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同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语水平全国统一考试大纲样卷三
样卷三
PartIOralCommunication(15minutes,10points)
SectionA
Directions:
InthissectiontherearetwoincompletedialoguesandeachdialoguehasthreeblanksandthreechoicesA,BandC,takenfromthedialogue.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.
DialogueOne
A.Um...about1978.Ithink,whenIwaseighteen.
B.Whataboutyou?
C.Yeah,Ireallylikethat.
Steve:
Francesca,what’syourfavouritepieceofmusic,wouldyousay?
Francesca:
Ithinkit’s“PieJesu”byAndrewLloyd-Webber.
Steve:
Really?
Fancesca:
(1)________
Steve:
Whendidyoufirsthearit?
Francesca:
Oh,aboutfiveyearsagomysisterwasinachoirconcertandthatwasthefirsttimeIheardit,andIthoughtitwasreallybeautiful.
(2)________what’syourfavourite?
Fancesca:
Well,it’sabigpiece.It’sMahler’ssecondsymphony.
Steve:
Oh,yeah,yeah!
Fancesca:
When…whendidyoufirsthearthat?
Steve:
(3)________
Fancesca:
Alongtimeago.
Steve:
Yeah.ButitstayswithmeandI’veseenitperformedseveraltimessincethen.
DialogueTwo
A.Ididn’trealizeyouweresuchagoodcook
B.I’lldothemmyselflater
C.Well,youknow,ifyouwantto
John:
OhAnne,thatwasawonderfuldinner.That’sthebestmealI’vehadinalongtime.
Anne:
Oh,thankyou!
Thankyouverymuch.
John:
CanIgiveyouahandwiththedishes?
Anne:
Uh-uh,don’tbother.(4)________.Hey,wouldyoulikemetofixsomecoffee?
John:
Uh,thanksalot.I’dlovesome.Uh,wouldyoumindifIsmoke?
Anne:
Why,notatall.Here,letmegetyouanashtray.
John:
Aw,thanksverymuch…OhAnne,(5)________.
Anne:
Actually,I’veonlyjustlearnedhow,youknow.It’sbecauseI’vebeentakingthesecourses.
John:
Why,Ican’tcookatall,can’tevenboilanegg.
Anne:
Nokidding.(6)________,youcouldtakeacoupleofclassesoveratSheridanCollegeandlearnhowtodoittoo.
John:
Aw,thanksalot.
SectionB
Directions:
InthissectionthereisoneincompleteinterviewwhichhasfourblanksandfourchoicesA,B,CandD,takenfromtheinterview.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletetheinterviewandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.
A.That’sright,John.
B.Whyshouldwebelieveyouthistime?
C.ButMrs.Faulkes,yousaidthatfiveyearsagowhenyouwerecampaigningforthelastgeneralelection.
D.How’sthecampaigngoing?
Interviewer:
InourradiocarwehaveGeraldineFaulkeswhoisonthecampaigntrailintheconstituencyofLiverpoolnorth-east.Goodmorning,Mrs.Faulkes.
Mrs.Faulkes:
Goodmorning,John.
Interviewer:
Now,Mrs.Faulkes.It’sonlythreeweekstillthegeneralelection.(7)________
Mrs.Faulkes:
IamfullyconfidentthattheConservativePartywillwinthisgeneralelectionandthatthepeopleofthiscountrywillwelcomefivemoreyearsofgoodConservativeGovernment.
Interviewer:
Isee.NowIbelievethatyourpartyispromisingtaxcutsifitwinstheelection.
Mrs.Faulkes:
(8)________Wearethepartyoflowtaxationandwebelievethatoureconomicpoliciesoverthepastfiveyearshavebeentherightpolicies.Oureconomyisgrowingstrongerandnowistherighttimeforincometaxcuts.
Interviewer:
(9)________Yousaidyouwouldlowertaxesfiveyearsago,butyoudidn’t,didyou?
Mrs.Fauikes:
OureconomicpoliciesoverthelastfiveyearshavegivenusoneofthestrongesteconomiesinEuropewithsomeofthelowestinterestrate.Wesaidthatweweregoingtolowerinterestratesatthelastelectionandwehavedeliveredourpromise.Andwhat’smorewebelievethatinterestrateswillremainlowifweareelectedforanotherterm.
Interviewer:
ButIdon’tthinklowinterestratesarethesameaslowertaxes.Yousaidyouwouldlowertaxesandyoudidn’t(10)________.
Mrs.Fauikes:
Theeconomyofthecountryisnowveryhealthythankstogoodgovernment,andIbelievethatnowisthetimefortaxcuts.
PartIIVocabulary(10minutes,10points)
Directions:
Inthispartthere,eachwithoneblanksentences,eachwithoneblank.ChoosetheonefromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandDthatbestkeepsthemeaningofthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.
(11)China’stradesurpluswiththeUSaccountedfor73percentofitstotalsurpluslastyear,butChinahadatrade________withothercountries,including58less-developedcountries.
A.increaseB.deficitC.decreaseD.surplus
(12)Tosucceedintoday’sglobalmarketplace,itis________tolearnasmuchaspossibleabouttheconditionsinoverseasmarkets.
