2016年申硕英语考试模拟真题卷一

1、考试样卷样卷一PartIOralCommunication(15minutes,10points)SectionADirections:InthissectiontherearetwoincompletedialoguesandeachdialoguehasthreeblanksandthreechoicesA,BandC,takenfromthedialogue.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.DialogueOneA. whenitc

2、omestotheexamB. youneedtogooverityourselfC. thenIcangothroughitagainnexttimeStudent:ImeanIwanttodosomeoftheseproblems.Teacher:Yeah.Student:Butit'stakingtimetodothem.Teacher:Whenwecoversomethinginthelesson,(1).Workouttheexercisesinit.Erm,whenyougetalittlebitstuck,sortitoutyourself,andthenthink.St

3、udent.Yeah.Teacher:IknowIseehowyoudoit.Andmaybeifyou'retotallystuck,(2).Student:Yeah.Teacher:It'sreallythemoreyoudo,Mm,onyourown.Because(3),you'regonnabeonyourown.Keepworkingonitandyou'llbeokay.DialogueTwoA. It'sbeenpainingmeallnight.B. Let'shavealookandseewhatthey'vedone

4、toyou.C. DoItaketheseSofradexisthey'represcribedhere,Doctor?Doctor:Well,whatcanwedoforyoutoday?Patient:Oh,I'veaninfectioninmygum,Doctor.Doctor:Inyourgum?Patient:Uphere.I'vesometabletsand,er,Idon'tknow.Doctor:(4)Aye,theS0fradexisnotdoingverymuchforthat,isit?Patient:I'venevertakent

5、hem.I'vejust,Istoppedtakingthem.Doctor:Aye,Idon'tthinkthey'redoingverymuchtoyou.Patient:(5)Doctor.Doctor:Aye.Patient:I'mjustwonderingifit'smyteethorthatit'sjustmybloodthat'sdoingit.Doctor:Ithinkitmightbetheteeth.It'dbeworthgettingthedentistohavealookatyourplate.Patien

6、t:(6)Doctor:Yes,yes.Keeponwiththosejustnow.Patient:Yes.Aye,twofour,oneortwofourtimesaday.Doctor:Yes,onefourtimesaday.Patient:Fine,yeah.SectionBDirections:InthissectionthereisoneincompleteinterviewwhichhasfourblanksandfourchoicesA,B,CandD,takenfromtheinterview.Fillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoices

7、tocompletetheinterviewandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.A. Well,aboutcostumesB. ButyouknowmewithfashionC. Ikindoffeelthatit'smoreaboutmusicitselfD. SoyouhavetochangejustenoughInterviewer:Doestheshowhaveaconcept?Interviewee:Well,it'sgoingtobemuchmore-(7).Notthatwedidn'tdothatbefore.It'

8、;sputtingmoreemphasisonbigorchestra,music,musicians,singers,songs.Wewanttodomusicatthepurestaspossible,liketheolddaysIguess.Soifit'saconceptInterviewer:Howaboutcostume-Interviewee:Ithinkitis.Interviewer:Howaboutcostume-costumechanges?Interviewee:(8)-yes,Ithinkpeopleliketoseeartistschangeindiffer

9、entoutfits.Again,it'sa-youhavetobecarefulwiththat.Peoplewantyoutochange.Theywanttoseeoutfits.Andifyouchangetoomuch,theysayit'stoomuch.Andifyouchangetoolittle,theysayit'snotenough.(9)Youcan'tpleaseeverybody.ButIhaveawonderfulstylist,AnnieHorth,thatI'mgoingtobeworkingwithagainandwh

10、owillmakesurethatwecanpleaseasmanypeopleaspossible.(10).Ienjoythatvery,verymuch.SoIwilltrytochange,nottoolittleandnottoomuch.PartIIVocabulary(10minutes,10points)Directions:Inthisparttherearetensentences,eachwithonewordorphraseunderlined.ChoosetheonefromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandDthatbestkeepstheme

11、aningofthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.(11) I'minapositiontothinkaboutmyfutureandplanitalittlemoreratherthanjustwaitingforwhathappens.A. usedtoB. unwillingtoC. abletoD. gladto(12) TheCanadianlandscapepainters'stylefeaturedbrilliantcolorsandfreebrushstrokes.A. furtheredB. showedC.

