2022年同等学力申请硕士学位英语水平统一考试试题及答案

1、同等学力人员申请硕士学位外国语水平全国统一考试英语试卷一Part I Dialogue Completion1 A：How about having lunch with me today，paul?B：_A Ill see you thenB Thanks a lotC Sounds greatDI can come anytime2 A：Im anxious to get started on my projectCan we discuss it sometime before the weekend?B：_A Why didnt you tell me earlier?B Yes，th

2、at could be arrangedC I cant spend anytimeDYes，its easy to discuss it3 A：Hello，GoorgeWhat a lovely home you have!B：_A Yeah，this garden is beautifulB Nice to have you drop byC Why，thank youIm glad you could comeDLets sit here so we can admire the view4 A：Do you feel like doing this weekend，Jerry?B：_A

3、 No，I dont mind doing anythingB Yes，all rightWhat do you suggest?C We could always go to Daves partyDHow do you like science fiction movies?5 A：Excuse me，bossTheres a Jack Welsh on the lineDo you want to talk to him?B：_A Oh，Im afraid I wontB No，have him call back laterC Does he want to leave a messa

4、ge?DWould you please hold my calls?6 Woman：You were late again this morningMan：So what?Question： How does the man react to the womans blame?A He felt sorry for being lateB He did not admit he was lateC He got nervous for being lateDHe did not care about being late7 Woman：The so software is very user

5、-friendly Man：Yes，but it leaves something to be desiredQuestion：What does the man think of the software?AIt is of excellent standardBIt is of very low standardCIt has reached the expected standardDIt does not reach the expected standard8 Man：Hi，SusanI hear your ski trip out of this world! Woman：It w

6、as wonderful! I didnt want to come back to the real world!Question：What can we learn about Susan?A She preferred to live in an unreal worldB She enjoyed the skiing very muchC She lost contact with this worldDShe failed to carry out her ski plan9Woman：Wally，the necklace is beautiful，but really，you sh

7、ouldnt have!Man：Youre welcomeI think it looks beautiful on youQuestion：What did Wally do for the woman?A He bought her a necklaceB He helped her put on the necklaceC He helped her choose a necklaceDHe tried to flatter her10Woman：When we lived in Paris I worked part timeBut since we moved I just cook

8、 and cleanI get tired of doing the same old things day by day Man：It sounds like you need to get out of the houseQuestion：What does the man advise the woman to do?A To get a jobB To move to another placeC To visit some friendsDTo do some outdoor exercisesPart II Vocabulary11By advocating moderate ch

9、ange，they think that they can keep consumer costs lowAreasonable Bradical Cimmediate Dminimum12Nuclear power，with all its inherent problems，is still the only option to guarantee enough energy in the future Asolution Bpolicy Cchoice Dreason13The promised wage increase is being held back while it is e

10、xamined by the government to see if it is greater than the law allows Adismissed Bdelayed Cneglected Drejected14Safety officials have earnestly questioned whether the increased use of synthetic materials heightens the risk of fire Acautiously Bseverely Caccurately Dseriously15The book shifted her ou

11、tlook form social to spiritual，for its theme was that before you change other people you have to change yourself Aviewpoint Bvocation Cprospect Dpreference16Racing the clock every day is such as an exhausting effort that when I actually have a few free moments，I tend to collapse Afall down Bfall ill

12、 Cfall out Dfall behind17The senator agreed that his support of the measure would jeopardize his chances for reelection Abenefit Bendanger Chinder Ddisturb18The microscope enables scientists to distinguish an incredible number and variety of bacteria Aunavoidable Bunchangeable Cunbelievable Dunpredi

13、ctable19He noticed that Joan was studying him closely，but her expression gave away nothing of what she was thinking Arevealed Bdisposed Creminded Ddistributed20At last John Smith chose to step down as the companys chief executive and return to his roots in software research Aresign Bremove Cretire D

