1、同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语-33 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Paper One(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part Dialogue Comm(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Section A(总题数：5，分数：5.00)1.A: May I play my computer game for an hour? B: _（分数：1.00）A.You should study harder.B.I“ve said before that the game takes too long.C.Yes, you get it.D.Sorry, your mot
2、her“s using the computer now.2.A: I“m going to pop out to get a sandwich._ B: No, thank you. I“m all right.（分数：1.00）A.How can I help you?B.What can I do for you?C.Can I get you anything?D.I“ll be back in a minute.3.A: Front desk. Can I help you? B: _（分数：1.00）A.May I ask who you are?B.Yes, I need you
3、r help.C.This is Mr. Burton speaking.D.This is Mr. Burton in 1205. Can I get a wake-up call, please?4.A: What are you and Joe doing this weekend, Michelle? Would you be free to come over for drinks after dinner sometime? B: _（分数：1.00）A.No, no. I think you and Mike should come over for dinner.B.Hey,
4、thank you, Pat. That sounds nice. I don“t think we have made any plans yet.C.It“s hard to decide now.D.We are doing nothing this weekend. What about you?5.A: The wind will probably get up later. B: _（分数：1.00）A.Still, another month should see us through the worst of the weather.B.It seems to be clear
5、ing up.C.As long as it doesn“t rain.D.Fairly mild for the time of year.四、Section B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)6.Woman: Teacher“s Day is coming. Have you decided what to buy for the teacher? Man: Well, we“re still in two minds. Question: What does the man mean?（分数：1.00）A.They haven“t reached an agreement yet.B.Th
6、ey are still hesitating.C.They care very much about what to buy.D.They find it hard to do something for the teacher.7.Man: That“s the most boring seminar I“ve been to in a long time. Woman: Well, it wasn“t the regular speaker. She got sick at the last minute. Man: I“m surprised they didn“t have a be
7、tter substitute. Question: What does the man mean?（分数：1.00）A.They should replace the regular speaker.B.He hasn“t been to a seminar for a long time.C.He didn“t expect the substitute was so poor.D.The substitute was not as good as the regular speaker.8.Woman: You are too careful. I can hardly put up w
8、ith a car moving at this speed. Man: Once bitten twice shy. I was involved in a head-on collision a few months ago. I don“t want to repeat it. Question: What can we learn from the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.The man doesn“t want to repeat what he said.B.The man has learned a lesson from his car accident
9、.C.The man is a timid person, so he doesn“t want to drive fast.D.The woman can“t tolerate the man“s attitude.9.Man: I hear you have been working part-time. Woman: Yeah, I must stand on my own feet. My parents are retired and their health is declining. Question: What does the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.Sh
10、e has recovered from an injury.B.She does not depend on her parents any more.C.Her parents used to enjoy good health.D.Her parents used to have a good job.10.Man: It seems that your father takes you under his wing. Woman: I have the same feeling. But I don“t like the way he treats my sister. Questio
11、n: What can we learn from the conversation.9（分数：1.00）A.The woman“s sister is maltreated.B.The man is jealous of the woman.C.The father favors the woman.D.The woman doesn“t like to be treated the way her father does to her.五、Part Vocabulary(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、Section A(总题数：10，分数：5.00)11.The animates wou
12、ld charge no matter how badly wounded, and in their death struggles, bellowing and rolling from side to side, they seemed to refuse to die.（分数：0.50）A.gaspingB.chokingC.howlingD.puffing12.Almost everyone has experienced the joy of sports. Nevertheless, thoughtful observers will continue to reflect on
13、 the pros and cons of the modern drive to rationalize sports in a quest for the ultimate possible athletic performance.（分数：0.50）A.debateB.stipulateC.signifyD.ponder13.In most South American countries rail transport is plagued by operational problems as well as by obsolete equipment.（分数：0.50）A.defici
14、entB.outdatedC.inferiorD.imperfect14.The racial interpretation of history and the fascist contempt for democracy lured Germany into war against Communist and democracy.（分数：0.50）A.temptedB.imposedC.constrainedD.engaged15.Some forgeries are intended to confound or ridicule the expels; others are inten
15、ded to imitate an artist or genre.（分数：0.50）A.scornB.perplexC.appraiseD.irritate16.In William Shakespeare“s King Lear, as the extent of Lear“s folly becomes even clearer, he rages at his impotence and goes mad.（分数：0.50）A.inabilityB.dilemmaC.insecurityD.stupidity17.The contrast of the gray, cheerless,
