2023年同等学力申硕考试英语试题

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2023年同等学力申硕考试英语试题

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PartIOralCommunication(10points)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissectiontherearetwoincompletedialoguesandeachdialoguehas

threeblanksandthreechoicesA,BandC,takenfromthedialogue.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

DialogueOne

A.Theyhadbeeninthereforabout5minutes

B.It'stheothermanI'mtalkingabout

C.Ithoughtyousaidtherewerethreemen

Burney:Thereweretwomen,Ithink.No,three.Theyranintothebankandtheonewiththegun，thetallone,herunsuptothewindow,andstartsshoutingsomething,Idon'tknow,"Givemeallyourmoney"andtheotherone-Policeofficer:_____1______?

Burney:No,thereweretwomenandagirl._____2_____theonecarryingthesuitcase,well,hegoesuptotheotherguy-Policeofficer:Theonewiththegun?

Burney:Yes,andheopensthesuitcaseandthecashier,well,she-well,alltheotherpeoplebehindthewindow-theyhandoverpilesofmoneyandtwomenputitintothesuitcaseandtheyrunout.Itwasl:35.________3______

DialogueTwo

A.Ilikeagoodstory

B.Theystillmakemovieslikethat

C.Peopletodaydon'tlikethat

SpeakerA:IlikewatchingoldlmoviesandIthinktheyarethebest.

SpeakerB:Iagreewithyou,eventhoughthey'reinblackandwhite.Ithinkagoodstoryismoreimportantthancolor.

SpeakerA:Andtherewasnoviolenceinoldmovies.

SpeakerB:No,therewasn't._______4_______

SpeakerA:Theylikelotsofaction.

SpeakerB:_____5______

SpeakerA:Iliketoseeactorswhoarelikerealpeople.

SpeakerB:Likerealpeoplewithrealproblems.

SpeakerA:___6____

SpeakerB:Yes,buttheynevermakemuchmoney.

SectionB

Directions:InthissectionthereisoneincompleteinterviewwhichhasfourblanksandfourchoicesA,B,CandD,takenfromtheinterview.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletetheinterviewandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

A.IdoalotofresearchontheInternettoo

B.Idocumenteverything

C.Ofcoursetheymailtheirfriendsendlessly

D.Idoalotofmyshoppingonthenetnow

Interviewer:Ms.Chen,canyoutelluswhichpiecesoftechnologyareimportanttoyou?

Interviewee:Threethings:mySharplaptop;myiphone5;andmyOlympusdigitalcamera.____7____:thekids,art,buildings,clothes,scenesthatcatchmyeyeasIwalkpast.

Interviewer:Whatdoyouuseyourcomputerfor?

Interviewee:Well,Isendemailsallthetime.ButIdoalotofmydesignworkonscreennowandIcansendmyideasstraighttodirectorsandproducers._____8______-therearesomefantasticsitesaroundnow.

Interviewer:Whousesthecomputerathome?

Interviewee:Thekidsusethecomputerallthetimeathome._____9_____-andontopofthatthey'realwaystextingontheirmobilephones!TheyplaycomputergameswhentheythinkIortheirfatheraren'tlooking!Theydon'tlikedoinghomework,ofcourse,buttherearesomereallygoodrevisionsitesontheInternet._____10_____-15minutesforawholesupermarket"visit"!Thatfeelsreallygood.

PartⅡVocabulary(10points)

Directions:Inthisparttherearetensentences,eachwithonewordorphraseunderlined.ChoosetheonefromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandDthatbestkeepsthemeaningofthesentence.Markyouransweronthe

AnswerSheet.

11.Nowandinthefuture,wewillliveasfreepeople,notinfearandneveratthemercyofanyforeignpowers.

A.intheinterestofB.underthecontrolof

C.forthesakeofD.atthecostof

12.Publicacceptanceofrabbitasaneconomicalsourceofproteindependshowaggressivelyproducersmarketit.

A.vigorouslyB.effectivelyC.efficientlyD.rigorously

13.ManyNewEnglandcommunitiesdonotpermittheconstructionofa“modernist”

building,lestitaltertheiroverallarchitecturalintegrity.

A.incasethatB.inspitethatC.forfearthatD.inorderthat

14.Essentially,atheoryisanabstract,symbolicrepresentationofwhatisconceivedtobereality.

A.imaginationB.impressionC.presentationD.expression

15.Televisioncommercialhavebeenunderconstantscrutinyforthelastfewyears.

