2014年同等學(xué)力英語真題與答案解析

1、2014 年同等學(xué)力英語考試真題Part I Oral Communication (10 points)Section ADirections: In this section there are two incomplete dialogues and each dialogue has three blanks and three choices A, B and C, taken from the dialogue Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the dialogue and mark y

2、our answer on the Sheet.Dialogue oneA. I thought you said there were three menB. They had been in there for about 5 minutesC.It s the other man I m talking about.Burney: There were two men, I think. No, three. They ran into the bank and the one with the gun, the tallone, he runs up to the window, an

3、d starts shouting something, I don know,t “ giveme all yourmoney” and the other one-Police officer:1?Burney : No, there were two men and a girl.2, the one carrying the suitcase, well he goes up tothe other guy-Police officer: The one with the gun?Burney: Yes, and he opens the suitcase and the cashie

4、r, well, she- well, all the other people behind thewindow they hand over piles of money and the two men put it into the suitcase and they run out.It was 1:35.3 .Dialogue TwoA.People today don t like thatB. I like a good storyC. They still make movies like thatSpeaker A: I like watching old movies an

5、d I think they are the best.Speaker B: I agree with you, even though they re in black and white. I think a good story is more importantthan color.Speaker A: And there was no violence in ole movies.Speaker B: No, there wasn4 t.Speaker A : They like lots of action.Speaker B :5.Speaker A: I like to see

6、 actors who are like real people.Speaker B: Like real people with real problems.Speaker A:6.Speaker B: Yes, but they never make much money.Section BDirections: in this section there is one incomplete interview which has four blanks and four choices A, B, C, and D, taken from the interview. Fill in e

7、ach of the blanks with one of the choices to complete1the interview and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.A. I do a lot of research on the Internet tooB. I do a lot of my shopping on the net nowC. Of course they mail their friends endlesslyD. I document everythingInterviewer: Ms. Chen, can you te

8、ll us which pieces of technology are important to you?Intreviewee: Three things: my Sharp laptop; my iphone 5; and my Olympus digital camera.7: the kids,art, buildings, clothes, scenes that catch my eye as I walk past.Interviewer: What do you use your computer for ?Interviewee: Well , I send emails

9、all the time. But I do a lot of my design work on screen now and I cansend my ideas straight to directors and producers.8-there are some fantastic sites around now.Interviewer: Who uses the computer at home?Interviewee: The kids use the computer all the time at home.9- and on top of that they realwa

10、ystexting o n their mobile phones! They play computer games when they think I or their father arenThey don t like doing homework, of course , but there are some really good revision sites on the Internet.10-15 minutes for a whole supermarket“ visit” ! That feels really good.Part Vocabulary (10points

11、)Directions: In this part there are ten sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the four choices marked A,B,C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.11.Conditions for the growth of this plant are optimum in early summer

12、.A.most acceptableB. most expressiveC.most favoriteD . most desirable12. She often says her greatest happiness consists in helping the disadvantaged Children.A.is proportionate toB.is composed ofC.lies inD.relies on13. Now and in the future, we will live as free people, not in fear and never at the

13、mercy of any foreign powers.A.For the sake ofB.at the cost ofC.in the interest ofD.under the control of14. Public acceptance of rabbit as an economical source of protein depends on how aggressively producers market it.A.vigorouslyB.rigorouslyC.efficientlyD.effectively15.Many New England communities

14、do not permit the construction of a “modernist ”building, lest it altertheir overall architectural integrity.A.in order thatB.for fear thatC.in case thatD.in spite that16.Essentially, a theory is an abstract, symbolic representation of what is conceived to be reality.A.impressionB.imaginationC.expre

15、ssionD.presentation217.Television commercials have been under constant scrutiny for the last few years.A.reflectionB.examinationC.attackD.pressure18.The mayor has spent a handsome amount of time in his last term working to bring down the tax rate.A.plentyB. SufficientC.moderateD. considerable19. His

16、 poor performance may be attributed to the lack of motivation.A.focused onB.caused byC.viewed asD.taken for20. The new cut in interest rate is meant to promote domestic investment.A.obtainB.encourageC.publicizeD.advertisePart IIIReading Comprehension(25 points)Section ADirection:In this section,ther

17、e are four passages followedby questions or unfinishedstatements,each with four suggested answers A,B,C and D. Choose the best answer and mark your answeron the Answer Sheet.Passage OneLast week, I read a story about a 34-year-old British woman who is extremely afraid of metal forks.She s been using

18、 plastic ones for 17 years because the sound of a fork rubbing against a panic attack.Strange, right? But She onesnot.Whileal popular phobias ( 恐懼癥 )about snakes and spiders might get all of the attention, there are a wide variety of not-so-obvious horrors that make people nervous.While some phobias

