2021年同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语水平全国统一考试

2021年同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语水平全国统一考试2021年同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语水平全国统一考试ENGLISHQUALIFICATIONTESTFORMASTERDEGREEAPPLICANTSPaperOne(试卷一)(100minutes)PartIOralCommunication(10points)SectionADirections:InthissectiontherearetwoincompletedialoguesandeachdialoguehasthreeblanksandthreechoicesA,Band，takenfromthedialogue.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet・DialogueOneWillyoutakecareofthatforme?Doesithaveanythingvaluableinside?C・Howdoyouwanttosendit?Clerk:MayIhelpyou?Customer:Yes.I'dliketosendthislettertomyfamilyinEngland.Clerk:Didyouwriteyourreturnaddressontheenvelope?Customer:Yes,Idid.Clerk:1Customer:IguessI'llsenditairmail.Clerk:2Customer:Yes.Ienclosedacheckandsomephotographs.Clerk:Thenyou'dbettersenditbyregisteredmail.Customer:That'sagoodidea.3Clerk:I'msorry,sir.You'llhavetotakeyourlettertothenextwindow.DialogueTwoYoucan'tevenstayinthesunforfiveminutes.Iguessso.C・Youwantmyadvice?Winnie:Oh,man!Nobodycanstandthiskindofscorchingheat.Marc:Absolutely!4Winnie:Anyway,Iguessthisafternoonthere'snothingwecandobutstayhome.Marc:5Idon'twanttobetakentothehospitalforheatexhaustionorsomething.Winnie:6Drinkalotofliquidsandspareyourselftheworstoftheheat!Marc:Yeah,you'reright・Gottodrinkalotoffluids・SectionBDirections:InthissectionthereisoneincompleteinterviewwhichhasfourblanksandfourchoicesA,B,CandD,takenfromtheinterview.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletetheinterviewandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.Iliterallycan'tstop.ButnowIdon'tneedtoworryanymore.C・You'reknownasthefirstbillionaireauthorhere・D.Butthat'snotjustaboutmoney.Interviewer:Youhavepublishedsixpopularbooks.7Interviewee:Yeah.Interviewer:Sohowhasbeingthefirstbillionaireauthoraffectedyourperceptionofyourself?Interviewee:Idressbetter.Well,youcandefinitelyaffordbetterclothes.8Ithinkthesinglebiggestthingthatmoneygaveme—andobviouslyIcamefromaplacewhereIwasasinglemotheranditreallywashandtomouthatonepoint・Itwasliterallyaspoorasyoucangetwithoutbeinghomelessatonepoint.9Never・Interviewer:Areyouinaplacenowwhereyoucanacceptthatyouwillalwaysberich?Interviewee:No.Interviewer:Andwillyoubewritingmore?Interviewee:Oh,definitely.Ican't,yeah,10Well,Imean,youcouldtiemyhandstomysides,Isuppose,butIhavetowrite.Formyownmentalhealth,Ineedtowrite.Part【【Vocabulary(10points)Directions:Inthisparttherearetensentences,eachwithonewordorphraseunderlined.ChoosetheonefromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandDthatbestkeepsthemeaningofthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.Suchexperiencehelpspromoteone'salertnesstoothercultures,aswellasabetterappreciationofone'sownculture.preferenceB.adjustmentC・sensitivityD・responseIfyoualwaystrytofindfaultwithothers,itmeansthatyouhavegainedanothershortcoming.ignoreB・criticizeC.impressD.followTheelectionwillbebroughtforwardtoJuneassomanypeopleareonholidayinJlongedB.adaptedpostponedD.advancedAstothequestionofrefreshments,Ishouldthinkorangejuiceandpotatochipswillbesufficient・enoughB・abundantsatisfyingD.properWatchingthesekidsgrowbringsmesatisfactionthatisdifficulttosurpass・obtainB・exceeddescribeD.forgetThejournalpublishedaseriesofarticlesthatreviewedtheprospectsforaneweraof“geneticmedicine”.A.backgroundB.explorationC.surveyD.outlookIfyoudon'tslowdownandtakeabreak,you'llbeburnedoutveryquickly.A.distressedB.anxiousC・exhaustedD.upsetFollowingourmergingwithSmithBrothers,thenewcompanywill,fromnowon,beknownasSmithandMurphyInc・A.cooperationB.meetingC・agreementD・combination19・OnlynativeborncitizensareeligiblefortheU.S.Presidency・requiredB・qualifiedC・selectedD・electedItwas38degreesandtheairconditioningbarelycooledtheroom.simplyB.quicklyC・hardlyD・stronglyPart皿ReadingComprehension(25points)SectionADirections:Inthissection,therearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersA,CandD・ChoosethebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneWhatdidyoustudyatuniversity?Ifitwassomethingalongthelinesoflaworbusiness,youmightwanttolookawaynow.That'sbecauseaccordingtonewresearch,whichhasfoundalinkbetweenouruniversitysubjectsandourpersonalities,youhaveselfish,uncooperativetendenciesandarenotveryintouchwithyourfeelings・Ontheplusside,you'reprobablythelifeandsoulofaparty,thefindingssuggest・Researchersanalyzeddatafrommorethan13,000universitystudentswhowereinvolvedin12separatestudies・Fromthis,theydiscoveredacorrelationbetweenthe“BigFive”majorpersonalitytraitsandthesubjectstheywereenrolledon・Forexample,thosestudyinglaw,economics,politicalscienceandmedicinetendedtobemuchmoreoutgoingthanthosetakingothersubjects,thestudyfound.Butwhenitcameto“agreeableness”一thetendencytowardsbeinghelpful,generousandconsiderate—thelawyersscoredparticularlylow,asdidbusinessandeconomicsstudents.Artsandhumanitiesstudents,aswellasthosestudyingpsychologyandpoliticsscoredhighlyforopenness,meaningtheywerecurious,imaginativeandintouchwiththeirinnerfeelings,whileeconomists,engineers,lawyersandscientistsscoredcomparativelylow.However,theartsandhumanitiesstudentsalsotendedtobelessconscientiousandmorenervous,typicallyexhibitingsignsofanxietyandmood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nionweplantedpalmtreestoharvestthecoreofthetrunkwhichcanbeeateninsalads・BeforestayingwiththefarmIhadonlyeatenheartofpalmfromcanswhichwerenothingincomparisontotherealthing,freshfromtheground・Whenpottinguptheverybeginningsofthepalmtrees,Ifeltgratefultobeapartofthestartofthetrees'cycle.Iwasfilledwithawethatsomethingsosmallcouldgrowintosomethingsobigandstrong・Wealsodidlotsofweeding,whichhelpedmetogettoknowallkindsofdifferentplants,tobeabletoidentifywhichoneswecoulduseasherbs/medicine/insaladsandwhichwereseenasuneatable.Ialsogottoharvestpineapplesandguavafruit（番石榴）tomakejamswhichwillbesoldatthelocalmarket・Ofcourse,noteveryoneisabletotravelfarawayintothefield.ThegreatthingabouttheskillsharephilosophybehindWWOOFingisthatit'ssomethingwecanalldofromourownbackyard・Thefocusshiftsfrommoneytohowwecanbestsupporteachotherinourcommunities.Afairexchangecanmakeabigdifferenceintheworld.31・WW00Fingenablesvolunteersto.getfoodandshelterfortheirworktravelaroundLaReunionforfreetellthedifferencesbetweenvariousbirdshaveclosecontactwithwildanimalsTheauthorfoundhisfarmlifeinLaReunionquite.awfulB.rewardingcomfortableD.difficultTheauthordidallofthefollowingontheorganicfarmEXCEPT.removingweedsplantingpalmtreesharvestingfruitscollectingvegetablesThephilosophyofWWOOFingisto.improvelocalenvironmentmakelocalslivebetterunitedifferentcommunitiesadvocateafairexchangeThispassageismainlyabout.thedevelopmentofWWOOFingalocalWWOOFingcommunityacharmingWWOOFingexperiencethesystemofWWOOFingPassageFourExpertssaydistractedwalkingisagrowingproblem,aspeopleofallagesbecomemoredependentonelectronicdevicesforpersonalandprofessionalmatters.Theyalsonotepedestriandeathshavebeenrisinginrecentyears.In2005,11%ofallUSdeathsinvolvedpedestrians,butthatnumberroseto15%in2021.Theriseindeathscoincideswithstatesintroducingbillsthattargetpedestrians.Somestates,suchasHawaii,Arkansas,Illinois,NevadaandNewYork,continuetointroducelegislationeveryyear.ThemeasurerecentlyintroducedbyNewJerseyassemblywomanPamelaLampittwouldbanwalkingwhiletextingandprohibitpedestriansonpublicroadsfromusingelectroniccommunicationdevicesunlesstheyarehandsfree・Violatorswouldfacefinesofupto$50,15dayimprisonmentorboth,whichisthesamepenaltyasjaywalking（乱穿马路）.Halfofthefinewouldbeallocatedtosafetyeducationaboutthedangersofwalkingwhiletexting,saidLampitt.Someseetheproposalasanunnecessarygovernmentoverreach,whileotherssaytheyunderstandLampitt'sreasoning.Butmostagreethatpeopleneedtobemadeawareoftheissue.“Distractedpedestrians,likedistracteddrivers,presentapotentialdangertothemselvesanddriversontheroad,”Lampittsaid.“Anindividualcrossingtheroaddistractedbytheirsmartphonepresentsjustasmuchdangertomotoristsassomeonejaywalkingandshouldbeheld,atminimum,tothesamepenalty.”Themainquestionraisedaboutthemeasure,though,iswhetheritcanbeenforcedconsistentlybypoliceofficerswhousuallyhavemorepressingmatterstodealwith.Somefeelthatratherthanimposinganewlaw，thestateshouldfocusondistractedwalkingeducation.Lampittsaidthemeasurewasneededtostopandpenalize“riskybehavior".ShecitedaNationalSafetyCouncilreportthatshoweddistractedwalkingincidentsinvolvingcellphonesaccountedforanestimated11,101injuriesfrom2000to2021.Thestudyfoundamajorityofthoseinjuredwerefemaleandmostwere40oryounger.Talkingonthephonewasthemostprevalentactivityatthetimeofinjury,whiletextingaccountedfor12%・Nearly80%oftheinjuriesoccurredastheresultofafall,while9%occurredfromthepedestrianstrikingamotionlessobject.Thispassageismainlyconcernedwith.thedifficultyinenforcingroadregulationsrisingdeathscausedbydistractedwalkingthedangersofjaywalkingonbusystreetsdistractedwalkinginvolvingsmartphones37・Thestatesintroducingbillsthattargetpedestrians.havebenefitedfromthebillsfindithardtocarrythemoutC・havebeenpromotingthelegislationwillhavefewerdeathsofpedestriansAccordingtothemeasureproposedbyLampitt,walkingwhiletextingwould・becomeillegalinvolvesafetyeducationbeblamedpubliclyincurafineofover$50Lampittreasonsthatdistractedpedestriansareasdangerousas.motoristsspeedingdriversC・jaywalkersdrunkdriversWhichofthefollowingwouldtheauthorofthepassagemostprobablyagreewith?A.Malesaremorevulnerabletodistractedwalkinginjuries・Policeofficersareunhappywiththeproposedlaw.Safetyeducationismoreimportantthanpenalty.Risingdistractedwalkingincidentscallforrealattention.