2026年同等学力申硕《英语》模拟试卷二
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一、Part Ⅰ
10 points
Section A
Directions: In this section, there are two incomplete dialogues and each dialogue has three blanks and three choices A, B and C, taken from the dialogue.Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
Dialogue One
A.That sounds ideal.
B.I’d like a pet that’s a little unusual.
C.Could you give me some advice?
A: I’m thinking about getting a pet.but I’m really not sure which animal would be suitable.(1) _____
B: Certainly! The first thing is to be honest about how much time you can devote to your pet.
A: I’m fairly busy.So I really need an animal that I don’t need to take care of very much.Actually, (2) _____
B: How about a lizard? They are not aggressive, and are easy to feed and look after.
A: (3) _____ I’ll think about it.
B: Take your time.You shouldn’t make a hasty decision when choosing a pet.
Directions: In this section, there are two incomplete dialogues and each dialogue has three blanks and three choices A, B and C, taken from the dialogue.Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
Dialogue One
A.That sounds ideal.
B.I’d like a pet that’s a little unusual.
C.Could you give me some advice?
A: I’m thinking about getting a pet.but I’m really not sure which animal would be suitable.(1) _____
B: Certainly! The first thing is to be honest about how much time you can devote to your pet.
A: I’m fairly busy.So I really need an animal that I don’t need to take care of very much.Actually, (2) _____
B: How about a lizard? They are not aggressive, and are easy to feed and look after.
A: (3) _____ I’ll think about it.
B: Take your time.You shouldn’t make a hasty decision when choosing a pet.
1
（1）_____
- A.That sounds ideal.
- B.I’d like a pet that’s a little unusual.
- C.Could you give me some advice?
2
（2）_____
- A.That sounds ideal.
- B.I’d like a pet that’s a little unusual.
- C.Could you give me some advice?
3
（3）_____
- A.That sounds ideal.
- B.I’d like a pet that’s a little unusual.
- C.Could you give me some advice?
Dialogue Two
A.the waters are so clear and the hills so green
B.Guilin is famous the world over for its beautiful landscape
C.The rock hill looks like an elephant drinking water from the fiver
A: Aren’t we going to visit the scenic city, Guilin?
B: Yes, we are.(4) _____, and especially its fantastic caves and spectacular rocks.
A: We’ll have a better view of the hills in Guilin from the Li Jiang River.
B: You don’t only have a better view of the hills but also a better view of the river, which is crystal clear.
A: Yes, (5) _____.
B: Guilin’s scenery and natural environment make it very attractive for tourism.Talking about the landscapes of Guilin, one might first of all think of the Elephant Hill.It has, in a way, become the symbol of the city of Guilin.
A: (6) _____.
B: It’s a wonderful tourist attraction.Let’s make a day of it.
A: OK.Let’s go to the factory in another day then other day then.
A.the waters are so clear and the hills so green
B.Guilin is famous the world over for its beautiful landscape
C.The rock hill looks like an elephant drinking water from the fiver
A: Aren’t we going to visit the scenic city, Guilin?
B: Yes, we are.(4) _____, and especially its fantastic caves and spectacular rocks.
A: We’ll have a better view of the hills in Guilin from the Li Jiang River.
B: You don’t only have a better view of the hills but also a better view of the river, which is crystal clear.
A: Yes, (5) _____.
B: Guilin’s scenery and natural environment make it very attractive for tourism.Talking about the landscapes of Guilin, one might first of all think of the Elephant Hill.It has, in a way, become the symbol of the city of Guilin.
A: (6) _____.
B: It’s a wonderful tourist attraction.Let’s make a day of it.
A: OK.Let’s go to the factory in another day then other day then.
4
（4）_____
- A.the waters are so clear and the hills so green
- B.Guilin is famous the world over for its beautiful landscape
- C.The rock hill looks like an elephant drinking water from the fiver
5
（5）_____
- A.the waters are so clear and the hills so green
- B.Guilin is famous the world over for its beautiful landscape
- C.The rock hill looks like an elephant drinking water from the fiver
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（6）_____
- A.the waters are so clear and the hills so green
- B.Guilin is famous the world over for its beautiful landscape
- C.The rock hill looks like an elephant drinking water from the fiver
Section B
Directions: In this section, there is one incomplete interview which has four blanks and four choices A, B, C and D, taken from the interview.Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the interview and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
A.they are usually college-educated and dissatisfied with their careers
B.I’m part of the Generation X
C.It’s basically a trendy classification for the generation born in the United States after 1965
D.The other extreme is the highly educated computer hacker who has his own business
A: So what year were you born?
B: 1971.Yes, (7) _____.
A: Generation X? I think I’ve heard of it, but I don’t know what it means.
