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同等学力申硕英语真题

2016年同等学力申请硕士学位英语考试真题

PartIOralCommunication（10points）

SectionADirections:

InthissectiontherearetwoincompletedialoguesandeachdialoguehasthreeblanksandthreechoicesA,BandC,takenfromthedialogue.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheAnswersheet.

DialogueOne

A.Willyoutakecareofthatforme?

B.Doesithaveanythingvaluableinside?

C.Howdoyouwanttosendit?

Clerk:

MayIhelpyou?

Customer:

Yes,I’dliketosendthislettertomyfamilyinEngland.

Clerk:

Didyouwriteyourreturnaddressontheenvelope?

Customer:

Yes,Idid.

Clerk:

____1____

Customer:

IguessI’llsenditairmail.

Clerk:

____2____

Customer:

Yes.Ienclosedacheckandsomephotographs.

Clerk:

Thenyou’dbettersenditbyregisteredmail.

Customer:

That’sagoodidea.___3____

Clerk:

I’msorry,sir.You’llhavetotakeyourlettertothenextwindow.

DialogueTwo

A.Youcan’tevenstayinthesunforfiveminutes.

B.Iguessso.

C.Youwantmyadvice?

Winne:

Oh,man!

Nobodycanstandthiskindofscorchingheat.

Marc:

Absolutely!

_____4_____

Winne:

Anyway,Iguessthisafternoonthere’snothingwecandobutstayhome.Marc:

____5_____Idon’twanttobetakentothehospitalforheatexhaustionorsomething.

Winne:

___6_____Drinkalotofliquidsandspareyourselftheworstoftheheat!

Marc:

Yean,you’reright.Gottodrinkalotoffluids.

SectionBDirections:

InthissectionthereisoneincompleteinterviewwhichhasfourblanksandfourchoicesA,B,CandD,takenfromtheinterview.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletetheinterviewandmarkyouranswerontheAnswersheet.

A.Iliterallycan’tstop.

B.ButnowIdon’tneedtoworryanymore.

C.You’reknownasthefirstbillionaireauthorhere.

D.Butthat’snotjustaboutmoney.

Interviewer:

Youhavepublishedsixpopularbooks.7

Interviewee:

Yeah.

Interviewer:

Sohowhasbeingthefirstbillionaireauthoraffectedyourperceptionofyourself?

Interviewee:

Idressbetter.Well,youcandefinitelyaffordbetterclothes.8Ithinkthesinglebiggestthingthatmoneygaveme--andobviouslyIcamefromaplacewhereIwasasinglemotheranditreallywashandtomouthatonepoint.Itwasliterallyaspoorasyoucangetwithoutbeinghomelessatonepoint.9Never.

Interviewer:

Areyouinaplacenowwhereyoucanacceptthatyouwillalwaysberich?

Interviewee:

No.Interviewer:

Andwillyoubewritingmore?

Interviewee:

Oh,definitely.Ican’t,yeah,10Well,Imean,youcouldtiemyhandstomysides,Isuppose,butIhavetowrite.Formyownmentalhealth,Ineedtowrite.

PartIIVocabulary（10points）

Directions:

Inthisparttherearetensentences,eachwithonewordorphraseunderlined.ChoosetheonefromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandDthatbestkeepsthemeaningofthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

11.Suchexperiencehelpspromoteone’salertnesstoothercultures,aswellasabetterappreciationofone’sownculture.

A.preferenceB.adjustmentC.sensitivityD.response

12.Ifyoualwaystrytofindfaultwithothers,itmeansthatyouhavegainedanothershortcoming.

A.ignoreB.criticizeC.impressD.follow

13.TheelectionwillbebroughtforwardtoJuneassomanypeopleareonholidayinJuly.

A.prolongedB.adaptedC.postponedD.Advanced

14.Astothequestionofrefreshments,Ishouldthinkorangejuiceandpotatochipswillbesufficient.

A.enoughB.abundantC.satisfyingD.proper

15.Watchingthesekidsgrowbringsmesatisfactionthatisdifficulttosurpass.

A.obtainB.exceedC.describeD.forget

16.Thejournalpublishedaseriesofarticlesthatreviewedtheprospectsforaneweraof“geneticmedicine”.

A.backgroundB.explorationC.surveyD.outlook

17.Ifyoudon’tslowdownandtakeabreak,you’llbeburnedoutveryquickly.

A.distressedB.anxiousC.exhaustedD.upset

18.FollowingourmergingwithSmithBrothers,thenewcompanywill,fromnowonbeknownasSmithandMurphyInc.

A.cooperationB.meetingC.agreementD.combination

19.Onlynative-borncitizensareeligiblefortheU.S.Presidency.

A.requiredB.qualifiedC.selectedD.elected

20.Itwas38degreesandtheairconditioningbarelycooledtheroom.

A.simplyB.quicklyC.hardlyD.strongly

PartIIIReadingComprehension（25points）

SectionADirections:

Inthissection,therearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

PassageOne

Whatdidyoustudyatuniversity?

