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1、1997 年同等学力外国语水平考试真题1997 年同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语水平全国统一考试试题Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes, 15 points)Section ADirections: In this Section, you will hear 9 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, there will be a question. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once

2、. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.LISTENA. Reasons.Beadlike.Cleave.Dominions.A.

3、 Teacher and student.B. Manager and customer.C. Secretary and client.D. Interviewer and interviewee.A. At a supermarket.B. In a hotel room.C. At a department store.D. In a lost and found department.A. She can t find her notebook in the place where she left it.B. She can remember now where she left h

4、er notebook.C. She can t recall where she left her notebook.D. She has found her notebook at last.A. They are satisfactory.B. They are disappointing.C. They are terrible.D. Too early to know.A. It s hard to say.B. Definitely.C. Certainly not.D. Yes,he is.A. $44.00.B. $14.00.C. $40.00.D. $30.00.A. He

5、 is too sleepy to eat.B. He doesn t feel like eating at this hour.C. He can t stand the taste of the food.D. He doesn t enjoy eating in this dim place.A. The man spends more than he makes.B. The man is not keen on arts.C. The woman is an artist.D. The woman looks down upon the man.Section BDirection

6、s: In this section, you will hear 2 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear one question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the correspondi

7、ng letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.Questio ns 1012 are based on the follow ing passage.Passage One LISTENA. Certainly.B. It depends.C. Certainly not.D. None of the above.A. The world would be more beautiful.B. The earth would become less visible from the moon.C. Sunr

8、ise and sunset would lose their beauty.D. The view of sunrise and sunset would become more enjoyable.A. Formation of rain drops in the air.B. Vaporization of water in the air.C. Development of air pollution.D. Increase of rain drops.Questions 13 15 are based on the following passage.Passage Two LIST

9、ENA. They can be used to express all kinds of feelings.B. They can be used to do business with people.C. They can be used to convey our most important messages to people.D. They can be used to deliver all the messages in our life.A. Dismayed.B. Frustrated.C. Disappointed.D. Relieved.A. It helps to a

10、void conflict.B. It helps people get their own way.C. It stops any kinds of arguments.D. It improves the business of the marriage counselors.Part II V ocabulary(10 minutes,10 points)Section ADirections: In each item, choose one word that best keeps the meaning of the sentence if it is substituted fo

11、r the underlined word. Mark out your choice on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.The country old hostilities between the two tribes eventually terminated through the persistent efforts of the local government.A. vanishedB. diminishedC. shrunkD. worsenedThe leaders of the two cou

12、ntries are planning their summit meeting with a pledge to maintain and develop good ties.A. strategyB. standpointC. promiseD. priorityComputers will flourish because they enable us to accomplish tasks that could never before have been undertaken.A. ImplementB. renderC. completeD. assignHerman s succ

13、ess is due to his hard work and his ability to formulate plans which will get work done efficiently.A. fulfillB. approveC. conceiveD. conductThe farm ministers scheduled an emergency meeting in Luxembourg in hopes of easing the worldwide mad cow panic .A. crisisB. alarmC. hazardD. perilThe young man

14、 asked his parents not to worry because he was full of optimism about his career.A. motivationB. confidenceC. imaginationD. resolutionOne sawareness , both conscious and unconscious, of what happened in the past has a strong influence on one s behavior.A. storageB. impressionC. perceptionD. momoryOn

15、 hearing of the case some time later, Conan Doyle was convinced that the man was not guilty, and immediately went to work to ascertain the reuth.A. exploreB. obtainC. verifyD. searchAll the staff members of the department made zealous efforts to clean up the hall for the Christmas party.A. enthusias

16、ticB. concertedC. giganticD. dedicatedThe recent findings are also applicable to other areas of design engineering.A. relevantB. practicalC. convenientD. comparableSection BDirections: In each question, decide which of the four choices given will most suitably complete the sentence if inserted at th

17、e place marked. Mark out your choice on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.All experts agree that the most important consideration with diet drugs is carefully the risksand benefits.A. weighingB. valuingC. evaluatingD. distinguishingMore international trend for business and pleas

18、ure brings greater to other societies.A. exchangeB. contributionC. expansionD. exposureShortage of land and funding are blamed for the city s green space.A. inefficientB. inaccurateC. inadequateD. indispensableIf English is not our first language you can often be puzzled by ways of expression that t

19、he native speaker of English does not even have to .A. think outB. think aboutC. think overD. think forRetail sales volume in local urban and rural areas rose 57.8 per cent and 46.8 per cent, ,overFebruary 1995.A. individuallyB. respectivelyC. correspondinglyD. accordinglyThis book is a of radio scr

