2014年同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语真题及答案

内容为网上收集整理，如涉及侵权请联系删除内容为网上收集整理，如涉及侵权请联系删除内容为网上收集整理，如涉及侵权请联系删除2014年同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语真题及答案2014年同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语水平全国统一考试PaperOne试卷一(100minutes)PartⅠOralCommunication(15minutes，10points)SectionADirections：InthissectiontherearetwoincompletedialoguesandeachdialoguehasthreeblanksandthreechoicesA，BandC，takenfromthedialogue.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.DialogueOneA.IthoughtyousaidtherewerethreemenB.Theyhadbeeninthereforabout5minutesC.It'stheothermanI'mtalkingaboutBurney：Thereweretwomen，Ithink.No，three.Theyranintothebankandtheonewiththegun，thetallone，herunsuptothewindow，andstartsshoutingsomething，Idon'tknow，“Givemeallyourmoney”andtheotherone…Policeofficer：1?Burney：No，thereweretwomenandagirl.2，theonecarryingthesuitcase，well，hegoesuptotheotherguy.Policeofficer：Theonewiththegun?Burney：Yes，andheopensthesuitcaseandthecashier，well，she—well，alltheotherpeoplebehindthewindow—theyhandoverpilesofmoneyandthetwomenputitintothesuitcaseandtheyrunout.Itwas1：35.3.DialogueTwoA.Peopletodaydon'tlikethatB.IlikeagoodstoryC.TheystillmakemovieslikethatSpeakerA：IlikewatchingoldmoviesandIthinktheyarethebest.SpeakerB：Iagreewithyou，eventhoughthey'reinblackandwhite.Ithinkagoodstoryismoreimportantthancolor.SpeakerA：Andtherewasnoviolenceinoldmovies.SpeakerB：No，therewasn't.4.SpeakerA：Theylikelotsofaction.SpeakerB：5.SpeakerA：Iliketoseeactorswhoarelikerealpeople.SpeakerB：Likerealpeoplewithrealproblems.SpeakerA：6.SpeakerB：Yes，buttheynevermakemuchmoney.SectionBDirections：InthissectionthereisoneincompleteinterviewwhichhasfourblanksandfourchoicesA，B，CandD，takenfromtheinterview.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletetheinterviewandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.A.IdoalotofresearchontheInternettooB.IdoalotofmyshoppingonthenetnowC.OfcoursetheymailtheirfriendsendlesslyD.IdocumenteverythingInterviewer：Ms.Chen，canyoutelluswhichpiecesoftechnologyareimportanttoyou?Interviewee：Threethings：mySharplaptop;myiPhone5;andmyOlympusdigitalcamera.7：thekids，art，buildings，clothes，scenesthatcatchmyeyeasIwalkpast.Interviewer：Whatdoyouuseyourcomputerfor?Interviewee：Well，Isendemailsallthetime.ButIdoalotofmydesignworkonscreennowandIcansendmyideasstraighttodirectorsandproducers.8—therearesomefantasticsitesaroundnow.Interviewer：Whousesthecomputerathome?Interviewee：Thekidsusethecomputerallthetimeathome.9—andontopofthatthey'realwaystextingontheirmobilephones!TheyplaycomputergameswhentheythinkIortheirfatheraren'tlooking!Theydon'tlikedoinghomework，ofcourse，buttherearesomereallygoodrevisionsitesontheInternet.10—15minutesforawholesupermarket“visit”!Thatfeelsreallygood.PartⅡVocabulary(10minutes，10points)Directions：Inthisparttherearetensentences，eachwithonewordorphraseunderlined.ChoosetheonefromthefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandDthatbestkeepsthemeaningofthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

