of smoking women will narrow the age gap.C.Female workers are more likely to smoke than make workers.D.Smoking does not seem to affect women ' s longevity.40.Which of the following phenomena makes researchers puzzled?A.Men ' s health is more closely related to their emotions.B.Though more liable to illnesses, women still live longer.C.Men show worse symptoms than women when they fall ill.D.Quite a number of men die soon after their retirement.41.The word —edge II in Paragraph 6 means — II .A. marginB．sideC．advantageD．quality42.What is the main idea of the passage?A．The greater longevity of women remains a mystery.B ．That women are healthier than men well explains their longevity.C. People are living longer as a result of industrialization. D ．Women are less emotionally affected by difficulties in life. Passage ThreeMany are aware of the tremendous waste of energy in our environment, but fail to take advantage of straightforward opportunities to conserve that energy. For example, everyone knows that lights should be switched off when no one is in an office. Similarly, when employees are not using a meeting room, there is no need to regulate temperature. Fortunately, one need not rely on human intervention to conserve energy. With the help of smart sensing and network technology, energy conservation processes such as turning off lights and adjusting temperature can be readily automated. Ultimately, this technology will enable consumers and plant managers to better identify wasteful energy use and institute procedures that lead to smarter and more efficient homes, buildings and industrial plants.Until now, wires and cables for power and connectivity have limited the widespread adoption of sensor 传感器〕networks by making them difficult and expensive to install and maintain. Battery-powered wireless networks can simplify installation and reduce cost. But their high power consumption and the corresponding need for regular battery replacement has made wireless networks difficult and costly to maintain. Nobody wants to replace hundreds or thousands of window sensor batteries in a large building on a regular basis. The promise of wireless sensor networks can only be fully realized when the wiring for both the data communication and the power supply is eliminated. Doing so requires a true battery-free wireless solution, one that can utilize energy harvested directly from the environments. To facilitate the widespread deployment of wireless sensor networks, GreenPeak has developed an ultra-low-power communication technology that can utilize environmental energy sources such as light, motion and vibration. This technology, employing on-board power management circuits and computer software to monitor energy harvesters and make the best use of harvested energy, enables sensors to operate reliably in a battery-free environment.Wireless sensor networks deployed in our offices and homes will have an enormous impact on our daily lives, helping to build a smarter world in which energy is recycled and fully utilized. These wireless platforms, equipped with advanced sensing capability, willenable us to better control our lives, homes and environment, creating a truly connected world that enables people worldwide to live ina more comfortable, safer, and cleaner environment.43.By —human intervention II (Paragraph 2), the author refers to.A.the reduction of great energy waste in the environmentB.the grasping of straightforward opportunities availableC.acts like turning off lights when no one is in the roomD.the adoption of smart sensing and network technology44.Batteries are not an ideal energy source for sensor networks because they.A.have to be replaced from time to timeB.contain metals that pollute the environmentC.require automatic rechargingD are difficult and costly to maintain45.Battery-free wireless sensor networks are made possible by the fact that.A there is energy in the environment to be utilizedB the cost of using them has been drastically reducedC modern data communication consumes little energyD their maintenance has been greatly simplified46.According to the passage, Green Peak.A is the first company to install wireless sensor networksB.promotes the application of wireless sensor networksC.supplies batteries operating on harvested energyD.benefits handsomely from communication technology47.The focus of Paragraph 4 is on the.A.replacement of batteries in harvestersB.monitoring of energy harvested from the environmentC.elimination of batteries in sensor networksD.impact of sensor networks on power supply48.Wireless sensor networks promise to.A.bring businesses high profitsB.further develop the sensing technologyC.turn motion into a major source of energyD.improve the daily lives of people worldwidePassage FourIf you haven ' t heard or seen anything about Road Rage in the last few month you probably been avoiding the media. There have been countless stories about the new and scary phenomenon, considered a type of aggressive driving. You have more likely encountered aggressive driving and/or Road Rage recently if you drive at all.While drunk driving remains a critical problem, the facts about aggressive driving are surely as disturbing. For instance, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Association, 41,907 people died on the highway last year. Of those fatalities, the agency estimates that about two-thirds were caused at least in part by aggressive driving behavior.Why is this phenomenon occurring more than ever now, and why is it something that seemed almost nonexistent a few short years ago? Experts have several theories, and all are probably partially correct. One suggestion is sheer to overcrowding. In the last decade, the number of cars on the roads has increased by more than 11 percents, and the number of miles driven has increased by 35 percent. However, the number of new road miles has only increase by 1 percent. That means more cars in the same amount of space; and the problem is magnified in urban areas. Also, people have less time and more things to do. With people working and trying to fit extra chores 〔琐事〕and activities into the day, stress levels have never been higher. Stress creates anxiety, which leads to short tempers. These factors, when combined in certain situations, can spell Road Rage.You may think you are the last person who would drive aggressively, but you might be surprised. For instance, have you ever yelled out loud at a slower driver, sounded the horn long and hard at another car, or sped up to keep another driver from assign? If you recognize yourself in any of these situations, watch out!Whether you are getting angry at other drivers, or another driver is visibly upset with you, there are things you can do to avoid any major confrontation. If you are sceptible to Road Rage, the key is to discharge your emotion in a healthy way. If you are the target of another driver ' s rage, do everything possible to get away from the other driver safety, including avoiding eye contact and getting out of their way.49.The first sentence in Paragraph 1 implies that.A. people not interested in the media know little about recent happeningsB. Road Rage has received much media coverage in the last few monthsC. one may be raged by media reports and wants to avoid themD.the media coined the term — Road Rage II only a few months ago50.According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Association, last yearA.drunk driving remained the No.1 killer on the highwayB.more people were killed by aggressive driving than by drunk drivingC.two thirds of drivers were killed by aggressive drivingD.41,907 people fell victim to aggressive driving51.