同等学力英语每日一练(2013-12-28) ——学苑教育
2013年同等学力英语语法专项练习题及答案解析(四)
2013年同等学力英语语法专项复习练习题(四)1. Politics ______ the art or science of government.A. isB. areC. beD. being2. My friend was very unhappy for not ______ to the concert.A. to be invitedB. have been invitedC. to have been invitedD. inviting3. The noise was caused by a dog ______ a cat through the garden.A. chasingB. fightingC. runningD. following4. I must get up earlier tomorrow morning ______ late again.A. not to beB. not beingC. so as not to beD. for not being5. Because of her peculiar characteristics, she has a lot of difficulty ______ friends with her classmates.A. to makeB. makingC. of makingD. for her to make6. I consider ______ more knowledge than his brother of biology.A. him havingB. him to have hadC. him to haveD. his having had7. Excuse me, but it is time to have your temperature ______.A. takeB. takingC. to takeD. taken8. The stars are ______ when there is no moon.A. brightestB. the brightestC. more brighterD. much brighter. The experts feel that there would be fewer problems underground than ______ in case of an earthquake.A. on the surfaceB. surfaceC. the surfaceD. that on the surface10. The observation deck at the World Trade Center ______ in New York.A. was highest than any other oneB. was higher than any other oneC. was highest that any other oneD. was higher that any other one2. We are all working hard to fulfil the ______ plan.A. countryB. country’sC. the country ofD. of the country12. He said that he’d sooner die than ______ his motherland.A. betrayB. to betrayC. betrayedD. betraying13. The seats in the second plane ______.A. had been almost all filledB. had all been almost filledC. had almost all been filledD. had almost been filled all14. His office is within ______ from the post office.A. a stone’s throwB. a throw of a stoneC. stone’s throwD. the stone’s throw15. I’m sorry ______ so long. I forgot to tell you in advance where I had put my key.A. to keep you waitB. to keep you waitingC. to keep you waitedD. to have kept you waiting16. ______ deeply moved by his speech.A. Every of us wereB. Everyone of us wasC. Everyone of us wereD. Each one of us was17. The opportunity was almost ______ grabbed.A. too good to beB. too good not to beC. so good to beD. too good18. I’d just as soon ______ rudely to her.A. that you won’t speakB. your not speakingC. you not speakD. you didn’t speak19. We couldn’t find what we wanted, but we ______ somehow.A. made to doB. made doC. making doneD. made doing20. The two-story building is ______ house.A. his sister-in-law’sB. his sister’s-in-lawC. his sister-in-lawD. his sister’s-in-laws21. ______, the teacher was standing at the door of the classroom.A. Surrounded by a group of studentsB. Being surrounded by a group of studentsC. Surrounding by a group of studentsD. To be surrounded by a group of students22. There is a general understanding among the members of the Board of Directors that chief attention ______ to the undertaking that is expected to bring in the highest profit.A. is givenB. should be givenC. givesD. must be given23. Victor certainly talks a lot and he’s never interested in what ______ has to say.A. anyone elseB. no oneC. nobody elseD. somebody other24. Rather than ______ on the beach, I went into the sea.A. lyingB. lieC. layD. to lie25. Don’t be too hard on him. He is doing the job ______.A. as best he canB. as he can bestC. he can as bestD. best as he can26. Their plant is much more productive now. This year’s production is four times ______ it was ten years ago.A. asB. thanC. whatD. that27. She’s ______ her sister.A. so tired to helpB. too tired not to helpC. too tired to helpD. tired enough not to help28. She always buys ______ my birthday.A. anything nice toB. any nice thing forC. awful somethingD. something awful for29. I’m surprised to learn that the famous actress married the millionaire so soon; she ______ him quite well.A. hasn’t knownB. can’t have knownC. couldn’t knowD. did know30. “Are my books on the table?”“No, there ______ on the table.”A. aren’t anythingB. isn’t anythingC. aren’t somethingD. isn’t something2013年同等学力英语语法专项练习答案与解析（四）1. 答案：A解析：某些学科名称，虽然形式上是复数的，但谓语动词仍用单数，据此，可将B 排除。
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Visual impairment（视觉障碍）carries with it a reduced or restricted ability to travel through one’s physical and social environment until adequate orientation and mobility skills have been established.Because observational skills are more limited，self-control within the immediate surroundings is limited.The visually impaired person is less able to anticipate hazardous situations or obstacles to avoid.Orientation refers to the mental map one has of one’s surroundings and to the relationship between self and that environment.The mental map is best generated by moving through the environment and piecing together relationships，object by object，in an organized approach.With little or no visual feedback to reinforce this mental map，a visually impaired person must rely on memory for key landmarks and other ndmarks and clues enable visually impaired persons to affirm their position in Space.Mobility，on the other hand，is the ability to travel safely and efficiently from one point to another within one’s physical and social environment.Good orientation skills are necessary to good mobility skills.Once visually impaired students learn to travel safely as pedestrians（行人）they also need to learn to use public transportation to become as independent as possible.To meet the expanding needs and demands of the visually impaired person，there is a sequence of instruction that begins during the preschool years and may continue after high school.Many visually impaired children lack adequate concepts regarding time and space or objects and events in their environment.During the early years much attention is focused on the development of some fundamental concepts，such as inside or outside，in front of or behind，fast or slow，movement of traffic，the variety or intersections，elevators or escalators，and so forth.These concepts are essential to safe，efficient travel through familiar and unfamiliar settings，first within buildings，then in residential neighborhoods，and finally in business communities.1.How can we increase the visually impaired person’s ability to travel through his physical and social environment？A.By helping him develop adequate orientation and mobility skills.B.By teaching him to learn observational skills.C.By warning him of hazardous situations or obstacles.D.By improving his visual ability.2.The visually impaired person’s position in space.A.is not determined by memory but by physical landmarks and cluesB.is located in relation to other items in his mental mapC.enables him to construct the mental mapD.reinforces the mental map of his surroundings3.Mobility skills which the visually impaired person is learning refer to theability.A.to travel as a dependent touristB.to travel as a pedestrian and a passengerC.to travel as a pedestrian with a companyD.to travel within the safe physical and social environment4.In the passage，the author insists that.A.visually impaired children go to school for survivalB.the needs and demands of visually impaired children expandC.visually impaired children acquire the fundamental concepts for safe mobilityD.preschool children receive the instruction in the concepts of time and space or objects and events5.What is the author mainly talking about in the passage？A.Visual impairment and memory.B.The visually impaired person’s physical and social environment.C.Mental development of the visually impaired person.D.Orientation and mobility of the visually impaired person.译文：有视觉障碍的人如果没有掌握足够的定位和移动技能，他们在自然和社会环境中的行走能力会减弱或受到限制。
2013同等学力--英语--模考班--模拟试卷二
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4．在答题卡上正确的填涂方法为：在答案所代表的字母上涂黑，如[A]P art I Oral Communication(15minutes,10points)S ection 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.He just looks it.B.He is all alone,isn't he?C.I don't suppose she come.JanetJanet::Bob,do you know who I saw the other day?Old Jake,looking terribly depressed.Did he get pensioned off at last?Bob:Yes.They made him retire after50years at sea.He is pretty upset about it,but what can you do?He really is pasted.Janet::（1）__________________JanetBob:Yes,his wife has been dead for years.They had one daughter,Dories.But she went off to town as soon as she left school.And he hasn't heard from her since.I hear she is making good money as a model.Janet::Maybe someone could get in touch with her.Get her to come back for a while to help?JanetBob:（2）__________________She never got on with her father.He is bit of a tough character and she is rather selfish.Oh,I expect old Jake will get by.He is healthy at least,comes into a clinic for a check regularly.Janet::Are you his doctor?JanetBob:No,my partner doctor Johnson is.Janet::That bad-tempered old thing?JanetBob:Oh,he isn't bad-tempered.（3）__________________He is an excellent doctor,taught me a lot,and he has a very nice family.His wife invites me over there to supper every week.Very pleasant.Janet::Yes.I teach their daughter Pen at school.She is a bit careless and lazy about her school work,but a Janetbright little thing and very popular with her age group.Dialogue TwoA.give or take a few yearsB.none that I can rememberC.It won’t take very longPoliceman::Mrs.Dawson,thanks very much for coming down to the station.I’d just like to go over some Policemanof the things that you told police officer Parmer at the bank.Mrs.Dawson:All right.Policeman::Well,could you describe the man who robbed the bank for this report that we’re filling out Policemanhere?Now,anything at all that you can remember would be extremely helpful to us.Mrs.Dawson:Well,just…I can only remember basically what I said before.Policeman::That’s all right.PolicemanMrs.Dawson:The man’s tall,six foot,and he had dark hair,and he had moustache.Policeman::Very good.All right,did he have any other distinguishing marks?PolicemanMrs.Dawson:Um,no,（4）__________________.PolicemanPoliceman::Do you remember how old he was by any chance?Mrs.Dawson:Well,I guess around30,maybe younger,（5）__________________.Policeman::Uh huh,all right.Do you remember anything about what he was wearing?PolicemanMrs.Dawson:Yes,yes,he had on a dark sweater,a,a solid color.PolicemanPoliceman::OK.Um,anything else that strikes you at the moment?Mrs.Dawson:I remember he was wearing a light shirt under the sweater.Yes,yes.Policeman::All right,Mrs.Dawson,I really appreciate what you’ve been through today.I’m just going to Policemanask you to look at some photographs before you leave if you don’t mind.（6）__________________.Can you do that for me?Mrs.Dawson:Oh,of course.Policeman::Would you like to step this way with me,please?PolicemanMrs.Dawson:OK,sure.Policeman::Thank you.PolicemanS ection BD irections:In this section there is one incomplete interview which has four blanks and four choices A,B,C and D,taken from the interview.Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the interview and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.A.Without them I would have no business at allB.I decided to expand my businessC.I started off with a small dinerD.we don’t need to do that anymoreHostess::Good evening,and welcome to this week’s“Business World”—a program for and about business Hostesspeople.Tonight we have Mr.Angeleno,who came to the United States six years ago,and is now an established businessman with three restaurants in town.Tell us,Mr.Angeleno,how did you get started?Mr.Angeleno:Well,（7）__________________.I did all the cooking myself and my wife waited on tables. It was really too much work for two people.My cooking’s great.And word got around town about the food. Within a year,I had to hire another cook and four waitresses.When that restaurant became very busy,（8）__________________.Now with three places my main concern is keeping the business successful and running smoothly.Hostess::Do you advertise?HostessMr.Angeleno:Oh yes.I don’t have any TV commercials,because they are too expensive.But I advertise a lot on radio and in local newspapers.My children used to distribute ads in nearby shopping centers,but（9）__________________.Hostess::Why do you believe you’ve been so successful?HostessMr.Angeleno:Mm,I always serve the freshest possible food and I make the atmosphere as comfortable and as pleasant as I can,so that my customers will want to come back.Hostess::So you always aim to please the customers?HostessMr.Angeleno:Absolutely!