2010年同等学力英语真题及参考答案
Paper One (90 minutes)
Part I Dialogue Communication (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 for each ) Section A Dialogue Completion
Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by 4 choices marked A.B.C.D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
1. A. Can you take over for me here for a little while? I have a friend coming to see me. B. I‘d like to, but _____________. Ask Peter, he is not so occupied at this moment. A. How can I do it? B. that‘s alright.
C. I have my hands full. B. that‘s impossible
2. A: To get an outside line, just dial 0 and the phone number. Or we can place a call for you, if you want.
B. No, thanks a lot.
A. Just put me through B. I‘ll try it my self C. I‘d rather not D. I‘ll appreciate your help
3. A: Now, it‘s just work, work, work. I work hard all day, every day. B: Oh, come on._____________ .You‘re making a good salary now. A. Don‘t complain. B. Sorry to hear about it C. Anything I can do for you? D. What‘s your plan? 4. A: Pamela, can you come to a meeting on Friday? B: ________________Let me check my schedule. When are you having it? A. No bit deal. B. I am not sure C. Can I ? D. Sure thing? 5. A: I am really getting fed up with the salespersons who keep calling. B: _______________ A. I hope it is nothing serious B. They are so stupid! C. So am I. It is so annoying D. You are right. Forget it. Section B Dialogue Comprehension Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short conversions between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by 4 choices marked A.B.C.D. Choose the best answer to the question from the 4 choices by marking the corresponding better with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. 6. Man: I have figured it all out. It looks like it will take us about 5 hours to drive from here to Chicago.
Woman: It‘d be more relaxing to take the train. But I guess we should watch our expenses. Question: What does the woman imply? A. She likes to drive when she travels B. She doesn‘t want to go to Chicago.
C. She doesn‘t know the cost of the train trip. D. It‘s cheaper to got to Chicago by car
7. Man: How about the examination last week? Woman: If I‘d got more time. I could have made it. Question: What does the woman imply?
A. She was asked to take another examination B. She failed the examination last week C. She did quite well in the examination D. She didn‘t take the examination last week
8. Man: Harvard or the State University, have you decided yet? Woman: Well, I‘d rather be a big fish in a small pond.
Question: Which university is the woman likely to choose? A. The State University B. Harvard C. Neither
D. She hasn‘t decided yet.
9. Man: I have just found a great location to open a new shop.
Woman: But you haven‘t researched the market. Don‘t you think this putting the cart before the horse?
Question: What does the woman mean?
A. The man shouldn‘t make the decision so quickly B. It‘s risky to choose such a location
C. The man is doing things in the wrong order D. It‘s possible for him to make a better choice 10. Woman: My results are a bit flattering because I have had quite a lot of luck. Man: Nonsense, you‘re head and shoulders above the others in your group. Question: What does the man think is the reason for the woman‘s success? A. She is really lucky B. She is far better than the others C. She‘s got the others‘ support D. She‘s been working hard Part II Vocabulary (20 minutes, 10 points, 0.5 for each) Section A
Directions: In this section there are 10 sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the 4 choices marked A.B.C.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. Betty was offended because she felt that her friends had ignored her purposefully at the party. A. desperately B. definitely C. deliberately D. decisively 12. There has been enough playing around so let‘s get down to business. A. make a deal B. begin our work
C. reach an agreement D. change our plan
13. How is it possible for our human body to convert yesterday‘s lunch into today‘s muscle? A. alter B. develop C. modify D. turn
14. It is important for families to observe their traditions even as their children get older. A. notice B. watch C. follow D. celebrate
15. It is difficult to comprehend, but everything you have ever seen, smelt, heard or felt is merely your brain‘s interpretation of incoming stimuli.
A. explanation B. evaluation C. re cognition D. interruption
16. Life is more important than the pressures and stress that we place on ourselves over work and other commitments.
A. appointments B. arrangements C. obligations D. devotions
17. If you continue to indulge in computer games like this, you future will be at stake. A. in danger B. without question C. on guard D. at large
18. Romantic novels, as opposed to realistic ones, tend to present idealized versions of life, often with a happy ending.
A. in contrast to B. in regard to C. in terms of D. in light of
19. Most people would agree that, although our age far surpasses all previous ages in knowledge, there has been no correlative increase in wisdom. A. improves B. precedes C. imposes D. exceeds
20. Many students today display a disturbing willingness to choose institutions and careers on the basis of earning potential.
A. offensive B. depressive C. troublesome D. tiresome Section B
Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A.B.C.D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSERS SHEET.
21. My oldest son had just finished an _________ holiday stay prior to moving to a new State, a new job, and the next chapter in his life.
A. enlarged B. expanded C. extended D. increased 22. Blacks and American Indians __________ less than 10% of students in the top 30 business schools, while they are about 28% of the U.S. population. A. make up B. take up C. reach out D. turn out 23. With demand continuing to rise in _____ economies such as China and India, energy traders believe that oil futures are a good bet. A. employing B. emerging C. embracing D. emitting 24. Laws and regulations in each country have to be made ___________ the constitution of the country. A. in honor of B. in memory of C. in return for D. in line with 25. The jury‘s ________ was that the accused was guilty A. verdict B. sentence C. trial D. debate 26. In English learning, a __________ cycle occurs when a student makes more errors after being scolded. A. vertical B. vicious C. vivid D. vigorous
27. Isn‘t it ___________ when you learn something you‘ve never known before? A. cool B. crazy C. cold D. cute
28. There are several factors ___________ the rapid growth of sales promotion, particularly in consumer markets.
A. resorting to B. appealing to C. applying to D. contributing to
29. The Internet has been developing at a speed ___________ people‘s expectations in the past two decades.