19、 might seem a bit silly ,they can cause serious emotional distress. My co-workerMagda is terrified of pigeons ,a phobia that is taking over her life, She won t walk in certain parts of the city and runs screaming from the subway when one of these “ ratswith wings ” findsits way onto the platform . A

20、nother friend is disgusted with cheese. Once I saw her run away from a slice of it .So where does an irrational fear of cheese come from ?Are phobias something we inherit from our genes or do we acquire these unusual anxieties over time? Ever since I can remember we inherit from our genes or do we a

21、cquire these unusual anxieties overtime?Ever since I can rememberI have been unreasonably frightened of elevators. There was no terriblechildhoodexperience and I am fine withconfined spaces ,but something about elevators makes menervous .And so ,when myboyfriend and Ifound ourselves trappedinan elev

22、ator last year -becausethese sorts of things always happen eventually -I was anticipating the worst .While he gave me a suggestive eyebrow raise and proposed we“ taketheadvantagesituationof,” Ibegan screaming uncontrollably. I was far from turned on by the whole facing my worst nightmare thing.Howev

23、er, after the fear subsided ( 消退 )I realized that, yes, t his was my greatest fear come true, andyet -it wasn t all that badNervous. and inconvenient maybe, but terrifying? Not so much.Liberating yourself from a deep-seated phobia can be a long and difficult process, but sometimes itcan be as simple

24、 as confronting it head on.21. The 34-year-old British woman is extremely afraid of metal forks because.A. she couldn t bear their sound on plateB. she is afraid that they may hurt herC. she has never used them beforeD. she has been injured by them before22. The phrase“ rats with wings” (Para.3)refe

25、rs to3A. devilsB. exotic ratsC. pigeonsD. strange birds23.The author s fear of elevators is the result ofA. her dislike of being in closed spacesB. her terrible experienceC. her phobia for no reasonD. her nervousness of being alone24.After the fear subsided, the author realized thatA. an elevator ri

26、de could be excitingB. it was not as horrible as she had thoughtC. her boyfriend s help was importantD. she could have had a good time with her boyfriend25. The purpose for the author to share her experience is toA. introduce what strange fears people haveB. explain why people have strange fearsC. i

27、llustrate conquering a fear can be difficultD. encourage people to overcome their fearsPassage TwoThe American public s obsession with dieting has led to one of the most dangerous health misconceptions of all times. Many television ads, movies, magazine articles, and diet-food product labelswould ha

28、ve consumers believe that carbohydrates( 碳水化合物 )are bad for the human body and that those who eat them will quickly become overweight. We are advised to avoid food a such as potatoes, rice and white bread and opt for meats and vegetables instead. Some companies promote this idea to encourageconsumer

29、 to buy their-free“carb” food products.But the truth is, the human body needs carbohydrates tofunction properly, and a body that relies on carbohydrates but is exhausted of this dietary element is not in good shape after all.Most foods that wo consume on a daily basis like potatoes and rice are load

30、ed with carbohydrates. Contrary to popular belief, carbohydrates have many health benefits; some fight diseases such as high blood pressure and heart disease, and others help to prevent cancer and stroke. Cutting these foods out ofyour diet may deprive your body of the many health benefits of carboh

31、ydrates.One of the best benefits of carbohydrates is their ability to help to maintain the health of our organs,tissues, and cells. Scientific studies have shown that one type of carbohydrate called fiber reduces the riskof heart disease. Carbohydrates also contain antioxidants（抗氧化劑）， which protect

32、the body s cells fromharmful particles with the potential to cause cancer.This does not mean that the human body can survive on a diet composed entirely of carbohydrates. We also need certain percentages of proteins and fats to maintain healthy bodies. But carbohydrates certainly should not be avoid

33、ed altogether. In fact, the food pyramid, the recommended basis of a healthy diet, shows that a person should consume six to eleven servings of breads and grains, as well as three to four servings each of fruits and vegetables all carbohydrate-containing foods. It is easy to see why cuttingcarbohydr

34、ates out of a person s diet is not a good idea.The only way to know what is truly healthy for your own body is to talk to a nutritionist or dietician,who can help you choose foods that are right for you as well as guide you toward a proper exerciseprogram for weight loss, or muscle gain. These profe

35、ssionals will never tell you to cut out carbohydratesentirely! The bottom line: listen to experts, not the advertisers!26.As is used in Paragraph 1, the word“ exhausted” most possibly means _.A. startledB. starvingC. derivedD. deprived427.According to the author, advertisers who sell-free “”carbprod

36、ucts _.A. value consumers-beingwellB. are not telling the truthC. offer healthy optionsD. are responsible for obesity28. Which of the following is NOT one of the health benefits of carbohydrates ?A. Prevention of stroke.B. Prevention of cancer.C. Prevention of fiber reductionD. Prevention of heart d

