1、同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语-40 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: _B: A dollar and fifty cents to the pound.（分数：1.00）A.What is the rate of exchange against the dollar?B.How much does one pound cost?C.How much does one dollar cost
2、?D.Do you have any dollars?2.A: Have you finished with todays paper?B: _（分数：1.00）A.Help yourself. Im still working on yesterdays.B.I was reading yesterdays news.C.I have yesterdays paper.D.Yes, Ive finished yesterdays.3.A: You did an excellent job on the presentation.B: _（分数：1.00）A.Yes. I did a lot
3、of research to do it.B.No. It is not very satisfactory.C.Yes. I like this presentation very much.D.Thanks. I put a lot of time into it.4.A: The concert set a record for attendance.B: _（分数：1.00）A.Do you manage to find a seat?B.There are plenty seats left.C.How do you like the concert?D.I understand t
4、here wasnt an empty seat in the hous5.A: Hello, can you tell me if the library will be open Sunday evening?B: _（分数：1.00）A.Please call others.B.Good. I can help you.C.Hold the line, please. Ill find out.D.Sorry. I cant tell you.四、Section B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)6.Woman: Harry, have you heard the latest news?
5、 It appears we wont be laid off after all.Man: So what? Im tired of working here anyway.Question: What is the mans attitude towards hearing the news?（分数：1.00）A.Indifferent.B.Positive.C.Happy.D.Negativ7.Man: Our team failed despite their utmost effort.Woman: We lost the game, but it may be a blessing
6、 in disguise. We know what our problem is.Question: What does the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.She is praying for the team.B.The team didnt play the best they can.C.Loss of the game helps reveal their weakness.D.Its not unexpected to lose the game since they are clear about their weakness.8.Woman: I hear t
7、hat our boss donated a lot of money to the No. 3 Middle School.Man: A lot of money? Thats only a drop in the bucket. The sum of money he gave is only chickenfeed.Question: What does the man mean?（分数：1.00）A.The boss didnt get a lot of money.B.The boss didnt give a lot of money.C.The money the boss ga
8、ve was hardly enough.D.The boss made a contribution for a chicken farm.9.Man: Harry, where did you find this journal? I need it too for my research. I have been looking for it for a rather long time.Woman: Right here, but dont worry, Ill check it out on my card for both of us.Question: Where is the
9、conversation probably taking place?（分数：1.00）A.In the womans house.B.In the mans house.C.In the laboratory.D.In the library.10.Woman: I hear youve got the highest marks in our class. Congratulations!Man: Thank you. Im sure youve also done a good job.Question: Who are the speakers?（分数：1.00）A.Two teach
10、ers.B.A student and a teacher.C.Two students.D.Mother and son.五、Part Vocabulary(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、Section A(总题数：10，分数：5.00)11.In view of obstruction and disappointment, the prime minister decided to make parliamentary alliance.（分数：0.50）A.frustrationB.illustrationC.capitulationD.clarification12.It is s
11、aid that science has become too complex to acknowledge the existence of universal truths.（分数：0.50）A.addressB.declareC.affirmD.perceive13.This style of writing, incidentally, is suggestive of what is called the “newsreel technique“ of John dos Passes.（分数：0.50）A.reminiscentB.collectiveC.forgettableD.a
12、dvisable14.A shift from native bronze to iron artifacts took place under the influence of cultural borrowings.（分数：0.50）A.transitionB.transmissionC.transactionD.transference15.We are totally unable, after decades of experiment, to replicate ancient glazed pottery.（分数：0.50）A.produceB.manufactureC.dram
13、atizeD.duplicate16.The principal duty of the United Nations is to safeguard the peace of the world.（分数：0.50）A.primaryB.primeC.privilegedD.precedent17.Peter was seen crying when he came out of the office. We can deduce that he must have been punished.（分数：0.50）A.conferB.referC.preferD.infer18.It is a
14、contradiction that in such a rich country there should be so many poor people.（分数：0.50）A.pageantB.patronageC.paradoxD.pendulum19.To their great surprise, they found the floodwater had damaged the buildings foundation.（分数：0.50）A.underlainB.underlinedC.undertakenD.undermined20.His major task is to int
15、egrate the work of various bureaus under the ministry.（分数：0.50）A.organizeB.correspondC.coordinateD.respond七、Section B(总题数：10，分数：5.00)21.On 9 December, James Joyce experienced one of those coincidences which affected him _at the time and which later became material for his books.（分数：0.50）A.inadequate
16、lyB.systematicallyC.profoundlyD.simultaneously22.He signed a new contract with the Dublin firm, Maunsel it either sent for US help, or each European government acted on its own.（分数：0.50）A.incidentalB.apparentC.cohesiveD.descendent28.With high hopes, the company sent samples of the substance to scien