B: (8) _____.It was coined in 1991 by author Douglas Copland, who wrote a book by that title.
A: So what is the distinction of the Generation X? What characterizes them?
B: Well, (9) _____.
A: So they are basically overeducated and underemployed?
B: Right.And they also have a pessimistic attitude about society.They don’t see life getting any better.They’re disillusioned with corporate America.They don’t even like the label “Generation X”.
A: I can see why.Nobody likes to be stereotyped.
B: There are actually two different stereotypes associated with the Generation X-ers.One is the slacker image in which the individual has no motivation and is a whiner.(10) _____.
A: So tell me some more Generation X lingo?
B: Sure.There’s another term called “Me Job”.It was also coined by Coupland and refers to low-paying jobs with no prestige and no future.
A: Like working at McDonalds? Is that where they got the “Me”?
B: Exactly.And to a large extent it’s true.You just can’t depend on a company for lifetime employment anymore.
Directions: In this section, there is one incomplete interview which has four blanks and four choices A, B, C and D, taken from the interview.Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the interview and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
A.they are usually college-educated and dissatisfied with their careers
B.I’m part of the Generation X
C.It’s basically a trendy classification for the generation born in the United States after 1965
D.The other extreme is the highly educated computer hacker who has his own business
A: So what year were you born?
B: 1971.Yes, (7) _____.
A: Generation X? I think I’ve heard of it, but I don’t know what it means.
B: (8) _____.It was coined in 1991 by author Douglas Copland, who wrote a book by that title.
A: So what is the distinction of the Generation X? What characterizes them?
B: Well, (9) _____.
A: So they are basically overeducated and underemployed?
B: Right.And they also have a pessimistic attitude about society.They don’t see life getting any better.They’re disillusioned with corporate America.They don’t even like the label “Generation X”.
A: I can see why.Nobody likes to be stereotyped.
B: There are actually two different stereotypes associated with the Generation X-ers.One is the slacker image in which the individual has no motivation and is a whiner.(10) _____.
A: So tell me some more Generation X lingo?
B: Sure.There’s another term called “Me Job”.It was also coined by Coupland and refers to low-paying jobs with no prestige and no future.
A: Like working at McDonalds? Is that where they got the “Me”?
B: Exactly.And to a large extent it’s true.You just can’t depend on a company for lifetime employment anymore.
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（7）_____
- A.they are usually college-educated and dissatisfied with their careers
- B.I’m part of the Generation X
- C.It’s basically a trendy classification for the generation born in the United
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（8）_____
- A.they are usually college-educated and dissatisfied with their careers
- B.I’m part of the Generation X
- C.It’s basically a trendy classification for the generation born in the United
9
（9）_____
- A.they are usually college-educated and dissatisfied with their careers
- B.I’m part of the Generation X
- C.It’s basically a trendy classification for the generation born in the United
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（10）_____
- A.they are usually college-educated and dissatisfied with their careers
- B.I’m part of the Generation X
- C.It’s basically a trendy classification for the generation born in the United
二、Part Ⅱ
10 points
11
The object for each player in the game of chess is to divap the other player’s king into a position from which escape is impossible.
- A.skill
- B.aim
- C.interest
- D.difficulty
12
Many farmers were driven out of Montana in the 1920’s as a result of drought and other hardships.
- A.followed out of
- B.forced out of
- C.rerouted through
- D.resettled in
13
The mass production of goods resulting from the Indusdivial Revolution in the 1800’s made person to-person selling less efficient than mass disdivibution.
- A.respecdiv
- B.influential
- C.effective
- D.intelligent
14
Even while making political statements, Ben was in full command of his technical resources.
- A.abilities
- B.senses
- C.facts
- D.accents
15
It is clear that more poles are needed to sustain the weight of the tent.
- A.keep
- B.attain
- C.retain
- D.support
16
The fierce looking horse is in fact very tame and you can set your mind at ease when you ride it.
- A.shy
- B.timid
- C.spirited
- D.obedient
17
He always takes a poor view of his sister’s conduct in the public places.
- A.vision
- B.occasion
- C.opinion
- D.intention
18
The outcome was a result of a series of random decisions.
- A.foolish
- B.unplanned
- C.unavoidable
- D.wise
19
The local government has licensed the landowners in that region to fish these waters.
- A.divansformed
- B.divansferred
- C.authorized
- D.allocated
20
Did you find the size of the window before buying the curtains?
- A.multiply
- B.decide
- C.narrate
- D.measure
三、Part Ⅲ
25 points
Section A
Directions: In this section, there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers A, B.C and D.Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
Passage One The science of meteorology is concerned with the study of the structure state, and the behavior of the atmosphere.The subject may be approached from several directions, but the scene cannot be fully appreciated from any one vantage point.Different views must be into grated to give perspective to the whole picture.
