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同等学力人员申请硕士学位外国语水平全国统一考试
2013年同等学力人员申请硕士学位
外国语水平全国统一考试
英语试卷一
ENGLISHQUALIFICATIONTEST
FORMASTER-DEGREEAPPLICANTS
PaperOne(100minutes)
PartIOralCommunication(10points)
PartⅡVocabulary(10points)
PartIIIReadingComprehension(25points)
PartIVCloze(10points)
PartVTextCompletion(20points)
PartIOralCommunication(10points)
SectionA
Directions:
InthissectiontherearetwoincompletedialoguesandeachdialoguehasthreeblanksandthreechoicesA,BandC,takenfromthedialogue.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.
DialogueOne
A.Itsoundslikeaflu.
B.Ialsoadviserestingforacoupleofdays.
C.Boy,whenitrains,itpours.
Doctor:
Whathasbeenbotheringyou?
Patient:
Ihaveastuffynoseandasorethroat.Plus,I'vebeencoughingalot.1
Doctor:
Anystomachpains?
Patient:
Actually,yes.Mystomach'sbeenupsetforafewdays.
Doctor:
2It'sbeengoingaroundlately.
Patient:
AnythingIcandoforit?
Doctor:
I'llprescribesomemedicinesforyoutotake.3
Patient:
DoesthatmeanIshouldn'tgotowork?
Doctor:
Onlywhenyoufeeluptoit.Youshouldstayhomeforatleastadayortwo.
DialogueTwo
A.So,whatareyougoingtodowiththemoney?
B.Youhavelotsofmoney.
C.HowmuchdoIoweyou?
Joshua:
Dad.Allowanceday.CanIhavemyallowance?
Father:
Oh.Iforgotaboutthat.
Joshua:
YouALWAYSforget.
Father:
IguessIdo.4
Joshua:
Just$13.
Father:
Well,I'mnotsureifIhavethatmuch.
Joshua:
Gotothebank.5
Father:
Lotsofmoney,uh?
Uh,well,Ithinkthebankisclosed.
Joshua:
Then,whataboutyoursecretmoneyjarunderyourbed?
Father:
Oh,IguessIcoulddothat.6
Joshua:
I'mgoingtoputsomeinsavings,givesometothepoorpeople,andusetheresttobuybooks.
Father:
Well,thatsoundsgreat,Joshua.
SectionB
Directions:
InthissectionthereisoneincompleteinterviewwhichhasfourblanksandfourchoicesA,B,CandD,takenfromtheinterview.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletetheinterviewandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.
A.Nationalitiesstayintheirownareas,
B.Peopledon'tqueueliketheydohereinEngland.
C.WhatIlikedbestwasthatIcouldworkandstillleadanormallife.
D.Somesupermarketsareopentwenty-fourhoursaday.
Interviewer:
HowlongdidyouliveintheStates?
Interviewee:
Iwastherefortwoyears,inNewYork,andIenjoyedittremendously.
7Imean,theshopsareopentill10:
00p.m.
Interviewer:
Allshops?
Interviewee:
Yes,everything.Foodshops,chemists,anddepartmentstores.
8Andonpublicholidays,onlythebanksareshut.
Interviewer:
Isee,erm...DoyouthinkNewYorkisasmultinationalasLondon?
Interviewee:
Oh,that'sforsure.Butit'snotasmixed.9likethere'sRussiansection,theGermansectionand.ChinaTown.ButIthinkthemajordifferencebetweenthesetwocitieswastheheightoftheplace.EverythingwasupintheBigApple.Welivedonthethirty-fifthfloor.AndofcourseeverythingisfasterandtheNewYorkersaremuchruder.
Interviewer:
Oh!
Inwhatway?
Interviewee:
Well,pushinginthestreet,fightsaboutgettingonthebus.10Andofcoursethetaxidrivers!
NewYorktaxidriversmustbetherudestintheworld!
PartIIVocabulary(10points)
Directions:
Inthisparttherearetensentences,eachwithonewordorphraseunderlined.ChoosetheonefromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandDthatbestkeepsthemeaningofthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.
11.IreadthenewspapereverydaysothatIcanstayinformedaboutcurrentevents.
A.importantB.international
C.latestD.cultural
12.Aftersevendaysinthedesert,theexplorerwasrelievedwhenheeventuallyfoundwater.
A.predictablyB.finally
C.luckilyD.accidentally
13.Whenwegavethechildrenicecream,theyimmediatelyceasedcrying.
A.startedB.continued
C.resumedD.stopped
14.Thescienceteacherdemonstratedtheprocessofturningsolidgoldintoliquid.
A.showedB.elaborated
C.devisedD.simplified
15.John'sapplicationforadmissiontograduatestudiesintheSchoolofEducationhasbeenapproved.
A.entranceB.acceptance
C.'experienceD.allowance
16.MostcollegestudentsintheUnitedStatesliveawayfromhome.
A.apartB.down
C.elsewhereD.along
17.Thepursuitofmaximumprofitoftendrivesmanufacturerstoturnoutthingsthatcandoharmtopeople'shealth.
A.preserveB.promote
C.processD.produce
18.Manydifferentpartsmakeupanairplane:
theengine(s),thewings,thetail,andsoon..
A.composeB.decorate
C.constructD.derive
19.YoumakeitsoundasifIdiditonpurpose.