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a cause of aggressive driving?A.Increasing number of carsB.Drivers ' stress and anxietyC.Overcrowded roadsD.Rush hour traffic52.The word —spell II in Paragraph 3 means II II .A.speakB.causeC.describeDspare53.Which of the following characterizes aggressive driving?ATalking while drivingB.Driving fastCYelling at another driverDSounding the horn when passing54.The last paragraph is intended to. A. tell people how to cope with Road Rage B. inform people how aggressive drivers could be C. tell people how to control themselves when angry D. warn people against eye contact with another driverPassage FiveIn the early 20th century, a horse named Clever Hans was believed capable of counting and other impressive mental tasks. After years of great performance, psychologists discovered that though Hans was certainly clever, he was not clever in the way everyone expected. The horse was cleverly picking up on tiny, unintentional bodily and facial signals given out not only by his trainer, but also by the audience. Aware of the — Clever Hans II effect, Lisa Lit at the University of California and her colleagues wondered whether the beliefs of professional dog handlers might similarly affect the outcomes of searchers for drugs and explosives. Remarkably, Dr Lit found, they do.Dr Lit asked 18 professional dog handlers and their dogs to complete brief searches. Before the searches, the handlers were informed that some of the search area might contain up to three target scents, and also that in two cases those scents would be marked by pieces of red paper. What the handlers were not told was that none of the search areas contained the scents of either drugs or explosives. Any— detectionsII made by the teamsthus had to be false.The findings reveals that of 144 searches, only 21 were clean (no alerts). All the others raised one alert or more. In total, the teams raised 225 alerts. While the sheer number of false alerts stuck Dr Lit as fascinating, it was where they took place that was of greatest interest.When handlers could see a red piece of paper, allegedly marking a location of interest, they were much more likely to say that their dogs signaled an alert. The human handlers were not only distracted on almost every occasion by the stimulus aimed at them, but also transmitted that distraction to their animals— who responded accordingly. To mix metaphors, the dogs were crying—wolf II at the unconscious signal of their handlers. How much that matters in the real world is unclear. But it might. If a handler, for example, unconsciously — profiled II people being sniffed by a drug, or ■exiect i vg dogat an airport, false positive could abound. That is not only bad for innocent travelers, but might distract the team from catching the guilty.55.What did psychologists find out about Clever Hans?A. He was as clever as people claimed.B ．He was really good at counting.C．He could understand human language.D．He merely responded to human signals.56.Lisa Lit and her colleagues.A.questioned the—Clever Hans II effectB.discovered the—Clever Hans II effectC.confirmed the —Clever Hans II effectD.rejected the —Clever Hans II effect57.The dog handlers learned before the searches that.A．each search area contained three target scentsB ．there was actually no target scent in the search areaC．some target scents may be labeled with a special markD. their dogs were expected to find the scents of red paper58.What was most significant about the experiment, according to Dr Lit?A.The location of the false alertsB.The regularity of the false alertsC.The number of the false alertsD.The timing of the false alerts59.It can be concluded from the experiment that.A.dog handlers are more likely to be distracted than their dogsB.dogs may act in response to their handlers' bodily signalsC.the cooperation between dogs and their handlers is key to successD.well- trained dogs can better understand their handlers' signals60.The author thinks that Dr Lit' s findings.A.should raise our concern in real lifeB.may not be useful in real situationsC.should be backed up by further evidenceD.will be widely applied in the near futurePart IV Cloze (15 minutes, 15 points, 1 for each)Zoos have become an important site for the preservation and protection of wildlife resources, __61__ those species that are endangered __62__, many zoos displayed live animals for public entertainment. Presently some zoos have become scientific andeducational __63__ that have contributed to the understanding and conservation of wild animal populations. __64__ the challenges facing modern zoos are the cost of upgrading old facilities, the struggle to obtain __65__ operating funds, and the need to attract more visitors to new and entertaining exhibits.Many __66__ zoos in American cities have undergone renovation 翻新〕during the last decades of the twentieth century. Among the recent trends in zoo __67__ is the construction of new enclosures that resemble natural habitats衲息地〕.The replacement of traditional steel bars and concrete floors __68__ appropriately designed surroundings improves visitor appreciation of the animals. Such renovations may __69__ stress on animals and allow them to interact with one another more naturally.Several major zoos conduct captive propagation programs A captive propagation program includes the breeding of __70__ zoo or wild animals to obtain offspring, usually for release to __71__ or for transfer to other zoos Captive breeding is one method of __72__ some species from extinction.Zoos have expanded and improved public education programs also, with education departments that develop programs 73 zoo exhibits Public activities include in-school programs, zoo tours, special events, and websites The Zoological Society of New York, for example, conducted a major project with a Western African government to monitor an elephant herd 74 it moved throughout its rangeThe importance of zoos will increase as natural habitats are diminishing Through their efforts 75 conservation, education, and environmental advocacy, zoos will continue to play a critical role in wildlife preservation throughout the world .61.. A . superficially B. especially C. importantly D. supposedly62. A By that time B By the time C At one time D At that time63. A institutions Bassociations C foundations D corporation64. A Along B Forward C Among D Through65. A limited B professional C sufficient D excessive66. A newer B older C former D later67. A management B improvement C achievement D assessment68. A under B for Cinto D with69.Areduce Bcause C increase D avoid70.Aselected Bsustained Cpromising Dsurviving71.Anatural Bthe natural Cwild D the wild72.ArestrainingB saving Csheltering Dexempting73. A attributed to B opposed to C referred to D related to74. A. as B. as if C. so D. so that。

