1、同等学力英语真题及答案2014同等学力英语真题及答案Part I Oral Communication (10 points)Section ADirections:In this section there are two incomplete dialogues and each dialogue hasthree blanks and three choices A,B and C, takenfrom the dialogue. Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the dialogue and
2、mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.Dialogue OneA. They had been in there for about 5 minutesB. Its theother man Im talking aboutC. I thought you said there were three menBurney: There were two men, I think. No, three. They ran into the bank and the one with thegun，the tall one, he runs up to the w
3、indow, and starts shouting something, I dont know, Give me all your money 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 to the other guy -Police officer: The one with the gun?Burney: Yes, and he opens the suitcase a
4、nd the cashier, well, she - well, all the otherpeople behind the window - they hand over piles of money and two men put it into the suitcase and they run out. It was l:35._3_Dialogue TwoA. Ilike a goodstoryB. They still make movies like thatC. People today dont like thatSpeaker A: I like watching ol
5、d l movies and I think they are the best.Speaker B: I agree with you, eventhough theyre in black and white. I think a good story is more important than color.Speaker A: And there was no violence in old movies.Speaker B: No, there wasnt._4_Speaker A: They like lots of action.Speaker B:_5_Speaker A:I
6、like to see 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 hasfour blanks and four choices A, B, C and D, taken from the interview.
7、Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the interview and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.A. I do a lot of research on the Internet tooB. I document everythingC. Of course they mail their friends endlesslyD. I do a lot of my shopping on the net nowInterviewer:Ms. Chen, ca
8、n you tell us which pieces of technology are important to you?Interviewee: Three things: my Sharp laptop; myiphone5; and my Olympus digital camera._7_: the kids, art, buildings, clothes, scenes that catch myeye as I walk past.Interviewer:What do you use your computer for?Interviewee: Well, I send em
9、ails all the time. But I do a lot of my design work on screennow and I can send 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 topof that
10、theyre always texting on their mobile phones! They play computergames when they think I or their father arent looking! They dont likedoing homework, of course, but there are some really good revision siteson the Internet. _10_- 15 minutes for a whole supermarketvisit! That feels really good.Part Voc
11、abulary (10 points)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,Cand D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Mark your answer on theAnswer Sheet.11. Now and in the future, we will live as free peopl
12、e, not in fear and never at the mercy of any foreign powers.A. in the interest of B. under the control ofC .for the sake of D. at the cost of12.Public acceptance of rabbit as an economical source of protein depends how aggressivelyproducers market it .A. vigorously B. effectively C. efficiently D. r
13、igorously13. Many New England communities do not permit the construction of a “modernist”building, lest it alter their overall architectural integrity.A. in case that B. in spite that C. for fear that D. in order that14. Essentially, a theory is an abstract, symbolic representation of what is concei
14、ved to be reality .A. imagination B. impression C. presentation D. expression15. Television commercial have been under constant scrutiny for the last few years.A. pressure B. reflection C. examination D. attack16. The mayor has spent ahandsome amount of time in his last tern working to bring down th
15、e tax rate .A. sufficient B. plenty C. considerable D. moderate17. His poor performance maybe attributed to the lack of motivation.A. caused by B. focused on C. taken for D. viewed as18. The new cut in interest rate is meant to promote domestic investment.A. encourage B. obtain C. publicize D. adver
16、tise19. Conditions for the growth of this plant areoptimum in early summer.A. most acceptable B. most expressiveC. most favorite D. most desirable20. She often says her greatest happinessconsists in helping the disadvantaged children.A. is proportionate to B. is composed ofC. lies in D. relies onPar
17、t III Reading Comprehension (25 points)Section ADirections: In this section, there arefourpassages followed by questions or unfinishedstatements, each with four suggested answers A, B, C and D. Choose thebest answer and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneOf all the lessons taught by the
18、 financial crisis, the most personal has been thatAmericans arent so good at money-management. We take out home loans we cantafford.We run up sky-high credit-card debt. We dont save nearly enough forretirement.In response, supporters of financial-literacy education are moving with renewedenthusiasm.
19、 School districts in states such as New Jersey and Illinois are addingmoney-management courses to their curriculums . The Treasury and Educationdepartments are sending lesson plans to high schools and encouraging students tocompete in the National Financial Capability Challenge that begins in March.
20、Students with top scores on that exam will receive certificates -but chances forlong-term benefits are slim. As it turns out, there is little evidence that traditional effortsto boost financial know-how help students make better decisions outside the classroom.Even as the financial-literacy movement
21、 has gained steam over the past decade, scores have been falling on tests that measure how well students learn about things such asbudgeting, credit cards, insurance and investments. A recent survey of college studentsconducted for the JumpStart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy found thatst
22、udents whod had a personal-finance or money-management course in high schoolscored no better than those who hadnt.We need to figure out how to do this the right way,says Lewis Mandell, aprofessor at the University of Washington who after 15 years of studyingfinancial-literacy programs has come to th
23、e conclusion that current methods dont work.A growing number of researchers and educators agree that a more radical approach isneeded. They advocate starting financial education a lot earlier than high school, puttingreal money and spending decisions into kids hands and talking openly about theemoti
24、ons and social influences tied to how we spend .Other initiatives are tacking such real-world issues as the commercial andsocialpressures that affect purchasing decisions.Why exactly do you want those expensive brand-name shoes so badly? It takes confidence to take a stand and to thinkdifferently, s
25、aysJerooBillimoria ,founder of Aflatoun,a nonprofit whose curriculum, used in more than 30 countries ,aims to help kids get a leg up in their financial lives .”“This goes beyond money and savings21. The financial-literacy education is intended to_.A. help Americans to overcome the financial crisisB.
26、 enable Americans to manage money wiselyC. increase Americans awareness of the financial crisisD. renew Americans enthusiasm about money-management22. According to the author, the National Financial Capability Challenge will be_.A. well-receivedB. costlyC. rewardingD. ineffective23.Bysaying that the
27、 financial-literacy movement has gained steam(Para .3) ,theauthor means that the movement_.A.has gone through financial difficultiesB. has received much criticismC. has been regarded as imaginativeD. has been more and more popular24. Lewis Mandell suggests that we should figure out how to _.A.help s
28、tudents scorebetter in money-management coursesB. improve the social awareness of financial educationC. carry out financial-literacy education properlyD. manage money in a more efficient way25. Jeroo Billimoria is most likely to agree thatcommercial and social pressures makeones purchasing decisions
29、_.A. difficultB.feasibleC. unwiseD. acceptable Passage TwoCheating is nothing new,But today,educators and administrators are finding thatinstances of academic dishonesty on the part of students have become more frequent -and are less likely to be punished - than in the past . Cheating appears to hav
30、e gainedacceptance among good and poor students alike .Why is student cheating on the rise? No one really knows .Some blame the trend on a general loosening of moral values among todays youth. Others have attributedincreased cheating to the fact that todays youth are far more pragmatic（实用主义的）than th
31、eir more idealistic predecessors.Whereas in the late sixties and early seventies，students were filled with visions about changing the world，todays students feel greatpressure to conform and succeed. In interviews with students at high schools andcolleges around the country, both young men and women said that cheating had becomeeasy. Some suggested they did it out of spite for teachers they did not respect. Others looked
