同等学力申硕英语模拟试题.doc

2012年同等学力申硕英语模拟试题

Paper One 试卷一
　　Part ⅠDialogue communication (10minutes, 10points)
　　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 D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
　　1. Speaker A: Your sister seems to be a bit under the weather.
　　Speaker B: _____________.
　　A. She has a slight fever.
　　B. Yes, it’s bad weather today.
　　C. No, she has a headache.
　　D. Thank you. She doesn’t like the weather.
　　2. Speaker A: _____________.
　　Speaker B: You’d better look before you leap.
　　A. I plan to quit the job and go abroad.
　　B. I’m crazy about basketball.
　　C. I looked for it everywhere but didn’t find it.
　　D. I love sports.
　　3. Speaker A: Where shall we meet?
　　Speaker B: ______________.
　　A. Will you pick me up at my place?
　　B. Just a moment, please.
　　C. It doesn’t matter.
　　D. Well, you are here.
　　4. Speaker A: Would you like to order now?
　　Speaker B: _______________.
　　A. Yes. I’ll have the shrimp cocktail to start.
　　B. Good. I’d like to ask you to send this letter to Prof. Owen.
　　C. Well. I have no instruction at present.
　　D. Ok. Here you are.
　　5. Speaker A: _______________.
　　Speaker B: I’d like to get this film developed.
　　A. What can I do for you?
　　B. What are you doing?
　　C. This film is wonderful.
　　D. Are you still working on the movie?
　　Section B Dialogue Comprehension
　　Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short conversations between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose 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 SHEET.
　　6. Man: Hi, Jane, do you have some changes? I have to make a call on the payphone.
　　Woman: Payphone? Why not use my mobile phone? Here you are.
　　Question: What will the man most probably do?
　　A. Get some change form Jane.
　　B. Use the woman’s phone.
　　C. Go look for a pay phone.
　　D. Pay for the phone call.
　　7. Man: Can you tell me the title of this oil painting?
　　Woman: Sorry, I don’t know for sure, but I guess it is an early 18 century work. Let me look it up in the catalog.
　　Question: Where does this conversation most probably take place?
　　A. At a bookstore.
　　B. In a workshop.
　　C. At an art gallery.
　　D. In a department store.
　　8. Man: I am worried about those classes I missed when I was sick.
　　Woman: I will try to bring you up today on what we’ve done.
　　Question: What does the woman mean?
　　A. She’s bought the man a pair of glasses today.
　　B. She will help the man to catch up.
　　C. She is worried about the man’s health.
　　D. She has bought the man an up-to-date map.
　　9. Woman: Hey Dan. I hear you’re meeting Susan’s parents for the first time.
　　Man: Yeah, next weekend. Fortunately, her father loves to fish, so we will have so many things to talk about.
　　Question: What can be inferred about Dan?
　　A. He is going to give a talk on fishing.
　　B. He thinks fishing is a good way to kill time.
　　C. He has the same hobby as Susan’s father.
　　D. He is eager to meet Susan’s parents.
　　10. Woman: Professor White’s presentation seemed to go on forever. I was barely able to stay awake.
　　Man: How could you sleep through it? It is one of the best that I have ever heard on this topic.
　　Question: What does the man think of Professor White’s presentation?
　　A. He finds the presentation hard to follow.
　　B. He considers the presentation very dull.
　　C. He thinks Professor White has chosen an interesting topic.
　　D. He speaks highly of the presentation.
　　Part II Vocabulary (10minutes, 10 points)
　　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 sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
　　11. We felt very nice in the lobby, the more so since it was chilly out of doors that day.
　　A. cold B. mild C. moderate D. hot
　　12. Some measured all actions by the unalterable rule of night, and the eternal fitness of things.
　　A. external B. permanent C. intermittent D. simultaneous
　　13. The Taoist believes that the senses are doors through which the freed soul rushes to mingle with the colors and tones of the universe.
