2015年同等学力英语考试真题
Part I Oral Communication(10 points)
Section A
Directions: In this section there are two incomplete dialogues and each dialogue has three blanks and three choices A, B and C, taken from the dialogue. Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. Dialogue One
A. Do you know what a handicapped space is ?
B. The signs always tell you how long you can park there and on what days. C. Then you also need to be aware of the time limits on the street signs.
Student: Can you tell me where I can park?
Clerk: Are you driving a motorcycle or an automobile? Student: I drive an automobile.
Clerk: Fine.You can either park in the student lot or on the street. 1 Student: Yes,I have seen those spots.
Clerk: Well,when you see the blue spots with the handicapped sign, do not park there unless you have a special permit.Are you going to be parking in the daytime or evening? Student: I park in the evenings. Clerk: 2 Have you seen those signs? Student: Yes ,I have seen those signs. Clerk: 3 Dialogue Two
A. The hours and limitations are printed on the card and this handout. B. May I have your driver‘s license,please? C. Are you familiar with our rules and fines?
Student:Excuse me,I am interested in getting a library card.
Librarian:Sure,let me give you an application.You can fill it out right here at the counter. Student: Thank you.I‘ll do it right now.
Librarian:Let me take a look at this for you. 4 1
Student : Here it is.
Librarian : You seem to have filled the form out all right.___5___ Student : Yes.I know what to do. Librarian : ____6____ Student : OK . I see.
Librarian : Thank you for joining the library, we look forward to serving you. Section B
Directions: In this section there is one incomplete which has four blanks and four choices A,B,C and D ,
taken from the interview . Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the interview and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
A . And fooled the boys for a while. B . And I don‘t think the boys have minded. C. Well , it‘s because my British publisher. D . All this time I thought you were ?J.K‘.
Winfrey : So , this is the first time we‘ve met. Rowling : Yes ,it is .
Winfrey : And my producers tell me that your real name is J.O.____7____ Rowling : (laughing) Yeah. Winfrey : J.K is …
Rowling : ____8_____ When the first book came out , they thought ? this is a book that will appeal to boys ‘ ,but they didn‘t want the boys to know a woman had written it . So they said to me ? could we use your initials ‘ and I said ? fine ‘. I only have one initial . I don‘t have a middle name , So I took my favorite grandmother‘s name,Kathleen. Winfrey : ____9_____
Rowling : Yeah, but not for too long, because I started getting my picture in the press and no one could pretend I was a man anymore. Winfrey : ___10____
Rowling : NO—it hasn‘t held me back,has it?
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Part II Vocabulary(10 points)
Directions: In this part there are ten sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the four choices marked A, B,C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
11. There are several different options for getting Internet access. A. choices
B. definitions
C. channels
D.reasons
12. Earth has an atmosphere, which protects the surface from harmful rays. A. minerals B.substances C. gases
D. beams
13. The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her hostile attitude toward customers. A. unfriendly B. optimistic C. impatient
D. positive
14. Since it is late to change my mind now, I am resolved to carry out the plan. A. revise B. implement C. review
D. improve
15. Security guards dispersed the crowd that had gathered around the Capitol. A.arrested B. stopped C. scattered 16. To start the program, insert the disk and follow the instructions. A. take out B. turn over C. track down 17. The patient‘s condition has deteriorated since last night. A. improved B. returned C. worsened
D. changed D. put in D. watched
18. I couldn‘t afford to fly home , and a train ticket was likewise beyond my means. A. also B. nonetheless C. furthermore
D. otherwise
19. Despite years of searching, scientists have detected no signs of life beyond our own solar system. A. within B. besides C. outside
D. except
20. I prefer chicken to fish because I am worried about accidentally swallowing a small bone. A. intentionally B. unexpectedly C. anxiously
D. hurriedly
Part III Reading Comprehension (25 points) Section A
Directions: In this section, there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements ,each with four suggested answers A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
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Passage One
Sometimes a race is not enough. Sometimes a runner just wants to go further. That‘s what happened to Dennis Martin and Brooke Curran.
Martin, 68, a retired detective from New York City,took up running after his first wife died. Curran, 46, a philanthropist(慈善家）from Alexandria, started running to get out of the house and collect her thoughts. Both she and Martin got good at running but felt the desire to do more. ―The more I trained,the better I got,‖ Curran said,‖ but I would cross the finish line with no sense of accomplishment.‖
Eventually , they worked up to running marathons(马拉松）（and longer races) in other countries, on other countries. Now both have achieved a notable -and increasingly less rate - milestone;running the 26.2-mile race on all seven continents.
They are part of a phenomenon that has grown out of the running culture in the past two decades, at the intersection of athleticism and leisure: ―runcations,‖ which combine distance running with travel to exotic places . There trips ,as expensive as they are physically challenging ,are a growing and competitive market in the travel industry.
―In the beginning,running was enough ,‖said Steen Albrechtsen, a press manager. ―The classic marathon was the ultimate goal, then came the super marathons , like London and New York. But when 90,000 people a year can take that challenge, it is no longer exciting and adventurous . Hence, the search for new adventures began.‖
―No one could ever have imagined that running would become the lifestyle activity that it is today,‖ said Thom Gilligan, founder and president of Boston-based Marathon Tours and Travel. Gilligan, who has been in business since 1979, is partly responsible for the seven-continent phenomenon.
It started with a casual talk to an interviewer about his company offering trips to every continent except Antarctica. And then in 1995,Marathon Tours hosted its first Antarctica Marathon on King George Island. Off the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula: 160 runners got to the starting line of a dirt-and ice-trail route via a Russian icebreaker through the Drake Passage. 21. At the beginning, Martin took up running just to . A. meet requirements of his job B. win a running race
C. join in a philanthropic activity D. get away from his sadness
22. Martin and Curran are mentioned as good examples of .
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A. winners in the 26.2-mile race on all seven continents B. people who enjoy long running as a lifestyle activity C. running racers satisfied with their own performance D. old people who live an active life after retirement
23. A new trend in the travel industry is the development of .
A. challenging runcations B. professional races C. Antarctica travel market D. expensive tours
24. The classic marathon no longer satisfies some people because .
A. it does not provide enough challenge B. it may be tough and dangerous C. it involves too fierce a competition D. it has attracted too many people
25. The first Antarctica Marathon on King George Island indicates that . A. international cooperation is a must to such an event B. runcations are expensive and physically challenging C. Marathon Tours is a leader of the travel industry D. adventurous running has become increasingly popular
Passage Two
Before the 1970s, college students were treated as children. So many colleges ran in loco parentis system. ― In loco parentis‖ is a Latin term meaning ―in the place of a parent.‖ It describes when someone else accepts responsibility to act in the interests of a child.
This idea developed long ago in British common law to define the responsibility of teachers toward their students. For years, American courts upheld in loco parentis in cases such as Gott versus Berea College in 1913.
Gott owned a restaurant off campus. Berea threatened to expel students who ate at places not owned by the school. The Kentucky high court decided that in loco parentis justified that rule.
In loco parentis meant that male and female college students usually had to live in separate buildings. Women had to be back at their dorms by ten or eleven on school nights.
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2015年同等学力申硕英语真题及答案