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youarerequiredtoreadonequotedblogandthecommentsonit.Theblogandcommentsarefollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersA,B,CandChoosethebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.Thesaying“ClothesMaketheMan”datesbacksome400yearsanditreferstothefactthatwhenpeopleseeawelldressedperson,theyassumethatpersonisaprofessional,capable，and(especiallyintheolddays)rich・Therefore,youhadtodresslikehowyouwantedtobeperceived,whatyouwantedtoeventuallyachieve・Fastforward400years,lotsoffolksstillthinkthesameway.Butdoesitreallymakeadifference?Ihappentobeoneofthosewhodonotputfaithintheoldsaying.IsupposeImightbeintheminoritybutIamamemberofaneliteclubwiththelikesofSteveJobsandBillGatesinmycamp・Perceptionisnotreality;perceptionishalfwaytodiscoveringreality.Perceptionisdrawnfromourownimpressionsourownbeliefsystems.Isitpowerfulandinfluential?Absolutely!Isitallthatitseems?Lessoftenthanyouthink・Howmanytimeshaveyoucastaninitialjudgmentonlytosurpriseyourselflaterandlearnhowyoumissedoutonagreatopportunity,personoridea?Comment1:Inthepresentera,manyassociatethewelldressedwithbeingthemostsuccessful.IttookfolksinthebusinessworldalongtimetooverlookthewaySteveJobsworejeansonthepublicstage・IdidnotknowMr・Jobs,thoughIwishIhad・Ihavehearditsaidthatheinventedtheconceptof“businesscasual.”Inmymindthatisasmuchamatterofselfconfidenceasitisamatteroftasteinclothing・Comment2:YouarewrongaboutSteveJobs.Hecertainlydidcareabouthowhewasperceivedandhisappearancewasverymuchcalculatedtoachievehisdesiredeffect.Fromhisearlyformalbusinessclothingdowntotheaggressivecasualnessofhiseventualblackturtleneckandjeansuniform,hisclothesandtheimpacttheymadewereclearlyforemostinhismind.Comment3:Itremindsmeofthestoryaboutthephilosopherwhogoestoaformaldinnerpartyinjeans・Whenaskedifhefeltoutofplacebecauseofhisclothes,helookedaroundandsaidhehadn'tnoticed.Whichofthefollowingmightthewriterofthepassageagreewith?SteveJobsandBillGatesdressformally.Weshouldnotjudgeapersonbyhisclothing.C・Itisclothesthatmaketheman.D.Thewelldressedaremorelikelytosucceed.Accordingtothewriterofthepassage,perception.mightprovewrongispowerfulandreliableishalfrealitymightbeworthlesstousThewriterofComment1seemsto.dislikethewaySteveJobsdressedforbusinessoccasionssuggestthatbusinesspeoplehavenotasteinclothingbelievethatthewelldressedarethemostsuccessfulthinkthatSteveJobs'casualnessreflectedhisselfconfidenceSpeakingofSteveJobs,thewriterofComment2.pointsoutthatSteveJobswasaveryaggressivepersonsuggeststhatheandSteveJobsusedtobeinthesameclubholdsthesameviewasthewriterofthepassagethinksSteveJobs'casualnesswascarefullythoughtoutWhenhewenttothedinnerpartyinjeans(Comment3)，thephilosopher.thoughtthatpeoplelikedhisclotheswasnotawareofhowhisclotheslookedC・feltquiteembarrassedD.consideredhimselfoutofplacePartWCloze(10points)Directions:Inthispart,thereisapassagewithtenblanks・ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedAB,C,andD・ChoosethebestanswerforeachblankandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet・Thehistoryoftransportationisverylongandfullofchangesandinventions.Itstarts46walking,whichisnotanyinvention;itjusttakesenergy.Peopleusedtowalktogettootherplaces.Ifyouwantedtogetsomewherequickly,the47waytodothatwastorun.Actually,thefirstinventionfortransportation48wastheshoe・Centuriesagotherewerenoshoes,andpeoplewalkedbarefoot.Thenpeopleinvented49totransportthemselvesandmaterialsfromoneplacetoanother.Insomecultures,peopleinventedsledges(雪橇)，50areakindofboardthatyoudragalongtheground.Youcantiethingsonthesledgetohelpcarrythem,butitsachallenginginvention51ifyouhitarockwiththesledgeasyoupullit,thecontentscan52.