同等学力校考英语试题及答案

1、同等学力校考英语试题及答案同等学力校考英语试题 Part I Oral Communication (15 minutes, 20 points)Section ADirections: In this section, there are two incomplete dialogues and each dialogue has three blanks and three choices marked A, B and C, taken from the dialogue. Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to com

2、plete the dialogue. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.Dialogue One A. I feel like a new manB. You look really fitC. Have you been working outA: 1 C ? B: Yeah, as a matter of fact, Ive been going to the gym for half a year now.A: I can tell. 2B . And no more beer belly. Have you been lifting weigh

3、ts?B: That and I do an hour of aerobics every other day. I tell you, its addicting! 3 A !A: Well, you look like a million bucks! B: Thanks.Dialogue TwoA. great minds think alikeB. We could do it first thing tomorrow morning.C. We still have to do about ten moreA: How many orders do we still need to

4、pack, Gail? Weve been packing all day.B: 4C .A: Well, Im really tired from packing all of the stuff all day. And its about time to clock out.B: I know. Maybe we can finish it tomorrow.A: Why not! These orders are not urgent. 5B . B: All right. Lets call it quits and go home.A: See, 5A .Section BDire

5、ctions: In this section, there is one incomplete interview which has four blanks and four choices marked A, B, C and D, taken from the interview. Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the interview. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.A. of course, my home at Rainbow BayB.

6、the first time I went surfing, I fell in love with itC. But can you tell us something about your familyD. its such a refreshing place to beInterviewer: We all know you are an excellent surfer. 7C ? Interviewee: Sure. I was born in January, 1988 in Murwillumbah Hospital. My parents are very optimisti

7、c people. They enjoy life and tend to be satisfied with simple situations. This has rubbed off on me and helps me to always see the bright side of life.Interviewer: When did you begin to love surfing?Interviewee: Well, 8 B . Actually, Ive always loved the ocean. Its beauty and the way its always cha

8、nging attract meInterviewer: Why?Interviewee: Because I think the best feeling in the world is riding through a glassy, barreling wave in a bikini with a group of friends. And Alas, 9A ! I still remember following my dad and sisters around in the lineup and standing up on my new surfing board.Interv

9、iewer: What did you feel when you won the world title for the first time?Interviewee: When I won the world title for the first time, I felt so light and happy! Only it happened so quickly that it was over before I knew it.Interviewer: Where are your favorite surfing locations?Interviewee: My favorit

10、e surfing locations include a few spots in West Sumartra, Mexico and, 10D . Interviewer: Thats about all! Thank you for the interview.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes, 30 points)Directions: In this section, there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with fo

11、ur suggested answers A, B, C and D. Choose the one you think is the best answer and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneIdeas about education are changing in the United States. Education today is not just a high school diploma of a college degree. Many adults are not interested in going

12、to college. They are interested in other kinds of learning. For them, learning does not end with a diploma. Continuing education gives these adults the opportunity to increase their knowledge about their own field or to learn about a new field. It also gives them a chance to improve their old skills

13、 or to learn new ones.Continuing education classes give some adults the chance to learn new skills. There are usually many kinds of classes to choose from, foreign cooking, auto repair, or furniture repair. These are only some of the classes available.Some adults take classes for fun or because the

14、class will be useful for them. For example, they can choose a class in almost any language as a second language. There are classes in first aid or classes in sewing. There are also many other types of classes to choose from.Other adults take continuing education classes to improve their own lives be

15、cause they want to feel better about themselves. Overweight people can find exercise classes or classes in nutrition. Others can learn how to be good parents, or how to get along with other people. There are many opportunities for adults to continue their learning. Almost any community college or pu

16、blic school system has a continuing education program. There are classes in schools, community buildings or churches. Most classes are in the evening, so working people can attend. The classes are usually small, and they are inexpensive. Thousands of people register for continuing education classes

17、each year. They receive no diploma or certificate, and no grade for most of the classes they attend. For them, learning is something they do because they want to.11. Some adults go to continuing education classes to _B_.A. get a college educationB. learn new skillsC. get a certificateD. earn grades1

18、2. Attending continuing education classes _A_.A. does not cost much moneyB. is expensiveC. requires a loanD. is free of charge13. Whats the main idea of Para.6? _C_.A. Adults can continue their learning.B. Most continuing education classes are in the evening.C. Adults have many opportunities to cont

19、inue their learning.D. Classes are held for working people.14. Lots of people attend continuing education classes because _D_.A. the classes will help them feel better about themselvesB. there are many courses they can choose fromC. they can also go to church at the same timeD. learning is something

