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同等学力英语真题及详解
PartIDialogueCompletion
1. A:
Howabouthavinglunchwithmetoday,paul?
B:
_______
A.I’llseeyouthen
B.Thanksalot
C.Soundsgreat
D.Icancomeanytime
2. A:
I’manxioustogetstartedonmyproject.Canwediscussitsometimebeforetheweekend?
B:
_______
A.Whydidn’tyoutellmeearlier?
B.Yes,thatcouldbearranged.
C.Ican’tspendanytime.
D.Yes,it’seasytodiscussit.
3. A:
Hello,Goorge.Whatalovelyhomeyouhave!
B:
________
A.Yeah,thisgardenisbeautiful.
B.Nicetohaveyoudropby.
C.Why,thankyou.I’mgladyoucouldcome.
D.Let’ssitheresowecanadmiretheview.
4. A:
Doyoufeellikedoingthisweekend,Jerry?
B:
________
A.No,Idon’tminddoinganything.
B.Yes,allright.Whatdoyousuggest?
C.WecouldalwaysgotoDave’sparty
D.Howdoyoulikesciencefictionmovies?
5. A:
Excuseme,boss.There’saJackWelshontheline.Doyouwanttotalktohim?
B:
________
A.Oh,I’mafraidIwon’t.
B.No,havehimcallbacklater.
C.Doeshewanttoleaveamessage?
D.Wouldyoupleaseholdmycalls?
6. Woman:
Youwerelateagainthismorning.
Man:
Sowhat?
Question:
Howdoesthemanreacttothewoman’sblame?
A.Hefeltsorryforbeinglate.
B.Hedidnotadmithewaslate
C.Hegotnervousforbeinglate.
D.Hedidnotcareaboutbeinglate.
7. Woman:
Thesosoftwareisveryuser-friendly.
Man:
Yes,butitleavessomethingtobedesired.
Question:
Whatdoesthemanthinkofthesoftware?
A.Itisofexcellentstandard.
B.Itisofverylowstandard.
C.Ithasreachedtheexpectedstandard.
D.Itdoesnotreachtheexpectedstandard.
8. Man:
Hi,Susan.Ihearyourskitripoutofthisworld!
Woman:
Itwaswonderful!
Ididn’twanttocomebacktotherealworld!
Question:
WhatcanwelearnaboutSusan?
A.Shepreferredtoliveinanunrealworld.
B.Sheenjoyedtheskiingverymuch.
C.Shelostcontactwiththisworld.
D.Shefailedtocarryoutherskiplan.
9.Woman:
Wally,thenecklaceisbeautiful,butreally,youshouldn’thave!
Man:
You’rewelcome.Ithinkitlooksbeautifulonyou.
Question:
WhatdidWallydoforthewoman?
A.Heboughtheranecklace.
B.Hehelpedherputonthenecklace.
C.Hehelpedherchooseanecklace.
D.Hetriedtoflatterher.
10.Woman:
WhenwelivedinParisIworkedparttime.ButsincewemovedIjustcookandclean.Igettiredofdoingthesameoldthingsdaybyday.
Man:
Itsoundslikeyouneedtogetoutofthehouse.
Question:
Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?
A.Togetajob.
B.Tomovetoanotherplace.
C.Tovisitsomefriends.
D.Todosomeoutdoorexercises.
PartIIVocabulary
11.Byadvocatingmoderatechange,theythinkthattheycankeepconsumercostslow.
A.reasonable B.radical C.immediate D.minimum
12.Nuclearpower,withallitsinherentproblems,isstilltheonlyoptiontoguaranteeenoughenergyinthefuture.
A.solution B.policy C.choice D.reason
13.Thepromisedwageincreaseisbeingheldbackwhileitisexaminedbythegovernmenttoseeifitisgreaterthanthelawallows.
A.dismissed B.delayed C.neglected D.rejected
14.Safetyofficialshaveearnestlyquestionedwhethertheincreaseduseofsyntheticmaterialsheightenstheriskoffire.
A.cautiously B.severely C.accurately D.seriously
15.Thebookshiftedheroutlookformsocialtospiritual,foritsthemewasthatbeforeyouchangeotherpeopleyouhavetochangeyourself.
A.viewpoint B.vocation C.prospect D.preference
16.RacingtheclockeverydayissuchasanexhaustingeffortthatwhenIactuallyhaveafewfreemoments,Itendtocollapse.
A.falldown B.fallill C.fallout D.fallbehind
17.Thesenatoragreedthathissupportofthemeasurewouldjeopardizehischancesforreelection.
A.benefit B.endanger C.hinder D.disturb
18.Themicroscopeenablesscientiststodistinguishanincrediblenumberandvarietyofbacteria.
A.unavoidable B.unchangeable
C.unbelievable D.unpredictable
19.HenoticedthatJoanwasstudyinghimclosely,butherexpressiongaveawaynothingofwhatshewasthinking.
A.revealed B.disposed C.reminded D.distributed
20.AtlastJohnSmithchosetostepdownasthecompany’schiefexecutiveandreturntohisrootsinsoftwareresearch.
A.resign B.remove C.retire D.replace
21.Hisessayis____withmorethan120full-colorphotographsthatdepictthenationalparkinallseasons.
A.contained B.illustrated C.exposed D.strengthened
22.Localgovernment____couldbeobtainedthroughalocalincometaxand/oralocalsalestax.
A.budget B.expense C.finance D.revenue
23.Evenafterreadingitforthreetimeshecouldn’t____themeaningofthatletter.
