1、同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语-21 (1)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: Did you hear that I won first prize in the talent show? B: _.（分数：1.00）A.Never heard of it.B.What talent have you got?C.So you did enter. Congratulations!D.I didnt show up.2.A: Jack cant stay out with his friends now th
2、at school has started. B: _.（分数：1.00）A.I do believe Jack has made a right decision.B.Yes, t agree, grades are more important than parties. His grades dropped.C.Yes, thats right. After all, young people should not be too close to their friends.D.No, I dont think Jack is right. After all, work is work
3、. Play is play.3.A: Has everyone submitted their proposals to me? B: _.（分数：1.00）A.Yes, everybody has submitted themselves.B.Yes, everybody proposed to you.C.Only Fred didnt.D.You must wait for Fred.4.A: Could you spare a few hours to help me clean the house? B: _.（分数：1.00）A.No, the house is clean.B.
4、Nobody could help you.C.No, you should rely on yourself.D.Im really busy with school these days. How does this Saturday sound?5.A: This assigned reading is in its original language, Spanish. Do you know anyone who can help me translate? B: _.（分数：1.00）A.What about the new librarian? Ive heard that sh
5、es bilingual.B.No one will help you.C.No, Im afraid I cant.D.You should learn Spanish.二、BSection B/B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)6.Woman: Did you see the article in todays paper on the new Italian restaurant? Man: Yes, and Ive already made reservations for us this Thursday. Question: What does the man mean?（分数：1.
6、00）A.Hes reserved to cook Italian food.B.Hes planning to go to the restaurant.C.He wants to see the womans restaurant.D.He wants to publish an article this Thursday.7.Woman: Are you up for a crossword puzzle game? Man: I tried it before. Its way over my head. Question: What does the man mean?（分数：1.0
7、0）A.The game is simple to learn.B.He doesnt know how to play.C.Hes too tired to help the woman.D.He has a headache.8.Woman: Whens a good time to get together to discuss our history project? Man: Other than this Wednesday, one days as good as the next. Question: What does the man mean?（分数：1.00）A.He c
8、an meet the woman on Wednesday.B.He wont be ready until next week.C.Hes available any day except Wednesday.D.He needs to do the history project before Wednesday.9.Man: Congratulations! I heard your field hockey team is going to the mid-Atlantic cham-pionships! Woman: Yeah Now were all working hard t
9、o get ready for our game tomorrow. Question: What will the woman probably do this afternoon?（分数：1.00）A.Go to a field hockey practice.B.Try out for the field hockey team.C.Get tickets to see the championship game.D.Receive an award for winning a championship.10.Man: Can you come over for dinner tonig
10、ht? Woman: Im up to my ears in work, so Ill have to take a rain check. Question: What does the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.She wants to check the weather before deciding.B.She has a problem with her hearing.C.Shed enjoy coming to dinner another time.D.She wants the man to help her with some work.三、BPart V
11、ocabula(总题数：10，分数：5.00)11.In her bright red dress Kathy was very conspicuous.（分数：0.50）A.prettyB.brilliantC.uglyD.obvious12.The atmosphere in the police chiefs office was electric with contention.（分数：0.50）A.discordB.rejoicingC.weepingD.curiosity13.The prehistoric art of inscribing figures and designs
12、 on rock surfaces seems to have slowly disappeared with the advent of agriculture, which required a large amount of time and energy.（分数：0.50）A.comingB.arrestC.financingD.stability14.The National Institute of Mental Health is conducting a far-reaching research to determine the psychological effects o
13、f using drug.（分数：0.50）A.extensiveB.refinedC.prevalentD.tentative15.The affection they felt for each other was obvious to everyone.（分数：0.50）A.hatredB.fondnessC.adherenceD.sickness16.Mary Mapes Dodge exercised considerable influence on childrens literature in late nineteenth century.（分数：0.50）A.stylist
14、icB.greatC.personalD.exclusive17.Lou Gehrig established a record for the number of consecutive games played by a professional baseball player.（分数：0.50）A.successiveB.successfulC.superlativeD.demonstrative18.Having come from an affluent society, Dick found it difficult to adjust to a small, country to
15、wn.（分数：0.50）A.affableB.wealthyC.overpopulatedD.large19.The building is so well constructed that it will survive even the strongest earthquake.（分数：0.50）A.guaranteedB.builtC.locatedD.insured20.The states had no recourse but to look forward to the verdict of the high tribunal.（分数：0.50）A.awaitB.awardC.w
16、akeD.awaken四、BSection B/B(总题数：10，分数：5.00)21.The law applies to everyone _ of race, religion or color.（分数：0.50）A.irrelevantB.irrespectiveC.irresponsibleD.irrevocable22.After a prolonged siege, the town was rendered up to the _.（分数：0.50）A.agitatorsB.instigatorsC.insurgentsD.delinquents23.The aurora is
17、 one of natures most _ spectacles.（分数：0.50）A.troublesomeB.tiresomeC.awesomeD.wearisome24.Had it not been for your timely help, our company would have been on the verge of _.（分数：0.50）A.failureB.bankruptcyC.successD.wealth25.My task boils down to industrial _ and trouble shooting.（分数：0.50）A.contactB.i
18、ntimacyC.liaisonD.involvement26.This incident _ me in my belief that loving-mother force alone is incomplete, with out fathers discipline.（分数：0.50）A.committedB.conductedC.confirmedD.compelled27._ negotiations must take place before any agreement can be reached.（分数：0.50）A.A. Long B.B. Prolonged C.C.