One may consider the condition of the atmosphere at a given moment and attempt to predict changes from that condition over a period of a few hours to a few days ahead.This approach is covered by the branch of the science called synoptic meteorology.
Synoptic meteorology is the scientific basis of technique of weather forecasting by means of the preparation and analysis of weather maps and aero logical diagrams.The practical importance of the numerous applications of weather forecasting cannot be overestimated.In serving the needs of shipping, aviation, agriculture, industry, and many other interests and field of human activity with accurate weather warnings and professional forecast advance, great benefits are reaped in the form of the saving of human life and property and in economic advantages of various kinds.One important purpose of the science of meteorology is constantly to strive, through advanced study and research, to increase our knowledge of the atmosphere with the aim of improving the accuracy of weather forecasts.
The tools needed to advance our knowledge in this way are the disciplines of mathematics and physics applied to solve meteorological problems.The use of these tools forms that branch of the science called dynamic meteorology.
Directions: In this section, there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers A, B.C and D.Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
Passage One The science of meteorology is concerned with the study of the structure state, and the behavior of the atmosphere.The subject may be approached from several directions, but the scene cannot be fully appreciated from any one vantage point.Different views must be into grated to give perspective to the whole picture.
One may consider the condition of the atmosphere at a given moment and attempt to predict changes from that condition over a period of a few hours to a few days ahead.This approach is covered by the branch of the science called synoptic meteorology.
Synoptic meteorology is the scientific basis of technique of weather forecasting by means of the preparation and analysis of weather maps and aero logical diagrams.The practical importance of the numerous applications of weather forecasting cannot be overestimated.In serving the needs of shipping, aviation, agriculture, industry, and many other interests and field of human activity with accurate weather warnings and professional forecast advance, great benefits are reaped in the form of the saving of human life and property and in economic advantages of various kinds.One important purpose of the science of meteorology is constantly to strive, through advanced study and research, to increase our knowledge of the atmosphere with the aim of improving the accuracy of weather forecasts.
The tools needed to advance our knowledge in this way are the disciplines of mathematics and physics applied to solve meteorological problems.The use of these tools forms that branch of the science called dynamic meteorology.
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Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
- A.The Limitations of Meteorological Forecasting.
- B.New Advances in Synoptic Meteorology.
- C.Approaches to the Science of Meteorology.
- D.The Basis of Dynamic Meteorology.
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The predictions of synoptic meteorologists are directly based on the _____.
- A.application of the physical sciences
- B.preparation and study of weather maps
- C.anticipated needs of industry
- D.observations of commercial airline pilots
23
Which of the following is NOT referred to by the author as a field whose needs are served by weather forecasting?
- A.Transportation.
- B.Manufacturing.
- C.Farming.
- D.Sports.
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The author implies that increased accuracy in weather forecasting will lead to _____.
- A.more funds allocated to meteorological research
- B.greater protection of human life
- C.a higher number of professional forecasters
- D.less-specialized forms of synoptic meteorology
25
Which of the following statements best describes the organization of the third paragraph of the passage?
- A.A procedure is explained and its importance is emphasized.
- B.Two contrasting views of a problem are presented.
- C.Recent scientific advancements are outlined in order of importance.
- D.A problem is examined and possible solutions are given.
Passage Two For me, scientific knowledge is divided into mathematical sciences, natural sciences or sciences dealing with the natural world (physical and biological sciences), sciences dealing with mankind (psychology, sociology, all the sciences of cultural achievements, every kind of historical knowledge).Apart from these sciences is philosophy, about which we will talk later.In the first place, all this pure of theoretical knowledge, sought only for the purpose of understanding.In order to fulfill the need to understand that is essential to man.What distinguishes man from animal is that he knows and needs to know.If man did not know that the world existed, and that the world was a certain kind, that he was in the world and that he himself was of a certain kind, he wouldn’t be man.The technical aspects or applications of knowledge are equally necessary for man and are of the greatest importance, because they also contribute to defining him as man and permit him to pursue a life increasingly more truly human.
But even while enjoying the results of technical progress, he must defend the independence of pure knowledge.Knowledge directly sought for its practical applications will have immediate and foreseeable success; but not the kind of important result whose revolutionary scope is in large part unforeseen.Let me recall a well-known example.If the Greek mathematicians had not applied themselves to the investigation of conic section, zealously without concerning about that it might someday be useful, it would not have been possible centuries later to navigate far from shore.Pure knowledge is valuable for its own sake, because the human spirit cannot yield itself to ignorance.But, in addition, it is the foundation for practical result that would not have been reached if this knowledge had not been sought disinterestedly.