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同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语真题2010年A卷(总分100, 做题时间150分钟)Paper OnePart Ⅰ Dialogue CommunicationSection AIn this section，you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers，each followed by four choices marked A，B，C and D．1.A：Can you take over for me here for a little while? I have a **ing to see me． B：I'd like to，but______Ask Peter，he's not so occupied at this moment．SSS_SINGLE_SELA how can I do it?B that's alright．C I have my hands full．D that's impossible．该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:C[解析] A：你能在这儿替我一会儿吗?我有个朋友要来看我。

A项“我怎么做?”B项“好吧!”C项“我正在忙。

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2.A：To get an outside line，just dial 0 and the phone number．Or we can place a call for you，if you want． B：No，thanks a lot．______ SSS_SINGLE_SELA Just put me through．B I'll try it myself．C I'd rather not．D I'll appreciate your help．该题您未回答:х该问题分值: 1答案:B[解析] A：接外线只需要在电话号码前加拨0，或者如果你愿意的话，我可以帮你接通。

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2015年在职申硕（同等学力）英语真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. 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 adults正确答案：D解析：细节题。

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2015同等学力申硕考试英语真题及参考答案Paper One (100minutes)Part I Oral Communication (15 minutes，10 points)Section ADirections：In this section there are two incomplete dialogues and each dialo gue has three blanks and three choices A，B and C，taken from the dialogue. Fil l in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the dialogue and ma rk your answer on the Answer Sheet.Dialogue OneA. Do you know what a handicapped space is?B. The signs always tell you how long you can park there and on what days.C. Then you also need to be aware of the time limits on the street signs.Student: Can you tell me where I can park?Clerk: Are you driving a motorcycle or an automobile?Student: I drive an automobile.Clerk: Fine. You can either park in the student lot or on the street.1 Student: Yes, I have seen those spots.Clerk: Well, when you see the blue spots with the handicapped sign, do not pa rk there unless you have a special permit. Are you going to be parking in the d aytime 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：1.A 2.C 3.BDialogue 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 he re 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. 5Student: Yes. I know what to do.Librarian: 6Student: OK. I see.Librarian: Thank you for joining the library; We look forward to serving you.参考答案4.B 5.C 6.ASection 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 blan ks with one of the choices to complete the interview and mark your answer on th e 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.7Rowling: (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 woma n 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 fa vorite grandmother’s name, Kathleen.Winfrey:9Rowling: 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:10Rowling: NO —it hasn’t held me back, has it?参考答案：7.D 8.C 9.A 10.BPart II Vocabulary(10 points)Directions: In this part there are ten sentences, each with one word or phras e underlined. Choose the one from the four choices marked A, B, C and D that be st keeps the meaning of the sentence. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.11. There are several different options for getting Internet access.A. choicesB. definitionsC. channelsD. reasons12. Earth has an atmosphere, which protects the surface from harmful rays.A. mineralsB. substancesC. gasesD. beams13. The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her hostile a ttitude toward customers.A. unfriendlyB. optimisticC. impatientD. positive14. Since it is late to change my mind now, I am resolved to carry out the pl an.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 bey ond our own solar system.A. withinB. besidesC. outsideD. except20. I prefer chicken to fish because I am worried about accidentally swallowi ng a small bone.A. intentionallyB. unexpectedlyC. anxiouslyD. hurriedly参考答案：11-15 ADABC 16-20 DCACBPart 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 g ot good at running but felt the desire to do more. “The more I trained, the be tter 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 inc reasingly less rate- milestone; running the 26.2-mile race on all seven contine nts.They are part of a phenomenon that has grown out of the running culture in th e past two decades, at the intersection of athleticism and leisure: “runcation s,” 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 man ager. 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 challeng e, it is no longer exciting and adventurous .Hence, the search for new adventur es began.”“No one could ever have imagined that running would become the lifestyle act ivity that it is today,”said Thom Gilligan, founder and president of Boston-ba sed Marathon Tours and Travel. Gilligan, who has been in business since 1979, i s partly responsible for the seven-continent phenomenon.It started with a casual talk to an interviewer about his company offering tr ips to every continent except Antarctica. And then in 1995, Marathon fours host ed 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 r oute 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 responsibili ty 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 at e at places not owned by the school. The Kentucky high court decided that in lo co parentis justified that rule.In loco parentis meant that male and female college students usually had to l ive 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 harde r and harder to defend in loco parentis.At that time, students were not considered adults until 21. Then, in 1971, th e 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. Stud ents came to be seen as consumers of educational services.Gary Dickstein, an assistant vice president at Wright State University in Day ton, Ohio, says in loco parentis is not really gone. It just looks different. T oday’s parents, he says, are often heavily involved in students’lives. They a re known