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1、12021 年同等学力英语考试真题年同等学力英语考试真题Part I Oral Communication(10 points)Section ADirections:In this section there are two incomplete dialogues and each dialogue has three blanks and threechoices A,B and C,taken from the dialogue.Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices tocomplete the dialogue and
2、mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.Dialogue OneA.What day would you like us to do the installation?B.Im sorry.Thats the only available time.C.Any time on Saturday will be fine.A:I need to get my high speed Internet installed.B:Youll need to make an appointment.A:Could I do that right now,please?B:
3、1A:Is Friday good?B:Were only available at 3:00.A:You cant come any earlier than that?B:2A:Are you available this Saturday?B:Yes.3A:How does 11:00 sound?B:We can do it.See you then.Dialogue TwoA And then maybe we can go out to eat tonight.B Let me look at the newspaper.C And what should we do after
4、we go to see the movie?2Girl:Dad,Im bored.Can I go to a movie today?Dad:A movie today?Well,I dont know.4Ah,here is a movie that starts in the afternoon at 2:45.Well,should we take mommy with us?Girl:Yeah.Dad:Okay,we have to wait for mommy because shes going to meeting right now.Girl:Okay.Dad:Alright
5、.5Girl:Go on a walk to the beach?Dad:Well,that sounds great.6.Does that sound okay?Girl:Yeah.Section BDirections:In this section there is one incomplete conversation which has four blanks and four choices A,B,Cand D,taken from the conversation.Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to co
6、mplete the interviewand mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.A.Heres the number of the baggage check.B.but when I arrived my luggage was missing.C.What flight was it and what time did you arrive at the airport?D.Did you report it when you landed?Clerk:Lost and Found Office.Can I help you?Hill:I cert
7、ainly hope so.Im Jack Hill.I flew here from London yesterday,7Clerk:Oh,dear!8Hill:Yes,I told them at the information desk but I didnt have time to contact them then.I had a businessmeeting to attend.Clerk:Mr.Hill,I do need some information from you.9Hill:It was Flight BA512.The plane was almost an h
8、our late so we landed at about six oclock yesterdayafternoon.Clerk:Fine,I also need to know the number of your baggage check,Mr.Hill.Youll find it on your ticket.3Hill:OK.10.Theyre BA035721 and 035722.Two large leather suitcases,one is green,the otheris brown.Clerk:Thank you,Mr.Hill.Would you like t
9、o give me your phone number?Ill call you back.Hill:Right.Its 382-9746.Clerk:That OK,Mr.Hill.Weve got the number.I do hope we can get your bags to you this evening ortomorrow.Hill:Thank you.Part II Vocabulary(10 points)Directions:In this part there are ten sentences,each with one word or phrase under
10、lined.Choose the one fromthe four choices marked A,B,C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence.Mark youranswer on the Answer Sheet.11.Despite years of debate over the best waiter to serve on Thanksgiving,no real consensus has emerged.A.proposalB.opinionC.agreementD.argument12.The old sayin
11、g“A teacher can learn from a student”,happens to be literally true.A.actuallyB.possiblyC.hopefullyD.relatively13.We adopt and cling to beliefs because-or partly because-it pays to do it.A.agree onB.rely onC.attend toD.stick to14.Five firemen narrowly escaped death when a staircase collapsed beneath
12、their feet.A.beforeB.besideC.belowD.behind15.The new administration hopes that such measures will consolidate its position.A.illustrateB.strengthenC.promoteD.defend16.Knowledge exposes us to the wonderful diversity of the world and gives a better perspective on life.A.expectationB.viewpointC.futureD
13、.value17.Like any other medical symptoms,a sharp drop in body temperature may have many causes.A.gradualB.slightC.dramaticD.typical18.He has a delicate stomach and often gets sick when travelling.A.subtleB.refinedC.exquisiteD.weak419.The facilities in some areas are out of date while those in others
14、 very modern.A.damagedB.endangeredC.unfashionableD.unfavorable20.Under no circumstances should we do anything against the will of the people.A.In no caseB.For no reasonC.By no meansD.At no momentPart III Reading Comprehension(25 points)Section ADirections:In this section,there are four passages foll
15、owed by questions or unfinished statements,each withfour suggested answers A,B,C and D.Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the AnswerSheet.Passage OneIf youve ever hosted a mouse as a house guest,you know they can be incredibly clever at finding your food.And that makes sense.“They had to
16、 become better in traits like problem solving because we became better at hiding our food fromthem.”Anja Guenther is with the Max Planck Institute in Germany.She says that battle ofthe minds has mademice craftier over time.“The longer the mice lived with humans,the better they are at problem solving
17、.”You see,there are more than a dozen subspecies of house mice worldwide.And each began cohabitatingwith humans at different times in our evolutionary history.For example.“Mus musculus domesticus.”It began raiding human pantries around 12,000 years ago.“Mus musculus musculus.”Our relationship with t