But even while enjoying the results of technical progress, he must defend the independence of pure knowledge.Knowledge directly sought for its practical applications will have immediate and foreseeable success; but not the kind of important result whose revolutionary scope is in large part unforeseen.Let me recall a well-known example.If the Greek mathematicians had not applied themselves to the investigation of conic section, zealously without concerning about that it might someday be useful, it would not have been possible centuries later to navigate far from shore.Pure knowledge is valuable for its own sake, because the human spirit cannot yield itself to ignorance.But, in addition, it is the foundation for practical result that would not have been reached if this knowledge had not been sought disinterestedly.
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The author does not include among the sciences the study of _____.
- A.chemistry
- B.astronomy
- C.economics
- D.literature
27
In the paragraph that follows the passage, we may expect the author to discuss _____.
- A.the value of technical research
- B.the value of pure research
- C.philosophy
- D.scientific foundations
28
The author points out that the Greeks who studied conic sections _____.
- A.were interested in navigation
- B.were unaware of the value of their studies
- C.worded with electricity
- D.yielded
29
The title below that best expresses the ideas of this passage is _____.
- A.Technical Progress
- B.A Little Learning Is a Dangerous
- C.Learning for Its Own Sake
- D.The Difference between Science and Philosophy
30
The practical scientist _____.
- A.knows the value of what he will discover
- B.is interested in the unknown
- C.knows that the world exists
- D.is a philosopher
Passage Three The more women and minorities make their way into the ranks of management, the more they seem to want to talk about things formerly judged to be best left unsaid.The newcomers also tend to want to see office matters with a fresh eye, in the process sometimes coming up with critical analyses of the forces that shape everyone’s experience in the organization.
Consider the novel views of Harvey Coleman of Atlanta on the subject of getting ahead.Coleman is black.He spent 11 years with IBM, half of them working in management development, and now serves as a consultant to the likes of AT&T, Coca-Cola, Prudential, and Merch.Coleman says that based on what he’s seen at big companies, he weighs the different elements that make for long-term career success as follows: performance counts a mere 10%, image, 30% and exposure, a full 60%.Coleman concludes that excellent job performance is so common these days that while doing your work well may win you pay increases, it wont’s secure you the big promotion.He finds that advancement more often depends on I how many people know you and your work, and how high up they are.
Ridiculous beliefs? Not to many people, especially many women and members of minority races who, like Coleman, feel that the scales(障眼物) have dropped from their eyes.“Women and blacks in organizations work under false beliefs,” says Kaleel Jamison, a New York-based management consultant who helps corporations deal with these issues.“They think that if you work hard, you’ll get ahead—that someone in authority will reach down and give you a promotion.” She adds, “Most women and blacks are so frightened that people will think they’ve gotten ahead because of their sex or color that they play down(使不突出) their visibility.” Her advice to those folks: learn the ways that white males have traditionally used to find their way into the spotlight.
Consider the novel views of Harvey Coleman of Atlanta on the subject of getting ahead.Coleman is black.He spent 11 years with IBM, half of them working in management development, and now serves as a consultant to the likes of AT&T, Coca-Cola, Prudential, and Merch.Coleman says that based on what he’s seen at big companies, he weighs the different elements that make for long-term career success as follows: performance counts a mere 10%, image, 30% and exposure, a full 60%.Coleman concludes that excellent job performance is so common these days that while doing your work well may win you pay increases, it wont’s secure you the big promotion.He finds that advancement more often depends on I how many people know you and your work, and how high up they are.
Ridiculous beliefs? Not to many people, especially many women and members of minority races who, like Coleman, feel that the scales(障眼物) have dropped from their eyes.“Women and blacks in organizations work under false beliefs,” says Kaleel Jamison, a New York-based management consultant who helps corporations deal with these issues.“They think that if you work hard, you’ll get ahead—that someone in authority will reach down and give you a promotion.” She adds, “Most women and blacks are so frightened that people will think they’ve gotten ahead because of their sex or color that they play down(使不突出) their visibility.” Her advice to those folks: learn the ways that white males have traditionally used to find their way into the spotlight.
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According to the passage, “things formerly judged to be best left unsaid” (Para.1) probably refer to _____.
- A.criticisms that shape everyone’s experience
- B.the opinions which contradict the established beliefs
- C.the tendencies that help the newcomers to see office matters with a fresh eye
- D.the ideas which usually come up with usually come up with new ways of management in the organization
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To achieve success in your career, the most important factor, according to the passage, is to _____.
- A.let your superiors know how good you are
- B.project a favorable image to the people around you
- C.work as a consultant to your superiors
- D.perform well your tasks given by your superiors
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The reason why women and blacks play down their visibility is that they _____.
- A.know that someone in authority will reach down and give them promotion
- B.want to give people the impression that they work under false beliefs
- C.don’t want people to think that their promotions were due to sex or color
- D.believe they can get promoted by reason of their sex or color
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The author is of the opinion that Coleman’s beliefs are _____.