A.carefullyB.unwillingly
C.incrediblyD.deliberately
20.Hecouldneverhaveforeseenthatonedayhisbookswouldsellinmillions.
A.understoodB.explained
C.expectedD.believed
PartIIIReadingComprehension(25points)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,therearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.
PassageOne
Fiveorsixyearsago,Iattendedalectureonthescienceofattention.Aphilosopherwhoconductsresearchinthemedicalschoolwastalkingaboutattentionblindness,thebasicfeatureofthehumanbrainthat,whenweconcentrateintenselyononetask,causesustomissjustabouteverythingelse.Becausewecan'tseewhatwecan'tsee,ourlecturerwasdeterminedtocatchusintheact.Hehaduswatchavideoofsixpeopletossingbasketballsbackandforth,threeinwhiteshirtsandthreeinblack,andourtaskwastokeeptrackonlyofthetossesamongthepeopleinwhite.Thetaperolled,andeveryonebegancounting.
Everyoneexceptme.I'mdyslexic,andthemomentIsawthatgrainytapewiththeconfusingbasketballtosses,IknewIwouldn'tbeabletokeeptrackoftheirmovements,soIletmymindwander.Mycuriositywasaroused,though,whenabout30secondsintothetape,agorilla<~)cameinamongtheplayers.She(welaterlearnedafemalestudentwasinthegorillasuit)staredatthecamera,thumpedherchest,andthenstrodeawaywhiletheycontinuedpassingtheballs.
Whenthetapestopped,,thephilosopheraskedhowmanypeoplehadcountedatleastadozenbasketballtosses.Handswentupallover.Hethenaskedwhohadcounted13,14,andcongratulatedthosewho'dscoredtheperfect15.Thenheasked,"Andwhosawthegorilla?
"
IraisedmyhandandwassurprisedtodiscoverIwastheonlypersonatmytableandoneofonlythreeorfourinthelargeroomtodoso.He'dsetusup,trappingusinourownattentionblindness.Yes,therehadbeenatrick,buthewasn'ttheonewhohadplayeditonus.Byconcentratingsohardoncounting,wehadmanagedtomissthegorillainthemidst.
21.Thispassagedescribes_____________.
A.abasketballmatchB.anexperiment
C.aphilosopherD.agorilla
22."Attentionblindness"refersto_____________.
A.thefactthatonecan'tseewhatonecan'tsee
B.seeingonethingwhilemissingallelse
C.keepingtrackofjustabouteverything
D.theconditionofbeingblindtodetails
23."Catchusintheact"(Para.1)isclosestinmeaningto"findus_____________”
A.doingsomethingimproper
B.sleepingduringthelecture
C.countingthebasketballtosses
D.failingtonoticesomethingwithinsight
24.Howmanypeopleintheroomsawthegorillainthevideo?
A.1.B.3or4.
C.13or14.D.15.
25.Whomdoes"he"(lastparagraph)referto?
A.Theauthor.B.Thegorilla.
C.Thelecturer.D.Thestudent.
PassageTwo
Therearefewsaddersightsthanapileoffanletters,lovinglydecoratedwithhanddrawings,sufferinginabin.ThesparklyenvelopeswereaddressedtoTaylorSwift,apopstarmuchbelovedbyteenageandpre-teengirls.
"DearTaylor,"readonediscardedmessage,"Iloveyousomuch!
!
You'rethebest!
!
Andyou'rereallybeautifulandcute!
!
I'mreallyenjoyingyoursongs."
This,alongwithhundredsofothersimilarletterssentfromaroundtheworld,wasdiscoveredinaNashvillerecyclingdisposalunitbyalocalwoman.Swift'smanagementwasquicktoreassureheradmirersthattheyhadbeenthrownoutaccidentally.Theresponsemaycomeasadisappointmenttoanydevoteewhoimagines,astheycomposetheirletters,thatSwiftmakestimetovieweachonepersonally.
Dealingwithpilesoffanmailis,however,anadministrativeburdenformostcelebrities.Whilesomecelebritiesdoliketogothroughtheirmailpersonally,themajoritysimplydonothavetime.Butthefateoftheircorrespondenceissomethingmostcommittedfanswillnotwishtodwellon,saysLynnZubernis,anexpertinthepsychologyofrandomatWestChesterUniversity.
"There'sthislittlebitofeveryfanthatthinkstheirswillbetheonethatstandsout--it'snotanexpectation,butahopethattheirswillbeseenbythecelebrity."
Whiletherelationshipbetweenthefanandthecelebritymayexistonlyinthemindoftheformer,itstemsfromadeeply-rootedhumanneedforcommunityandbelonging,Zubernisbelieves.Asaresult,evenreceivingamass-producedletterofacknowledgementandaphotostampedwithareproducedsignaturecanbeapowerfulexperience.
"Peoplehaveatremendousneedtoconnectwiththepersontheyareidolising,"shesays."Theycan'tringthemupandsay,'Canwehavecoffee?
'It'snotabouttheautograph.It'saboutthemomentofconnection."
26.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Thelettersinthebinwereexaggerating.
B.SomeletterstoSwiftwerethrownawayunread.
C.Awomandiscoveredthelettersanddiscardedthem.
D.Poorlydecoratedletterswereleftunread.
27.,