2005年同等学力申硕英语全国统一考试真题

2005 年同等学力申硕英语全国统一考试真题 Paper One 试卷一（90 minutes） Part Ⅰ Dialogue Communication（10 minutes，10 points） Section A Dialogue Completion Directions ： In this section ， you will read five short incomplete dialogues between two speakers，each followed by four choices marked A ，B，C，and D. Choose the best answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. 1. A：Why don’t you have dinner with me tonight？ B： A. Because I have an appointment. B. Sorry about that，but I have to go to a party. C. The reason is that I have to work overtime tonight. D. I’d love to，but I have to finish my paper. 2. A：I’m afraid I have spilled some coffee on the tablecloth. B： A. Oh，don’t worry about that. B. You needn’t apologize. C. I feel sorry for that. D. Oh，you shouldn’t have done that. 3. A：You seem to have a lot of work to do in your office. You’ve always been working overtime. B： A. You are right，but don’t you know the meaning of work？ B. Sorry，I don’t think so. I get overpaid for overwork，you know. C. That’s right. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. D. That’s right，but the work is interesting. I don’t mind some extra hours at all. 4. A ： George ， I would like to introduce a friend of mine ， if I may ： Albert Snow. Albert，this is George Smith. B： A. How have you been？ B. Pleased to meet you，George. C. Mind if call you George？ D. The pleasure’s mine. 5. A：Excuse me. I don’t want to interrupt you... B： A. No，no. It’s quite all right. B. Well，never mind. C. It won’t bother me. D. Of course not. Section B Dialogue Comprehension Directions ：In this section ，you will read five short conversations between a man and a woman ， At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by four choices marked A，B，C，and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the four choices by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. 6. Man：I saw John yesterday. You know what？He was driving a luxurious car. Woman：He rented it. He often makes believe that he is a millionaire. Question：What does the woman mean？ A. Everyone believes that John is a millionaire. B. John dreams of becoming a millionaire. C. John dreams of having a luxurious car. D. John pretends to be a millionaire. 7. Woman：I can hardly go on. The work is so tough. Man：Don’t lose heart. I’ll back you up all the time. Question：What does the man mean？ A. He will help the woman with her work. B. He will support the woman. C. He will do the work for the woman. D. He will encourage the woman. 8. Man：I didn’t know you got a promotion. Why didn’t you tell me earlier so that we could have celebrated it？ Woman：I guess it slipped my mind. My mind was lost to other things because of work. Question：What does the woman mean？ A. She felt lost with her work. B. She had a poor memory. C. She forgot to tell him. D. She had to go to work. 9. Man：The new Chevy Chase film was terrific！ Woman：Oh，come off it，Al. Chevy Chase is a great comedian，but he sure didn’t show it in that movie. Question：What does the woman think of the movie？ A. It’s a great comedy. B. It’s typical Chevy Chase film. C. It isn’t a good comedy. D. It isn’t as terrible as Al thought. 10. Woman ： You haven’t said a word about my dress ， Dave. Don’t you like it？ Man ： I’m sorry I didn’t say anything about it sooner. I don’t think I’ve seen anything like it before. Question：What does the man probably think of the dress？ A. It is in fashion. B. It surely is unique. C. It is a bit old-fashioned. D. It surely suits her. Part Ⅱ Vocabulary（10 minutes，10 points） Section A Directions ： In this section there are ten 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. Should English classes be compulsory at the elementary or primary school level in countries where it is not the native language？ A. required B. necessary C. selected D. permanent 12 ． In the end ， both attacks and defenses of the free market and conventional economics have immense philosophical implications. A. traditional B. novel C. capital-centered D. consumption-centered 13. Applicant will be asked to provide information on how they will disseminate information to other students at their university or college. A. disclose B. deliver C. spread D. analyze 14. In general，the British people belong to one of the more affluent countries of Europe and enjoy a high standard of living compared to the rest of the world. A. plentiful B. powerful C. friendly D. wealthy 15. To absorb a younger work force ， many companies offered retirement plans as incentives for older workers to retire and make way for the younger ones who earned lower salaries. A. rewards B. opportunities C. motives D. stimuli 16. Their business flourished at its new location a year later owing to their joint efforts and hard work. A. prevailed B. failed C. boomed D. shrank 17. The pressure on her from her family caused her to resort to the drastic measures. A. turn to B. keep to C. stick to D. lead to 18. I shall never forget the look of intense anguish on the face of his parents when they heard the news. A. stress B. dilemma C. misery D. surprise 19. If minor disputes are left unsettled，tough ones will pile up sooner or later. A. accumulate B. vanish C. linger D. emerge 20. The police tried in vain to break up the protest crowds in front of the government building. A. unskillfully B. violently C. ineffectively D. eventually Section B 21. I would like to express my______to you all for supporting me this summer as a visiting scholar in your department. A. satisfaction B. gratitude