19、Lengthy D, Extended28.Difficulties and hardships have _ the best qualities of the young geologist.（分数：0.50）A.brought aboutB.brought forthC.brought outD.brought up29.His father tried to _ him to a sense of duty.（分数：0.50）A.awaitB.awardC.awakeD.wake30.Any expenses you may _ will be chargeable to the co
20、mpany.（分数：0.50）A.incurB.occurC.catchD.spend五、BPart Reading (总题数：5，分数：30.00)BPassage One/BGravity is a slippery beast. We dont know how strong it is, how it works or how fast its effects move. But this year we made progress.October saw the most accurate measurement yet of Newtons gravitational consta
21、nt(引力常数 ), G, a measure of the strength of the gravitational interaction between two objects. A Swiss team calculated Gs value by measuring how the gravitational pull of two huge tanks of mercury affected the weights of test masses.However, there are discrepancies between measurements of G made in d
22、ifferent labs. This year a highly contentious(有争议的) explanation for this was proposed. A group of string theorists proposed that gravity is subtly affected by magnetic fields, and that G should be larger near Earths poles where the magnetic field is stronger. Sure enough, this fits with the measurem
23、ents so far. So Gs varying values might just be the first proof of the hidden dimensions predicted by string theory.Equally tantalising is possible evidence for the existence of gravitational waves, the ripples in space-time supposedly caused by abrupt, violent cosmic events. An Italian team reporte
24、d that two massive aluminium bars, one at CERN(欧洲粒子物理研究所) near Geneva, the other in Italy, had once vibrated in unison(一致)perhaps as a result of a passing gravitational wave, they suggest.The claims will be closely scrutinised by gravity researchers in Washington state. They got to turn on a very ex
25、pensive toy this year. LIGO, one of the biggest scientific instruments ever built. Its twin sets of intersecting 4-kilometre-long laser beams should be very sensitive to any waves. But so far the $400-million machine has not seen anything.At least one gravitational mystery has (hopefully) been wrapp
26、ed up this year. when you move something, how long before its new position will affect its gravitational pull on surrounding objects? In other words, what is the speed of gravity? Newton thought the effect instantaneous, but Einstein said it could travel no faster than the speed of light.Astronomers
27、 have finally devised a way to test which one of them was right, based on the way gravity bends radio waves from a distant quasar(类星体). They finished the experiment in September. We dont yet know the answer but our money is on Einstein.（分数：6.00）(1).Why is gravitation considered to be a slippery beas
28、t?（分数：1.00）A.Because it gives people so much trouble.B.Because it is much stronger than expected.C.Because no progress has been made about it.D.Because it remains largely unknown to people.(2).What kind of metal did the Swiss team use to calculate the Gs value?（分数：1.00）A.goldB.silverC.mercuryD.lead(
29、3).A highly controversial explanation proposed by string theorists is that _.（分数：1.00）A.magnetic fields affect gravity subtlyB.G is larger near the Earths polesC.G has a number of hidden dimensionsD.discrepancies emerge between measures of G(4).The report given by the Italian team might provide evid
30、ence that _.（分数：1.00）A.two things far apart might vibrate in unisonB.the ripples in space-time are only imaginedC.there exist gravitational wavesD.abrupt, violent cosmic events lead to gravitational waves(5).Until now LIGO has _.（分数：1.00）A.never been turned on yetB.been the biggest scientific instru
31、mentC.done nothing to look for the gravitational wavesD.found no gravitational waves(6).From the passage we can infer that _.（分数：1.00）A.Newton and Einstein had similar opinions on the speed of gravityB.the author of the passage is in favor of Einsteins thought about the speed of gravityC.astronomers
32、 think that both Newton and Einstein were wrong on the speed of gravityD.Newtons thought about the gravitational effect is out of dateBPassage Two/BWhat makes teenagers moody and impulsive? The answer used to be raging hormones plus a dearth of(短缺) life experiences. But three years ago this simple e
33、quation was blown apart by evidence from brain scans of strange goings-on behind the teenage forehead.Till then, scientists had thought the brains internal structure was fixed by the end of childhood. The new scans showed the brains frontal cortex(皮层) thickening just before puberty(青春期), then slowly
34、 shrinking back to normal during the teenage years. Suddenly, the erratic huffiness(发怒) seemed to make sense: the teenage brain was a work in progress, a house in the process of being rewired.Now comes more evidence of neural turmoil. According to psychologists in California, the speed with which yo
