同等学力英语真题及详解.doc

2007年真题 13
Part I Dialogue Completion
1．  A：How about having lunch with me today，paul?
B：_______
A． I’ll see you then
B． Thanks a lot
C． Sounds great
D．I can come anytime
2．  A：I’m anxious to get started on my project．Can we discuss it sometime before the weekend?
B：_______
A． Why didn’t you tell me earlier?
B． Yes，that could be arranged．
C． I can’t spend anytime．
D．Yes，it’s easy to discuss it．
3．  A：Hello，Goorge．What a lovely home you have!
B：________
A． Yeah，this garden is beautiful．
B． Nice to have you drop by．
C． Why，thank you．I’m glad you could come．
D．Let’s sit here so we can admire the view．
4．  A：Do you feel like doing this weekend，Jerry?
B：________
A． No，I don’t mind doing anything．
B． Yes，all right．What do you suggest?
C． We could always go to Dave’s party
D．How do you like science fiction movies?
5．  A：Excuse me，boss．There’s a Jack Welsh on the line．Do you want to talk to him?
B：________
A． Oh，I’m afraid I won’t．
B． No，have him call back later．
C． Does he want to leave a message?
D．Would you please hold my calls?
6．  Woman：You were late again this morning．
Man：So what?
 Question： How does the man react to the woman’s blame?
A． He felt sorry for being late．
B． He did not admit he was late
C． He got nervous for being late．
D．He did not care about being late．
7．  Woman：The so software is very user-friendly．
      Man：Yes，but it leaves something to be desired．
Question：What does the man think of the software?
A．It is of excellent standard．
B．It is of very low standard．
C．It has reached the expected standard．
D．It does not reach the expected standard．
8．  Man：Hi，Susan．I hear your ski trip out of this world!
  Woman：It was wonderful! I didn’t want to come back to the real world!
Question：What can we learn about Susan?
A． She preferred to live in an unreal world．
B． She enjoyed the skiing very much．
C． She lost contact with this world．
D．She failed to carry out her ski plan．
9．Woman：Wally，the necklace is beautiful，but really，you shouldn’t have!
Man：You’re welcome．I think it looks beautiful on you．
Question：What did Wally do for the woman?
A． He bought her a necklace．
B． He helped her put on the necklace．
C． He helped her choose a necklace．
D．He tried to flatter her．
10．Woman：When we lived in Paris I worked part time．But since we moved I just cook and clean．I get tired of doing the same old things day by day．
      Man：It sounds like you need to get out of the house．
Question：What does the man advise the woman to do?
A． To get a job．
B． To move to another place．
C． To visit some friends．
D．To do some outdoor exercises．
Part II Vocabulary
11．By advocating moderate change，they think that they can keep consumer costs low．
A．reasonable   B．radical   C．immediate   D．minimum
12．Nuclear power，with all its inherent problems，is still the only option to guarantee enough energy in the future．
    A．solution    B．policy    C．choice      D．reason
13．The promised wage increase is being held back while it is examined by the government to see if it is greater than the law allows．
    A．dismissed  B．delayed   C．neglected    D．rejected
14．Safety officials have earnestly questioned whether the increased use of synthetic materials heightens the risk of fire．
    A．cautiously  B．severely  C．accurately   D．seriously
15．The book shifted her outlook form social to spiritual，for its theme was that before you change other people you have to change yourself．
    A．viewpoint   B．vocation   C．prospect    D．preference
16．Racing the clock every day is such as an exhausting effort that when I actually have a few free moments，I tend to collapse．
    A．fall down   B．fall ill     C．fall out     D．fall behind
17．The senator agreed that his support of the measure would jeopardize his chances for reelection．
    A．benefit    B．endanger   C．hinder      D．disturb
18．The microscope enables scientists to distinguish an incredible number and variety of bacteria．
    A．unavoidable        B．unchangeable
    C．unbelievable       D．unpredictable
19．He noticed that Joan was studying him closely，but her expression gave away nothing of what she was thinking．
    A．revealed   B．disposed   C．reminded   D．distributed
20．At last John Smith chose to step down as the company’s chief executive and return to his roots in software research．
    A．resign   B．remove    C．retire     D．replace
21．His essay is____ with more than 120 full-color photographs that depict the national park in all seasons．
    A．contained   B．illustrated   C．exposed   D．strengthened
22．Local government____ could be obtained through a local income tax and/or a local sales tax．
    A．budget     B．expense    C．finance    D．revenue
23．Even after reading it for three times he couldn’t____ the meaning of that letter．
    A．conceive   B．consult    C．contrast    D．concern
24．The temperature in this area is low enough to allow falling snow to____ and slowly transform into ice．
    A．preserve   B．accumulate   C．melt    D．spread