12、replacedD. excluded(13) MiltonHersheywasasuccessfulentrepreneurwhoseopen-heartedgenerositycontinuestotouchthelivesofthousands.A. generationB. kindnessC. facultyD. readiness(14) Greenplantstakeincarbondioxideandgiveoffoxygeninafood-makingprocesscalledphotosynthesis.A.donateB. checkC. withholdD. relea

13、se(15) Thediscoveryofgoldfieldshaslongattractedlargenumbersofprospectorsandotherpeoplebecauseofthetraditionallyhighvalueofgold.A. searchersB. inspectorsC. protectorsD. instructors(16) EvenourMitsubishifour-wheel-drivetruckgetsaltitudeSick-nessonceinawhile,soweliketogiveherarestwheneverwecan.A. somet

14、imesB. usuallyC. oftenD. seldom(17) SculptorsfromPergamumdevelopedadistinctstyle,whichtheyemployedincreatingamagnificentaltardedicatedtoZeus,kingoftheGreekgods.A. setupB. carvedupC. devotedtoD. ledto(18) Workingwherethereisnorunningwatercausesalotofsuffering.Fortunatelywehaveacoldspringashortdistanc

15、efromourhouse.A. ForgivablyB. SteadilyC. ConstantlyD. Luckily(19) Theresearchshowsthatnearly130speciesofbirdsarevulnerabletothepredictedeffectsofclimatechange.A. easilyattackedbyB. skillfullyadaptedtoC. comfortablyinclinedtoD. closelyinvolvedin(20) OnthegroundsofWimbledon,ayear-r0undmuseumisdevotedt

16、othejoysandhistoryofthesport-andoneoftheircurrentexhibitsshowcasesTedTinling,thepopularandcontroversialdesigneroftennisdresses.A. conflictingB. well-knownC.debatableD.innovativePartIIIReadingComprehension（45minutes,25pointsSectionADirections:Inthissection,therearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunf

17、inishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersA,B,C,andD.ChoosethebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneResearchersanalysedthedietof16,000peoplein52countriesandidentifiedthreeglobaleatingpatterns.ThetypicalWesterndiet,highinfat,saltandmeat,accountedforabout30%ofheartattackriskinanypo

18、pulation.A"prudent"diethighinfruitandvegetablesloweredheartriskbyathird.AnOrientaldiet,highintofu,soyandothersauces,madenodifferencetoheartattackrisk.PeoplewhoateaWesterndiethada35%greaterriskofhavingaheartattackthanthosewhoatelittleornofried.ThetypicalWesterndiethasbeenwidelylinkedtoheart

19、disease.Highsaltinthedietcanraisebloodpressureandthewrongtypeoffatcanclog（阻塞）bloodvessels.EllenMason,acardiacnursefortheBritishHeartFoundation,said:"Thisstudyshowsthatitdoesn'tmatterwhetheryouliveinBoltonorBombay,orwhetheryouliketoeatBritish,AfricanCaribbeanorAsianfoods.Thevitalthingistored

20、uceyourintakeofsalty,fried,fattyfoodtoaminimumbutincreasetheamountoffruitandvegetablesyoueat."(21) WhichofthefollowingwasNOToneofthethreeglobaleatingpatterns?A. AWesterndiet.B. A"prudent"diet.C. AnOrientaldiet.D. Apopulardiet.(22) InwhatwaydoesthetypicalWesterndietdoharmtoourhealth?A.

21、 Itmakespeopleeatlittleornofoodsandmeat.B. Itishighinsaltwithoutfriedfoodsandmeat.C. Itcanblockbloodvesselswiththewrongtypeoffat.D. Itleadstotheconnectionbetweenfoodsandheartattack.(23) Whatisthemostimportantmessagethewriterintendstogetacrossintermsofkeepingahealthydiet?A. TrytoeatmoreBritishfoodsan

22、dvegetables.B. Eatlessfruitandfewervegetables.C. TrytoeatmoreAfricanCaribbeanfoods.D. Eatlesssaltandfatbutmorefruitandvegetables.PassageTwoBeforeMokothedolphinturnedup,thebeachedwhaleswereincleardistress.ButwhenMokoarrivedatMahiabeachontheeastcoastofNewZealand'sNorthIsland,theirmoodchangedandthe

23、yfollowedhimtosafety.Theabilityofsomeanimalstocommunicateiswellknown.What'slesswelldocumented,however,isthecommunicationbetweenspecies.JustinGregg,vicepresidentoftheDolphinCommunicationProject,saiditispossiblethatadolphinandawhalecouldcommunicateinsomeway."Butitwouldn'tbeinstructionslik

