1、 环球卓越 电话 010-51658769 http:/ 08 同等学力英语模拟考试试题二- 1 -环球卓越 2008 年 同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语水平全国统一考试ENGLISH QUALIFYING TEST FOR MASTER-DEGREE APPLICANTS模拟考试试题二(Time Limit: 150 minutes)Paper One 试卷一 Part I Dialogue Communication (10 minutes, 10 points)Part II Vocabulary (10 minutes, 10 points)Part III Reading Compre
2、hension (45 minutes, 25 points)Part IV Cloze (15 minutes, 15 points )Part V Error Detection (10 minutes, 5 points)Paper Two 试卷二 Part I Translation (30 minutes, 20 points) Part II Writing (30 minutes, 15 points)Paper One 试卷一（90 minutes）Part I Dialogue Communication （10 minutes, 10 points, 1 for each
3、）Section A Dialogue Completion Directions: In this section, you will read 2 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue by marking the corresponding letter with a single
4、 bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. 1How about seeing the new movie at the theater tonight?_, but Ive got to go over my notes for tomorrows exam.A All right B Sounds greatC I cant D No, I am terribly sorry2Excuse me, Sir. Is the swimming pool open all day?_ . Only f
5、rom 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.A Thats right B Yes, of course.C Sorry, I am not sure. D Sorry, I am afraid not.3I am sorry Im late. I got held up in the traffic on my way here._.环球卓越 电话 010-51658769 http:/ 08 同等学力英语模拟考试试题二- 2 -A Dont be late next time. B You should be blamedC It doesnt matter. I am also
6、 late D Never mind. Come and sit down4Shall we run around the park or go for a bike ride?_. They are both good activity.A Thats all right B It makes no difference to meC Yes, I like them so much D Id prefer a bike ride5Ive studied growing plants as one of my interests. Could I make some suggestions?
7、_.A You will make it B Go right aheadC Dont mention it D Take it easySection B Dialogue Comprehension Directions: In this section, you will read 2 short conversations between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose
8、 the best answer to the question from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.6 Man: Excuse me, Amy, is it possible for us to switch our shifts this week?Woman: Which day do you want to switch to?Que
9、stion:What does the woman imply?A She is unhappy with her work. B She wonders what job the man does.C She doesnt know what the man means. D She agrees to work on another day.7 Woman: Grey says hes going to take three extra classes.Man: Hes got to be kidding.Question:What does the man mean?A He think
10、s Grey is too young. B He thinks its a good decision.C Hes surprised. D He is angry.8 Woman: I need to advertise for another roommate for next semester.Man: Why bother? Sandy is interested.Question:What does the man mean?A Sandy wants to room with the woman. B Sandy is a very interesting person.C Sa
11、ndy doesnt want to bother anyone. D Sandy is the womans roommates.9 Man: How did the movie end?Woman: I dont know; itll be continued tonight.Question:What does the woman mean?环球卓越 电话 010-51658769 http:/ 08 同等学力英语模拟考试试题二- 3 -A The complete movie was not known. B She went to sleep during the movie.C T
12、he end surprised everyone. D She wants to see the movie again tonight.10Woman: Do you want to see if I can get tickets to the football game next week?Man: I dont think we stand a chance, but try anyway.Question:What does the woman mean?A She already has tickets for both of them. B Shes trying to foo
13、l him.C She thinks its going to be hard to get tickets.D She doesnt want to get tickets, because they might have to stay home.Part II Vocabulary （10 minutes, 10 points, 0.5 for each ）Section ADirections: In this section, there are ten sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the on
14、e from the four choices marked A, B, C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.11. The rear section of brain does not contract with age, and one can continue living without
15、 intellectual or emotional faculties. Aadvanced Bgrowing Cfront Dback12. Starting with the premise that there is life on the planet Mars, the scientist went on to develop his argument.Apretext Bfoundation Cpresumption Dpresentation13. I was most favorably impressed by the assurance with which the bo
16、y answered all my questions.Ainsurance Bconfidence Creluctance Dindependence14. Recent studies have identified four major global environmental risks: acid rain, ozone depletion, deforestation and greenhouse effect.Arecognized Bproved Cgot rid of Dmultiplied15. Differences in positions adopted by oxy
17、gen and hydrogen atoms account for variations in the structure of different forms of ice. Aare caused by Bexplain Cderive from Dconstitute 16. Adverse reviews on the New York press may greatly change the prospects of the new Broadway production.Aadditional Bencouraging Cunfavorable Dfriendly17. Chor
18、eographer Twyla Tharp uses familiar dance movements in original ways to create works filled with 环球卓越 电话 010-51658769 http:/ 08 同等学力英语模拟考试试题二- 4 -clever gestures and abrupt changes in motion and mooDAgraceful Bcreative Csudden Ddramatic18. Although South Carolinas mineral resources are abundant, not
19、 all of them can be mined lucratively. Amolten Bplentiful Cdiverse Dprecious19. The low interest rates on banks loans provided an impetus for many to buy homes.Aincentive Bobstacle Creason Ddelay20. Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, the first woman admitted to the bar in Kentucky, eventually abandoned her
20、 legal career and became a social worker.Asupported Bprosecuted Cgave up Dtired ofSection BDirections: In this section, there are ten incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding lett
21、er with a single bar across the square brackets on your ANSWER SHEET.21. Some linguists believe that _ age for children learning a foreign language is 5 to 8. Aoptimistic Boptional Coptimal Doppressed22. The study shows laying too much emphasis on exams is likely to _ students enthusiasm in learning
22、 English.Ahold back Bhold off Chold down Dadopt23. Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree to which they can be _ controlled and modified.Adeliberately B consequently Coriginally Dabsolutely24. Nobody at work is very happy: because last weeks sales figure were pretty _.Ad
23、estroy Bdepressing Cdeceasing D compact25. There are a few small things that I dont like about my job, but _ its very enjoyable.Aall at once Bonce and for all Cso much as Dby and large26. The integration of staff for training has led to a good exchange of ideas, greater enthusiasm, and higher staff
24、_.Amoral Bmortal Cmorale Dmores27. The whole program is well designed, but some details need further _ by some experts.Aproofing Bmodifying Cdemonstrating Dpolishing28. The scientific and medical prizes have proved to be the least _, while those for literature and peace by their very nature have bee
25、n the most exposed to critical differences.Aradical Bprominent Cconfidential Dcontroversial环球卓越 电话 010-51658769 http:/ 08 同等学力英语模拟考试试题二- 5 -29. It was obvious that she and her husband were_, and she wished she had never been married him.Ainsolvable Binsensible Cinseparable Dincompatible30. He said t
26、hat ending the agreement would _ the future of small or family-run shops, lead to fewer books being published and increase prices of all but a few bestsellers.Aventure Bexpose Cjeopardize DlegalizePart III Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 25points, 1 for each)Directions: There are five passages in
27、 this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.Passage 1Reading is t
28、hought to be a kind of conversation between the reader and the text. The reader puts questions, as it were, to the text and gets answers. In the light of these he puts further questions, and so on.For most of the time this “conversation” goes on below the level of consciousness. At times, however, w
29、e become aware of it. This is usually when we are running into difficulties, when mismatch is occurring between expectations and meaning. When successful matching is being experienced, our questioning of the text continues at the unconscious level.Different people converse with the text differently.
