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2005年同等学力英语统考试题及答案口语交际试题及答案Part IDialogue CommunicationSection ADialogue Completion1. A: Why dont you have dinner with me tonight? B: _A. Because I have an appointment.B. Sorry about that, but I have to go to a party.C. The reason is that I have to work over time tonight.D. Id love to, but I have to finish my paper.2. A: Im afraid I have spilled some coffee on the table cloth B: _ A. Oh, dont worry about that. B. You neednt apologize. C. I fee1 sorry for that. D. Oh, you shouldnt have done that.3. A: You seem to have a lot of work to do in your office. Youve always been working overtime. B: _ A. You are right, but dont you know the meaning of work? B. Sorry, I dont think so. I get overpaid for overwork, you know. C. Thats right. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. D. Thats right, but the work is interesting. I dont mind some extra hours at all.4. A: George, I would like to introduce a friend of mine, if I may: Albert Snow. Albert, this is George Smith. B: _ A. How have you been? B. Pleased to meet you, George. C. Mind if call you George？ D. The pleasures mine.5. A: Excuse me. I don t want to interrupt you B: _ A. No, no. Its quite all right. B. Well, never mind. C. It wont bother me.D. Of course not.Section BDialogue Comprehension6. Man: I saw John yesterday. You know what? He was driving a luxurious car.Woman: He rented it. He often makes believe that he is a millionaire.Question: What does the woman mean? A. Everyone believes that John is a millionaire. B. John dreams of becoming a millionaire. C. John dreams of having a luxurious car. D. John pretends to be a millionaire.7. Woman: I can hardly go on. The work is so tough. Man: Dont lose heart Ill back you up all the time.Question: What does the man mean? A. He will help the woman with her work. B. He will support the woman. C. He will do the work for the woman. D. He will encourage the woman.8. Man: I didnt know you got a promotion why didnt you tell me earlier so that we could have celebrated it?Woman: I guess it slipped my mind. My mind was lost to other things because of work.Question: What does the woman mean? A. She felt lost with her work. B. She had a poor memory. C. she forgot to tell him. D. She had to go to work.9. Man: The new Chevy Chase film was terrific!Woman: Oh, come off it, A1. Chevy Chase is a great comedian, but he sure didnt show it in that movie.Question: What does the woman think of the movie? A. Its great comedy. B. Its typical Chevy Chase film. C. It isnt a good comedy.D. It isnt as terrible as A1 thought.10. Woman: You havent said a word about my dress, Dave. Dont you like it? Man: Im sorry I didnt say anything about it sooner. I dont think Ive seen anything like is before.Question: What does the man probably think of the dress? A. It is in fashion. B. It surely is unique. C. It is a bit old-fashioned D. It surely suits her答案：1.D;2.A;3.D;4.B;5.B;6.D;7.B;8.C;9.C;10.B词汇试题及答案Part IIVocabularySection A11. Should English classes be compulsory at the elementary or primary school level in countries where it is not the native langue?A. required B. necessary C. select D. permanent12. In the end, both attacks and defenses of the free market and conventional economics have immense philosophical implications.A. traditional B. novel C. capital-centered D. consumption-centered13. Applicant will be asked to provide information on how they will disseminate information to other students at their university or college.A. disclose B. deliver C. spread D. analyze14. In general, the British people belong to one of the more affluent countries of Europe and enjoy a high standard of living compared to the rest of the world.A. plentiful B powerful C friendly D. wealthy15. To absorb a younger work force, many companies offered retirement plans as incentives for older workers to retire and make way for the younger ones who earned lower salaries. A. rewards B. opportunities C. motives D. stimuli16. Their business flourished at its new location a year later owing to their joint efforts and hard work.A. prevailed B failed C. boomed D shrank17. The pressure on her from her family caused her to resort to the drastic measures.A. turn to B keep to C stick to D. lead to18. 