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2008年同等学力人员申请硕士学位外国语水平全国统一考试A

英语试卷一

  ENGLISH QUALIFICATION TEST

  FOR MASTER-DEGREE APPLICANTS

  Paper One(90 minutes)

  Part I Dialogue Communication(10 minutes10 points)

  PartVocabulary(10 minutes10 points)

  PartReading Comprehension (45 minutes25 points)

  PartCloze(15 minutes15 points)

  Part V Error Detection 00 minutes5 points)

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  Paper One试卷一

  Part I Dialogue Communication(10 minutes,10 points)

  Section A Dialogue Completion

  DirectionsIn 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.ABobwould you mind turning down the TV a little? I'm talking on the phoneand I'm having a hard time hearing.

  B____________

  A.Please forgive me.

  B.Ohsure! I'm sorry about that.

  C.You should have told me earlier.

  D.I’m sorry to hear about it.

  答案:B

  讲解:A说,Bob,你介意把电视开小点儿声音吗?我在打电话,很费劲儿才能挺清楚对方说什么。B表示,当然可以,很不好意思。

  2.AHiI'm your neighbor in 405next door I'm Sunny Chan.

  B____________

  A.I moved here about a week ago.

  B.Hope we could become good neighbors.

  C.Hi!Evervone here seems very friendly.

  D.Jill Kingston.Nice to meet you.

  答案:D

  讲解:这是两个邻居第一次见面,互相自我介绍的场景

  3.ACould you run me over to the office? I'm late. My clock must be slow.

  B____________

  A.Yesnever mind.I would rather give you a lift.

  B.All right.But you should buy a new clock.

  C.It’S my pleasure.May I help you fix your clocktoo?

  D.YeahI'll be glad to drop you off on my way to work.

  答案:D

  讲解:A说,您能捎我去办公室吗?我晚点了,我的表肯定慢了。

  B表示,当然,很高兴顺路送您去上班。

  drop off

  [transitive] to take someone by car to a place and leave them there, especially on your way to another place

  Just drop me here - I can walk the rest of the way.

  4.AI’m sorry.He’s not in his office.

  B______________

  A.Are you Sure he will be back soon?

  B.Would you like to leave a message?

  C.Can you take a message for me?

  D.Shall I call him sometime later?

  答案:C

  讲解:这是一个打电话的场景。A说,不好意思,他不在办公室。B于是说,您能帮我捎话吗?D看似有道理,但是不如C更好。什么时候给他打电话,不是关键,关键是找到他或者把有关信息告诉他。I'm sorry, she's out right now, can I take a message (for you)?

  5.ADo you mind if I take off my jacket?

  B______________

  A.Ofcourse notmake yourself at home.

  B.Ohit’s very kind of you to do so.

  C.I’ll be happy if I can be of any help.

  D.Yesit’s pretty warm in here.

  答案:A

  讲解:Do you mind句型,介意是Yes,不介意是No/Not

  Section B Dialogue Comprehension

  DirectionsIn this sectionyou will read 5 Short conversations between a man and a woman.At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by 4 chocices 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.ManBob and Sue seem never discipline their daughter. She’s real nuts.

  WomanThey are kept in the dark about their daughter’S behavior at school.

  QuestionWhat can we learn about Bob and Sue’S daughter?

  A.She likes to eat nuts.

  B.She is self-disciplined.

  C.She behaves badly at school.

  D.She enjoys leaving her parents in the dark.

  答案:C

  讲解:男士说,BobSue好像从来都不管教他们的女儿,她简直就是一个小疯丫头。

  女士说,他们对于女儿在学校里的所作所为简直一无所知。

  1. Nuts: crazy

  Are you nuts?

  I'm going to go nuts (=become crazy) if I don't find a new job soon.

  Turn that radio off. It's driving me nuts (=annoying me very much) .

  2. in the dark

  knowing nothing about something important, because you have not been told about it

  We're in the dark just as much as you are.

  7.WomanNowRichardwould you care to explain how the answers to the test questions appeared on your desk?

  ManI call’tProfessor Harley.Someone must have left them on my desk.

  QuestionWhat is the man’s problem?

  A.He is suspected of cheating

  B.He left the answers on his desk.

  C.He doesn’t know how to explain.

  D.He didn’t know the answers to the questions.

  答案:A

  讲解:学生考试场景,怀疑作弊

  8. WomanDon’t forget to drop me a line when you settle down.

  ManI won’t.I’ll keep you posted.

  QuestionWhat does the man mean?

  A.He’ll write to the woman.

  B.He’ll tell the woman his new address.

  C.He’ll visit the woman once in a while.

  D.He’ll chat with the woman on the phone.

