同等学力申硕考试英语真题及答案.docx

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同等学力申硕考试英语真题及答案

2013同等学力申硕考试英语真题（A卷）

英语试卷一

PaperOne（100minutes）

PartIOralCommunication（15minutes,10points）

SectionA

Directions:

InthissectiontherearetwoincompletedialoguesandeachdialoguehasthreeblanksandthreechoicesABandC,takenfromthedialogue.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.Dialogueone

A.Itsoundslikeaflu.

B.Ialsoadviserestingforacoupleofdays.

C.Boy,whenitrains,itpours.

Doctor:

Whathasbeenbotheringyou?

Patient:

Ihaveastuffynoseandasorethroat.Plus,I'vebeencoughingalot.

Doctor:

Anystomachpains?

Patient:

Actually,yes.Mystomach'sbeenupsetforafewdays.

Doctor:

2.It'sbeengoingaroundlately.

Patient:

AnythingIcandoforit?

Doctor:

I'llprescribesomemedicinesforyoutotake3.

Patient:

DoesthatmeanIshouldn'tgotowork?

Doctor:

Onlywhenyoufeeluptoit.Youshouldstayhomeforatleastadayortwo.

DialogueTwo

A.So,whatareyougoingtodowiththemoney?

B.Youhavelotsofmoney.

C.HowmuchdoIoweyou?

Joshua:

Dad.Allowaneeday.CanIhavemyallowanee?

Father:

Oh,Iforgotaboutthat.

Joshua:

YouALWAYSforget.

Father:

IguessIdo.4

Joshua:

Just$13.

Father:

Well,I'mnotsureifIhavethatmuch.

Joshua:

Gotobank.5

Father:

Lotsofmoney,uh?

Uh,well,Ithinkthebankisclosed.

Joshua:

Then,whataboutyoursecretmoneyjarunderyourbed?

Father:

Oh,IguessIcoulddothat.6

Joshua:

I'mgoingtoputsomeinsavings,givesometothepoorpeople,andusetheresttobuybooks.

Father:

Well,thatsoundsgreatsgreat,Joshua.

SectionB

Directions:

InthissectionthereisoneincompleteinterviewwhichhasfourblanksandfourchoicesAB,CandD,takenfromtheinterview.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletetheinterviewandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

A.Nationalitiesstayintheirownareas,

B.Peopledon'tqiliikeetheydohereinEngland.

C.WhatIlikedbestwasthatIcouldworkandstillleadanormallife.

D.Somesupermarketsareopentwenty-fourhoursaday.

Interviewer:

HowlongdidyoustayintheStates?

Interviewee:

Iwastherefortwoyears,inNewYork,andIenjoyedittremendously.

7Imean,theshopsareopentill10:

00p.m.

Interviewer:

Allshops?

Interviewee:

Yes,everything.Foodshops,chemists,anddepartmentstores.

8.Andonpublicholidays,onlythebanksareshut.

Interviewer:

Isee,erm…DoyouthinkNewYorkisasmultinationalasLondon?

Interviewee:

Oh,that'forsure.Butit'notasmixed._9_likethere'Russian

section,theGermansectionandChinatown.ButIthinkthemajordifferencebetweenthesetwocitieswastheheightoftheplace.EverythingwasupintheBigApple.Welivedonthethirty-fifthfloor.AndofcourseeverythingisfasterandtheNewYorkersaremuchruder.

Interviewer:

Oh!

Inwhatway?

Interviewee:

well,pushinginthestreet,fightsaboutgettingonthebus.10Andofcoursethetaxidrivers!

NewYorktaxidriversmustbetherudestintheworld!

PartIIVocabulary（10minutes,10points）

Directions:

Inthisparttherearetensentences,eachwithonewordorphraseunderlined.ChoosetheonefromthefourchoicesmarkedAB,CandDthatbestkeepsthemeaningofthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

11.IreadthenewspapereverydaysothatIcanstayinformedabcxuiirrentevents.

A.importantB.internationalC.latestD.cultural

12.Aftersevendaysinthedesert,theexplorerwasrelievedwhenheventuallyfoundwater.

A.predictablyB.finallyC」uckilyD.accidentally

13.Whenwegavethechildrenicecream,theyimmediatelyceasedcrying.

A.startedB.continuedC.resumedD.stopped

14.Thescienceteachedemonstratedtheprocessofturningsolidgoldintoliquid.

A.showedB.elaboratedC.devisedD.simplified

15.John'sapplicationadmissiontograduatestudiesintheschoolofEducationhasbeenapproved.

A.entranceB.acceptanceC.experienceD.allowance

16.MostcollegestudentsintheUnitedStatesliveawayfromhome.

A.apartB.downC.elsewhereD.along

17.Thepursuitofmaximumprofitoftendrivesmanufacturerstoturnoutthingsthatcandoharmtopeople'shealth.

A.preserveB.promoteC.processD.produce

18.Manydifferentpartsmakeupanairplane:

theengine（s）,thewings,thetail,andsoon.

A.composeB.decorateC.constructD.derive

19.YoumakeitsoundasifIdiditonpurpose.

A.carefullyB.unwillinglyC.incrediblyD.deliberately

20.Hecouldneverhaveforeseenthatonedayhisbookswouldsellinmillions.

