1、同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语-39 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: Congratulations! I hope youll be very happy.B: _（分数：1.00）A.Thanks, the same to you.B.Thanks, Im sure we will.C.Yes, thats for sure.D.Yes. I am sure well be the hap
2、piest couple in the worl2.A: Excuse me. Id like to exchange this watch. I just bought it, but look at this.B: _（分数：1.00）A.Yes, I know your watch is new, but I like my old one better.B.What seems to be the problem?C.Thank you for your kindness, but my watch still works.D.Sorry. Why didnt you examine
3、it carefully before you bought it?3.A: Do you think the sweater looks good on me?B: _（分数：1.00）A.What a beautiful hat!B.Yes, and it goes beautifully with your pants.C.How much did you pay for it?D.It sure looks expensiv4.A: If I were you, Id ride a bike to work. Taking a crowded bus during rush hours
4、 is really terrible.B: _（分数：1.00）A.Yeah, riding a bike is a healthful activity. Dont you think?B.Yes, youre right. Buses are always very crowded during the rush hours.C.Thank you for your advice. But my bike has got a flat tyre.D.Certainly. I dont see why so many people go to work by bus rather than
5、 by bik5.A: _B: Let me see. Are dimes and quarters OK?（分数：1.00）A.Excuse me, but could you give me some change?B.Can you lend some money?C.How would you like to pay for the bill?D.How much is it?四、Section B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)6.Woman: How are you getting on with your math?Man: I really need to brush up on
6、 it.Question: What does the man mean?（分数：1.00）A.He needs to improve his math skills.B.He has a lot of difficulties learning it.C.He is not satisfied with his math.D.He has fallen behind and needs to catch up.7.Man: Would you like to try on that dress, Madam?Woman. Thank you, but I dont think the pin
7、k color goes very well with my shoes.Question: What will the woman do next?（分数：1.00）A.She will continue looking around.B.She will find a pair of suitable shoes for the dress.C.She will try on the dress.D.She will buy the pink dress.8.Woman: Do you really think Prof. Green will make you re-do the ent
8、ire experiment?Man: I dont know. Ill cross the bridge when I come to it.Question: Whats the man planning to do?（分数：1.00）A.Put off what he is supposed to do now.B.Ask someone for help.C.Get ready for the professors instruction.D.Wait and see what happens.9.Man: Do you ever know what Tony is talking a
9、bout?Woman: Never, he always beats around the bush.Question: Whats the reason why the woman cannot understand Tony?（分数：1.00）A.She was beaten.B.Tony doesnt come to the point.C.Tony likes to go the bushes.D.The woman doesnt see Tony often.10.Woman. How long has Alex been working on his degree? Five ye
10、ars?Man: At least that long.Question: What are they saying about Alex?（分数：1.00）A.Alex will be working for at least five more years.B.Alex finished his degree long ago.C.Alex has just started working on his degree.D.Alex began his studies more than five years ago.五、Part Vocabulary(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、Sec
11、tion A(总题数：10，分数：5.00)11.Education in Russia and the other new countries faces especially daunting obstacles because the struggling economies of these nations often provide insufficient funds for education.（分数：0.50）A.stunningB.discouragingC.concerningD.prevailing12.The Second Hague Disarmament Confe
12、rence of 1907 was marked more by discord than discourse, a sign of the deteriorating world situation.（分数：0.50）A.facilitatingB.upgradingC.justifyingD.worsening13.The chief functions of direct-mail advertising are to familiarize prospective buyers with a product, its name, its maker, and its merits an
13、d with the products local distributors.（分数：0.50）A.potentialB.responsiveC.inquisitiveD.perceptive14.The prevailing wind is the wind direction most often observed during a given time period. Wind speed is the rate at which the air moves past a stationary object.（分数：0.50）A.motionlessB.massiveC.flexible
14、D.noticeable15.Admiral Cerebra knew he was being ordered to certain destruction but felt compelled to obey. He chose the morning of July 3 for a gallant escape attempt.（分数：0.50）A.daringB.futileC.criticalD.fruitful16.Although diverse, African music has certain distinctive traits, one of which is the
15、use of repetition as an organizing principle.（分数：0.50）A.benefitsB.featuresC.notionsD.options17.Australia began to assume its modern configuration by the Eocene Epoch, some 50 million years ago, when Antarctica broke away and drifted southward.（分数：0.50）A.statusB.sphereC.shapeD.situation18.Britain occ
16、upied Java during the Napoleonic Wars. Both the British and later the Dutch tried to centralize and reform Javas administration. The Dutch wavered between opening the area to individual enterprise and reverting to a monopoly system.（分数：0.50）A.resolvedB.reckonedC.hesitatedD.discriminated19.Not until
17、the advent of histochemistry could the anatomist see through the microscope which cells carry specific enzymes or gauge how active these enzymes are in different cells under various conditions.（分数：0.50）A.discernB.graspC.measureD.estimate20.The advertising industry has resorted to self-regulation in
18、a serious effort to curtail not only bad taste but also misrepresentation and deception in copy and illustrations.（分数：0.50）A.avertB.denyC.excludeD.reduce七、Section B(总题数：10，分数：5.00)21.His trick convinced none but the most_.（分数：0.50）A.credulousB.plausibleC.trustworthyD.feasible22.I didnt listen to Mom
19、 and I was not surprised at the look of_on her face.（分数：0.50）A.take upB.complimentC.negligenceD.reproach23.Since she was alone, she opened the door_, leaving the chain lock fastened.（分数：0.50）A.warilyB.consciouslyC.audaciouslyD.recklessly24.He is believed to have been shot by a rival gang in_for the
20、shootings last week.（分数：0.50）A.revengeB.reserveC.reverseD.remedial25.The victims of drunken driving in America over the past decade_an incredible 250,000, with three killed every hour of every day on average.（分数：0.50）A.take upB.add up toC.count forD.turn out to26.Many people proposed that a national
21、 committee be formed to discuss_to existing mass transit systems.（分数：0.50）A.substitutesB.measuresC.duplicatesD.alternatives27.He is a hypocrite, a liar, a thief;_, he is the greatest devil I ever know.（分数：0.50）A.as a consequenceB.as a ruleC.as a matter of factD.as a matter of routine28.There are a f