  答案:A

  讲解:搬家写信场景

  1. drop somebody a line/note

  to write a short letter to someone

  Drop us a line to let us know how you're getting on.

  2. keep somebody posted (on sth.)

  spoken to regularly tell someone the most recent news about something

  I'll keep you posted on his progress.

  9.ManBetty, how was your trip to the museum with Tom this afternoon?

  WomanDon’t ask me.

  QuestionWhat does the woman mean?

  A.Something about the museum interested her.

  B.Something was wrong with the trip.

  C.She doesn’t know anything about the museum.

  D.She doesn’t want to answer the man’s question.

  答案:B

  讲解:女士的回答Don’t ask me.表示有难言之隐,trip, museum都是表面信息,Betty应该下午和Tom不太愉快,这才是关键。

  10.ManHey,Mary.I WaS invited to be a judge for the Miss America Beauty Contest.

  WomanOhreally? Come onyou're pulling my leg.

  QuestionWhat does the woman mean?

  A.She has no chance to win.

  B.The man is encouraging her.

  C.She’ll attend the contest.

  D.The man is trying to fool her.

  答案:D

  讲解:男士说,玛丽,我被邀请去做美国小姐选美大赛的评委了。

  女士说,真的?得了吧,你和我开玩笑呢吧。

  pull somebody's leg

  to tell someone something that is not true, as a joke

  I haven't won, have I? You're pulling my leg.

 PartVocabulary(10 minutes10 points)

  Section A

  DirectionsIn this section there are 10 sentences,each with one word or phrase underlined.Choose he 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.The survey does not allow for the fact that some students are attending part-time.

  A.explain B.deny C.consider D.recognize

  答案:C

  讲解:allow for

  估计到, 考虑到; ...留有余地

  12.British scientists have found how to diagnose the diseasewhich causes loss of memory and personality change.

  A.control B.determine C.prevent D.treat(治疗 cure)

  答案:B

  讲解:diagnose: to find out what illness someone has, or what the cause of a fault is, after doing tests, examinations etc

  determine

  de- 下来 + termine边界;约束

  v.

  决定, 确定, 测定, 使下定决心, []使终止

  13.Witnesses were allegedly tortured or subjected to pressure to fabricate evidence against him.

  A.fix up安排,修补 B.take up从事 C.pack up 打包,整理 D.make up 编造

  答案:D

  讲解:fabricate vt.

  制作, 构成, 捏造, 伪造, 虚构

  to invent a story, piece of information etc in order to deceive someone

  The police were accused of fabricating evidence .

  14.So instead we spent the whole afternoon hanging around in the gorgeous autumn sun.

  A.golden B.beautiful C.warm D.shining

  答案:B (the whole afternoon)

  讲解:gorgeous

  good weather beautiful/gorgeous/glorious

  1 extremely beautiful or attractive

  'What do you think of my new flatmate?' 'He's absolutely gorgeous !'

  You look gorgeous, Maria.

  see usage note beautiful

  2 extremely pleasant or enjoyable

  synonym lovelya gorgeous cakeThe hotel room had a gorgeous view.

  15.I couldn’t work out why anyone would invent something so boring.

  A.draw up B.bring about C.put forward D.figure out

  答案:D

  讲解:

  work something ↔ out

  ▶UNDERSTAND◀ to think about something and manage to understand it

  The plot is very complicated - it'll take you a while to work it out.

  Figure out: to understand why someone behaves in the way they do

  Women. I just can't figure them out.

  16.You can easily find out the benefits of flexible working for both you and your employer.

  A.loose 松的 B.effective 有效的 C.elastic 弹性的 D.resourceful 资源丰富,足智多谋

  答案:C

  讲解:

  flexible

  a person, plan etc that is flexible can change or be changed easily to suit any new situation

  opposite inflexible

  We can be flexible about your starting date.

  The government needs a more flexible approach to education.

  elastic

  a system or plan that is elastic can change or be changed easily

  Demand for this type of holiday will probably be fairly elastic.

  17.The State Department has issued a regulation abolishing the special privileges for government officials.

  A.grants B.rights C.advantages D.interests

  答案:B

  讲解:

  Privilege

  [countable] a special advantage that is given only to one person or group of people

  He had no special privileges and was treated just like every other prisoner.

  privilege of

  the privilege of a good education

  right

  something that you are morally, legally, or officially allowed to do or have

  basic/equal/human/civil rights

  18.Will Americans go for AT&T’s plan of pushing the wireless services in the U.S.?

  A.support B.adopt 采取,选择 C.hinder 阻碍 D.attack 攻击,批评attacked the idea

  答案:D (push)

  讲解:

  Go for

  to attack or criticize someone

  The dog suddenly went for me.

