1、同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语真题 2003年及答案解析(总分：80.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPaper One/B(总题数：15，分数：7.50)1.The very sight of the imposing buildings assured these tourists of the significant changes in this city.（分数：0.50）A.instinctiveB.impressiveC.institutionalD.imaginary2.The accepted criteria of adequate diet have been chall
2、enged by new discoveries in nutrition.（分数：0.50）A.formationsB.componentsC.standardsD.ingredients3.Senior citizens are advised to go in for some creative activities to keep themselves mentally young.（分数：0.50）A.search forB.invest inC.engage inD.work out4.Presumably, excessive consumption of fried foods
3、 has serious consequences as has been proved.（分数：0.50）A.TheoreticallyB.PracticallyC.IncrediblyD.Probably5.The sitting-room feels comfortable with the fireplace shedding warm and faint light.（分数：0.50）A.giving offB.calling offC.shaking offD.putting off6.The nasty language of local officials makes them
4、 seem very ignorant and rude.（分数：0.50）A.artificialB.indecentC.humorousD.lively7.We shouldnt treat children as peers or friends, but guide them in making their choices, even if it means with some discipline.（分数：0.50）A.persuasionB.punishmentC.rewardsD.criticism8.Silk, although it is considered a delic
5、ate fabric, is in fact very strong, but it is adversely affected by sunlight.（分数：0.50）A.softB.sheerC.fragileD.refined9.It is anticipated that this contract will substantially increase sales over the next three years.（分数：0.50）A.apparentlyB.slightlyC.considerablyD.steadily10.The new government embarke
6、d upon a program of radical economic reform.（分数：0.50）A.initiatedB.producedC.adoptedD.implemented11.In the accident three men were trapped in a submerged vehicle, and their only hope was another man whose legs were broken.（分数：0.50）A.wreckedB.burntC.overturnedD.sunk12.Nearly eleven thousand people hav
7、e been arrested for defying the ban on street trading.（分数：0.50）A.criticizingB.neglectingC.blamingD.disclosing13.There are some things in the class the teachers will not put up with.（分数：0.50）A.tolerateB.contributeC.resistD.prohibit14.Despite the dangers and difficulties in fighting with the terrorist
8、s, the soldiers were resolute.（分数：0.50）A.defensiveB.aggressiveC.stubbornD.firm15.Born in 1932, he retired as a foreign correspondent for the Polish Press Agency in 1981, by which time his three books had started to come out.（分数：0.50）A.be subscribedB.be publishedC.be popularD.be written二、BSection B/B
9、(总题数：15，分数：7.50)16.Sometimes we buy a magazine with absolutely no purpose _ to pass time.（分数：0.50）A.rather thanB.other thanC.as wellD.except for17.Those who _ womens liberation movement continue to hope, and work, for a change.（分数：0.50）A.consist inB.believe inC.indulge inD.result in18.Finding out ab
10、out these universities has become easy for anyone with Internet _（分数：0.50）A.entranceB.admissionC.accessD.entry19.How strange it is that the habit he developed in his childhood still _ him.（分数：0.50）A.takes toB.clings toC.attends toD.adds to20.The three disrespectful sons began to feel worried about t
11、he ultimate _ of the familys property.（分数：0.50）A.proposalB.disposalC.removalD.salvation21.Chemists, physicists and mathematicians are _ known as scientists.（分数：0.50）A.collectivelyB.alternativelyC.cognitivelyD.exclusively22.The national government is to make every effort to _ the will of the people.（
12、分数：0.50）A.executeB.exceedC.exciteD.exhaust23.There are often discouraging predictions that have not been _ by actual events.（分数：0.50）A.verifiedB.utilizedC.mobilizedD.modified24.Tom was _ of a crime he didnt commit. He fought for many years to clear his name.（分数：0.50）A.convictedB.convincedC.conceived
13、D.condemned25.Actor Pierce Brosnan may play the deadly super spy in the movies, but in real life he is a _ father and a loving husband.（分数：0.50）A.devastatedB.deservedC.desperateD.devoted26.The years of practice, of developing my special technique, are just about to _（分数：0.50）A.turn upB.figure outC.p
14、ay offD.clear away27.Like most foreigners, I ask a lot of questions, some of which are insultingly silly. But everyone I _ has answered those questions with patience and honesty.（分数：0.50）A.come acrossB.come byC.come overD.come into28.Now when talking about economic reform I am very _ aware of the sh
15、adow hanging over most African countries debt.（分数：0.50）A.wellB.farC.muchD.greatly29.This procedure describes how suggestions for improvements to the systems are（分数：0.50）A.celebratedB.proceededC.generatedD.established30.“Since we are exchanging _, I too have a secret to reveal,“ said Mary.（分数：0.50）A.