（10）__________________.Hostess::Thank you,Mr.Angeleno.I think your advice will be helpful to those just starting out in business.HostessPart II Vocabulary(10minutes,10points)Directions:In this section there are10sequences,each with one word or phrase underlined.Choose the one from the4choices marked A,B,C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentences.Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.11.We felt very nice in the lobby,the more so since it was chilly out of doors that day.A.colddC.moderateD.hot12.Some measured all actions by the unalterable rule of night,and the eternal fitness of things.A.externalB.permanentC.intermittentD.simultaneous13.The Taoist believes that the senses are doors through which the freed soul rushes to mingle with the colors and tones of the universe.A.collideB.interactC.assimilateD.blend14.The insults from the reporters ignited her anger to the point where he became speechless.A.quenchedB.swallowedC.sparkedD.disturbed15.Failure to control the growth of international debt will also constrain living standards.A.enhanceB.reinforceC.restrainD.stabilize16.Legislators are considering whether the drug laws for possession of marijuana are too severe.A.vagueB.harshC.diverseD.covert17.Unable to break down the opposition,the president had to resign to bring order to the country.A.overcomeB.digestC.undermineD.dominate18.We have done all we could and now our cherished project is at the mercy of our new CEO.A.under the guidance ofB.at the disposal ofC.with the assistance ofD.on the agenda of19.I can’t understand how he can feel that his colleagues are always ready to denounce Him.plimentB.criticizeC.flatterD.challenge20.The debate as to which is the best way to lose weight has never come to an end.A.consideringB.includingC.relatingD.concerningPart III Reading Comprehension(45minutes,25points)S ection ADirection:There are4passages in this part,each passage is followed by5questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are4choice marked A,B,C and D.Choose the best one and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.P assage1I was addressing a small gathering in a suburban Virginia living room--a women's group that had invited men to join them.Throughout the evening one man had been particularly talkative frequently offering ideas and anecdotes while his wife sat silently beside him on the couch.Toward the end of the evening I commented that women frequently complain that their husbands don't talk to them.This man quickly concurred.He gestured toward his wife and said"She's the talker in our family."The room burst into laughter;the man looked puzzled and hurt."It's true"he explained."When I come home from work I have nothing to say.If she didn't keep the conversation going we'd spend the whole evening in silence."This episode crystallizes the irony that although American men tend to talk more than women in public situations they often talk less at home.And this pattern is wreaking havoc with marriage.The pattern was observed by political scientist Andrew Hacker in the late70’s.Sociologist Catherine Kohler Riessman reports in her new book"Divorce Talk"that most of the women she interviewed--but only a few of the men--gave lack of communication as the reason for their divorces.Given the current divorce rate of nearly50percent that amounts to millions of cases in the United States every year--a virtual epidemic of failed conversation.In my own research complaints from women about their husbands most often focused not on tangible inequities such as having given up the chance for a career to accompany a husband to his or doing far more than their share of daily life-support work like cleaning cooking social arrangements and errands.Instead they focused on communication:"He doesn't listen to me""He doesn't talk to me."I found as Hacker observed years before that most wives want their husbands to be first and foremost conversational partners but few husbands share this expectation of their wives.In short the image that best represents the current crisis is the stereotypical cartoon scene of a man sitting at the breakfast table with a newspaper held up in front of his face while a woman glares at the back of it wanting to talk.21.What is most wives'main expectation of their husbands?A.Talking to them.B.Trusting them.C.Supporting their careers.D.Sharing housework.22.Judging from the context,the phrase“wreaking havoc”(Para.2)most probably means___.A.generating motivation.B.exerting influenceC.causing damageD.creating pressure23.All of the following are true EXCEPT_______.A.men tend to talk more in public tan womenB.nearly50percent of recent divorces are caused by failed conversationC.women attach much importance to communication between couplesD.a female tends to be more talkative at home than her spouse24.Which of the following can best summarize the main idea of this text?A.The moral decaying deserves more research by sociologists.B.Marriage break-up stems from sex inequalities.C.Husband and wife have different expectations from their marriage.D.Conversational patterns between man and wife are different.25.In the following part immediately after this text,the author will most probably focus on_____.A.a vivid account of the new book Divorce TalkB.a detailed description of the stereotypical cartoonC.other possible reasons for a high divorce rate in the U.S.D.a brief introduction to the political scientist Andrew HackerP assage2Pretty in pink:adult women do not remember being so obsessed with the colour,yet it is pervasive in our young girls’lives.It is not that pink is intrinsically bad,but it is such a tiny slice of the rainbow and,though it may celebrate girlhood in one way,it also repeatedly and firmly fuses girls’identity to appearance.Then it presents that connection,even among two-year-olds,between girls as not only innocent but as evidence of innocence.Looking around,I despaired at the singular lack of imagination about girls’lives and interests.Girls’attraction to pink may seem unavoidable,somehow encoded in their DNA,but according to Jo Paoletti,an associate professor of American Studies,it is not.Children were not colour-coded at all until theearly20th century,in the era before domestic washing machines all babies wore white as a practical matter, since the only way of getting clothes clean was to boil them.What’s more,both boys and girls wore what were thought of as gender-neutral dresses.When nursery colours were introduced,pink was actually considered the more masculine colour,a pastel version of red,which was associated with strength.Blue,with its intimations of the Virgin Mary,constancy and faithfulness,symbolized femininity.It was not until the mid-1980s,when amplifying age and sex differences became a dominant children’s marketing strategy,that pink fully came into its own,when it began to seem inherently attractive to girls,part of what defined them as female,at least for the first few critical years.I had not realized how profoundly marketing trends dictated our perception of what is natural to kids, including our core beliefs about their psychological development.Take the toddler.I assumed that phase was something experts developed after years of research into children’s behavior:wrong.Turns out,according to Daniel Cook,a historian of childhood consumerism,it was popularized as a marketing trick by clothing manufacturers in the1930s.Trade publications counseled department stores that,in order to increase sales,they should create a“third stepping stone”between infant wear and older kids’clothes.It was only after“toddler”became a common shoppers’term that it evolved into a broadly accepted developmental stage.Splitting kids,or adults,into ever-tinier categories has proved a sure-fire way to boost profits.And one of the easiest ways to segment a market is to magnify gender differences-or invent them where they did not previously exist.26.By saying“it is…the rainbow”(Line2,Para.1),the author means pink____.A.should not be the sole representation of girlhoodB.should not be associated with girls’innocenceC.cannot explain girls’lack of imaginationD.cannot influence girls’lives and interests27.According to paragraph2,which of the following is true of colours?A.Colours are encoded in girls’DNA.B.Blue used to be regarded as the colour for girls.C.Pink used to be a neutral colour in symbolizing genders.D.White is preferred by babies.28.The author suggests that our perception of children’s psychological development was much influenced by_____.A.the marketing of products for childrenB.the observation of children’s natureC.researches into children’s behaviourD.studies of childhood consumption29.We may learn from paragraph4that department stores were advised to____.A.focus on infant wear and older kids’clothesB.attach equal importance to different gendersC.classify consumers into smaller groupsD.create some common shoppers’terms30.It can be concluded that girls’attraction to pink seems to be____.A.clearly explained by their inborn tendencyB.fully understood by clothing manufacturersC.mainly imposed by profit-driven businessmenD.well interpreted by psychological expertsP assage3We have a crisis on our hands.You mean global warming?The world economy?No,the decline of reading. People are just not doing it anymore,especially the young.Who's responsible?Actually,it's more like,What is responsible?The Internet,of course,and everything that comes with it–Facebook,Twitter(微博).You can write your own list.There's been a warning about the imminent death of literate civilization for a long time.In the20th century, first it was the movies,then radio,then television that seemed to spell doom for the written world.None did. Reading survived;in fact it not only survived,it has flourished.The world is more literate than ever before–there are more and more readers,and more and more books.The fact that we often get our reading material online today is not something we should worry over.The electronic and digital revolution of the last two decades has arguably shown the way forward for reading and for writing.Take the arrival of e-book readers as an example.Devices like Kindle make reading more convenient and are a lot more environmentally friendly than the traditional paper book.As technology makes new ways of writing possible,new ways of reading are possible.Interconnectivity allows for the possibility of a reading experience that was barely imaginable before.Where traditional books had to make do with photographs and illustrations,an e-book can provide readers with an unlimited number of links: to texts,pictures,and videos.In the future,the way people write novels,history,and philosophy will resemble nothing seen in the past.On the other hand,there is the danger of trivialization.One Twitter group is offering its followers single-sentence-long"digests"of the great novels.War and Peace in a sentence?You must be joking.We should fear the fragmentation of reading.There is the danger that the high-speed connectivity of the Internet will reduce our attention span-that we will be incapable of reading anything of length or which requires deep concentration.In such a fast-changing world,in which reality seems to be remade each day,we need the ability to focus and understand what is happening to us.This has always been the function of literature and we should be careful not to let it disappear.Our society needs to be able to