as “helicopter parents.”They always seem to hover over their childre n. Gary Dickstein says these parents are likely to question decisions, especially about safety issues and grades. They want to make sure their financial inves tment 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 leas t not very quickly. But as is often the case, our human view of the world misse s quite a lot. Plants talk to each other all the time. And the language is chem ical.Over the years scientists have reported that different types of plants, from trees to tomatoes, release compounds into the air to help neighboring plants. T hese chemical warnings all have the same purpose—to spread information about o ne plant’s disease so other plants can defend themselves. But exactly how plan ts 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 cut worm caterpillar(毛虫). To start out, they grew plants in two plastic compartme nts connected by a tube. One plant was infested and placed upwind and the other s were uninfested and placed downwind. The downwind plants were later exposed t o the cutworm caterpillar. The results showed that plants that had previously b een near sick neighbors were able to defend themselves better against the cater pillar.The researchers also studied leaves from exposed and unexposed plants. They f ound 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 th eir 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 pr oducing the caterpillar-killing Hex Vic. Researchers confirmed that uninfested plants have to build their own weapon to fight off bugs and diseases. How do th ey know when to play defense? They are warned first by their friendly plant nei ghbors.It is a complex tale, and it may be happening in more plant species than toma toes. 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 ou t 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-o f-life ranking published earlier this month .The city regularly tops such index es as its clean air, spacious homes and weekend possibilities of sailing and sk iing. 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 t o roads that arc already struggling to serve the existing 2.3 million resident s.A proposal by Vancouver’s mayorseeks to prevent the worsening conditions. Up grades would be madeto 2,300 kilometres of road lanes, as well as bus routes an d cycle paths. Four hundred new buses would join the fleet of 1,830. There woul d 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 inc rease 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 t o the west, Vancouver has spread in the only direction where there is still lan d, into the Fraser Valley, which just a few decades ago was mostly farmland. Th e road is often overcrowded.Yet commuters’suspicion of local bureaucrats may exceed their dislike of con gestion. TransLink, which runs public transport in the region, is unloved by ta xpayers. Passengers blame it when Skytrain,the light-rail system, comes to a st andstill because of mechanical or electrical faults, as happened twice in one w eek last summer, leaving commuters stuck in carriages with nothing to do but ex pressing their anger on Twitter. That sort of thing has made voters less willin g 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-integ rated one on which to build, reckons Todd Litman, a transport consultant who ha s worked for TransLink. “These upgrades are all-important if Vancouver wants t o maintain its reputation for being a destination others want to go to.”He say s.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 resident s 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 supportDirections: 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 answ er and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.Towards the end of the 1990s, more than a decade and a half Diet Coke was fir st 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 th irst 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 St ates.Low calorie sodas are fighting a hard battle against not one but two trends a mong 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 c alorie-free, are still sodas, something Americans are proving less and less int erested in drinking.The second, and perhaps more significant trend, is a growing mistrust of arti ficial sweeteners(甜味剂). “Consumers’attitudes towards sweeteners have reall y 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 drinkin g 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 ph ysique than most 43-year-old men.This is a silly and shallow piece。

2010真题答案

2010年同等学力英语真题（A卷）参考答案【口语】1-5 CBABC6-10 DBACB【词汇】11-15 CBDCA16-20 CAADC21-25 CBBDA26-30 BADDB【阅读】31-36 BABCCA37-42 DAABCB43-48 ABDDBD49-54 ADBCDC55-60 ADCBCB【完型】61-65 BDABC66-70 DDABC71-75 BDBDC2010年同等学力英语真题（B卷）参考答案【口语】1-5 DDABA6-10 ACABD【词汇】11-15 CDDAC16-20 DBDBB21-25 CCDAA26-30 CBABA【阅读】31-36 CBBADA37-42 BACCAC43-48 ABADDB49-54 BCDADB55-60 BCADCD【完型】61-65 ACBAD66-70 CCBAD71-75 ACACD2010年同等学力人员中请硕士学位外国语水平全国统一考试英语试卷二参考答案Part I Translation (30 minutes, 20 points, 10 for each section)Section A生态系统就是一个动植物群体，这个群体生活在特定区域而且彼此之间以及与它们的环境之间相互影响。

生态系统包括物理的和化学的成分，例如，土壤，水以及供给有机体生活的养分。

这些有机体中既有巨型动物也有小的微生物细菌。

生态系统也可以被看作是特定区域所有有机体的互动；例如，一个物种可能是另外一个物种的食物。

人类也是他们生活和工作的生态系统的一部分。

人类的活动会伤及甚至破坏当地的生态系统，除非诸如房地产或商业发展的土地政策考虑到了保护和维持当地的生态系统。

Section BAs a new trend of economic and social development, globalization has brought opportunities as well as challenges to china. On one hand, china is becoming the centre of the world manufacture industry and is playing increasingly important role in the international stage. On the other hand, we are facing the problem on how to develop the economy and sustain the excellent cultural tradition in the course ofglobalization.Part II WritingThe Value of FailureIn the above story, the writer is really a great man. He paid a lot to finish wring the draft of his masterpiece, however, the draft was destroyed because of other’s carelessness. Facing the painful result, the writer kept his high spirits instead of losing his heart. He was so confident to treat the failure and never gave up, which impressedme most[s1]描述短文内容We should learn from this great writer. It is true that life is full of difficulties and setbacks. What should we do when we are faced with something disappointing? From my perspective, on one hand, we should not get frustrated. On the other hand, weshould try our best to draw lessons from failure. Only in this way will we achieve success in the future.[s2]发表你对短文内容的看法。