16、transferencesB.transactionsC.confidencesD.promises三、BPart Reading (总题数：5，分数：25.00)BPassage One/BAndrea had never seen an old lady hitchhiking (搭车) before. However, the weather and the coming darkness made her feel sorry for the lady. The old lady had some difficulty climbing in through the ear door,
17、 and pushed her big brown canvas shopping bag down onto the floor under her feet. She said to Andrea, in a voice that was almost a whisper, “Thank you dearie -Im just going to Brkcdburne.“Something in the way the lady spoke, and the way she never turned her head, made Andrea uneasy about this strang
18、e hitchhiker. She didnt know why, but she felt instinctively that there was something wrong, something odd, and something dangerous. But how could an old lady be dangerous? It was absurd.Careful not to turn her head, Andrea looked sideways at her passenger. She studied the hat, the dirty collar of t
19、he dress, the shapeless body, the arms with their thick black hairs.Thick black hairs?Hairy arms? Andreas blood froze.This wasnt a woman. It was a man.At first, she didnt know what to do. Then suddenly, an idea came into her racing, terrified brain. Swinging the wheel suddenly, she threw the car int
20、o a skid (刹车), and brought it to a halt.“My God!“ she shouted. “A child! Did you see the child? I think I hit her!“The “old lady“ was clearly shaken by the sudden skid, “I didnt see anything dearie,“ she said. “I dont think you hit anything.“Im sure it was a child!“ insisted Andrea. “Could you just
21、get out and have a look? Just see if theres anything on the road?“ She held her breath. Would her plan work?It did. The passenger slowly climbed out to investigate. As soon as she was out of the vehicle, Andrea gunned the engine and accelerated madly away, and soon she had put a good three miles bet
22、ween herself and the awful hitchhiker.It was only then that she thought about the bag lying on the floor in front of her. Maybe the bag would provide some information about the real identity about the man. Pulling into the side of the road, Andrea opened the heavy bag curiously.It contained only one
23、 item-a small hand axe, with a razor-sharp blade. The axe and the inside of the bag were covered with the dark red stains of dried blood.Andrea began to scream.（分数：5.00）(1).Andrea allowed the hitchhiker to take a ride in her car, mainly because _（分数：1.00）A.the hitchhiker was an old womanB.she was cu
24、rious about the old ladyC.the lady had a heavy bagD.she knew the old lady(2).What made Andrea afraid when she looked at the old lady?（分数：1.00）A.She had a shapeless body.B.She had a harsh voice.C.She wore a dirty dress.D.She had hairy arms.(3).Andrea suddenly stopped the car because _（分数：1.00）A.she t
25、hought she had hit a child on the roadB.she skidded on some ice on the roadC.she wanted to trick the passenger into getting outD.she couldnt concentrate and nearly had a crash(4).Andrea looked in the passengers bag to _（分数：1.00）A.examine what was in itB.find out where the passenger livedC.use the pa
26、ssengers toolsD.find out who the passenger was(5).Andrea screamed because（分数：1.00）A.she saw the hitchhiker come backB.she realized she could have been killedC.she was scared at seeing bloodD.she cut herself by the bladeBPassage Two/BDesperately short of living space and dangerously prone to flooding
27、, the Netherlands plans to start building homes, businesses and even roads on water.With nearly a third of the country already covered by water and half of its land mass below sea level and constantly under threat from rising waters, the authorities believe that floating communities may well be the
28、future.Six prototype wooden and aluminum floating houses are already attached to something off Amsterdam, and at least a further 100 are planned on the same estate, called Ijburg“Everybody asks why didnt we do this kind of thing before,“ said Gijsbert Van der Woerdt, director of the firm responsible
29、 for promoting the concept. “After Bangladesh were the most densely populated country in the world. Building space is scarce and government studies show that well need to double the space available to us in the coming years to meet all our needs.“Before being placed on the water and moved into posit
30、ion by tugboats (拖船), the houses are built on land atop concrete flat-bottomed boats, which encase giant lumps of polystyrene (聚苯乙烯) reinforced with steel. The flat-bottomed boats are said to be unsinkable and are anchored by underwater cables. The floating roads apply the same technology.The concep
31、t is proving popular with the Dutch. “The waiting list for such homes, which will cost between euros 200,000-500,000 to buy, runs to 5,000 names,“ claims Van der Woerdt.With much of the country given over to market gardening and the intensive cultivation of flowers, planners have also come up with d
32、esigns for floating greenhouses designed so that the water beneath them irrigates the plants and controls the temperature inside.A pilot project, covering 50 hectares of flooded land near Amsterdams Schiphol airport, is planned for 2005.The opportunities for innovative developers look promising. “We
