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2014年同等学力英语考试真题

PartIOralCommunication（10points）

SectionA

Directions:

InthissectiontherearetwoincompletedialoguesandeachdialoguehasthreeblanksandthreechoicesA,BandC,takenfromthedialogueFillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheSheet.

Dialogueone

A.Ithoughtyousaidtherewerethreemen

B.Theyhadbeeninthereforabout5minutes

C.It’stheothermanI’mtalkingabout.

Burney:

Thereweretwomen,Ithink.No,three.Theyranintothebankandtheonewiththegun,thetallone,herunsuptothewindow,andstartsshoutingsomething,Idon’tknow,“givemeallyourmoney”andtheotherone-

Policeofficer:

1?

Burney:

No,thereweretwomenandagirl.2,theonecarryingthesuitcase,wellhegoesuptotheotherguy-

Policeofficer:

Theonewiththegun?

Burney:

Yes,andheopensthesuitcaseandthecashier,well,she-well,alltheotherpeoplebehindthewindow–theyhandoverpilesofmoneyandthetwomenputitintothesuitcaseandtheyrunout.Itwas1:

35.3.

DialogueTwo

A.Peopletodaydon’tlikethat

B.Ilikeagoodstory

C.Theystillmakemovieslikethat

SpeakerA:

IlikewatchingoldmoviesandIthinktheyarethebest.

SpeakerB:

Iagreewithyou,eventhoughthey’reinblackandwhite.Ithinkagoodstoryismoreimportantthancolor.

SpeakerA:

Andtherewasnoviolenceinolemovies..

SpeakerB:

No,therewasn’t.4.

SpeakerA:

Theylikelotsofaction.

SpeakerB:

5.

SpeakerA:

Iliketoseeactorswhoarelikerealpeople.

SpeakerB:

Likerealpeoplewithrealproblems.

SpeakerA:

6.

SpeakerB:

Yes,buttheynevermakemuchmoney.

SectionB

Directions:

inthissectionthereisoneincompleteinterviewwhichhasfourblanksandfourchoicesA,B,C,andD,takenfromtheinterview.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletetheinterviewandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

A.IdoalotofresearchontheInternettoo

B.Idoalotofmyshoppingonthenetnow

C.Ofcoursetheymailtheirfriendsendlessly

D.Idocumenteverything

Interviewer:

Ms.Chen,canyoutelluswhichpiecesoftechnologyareimportanttoyou?

Intreviewee:

Threethings:

mySharplaptop;myiphone5;andmyOlympusdigitalcamera.7:

thekids,art,buildings,clothes,scenesthatcatchmyeyeasIwalkpast.

Interviewer:

Whatdoyouuseyourcomputerfor?

Interviewee:

Well,Isendemailsallthetime.ButIdoalotofmydesignworkonscreennowandIcansendmyideasstraighttodirectorsandproducers.8-therearesomefantasticsitesaroundnow.

Interviewer:

Whousesthecomputerathome?

Interviewee:

Thekidsusethecomputerallthetimeathome.9-andontopofthatthey’realwaystextingontheirmobilephones!

TheyplaycomputergameswhentheythinkIortheirfatheraren’tlooking!

Theydon’tlikedoinghomework,ofcourse,buttherearesomereallygoodrevisionsitesontheInternet.10-15minutesforawholesupermarket“visit”!

Thatfeelsreallygood.

PartⅡVocabulary（10points）

Directions:

Inthisparttherearetensentences,eachwithonewordorphraseunderlined.ChoosetheonefromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandDthatbestkeepsthemeaningofthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

11.Conditionsforthegrowthofthisplantareoptimuminearlysummer.

A.mostacceptable B.mostexpressive

C.mostfavorite D.mostdesirable

12.Sheoftensayshergreatesthappinessconsistsinhelpingthedisadvantaged

Children.

A.isproportionateto B.iscomposedof

C.liesin D.relieson

13.Nowandinthefuture,wewillliveasfreepeople,notinfearandneveratthemercyofanyforeignpowers.

A.Forthesakeof B.atthecostof

C.intheinterestof D.underthecontrolof

14.Publicacceptanceofrabbitasaneconomicalsourceofproteindependsonhowaggressivelyproducersmarketit.

A.vigorously B.rigorously

C.efficiently D.effectively

15.ManyNewEnglandcommunitiesdonotpermittheconstructionofa“modernist”building,lestitaltertheiroverallarchitecturalintegrity.

A.inorderthat B.forfearthat

C.incasethat D.inspitethat

16.Essentially,atheoryisanabstract,symbolicrepresentationofwhatisconceivedtobereality.

A.impression B.imagination

C.expression D.presentation

17.Televisioncommercialshavebeenunderconstantscrutinyforthelastfewyears.

A.reflection B.examination

C.attack D.pressure

18.Themayorhasspentahandsomeamountoftimeinhislasttermworkingtobringdownthetaxrate.