14、replace21His essay is_ with more than 120 full-color photographs that depict the national park in all seasons Acontained Billustrated Cexposed Dstrengthened22Local government_ could be obtained through a local income tax and/or a local sales tax Abudget Bexpense Cfinance Drevenue23Even after reading

15、 it for three times he couldnt_ the meaning of that letter Aconceive Bconsult Ccontrast Dconcern24The temperature in this area is low enough to allow falling snow to_ and slowly transform into ice Apreserve Baccumulate Cmelt Dspread25In calculating the daily calorie requirements for an individual，va

16、riations in body size，physical activity and age should be_ Abrought into practice Btaken into account Cthrown light on Dlooked down upon26The shy girl felt quite_ and uncomfortable when she could not answer the interviewers question Aamused Bsensitive Ccurious Dawkward27The courses aim to give gradu

17、ated an up-to-date grasp of their subject and _laboratory kills Asuperficial Bsubjective Cstructural Dsophisticated28There was no light on the way and for a second she hesitated，unable to _the dim figure awaiting her Aset out Bmake out Cpick up Dclear up29Some people apparently have an amazing abili

18、ty to _the right answer Acome up with Blook up to Cput up with Dclear up30I had been a university student for three years，but not until afternoon had felt the thrill of_ Aconfusion Bdisappointment Csensation DfulfillmentPart III Reading ComprehensionPassage One The may be one of Britains most succes

19、sful exports and among the worlds most popular TVshows，ranking alongside the World Cup Final and the Olympic Games opening ceremony interms of audienceBut，in Britain，beauty competitions are unfashionableTo most people，beauty contests seem as out- dated as bowingNicolas Barker，a lawyer in London，said

20、 that“As much as I think its fine for women to do it，I dont think its interesting and in fact，I think theyre irrelevant to today”Last year，Miss World was broadcast to 142 countries，but it wasnt even shown in this country where it started in 1951It wasnt always this way in BritainOnce，beauty queens d

21、ated footballers，traveled the world and were guaranteed fame，fortune and funNow，they open new supermarkets，are sponsored by dry-cleaning companies and，if theyre lucky，they get free clothes from supermarketsWhen Francesca Marchant was crowned Miss Sussex in 1969 it was something to be extremely proud

22、 of“I came from a small town，and all my friends were green with envy when they found out Id wonMy boyfriends at the time thought it was terrific and boasted to everyone that be was going out with a beauty queen”But the good times couldnt lastThe feminist movement gathered moments onSome women were d

23、etermined to bring an end to these“cattle shows” Nowadays，saying that you were a beauty queen just doesnt sound goodMiss World orgainizers claim that contestants are judged on qualities other than just their physical appearanceBut，Jacqueline Gold，Englands representative at this years contest，was not

24、 chose because of her academic recordThe Miss World Website states that she“left school having gaining many computer qualifications，and certificates in First Aid and Life Saving”，meaning，not much of an educationThe only time the contests attraction now is because of the protestersAt the 1999 Miss Wo

25、rld in Britain，around 60 demonstrators hurled flour bombs and fought with the policeThey denounced the beauty contest as a “sexist cattle market” They waved banners saying“fat girls are cool”and“womens bodies are not for sale” 31Beauty contests in Britain are now_Abringing huge benefits for the coun

26、tryBas popular as the World Cup FinalCno longer popular in the countryDwidely protested in the country32The attitude of Nicolas Baker towards beauty contests is that_Awomen shouldnt attend the contestsBthe contests are line but he doesnt like themCthe contests are insults to womenDthe contests are b

27、ehind the times33In the 60s and 70s，beauty queens_Awere sponsored by dry-cleaning companiesBwere admired by most peopleCdid not have a good supermarkets34The author used Jacqueline Gold as an example to show that_Aher academic record was very strongBshe had gained many qualifications and certificate

28、sCcontestants are judged on their physical appearanceDcontestants are judged on thir education 35The best title for the passage might be_ABeauty Contests：Insults to WomenBBeauty Contests：Sexist Cattle MarketCBeauty Contests：A Headache for British peopleDBeauty Contests：Started in Britain but Unpopul

