2012 年同等学力人员申请硕士学位外国语水平全国统一考试 A英语试卷一ENGLISH QUALIFICATION TESTFOR MASTER-DEGREE APPLICANTSPaper One (90 minutes)Part IDialogue Communication(10 minutes，10 points)Part IIVocabulary(20 minutes，10 points)Part IIIReading Comprehension(45 minutes，30 points)Part IVCloze(15 minutes，15 points)1Paper One试卷一(90 minutes)Part IDialogue Communication(10 minutes, 10 points, 1 for each)Section ADialogue CompletionDirections: In this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWERSHEET.1Speaker A: Frank, where are the cookies? Dont tell me you ate them all!Speaker B: _ They were so good.AYes, forget it.BYes, I couldnt help it.CNo, Im sorry.DNo, dont be mad.2Speaker A: The train is delayed again.Speaker B: _ How long do we have to wait?Speaker A: About forty minutes.AWhat a pity!BHow annoying!CIm sorry to hear that.DSo far so good.3Speaker A: When Lisa saw me at the mall, she didnt even say hello to me. Speaker B: I can t understand why _. I thought you were good friends.Ayou greeted her firstBshe was also there at the timeCshe gave you the cold shoulderDyou should have cared4Speaker A: I used to make delicious pies, but this one tastes terrible. Speaker B: I think youre really _.Aout of dateBout of touchCout of handDout of practice5Speaker A: Dr. Smith, whats wrong with my father? Speaker B: Well, _, considering his advanced age.Ahes in pretty good shapeBdont ask me such a questionCI have no ideaDI have nothing to say for the momentSection BDialogue Comprehension2Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short conversations between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the 4 choices by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.6Woman: Bob, if you weed the garden, Ill do the dishes.Man: Its a deal.Question: What does the man mean?AHe agrees to the proposal.BHe rejects the idea.CHe thinks its unfair.DHe stands to gain.7Woman: Can I go skiing with you and your friends this weekend? Man: The more, the merrier.Question: What does the man mean? AThere are already too many people. BHe cant promise the woman now.CThe woman is welcome to join them. DThe woman can come next time.8Man: This suitcase cost me 200 dollars.Woman: 200 dollars for a piece of junk like that? Thats a rip-off!Question: What does the woman mean?AIts a bit expensive.BIts a real bargain.CIts not worth the price.DIts unexpected.9Woman: The house seems in a bad shape.Man: Yes, weve decided to rebuild it from scratch.Question: What would the man probably do to the house? AHe would scratch the paint off its surface.BHe would tear it down first. CHe would make some repairs. DHe would rebuild it by himself.10Ted: I ate four hamburgers, Mom.Mother: Well, youve made a pig of yourself.Question: What do we learn from the conversation?APigs love hamburgers too.BTed looks overweight.CThe hamburgers were delicious.DTed ate too many hamburgers.3Part IIVocabulary(20 minutes, 10 points, 0.5 for each)Section ADirections: 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.11In his closing remarks, the chairman expressed his thanks to all those who had contributed to the success of the conference.AcommentsBspeechCcriticismDlecture12Both Tom and his brother take after their father not only in appearance butalso in character.AresembleBassimilateCfollowDreflect13The hurricane was incredibly devastating and left thousands homeless.AforcefulBmightyCdestructiveDdangerous14Readers are required to comply with the rules of the library and mind theirmanners.AevaluateBmemorizeCprotectDobserve15Economic factors aside, the imbalanced distribution of educational resourcesalso affects fairness of education.AunjustBimpartialCunevenDimproper16Watching me pulling the calf awkwardly to the barn, the Irish milkmaid foughthard to hold back her laughter.