2006年同等学力申硕统考英语真题

2006年同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语水平全国统一考试试题
ENGLISH QUALIFYING TEST FOR MASTER-DEGREE APPLICANTS
(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 Comprehension (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)
Section A Dialogue Completion
Directions: In this section, you will read 5 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 bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
1． A: Sorry to bother you, but could you tell me the way to the Sunset Road?
B:
A．Sorry I couldn’t help.
B．Yes, what can I do for you?
C．I’m afraid I have no idea.
D．It’s not too far from here, is it?
2． A: Do you do exercise every day?
B:
A．No, it depends on what kind of exercise.
B．No, I go to health club most of the time.
C．Yes, usually every day.
D．Yes, rain or shine.
3． A: That was a delicious meal, Mrs. Barr. Thank you very much.
B:
A．You’re welcome.
B．Never mind.
C．It doesn’t matter.
D．It’s just OK.
4． A: I have a last favor to ask you. Could you drive my daughter to the airport?
B:
A．Shall I get the ticket for her?
B．Yeah, I like that.
C．You bet I will.
D．Sure, it’d be a pleasure.
5． A: May I see the dentist now?
B:
A．Is it a real emergency?
B．Do you have an appointment?
C．In that case, you’ll have to wait.
D．I’ll talk to the dentist and squeeze you in.
Section B Dialogue Comprehension
Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short conversations between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation, there is a question followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the answer to the question from 4 choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
6． Man: I’m going to ask the neighbors to turn the music down. I can’t hear myself think.
Woman: Do you really think it makes any difference to them?
Question: What does the woman mean?
A．He should have told them earlier.
B．It is of no use to turn the music down.
C．The neighbors will not listen to him.
D．He should focus on his own thinking.
7． Man: What shall we take for the trip?
Woman: We’d better take the bare necessities.
Question: What does the woman suggest?
A．They should take as little as possible.
B．They should take their daily necessities.
C．They should take as much as they can.
D．They should take nothing with them.
8． Woman: We are going to go away on vacation… Can you hear me?
Man: I’m all ears.
Question: What does the man mean?
A．He is listening attentively.
B．He couldn’t care less.
C．He like the woman’s idea.
D．He is against the woman’s plan.
9． Woman: I’m really behind with my project. Can you help me?
Man: I’m afraid you bit off more than you could chew!
Question: What does the man mean?
A．He is not willing to help the woman.
B．The woman is unable to do the project.
C．The woman is doing more than she can manage.
D．He is not in a position to help the woman.
10． Woman: There’s Bill on his motorcycle again. Did he get it fixed in the garage?
Man: Don’t be silly. That would have been a waste of money. It only had a flat tire.
Question: What does the man imply?
A．The woman was so silly as to waste much money.
B．It was costly to have the motorcycle fixed in the garage.
C．Bill must have repaired the motorcycle himself.
D．There was a serious problem with the motorcycle.
Part II Vocabulary (10 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, 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．Readers are required to abide by the rules of the library and mind their manners.
A．observe B．memorize C．review D．compose
12．The coach explained the regulations at length to make sure that none of his players would become violators.
A．at last B．at large C．in detail D．in short
13．The cost of healthcare and health insurance remains the most urgent health problem facing the country today.
A．pressing B．important C．neglected D．complicated
14．She believes that she is not a good mother because she does not fit the stereotype of a woman who spends all her time with her children.
A．popular image B．common standard
C．fixed conception D．pleasant notion
15．Thus the most logical approach is to focus our analysis on the trade relations of Spain with other European countries.
A．reasoning B．conclusion C．position D．method
16．We no longer keep up the close friendship of few years ago, though we still visit each other on occasion.
A．in good time B．up to date C．now and then D．once and for all
17．The university offered several more courses for the purpose of furthering the career aspirations of its students.
A．ambitions B．achievements C．advantages D．advances
18．Many women prefer to use cosmetics to enhance their beauty and make them look younger.
A．enforce B．magnify C．improve D．polish
19．The leaders of the two countries are planning their summit meeting with a pledge to maintain and develop good ties.
A．strategy B．standpoint C．promise D．priority
20．Many youngsters have heard their parents say “You’ll never amount to anything if you keep daydreaming that way!”
A．be equal to B．accomplish C．add up to D．pursue
Section B
Directions: There are 10 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and 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 ANSWER SHEET.
21．Two decade ago a woman who shook hands with men on her own was usually views as too forward.
A．endeavor B．initiative C．motivation D．preference
22．The fruit more than half the country’s annual exports, according to a recent report.
A．accounts for B．stands for C．provides for D．makes for
23．The violent of his youth reappeared and was directed not only at the army, but at his wife as well.
A．impatience B．character C．temper D．quality
24．This hypothesis states that environments that are too clean may actually make the ______ system develop oversensitive responses.
A．mental B．nervous C．immune D．physical
25．The Adult Vocational College is an opportunity to gain the right qualifications for various careers, for it offers an range of subjects and courses.
A．additional B．excessive C．adequate D．extensive
26．It’s disturbing to note how many of crimes we do know about were detected , not by systematic inspections or other security procedures.
A．by accident B．on schedule C．in general D．at intervals
27．You can always Jim in a crisis, for he is simply the most helpful person I’ve ever known.
A．refer to B．count on C．cope with D．run into
28．He wanted to stay at home, but at last he agreed, very though, to go to the concert.
A．decisively B．reluctantly C．willingly D．deliberately
29．The audience, hostile at first, were greatly by her excellent performance.
A．annoyed B．encouraged C．impressed D．depressed
30．Many birds and insects can build nests to provide shelter for their young.
A．glorious B．elaborate C．splendid D．advanced