16、 and shabby cities and towns of the former eastern Germany with the picture-postcard luster of the western sector was an eloquent testimony to the divergences that had to be overcome.（分数：0.50）A.barrierB.restraintC.hazardD.evidence18.It was the responsibility of government to provide instruction so t
17、hat the talented would be able to enter government service and thus perpetuate the moral and ethical foundation of society.（分数：0.50）A.stabilizeB.launchC.maintainD.reinforce19.Relentless rains triggered heavy flooding in nine provinces, where 68 persons were killed. The government pledged relief fund
18、s of $ 2.8 million to assuage the calamitous damage.（分数：0.50）A.disastrousB.ruthlessC.persistentD.tragic20.The rationale for the government“s involvement in each mode of transportation is that a strong transportation system is necessary for developing the nation“s economy or for its defense.（分数：0.50）
19、A.convictionB.principleC.premiseD.medium七、Section B(总题数：10，分数：5.00)21.The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have_.（分数：0.50）A.sufficientB.efficientC.potentialD.proficient22.We“d like to_a table for five for dinner this evening.（分数：0.50）A.preserveB.prosperityC.sustainD.ret
20、ain23.Britain has the highest_of road traffic in the worldover 60 cars for every mile of road.（分数：0.50）A.popularityB.prosperityC.intensityD.density24.I would never have_a court of law if I hadn“t been so desperate.（分数：0.50）A.sought forB.accounted forC.turned upD.resorted to25.The energy_by the chain
21、 reaction is transformed into heat.（分数：0.50）A.transferredB.releasedC.conveyedD.delivered26.It is required that during the process, great care has to be taken to protect the _silk from damage.（分数：0.50）A.sensitiveB.sensibleC.tenderD.delicate27.To our_, Geoffrey“s illness proved not to be as serious as
22、 we had feared.（分数：0.50）A.reliefB.viewC.anxietyD.judgment28.The government will take some action to_the two big quarreling companies.（分数：0.50）A.jigsawB.jotC.impulseD.reconcile29.As automation became popular in most factories, labor was made_.（分数：0.50）A.destinedB.redundantC.diverseD.discontent30.They
23、 have_her unreasonable request for her annual salary.（分数：0.50）A.destinedB.chordedC.repelledD.commenced八、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)九、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：6.00)The fridge is considered a necessity. It has been so since the 1960s when packaged food first appeared with the label: “store in the re
24、frigerator. “ In my fridgeless fifties childhood, I was fed well and healthily. The milkman came daily, the grocer, the butcher, the baker, and the ice-cream man delivered two or three times a week. The Sunday meat would last until Wednesday and surplus bread and milk became all kinds of cakes. Noth
25、ing was wasted, and we were never troubled by rotten food. Thirty years on food deliveries have ceased, fresh vegetables are almost unobtainable in the country. The invention of the fridge contributed comparatively little to the art of food preservation. A vast way of well-tried techniques already e
26、xistednatural cooling, drying, smoking salting, sugaring, bottling. What refrigeration did promote was marketingmarketing hardware and electricity, marketing soft drinks, marketing dead bodies of animals around the globe in search of a good price. Consequently, most of the world“s fridges are to be
27、found, not in the tropics where they might prove useful, but in the wealthy countries with mild temperatures where they are climatically almost unnecessary. Every winter, millions of fridges hum away continuously, and at vast expense, busily maintaining an artificially-cooled space inside an artific
28、ially-heated house while outside, nature provides the desired temperature free of charge. The fridge“s effect upon the environment has been evident, while its contribution to human happiness has been insignificant. If you don“t believe me, try it yourself, invest in a food cabinet and turn off your
29、fridge next winter. You may miss the hamburgers, but at least you“ll get rid of that terrible hum.（分数：6.00）(1).The statement “In my fridgeless fifties childhood, I was fed well and healthily. “ ( Line 1, Para. 2) suggests that_.（分数：1.00）A.the author was well-fed and healthy even without a fridge in
30、his fiftiesB.the author was not accustomed to use fridges even in his fiftiesC.there was no fridge in the author“s home in the 1950sD.the fridge was in its early stage of development in the 1950s(2).Why does the author say that nothing was wasted before the invention of fridges?（分数：1.00）A.People wou
31、ld not buy more food than was necessary.B.Food was delivered to people two or three times a week.C.Food was sold fresh and did not get rotten easily.D.People had effective ways to preserve their food.(3).Who benefited the least from fridges according to the author?（分数：1.00）A.Inventors.B.Consumers.C.
