同等学力申硕英语真题.docx

1、同等学力申硕英语真题2016年同等学力申请硕士学位英语考试真题Part I Oral Communication (10 points)Section A Directions: 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 di

2、alogue and mark your answer on the Answer sheet. Dialogue One A. Will you take care of that for me?B. Does it have anything valuable inside? C. How do you want to send it?Clerk: May I help you? Customer: Yes, Id like to send this letter to my family in England. Clerk: Did you write your return addre

3、ss on the envelope? Customer: Yes, I did. Clerk: _1_ Customer: I guess Ill send it airmail. Clerk: _2_ Customer: Yes. I enclosed a check and some photographs. Clerk: Then youd better send it by registered mail. Customer: Thats a good idea._3_ Clerk: Im sorry, sir. Youll have to take your letter to t

4、he next window. Dialogue TwoA. You cant even stay in the sun for five minutes.B.I guess so. C. You want my advice? Winne: Oh, man! Nobody can stand this kind of scorching heat.Marc: Absolutely! _4_ Winne: Anyway, I guess this afternoon theres nothing we can do but stay home. Marc: _5_ I dont want to

5、 be taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion or something. Winne: _6_ Drink a lot of liquids and spare yourself the worst of the heat! Marc: Yean, youre right. Got to drink a lot of fluids. Section B Directions:In this section there is one incomplete interview which has four blanks and four choices

6、 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.I literally cant stop. B. But now I dont need to worry any more. C. Youre known as the first billionaire author here. D. But thats not jus

7、t about money.Interviewer: You have published six popular books. 7 Interviewee: Yeah. Interviewer: So how has being the first billionaire author affected your perception of yourself? Interviewee: I dress better. Well, you can definitely afford better clothes.8 I think the single biggest thing that m

8、oney gave me-and obviously I came from a place where I was a single mother and it really was hand to mouth at one point. It was literally as poor as you can get without being homeless at one point. 9 Never. Interviewer: Are you in a place now where you can accept that you will always be rich? Interv

9、iewee: No. Interviewer: And will you be writing more? Interviewee: Oh, definitely. I cant, yeah,10 Well, I mean, you could tie my hands to my sides, I suppose, but I have to write. For my own mental health, I need to write. Part II Vocabulary (10 points) Directions: In this part there are ten senten

10、ces, 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. Such experience helps promote ones alertness to other cultures, as well as a better appreciation of ones own

11、culture. A. preference B. adjustment C. sensitivity D. response 12. If you always try to find fault with others, it means that you have gained another shortcoming. A. ignore B. criticize C. impress D. follow 13. The election will be brought forward to June as so many people are on holiday in July. A

12、. prolonged B. adapted C. postponed D. Advanced 14. As to the question of refreshments, I should think orange juice and potato chips will be sufficient. A. enough B. abundant C. satisfying D. proper 15. Watching these kids grow brings me satisfaction that is difficult to surpass. A. obtain B. exceed

13、 C. describe D. forget 16. The journal published a series of articles that reviewed the prospects for a new era of “genetic medicine”. A. background B. exploration C. survey D. outlook 17. If you dont slow down and take a break, youll be burned out very quickly. A. distressed B. anxious C. exhausted

14、 D. upset 18. Following our merging with Smith Brothers, the new company will, from now on be known as Smith and Murphy Inc. A. cooperation B. meeting C. agreement D. combination 19. Only native-born citizens are eligible for the U.S. Presidency. A. required B. qualified C. selected D. elected 20. I

15、t was 38 degrees and the air conditioning barely cooled the room. A. simply B. quickly C. hardly D. strongly Part III Reading Comprehension (25 points) Section A Directions: In this section, there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers A, B

16、, C and D. Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. Passage One What did you study at university? If it was something along the lines of law or business, you might want to look away now. Thats because according to new research, which has found a link between our university su

17、bjects and our personalities, you have selfish, uncooperative tendencies and are not very in touch with your feelings. On the plus side, youre probably the life and soul of a party, the findings suggest. Researchers analyzed data from more than 13,000 university students who were involved in 12 sepa

18、rate studies. From this, they discovered a correlation between the “Big Five” major personality traits and the subjects they were enrolled on. For example, those studying law, economics, political science and medicine tended to be much more outgoing than those taking other subjects, the study found.

19、 But when it came to “agreeableness” - the tendency towards being helpful, generous and considerate - the lawyers scored particularly low, as did business and economics students. Arts and humanities students, as well as those studying psychology and politics scored highly for openness, meaning they

20、were curious, imaginative and in touch with their inner feelings, while economists, engineers, lawyers and scientists scored comparatively low. However, the arts and humanities students also tended to be less conscientious and more nervous, typically exhibiting signs of anxiety and moodiness. Psycho

21、logy students were not far behind arts and humanities students for these traits. Study author Anna Vedel, from the University of Aarhus in Denmark, said she was surprised by the magnitude of the results. “The effect sizes show that the differences found are not trivial, far from,” she said. “On the

22、more humorous side they do confirm our more or less prejudicial stereotypes of the disturbed psychologist, the withdrawn natural scientist, the cynical economist.” And she said that the findings could help those school pupils who currently have no idea what to study at university, as well as helping

23、 academics to plan their lectures. “Im not arguing that these results should play a major role in either guidance or selection, but it might provide some inspiration for students that are in doubt about study choices and want to make a choice based on more than abilities, for example,” said Dr Vedel

24、. “Or teachers might better understand their student population.” 21.The first paragraph implies that law or business students may _. A.be amused by the research B.be interested in the research C.dislike the research D.enjoy the research 22.According to the research, law students scored particularly

25、 low in the trait of _. A. generosity B. openness C. anxiety D. selfishness 23. The word “conscientious” (Para. 4) probably means “_”. A. moody B. sensitive C. curious D. careful 24. Anna Vedel stated that the research _. A. confirmed the link between personality and profession B. showed that the di

26、fferences were far from significant C. was not reliable because of its prejudicial observation D. did not have enough samples to support its findings 25. According to Anna Vedel, the research may help _. A. students make wise choices in finding jobs B. teachers understand their students better C. st

27、udents make presentations more academically D. school pupils go to better universities Passage Two AlphaGos victory over Go( 围棋 )champion Lee Se-dol reportedly shocked artificial intelligence experts, who thought such an event was 10 to 15 years away. But if the timing was a surprise, the outcome wa

28、s not. On the contrary, it was inevitable and entirely foreseeable. Playing complex games is precisely what computers do supremely well. Just as they beat the world champions at checkers(跳棋)and then chess, they were destined to beat the champion at Go. Yet I dont believe, as some do, that human defe

29、ats like this one presage an era of mass unemployment in which awesomely able computers leave most of us with nothing to do. Advancing technology will profoundly change the nature of high-value human skills and that is threatening, but we arent doomed. The skills of deep human interaction, the abili

30、ties to manage the exchanges that occur only between people, will only become more valuable. Three of these skills stand out: The first, the foundation of the rest, is empathy, which is more than just feeling someone elses pain. Its the ability to perceive what another person is thinking or feeling,

31、 and to respond in an appropriate way. The second is creative problem-solving in groups. Research on group effectiveness shows that the key isnt team cohesion or motivation or even the smartest members IQ; rather, its the social sensitivity of the members, their ability to read one another and keep

32、anyone from dominating. The third critical ability, somewhat surprisingly, is storytelling, which has not traditionally been valued by organizations. Charts, graphs and data analysis will continue to be important, but thats exactly what technology does so well. To change peoples minds or inspire them to act, tell them a story. These skills, though basic to our humanity, ar