2020同等学力英语模拟试卷

1、2020年同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语摸底试卷卷一PaperOne(100minutes)PartIOralCommunication(15minutes,10points)SectionADirections：InthissectiontherearetwoincompletedialoguesandeachdialoguehasthreeblanksandthreechoicesA,BandC,takenfromthedialogue.Fillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswer

2、ontheAnswerSheet.DialogueOneA. I'llputthepresentsunderthetreelaterB. I'veputupthedecorationsC. Itwon'ttakelongtomakeA: IseverythingreadyfortheChristmasparty?B: Almost.(1),andwe'vedecoratedtheChristmastreewithplentyoftinselandbaubles.A: Ilikethebigstaronthetopofthetree.Andhow'sthe

3、food?B: I'vepreparedmostofitalreadyandwenty'ofvsngiokpteDdsyouknow,crisps,biscuits,andthings.Areyougoingtomakethepunch?A:Yes.I'veboughtallthethingstogoini(.3).DialogueTwoA. We'llcomebacklaterB. TherestaurantisfullnowC. No,Iamafraidwedon'tMan:Atablefortwo,please.Waiter:Doyouhavear

4、eservation,sir?Man:(4).Waiter:I'msorry(5)Youhavetowaithalfanhour.Wouldyoucaretohaveadrinkattheloungeuntilatableisavailable?Man:No,thanks.(6).MayIreserveatablefortwo?Waiter:Yes,ofcourse.MayIhaveyourname,sir?Man:Bruce.Bytheway,canwehaveatablebythewindow?Waiter:We'lltrytoarrangeitbutIcan'tg

5、uarantee,sir.SectionBDirections:Inthissectionthereisoneincompleteinterview,whichhasfourblanksandfourchoicesA,B,CandD,takenfromtheinterview.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletetheinterviewandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.A. Weren'tyoufrightenedB. IwasoutfishingC. Ilivenearthebigmil

6、itarybaseinAldershotD. Itwasbehindsometrees,butIcouldseeitclearlybecausetherewasafullmoonInterviewer:Mr.Burton,yousaythatyouhaveseenaUFO.Isthatright?Mr.Burton:Yes,absolutelyright.Ithappenedjustoverayearago.Interviewer:Andwherewasthis?Mr.Burton:NearmyhomeinAldershot,inthesouthofEngland.(7).Interviewe

7、r:Whattimeofdaywasit?Mr.Burton:Itwasaboutnineo'clockintheevening.Theweatherforecastsaiditwasgoingtobeawarm,clearnightwithnoclouds,andthat'sperfectforfishing.Interviewer:Andwhathappened?Mr.Burton:Well,Isawabrightlightcomingtowardsmeataboutthreehundredfeet,andthenitstartedtoland.(9).ThenIsawtw

8、oformscomingtowardsme,andwhentheywereaboutfivefeetaway,theyjuststoppedandlookedatmeforagoodtenorfifteenseconds.Interviewer:Didtheyspeaktoyou?Mr.Burton:Yes.Theoneontherightsaid:"Comethisway,please.”Interviewer:(10)?Imean,weren'tyousurprisedthattheyspokeEnglish?PartIIVocabulary(10points)Direc

9、tions:Inthisparttherearetensentences,eachwithonewordorphraseunderlined.ChoosetheonefromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandDthatbestkeepsthemeaningofthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.11. Asstockpricesplungedduringthebankingcrisis,someinvestorswerebeginningtolosehope.A.tumbledB.dispersedC.collapsedD

10、.dripped12. Someexpertsfearthattheseregulationswillbesostrictastoparalyzeeconomicactivities.A.makeineffectiveB.render-necessaryC.keepstrongD.leavealone13. Thearrangementofthemeetinghastobekeptconfidentialforthesakeofsecurity.A.confidentB.secretC.flexibleD.positive14. Theguiltyverdictwaswidelyexpecte

11、d,althoughharsherthanmanyhadpredicted.A.judgmentB.crimeC.juryD.convict15. Onceapoliticalsystemhasbeencorruptedrightfromtheverytopleaderstothelowestranksofthegovernment,theproblemisverycomplicated.A.rottenB.disintegratedC.boiledD.spoiled16. Asamaster'scandidate,hewasalwaysdiligentinhisstudyandres

12、earch.A.instructiveB.industriousC.intelligentD.intense17. Threedayslater,theIOCannouncedthatJohnson'stesthadbeenpositiveandhehaddisgracedthesportsmovement.A.dishonoredB.destroyedC.discriminatedD.disguised18. InthemonthsandyearsthatfollowedasItransitedtheNorthwestPassage,Icametoacceptsuchsurprise

13、sascommonplace.A. passedacrossC.passedonB. passedawayD.passedover19. Beforetreatingtheinjuries,thevictim'sfeetshouldbeelevated,otherwiseitmightmaketheabdominalinjuriesmoreserious.A.liftedB.loweredC.leveledD.separated20. Theloansweremadebasedonfakecertificatesofdepositissuedbybankbranchofficials.

