1、同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语-13 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPaper One/B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)1.A: Our flight is behind the schedule again.B: _（分数：1.00）A.When was it cancelled?B.Thats annoying.C.Can we check in our luggage?D.That is too late!2.A: How about the food I ordered? Ive been waiting for nearly twenty minutes.
2、B: Sorry. _（分数：1.00）A.Ill be back with your bill right away.B.Ill be back with your order right away.C.Ill be back with the menu right away.D.Ill be back with the check right away.3.A: I gambled away all the money I won from the lottery last week.B: _（分数：1.00）A.Congratulations!B.Gambling is too risk
3、y!C.What a shameD.Gambling is pernicious!4.A: The city council has finally voted the funds to build a new high school.B: Its about time they did it. _（分数：1.00）A.Who knows?B.What do you think of it?C.I dont know what took them so long.D.Id better not delay it.5.A: Do you want a bit more apple pie, sw
4、eetie?B: _（分数：1.00）A.I can really take another helping.B.Just a trifle, please.C.All right. How about you?D.OK, but you shouldnt press any more food on me.二、BSection B/B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)6.Woman: Some people know a lot more than they tell.Man: Unfortunately the reverse is also true.Question: What does
5、the man imply?（分数：1.00）A.Some people tend to conceal the truth.B.Some people are prone to tell lies.C.Some people are dishonest.D.Some people tell a lot more than they know.7.Man: I am supposed to meet Jenny this morning. I did write down her address on a sheet of paper, but now it has completely sl
6、ipped from my mind where I put it.Woman: Dont worry. I will be seeing her at her place soon.Question: What does the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.It is very easy to find Jennys place.B.She knows Jenny very well.C.She can tell the man Jennys address.D.She is going to Jennys home soon, so the man can go with
7、her.8.Woman: What a pleasant surprise! Last week we bumped into each other here too!Man: You and I must share the idea that the only way to beat the crowds when you do weekend shopping is to be here at the morning opening hour.Question: What does the man imply?（分数：1.00）A.There is a far bigger crowd
8、in the shop on weekdays.B.You can get bargains when you do shopping at opening hour on weekends.C.You can avoid the crowd when you do shopping at an earlier hour on weekends.D.At opening hour on weekends the shop is usually swamped with people.9.Man: Peter looks very upset recently.Woman: Yes. I thi
9、nk that he has a hard enough job to make ends meet.Question: What does the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.It is very hard for Peter to meet the ends of the job.B.It is very difficult for Peter to keep away from financial problems.C.It is not easy for Peter to finish his difficult job.D.It is not difficult fo
10、r Peter to complete the job.10.Woman: Its your own fault. You shouldnt let anyone in unless you are expecting him.Man: Its all very well to say that, but someone comes to the door saying “electricity“ or “gas“ while presenting you a card, and you automatically think he is OK.Question: What does the
11、woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.Its her fault to let in the stranger without the slightest suspicion.B.The mans blame on her isnt fair.C.She is credulous and ready to believe anything people tell her.D.It is easier said than done.三、BPart Vocabula(总题数：10，分数：5.00)11.Courageous people think quickly and act witho
12、ut hesitation.（分数：0.50）A.complaintB.considerationC.delayD.anxiety12.Factors leading to the crisis included poor regulation, mismanagement and deception in the industry, and competition from other types of financial firms.（分数：0.50）A.cheatingB.pollutionC.depressionD.abuse13.Lighting levels are careful
13、ly controlled to fall within an acceptable level for Uoptimal/U reading convenience.（分数：0.50）A.idealB.requiredC.optionalD.standard14.Sometimes the messages are conveyed through deliberate conscious gestures, other times, our bodies talk without our even knowing it.（分数：0.50）A.definiteB.intentionalC.i
14、nteractiveD.delicate15.All the staff members of the department made zealous efforts to clean up the hall for the Christmas party.（分数：0.50）A.enthusiasticB.concertedC.giganticD.dedicated16.A good employer gives hints to his or her employees without interfering with their creativity.（分数：0.50）A.freedomB
15、.assistanceC.cluesD.funds17.The young man asked his parents not to worry because he was full of optimism about his career.（分数：0.50）A.motivationB.confidenceC.imaginationD.resolution18.UPanic/U swept through the swimmers as they caught sight of a huge shark approaching menacingly.（分数：0.50）A.TensionB.E
16、xcitementC.NervousnessD.Fear19.It is not easy to remain tranquil when events suddenly change you life.（分数：0.50）A.calmB.upsetC.steadyD.severe20.An international treaty signed several years ago bans trade in plants and animal of endangered species.（分数：0.50）A.forbidsB.eliminatesC.promotesD.protects四、BS