  ▶CHOOSE◀

  to choose something

  I think I'll go for the chocolate cake.

  19.What lies in pieces around them representsin effecta unique private exhibition open to a lucky few.

  A.in short 简而言之 B.in particular特别 C.in fact D.in turn轮流

  答案:C

  讲解:in effect

  used when you are describing what you see as the real facts of a situation

  In effect, we'll be earning less than we were last year.

  20.The weekend event will be centred around Wye College in Ashford, Kentbut the outing to the docks should be the highlight.

  A.climax 高潮,顶点 B.pleasure 快乐 C.expectation 期望 D.surprise

  答案:A

  讲解:

  highlight

  [countable] the most important, interesting, or enjoyable part of something such as a holiday, performance, or sports competition

  highlight of

  That weekend in Venice was definitely the highlight of our trip.

  highlight from

  At 11.30 we'll be showing highlights from the Third Round of the FA Cup.

  Section B

  DirectionsIn this section,there are 10 incomplete sentences.For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that best completes the sentence.

  Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

  2 1.Then in June 1967 the country_______________diplomatic relations with Israel after the outbreak of the Six Day War.

  A.broke away (from) B.broke off C.cut out 剪裁,取代 D.cut down 削减

  答案:B

  讲解:

  break something ↔ off

  to end a relationship

  She broke off their engagement only a few weeks before they were due to be married.

  The US has broken off diplomatic relations with the regime.

  22.Everyone has faced the embarrassing_____________of deciding how much extra to give a waiter or taxi—driver.

  A.incident B.event C. dilemma D.menace威胁

  答案:C

  讲解:

  Dilemma

  a situation in which it is very difficult to decide what to do, because all the choices seem equally good or equally bad

  a moral dilemma

  in a dilemma

  I'm in a dilemma about this job offer.

  Many women are faced with the dilemma of choosing between work and family commitments.

  23.The school arranged road trip appears to____________the spring break.

  A.conform to符合,遵照 B.coincide with C.consist in 存在于 D.collide with冲突

  答案:B (appear to)

  讲解:

  Coincide with

  to happen at the same time as something else, especially by chance

  When our vacations coincided, we often holidayed together.

  24.The new airport terminal is sure to______________the development of tourism.

  A.imitate模仿 B.fascinate 着迷 C.impose 征税,强加 D.facilitate使容易

  答案:D

  讲解:

  facilitate

  to make it easier for a process or activity to happen

  Computers can be used to facilitate language learning.

  25.The Huntington Library has an____________collection of rare books and manuscripts of British and American history and literature.

  A.intensive 强烈的,精深的 B.intentional 故意的(N) C.extensive D.extensional 外延的

  答案:C

  讲解:

  extensive

  large in size, amount, or degree

  The house stands in extensive grounds.

  26.Inflation will reach its highest in a decade across most of Asia this year, threatening to________________recent productivity gains.

  A.reverse 相反,颠倒 B.reserve储备,预留 C.retrieve D.revise 校正,修订

  答案:C

  讲解:

  retrieve

  To bring back again; revive or restore.

  重新恢复;使复苏或恢复

  27.Those governments will provide big food and fuel_____________according to the Asian Development Bank.

  A.substitutes 代替品 B.substances 物质 C.subsequences后继,后果 D.subsidies

  答案:D

  讲解:governments, the ADB

  Subsidies 补助金,津贴

  money that is paid by a government or organization to make prices lower, reduce the cost of producing goods etc

  trade/agricultural subsidies etc international disagreement over trade subsidies

  28.In mild winters apple buds began to break soon after Christmasleaving them_________to frost damage.

  A.reluctant 勉强的 B.tough 强硬的 C.hostile 敌对的 D. vulnerable 易受攻击的

  答案:D

  讲解:

  vulnerable

  a place, thing, or idea that is vulnerable is easy to attack or criticize

  vulnerable to

  The fort was vulnerable to attack from the north. Their theories were badly thought out and very vulnerable to ridicule.

  29.What is happening is a survival-of-the-fittest straggle affecting_________smaller factories in relatively low-techlabor-intensive industries.

  A.primarily 主要地 B.rationally理性地 C.primitively 最初地D.respectively分别地

  答案:A

  讲解:primarily

  mainly

  The advertisement is aimed primarily at children.

  30.A traditional critic has the advantage of being able to______________standards and values inherited from the past.

  A.turn up找到,出现 B.turn over打翻,反复考虑

  C.turn to 变成,致力于 D.turn in 上交

  答案:C

  讲解:

  Turn over

  To think about; consider:

  考虑;思考:

  She turned over the problem in her mind.