17、tists, but they couldnt_any practical uses for it.（分数：0.50）A.come up withB.do justice toC.get even withD.look up to29.The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity,_to discuss the implication of that conclusion.（分数：0.50）A.recededB.impliedC.compliedD.declined30.There was a quick turnover of staff i
18、n the department as the manager treated his employees with_contempt.（分数：0.50）A.utterB.soleC.intimateD.corresponding八、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)九、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：6.00)The appeal of advertising to buying motives can have both negative and positive effects. Consumers may be convinced to buy
19、 a product of poor quality or high price because of an advertisement. For example, some advertisers have appealed to peoples desire for better fuel economy for their cars by advertising automotive products that improve gasoline mileage. Some of the products work. Others are worthless and a waste of
20、consumers money.Sometimes advertising is intentionally misleading. A few years ago a brand of bread was offered to dieters with the message that there were fewer calories in every slice. It turned out that the bread was not dietetic (适合于节食的), but just regular bread. There were fewer calories because
21、 it was sliced very thin, but there were the same number of calories in every loaf.On the positive side, emotional appeals may respond to a consumers real concerns. Consider fire insurance. Fire insurance may be sold by appealing to fear of loss. But fear of loss is the real reason for fire insuranc
22、e. The security of knowing that property is protected by insurance makes the purchase of fire insurance a worthwhile investment for most people. If consumers consider the quality of the insurance plans as well as the message in the ads, they will benefit from the advertising.Each consumer must evalu
23、ate her or his own situation. Are the benefits of the product important enough to justify buying it? Advertising is intended to appeal to consumers, but it does not force them to buy the product. Consumers still control the final buying decision.（分数：6.00）(1).Advertising can persuade the consumer to
24、buy worthless products by_.（分数：1.00）A.stressing their high qualityB.convincing him of their low priceC.maintaining a balance between quality and priceD.appealing to his buying motives(2).The reason why the bread advertisement is misleading is that_.（分数：1.00）A.thin slices of bread could contain more
25、caloriesB.the loaf was cut into regular slicesC.the bread was not genuine breadD.the total number of calories in the loaf remained the same(3).The passage tells us that_.（分数：1.00）A.sometimes advertisements really sell what the consumer needsB.advertisements occasionally force consumers into buying t
26、hings they dont needC.the buying motives of consumers are controlled by advertisementsD.fire insurance is seldom a worthwhile investment(4).It can be inferred from the passage that a smart consumer should_.（分数：1.00）A.think carefully about the benefits described in the advertisementsB.guard against t
27、he deceiving nature of advertisementsC.be familiar with various advertising strategiesD.avoid buying products that have strong emotional appeal(5).The passage is mainly about_.（分数：1.00）A.how to make a wise buying decisionB.ways to protect the interests of the consumerC.the positive and negative aspe
28、cts of advertisingD.the function of advertisements in promoting sales(6).The authors attitude towards advertisements is_.（分数：1.00）A.criticalB.positiveC.negativeD.neutral十、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：6.00)So long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning, they will continue to undertake
29、to do for children that which only children can do for themselves. Teaching children to read is not passing reading on to them. It is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading. Douglas insists that “reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the imposs
30、ible. “Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They differ in kind and function. The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also a pu
31、blic activity: It can be seen and observed.Learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed language. Almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind, and that process is not open to public scrutiny.If teacher and learner roles are
32、not interchangeable, what then can be done through teaching that will aid the child in the quest (探索) for knowledge? Smith has one principal rule for all teaching instructions. “Make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for children. “When
33、 the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and learner fulfill them appropriately, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is eliminated. Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opport