18、hem began some 8,000 years ago.“And Mus musculus castaneus.”Its a relative newcomer who began cohabitating only 3,000 to 5,000 years ago.And that spread in evolutionary life histories,with constituents from all three groups,gave Guenthers teaman opportunity.They gathered 150 micerepresenting all thr
19、ee groupsand tested them with seven5different food puzzles.Each puzzle was baited with a mealworm,which the mice could only get by pushing orpulling a lid,for example,or extracting a ball of paper from a tube or opening the window of a Lego house.And they found that the longer a mouse variety had li
20、ved with humans,the more likely it was to solve thesefood puzzles.“So,basically,what we are left at,with trying to explain these results that we see,is that the mice reallydeveloped higher enhanced cognitive abilities while living with humans.”The results appear in the Proceedings of the Royal Socie
21、ty B.As the human footprint on the globe expands,Guenther says its more important than ever to understand howwe influence animal minds to learn why some creatures,like house mice,adaptwhile others simply die out.21.What does“And that makes sense”refer to in the 1stparagraph?A.It is reasonable if you
22、 find the mice clever.B.It is nonsense to find the mice become clever.C.There is no evidence that the mice become clever.D.The mice is unbelievably clever at finding food.22.Why does the author mention three groups of house mice?A.To prove that the mice are wide spread.B.To prove that the mice are i
23、ncredibly clever.C.To illustrate that each species of house mice lived with humans at different times in history.D.To show that the mice exist in our evolutionary history for a long time.23.In Guenthers experiment.A.mice had to put puzzle pieces togetherB.mice needed to overcome obstaclesC.different
24、 mice groups were treated differentlyD.worms were used to develop mices skills24.The results of the experiment indicate that.A.the cleverer a mouse is,the better relationship it has with humansB.the longer the mice live with humans,the better they are at finding foodC.different varieties of mice hav
25、e similar cognitive abilitiesD.it is humans who train mice to be cleverer over the years625.What is the significance of the research on mice?A.It contributes to the study of human influence on animals.B.It helps humans to find better ways to get rid of mice.C.It provides methods to protect various a
26、nimal species.D.It gives evidence to the understanding of animal minds.Passage TwoTodays grandparents are joining their grandchildren on social media,but the different generations onlinehabits couldnt be more different.The over-55s are joining Facebook in increasing numbers,meaning that theywill soo
27、n be the sites second biggest user group,with 3.5 million users aged 55-64 and 2.9 million over-65s.Sheila,aged 59,says,“I joined to see what my grandchildren are doing,as my daughter posts videos andphotos of them.Its a much better way to see what theyre doing than waiting for letters and photos in
28、 the post.Thats how we did it when I was a child,but I think Im lucky.I get to see so much more of their lives than mygrandparents did.”Ironically,Sheilas grandchildren are less likely to use Facebook themselves.Children under 17 are leavingthe siteonly 2.2 million users are under 17but theyre not g
29、oing far from their smartphones.Chloe,aged15,even sleeps with her phone.“Its my alarm clock so I have to,”she says.“I look at it before I go to sleep andas soon as I wake up.”Unlike her grandmothers generation,Chloes age group is spending so much time on their phones at homethat they are missing out
30、 on spending time with their friends in real life.Sheila,on the other hand,has madecontact with old friends from school she hasnt heard from in forty years.“We use Facebook to arrange to meetall over the country,”she says.“Its changed my social life completely.”Teenagers might have their parents to
31、thank for their smartphone and social media addiction as their parentswere the early adopters of the smartphone.Peter,38 and father of two teenagers,reports that he used to be on hisphone or laptop constantly.“I was always connected and I felt like I was always working,”he says.“How couldI tell my k
32、ids to get off their phones if I was always in front of a screen myself?”So,in the evenings and atweekends,he takes his SIM card out of his smartphone and puts it into an old-style mobile phone that can onlymake calls and send text messages.“Im not completely cut off from the world in case of emerge
33、ncies,but theimportant thing is Im setting a better example to my kids and spending more quality time with them.”7Is it only a matter of time until the generation above and below Peter catches up with the new trend for a lessdigital life?26.According to the author,the online habits of the aged.A.are
34、 quite different from the youngB.have no more difference with their grandchildrenC.are the same as the youngD.have no difference with each other27.Which of the following is TRUE about Sheila?A.She can join her grandchildrens life more conveniently.B.She can get involved in her grandchildrens life.C.
