1、同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语-24 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)1.In the past decade emerging markets have established themselves as the world“s fastest growing economy. Lately, though, the sprinters have started to slow down. Last week China reported its slowest growth in three years. India recently recorded its weak
2、est performance since 2004. Only Russia was spared. Some investors darkly recall the developing world“s crisis-prone history and wonder whether the worst is yet to come. No crisis looms, but serious concern is justified, for the emerging world faces two distinct risks: a cyclical slowdown and a long
3、er-tern erosion of potential growth. The first should be reasonably easy to deal with. The second will not. （分数：20.00）_2.The global financial crisis is likely to cause increased mental health problems and even suicides as people struggle to cope with poverty and unemployment, the World Health Organi
4、zation warned Thursday. Hundreds of millions of people worldwide are already affected by mental problems such as depression and the current market meltdown could deepen feelings of despair among people vulnerable to such illnesses. The United Nations agency said the impact could be especially marked
5、 for those living in low and middle income countries where access to treatment is often limited. The WHO launched program Thursday, the annual World Mental Health Day, aimed at increasing funding and services for the mentally ill over the next six years. （分数：20.00）_3.The emergence of the European Un
6、ion has been one of the defining events of the twentieth century. It has changed the political, economic, and social landscapes of Western European, changed the balance of power in the world by helping Europe reassert themselves on the world stage, and helped to bring the longest uninterrupted spell
7、 of peace in Europe recorded history. Until the beginning of the twentieth century, Europe was a continent of competing powers that repeatedly fought with each other on their own soil and took their mutual hostilities to other continents in their competition to build colonial empires. The tragic cos
8、ts of nationalism were finally confirmed by two world wars, fought largely on Europe and leaving the Europe powers devastated and drained. （分数：20.00）_4.Many individuals think of investing in the stock market as being similar to gambling. When they think of the stock market this way, they miss one bi
9、g point. A gambler has a negative expected return, while an investor has a positive expected return. Over time, the more money that an individual gambles at a casino, the more money he will lose. In investing, the more money that an individual commits to long-term investing, the more money that the
10、individual will make, because the odds are on the side of the investor. Historically, stocks have returned about 10% per year before taxes. People who view the stock market like a casino tend to act like spectators, trading in and out of stocks every few months, or in extreme cases, every few days.
11、（分数：20.00）_5.Anyone who has ever had a kidney stone knows that trying to get rid of it can be one of life“s more uncomfortable experiences. So if you“re prone to having kidney stones, it“s wise to do what you can to prevent them. And lemonade, or just lemon juice, turns out to be one of the better w
12、ays. Lemons are full of citratea chemical that attached to calcium in the kidney and stops it from forming crystals that can turn into stones. If you want to prevent kidney stones but aren“t partial to sugary lemonade, drinking just plain lemon juice mixed with water works as well. And if you don“t
13、like lemons at all, then try drinking lots of fluids and eating less salt, calcium, and protein. （分数：20.00）_同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语-24 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)1.In the past decade emerging markets have established themselves as the world“s fastest growing economy. Lately, though, the sprinters have started
14、 to slow down. Last week China reported its slowest growth in three years. India recently recorded its weakest performance since 2004. Only Russia was spared. Some investors darkly recall the developing world“s crisis-prone history and wonder whether the worst is yet to come. No crisis looms, but se