imagine the possibility of someone utterly in tune with modern technology but able to make sense of a dynamic,confusing world.In the15th century,Johannes Guttenberg's invention of the printing press in Europe had a huge impact on civilization.Once upon a time the physical book was a challenging thing.We should remember this before we assume that technology is out to destroy traditional culture.31.Which of the following paragraphs briefly reviews the historical challenges for reading?A.Paragraph One.B.Paragraph Two.C.Paragraph Three.D.Paragraph Four.32.The following are all cited as advantages of e-books EXCEPT_____.A.multimodal contentB.environmental friendlinessC.convenience for readersD.imaginative design33.Which of the following can best describe how the author feels toward single-sentence-long novels?A.IronicB.Worried.C.Sarcastic.D.Doubtful.34.According to the passage,people need knowledge of modern technology and_____to survive in the fast-changing society.A.good judgmentB.high sensitivityC.good imaginationD.the ability to focus35.What is the main idea of the passage?A.Technology pushes the way forward for reading and writing.B.Interconnectivity is a feature of new reading experience.C.Technology is an opportunity and a challenge for traditional reading.D.Technology offers a greater variety of reading practice.P assage4Will the European Union make it?The question would have sounded strange not long ago.Now even the project’s greatest cheerleaders talk of a continent facing a“Bermuda triangle”of debt,population decline and lower growth.As well as those chronic problems,the EU face an acute crisis in its economic core,the16countries that use the single currency.Markets have lost faith that the euro zone’s economies,weaker or stronger,will one day converge thanks to the discipline of sharing a single currency,which denies uncompetitive members the quick fix of devaluation.Yet the debate about how to save Europe’s single currency from disintegration is stuck.It is stuck because the euro zone’s dominant powers,France and Germany,agree on the need for greater harmonization within the euro zone,but disagree about what to harmonies.Germany thinks the euro must be saved by stricter rules on borrow spending and competitiveness,barked by quasi-automatic sanctions for governments that do not obey.These might include threats to freeze EU funds for poorer regions and EU mega-projects and even the suspension of a country’s voting rights in EU ministerial councils.It insists that economic co-ordination should involve all27members of the EU club,among whom there is a small majority for free-market liberalism and economic rigour;in the inner core alone,Germany fears, a small majority favour French interference.A“southern”camp headed by French wants something different:”European economic government”within an inner core of euro-zone members.Translated,that means politicians intervening in monetary policy and a system of redistribution from richer to poorer members,via cheaper borrowing for governments through common Eurobonds or complete fiscal transfers.Finally,figures close to the France government have murmured, curo-zone members should agree to some fiscal and social harmonization: e.g.,curbing competition in corporate-tax rates or labour costs.It is too soon to write off the EU.It remains the world’s largest trading block.At its best,the European project is remarkably liberal:built around a single market of27rich and poor countries,its internal borders are far more open to goods,capital and labour than any comparable trading area.It is an ambitious attempt to blunt the sharpest edges of globalization,and make capitalism benign.36.The EU is faced with so many problems that_________.A.it has more or less lost faith in marketsB.even its supporters begin to feel concernedC.some of its member countries plan to abandon euroD.it intends to deny the possibility of devaluation37.The debate over the EU’s single currency is stuck because the dominant powers_________.A.are competing for the leading positionB.are busy handling their own crisesC.fail to reach an agreement on harmonizationD.disagree on the steps towards disintegration38.To solve the euro problem,Germany proposed that_________.A.EU funds for poor regions be increasedB.stricter regulations be imposedC.only core members be involved in economic co-ordinationD.voting rights of the EU members be guaranteed39.The French proposal of handling the crisis implies that____.A.poor countries are more likely to get fundsB.strict monetary policy will be applied to poor countriesC.loans will be readily available to rich countriesD.rich countries will basically control Eurobonds40.Regarding the future of the EU,the author seems to feel_________.A.pessimisticB.desperateC.conceitedD.hopefulS ection BD irections:In this section,you are required to read several excerpts from newspapers and/or magazines.These excerpts are followed by questions or unfinished statements,each with four suggested answers A,B,C and D. Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.Excerpt1:In a now familiar global ritual,Apple fans jammed shops across the globe to pick up the tech juggernaut’s （盲目崇拜的）latest iPhone5.Eager buyers formed long lines Friday at Apple Inc.stores in Asia,Europe and North America to be the first to get their hands on the latest version of the smartphone.The handset has become a hot seller despite a new map application that early users have deemed inferior to Google Maps,the software it replaces.Apple received two million orders in the first24hours of announcing its release date,more than twice the number for the iPhone4S in the same period when that phone launched a year ago.Excerpt2:Some fans went to extremes to be among the first buyers by arriving at Apple’s flagship stores day ahead of the release of latest iPhone5.In downtown Sydney,Todd Foot,24,showed up three days early to nab the coveted first spot.He spent about18hours a day in a folding chair,catching a few hours’sleep each night in a tent on the sidewalk. Excerpt3:In Paris,the phone launch was accompanied by a workers’protest—a couple of dozen former and current Apple employees demonstrated peacefully to demand better work benefits.Some criticized what they called Apple’s transformation from an offbeat company into a multinational powerhouse.But the protesters—urged by a small labor union to demonstrate at Apple stores around France—were far outnumbered by lines of would-be buyers on the sidewalk outside the store near the city’s gilded opera house. Excerpt4:Not everyone lining up at the various Apple stores was an enthusiast,though.In Hong Kong,university student Kevin Wong,waiting to buy a black16gigabyte model for5,588Hong Kong dollars($720),said he was getting one“for the cash.”He planned to immediately resell it to one of the numerous grey market retailers catering to mainland Chinese buyers.China is one of Apple’s fastest growing markets but a release date for the iPhone5there has not yet been set.Excerpt5:In New York,several hundred people lined up outside Apple’s5th Avenue store.Jimmy Peralta,a 30year-old business management student,waited three hours before getting the chance to buy his new gadget. Was it worth the wait?“Definitely,”he said,noting that the new phone’s larger screen and lighter weight compelled him to upgrade from the iPhone4.“It’s just such a smart phone it does all the thinking for you,you can’t get any easier than that.”Excerpt6:In a sign of the intense demand,police in Osaka,Japan,were investigating the theft of nearly200iPhone5s, including116from one shop alone.In London,police sought help finding a man wanted in connection with the theft of252iPhone5s from a shop in Wimbledon early Friday morning.Excerpt7:In London,some shoppers had camped out for a week in a queue that snaked around the block.In Hong Kong,the first customers were greeted by staff cheering,clapping,chanting“iPhone5!iPhone5!”and high-fiving them as they were escorted through the front door.41.Eager buyers were lining for the release of iPhone5in the following places EXCEPT_______.A.BeijingB.New YorkC.ParisD.Sydney42.Which Excerpt mentions the merits of iPhone5in particular?A.Excerpt1B.Excerpt3C.Excerpt5D.Excerpt743.Which of the following choices involve Apple employees?A.Excerpt1and Excerpt3B.Excerpt2and Excerpt7C.Excerpt3and Excerpt7D.Excerpt4and Excerpt644.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the excerpts?A.The map application of Apple is thought to be not as good as Google Maps by early users.B.In Paris,the demonstration of former and current Apple employees turned to violence.C.The main purpose of protesters in Paris was to improve their work benefits.D.Not all people who queue up at the Apple stores are eager buyers.45.Which excerpt deals with the negative side of the popularity of iPhone5?A.Excerpt2B.Excerpt3C.Excerpt5D.Excerpt6Part IV Cloze(10minutes,10points)Directions:There are10blanks in the following passage.For each numbered blank,there are4choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.Fueled by weather,wind,and dry undergrowth,uncontrolled wildfires can burn acres of land-and consume everything in their way—in mere minutes.46,more than100,000wildfires clear4million to5million acres of land in the U.S.every year.A wildfire moves at speeds of up to23kilometers an hour,consuming everything-trees,bushes,homes,even humans-in its47.There are three conditions that need to be48in order for a wildfire to burn:fuel,oxygen,and a heat source.Fuel is any material49a fire that will burn quickly and easily,including trees,grasses,bushes,even homes.Air applies the oxygen a fire50to burn.Heat sources help spark the wildfire and bring fuel to51 hot enough to start burning.Lighting,burning campfires or cigarettes,hot winds,and even the sun can all provide52heat to spark a wildfire.53often harmful and destructive to humans,naturally occurring wildfires play a positive role in nature. They54nutrients to the soil by burning dead or decaying matter.They remove diseased plants and harmful insects from a forest ecosystem.And by burning55thick trees and bushes,wildfires allow sunlight to reach the forest floor,enabling a new generation of young plants to grow.46. A.After all B.Above all C.In sum D.On average47. A.route B.track C.path D.trace48. A.stable B.present C.fixed D.favorable49. A.surrounding B.keeping C.causing D.marking50. A.acquires B.needs C.captures D.meets51. A.materials B.places C.temperatures D.conditions52. A.additional B.excessive C.plentiful D.sufficient53. A.although B.as C.If D.whereas54. A.drive B.reduce C.return D.assign55. A.over B.through C.below D.beyondP art V Text Completion(20minutes,20points)Directions:In this part there are three short texts.For each text,you should first fill in the blank in the choices A,B,C(and K)with the best answer provided in the rectangle.Then,complete the text itself by filling in each of the blanks with the completed A,or B,or C(or D).Write your answer on the Answer Sheet.。
2013同等学力英语试题精选 4月22日 2
【每日一练】2013同等学力申硕英语试题精选4月22日对于2013同等学力申硕准考生来说，虽说大纲有变化（英语考试大纲第六版），但是只要考生天天坚持练习同等学力英语试题，一定有所突破。
新阳光教育为2013年同等学力申硕考生整理了同等学力英语每日一练试题及答案解析，希望对广大同等学力申硕考生有所帮助。
Comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20th century and the diffusion of printing in the 15th and 16th centuries. Y et much had happened __1__. As was discussed before, it was not __2__ the 19th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre-electronic medium, following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the __3__ of the periodical. It was during the same time that the communications revolution __4__ up, beginning with transport, the railway, and leading __5__ through the telegraph, the telephone, radio, and motion pictures __6__ the 20th-century world of the motor car and the air plane. Not everyone sees that process in __7__. It is important to do so.It is generally recognized, __8__, that the introduction of the computer in the early 20th century, __9__ by the invention of the integrated circuit during the 1960s, radically changed the process.As time went by, computers became smaller and more powerful, and they became “personal”too, as well as institutional, with display becoming sharper and storage __10__ increasing. They were thought of, like people, __11__ generations, with the distance between generations much __12__.It was within the computer age that the term “information society”began to be widely used to describe the context within which we now live. The communications revolution has __13__ both work and leisure and how we think and feel both about place and time, but there have been __14__ views about its economic, political, social and cultural implications. “Benefits”have been weighed __15__ “harmful”outcomes. And generalizations have proved difficult.1. A. between B. before C. since D. later2. A. after B. by C. during D. until3. A. process B. company C. light D. form4. A. gathered B. speeded C. worked D. picked5. A. on B. out C. over D. off6. A. of B. for C. beyond D. into7. A. concept B. dimension C. effect D. perspective8. A. indeed B. hence C. however D. therefore9. A. brought B. followed C. stimulated D. characterized10. A. ability B. capability C. capacity D. faculty11. A. by means of B. in terms of C. with regard to D. in line with12. A. deeper B. fewer C. nearer D. smaller13. A. regarded B. impressed C. influenced D. effected14. A. competitive B. controversial C. distracting D. irrational15. A. above B. upon C. against D. with答案解析：1. A。
2013年同等学力英语语法专项练习题及答案解析(十)
2013年同等学力英语语法专项复习练习题(十)271. After a time she heard a little pattering of feet in the distance and she dried her eyes to see ______.A. who comesB. who cameC. who was comeD. who was coming272. I ______ the doctor at six this afternoon.A. meetB. am to meetC. would meetD. was going to meet273. A candidate for the post ______ at the moment.A. is interviewingB. is being interviewedC. being interviewingD. interviewing274. This is the first time ______ by air.A. I travelB. I traveledC. I had traveledD. I have traveled275. He is the most interesting man ______.A. I metB. I have metC. I meetD. I had met276. It’s ten years since we ______.A. have partedB. partedC. patD. were parted277. They ______ than he called.A. have no sooner returnedB. have hardly returnedC. had no sooner returnedD. had hardly returned278. My mother ______ when the thief broke in.A. cookedB. have cookedC. is cookingD. was cooking279. I’m rather tired. I ______ since 6 o’clock this morning.A. was doing houseworkB. have done houseworkC. did houseworkD. have been doing housework280. I ______ this stereo equipment two years ago.A. has boughtB. has hadC. boughtD. buy281. She regrets that she divorced him. She ______ stupid.A. is justB. was just beingC. had just beenD. would just be282. The teacher told the students that the earth ______ round the sun.A. runB. runsC. ranD. was running283. Floods and bad farming over the years ruined a land that ______ and made it miserably poor.A. had once been richB. was once richC. have once been richD. was once being rich284. At this moment the king, who ______ chess for some time, called out silence.A. was busy playingB. had been busy playingC. was busy to playD. had busy playing285. The old man opened the mail which ______ that morning.A. had been deliveredB. deliveredC. is deliveredD. had delivered286. Six years ______ since I had begun studying English.A. passed byB. has passed byC. had passed byD. passing by287. When he was in the countryside, they ______ in the middle of the yard, spinning, talking and laughing.A. were to sitB. satC. were sittingD. would sit288. He ______ articles for our wall-newspaper these 3 years, and he ______ about thirtyarticles.A. has written/has writtenB. has been writing/wroteC. is writing/wroteD. has been writing/has written289. Where ______ my book? I can’t find it.A. you putB. you have putC. have you putD. did you put290. It was not until then that I came to know knowledge ______ only from practice.A. had comeB. cameC. would comeD. comes291. The car ______ at the present speed until it reaches the foot of the mountain at about teno’clock.A. would goB. wentC. will be goingD. goes292. Let’s go, ______ we?A. willB. won’tC. shallD. should293. I would have come to see you had it been possible, but I ______ so busy then.A. had beenB. wasC. wereD. would be294. We were not yet ready, but he ______ in half an hour.A. was arrivingB. will arriveC. had been arrivingD. arrives295. The buses here ______ on time.A. are never leavingB. will never leaveC. would never have leftD. never leave296. He has been to London, and he ______ there again last year.A. has beenB. has goneC. wentD. had been297. If you ______ here for a moment, I’ll go back to fetch my bag.A. will waitB. have waitedC. are waitingD. will be waiting298. My neighbour ______ the violin; she usually practices at about this time.A. practicesB. will practiceC. had practicedD. is practicing299. When I ______ the film started.A. seatedB. was seatingC. was seatedD. had seated300. I suppose Jack ______ how to get there.A. has knownB. knowsC. has been workingD. is knowing2013年同等学力英语语法专项练习答案与解析（十）271. 答案：D解析：根据句子意思，这里需要“过去正在走来”的意思，故用过去进行时。
2013同等学力考研英语试题精选 4月8日
【每日一练】2013同等学力考研英语试题精选4月8日对于2013同等学力考研准考生来说，虽说大纲有变化（英语考试大纲第六版），但是只要考生天天坚持练习同等学力考研英语试题，一定有所突破。
新阳光教育为2013年同等学力考生整理了英语每日一练试题及答案解析，希望对广大同等学力考研考生有所帮助。
Directions: In this part,there is a passage with ten blanks.For each blank there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the best answer for each blank and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.Teachers need to be aware of the emotional , intellectual , and physical changes that young adults experience. And they also need to give serious 1 to how they can be best 2 such changes . Growing bodies need movement and exercise , but not just in ways that emphasize competition . 3 they are adjusting to their new bodies and a whole host of new intellectual and emotional challenges , teenagers are especially self-conscious and need the confidence that comes from achieving success and knowing that their accomplishments are 4 by others . However , the typical teenage lifestyle is already filled with so much competition that it would be wise to plan activities in which there are more winners than losers , 5 , publishing newsletters with many student written book reviews , displaying student artwork , and sponsoring book discussion clubs . A variety of small clubs can provide 6 Opportunities for leadership , as well as for practice in successful 7 dynamics . Making friends is extremely important to teenagers , and many shy students need the 8 of some kind of organization with a supportive adult 9 visible in the background .In these activities , it is important to remember that the young teens have short attention spans . A variety of activities should be organized 10 participants can remain active as long as they want and then 90 on to something else without feeling guilty and without letting the other participants down .1. A. thought B. idea C. opinion D. advice2. A. strengthen B. accommodate C. stimulate D. enhance3. A. If B. Although C. Whereas D. Because4. A. claimed B. admired C. ignored D. surpassed5. A. in effect B. as a result C. for example D. in a sense6. A. durable B. excessive C. surplus D. multiple7. A. group B. individual C. personnel D. corporation8. A. consent B. insurance C. admission D. security9. A. particularly B. barely C. definitely D. Rarely10. A.if only B. now that C. so that D. even if【答案与解析】：1. 【答案】A【解析】give…thought to 意为“考虑……”; give advice to 意为“劝告”，与句意不符。
2013年同等学力考试英语样卷一及参考答案
2013年同等学力考试英语样卷一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．when it comes to the examB．you need to go over it yourselfC．then I can go through it again next timeStudent：I mean I want to do some of these problems．Teacher：Yeah．Student：But it’s taking time to do them．Teacher：When we cover something in the lesson，(1) ．Work out the exercises in it．Erm，when you get a little bit stuck，sort it out yourself，and then think．Student：Yeah．Teacher：I know I see how you do it．And maybe if you’re totally stuck，(2) ．Student：Yeah．Teacher：It’s really the more you do，Mm，on your own．Because(3) ，you’re gonna be on your own．Keep working on it and you’ll be okay．Dialogue TwoA．It’s been paining me all night．B．Let’s have a look and see what they’ve done to you．C．Do I take these Sofradex is they’re prescribed here，Doctor?Doctor：Well，what can we do for you today?Patient：Oh，I’ve an infection in my gum，Doctor．Doctor：In your gum?Patient：Up here．I’ve some tablets and，er，I don’t know．Doctor：(4) Aye，the Sofradex is not doing very much for that，is it?Patient：I’ve never taken them．I’ve just，I stopped taking them．Doctor：Aye，I don’t think they’re doing very much to you．Patient：(5) Doctor．Doctor：Aye．Patient：I'm just wondering if it’s my teeth or that it’s just my blood that’s doing it．Doctor：I think it might be the teeth．It’d be worth getting the dentist to have a look at your plate．Patient：(6)Doctor：Yes，yes．Keep on with those just now．Patient：Yes．Aye，two four，one or two four times a day．Doctor：Yes，one four times a day．Patient：Fine，yeah．Section BDirections：In this section there is one incomplete interview which has four blanks and four choices A，B，C and D，taken from the interview．Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the interview and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet．A．Well，about costumesB．But you know me with fashionC．I kind of feel that it’s more about music itselfD．So you have to change just enoughInterviewer：Does the show have a concept?Interviewee：Well，it’s going to be much more — (7) ．Not that we didn’t do that before．It’s putting more emphasis on big or chestra，music，musicians，singers，songs．We want to do music at the purest as possible，like the old days I guess．So if it’s a concept—Interviewer：HOW about costume—Interviewee：I think it is．Interviewer：How about costume —costume changes?Interviewee：(8) ----yes，I think people like to see artists change in different outfits．Again，it’s a—you have to be careful with that．People want you to change．They want to see outfits．And if you change too much，they say it’s too much．And if you change too little，they say it’s not enough．(9) ．You can’t please everybody．But I have a wonderful stylist，Annie Horth，that I'm going to be working with again and who will make sure that we can please as many people as possible．(10) ．I enjoy that very，very much．So I will try to change，not too little and not too much．Part II Vocabulary(10 minutes，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) I’m in a position to think about my future and plan it a little more rather than just waiting for what happens．A．used to B．unwilling to C．able to D．glad to(12) The Canadian landscape painters’ style featured brilliant colors and free brushstrokes．A．furthered B．showed C．replaced D．excluded(13) Milton Hershey was a successful entrepreneur whose openhearted generosity continues to touch the lives of thousands．A．generation B．kindness C．faculty D．readiness(14) Green plants take in carbon dioxide and give off oxygen in a food-making process called photosynthesis．A．donate B．check C．withhold D．release(15) The discovery of gold fields has long attracted large numbers of prospectors and other people because of the traditionally high value of gold．A．searchers B．inspectors C．protectors D．instructors(16) Even our Mitsubishi four-wheel-drive truck gets altitude sickness once in a while，so we like to give her a rest whenever we can．A．sometimes B．usually C．often D．seldom(17)Sculptors from Pergamum developed a distinct style，which they employed in creating a magnificent altar dedicated to Zeus，king of the Greek gods．A．set up B．carved up C．devoted to D．1ed to(18)Working where there is no running water causes a lot of suffering．Fortunately we have a cold spring a short distance from our house．A．Forgivably B．Steadily C．Constantly D．