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2014年同等学力英语考试真题

Part I Oral Communication (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 Sheet.

Dialogue one

A. I thought you said there were three men B. They had been in there for about 5 minutes C. It’s the other man I’m talking about.

Burney: There were two men, I think. No, three. They ran into the bank and the one with the gun, the tall

one, he runs up to the window, and starts shouting something, I don’t know, “give me all your money” and the other one-

Police officer: 1 ?

Burney : No, there were two men and a girl. 2 , the one carrying the suitcase, well he goes up to

the other guy-

Police officer: The one with the gun?

Burney: Yes, and he opens the suitcase and the cashier, well, she- well, all the other people behind the

window – they hand over piles of money and the two men put it into the suitcase and they run out. It was 1:35. 3 .

Dialogue Two

A. People today don’t like that B. I like a good story

C. They still make movies like that

Speaker A: I like watching old movies and I think they are the best.

Speaker B: I agree with you, even though they’re in black and white. I think a good story is more important

than color.

Speaker A: And there was no violence in ole movies.. Speaker B: No, there wasn’t. 4 . Speaker A : They like lots of action. Speaker B : 5 . Speaker A: I like to see actors who are like real people. Speaker B: Like real people with real problems. Speaker A: 6 . Speaker B: Yes, but they never make much money. 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

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A. B. C. D.

the interview and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. I do a lot of research on the Internet too I do a lot of my shopping on the net now Of course they mail their friends endlessly I document everything

Interviewer: Ms. Chen, can you tell us which pieces of technology are important to you?

Intreviewee: Three things: my Sharp laptop; my iphone 5; and my Olympus digital camera. 7 : the kids, art, buildings, clothes, scenes that catch my eye as I walk past. Interviewer: What do you use your computer for ?

Interviewee: Well , I send emails all the time. But I do a lot of my design work on screen now and I can send my ideas straight to directors and producers. 8 -there are some fantastic sites around now. Interviewer: Who uses the computer at home?

Interviewee: The kids use the computer all the time at home. 9 -and on top of that they’re always texting on their mobile phones! They play computer games when they think I or their father aren’t looking! They don’t like doing homework, of course , but there are some really good revision sites on the Internet. 10 -15 minutes for a whole supermarket “visit”! That feels really good.

Part Ⅱ Vocabulary(10points)

Directions: In this part there are ten sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the four choices marked A,B,C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

11. Conditions for the growth of this plant are optimum in early summer. A. most acceptable B. most expressive C. most favorite D . most desirable

12. She often says her greatest happiness consists in helping the disadvantaged

Children.

A. is proportionate to B. is composed of C. lies in D. relies on

13. Now and in the future, we will live as free people, not in fear and never at the mercy of any foreign powers.

A. For the sake of B. at the cost of

C. in the interest of D. under the control of

14. Public acceptance of rabbit as an economical source of protein depends on how aggressively producers market it.

A. vigorously B. rigorously C. efficiently D. effectively

15. Many New England communities do not permit the construction of a “modernist” building, lest it alter their overall architectural integrity.

A. in order that B. for fear that C. in case that D. in spite that

16. Essentially, a theory is an abstract, symbolic representation of what is conceived to be reality. A. impression B. imagination C. expression D. presentation

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17. Television commercials have been under constant scrutiny for the last few years. A. reflection B. examination C. attack D. pressure

18. The mayor has spent a handsome amount of time in his last term working to bring down the tax rate. A. plenty B. Sufficient C. moderate D. considerable

19. His poor performance may be attributed to the lack of motivation. A. focused on B. caused by C. viewed as D. taken for

20. The new cut in interest rate is meant to promote domestic investment. A. obtain B. encourage C. publicize D. advertise Part III Reading Comprehension(25 points) Section A

Direction: 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

Last week, I read a story about a 34-year-old British woman who is extremely afraid of metal forks. She’s been using plastic ones for 17 years because the sound of a fork rubbing against a panic attack.

Strange, right? But She’s not alone. While popular phobias (恐惧症)about snakes and spiders might get all of the attention, there are a wide variety of not-so-obvious horrors that make people nervous.

While some phobias might seem a bit silly ,they can cause serious emotional distress. My co-worker Magda is terrified of pigeons ,a phobia that is taking over her life, She won’t walk in certain parts of the city and runs screaming from the subway when one of these “rats with wings ”finds its way onto the platform . Another friend is disgusted with cheese. Once I saw her run away from a slice of it .So where does an irrational fear of cheese come from ?

Are phobias something we inherit from our genes or do we acquire these unusual anxieties over time? Ever since I can remember we inherit from our genes or do we acquire these unusual anxieties over time?

Ever since I can remember I have been unreasonably frightened of elevators. There was no terrible childhood experience and I am fine with confined spaces ,but something about elevators makes me nervous .And so ,when my boyfriend and I found ourselves trapped in an elevator last year -because these sorts of things always happen eventually -I was anticipating the worst .

While he gave me a suggestive eyebrow raise and proposed we “take advantage of the situation ,”I began screaming uncontrollably. I was far from turned on by the whole facing my worst nightmare thing.

However, after the fear subsided (消退)I realized that, yes, t his was my greatest fear come true, and yet -it wasn’t all that bad. Nervous and inconvenient maybe, but terrifying? Not so much.

Liberating yourself from a deep-seated phobia can be a long and difficult process, but sometimes it can be as simple as confronting it head on.

21. The 34-year-old British woman is extremely afraid of metal forks because . A. she couldn’t bear their sound on plate B. she is afraid that they may hurt her C. she has never used them before D. she has been injured by them before

22. The phrase “rats with wings”(Para.3)refers to

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