　　A. collide B. interact C. assimilate D. blend
　　14. The insults from the reporters ignited her anger to the point where he became speechless.
　　A. quenched B. swallowed C. excited D. disturbed
　　15. Failure to control the growth of international debt will also constrain living standards.
　　A. enhance B. reinforce C. restrain D. stabilize
　　16. Applicants for this company have to be informed of the demands peculiar to the job.
　　A. specific B. queer C. special D. universal
　　17. Unable to break down the opposition, the president had to resign to bring order to the country.
　　A. overcome B. digest C. undermine D. dominate
　　18. These students’ determination to face up to difficulties plays a crucial role in their success.
　　A. live up to B. stand up to C. go up to D. add up to
　　19. The police are good persons to turn to in case of trouble, especially in big cities.
　　A. in the event of B. in the case of C. in the course of D. in the way of
　　20. The debate as to which is the best way to lose weight has never come to an end.
　　A. considering B. including C. relating D. concerning
　　Section B
　　Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. For each sentences there are 4 choices marked A. B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentences. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
　　21. Learners of a foreign language are advised to try to the meaning of a new word from the context.
　　A. carry out B. fill out C. figure out D. put out
　　22. Yao Ming is the best known basketball player in China, who is now playing for the Rockets.
　　A. so far B. by far C. far from D. far away
　　23. These glass wares are too to survive long transportation by land.
　　A. faint B. feeble C. fragile D. fierce
　　24. Moving parts of machines and motor vehicles have to be regularly to reduce the friction.
　　A. lubricated B. fabricated C. embedded D. dictated
　　25. The of the space shuttle that had exploded in the air were scattered over a large area.
　　A. segments B. fragments C. elements D. ornaments
　　26. I can’t your idea for the simple reason that I have no prejudice against the handicapped.
　　A. go into B. go over C. go through D. go for
　　27. Studies have proved that it is not wise to try to lose weight by breakfast.
　　A. skimming B. skipping C. scrubbing D. slapping
　　28. Some surveys have suggested that the belief that the more money we have, the happier we are is a .
　　A. myth B. religion C. statement D. fable
　　29. High schools teachers used to judge students academic performance alone.
　　A. in favor of B. in charge of C. in face of D. in terms of
　　30. It is that effective measures be taken to curb the rise of food prices.
　　A. imposing B. imperative C. industrious D. incidental
　　Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (45minutes, 30points)
　　Directions: There are 5 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 6 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
　　Passage one
　　Now York’s WCBS puts it in a way that just can’t be better expressed: “It was an accident waiting to happen”.
　　15-year-old Alexa Longueira was wandering along the street in Staten Island, obliviously tapping text message into her phone as she walked. Distracted by her phone, she failed to notice the open manhole (下水道窨井) in her path, and plunged into it, taking an unprepared bath of raw sewage along with receiving moderate injuries. Longueira called the dive “really gross, shocking and scary.”
　　It’s not all Longueira’s fault. The manhole shouldn’t have been left uncovered and unattended, and no warning signs or hazard cones had been set Protection (DEP), who was preparing to flush the sewage, helped her out, and the department later issued a formal apology for the incident.
　　Nonetheless, observers are harshly divided over who is to blame here. The DEP is certainly at fault for failing t secure the manhole, but to what extent should the girl be held accountable for failure to be aware of her surroundings? If she had stepped into traffic and been hit by a car, would her reaction (that is: anger and a potential lawsuit) be any different?
　　Detachment from one’s environment due to electronic gadgets is a growing problem-and a hazardous one. The government is even trying to get involved, with multiple laws on the books across the country outlawing cell phone use and text messaging while operating a motor vehicle in the wake of serious accidents involving distracted drivers. New York Senator Kruger even tried to criminalize the use of handheld devices (including phones, music players, and game players) by pedestrians while they are crossing streets in major New York cities, due to concerns over the number of auto vs. pedestrian accidents.
　　Following a substantial outcry, that legislation appears never to have been formally introduced. But did Kruger have a point?
　　What interested me, at least, is the end of the story above that Longueira lost a shoe in the sewage. But since other things are not reported as lost, I’m guessing she appears to have managed to keep her grip on her phone during the accident.