25．In calculating the daily calorie requirements for an individual，variations in body size，physical activity and age should be____．
    A．brought into practice      B．taken into account
    C．thrown light on          D．looked down upon
26．The shy girl felt quite____ and uncomfortable when she could not answer the interviewer’s question．
    A．amused    B．sensitive   C．curious    D．awkward
27．The courses aim to give graduated an up-to-date grasp of their subject and ____laboratory
kills．
    A．superficial   B．subjective   C．structural   D．sophisticated
28．There was no light on the way and for a second she hesitated，unable to ____the dim figure awaiting her．
    A．set out    B．make out    C．pick up    D．clear up
29．Some people apparently have an amazing ability to ____the right answer．
    A．come up with        B．look up to
    C．put up with          D．clear up
30．I had been a university student for three years，but not until afternoon had felt the thrill of____
    A．confusion   B．disappointment   C．sensation   D．fulfillment
Part III Reading Comprehension
Passage One
    The may be one of Britain’s most successful exports and among the world’s most popular TV
shows，ranking alongside the World Cup Final and the Olympic Games opening ceremony in
terms of audience．But，in Britain，beauty competitions are unfashionable．To most people，beauty contests seem as out- dated as bowing．Nicolas Barker，a lawyer in London，said that“As much as I think it’s fine for women to do it，I don’t think it’s interesting and in fact，I think they’re irrelevant to today．”Last year，Miss World was broadcast to 142 countries，but it wasn’t even shown in this country where it started in 1951．
It wasn’t always this way in Britain．Once，beauty queens dated footballers，traveled the world and were guaranteed fame，fortune and fun．Now，they open new supermarkets，are sponsored by dry-cleaning companies and，if they’re lucky，they get free clothes from supermarkets．
When Francesca Marchant was crowned Miss Sussex in 1969 it was something to be extremely proud of．“I came from a small town，and all my friends were green with envy when they found out I’d won．My boyfriends at the time thought it was terrific and boasted to everyone that be was going out with a beauty queen．”
But the good times couldn’t last．The feminist movement gathered moments on．Some women were determined to bring an end to these“cattle shows” ．Nowadays，saying that you were a beauty queen just doesn’t sound good．
Miss World orgainizers claim that contestants are judged on qualities other than just their physical appearance．But，Jacqueline Gold，England’s representative at this year’s contest，was not chose because of her academic record．The Miss World Website states that she“left school having gaining many computer qualifications，and certificates in First Aid and Life Saving”，meaning，not much of an education．
The only time the contests attraction now is because of the protesters．At the 1999 Miss World in Britain，around 60 demonstrators hurled flour bombs and fought with the police．They denounced the beauty contest as a “sexist cattle market” ．They waved banners saying“fat girls are cool”and“women’s bodies are not for sale” ．
31．Beauty contests in Britain are now____．
A．bringing huge benefits for the country
B．as popular as the World Cup Final
C．no longer popular in the country
D．widely protested in the country
32．The attitude of Nicolas Baker towards beauty contests is that____．
A．women shouldn’t attend the contests
B．the contests are line but he doesn’t like them
C．the contests are insults to women
D．the contests are behind the times
33．In the 60s and 70s，beauty queens____
A．were sponsored by dry-cleaning companies
B．were admired by most people
C．did not have a good supermarkets
34．The author used Jacqueline Gold as an example to show that____
A．her academic record was very strong
B．she had gained many qualifications and certificates
C．contestants are judged on their physical appearance
D．contestants are judged on th
ir education
35．The best title for the passage might be____
A．Beauty Contests：Insults to Women
B．Beauty Contests：Sexist Cattle Market
C．Beauty Contests：A Headache for British people
D．Beauty Contests：Started in Britain but Unpopular Now
Passage Two
A particular area in which assumptions and values difler between culture is that of friendship．Friendships among Americans tend to be shorter and less intense than those among people from many other cultures．At least many observers from abroad have this impression．Because Americans are taught to be self-reliant，because they live in a very mobile society，and for many other reasons as well，they tend to avoid deep involvement with other peopl．Furthermore，Americans tend to“compartmentalize”their friendships，having their“friends at work”，“friends at school”，a“tennis friend”，and so on．Americans often seem very friends，even when you first meet them．This friendliness does not usually mean that the American is looking for a deeper relationship．
