2023年同等学力真题英语试卷一.doc

2023年同等学力真题英语试卷A2023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Paper One试卷一(90 minutes) Part I Dialogue Communication(10 minutes，10 points，1 for each) Section A Dialogue Completion Directions：In this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by 4 choices marked A、B、C、and DChoose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogueThen mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANS WER SHEET1.Speaker A：Frank，where are the cookies? Dont tell me you ate them all!Speaker B：_They were so good AYes，forget it BYes，I couldnt help it. CNo，Im sorry DNo，dont be mad2 Speaker A：The train is delayed again Speaker B：_ How long do we have to wait? Speaker A：About forty minutes AWhat a pity! BHow annoying! C. Im sorry to hear that DSo far so good3 Speaker A：When Lisa saw me at the mall，she didnt even say hello to me. Speaker B：I cant understand why_，I thought you were good friends A. you greeted her first Bshe was also there at the time Cshe gave you the cold shoulder Dyou should have cared4. Speaker A：I used to make delicious pies，but this one tastes terrible Speaker B：I think youre really_ Aout of date Bout of touch Cout of hand Dout of practice5 Speaker A：DrSmith，whats wrong with my father? Speaker B：Well，_，considering his advanced age Ahes in pretty good shape Bdont ask me such a question C. I have no idea DI have nothing to say for the momentSection B Dialogue ComprehensionDirections：In this section，you will read 5 short conversations between a man and a womanAt the end of each conversation there is a question followed by 4 choices marked A，B，C and DChoose the best answer to the question from the 4 choices by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET6 Woman：Bob，if you weed the garden，Ill do the dishes Man：Its a deal Question：What does the man mean? AHe agrees to the proposal BHe rejects the idea CHe thinks its unfair DHe stands to gain7 Woman：Can I go skiing with you and your friends this weekend? Man： The more，the merrier Question：W hat does the man mean? AThere are already too many people BHe cant promise the woman now CThe woman is welcome to join them DThe woman can come next time 8 Man：This suitcase cost me 200 dollars Woman：200 dollars for a piece of junk like that? Thats a rip-off! Question：What does the woman mean? AIts a bit expensive。 BIts a real bargain CIts not worth the price DIts unexpected9 Woman：The house seems in a bad shape Man：Yes，weve decided to rebuild it from scratch Question：What would the man probably do to the house? AHe would scratch the paint off its surface BHe would tear it down first CHe would make some repairs DHe would rebuild it by himself10Ted：I ate four hamburgers，Mom Mother：Well, youve made a pig of yourself Question: What do we learn from the conversation? A Pigs love hamburgers too BTed looks overweight CThe hamburgers were delicious DTed ate too many hamburgersPart II Vocabulary(20 minutes，10 points，0.5 for each)Section A Directions：In this section there are 10 sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the 4 choices marked A，B，C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentenceThen mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.11In his closing remarks，the chairman expressed his thanks to all those who had contributed to the success of the conference Acomments Bspeech Ccriticism D1ecture12Both Tom and his brother take after their father not only in appearance but also in character Aresemble Bassimilate Cfollow Dreflect13The hurricane was incredibly devastating and left thousands homeless Aforceful Bmighty Cdestructive Ddangerous14Readers are required to comply with the rules of the library and mind their manners Aevaluate Bmemorize Cprotect Dobserve 15Economic factors aside，the imbalanced distribution of educational resources also affects fairness of education Aunjust Bimpartial Cuneven Dimproper16Watching me pulling the calf awkwardly to the barn，the Irish milkmaid fought hard to hold back her laughter. Acheck Bkeep Cstop Dretain17The government has called for an independent inquiry into the incident Arequirement Bexamination Canalysis Dinvestigation18A great number of houses would have to be removed to make way for the new amusement park Atake the place of Bgive space for Cbuild up Dwork out19Drug use accounts for approximately three-quarters of all reported cases of HIV in the country Apossibly Broughly Cgenerally Dspecificly 20For their own safety, household pets should be confined to their own yard Atamed Bregained Crestricted DcontainedSection B Directions：In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentencesFor each sentence there are 4 choices marked A、B、C and DChoose the one that best completes the sentenceThen mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET21By a strange_，both candidates have come up with the same solution to the problem. Acoincidence Bencounter Cchance Doverlap22The discussion was so prolonged and exhausting that_the speakers stopped for refreshments Aat large Bat intervals Cat ease Dat random23Mr Tunick filed suit against the New York police department after city officials_his request Aturned down Bturned in Cturned off Dturned out24The fireman had a _ escape when a staircase collapsed beneath his feet Aclose Bnarrow Chard Dnear25Many painters，rock singers，and street dancers have distinct hair style，_to their group Aparticular Bessential Cspecial Dpeculiar26That he brought the company big profits wouldnt _ putting the companys money into his own pockets Ajustify Bclarify Ctestify Damplify27Were _ 50 new staff this year as business grows Ataking over Btaking in Ctaking on Dtaking up28Is the theory of evolution in direct _ with religious teachings，or does it leave room for debate? Acomparison Bdistinction Cdisturbance Dcontradiction29Libraries are an investment for the future and should not be allowed to fall into Adissolution Bdecay Cdecline Ddepression30A transplant operation is successful only if doctors can prevent the body from rejecting the_organ Aborrowed Bstrange Cnovel DforeignPart III Reading Comprehension(45 minutes，30 points，1 for each) Directions：There are 5 passages in this partEach passage is followed by 6 questions or unfinished statementsFor each of them there are 4 choices marked A，B，C and DChoose the best one and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEETPassage One A 1 0-year-old boy decided to study judo (柔道) despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a terrible car accidentThe boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master，and he was doing wellBut he couldnt understand why，after three months of training，the master had taught him only one move “Sir，”the boy finally said， “shouldnt I be learning more moves?” This is the only move you know，but this is the only move youll ever need to know,” the master replied Not quite understanding，but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training Several months later, the master took the boy to his first tournament(锦标赛) Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matchesThe third match proved to be more difficult，but after some time，his opponent became impatient and charged；the boy skillfully used his one move to win the matchStill amazed by his success，the boy was now in the finals This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger，and more experienced. For a while，the boy appeared to be overmatchedConcerned that the boy might get hurt，the referee called a time-outHe was about to stop the match when the judo master intervened “No，” the judo master insisted，“Let him continue” Soon after the match resumed，his opponent made a critical mistake：he dropped his guard Instantly，the boy used his move to pin himThe boy had won the match and the tournamentHe was the champion On the way home，the boy and his judo master reviewed every move in each and every matchThen the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind “Sir，how did I win the tournament with only one move? “You won for two reasons the master answered “First，youve almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judoSecond，the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm”31Why did the boy want to learn judo? AHe wanted to get over the accident BHe wanted to make up for his disability CHe wanted to exercise his right arm DThe reason was not mentioned in the passage32When a referee calls a “time-out”, Athe time has run out Bthe game stops for a short time Ceither side can claim victory Dthe game ends in a tie 33Why did the master insist on continuing the match? AHe didnt want to give the opponent an advantage BThe boy was confident of winning。 CHe had confidence in the boys skill。 DAll he cared about was winning the final34What probably caused the defeat of the boys opponent in the final? AOver-confidence BImpatience CInexperience DExhaustion。35Why did the master teach the boy only that one move? AThe boy could not do other moves with only one arm BIt was the only move the master knew well CIt was the move his opponent would not be good at DHis opponent would be helpless once he made that move36What does the passage mainly tell us? AOne can turn a weakness into an advantage BIt is very difficult to have a good teacher CEven a disabled person can win a match DPractice makes perfectPassage Two My five-year- old daughter knew exactly what she wanted for Christmas of 1 977, and told me soYes, she still would like the pin-and-green plastic umbrella, books, long nightgown, slippers-fine. But really，there was only one thing that mattered: a Barbie Townhouse，with all the accessoriesThis was a surpriseRebecca was not a Barbie girl, preferred stuffed animals to dolls, and wasnt drawn to play in a structured environmentAlways a make-up-the-rules, design-my-own-world，do-it-my-way kidMaybe, I thought, the point wasnt Barbie but the house，which she could claim for herself ,since wed already moved five times during her brief 1ife Next day，I stopped at the mallThe huge Barbie Townhouse box was there：“3 Floors of High-Styled fun! Elevator Can Stop on All Floors!”Some Assembly RequiredUh-ohMy track record for assembling things was miserableBrooklyn-born，I was raised in apartment buildings in a family that didnt build thingsA few years earlier, Id spent one week assembling a six-foot-tall jungle gym from a kit containing so many partsI spent the first four hours sorting and the last two hours trying to figure out why there were so many piecesThe day after I finished building it, as if to remind me of my limitations，a tornado (龙卷风) touched down close enough to scatter the jungle gym across an acre of field I assembled the Barbie Townhouse on Christmas EveMaking it level，keeping the columns from looking like theyd melted and been refrozen，and getting that elevator to work were almost more than I could manageAnd building it in curse-free silence so my daughter would continue sleeping- if, in fact，she was sleepingadded a layer of challengeBy dawn I was done Shortly thereafter, my daughter walked into the living roomHer surprise may not be real，but her delight was utterly genuine and moves me to this day，34 years laterRebecca had spurred me to do something. I didnt think I could doIt was for her，andlike so much of the privilege of being her father一it brought me further outside myself and let me overcome doubts about my capacities37In the authors eyes，his little daughter was Aobedient Bunstable Coriginal Dstubborn38The author thought that his daughters choice of the Barbie Townhouse Awas natural for a five-year-old girl Bwas influenced by her life experience Creflected the change in her taste Dbrought her back to normal39. For the author， assembling things_?A. was largely in his blood B. was a challenge he enjoyedC. was always his weak point D. was part of his family education40. Assembling the Barbie Townhouse_.A. brought out the authors potentialsB. turned out to be easier than expectedC. actually drove the author crazy.D. was a bad memory for the author41. In the last paragraph the author mainly expressed_A. his pride in being a father. B. his gratitude to his daughterC. his concern about his capability D. his delight in helping his daughter42. What can be learned about the relationship between the author and his daughter?A. They are on good terms with each other.B. They barely speak to each other.C. They are polite but cold to each other.D. They keep secrets from each other.Passage ThreeIt is all very well to blame traffic jam, the cost of petrol and the fast pace of modem life， but manners on the roads are becoming deplorable. Everybody knows that the nicest men become monsters behind the wheel. It is all very well, again ,to have a tiger in the tank， but to have one in the drivers seat is another matter. You might tolerate the odd road-hog(占道者)， but nowadays the well-mannered mot