同等学力英语考试真题.docx

1、同等学力英语考试真题2015年同等学力英语考试真题Part I Oral Communication(10 points)Section ADirections: 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 dialogue a

2、nd mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.Dialogue OneA. Do you know what a handicapped space is ?B. The signs always tell you how long you can park there and on what days.C. Then you also need to be aware of the time limits on the street signs.Student: Can you tell me where I can park?Clerk: Are you

3、driving a motorcycle or an automobile?Student: I drive an automobile.Clerk: Fine.You can either park in the student lot or on the street. 1 Student: Yes,I have seen those spots.Clerk: Well,when you see the blue spots with the handicapped sign, do not park there unless you have a special permit.Are y

4、ou going to be parking in the daytime or evening?Student: I park in the evenings.Clerk: 2 Have you seen those signs?Student: Yes ,I have seen those signs.Clerk: 3 Dialogue TwoA. The hours and limitations are printed on the card and this handout.B. May I have your drivers license,please?C. Are you fa

5、miliar with our rules and fines?Student:Excuse me,I am interested in getting a library card.Librarian:Sure,let me give you an application.You can fill it out right here at the counter.Student: Thank you.Ill do it right now.Librarian:Let me take a look at this for you. 4 Student : Here it is.Libraria

6、n : You seem to have filled the form out all right._5_Student : Yes.I know what to do.Librarian : _6_Student : OK . I see.Librarian : Thank you for joining the library, we look forward to serving you.Section BDirections: In this section there is one incomplete which has four blanks and four choices

7、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 . And fooled the boys for a while.B . And I dont think the boys have minded.C. Well , its because my British publisher.D . All this time I

8、thought you were J.K.Winfrey : So , this is the first time weve met.Rowling : Yes ,it is .Winfrey : And my producers tell me that your real name is J.O._7_Rowling : (laughing) Yeah.Winfrey : J.K is Rowling : _8_ When the first book came out , they thought this is a book that will appeal to boys ,but

9、 they didnt want the boys to know a woman had written it . So they said to me could we use your initials and I said fine . I only have one initial . I dont have a middle name , So I took my favorite grandmothers name,Kathleen.Winfrey : _9_Rowling : Yeah, but not for too long, because I started getti

10、ng my picture in the press and no one could pretend I was a man anymore.Winfrey : _10_Rowling : NOit hasnt held me back,has it? Part II Vocabulary(10 points)Directions: In this part there are ten sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the four choices marked A, B,C a

11、nd D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. 11. There are several different options for getting Internet access.A. choices B. definitions C. channels D.reasons12. Earth has an atmosphere, which protects the surface from harmful rays.A. minerals B.substance

12、s C. gases D. beams13. The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her hostile attitude toward customers. A. unfriendly B. optimistic C. impatient D. positive14. Since it is late to change my mind now, I am resolved to carry out the plan.A. revise B. implement C. review D. improve15.

13、 Security guards dispersed the crowd that had gathered around the Capitol.A.arrested B. stopped C. scattered D. watched16. To start the program, insert the disk and follow the instructions.A. take out B. turn over C. track down D. put in17. The patients condition has deteriorated since last night.A.

14、 improved B. returned C. worsened D. changed 18. I couldnt afford to fly home , and a train ticket was likewise beyond my means.A. also B. nonetheless C. furthermore D. otherwise19. Despite years of searching, scientists have detected no signs of life beyond our own solar system. A. within B. beside

15、s C. outside D. except20. I prefer chicken to fish because I am worried about accidentally swallowing a small bone.A. intentionally B. unexpectedly C. anxiously D. hurriedlyPart III Reading Comprehension (25 points)Section ADirections: In this section, there are four passages followed by questions o

16、r unfinished statements ,each with four suggested answers A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.Passage One Sometimes a race is not enough. Sometimes a runner just wants to go further. Thats what happened to Dennis Martin and Brooke Curran.Martin, 68, a retir

