1、同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语-41 及答案解析(总分：115.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Paper One(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part Dialogue Comm(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Section A(总题数：5，分数：5.00)1.A: Isnt the pink shirt pretty?B: _（分数：1.00）A.No, the blue one is prettier.B.Yeah.but the blue one would look better on you.C.I think otherwise.D.I dont think I agree
2、with you.2.A: _B: No. Im trying to find a green sweater in extra large.（分数：1.00）A.Is anybody taking care of you?B.Whats your size?C.What do you want?D.Is everything OK?3.A: _B: Trim the back, but leave it long at sides, please.（分数：1.00）A.How do want to do with the Christmas tree?B.Do you want a sham
3、poo?C.How would you like me to cut it?D.The fence is made of wooden posts.4.A: I have no idea where to go in the Spring break. Got any suggestions?B: Im not sure._（分数：1.00）A.Id go for some brochures in the travel agency.B.If you have money, you can go anywhere.C.Im not going anywhere in particular.D
4、.Id appreciate it if you could consult the ads in the papers.5.A: Would you cash these travelers checks, please?B: _（分数：1.00）A.No. I have got it.B.Im sorry I cant.C.Do you want small bills or large?D.Where is your account?四、Section B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)6.Man: Im really exhausted. But I dont want to miss
5、the film that comes on at 11.Woman: If I were you, Id skip it. We both have to get up early tomorrow. And anyway, Ive heard it isnt that exciting.Question: What does the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.The man should stay up and watch the program.B.The man should read something exciting instead.C.The man shou
6、ld go to bed at eleven.D.The man should give up watching the movi7.Woman: I am trying to find out how this dishwasher works. The manual is in French. I cant wait for Bill to translate it for me.Man: Dont worry, Mary. I can do the dishes before the machine starts to work.Question, What does the man m
7、ean?（分数：1.00）A.He will tell Mary how to operate the dishwasher.B.He will wash the dishes himself instead.C.He will help Bill to translate the manual.D.He himself will operate the dishwasher.8.Man. How did you like the new exhibit at the art gallery?Woman: I still havent been able to take any time of
8、f from studying.Question: What does the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.She prefers the artists she has studied.B.She hopes they will take some of the paintings away.C.She hasnt gone to see the exhibit yet.D.She doesnt want to describe the exhibit.9.Man: I thought the librarian said we could check out as many
9、 books as we need with our library cards.Woman: Thats right, but not those reference books.Question: What does the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.Students with a library card can check any book out.B.Reference books are not allowed to be checked out.C.Only students with a library card can check out reference
10、 books.D.The number of books a student can check out is unlimite10.Woman. Henry, your article in the campus news was excellent.Man: I only wish they had published the entire thing.Question: What do we learn from Henrys response?（分数：1.00）A.The article was actually longer.B.His publishing career has j
11、ust begun.C.The newspaper has printed his other articles.D.The article is about sports.五、Part Vocabulary(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、Section A(总题数：10，分数：5.00)11.A trip to the Antarctic is reasonably safe if you take the necessary precautions.（分数：0.50）A.within reasonB.ratherC.beyond doubtD.doubly12.If you can co
12、nvince the interviewer of your special qualifications, your chance of being accepted will be greatly enhanced.（分数：0.50）A.appreciatedB.encouragedC.frustratedD.increased13.Growing economic problems were highlighted by a slowdown in oil output.（分数：0.50）A.accounted forB.worked outC.made prominentD.taken
13、 for granted14.The committee reported its findings after a thorough investigation.（分数：0.50）A.things that are foundB.decisionsC.results of an enquiryD.files15.Obviously these are all factors affecting smooth operation, but the underlying problem is still to be identified.（分数：0.50）A.operationalB.funda
14、mentalC.operatingD.underneath16.Initially his book did not receive much attention, but two weeks after the critics review appeared in the newspapers, it climbed to the best sellers list.（分数：0.50）A.At firstB.First of allC.At first sightD.From the first17.The foreign minister would reveal nothing abou
15、t his recent tour of the Middle East beyond what had already been announced at the press conference.（分数：0.50）A.as forB.in addition toC.along withD.in relation to18.The critics assessment of the book is that it is beautifully written.（分数：0.50）A.comprehensionB.recommendationC.admirationD.judgment19.Wi
16、th his brows knitted, the doctor contemplated the difficult operation he had to perform.（分数：0.50）A.succeeded inB.decided againstC.went on withD.thought deeply about20.Mr. Dane went through his daughters essay carefully, to eliminate slang words from it.（分数：0.50）A.reduceB.exchangeC.removeD.exhibit七、S
17、ection B(总题数：10，分数：5.00)21.She made two copies of this poem and posted them_to different publishers.（分数：0.50）A.sensationallyB.simultaneouslyC.strenuouslyD.simply22.Any earthquake that takes place in any area is certainly regarded as a kind of a _event.（分数：0.50）A.cholesterolB.charcoalC.catastrophicD.