20、 they are interested in15. We can learn from the passage that _B_.A. college education is not importantB. adult education is very popularC. other kinds of learning are more important than school learningD. continuing education classes teach the same courses that are taught in colleges.Passage TwoA r

21、eport published recently brings bad news about air pollution. It suggests that it could be as damaging to our health as exposure to the radiation from the 1986 Ukraine nuclear power disaster. The report was published by the UK Royal commission on environmental Pollution. But what can city people do

22、to reduce exposure to air pollution? Quite a lot, it turns out.Avoid walking in busy streets. Choose side streets and parks instead. Pollution levels can fall a considerable amount just by moving a few meters away from the main pollution sourceexhaust fumes (烟气). Also dont walk behind smokers. Walk

23、on the windward side of the street where exposure to pollutants can be 50 percent less than on the downwind side.Sitting on the drivers side of a bus can increase your exposure by 10 percent, compared with sitting on the side nearest the pavement. Sitting upstairs on a double-decker can reduce the e

24、xposure. It is difficult to say whether traveling on an underground train is better or worse than taking the bus. Air pollution on underground trains tends to be less toxic than that at street level, because underground pollution is mostly made up of tiny iron particles thrown up by wheels hitting t

25、he rails. But diesel and petrol fumes have a mixture of pollutants.When you are crossing a road, stand well back from the curb while you wait for the light to change. Every meter really does count when you are close to traffic. As the traffic begins to move, fumes can be reduced in just a few second

26、s. So holding your breath for just a moment can make a difference, even though it might sound silly.There are large sudden pollution increases during rush hours. Pollution levels fall during nighttime. The time of year also makes a big difference. Pollution levels tend to be at their lowest during s

27、pring and autumn when winds are freshest. Extreme cold or hot weather has a trapping effect and tends to cause a build-up of pollutants.16. What is the passage mainly about? _B_. A. How to fight air pollution in big cities. B. How to avoid air pollution in big cities. C. How to breathe fresh air in

28、big cities.D. How serious air pollution is in big cities.17. According to the report, air pollution in big cities _C_.A. can be more serious than Chernobyl nuclear disaster B. cannot be compared with the disaster in Chernobyl C. can release as damaging radiation as the Chernobyl disasterD. can be mo

29、re serious than we used to think18. When you walk in a busy street, you should walk on the side _B_.A. where the ink is comingB. where the wind is goingC. where the wind is weakerD. where the wind is stronger19. It is implied in the passage that _.A. people should not take street level transportatio

30、n B. tiny iron particles will not cause health problems C. air pollution on an underground train is less poisonousD. traveling on an underground train is better than taking the bus20. While waiting to cross a busy street, you should _.A. wait a few seconds until the fumes reduce. B. stay away from t

31、he traffic as far as possible. C. hold your breath until you get to the other side of the street.D. count down for the light to change.Passage ThreeIn the 1970s many of us thought working outside the home would be liberating for women, freeing them from financial dependence on men and allowing them

32、roles beyond those of wife and mother.It hasnt worked out that way. Womens labor has been bought on the cheap, their working hours have become longer and their family commitments have barely diminished. The reality for most working women is a near impossible feat of working ever harder. There have b

33、een new opportunities for some women: professions once closed to them, such as law, have opened up. Women managers are commonplace, though the top boardrooms remain male preserves. Professional and managerial women have done well out of neoliberalism. Their salaries allow them to hire domestic help.

34、But more women, such as the supermarket or call center workers; the cooks, cleaners and hairdressers, all find themselves in low-wage, low-status jobs with no possibility of paying to have their houses cleaned by someone else. Even those in professions once-regarded as reasonably high-status, such a

35、s teaching, nursing or office work, have seen that status pushed down with longer hours, more regulation and lower pay.Womens right to work should not mean a family life where partners rarely see each other or their children. Yet a quarter of all families with dependent children have one parent work

36、ing nights or evenings, many of them because of childcare problems.The legislative changes of the 1960s and 1970s helped establish womens legal and financial independence, but we have long come up against the limits of the law. A more radical social transformation would mean using the countrys wealt

37、h-much of it now produced by women-to create a decent family life. A 35-hour week and a national childcare service would be a start. But it is hard to imagine the major employers conceding such demands. Every gain that women have made at work has had to be fought for.Womens lives have undergone a re

38、volution over the past few decades that has seen married women, and mothers in particular, go from a private family role to a much more social role at work. But they havent left the family role behind: now they are expected to work even harder to do both.21. The author suggests that the benefits of

39、womens working C .A. mean that women are able to realize their dreamsB. have been exaggerated in the past few decadesC. are shared only by a limited number of womenD. will be better seen in the years to come22. According to the passage, womens working D .A. has resulted in a closer family tieB. has

