2023年同等学力申硕统考英语卷一真题

2023年同等学力申硕统考英语卷一真题Part IIIReading Comprehension25pointsSection ADirections:In thissection,there arefour passagesfollowed byquestions or unfinished statements,each withfour suggestedanswersA B,C andD.Choose the best answerand mark your answer on thefAnswer Sheet.Passage OneAlicePaul Tapperwas ona fourth-grade fieldtrip lastyear whenshenoticed something that botheredher.The girls were standingin thebackof theroom,listening politelyas theguide spoke.The boyscrowdedtogether in the front.They raisedtheir handsto respondtoquestions,even ifthey didnt know the answer.1Alice,10often doesn t raise her hand in class,even ifshe sprettyfsure sheknows theanswer.She snervous sheII getit wrongand fedembarrassed.On thatfieldtrip,she figureda lot of other girlswereprobably keepingquiet,too.Alice toldher momwhat shesaw.They talkedabout howgirls areoftentold to be quiet and polite,while boysare encouragedto beboldand assertive.Alice andher momtalk aboutthat kindof thinga lot.She wantsboys andgirls to have the same opportunities.Girls areimportant,and theirideas areimportant,“Alice says.They should be〃heard.Alice smom isthe leaderof Alice s GirlScout troop,in Washington,D.C.She andAlice broughtthe issueup at their nextGirl Scoutmeeting.Alice foundshe wasright Theothergirlssaid theytoof fsometimeshesitated toraise their hands,and theyworried thatthiscould holdthem backin life.Alice wantedto changethat.If a girlraises herhand,its onestep towardbecoming agreat leadershe says.Alicestroop decided to askthe GirlScouts organizationto createanew patch.The newpatch wasintroduced inOctober

2023.It iscalledthe Raise Your Hand patch.To earnit,agirlhas todo threethings.She mustpledge toraiseherhandin class whenshe thinkssheknows theanswer-even ifshes not100%sure.She mustrecruit threegirlsto makethesamepledge.And shemust talkabout howraisingher handmakes herfeel.So far,more than5400girls haveearned theRaiseYour Handpatch.fThey livein everystate in the U.S.,plus Canada,the UnitedKingdom,Australia andIreland.Girls arepowerful/Alice says.They shouldfraisetheir handsso theycan releasethe powerinside them.”

21.What botheredAlice onher fieldtrip lastyear答案DA.The guidewas impoliteto thegirls.B.There weremore boysthan girls.C.The boysmade troubleas theguide spoke.D.The girlswere lessresponsive thanthe boys.

22.Girls oftendont raisetheir handsinclassbecause they答案CA.dont knowtheanswerpretty well・B dontwant toget too much attentionC.are taughtto bequiet andpoliteD.are givenfewer chancesthan boys

23.The RaiseYour Handpatch wascreated to答案AA.encourage girlsto speakupB.improve girlstalent fororganizationC.call formore supportfrom girlsD.highlight theimportance ofgirls

24.The RaiseYour Handpatch.

24.The RaiseYourHandpatch答案DA.has helpedgirls becomeleadersB.is popularin somestates in the U.S.C.is spreadingall overthe worldD.has attractedthousands ofgirls