20、ipts, in which we seek to explain how the words and expressionsbecome part of our language.A. collectionB. publicationC. volumeD. stackA mans is best when he can forget himself and any reputation he may have required andcan concentrate wholly on making the right decisions.A. anticipationB. acknowled

21、gmentC. expectationD. judgmentDoes brain power as we get older? Scientists now have some surprising answers.A. descendB. declineC. deduceD. collapseThe largest system serving email messengers is the Internet, a of millions of computerslinked worldwide.A. unityB. combinationC. networkD. connectionI a

22、 letter to an Internet service that distributes journalists questions to more than 750institutions.A. assignedB. dispatchedC. attachedD. detachedPart III Reading Comprehension (50 minutes,30 points)Directions: There are 6 passagesin this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished

23、 statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B,C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.Questio ns 36 40 are based on the follow ing passage.In the USA, 85% of the population over the a

24、ge of 21 approve of the death penalty. In the many states which still have the death penalty, some use the electric chair, which can take up to 20 minutes to kill, while others use gas or lethal injection.The first of these was the case of Ruth Ellis who was hanged for shooting her lover in what was

25、 generally regarded as a crime of passion. The second was hanged for murders which, it was later proved, had been committed by someone else.The pro-hanging lobby( 赞成极刑的活动集团 )uses four main arguments to support its call for the reintroduction of capital punishment. First there is the deterrence theor

26、y, which argues that potential murderers would think twice before committing the act if they knew that they might die if they were caught. The armed bank robber might, likewise, go back to being unarmed. The other two arguments are more suspect. The idea of retribution demands that criminals should

27、get what they deserve: if a murderer intentionally set out to commit a crime, he should accept the consequences. Retribution, which is just another word for revenge, is supported by the religious doctrine of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.The arguments against the death penalty are largel

28、y humanitarian( 人道主义的 ).But there are also statistical reasons for opposing it: the deterrence figures do not add up. In Britain, 1903 was the record year for executions and yet in 1904 the number of murders actually rose. There was a similar occurrence in 1946 and 1947. If the deterrence theory wer

29、e correct, the rate should have fallen.The other reasons to oppose the death penalty are largely a matter of individual conscience and belief. One is that murder is murder and that the state has no more right to take a life than the individual. The other is that Christianity advises forgiveness, not

30、 revenge. All of the following death penalty methods are mentioned in the passage EXCEPT .A. the electric chairB. the lethal injectionC. the poisonous gasD. the shootingAccording to the first four paragraphs, which of the following statements is NOT correct?A. Ruth Ellis was shot by his lover, which

31、 was regarded as a crime of passion.B. The death penalty may help the potential murderers to arouse moral awareness.C. The intentional murderer should eat his own bitter fruit.D. According to the religious doctrine, punishment should be as severe as the injury suffered.In paragraph 3,deterrencemeans

32、 .A. proclamationB. protestC. preventionD. protectionWe can learn from the last paragraph that .A. neither the state nor the individual has the right to take a lifeB. the sate has the right to take a life but the individual does notC. the death penalty has nothing to do with individual conscience an

33、d beliefD. the deterrence figures have added up and the execution rate has fallenThe passage is mainly about .A. the argument in favor of the death penaltyB. the argument against the death penaltyC. the argument about the abolition of the death penaltyD. the argument about the reintroduction of the

34、death penaltyQuestio ns 41 45 are based on the follow ing passage.Do you forget to turn off the lights and heaters when you go out of a room? In 2040 it will not matter. They will turn themselves off and on again when you return. You will choose the temperature for each room, the lighting and the hu

35、midity. A sensor will detect the presence of a human(and, with luck, ignore the dog!)and turn the systems on, and when the humans leave it will turn them off again.The sensors will work through the central home computer, and they will do much more than just turn the fires and lights on and off for y

36、ou. They will detect faulty electrical appliances, plugs or switches, isolate them so that they cannot harm anyone, and then warn you that they need repair. They will detect fire and if you are out of the house, the computer will call the fire brigade. It will also call the police should the sensors

37、 detect an intruder. This will not be too difficult because the locks on the outside doors will be electronic.You will open them using your personal card the one you use for shopping maybe using a number known only to you.It will be impossible to lose the key, and a housebreaker will have to tamper（

38、 拨弄 ）with the lock or with a window. It is not very difficult to make such tampering send a signal to the computer.The computer will be more than a fireman policeman servant. It will be an entertainer, and most of your entertainment will come right into your home. It does now, of course, but by 2040

39、entertainment will mean much more. For one thing, you will be able to take part actively, rather tha n just watch ingThe author intends to tell us that .A. in 2040 we will live without the lights and heatersB. in 2040 we will use much more lights and heatersC. in 2040 lights and heaters will be on a

40、nd off automaticallyD. in 2040 there will be no switches of lights and heatersWhich of the following statements is Not true?A. You can be taken for an intruder if you tamper with the lock or with a window.B. The sensor will detest fire and make an emergency call.C. Without a computer, the sensor can