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2010年同等学力英语真题及参考答案Paper One(90 minutes)Part I Dialogue Communication (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 for each )Section A Dialogue CompletionDirections: In this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, to complete the dialogue. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.1. A. Can you take over for me here for a little while? I have a friend coming to see me.B. I’d like to, but _____________. Ask Peter, he is not so occupied at this moment.A. How can I do it?B. that’s alright.C. I have my hands full. B. that’s impossible2. A: To get an outside line, just dial 0 and the phone number. Or we can place a call for you, if you want.B. No, thanks a lot.A. Just put me throughB. I’ll try it my selfC. I’d rather notD. I’ll appreciate your help3. A: Now, it’s just work, work, work. I work hard all day, every day.B: Oh, come on._____________ .You’re making a good salary now.A. Don’t complain.B. So rry to hear about itC. Anything I can do for you?D. What’s your plan?4. A: Pamela, can you come to a meeting on Friday?B: ________________Let me check my schedule. When are you having it?A. No bit deal.B. I am not sureC. Can I ?D. Sure thing?5. A: I am really getting fed up with the salespersons who keep calling.B: _______________A. I hope it is nothing seriousB. They are so stupid!C. So am I. It is so annoyingD. You are right. Forget it.Section B Dialogue ComprehensionDirections: In this section, you will read 5 short conversions between a man and a woman. At Choose the best answer to the question from the 4 choices by marking the corresponding better with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.6. Man: I have figured it all out. It looks like it will take us about 5 hours to drive from here to Chicago.Woman: It’d be more relaxing to take the train. But I guess we should watch our expenses. Question: What does the woman imply?A. She likes to drive when she travelsB. She doesn’t want to go to Chicago.C. She doesn’t know the cost of the train trip.D. It’s cheaper to got to Chicago by car7. Man: How about the examination last week?Woman: If I’d got more time. I could have made it.Question: What does the woman imply?A. She was asked to take another examinationB. She failed the examination last weekC. She did quite well in the examinationD. She didn’t take the examination last week8. Man: Harvard or the State University, have you decided yet?Woma n: Well, I’d rather be a big fish in a small pond.Question: Which university is the woman likely to choose?A. The State UniversityB. HarvardC. NeitherD. She hasn’t decided yet.9. Man: I have just found a great location to open a new shop.Woman: But you haven’t researched the market. Don’t you think this putting the cart beforethe horse?Question: What does the woman mean?A. The man shouldn’t make the decision so quicklyB. It’s risky to choose such a locationC. The man is doing things in the wrong orderD. It’s possible for him to make a better choice10. Woman: My results are a bit flattering because I have had quite a lot of luck.Man: Nonsense, you’re head and shoulders above the others in your group.Question: What does the man think is the rea son for the woman’s success?A. She is really luckyB. She is far better than the othersC. She’s got the others’ supportD. She’s been working hardPart II Vocabulary (20 minutes, 10 points, 0.5 for each)Section ADirections: In this section there are 10 sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.11. Betty was offended because she felt that her friends had ignored her purposefully at the party.A. desperatelyB. definitelyC. deliberatelyD. decisively12. There has been enough playing around so let’s get down to business.A. make a dealB. begin our workC. reach an agreementD. change our plan13. How is it possible for our human body to convert yesterday’s lunch into today’s muscle?A. alterB. developC. modifyD. turn14. It is important for families to observe their traditions even as their children get older.A. noticeB. watchC. followD. celebrate15. It is difficult to comprehend, but everything you have ever seen, smelt, heard or felt is merely your brain’s interpretation of incoming stimuli.A. explanationB. evaluationC. re cognitionD. interruption16. Life is more important than the pressures and stress that we place on ourselves over work and other commitments.A. appointmentsB. arrangementsC. obligationsD. devotions17. If you continue to indulge in computer games like this, you future will be at stake.A. in dangerB. without questionC. on guardD. at large18. Romantic novels, as opposed to realistic ones, tend to present idealized versions of life, often with a happy ending.A. in contrast toB. in regard toC. in terms ofD. in light of19. Most people would agree that, although our age far surpasses all previous ages in knowledge, there has been no correlative increase in wisdom.A. improvesB. precedesC. imposesD. exceeds20. Many students today display a disturbing willingness to choose institutions and careers on the basis of earning potential.A. offensiveB. depressiveC. troublesomeD. tiresomeSection BDirections: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are 4 corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSERS SHEET.21. My oldest son had just finished an _________ holiday stay prior to moving to a new State, a new job, and the next chapter in his life.A. enlargedB. expandedC. extendedD. increased22. Blacks and American Indians __________ less than 10% of students in the top 30 business schools, while they are about 28% of the U.S. population.A. make upB. take upC. reach outD. turn out23. With demand continuing to rise in _____ economies such as China and India, energy traders believe that oil futures are a good bet.A. employingB. emergingC. embracingD. emitting24. Laws and regulations in each country have to be made ___________ the constitution of the country.A. in honor ofB. in memory ofC. in return forD. in line with25. The jury’s ________ was that the accused was guiltyA. verdictB. sentenceC. trialD. debate26. In English learning, a __________ cycle occurs when a student makes more errors after being scolded.A. verticalB. viciousC. vividD. vigorous27. Isn’t it ___________when you learn something you’ve never known before?A. coolB. crazyC. coldD. cute28. There are several factors ___________ the rapid growth of sales promotion, particularly in consumer markets.A. resorting toB. appealing toC. applying toD. contributing to29. The Internet has been developing at a speed ___________ people’s expectations in the past two decades.A. overB. ofC. underD. beyond30. It is obvious that the sports games are no longer amateur affairs; they have become professionally __________________.A. laid offB. laid outC. put offD. put outPartⅢReading Comprehension (45minutes, 30point)Directions: There are 5 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choosethe best one and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across thesquare brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.Passage OneLoneliness has been linked to depression and other health problems. Now, a study says it can also spread. A friend of a lonely person was 52% more likely to develop feelings of loneliness. And a friend