PartⅢReadingComprehension(45minutes，25points)SectionADirections：Inthissection，therearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements，eachwithfoursuggestedanswersA，B，CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneLastweek，Ireadastoryabouta34-year-oldBritishwomanwhoisextremelyafraidofmetalforks.She'sbeenusingplasticonesfor17yearsbecausethesoundofaforkrubbingagainstaplategivesherapanicattack.Strange，right?Butshe'snotalone.Whilepopularphobias(恐惧症)aboutsnakesandspidersmightgetalloftheattention，thereareawidevarietyofnot-so-obvioushorrorsthatmakepeoplenervous.Whilesomephobiasmightseemabitsilly，theycancauseseriousemotionaldistress.Myco-workerMagdaisterrifiedofpigeons，aphobiathatistakingoverherlife.Shewon'twalkincertainpartsofthecityandrunsscreamingfromthesubwaywhenoneofthese“ratswithwings”findsitswayontotheplatform.Anotherfriendisdisgustedwithcheese.OnceIsawherrunawayfromasliceofit.Sowheredoesanirrationalfearofcheesecomefrom?Arephobiassomethingweinheritfromourgenesordoweacquiretheseunusualanxietiesovertime?EversinceIcanrememberIhavebeenunreasonablyfrightenedofelevators.TherewasnoterriblechildhoodexperienceandIamfinewithconfinedspaces，butsomethingaboutelevatorsmakesmenervous.Andso，whenmyboyfriendandIfoundourselvestrappedinanelevatorlastyear—becausethesesortsofthingsalwayshappeneventually—Iwasanticipatingtheworst.Whilehegavemeasuggestiveeyebrowraiseandproposedwe“takeadvantageofthesituation”，Ibeganscreaminguncontrollably.Iwasfarfromturnedonbythewholefacingmyworstnightmarething.However，afterthefearsubsided(消退)Irealizedthat，yes，thiswasmygreatestfearcometrue，andyet—itwasn'tallthatbad.Nervousandinconvenientmaybe，butterrifying?Notsomuch.Liberatingyourselffromadeep-seatedphobiacanbealonganddifficultprocess，butsometimesitcanbeassimpleasconfrontingitheadon.21.The34-year-oldBritishwomanisextremelyafraidofmetalforksbecause______.A.shecouldn'tbeartheirsoundonplateB.sheisafraidthattheymayhurtherC.shehasneverusedthembeforeD.shehasbeeninjuredbythembefore22.Thephrase“ratswithwings”(Para.3)refersto______.A.devilsB.exoticratsC.pigeonsD.strangebirds23.Theauthor'sfearofelevatorsistheresultof______.A.herdislikeofbeinginclosedspacesB.herterribleexperienceC.herphobiafornoreasonD.hernervousnessofbeingalone24.Afterthefearsubsided，theauthorrealizedthat______.A.anelevatorridecouldbeexcitingB.itwasnotashorribleasshehadthoughtC.herboyfriend'shelpwasimportantD.shecouldhavehadagoodtimewithherboyfriend25.Thepurposefortheauthortoshareherexperienceisto______.A.introducewhatstrangefearspeoplehaveB.explainwhypeoplehavestrangefearsC.illustrateconqueringafearcanbedifficultD.encouragepeopletoovercometheirfearsPassageTwoTheAmericanpublic'sobsessionwithdietinghasledtooneofthemostdangeroushealthmisconceptionsofalltimes.Manytelevisionads，movies，magazinearticles，anddiet-foodproductlabelswouldhaveconsumersbelievethatcarbohydrates(碳水化合物)arebadforthehumanbodyandthatthosewhoeatthemwillquicklybecomeoverweight.Weareadvisedtoavoidfoodssuchaspotatoes，riceandwhitebreadandoptformeatsandvegetablesinstead.Somecompaniespromotethisideatoencourageconsumerstobuytheir“carb-free”foodproducts.Butthetruthis，thehumanbodyneedscarbohydratestofunctionproperly，andabodythatreliesoncarbohydratesbutisexhaustedofthisdietaryelementisnotingoodshapeafterall.Mostfoodsthatweconsumeonadailybasislikepotatoesandriceareloadedwithcarbohydrates.Contrarytopopularbelief，carbohydrateshavemanyhealthbenefits：somefightdiseasessuchashighbloodpressureandheartdisease，andothershelptopreventcancerandstroke.Cuttingthesefoodsoutofyourdietmaydepriveyourbodyofthemanyhealthbenefitsofcarbohydrates.Oneofthebestbenefitsofcarbohydratesistheirabilitytohelptomaintainthehealthofourorgans，tissues，andcells.Scientificstudieshaveshownthatonetypeofcarbohydratecalledfiberreducestheriskofheartdisease.Carbohydratesalsocontainantioxidants(抗氧化剂)，whichprotectthebody'scellsfromharmfulparticleswiththepotentialtocausecancer.Thisdoesnotmeanthatthehumanbodycansurviveonadietcomposedentirelyofcarbohydrates.Wealsoneedcertainpercentagesofproteinsandfatstomaintainhealthybodies.Butcarbohydratescertainlyshouldnotbeavoidedaltogether.Infact，thefoodpyramid，therecommendedbasisofahealthydiet，showsthatapersonshouldconsumesixtoelevenservingsofbreadsandgrains，aswellasthreetofourservingseachoffruitsandvegetables—allcarbohydrate-containingfoods.Itiseasytoseewhycuttingcarbohydratesoutofaperson'sdietisnotagoodidea.Theonlywaytoknowwhatistrulyhealthyforyourownbodyistotalktoanutritionistordietician，whocanhelpyouchoosefoodsthatarerightforyouaswellasguideyoutowardaproperexerciseprogramforweightloss，ormusclegain.Theseprofessionalswillnevertellyoutocutoutcarbohydratesentirely!Thebottomline：listentotheexperts，nottheadvertisers!26.AsisusedinParagraph1，theword“exhausted”mostpossiblymeans______.A.startledB.starvingC.derivedD.deprived27.Accordingtotheauthor，advertiserswhosell“carb-free”products______.A.valueconsumers'well-beingB.arenottellingthetruthC.offerhealthyoptionsD.areresponsibleforobesity28.WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthehealthbenefitsofcarbohydrates?A.Preventionofstroke.B.Preventionofcancer.C.Preventionoffiberreduction.D.Preventionofheartdisease.29.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatahealthydiet______.A.islowincarbohydratesandhighinproteinsandfatsB.containsequalamountsofcarbohydratesandproteinsC.needsenoughproteinsbutnofatforustomaintainenergyD.isbalancedbetweencarbohydrates，andproteinsandfats30.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.A.describethevarietyofcarbohydratesB.explainhowtoliveahealthylifeC.promotemorephysicalexerciseD.advocateahealthydietPassageThreeOfallthelessonstaughtbythefinancialcrisis，themostpersonalhasbeenthatAmericansaren'tsogoodatmoney-management.Wetakeouthomeloanswecan'tafford.Werunupsky-highcredit-carddebt.Wedon'tsavenearlyenoughforretirement.Inresponse，supportersoffinancial-literacyeducationaremovingwithrenewedenthusiasm.SchooldistrictsinstatessuchasNewJerseyandIllinoisareaddingmoney-managementcoursestotheircurriculums.TheTreasuryandEducationdepartmentsaresendinglessonplanstohighschoolsandencouragingstudentstocompeteintheNationalFinancialCapabilityChallengethatbeginsinMarch.Studentswithtopscoresonthatexamwillreceivecertificates—butchancesforlong-termbenefitsareslim.Asitturnsout，thereislittleevidencethattraditionaleffortstoboostfinancialknow-howhelpstudentsmakebetterdecisionsoutsidetheclassroom.Evenasthefinancial-literacymovementhasgainedsteamoverthepastdecade，scoreshavebeenfallingonteststhatmeasurehowwellstudentslearnaboutthingssuchasbudgeting，creditcards，insuranceandinvestments.ArecentsurveyofcollegestudentsconductedfortheJumpStartCoalitionforPersonalFinancialLiteracyfoundthatstudentswho'dhadapersonal-financeormoney-managementcourseinhighschoolscorednobetterthanthosewhohadn't.