40、helped their family financiallyC. has caused more problems than beforeD. has adversely affected their family life23. According to the author, a 35-hour week and a national childcare service D .A. will be put into practice in the near futureB. can only be made possible with government supportC. have

41、been turned down by most employersD. represent a progress, but wont be achieved easily24. The passage is mainly written to C .A. call on more women to work outside the homeB. stress the necessity for women to work harderC. point out the problems faced by working womenD. analyze the roles played by p

42、rofessional women25. The authors tone in writing the passage is B .A. ironic B. sympathetic C. relieving D. angryPassage FourBefore Moko the dolphin turned up，the beached whales were in clear distressBut when Moko arrived at Mahia beach on the east coast of New Zealands North Island，their mood chang

43、ed and they followed him to safetyThe ability of some animals to communicate is well known. Whats less well documented, however, is the communication between species. Justin Gregg, vice president of the Dolphin Communication Project, said it is possible that a dolphin and a whale could communicate i

44、n some way. “But it wouldnt be instructions like Hey, buddy, the open ocean is over here. Follow me,” he saysDolphins use three forms of signaling to other dolphinswhistles, clicking and postures. A whale might have signals in common with a dolphin, just as different species of dolphins are known to

45、 share signals which might theoretically allow a form of basic inter-species communicationBut just as its possible that Moko the dolphin and the stranded whales shared a signal, it is also possible that the whales just saw a vaguely similar creature and followed it There are many reasons why differe

46、nt species communicate, says Vincent Janik, lecturer at the Sea Mammal Research Unit at St Andrews University“The animals exploit the systems of others for their own benefits. Sometimes the benefits are the same for each, therefore they share informationSometimes they are trying to take advantage of

47、 the other. Getting food may not be to the advantage of the one giving up the food.”26. What happened after Moko the dolphin appeared at Mahia beach? B .AThe beached whales still felt distressfulBMoko 1ed the whales back to the seaCThe whales were still stuck on the beachDMoko and the whales swam to

48、gether ashore27. Scientists engaged in animal studies have collected C .Aenough data on how animals speak human languagesBnone of the data on animals ability to communicateC1ess data on how animals communicate between speciesDsome data on animals tendency to talk to humans28. Dolphins communicate wi

49、th one another, using all the following types of signaling EXCEPT A .Agestures Bwhistles Cclicking Dpostures29. The whales stranded on the beach followed the dolphin to safety probably because D .Athey understood the dolphins instruction “Follow me”Bthey had signals in common with one anotherCthey r

50、ecognized some other animals not far awayDthey shared those inter-species signals with the dolphin30. Why do animals of different species communicate with one another? D .ABecause they like to set up their own communication systemsBBecause they want to take advantage of the other speciesCBecause the

51、y tend to keep more food to themselvesDBecause they benefit from using the information from other speciesPart III Text Completion (20 minutes, 20 points)Directions: In this part there are three short texts. For each text, you should first fill in the blank in the choices A, B, C (and D) with the bes

52、t answer provided in the rectangle. Then, complete the text itself by filling in each of the blanks with the completed A, or B, or C, (or D). Write your answer on the Answer Sheet.Text Oneothersthose meaningful A. doing the more 31 letter-writingB. than 32 with nothing to doC. when we help 33 Recent

53、 research suggests that time feels like it is expanding 34 . According to a new research, people who fill their time by helping others feel that they have more time 35 .A research team carried out several experiments. In one of them, 218 university students were told to spend five minutes either wri

54、ting an encouraging letter to a sick child, or counting the “es” in a Latin text. Those doing the mechanical task of counting “e s” felt they were more time tied up than those 36 .Test Twoat which take up positiveA. never to (37) smoking to begin withB. which is a (38) signC. (39) the person begins

55、to smokeQuitting smoking is more of a matter of willpower than of individual choice, for smoking is widely recognized as a hard habit that takes great determination and effort to get rid of once picked up. Despite the chance that a smoker can quit permanently through medication or doctors counseling

56、, the best way to avoid the trouble is (40) .The hard-to-stop effects of cigarette smoking vary in intensity and are related both to the amount and length of exposure and the age (41) . Cigarette smoking is presently blamed for one-third of all cancer deaths in the United States. The sad fact is tha

57、t more people take up smoking than give it up and that the demonstration of the potential risks caused by smoking can fail, particularly among the young and in face of the vigorous marketing of cigarette manufacturers. Smoking is banned in public places in some big cities, (42) that the awareness of the harm of cigarette smoking has been strengthened.Text Threeat the minimum costcaused by the factorycrowded togetheras self-dependent farmersA. where too large masses of people ar