25.Which of the followingcan be thebesttitle of the passage答案BA.A Showof Hands・B ACampaign forEqualityC.The GirlScouts OrganizationD.The Storyof aNew PatchPassageTwoStephen Havingwas bornon8January.1942and grewup inStAlbans,the eldest of fourbrothers and sisters.His fatherwas aresearchbiologist andhis mothera medicalresearch secretaryso itfwasnot surprisingthat hewas interestedin science.As astudent hewasdrawn tophysics andmaths ashe believedthey offeredthe mostfundamentalinsights into the world.But nothingmarked himout asspecialfrom hisclassmates orin hisfirst terraat OxfordUniversity.Stephen gotfirst inPhysics fromOxford,and starteda PhDatCambridge.His ownprivate universeexpanded whenhe proposedtohis futurewife.Jane was also fromSt Albans,and wasmodemlanguages undergraduate.She hadmet Hawkingat aNew Yearsparty,before hisdiagnosis.The coupledecidedtomarry quickly,7because theydid notknow howlong Stephenbad tolive.As Stephenshealth deteriorated,he tookto walkingwith stick.Hacking escapedthe limitsof hisdisability bytraining hismind toworkin anew way.As hestarted tolose theuse of his limbs,hedeveloped away ofvisualizing problemsin hismind toreach asolutioninstead ofby writingequations.Some ofhis colleagueshavesuggested thatthis wayof thinkinghas ledto hisgreatest discoveries.Hawking wasnow workingon one of sciences mostbizarreideas-black holes,an extremeprediction ofEinsteins generaltheory ofrelativity.7Hawking swork onblack boleshelped provethe idea of aBig Bangatthe birthof the Universe.Developed in the1940s BigBang theoryfwasstill notaccepted byall scientists.Working withmathematicianRoger Penrose.Hawking realizedthat blackholes werelike the BigBang inreverse—and thatmeant themaths hedused todescribeblack bolesalso describedthe DigBang.It wasa keymoment inshowingthe BigBang reallyhappened.As hisbody deteriorated.Hawking scareer wastaking off.

26.Hawking developedan earlyinterest in science because答案DA.his brothersandsistersloved itB.he tookrelated lessonsasakidC.he excelledin mathsand physicsD.his parentsinfluenced him

27.What canbe learnedabout Hawkingswife Jane答案AA.She andHawking camefrom thesame place.B.She andHawking wentto thesame school.7C.She marriedHawking onNew Years Day.D.She didntknowofhis disease beforetheir marriage.

728.Hawking sself-trained wayof working.答案CA.helped therecovery ofhis healthB.required alot ofequation writingC.relied heavilyon mentalimagesD.was copiedby hiscolleagues

29.The followingstatements abouttheBigBang theoryare trueEXCEPT.答案AA.Hawking wasits founderB.it wasconnected withblack holesC.Hawking sresearch supporteditD.not allscientists agreedwith it

30.As aleading figureinscience,Hawking答案DA.lived forfifty-five yearsB.wrote manybest-selling novelsC.led someorganizations for the disabledD.fought againsthisdiseasemost ofhis lifePassageThree7Imagine that you rea fly.You rejust lookingfor aplace torest,whenyou seea nicepink leaf.That lookslike anice placeto land.As yourestyour feeton theleaf,you noticesomething strange.This leafis hairy.You beginto makeyour movebut youtrigger the plant sreaction.fSnap!In one-tenth ofa second,you arecaught in the Venusfly trap.You will be digestedin fiveto twelvedays.Out ofabout391000plant species in the world,only600or soarefcarnivorous.We callthem thisbecause theyattract,trap,and eatbugs.Like otherplants,they getenergy from the sun.But unlikeother（猎物）plants,they get their nutrientsfrom their prey.Carnivorousplants livein placeswhere the soil lacksnutrients.Most plantsgetnutrients from thesoil.Carnivorous plantshave turnedto othersources.年同等学力申硕统考英语卷一真题2018Paper One100minutesPart IOral Communication10pointsSection ADirections:In thissection there are twoincomplete dialoguesand eachdialoguehas threeblanks andthree choicesA Band Ctaken from thef fdialogue.Fill in each of the blanks with oneof the choices to completethe dialogueand mark your answer on the Answer sheetDialogueOneA.How aboutyouB.Wanna joinusC.It sa longweekend.ITina:m soglad theweekend sfinally here.Lewis:Me too.Imagine!1C Weve gotthree daysin arow.Tina:So wherere yougoingfILewis:I donthave anyplan yet.II justplay itby ear.2A.Tina:We regoing to go hikingand campinginthemountains.Lewis:That soundsexciting!Pitcher plantstrick theirprey intolanding on them.They offernectar（花蜜）bribes tothe foolishinsects thatwould takethem.True totheirname,pitcher plantshave deepchambers.Their landingsurface isslippery.They haveinward pointinghairs,making ithard toescape.The flylands on the pitcherplant to eat butslips intoa pitfilled withdigestivefluids.Corkscrew plantshave invitingstems.Curved hairsline theinside ofthesestems.These hairsallow insectsto goup thestems but not back.fGoing forwardleads tothe plantsstomach.Bugs whowander into thecorkscrew plantfind that they areunable toescape.They mustmarchto theirown death.And thenthere arethe bladderworts.They livein waterand floatnear（囊状物）the surface.Their trapsare likesmall bladdershidden beneaththe water.Only theirflowers arevisible fromthe surface.When bugsswimintothetrigger hairs,theplantreacts.The bladdersucks uptheprey and thewatersurrounding it.The preywillbedigested withinhours.

