1、同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语-24 (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: Im anxious to get started on our project. Can we meet sometime before the weekend? B: _.（分数：1.00）A.Never mind. Shall we meet on Sunday?B.Your project? I have no time studying your project.C.What about Friday morning? I
2、ll have time to go to the library that afternoon.D.OK. Library is the best place for us to meet.2.A: How are you doing today? B: _.（分数：1.00）A.Im working on my assignment.B.Much better, thanks.C.Its been a boring day.D.Im very happy.3.A: I have an appointment to see Dr. Gram for a physical examinatio
3、n. B: _.（分数：1.00）A.Could you come another time? Dr. Gram is not available right now.B.Im afraid youve got to make another appointment.C.Dr. Gram is busy. She has just been appointed Director of the clinic.D.Please have a seat. She is in surgery right now.4.A: We each have our own desk and dresser, b
4、ut well have to share the bookcase and the closet. B: _.（分数：1.00）A.What? I dont want to share anything. Id like my own bookcase and closet.B.Have you got any other furniture?C.Fine. Lets not forget to make a second copy of the room key.D.Someone must have taken the bookcase and closet away.5.A: Good
5、 to see you. You look more fit and better. B: _.（分数：1.00）A.Thanks. I had a lot of exercise and drank vegetable juice everyday.B.Sorry. I dont think I am more fit. Actually, I caught a bad cold.C.Yes. Im much more fit. And you?D.Im glad to see you too. Though Im not much better that ever before.二、BSe
6、ction B/B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)6.Man: Would you like to go with me to the airport to pick up Frank? Woman: Id like to, but I have class till 2:00. And I know Franks decided to take the early flight. Question: What does the woman imply?（分数：1.00）A.She wont be able to go with the man.B.She doesnt think Frank
7、is arriving until tomorrow morning.C.She has to pick up Frank at 2:00.D.She doesnt know when her class will end.7.Man: Were almost finished with the project. Maybe we should stop for a break now. Woman: Actually, I would prefer to keep going. Question: What does the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.She would l
8、ike to stop for a break.B.She actually has no preference.C.She wants to go home.D.She wants to continue on with the project.8.Woman: Did you watch our Professor Stiller on TV last night? Man: I almost missed it! But my mother just happened to be watching at home and gave me a call. Question: What do
9、es the man mean?（分数：1.00）A.He watched the television program with his mother.B.His mother told him his professor was on television.C.Answering the phone caused him to miss the television program.D.His mother missed the television program.9.Woman: I turned my application in on Friday evening. Man: If
10、 I were you, Id have it done sooner. The job pays very well. Question: What does the man think about the application?（分数：1.00）A.She should give it to him.B.She should hand it in before Friday evening.C.It is not very important-looking.D.He will help her with it soon.10.Man: Jeff has lots of good ide
11、as. Do you think hes willing to come to the meeting? Woman: Oh, I think hed be glad to come. What is difficult is getting him to speak before a large crowd. Question: What does the woman imply about Jeff?（分数：1.00）A.He has to go to another meeting first.B.He wont want to speak at the meeting.C.He mig
12、ht get lost in the crowd.D.He doesnt like to go to meetings.三、BPart Vocabula(总题数：10，分数：5.00)11.The Constitution guarantees that private homes will not be searched without a warrant.（分数：0.50）A.special guardB.written authorizationC.national emergencyD.small payment12.Terry boasted that he could finish
13、 the project by himself in no time.（分数：0.50）A.very quicklyB.on timeC.in timeD.at any time13.It is difficult to discern the sample that is on the slide unless the microscope is adjusted.（分数：0.50）A.discardB.arrangeC.determineD.disagreement14.Although buses in this district are scheduled to depart at a
14、 certain hour, they are often late.（分数：0.50）A.plannedB.requestedC.obligatedD.loaded15.The weakened governor could not withstand another catastrophe.（分数：0.50）A.troubleB.exertionC.annoyanceD.cataclysm16.Honey guides, or indicator birds,collaborate with honey badgers in seeking out bee colonies.（分数：0.5
15、0）A.work togetherB.travelC.dwellD.compete17.Her style of dress accentuated her extreme slenderness.（分数：0.50）A.betrayedB.disfiguredC.emphasizedD.revealed18.Although he is recognized as one of the most brilliant scientists in his field, Professor Jefferson cannot seem to make his ideas understood in c
16、lass.（分数：0.50）A.get his ideas downB.summarize his ideasC.recall his ideasD.get his ideas across19.The two drivers were injured in the collision.（分数：0.50）A.hindranceB.cryC.bombardmentD.crash20.The picture illustrates the compassion the artist has for his native land.（分数：0.50）A.feelingB.distrustC.revu