1 shall never forget the look of intense anguish on the face of his parents when they heard the news. A. Stress B. dilemma C. misery D. surprise19. If minor disputes are left unsettled, tough ones will pile up sooner or later.A. accumulate B. vanish C. linger D. emerge20. The police tried in vain to break up the protest crowds in front of the government buildingA. unskillfully B. violently C. ineffectively D. eventuallySection B21. I would like to express my _ to you all for supporting me this summer as a visiting scholar in your department.A. satisfaction B. gratitude C. pleasure D. sincerity22. The objective of this popular consultation is to determine, _, the final political status of the region, whether to remain of the country as a special district, or to part from it.A. once upon a time B. once and again C. all at once D. once and for all23. The two countries will assign counter-drug officials to their respective embassies on a _ basis.A. fundamental B. similar C. reciprocal D. reasonable24. Tennessees population is nearly two-fifths rural, and no single city or group of cities _ the state.A. dominates B. manages C. manipulates D. controls25. We all know that in a situation like this a cool head is _.A. called for B. called off C. called on D. called up26. The destruction an earthquake causes depends on its _ and duration, or the amount of shaking that occurs.A. altitude B. magnitude C. multitude D. aptitude27. The EI Nino has _ affected the regional weather and temperature over much of the tropics, sub-tropics and some mid-latitude areas.A. externally B. consistently C. Insistently D. internally28. During all these years of absence he had _ a tender feeling for his mother and the family.A. enclosed B hugged C. enriched D. cherished29. The _ choice for a consumer, therefore, is the choice among the available ones that will enable him or her to maximize utility.A. optimal B. optional C. optical D. optimistic30. Mrs. Smith _ tears when she heard her daughter had died in the road accident.A. broke in B. broke up C. broke through D. broke into答案11.A;12.A;13.C;14.D;15.D;16.C;17.A;18.C;19.A;20.C21.B;22.D;23.C;24.A;25.A;26.B;27.D;28.D;29.A;30.D阅读理解试题及答案Part IIIReading Comprehension Passage One Mr. Greenly was there to greet them. Let see, there are eighteen children and two adults at three dollars each. That will be sixty dollars.”Miss Joan, if you look at the bottom of this brochure, Mr. Greenly said, youll notice very important statement.Sure enough, in very tiny letters, it said, Prices are subject to change without notice.Miss Joan was determined to keep her good mood. She took a twenty dollars bill out of her own purse and handed it to Mr. Greenly with the forty dollars she had in an envelope.Mr. Greenly pointed to the tiniest letters Miss Joan had ever almost seen. It also says, Terms and conditions of group reservations are subject to change without notice.Miss Joans good mood was now history. 31. How many dollars did Miss Joan hand to Mr. Greenly?A. 20 B. 40 C. 60 D. 1832. The phrase “subject to change without notice” suggests _.A. Mr. Greenly could change the terms at will. B. the customers should read the brochure carefully.C. Mr. Greenly could determine what apples to be picked.D. the customers should be informed beforehand.33. The students could not pick as many apples as they would like because _.A. they were children.B. there were not enough apples.C. they had made a group reservation. D. they would eat up too many apples.34. Miss Joans good mood was now history? (the last paragraph) means _.A. Miss Joan had been happy until that moment B. Miss Joan was no longer interested in historyC. Miss Joan taught her students the history of the orchard.D. Miss Joan was good at concealing her feelings35. What can we 1earn about Miss Joan from the story?A. She did not read the brochure carefully. B. She made a reservation after seeing the brochureC. She lost her temper in the end.D. She didnt know how to complainPassage Two Both civilization and culture are fairly modern words, having come into prominent use during the 19th century by anthropologists（人类学家）, historians, and literary figures. There has been a strong tendency to use them interchangeably as though they mean the same thing，but they are not the same. Thus civilization, in its most essential meaning, is the ability of people to live together harmoniously in cities, in social groupingsThe word culture is derived from the Latin verb colere, till the soil. But colere also has a wider range of meanings. It may, like civis, mean inhabiting a town or village. But most of its definitions suggest a process of starting and promoting growth and development. One may cultivate a garden; One of the basic and best-know features of civi1ization and culture is the presence of tools. But more important than their simple existence is that the tools are always being improved and enlarged upon, a result of creativity. It took thousands of years to get from the first whee1 to the 1atest, most advanced model of automobile.It is the concept of humans as toolmakers and improvers that differentiates them from other animals. A monkey may use a stick to knock a banana from a tree, but that stick will never, through a monkeys cleverness, be modified into a hook or a ladder. 