  她仔细考虑了这个问题

Part Reading Comprehension(45 minutes25 points)

  DirectionsThere are 5 passages in this part.Each passage is followed by 5 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

  The job was doneand it was time for a last cigarette.Eddie began tapping the pockets of his overalls,looking for the new packet of Marlboro he had bought that morning.It was not there.

  It Was as he swung around tO look in his toolbox for the cigarettes that Eddie saw the lump.Right in the middle of the brand new bright red carpetthere Was a lump.A lump the size of a packet of cigarettes.

  “I’ve done it again!”said Eddie allgrily.“I’ve left the cigarettes under the carpet!”

  He had done this once beforeand taking up and refitting the carpet had taken him two hours.Eddie was determined that he was not going tO spend another tWO hours in this house.He decided to get rid of the lump another way.It would mean wasting a good packet of cigarettesnearly full,but anything was better than taking up the whole carpet and fitting it again.He turned to his toolbox for a large hammer.

  Eddie didn’t want to damage the carpet itself,so he took a block of wood and placed it on top of the lump Then he began to beat the block of wood as hard as he could.He kept beatinghoping Mrs.Vanbrugh wouldn’t hear the noise and come to see what he was doing.It would be difficult to explain why he was hammering the middle of her beautiful new carpet….The lump was beginning to flatten out.

  After three or four minutesthejob Was finally finished.Eddie picked up his toolsand began to walk out to his car.Mrs.Vanbrugh accompanied him.She seemed a little worried about something.

  “Young manwhile you were working todayyou didn’t by any chance see any sign of Armanddid you? Armand is my bird.I let him out of his cageyou seethis morningand he’S disappeared.He likes to walk around the houseand he usually just comes back to his cage after an hour or so and gets right in.Only today he didn’t come back.He’S never done such a thing beforeit’S most peculiar…”

  “NomadamI haven’t seen him anywhere”said Eddieas he reached to start the Car.

  And he saw his packet of Marlboro cigarettes on the panel,where he had left it at lunchtime…

  And he remembered the lump in the carpet….

  31.What did Eddie Want tO do when he had finished fitting the carpet?

  A. To have a cigarette.

  B.To hammer the carpet flat.

  C. To put back his tools.

  D. To start work in the dining room.

  答案:A

  32.Why didn’t Eddie take out the thing under the cmget?

  A.It was impossible for him to take up the carpet once it was fitted.

  B.He didn’t need the cigarettes because he had some more in the Car.

  C. It would take too long to take up the carpet and refit it.

  D.He intended to come back and remove the lump the next day.

  答案:C

  33.What did Eddie do with the hammer?

  A. He drove nails into the lump.

  B.He fixed his toolbox.

  C.He retired the carpet.

  D. He flattened the lump.

  答案:D

  34.Mrs.Vanbrugh worried that______________.

  A. her pet was nowhere to be found

  B.fitting the carpet would be expensive

  C.Eddie would smoke in the house

  D.Eddie hadn’t done a proper job

  答案:A

  35.What was really underthe carpet?

  A.The packet of cigarettes.

  B.Eddie’S hammer.

  C. A lump of wood.

  D.The missing pet.

  答案:D

  Passage Two

  If two scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory are correct,people will still be driving gasoline-powered cars 50 years from now,giving out heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere-and yet that carbon dioxide will not contribute tO global warming. The scientistsF Jeffrey Martin and William L.Kubic Jr.are proposing a conceptwhich they have patriotically named Green Freedom, for removing carbon dioxide from the air and turning it back into gasoline.

  The idea is simple.Air would be blown over a liquid solution which would absorb the carbon dioxide.The carbon dioxide would then be extracted and subjected to chemical reactions that would turn it into fuel.Although they have not yet built a fuel factory,or even a small.prototypethe scientists say it is all based on existing technology.“Everything in the concept has been builtis operating or has a close cousin that is operating”Dr.Martin said.The proposal does not violate any laws of physics, and other scientists have independently suggested similar ideas.In the efforts to reduce humanity’S emissions of carbon dioxide,three solutions have been offeredhydrogen-powered carselectric cars and biOfuels.Biofuels are gasoline substitutes produced from plants like corn or sugar cane.Plants absorb carbon dioxide as they grow,but growing crops for fuel takes up wide strips of land.Hydrogen-powered Cars emit no carbon dioxide,but producing hydrogen requires energy,and if that energy comes from coal-fired power plantsthen the problem has not been solved. The problem with electric cars is that they have typically been limited to a range of tens of miles as opposed to the hundreds of miles that can be driven on a tank of gas.

  Gasolineit turns outis an almost ideal fuel(except that it produces carbon dioxide).If it Can be made OUt of carbon dioxide in the air,the Los Alamos concept may mean there is little reason to switch,after all.