A.essentialB.interestingC.suitableD.negligent
(13)ThesourceinformedthereporterthatthoughthefireintheTVshowhousespreadrapidly,ateamoffourspecificallytrainedstaff________itimmediatelyandputitoutintenminutes.
A.paidattentiontoB.lookedupto
C.attendedtoD.attachedimportanceto
(14)AccordingtoGlobalTimes,HainanProvincehas________anambitiousplantoattractmoreinternationaltouristsbyupgradingtheisland’sentiretransportationnetwork.
A.tookonB.improvedonC.putonD.embarkedon
(15)Cybertechnologyisamongthefewcoretechnologieswhoseedgesmustbesharpeneddomesticallytomaintainsocialstabilityand________thenationalinterests.
A.safeguardB.preventC.protestD.save
(16)CulturalexchangeswillmarkamilestoneinthehistoryofChina-Australiaculturalrelationsandwillleadtoongoingcultural________foryearstocome.
A.collaborationB.elaborationC.distributionD.expansion
(17)MembersofaBritain’sbiggesttradeunionwalkedoutFridayaftertalkswithBritishAirwaysona________overworkingconditionsbrokedown.
A.conversationB.negotiationC.disputeD.1ecture
(18)In2010,GMDaewoo,theSouthKoreansubsidiaryofUScargiantGeneralMotors,________morethan58,000vehiclesbecauseofdefectsintheblowtoAsia’scrisis-hitautoindustry.
A.recognizedB.recordedC.reconciledD.recalled
(19)Doctorsgavetheseriousanemiapatientaseriesofinjectionsandstartedheronan________courseofvitamins.
A.urgentB.ardentC.evidentD.emergent
(20)GoldpricessoaredtothehighestlevelonJanuary25,2012intheUS.Andthe________metalsurgedto$1,720.35anounceontheLondonBullionMarket--thehighestlevelsinceDecember9,2011.
A.previousB.distinctiveC.preciousD.innovative
PartIIIReadingComprehension(45minutes,25points)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,therearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.
PassageOne
Childhoodexposuretoagroupofchemicals,whichareusedwidelyinavarietyofproducts,includingwater-resistantclothingandmicrowavepopcorn,couldreducetheeffectivenessofcommonvaccines,anewstudyhasfound.
ResearchersattheHarvardSchoolofPublicHealthinBostonlookedatover580childrenandfoundthatthosewhohadhigherconcentrationsoftheseperfluorinated(全氟化的)compounds(PFCs)intheirbloodhadlowerimmuneresponsestodiphtheria(白喉)andtetanus(破伤风)vaccinations.
Aninsufficientimmuneresponsetoavaccinecanmeanachildisactuallyvulnerabletocatchingadiseaseeventhoughtheyhavebeenvaccinatedagainstit,theresearcherssaid.
“Whenwetakeourkidstothedoctor’sofficetogettheirshots,weexpectthatthevaccinesaregoingtowork.Whatwefoundwasthattherewasanincreasingriskthattheydidn’tworkifthekidshadbeenexposedtothePFCs,”studyauthorPhilippeGrand-jeanwasquotedassayingbyLiveScience.
(21)Whatmakesthechildren’scommonvaccineslesseffectiveaccordingtothenewstudy?
A.Theexposureofchemicalstheyusedinchildhood.
B.Thereductionofaseriesofchemicalsinchildhood.
C.Childhoodconsumptionofchemicalproducts.
D.Childhoodcontactwithchemicalproducts.
(22)TheHarvardSchoolofPublicHealthexpertsfoundthattherewas________relationbetweenconcentrationsofchemicaldepositsinbloodandimmunity.
A.nodirectB.anunilateral
C.adirectD.anunpredictable
(23)Theword“vulnerable”(Para.3)isclosestinmeaningto“________”
A.difficulttobeaffectedB.impossibletobeaffected
C.possibletobeaffectedD.easytobeaffected
(24)Theincreasingriskoflowimmunitywhichchildrenfaceiscausedby________.
A.theirexposuretochemicalsB.theirrefusalofgettingshotsofvaccines
C.thedoctors’irresponsibilityD.thepoorqualityofvaccines
PassageTwo
Inoursociety,wemustcommunicatewithotherpeople.Agreatdealofcommunicationisperformedonaperson-to-personbasisbythesimplemeansofspeech.Ifwetravelinbusesorstandinfootballmatchqueues,wearelikelytohaveconversationsinwhichwegiveinformationoropinions,andsometimeshaveourviewschallengedbyothermembersofsociety.
Face-to-facecontactisbynomeanstheonlyformofcommunicationandduringthelasttwohundredyearstheartofmasscommunicationhasbecomeoneofthedominatingfactorsofcontemporarysociety.Twothingsaboveothershavecausedtheenormousgrowthofthecommunicationindustry.Firstly,inventivenesshasledtoadvancesinprinting,photography,andsoon.Secondly,speedhasrevolutionizedthetransmissionandreceptionofcommunicationssothatlocalnewsoftentakesabackseattonationalnews.
Nolongeristhepossessionofinformationconfinedtoaprivilegedminority.Fortyyearsagopeopleusedtoflocktothecinema,butnowfarmorepeoplesitathomeandturnontheTVtowatchaprogramthatisbeingchanneledintomillionsofhomes.
Communicationisnolongermerelycon