14、A.artificialB.falseC.dishonestD.pretendedPartIIIReadingComprehension(25points)SectionADirections:Inthissection,therearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedont

15、hefollowingpassage.ComeonEverybody'sdoingit.Thatwhisperedmessage,halfinvitationandhalfforcing,iswhatmostofusthinkofwhenwehearthewordspeerpressure.Itusuallyleadstonogooddrinking,drugsandcasualsex.Butinhernewbook,TinaRosenbergcontendsthatpeerpressurecanalsobeapositiveforcethroughwhatshecallsthesoc

16、ialcure,inwhichorganizationsandofficialsusethepowerofgroupdynamicstohelpindividualsimprovetheirlivesandpossiblytheword.Theideaseemspromising,andRosenbergisaperceptiveobserver.Hercritiqueofthelamenessofmanypublichealthcampaignsisspoton:theyfailtomobilizepeerpressureforhealthyhabits,andtheydemonstrate

17、aseriouslyflawedunderstandingofpsychologydaretobedifferent,pleasedon'Smoke!Pleadsonebillboardcampaignaimedatreducingsmokingamongteenagers,whodesirenothingmorethanfittingin.Rosenbergarguesconvincinglythatpublichealthadvocatesoughttotakeapagefromadvertisers,soskilledatapplyingpeerpressure.Butonthe

18、generaleffectivenessofthesocialcure,Rosenbergislesspersuasive.JointheClubisfilledwithtoomuchirrelevantdetailandnotenoughexplorationofthesocialandbiologicalfactorsthatmakepeerpressuresopowerful.Themostglaringflawofthesocialcureasit'spresentedhereisthatitdoesnlong.RageagainsttheHazefailedoncestate

19、fundingwascut.EvidencethattheLoveLifeprogramproduceslastingchangesislimitedandmixed.There'nodoubtthatourpeergroupsexertenormousinfluenceonourbehavior.Anemergingbodyofresearchshowsthatpositivehealthhabitsaswellasnegativeonesspreadthroughnetworksoffriendsviasocialcommunication.Thisisasubtleformofp

20、eerpressure:weunconsciouslyimitatethebehaviorweseeeveryday.Farlesscertain,however,ishowsuccessfullyexpertsandbureaucratscanselectourpeergroupsandsteertheiractivitiesinvirtuousdirections.It'lilsetheteacherwhobreaksupthetroublemakersinthebackrowbypairingthemwithbetterbehavedclassmates.Thetacticnev

21、erreallyworks.Andthat'stheproblemwithasocialcureengineeredfromtheoutside:intherealworld,asinschool,weinsistonchoosingourownfriends.21. Accordingtothefirstparagraph,peerpressureoftenemergesas.A. asupplementtothesocialcureB. astimulustogroupdynamicsC. anobstacletoschoolprogressD. acauseofundesirab

22、lebehaviors22. Rosenbergholdsthatpublicadvocatesshould.A. recruitprofessionaladvertisersB. learnfromadvertisers'experienceC. stayawayfromcommercialadvertisersD. recognizethelimitationsofadvertisements23. Intheauthor'sview,Rosenberg'sbookfailsto.A. adequatelyprobesocialandbiologicalfactor

23、sB. effectivelyevadetheflawsofthesocialcureC. illustratethefunctionsofstatefundingD. producealonglastingsocialeffect24. Paragraph4showsthatourimitationofbehaviors.A. isharmfultoournetworksoffriendsB. willmisleadbehavioralstudiesC. occurswithoutourrealizingitD. canproducenegativehealthhabits25. Theau

24、thorsuggestsinthelastparagraphthattheeffectofpeerpressureis.A.harmfulB.desirableC.profoundD.questionablePassageTwoThedecisionoftheNewYorkPhilharmonictohireAlanGilbertasitsnextmusicdirectorhasbeenthetalkoftheclassicalmusicworldeversincethesuddenannouncementofhisappointmentin2009.Forthemostpart,theres