Luckily(19)The research shows that nearly 130 species of birds are vulnerable to the predicted effects of climate change．A．easily attacked by B．skillfully adapted toC．comfortably inclined to D．closely involved in(20)On the grounds of Wimbledon，a year-round museum is devoted to the joys and history of the sport—and one of their current exhibits showcases Ted Tinling，the popular and controversial designer of tennis dresses．A．conflicting B．well-known C．debatable D．innovativePart III Reading Comprehension(45 minutes，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 OneResearchers analysed the diet of 1 6, 000 people in 52 countries and identified three global eating patterns．The typical Western diet, high in fat, salt and meat, accounted for about 30％of heart attack risk in any population．A “prudent’’ diet high in fruit and vegetables lowered heart risk by a third．An Oriental diet，high in tofu, soy and other sauces, made no difference to heart attack risk．People who ate a Western diet had a 35％greater risk of having a heart attack than those who ate little or no fried．The typical Western diet has been widely linked to heart disease．High salt in the diet can raise blood pressure and the wrong type of fat can clog(阻塞)blood vessels．Ellen Mason, a cardiac nurse for the British Heart Foundation, said: “This study shows that it doesn’t matter whether you live in Bolton or Bombay, or whether you like to eat British, African Caribbean or Asian foods．The vital thing is to reduce your intake of salty, fried, fatty food to a minimum but increase the amount of fruit and vegetables you eat.’’(21) Which of the following was NOT one of the three global eating patterns?A．A Western diet．B．A “prudent" diet．C．An Oriental diet．D．A popular diet．(22) In what way does the typical Western diet do harm to our health?A．It makes people eat little or no foods and meat．B．It is high in salt without fried foods and meat．C．It can block blood vessels with the wrong type of fat．D．It leads to the connection between foods and heart attack．(23) What is the most important message the writer intends to get across in terms of keeping a healthy diet?A．Try to eat more British foods and vegetables．B．Eat less fruit and fewer vegetables．C．Try to eat more African Caribbean foods．D．Eat less salt and fat but more fruit and vegetables．Passage TwoBefore Moko the dolphin turned up，the beached whales were in clear distress．But when Moko ar rived at Mahia beach on the east coast of New Zealand’S North Island，their mood changed and they followed him to safety．The ability of some animals to communicate is well known. What’s less well documented，however，is the communication between species．Justin Gregg, vice president of the Dolphin Communication Project，said it is possible that a dolphin and a whale could communicate in some way．“But it wouldn’t be instructions like ‘Hey，buddy，the open ocean is over here．Follow me, ’"he says．Dolphins use three forms of signaling to other dolphins—whistles，clicking and postures．A whale might have signals in common with a dolphin，just as different species of dolphins are known to share signals which might theoretically allow a form of basic inter species communication．But just as it’s possible that Moko the dolphin and the stranded whales shared a signal，it is also possible that the whales just saw a vaguely similar creature and followed it．There are many reasons why different species communicate，says Vincent Janik，lecturer at the Sea Mammal Research Unit at St Andrew’s University．“The animals exploit the systems of others for their own benefits．Sometimes the benefits are the same for each，therefore they share information．Sometimes they are trying to take advantage of the other．Getting food may not be to the advantage of the one giving up the food．”(24) What happened after Moko the dolphin appeared at Mahia beach?A．The beached whales still felt distressful．B．Moko 1ed the whales back to the sea．C．The whales were still stuck on the beach．D．Moko and the whales swam together ashore．(25) Scientists engaged in animal studies have collected ．A．enough data on how animals speak human languagesB．none of the data on animals’ abil ity to communicateC．1ess data on how animals communicate between speciesD．some data on animals’ tendency to talk to humans(26) Dolphins communicate with one another, using all the following types of signaling EXCEPT ．A．gestures B．whistlesC．clicking D．postures(27) The whales stranded on the beach followed the dolphin to safety probably because ．A．they understood the dolphin’s instruction “Follow me’’B．they had signals in common with one anotherC．they recognized some other animals not far awayD．they shared those inter-species signals with the dolphin(28) Why do animals of different species communicate with one another?A．Because they like to set up their own communication systems．B．Because they want to take advantage of the other species．C．Because they tend to keep more food to themselves．D．Because they benefit from using the information from other species．Passage ThreeCompetition breeds excellence．Ask anyone who pays attention to the car industry and they will tell you that the family-sedan segment is just brutal，with manufacturers fighting tooth and nail over every sale．In fact，that market has become more competitive in recent years．It used to just be the Camry and the Accord fighting for supremacy，but now you have new(Hyundai)and old(Ford)competitors，among others，joining the fight with interesting，well-made，compelling products．It’s a great time to be shopping for a new family sedan．Compare that with the state of the tablet market today．Hewlett-Packard is in retreat．Research in Motion is in a holding pattern．Motorola has been sold and its tablet is now an afterthought．Samsung fights the good fight，but it trails Apple’s market share by 50 percentage points．Apple is not just ahead of the pack，it almost is the pack．Now，some would say that this is also a simple result of economic laws at work：Apple makes a superior product，therefore it gets most of the sales．But what would be really great is that，Apple，Google，Microsoft，and H．P．，locked in an epic battle for tablet supremacy，are each releasing new and better products at a furious pace，and each dropping prices substantially at a steady clip．Apple is driving innovation and creativity with each upgrade of the iPad it releases．But this isn’t about whether you prefer Apple or Android for your tablet．This isn’t about picking sides．As a consumer，I want there to be robust competition across the board．I want Coke and Pepsi，Target and Wal-Mart，Engadget and Gizmodo．If you’re a fan of Apple，you want there to be a worthy rival to push it，to keep its feet to the fire．If you don’t like Apple，you want someone else in the game so that Apple doesn’t suck all the air out of the room．And you want Apple to do the same pushing and foot scorching to its competitor that another company would do to it．(29) The phrase “fighting tooth and nail”(Para．1)means that car makers are ．A．competing fiercely with one anotherB．beating one another with their tooth and nailC．extremely careful about the family-sedan segmentD．paying more attention to their tooth and nail(30) Why is it a great time to be shopping for a new family sedan?A．Because competition is more interesting and compelling．B．Because Hyundai and Ford are joining the competition．C．Because customers have enough quality cars to choose from．D．Because the Camry and the Accord are competing for supremacy(31) What are the tablet makers strategically doing，facing the brutal competition?A．Developing new products and reducing prices．B．Analyzing the results of the economic laws．C．Adapting to the furious pace of development．D．Providing best possible services for their products．(32) The author brings in the pairs of Coke and Pepsi．Target and Wal-Mart，Engadget and Gizmodo’’(Para．4)to make ．A．a comparison B．a contrastC．an abstraction D．an exemplification(33) What does the phrase “to keep its feet to the fire” in the last paragraph mean?A．To place Apple’s feet clo se to the fire．B．To pressure Apple into intensifying its competition．C．To force Apple to dance hard on the fire．D．To advise Apple to strategically drop its side products．(34) Why does the author start with the car industry before he focuses on tablet market?A．Because he treats the car industry as the key point for his writing．B．Because the car industry is more important than tablet market．C．Because he uses the car analogy for a more effective argumentation．D．Because the model of the car is far more popular in the market．Passage FourSo what are books good for ? My best answer is that books produce knowledge by encasing it．Books take ideas and set them down，transforming them through the limitations of space into thinking usable by others．In 1959，C．P．Snow threw down the challenge of “two cultures．’’ the scientific and the humanistic，pursuing their separate，unconnected lives within developed societies．In the new-media ecology of the 21st century，we may not have closed that gap，but the two cultures of the contemporary world are the culture of data and the culture of narrative．Narrative is rarely collective．It isn’t infinitely expandable．Narrative has a shape and a temporality，and it ends，just as our lives do．Books tell stories．Scholarly books tell scholarly stories．Storytelling is central to the work of the narrative-driven disciplines—the humanities and the nonquantitative social sciences—and it is central to the communicative pleasures of reading．Even argument is a form of narrative．Different kinds of books are，of course，good for different things．Some should be created only for download and occasional access，as in the case of most reference projects，which these days are born digital or at least given dual passports．But scholarly writing requires narrative fortitude，on the part of writer and reader．There is onthing wiki about the last set of Cambridge University Press monographs(专著)I purchased，and in each I encounter an individual speaking subject．Each single-author book is immensely particular，a story told as only one storyteller could recount it．Scholarship is a collagist(拼贴画家)，building the next road map of what we know book by book．Stories end，and that，I think，is a very good thing．A single authorial voice is a kind of performance，with an audience of one at a time，and no performance should outstay its welcome．Because a book must end，it must have a shape，the arc of thought that demonstrates not only the writer’s command of her or his subject but also that writer’s respect for the reader．A book is its own set of bookends．Even if a book is published in digital form，freed from its materiality，that shaping case of the codex(古书的抄本)is the ghost in the knowledge-machine．We are the case for books．Our bodies hold the capacity to generate thousands of ideas，perhaps even a couple of full-length monographs，and maybe a trade book or two．If we can get them right，books are luminous versions of our ideas，bound by narrative structure so that others can encounter those better，smarter versions of us on the page or screen．Books make the case for us，for the identity of the individual as an embodiment of thinking in the world．The heart of what even scholars do is the endless task of making that world visible again and again by telling stories，complicated and subtlestories that reshape us daily so that new forms of know1edge can shine out．(35)According to the author，the narrative culture is ．A．connectable B．infinitely expandable C．collective D．nonquantitative(36) Storytelling can be regarded as the essence of all the following EXCEPT ．A．the humanities B．the reference booksC．the social sciences D．the pleasures of reading(37) What does the phrase “nothing wiki about’’(Para．2)mean according to the passage?A．Nothing casual about．B．Nothing stimulating about．C．Nothing referential about．D．Nothing controversial about．(38) Why is each single-author book immensely particular according to the passage?A．