2-2014年5月同等学力申硕英语考试真题

2014年5月同等学力申硕英语考试PartIOralCommunication(10points)SectionADirections:Inthissectiontherearetwo pletedialoguesandeachdialoguehasthreeblanksandthreechoicesA,BandC,takenfromthedialogue.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.Theyhadbeeninthereforabout5It'stheothermanI'mtalkingIthoughtyousaidtherewerethreeBurney:Thereweretwomen,Ithink.No,three.Theyranintothebankandtheonewiththegun，thetallone,herunsuptothewindow,andstartsshoutingsomething,Idon'tknow,"Givemeallyourmoney"andtheotherone-officer: Burney:No,thereweretwomenandagirl. theonecarryingthesuitcase,well,hegoesuptotheotherguy-officer:TheonewiththeBurney:Yes,andheopensthesuitcaseandthecashier,well,she-well,alltheotherpeoplebehindthewindow-theyhandoverpilesofmoneyandtwomenputitintothesuitcaseandtheyrunout.Itwasl:35. IlikeagoodTheystillmakemovieslikePeopletodaydon'tlikeSpeakerA:IlikewatchingoldlmoviesandIthinktheyaretheSpeakerB:Iagreewithyou,eventhoughthey'reinblackandwhite.Ithinkagoodstoryismoreimportantthancolor.SpeakerA:Andtherewasno inoldmovies.SpeakerB:No,therewasn't. SpeakerA:Theylikelotsofaction.SpeakerB: SpeakerA:Iliketoseeactorswhoarelikerealpeople.SpeakerB:Likerealpeoplewithrealproblems.Speaker SpeakerB:Yes,buttheynevermakemu SectionBDirections:Inthissectionthereisone pleteinterviewwhichhasfourblanksandfourchoicesA,B,CandD,takenfromtheinterview.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletetheinterviewandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.IdoalotofresearchontheInternet OfcoursetheymailtheirfriendsIdoalotofmyshoponthenetInterviewer:Ms.Chen,canyouluswhichpiecesoftechnologyareimportanttoyou?Interviewee:Threethings:mySharplaptop;my5;andmyOlympusdigital :thekids,art,buildings,clothes,scenesthatcatyeyeasIwalkpast.Interviewer:Whatdoyouuseyourcomputerfor?Interviewee:Well,Isend sallthetime.ButIdoalotofmydesignworkonscreennowandIcansendmyideasstraighttodirectorsandproducers. -therearesomefantasticsitesaroundInterviewer:WhousesthecomputeratInterviewee:Thekidsusethecomputerallthetimeathome. -andontopofthatthey'realwaystextingontheirmobilephones!TheyplaycomputergameswhentheythinkIortheirfatheraren'tlooking!Theydon'tlike ,ofcourse,buttherearesomereallygoodrevisionsitesontheInternet. -15minutesforawholesupermarket"visit"!ThatfeelsreallyPartⅡVocabulary(10Directions:Inthisparttherearetensentences,eachwithonewordorphraseunderlined.ChoosetheonefromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandDthatbestkeepsthemeaningofthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.Nowandinthefuture,wewillliveasfreepeople,notinfearandneveratthemercyofanyforeignpowers.A.intheinterestofB.underthecontrolofC.forthesakeofD.atthecostofPublicacceptanceofrabbitasaneconomicalsourceofproteindependshowaggressivelyproducersmarketit.A.vigorouslyB.effectivelyC.efficientlyD.ManyNewEnglandcommunitiesdonotpermittheconstructionofa“modernist”building,lestitaltertheiroverallarchitecturalintegrity.A.incasethatB.inspitethatC.forfearthatD.inorderEssentially,atheoryisan ,symbolicrepresentationofwhatisconceivedtobeA.imaginationB.impressionC.presentationD.evisioncommercialhavebeenunderconstantscrutinyforthelastfewA.pressureB.reflectionC.examinationD.Themayorhasspentahandsomeamountoftimeinhislastternworkingtobringdownthetaxrate.A.sufficientB.plentyC.considerableD.HispoorperformancemaybeattributedtothelackofA.causedbyB.focusedonC.takenforD.viewedThenewcutininterestrateismeanttopromotedomesticA.encourageB.obtainC.publicizeD.ConditionsforthegrowthofthisplantareoptimuminearlymostacceptableB.mostC.mostfavoriteD.mostSheoftensayshergreatesthappinessconsistsinhelthedisadvantagedisproportionatetoB.iscomposedC.liesinD.reliesSectionDirections:Inthissection,youarerequiredtoreadonequotedblogandthecommentsonTheblogandcommentsarefollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithsuggestedanswersA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerOneofthecentralprinciplesofraisingkidsinAmericaisthatparentsshouldbeactivelyinvolvedintheirchildren'seducation:meetingwithteachers,volunteeringatschoolhelwith,and