25、ponsehasbeenfavorable,tosaytheleast.!HWootiyAAthastyTommasini,asobersidedclassicamusiccritic.Oneofthereasonswhytheappointmentcameassuchasurprise,however,isthatGilbertiscomparativelylittleknown.EvenTommasini,whohadadvocatedGilbert'sappointmentintheTimffis,ucipreteimiiousmusicianwithnoairoftheform

26、idableconductorabouthim".Formypart,IhavenoideawhetherGilbertisagreatconductororevenagoodone.Tobesure,heperformsanimpressivevarietyofinterestingcompositions,butitisnotnecessaryformetovisitAveryFisherHall,oranywhereelse,tohearinterestingorchestralmusic.AllIhavetodoistogotomyCDshelf,orbootupmycomp

27、uteranddownloadstillmorerecordedmusicfromiTunes.Devotedconcertgoerswhoreplythatrecordingsarenosubstituteforliveperformancearemissingthepoint.Forthetime,attention,andmoneyoftheartlovingpublic,classicalinstrumentalistsmustcompetenotonlywithoperahouses,dancetroupes,theatercompanies,andmuseums,butalsowi

28、ththerecordedperformancesofthegreatclassicalmusiciansofthe20thcentury.Thererecordingsarecheap,availableeverywhere,andveryoftenmuchhigherinartisticqualitythantoday'sliveperformances;moreover,theycanbeconsumedatatimeandofthelistenerchoosing.Thewidespreadavailabilityofsuchrecordingshasthusbroughtab

29、outacrisisintheinstitutionofthetraditionalclassicalconcert.Onepossibleresponseisforclassicalperformerstoprogramattractivenewmusicthatisnotyetavailableonrecord.Gilbert'owninterestinnewmusichasbeenwidelynoted:AlexRoss,aclassicalmusiccritic,hasdescribedhimasamanwhoiscapableofturningthePhilharmonici

30、ntoamarkedlydifferent,morevibrantorganization.Butwhatwillbethenatureofthatdifference?Merelyexpandingtheorchestra'srepertoirewillnotbenough.IfGilbertandthePhilharmonicaretosucceed,theymustfirstchangetherelationshipbetweenAmericaoldestorchestraandthenewaudienceithopestoattract.26. WelearnfromPara.

31、1thatGilbert'sappointmenthas.A.incurredcriticismB.raisedsuspicionC.receivedacclaimD.arousedcuriosity27. TommasiniregardsGilbertasanartistwhois.A.influentialB.modestC.respectableD.talented28. Theauthorbelievesthatthedevotedconcertgoers.A. ignoretheexpensesofliveperformancesB. rejectmostkindsofrec

32、ordedperformancesC. exaggeratethevarietyofliveperformancesD. overestimatethevalueofliveperformances29. Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingistrueofrecordings?A. Theyareofteninferiortoliveconcertsinquality.B. Theyareeasilyaccessibletothegeneralpublic.C. Theyhelpimprovethequalityofmusic.D. Theyhaveo

33、nlycoveredmasterpieces.30. RegardingGilbert'sroleinrevitalizingthePhilharmonic,theauthorfeelsA.doubtfulB.enthusiasticC.confidentD.puzzledPassageThreeIt'snosurprisethatJenniferSenior'sinsightful,provocativemagazibeveoVerCtoiryren,IHateMyLife,isarousingmuchchatternothinggetspeopletalkingli

34、kethesuggestionthatchildrearingisanythinglessthanacompletelyfulfilling,lifeenrichingexperience.Ratherthanconcludingthatchildrenmakeparentseitherhappyormiserable,Seniorsuggestsweneedtoredefinehappiness:insteadofthinkingofitassomethingthatcanbemeasuredbymomenttomomentjoy,weshouldconsiderbeinghappyasap

35、asttensecondition.Eventhoughthedaytodayexperienceofraisingkidscanbesoulcrushinglyhard,Seniorwritesthat“thevthatinthemomentdampenourmoodscanlaterbesourcesofintensegratificationanddelight”ThemagazinecovershowinganattractivemotherholdingababyishardlytheonlyMadonnaandchildimageonnewsstandsthisweek.Pract