35、She communicates with her grandchildren through Facebook.D.She uses Facebook to communicate with her old friends.28.Which of the following is TRUE about the young?A.They use Facebook to communicate with friends.B.They just take the smartphone as an alarm.C.They spend less time with their friends in
36、real life.D.They go far away from their smartphones.29.What can NOT be learned from paragraph 5?A.Its their parents who should be blamed for teenagers social media addiction.B.Teenagers parents are the first users of smartphones.C.Peter tries to set an example for his children.D.Old-style mobile pho
37、ne is better than smartphone.30.Which is NOT the authors attitude toward the future of digital life?A.People should spend less time on smartphones.B.There is still a long way to go to live a less digital life.C.People of all ages should get rid of social media addiction.D.It is not necessary for all
38、 ages to reduce digital life.8Passage ThreeIn February 2019,The Kaiser Permanent health system announced a new kind of medical school.The schoolwould be built“from the ground up”to prepare students for the complexities of the U.S,medical system.Thecurriculum would emphasize cultural competency,patie
39、nt and provider well-being,mental health and theelimination of socioeconomic disparities in the medical system.Students would see patients right away,and hands-on learning would replace many lectures.Whats more,the first five graduating classes would pay nothing to attend；Kaiser hoped this would att
40、ract students more diversethan the typical U.S.medical schools.“The school will help shape the future of medical education,”said KaiserCEO Bernard J.Tyson,who died unexpectedly of a heart attack,about nine months after the announcement.That future felt a good deal more urgent by the time the Kaiser
41、Permanente Bernard J.Tyson School ofMedicine opened its doors in Pasadena,Calif.,in July 2020.The COVID-19 pandemic had put almost everyfacet of normal life on hold,and the medical system was scrambling to treat millions of patients with a new andterrifying disease,the majority of them Black and bro
42、wn.The streets were filled with people protesting policebrutality and racism,as a nation that had long overslept awoke to the disparities woven into almost everyAmerican institution.“Our country doesnt just have a pandemic.It also has a renewed recognition of centuriesof racism,”says Kaisers foundin
43、g dean,Dr.Mark Schuster.“We need to make sure that our students understandour history.”Kaiser isnt alone there,of course.Medical schools all over the world have had to adjust on the fly,in waysboth practical and ideological.First,schoolshad to figure out how to remotely train students in skills taug
44、hthands-on before lockdowns.Then,in the U.S.,schools were also forced to grapple with their roles in a health caresystem that often fails to keep Black and brown patients well.That meant learning how to produce doctors whocould help chip away at those disparities moving forward.With no warning and n
45、o instruction manual,medicalschools are figuring out how to train a generation of postpandemic doctors for a world still taking shape.31.What kind of students does NOT The Kaiser want to develop?A.They should have profound cultural competency.B.They should know how to let the patients feel easy duri
46、ng the cure process.C.They should improve their physical health.D.They should help those who have low socioeconomic status.932.What is the teaching mode in Kaiser Permanent?A.Face to face teaching.B.Practical study together with teacher.C.Online learning.D.Traditional study.33.What does“more urgent”
47、mean in the first sentence in paragraph 3?A.The medical system of the U.S.becomes even worse.B.The COVID-19 needs more doctors.C.Police brutality and racism arouse social protests.D.The COVID-19 and social problems calls for more good doctors.34.What does Dr.Mark Schusters remarks indicate?A.Togethe
48、r with the pandemic,the future doctors should also understand the development of social problems.B.Americans should solve the racial problem immediately.C.The racism has existed for centuries without awareness.D.Doctors have to learn history.35.What can we learn from the last paragraph?A.Kaiser is t
49、he only school in the world trying to make a change.B.Students should also be trained on professional ethics.C.The blacks and brown should chip away at those inequalities.D.They have definite plans to train postpandemic doctors.Passage FourWhile studying for his masters degree at Queens College,Oxfo
50、rd,he developed the character of Mr.Bean,whom Atkinson described as“a child in a grown mans body.”Often wearing his trademark tweed jacket,a redtie,and a digital calculator watch,the title character Mr.Bean,played by Rowan Atkinson,rarely talks,buteverything he does is absurd and funny.When he does