- A.biased
- B.popular
- C.insightful
- D.superficial
35
The best title for this passage would be _____.
- A.Role of Women and Minorities in Management
- B.The Importance of Being Visible
- C.Job Performance and Advancement
- D.Sex and Career Success
Passage Four Every change in society is preceded by a change in men’s beliefs, by an addition to their store of knowledge.Society is changed by man’s mind.This is why John Stuart Mill asks for freedom of expression.Truth, for Mill, exists in a palpable form.If you will only dig for it, you will gather minute particles and add to knowledge and hence to man’s happiness.
In Olive Schreiner’s Story of an African Farm, a stranger passing across the flat grass- land in South Africa tells a farm boy the parable of a hunter who spent his life seeking the beautiful white bird of truth, whose reflection he had once seen in a lake when out shooting.He sets snares for the bird until he learns that nothing but truth can hold truth.So he leaves the valleys of superstition and sets out to climb the mountains of reality.On he climbs till he reaches a precipice towering above him.Year after year he cuts steps in the stone until he reaches the top—and sees towering above him a still higher range.He lays himself down to die as old age and weariness overwhelm him, but as he dies, he consoles himself.“where I lie down, worn out, other men will stand, young and fresh.By the steps that I have cut they will climb.They will never know the name of the man who made them.At the unskillful work they will laugh; when the stones roll they will curse me.But they will mount and on my work.They will climb and by my stair.They will find truth and through me!” Then slowly from the white sky above, through the still air, there came something, falling, falling, falling.Softly it fell down and dropped on to the dying man.He felt it in his hands.It was a feather.He died holding it.
We can never catch the bird of truth itself, but so long as we do not fear that a new truth will endanger society, we can discover parts of it.These truth-particles are already improving society.
In Olive Schreiner’s Story of an African Farm, a stranger passing across the flat grass- land in South Africa tells a farm boy the parable of a hunter who spent his life seeking the beautiful white bird of truth, whose reflection he had once seen in a lake when out shooting.He sets snares for the bird until he learns that nothing but truth can hold truth.So he leaves the valleys of superstition and sets out to climb the mountains of reality.On he climbs till he reaches a precipice towering above him.Year after year he cuts steps in the stone until he reaches the top—and sees towering above him a still higher range.He lays himself down to die as old age and weariness overwhelm him, but as he dies, he consoles himself.“where I lie down, worn out, other men will stand, young and fresh.By the steps that I have cut they will climb.They will never know the name of the man who made them.At the unskillful work they will laugh; when the stones roll they will curse me.But they will mount and on my work.They will climb and by my stair.They will find truth and through me!” Then slowly from the white sky above, through the still air, there came something, falling, falling, falling.Softly it fell down and dropped on to the dying man.He felt it in his hands.It was a feather.He died holding it.
We can never catch the bird of truth itself, but so long as we do not fear that a new truth will endanger society, we can discover parts of it.These truth-particles are already improving society.
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According to paragraph 1, every change in society _____.
- A.occurs before a change in men’s beliefs and an increase in their store of knowledge
- B.follows an increase in men’s store of knowledge and a change in their beliefs
- C.will cause a change in men’s beliefs and an increase in their store of knowledge
- D.means a change in men’s beliefs and an increase in their store of knowledge
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Which of the following statements is TRUE according to paragraph 1?
- A.Mill demands freedom of expression because he believes it can help bring about progress in society.
- B.Mill thinks that truth is an abstract thing and people cannot set a fixed standard for it.
- C.Mill thinks that truth is a material thing and it is made up of small particles.
- D.Mill points out that knowledge is power and truth is happiness.
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Which of the following statements is TRUR according to paragraph 2?
- A.Story of an African Farm is the story of something that really happened.
- B.Story of an African Farm is about a hunter who once saw the bird of truth.
- C.The hunter once tried to shoot the bird of truth when he went hunting.
- D.The hunter never saw the beautiful white bird of truth.
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The hunter felt satisfied when he was dying because _____.
- A.he had carved his name in the stone
- B.he died a hero who had finally conquered the towering precipice
- C.he believed that young people would find truth by climbing by the steps he had cut
- D.a feather of the bird of truth had fallen upon him
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The author of this passage tries to convince us that _____.
- A.only those who keep in seeking truth will help make society progress
- B.we can discover the whole truth if we try hard
- C.truth belongs to sincere and honest people
- D.knowledge can be obtained only through hard work
Section B
Directions: In this section, you are required to read several excerpts from newspapers and/or magazines.These excerpts are followed by five questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers A, B, C and D.Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
Excerpt 1
Sales of e-readers surged during the Christmas holiday season, according to a Pew Research Center report, which showed that the number of adults in the United States who owned tablets nearly doubled from mid-December to early January.