31.The word“carnivorous”Para.2is closestin meaningto答案BA.nutritious B.bug-eatingC.plant-eating D.attractive

32.Which statementwould theauthor mostlikely agree with答案cA.There are too manyspecies of carnivorous plants.・B There aretoofew plantspeciesintheworld.C.Only asmall numberof plantspecies are carnivorous.D.The majorityof plantsarecarnivorous.

33.Carnivorous plantsgettheirnutrients mainlyfrom.答案DA.Other plantsB.the soilC.the sunD.theirprey

34.Which of the followingbest expressesthe mainideaof the thirdparagraph答案BA.Therearemany studiesofcarnivorousplants.B.The pitcherplant tricksbugs into its stomach.C.The pitcherplant killsits preyin variousways.D.Some plantsattract bugsby offeringthem nectar.

35.As canbe inferred,the corkscrews chamberfor digestionislocated.答案BA.somewhere towardsits rootB.somewhere towardsits topC.inside itsflowers D.inside itsleavesPassage Four（宁静）Serenity isdifficult to find intoday sfast-paced world.Amoment ofcomplete calmseems to be arare andwonderful find.Forme thoseprecious momentsoccur ona boat.As legendarysailor VitofDumasonce said:It sout thereat seathatyou are reallyyourself.On deck,enjoying awe-inspiring viewsthe caresof everydaylifefblown awayon the sea breezeyou canappreciate hispoint.fFlying is a misery.From airportchaos tothe confinedspace ofanaircraft,nothing aboutcommercial aviationappeals tomy sense ofadventure—or comfort.Favouring boattravel isntjust aboutmanagingflight fear,though.Whether rm ona shortferry crossingora cruise,the seaprovides atrue senseof travelfromtheimpressive讦physical shtofa shipleaving porttoitsnavigation of the openwater.We aretied tothe ocean/John F.Kennedy said.As myshipsteers towardsan excitingnew destination,I feelthat affinity.And rm notalone.The journeyis partoftheholiday/says travelVwriterHelen Ochyra.II standout ondeck,whatever theweather andfwatchthe ropesbeing untied,the boatslipping away fromthedockand thelandscape driftingfarther andfarther away.”Tom Bourlet,founder ofthe SpaghettiTraveller blog,agrees:On aplane,it sdifficult to make outmuch more than grassland;on theferry,there issomething excitingabout seeingland slowlygettingcloser.For Cathy Winston traveleditor,is aboutthe senseof adventure.fEven ona fairlysimple journeyfrom Ato B,she says,wide wide.open seamakes itfeel likeyou could be offto discovernew lands.There sa certainromance you don tget ona planeor onamotorway.Winston alsovalues thefamily-friendly aspectsof sea travel.Theres somethingso relaxingabout beingon thewater especiallyfwithkids,“she says.Whether it s forkid-happy convenienceor sheerromance,boats willalwaysbethepreferred modeof transportfor manytravellers.A boatgetsme whereI want togo,avoiding therush—and terror—of airtravel.And outon thewaves asreality meltsaway Ialways rediscoverffmy ownpassion forthesea.

36.Which aspectof sea travel isemphasized inthe firstparagraph答案cA.Extraordinary view.B.Complete freedom.C.Peace ofmind.D.Sense ofadventure.、

37.The wordaffinity”Para.2is closestin meaningto””答案BA.strong emotion・B closeconnectionC.sheer excitementD.impressive moment

38.Who isdeeply impressedwhile watchingthe boatleaving thedock答案AA.Helen Ochyra.B.Vito Dumas.C.CathyWinston.D.John F.Kennedy.