“Weneedtofigureouthowtodothistherightway，”saysLewisMandell，aprofessorattheUniversityofWashingtonwhoafter15yearsofstudyingfinancial-literacyprogramshascometotheconclusionthatcurrentmethodsdon'twork.Agrowingnumberofresearchersandeducatorsagreethatamoreradicalapproachisneeded.Theyadvocatestartingfinancialeducationalotearlierthanhighschool，puttingrealmoneyandspendingdecisionsintokids'handsandtalkingopenlyabouttheemotionsandsocialinfluencestiedtohowwespend.Otherinitiativesaretacklingsuchreal-worldissuesasthecommercialandsocialpressuresthataffectpurchasingdecisions.Whyexactlydoyouwantthoseexpensivebrand-nameshoessobadly?“Ittakesconfidencetotakeastandandtothinkdifferently，”saysJerooBillimoria，founderofAflatoun，anonprofitwhosecurriculum，usedinmorethan30countries，aimstohelpkidsgetalegupintheirfinanciallives.“Thisgoesbeyondmoneyandsavings.”31.Thefinancial-literacyeducationisintendedto______.A.renewAmericans'enthusiasmaboutmoney-managementB.increaseAmericans'awarenessofthefinancialcrisisC.helpAmericanstoovercomethefinancialcrisisD.enableAmericanstomanagemoneywisely32.Accordingtotheauthor，theNationalFinancialCapabilityChallengewillbe______.A.ineffectiveB.rewardingC.costlyD.well-received33.Bysayingthat“thefinancial-literacymovementhasgainedsteam”(Para.3)，theauthormeansthatthemovement______.A.hasreceivedmuchcriticismB.hasbeenregardedasimaginativeC.hasbeenmoreandmorepopularD.hasgonethroughfinancialdifficulties34.LewisMandellsuggeststhatweshouldfigureouthowto______.A.managemoneyinamoreefficientwayB.carryoutfinancial-literacyeducationproperlyC.improvethesocialawarenessoffinancialeducationD.helpstudentsscorebetterinmoney-managementcourses35.JerooBillimoriaismostlikelytoagreethatcommercialandsocialpressuresmakeone'spurchasingdecisions______.A.acceptableB.difficultC.feasibleD.unwisePassageFourCheatingisnothingnew.Buttoday，educatorsandadministratorsarefindingthatinstancesofacademicdishonestyonthepartofstudentshavebecomemorefrequent—andarelesslikelytobepunished—thaninthepast.Cheatingappearstohavegainedacceptanceamonggoodandpoorstudentsalike.Whyisstudentcheatingontherise?Noonereallyknows.Someblamethetrendonagenerallooseningofmoralvaluesamongtoday'syouth.Othershaveattributedincreasedcheatingtothefactthattoday'syoutharefarmorepragmatic(实用主义的)thantheirmoreidealisticpredecessors.Whereasinthelatesixtiesandearlyseventies，studentswerefilledwithvisionsaboutchangingtheworld，today'sstudentsfeelgreatpressuretoconformandsucceed.Ininterviewswithstudentsathighschoolsandcollegesaroundthecountry，bothyoungmenandwomensaidthatcheatinghadbecomeeasy.Somesuggestedtheydiditoutofspiteforteacherstheydidnotrespect.Otherslookedatitasagame.Onlyiftheywerecaught，somesaid，wouldtheyfeelguilty.“Peoplearecompetitive，”saidasecond-yearcollegestudentnamedAnna，fromChicago.There'sanunderlyingfear.Ifyoudon'tdowell，yourlifeisgoingtoberuined.Thepressureisnotonlyfromparentsandfriendsbutfromoneself.Toachieve.Tosucceed.It'salmostasthoughwehavetooutdootherpeopletoachieveourowngoals.EdwardWynne，amagazineeditor，blamestheriseinacademicdishonestyontheschools.Heclaimsthatadministratorsandteachershavebeentoohesitanttotakeaction.DwightHuber，chairmanoftheEnglishdepartmentatAmarillo，seesthematterdifferently，blamingtheriseincheatingonthewaystudentsareevaluated.“IwouldcheatifIfeltIwasbeingcheated，”Mr.Hubersaid.Hefeelsthataslongasteachersgiveshort-answertestsratherthanessayquestionsandratestudentsbythenumberoffactstheycanmemorizeratherthanbyhowwelltheycanputinformationtogether，studentswilltrytobeatthesystem.“Theconceptofcheatingisbasedonthefalseassumptionthatthesystemislegitimateandthereissomethingwrongwiththeindividualswhoaredoingit，”hesaid.