Because it enriches and restructures our knowledge in its own way．B．Because it puts together the particular stories we need．C．Because it tells single-handedly how we should perform．D．Because it helps to make the map for our travel in particular places．(39) We may think highly of a writer if his or her work helps ．A．to haunt us like a ghost in the knowledge-machineB．to publish books in a narrative structureC．to review a book on the page or screenD．to illuminate us in a new form of knowledge(40) Why does the writer think that even argument is a form of narrative?A．Because it can be accessed and downloaded anywhere anytime．B．Because it is born digital or it might have dual passports．C．Because it has the 1imitation of time both for the writer and the reader．D．Because it will remain a better and smarter version for us on the page．Section 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.“Years ago，a friend of mine observed that 80 percent of the people in this country have too much self-esteem and 20 percent have much too little．That struck me as pretty accurate，but psychologists will tell you that self-esteem is not a constant．People’s appraisal of their own worth varies．．．．I have the impression that more people have unstable self-esteem than before．I say this because some of the traditional standards people used to measure their own worth have eroded(middle class respectability)，whereas more people now seem to measure themselves against celebrities and superstars．It would be interesting to know if anybody has studied changes in the criteria we use to measure self-worth．’’Comment1：You bring up an interesting point because I do believe values and beliefs have changed．It would be very interesting to see the criteria used for self-worth．I find it hard to believe that only20％of people have low self-esteem．I’ve been following Brene Brown’s thoughts on the subject of self-worth，and low self-worth (on some level) seems much more common．Comment 2：If the quality of one’s self-esteem is going to be judged by comparisons with those who are celebrities and superstars，then the entire exercise is really pointless．Comment 3：Self-esteem solution：A happy marriage．Comment 4：’Ego(self-worth)is proportionate to wealth．The more wealth，the more self-worth．Comment 5：Benjamin Franklin said it best，and it applies to all facets of life．“Contentment will make a poor man rich just as discontent will make a rich man poor.” It does not mean not try to do your best，or be the richest．It simply means once you’ve done your best be content with yourself，just as if you don’t give your best effort discontent is sure to follow．Comment 6：I’ve ‘‘retired’’ from 30 years of expensive，if interesting，‘‘personal growth’’ and “self-improvement．”much probably motivated by trying to “fix” myself．Hanging out with friends at a local cafe is way more satisfying．Comment 7：A related concept you may be interested in is the “ sociometer theory" of self-esteem，pioneered by Mark Leary(Wake Forest)．Basically it states that our self-esteem is determined by the amount of perceived social acceptance／rejection，and that determination is full ofcognitive biases and errors．Awesome stuff．(41) The main idea of the quoted blog is that ．A．most people in the country have too much self-esteemB．it is urgent to help those who have too little self-esteemC．the criteria for people to measure their self-worth are changingD．the traditional standards make people feel unstable(42)Among all the comments，which of the following choices brings in authoritative sources in their discussion?A．Comment 1 and Comment 2．B．Comment 3 and Comment 5．C．Comment 1 and Comment 7．D．Comment 4 and Comment 6．(43)What all the commentators try to respond to in their writing isA．the respect for the traditional valuesB．the standards of self-worth measurementC．marriage，celebrities and social activitiesD．ego，contentment and social judgment(44) Why does the writer of Comment 5 try to clarify Benjamin Franklin’s saying?A．Because Franklin’s saying is universally applicable．B．Because contentment means “rich” and discontent means “poor.’’C．Because if you do your best，you will be the richest．D．Because misunderstandings might occur of Franklin’s saying．(45) What is the writer’s attitude toward the “sociometer theory’’ in Comment 7?A．Affirmative．B．Objective．C．Detached．D．Negative．Part IV Cloze (10 minutes，10 points)Directions：In this part，there is a passage with ten blanks．For each blank there are four choices marked A，B，C and D．Choose the best answer for each blank and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet．Almost half of UK internet users are going online via mobile phone data connections，according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS)．45％of people surveyed said they(46) use of the net while out and about，compared with 31％in 2010．The most rapid growth was (47) younger people，where 71％of internet-connected 16 to 24-year-olds used mobiles．Domestic internet use also rose．According to the ONS，77％of households now have(48) to a net connection．That figure was(49) 4％from the previous year，representing the slowest rate of (50) since the ONS survey began in 2006．The figure for domestic connections contrasted sharply with the rapid growth in uptake of mobile services．(51) ，the popularity of 3G broadband did not necessarily mean that more people were going online overall．Many of those using mobile phones are(52) to already have home broadband connections．Older users，who the government is particularly keen to get(53) ，appeared to (54) relatively untouched by the phenomenon．While 71％of 16 to 24-year-old who went (55) said they used mobile broadband，just 8％of internet users aged over 65 made use of the newer technology．(46)A．made B．took C．kept D．sought(47)A．around B．within C．among D．beyond(48)A．route B．access C．way D．road(49)A．on B．up C．of D．in(50)A．survey B．internet C．mobiles D．growth(5 1)A．However B．Because C．Moreover D．Even if(52)A．easy B．fast C．1ikely D．slow(5 3)A．connected B．used to C．provided D．called(54)A．have B．be C．being D．have been(55)A．abroad B．out C．online D．homePart V Text Completion(20 minutes，20 points)Directions：In this part there are three short texts．For each text，you should first fill in the blank in the choices A，B，C(and D) with the best answer provided in the rectangle．Then，complete the text itself by filling in each of the blanks with the completed A，or B，or C(or D)．Write your answer on the Answer Sheet．Text OneA. Whether we like it (56)_____.B. have to (57) _____ acceptC. that exists (58) _____ planet EarthThe film shows how wonderfully gentle and caring elephants are, and just how intelligent and "human" they are as well. People (59) _____ that we humans are, in fact, animals. (60) _____, we are still part of the whole. Every species (61) _____ has a role to play. The role of humans has, on the whole, been destructive. Humans need to have more respect for nature.Text TwoA. associated (62) _____ a 22-minute reduction in their life expectancyB. lived an average 4.8 years less than those who didn't (63) _____ any televisionC. when they collected TV viewing (64) _____Sitting in front of the television may be relaxing, but spending too much time in front of the tube may take years off your life. That's what Australian researchers found (65) _____ from more than 11,000 people older than 25 years. The study found that people who watched an average six hours of TV a day (66) _____. Also, every hour of TV that participants watched after age 25 was (67) _____. The more TV you watch, the less physically active you are. And the less exercise you get, the more likely you are to develop diseases such as diabetes or heart problems.Text ThreeA. like team projects, (68) _____B. offering electives in topics like (69) _____C. (70) _____ have not tempered this demandD. To meet this demand will require (71) _____The demand for workers with sustainability-related job skills has been rising sharply these years. (72) _____. So a growing number of graduate business programs are (73) _____, corporate social responsibility and lean manufacturing techniques to reduce waste and environmental impact.The top programs will also offer a variety of learning experiences, (74) _____, and hands-on field experience as well as classes in policy and environmental management. Demand from students is also driving business schools to include more social and environmental topics in their curriculum, and (75) _____. The economic downturn has caused some deep soul searching among this generation and they want to incorporate their desires to change the world into their careers now.Part VI Translation(20 minutes，10 points)Directions：Translate the following passage into Chinese．Write your answer on the Answer Sheet．Physicists were thinking far ahead of their time in a very intelligent way．They saw what was going to happen before it actually did．They thought about modern computing in the 1950s，they imagined a lot of the technological progress that we would see only decades later in the real world．They were asking very theoretical questions because these ideas were still so far removed from practice．And they asked very moral questions as well，because the things theyconceptualized could be used for great good or for great evil．It could go either way，so moral judgments had to be made．Part VII Writing (30 minutes，15 points)Directions：Write at least 150 words about the topic：Schools in China have been told to offer more classes in calligraphy(书法)because computer use and text-messaging are ruining children’s writing style．You should write according to the outline given below：1．手机和计算机使用使学生写字越来越生疏2．写字和练书法会给学生带来益处3．我对学生练书法的看法和建议样卷一参考答案Part I Oral Communication(1 5 minutes，1 0 points)1-5 B C A B A6-10 C C A D BPart II Vocabulary(10 minutes，10 points)11-15 CBBDA16-20 ACDACPart III Reading Comprehension(45 minutes，25 points)21-25 D C D B C26-30 A D D A C31-35 A D B C D36-40 B C A D C41-45 C C B D DPart IV Cloze(10 minutes，10 points)46-50 A C B B D51-55 A A C D CPart V Text Completion (20 minutes，20 points)Text One56-61 or not learn to on B A CText Two(62) with (63)watch (64)information (65)C (66)B (67)AText Three(68) large and active student clubs(69) carbon accounting(70) hard economic times(71) qualified workers(72) D(73)B(74)A(75)CPart VI Translation(20 minutes，1 0 points)物理学家才思敏慧，所思所想远超他们所处的年代。
2013年环球卓越同等学力英语12月10日每日一练
2013年环球卓越同等学力英语12月10日每日一练A . which companies will ( 1 ) _____B . who have the option of ( 2) ______ trucksC . who loses in the ( 3)______Railroads justify rate discrimination against captive shippers on the grounds that in the long run it reduces everyone ' s cost . If railroads charged all customers the same average rate , they argue , shippers ( 4 ) _____ or other forms of transportation would do so , leaving remaining customers to shoulder the cost of keeping up the line . It ' s theory to which many economists subscribe , but in practice it often leaves railroads in the position of determining ( 5 ) _____ and which will fail . " Do we really want railroads to be the arbiters of who wins and ( 6 )_____? " asks Martin Bercovici , a Washington lawyer who frequently represents shipper .答案解析：1.【答案】flourish【解析】 will 后跟动词原形，所以选flourish 。
【每日一练】2013同等学力英语考研试题精选 4月19日
【每日一练】2013同等学力英语考研试题精选4月19日对于2013同等学力考研准考生来说，虽说大纲有变化（英语考试大纲第六版），但是只要考生天天坚持练习同等学力英语试题，一定有所突破。