34、unity to solve the problem of learning to read by reading.（分数：6.00）(1).The problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that_.（分数：1.00）A.it is one of the most difficult school coursesB.students spend endless hours in readingC.reading tasks are assigned with little guidanceD
35、.too much time is spent in teaching about reading(2).The teaching of reading will be successful if_.（分数：1.00）A.teachers can improve conditions at school for the studentsB.teachers can enable students to develop their own way of readingC.teachers can devise the most efficient system for readingD.teac
36、hers can make their teaching activities observable(3).The word “scrutiny“ (Line 3, Par（分数：1.00）A.3) most probably means “_” .A. inquiryB. observationC. controlD. suspicion(4).According to the passage, learning to read will no longer be a difficult task when_.（分数：1.00）A.children become highly motivat
37、edB.teacher and learner roles are interchangeableC.teaching helps children in the search for knowledgeD.reading enriches childrens experience(5).The main idea of the passage is that_.（分数：1.00）A.teachers should do as little as possible in helping students learn to readB.teachers should encourage stud
38、ents to read as widely as possibleC.reading ability is something acquired rather than taughtD.reading is more complicated than generally believed(6).In the fourth paragraph, the sentence “Make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for child
39、ren“ means_.（分数：1.00）A.it is difficult to teach the students how to readB.it is easy to make reading a fun for the childrenC.reading is easy, but learning how to read is difficultD.the children are easy to teach十一、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：6.00)The view over a valley of a tiny village with thatched (草盖
40、的) roof around a church; a drive through a narrow village street lined with thatched cottages painted pink or white; the sight over the rolling hills of a pretty collection of thatched farm buildingsthese are still common sights in parts of England. Most people will agree that the thatched roof is a
41、n essential part of the attraction of the English countryside.Thatching is in fact the oldest of all the building crafts practiced in the British Isles (英伦诸岛). Although thatch has always been used for cottage and farm buildings, it was once used for castles and churches, too.Thatching is a solitary
42、(独自的) craft, which often runs in families. The craft of thatching as it is practiced today has changed very little since the Middle Ages. Over 800 full-time thatches are employed in England and Wales today, maintaining and renewing the old rods as well as thatching newer houses. Many property owners
43、 choose thatch not only for its beauty but became they know it will keep them cool in summer and warm in winter.In fact, if we look at developing countries, over half the world lives under thatch, but they all do it in different ways. People in developing countries are often reluctant to go back to
44、traditional materials and would prefer modern buildings. However, they may lack the money to allow them to import the necessary materials. Their temporary mud huts with thatched roofs of wild grasses often only last six months. Thatch which has been done the British way lasts from twenty to sixty ye
45、ars, and is an effective defense against the heat.（分数：6.00）(1).Which of the following remains a unique feature of the English countryside?（分数：1.00）A.Narrow streets lined with pink or white houses.B.Rolling hills with pretty farm buildings.C.Cottages with thatched roofs.D.Churches with cottages aroun
46、d them.(2).What do we know about thatching as a craft.9（分数：1.00）A.It is a collective activity.B.It is practiced on farms all over England.C.It is quite different from what it used to be.D.It is in most cases handed down among family members.(3).Thatched houses are still preferred because of_.（分数：1.0
47、0）A.their style and comfortB.their durabilityC.their easy maintenanceD.their cheap and ready-made materials(4).People in developing countries also live under thatch because_.（分数：1.00）A.thatched cottages are a big tourist attractionB.thatched roof houses are the cheapestC.thatch is an effective defen
48、se against the heatD.they like thatched houses better than other buildings(5).We can learn from the passage that_.（分数：1.00）A.thatched cottages in England have been passed down from ancient timesB.thatching is a building craft first created by the English peopleC.the English people have a special lik
49、ing for thatched housesD.most thatched cottages in England are located on hillsides(6).In the third sentence of the third paragraph, the word “employed“ means_.（分数：1.00）A.utilizedB.raisedC.hiredD.executed十二、Passage Four(总题数：1，分数：6.00)The multi-billion-dollar Western pop music industry is under fire. It is being blamed by the United Nations for the dramatic rise in drug abuse worldwide. “The most worrisome development is a culture o