30、 Some stay very close to the words on the page; others take off imaginatively from the words, interpreting, criticizing, analyzing and examining. The former represents a kind of comprehension which is written in the text. The latter represents higher levels of comprehension. The balance between thes
31、e is important, especially for advanced readers.There is another conversation which from our point of view is equally important, and that is to do not with what is read but with how it is read. We call this a “process” conversation as opposed to a “content” conversation. It is concerned not with mea
32、ning but with the strategies we employ in reading. If we are an advanced reader our ability to hold a process conversation with a text is usually pretty well developed. Not so our ability to hold a content conversation. It is precisely this kind of conversation that is of importance when we are seek
33、ing to develop our reading to meet the new demands being placed upon us by studying at a higher level.31. Reading as a kind of conversation between the reader and the text becomes conscious only when _.A the readers expectations agree with what is said in the text环球卓越 电话 010-51658769 http:/ 08 同等学力英
34、语模拟考试试题二- 6 -B the reader has trouble understanding what the author saysC the reader asks questions and gets answersD the reader understands a text very well32. At a lower level of comprehension, readers tend to _.A read a text slowly B read without thinking hardC interpret a text in their own way D
35、 concentrate on the meaning of words only33. A “process” conversation has to do with _.A the application of reading strategiesB matching our expectations with the meaning of a textC the development of our ability to check the detailsD determining the main idea of a text34. According to the passage,
36、it is of great importance for readers at a higher level to maintain a balance between _.A conscious and unconscious levels of comprehensionB the readers expectations and the meaning of a textC lower and higher levels of comprehensionD interpreting and criticizing a text35. If we want to develop our
37、reading ability at an advanced level, we should _.A learn to use different approaches in reading different textsB make our reading process more consciousC pay more attention to the content of a textD take a critical attitude towards the authors ideaPassage 2Although April did not bring us the rains
38、we all hoped for, and although the Central Valley doesnt generally experience the atmospheric sound and lightning that can accompany those rains, its still important for parents to be able to answer the youthful questions about thunder and lightning.The reason these two wonders of nature are so diff
39、icult for many adults to explain to children is that they are not very well understood by adults themselves. For example, did you know that the lightning we see flashing down to the earth from a cloud is actually flashing up to a cloud from the earth? Our eyes trick us into thinking we see a downwar
40、d motion when its actually the other way around. But then, if we believed only what we think we see, wed still insist that the sun rises in the morning and sets at night.Most lightning flashes take place inside a cloud, and only a relative few can be seen jumping between 环球卓越 电话 010-51658769 http:/
41、08 同等学力英语模拟考试试题二- 7 -two cloud or between earth and a cloud. But, with about 2,000 thunderstorms taking place above the earth every minute of the day and night, theres enough activity to produce about 100 lightning strikes on earth every second.Parents can use thunder and lightning to help their chi
42、ldren learn more about the world around them. When children understand that the light of the lightning flashing reaches their eyes almost at the same moment, but the sound of the thunder takes about 5 seconds to travel just one mile, they can begin to time the interval between the flash and the cras
43、h to learn how close they were to the actual spark.36. According to the author, in the area of the Central Valley, _.A rains usually come without thunder and lightningB it is usually dry in AprilC children pay no attention to natural phenomenaD parents are not interested in thunder and lightning37.
44、We believe that lightning is a downward notion because _.A we were taught so by our parents from our childhoodB we are deceived by our sense of visionC it is a common natural phenomenonD it is a truth proved by science38. What is TRUE about lightning according to the passage?A Only a small number of
45、 lightning flashes occur on earth.B Lightning travels 5 minutes faster than thunder.C Lightning flashes usually jump from one cloud to another.D There are far more lightning strikes occurring on earth than we imagine.39. The word “activity” (Para. 3, Line 3) is most closely related to the word(s) _.
46、A cloud B lightning strikes C lightning flashes D thunderstorms40. It can be concluded from the passage that _.A we should not believe what we see or hearB things moving downward are more noticeableC people often have wrong concepts about ordinary phenomenaD adults are not as good as children in observing certain natural phenomenaPassage 3We find that bri
