1、同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语-99 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Oral Communic(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Section A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Dialogue One(总题数：1，分数：3.00)A. The spring promotion will last for two weeks. B. It varies from goods to goods. C. Nothing special. A: What do you want to buy, sir? B: 1 . A: Please feel free to
2、 walk around. Take your time. B: Thank you. I“m browsing. A: All the things here are on display. B: Do you offer discount? A: Yes, sir. 2 . B: How much discount do you offer? A: 3 . The best discount is 40%. B: I see.（分数：3.00）四、Dialogue Two(总题数：1，分数：3.00)A. I really can“t wait that long. B. The bus
3、stop is not far from here. C. It can take you right there. A: Excuse me. Could you tell me which bus I should take to go to the railway station? B: I think you“d better take the No. 16 bus. 1 . A: How often dose this bus go there? B: Every fifteen minutes. A: 2 . Are there any other buses that can t
4、ake me there? B: The No. 2 bus also goes to the railway station. You may take it. A: Where can I find the bus? B: 3 . Go straight on and you can easily find it. A: Thanks a lot. B: You are welcome.（分数：3.00）五、Section B(总题数：1，分数：4.00)A. It must be very expensive to get such a nice house! B. The guy wh
5、o“s selling the house has lost his job. C. It“s everything we have been looking for. D. Our house is outside of the city. A: I heard that you“re going to move. How about the new house? B: Oh, it“s perfect! 1 . The surrounding is homey. And I love that huge yard, the dome window with the attic, and t
6、he fireplace in the bedroom. A: Wow, it sounds gorgeous! 2 . B: Not that expensive, as a matter of fact. It“s really under price! A: How could that be? B: Our realtor said, 3 and he has to move and live with his parents! A: What a piece of luck! It has brought a lot of lovely color to your face! Wha
7、t“s the location? It“s hard to find such a house in the city. B: Yes. 4 . A: Isn“t it very inconvenient for you to go to work? B: A little bit. But now we are expecting our baby and we decided not to raise the kid in the city. A: How sweet! You are already considerate parents for the baby!（分数：4.00）六
8、、Part Vocabulary(总题数：10，分数：10.00)1.If the national pastime could be integrated, it seemed only a matter of time before the nation“s schools, playgrounds, buses, and restaurants could also be integrated.（分数：1.00）A.recreationB.disciplineC.tuitionD.regulation2.Apparently first described in 1964, transi
9、ent global amnesia consists of a(n) abrupt loss of memory lasting from a few seconds to a few hours, without loss of consciousness or other evidence of impairment.（分数：1.00）A.abundantB.scarceC.suddenD.abnormal3.Vast herds of large game animals once roamed the plains of what is now the state of Kansas
10、.（分数：1.00）A.wanderedB.inhabitedC.grazedD.populated4.On the journey to the lake I began to wonder how time had marred this unique, this holy spotthe coves and streams, the hills, the camps and paths behind the camps.（分数：1.00）A.facilitatedB.adoredC.batteredD.disfigured5.They also want the police“s use
11、 of force kept in check , especially in poor neighborhoods where everyone is apt to be treated like a suspect.（分数：1.00）A.in reserveB.under observationC.under controlD.within limits6.As to the precise value of this scientific knowledge, it depends to a great extent on how it has been acquired and on
12、who has been imparting it.（分数：1.00）A.pursuingB.instructingC.summarizingD.accumulating7.In the United States, the provisions of the constitution of any state may not conflict with those of the Federal Constitution.（分数：1.00）A.stipulationsB.interrelationC.jurisdictionsD.interpretations8.Enraged by bein
13、g taxed without being given representation, New Englanders tipped tea into Boston harbor.（分数：1.00）A.DisappointedB.AlienatedC.InfuriatedD.Endangered9.Because the details of the project were rather hazy , we decided to reject the proposal.（分数：1.00）A.dubiousB.unobtainableC.lucrativeD.ambiguous10.“I nev
14、er imagined,“ he chuckled, “that I would some day struggle so mightily, and so futilely , to explain music to a robot“.（分数：1.00）A.uselesslyB.effectivelyC.sufficientlyD.successfully七、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)八、Section A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)九、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：3.00)Many different meanings have be
15、en given to the word poetry. It would weary my readers if I were to discuss which of these definitions ought to be selected; I prefer telling them at once that which I have chosen. In my opinion, Poetry is the search after, and the delineation of, the Ideal. The Poet is he who, by suppressing a part
16、 of what exists, by adding some imaginary touches to the picture, and by combining certain real circumstances that do not in fact happen together, completes and extends the work of nature. Thus the object of poetry is not to represent what is true, but to adorn it and to present to the mind some lof
17、tier image. Verse, regarded as the ideal beauty of language, may be eminently poetical; but verse does not of itself constitute poetry. I now proceed to inquire whether among the actions, the sentiments, and the opinions of democratic nations there are any which lead to a conception of the ideal, an
