1、同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语-42 及答案解析(总分：100.00，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: May I play my computer game for an hour?B: _（分数：1.00）A.You should study harder.B.Ive said before that the game takes too long.C.Yes, you get it.D.Sorry, your mothe
2、rs using the computer now.2.A: What are you and Joe doing this weekend, Michelle? Would you be free to come over for drinks after dinner sometime?B: _（分数：1.00）A.No, no. I think you and Mike should come over for dinner.B.Hey, thank you, Pat. That sounds nice. I dont think we have made any plans yet.C
3、.Its hard to decide now.D.We are doing nothing this weekend. What about you?3.A: The wind will probably get up later.B: _（分数：1.00）A.Still, another month should see us through the worst of the weather.B.It seems to be clearing up.C.As long as it doesnt rain.D.Fairly mild for the time of year.4.A: Fro
4、nt desk. Can I help you?B: _（分数：1.00）A.May I ask who you are?B.Yes, I need your help.C.This is Mr. Burton speaking.D.This is Mr. Burton in 1205. Can I get a wake-up call, please?5.A: Im going to pop out to get a sandwich._B: No, thank you. Im all right.（分数：1.00）A.How can I help you?B.What can I do f
5、or you?C.Can I get you anything?D.Ill be back in a minut四、Section B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)6.Man: It seems that your father takes you under his wing.Woman: I have the same feeling. But I dont like the way he treats my sister.Question: What can we learn from the conversation.9（分数：1.00）A.The womans sister is m
6、altreated.B.The man is jealous of the woman.C.The father favors the woman.D.The woman doesnt like to be treated the way her father does to her.7.Man: I hear you have been working part-time.Woman: Yeah, I must stand on my own feet. My parents are retired and their health is declining.Question: What d
7、oes the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.She has recovered from an injury.B.She does not depend on her parents any more.C.Her parents used to enjoy good health.D.Her parents used to have a good jo8.Woman: Teachers Day is coming. Have you decided what to buy for the teacher?Man: Well, were still in two minds.Qu
8、estion: What does the man mean?（分数：1.00）A.They havent reached an agreement yet.B.They are still hesitating.C.They care very much about what to buy.D.They find it hard to do something for the teacher.9.Man: Thats the most boring seminar Ive been to in a long time.Woman: Well, it wasnt the regular spe
9、aker. She got sick at the last minute.Man: Im surprised they didnt have a better substitute.Question: What does the man mean?（分数：1.00）A.They should replace the regular speaker.B.He hasnt been to a seminar for a long time.C.He didnt expect the substitute was so poor.D.The substitute was not as good a
10、s the regular speaker.10.Woman: You are too careful. I can hardly put up with a car moving at this speed.Man: Once bitten twice shy. I was involved in a head-on collision a few months ago. I dont want to repeat it.Question: What can we learn from the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.The man doesnt want to re
11、peat what he said.B.The man has learned a lesson from his car accident.C.The man is a timid person, so he doesnt want to drive fast.D.The woman cant tolerate the mans attitud五、Part Vocabulary(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、Section A(总题数：10，分数：5.00)11.Almost everyone has experienced the joy of sports. Nevertheless,
12、 thoughtful observers will continue to reflect on the pros and cons of the modern drive to rationalize sports in a quest for the ultimate possible athletic performance.（分数：0.50）A.debateB.stipulateC.signifyD.ponder12.The rationale for the governments involvement in each mode of transportation is that
13、 a strong transportation system is necessary for developing the nations economy or for its defense.（分数：0.50）A.convictionB.principleC.premiseD.medium13.Relentless rains triggered heavy flooding in nine provinces, where 68 persons were killed. The government pledged relief funds of $ 2.8 million to as
14、suage the calamitous damage.（分数：0.50）A.disastrousB.ruthlessC.persistentD.tragic14.It was the responsibility of government to provide instruction so that the talented would be able to enter government service and thus perpetuate the moral and ethical foundation of society.（分数：0.50）A.stabilizeB.launch
15、C.maintainD.reinforce15.The contrast of the gray, cheerless, and shabby cities and towns of the former eastern Germany with the picture-postcard luster of the western sector was an eloquent testimony to the divergences that had to be overcome.（分数：0.50）A.barrierB.restraintC.hazardD.evidence16.In Will
16、iam Shakespeares King Lear, as the extent of Lears folly becomes even clearer, he rages at his impotence and goes mad.（分数：0.50）A.inabilityB.dilemmaC.insecurityD.stupidity17.In most South American countries rail transport is plagued by operational problems as well as by obsolete equipment.（分数：0.50）A.