A.plenty B.Sufficient

C.moderate D.considerable

19.Hispoorperformancemaybeattributedtothelackofmotivation.

A.focusedon B.causedby

C.viewedas D.takenfor

20.Thenewcutininterestrateismeanttopromotedomesticinvestment.

A.obtain B.encourage

C.publicize D.advertise

PartIIIReadingComprehension（25points）

SectionA

Direction:

Inthissection, therearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

PassageOne

Lastweek,Ireadastoryabouta34-year-oldBritishwomanwhoisextremelyafraidofmetalforks.She’sbeenusingplasticonesfor17yearsbecausethesoundofaforkrubbingagainstapanicattack.

Strange,right?

ButShe’snotalone.Whilepopularphobias（恐惧症）aboutsnakesandspidersmightgetalloftheattention,thereareawidevarietyofnot-so-obvioushorrorsthatmakepeoplenervous.

Whilesomephobiasmightseemabitsilly,theycancauseseriousemotionaldistress.Myco-workerMagdaisterrifiedofpigeons,aphobiathatistakingoverherlife,Shewon’twalkincertainpartsofthecityandrunsscreamingfromthesubwaywhenoneofthese“ratswithwings”findsitswayontotheplatform.Anotherfriendisdisgustedwithcheese.OnceIsawherrunawayfromasliceofit.Sowheredoesanirrationalfearofcheesecomefrom?

Arephobiassomethingweinheritfromourgenesordoweacquiretheseunusualanxietiesovertime?

EversinceIcanrememberweinheritfromourgenesordoweacquiretheseunusualanxietiesovertime?

EversinceIcanrememberIhavebeenunreasonablyfrightenedofelevators.TherewasnoterriblechildhoodexperienceandIamfinewithconfinedspaces,butsomethingaboutelevatorsmakesmenervous.Andso,whenmyboyfriendandIfoundourselvestrappedinanelevatorlastyear-becausethesesortsofthingsalwayshappeneventually-Iwasanticipatingtheworst.

Whilehegavemeasuggestiveeyebrowraiseandproposedwe“takeadvantageofthesituation,”Ibeganscreaminguncontrollably.Iwasfarfromturnedonbythewholefacingmyworstnightmarething.

However,afterthefearsubsided（消退）Irealizedthat,yes,thiswasmygreatestfearcometrue,andyet-itwasn’tallthatbad.Nervousandinconvenientmaybe,butterrifying?

Notsomuch.

Liberatingyourselffromadeep-seatedphobiacanbealonganddifficultprocess,butsometimesitcanbeassimpleasconfrontingitheadon.

21.The34-year-oldBritishwomanisextremelyafraidofmetalforksbecause.

A.shecouldn’tbeartheirsoundonplate

B.sheisafraidthattheymayhurther

C.shehasneverusedthembefore

D.shehasbeeninjuredbythembefore

22.Thephrase“ratswithwings”（Para.3）refersto

A.devilsB.exoticratsC.pigeonsD.strangebirds

23.Theauthor’sfearofelevatorsistheresultof

A.herdislikeofbeinginclosedspaces

B.herterribleexperience

C.herphobiafornoreason

D.hernervousnessofbeingalone

24.Afterthefearsubsided,theauthorrealizedthat

A.anelevatorridecouldbeexciting

B.itwasnotashorribleasshehadthought

C.herboyfriend’shelpwasimportant

D.shecouldhavehadagoodtimewithherboyfriend

25.Thepurposefortheauthortoshareherexperienceisto

A.introducewhatstrangefearspeoplehave

B.explainwhypeoplehavestrangefears

C.illustrateconqueringafearcanbedifficult

D.encouragepeopletoovercometheirfears

PassageTwo

TheAmericanpublic’sobsessionwithdietinghasledtooneofthemostdangeroushealthmisconceptionsofalltimes.Manytelevisionads,movies,magazinearticles,anddiet-foodproductlabelswouldhaveconsumersbelievethatcarbohydrates（碳水化合物）arebadforthehumanbodyandthatthosewhoeatthemwillquicklybecomeoverweight.Weareadvisedtoavoidfoodasuchaspotatoes,riceandwhitebreadandoptformeatsandvegetablesinstead.Somecompaniespromotethisideatoencourageconsumertobuytheir“carb-free”foodproducts.Butthetruthis,thehumanbodyneedscarbohydratestofunctionproperly,andabodythatreliesoncarbohydratesbutisexhaustedofthisdietaryelementisnotingoodshapeafterall.

Mostfoodsthatwoconsumeonadailybasislikepotatoesandriceareloadedwithcarbohydrates.Contrarytopopularbelief,carbohydrateshavemanyhealthbenefits;somefightdiseasessuchashighbloodpressureandheartdisease,andothershelptopreventcancerandstroke.Cuttingthesefoodsoutofyourdietmaydepriveyourbodyofthemanyhealthbenefitsofcarbohydrates.

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