24、e'Hey,buddy,theopenoceanisoverhere.Followme,'"hesays.Dolphinsusethreeformsofsignalingtootherdolphins-whistles,clickingandpostures.Awhalemighthavesignalsincommonwithadolphin,justasdifferentspeciesofdolphinsareknowntosharesignalswhichmighttheoreticallyallowaformofbasicinter-speciescommuni

25、cation.Butjustasit'spossiblethatMokothedolphinandthestrandedwhalessharedasignal,itisalsopossiblethatthewhalesjustsawavaguelysimilarcreatureandfollowedit.Therearemanyreasonswhydifferentspeciescommunicate,saysVincentJanik,lecturerattheSeaMammalResearchUnitatStAndrew'sUniversity."Theanimal

26、sexploitthesystemsofothersfortheirownbenefits.Sometimesthebenefitsarethesameforeach,thereforetheyshareinformation.Sometimestheyaretryingtotakeadvantageoftheother.Gettingfoodmaynotbetotheadvantageoftheonegivingupthefood."(24) WhathappenedafterMokothedolphinappearedatMahiabeach?A. Thebeachedwhale

27、sstillfeltdistressful.B. Mokoledthewhalesbacktothesea.C. Thewhaleswerestillstuckonthebeach.D. Mokoandthewhalesswamtogetherashore.(25) Scientistsengagedinanimalstudieshavecollected.A. enoughdataonhowanimalsspeakhumanlanguagesB. noneofthedataonanimals'abilitytocommunicateC. lessdataonhowanimalscom

28、municatebetweenspeciesD. somedataonanimals'tendencytotalktohumans(26) Dolphinscommunicatewithoneanother,usingallthefollowingtypesofsignalingEXCEPTA. gesturesB. whistlesC. clickingD. postures(27) ThewhalesstrandedonthebeachfollowedthedolphintosafetyprobablybecauseA. theyunderstoodthedolphin's

29、instruction"Followme"B. theyhadsignalsincommonwithoneanotherC. theyrecognizedsomeotheranimalsnotfarawayD. theysharedthoseinter-speciessignalswiththedolphin(28) Whydoanimalsofdifferentspeciescommunicatewithonean-other?A. Becausetheyliketosetuptheirowncommunicationsystems.B. Becausetheywantt

30、otakeadvantageoftheotherspecies.C. Becausetheytendtokeepmorefoodtothemselves.D. Becausetheybenefitfromusingtheinformationfromotherspecies.PassageThreeCompetitionbreedsexcellence.Askanyonewhopaysattentiontothecarindustryandtheywilltellyouthatthefamily-sedanseg-mentisjustbrutal,withmanufacturersfighti

31、ngtoothandnailovereverysale.Infact,thatmarkethasbecomemorecompetitiveinre-centyears.ItusedtojustbetheCamryandtheAccordfightingforsupremacy,butnowyouhavenew(Hyundai)andold(Ford)competitors,amongothers,joiningthefightwithinteresting,well-made,compellingproducts.It'sagreattimetobeshoppingforanewfam

32、ilysedan.Comparethatwiththestateofthetabletmarkettoday.Hewlett-Packardisinretreat.ResearchinMotionisinaholdingpattern.Motorolahasbeensoldanditstabletisnowanafterthought.Samsungfightsthegoodfight,butittrailsApple'smarketshareby50per-centagepoints.Appleisnotjustaheadofthepack,italmostisthepack.Now

33、,somewouldsaythatthisisalsoasimpleresultofeconomiclawsatwork:Applemakesasuperiorproduct,thereforeitgetsmostofthesales.Butwhatwouldbereallygreatisthat,Apple,Google,Microsoft,andH.P.,lockedinanepicbattlefortabletsupremacy,areeachreleasingnewandbetterproductsatafuriouspace,andeachdroppingpricessubstant

34、iallyatasteadyclip.AppleisdrivinginnovationandcreativitywitheachupgradeoftheiPaditreleases.Butthisisn'taboutwhetheryoupreferAppleorAndroidforyourtablet.Thisisn'taboutpickingsides.Asaconsumer,Iwanttheretoberobustcompetitionacrosstheboard.IwantCokeandPepsi,TargetandWal-Mart,EngadgetandGizmodo.