33、 have 10 projects in the pipeline- floating villages and cities complete with offices, shops and restaurants,“ Van der Woerdt said.（分数：5.00）(1).The Netherlands plans to start building floating communities on water because _（分数：1.00）A.most parts of the country are covered by waterB.the country is con
34、stantly threatened by floodsC.it will promote the cultivation of flowersD.people think it better to live on water(2).By citing “Everyone asks why didnt we do this kind of thing before“, the author wants to tell us that（分数：1.00）A.building floating communities is a very good ideaB.the director of the
35、firm didnt want to answer the questionC.the Netherlands should follow the example of BangladeshD.people are not satisfied with the governments work(3).The floating houses will be（分数：1.00）A.reinforced with steelB.made of concreteC.constructed in waterD.built on boats(4).According to the author, the f
36、loating communities on water（分数：1.00）A.can promote market gardeningB.are beyond the reach of most Dutch peopleC.will increase the cost of gardeningD.will be very popular by the year of 2005(5).“10 projects in the pipeline“ in the last paragraph means _（分数：1.00）A.“10 pipelines to provide gas“B.“10 co
37、mpanies to lay the pipelines“C.“10 floating houses to be built on water“D.“10 building projects planned and started“BPassage Three/BMy new home was a long way from the centre of London but it was becoming essential to find a job, so finally I spent a whole morning getting to town and putting my name
38、 down to be considered by London Transport for a job on the tube. They were looking for guards, not drivers. This suited me. I couldnt drive a car but thought that I could probably guard a train, and perhaps continue to write my poems between stations. The writers Keats and Chekhov had been doctors.
39、 T. S. Eliot had worked in a bank and Wallace Stevens for an insurance company. I would be a tube guard. I could see myself being cheerful, useful, a good man in a crisis. Obviously I would be overqualified but I was willing to forget about that in return for a steady income and travel privileges th
40、ose being particularly welcome to someone living a long way from the city centre.The next day I sat down, with almost a hundred other candidates, for the intelligence test, I must have done all right because after half an hours wait I was sent into another room for a psychological test. This time th
41、ere were only about fifty candidates. The examiner sat at a desk. You were signaled forward to occupy the seat opposite him when the previous occupant had been dismissed, after a greater or shorter time. Obviously the long interviews were the more successful ones. Some of the interviews were as shor
42、t as five minutes. Mine was the only one that lasted a minute and a half.I can remember the questions now: “Why did you leave your last job?“ “Why did you leave your job before that?“ “And the one before that?“ I cant recall my answers, except that they were short at first and grew progressively sho
43、rter. His closing statement, I thought, revealed a lack of sensitivity which helped to explain why as a psychologist, he had risen no higher than the underground railway. “You have failed the psychological test and we are unable to offer you a position.“Failing to get that job was my low point. Or s
44、o I thought, believing that work was easy. Actually, such jobs-being a postman is another one I still desire-demand exactly the sort of elementary yet responsible awareness that the habitual dreamer is least qualified to give. But I was still far short of full self-understanding. I was also short of
45、 cash.（分数：5.00）(1).The writer applied for the job because _（分数：1.00）A.he could no longer afford to live without oneB.he wanted to work in the centre of LondonC.he had received suitable trainingD.he was not interested in any other available job(2).The writer thought he was overqualified for the job b
46、ecause（分数：1.00）A.he had written many poemsB.he often traveled undergroundC.he had worked in an insurance companyD.he could deal with difficult situations(3).The length of his interview meant that _（分数：1.00）A.he had not done well in the intelligence testB.he was not going to be offered the jobC.he ha
47、d little work experience to talk aboutD.he did not like the examiner(4).What was the writers opinion of the psychologist?（分数：1.00）A.He was inefficient at his job.B.He was unsympathetic.C.He was unhappy with his job.D.He was very aggressive.(5).What does the writer realize now that he did not realize
48、 then?（分数：1.00）A.How difficult it can be to get a job.B.How unpleasant ordinary jobs can be.C.How badly he did in the interview.D.How unsuitable he was for the job.BPassage Four/BFor more than 10 years there has been a bigger rise in car crime than in most other types of crime. An average of more th
49、an two cars a minute are broken into, vandalized (破坏) or stolen in the UK. Car crime accounts for almost a third of all reported offences with no signs that the trend is slowing down.Although there are highly professional criminals involved in car theft, almost 90 percent of car crime is committed by the opportunist. Amateur thieves are aided by our carelessness. When the Automobile Association (AA) engin