  “It’s definitely worth pursuing”said Martin I. Hofferta professor of physics at New York University.“It has a couple of pieces to it that are interesting.”Other scientists also said the proposal looked promising but could not evaluate it fully because the details had not been published.

  36. What is most remarkable about the proposal,made by the tWO scientists?

  A.It is given a patriotic name.

  B.No law of physics is violated.

  C. It is based on existing technology.

  D. Carbon dioxide Can be converted into fuel

  答案:D

  37. What is the biggest problem with hydrogen-powered cars

  A.There is no cheap source of hydrogen.

  B. There might be a safety problem in hydrogen production.

  C.They may still be a cause of global warming.

  D.They are not suitable for long-distance travel.

  答案:C

  38.If what is proposed by the two scientists becomes true,___________________.

  A.air pollution willbecome a thing of the past

  B.there will be no need for gasoline substitutes

  C. people will be able to use much cheaper engergy

  D.there will be no more biofuel-powered vehicles

  答案:B

  39. Which of the following Call best describe the attitude of Martin I Hoffert to the proposal?

  A.Indifferent. B. Positive. C.Suspicious.D.Critical.

  答案:B

  40. The passage is mainly written to________________

  A. introduce a new concept

  B.compare different energy sources

  C.stress the importance ofgasoline

  D.discuSS solutions tO global warming

  答案:A

  Passage Three

  In her international bestselling Talk to the Hand,author Lynne Truss.argues that common courtesies such as saying“Excuse me”are practically extinct.There are certainly plenty who would agree with her.

  Is it really true?We decided to find out by experiments.In dozens of American cities,our reporters performed two experim6rits“door tests”(would anyone hold one open for them?)and“document drops”(who-would help them retrieve a pile of“accidentally”dropped papers?).Along the way,the reporters encountered all typesmen and women of different races,agesprofessions,and income levels.

  While 90 percent of the people passed the door testonly 55 percent passed the document drop.Are people less likely to help others when doing so takes extra effort or time? Not alwayshe reporters found.Take the pregnant woman who thought nothing of bending down to help us with our papers.Or the woman named Liz who balanced two coffeesher keys and her wallet on a takeout tray with one handwhile picking up papers off the wet pavement with the other.Her reason for helping?“I was there,”she said.

  Overallmen were the most willing to helpespecially when it came to document drops.In thosemen offered aid 63 percent of the timecompared to 47 percent among women.Of coursemen weren’t entirely democratic about whom they’d help.All of them held the door for the female reporter,and were more than twice as likely to help her pick up fallen papers than they were to help our male reporter.

  By far,the most common reason people cited for being willing to go out of their way to help others was their upbringing.“It’S the way I was raised”said one young woman who held a door open despite struggling with her umbrella on a rainy day in Brooklyn.

  We realize this isn’t a rigorous scientific study,but we believe it is a reasonable real-world test of good manners around the globe. And it's comforting to know that in a place where millions of people push one another each day tO get aheadthey’re able to do it with a smile.Hey,if they Can make nice herethey can make nice anywhere.

  41.Which of the following is the best wold to describe the experiments?

  A.Scientific. B.Biased. C.Revolutionary. D.Realistic.

  答案:D

  42.The examples of the pregnant woman and Liz are used to show that some people___________________.

  A.may take the trouble to help others

  B. Won’t take the trouble to help others

  C.mayhelp others save time

  D.won’t help others save time

  答案:A

  43.According to the experiments________________.

  A.women are more careful.

  B.women are more likely tO need help

  C.men are more ready to.help

  D. men are more democratic in helping others

  答案:C

  44.Helping others is a behavior that is largely influenced by_______________.

  A.social norm

  B.family education

  C. pecifie situation

  D.personal character

  答案:B

  45.The results of the experiments have shown that common courtesies_______________.

  A.are still with us

  B.are disappearing

  C. vary with professions

  D. need rigorous study

  答案:A

  Passage Four

  Within a large concrete roomCut out of a mountain on a freezing-cold island just 1,000 kilometres from the North Polecould lie the future of humanity.

  The room is a vault(地下库)designed to hold around 2 million seeds,representing all known varieties of the world’S crops.It is being built to safeguard the world’S food supply against nuclear War,climate changeterrorismrising sea levelsearthquakes and the collapse of electricity supplies“If the worst came to the worstthis would allow the world to reconstruct agriculture on this planet”says Cary Fowler,director of the Global Crop Diversity Trustan independent international organisation promoting the project.