Ifitwassomethingalongthelinesoflaworbusiness,youmightwanttolookawaynow.That'sbecauseaccordingtonewresearch,whichhasfoundalinkbetweenouruniversitysubjectsandourpersonalities,youhaveselfish,uncooperativetendenciesandarenotveryintouchwithyourfeelings.Ontheplusside,you'reprobablythelifeandsoulofaparty,thefindingssuggest.Researchersanalyzeddatafrommorethan13,000universitystudentswhowereinvolvedin12separatestudies.Fromthis,theydiscoveredacorrelationbetweenthe“BigFive”majorpersonalitytraitsandthesubjectstheywereenrolledon.Forexample,thosestudyinglaw,economics,politicalscienceandmedicinetendedtobemuchmoreoutgoingthanthosetakingothersubjects,thestudyfound.Butwhenitcameto“agreeableness”--thetendencytowardsbeinghelpful,generousandconsiderate--thelawyersscoredparticularlylow,asdidbusinessandeconomicsstudents.Artsandhumanitiesstudents,aswellasthosestudyingpsychologyandpoliticsscoredhighlyforopenness,meaningtheywerecurious,imaginativeandintouchwiththeirinnerfeelings,whileeconomists,engineers,lawyersandscientistsscoredcomparativelylow.However,theartsandhumanitiesstudentsalsotendedtobelessconscientiousandmorenervous,typicallyexhibitingsignsofanxietyandmoodiness.Psychologystudentswerenotfarbehindartsandhumanitiesstudentsforthesetraits.StudyauthorAnnaVedel,fromtheUniversityofAarhusinDenmark,saidshewassurprisedbythemagnitudeoftheresults.“Theeffectsizesshowthatthedifferencesfoundarenottrivial,farfrom,”shesaid.“Onthemorehumoroussidetheydoconfirmourmoreorlessprejudicialstereotypesofthedisturbedpsychologist,thewithdrawnnaturalscientist,thecynicaleconomist.”Andshesaidthatthefindingscouldhelpthoseschoolpupilswhocurrentlyhavenoideawhattostudyatuniversity,aswellashelpingacademicstoplantheirlectures.“I’mnotarguingthattheseresultsshouldplayamajorroleineitherguidanceorselection,butitmightprovidesomeinspirationforstudentsthatareindoubtaboutstudychoicesandwanttomakeachoicebasedonmorethanabilities,forexample,”saidDrVedel.“Orteachersmightbetterunderstandtheirstudentpopulation.”

21.Thefirstparagraphimpliesthatlaworbusinessstudentsmay_______.

A.beamusedbytheresearch

B.beinterestedintheresearch

C.disliketheresearch

D.enjoytheresearch

22.Accordingtotheresearch,lawstudentsscoredparticularlylowinthetraitof_______.

A.generosityB.opennessC.anxietyD.selfishness

23.Theword“conscientious”（Para.4）probablymeans“________”.

A.moodyB.sensitiveC.curiousD.careful

24.AnnaVedelstatedthattheresearch_______.

A.confirmedthelinkbetweenpersonalityandprofession

B.showedthatthedifferenceswerefarfromsignificant

C.wasnotreliablebecauseofitsprejudicialobservation

D.didnothaveenoughsamplestosupportitsfindings

25.AccordingtoAnnaVedel,theresearchmayhelp______.

A.studentsmakewisechoicesinfindingjobs

B.teachersunderstandtheirstudentsbetter

C.studentsmakepresentationsmoreacademically

D.schoolpupilsgotobetteruniversities

PassageTwo

AlphaGo’svictoryoverGo（围棋）championLeeSe-dolreportedlyshockedartificialintelligenceexperts,whothoughtsuchaneventwas10to15yearsaway.Butifthetimingwasasurprise,theoutcomewasnot.Onthecontrary,itwasinevitableandentirelyforeseeable.Playingcomplexgamesispreciselywhatcomputersdosupremelywell.Justastheybeattheworldchampionsatcheckers（跳棋）andthenchess,theyweredestinedtobeatthechampionatGo.YetIdon’tbelieve,assomedo,thathumandefeatslikethisonepresageaneraofmassunemploymentinwhichawesomelyablecomputersleavemostofuswithnothingtodo.Advancingtechnologywillprofoundlychangethenatureofhigh-valuehumanskillsandthatisthreatening,butwearen’tdoomed.Theskillsofdeephumaninteraction,theabilitiestomanagetheexchangesthatoccuronlybetweenpeople,willonlybecomemorevaluable.Threeoftheseskillsstandout:

Thefirst,thefoundationoftherest,isempathy,whichismorethanjustfeelingsomeoneelse’spain.It’stheabilitytoperceivewhatanotherpersonisthinkingorfeeling,andtorespondinanappropriateway.Thesecondiscreativeproblem-solvingingroups.Researchongroupeffectivenessshowsthatthekeyisn’tteamcohesionormotivationoreventhesmartestmember’sIQ;rather,it’sthesocialsensitivityofthemembers,theirabilitytoreadoneanotherandkeepanyonefromdominating.Thethirdcriticalability,somewhatsurprisingly,isstorytelling,whichhasnottraditionallybeenvaluedbyorganizations.Charts,graphsanddataanalysiswillcontinuetobeimportant,butthat’sexactlywhattechnologydoessowell.Tochangepeople’smindsorinspirethemtoact,tellthemastory.Theseskills,thoughbasictoourhumanity,ar