29、ar NowPassage TwoA particular area in which assumptions and values difler between culture is that of friendshipFriendships among Americans tend to be shorter and less intense than those among people from many other culturesAt least many observers from abroad have this impressionBecause Americans are

30、 taught to be self-reliant，because they live in a very mobile society，and for many other reasons as well，they tend to avoid deep involvement with other peoplFurthermore，Americans tend to“compartmentalize”their friendships，having their“friends at work”，“friends at school”，a“tennis friend”，and so onAm

31、ericans often seem very friends，even when you first meet themThis friendliness does not usually mean that the American is looking for a deeper relationshipThe result of these attitudes and behaviors is sometimes viewed by foreigner as an “inability to be friends” Other times it is seen as a normal w

32、ay to retain personal happiness in a mobile，ever-changing societyPeople normally have in their minds stereotypes about people who are different from themselvesStereotypes are based on limited and incomplete experience and information，but they shape peoples thoughts and expectationsAmericans have man

33、y stereotypes about foreign students in general(for example，that they are very hard working，intelligent，and rich；that they do not speak English well)and about particular categories of foreign students(Chinese are polite and good at mathematics，for example，or Italians are emotional) And foreign stude

34、nts have their own stereotypes of Americans，for example，that they are arrogant，rude，and generousThere are two stereotypes that often effect male-female relationships involving USand foreign studentsThe first is the idea，held by some foreign males，that American females are invariably willing，if not a

35、nxious，to have sexThe second common stereotype，held by some American females，is that male foreign students have no interest in American females other than having sex with themThe existence of these and other stereotypes can give rise to considerable misunderstanding and can block the development of

36、a mutually satisfactory relationship between particular individualsStereotypes seem unavoidable，given the way the human mind seeks to categorize and classify information，so it is not realistic to suppose people can“forget their stereotypes” But they can be aware of their stereotypes，and be ready to

37、find exceptions to them36Concerning friendship，Americans_Alook for a deeper relationship in a close circleBavoid deep relationship with other peopleCare friendly at first but do not remain so later onDdo not make good friends37The word“compartmentalize”in the first paragraph means“_”Aseparate in cat

38、egories Btreat differentlyCevaluate accordingly Djudge fairly38The authors attitude toward the American type of friendship seems to be_Aapproving Bcritical Cbiased Dobjective39According to the author，stereotypes concerning male-female relationships involving USand foreign students are_ Ahelpful Bmea

39、ning less Charmful Duseless40According to the author，stereotypes seem unavoidable because_ Ait is natural to have them Bit is easy to find exceptions Cthey provide better understanding Dthey contribute to friendshipPassage Three In The Birth Order Book：Why You Are the Way You Are()，DrKevin Leman not

40、es that21 of the first 23 Americans in space were first-born males or only childrenMore than half ofUnited States presidents have been first-borns or first-born boysIts a pretty significant finding historically，because families used to be bigger than they are today In addition to being high achiever

41、s，older children also generally have higher IQs(智商)thanyounger onesResearchers have noted that the more kids a family has，the lower each childsindividual IQ tends to beThey give a few reasons for this Parents only have so much time，attention，and moneyThe more kids they have the morethese things are

42、dividedFirst-borns initially get the entire parental-time pieWhats more，theratio of grown-ups to kids decreases with each new babySo the younger ones are surrounded bymore childrens language on average than the older kids Some researchers think parental attention is the key to personality birth-orde

43、r differencesInHis book Born to Rebel，psychologist Frank Sulloway says competition for Mom and Dadsattention is the thing that really shapes our personalities and，in fact has shaped historyHe arguesthat we adapt our personalities as part of our strategy to seek favor from Mom and DadYoungersiblings(

44、兄弟姐妹) tend to become rebelsSulloway studied political activists and found thatlater-born activists were more radical than their first-born peers The conclusion of his book is that sibling competition for parental attention can affect societyas a whole in times of revolutionThomas Jefferson，Karl Marx