35、ungsters can read the emotional expressions on peoples faces dips suddenly at around the age of 11 or 12 and takes years to get back on track.The latest study, like the brain scan research before it, is a welcome and necessary part of building up a picture of a typical teenage brain so that scientis
36、ts can get a better handle on what might be happening in the mental illnesses that appear to be afflicting children and adolescents in ever greater numbers. But there are dangers.Scientists still have no idea how to interpret the subtle changes seen in adolescent brain scans. Yet in the wrong hands,
37、 these findings could be used to justify hothousing, impulse control training and other dubious attempts to get the most out of malleable teenage brain cells. The science could also spark a new wave of moralising based on a perceived need to protect teenagers evolving brain connections from evil or
38、toxic influences.Incredibly, some scientists have already suggested in the press that the brain scan evidence somehow proves that it is biologically bad for teenagers to play video games or lie on the couch watching MTV. A hundred years, ago one well-known “expert“ urged teenage boys to drink six to
39、 eight glasses of hot water a day to flush impure thoughts from their bodies. Have we really learned so little?（分数：6.00）(1).In the past it was thought that teenagers were moody and impulsive because of_.（分数：1.00）A.their innocence and lack of life experienceB.their raging hormones and lack of life ex
40、perienceC.their radical attitudes towards lifeD.the generation gap between teenagers and their parents(2).In the last line, paragraph two, “a house in the process of being rewired“ indicates that _.（分数：1.00）A.teenagers like to live in a house rewiredB.teenagers brain structure like a houseC.teenage
41、brain is working in progress like a house being rewiredD.teenager tend not to get erratic huffiness if the house ,is rewired(3).From the passage we can learn that _.（分数：1.00）A.the teenage brain is a kind of work in progressB.the new brain scans support the conventional thoughtC.the brains frontal co
42、rtex becomes bigger during the teenager yearsD.at the age of 11 or 12 teenagers are unable to find out peoples true feelings(4).The latest study is very helpful in that _.（分数：1.00）A.it can take clearer pictures of teenagers brainsB.scientists will meet with fewer, dangers in their research workC.it
43、may help scientists understand better the mental illness in teenagersD.it may enable teenagers to experience fewer dangers during teenager years(5).According to paragraph five, which of the following statements reflects the present medical reality?（分数：1.00）A.It is biologically bad for teenagers to p
44、lay games or lie on the couch watching MTV.B.Teenager boys should drink six or eight glasses of hot water in the morning everyday.C.Scientists should apply the findings of brain scans to practical use as soon as possible.D.Scientists still dont know how to explain the subtle changes seen in teenager
45、 brain scans.(6).The authors attitude towards the findings of teenagers brain scans can be concluded as _.（分数：1.00）A.cautiousB.positiveC.prejudicedD.neutralBPassage Three/BIs nothing sacred? Even the idle weekend pastime of skimming stones on a lake has been taken apart and reduced to a mathematical
46、 formula.Everyone knows a stone bounces best on water if its round and flat, and spun towards the water as fast as possible. Some enthusiasts even travel to international stone-skimming competitions, like world champion Jerdone Coleman-McGhee, who made a stone bounce 38 times on Blanco River, Texas,
47、 in 1992.Intuitively,a flat stone works best because a relatively large part of its surface strikes the water, so theres more bounce. Inspired by his eight-year-old son, physicist Lyderic Bocquet of Lyon University in France wanted to find out more. So he tinkered with some simple equations describi
48、ng a stone bouncing on water in terms of its radius(半径) ,speed and spin, and taking account of gravity and the waters drag.The equations showed that the faster a spinning stone is travelling, the more times it will bounce. So no surprise there. To bounce at least once without sinking, Bocquet found
49、the stone needs to be travelling at a minimum speed of about 1 kilometre per hour.And the equations also backed his hunch(直觉) that spin is important because it keeps the stone fairly flat from one bounce to the next. The spin has a gyroscopic(陀螺的) effect, preventing the stone from tipping and falling sideways into the water.To match the world record of 38 bounce