17、lsionD.knowledge四、BSection B/B(总题数：10，分数：5.00)21.The rich alumnus _ the college with half of his fortune.（分数：0.50）A.endowedB.furnishedC.investedD.gave22.Many people _ the defense of their country.（分数：0.50）A.enrolled inB.enlisted forC.engaged inD.engrossed in23.His laziness makes it impossible for hi
18、m to _ success.（分数：0.50）A.believeB.receiveC.achieveD.perceive24.Children _ half of their 23 pairs of chromosomes(染色体)from each parent.（分数：0.50）A.uniteB.bringC.integrateD.inherit25.It was _ that the boy was able to solve the problem so quickly.（分数：0.50）A.amusingB.amazingC.annoyingD.appalling26.Woodro
19、w Wilson _ to preserve world peace by supporting the establishment of an organization to settle international disputes.（分数：0.50）A.endeavoredB.incitedC.grantedD.offered27.We should make a clear _ between the two scientific terms for the further discussion.（分数：0.50）A.separationB.discriminationC.deviat
20、ionD.distinction28.Hes _ his children to my care for a day.（分数：0.50）A.assignedB.chargedC.entrustedD.engaged29.Many troubles _ from this misunderstanding.（分数：0.50）A.succeededB.followedC.ensuedD.proceeded30.This rule cannot be _ to every case.（分数：0.50）A.appliedB.suppliedC.appointedD.attached五、BPart Re
21、ading (总题数：5，分数：30.00)BPassage One/BPassage OneI have an infatuation(迷恋)with autumn. The colors of the season, and the smells, have always thrilled me. I have always found joy in this time of year. The last few autumns of my life, however, I recollect in shades of gray rather than cheerful oranges a
22、nd yellows.When I became a single mother, every aspect of life took on new meaning. Since I was used to carrying out most of the parental duties without much help during my marriage, I truly did not foresee how different parenting would become after the marriage was over. But suddenly I realized I w
23、as a statistic. The daily routine was not changed so much; it was the angle at which I had begun to look at life.I believed my ex-husbands lawyer was tracking every grade the children made, and I was under a microscope in this new town where the children and I moved our “broken home.“ I feared havin
24、g to eventually establish my family with each new teacher and each new term as a single-parent family. I just wanted to be us again, without the stigma (特征)of the label that put on us.During those few gray years, I would reassure myself that soon things would be better, and that I would someday be a
25、ble to feel whole again. There is no mathematical equation of adults proportioned to children to equal a stable, loving family. Every family has its strengths. In fact, studies show that in families who read together, eat together and communicate openly, children are likely to succeed academically,
26、as well as socially and emotionally. I am sure these, habits are just as effective when practiced in single-parent families. I realize now that I am not a statistic. We are an active, vital family in this charming community, where we are not marked by any stigma of any statistics of any focus groups
27、.We are given opportunity, all of us. We are surrounded by beauty and immersed in possibility. There is joy to be found here, in what we see around us and in creating our own rendition of how we want to be seen. There is strength and grace in our own willingness to break free from conformity without
28、 falling behind the barriers of self-imposed limitations or preconceived notions of where we should fit in this world according to research.（分数：6.00）(1).What does the last sentence of paragraph one imply?（分数：1.00）A.The author moved to a new place.B.The climate changed greatly in the last few years.C
29、.In the last few years, the authors mood changed.D.There were some natural disasters.(2).After the divorce,_.（分数：1.00）A.there wasnt any change, since she used to play a main part in taking care of the childrenB.she became interested in statisticsC.everything in her life was changedD.it was the way b
30、y which she looked at life that changed(3).According to the passage, _ brought the unpleasant change in her life.（分数：1.00）A.a kind of discrimination against single-parent familiesB.her ex-husbandC.social scientistsD.the feeling about autumn(4).In the few gray years, the author（分数：1.00）A.felt helples
31、s and sadB.had the help from her friendsC.never lost hope, and believed that everything would change somedayD.became very nervous and silent(5).In the last paragraph, the phrase “self-imposed limitations or preconceived notions“ may possibly refers to（分数：1.00）A.a complete family would have a happier
32、 lifeB.a single mother would carry out the parental duties more successfullyC.a single parent family is marked by stigmas and different from those complete families in every aspect of lifeD.a complete family would bring up brighter children(6).What is the authors main point?（分数：1.00）A.Every family h
33、as its happiness and unhappiness.B.Her family has suffered a lot.C.Her ex-husband is not a good man.D.Every family has its strength and can create its happiness.BPassage Two/BAsk why most people are right-handed, and the answer might fall along the same lines as why fish school(鱼成群地游). Two neuroscie