36、icallyeveryweekfeaturesatleastonecelebritymom,ormomtobe,smilingonthenewsstands.Inasocietythatsopersistentlycelebratesprocreation,isitanywonderthatadmittingyouregrethavingchildrenisequivalenttoadmittingyousupportkittenkilling?Unhappyparentsrarelyareprovokedtowonderiftheyshouldn'thavehadkids,butun

37、happychildlessfolksarebotheredwiththemessagethatchildrenarethesinglemostimportantthingintheworld.Ofcourse,theimageofparenthoodthatcelebritymagazineslikeUSWeeklyandPeoplepresentishugelyunrealistic,especiallywhentheparentsaresinglemotherslikeBullock.Accordingtoseveralstudiesconcludingthatparentsareles

38、shappythanchildlesscouples,singleparentsaretheleasthappyofall.Noshockthere,consideringhowmuchworkitistoraiseakidwithoutapartnertoleanon;yettohearSandraandBritneytellit,raisingakidontheirown.It'hsrdtoimaginethatmanypeoplearedumbenoughtowantchildrenjustbecauseReeseandAngelinamakeitlooksoglamorous.

39、Butit'sinterestingtowonderiftheimagesweseeeveryweekofstressfree,happinessenhancingparenthoodarenin'somesmall,subconsciouswaycontributingtoourowndissatisfactionswiththeactualexperience,inthesamewaythatasmallpartofushopedgettingtheRachelmightmakeuslookjustalittlebitlikeJenniferAniston.31. Jenn

40、iferSeniorsuggestsinherarticlethatraisingachildcanbring.A.temporarydelightB.enjoymentinprogressC.happinessinretrospectD.lastingreward32. WelearnfromParagraph2that.A. celebritymomsareapermanentsourceforgossipB. singlemotherswithbabiesdeservegreaterattentionC. newsaboutpregnantcelebritiesisentertainin

41、gD. havingchildrenishighlyvaluedbythepublic33. ItissuggestedinParagraph3thatchildlessfolks.A. areconstantlyexposedtocriticismB. arelargelyignoredbythemediaC. failtofulfilltheirsocialresponsibilitiesD. arelesslikelytobesatisfiedwiththeirlife34. AccordingtoParagraph4,themessageconveyedbycelebritymagaz

42、inesis.A.soothingB.ambiguousC.compensatoryD.misleading35. Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A. Havingchildrencontributeslittletotheglamourofcelebritymoms.B. Celebritymomshaveinfluencedourattitudetowardschildrearing.C. Havingchildrenintensifiesourdissatisfactionwithlife.D. Wesometi

43、mesneglectthehappinessfromchildrearing.PassageFourWhenyouthinkofthetremendoustechnologicalprogresswehavemade,it'amazinghowlittlewehavedevelopedinotherrespects.WemayspeakcontemptuouslyofthepooroldRomansbecausetheyrelishedtheorgiesofslaughterthatwentonintheirarenas.Butareourfeelingsofsuperiorityre

44、allyjustified?Areweanylessbloodthirsty?Whydoboxingmatches,forinstance,attractsuchuniversalinterest?Humanbeingsremainsasbloodthirstyasevertheywere.TheonlydifferencebetweenourselvesandtheRomansisthatwhiletheywerehonestenoughtoadmitthattheyenjoyedwatchinghungrylionstearingpeopleapartandeatingthemalive,

45、wefindallsortsofsophisticatedargumentstodefendsportswhichshouldhavebeenbannedlongage.Itreallyisincrediblethatinthisdayandageweshouldstillallowhuntingorbullfighting,thatweshouldbepreparedtositbackandwatchtwomenbattereachothertopulpinaboxingring,thatweshouldberelativelyunmovedbythesightofoneoranumbero

46、fracingcarscrashingandburstingintoflames.Letusnotdeceiveourselves.Anytalkof'thesportingspiritissheerhypocrisy.Peopletakepartinviolentsportsbecauseofthehighrewardstheybring.Spectatorsarewillingtopayvastsumsofmoneytoseeviolence.Aworldheavyweightchampionshipmatch,forinstance,isfrontpagenews.Whyshou

47、ldwebanviolentsportsifpeopleenjoythemsomuch?Youmaywellask.Theanswerissimple:theyareuncivilized.Forcenturiesmanhasbeentryingtoimprovehimselfspirituallyandemotionallyadmittedlywithlittlesuccess.Butatleastwenolongertoleratethesightmadmencoopedupincages,orpublicfloggingsofanyofthecountlessotherbarbaricp