37、isease.29. It can be inferred from the passage that a healthy diet _.A. is low in carbohydrates and high in proteins and fatsB. contains equal amounts of carbohydrates and proteinsC. needs enough proteins but no fat for us to maintain energyD. is balanced between carbohydrates, and proteins and fats

38、30. The main purpose of the passage is to _.A. describe the variety of carbohydratesB. explain how to live a healthy lifeC. promote more physical exerciseD. advocate a healthy dietPassage ThreeOf all the lessons taught by the financial crisis, the most personal has been that Americans aren t sogood

39、at money-management. We take out home loans we can t afford. We run up -skyhigh credit-card debt.We don t save nearly enough for retirement.In response, supporters of financial-literacy education are moving with renewed enthusiasm. Schooldistricts instates such as New Jersey and Illinoisare adding m

40、oney-management courses totheircurriculums.The treasury and Education departments are sending lesson plans to highschools andencouraging students to compete in the National Financial Capability Challenge that begins in March.Students with top scores on that exam will receive certificates but chances

41、 for long-term benefits areslim. As it turns out, there is littleevidence that traditionalefforts to boost financial know-howhelpstudents make better decisions outside the classroom. Even as the financial-literacy movement has gainedsteam over the past decade, scores have been falling on tests that

42、measure how well students learn aboutthings such as budgeting, credit cards, insurance and investment. A recent survey of college studentsconducted for the JumpStart Coalitionfor Personal Financial Literacy found that students who dhad apersonal-finance or money- management course in high school sco

43、red no better than those who hadn t.“ Weneed to figure out how to do this the right way, ”says Lewis Mandell, a professor at the University of Washington who after 15 years of studying financial-literacy programs has come to theconclusion that current methods don t work. A growing number of research

44、ers and educators agree that amore radical approach is needed. They advocate starting financial education a lot earlier than high school, putting real money and spending decisions into kids hands and talking openly about the emotions and social influences tied to how we spend.Other initiatives are t

45、ackling such real-world issues as the commercial and social pressures that affectpurchasing decisions. Why exactly do you want those expensive brand-name shoes so badly? “ Ittakesconfidence to take a stand and to think differently, says Jeroo Billimoria,” founder of Aflatoun,a nonprofit whose curric

46、ulum, used in more than 30 countries, aims to help kids get a leg up in their financial lives.“ This goes beyond money and saving.”31. The financial-literacy education is intended to _. A. renew Amer icans enthusiasm about money-managementB. increaseAmericans awareness of the financial crisis5C. hel

47、p Americans to overcome the financial crisisD. enable Americans to manage money wisely32. According to the author ,the National Financial Capability Challenge will be _A. ineffectiveB.rewardingC. costlyD.well-received33. By saying that“ the financial-literacy movement has gained steam” (Para.3),the

48、author means that themovement _.A. has received much criticismB. has been regarded as imaginativeC. has been more and more popularD. has gone through financial difficulties34. Lewis Mandell suggests that we should figure out how to _.A.managemoney in a more efficient wayB. carry out financial-litera

49、cy education properlyC.improvethe social awareness of financial educationD. help students score better in money-management courses35. Jeroo Billimoriais most likelyto agree that commercialand social pressures make one s purchasingdecisions _.A.acceptableB. DifficultC.feasibleC. unwisePassage FourChe

50、ating is nothing new. But today, educators andadministratorsare finding that instances ofacademic dishonesty on the part of students have become more frequent- and are less likely to be punishedthan in the past. Cheating appears to have gained acceptance among good and poor students alike.Whyis stud

51、ent cheating on the rise? No one reallyknows. Some blame the trend on a generalloosening of moral values among today s youth . Others have attributed increased cheating to the fact thattoday s youth are far more pragmatic實(shí)(用主義的 ) than their more idealistic predecessors. Whereas in thelate sixties an

52、d early seventies, students were fille d with visions about changing the world, today s studentsfeel great pressure to conform and succeed. In interviews with students at high schools and colleges aroundthe country, both young men and women said that cheating had become easy. Some suggested they did

53、 itout of spite for teachers they did not respect. Others looked at it as a game. Only if they were caught, somesaid, would they feel guilty. “ Peopleare competitive,said” a second-year college student named Anna,from Chicago. There s an underlying fear. If you don t do well, your life is going to b

54、e ruined. The pressuris not only from parents and friends but from oneself. To achieve. To succeed. It s almost as thave to outdo other people to achieve our own goals.Wdward Wynne, a magazine editor, blame the rise in academic dishonesty on the schools. He claimsthat administratorsandteachers have been too hesitant totake action. Dwight Huber, chairman of theEnglish department at Amarillo, sees the matter differently, blaming the rise in cheating on the way studentsare evaluated. “ Iwouldcheat if Ifelt I was being cheated,Mr”. Hubersaid . He fells that as longas