17、ection B/B(总题数：10，分数：5.00)21.Successful leaders _ events rather than react to them.（分数：0.50）A.conquerB.dominateC.determineD.contest22.Our readers are comfortable with our clear, _ words that inform and entertain them.（分数：0.50）A.conventionB.conciseC.creativeD.crucial23.In the law court, the suspect c
18、ouldnt _ his time that night.（分数：0.50）A.count onB.accountC.account forD.count24.We have no time to lose. Lets _ on the task before us.（分数：0.50）A.enterB.imposeC.concentrateD.overwork25.The most _ students do additional reading to supplement the material in the textbook.（分数：0.50）A.giftedB.sensitiveC.p
19、roficientD.diligent26.The government _ the foreign-owned corporations one after another.（分数：0.50）A.took overB.took outC.took offD.took on27.There is no direct flight, so I flew to Pittsburgh _ Philadelphia.（分数：0.50）A.amidB.viaC.acrossD.past28.There is no denial that in the tropical area there is a h
20、igh _ of malaria.（分数：0.50）A.incidentB.incidenceC.accidentD.precedent29.They gained great influence by _ themselves to prominent city institutions.（分数：0.50）A.detachingB.assigningC.dispatchingD.attaching30.The belief that the universe is improving and that good will _ triumph over evil prevails.（分数：0.
21、50）A.ultimatelyB.conclusivelyC.feasiblyD.terminally五、BPart Reading (总题数：5，分数：25.00)BPassage One/BThe world is full of new horrors and theres no place to hide. Who says so? Disaster psychologists, for a start. They are the people who take in the big picture of our collective reactions to human-create
22、d disaster, the ways these reactions are caused, and our coping mechanisms. And research into disaster psychology is growing fast.Among the big issues being addressed by these researchers are understanding the terrorists weapons, assessing the full impact of terrorism-and, crucially, working out whi
23、ch psychological approaches actually work. Its a deeply controversial area.Take the work of Dennis Embry as an example. He argues that we have overlooked the obvious: the purpose of terrorism is to create terror. This works best “if the very symbols of everyday life become conditioned fear and anxie
24、ty stimulant“. The top targets will be the most symbolic of a nations daily life, preferably served up for prime-time television. Crashing planes from United and American Airlines into the Twin Towers and the Pentagon met those objectives all too perfectly. After the attacks, people stopped flying.
25、Why? Not because they had made a rational risk assessment but because the mere thought of flying made their palms sweat.From terrorism to rail crashes, counseling and “debriefing“ (盘问) are the standard response to help those caught up in disasters. But there are growing doubts about their effectiven
26、ess. What might be going wrong? Debriefing focuses on getting people to talk through the trauma (损伤) and its emotional consequences soon after the incident. Could it be that some people are better by distancing themselves from what happened, rather than retelling it?If disaster psychologists want to
27、 find better ways to help, theyll have to win the race between our understanding of human psychology and the terrorists.（分数：5.00）(1).Disaster psychology refers to the study of how to _（分数：1.00）A.avoid human-created disastersB.cope with human reactions to disastersC.reduce the worst natural disasters
28、D.prevent growing terrorism(2).The passage tells us that disaster psychology is _（分数：1.00）A.a highly controversial areaB.a well-established scienceC.not associated with terrorismD.not a part of scientific study(3).According to Dennis Embry, how do terrorists reach their goals?（分数：1.00）A.By overlooki
29、ng the most obvious of everyday life.B.By setting up new symbols for a nations daily life.C.By turning symbols of everyday life into fear and anxiety stimulant.D.Through hijacking big planes from the most famous international airlines.(4).Why do people usually stop flying after terrorist attacks?（分数
30、：1.00）A.Because they are terrified of flying.B.Because they believe in rational risk assessment.C.Because their palms will become too sweaty for them to fly.D.Because they cant decide which airline will be the safest.(5).Counseling and debriefing may not be effective methods because _（分数：1.00）A.ther
31、e is fierce controversy in this areaB.many research have proved thisC.some people may hide their true feelingsD.some people may feel better to forget the disasterBPassage Two/BMany Americans harbor a grossly distorted and exaggerated view of most of the risks surrounding food. Fergus Clydesdale, hea
32、d of the department of food science and nutrition at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, says bluntly that if the dangers from bacterially contaminated chicken were as great as some people believe, “the streets would be littered with people lying here and there.“Though the public increasingly d
33、emands no-risk food, there is no such thing. Bruce Ames, chairman of the biochemistry department at the University of California, Berkeley, points out that up to 10% of a plants weight is made up of natural pesticide (杀虫剂). Says he. “Since plants do not have jaws or teeth to protect themselves, they