39.According toTom Bourlet,seatravelis betterthan airtravel inthatit答案DA.enables people to engagein deeperthoughtB.gives passengersa betterchance torelaxC.provides amore comfortableenvironmentD.offers aclearer viewofthelandscape

40.According tothe lasttwo paragraphs,seatravelhas allthefollowing benefitsEXCEPT.答案cA.being family-friendlyB.satisfying anadventurous heartC.promoting ahealthy lifestyleD.providing relaxationSection BDirections:In thissection,youarerequired to read onequoted blogandthe commentson it.The blogand commentsare followedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatementseach withfour suggestedanswerfA B,C andD.Choose thebest answerand markyour answer on thefAnswer Sheet.At SXSWthe techand cultureconference inAustin,London MayorfSadiqKhan criticizedbig techcompanies andregulators forfailing tostemthe spreadof hate,misinformation andradical viewpointsonline.The mayorsaid thatgovernments havebeen in^dereliction ofduty”when itcomes topassing regulationsto combatthe waystechnologyhas negativelyaffected society.One ofthe biggestproblems overthelast fewyears isthat politiciansand governmentshave justbeenpassive—sitting on theirhands—while thetech revolutionhas1happened aroundthem/Khan saidin hisremarks.Ultimately,he said,it sup togovernments towork withtechnologybusinesses andleaders to make surethat technologicaladvancementhas theproper checks.Social mediafirms arealready undernew regulatorypressure inEurope,thanks toGerman lawsenacted inJanuary thatwill finecompaniesthat donttake downproblematic contentwithin24hoursof itbeing reported.Khan didnot callfor thistype ofregulation butwarned thatevenstricter regulationcouldbeon itsway ifcompanies dontrespond togovernmentconcerns.Ultimately—there must be greaterresponsibilitytaken bysome techcompanies forthe impactthey rehavingon theworld//Comment1:Looking atthis fromthe pointof viewof industryregulation issimplyflawed.At thecore ofthis,it isindividuals whoare makingTina:

3.BILewis:Hm letme thinkabout it.II letyou knowlater.fDialogue TwoA.And rd likethe cheapestflight available.B.What isyour destinationC.And whenwill yoube returningTravel Agent:Freedom Travel.How canI helpyouCaller:Yes Id like tomake a flightreservation forthe twenty-third offthismonth.Travel Agent:Okay.4B.Caller:Well.T mflying toHelsinki,Finland.Travel Agent:Okay.Let mecheck whatflights areavailable.5C.Caller:Uh well,F dliketocatch areturn flightonthetwenty-ninth.6fA.7TravelAgent:Okay.Let mesee.Um thats flight1070from SaltLakefCity toNew York,Kennedy Airport,transferring toflight90fromfKennedy toHelsinki.It sonly$

980.7Caller:Alright,let sgo withthat.Section Bchoicesto posteach andevery time.What oursociety seemsto havelostis asenseofpersonal responsibility.Comment2:It snot exactlyeasy toimplement lawsthat targetscontent online.,The biggerissue isthat lawenforcement simplydoesnthave theresourcesto acton allthese crimeshappening onthe Internet.Comment3:1agree thattechnology hasfailed usin atleast onevery importantway:Twitter,Facebook,et al,published andcontinues topublishuntruths andfake news,that somepeople assumeare accurate.They mustdo something.Comment4:The companiesat issuepromote thecontent beingobjected to.That isthecontent thatdrives theirrevenues andprofits.So self-regulationjust neverworks withoutthe threatof harshregulation.Comment5:Information andCommunications TechnologyICT throughitsfevolution,has generallybeen perceivedas beneficial,furtheringprogress andthe commongood.But ICThas nothad theforesight tofseehow theevolving industrycan produceunintended consequences.zIt stime forICT tostep up.〃

41.The worddereliction”Para.2probably means.答案AA.deliberate neglectB.potential abuseC.constant misjudgmentD.apparent misunderstanding

42.What doesKhan emphasizewith hisremarks inthe lastparagraph答案DA.Strict Britishregulation.B.German-style regulatorylaws.C.Government-industry cooperation.D.Self-regulation ofthe industry.

