2012年同等学力申硕英语模拟试题

2012年同等学力申硕英语模拟试题 Paper One 试卷一Part Dialogue communication (10minutes, 10points)Section A Dialogue completionDirections: in this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.1. Speaker A: Your sister seems to be a bit under the weather.Speaker B: _.A. She has a slight fever.B. Yes, its bad weather today.C. No, she has a headache.D. Thank you. She doesnt like the weather.2. Speaker A: _.Speaker B: Youd better look before you leap.A. I plan to quit the job and go abroad.B. Im crazy about basketball.C. I looked for it everywhere but didnt find it.D. I love sports.3. Speaker A: Where shall we meet?Speaker B: _.A. Will you pick me up at my place?B. Just a moment, please.C. It doesnt matter.D. Well, you are here.4. Speaker A: Would you like to order now?Speaker B: _.A. Yes. Ill have the shrimp cocktail to start.B. Good. Id like to ask you to send this letter to Prof. Owen.C. Well. I have no instruction at present.D. Ok. Here you are.5. Speaker A: _.Speaker B: Id like to get this film developed.A. What can I do for you?B. What are you doing?C. This film is wonderful.D. Are you still working on the movie?Section B Dialogue ComprehensionDirections: In this section, you will read 5 short conversations between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the 4 choices by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.6. Man: Hi, Jane, do you have some changes? I have to make a call on the payphone.Woman: Payphone? Why not use my mobile phone? Here you are.Question: What will the man most probably do?A. Get some change form Jane.B. Use the womans phone.C. Go look for a pay phone.D. Pay for the phone call.7. Man: Can you tell me the title of this oil painting?Woman: Sorry, I dont know for sure, but I guess it is an early 18 century work. Let me look it up in the catalog.Question: Where does this conversation most probably take place?A. At a bookstore.B. In a workshop.C. At an art gallery.D. In a department store.8. Man: I am worried about those classes I missed when I was sick.Woman: I will try to bring you up today on what weve done.Question: What does the woman mean?A. Shes bought the man a pair of glasses today.B. She will help the man to catch up.C. She is worried about the mans health.D. She has bought the man an up-to-date map.9. Woman: Hey Dan. I hear youre meeting Susans parents for the first time.Man: Yeah, next weekend. Fortunately, her father loves to fish, so we will have so many things to talk about.Question: What can be inferred about Dan?A. He is going to give a talk on fishing.B. He thinks fishing is a good way to kill time.C. He has the same hobby as Susans father.D. He is eager to meet Susans parents.10. Woman: Professor Whites presentation seemed to go on forever. I was barely able to stay awake.Man: How could you sleep through it? It is one of the best that I have ever heard on this topic.Question: What does the man think of Professor Whites presentation?A. He finds the presentation hard to follow.B. He considers the presentation very dull.C. He thinks Professor White has chosen an interesting topic.D. He speaks highly of the presentation.Part II Vocabulary (10minutes, 10 points)Section ADirections: In this section there are 10 sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.11. We felt very nice in the lobby, the more so since it was chilly out of doors that day.A. cold B. mild C. moderate D. hot12. Some measured all actions by the unalterable rule of night, and the eternal fitness of things.A. external B. permanent C. intermittent D. simultaneous13. The Taoist believes that the senses are doors through which the freed soul rushes to mingle with the colors and tones of the universe.A. collide B. interact C. assimilate D. blend14. The insults from the reporters ignited her anger to the point where he became speechless.A. quenched B. swallowed C. excited D. disturbed15. Failure to control the growth of international debt will also constrain living standards.A. enhance B. reinforce C. restrain D. stabilize16. Applicants for this company have to be informed of the demands peculiar to the job.A. specific B. queer C. special D. universal17. Unable to break down the opposition, the president had to resign to bring order to the country.A. overcome B. digest C. undermine D. dominate18. These students determination to face up to difficulties plays a crucial role in their success.A. live up to B. stand up to C. go up to D. add up to19. The police are good persons to turn to in case of trouble, especially in big cities.A. in the event of B. in the case of C. in the course of D. in the way of20. The debate as to which is the best way to lose weight has never come to an end.A. considering B. including C. relating D. concerningSection BDirections: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. For each sentences there are 4 choices marked A. B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentences. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.21. Learners of a foreign language are advised to try to the meaning of a new word from the context.A. carry out B. fill out C. figure out D. put out22. Yao Ming is the best known basketball player in China, who is now playing for the Rockets.A. so far B. by far C. far from D. far away23. These glass wares are too to survive long transportation by land.A. faint B. feeble C. fragile D. fierce24. Moving parts of machines and motor vehicles have to be regularly to reduce the friction.A. lubricated B. fabricated C. embedded D. dictated25. The of the space shuttle that had exploded in the air were scattered over a large area.A. segments B. fragments C. elements D. ornaments26. I cant your idea for the simple reason that I have no prejudice against the handicapped.A. go into B. go over C. go through D. go for27. Studies have proved that it is not wise to try to lose weight by breakfast.A. skimming B. skipping C. scrubbing D. slapping28. Some surveys have suggested that the belief that the more money we have, the happier we are is a .A. myth B. religion C. statement D. fable29. High schools teachers used to judge students academic performance alone.A. in favor of B. in charge of C. in face of D. in terms of30. It is that effective measures be taken to curb the rise of food prices.A. imposing B. imperative C. industrious D. incidentalPart Reading Comprehension (45minutes, 30points)Directions: There are 5 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 6 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.Passage oneNow Yorks WCBS puts it in a way that just cant be better expressed: “It was an accident waiting to happen”.15-year-old Alexa Longueira was wandering along the street in Staten Island, obliviously tapping text message into her phone as she walked. Distracted by her phone, she failed to notice the open manhole (下水道窨井) in her path, and plunged into it, taking an unprepared bath of raw sewage along with receiving moderate injuries. Longueira called the dive “really gross, shocking and scary.”Its not all Longueiras fault. The manhole shouldnt have been left uncovered and unattended, and no warning signs or hazard cones had been set Protection (DEP), who was preparing to flush the sewage, helped her out, and the department later issued a formal apology for the incident.Nonetheless, observers are harshly divided over who is to blame here. The DEP is certainly at fault for failing t secure the manhole, but to what extent should the girl be held accountable for failure to be aware of her surroundings? If she had stepped into traffic and been hit by a car, would her reaction (that is: anger and a potential lawsuit) be any different?Detachment from ones environment due to electronic gadgets is a growing problem-and a hazardous one. The government is even trying to get involved, with multiple laws on the books across the country outlawing cell phone use and text messaging while operating a motor vehicle in the wake of serious accidents involving distracted drivers. New York Senator Kruger even tried to criminalize the use of handheld devices (including phones, music players, and game players) by pedestrians while they are crossing streets in major New York cities, due to concerns over the number of auto vs. pedestrian accidents.Following a substantial outcry, that legislation appears never to have been formally introduced. But did Kruger have a point?What interested me, at least, is the end of the story above that Longueira lost a shoe in the sewage. But since other things are not reported as lost, Im guessing she appears to have managed to keep her grip on her phone during the accident.31. By “It was an accident waiting to happen”, New Yorks WCBS meant that .A. the accident should have been avoidableB. this kind of accidents happen frequentlyC. somebody was glad to see what would happenD. an open manhole is sure a trap for careless pedestrians32. When the girl fell into the open manhole, she .A. was seriously hurt B. was frightenedC. took a bath in the raw sewage D. cried help to the DEP worker33. According to the author, who was to blame for the accident?A. The girl herself B. The DEP workerC. Both of them D. Nobody34. According to the passage, which of the following is illegal in the U.S.?A. Talking on a cell phone while drivingB. Text messaging while walking across a streetC. Operating music players while drivingD. Operating game players while walking across a street35. The phrase “in the wake of” (Para.5) is closest in meaning to “ ”A. in view of B. on condition ofC. as far as D. with regard to36. The author found it funny that the girl had .A. lost a shoe in the sewage in the accidentB. reported nothing lost after the accidentC. got a firm hold of her phone during the accidentD. managed to keep herself upright in the manholePassage TwoAccording to a study, intellectual activities make people eat more than when just resting. This has shed new light on brain food. This finding might also help explain the obesity epidemic of a society in which people often sit.Researchers split 14 university student volunteers into three groups for a 45-minute session of either relaxing in a sitting position, reading and summarizing a text, or completing a series of memory, attention, and alert tests on the computer. After the sessions, the participants were invited to eat as much as they pleased.Though the study involved a very small number of participants, the results were stark. The students who had done the computer tests downed 253 more calories or 29.4 percent more than the couch potatoes. Those who had summarized a text consumed 203 more calories than the resting group.Blood samples taken before, during, and after revealed that intellectual work cause much bigger fluctuations in glucose (葡萄糖) levels than rest periods, perhaps owing to the stress of thinking.The researchers figure the body reacts to these fluctuations by demanding food to restore glucose-the brains fuel. Glucose is converted by the body from carbohydrates (碳水化合物) and is supplied to the brain via the bloodstream. The brain cannot make glucose and so needs a constant supply. Brain cells need twice as much energy as other cells in the body.Without exercise to balance the added intake, however, such “brain food” is probably not smart. Various studies in animals have shown that consuming fewer calories overall leads to sharper brains and longer life, and most researchers agree that the findings apply, in general, to humans.And, of course, eating more can make you fat.