of that friend was 25% more likely to do the same.Earlier findings showed that happiness, fatness and the ability to stop smoking can also growlike infections within social groups. The findings all come from a major health study in the American town of Framingham, Massachusetts.The study began in 1948 to investigate the causes of heart disease. Since then, more tests have been added, including measures of loneliness and depression.The new findings involved more than 5,000 people in the second generation of the Framingham Heart Study. The researchers examined friendship histories and reports of loneliness. The results established a pattern that spread as people reported fewer close friends.For example, loneliness can affect relationships between next-door neighbors. The loneliness spreads as neighbors who were close friends now spend less time together. The study also found that loneliness spreads more easily among women than men.Researchers from the University of Chicago, Harvard and the University of California, San Diego, did the study .The findings appeared last month in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.The average person is said to experience feelings of loneliness about 48 days a year. Thestudy found that having a lonely friend can add about 17 days .But every additional friend can decrease loneliness by about 5%,or two and a half days.Lonely people become less and less trusting of others .This makes it more and more difficultfor them to make friends-and more likely that society will reject them.John Cacioppo at the University of Chicago led the study .He says it is important torecognize and deal with loneliness. He says people who have been pushed to the edges of society should receive help to repair their social networks.The aim should be to aggressively create what he calls a “protective barrier” against loneliness. This barrier, he says, can keep the whole network from coming apart.31. Besides loneliness, which of the following can also spread among people?A. FriendshipB. HappinessC. DepressionD. Smoking32. The Framingham Heart Study starting from 1948 ________________A. expanded its research topicsB. involved 5,000 patients of depressionC. identified loneliness as one key factor for heart diseaseD. examined the relationship between loneliness and depression33. Which of the following is true about the spread of loneliness?A. It leads to a gradual loss of friendsB. It is a common phenomenon among womenC. it is often found in the neighborhoodD. it ruins the relationships between close friends34. Having a lonely friend, you are more likely to_________________A. strengthen your friendshipB. develop new friendshipC. increase the sense of lonelinessD. reduce the sense of loneliness35. According to John Cacioppo at the University of Chicago, loneliness can _____________A. result in aggressivenessB. cause people to be overprotectiveC. infect social networksD. push people to the verge of poverty36. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Loneliness can spreadB. Loneliness is linked to depressionC. Lonely people tend to grow fatD. Lonely people need more friendsPassage TwoCalifornia has a new program called the Digital Textbook Initiative. “Starting this fall withhigh school math and science .we will be the first state in the nation to provide schools with a state –approved list of digital textbooks.” That was Governor Arnold Schwarzenegge r in June, talking about his effort to get schools to use materials available free online .He listed reasons why he thinks digital textbooks make sense.California approves traditional textbooks in six-year cycles. Digital one can offer the latest information. They lighten the load of school bags. They save paper and trees, and make learning more fun and interactive .And above all, he said, they help schools with their finances.The state has had to make severe cuts in school spending because of deep financial problems. More than six million students attend California public schools.Earlier this year, California invited content developers to offer digital math and science materials for high schools. These had to meet at least 90%of the state’s learning requirements. Specially trained teachers examined 16 textbooks and approved ten of them.Six of the ten were published by the CK12 Foundation, a nonprofit group that had been developing digital science and math books for about two years. The foundation paid teachers and other education professionals to write and edit them. The money came from a group financed by the Khosla Family.California cannot require schools to use the digital textbooks. Individual school districts will have to decide for themselves.Susan Martimo, a California Department of Education official, says she does not expect widespread use right away. Her best guess is that some schools with a lot of technology will be the first to use them, but only in addition to their traditional books.School administrators point out that the texts may be free online, but students need a way to access them. Not everyone has a computer or electronic reader. Schools could print out copies, but that would not help the environment. Also, there is the cost to train teachers to use digital textbooks effectively.37. The Digital Textbook Initiative _______________A. will probably take effect in six yearsB. covers all the high school subjectsC. has been approved by all statesD. is advocated by California state governor38. The main reason for promoting digital textbooks is to ______________A. help save moneyB. benefit the environmentC. provide interesting materialsD. reduce students’ heavy burden39. The digital textbooks were approved by ___________________A. trained teachersB. content developersC. Khosla FamilyD. CK12 Foundation40. What is true of CK12 Foundation?A. It produced 16 digital textbooksB. It paid teachers to write digital textbooks.C. It is financed by California state government.D. It makes money through developing digital textbooks.41. According to Susan Martimo, digital textbooks __________________A. are not likely to have a widespread useB. will soon replace traditional onesC, will first be adopted by well-equipped schoolsD.are certain to be approved by school districts2011年同等学力英语考试历年真题及参考答案Part One (90 minutes)Part 1 Dialogue communication (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 for each)Section A Dialogue completion1. A: David said he bought a new BMW for $5,000!B: _____. Sounds pretty cheap to me!A: Well, that’s what he said.A.Are you sure?e to think of it.C.Do you think so?D.Is he crazy?2. A: We just came back from Phoenix. And we had the best vacation in years. B: ____. I’m glad to hear it.A.Oh, my goodness!B.How was it?C.Oh, there you go again.D.Good for you.3. A: I just can’t stand this class anymore?B: ____. It’s required, and you have to sit in it in order to graduate.A.Well, why