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Despite not being terribly smart as individuals, wasp (黄蜂) colonies build and maintain a complex nest that lasts many generations. Just how these social wasps coordinate this task has always been a mystery. But now a mathematical model suggests that one key factor drives their behavior: the amount of water in the nest.Social wasps cannot learn from one another --- unlike bees, which use a complex dance to tell nest mates where sources of nectar (花蜜) are . Nor do they use pheromones (信息素) the way ants do to lead other ants to food.Robert Jeanne of the University of Wisconsin-Madison proposed that wasps set up a demand-driven chain of information. At the end of the chain, builder wasps monitor the nest and when necessary, request pulp from pulp forager wasps. They in turn demand water from water foragers in order to make the pulp.But biologist Istvan Karsai of East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee, and his team found that social wasps in Panama don’t actually work that way. They removed either builders or pulp foragers from a colony of a species, called Metapolybia aztecoides. Although that should break up the so-called information chain, it did not significantly alter the amount of water being brought into the nest. They also found that the wasps could change roles, something that Jeanne didn’t expert. For instance, when the researchers sprayed a surplus of water onto the nest, water foragers quickly became builders, and nest building increased.Based on their observations, Karsai’s team developed a mathematical model that shows that wasps achieve their complex behavior simply by monitoring the level of water in the nest —what he calls the “common stomach”of the colony. He believes wasps infer what the level is when they exchange fluids on meeting each other, a behavior called trophallaxis that is common in many social insects.To test the model, Karsai simulated changes in the model colony, for example by removing pulp foragers or builders. “What’s interesting is that in every case the model responds like the actual colony in Panama, “says Karsai.27. According to the passage wasps _____ .A. are very smart as individualsB. are able to build and maintain complex nestsC. drink more water than scientists have expectedD. can learn from each other just like the bees28. What can we infer from the first two paragraphs?A. Bees are smarter than wasps.B.Wasps have nothing in common with bees.C. Unlike bees, wasps live in colonies.D. Wasps use pheromones to lead other wasps to food.29. Robert Jeanne believes that _____.A. the wasps colonies are the ideal social coloniesB. wasps have very strict hierarchical classesC. wasps’behaviors depend on their demandsD. builder wasps have a higher status than pulp forager wasps30. Istvan Karsai and his team have found that _____.A. water distribution in the wasps colonies is based on the kind of job the wasps are doingB. when the information chain is broken up in the wasps colonies, the amount of water decreasesC. when a surplus of water is sprayed onto the wasps nest, the water foragers refuse to workD. wasps change roles according to the situations in the nests31. The word “trophallaxis”is closest in meaning to _____.A. the level of water in the nestB. the common stomach of the colonyC. the exchange of fluids on meeting each otherD. common social insects32. The following statements are related to the mathematical model developed by Karsai’s team EXCEPT that _____.A. wasps achieve their complex behavior simply by monitoring the level of water in the nestB. what Karsai calls the “common stomach”of the colonyC. wasps infer what the level is when they exchange fluids on meeting each otherD. common in many social inserts27.选B。
2013年同等学力考试英语样卷一及答案解析
2013年同等学力考试英语样卷一及答案解析阅读理解Part III Reading Comprehension(45 minutes，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 OneResearchers analyzed the diet of 1 6, 000 people in 52 countries and identified three global eating patterns．The typical Western diet, high in fat, salt and meat, accounted for about 30％of heart attack risk in any population．A “prudent’’diet high in fruit and vegetables lowered heart risk by a third．An Oriental diet，high in tofu, soy and other sauces, made no difference to heart attack risk．People who ate a Western diet had a 35％greater risk of having a heart attack than those who ate little or no fried．The typical Western diet has been widely linked to heart disease．High salt in the diet can raise blood pressure and the wrong type of fat can clog(阻塞)blood vessels．Ellen Mason, a cardiac nurse for the British Heart Foundation, said: “This study shows that it doesn’t matter whether you live in Bolton or Bombay, or whether you like to eat British, African Caribbean or Asian foods．The vital thing is to reduce your intake of salty, fried, fatty food to a minimum but increase the amount of fruit and vegetables you eat.’’(21) Which of the following was NOT one of the three global eating patterns?A．A Western diet．B．A “prudent" diet．C．An Oriental diet．D．A popular diet．(22) In what way does the typical Western diet do harm to our health?A．It makes people eat little or no foods and meat．B．It is high in salt without fried foods and meat．C．It can block blood vessels with the wrong type of fat．D．It leads to the connection between foods and heart attack．(23) What is the most important message the writer intends to get across in terms of keeping a healthy diet?A．Try to eat more British foods and vegetables．B．Eat less fruit and fewer vegetables．C．Try to eat more African Caribbean foods．D．Eat less salt and fat but more fruit and vegetables．Passage TwoBefore Moko the dolphin turned up，the beached whales were in clear distress．But when Moko arrived at Mahia beach on the east coast of New Zealand‟S N orth Island，their mood changed and they followed him to safety．The ability of some animals to communicate is well known. What‟s less well documented，however，is the communication between species．Justin Gregg, vice president of the Dolphin Communication Project，said it is possible that a dolphin and a whale could communicate in some way．“But it wouldn‟t be instructions like …Hey，buddy，the open ocean is over here．Follow me, ‟"he says．Dolphins use three forms of signaling to other dolphins—whistles，clicking and postures．A whale might have signals in common with a dolphin，just as different species of dolphins are known to share signals which might theoretically allow a form of basic inter species communication．But just as it‟s possible that Moko the dol phin and the stranded whales shared a signal，it is also possible that the whales just saw a vaguely similar creature and followed it．There are many reasons why different species communicate，says Vincent Janik，lecturer at the Sea Mammal Research Unit at St Andrew‟s University．“The animals exploit the systems of others for their own benefits．Sometimes the benefits are the same for each，therefore they share information．Sometimes they are trying to take advantage of the other．Getting food may not be to the advantage of the one giving up the food．”(24) What happened after Moko the dolphin appeared at Mahia beach?A．The beached whales still felt distressful．B．Moko 1ed the whales back to the sea．C．The whales were still stuck on the beach．D．Moko and the whales swam together ashore．(25) Scientists engaged in animal studies have collected ．A．enough data on how animals speak human languagesB．none of the data on animals’ability to communicateC．1ess data on how animals communicate between speciesD．some data on animals’tendency to talk to humans(26) Dolphins communicate with one another, using all the following types of signalingEXCEPT ．A．gestures B．whistlesC．clicking D．postures(27) The whales stranded on the beach followed the dolphin to safety probably because ．A．they understood the dolphin’s instruction “Follow me’’B．they had signals in common with one anotherC．they recognized some other animals not far awayD．they shared those inter-species signals with the dolphin(28) Why do animals of different species communicate with one another?A．Because they like to set up their own communication systems．B．Because they want to take advantage of the other species．C．Because they tend to keep more food to themselves．D．Because they benefit from using the information from other species．Passage ThreeCompetition breeds excellence．Ask anyone who pays attention to the car industry and they will tell you that the family-sedan segment is just brutal，with manufacturers fighting tooth and nail over every sale．In fact，that market has become more competitive in recent years．It used to just be the Camry and the Accord fighting for supremacy，but now you have new(Hyundai)and old(Ford)competitors，among others，joining the fight with interesting，well-made，compelling products．It’s a great time to be shopping for a new family sedan．Compare that with the state of the tablet market today．Hewlett-Packard is in retreat．Research in Motion is in a holding pattern．Motorola has been sold and its tablet is now an afterthought．Samsung fights the good fight，but it trails Apple’s market share by 50 percentage points．Apple is not just ahead of the pack，it almost is the pack．Now，some would say that this is also a simple result of economic laws at work：Apple makes a superior product，therefore it gets most of the sales．But what would be really great is that，Apple，Google，Microsoft，and H．P．，locked in an epic battle for tablet supremacy，are each releasing new and better products at a furious pace，and each dropping prices substantially at a steady clip．Apple is driving innovation and creativity with each upgrade of the iPad it releases．But this isn’t about whether you prefer Apple or Android for your tablet．This isn’t about picking sides．As a consumer，I want there to be robust competition across the board．I want Coke and Pepsi，Target and Wal-Mart，Engadget and Gizmodo．If you’re a fan of Apple，you want there to be a worthy rival to push it，to keep its feet to the fire．If you don’t like Apple，you want someone else in the game so that Apple doesn’t suck all the air out of the room．And you want Apple to do the same pushing and foot scorching to its competitor that another company would do to it．(29) The phrase “fighting tooth and nail”(Para．1)means that car makers are ．A．competing fiercely with one anotherB．beating one another with their tooth and nailC．extremely careful about the family-sedan segmentD．paying more attention to their tooth and nail(30) Why is it a great time to be shopping for a new family sedan?A．Because competition is more interesting and compelling．B．Because Hyundai and Ford are joining the competition．C．Because customers have enough quality cars to choose from．D．Because the Camry and the Accord are competing for supremacy(31) What are the tablet makers strategically doing，facing the brutal competition?A．Developing new products and reducing prices．B．Analyzing the results of the economic laws．C．Adapting to the furious pace of development．D．Providing best possible services for their products．(32) The author brings in the pairs of Coke and Pepsi．Target and Wal-Mart，Engadget and Gizmodo’’(Para．4)to make ．A．a comparison B．a contrastC．an abstraction D．an exemplification(33) What does the phrase “to keep its feet to the fire”in the last paragraph mean?A．To place Apple’s feet close to the fire．B．To pressure Apple into intensifying its competition．C．To force Apple to dance hard on the fire．D．To advise Apple to strategically drop its side products．(34) Why does the author start with the car industry before he focuses on tablet market?A．Because he treats the car industry as the key point for his writing．B．Because the car industry is more important than tablet market．C．Because he uses the car analogy for a more effective argumentation．D．Because the model of the car is far more popular in the market．Passage FourSo what are books good for ? My best answer is that books produce knowledge by encasing it．Books take ideas and set them down，transforming them through the limitations of space into thinking usable by others．In 1959，C．P．Snow threw down the challenge of “two cultures．’’the scientific and the humanistic，pursuing their separate，unconnected lives within developed societies．In the new-media ecology of the 21st century，we may not have closed that gap，but the two cultures of the contemporary world are the culture of data and the culture of narrative．Narrative is rarely collective．It isn’t infinitely expandable．Narrative has a shape and a temporality，and it ends，just as our lives do．