34、ntists suggest that social pressures drive individuals to coordinate their behaviors so that everyone in the group gets an evolutionary edge.Approximately 85 percent of people prefer their right hand, which is controlled by the left hemisphere of the brain. One theorized benefit of locating a partic
35、ular function in one hemisphere is that it frees the other to deal with different tasks. But that idea does not explain why. population-wide trends for handedness exist in the first place.Moreover, evidence gleaned in recent years has overturned the long-held belief that human handedness is a unique
36、 by-product of brain specialization attributable to language. A suite of studies has revealed brain lateralization in species from fish to primates(灵长类). Last August, for instance, scientists discovered that in the wild, chimpanzees show hand preferences.The presence of lateralization throughout the
37、 animal kingdom suggests some benefit from it, contend neuroscientists Giorgio Vallortigara of the University of Trieste and Lesley Rogers of the University of New England in Australia. Also, last August, in the journal Behavioral and Brain Sciences, the two presented evidence to support their idea
38、that social constraints force individuals toward asymmetry in the same direction. They noted, for example, that baby chickens attack more readily when a threat appears on their left. And Rogers has found that chicks with more asymmetrical brains form more stable social groups: perhaps by approaching
39、 each other on the right, she hypothesizes, the chicks fight one another less and are more likely to notice predators.Lateralization seems to confer an advantage for some fish as well. In certain species, the majority tend to swim left when a predator attacks, whereas other species head right. The p
40、otential benefits of such patterns may not seem intuitive: a predator could learn that attacking a fish on one particular side is more effective. But Vallortigara and Rogerss idea fits with the conventional explanation of why fish school at all. When threatened, fish turning in the same direction ha
41、ve a greater chance of survival than if they scatter to become a darting swarm of head-butting fish.Nevertheless, the bird and fish. data do not explain human handedness.“The issue then becomes: maybe this lateralization long predates the rise of the mammals,“ speculates Robin Dunbar ,an evolutionar
42、y psychologist at the University of Liverpool in England.（分数：6.00）(1).Fish school suggests that _.（分数：1.00）A.it was a necessary evolutionary processB.it has something to do with human right-handednessC.they need to coordinate with other fishD.their brain function is unique(2).Locating a particular f
43、unction in one hemisphere _.（分数：1.00）A.does not explain why handedness is such an overwhelming trendB.does not explain why 85%people are right-handedC.shows that human handedness is a unique by product of brainD.enable people to think with the other hemisphere(3).What are the second finding of Giorg
44、io Vallortigara and Lesley Rogers?（分数：1.00）A.Lateralization of animals.B.The human handedness and animal lateralization present common features.C.animal species suffer from lateralization.D.social conditions led to the lateralization of animal species.(4).Due to _, human handedness is not a exclusiv
45、e phenomenon in animal world.（分数：1.00）A.brain lateralization found in species from fish to primatesB.different brain structures of speciesC.brain specialization attributable to languageD.the asymmetrical brains of Chimpanzees(5).Why are baby chickens so prepared in fighting against enemies from left
46、?（分数：1.00）A.Because other members stand on the right side.B.Due to surrounding conditions their brain developed toward asymmetry in the same direction.C.Because enemies always attack from left side.D.Because they can spare more attention to locate predator.(6).What can be the best title for this pas
47、sage?（分数：1.00）A.Hand Preference of Chimpanzees.B.Human Handedness and Animal Lateralization.C.The Myth behind Human Handedness.D.An Unique Animal Behavior.BPassage Three/BFriction between Americas military and its civilian overseers is nothing new. Americas 220-year experiment in civilian control of
48、 the military is a recipe for friction. The nations history has seen a series of shifts in decision-making power among the White House, the civilian secretaries and the uniformed elite (精英). However, what may seem on the outside an unstable and special system of power sharing has, without a doubt, b
49、een a key to two centuries of military success.In the infighting dates to the revolution, George Washington waged a continual struggle not just for money, but to control the actual battle plan. The framers of the Constitution sought to clarify things by making the president the “commander in chief.“ Not since Washington wore his uniform and led the troops across the Alleghenies to quell(镇压)the Whiskey