18、chronic23.The_of gifted children into accelerated classes will start next week according to their academic performance.（分数：0.50）A.segregationB.specificationC.spectrumD.subscription24.When the air in a certain space is squeezed to occupy a smaller space, the air is said to be_.（分数：0.50）A.commencedB.c
19、ompressedC.compromisedD.compensated25.He_himself bitterly for his miserable behavior that evening.（分数：0.50）A.repealedB.resentedC.relayedD.reproached26.The flower under the sun would_quickly without any protection.（分数：0.50）A.winkB.withholdC.witherD.widower27.All the music instruments in the orchestra
20、 will be_before it starts.（分数：0.50）A.civilizedB.chatteredC.chamberedD.chorded28.Nobody knew how he came up with this_idea about the trip.（分数：0.50）A.wearyB.twilightC.unanimousD.weird29.Her sadness was obvious, but she believed that her feeling of depression was_.（分数：0.50）A.torrentB.transientC.tensile
21、D.textured30.He cut the string and held up the two_to tie the box.（分数：0.50）A.segmentsB.sedimentsC.seizuresD.secrets八、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)九、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：6.00)The way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, painfree life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever
22、 attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain.As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness.
23、 They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment (承担的义务), self-improvement.Ask a bachelor (单身汉) why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that
24、 he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole nights sleep or a three-day vac
25、ation. I dont know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of t
26、he most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy:
27、we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.（分数：6.00）(1).According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because_.（分数：1.00）A.he is reluctant to take on family responsibilitiesB.he believes that life will be more cheerful if he rema
28、ins singleC.he finds more fun in dating than in marriageD.he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement(2).Raising children, in the authors opinion, is_.（分数：1.00）A.a moral dutyB.a thankless jobC.a rewarding taskD.a source of inevitable pain(3).From the last paragraph, we learn
29、that envy sometimes stems from_.（分数：1.00）A.hatredB.misunderstandingC.prejudiceD.ignorance(4).To understand what true happiness is, one must_.（分数：1.00）A.have as much run as possible during ones lifetimeB.make every effort to liberate oneself from painC.put up with pain under all circumstancesD.be abl
30、e to distinguish happiness from fun(5).What is the author trying to tell us?（分数：1.00）A.Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain.B.One must know how to attain happiness.C.It is important to make commitments.D.It is pain that leads to happiness.(6).According to the authors opinion,_.（分数：1.00）A.happ
31、iness is different from funB.fun always leads to happinessC.happiness is always originated from funD.pain is another kind of happiness十、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：6.00)Its very interesting to note where the debate about diversity (多样化) is taking place. It is taking place primarily in political circles. He
32、re at the College Fund, we have a lot of contact with top corporate (公司的) leaders; none of them is talking about getting rid of those instruments that produce diversity. In fact, they say that if their companies are to compete in the global village and in the global market place, diversity is an imp
33、erative. They also say that the need for talented, skilled Americans means we have to expand the pool of potential employees. And in looking at where birth rates are growing and at where the population is shifting, corporate America understands that expanding the pool means promoting policies that h
34、elp provide skills to more minorities, more women and more immigrants. Corporate leaders know that if that doesnt occur in our society, they will not have the engineers, the scientists, the lawyers, or the business managers they will need.Likewise, I dont hear people in the academy saying “Lets go b
35、ackward. Lets go back to the good old days, when we had a meritocracy (不拘一格选人才)” (which was never truewe never had a meritocracy, although weve come closer to it in the last 30 years). I recently visited a great little college in New York where the campus has doubled its minority population in the l