41、 not do much.D. The sensor is multifunctional.According to the author, in 2040, new technology .A. will turn everything into sensorsB. will free us from the keys we use todayC. will make the locks out of dateD. will eliminate all crimesThanks to computers, in 2040 people .A. will have no entertainme

42、nt outsideB. will replace TV with computersC. will be controlled by computersD. will have more fun at homeThe best title for the passage might be .A. Life at Home in the Year 2040B. Sensors and ComputersC. The Development of Science and TechnologyD. Lights and Heaters in the Year 2040Questio ns 46 5

43、0 are based on the follow ing passage.With the Switzerland based World Wildlife Fund(WWF),China is making a concerted and dedicated effort to save the endan gered pan das. The results, officials here in Chen gdu in dicate, are mixed but en couragi ng.A clear disappo in tme nt is the failure to breed

44、 pan das in captivity, n ecessary if their decreas ing nu mbers are to be replaced. Ano ther failure has bee n the in capability to find a n atural, readily available food to replace the arrow bamboo.Despite these failures, success has come on two fronts. One achievement has been the physical rescue

45、 effort. Some pan das have bee n kept alive by salt ing( 空投)the mountains with tons of cooked meat, which pan das will eat as a substitute for bamboo, and by the pla nti ng of new bamboo in isolated areas. Ani mals in some Sichua n areas have bee n rescued by local peasa nts and give n emerge ncy tr

46、eatme nt by ani mal doctors.A sec ond achieveme nt is a massive fund rais ing effort. Publicity ab out the pan das plight hasresulted in a new $100 000 emergency allocation by the WWF and independent fund drives both in China and abroad.In spite of this support, there have bee n con flicts in the pa

47、nda relief program. One importa nt problem is the difficulty Peking is having balancing the recommendations of environmentalists with China s ambitious goal of agricultural and in dustrial moder ni zati on.Wolong is but one example of this difficulty. This 494,000 acre preserve was declared a protec

48、ted area in 1975. Yet 1 800 people, mostly Tibetans, still live in the preserve, logging trucks still roll down the narrow mountain roads, and blasting work still goes on at the site of a new 160 000 kilowatt hydroelectric plant just six miles away.This all means that the pan das fight for survival

49、will not be an easy one, even with the con certed effort of man. For in the end, even if they can survive the dan gers of the wild, they must still contend with man himself.Which of the following threatens the pan das survival in the Wolong preserve?A. Local populati on.B. Econo mic developme nt.C.

50、Un favorable environment.D. All of the above.All of the followi ng help preve nt the decli ne of the panda populatio n EXCEPTA. the large scale fund rais ing drivesB. the reproduct ion of panda offspri ng duri ng captivityC. the rescue of the injured and the sickD. the cultivati on of new bamboo for

51、estsIt can be in ferred from the passage that.A. Switzerla nd is the only country that con tributes in the panda relief programB. it is too late to rescue the endan gered pan dasC. the survival of pandas is an international concernD. the lovely pandas will soon die outEfforts to save the endangered

52、pandas .A. have met with setbacks but brought hopeB. have proven highly successfulC. have failed completelyD. have received no response from the scientistsThe tone of the author s conclusion concerning pandas survival is .A. worriedB. optimisticC. angryD. impersonalQuestio ns 51 55 are based on the

53、follow ing passage.Revenge is one of those things that everyone enjoys. People dont like to talk about it, though.Just the same, there is nothing more satisfying or more rewarding than revenge. The purpose is not to harm your victims but to let them know that you are upset about something that they

54、are doing to you. Careful plotting can provide you with relief from bothersome coworkers, gossiping friends, or nagging family members.Coworkers who make comments about the fact that you ate always fifteen minutes late for work can be taken care of very simply. All you have to do is get up extra ear

55、ly one day. Before the sun comes up, drive to each coworkers house. Reach under the hood of your coworkers cardisconnect the center wire that leads to the distributor cap, the car will be unharmed, but it will not start, and your friends at work will all be late for work on the same day. If youre lu

56、cky,might notice that you are the only one there and will give you a raise.Gossiping friends at school are also perfect targets for a simple act of revenge. A way to trap either male or female friends is to leave phony messages on their lockers. If the friend that you want to get is male, leave a me

57、ssage that a certain girl would like him to stop by her house later that day. With any luck, her boyfriend will be there. The girl wont know what s going on,victim will be so embarrassed that he probably wont leave his home for a month.When Mom and Dad and your sisters and brothers really begin to annoy you, harmless revenge may be just the way to make them quiet down for a while. The dinner table is a likely place. Just before the meal begins, throw a handful of raisins into the food. Wait about five minut