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2012年同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语考试真题 Paper One 试卷一 （90minutes） Part Dialogue Communication (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 for each)Section A Dialogue Completion Directions: 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. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. 1. A: Frank，where are the cookies? Don't tell me you ate them all! B: _They were so good.A. Yes，forget it. B. Yes， I couldn't help it.C. No，I'm sorry. D. No， don't be mad 2. A: The train is delayed again. B: _How long do we have to wait? A: About forty minutes.A. What a pity! B. How annoying!C. I'm sorry to hear that. D. So far so good. 3. A: When Lisa saw me at the mall，she didn't even say hello to me. B: I cant understand why_. I thought you were good friends.A. you greeted her first B. B. she was also there at the timeC. she gave you the cold shoulderD. you should have cared 4. A: I used to make delicious pies, but this one tastes terrible. B: I think you're really .A. out of date B. out of touchC. out of handD. out of practice 5. A: Dr. Smith, what's wrong with my father? B: Well, _ considering his advanced age.A. he's in pretty good shape B. B. don't ask me such a questionC. I have no idea D. I have nothing to say for the moment 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. Woman: Bob， if you weed the garden，I'll do the dishes. Man: It's a deal. Question: What does the man mean?A. He agrees to the proposal. B. He rejects the idea.C. He thinks it's unfair. D. He stands to gain. 7. Woman: Can I go skiing with you and your fiends this weekend? Man: The more，the merrier. Question: what does the man mean?A. There are already too many people.B. He can't promise the woman now.C. The woman is welcome to join them.D. The woman can come next time. 8. Man: This suitcase cost me 200 dollars. Woman: 200 dollars for a piece of junk like that? Thats a rip-off! Question: What does the woman mean?A. It's a bit expensive. B. It's a real bargain.C. It's not worth the price. D: It's unexpected. 9. Woman: The house seems in a bad shape. Man: Yes, we've decided to rebuild it from scratch Question: What would the man probably do-to the house?A. He would scratch the paint off its surface.B. He would tear it down first.C. He would make some repairs.D. He would rebuild it by himself. 10.Ted: I ate four hamburgers， Mom. Mother: Well，you've made a pig of yourself. Question: What do we learn from the conversation?A. Pigs love hamburgers too. B. Ted looks overweight.C. The hamburgers were delicious. D. Ted ate too many hamburgers. Part II Vocabulary (20 minutes, 10 points, 0.5 for each) 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. In his closing remarks， the chairman expressed his thanks to all those who had contributed to the success of the conference.A. comments B. speech C. criticism D lecture 12. Both Tom and his brother take after their father not only in appearance but also in character.A. comments B. speech C. criticism D. lecture 13. The hurricane was incredibly devastating and left thousands homeless.A. forceful B .memorize C .protect D. observe 14. Readers are required to comply with the rules of the library and mind their manners.A. evaluate B. memorize C. protect D. observe 15. Economic factors aside, the imbalanced distribution of educational resources also affects fairness of education.A .unjust B .impartial C. protect D. observe 16. Watching me pulling the calf awkwardly to the barn, the Irish milkmaid fought hard to hold back her laughter.A. check B. keep C. stop D. retain 17. The government has called for an independent inquiry into the incident.A. requirement B. examination C. analysis D. investigation 18. A great number of houses would have to be removed to make way for the new amusement park.A. take the place of B .give space for C. build up D. work out 19. Drug use accounts for approximately three-quarters of all reported cased of HIV in the country.A. possibly B .roughly C .generally D. contained 20 .For their own safety, household pets should be confined to their own yard.A. tamed B. regained C. restricted D .contained Section BDirections: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. 21. By a strange_, both candidates have come up with the same solution to the problem.A. coincidence B. Encounter C. chance D. overlap22. The discussion was so prolonged and exhausting that _the speakers stopped for refreshments.A. at large B .at intervals C. at ease D. at random 23. Mr Tunick filed suit against the New York police department after city officials_ his request.A. turned down B. turned in C. turned off D. turned out 24. The fire man had a _escape when a staircase collapsed beneath his feet.A. Close B. Narrow C. hard D. near 25. Many painters, rock singers, and dancers have distinct hair style, _to their group.A. particular B. essential C. special D. peculiar 26. That he brought the company big profits wouldn't _ putting the company's money into his own pockets.A. justify B. clarify C. testify D. amplify 27. Were _50 new staff this year as business grows.A. taking over B. taking in C. taking on D. taking up 28. Is the theory of evolution direct _ with religious teachings, or does it leave room for debate?A .comparison B. distinction C. disturbance D. contradiction 29. Libraies are an investment for the future and should not be allowed to fall into_.A. dissolution B. decay C. decline D. depression 30. A transplant operation is successful only doctors can prevent the body form rejecting the _ organ.A. borrowed B. strange C. novel D. foreign Part III Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 30 points, 1 for each)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 OneA 10-year-old boy decided to study judo(柔道) despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a terrible car accident. The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master，and he was doing well. But he couldn't understand why，after three months of training，the master had taught him only one move."Sir，" the boy finally said，"shouldn't I be learning more moves?"