“That'stooeasyananswer.We'vegottostartlookingatthesystem.”36.Educatorsarefindingthatstudentswhocheat______.A.havepooracademicrecordsB.aremorelikelytobepunishedthanbeforeC.tendtobedishonestinlateryearsD.arenotonlythoseacademicallyweak37.Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Studentsdonotcheatonessaytests.B.Students'cheatinghasdeepsocialroots.C.Punishmentisaneffectivemethodtostopcheating.D.Reforminthetestingsystemwilleliminatecheating.38.WhichofthefollowingpointsofviewwouldMr.Huberagreewith?A.Parentsmusttakeresponsibilityfortheriseincheating.B.Punishmentforcheatersshouldbesevereinthiscountry.C.Studentswhocheatshouldbeexpelledfromschool.D.Cheatingwouldbereducedthroughaneducationalreform.39.Theexpression“theindividuals”(thelastparagraph)refersto______.A.teachersB.parentsC.studentswhocheatD.schooladministrators40.Thepassagemainlydiscusses______.A.people'stoleranceofstudents'cheatingB.thedeclineofmoralstandardsoftoday'syouthC.factorsleadingtoacademicdishonestyD.waystoeliminateacademicdishonestySectionBDirections：Inthissection，youarerequiredtoreadonequotedblogandthecommentsonit.Theblogandcommentsarefollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements，eachwithfoursuggestedanswersA，B，CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.OneofthecentralprinciplesofraisingkidsinAmericaisthatparentsshouldbeactivelyinvolvedintheirchildren'seducation：meetingwithteachers，volunteeringatschool，helpingwithhomework，anddoingahundredotherthingsthatfewworkingparentshavetimefor.TheseobligationsaresobakedintoAmericanvaluesthatfewparentsstoptoaskwhetherthey'reworththeeffort.UntilthisJanuary，fewresearchersdid，either.Inthelargest-everstudyofhowparentalinvolvementaffectsacademicachievement，KeithRobinsonandAngelL.Harris，twosociologyprofessorsatDuke，foundthatmostlyitdoesn't.Theresearcherscombedthroughnearlythreedecades'worthofsurveysofAmericanparentsandtracked63differentmeasuresofparentalparticipationinkids'academiclives，fromhelpingthemwithhomework，totalkingwiththemaboutcollegeplans.Inanattempttoshowwhetherthekidsofmore-involvedparentsimprovedovertime，theresearchersindexedthesemeasurestochildren'sacademicperformance，includingtestscoresinreadingandmath.Whattheyfoundsurprisedthem.Mostmeasurableformsofparentalinvolvementseemtoyieldfewacademicdividendsforkids，oreventobackfire(适得其反)—regardlessofaparent'srace，class，orlevelofeducation.Doyoureviewyourdaughter'shomeworkeverynight?RobinsonandHarris'sdatashowthatthiswon'thelpherscorehigheronstandardizedtests.Oncekidsentermiddleschool，parentalhelpwithhomeworkcanactuallybringtestscoresdown，aneffectRobinsonsayscouldbecausedbythefactthatmanyparentsmayhaveforgotten，ornevertrulyunderstood，thematerialtheirchildrenlearninschool.WhileRobinsonandHarrislargelydisprovedthatassumption，theydidfindahandfulofhabitsthatmakeadifference，suchasreadingaloudtoyoungkids(fewerthanhalfofwhomarereadtodaily)andtalkingwithteenagersaboutcollegeplans.Buttheseinterventionsdon'ttakeplaceatschoolorinthepresenceofteachers，wherepolicymakershavethemostinfluence—theytakeplaceathome.Comment1Basicallythechoiceiswhetheronewantstoletkidstobekids.Persistentparentalinvolvementandconstantlycommunicatingtothekidsonwhattheparentswantconsciouslyorunconsciouslywouldhelpthekidsgrowuporthinkliketheparentssoonerthanotherwise.Comment2Italsodependsonthekid.Emotionalandsocialmaturityhavealottodowithsuccessincollegeandinlife.Somekidsmayhavethebrainsandareboredbyhighschool，butthatdoesn'tmeantheyarereadyforcollegeortheworkplace.Comment3Thearticledoesn'tclearlydefine“helping”，butIunderstooditasactuallyassistingchildrenintheexercises(e.g.helpingthemtosolveamathproblem)and/orreviewingtheirworkforaccuracyratherthansimplymakingsurethey'vecompletedtheirwork.Ithinkthelatterismorehelpfulthantheformer.Iwouldalsocertainlyhopethatnostudywoulddiscourageparentsfrommonitoringtheirchildren'sperformance!41.Theword“they”(Para.1)refersto______.A.principlesB.studiesC.obligationsD.values42.WhatismainconclusionoftheRobinsonandHarris'sstudy?A.Parentalinvolvementmaynotnecessarilybenefitchildren.B.Thekidsofmore-involvedparentsimproveovertime.C.Schoolsshouldcommunicatewithparentsregularly.D.Parentalinvolvementworksbetterwithlow-achievers.43.Comment1suggeststhat______.A.kidsshouldbekidsafterallB.parentsshouldleavetheirchildrenaloneC.persistentparentalinvolvementisamustD.parentsmayinfluencechildren'sthinking44.ThewriterofComment2wouldprobablyagreethat______.A.gettingreadyforcollegeisanemotionalprocessB.highintelligencedoesnotguaranteesuccessC.highschoolisoftenboringintheU.S.D.socialmaturityissufficienttoachievesuccessinlife45.WhichofthefollowingparentalhelpswillthewriterofComment3considerproper?A.Monitoringkids'classperformance.B.Reviewingkids'homeworkforaccuracy.C.Makingsurekidshavefinishedtheirwork.D.Assistingkidsintheirexercises.PartⅣCloze(10minutes，10points)Directions：Inthispart，thereisapassagewithtenblanks.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.ChoosethebestanswerforeachblankandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.Ironically，astudyfindsthatwe'reawfulgift-giverspreciselybecausewespendtoomuchtimetryingtobeconsiderate.Weimagineourfriends46agiftthatisimpressive，expensive，andsentimental.Weimaginethelookofhappinessandsurpriseontheirfacesandthewarmthwefeel47.Butthere'ssomethingthatthemostsentimentalgift-giverstendnottothinktoomuchabout：48thegiftispracticalinthefirstplace.49，practicalityseemslikeanenemyofgreatgiftgiving.Beautifuljewelry，lovelywatches，perfectrugs，finelycraftedkitchenhardware：Thesethings50greatgiftsbecausetheycommunicatesomethingbeyondpracticality.Theycommunicatethatthegivercares.Butdothereceiverscare?Often，no.“Giftreceiverswouldbe51ifgiversgavethemexactlywhattheyrequested52attemptingtobe‘thoughtfulandconsiderate'bybuyinggiftstheydidnotexplicitlyrequest”tosurprisethem，theresearcherswrite.Theircleverpaperasksgiversandreceiversto53giftsfromtwoperspectives：desirability(e.g.thecostofacoffeemaker)andfeasibility(e.g.the54ofthecoffeemaker).Acrossseveralexperiments，theyfindthatgiversconsistentlygivegiftsbasedondesirabilityandreceivers55favorgiftsbasedonfeasibility.46.A.openedB.haveopenedC.openingD.toopen47.A.inreturnB.inplaceC.inturnD.inperson48.A.HowB.WhyC.WhenD.Whether49.A.InmanycasesB.InmanywaysC.TosumupD.Tobesure50.A.takeupB.makeforC.leadtoD.workout51.A.surprisedB.happyC.moresurprisedD.happier52.A.butforB.astoC.ratherthanD.regardlessof53.A.measureB.selectC.classifyD.decide54.A.easeB.costC.qualityD.look55.A.continuouslyB.neverthelessC.whereasD.unexpectedlyPartⅤTextCompletion(20minutes，20points)Directions：Inthispart，therearethreeincompletetextswith20questions(rangingfrom56to75).Aboveeachtexttherearethreeorfourphrasestobecompleted.First，usethechoicesprovidedintheboxtocompletethephrases.Second，usethecompletedphrasestofillintheblanksofthetext.