48、racticeswhichwerecommoninthepast.Prisonsarenolongerthegrimforbiddingplacestheyusedtobe.Bigeffortsarebeingmadetodistributewealthfairly.Thesechangeshavecomeaboutnotbecausehumanbeingshavesuddenlyandunaccountablyimproved,butbecausepositivestepsweretakentochangethelaw.Thelawisthebiggestinstrumentofsocial

49、changethatwehaveanditmayexertgreatcivilizinginfluence.Ifwebanneddangerousandviolentsports,wewouldbemovingonestepfurthertoimprovingmankind.Wewouldrecognizethatviolenceisdegradingandunworthyofhumanbeings.36. Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor'sopinionofnowadays'humanbeingsis_A.notveryh

50、ighB.highC.contemptuousD.critical37. Themainideaofthispassageis.A. viciousanddangeroussportsshouldbebannedbylawB. peoplearewillingtopayvastsumsofmoneytoseeviolenceC. tocomparetwodifferentattitudestowardsdangeroussportsD. peoplearebloodthirstyinsports38. ThattheauthormentionstheoldRomansis.A. tocompa

51、retheoldRomanswithtoday'speopleB. togiveanexampleC. toshowhumanbeingsinthepastknownothingbetterD. toindicatehumanbeingsareusedtobloodthirsty39. Howmanydangeroussportsdoestheauthormentioninthispassage?A.Three.B.Five.C.Six.D.Seven.40. Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageis.A. that,bybanningth

52、eviolentsports,wehumanbeingscanimproveourselvesB. that,bybanningthedangeroussports,wecanimprovethelawC. thatwemusttakepositivestepstoimprovesocialwelfaresystemD. toshowlawisthemaininstrumentofsocialchangeSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youarerequiredtoreadonequotedblogandthecommentsonit.Theblogandc

53、ommentsarefollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersA,B,CandDChoosethebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.Forcenturies,peoplehavewonderedaboutthestrangethingsthattheydreamabout.Somepsychologistssaythatthisnighttimeactivityofthemindhasnospecialmeaning.Others,howeve

54、r,thinkthatdreamsareanimportantpartofourlives.Infact,manyexpertsbelievethatdreamscantellusaboutaperson'smindandemotionBeforemoderntimes,manypeoplethoughtthatdreamscontainedmessagesfromGod.Itwasonlyinthetwentiethcenturythatpeoplestartedtostudydreamsinascientificway.Opinion1TheAustrianpsychologist

55、,SigmundFreud,wasprobablythefirstpersontostudydreamsscientifically.Inhisfamousbook,TheInterpretationofDreams(1900),Freudwrotethatdreamsareanexpressionsofaperson'swishes.Hebelievedthatdreamsallowpeopletoexpressthefeelings,thoughts,andfearsthattheyareafraidtoexpressinreallife.Opinion2TheSwisspsych

56、iatristCarlJungwasonceastudentofFreud'Jung,however,hadadifferentideaaboutdreams.Jungbelievedthatthepurposeofadreamwastocommunicateamessagetothedreamer.Hethoughtpeoplecouldlearnmoreaboutthemselvesbythinkingabouttheirdreams.Forexample,peoplewhodreamaboutfallingmaylearnthattheyhavetoohighanopiniono

57、fthemselves.Ontheotherhand,peoplewhodreamaboutbeingheroesmaylearnthattheythinktoolittleofthemselves.Opinion3Moderndaypsychologistscontinuetodeveloptheoriesaboutdreams.Forexample,psychologistWilliamDomhofffromtheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaCruz,believesthatdreamsaretightlylinkedtoapersonlife,thoughts

58、,andbehavior.Acriminal,forexample,mightdreamaboutcrime.Dormhoffbelievesthatthereisaconnectionbetweendreamsandage.Hisresearchshowsthatchildrendonotdreamasmuchasadults.AccordingtoDomhoff,dreamingisamentalskillthatneedstimetodevelop.Hehasalsofoundalinkbetweendreamsandgender.Hisstudiesshowthatthedreamso

59、fmenandwomenaredifferent.Forexample,thepeopleinmen'sdreamsareoftenothermen,andthedreamsofteninvolvefighting.Thisisnottrueofwomenfoundthisgenderdifferenceinthedreamsofpeoplefrom11culturesaroundtheworld,includingbothmodernandtraditionalones.Opinion4Candreamshelpusunderstandourselves?Psychologistscontinuetotrytoanswerthisquestionindifferentways.However,onet