22、ew small things that I dont like about my job, but_its very enjoyable.（分数：0.50）A.all at onceB.once and for allC.so much asD.by and large29.In the last few minutes the conversation has become seemingly_as if the discussion were of some minor domestic matter and not survival itself.（分数：0.50）A.crucialB
23、centralC.casualD.causal30.These pollutants can be_hundreds and even thousands of kilometers by large air masses.（分数：0.50）A.containedB.conveyedC.contaminatedD.conserved八、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)九、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：6.00)He is a rare celebrity scientist. Hes even had a TV cameo role (小角色)
24、in Star Trek in which he plays poker with scientific icons (偶像) Sir Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein. Yet when asked about comparisons between himself and the two scientists, he calls it all “media hype (炒作). “ Once asked how he felt about being labeled the worlds smartest person, he responded: “It
25、is very embarrassing. It is rubbish, just media hype. They just want a hero, and I fill the role model of a disabled genius. At least I am disabled, but I am no genius. “Hawking has ALS or Lou Gehrigs disease, a neuromuscular disease that progressively weakens muscle control. He gets around in a whe
26、elchair, and after completely losing the use of his vocal chords in an operation to assist his breathing in 1985, he communicates through a computer. A speech synthesizer “speaks“ for him after he punches in what he wants to say, selecting words in the computer software by pressing a switch with his
27、 hand. Unfortunately, it makes him sound like he has an American accent, he says.Despite his humorous, self-effacing manner, Hawking is one of the worlds leading theoretical physicists. Many consider him to be the most brilliant since Einstein. Since 1979, hes held the post of Lucasian professor of
28、mathematics at Cambridge University which was once held by Isaac Newton no lessand has twelve honorary degrees. Hes also a best-selling author. His book, A Brief History of Time, has been translated into 33 languages and has sold nine million copies.For much of his academic life, Hawking has been am
29、ong a group of theoretical physicists searching for a “theory of everything“one unified scientific theory that explains the big cosmological questions like How did the universe begin? Why is the universe the way it is? and How will it end?You are probably familiar with the existing theories, such as
30、 the Big Bang theory. However, these theories are inconsistent with each other. So Hawkingamong a group of theoretical physicistshas been on a quest to come up with a theory of quantum (量子) gravity that would incorporate these theoriesthe theory of everything (TOE) which would solve the problem of w
31、hat caused the universe to start expanding.How successful have the worlds leading cosmologists been? Hawking predicts well have the TOE in the next 20 years.（分数：6.00）(1).From the first paragraph we can see that Hawking_.（分数：1.00）A.is a very famous scientistB.can be compared with Newton and EinsteinC
32、is a very good actorD.has surpassed any scientists known in the world(2).In this passage, Hawking appears to be_.（分数：1.00）A.silent and hard workingB.humorous, modest and industriousC.confident and proudD.diffident and shy(3).Why does Hawking communicate with others through a computer?（分数：1.00）A.He
33、is too weak to speak.B.He is a computer addict.C.An operation to help his breathing made him unable to pronounce.D.His illness makes him unable to speak.(4).The leading theoretical physicists are searching for a “theory of everything“ because_.（分数：1.00）A.the existing theories are out of dateB.the th
34、eories are not enoughC.some of the theories are wrongD.the existing theories are somewhat contradictory to each other(5).Hawking and his colleagues are working hard to try to find_.（分数：1.00）A.a new theory to replace the Big Bang theoryB.a new theory to replace Einsteins general theory of relativityC
35、a theory that can incorporate the existing theoriesD.an all-powerful theory that can explain everything in the world(6).This passage can be excerpted from the following except_.（分数：1.00）A.a biography of HawkingB.the preface in book: A Brief History of TimeC.introductions to physicistsD.an autobiogr
36、aphy of Hawking十、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：6.00)I 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 o gray rather than cheerful oranges and
37、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 was
38、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 having
39、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 ab
40、le 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, a
41、s 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.W
42、e 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 f
43、alling 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.I
44、n 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 by
45、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 helpless
46、and sadB.had the help from her friendsC.never lost hope, and believed that everything would change somedayD.became very nervous and silent(5).What is the authors main point?（分数：1.00）A.Every family has its happiness and unhappiness.B.Her family has suffered a lot.C.Her ex-husband is not a good man.D.
47、Every family has its strength and can create its happiness.(6).According to this article, which statement is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.The author is a divorced woman with a child living with herself.B.The author is a divorced woman with a child living with her husband.C.The author is adamant very much.D.T
48、he author is confident with her futur十一、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：6.00)Ultralight (超轻型的) airplanes are a recent development in aviation that provide what aviation enthusiasts have long been seeking: born of the marriage of the hang glider and the go-kart (轻型单座赛车) engine around 1974, when John Moody mou
49、nted a 12horsepower go-kart engine on his Icarus hang glider.Todays ultralights are not just hang gliders with engines; they are “air recreation vehicles. “ Modern ultralight planes use snowmobile engines that let them cruise at about 40 miles per hour, climb at about 400 feet per minute, and carry combined payloads of pilot and fuel up to about 200 pounds, which is about equal to an ultralight planes weight when empty. More tha