15、rious concern is justified, for the emerging world faces two distinct risks: a cyclical slowdown and a longer-tern erosion of potential growth. The first should be reasonably easy to deal with. The second will not. （分数：20.00）_正确答案：()解析：在过去的十年中，新兴市场已经成为世界上经济崛起最快的经济体。但最近这些国家的发展势头开始有所减缓。上周，中国出现了近三年来的最低
16、增长，印度也出现了自 2004 年以来的低谷，唯有俄罗斯幸免于难。一些投资者悲观地回顾了发展中国家危机四伏的发展史，并怀疑最坏的时候尚未到来。说危机在即略嫌不妥，但深表忧虑应不为过。新兴市场目前正面临两大不同危机，即周期性的下跌，以及对潜在增长可能的长期削弱。前者应该不难解决，后者则可能颇为棘手。2.The global financial crisis is likely to cause increased mental health problems and even suicides as people struggle to cope with poverty and unemplo
17、yment, the World Health Organization warned Thursday. Hundreds of millions of people worldwide are already affected by mental problems such as depression and the current market meltdown could deepen feelings of despair among people vulnerable to such illnesses. The United Nations agency said the imp
18、act could be especially marked for those living in low and middle income countries where access to treatment is often limited. The WHO launched program Thursday, the annual World Mental Health Day, aimed at increasing funding and services for the mentally ill over the next six years. （分数：20.00）_正确答案
19、：()解析：世界卫生组织于上周四发出警告，全球金融危机会导致很多人面临贫困和失业局面，从而可能造成心理问题甚至自杀事件的数量不断攀升。目前，全球已有数亿人遭受抑郁症等精神问题的困扰，而如今全球金融市场的崩盘可能将进一步加重那些心理脆弱者的绝望情绪。联合国机构世界卫生组织称，这一问题在中低收入国家会尤其显著，因为这些国家的医疗条件相对有限。世界卫生组织在上周四的“世界心理健康日”当天推出了一项新计划，旨在今后六年里加大对心理疾病患者的资助和服务力度。3.The emergence of the European Union has been one of the defining events
20、of the twentieth century. It has changed the political, economic, and social landscapes of Western European, changed the balance of power in the world by helping Europe reassert themselves on the world stage, and helped to bring the longest uninterrupted spell of peace in Europe recorded history. Un
21、til the beginning of the twentieth century, Europe was a continent of competing powers that repeatedly fought with each other on their own soil and took their mutual hostilities to other continents in their competition to build colonial empires. The tragic costs of nationalism were finally confirmed
22、 by two world wars, fought largely on Europe and leaving the Europe powers devastated and drained. （分数：20.00）_正确答案：()解析：欧盟的出现是 20 世纪最具特征的大事之一，欧洲重申其在世界舞台上的地位和作用，改变了西欧的政治、经济和社会全貌，改变了世界各地的力量均势，有助于带来欧洲有记载的历史上最为漫长的、持久的和平。直到 20 世纪初，欧洲仍是列强纷争，他们不仅在自己的国土上与人争斗，而且在他们展开的建立殖民帝国的竞争中，将相互敌视带到其他各大洲。主要发生在欧洲领土的两次世界大战使
23、欧洲列强饱受战争的蹂躏和耗竭，最终证实了民族主义的悲惨代价。4.Many individuals think of investing in the stock market as being similar to gambling. When they think of the stock market this way, they miss one big point. A gambler has a negative expected return, while an investor has a positive expected return. Over time, the more
24、 money that an individual gambles at a casino, the more money he will lose. In investing, the more money that an individual commits to long-term investing, the more money that the individual will make, because the odds are on the side of the investor. Historically, stocks have returned about 10% per
25、 year before taxes. People who view the stock market like a casino tend to act like spectators, trading in and out of stocks every few months, or in extreme cases, every few days. （分数：20.00）_正确答案：()解析：许多人将股市投资视作一种赌博。假如这么想就会忽视极为重要的一点：赌博者会亏损，而投资者则有所赢利。随着时间的流逝，在赌场上，所下赌注愈大，亏损则愈重。而在投资上，长线投资做得愈大，回报愈多，因为机会
26、掌握在投资者手中。从历史上看，股市每年的回报率为税前的 10%左右。将股市视作赌场的人，往往像投机者一样，会在短短数个月内购入并抛售；更为极端的，甚至买进数日后即抛售。5.Anyone who has ever had a kidney stone knows that trying to get rid of it can be one of life“s more uncomfortable experiences. So if you“re prone to having kidney stones, it“s wise to do what you can to prevent the
27、m. And lemonade, or just lemon juice, turns out to be one of the better ways. Lemons are full of citratea chemical that attached to calcium in the kidney and stops it from forming crystals that can turn into stones. If you want to prevent kidney stones but aren“t partial to sugary lemonade, drinking
28、 just plain lemon juice mixed with water works as well. And if you don“t like lemons at all, then try drinking lots of fluids and eating less salt, calcium, and protein. （分数：20.00）_正确答案：()解析：得过肾结石的人都知道，去除肾结石的过程是一种极为痛苦的人生经历。因此容易得肾结石的人，最好尽量采取预防措施。喝柠檬水或柠檬汁是比较好的方法之一。柠檬中含有大量柠檬酸盐这种化学物质和肾脏中的钙有关，可阻止钙结晶形成结石。如果你想预防肾结石，但又不喜欢含糖的柠檬水，那么喝兑水的纯柠檬汁也能达到同样的效果。如果你根本就不喜欢柠檬，那就多喝水，少吃盐，限制钙和蛋白质的摄取量。