17、deficientB.outdatedC.inferiorD.imperfect18.The animates would charge no matter how badly wounded, and in their death struggles, bellowing and rolling from side to side, they seemed to refuse to die.（分数：0.50）A.gaspingB.chokingC.howlingD.puffing19.The racial interpretation of history and the fascist c
18、ontempt for democracy lured Germany into war against Communist and democracy.（分数：0.50）A.temptedB.imposedC.constrainedD.engaged20.Some forgeries are intended to confound or ridicule the expels; others are intended to imitate an artist or genre.（分数：0.50）A.scornB.perplexC.appraiseD.irritate七、Section B(
19、总题数：10，分数：5.00)21.The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have_.（分数：0.50）A.sufficientB.efficientC.potentialD.proficient22.Britain has the highest_of road traffic in the worldover 60 cars for every mile of road.（分数：0.50）A.popularityB.prosperityC.intensityD.density23.The ene
20、rgy_by the chain reaction is transformed into heat.（分数：0.50）A.transferredB.releasedC.conveyedD.delivered24.I would never have_a court of law if I hadnt been so desperate.（分数：0.50）A.sought forB.accounted forC.turned upD.resorted to25.To our_, Geoffreys illness proved not to be as serious as we had fe
21、ared.（分数：0.50）A.reliefB.viewC.anxietyD.judgment26.The government will take some action to_the two big quarreling companies.（分数：0.50）A.jigsawB.jotC.impulseD.reconcile27.As automation became popular in most factories, labor was made_.（分数：0.50）A.destinedB.redundantC.diverseD.discontent28.They have_her
22、unreasonable request for her annual salary.（分数：0.50）A.destinedB.chordedC.repelledD.commenced29.It is required that during the process, great care has to be taken to protect the _silk from damage.（分数：0.50）A.sensitiveB.sensibleC.tenderD.delicate30.Wed like to_a table for five for dinner this evening.（
23、分数：0.50）A.preserveB.prosperityC.sustainD.retain八、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)九、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：6.00)The fridge is considered a necessity. It has been so since the 1960s when packaged food first appeared with the label: “store in the refrigerator. “In my fridgeless fifties childhood, I was
24、fed well and healthily. The milkman came daily, the grocer, the butcher, the baker, and the ice-cream man delivered two or three times a week. The Sunday meat would last until Wednesday and surplus bread and milk became all kinds of cakes. Nothing was wasted, and we were never troubled by rotten foo
25、d. Thirty years on food deliveries have ceased, fresh vegetables are almost unobtainable in the country.The invention of the fridge contributed comparatively little to the art of food preservation. A vast way of well-tried techniques already existednatural cooling, drying, smoking salting, sugaring,
26、 bottling.What refrigeration did promote was marketingmarketing hardware and electricity, marketing soft drinks, marketing dead bodies of animals around the globe in search of a good price.Consequently, most of the worlds fridges are to be found, not in the tropics where they might prove useful, but
27、 in the wealthy countries with mild temperatures where they are climatically almost unnecessary. Every winter, millions of fridges hum away continuously, and at vast expense, busily maintaining an artificially-cooled space inside an artificially-heated house while outside, nature provides the desire
28、d temperature free of charge.The fridges effect upon the environment has been evident, while its contribution to human happiness has been insignificant. If you dont believe me, try it yourself, invest in a food cabinet and turn off your fridge next winter. You may miss the hamburgers, but at least y
29、oull get rid of that terrible hum.（分数：6.00）(1).The statement “In my fridgeless fifties childhood, I was fed well and healthily. “ ( Line 1, Par（分数：1.00）A.2) suggests that_.A. the author was well-fed and healthy even without a fridge in his fiftiesB. the author was not accustomed to use fridges even
30、in his fiftiesC. there was no fridge in the authors home in the 1950sD. the fridge was in its early stage of development in the 1950s(2).Why does the author say that nothing was wasted before the invention of fridges?（分数：1.00）A.People would not buy more food than was necessary.B.Food was delivered t
31、o people two or three times a week.C.Food was sold fresh and did not get rotten easily.D.People had effective ways to preserve their foo(3).Who benefited the least from fridges according to the author?（分数：1.00）A.Inventors.B.Consumers.C.Manufacturers.D.Travelling salesmen.(4).Which of the following p
32、hrases in the fifth paragraph indicates the fridges negative effect on the environment?（分数：1.00）A.“Hum away continuously“B.“Climatically almost unnecessary“C.“Artificially-cooled space“D.“With mild temperatures“(5).What is the authors overall attitude toward fridges?（分数：1.00）A.Neutral.B.Critical.C.O