36、ast six years. I talked with an African American who has been a professor there for a long time, and she remembers that when she first joined the community, there were fewer than a handful of minorities on campus. Now, all of us feel the university is better because of the diversity. So where we hea
37、r this debate is primarily in political circles and in the medianot in corporate board rooms or on college campuses.（分数：6.00）(1).The word “imperative“ (Line 5, Par（分数：1.00）A.1 ) most probably refers to something_.A. superficialB. remarkableC. debatableD. essential(2).Which of the following groups of
38、 people still differ in their views on diversity?（分数：1.00）A.Minorities.B.Politicians.C.Professors.D.Managers.(3).High-ranking corporate leaders seem to be in favor of promoting diversity so as to_.（分数：1.00）A.lower the rate of unemploymentB.win equal political rights for minoritiesC.be competitive in
39、 the world marketD.satisfy the demands of a growing population(4).It can be inferred from the passage that_.（分数：1.00）A.meritocracy can never be realized without diversityB.American political circles will not accept diversityC.it is unlikely that diversity will occur in the U. S. mediaD.minorities ca
40、n only enter the fields where no debate is heard about diversity(5).According to the passage, diversity can be achieved in American society by_.（分数：1.00）A.expanding the pool of potential employeesB.promoting policies that provide skills to employeesC.training more engineers, scientists, lawyers and
41、business managersD.providing education for all regardless of race or sex(6).The authors attitude towards diversity is_.（分数：1.00）A.positiveB.neuralC.objectiveD.critical十一、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：6.00)Psychologist George Spilich and colleagues at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, decided to
42、find out whether, as many smokers say, smoking helps them to “think and concentrate“. Spilich put young non-smokers, active smokers and smokers deprived (被剥夺) of cigarettes through a series of tests.In the first test, each subject (试验对象) sat before a computer screen and pressed a key as soon as he o
43、r she reeognized a target letter among a grouping of 96. In this simple test, smokers, deprived smokers and nonsmokers performed equally well.The next test was more complex, requiring all to scan sequences of 20 identical letters and respond the instant one of the letters transformed into a differen
44、t one. Non-smokers were faster, but under the stimulation of nicotine (尼古丁), active smokers were faster than deprived smokers.In the third test of short-term memory, non-smokers made the fewest errors, but deprived smokers committed fewer errors than active smokers.The fourth test required people to
45、 read a passage, then answer questions about it. Non-smokers remembered 19 percent more of the most important information than active smokers, and deprived smokers bested those who had smoked a cigarette just before testing. Active smokers tended not only to have poorer memories but also had trouble
46、 separating important information from insignificant details.“As our tests became more complex,“ sums up Spilieh, “non-smokers performed better than smokers by wider and wider margins. “ He predicts, “smokers might perform adequately at many jobs until they got complicated. A smoking airline pilot c
47、ould fly adequately if no problems arose, but if something went wrong, smoking might damage his mental eapaeity./（分数：6.00）(1).The purpose of George Spiliehs experiments is_.（分数：1.00）A.to test whether smoking has a positive effect on the mental eapacity of smokersB.to show how smoking damages peoples
48、 mental capacityC.to prove that smoking affects peoples regular performanceD.to find out whether smoking helps peoples short-term memory(2).George Spilichs experiment was conducted in such a way as to_.（分数：1.00）A.compel the subjects to separate major information from minor detailsB.put the subjects
49、through increasingly complex testsC.cheek the effectiveness of nicotine on smokersD.register the prompt responses of the subjects(3).The word “bested“ (Line 3, Par（分数：1.00）A.5) most probably means_.A. beatB. enviedC. caught up withD. made the best of(4).Which of the following statements is true?（分数：1.00）A.Active smokers in general performed better than deprived smokers.B.Active smokers responded more quic