18、d which may for this reason be considered as natural sources of poetry. It must, in the first place, be acknowledged that the taste for ideal beauty, and the pleasure derived from the expression of it, are never so intense or so diffused among a democratic as among an aristocratic people. In aristoc
19、ratic nations it sometimes happens that the body acts as it were spontaneously, while the higher faculties are bound and burdened by repose. Among these nations the people will often display poetic tastes, and their fancy sometimes ranges beyond and above what surrounds them. But in democracies the
20、love of physical gratification, the notion of bettering one“s condition, the excitement of competition, the charm of anticipated success, are so many spurs to urge men onward in the active professions they have embraced, without allowing them to deviate for an instant from the track. The main stress
21、 of the faculties is to this point. The imagination is not extinct, but its chief function is to devise what may be useful and to represent what is real. The principle of equality not only diverts men from the description of ideal beauty; it also diminishes the number of objects to be described. Ari
22、stocracy, by maintaining society in a fixed position, is favorable to the solidity and duration of positive religions as well as to the stability of political institutions. Not only does it keep the human mind within a certain sphere of belief, but it predisposes the mind to adopt one faith rather t
23、han another. An aristocratic people will always be prone to place intermediate powers between God and man. In this respect it may be said that the aristocratic element is favorable to poetry. When the universe is peopled with supernatural beings, not palpable to sense, but discovered by the mind, th
24、e imagination ranges freely; and poets, finding a thousand subjects to delineate, also find a countless audience to take an interest in their productions. In democratic ages it sometimes happens, on the contrary, that men are as much afloat in matters of faith as they are in their laws. Skepticism t
25、hen draws the imagination of poets back to earth and confines them to the real and visible world. Even when the principle of equality does not disturb religious conviction, it tends to simplify it and to divert attention from secondary agents, to fix it principally on the Supreme Power. Aristocracy
26、naturally leads the human mind to the contemplation of the past and fixes it there. Democracy, on the contrary, gives men a sort of instinctive distaste for what is ancient. In this respect aristocracy is far more favorable to poetry; for things commonly grow larger and more obscure as they are more
27、 remote, and for this twofold reason they are better suited to the delineation of the ideal.（分数：3.00）(1).Why does the author give his opinion of the definition of poetry?（分数：1.00）A.He doesn“t want his readers to be confused.B.He wants to get to his point and not discuss definitions.C.Many people hav
28、e tried to define it, and he wanted to add another by giving his point of view.D.He doesn“t think the other definitions are accurate.(2).The purpose of the passage is to _.（分数：1.00）A.explain the meaning of poetry and the art of a poetB.contrast poetry with a democratic and a aristocratic societiesC.
29、explain how poetry, democracy, and aristocracy intermingleD.contrast the inclination towards poetry in democratic and aristocratic societies(3).How does the author contrast aristocratic and democratic societies in their response to religion?（分数：1.00）A.Democratic societies are more receptive than ari
30、stocratic societies.B.Aristocratic societies are more receptive than democratic societies.C.Aristocratic societies are not as receptive as democratic societies.D.Democratic societies are just as more receptive as aristocratic societies.十、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：5.00)This month Singapore passed a bill t
31、hat would give legal teeth to the moral obligation to support one“s parents. Called the Maintenance of Parents Bill, it received the backing of the Singapore government. That does not mean it hasn“t generated discussion. Several members of the Parliament opposed the measure as un-Asian. Other who ac
32、knowledged the problem of the elderly poor believed it a disproportionate response. Still others believe it will subvert relations within the family; cynics dubbed it the “Sue Your Son“ law. Those who say that the bill does not promote filial responsibility, of course, are right. It has nothing to d
33、o with filial responsibility. It kicks in where filial responsibility fails. The law cannot legislate filial responsibility any more than it can legislate love. All the law can do is to provide a safety net where this morality provide is insufficient. Singapore needs this bill not to replace moralit
34、y, but to provide incentives to shore it up. Like many other developed nations, Singapore faces the problems of an increasing proportion of people over 60 years of age. Demography is inexorable. In 1980, 7.2% of the population was in this bracket. At the turn of the century, that figure grew to 11%.