36. What does the author think of the words “civilization”, and “culture”?A. They are identical.B. They are different concepts. C. They can often be 1used interchangeable.D. They are defined differently by different people.37. According to the author the word “civilization” originally refers to _.A. peoples way of life in cities.B. peoples ability to live together in cities. C. a type of social organizationsD. an advanced level of social life38. The Latin verb colere originally means “_”A. live in a city.B. develop oneselfC. promote growthD. cultivate the land 39. The author believes that creativity _.A. is a unique feature of civilized beingsB. brings forth the improvement of tools C. is the result of human developmentD. helps the advance of culture40. The author mentions monkeys in the last paragraph to show that _.A. monkeys are the same as birdsB. people once 1ived in caves like monkeysC. monkeys can never develop into human beingsD. man is different from other animals such as monkeys Passage Three The huge growth of global ecotourism industry is becoming an increasing concern for conservationists with mounting evidence that many wild species do not respond well to contact with human beings. overexposure to tourists has been linked to stress, abnormal behavior and adverse health effects in species such as polar bears, dolphins and gorillas（大猩猩）, says a report in New Scientist.While regulated ecotourism can help conservation efforts by encouraging people to manage endangered species and their habitats, many projects are poorly designed and unregulated, its says. “Many ecotourist projects are unaudited, unauthorized and merely hint they are based on environmentally friendly policies and operations”While regulated ecotourism can help conservation efforts by encouraging people to manage endangered species and their habitats, “many projects are poorly designed and hint they are based on environmentally friendly policies and operations.”Ecotourism is growing by 10 to 30 percent a year and an estimated 20 percent of tourists are thought to visit a conservation-based project. Philip Seddon, of the University of Otago in New Zealand, said that although most tourist projects conformed to basic guidelines on land use and not scaring wildlife, their full impact was rarely considered.In Africa, gorillas have picked up parasites introduced to their habitat by tourists and mongooses（蠓）have caught lung diseases from human beings. Experts said that the answer to the problems was betterregulation and supervision of ecotourism. The Galapagos Islands, where visitor numbers are strictly controlled, is a good model.41. Ecotourism is meant to _.A. have tourists help in the conservation of wildlife B. have wild species respond well to contact with humansC. make wild species reduce stress and abnormal behaviorD. make conservationists more concerned with wildlife42. According to New Scientist, many ecotourist Projects _.A. really encourage people to protect wi1dlife and its habitB. strictly follow environmentally friendly policesC. actually lack proper examination and official approval D. seriously damage the habitats of endangered species43. What will happen to wildlife ultimately if the present ecotourism practice goes on?A. It will disturb their life.B. It will affect their health.C. It will increase their stress.D. It will threaten their survival. 44. According to the passage, the growth in the global “ecotourism” industry _.A. reflects a growing concern for conservationB. arouses a growing concern for conservation C. coincides with a mounting concern for conservationD. originates from a grater concern for conservation45. According to the passage, a solution to the ecotourism problem is to _.A. encourage people to manage endangered speciesB. reduce the exposure of wildlife to human beings C. help wild animals increase their fitnessD. prevent wildlife from catching human diseasePassage Four Computers can beat chess champion Gary Kasparov at his game, count all the atoms in a nuclear explosion, and calculate complex figures in a fraction of a second, but they still fail at the slight differences in language t