not just drop out of it?B.Why, you can say that again!C.Well, you might as well get used to it.D.Why, I couldn’t agree more!4. A: I don’t know about you, but I thought that film was terrific.B: ____. The action was great, and so was the music.A.Just the same.B.I’m with you there.C.More or less.D.I sure do.5. A: Dan gave me a free ride home, but I paid for the gas.B: You know what they say, ____.A.there’s no free lunchB.don’t bite off more than you can chewC.one good turn deserves anotherD.it’s who you know that countsSection B Dialogue Comprehension6. Woman: I’d rather not talk about it. Just don’t ask.Man: Come on. I think you need to let off some steam.Question: What does the man advise the woman to do?A.To talk to him about the problem.B.To keep the secret.C.To reduce the workload.D.To have a good rest.7. Woman: Julie’s dress looks funny. That style went out last year.Man: Oh, come on, as long as it looks good on her.Question: What does the man try to emphasize?A.Julie’s dress is not outdated.B.Julie’s dress does not suit her.C.Julie should follow the fashion.D.Julie looks fine in that dress.8. Man: What kind of snacks do you prefer?Woman: Oh, I’ve got a sweet tooth, you know.Question: What does the woman probably like?A.Sandwich.B.Hot dogs.C.Ice cream.D.Potato chips.9. Woman: I’m tired of driving all the way to work and back every day. If only cars could drive themselves!Man: Well, some car manufactures are working on them. I guess you’ll soon buy one if you can afford it.Question: What does the man imply?A.The woman will be able to buy an intelligent car.B.Cars that drive themselves may be very expensive.C.He is working with a car producer on intelligent cars.D.Driving to work is really a headache.10. Man: Annie, how does it not even cross your mind that you might want a future with someone?Woman: It’s simple. I don’t mind being married to my career.Question: What’s Annie’s attitude towards her future?A.She will stay with someone unmarried.B.She will live a simple life.C.She will quit her job to get married.D.She will fully focus on her job.Part II Vocabulary (20 minutes, 10 points, 0.5 for each)Section A11. The news reports completely overlooked the more profound political implications of the events.A.neglectedB.foresawC.exploredD.assessed12. Teachers and nurses who deal with children are obliged to report cases of suspected child abuse to authorities.A.remindedB.expectedpelledD.requested13. Your grade will be based in large part on the originality of your ideas.A.creativityB.popularityC.feasibilityD.flexibility14. We suspect there is a quire deliberate attempt to sabotage the elections and undermine the electoral commission.A.consciousB.desperateC.clumsyD.intentional15. So strange were the circumstances of my story that I can scarcely believe myself to have been a party to them.A.justB.hardlyC.almostD.definitely16. Smoke particles and other air pollutants are often trapped in the atmosphere, thus forming dirty fog.A.constrainedB.caughtC.concealedD.concentrated17. Employees in chemical factories are entitled to receive extra pay for doing hazardous work.A.poisonousB.difficultC.dangerousD.harmful18. Curt Carlson, the wealthiest man in Minnesota, owned a hotel and travel company with sales reaching in the neighborhood of $9 billion.A.preciselyB.merelyC.substantiallyD.approximately19. The tendency of the human body to reject foreign matter is the main obstacle to successful organ transplantation.A.factorB.constituentC.barrierD.break20. Whenever you need Tom, he is always there whether it be an ear or a helping hand, so you can always lean on him.A.count onB.benefit fromC.stand forD.stick toSection B21. It ____ without saying that consumers would be happier if prices were lower.A.takesB.appearsC.makesD.goes22. The world economic recession put an ____ end to the steel market upturn that began in 2002.A.irregularB.illegalC.abruptD.absurd23. I’m ____ about how you discovered my website, and am very glad if you enjoy it.A.mysteriousB.furiousC.seriousD.curious24. The Labor Party’s electoral strategy, based on an ____ with other smaller parties, has proved successful.A.acquaintanceB.integrationC.allianceD.intimacy25. The new aircraft will be ____ to a test of temperatures of -65℃ and 120℃.A.suspendedB.suppressedC.summonedD.subjected26. The money I got from teaching on the side was a useful ____ to my ordinary income.A.profitB.supplementC.subsidyD.replacement27. Chinese people are now enjoying better dental health, as shown by the declining ____ of tooth decay.A.treatmentB.incidenceC.consequenceD.misfortune28. Many countries have conversation programs to prevent certain ____ of fish from becoming extinct.A.speciesB.sourcesC.numbersD.members29. Susan never took any cookery courses; she learned cooking by ____ useful tips from TV cookery programs.A.picking upB.bringing upC.putting upD.pulling up30. The President _____ his deputy to act for him while he was abroad.A.promotedB.substitutedC.authorizedD.displacedPart III Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 for each)Passage OneUntil last spring, Nia Parker and the other kids in her neighborhood commuted to school on Bus 59. But as fuel prices rose, the school district needed to find a way to cut its transportation costs. So the school’s busing company redrew its route map, eliminating Nia’s bus altogether. Now Nia and her neighbors travel the half mile to school via a “walking school bus”—a group of kids, supervised by an adult or two, who make the walk together.Like the rest of us, school districts are feeling pinched by rising fuel costs—and finding new way to adapt. The price of diesel fuel has gone up 34 percent in the past two years. For the typical American school district, bus bills total 5 percent of the budget. As administrators look to trim, busing is an inviting target, since it doesn’t affect classroom instruction (or test scores). More than one third of American school administrators have eliminated bus stops or routes in order to stay within budget.Many parents are delighted to see their kids walking to school, partly because many did so themselves: according to a 1969 survey, nearly half of school kids walked or biked to school, compared with only 16 percent in 2001. Modern parents have been unwilling to let kids walk to school for fear of traffic, crime or simple bullying, but with organized adult supervision, those concerns have diminished.Schools and busing companies are finding other ways to save. In rural areas where busing is a must, some schools have even chosen four-day school weeks. Busing companies instruct drivers to eliminate extra stops from routes and to turn off the engine while idling. They are also using computer software to determine the most fuel-efficient routes, which aren’t always the shortest ones.There could be downsides, however, to the busing cutbacks. If every formerly bused student begins walking to school, it’s an environmental win—but if too many of their parents decide to drive then instead, the overall carbon footprint can grow. Replacing buses with many more parent-driven cars can also increase safety risks: A 2002 report concluded students are 13 times safer on a school bus than in a passenger car, since buses have fewer accidents and withstand them better due to their size. And some students complain about the long morning hikes, particularly when the route contains a really big hill.31. The “walking school bus” _____.A．