The result of these attitudes and behaviors is sometimes viewed by foreigner as an “inability to be friends” ．Other times it is seen as a normal way to retain personal happiness in a mobile，ever-changing society．
People normally have in their minds stereotypes about people who are different from themselves．Stereotypes are based on limited and incomplete experience and information，but they shape people’s thoughts and expectations．Americans have many stereotypes about foreign students in general(for example，that they are very hard working，intelligent，and rich；that they do not speak English well)and about particular categories of foreign students(Chinese are polite and good at mathematics，for example，or Italians are emotional) ．And foreign students have their own stereotypes of Americans，for example，that they are arrogant，rude，and generous．
There are two stereotypes that often effect male-female relationships involving U．S．and foreign students．The first is the idea，held by some foreign males，that American females are invariably willing，if not anxious，to have sex．The second common stereotype，held by some American females，is that male foreign students have no interest in American females other than having sex with them．The existence of these and other stereotypes can give rise to considerable misunderstanding and can block the development of a mutually satisfactory relationship between particular individuals．Stereotypes seem unavoidable，given the way the human mind seeks to categorize and classify information，so it is not realistic to suppose people can“forget their stereotypes” ．But they can be aware of their stereotypes，and be ready to find exceptions to them．
36．Concerning friendship，Americans____
A．look for a deeper relationship in a close circle
B．avoid deep relationship with other people
C．are friendly at first but do not remain so later on
D．do not make good friends
37．The word“compartmentalize”in the first paragraph means“_____”
A．separate in categories    B．treat differently
C．evaluate accordingly    D．judge fairly
38．The author’s attitude toward the American type of friendship seems to be____
A．approving    B．critical   C．biased   D．objective
39．According to the author，stereotypes concerning male-female relationships involving U．S．and foreign students are____
    A．helpful   B．meaning less   C．harmful   D．useless
40．According to the author，stereotypes seem unavoidable because____
    A．it is natural to have them            B．it is easy to find exceptions
    C．they provide better understanding    D．they contribute to friendship
Passage Three
    In The Birth Order Book：Why You Are the Way You Are(2004)，Dr．Kevin Leman notes that
21 of the first 23 Americans in space were first-born males or only children．More than half of
United States presidents have been first-borns or first-born boys．Its a pretty significant finding
historically，because families used to be bigger than they are today．
    In addition to being high achievers，older children also generally have higher IQs(智商)than
younger ones．Researchers have noted that the more kids a family has，the lower each child’s
individual IQ tends to be．They give a few reasons for this．
    Parents only have so much time，attention，and money．The more kids they have the more
these things are divided．First-borns initially get the entire parental-time pie．What’s more，the
ratio of grown-ups to kids decreases with each new baby．So the younger ones are surrounded by
more children’s language on average than the older kids．
    Some researchers think parental attention is the key to personality birth-order differences．In
His book Born to Rebel，psychologist Frank Sulloway says competition for Mom and Dad’s
attention is the thing that really shapes our personalities and，in fact has shaped history．He argues
that we adapt our personalities as part of our strategy to seek favor from Mom and Dad．Younger
siblings(兄弟姐妹) tend to become rebels．Sulloway studied political activists and found that
later-born activists were more radical than their first-born peers．
    The conclusion of his book is that sibling competition for parental attention can affect society
as a whole in times of revolution．Thomas Jefferson，Karl Marx，and Fidel Castro were all younger
siblings，for example．
    As compelling as this all is，it’s also something we should probably take with caution，there
are other things that happen to us in life besides the addition of siblings to our families．A parent
can die；a hurricane can leave us homeless；we can catch a life-threatening disease．Any one of
these things will probably have more of an effect on our personalities than the presenon of
siblings．
A 2002 study bore this out．After interviewing 535 undergraduates，researchers concluded that personality differences were widely supported by research．
41．What is implied by“the younger ones are surround