35、Ifyou'reafanofApple,youwanttheretobeaworthyrivaltopushit,tokeepitsfeettothefire.Ifyoudon'tlikeApple,youwantsomeoneelseinthegamesothatAppledoesn'tsuckalltheairoutoftheroom.AndyouwantAppletodothesamepushingandfoot-scorchingtoitscompetitorthatanothercompanywoulddotoit.(29)Thephrase"fig

36、htingtoothandnail"(Para.1)meansthatcarmakersare.A. competingfiercelywithoneanotherB. beatingoneanotherwiththeirtoothandnailC. extremelycarefulaboutthefamily-sedansegmentD. payingmoreattentiontotheirtoothandnail(30) Whyisitagreattimetobeshoppingforanewfamilysedan?A. Becausecompetitionismoreinter

37、estingandcompelling.B. BecauseHyundaiandFordarejoiningthecompetition.C. Becausecustomershaveenoughqualitycarstochoosefrom.D. BecausetheCamryandtheAccordarecompetingforsupremacy.(31) Whatarethetabletmakersstrategicallydoing,facingthebrutalcompetition?A. Developingnewproductsandreducingprices.B. Analy

38、zingtheresultsoftheeconomiclaws.C. Adaptingtothefuriouspaceofdevelopment.D. Providingbestpossibleservicesfortheirproducts.(32) Theauthorbringsinthepairsof"CokeandPepsi,TargetandWal-Mart,EngadgetandGizmodo"(Para.4)tomakeA. acomparisonB. acontrastC. anabstractionD. anexemplification(33) What

39、doesthephrase"tokeepitsfeettothefire"inthelastparagraphmean?A. ToplaceApple'sfeetclosetothefire.B. TopressureAppleintointensifyingitscompetition.C. ToforceAppletodancehardonthefire.D. ToadviseAppletostrategicallydropitssideproducts.(34) Whydoestheauthorstartwiththecarindustrybeforehefo

40、cusesontabletmarket?A. Becausehetreatsthecarindustryasthekeypointforhiswriting.B. Becausethecarindustryismoreimportantthantabletmar-ket.C. Becauseheusesthecaranalogyforamoreeffectiveargumentation.D. Becausethemodelofthecarisfarmorepopularinthemar-ket.PassageFourSowhatarebooksgoodfor?Mybestansweristh

41、atbookspro-duceknowledgebyencasingit.Bookstakeideasandsetthemdown,transformingthemthroughthelimitationsofspaceintothinkingusablebyothers.In1959,C.P.Snowthrewdownthechallengeof"twocultures,"thescientificandthehumanistic,pursuingtheirseparate,unconnectedliveswithindevelopedsocieties.Inthenew

42、-mediaecologyofthe21stcentury,wemaynothaveclosedthatgap,butthetwoculturesofthecontemporaryworldarethecultureofdataandthecultureofnarrative.Narrativeisrarelycollective.Itisn'tinfinitelyexpandable.Narrativehasashapeandatemporality,anditends,justasOurlivesdo.Bookstellstories.Scholarlybookstellschol

43、arlystories.Storytellingiscentraltotheworkofthenarrative-drivendisciplinesthehumanitiesandthenonquantitativesocialsciences-anditiscentraltothecommunicativepleasuresofreading.Evenargumentisaformofnarrative.Differentkindsofbooksare,ofcourse,goodfordifferentthings.Someshouldbecreatedonlyfordownloadando

44、ccasionalaccess,asinthecaseofmostreferenceprojects,whichthesedaysareborndigitaloratleastgivendualpassports.Butscholarlywritingrequiresnarrativefortitude,onthepartofwriterandreader.ThereisnothingwikiaboutthelastsetofCambridgeUniversityPressmonographs（专著）Ipurchased,andineachIen-counteranindividualspea

45、kingsubject.Eachsingle-authorbookisimmenselyparticular,astorytoldasonlyonestorytellercouldrecountit.Scholarshipisacollagist（拼贴画家）,buildingthenextroadmapofwhatweknowbookbybook.Storiesend,andthat,Ithink,isaverygoodthing.Asingleauthorialvoiceisakindofperformance,withanaudienceofoneatatime,andnoperforma

46、nceshouldoutstayitswelcome.Becauseabookmustend,itmusthaveashape,theareofthoughtthatdemonstratesnotonlythewriter'scommandofherorhissubjectbutalsothatwriter'srespectforthereader.Abookisitsownsetofbookends.Evenifabookispublishedindigitalform,freedfromitsmateriality,thatshapingcaseofthecodex（古书的

47、抄本）istheghostintheknowledge-machine.Wearethecaseforbooks.Ourbodiesholdthecapacitytogeneratethousandsofideas,perhapsevenacoupleoffull-lengthmonographs,andmaybeatradebookortwo.Ifwecangetthemright,booksareluminousversionsofourideas,boundbynarrativestructuresothatotherscanencounterthosebetter,smarterver