Excerpt 2
Apple, based in Cupertino, California, controls 73 percent of the market, while Samsung Electronics Co., Sony Corp.and Toshiba Corp.are among companies making constant improvements on tablets without bringing services that cut into the market share, Sarah Rotman Epps, an analyst at Forrester, said in the report.
Excerpt 3
Under Square’s year-long pilot program, an iPad would be installed in the space where Taxi TVs currently sit, and the driver would have an iPhone to process.credit-card payments.The technology would allow drivers to accept a passenger’s card at any point during the ride, and then enter the amount later.The system charges drivers less in credit card transaction fees than the current rates.
Excerpt 4
When Apple introduced the iPad tablet computer in 2010, it was doing what it likes to do best: creating a new category to dominate, as it had done with the iPod and iPhone.By the end of the year, the company had sold nearly 15 million iPads, generating about $ 9.5 billion in revenue.Just two years later, the chief executive of Apple, Timothy D.Cook, has a prediction: the day will come when tablet devices like the Apple iPad outsell traditional personal computers.
Excerpt 5
Apple has made its first attempt to quantify how many American jobs can be credited to the sale of its iPads and other products, a group that includes the Apple engineers who design the devices and the drivers who deliver them-even the people who build the trucks that get them there.
On Friday, the company published the results of a study it commissioned saying that it had “created or supported” 514,000 American Jobs.The study is an effort to show that Apple’s benefit to the American job market goes far beyond the 47,000 people it directly employs here.
Excerpt 6
People who read e-books on tablets like the iPad are realizing that while a book on a black-and-white Kindle is straightforward and immersive, a tablet offers a menu of distractions that can fragment the reading experience, or stop it in its tracks.
E-mail lurks tantalizingly within reach.Looking at tricky word or unknown fact in the book is easily accomplished through a quick Google search.And if a book starts to drag, giving up on it to stream a movie over Netflix or scroll through your Twitter feed is only a few taps away.
Directions: In this section, you are required to read several excerpts from newspapers and/or magazines.These excerpts are followed by five questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers A, B, C and D.Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
Excerpt 1
Sales of e-readers surged during the Christmas holiday season, according to a Pew Research Center report, which showed that the number of adults in the United States who owned tablets nearly doubled from mid-December to early January.
Excerpt 2
Apple, based in Cupertino, California, controls 73 percent of the market, while Samsung Electronics Co., Sony Corp.and Toshiba Corp.are among companies making constant improvements on tablets without bringing services that cut into the market share, Sarah Rotman Epps, an analyst at Forrester, said in the report.
Excerpt 3
Under Square’s year-long pilot program, an iPad would be installed in the space where Taxi TVs currently sit, and the driver would have an iPhone to process.credit-card payments.The technology would allow drivers to accept a passenger’s card at any point during the ride, and then enter the amount later.The system charges drivers less in credit card transaction fees than the current rates.
Excerpt 4
When Apple introduced the iPad tablet computer in 2010, it was doing what it likes to do best: creating a new category to dominate, as it had done with the iPod and iPhone.By the end of the year, the company had sold nearly 15 million iPads, generating about $ 9.5 billion in revenue.Just two years later, the chief executive of Apple, Timothy D.Cook, has a prediction: the day will come when tablet devices like the Apple iPad outsell traditional personal computers.
Excerpt 5
Apple has made its first attempt to quantify how many American jobs can be credited to the sale of its iPads and other products, a group that includes the Apple engineers who design the devices and the drivers who deliver them-even the people who build the trucks that get them there.
On Friday, the company published the results of a study it commissioned saying that it had “created or supported” 514,000 American Jobs.The study is an effort to show that Apple’s benefit to the American job market goes far beyond the 47,000 people it directly employs here.
Excerpt 6
People who read e-books on tablets like the iPad are realizing that while a book on a black-and-white Kindle is straightforward and immersive, a tablet offers a menu of distractions that can fragment the reading experience, or stop it in its tracks.
E-mail lurks tantalizingly within reach.Looking at tricky word or unknown fact in the book is easily accomplished through a quick Google search.And if a book starts to drag, giving up on it to stream a movie over Netflix or scroll through your Twitter feed is only a few taps away.
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Which of the following choices is true?
- A.Toshiba Corp.has made its first attempt to quantify how many jobs can be credited to the sale of its iPads.
- B.Square Corp.has planned to install an iPad on every bus in America.
- C.Sales of e-readers have been surging in all over the world since it was invented.
- D.In America, sales of e-readers surged from mid-December to early January.
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What is said about Apple Inc.with its tablet devices like iPads?