  The Norwegian(挪威的)government is planning tO create the seed bank next year at the request of crop scientists.The 3 million vault will be built deep inside a sandstone mountain on the Norwegian Arctic island of Spitsbergen.The vault will have metre-thick walls of reinforced concrete and will be protected behind two airlocks and high-security doors.

  The vault’S seed collection will represent the products of some 10000 years of plant breeding by the world’S farmers.Though most are no longer widely planted.the varieties contain vital genetic properties still regularly used in plant breeding.

  To survivethe seeds need freezing temperatures.Operators plan to replace the air inside the vault each winter,when temperatures in Spitsbergen are around-18.But even if some disaster meant that the vault Was abandoned,the permanently frozen soil would keep the seeds alive.And even accelerated global warming would take many decades to penetrate the mountain vault.

  “This will be the world’s most secure gene bank” Says Fowler.“But its seeds will only be used when all other samples have gone for sOme reason.”

  The project comes at a time when there is growing concern about the safety of existing seed banks around the world.Many have been criticized for their poor security, ageing refrigeration(冷藏)systems and vulnerable electricity supplies.

  The scheme won UN approval at a meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome in October 2005.A feasibility study said the facility“would essentially be built to last forever”.

  46.The Norwegian yault is important in that_________________.

  A.the seeds in it represent the rarest varieties of world’S crops

  B. the seeds in it could revive agriculture if the worst thing should happen

  C.it is built deep in a mountain on a freezing-cold Arctic island

  D.it is strong enough against all disasters caused by man and nature

  答案:B

  47.The seed bank project was proposed by_____________.

  A.the Norwegian government B.Norwegian farmers

  C. Spitsbergen residents D. agricultural scientists

  答案:D

  48. The seeds in the vault will be stored___________________.

  A.as samples of world crop varieties

  B. as produc of world plant breeding

  C.for their valuable genetic properties

  D.for their resistance to plant diseases

  答案:A

  49.For the seed bank project to be successfulthe most important factor is probably______________.

  A.constructing tight airlocks

  B. maintaining high security

  C.keeping freezing temperatures

  D.storing large quantities of seeds

  答案:B

  50.Which of the following statements is true?

  A.The Norwegian vault models after existing seed banks.

  B.The Spitsbergen seed bank is expected to last 10,006 years.

  C. The existing seed banks have potential problems.

  D.The UN financed the Spitsbergen seed bank.

  答案:C

  Passage Five

  Probably the hardest part of setting goals is the first step of actually deciding to take action!The first barrier facing most people is the incorrect assumption that goals are only for business people.The reality is everyone sets goals mentally throughout the day.There are always occasions where something has to be done at a particular time Or in a particular place.Simple examples could be getting up at a certain time in order to be at workor to meet with a friend for a leisure activity.

  The beauty of having goals is the uniqueness.of each one to’the goal setter.

  Whether it is personalfinancialbusiness or spiritualthey are all specific to that person and their circumstances.

  The most important part initially is to write them down.Having goals mritten down gives you incredible power while helping you to focus on this area.

  Aim for something that will stretch you while remaining achievable.If you achieve your goal too easily,it is not high enough to make any significant change in your life and needs to be adjusted.On the other handif you consistently miss the goalsre-evaluateand consider setting them a little lower as you will only get discouraged and probably give up. The aim is to keep growingand moving into a more satisfactory position for your particular circumstances.

  As you obtain the levels that you have set for yourself,always include a small reward at each point.This might only be a small thing in the early days like a meal out or a weekend vacation.

  Remember that these changes will not happen overnight and there will be a period of time when nothing seems to be happening.This is why the goals need to be detailed and as specific as possible with a consequence and benefit.

  Allow some time on a daily basis to educate yourself on how to make the necessary adjustments in your life.This could include listening to a CDor reading a book on motivation etc.

  A simple method to start with could be one goal in the main areas of life to be achieved in one month,six months,twelve months or five years.Break that down further into a daily,weekly and monthly system.Stay focused and disciplined t0 achieve all that you desire.

  51.The simple examples in Paragraph 1 convey the message that___________.

  A.goals are setmostlyforimportantthings

  B. most people know when it is time to set goals

  C.people set goals tO get things done all the time

  D.it is necessary tO set goals occasionally

  答案:C

  52.The charm of having goals is that each goal is______________.

  A. important B.motivated C.special D.spiritual

  答案:C

  53.A good goal is one that________________.

  A.keeps growing all the time

  B.is high enough yet attainable

  C. moves one into a satisfactory position

  D.is evaluated from time to time

  答案:B

  54.Goals have to be detailed SO that people____________________.

  A.can know their achievements ateach stage

  B.will eventually reach the levels set for themselves

  C.may get small rewards such as a meal out

  D.can adjust them on various occasions

  答案:A

  55.For a goal to be achievedone has to_____________.