A.pressureB.reflectionC.examinationD.attack

16.Themayorhasspentahandsomeamountoftimeinhislastternworkingtobringdownthetaxrate.

A.sufficientB.plentyC.considerableD.moderate

17.Hispoorperformancemaybeattributedtothelackofmotivation.

A.causedbyB.focusedonC.takenforD.viewedas

18.Thenewcutininterestrateismeanttopromotedomesticinvestment.

A.encourageB.obtainC.publicizeD.advertise19.Conditionsforthegrowthofthisplantareoptimuminearlysummer.

A.mostacceptableB.mostexpressive

C.mostfavoriteD.mostdesirable

20.Sheoftensayshergreatesthappinessconsistsinhelpingthedisadvantagedchildren.

A.isproportionatetoB.iscomposedof

C.liesinD.relieson

PartIIIReadingComprehension(25points)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,therearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

PassageOne

Ofallthelessonstaughtbythefinancialcrisis,themostpersonalhasbeenthat

Americansaren’tsogoodatmoney-management.Wetakeouthomeloanswecan't

afford.Werunupsky-highcredit-carddebt.Wedon'tsavenearlyenoughforretirement.

Inresponse,supportersoffinancial-literacyeducationaremovingwithrenewed

enthusiasm.SchooldistrictsinstatessuchasNewJerseyandIllinoisareadding

money-managementcoursestotheircurriculums.TheTreasuryandEducation

departmentsaresendinglessonplanstohighschoolsandencouragingstudentsto

competeintheNationalFinancialCapabilityChallengethatbeginsinMarch.

Studentswithtopscoresonthatexamwillreceivecertificates-butchancesfor

long-termbenefitsareslim.Asitturnsout,thereislittleevidencethattraditionaleffortstoboostfinancialknow-howhelpstudentsmakebetterdecisionsoutsidetheclassroom.Evenasthefinancial-literacymovementhasgainedsteamoverthepastdecade,scoreshavebeenfallingonteststhatmeasurehowwellstudentslearnaboutthingssuchasbudgeting,creditcards,insuranceandinvestments.ArecentsurveyofcollegestudentsconductedfortheJumpStartCoalitionforPersonalFinancialLiteracyfoundthatstudentswho'dhadapersonal-financeormoney-managementcourseinhighschoolscorednobetterthanthosewhohadn't.

"Weneedtofigureouthowtodothistherightway,"saysLewisMandell,aprofessorattheUniversityofWashingtonwhoafter15yearsofstudyingfinancial-literacyprogramshascometotheconclusionthatcurrentmethodsdon'twork.Agrowingnumberofresearchersandeducatorsagreethatamoreradicalapproachisneeded.Theyadvocatestartingfinancialeducationalotearlierthanhighschool,puttingrealmoneyandspendingdecisionsintokids'handsandtalkingopenlyabouttheemotionsandsocialinfluencestiedtohowwespend.

Otherinitiativesaretackingsuchreal-worldissuesasthecommercialandsocial

pressuresthataffectpurchasingdecisions.Whyexactlydoyouwantthoseexpensivebrand-nameshoessobadly?"Ittakesconfidencetotakeastandandtothinkdifferently,"saysJerooBillimoria,founderofAflatoun,anonprofitwhosecurriculum,usedinmorethan30countries,aimstohelpkidsgetalegupintheirfinanciallives.”

“Thisgoesbeyondmoneyandsavings"

21.Thefinancial-literacyeducationisintendedto________.

A.helpAmericanstoovercomethefinancialcrisis

B.enableAmericanstomanagemoneywisely

C.increaseAmericans'awarenessofthefinancialcrisis

D.renewAmericans'enthusiasmaboutmoney-management

22.Accordingtotheauthor,theNationalFinancialCapabilityChallengewillbe_______.

A.well-receivedB.costly

C.rewardingD.ineffective

23.Bysayingthat"thefinancial-literacymovementhasgainedsteam"(Para.3),theauthormeansthatthemovement______.

A.hasgonethroughfinancialdifficulties

B.hasreceivedmuchcriticism

C.hasbeenregardedasimaginative

D.hasbeenmoreandmorepopular

24.LewisMandellsuggeststhatweshouldfigureouthowto________.