　　31. By “It was an accident waiting to happen”, New York’s WCBS meant that .
　　A. the accident should have been avoidable
　　B. this kind of accidents happen frequently
　　C. somebody was glad to see what would happen
　　D. an open manhole is sure a trap for careless pedestrians
　　32. When the girl fell into the open manhole, she .
　　A. was seriously hurt B. was frightened
　　C. took a bath in the raw sewage D. cried help to the DEP worker
　　33. According to the author, who was to blame for the accident?
　　A. The girl herself B. The DEP worker
　　C. Both of them D. Nobody
　　34. According to the passage, which of the following is illegal in the U.S.?
　　A. Talking on a cell phone while driving
　　B. Text messaging while walking across a street
　　C. Operating music players while driving
　　D. Operating game players while walking across a street
　　35. The phrase “in the wake of” (Para.5) is closest in meaning to “ ”
　　A. in view of B. on condition of
　　C. as far as D. with regard to
　　36. The author found it funny that the girl had .
　　A. lost a shoe in the sewage in the accident
　　B. reported nothing lost after the accident
　　C. got a firm hold of her phone during the accident
　　D. managed to keep herself upright in the manhole
　　Passage Two
　　According to a study, intellectual activities make people eat more than when just resting. This has shed new light on brain food. This finding might also help explain the obesity epidemic of a society in which people often sit.
　　Researchers split 14 university student volunteers into three groups for a 45-minute session of either relaxing in a sitting position, reading and summarizing a text, or completing a series of memory, attention, and alert tests on the computer. After the sessions, the participants were invited to eat as much as they pleased.
　　Though the study involved a very small number of participants, the results were stark. The students who had done the computer tests downed 253 more calories or 29.4 percent more than the couch potatoes. Those who had summarized a text consumed 203 more calories than the resting group.
　　Blood samples taken before, during, and after revealed that intellectual work cause much bigger fluctuations in glucose (葡萄糖) levels than rest periods, perhaps owing to the stress of thinking.
　　The researchers figure the body reacts to these fluctuations by demanding food to restore glucose-the brain’s fuel. Glucose is converted by the body from carbohydrates (碳水化合物) and is supplied to the brain via the bloodstream. The brain cannot make glucose and so needs a constant supply. Brain cells need twice as much energy as other cells in the body.
　　Without exercise to balance the added intake, however, such “brain food” is probably not smart. Various studies in animals have shown that consuming fewer calories overall leads to sharper brains and longer life, and most researchers agree that the findings apply, in general, to humans.
　　And, of course, eating more can make you fat.
　　“Caloric overcompensation following intellectual work, combined with the fact that we are less physically active when doing intellectual tasks, could contribute to the obesity epidemic currently observed in industrialized countries,” said lead researcher Jean-Philippe Chaput at Laval University in Quebec City, Canada. “This is a factor that should not be ignored, considering that more and more people hold jobs of an intellectual nature,” the researcher concluded.
　　37. The passage mainly tells us that .
　　A. consuming fewer calories can lead to sharper brains
　　B. thinking consumed more calories than resting
　　C. resting more can make people fat
　　D. brain cells need more energy than other cells in the body
　　38. It is implied that to avoid obesity, people who have to sit long should .
　　A. think more and eat less B. increase the intake of vitamins
　　C. skip some meals D. eat less potatoes
　　39. The word “stark” in the 3rd paragraph is closest in meaning to “ ”
　　A. negative B. obscure C. absolute D. ambiguous
　　40. According to the research, which of the following activities consumed the most calories?
　　A. Relaxing in a sitting position
　　B. Reading professional books
　　C. Summarizing a text
　　D. Completing tests on the computer
　　41. According to the passage, eating less may make people .
　　A. smarter B. less intelligent
　　C. more emotional D. live a shorter life
　　42. One of the reasons for the obesity epidemic currently observed in industrialized countries is that in these countries .
　　A. people take different exercises
　　B. fewer people watch their weight
　　C. fewer people hold physical jobs
　　D. foods are much cheaper
　　Passage three
　　One of the simple pleasures of a lazy summer day is to be able to enjoy a refreshing slice of watermelon either at the beach, at a picnic, or fresh from the