Inothercultures,peopleinventedthewheel,whichtheyusedtomakeiteasiertomovethings—andpeople・Thatwasthebeginningofmanyinnovationsintransportation.53peoplehadwheelstheycouldinventotherwaystotravel.Theycouldputthewheelonaboardandmakeitawagon,andthentheycould54thatwagontoanoxorahorseandrideaswellascarrymaterials.Thatwheelledto55wehavetoday:trucks,automobiles,andevenboatsandplanes.Forexample,thereweresteamboatsthatusedgiantwheelsthatturnedwithblades,pushingthewaterandpushingtheboatforward・46・A.onB.atC・forD.with47.A.possibleB.onlyC.oneD.just48・A・probablyB・luckilyC.reallyD・formerly49・A.methodsB.channelsC.waysD.measuresA.whatB.whenC.whereD.whichA.unlessB・butC・evenD.sinceA.pulloutB.slipoffC.holddownD.putdown53・A・OnceB・ThenC・HoweverD・Yet54・A.stickB.makeC.fastenD.changeA.whatB.thatC.whichD.howPartVTextCompletion(20points)Directions:Inthispart,therearethreeincompletetextswith20questions.Aboveeachtexttherearethreeorfouritemstobecompleted.First,usethechoicesprovidedintheboxtocompletetheitems.Second,usethecompleteditemstofillintheblanksofthetext.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.TextOnemanychoosethinkofwaysofPhrases:56onlyonelanguage57anyreasonnottoin58differentwaysthemostboring59seeingtheworldIthinkeverylanguagehasacertainwayofseeingtheworld・Eachisawholedifferentworld—awholedifferentmindsets.Icouldn'tpossibly60becauseitwouldmeanreallygivingupthepossibilitytobeabletoseetheworld61.Sothemonolinguallifestyle,forme,isthesaddest,theloneliest,62.Therearesomanyadvantagesoflearningalanguage;Ireallycan't63.TextTwoknownideafeelPhrases:butitmay64likeforeverapersonmayhaveno65whatiswrongwhatis66aspanicdisorderApanicattackisasuddenfeelingofterror・Usuallyitdoesnotlastlong,67.Thecausecanbesomethingasnormallyuneventfulasdrivingoverabridgeorflyinginanairplane・Anditcanhappenevenifthepersonhasdrivenovermanybridgesorflownmanytimesbefore.Afastheartbeat・Sweatyhands・Difficultybreathing・Alightheadedfeeling.Atfirst68・Butthesecanallbesignsof69.Thefirstappearanceusuallyisbetweentheagesofeighteenandtwentyfour.Insomecasesitdevelopsafteratragedy,likethedeathofalovedone,orsomeotherdifficultsituation.TextThreelightsprotectinthedarkPhrases:sitathome70turnoffallnonessential71C・passedalawto72theseaI'mabigfanoftryingtosavetheenvironment,andthismonthistheWWF(WorldWideFundforNature)annualEarthHour.EarthHourisaneventwhereyou73andpowerbetween89pm,thingslikeyourTVandcomputer.However,youdon'tjust74foranhour.Instead,peoplegatheringroupsandhavefunwithoutusingpower・Thingslikedancing,fireworksandmusicalperformancesarepopularandit'sveryfuntotakepart.EarthHourisn'tjustaboutsavingenergy;peopleinvolvedinEarthHourhavealsoplantedaforestinUganda,builtsolarpanelsinIndiaand75inArgentina.PaperTwo(试卷二)(50minutes)PartWTranslation(10points)Directions:TranslatethefollowingpassageintoChinese・WriteyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.Booksaresteadilyincreasinginsize:theaveragenumberofpageshasgrownby25%overthelast15years・Astudyofmorethan2,500booksappearingonNewYorkTimesbestsellerrevealsthattheaveragelengthhasincreasedfrom320pagesin1999to400pagesin2021・JamesFinlayson,whocarriedoutthestudy,believed“there'sarelativelyconsistentpatternofgrowthyearonyear"・ForFinlayson,muchofthisshiftcanbeexplainedbytheindustry'sshifttowardsdigital.“Whenyoupickupalargebookinashop,"hes