A.helpstudentsscorebetterinmoney-managementcourses

B.improvethesocialawarenessoffinancialeducation

C.carryoutfinancial-literacyeducationproperly

D.managemoneyinamoreefficientway

25.JerooBillimoriaismostlikelytoagreethatcommercialandsocialpressuresmakeone'spurchasingdecisions________.

A.difficultB.feasible

C.unwiseD.acceptable

PassageTwo

Cheatingisnothingnew,Buttoday,educatorsandadministratorsarefindingthat

instancesofacademicdishonestyonthepartofstudentshavebecomemorefrequent-andarelesslikelytobepunished-thaninthepast.Cheatingappearstohavegainedacceptanceamonggoodandpoorstudentsalike.

Whyisstudentcheatingontherise?Noonereallyknows.Someblamethetrendonagenerallooseningofmoralvaluesamongtoday'syouth.Othershaveattributedincreasedcheatingtothefactthattoday'syoutharefarmorepragmatic（实用主义的）thantheirmoreidealisticpredecessors.Whereasinthelatesixtiesandearlyseventies，studentswerefilledwithvisionsaboutchangingtheworld，today’sstudentsfeelgreatpressuretoconformandsucceed.Ininterviewswithstudentsathighschoolsandcollegesaroundthecountry,bothyoungmenandwomensaidthatcheatinghadbecomeeasy.Somesuggestedtheydiditoutofspiteforteacherstheydidnotrespect.Otherslookedatitasagame.Onlyiftheywerecaught,somesaid,wouldtheyfeelguilty."Peoplearecompetitive,"saidasecond-yearcollegestudentnamedAnna,fromChicago.There'sanunderlyingfear.Ifyoudon'tdowell,yourlifeisgoingtoberuined.Thepressureisnotonlyformparentsandfriendsbutfromoneself.Toachieve.Tosucceed.It’salmostasthoughwehavetooutdootherpeopletoachieveourowngoals,

EdwardWynne,amagazineeditor,blamestheriseinacademicdishonestyontheschools.Heclaimsthatadministratorsandteachershavebeentoohesitanttotakeaction.DwightHuber,chairmanoftheEnglishdepartmentatAmarillo.seesthematterdifferently,blamingtheriseincheatingonthewaystudentsareevaluated."IwouldcheatifIfeltIwasbeingcheated,"Mr.Hubersaid.Hefeelsthataslongasteachersgivesshort-answertestsratherthanessayquestionsandratestudentsbythenumberoffactstheycanmemorizeratherthanbyhowwelltheycanputinformationtogether,studentswilltrytobeatthesystem."Theconceptofcheatingisbasedonthefalseassumptionthatthesystemislegitimateandthereissomethingwrongwiththeindividualwhoaredoingit,"hesaid."That'stooeasyananswer.We'vegottostartlookingatthesystem."

26.Educatorsarefindingthatstudentswhocheat_______.

A.arenotonlythoseacademicallyweak

B.tendtobedishonestinlateryears

C.aremorelikelytobepunishedthanbefore

D.havepooracademicrecords

27.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Reforminthetestingsystemwilleliminatecheating.

B.Punishmentisaneffectivemethodtostopcheating..

C.Students'cheatinghasdeepsocialroots.

D.Studentsdonotcheatonessaytests.

28.WhichofthefollowingpointsofviewwouldMr.Huberagreewith?

A.Cheatingwouldbereducedthroughaneducationalreform.

B.Studentswhocheatshouldbeexpelledfromschool.

C.Punishmentforcheatersshouldbesevereinthiscountry.

D.Parentsmusttakeresponsibilityfortheriseincheating.

29.Theexpression"theindividuals"(thelastparagraph)refersto________

A.schooladministrators

B.studentswhocheat

C.parents

D.teachers

30.Thepassagemainlydiscusses_______

A:waystoeliminateacademicdishonesty

B:factorsleadingtoacademicdishonesty

C:thedeclineofmoralstandardsoftoday'syouth

D:people'stoleranceofstudents'cheating

PassageThree

Lastweek,Ireadastoryabouta34-year-oldBritishwomanwhoisextremelyafraidofmetalforks.She'sbeenusingplasticonesfor17yearsbecausethesoundofaforkrubbingagainstaplateg:ivesherapanicattack.

Strange,right?Butshe'snotalone.Whilepopularphobias(恐惧症)aboutsnakesandspidersmightgetalloftheattention,thereareawidevarietyofnot-so-obvioushorrorsthatmakepeoplenervous.