35、 By 2030, the proportion is projected to be 26%. The problem is not old age perse. It is that the ratio of economically active people to economically inactive people will decline. But no amount of government exhortation or paternalism will completely eliminate the problem of old people who have insu
36、fficient means to make ends meet. Some people will fall through the holes in any safety net. Traditionally, a person“s insurance against poverty in his old age was his family. This is not a revolutionary concept, nor is it uniquely Asian. Care and support for one“s parents is a universal value share
37、d by all civilized societies. The problem in Singapore is that the moral obligation to look after one“s parents is unenforceable. A father can be compelled by law to maintain his children. A husband can be forced to support his wife. But, until now, a son or daughter had no legal obligation to suppo
38、rt his or her parents. In 1989, an Advisory Council was set up to look into ten problems of the aged. Its report stated with a tinge of complacency that 95% of those who did not have their own income were receiving cash contributions from relations. But what about the 5% who aren“t getting relatives
39、“ support? They have several options: (a) get a job that work until they die; (b) apply for public assistance (you have to be destitute to apply); or (c) starve quietly. None of these options is socially acceptable. And what if this 5% figure grows, as it is likely to do, as society ages? The Mainte
40、nance of Parents Bill was put forth to encourage the traditional virtues that have to far kept Asian nations from some of the breakdowns encountered in other affluent societies. This legislation will allow a person to apply to the court for maintenance from any or all of his children. The court woul
41、d have the discretion to refuse to make an order it is unjust. Those who deride the proposal for opening up the courts to family lawsuits miss the point. Only in extreme cases would any parent take his child to court. If it does indeed become law, the bill“s effect would be far more subtle. First, i
42、t will reaffirm the notion that it is each individual“snot society“sresponsibility to look after his parents. Singapore is still conservative enough that most people will not object to this idea. It reinforces the traditional values and it doesn“t hurt a society now and then to remind itself of its
43、core values. Second, and more important, it will make those who are inclined to shirk their responsibilities think twice. Until now, if a person asked family elders, clergymen or the Ministry of Community Development to help get financial support from his children, the most they could do was to medi
44、ate. But mediators have no teeth, and a child could simply ignore their pleas. But to be sued by one“s parents would be a massive loss of face. It would be a public disgrace. Few people would be so thick-skinned as to say, “Sue and be damned“. The hand of the conciliator would be immeasurably streng
45、thened. It is far more likely that some sort of amicable settlement would be reached if the recalcitrant son or daughter knows that the alternative is a public trial. It would be nice to think that Singapore doesn“t need this kind of law. But that belief ignores the clear demographic trends and the
46、effect of affluence itself on traditional bonds. Those of us who pushed for the bill will consider ourselves most successful it acts as an incentive not to have it invoked in the first place.（分数：5.00）(1).The Maintenance of Parents. Bill _.（分数：1.00）A.received unanimous support in the Singapore Parlia
47、mentB.was believed to solve all the problems of the elderly poorC.was intended to substitute for traditional values in SingaporeD.was passed to make the young more responsible to the old(2).By quoting the growing percentage points of the aged in the population, the author seems to imply that _.（分数：1
48、.00）A.the country will face mounting problems of the old in futureB.the social welfare system would be under great pressureC.young people should be given more moral educationD.the old should be provided with means of livelihood(3).Which of the following statements is CORRECT?（分数：1.00）A.Filial respon
49、sibility in Singapore is enforced by law.B.Fathers have legal obligations to look after children.C.It is an acceptable practice for the old to continue working.D.The Advisory Council was dissatisfied with the problems of the old.(4).The author seems to suggest that traditional values _.（分数：1.00）A.play an insignificant role in solving social problemsB.are helpful to the elderly when they sue their childrenC.are very important in preserving Asian uniquenessD.are significant in helping the Bill get approved(5).The author thinks that if the Bill becomes law, its effect
