2014年同等学力人员申请硕士学位 外国语水平全国统一考试（模拟试卷）
ENGLISH QUALIFICATION TEST FOR MASTER-DEGREE APPLICANTS
Part 1 Oral Communication (15 minutes 10 points)
Section A:
Directions: In this section, there are two dialogues between two speakers , each has three blanks and three choices marked A,B, and C taken from the dialogue. Fill in each of the blanks with the choices to complete the dialogue. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
Dialogue One
A. It was very exciting, wasn?t it? B. Always the same old thing. C. But I thought it was boring.
A. What did you think of the movie? B. I thought it was gorgeous! I loved it!
A. You did? (1) __________c______________. B. Why? What didn?t you like about it?
A. For one thing, there was too much violence in it, always fighting and killing! B. But it was just an action movie!
A. And the story was silly too. (2)_________b_____________. B. Well, you see, the stories are always simple in those movies. A. What did you like about it?
B. (3)____________a_________________ And I like the movie star. The young guys are crazy about her!
Dialogue Two
A. just trade it in B. listen up
C. first things first
A. Well, _____b_________, Jerry, you?ve got to start thinking to change it now. B. But you know it would cost much to buy a new one.
A: You could buy a new car, or _______a__________ and buy a second hand.
B: Which means, we?re up against a big decision, aren?t we? Well, I am not sure, but if I trade it in, I will have to check out some used cars right now. A. Treat me a drink and I can help you choose one.
B: Will you? Oh, thank you so much! But, ________c__________, I will go check up my budget and make sure if everything is all right.
Section B:
Directions: In this section, there is an interview between two speakers , which has four blanks and four choices marked A,B, C and D taken from the interview. Fill in each of the blanks with the choices to complete the interview. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
A.I saw a piece of news about women
B. As a result
C. men have a hard time going out with women D. That is right.
A: ________a_____________ who are earning more money than males. What do you think about that?
B: Oh, I think ____________c______________ who earn more than them because there?s this stereotype that men should make more money than females.
A: ________d____________. According to the news, between 30% and 40% of women earn more money than their spouses. And by the year 2030, the average woman in this country is expected to outearn the average man. B: What are the possible reasons for this?
A: Well, there are educational trends; many more women are receiving higher education now than before. ______b_________, there are also more women entering the workforce.
Part II Vocabulary (10 minutes, 10 points)
Directions: In this section there are 10 sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
11．Betty was offended because she felt that her friends had ignored her purposefully at the party.
A．desperately B．definitely C．deliberately D．decisively
12．Janet couldn?t work out why the rescue team didn?t get his message on time.
A．carry out B．break up C．figure out D．put out
13．The researchers have come up with numerous explanations to justify their failures．
A．lead to B．charge for C．call for D．account for
14．They sent in a recommendation letter shortly after they applied to Harvard for the postdoctoral program.
A. recently B. soon C. lately D. posthumously
15. The chairman made an exhilarating speech at the opening ceremony of the sports meeting, which encouraged the sportsmen greatly. A. vigorous B. tedious C. flat D. harsh
16．Life is more important than the pressures and stresses that we place on ourselves over work and other commitments. A．appointments B．arrangements C．obligations D．devotions
17．She said that the medicine the doctor gave her brought relief to his headache. A. eased B. rescued C. promoted D. diagnosed
18．Today?s movie features Tom Cruise as the leading actor, who has attracted millions of fans to watch his Mission Impossible series.
A．describes B．characterizes C．manifests D．professes
19．In this glorious season, Kobe Bryant has harvested great honor and recognition around the world.
A. benefited B. flourished C. acquired D. required
20．Long-term use of the drugs can ultimately alter the patient?s motor skills and personality.
A. divert B. exhaust C. exchange D. affect
Part III Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 25 points)
Section A
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
Text 1
When Patricia Weathers's son Michael had problems in his first-grade class, a school psychologist told the mother he had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, and needed to be medicated with stimulants. If not, he would be sent to a special education facility near his school. Confused and frightened, Weathers says she consented to put Michael on Ritalin, a commonly used stimulant that doctors prescribe to decrease the symptoms of ADHD - restlessness, disorganization, hyperactivity. But Michael exhibited negative effects from the drug, such as social withdrawal. Instead of spotting the side effects, Weathers says, school officials again pressured her back to the psychiatrist's office, where Michael's diagnosis was changed to social anxiety disorder and an antidepressant prescribed. Finally, says Weathers, \him.\services for child abuse.
Though charges were dropped, the Weathers case has become a symbol of the boiling controversy surrounding ADHD, treatment for it, and the subjective diagnostic tests that some critics say has led to an overuse of stimulants in schools. According to testimony given before Congress in 2000, ADHD diagnosis in children grew from 150,000 in 1970 to 6 million in 2000, representing 12 to 13 percent of US schoolchildren.
On the one hand, a recent study by National Institute of Mental Health, published in April, confirmed long-held assumptions that consistent use of stimulants mildly suppresses children's growth - at an average rate of about an inch over the course of two years, in addition to weight loss in some children. At the same time, another part of the same study gave the use of medication a boost when it comes to the treatment of ADHD. The study showed that strict behavioral rules, used without drugs, were not as successful as treatments involving stimulants. They suppressed ADHD symptoms in 34 percent of the children tracked over a two-year period, while medication worked in 56 percent of cases.
Yet if the study was reassuring to some who work with children, it was alarming to others. \ADHD,\has been studying ADHD for almost two decades. \these medicines suppress growth, you have to ask what else they are doing that we can't measure.\
21.It can be inferred from the text that kids with ADHD are often [A] allergic to medicines. [B] absent-minded in class. [C] afraid of meeting strangers. [D] anxious about seeing the doctor.