43.According toComment lwho isto blameforthespread offmisinformation答案BA.Businesses.B.Individuals.C.Government officials.D.Industry leaders.

44.Which ofthe commentsfavors strictgovernment regulation答案C

2.A.Comment B.Comment

3.C.Comment

4.D.Comments.

45.Which commentsagreewithKhan onthe roleof techcompanies答案DA.Comments1and

4.・B Comments2and

3.C.Comments4and

5.D.Comments3and

5.Part IVClozelOpointsDirections:In thispart,there isa passagewith tenblanks.For eachblankthere arefour choices marked A B,C andD.Choose thebestf fanswerfor eachblank andmarkyouransweronthe AnswerSheet.Every day,they slowlyaccumulate.Plates coveredin saucesand breadpieces.Bowls with a finelayer ofwho-knows-what.Forks knives,andfspoons allstuck withbits ofthis andthat.At theend ofa longday ofworkcooking,cleaning,and,for many,negotiating withsmallfchildren,a couplehas to46C the big question:Who isgoing todo the47D Arecent reporton familydynamics suggeststhattheanswer tothatquestion canhave asignificant impact48A thehealth andlong lastingofa relationship.The studyexamined avariety ofdifferent householdtasks,49B shopping,laundry andhousecleaning,and foundthat,forwomen infamilies,it smore importantto50D theresponsibility ofdoingthe dishesthan anyother task.Women whowash thevastmajorityof thedishes themselvesreport51D relationshipconflict andlessrelationship satisfactionthan womenwith husbands52B help.Women arehappier aboutsharing dishwashing53A thanthey areaboutsharing anyother householdtask.What isit aboutdishes DanCarlson,assistant professorof familyandconsumer studiesattheUniversity ofUtah,andthelead authorofthe study,offers hisown observations:Doing dishesis gross.54C,unlike someother householdtasks such as cookingorgardening doingdishes welldoes not55B praises.”f

46.A.make B.ask C.face D.deal

47.A.cooking B.laundry C.homework D.dishes

49.A.requiring B.including C.undertaking D.organizing

48.A.onB.for C.to D.at

50.A.exchange B.shoulder C.take D.share

51.A.less B.fewer C.further D.more

52.A.which B.who C.what D.whom

53.A.duties B.problems Cquestions D.troubles

54.A.Seemingly B.However C.Besides D.Finally

55.A.demand B.generate C.mention D.providePart VText Completion20pointsDirections:In thispart,thereare three incompletetexts with20questionsRanging from56to

75.Above eachtext therearethreeorfour phrasestobecompleted.First use the choicesprovided inthefbox tocomplete thephrases.Second,usethecompleted phrasesto fillinthe blanksofthetext.Mark youransweronthe AnswerSheetText OneA.so plentifulB.showered withC.exchange ringsPhrases:A.the brideand groomoften56CB.where thefood is57AC.the coupleis often58B handfulsof uncookedriceWedding ceremoniesintheUnited Statesvary asmuch as the peopledo.But manyweddings,no matterwhere orhow theyare performedfincludecertain traditionalcustoms.For instance,59A atthe ceremony.The ringsare usuallyworn onthe fourthfinger ofthe lefthand,andare exchangedinthemiddle ofthe ceremony.After theceremony60C byfriends andfamily.Rice,as weknow,fshows productivityand harvest.And thenthere isoften aparty,61Bfthat italmost takesthe attentionawayfromthe people.Text TwoA.who B.only C.the wayPhrases:A.That number62B increasesB.they change63C theirbrains workC.children64A usetoomuchtechnologyMore thana thirdof childrenunder theage oftwo usemobile media.65A aschildren age,with95%of teens12-17spending timeonline.The timespent withtechnology doesntjust givekids novelways ofdoingthings;it canlead todistraction anddecreased memory.Forexample,while videogames maycondition thebrain topay attentiontomultiple stimuli66B.Children whoalways usesearch enginesmay becomevery goodatfinding information—butnotvery goodat rememberingit In addition,67C maynot haveenough opportunitiesto usetheir imaginationor toreadand thinkdeeply aboutthe material.Text ThreeA.temperature B.special C.think D.otherPhrases:A.have createda68B techniqueB.69C ofeating the peelC.at afreezing cold70AD.similar to71D countriesItalmost seemstoo hardto believe,but thereis nowa bananathat hasaneatable peel.Most peoplewould never72B ofa banana.However bananafarmers inJapan73A forgrowing bananaswith afpeelwe caneat.Farmers inOkayama,inthewest ofJapan,keep their℃℃banana trees74C of-