  A.believe in what he is doing

  B.adapt oneself to new changes

  C.divert from routine sometimes

  D.concentrate on it until it is attained

  答案:D

Part. Cloze(15 minutes15 points)

  DirectionsIn this part,there is a passage with 15 blanks.For each blank there are 4 choices marked A,B,C,and D.Choose the best answerfor each blank and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

  A presentation has two important componentswhat you say and 56 you deliver it.The term delivery covers a wide 57 of features of speaking and eye contact is one of them.

  The appropriate use of eye contact 58 from one culture to another.In some cultureswomen are 59 to lower their eyes in most communication 60

  in othersyounger people must keep their eyes lowered when addressing older people. 61 in the United States 62 you are addressing an individuala small group ofpeopleor a larger audienceyou are expected to look at them.You do not have to stare 63 and continuously 64 it is appropriate whenspeaking to one person to 65 occasionally.In a small group you should look around at the different members of the group.66 when addressing a larger audienceyou should try to make eye contact with different people around the room.It is importaiat to look at the 67 audiencenot just the people in the center of the room, 68 you will probably have to turn your head andor your body in order to make proper eye contact with people 69 at the sides of the room.If you look at the floor or the ceiling you will give the impression that you are not interested in your audience.A speaker establishes friendly relationship with the audiencemainly 70 eye contactand good relationship is essential to the success of any speech

  56.A.why B.whom C.how D.where

  答案:C

  讲解:(现场)陈述有两个重要的要素:你所说的内容和你如何陈述它

  57. A.stretch一段时间或路程 B.expanse宽阔的区域

  C.extent区域(广度,宽度) D. range 范围

  答案:D

  讲解:a range of 一定范围(固定词组)

  58.A.varies B.alters 改变 C.specifies 指定 D. differentiates

  答案:A

  讲解:vary from A to B

  Differentiate between A and B/differentiate A from B

  59.A.assumed 假装 B.proposed 被提议

  C.expected 期待(社会要求) D.desired 渴望(自己想)

  答案:C

  讲解:第二段第五行有类似结构

  60. A.domains (管理)范围 B.settings 环境(特定的场景)

  C.scopes 领域,范围 D.environments 环境(外部)

  答案:B

  讲解:这里表示特定的场景

  61.A.Otherwise另外 B.Moreover而且,此外 C.Likewise同样地 D. However 可是

  答案:D

  讲解:这里是转折关系,和前面的情况不同

  62. A. whether 无论,不管(or) B. either 或者 c. though 虽然 D.unless

  答案:A

  讲解:whether…or结构引导条件状语从句。

  但是在美国,无论你是在对一个人,一小组人,还是更多的听众演说,你要看着他们讲。

  63.A.constantly不变地,经常地 B.intensely激烈地,热情地

  C.properly 适当地 D.desperately拼命地,失望地

  答案:A

  讲解:stare constantly and continuously表示一直盯着看

  64. A. in addition 另外 B.for instance 例如 C.in fact 实际上D.on the other hand 另一方面

  答案:C

  讲解: in addition

  used to add another piece of information to what you have just said

  The company provides cheap Internet access. In addition, it makes shareware freely available.

  65.A.look away 转移视线 B. look around四处寻看,观光

  C.look back 回顾,回忆D.look over从上面看过去

  答案:A

  讲解:你没有必要一直盯着(听众),即当你对着一个人讲话时,视线也可以是不是的转移一下。

  66. A.Even B.And C.Thus D.Or

  答案:B

  讲解:和前面的三种情况照应,这里应该是并列关系

  67. A. total总的 B. overall 全面的 C. utter绝对的 D.entire 全部的

  答案:D

  讲解:entire

  used when you want to emphasize that you mean all of a group, period of time, amount etc

  synonym whole

  It was the worst day in my entire life.

  The entire staff agreed.

  Have you drunk the entire bottle?

  68. so B.yet C.then D.but

  答案:A

  讲解:句间关系

  69. A.seat B.seated c.be seated D.being seating

  答案:B

  讲解:分词做后置定语

  70.A.upon B.after C. through D.until

  答案:C

Part V Error Detection(10 minutes5 points)

  DirectionsIn this part,there are 10 sentences.Each sentence has 4 underlined words or phrases marked A,B,C,and D.Identify the one underlined word orphrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

  71.When I heard the principal called my nameI walked to the front to receive my diploma.

  A B C D

  答案:B

  讲解:hear sb. do/doing

  72.Many a mall has made a fortune and then have no idea what to do with it.