32、Manufacturers.D.Travelling salesmen.(4).Which of the following phrases in the fifth paragraph indicates the fridge“s negative effect on the environment?（分数：1.00）A.“Hum away continuously“B.“Climatically almost unnecessary“C.“Artificially-cooled space“D.“With mild temperatures“(5).What is the author“s
33、 overall attitude toward fridges?（分数：1.00）A.Neutral.B.Critical.C.Objective.D.Compromising.(6).What statement can be inferred from this article?（分数：1.00）A.The fridge is quiet different from the refrigerator.B.The fridge has more bad effects than good ones.C.Despite its contribution to the environment
34、s, the fridge has still defects such as the noise.D.People invented the fridge so as to live better.十、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：6.00)The human brain contains 10 thousand million cells and each of these may have a thousand connections. Such enormous numbers used to discourage us and cause us to dismiss th
35、e possibility of making a machine with humanlike ability, but now that we have grown used to moving forward at such a pace we can be less sure. Quite soon, in only 10 or 20 years perhaps, we will be able to assemble a machine as complex as the human brain, and if we can we will. It may then take us
36、a long time to render it intelligent by loading in the right software (软件) or by altering the architecture but that too will happen. I think it certain that in decades, not centuries, machines of silicon (硅) will arise first to rival and then exceed their human ancestors. Once they exceed us they wi
37、ll be capable of their own design. In a real sense they will be able to reproduce themselves. Silicon will have ended carbon“s long control. And we will no longer be able to claim ourselves to be the finest intelligence in the known universe. As the intelligence of robots increases to match that of
38、humans and as their cost declines through economies of scale we may use them to expand our frontiers, first on earth through their ability to withstand environments, harmful to ourselves. Thus, deserts may bloom and the ocean beds be mined. Further ahead, by a combination of the great wealth this ne
39、w age will bring and the technology it will provide, the construction of a vast, mancreated world in space, home to thousands or millions of people, will be within our power.（分数：6.00）(1).In what way can we make a machine intelligent?（分数：1.00）A.By making it work in such environments as deserts, ocean
40、s or space.B.By working hard for 10 or 20 years.C.By either properly programming it or changing its structure.D.By reproducing it.(2).What does the writer think about machines with human-like ability?（分数：1.00）A.He believes they will be useful to human beings.B.He believes that they will control us i
41、n the future.C.He is not quite sure in what way they may influence us.D.He doesn“t consider the construction of such machines possible.(3).The word “carbon“ ( Line 4, Para. 2) stands for “_“.（分数：1.00）A.intelligent robotsB.a chemical elementC.an organic substanceD.human beings(4).A robot can be used
42、to expand our frontiers when_.（分数：1.00）A.its intelligence and cost are beyond questionB.it is able to bear the rough environmentC.it is made as complex as the human brainD.its architecture is different from that of the present ones(5).It can be inferred from the passage that_.（分数：1.00）A.after the in
43、stallation of a great number of cells and connections, robots will be capable of self-reproductionB.with the rapid development of technology, people have come to realize the possibility of making a machine with human-like abilityC.once we make a machine as complex as the human brain, it will possess
44、 intelligenceD.robots will have control of the vast, man-made world in space(6).In the sentence of “the technology it will provide“ in the last paragraph, “it“ refers to（分数：1.00）A.the combinationB.the great wealthC.this new ageD.the robot十一、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：6.00)After the violent earthquake th
45、at shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report. The damage and death toll could have been much worse. More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, an earthquake of similar. intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25,000 victims. Injuries and deaths we
46、re relatively less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a. m. on a holiday, when traffic was light on the city“s highways. In addition, changes made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the city“s buildings and highways, making them more re
47、sistant to quakes. Despite the good news, civil engineers aren“t resting on their successes. Pinned to their drawing boards are blueprints for improved quake-resistant buildings. The new designs should offer even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place. In the past, making stru
48、ctures quake-resistant meant firm yet flexible materials, such as steel and wood, that bend without breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to reduce the impact of ground vibrations. The most recent desi
49、gns give buildings brains as well as concrete and steel supports, called smart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to an earthquake“s vibrations. When the ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would force the building to shift in the opposite direction. The new smart structures could be very expensive to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.（分数：6.00）(1).One reason why the loss of lives in