60.The farmersthen replantthe treesin27temperatures.The hugechange intemperature makesthe treesuddenlygrow tooquickly forthepeelto fullymature.This makestheskin thinsoft andsweet enoughtoeat.Bananas arethe mostpopularffruit inJapan.75D,Japan importsmost ofits bananas.About99%ofbananas inJapanese storesare imported.The newtechnique couldmeanJapanese peopleeat morehome-grown bananas.Directions:In thissection thereis oneincomplete interviewwhich hasfourblanks andfour choicesA B,C andD takenfromtheinterview.f fFillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletetheinterview andmarkyouransweronthe AnswersheetA.I thinkthebigdifference is,B.What haveyou donetomakethis yoursC.how theylook inthe OvalOffice.D.youdont needso muchheartOn DonaldTrump s100th dayas U.S.president,he spokewith“Facethe Nation“host andChief WashingtonCorrespondent JohnDickerson.Dickerson:What sthe differencebetween negotiating in WashingtonversusnegotiatinginbusinessTrump:Well,7A forwhat were doinghere,Washington,you reallyneedheart becauseyoure talkingabout alot of people.fWhereas business,8D Youwanttomakeagood deal.Dickerson:Everypresident makesthe OvalOffice theirs.9B.Trump:Well alot ofthings.We hadthese incredibleflags includingf；the Americanflags.The CoastGuard flagover here.And Isaid Wellf7let ssee10C.So theflags wereup.The pictureof ThomasJeffersonPart VITranslation10points二卷部分Paper Two50minutesDirections:Translate thefollowing passageinto Chinese.Write youranswerontheAnswerSheet.Its harderand hardertofindpeace and,especially,quiet.Even inthemost remoteparts ofAlaska thesound ofa jetcrossing overheadis alltoocommon.Scientists setoff acrosstheU.S.to studythe audioecology.They recordedmorethana millionhours ofsound fromvarioussources.They foundthat noisepollution isnot goodfor peopleand it s evenworsefor animalswith moresensitive ears.And theproblem isnotconfined toland butechoes acrossthe seasas wellwherefhuman-produced noiseinterferes with the liveof variousoceanzdwellers.These dayson Earthitsrare tohear silence.参照译文:寻求安宁越来越难，想要安静更难虽然在阿拉斯加最偏远的地区，头上传来飞机的声音也是件很寻常的事科学家们纷纷出发前去美国各地研究“音频生态”他们从各个地方记录下了超过万小时的声音100他们发现，噪音污染对人类有害，对于那些听觉敏捷的动物们有害程度更甚并且，噪音污染问题并不仅局限于大陆，它的害处也波及到了海洋人类制造的噪音同样干扰了居住在海洋里的生物“沉寂”在地球上越来越罕见了Part WWriting15pointsDirections:Write acomposition inno lessthan150words onthetopic:The IdealPublic Library.You couldwrite accordingtothecluesgiven below.Write yourcomposition ontheAnswerSheetA libraryisaplace inwhich readingmaterials,such asbooks,periodicals,and newspapers,and oftenother materialssuch asmusicaland videorecordings,are keptfor useor lending.Describe thepubliclibrary youwould liketo havein yourneighborhood.参照范文一The IdealPublic LibraryAlongwiththerapid developmentof economyand technology,publicservices havebecome moreand morecommon inChina.Public libraryis oneoftheservices demandedby peoplein suchacompetitive society.However interms ofan ideal public library,fdifferent peoplehold differentopinions towardsit.From myperspective,an idealnearby public library shouldinclude thefollowingaspects.To beginwitha library should be equippedwithfmodern operationsystems whichmeans thatit iseasy forpeople tofsearchand borrowbooks thatthey want.Inaddition.books,periodicals,and newspapersshouldbeupdated inline withtheneeds ofpeople.Last butnot least,it wouldbe bettertohaveexcellentfacilities inpublic libraries,such ascomfortable chairsand convenientbookshelves.It goeswithout sayingthat apubliclibraryplays animportant rolein7people slife.Therefore Iwish an idealpubliclibrary inmyfneighborhood isnot asbig asa centrallibrary,but theservicesprovided bylibrary staffshouldbeprofessional.An idealpublic libraryneedsto satisfyrequirements fordifferent groupsofpeoplein ordertoattract morepeopletovisit.参照范文二The IdealPublic LibraryNowadays,the governmentis payingmore attentionto theconstructionof spiritualcivilization andan increasingnumber ofpeoplehave cometo realizethat readingis verybeneficial sinceitenriches ourminds.Therefore,alibrarywhich isregarded asthe bestplaceto readis necessaryaround ourhome.As faras1am concerned,an ideallibrary shouldbe likeinthefollowing ways.To beginwith,the libraryis supposedtobea verysplendid buildingwithmany floorsso thatit cannot onlystore countlessprint books,but alsocontain lotsof modernequipments,suchascomputersstoring muchE-book resources,which willattract numerouspeople tocometoreadand download.Secondly,with somebeautiful urbansculpturesstanding onthe grounds,the librarywill leavea beautifulandclassical impressionon readers.Last butnot least,the libraryshouldbe keptquietandin orderso thatreaders canfully enjoythemselveswhile reading.In briefI amparticularly interestedin thislibrary becauseit hasa lotftooffer.However withtechnology improvingalmost dayby day,it isfnecessaryto establishmore computerlibraries andeducate peoplehowto usethem efficiently.I put up.The pictureof AndrewJackson Iputupbecause theysaid hiscampaignand mycampaign tendedto mirroreach other.So wedid aflotof-actually wedid alotofwork.It s-itsa muchdifferent—lookthan itwas previously.Part IIVocabulary10pointsDirections:In thispart thereare tensentences,each withone wordorphrase underlined.Choose theone fromthe fourchoicesmarkedAB,fC andD thatbest keepsthe meaningofthesentence.Mark youranswerontheAnswerSheet.