does not consume fuelB．aims to keep children fitC．seldom causes traffic jamsD．is popular with school kids32. In America the responsibility for busing kids to school lies with ____.A．individual schoolsB．school districtsC．teacherD．parents33. As regards walking to school, modern parents seem much concerned with the _____.A．time spent on the wayB．changes in the routeC．kid’s physical strengthD．safety of their children34. To save money, some schools choose to _____.A．take the shortest routesB．shorten the school weekC．give drives better trainingD．use fuel efficient buses35. Busing cutbacks may eventually lead to _____.A．fierce competition among bus companiesB．more students taking public transportationC．an increase in carbon dioxide emissionsD．a decrease in the safety of school buses36. Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude towards busing cutbacks?A．FavorableB．CriticalC．ObjectiveD．IndifferentPassage TwoPeople are living longer than ever, but for some reason, women are living longer than men. A baby boy born in the United States in 2003 can expects to live to be about 73, a baby girl, about 79. This is indeed a wide gap, and no one really knows why it exists. The greater longevity （长寿）of women, however, has been known for centuries. It was, for example, described in the seventeenth century. However, the difference was smaller then – the gap is growing.A number of reasons have been proposed to accounts for the differences. The gap is greatest in industrialized societies, so it has been suggested that women are less susceptible to work strains that may raise the risk of heart disease and alcoholism. Sociologists also tell us that women are encouraged to be less adventurous than men (and this may be why they are more careful drivers, involved in fewer accidents).Even smoking has been implicated in the age discrepancy. It was once suggested that working women are more likely to smoke and as more women entered the work force, the age gap would begin to close, because smoking is related to earlier deaths. Now, however, we see more women smoking and they still tend to live longer although their lung cancer rate is climbing sharply.One puzzling aspect of the problem is that women do not appear to be as healthy as men. That is, they report far more illnesses. But when a man reports an illness, it is more likely to be serious.Some researchers have suggested that men may die early because their health is more strongly related to their emotions. For example, men tend to die sooner after losing a spouse than women do. Men even seem to be more weakened by loss of a job. (Both of these are linked with a marked decrease in the effectiveness of the immune system.) Among men, death follows retirement with an alarming promptness.Perhaps we are searching for the answers too close to the surface of the problem. Perhaps the answers lie deeper in our biological heritage. After all, the phenomenon is not isolated to humans. Females have the edge among virtually all mammalian (哺乳动物的) species, in that they generally live longer. Furthermore, in many of these species the differences begin at the momentof conception; there are more male miscarriages（流产）. In human, after birth, more baby boys than baby girls die.37. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?A．Men’s lifespan remains almost unchanged.B．Researchers have found the cause of the age gapC．The more advanced a society, the greater the age gap.D．The age gap was noticed only recently.38. As is suggested in Paragraph 2, the two factors relevant to women’s longer lifespan are ____.A．diseases and road accidentsB．industrialization and work strainsC．their immunity to heart disease and refusal of alcoholD．their endurance of work strains and reluctance for adventure39. According to Paragraph3, which of the following statements is true?A．The great number of male smokers contributes to the age gap.B．The growing number of smoking women will narrow the age gap.C．Female workers are more likely to smoke than make workers.D．Smoking does not seem to affect women’s longevity.40. Which of the following phenomena makes researchers puzzled?A．Men’s health is more closely related to their emotions.B．Though more liable to illnesses, women still live longer.C．Men show worse symptoms than women when they fall ill.D．Quite a number of men die soon after their retirement.41. The word “edge” in Paragraph 6 means “_____”.A．marginB．sideC．advantageD．quality42. What is the main idea of the passage?A．The greater longevity of women remains a mystery.B．That women are healthier than men well explains their longevity.C．People are living longer as a result of industrialization.D．Women are less emotionally affected by difficulties in life.Passage ThreeMany are aware of the tremendous waste of energy in our environment, but fail to take advantage of straightforward opportunities to conserve that energy. For example, everyone knows that lights should be switched off when no one is in an office. Similarly, when employees are not using a meeting room, there is no need to regulate temperature.Fortunately, one need not rely on human intervention to conserve energy. With the help of smart sensing and network technology, energy conservation processes such as turning off lights and adjusting temperature can be readily automated. Ultimately, this technology will enable consumers and plant managers to better identify wasteful energy use and institute procedures that lead to smarter and more efficient homes, buildings and industrial plants.Until now, wires and cables for power and connectivity have limited the widespread adoption of sensor (传感器) networks by making them difficult and expensive to install and maintain. Battery-powered wireless networks can simplify installation and reduce cost. But their high power consumption and the corresponding need for regular battery replacement has made wireless networks difficult and costly to maintain. Nobody wants to replace hundreds or thousands of window sensor batteries in a large building on a regular basis.The promise of wireless sensor networks can only be fully realized when the wiring for both the data communication and the power supply is eliminated. Doing so requires a true battery-free wireless solution, one that can utilize energy harvested directly from the environments. To。