A.conceive B.consult C.contrast D.concern
24.Thetemperatureinthisareaislowenoughtoallowfallingsnowto____andslowlytransformintoice.
A.preserve B.accumulate C.melt D.spread
25.Incalculatingthedailycalorierequirementsforanindividual,variationsinbodysize,physicalactivityandageshouldbe____.
A.broughtintopractice B.takenintoaccount
C.thrownlighton D.lookeddownupon
26.Theshygirlfeltquite____anduncomfortablewhenshecouldnotanswertheinterviewer’squestion.
A.amused B.sensitive C.curious D.awkward
27.Thecoursesaimtogivegraduatedanup-to-dategraspoftheirsubjectand____laboratory
kills.
A.superficial B.subjective C.structural D.sophisticated
28.Therewasnolightonthewayandforasecondshehesitated,unableto____thedimfigureawaitingher.
A.setout B.makeout C.pickup D.clearup
29.Somepeopleapparentlyhaveanamazingabilityto____therightanswer.
A.comeupwith B.lookupto
C.putupwith D.clearup
30.Ihadbeenauniversitystudentforthreeyears,butnotuntilafternoonhadfeltthethrillof____
A.confusion B.disappointment C.sensation D.fulfillment
PartIIIReadingComprehension
PassageOne
ThemaybeoneofBritain’smostsuccessfulexportsandamongtheworld’smostpopularTV
shows,rankingalongsidetheWorldCupFinalandtheOlympicGamesopeningceremonyin
termsofaudience.But,inBritain,beautycompetitionsareunfashionable.Tomostpeople,beautycontestsseemasout-datedasbowing.NicolasBarker,alawyerinLondon,saidthat“AsmuchasIthinkit’sfineforwomentodoit,Idon’tthinkit’sinterestingandinfact,Ithinkthey’reirrelevanttotoday.”Lastyear,MissWorldwasbroadcastto142countries,butitwasn’tevenshowninthiscountrywhereitstartedin1951.
Itwasn’talwaysthiswayinBritain.Once,beautyqueensdatedfootballers,traveledtheworldandwereguaranteedfame,fortuneandfun.Now,theyopennewsupermarkets,aresponsoredbydry-cleaningcompaniesand,ifthey’relucky,theygetfreeclothesfromsupermarkets.
WhenFrancescaMarchantwascrownedMissSussexin1969itwassomethingtobeextremelyproudof.“Icamefromasmalltown,andallmyfriendsweregreenwithenvywhentheyfoundoutI’dwon.Myboyfriendsatthetimethoughtitwasterrificandboastedtoeveryonethatbewasgoingoutwithabeautyqueen.”
Butthegoodtimescouldn’tlast.Thefeministmovementgatheredmomentson.Somewomenweredeterminedtobringanendtothese“cattleshows”.Nowadays,sayingthatyouwereabeautyqueenjustdoesn’tsoundgood.
MissWorldorgainizersclaimthatcontestantsarejudgedonqualitiesotherthanjusttheirphysicalappearance.But,JacquelineGold,England’srepresentativeatthisyear’scontest,wasnotchosebecauseofheracademicrecord.TheMissWorldWebsitestatesthatshe“leftschoolhavinggainingmanycomputerqualifications,andcertificatesinFirstAidandLifeSaving”,meaning,notmuchofaneducation.
Theonlytimethecontestsattractionnowisbecauseoftheprotesters.Atthe1999MissWorldinBritain,around60demonstratorshurledflourbombsandfoughtwiththepolice.Theydenouncedthebeautycontestasa“sexistcattlemarket”.Theywavedbannerssaying“fatgirlsarecool”and“women’sbodiesarenotforsale”.
31.BeautycontestsinBritainarenow____.
A.bringinghugebenefitsforthecountry
B.aspopularastheWorldCupFinal
C.nolongerpopularinthecountry
D.widelyprotestedinthecountry
32.TheattitudeofNicolasBakertowardsbeautycontestsisthat____.
A.womenshouldn’tattendthecontests
B.thecontestsarelinebuthedoesn’tlikethem
C.thecontestsareinsultstowomen
D.thecontestsarebehindthetimes
33.Inthe60sand70s,beautyqueens____
A.weresponsoredbydry-cleaningcompanies
B.wereadmiredbymostpeople
C.didnothaveagoodsupermarkets
34.TheauthorusedJacquelineGoldasanexampletoshowthat____
A.heracademicrecordwasverystrong
B.shehadgainedmanyqualificationsandcertificates
C.contestantsarejudgedontheirphysicalappearance
D.contestantsarejudgedonth
ireducation
35.Thebesttitleforthepassagemightbe____
A.BeautyContests:
InsultstoWomen
B.BeautyContests:
SexistCattleMarket
C.BeautyContests:
AHeadacheforBritishpeople
D.BeautyContests:
StartedinBritainbutUnpopularNow
PassageTwo
Aparticularareainwhichassumptionsandvaluesdiflerbetweencultureisthatoffriendship.FriendshipsamongAmericanstendtobeshorterandlessintensethanthoseamongpeoplefrommanyothercultures.Atleastmanyobserversfromabroadhavethisimpression.BecauseAmericansaretaughttobeself-reliant,becausetheyliveinaverymobilesociety,andformanyotherreasonsaswell,theytendtoavoiddeepinvolvementwithotherpeopl.Furthermore,Americanstendto“compartmentalize”theirfriendships,havingtheir“friendsatwork”,“friendsatschool”,a“tennisfriend”,andsoon.Americansoftenseemveryfriends,evenwhenyoufirstmeetthem.Thisfriendlines