33、bjective.D.Compromisin(6).What statement can be inferred from this article?（分数：1.00）A.The fridge is quiet different from the refrigerator.B.The fridge has more bad effects than good ones.C.Despite its contribution to the environments, the fridge has still defects such as the noise.D.People invented
34、the fridge so as to live better.十、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：6.00)The human brain contains 10 thousand million cells and each of these may have a thousand connections. Such enormous numbers used to discourage us and cause us to dismiss the possibility of making a machine with humanlike ability, but now th
35、at we have grown used to moving forward at such a pace we can be less sure. Quite soon, in only 10 or 20 years perhaps, we will be able to assemble a machine as complex as the human brain, and if we can we will. It may then take us a long time to render it intelligent by loading in the right softwar
36、e (软件) or by altering the architecture but that too will happen.I think it certain that in decades, not centuries, machines of silicon (硅) will arise first to rival and then exceed their human ancestors. Once they exceed us they will be capable of their own design. In a real sense they will be able
37、to reproduce themselves. Silicon will have ended carbons long control. And we will no longer be able to claim ourselves to be the finest intelligence in the known universe.As the intelligence of robots increases to match that of humans and as their cost declines through economies of scale we may use
38、 them to expand our frontiers, first on earththrough their ability to withstand environments, harmful to ourselves. Thus, deserts may bloom and the ocean beds be mined. Further ahead, by a combination of the great wealth this new age will bring and the technology it will provide, the construction of
39、 a vast, mancreated world in space, home to thousands or millions of people, will be within our power.（分数：6.00）(1).In what way can we make a machine intelligent?（分数：1.00）A.By making it work in such environments as deserts, oceans or space.B.By working hard for 10 or 20 years.C.By either properly pro
40、gramming it or changing its structure.D.By reproducing it.(2).What does the writer think about machines with human-like ability?（分数：1.00）A.He believes they will be useful to human beings.B.He believes that they will control us in the future.C.He is not quite sure in what way they may influence us.D.
41、He doesnt consider the construction of such machines possibl(3).The word “carbon“ ( Line 4, Par（分数：1.00）A.2) stands for “_“.A. intelligent robotsB. a chemical elementC. an organic substanceD. human beings(4).A robot can be used to expand our frontiers when_.（分数：1.00）A.its intelligence and cost are b
42、eyond questionB.it is able to bear the rough environmentC.it is made as complex as the human brainD.its architecture is different from that of the present ones(5).It can be inferred from the passage that_.（分数：1.00）A.after the installation of a great number of cells and connections, robots will be ca
43、pable of self-reproductionB.with the rapid development of technology, people have come to realize the possibility of making a machine with human-like abilityC.once we make a machine as complex as the human brain, it will possess intelligenceD.robots will have control of the vast, man-made world in s
44、pace(6).In the sentence of “the technology it will provide“ in the last paragraph, “it“ refers to（分数：1.00）A.the combinationB.the great wealthC.this new ageD.the robot十一、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：6.00)After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to rep
45、ort. The damage and death toll could have been much worse.More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, an earthquake of similar. intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25,000 victims.Injuries and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a. m.
46、 on a holiday, when traffic was light on the citys highways. In addition, changes made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the citys buildings and highways, making them more resistant to quakes.Despite the good news, civil engineers arent resting on th
47、eir successes. Pinned to their drawing boards are blueprints for improved quake-resistant buildings. The new designs should offer even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place.In the past, making structures quake-resistant meant firm yet flexible materials, such as steel and woo
48、d, that bend without breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to reduce the impact of ground vibrations. The most recent designs give buildings brains as well as concrete and steel supports, called smart
49、buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to an earthquakes vibrations. When the ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would force the building to shift in the opposite direction.The new smart structures could be very expensive to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.（分数：6.00）(1).One reason why the loss of lives in the Los Angeles earthquake was comp