  A B C D

  答案:C

  讲解:主谓一致 had made…and then has/has had

  73. When she arrivedI was pretty fed upbecause I waited since eight o'clock.

  A B C D

  答案:C

  讲解:时态 since短语做时间状语,句子用完成时

  74.Learners cannot assimilate information that is presented to him at a higher level of abstraction

  A B C

  than that at which they feel comfortable.

  D

  答案:B

  讲解:him不能用来指代learners,指代要一致

  75.As you know that you must check in at least 30 minutes before takeoff for most flights.

  A B C D

  答案:A

  讲解:as you know 没有主句

  Takeoff是名词 起飞时间

  76. After attracting more than a million marchers—four times of the size of the

  A B

  historical 1963 March on Washington-the 2004 March for Women’s Life became the largest mass

  C

  demonstration in history.

  D

  答案:B

  讲解:four times the size of

  77.Although well receiving by business leadersthe book is not meant to whitewash any

  A B C

  of the miscalculations and shortsighted decisions of some corporate bosses.

  D

  答案:B

  讲解:received表示被接受

  78.Sefiously, thoughthere’S always something you wish you have not done but what is done

  A B C D

  cannot be undone.

  答案:C

  讲解:have not had done, 虚拟语气

  79.Comparing money with friendsI prefer the latter morefor real friends are not

  A B C

  easy to come byand we must value their real friendship.

  D

  答案:B

  讲解:

  Prefer 更喜欢,不需要more,语意重复

  to like someone or something more than someone or something else, so that you would choose it if you could

  80.Breaking up water into hydrogen and oxygen is a good example of as is known as

  A B C

  a chemical change.

  D

  答案:C

  讲解:what, 从句缺少主语

Paper Two

  Part I Translation (30minutes20points)

  Section A

  DirectionsTranslate the following passage into Chinese,Write your translation on the

  ANSWER SHEET.

  Engineers are developing a new type of Internet connection that could carry so much data so quickly it might surprise even Net surfers. This technology would open up a route through which data can be sent at speeds thousands of times faster than what’s possible now. If all goes to planthe vast data speeds may soon be available to all. That might help solve the problem of how to handle the enormous growth in Internet traffic.The technology would require some new software and fiber-optic links to the PCbut otherwise no change in basic facilities.

  工程师们正在开发一种全新的互联网连接(技术),它可以在很短的时间内传输大量的数据,以至于这很可能给上网冲浪者带来意外惊喜. 这项技术可能打开一条通道, 通过这条通道,数据传输速度是现行网络技术传输速度的上千倍。如果这项开发得以实现,巨额的传输速度很快可以对所有人全面开放使用。 那就可能有助于解决网络通讯传输中数据膨胀,拥挤的难题. 这项技术将需要新的软件和光纤与个人电脑的连接。然而在别的方面 ,对于基础设备无需做其他改动。

  SectionB

  DirectionsTranslate thefollowing passage into English.Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET.

  当前我国经济发展迅速,能源供应的压力较大,这跟我国当前经济和社会发展

  所处的阶段不无关系。但是,不管我们处于哪个发展阶段,如果消耗能源过多,

  就会因此受到惩罚,面临能源匮乏、环境污染和生态破坏等困境。

  Nowadays with the rapid economic development, there grows enormous pressure in the supply of energy sources. Obviously, this situation has solid relationship with the present stage of economy and social development in our country. However, no matter which phase we are developing at, we will definitely be punished if consuming too much energy, and then face energy shortage, pollution and Ecological damage problems afterwards.

PartII Writing(30 minutes15 points)

  DirectionsIn thispart,you are to write within 30 minutes a composition of no less than 150 words on Self-confidence Is a Key to Success.You could follow the clues suggested by the picture given below. Remember to write the composition clearly on the ANSWER SHEET.

  Enrolled in Harvard as a genius, quit from Harvard at the third year as a crazy man, became a billionaire in his first thirty… Bill Gates showed such an example of how to make success by self-confidence. As far as I concerned, self-confidence is truly the fundamental element of being successful for giving people the courage to face difficulties, and for making people to be self-made person which is a necessary feature of shrewd business man.

  Giving people the courage to face difficulties is a very significant factor because it happens that we do have problems in doing something, maybe big problems and we are feared to keep going, we want to quit. However, I just want to say that’s why we need confidence, and why we are divided to different part, successful and unsuccessful.

  Equally important is self-confidence could make people to be self-made person. Whenever facing difficulties, self-made person could always find a way out, they could always solve problems independently, and they could always encourage their teammates and bring them energy.

  Eventually, I would like to use a sentence in the movie Shawshenk Redemption to end my statement “you know some birds are not meant to caged, their feathers are too bright.” and I really believe it can be a conclusion of my point – Self-confident is a key to success.

 

 

 

 

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