11.According tothe minister,measures arebeing takento introducemorediversity intothe educationsystem.答案DA.difference B.adversity C.unity D.variety

12.He wouldonce ina whilelose histemper whenhe foundhimselfinvolved inan argument.答案cA.rarely B.often C.occasionally D.seldom

13.Intuition issomethingthatcannot beproven butmany peoplefbelievein itand useit fordecision making.答案AA.Instinct B.Intelligence C.Rationality D.Experience

14.Aglobal companymustbesensitive tothe culturesand customsofthe countrieswhere itoperates.答案DA.patient B.generous C.emotional D.responsive

15.At lastJohn Smithstepped downasthecompanys CEOandreturned tohis rootsin softwareresearch.答案BA.retired B.resigned C.revived D.reacted

16.Immersed intheir experiment,they hadno ideawhat happenedjustoutside theirlab.答案cA.Concentrated B.Addicted C.Absorbed D.Committed

17.Last monththe governmentinitiated apublic debateon thefuturedirection ofthe sportpolicy.答案D

18.My beardstarted togrow andI unwillinglycomplied withtheforder toshave itoff.答案DA.considered B.questioned C.supported D.observed

19.As thefighting intensified,the chancesof anypeace dealdiminished.答案AA.decreased B.changed C.disappeared D.expanded

20.However superficiallyappealing suchanideamight appear,itwas irrationaland reckless.答案B。