- A.It doubled its sale of e-readers during the Christmas season.
- B.It controls 73 percent of the tablet device market.
- C.It charges customers less in credit card transaction fees.
- D.It has long been selling its traditional personal computers.
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Which of the following choices involves the creation of tablet devices and its possible replacement of Taxi TVs?
- A.Excerpt 1 and Excerpt 5.
- B.Excerpt 3 and Excerpt 4.
- C.Excerpt 2 and Excerpt 6.
- D.Excerpt 3 and Excerpt 5.
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Tablet devices can miraculously perform many functions but they also cause the problem of _____.
- A.its rivals succeeding in cutting into the market
- B.Failing to process credit-card payments with an iPhone
- C.E-book readers being distracted from their normal reading
- D.misleading the trucks that get them to the tablet market
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It can be inferred from one of the excerpts that a successful company should take the responsibility of _____.
- A.filing reports to the agencies like Pew Research Center
- B.installing its products in the space where Taxi TVs sit
- C.predicting the trends in product design and manufacturing
- D.creating more jobs for people to be involved in its business operation
四、Part Ⅳ
10 points
Simply because a very large energy flux falls on the Britain through the year, it is wrongly (46) _____ by many that the life to which they (47) _____ can be supported with solar energy.Even with the reduced level of energy use we managed to achieve with proper insulation, the average level of radiation occurring during the two months when we need warmth most—December and January—is (48) _____ to an average of 15 watts per square meter.This is extremely small.To (49) _____ any use of such small radiation requires that very large areas be (50) _____ to low-temperature collection, (51) _____ will be redundant during the summer months when average radiation, over the month of June for example, is 225 watts per square meter.Thus, unless you can set side at least 40 square meters of cheap solar collecting surface, facing due south at an angle of around 70 (52) _____ the horizontal, it is best to forget energy self-sufficiency from the sun alone.
It is not so silly, however, to use the sun when it does shine hot to provide between 50% and 90% of your hot water, usually during the months of April to September when it is warm enough.4 square meters of collecting surface (53) _____ the hot-water system of your house can provide up to 100kwh/m per month.At 2p per kwh, which is the price we (54) _____ be paying soon, it would be (55) _____ $ 48 a year.
It is not so silly, however, to use the sun when it does shine hot to provide between 50% and 90% of your hot water, usually during the months of April to September when it is warm enough.4 square meters of collecting surface (53) _____ the hot-water system of your house can provide up to 100kwh/m per month.At 2p per kwh, which is the price we (54) _____ be paying soon, it would be (55) _____ $ 48 a year.
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____
- A.ensured
- B.assured
- C.assumed
- D.suggested
47
____
- A.become accustomed
- B.become familiarized
- C.become adapted
- D.become suited
48
____
- A.back
- B.down
- C.next
- D.near
49
____
- A.get
- B.make
- C.take
- D.employ
50
____
- A.put aside
- B.set back
- C.set aside
- D.lay aside
51
____
- A.what
- B.it
- C.that
- D.which
52
____
- A.on
- B.at
- C.to
- D.from
53
____
- A.incorporated into
- B.stuffed into
- C.subdivided into
- D.plumbed into
54
____
- A.are liable to
- B.are due to
- C.are subject to
- D.are likely to
55
____
- A.worth
- B.worthwhile
- C.cost
- D.take
五、Part Ⅴ
20 points
Text One
A.(56) _____ each room, the lighting and the humidity
B.and when the humans (57) _____.
C.(58) _____ the lights and heaters
Do you forget to (59) _____ when you go out of a room? In 2040 it will not matter.They will turn themselves off and on again when you return.You will choose the temperature (60) _____.A sensor will detect the presence of a human (and, with luck, ignore the dog!) and turn the systems on, (61) _____ it will turn them off again.
A.(56) _____ each room, the lighting and the humidityB.and when the humans (57) _____.
C.(58) _____ the lights and heaters
Do you forget to (59) _____ when you go out of a room? In 2040 it will not matter.They will turn themselves off and on again when you return.You will choose the temperature (60) _____.A sensor will detect the presence of a human (and, with luck, ignore the dog!) and turn the systems on, (61) _____ it will turn them off again.
56
（56）_____
- A.turn off
- B.for
- C.leave
57
（57）_____
- A.turn off
- B.for
- C.leave
58
（58）_____
- A.turn off
- B.for
- C.leave
59
（59）_____
- A.turn off
- B.for
- C.leave
60
（60）_____
- A.turn off
- B.for
- C.leave
61
（61）_____
- A.turn off
- B.for
- C.leave
Text Two
A.Soap powders (62) _____ white and light blue packets(clean and cold, like ice)
B.White is often (63) _____ purity
C.(64) _____ feeling and attitudes
We all associate colors (65) _____.In politics dark blue often means “tradition”，and red means “social change”.But blue can also mean sadness (I’m feeling blue).(66) _____, although in China white is worn for funerals, and red is used to express the joy of a wedding; in western Europe white is worn at weddings and black for funerals.Advertisers are aware of the importance of selecting colors according to the way people react to them.(67) _____; cereals often come in brown packets (like wheat fields)，but cosmetics never come in brown jars (dirty!).