45、，and Fidel Castro were all youngersiblings，for example As compelling as this all is，its also something we should probably take with caution，thereare other things that happen to us in life besides the addition of siblings to our familiesA parentcan die；a hurricane can leave us homeless；we can catch a

46、 life-threatening diseaseAny one ofthese things will probably have more of an effect on our personalities than the presenon ofsiblingsA study bore this outAfter interviewing 535 undergraduates，researchers concluded that personality differences were widely supported by research41What is implied by“th

47、e younger ones are surrounded by more childrens language on average than the older kids”(Para3)AYounger children need parental rather than siblings attentionBYounger children need siblings rather than parental attentionCYounger children feel uncomfortable with more siblingsDYounger children have les

48、s chance to talk with their parents42Sulloway，author of Born to Rebel，suggests that younger siblings_Atry hard to get attention from their parentsBare less likely to shape historyCare winners in getting parental attentionDseldom adapt their personalities43Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a

49、 factor shaping personality?ADeath of a parentBChildrens languageCA natural disasterDA fatal discase44What is the meaning of“folklore”in the last paragraph?ATraditional customs and beliefsBVerified hypothesesCWidely held unsupported notionsDTales of sayings preserved orally45Which of the following s

50、tatements is proposed by researchers?ALater-borns do not compete for attentionBFirst-borns tend to become rebelsCLater-borns are prone to diseasesDFirst-borns achieve more than younger onesPassage FourDoes money buy happiness? Its sometimes said that scientists have found no relationship between mon

51、ey and happiness，but thats myth，says Uiversity of Illinois psychologist Ed Diener The connection is complexIn fact，very rich people rate substantially higher in satisfaction with life than very poor people do，even within wealthy nations，he says“There is overwhelming evidence that money buys happines

52、s”The main debate，he said，is how strong the effect isOswald recently reported a study of Britons who won between and in a lottery(彩票拍奖) As a group，they showed a boost in happiness averaging a bit more than one point on a 36-point scale when surveyed two years after their win，compared to their levels

53、 two years before they wonDaniel Kahnman，a Nobel-Prize winner and Princeton economist，and colleagues，recently declared that the notion that making a lot of money will produce good overall mood is“mostly illusory” They noted that in one study，members of the high-income group were almost twice as like

54、ly to call themselves“very happy”as people from households with incomes below 0But other studiex，rather than asking for a summary estimate of happiness，follow people through the day and repeatedly record their feelingThese studies show less effect of income on happinessKahneman and colleagues saidTh

55、ere is still another twist to the money-happiness stroyEven though people who make are considerably happier than those who make 40000，Its not clear why，says psychologist Richard ELucas of Michigan Sate UniversityResearchers conclude that any effect of money on happiness is smaller than most daydream

56、ers assume“People exaggerate how much happiness is bought by an extra few thousand，”Oswald said，“The quality of relationships has a far bigger effect than quite large rises in salaryIts much better advice，if youre looking for happiness in life，to try to find the right husband or wife than to try to

57、double your salary”46The main purpose of this passage is to discuss_ Athe contributions of household incomes to happiness Bthe complex relationship between money and happiness Cthe positive relationship between money and happiness Dthe negative relations of money to happiness47Andrew Oswalds study_

58、Aproves money has little effect on happiness Bgiven evidence that money buys happiness Crejects the relation between money buys happiness48The word“illusory”(Para4)is closest in meaning to“_” Adramatic Bordinary Cdrastic Dimaginary49According to Lucas，richer peoples happiness_ Acomes form their high

59、 income Bmay not be directly related to their high income Cis boosted by their high income Dis not derived from their high income50According to Oswald，a more important factor in bringing about happiness may be good_ Ahealth Bfeelings Cmarriage DsalariesPassage Five When Frank Date took over as publi

60、sher of Los Angeles Herrald-Examiner，the organizationhad just ended a ten-year strikeThere was much bitterness and，as he told us“Everybody that Ifound there had lost their curiosity，theyd lost their cutting edge，there was no interest，they justhung onI had a real problem”His very first task was to in