17、ed detective from New York City,took up running after his first wife died. Curran, 46, a philanthropist(慈善家）from Alexandria, started running to get out of the house and collect her thoughts. Both she and Martin got good at running but felt the desire to do more. “The more I trained,the better I got,

18、” Curran said,” but I would cross the finish line with no sense of accomplishment.”Eventually , they worked up to running marathons(马拉松）（and longer races) in other countries, on other countries. Now both have achieved a notable -and increasingly less rate - milestone;running the 26.2-mile race on al

19、l seven continents.They are part of a phenomenon that has grown out of the running culture in the past two decades, at the intersection of athleticism and leisure: “runcations,” which combine distance running with travel to exotic places . There trips ,as expensive as they are physically challenging

20、 ,are a growing and competitive market in the travel industry.“In the beginning,running was enough ,”said Steen Albrechtsen, a press manager. “The classic marathon was the ultimate goal, then came the super marathons , like London and New York. But when 90,000 people a year can take that challenge,

21、it is no longer exciting and adventurous . Hence, the search for new adventures began.”“No one could ever have imagined that running would become the lifestyle activity that it is today,” said Thom Gilligan, founder and president of Boston-based Marathon Tours and Travel. Gilligan, who has been in b

22、usiness since 1979, is partly responsible for the seven-continent phenomenon.It started with a casual talk to an interviewer about his company offering trips to every continent except Antarctica. And then in 1995,Marathon Tours hosted its first Antarctica Marathon on King George Island. Off the tip

23、of the Antarctic Peninsula: 160 runners got to the starting line of a dirt-and ice-trail route via a Russian icebreaker through the Drake Passage.21. At the beginning, Martin took up running just to .A. meet requirements of his jobB. win a running raceC. join in a philanthropic activityD. get away f

24、rom his sadness22. Martin and Curran are mentioned as good examples of .A. winners in the 26.2-mile race on all seven continentsB. people who enjoy long running as a lifestyle activityC. running racers satisfied with their own performanceD. old people who live an active life after retirement23. A ne

25、w trend in the travel industry is the development of .A. challenging runcations B. professional racesC. Antarctica travel marketD. expensive tours24. The classic marathon no longer satisfies some people because . A. it does not provide enough challengeB. it may be tough and dangerousC. it involves t

26、oo fierce a competitionD. it has attracted too many people25. The first Antarctica Marathon on King George Island indicates that .A. international cooperation is a must to such an eventB. runcations are expensive and physically challengingC. Marathon Tours is a leader of the travel industryD. advent

27、urous running has become increasingly popularPassage TwoBefore the 1970s, college students were treated as children. So many colleges ran in loco parentis system. “ In loco parentis” is a Latin term meaning “in the place of a parent.” It describes when someone else accepts responsibility to act in t

28、he interests of a child.This idea developed long ago in British common law to define the responsibility of teachers toward their students. For years, American courts upheld in loco parentis in cases such as Gott versus Berea College in 1913.Gott owned a restaurant off campus. Berea threatened to exp

29、el students who ate at places not owned by the school. The Kentucky high court decided that in loco parentis justified that rule.In loco parentis meant that male and female college students usually had to live in separate buildings. Women had to be back at their dorms by ten or eleven on school nigh

30、ts.But in the 1960s, students began to protest rules and restrictions like these. At the same time, courts began to support students who were being punished for political and social dissent.In 1960, Alabama State College expelled six students who took part in a civil rights demonstration. They sued

31、the school and won. After that it became harder and harder to defend in loco parentis.At that time, students were not considered adults until 21. Then, in 1971, the 24th amendment to the Constitution set the voting age at eighteen. So in loco parentis no longer really applied.Slowly, colleges began

32、to treat students not as children, but as adults. Students came to be seen as consumers of educational services.Gary Dickstein, an assistant vice president at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, says in loco parentis is not really gone. It just looks different. Todays parents, he says, are often heavily involved in students lives. They are known as “helicopter pa