2016 年同等学力申硕英语真题
Part I Oral Communication (10 points)
Section A
Directions:In this section there are two incomplete dialogues and each dial
ogue 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 an
swer on the Answer sheet.
Dialogue One
A.Will you take care of that for me?
B.Does it have anything valuable inside?
C.How do you want to send it?
Clerk: May I help you?
Customer: Yes, I’d like to send this letter to my family in England.
Clerk: Did you write your return address on the envelope?
Customer: Yes, I did.
Clerk: ____1____
Customer: I guess I’ll send it airmail.
Clerk: ____2____
Customer: Yes. I enclosed a check and some photographs.
Clerk: Then you’d better send it by registered mail.
Customer: That’s a good idea.___3____
Clerk: I’m sorry, sir. You’ll have to take your letter to the next windo
w.
Dialogue Two
A.You can’t even stay in the sun for five minutes.
B.I guess so.
C.You want my advice?
Winne: Oh, man! Nobody can stand this kind of scorching heat.
Marc: Absolutely! _____4_____
Winne: Anyway, I guess this afternoon there’s nothing we can do but stay h
ome.
Marc: ____5_____ I don’t want to be taken to the hospital for heat exhaust
ion or something.
Winne: ___6_____ Drink a lot of liquids and spare yourself the worst of the
heat!
Marc: Yean, you’re right. Got to drink a lot of fluids.
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.I literally can’t stop.
B.But now I don’t need to worry any more.
C.You’re known as the first billionaire author here.
D.But that’s not just about money.
Interviewer: You have published six popular books. 7 Interviewee: Yeah.
Interviewer: So how has being the first billionaire author affected your pe
rception of yourself?
Interviewee: I dress better. Well, you can definitely afford better clothes.
8I think the
single biggest thing that money gave me--and obviously I came from a place
where I was a single mother and it really was hand to mouth at one point. It wa
s literally as poor as you can get without being homeless at one point. 9 Neve
r.
Interviewer: Are you in a place now where you can accept that you will alwa
ys be rich?
Interviewee: No.
Interviewer: And will you be writing more?
Interviewee: Oh, definitely. I can’t, yeah,10Well, I mean, you could tie m
y hands to
my sides, I suppose, but I have to write. For my own mental health, I need
to write.
Part II Vocabulary (10 points)
Directions: In this part there are ten sentences, each with one word or phr
ase underlined. Choose
the one from the four choices marked A, B, C and D that best keeps the mean
ing of the sentence. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
11.Such experience helps promote one’s alertness to other cultures, as wel
l as a better appreciation of one’s own culture.
A. preferenceB. adjustment
C. sensitivityD. response
12.If you always try to find fault with others, it means that you have gain
ed another shortcoming.
A.ignoreB. criticize
C. impressD. follow
13.The election will be brought forward to June as so many people are on ho
liday in July.
A. prolongedB. adapted
C. postponedD. advanced
14.As to the question of refreshments, I should think orange juice and pota
to chips will be sufficient.
A. enoughB. abundant
C. satisfyingD. proper
15.Watching these kids grow brings me satisfaction that is difficult to sur
pass.
A.obtainB. exceed
C. describeD. forget
16.The journal published a series of articles that reviewed the prospects f
or a new era of “genetic 16.
medicine”.
A. backgroundB. exploration
C. surveyD. outlook
17.If you don’t slow down and take a break, you’ll be burned out very qui
ckly.
A.distressedB. anxious
C. exhaustedD. upset
18.Following our merging with Smith Brothers, the new company will, from no
w on be known as Smith and Murphy Inc.
A. cooperationB. meeting
C. agreementD. combination
19.Only native-born citizens are eligible for the U.S. Presidency.
A.requiredB. qualified
C. selectedD. elected
20.It was 38 degrees and the air conditioning barely cooled the room.
A.simplyB. quickly
C. hardlyD. strongly
Part III Reading Comprehension (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
What did you study at university? If it was something along the lines of la
w or business, you might want to look away now. That's because according to new
research, which has found a link between our university subjects and our perso
nalities, you have selfish, uncooperative tendencies and are not very in touch
with your feelings. On the plus side, you're probably the life and soul of a pa
rty, the findings suggest.
Researchers analyzed data from more than 13,000 university students who wer
e involved in 12 separate studies. From this, they discovered a correlation bet
ween the “Big Five” major personality traits and the subjects they were enrol
led on.
For example, those studying law, economics, political science and medicine
tended to be much more outgoing than those taking other subjects, the study fou
nd. But when it came to “agreeableness” -- the tendency towards being helpful,
generous and considerate -- the lawyers scored particularly low, as did busine
ss and economics students.
Arts and humanities students, as well as those studying psychology and poli
tics scored highly for openness, meaning they were curious, imaginative and in
touch with their inner feelings, while economists, engineers, lawyers and scien
tists scored comparatively low. However, the arts and humanities students also