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.TextOneA.soB.watchingTVC.hirethemPhrases：A.andunderstandably56B.thatthecompaniesthat57wantmoneyC.thatcouldbespent58Childrenareaspecialtargetofadvertisers，59.Youngpeopleareshoppingandspendingmorethaneverbefore.Researcherssuggestthatchildrenwhoarehighlyinvolvedinconsumerculturearemorepronetochildhooddepressionandanxietyandhaveworserelationshipswiththeirparents.Theysaid：“Youcannottotallyprotectyourkidsfromadvertisingbecauseitiseverywhere.Soyoucanexplaintoyourkidsthatadvertisershaveanagendaand60.Theydon'thaveourbestinterestsinmind.”Theyalsosuggestthatfamilyshouldwatchverylittletelevision.Youcanfillthetime61withotheractivities，suchasreadingandplayinggamestogether.TextTwoA.beyondB.sendingC.aswellasPhrases：A.62thewagesofaveragefamiliesB.63thereachofmostAmericansC.64youngpeopletocollegeAresearchgroupinCaliforniahasreleaseda“nationalreportcardonhighereducation.”Thereportsaysthepriceofcollegehasincreasedmorethanfourhundredpercentsince1982.Costshaveclimbedmuchfasterthanotherprices—65.Thegroupwarnsthatacontinuationofthesetrendswouldputhighereducation66.Anditwouldmeangreaterdebtforthosewhodogotocollege.ThereportalsoexpressesconcernthattheUnitedStatesislosingitsleadershipin67.TextThreeA.imitateB.betweenC.otherwiseD.acceleratePhrases：A.from68itsfeathersB.wouldbedifficultto69C.it70couldD.enablingthebirdto71Theemperorpenguintrapsairinitsfeathers.Notonlydoesthisinsulatethebirdagainstextremecoldbutitalsoenablesittomovetwoorthreetimesfasterthan72.How?Marinebiologistshavesuggestedthatitdoessobyreleasingtinyairbubbles73.Asthesebubblesarereleased，theyreducefrictiononthesurfaceofthepenguin'swings，74.Interestingly，engineershavebeenstudyingwaystomakeshipsgofasterbyusingbubblestoreducefrictionagainsttheirhulls(船身).However，researchersacknowledgethatfurtherinvestigationischallengingbecause“thecomplexityofpenguin'swings75.”PaperTwo试卷二(50minutes)PartⅥTranslation(20minutes，10points)Directions：TranslatethefollowingpassageintoChinese.WriteyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.Thesocialcostsofunemploymentgofarbeyondthewelfareandunemploymentpaymentsmadebythegovernment.Unemploymentincreasesthechancesofdivorce，childabuse，andalcoholism，anewfederalsurveyshows.Someexpertssaytheproblemisonlytemporary—thatnewtechnologywilleventuallycreateasmanyjobsasitdestroys.ButfuturologistHymenSeymoursaystheastonishingefficiencyofthenewtechnologymeanstherewillbeasimplenetreductionintheamountofhumanlaborthatneedstobedone.“Weshouldtreatthisasanopportunitytogivepeoplemoreleisure.Itmaynotbeeasy，butsocietywillhavetoreachanewagreementonthedivisionanddistributionoflabor，”Seymoursays.PartⅦWriting(30minutes，15points)Directions：Writeacompositioninnolessthan150wordsonthetopic：AWaytoSuccess.ReadthefollowingarticleinChinese，thenwriteaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.WriteyourcompositionontheAnswerSheet.大学毕业时，小刘决定不找工作。他默默地从事起了网络翻译工作。当时几乎没有人看好他，大家认为，大学刚毕业，最好找一个好单位，学点本领、积累点经验，然后才能有好出路。5年过去了，虽然我们很多人毕业时都信誓旦旦地说，一旦在单位里学到本领，积累够经验，就出去打拼一番属于自己的事业，但大多数人在单位这个避风港里，已经失去了面对大风浪和新环境的勇气，辞职创业逐渐成了空谈。可小刘已经开了公司，成了一名成功的企业主。在一次同学会上，小刘说出了他的“秘密”。他说：“成功往往取决于你敢不敢往人少的地方走，这可能会有风险，但因为没人或很少有人走过，留给你的可能是硕果累累。走别人开辟的老路，虽然看起来很安全，但因