“This the only move you know，but this is the only move you'll ever need to know，" the master replied.Not quite understanding，but believing in his teacher，the boy kept training.Several months later，the master took the boy to his first tournament(锦标赛).Surprising himself，the boy easily won his first two matches. The third matchproved to be more difficult，but after some time， his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy skillfully used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success the boy was now in the finals.This time，his opponent was bigger，stronger，and more experienced. For a while，the boy appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee alled a time-out, He was about to stop the match when the judo master intervened."No," the judo master insisted，"Let him continue."Soon after the match resumed，his opponent made a critical mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly，the boy used his move to pin him. The boy had won the match and the tournament. He was the champion.On the way home，the boy and his judo master reviewed every move in each and every match. Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind."Sir，how did I win the tournament with only one move?""You won for two reasons," the master answered."First，you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. Second，the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm.” 31Why did the boy want to learn judo?A. He wanted to get over the accident.B. He wanted to make up for his disability.C. He wanted to exercise his right arm.D. The reason was not mentioned in the passage 32. When a referee calls a "time-out”_.A. the time has run outB. the game stops for a short timeC. either side can claim victoryD. the game ends in a tie 33. Why did the master insist on continuing the match? _.A. He didn't want to give the opponent an advantage.B. The boy was confident of winning.C. He had confidence in the boy's skill.D. All he cared about was winning the final. 34. What probably caused the defeat of the boy's opponent in the final? _.A. Over-confidence. B. Impatience.C. Inexperience. D. Exhaustion. 35. Why did the master teach the boy only that one move?A. The boy could not do other moves with only one arm.B. It was the only move the master knew well.C. It was the move his opponent would not be good at.D. His opponent would be helpless once he made that move. 36. What does the passage mainly tell us？A. One can turn a weakness into an advantage.B. It is very difficult to have a good teacher.C. Even a disabled person can win a match.D. Practice makes perfect. Passage TwoMy five-year-old daughter knew exactly what she wanted for Christmas of 1977, and told me so. Yes，she still would like the pink-and-green plastic umbrella，books，long nightgown，slippers-fine. But really，there was only one thing that mattered: a Barbie Townhouse, with all the accessories.This was a surprise. Rebecca was not a Barbie girl，preferred stuffed animals to dolls，and wasn't drawn to play in a structured environment. Always a make-up-the-rules， design-my-own-world， do-it-my-way kid. Maybe，I thought，the point wasn't Barbie but the house，which she could claim，for herself，since wed already moved five times during her brief life.Next day，I stopped at the mall. The huge Barbie Townhouse box was there. "3 Floors of High-Styled Fun! Elevator Can Stop on All Floors!" Some Assembly Required. Uh-oh. My track record for assembling things was miserable. Brooklyn-born，I was raised in apartment buildings in a family that didn't build things. A few years earlier，I'd spent one week assembling a six-foot-tall jungle gym from a kit containing so many parts. I spent the first four hours sorting and the last two hours trying to figure out why there were so many pieces. The day after I finished building it， as if to remind me of my limitations，a tornado(龙卷风) touched down close enough to scatter the jungle gym across an acre of field.I assembled the Barbie Townhouse on Christmas Eve. Making it level， keeping the columns from looking like they'd melted and been refrozen， and getting that elevator to work were almost more than I could manage. And building it in curse-free silence so my daughter would continue sleeping-if，in fact，she was sleeping-added a layer of challenge . By dawn I was done.Shortly thereafter，my daughter walked into the living room. Her surprise may not be real ，but her delight was utterly genuine and moves me. to this day，34 years later. Rebecca had spurred me to do something. I didn't think I could do. It was for her，andlike so much of the privilege of being her farther-it brought me further outside myself and let me overcome doubts about me capacities . 37. In the authors eyes, his little daughter was_A. obedient B. unstableC. original D. stubborn 38. The author thought that his daughters choice of the Barbie Townhouse _. A. was natural for a five-year-old girlB. was influenced by her life experienceC. reflected the change in her tasteD. brought her back normal 39. For the author，assembling things_.A. was largely in his blood B. was a challenge he enjoyedC. was always his weak point D. was part of his family education 40. Assembling the Barbie Townhouse_.A. brought out the author's potentialsB. turned out to be easier than expectedC. actually drove the author crazyD. was a bad memory for the author 41. In the last paragraph the author mainly expressed_.A. his pride in being a father B. B. his gratitude to his daughterC. his concern about his capability D. his delight in helping his daughter 42. What can be learned about the relationship between the author and his daughter?A. They are on good terms with each other.B. They barely speak to each other.C. They are polite but cold to each other.D. They keep secrets from each other. Passage ThreeIt is all very well to blame traffic jam, the cost of petrol and the fast pace of modem life, but manners on the roads are becoming deplorable. Everybody knows that the nicest men become monsters behind the wheel. It is all very well, again , to have a tiger in the tank，but to have one in the driver's seat is another matter. You might tolerate the odd road-hog(占道者)，but nowadays the well-mannered motorist is the exception to the rule. Perhaps the situation calls for a "Be Kind to Other Drivers" campaign， otherwise it may get completely out of hand.Road courtesy is not only good manners，but good sense too. It takes the most good-tempered of drivers to resist the temptation to hit back when subjected to uncivilized behavior. A friendly nod or a wave of acknowledgement in response to an act of courtesy helps to create an atmosphere of goodwill and to