A.Soap powders (62) _____ white and light blue packets(clean and cold, like ice)B.White is often (63) _____ purity
C.(64) _____ feeling and attitudes
We all associate colors (65) _____.In politics dark blue often means “tradition”，and red means “social change”.But blue can also mean sadness (I’m feeling blue).(66) _____, although in China white is worn for funerals, and red is used to express the joy of a wedding; in western Europe white is worn at weddings and black for funerals.Advertisers are aware of the importance of selecting colors according to the way people react to them.(67) _____; cereals often come in brown packets (like wheat fields)，but cosmetics never come in brown jars (dirty!).
62
（62）_____
- A.with
- B.for
- C.come in
63
（63）_____
- A.with
- B.for
- C.come in
64
（64）_____
- A.with
- B.for
- C.come in
65
（65）_____
- A.with
- B.for
- C.come in
66
（66）_____
- A.with
- B.for
- C.come in
67
（67）_____
- A.with
- B.for
- C.come in
Text Three
A.by draining marshes and cutting through mountains to (68) _____ roads and railways
B.(69) _____ of the air and water is an increasing danger
C.(70) _____ woodlands into farmland
D.in order to (71) _____ his way of life
Throughout history man has changed his physical environment (72) _____.With the tools of technology he has altered many physical features of the earth.He has (73) _____, and made lakes and reservoirs out of rivers for irrigation purposes or hydroelectric power.Man has also modified the face of the earth (74) _____.
However, man’s changes to the physical environment have not always had beneficial results.Today, (75) _____ to the health of the planet.
A.by draining marshes and cutting through mountains to (68) _____ roads and railwaysB.(69) _____ of the air and water is an increasing danger
C.(70) _____ woodlands into farmland
D.in order to (71) _____ his way of life
Throughout history man has changed his physical environment (72) _____.With the tools of technology he has altered many physical features of the earth.He has (73) _____, and made lakes and reservoirs out of rivers for irrigation purposes or hydroelectric power.Man has also modified the face of the earth (74) _____.
However, man’s changes to the physical environment have not always had beneficial results.Today, (75) _____ to the health of the planet.
68
（68）_____
- A.improve
- B.transformed
- C.build
- D.pollution
69
（69）_____
- A.improve
- B.transformed
- C.build
- D.pollution
70
（70）_____
- A.improve
- B.transformed
- C.build
- D.pollution
71
（71）_____
- A.improve
- B.transformed
- C.build
- D.pollution
72
（72）_____
- A.improve
- B.transformed
- C.build
- D.pollution
73
（73）_____
- A.improve
- B.transformed
- C.build
- D.pollution
74
（74）_____
- A.improve
- B.transformed
- C.build
- D.pollution
75
（75）_____
- A.improve
- B.transformed
- C.build
- D.pollution
六、Part Ⅵ
10 points
76
Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese.Write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
Now we sometimes name things after the letters of the alphabet they resemble: a U-turn, an I-beam, a T-square, an S-bend, and so on.The Greeks did the same.The triangular area of land built up at the mouth of the Nile looked like the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet delta (Δ) and so this was the name they gave it.The word is now used for all areas of land formed at the mouth of rivers which flow into tideless seas, even when they are nor triangular in shape.The Mississippi delta, for example, is not shaped at all like the Greek delta, as you will see if you look at a map.
Now we sometimes name things after the letters of the alphabet they resemble: a U-turn, an I-beam, a T-square, an S-bend, and so on.The Greeks did the same.The triangular area of land built up at the mouth of the Nile looked like the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet delta (Δ) and so this was the name they gave it.The word is now used for all areas of land formed at the mouth of rivers which flow into tideless seas, even when they are nor triangular in shape.The Mississippi delta, for example, is not shaped at all like the Greek delta, as you will see if you look at a map.
七、Part Ⅶ
15 points
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Directions: In this part, you are to write within 30 minutes a composition of 150 words so about Books and Teenagers.You should write according to the three-points outline given below.Please remember to write it clearly on the Answer Sheet.
Outline:
（1）.Different books are intended for different people.
（2）.Teenagers are not supposed to read all kinds of books.
（3）.They should be helped with the choice of books.
Outline:
（1）.Different books are intended for different people.
（2）.Teenagers are not supposed to read all kinds of books.
（3）.They should be helped with the choice of books.
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