Whilesomephobiasmightseemabitsilly,theycancauseseriousemotionaldistress.Myco-workerMagdaisterrifiedofpigeons,aphobiathatistakingoverherlife.Shewon'twalkincertainpartsofthecityandrunsscreamingfromthesubwaywhenoneofthese"ratswithwings"findsitswayontotheplatform.Anotherfriendisdisgustedwithcheese.OnceIsawherrunawayfromasliceofit.Sowheredoesanirrationalfearofcheesecomefrom?

Arephobiassomethingweinheritfromourgenesordoweacquiretheseunusualanxietiesovertime?

EversinceIcanrememberIhavebeenunreasonablyfrightenedofelevators.TherewasnoterriblechildhoodexperienceandIamfinewithconfinedspaces,butsomethingaboutelevatorsmakesmenervous.Andso,whenmyboyfriendandIfoundourselvestrappedinanelevatorlastyear-becausethesesortsofthingsalwayshappeneventually-Iwasanticipatingtheworst.

Whilehegavemeasuggestiveeyebrowraiseandproposedwe"takeadvantageofthesituation,"Ibeganscreaminguncontrollably.Iwasfarfromturnedonbythewholefacingmyworstnightmarething.

However,afterthefearsubsided(消退)Irealizedthat,yes,thiswasmygreatestfearcometrue,andyet-itwasn'tallthatbad.Nervousandinconvenientmaybe,butterrifying?Notsomuch.

Liberatingyourselffromadeep-seatedphobiacanbealonganddifficultprocess,butsometimesitcanbeassimpleasconfrontingitheadon.

31.The34-year-oldBritishwomanisextremelyafraidofmetalforksbecause

A.shehasneverusedthembefore

B.shehasbeeninjuredbythembefore

C.shecouldn'tbeartheirsoundonplate

D.sheisafraidthattheymayhurther

32.Thephrase"ratswithwings"(Para.3)refersto______

A.strangebirdsB.pigeons

C.devilsD.exoticrats

33.Theauthor'sfearofelevatorsistheresultof_______

A.herphobiafornoreason

B.hernervousnessofbeingalone

C.herdislikeofbeinginclosedspaces

D.herterribleexperience

34.Afterthefearsubsided,theauthorrealizedthat______

A.herboyfriend'shelpwasimportant

B.shecouldhavehadagoodtimewithherboyfriend

C.anelevatorridecouldbeexciting

D.itwasnotashorribleasshehadthought

35.Thepurposefortheauthortoshareherexperienceisto_______

A.illustrateconqueringafearcanbedifficult

B.encouragepeopletoovercometheirfears

C.introducewhatstrangefearspeoplehave

D.explainwhypeoplehavestrangefearsPassageFour

TheAmericanpublic'sobsessionwithdietinghasledtooneofthemostdangeroushealthmisconceptionsofalltimes.Manytelevisionads,movies,magazinearticles,anddiet-foodproductlabelswouldhaveconsumersbelievethatcarbohydrates(碳水化合物)arebadforthehumanbodyandthatthosewhoeatthemwillquicklybecomeoverweight.Weareadvisedtoavoidfoodssuchaspotatoes,riceandwhitebreadandoptformeatsandvegetablesinstead.Somecompaniespromotethisideatoencourageconsumerstobuytheir"carb-free"foodproducts.Butthetruthis,thehumanbodyneedscarbohydratestofunctionproperly,andabodythatreliesoncarbohydratesbutisexhaustedofthisdietaryelementisnotingoodshapeafterall.

Mostfoodsthatweconsumeonadailybasislikepotatoesandriceareloadedwithcarbohydrates.Contrarytopopularbelief,carbohydrateshavemanyhealthbenefitssomefightdiseasessuchashighbloodpressureandheartdisease,andothershelptopreventcancerandstroke.Cuttingthesefoodsoutofyourdietmaydepriveyourbodyofthemanyhealthbenefitsofcarbohydrates.

Oneofthebestbenefitsofcarbohydratesistheirabilitytohelptomaintainthehealthofourorgans,tissues,andcells.Scientificstudieshaveshownthatonetypeofcarbohydratecalledfiberreducestheriskofheartdisease.Carbohydratesalsocontain

antioxidants(抗氧化剂),whichprotectthebody'scellsfromharmfulparticleswiththepotentialtocausecancer.

Thisdoesnotmeanthatthehumanbodycansurviveonadie