2012年同等学力申硕英语真题(A卷)
Paper One (90 minutes)
Part I 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.Speaker A: Frank， where are the cookies? Don't tell me you ate them
all！ Speaker 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.Speaker A:The train is delayed again. Speaker B:_____How long do we have to wait? Speaker A: About forty minutes.
A. What a pity! B. How annoying! C. I'm sorry to hear that. D. So far so good.
3.Speaker A:When Lisa saw me at the mall， she didn't even say hello to
me.
Speaker B:I can't understand why______. I thought you were
good friends.
A. you greeted her firs1t B. she was also there at the time C. she gave you the cold shoulder D. you should have cared1
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4. Speaker A: I used to make delicious pies， but this one tastes terrible. Speaker B: I think you're really_____.
A. out of date B. out of touch C. out of hand D. out of practice 5. Speaker A: Dr. Smith, what's wrong with my father? Speaker B: Well,______ considering his advanced age.
A. he's in pretty good shape B. don't ask me such a question C. I have no idea D. I have nothing to say for the moment Section B Dialogue Comprehension
Directions: 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.
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C. The woma1n 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? That’s 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 A
Directions: 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 1
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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 -con1tributed 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 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
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20. For their own safety , household pets should be confined to their own
yard.
A tamed B . regained C. restricted D .contained Section B
Directions: 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 overlap 22. 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 mon1ey into his own pockets. A justify B. clarify C. testify D amplify 27. We’re _______50 new staff this year as business grows .
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2012年同等学力申硕英语真题及答案