Books tell stories．Scholarly books tell scholarly stories．Storytelling is central to the work of the narrative-driven disciplines—the humanities and the nonquantitative social sciences—and it is central to the communicative pleasures of reading．Even argument is a form of narrative．Different kinds of books are，of course，good for different things．Some should be created only for download and occasional access，as in the case of most reference projects，which these days are born digital or at least given dual passports．But scholarly writing requires narrative fortitude，on the part of writer and reader．There is onthing wiki about the last set of Cambridge University Press monographs(专著)I purchased，and in each I encounter an individual speaking subject．Each single-author book is immensely particular，a story told as only one storyteller could recount it．Scholarship is a collagist(拼贴画家)，building the next road map of what we know book by book．Stories end，and that，I think，is a very good thing．A single authorial voice is a kind of performance，with an audience of one at a time，and no performance should outstay its welcome．Because a book must end，it must have a shape，the arc of thought that demonstrates not only the writer’s command of her or his subject but also that writer’s respect for the reader．A book is its own set of bookends．Even if a book is published in digital form，freed from its materiality，that shaping case of the codex(古书的抄本)is the ghost in the knowledge-machine．We are the case for books．Our bodies hold the capacity to generate thousands of ideas，perhaps even a couple of full-length monographs，and maybe a trade book or two．If we can get them right，books are luminous versions of our ideas，bound by narrative structure so that others can encounter those better，smarter versions of us on the page or screen．Books make the case for us，for the identity of the individual as an embodiment of thinking in the world．The heart of what even scholars do is the endless task of making that world visible again and again by telling stories，complicated and subtle stories that reshape us daily so that new forms of know1edge can shine out．(35)According to the author，the narrative culture is ．A．connectable B．infinitely expandableC．collective D．nonquantitative(36) Storytelling can be regarded as the essence of all the following EXCEPT ．A．the humanities B．the reference booksC．the social sciences D．the pleasures of reading(37) What does the phrase “nothing wiki about’’(Para．2)mean according to the passage?A．Nothing casual about．B．Nothing stimulating about．C．Nothing referential about．D．Nothing controversial about．(38) Why is each single-author book immensely particular according to the passage?A．Because it enriches and restructures our knowledge in its own way．B．Because it puts together the particular stories we need．C．Because it tells single-handedly how we should perform．D．Because it helps to make the map for our travel in particular places．(39) We may think highly of a writer if his or her work helps ．A．to haunt us like a ghost in the knowledge-machineB．to publish books in a narrative structureC．to review a book on the page or screenD．to illuminate us in a new form of knowledge(40) Why does the writer think that even argument is a form of narrative?A．Because it can be accessed and downloaded anywhere anytime．B．Because it is born digital or it might have dual passports．C．Because it has the 1imitation of time both for the writer and the reader．D．Because it will remain a better and smarter version for us on the page．Section 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.“Years ago，a friend of mine observed that 80 percent of the people in this country have too much self-esteem and 20 percent have much too little．That struck me as pretty accurate，but psychologists will tell you that self-esteem is not a constant．People‟s appraisal of their own worth varies．．．．I have the impression that more people have unstable self-esteem than before．I say this because some of the traditional standards people used to measure their own worth haveeroded(middle class respectability)，whereas more people now seem to measure themselves against celebrities and superstars．It would be interesting to know if anybody has studied changes in the criteria we use to measure self-worth．”Comment1：You bring up an interesting point because I do believe values and beliefs have changed．It would be very interesting to see the criteria used for self-worth．I find it hard to believe that only 20％of people have low self-esteem．I‟ve been following Brene Brown‟s thoughts on the subject of self-worth，and low self-worth (on some level) seems much more common．Comment 2：If the quality of one‟s self-esteem is going to be judged by comparisons with those who are celebrities and superstars，then the entire exercise is really pointless．Comment 3：Self-esteem solution：A happy marriage．Comment 4：‟Ego(self-worth)is proportionate to wealth．The more wealth，the more self-worth．Comment 5：Benjamin Franklin said it best，and it applies to all facets of life．“Contentment will make a poor man rich just as discontent will make a rich man poor.”It does not mean not try to do your best，or be the richest．It simply means once you‟ve done your best be content with yourself，just as if you don‟t give your best effort discontent is sure to follow．Comment 6：I‟ve “retired‟‟from 30 years of expensive，if interesting，“personal growth‟‟and “self-improvement．”much probably motivated by trying to “fix”myself．Hanging out with friends at a local cafe is way more satisfying．Comment 7：A related concept you may be interested in is the “sociometer theory" of self-esteem，pioneered by Mark Leary(Wake Forest)．Basically it states that our self-esteem is determined by the amount of perceived social acceptance／rejection，and that determination is full of cognitive biases and errors．Awesome stuff．(41) The main idea of the quoted blog is that ．A．most people in the country have too much self-esteemB．it is urgent to help those who have too little self-esteemC．the criteria for people to measure their self-worth are changingD．the traditional standards make people feel unstable(42)Among all the comments，which of the following choices brings in authoritative sources in their discussion?A．Comment 1 and Comment 2．B．Comment 3 and Comment 5．C．Comment 1 and Comment 7．D．Comment 4 and Comment 6．(43)What all the commentators try to respond to in their writing isA．the respect for the traditional valuesB．the standards of self-worth measurementC．marriage，celebrities and social activitiesD．ego，contentment and social judgment(44) Why does the writer of Comment 5 try to clarify Benjamin Franklin‟s saying?A．Because Franklin‟s saying is universally applicable．B．Because contentment means “rich”and discontent means “poor.‟‟C．Because if you do your best，you will be the richest．D．Because misunderstandings might occur of Franklin‟s saying．(45) What is the writer‟s attitude toward the “sociometer theory‟‟ in Comment 7?A．Affirmative．B．Objective．C．Detached．D．Negative．Keys:Part III Reading Comprehension(45 minutes，25 points)21-25 D C D B C26-30 A D D A C31-35 A D B C D36-40 B C A D C41-45 C C B D D。
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网址：www.xycentre.com 1 同等学力英语每日一练（2013-12-28）
2014年参加同等学力的考生们，学苑教育献上同等学力英语每日一练，我们将每天发布1--5道习题，帮助大家夯实基础。大家可随时关注学苑教育同等学力考试频道，我们将第一时间公布相关考试信息。 Astronaut Jim Voss has enjoyed many memorable moments in his career，including three space flights and one space walk. But he recalls with special fondness a decidedly earthbound （为地球所吸引）experience in the summer of 1980，when he participated in the NASA-ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship Program. Voss then a science teacher at West Point，was assigned to the Marshall Space Flight Center’s propulsion（推进）lab in Alabama to analyze why a hydraulic fuel pump on the space shuttle was working so well when previous seals had failed. It was a seemingly tiny problem among the vast complexities of running the space program. Yet it was important to NASA because any crack in the seal could have led to destructive results for the astronauts who relied on them. “I worked a bit with NASA engineers，”says Voss，“but I did it mostly by analysis. I used a handheld calculator，not a computer，to do a thermodynamic（热力学的）analysis.”At the end of the summer，he，like the other NASA-ASEE fellows working at Marshall，summarized his f’indings in a formal presentation and detailed paper. It was a valuable moment for Voss because the ASEE program gave him added understanding of NASA，deepened his desire to fly in space，and intensified his application for astronaut status. It was not an easy process. Voss was actually passed over when he first applied for the astronaut program in 1978. Over the next nine years he reapplied repeatedly，and was finally accepted in 1987. Since then he has participated in three space mission. The 50-year-old Army officer，who fives in Huston，is now in training for a four-month mission as a crew member on the International Space Station starting in July 2000. Voss says the ASEE program is wonderful for all involved.“It brings in people from the academic world and gives NASA a special property for a particular period of time. 网址：www.xycentre.com 2 It brings some fresh eyes and fresh ideas to NASA，and establishes a link with our
colleges and universities，”Voss explains，“There’s an exchange of information and an exchange of perspectives that is very important.” For the academic side，Voss says，the ASEE program also“brings institutions of higher learning more insight into new technology. We give them an opportunity to work on real-world problems and take it back to the classroom.” 36. Why was the hydraulic fuel pump seal important for the space shuttle？ A. Because previous seals all failed. B. Because it was very complex in running the space program. C. Because great care has to be taken of the hydraulic fuel pump sealing. D. Because any crack in the seals would cause disastrous results for the astronauts. 37. The great significance of Voss’s findings lies in . Ⅰ. strengthening his determination to join in space flights Ⅱ. furthering his understanding of NASA Ⅲ. consolidating his astronaut status in NASA programs A. Ⅰ only. B. Ⅱ only. C. Ⅰ，Ⅱ and Ⅲ all included. D. Ⅰ and Ⅱ only. 38. How many flights will Voss have finished if his Four-month mission starting in July 2000 ends up successfully？ A. Three. B. Two. C. Four. D. Five. 39. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to what Voss said on the ASEE program？ A. Fresh members from the academic world participate in the program. B. The program brings new outlooks to NASA space programs. C. It is important for the space scientists to exchange information and perspectives. D. American colleges and universities are a special property of NASA. 40. What does Voss want to stress in the last paragraph？ A. The technological significance of the program. B. The educational significance of the program. 网址：www.xycentre.com 3 C. The philosophical significance of the program.
D. The historical significance of the program.
答案解析： 宇航员吉姆·沃斯的太空事业中有很多难忘的时刻，包括三次太空飞行和一次太空行走。但是，在他记忆中，让他尤其高兴的是1980年夏天的那次被地球引力所吸引的经历。那时他参加了NASA-ASEE组织的夏季技能协作项目。沃斯那时是西点军校的一名科学教师，他被分配到位于阿拉巴马州的马歇尔太空飞行中心的推进器实验室，去分析为什么当之前的密封垫无法正常工作时，航天飞机上的液压燃料的密封垫却工作得如此顺利。看上去，这对于运转一项庞大而复杂的太空计划工作是个很小的问题。但是，对于美国航空与宇航局来说却十分重要，因为密封垫上的任何裂缝都可能给依赖它们的宇航员带来灾难性的后果。 “我与NASA的工程师们有过一些合作，”沃斯说，“但是，我主要通过分析工作。我使用手提计算器而不是电脑进行热力学分析。”那个夏末，他同一起在马歇尔工作的其他NASA-ASEE的同事们，以正式的报告和详细的论文总结了他的发现。对于沃斯来说，这是一个很有意义的时刻，因为ASEE计划使他对NASA有了更多的了解，加深了他想到太空飞行的愿望，让他更想申请当一名宇航员。 这不是个简单的过程。1978年当沃斯第一次申请参加宇航计划时，他的申请表被置之不理。接下来的九年里，他反复申请，到1987年时终于被接受了。从那时起，他已经参与了三次太空任务。这位50岁的军官居住在休斯敦，现在正在接受训练，他将作为国际空间站的一名成员执行一个开始时间为2000年7月，为期四个月的任务。 沃斯说，ASEE计划对于所有参与的人来说都是非常棒的。“在一个特定的时期，该计划引进了学术界的人士，这给NASA带来了一笔特殊的财富。它给NASA带来了一些新观念和新思想，使得NASA与大专院校建立了联系，”沃斯解释说，“这使他们之间可以进行重要的信息和观点的交流。” 沃斯说，对于学术界来说，ASEE计划也使高等学府对新技术有了更多的了解，我们为他们提供了解决现实问题的机会，并将这个机会带回到课堂。 36. 【正确答案】D 【考点类型】细节判断 【解析过程】液压燃料的密封垫对于太空飞船非常重要是因为什么？