A.understoodB.explainedC.expectedD.believed

PartIIIReadingComprehension（45minutes,25points）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,therearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatement§eachwithfoursuggestedanswersAB,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

PassageOne

Fiveorsixyearago,Iattendedalectureonthescieneeofattention.Aphilosopherwhoconductsresearchinthemedicalschoolwastalkingaboutattentionblindness,thebasicfeatureofthehumanbrainthat,whenweconcentrateintenselyononetask,causesustomissjustabouteverythingelse.Becausewecan'seewhatwecan'see,ourlecturewasdeterminedtocatchusintheact.Hehaduswatchavideoofsixpeopletossingbasketballbackandforth,threeinwhiteshirtsandthreeinblack,andourtaskwastokeeptrackonlyofthetossesamongthepeopleinwhite.Thetaperolled,andeveryonebegancounting.

Everyoneexceptme,Imdyslexic（有阅读障碍的）,andthemomentIsawthatgrainytapewiththeconfusingbasketballtosses,IknewIwouldn'tbeabletokeeptrackoftheirmovements,soIletmymindwander.Mycuriositywasaroused,though,whenabout30secondsintothetape,agorilla（大猩猩）cameinamongtheplayers.She（welaterlearnedafemalestudentwasinthegorillasuit）startatthecamera,thumpedherchest,andthestrodeawaywhiletheycontinuedpassingtheballs.

Whenthetapestopped,thephilosopheraskedhowmanypeoplehadcountedatleastdadozenbasketballtosses.Handswentupallover.Hethenaskedwhohadcounted13,14,andcongratulatedthosewho'dscoredtheperfect15.Theheasked,“Andwhosawthegorilla?

”

IraisedmyhandandwassurprisedtodiscoverIwastheonlypersonatmytableandoneofonlythreeorfourinthelargeroomtodoso.He'dsetmeup,trappingusinouro

attentionblindness.Yestherehadbeenatrick,buthewasn'ttheonewhohadplayeditonus.

Byconcentratingsohardoncounting,wehadmanagedtomissthegorillainthemidst.

21.Thispassagedescribes

A.basketballB.anexperimentC.aphilosopherD.agorilla

22.''Attentionsblindness”referto.

A.thefactthatonecan'tseewhatonecan'tsee

B.seeingonethingwhilemissingallelse.

C.keepingtrackofjustabouteverything

D.theconditionofbeingblindtodetails

23.“Catchusintheact”（Para.1）isclosestinmeaningof“findus”

A.doingsomethingimproper

B.sleepingduringthelecture

C.countingthebasketballtosses

D.failingtonoticesomethingwithinsight

24.Howmanypeopleintheroomsawthegorillainthevideo?

A.1B.3or4C.13or14D.15

25.Whomdose“he”（lastparagraph）referto?

A.TheauthorB.ThegorillaC.ThelectureD.Thestudent

PassageTwo

Therearefewsaddersightsthanapileoffanletter,lovinglydecoratedwithhanddrawings,sufferinginabin.ThesparklyenvelopeswereaddressedtoTaylorSwift,apopstarmuchbelovedbyteenageandprete-engirls.“DearTaylor”,readonediscardmessage,loveyousomuch!

!

You'rethebest!

Andyou'rereallybeautifulandcute!

!

I'mreallyenjoyingyoursongs

This,alongwithhundredsofothersimilarletterssentfromaroundtheworld,wasdiscoveredinNashvillerecyclingdisposalunitbyalocalwoman.Swift'smanagemequicktoreassureheradmirersthattheyhadbeenthrownoutaccidentally.Theresponsemaycomeasadisappointmenttoanydevoteewhoimagine,astheycomposetheirletter,thatSwiftmaketimetovieweachonepersonally

Dealingwithpileoffanmailis,however,anadministrativeburdenformostcelebrities.Whilesomecelebritiesdoliketogothroughtheirmailpersonally,themajoritysimplydonothavetime.Butthefactftheircorrespondenceissomethingmostcommittedfanswillnotwishtodwellon,sayLynnZubernis,anexpertinthepsychologyoffandomatWestChesterUniversity.

“There'sthislittlebitofeveryfanthatthinkstheirswillbetheonethatstandso-uit'snotanexpectation,butahopethattheirswillbeseenbythecelebrity.”

Whiletherelationshipbetweenthefanandthecelebritymayexistonlyinthemindoftheformer,itsternsfromadeeply-rootedhumanneedforcommunityandbelonging,Zubernisbelieve.Asaresult,evenreceivingamass-producedletterofacknowledgmentandaphotostampedwithareproducedsignaturecanbeapowerfulexperience.

“Peoplehaveatremendousneedtoconnectwiththepersontheyareidolizing（禺像化），”shesays,“Theycan'tringupandsay,‘Canwehavecoffee?

'It'snotabouttheautograph签名）.It'saboutthemomentofconnection.

26.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Thelettersinthebinwereexaggerating.

B.SomeletterstoSwiftwerethrownawayunread.

C.Awomandiscoveredthelettersanddiscardthem

D.Poorlydecoratedletterswereleftunread

27.Swiftmanagementclaimedthat

A.Swifthadreadeachoneofletters

B.fanscouldtrustthemwiththeirletters

C.theywerequickinresponsetotheincident

D.theydidn'tintendtothrowawaytheletters.

28.Mostcelebrities