C. pleasure D. sincerity 22. The objective of this popular consultation is to determine ， ______ ， the final political status of the region，whether to remain part of the country as a special district，or to part from it. A. once upon a time B. once and again C. all at once D. once and for all 23. The two countries will assign counter-drug officials to their respective embassies on a ______ basis. A. fundamental B. similar C. reciprocal D. reasonable 24. Tennessee’s population is nearly two-fifths rural ， and no single city or group of cities______ the state. A. dominates B. manages C. manipulates D. controls 25. We all know that in a situation like this a cool head is______. A. called for B. called off C. called on D. called up 26. The destruction an earthquake causes depends on its______ and duration，or the amount of shaking that occurs. A. altitude B. magnitude C. multitude D. aptitude 27. The El Nino has______affected the regional weather and temperature over much of the tropics，sub-tropics and some mid-latitude areas. A. externally B. consistently C. insistently D. internally 28. During all these years of absence he had ______ a tender feeling for his mother and the family. A. enclosed B. hugged C. enriched D. cherished 29. The ______ choice for a consumer ， therefore ， is the choice among the available ones that will enable him or her to maximize utility. A. optimal B. optional C. optical D. optimistic 30. Mrs. Smith ______ tears when she heard her daughter had died in the road accident. A. broke in B. broke up C. broke through D. broke into Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension（50 minutes，25 points） Directions：There are five passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four 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 One It was Friday，the day of the field trip on which Miss Joan would take her class to pick apples. Miss Joan enjoyed picking apples with her students. She smiled as she led her students to the bus that would take them to the Greenly Apple Orchard （ 果 园）. The bus ride was bumpy and the kids were a little noisy ， but still Miss Joan was smiling. The bus stopped in front of the Greenly Orchard Store and the class got off quickly and quietly. Miss Joan made sure everyone was there.“What a glorious，sunny，apple picking day，”Miss Joan announced with her grandest smile. Mr. Greenly was there to greet them.“Let me see，there are eighteen children and two adults at three dollars each. That will be sixty dollars，please.” Miss Joan held up the brochure in her hand.“It says that the price is two dollars each，”she pointed out.“That’s what I collected from everyone.” “We’ve had to raise the price，”Mr. Greenly stated. “You sent me this brochure after we made our reservation ， ” Miss Joan complained，“and it says two dollars！” “Miss Joan ， if you look at the bottom of this brochure ， ” Mr. Greenly said，“you’ll notice a very important statement.” Sure enough ， in very tiny letters ， it said ， “ Prices are subject to change without notice.” Miss Joan was determined to keep her good mood. She took a twenty dollars bill out of her own purse and handed it to Mr. Greenly with the forty dollars she had in an envelope. “Now children ， do you all have your baskets ？ ” Miss Joan called out.“Remember，you can pick as many apples as six apples each.” “I beg your pardon！”Miss Joan was not smiling now.“The brochure says，‘ALL YOU CAN PICK’！” Mr. Greenly pointed to the tiniest letters Miss Joan had ever almost seen. It also says，“Terms and conditions of group reservations are subject to change without notice.” Miss Joan’s good mood was now history. She didn’t want to set a bad example for her students ， so she said in a calm and quiet voice ， “ We’re going home，give me our money back，please.” 31. How many dollars did Miss Joan hand to Mr. Greenly？ A. 20 B. 40 C. 60 D. 18 32. The phrase“subject to change without notice”suggests A. Mr. Greenly could change the terms at will. B. the customers should read the brochure carefully. C. Mr. Greenly could determine what apples to be picked. D. the customers should be informed beforehand. 33. The students could not pick as many apples as they would like because A. they were children. B. there were not enough apples. C. they had made a group reservation. D. they would eat up too many apples. 34.“Miss Joan’s good mood was now history？”（the last paragraph）means A. Miss Joan had been happy until that moment. B. Miss Joan was no longer interested in history. C. Miss Joan taught her students the history of the orchard. D. Miss Joan was good at concealing her feelings. 35. What can we learn about Miss Joan from the story？ A. She did not read the brochure carefully. B. She made a reservation after seeing the brochure. C. She lost her temper in the end. D. She didn’t know how to complain. Passage Two Both civilization and culture are fairly modern words ， having come into prominent use during the 19th century by anthropologists （ 人 类 学 家 ） ， historians ， and literary figures. There has been a strong tendency to use them interchangeably as though they mean the same thing，but they are not the same. Although modern in their usage ， the two words derived from ancient Latin. The word civilization is based on the Latin civis，of a city. Thus civilization，in its most essential meaning ， is the ability of people to live together harmoniously in cities，in social groupings. From this definition it would seem that certain insects ， such as ants or bees ， are also civilized. They live and