34、 employ chemical warfare.“ And many naturally produced chemicals, though occurring in tiny amounts, prove in laboratory tests to be strong carcinogens-a substance that can cause cancer. Mushrooms (蘑菇) might be banned if they were judged by the same standards that apply to food additives (添加剂). Decla
35、res Christina Stark, a nutritionist at Cornell University: “Weve got far worse natural chemicals in the food supply than anything man-made.Yet the issues are not that simple. While Americans have no reason to be terrified to sit down at the dinner table, they have every reason to demand significant
36、improvements in food and water safety. They unconsciously and unwillingly take in too much of too many dangerous chemicals. If food already contains natural carcinogens, it does not make much sense to add dozens of new man-made ones. Though most people will withstand the small amounts of contaminant
37、s generally found in food and water, at least a few individuals will probably get cancer one day because of what they eat and drink.To make good food and water supplies even better, the Government needs to tighten its regulatory standards, stiffen its inspection program and strengthen its enforcemen
38、t policies. The food industry should modify some long-accepted practices or turn to less hazardous alternatives. Perhaps most important, consumers will have to do a better job of learning how to select and cook food properly. The problems that need to be tackled exist all along the food-supply chain
39、, from fields to processing plants to kitchens.（分数：5.00）(1).What does the author think of the Americans view of their food?（分数：1.00）A.They overlook the risks of the food they eat.B.They overestimate the hazards of their food.C.They are overoptimistic about the safety of their food.D.They overstate t
40、he governments interference with the food industry.(2).The author considers it impossible to obtain no-risk food because _（分数：1.00）A.many vegetables contain deadly natural chemicalsB.almost all foods have additivesC.no food is free from pollution in the environmentD.pesticides are widely used in agr
41、iculture(3).By saying “they employ chemical warfare“ (Para. 2), Bruce Ames means _（分数：1.00）A.plants absorb useful chemicals to promote their growthB.plants produce certain chemicals to combat pests and diseasesC.farmers use chemicals to protect plants against pests and diseasesD.farmers use man-made
42、 chemicals to dissolve the natural chemicals in plants(4).The reduction of the possible hazards in food ultimately depends on _（分数：1.00）A.the consumerB.the governmentC.the growerD.the processor(5).What is the message the author wants to convey in the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Immediate measures must be tak
43、en to improve food production and processing.B.Eating and drinking have become more hazardous than before.C.There is reason for caution but no cause for alarm with regard to food consumption.D.Healthy food is not a dream in modern society.BPassage Three/BAs the global village continues to shrink and
44、 cultures collide, it is essential for all of us to become more sensitive, more aware of, and more observant to the body language (motions/gestures) that surround us each day. And as many of us cross over cultural borders, it would be fitting for us to respect, learn, and understand more about the e
45、ffective and powerful “silent language“ of gestures. Without gestures, our world would be static and colorless. The social anthropologists, Edward T. Hall claims 60 percent of all our communication is nonverbal. In that case, how can we possibly communicate with one another without gestures?The worl
46、d is a giddy montage (蒙太奇) of vivid gestures-the ones used by traffic police, street vendors, expressway drivers, teachers, children on playground and athletes with their exuberant (热情洋溢的) hugging, clenched fists and “high fives“. People all over the world use their hands, heads, and bodies to commu
47、nicate expressively.Gestures and body language communicate as effectively as words- maybe even more effectively. We use gestures daily, almost instinctively, from beckoning to a waiter, or punctuating a business presentation with visual signals to airport ground attendants guiding an airline pilot i
48、nto the jet-way or a parent using a whole dictionary of gestures to teach a child.Gestures are woven into our social lives. The “vocabulary“ of gestures can be at once informative and entertaining.but also dangerous. Gestures can be menacing, warm, instructive, or even sensuous.Bear in mind that som
49、e gestures are in general use, but there may always be exceptions. In recent years, Western and contemporary values and ideas have become more popular and have either influenced, altered, and even replaced, some of the more traditional gestures. Understanding human behavior is tricky stuff. No two people behave in precisely the same way. Nor do people from the same culture all per