“Caloric overcompensation following intellectual work, combined with the fact that we are less physically active when doing intellectual tasks, could contribute to the obesity epidemic currently observed in industrialized countries,” said lead researcher Jean-Philippe Chaput at Laval University in Quebec City, Canada. “This is a factor that should not be ignored, considering that more and more people hold jobs of an intellectual nature,” the researcher concluded.37. The passage mainly tells us that .A. consuming fewer calories can lead to sharper brainsB. thinking consumed more calories than restingC. resting more can make people fatD. brain cells need more energy than other cells in the body38. It is implied that to avoid obesity, people who have to sit long should .A. think more and eat less B. increase the intake of vitaminsC. skip some meals D. eat less potatoes39. The word “stark” in the 3rd paragraph is closest in meaning to “ ”A. negative B. obscure C. absolute D. ambiguous40. According to the research, which of the following activities consumed the most calories?A. Relaxing in a sitting positionB. Reading professional booksC. Summarizing a textD. Completing tests on the computer41. According to the passage, eating less may make people .A. smarter B. less intelligentC. more emotional D. live a shorter life42. One of the reasons for the obesity epidemic currently observed in industrialized countries is that in these countries .A. people take different exercisesB. fewer people watch their weightC. fewer people hold physical jobsD. foods are much cheaperPassage threeOne of the simple pleasures of a lazy summer day is to be able to enjoy a refreshing slice of watermelon either at the beach, at a picnic, or fresh from the farmers market. Delicious and nutritious, watermelon is one of those guilt-free foods we can all enjoy: one cup of watermelon packs only about 50 calories! Watermelons are not only cooling treats for when the mercury starts to rise; they are also loaded with healthy nutrients such as vitamin A, vitamin C, lycopene (番茄红素)， and etc. Vitamins A and C and lycopene are antioxidants, which are substances that work to help get rid of the harmful effects of substances.Research has suggested that a diet high in fruits and vegetables that have plenty of antioxidants can reduce the risk of heart disease, some cancers, and some other dangerous diseases. A cup of watermelon provides 25 of the recommended daily value of vitamin C and 6 of the recommended daily value of vitamin A. Additionally, researchers have found that lycopene, a nutrient most traditionally associated with tomatoes, is found in equal or greater quantities in watermelon.Watermelons also provide significant amounts of vitamin B6 and vitamin B1, both of which are necessary for energy production. In combination with the minerals and vitamins already described, these B vitamins add to the high nutrient richness of watermelon. Due to its high water content(watermelon is 92 water by weight) and low calorie count, watermelon is a good choice to satisfy your hunger while you try to eat a healthy diet. Think of them as natures answer to the heavily marketed “vitamin water” craze.Beside the textured, watery flesh of the fruit, watermelon seeds are also widely eaten as a snack. They are rich in iron and protein and are often pressed for oil or roasted and seasoned.So if you are planning on dining outdoor this summer, or simply looking for a quick and convenient refreshment to serve to unexpected or reckless children, reach for watermelon. The kids will enjoy its crisp taste and messy juices, the adults will enjoy its refreshing flavors, and everyone will benefit from its nutritious value.43. We dont feel guilt even if we eat more watermelon because .A. it is delicious B. it is nutritiousC. it contains low calories D. it contains antioxidants44. The phrase “when the mercury starts to rise” (Para.1) probably means “ ”.A. in summer evenings B. on sunny daysC. when people are thirsty D. when it is getting hot45. How many cups of watermelon can satisfy the daily need for vitamin C?A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 446. By saying “Think of them as natures answer to the heavily marketed” vitamin water “craze”, the author means .A. watermelon can take the place of vitaminsB. with watermelon, people dont have to buy vitamin waterC. natural foods are much better than the manufactured onesD. the vitamin water has been over-advertised47. Watermelon seeds are often .A. fried in oil B. stored for seasonsC. prepared with spice D. pressed before being cooked48. The best title of the passage is .A. Watermelon-the Most Enjoyable RefreshmentB. The Wonders of WatermelonC. The Nutrients in WatermelonD