ngahundredotherthingsthatfewworkingparentshavetimefor.TheseobligationsaresobakedintoAmericanvaluesthatfe rentsstoptoaskwhetherthey’reworththeeffort.UntilthisJanuary,fewresearchersdid,either.Inthelargest-everstudyofhorentalinvolvementaffectsacademicachievement,KeithRobinsonandAngelL.Harris,twosociologyprofessorsatDuke,foundthatmostlyitdoesn’t.The bedthroughnearlythreedecades'worthofsurveysofAmericanparentsandtracked63differentmeasuresofparentalparticipationinkids'academiclives,fromhelthemwith ,totalkingwiththemaboutcollegeplans.Inanattempttoshowwhetherthekidsofmore-involvedparentsimprovedovertime,theresearchersindexedthesemeasurestochildren'sacademicperformance,includingtestscoresinreadingandmath.WhattheyfoundsurprisedthemMostmeasurableformsofparentalinvolvementseemtoyieldfewacademicdividendsforkids,oreventobackfire(适得其反)-regardlessofaparent'srace,class,orlevelofeducation.Doyoureviewyourdaughter'severynight?RobinsonandHarris'sdatashowthatthiswon’thelpherscorehigheronstandardizedtests.Oncekidsentermiddleschool,parentalhelpwithcanactuallybringtestscoresdown,aneffectRobinsonsayscouldbecausedbythefactthatmanyparentsmayhavefotten,ornevertrulyunderstood,thematerialtheirchildrenlearninschool.WhileRobinsonandHarrislargelydisprovedthatassumption,theydidfindahandfulofhabitsthatmakeadifference,suchasreadingaloudtoyoungkids(fewerthanhalfofwhomarereadtodaily)andtalkingwithteenagersaboutcollegeplans.Buttheseinterventionsdon'ttakeplaceatschoolorinthepresenceofteachers,wherepolicymakershavethemostinfluence-theytakeplaceathome.CommentBasicallythechoiceiswhetheronewantstoletkidstobekids.Persistentparentalinvolvementandconstantlycommunicatingtothekidsonwhattheparentswantconsciouslyorunconsciouslywouldhelpthekidsgrowuporthinkliketheparentssoonerthanotherwise.CommentItalsodependsonthekid.Emotionalandsocialmaturityhavealottodowithsuccessincollegeandinlife.Somekidsmayhavethebrainsandareboredbyhighschool,butthatdoesn'tmeantheyarereadyforcollegeortheworkplace.CommentThearticledoesn'tclearlydefine"hel,"butIunderstooditasactuallyassistingchildrenintheexercises(e.g.helthemtosolveamathproblem)and/orreviewingtheirworkforaccuracyratherthansimplymakingsurethey'vecompletedtheirwork.Ithinkthelatterismorehelpfulthantheformer.Iwouldalsocertainlyhopethatnostudywoulddiscourageparentsfrommonitoringtheirchildren'sperformance!Theword"they"(Para.l)referstoA.studiesB.principlesC.valuesD.WhatisthemainconclusionoftheRobinsonandHarris’sThekidsofmore-involvedparentsimproveoverParentalinvolvementmaynotnecessarilybenefitSchoolsshouldcommunicatewithparentsparentsshouldleavetheirchildrenkidsshouldbekidsafterparentsmayinfluencechildren'spersistentparentalinvolvementisaThewriterofComment2wouldprobablyagreehigh ligencedoesnotguaranteegettingreadyforcollegeisanemotionalsocialmaturityissufficienttoachievesuccessinhighschoolisoftenboringintheWhichofthefollowingparentalhelpswillthewriterofComment3considerReviewing forMonitoringkids'classAssistingkidsintheirMakingsurekidshavefinishedtheirworkPartIVCloze(10points)Directions:Inthispart,thereis sagewithtenblanks.Foreachblanktherearefourchoicesmarked,A,B,C,andD.ChoosethebestanswerforeachblankandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.Ironically,astudyfindsthatwe’reawfulgift-giverspreciselybecausewespendtoomuchtimetryingtobeconsiderate.Weimagineourfriends46agiftthatisimpressive,expensive,andsentimental.Weimaginethelookofhappinessandsurpriseontheirfacesandthewarmthwefeel..Butthere’ssomethingthatthe timental-gift-giverstendnottothinktoomuchthegiftispracticalin ,practicalityseemslikeanenemyofgreatgiftgiving.Beautifuljewelry,lovelywatches,perfectrugs,finelycraftedkitchenhardware:Thesethings50greatgiftsbecausetheycommunicatesomethingpracticality.Theycommunicatethatthegivercares.Butdothereceiverscare?Often,no."Giftreceiverswouldbe51ifgiversgavethemexactlywhattheyrequested52.atte