48、sionsofusonthepageorscreen.Booksmakethecaseforus,fortheidentityoftheindividualasanembodimentofthinkingintheworld.Theheartofwhatevenscholarsdoistheendlesstaskofmakingthatworldvisibleagainandagainbytellingstories,complicatedandsubtlestoriesthatreshapeusdailysothatnewformsofknow-ledgecanshineout.(35) A

49、ccordingtotheauthor,thenarrativecultureisA. connectableB. infinitelyexpandableC. collectiveD. nonquantitative(36) StorytellingcanberegardedastheessenceofallthefollowingEXCEPT.A. thehumanitiesB. thereferencebooksC. thesocialsciencesD. thepleasuresofreading(37) Whatdoesthephrase"nothingwikiabout&

50、quot;(Para.2)meanac-cordingtothepassage?A. Nothingcasualabout.B. Nothingstimulatingabout.C. Nothingreferentialabout.D. Nothingcontroversialabout.(38) Whyiseachsingle-authorbookimmenselyparticularaccordingtothepassage?A. Becauseitenrichesandrestructuresourknowledgeinitsownway.B. Becauseitputstogether

51、theparticularstoriesweneed.C. Becauseittellssingle-handedlyhowweshouldperform.D. Becauseithelpstomakethemapforourtravelinparticularplaces.(39) WemaythinkhighlyofawriterifhisorherworkhelpsA. tohauntuslikeaghostintheknowledge-machineB. topublishbooksinanarrativestructureC. toreviewabookonthepageorscre

52、enD. toilluminateusinanewformofknowledge(40) Whydoesthewriterthinkthatevenargumentisaformofnarrative?A. Becauseitcanbeaccessedanddownloadedanywhereanytime.B. Becauseitisborndigitaloritmighthavedualpassports.C. Becauseithasthelimitationoftimebothforthewriterandthereader.D. Becauseitwillremainabettera

53、ndsmarterversionforusonthepage.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youarerequiredtoreadonequotedblogandthecommentsonit.Theblogandcommentsarefollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet."Yearsago,afriendofmineob

54、servedthat80percentofthepeopleinthiscountryhavetoomuchself-esteemand20percenthavemuchtoolittle.Thatstruckmeasprettyaccurate,butpsychologistswilltellyouthatself-esteemisnotaconstant.People'sappraisaloftheirownworthvariesIhavetheimpressionthatmorepeoplehaveunstableself-esteemthanbefore.Isaythisbec

55、ausesomeofthetraditionalstandardspeopleusedtomeasuretheirownworthhavee-roded(middleclassrespectability),whereasmorepeoplenowseemtomeasurethemselvesagainstcelebritiesandsuperstars.Itwouldbeinterestingtoknowifanybodyhasstudiedchangesinthecriteriaweusetomeasureself-worth."Comment1:Youbringupaninte

56、restingpointbecauseIdobelievevaluesandbeliefshavechanged.Itwouldbeveryinterestingtoseethecriteriausedforself-worth.Ifindithardtobelievethatonly20%ofpeoplehavelowself-esteem.I'vebeenfollowingBreneBrown'sthoughtsonthesubjectofself-worth,andlowself-worth(onsomelevel)seemsmuchmorecommon.Comment2

57、:Ifthequalityofone'sself-esteemisgoingtobejudgedbycom-parisonswiththosewhoarecelebritiesandsuperstars,thentheentireexerciseisreallypointless.Comment3:Self-esteemsolution:Ahappymarriage.Comment4:Ego(self-worth)isproportionatetowealth.Themorewealth,themoreself-worth.Comment5:BenjaminFranklinsaidit

58、best,anditappliestoallfacetsoflife."Contentmentwillmakeapoormanrichjustasdiscontentwillmakearichmanpoor."Itdoesnotmeannottrytodoyourbest,orbetherichest.Itsimplymeansonceyou'vedoneyourbestbecontentwithyourself,justasifyoudon'tgiveyourbesteffortdiscontentissuretofollow.Comment6:I'

59、;ve"retired"from30yearsofexpensive,ifinteresting,"personalgrowth"and"self-improvement,"muchprobablymotivatedbytryingto"fix"myself.Hangingoutwithfriendsatalocalcafeiswaymoresatisfying.Comment7:Arelatedconceptyoumaybeinterestedinisthe"sociometertheory"ofself-esteem,pioneeredbyMarkLeary(WakeForest).Basicallyitstatesthatourself-esteemisdeterminedbytheamountofperceivedsocialacceptance/rej