2013同等学力人员申请硕士学位外国语水平全国统一考试英语试卷一Paper One (100minutes)Part I Oral Communication (15 minutes，10 points)Section ADirections：In this section there are two incomplete dialogues and each dialogue has three blanks and three choices A，B and C，taken from the dialogue. Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.Dialogue one A. It sounds like a flu. B. I also advise resting for a couple of days. C. Boy, when it rains, it pours.Doctor: What has been bothering you? Patient: I have a stuffy nose and a sore throat. Plus, Ive been coughing a lot. 1 Doctor: Any stomach pains?Patient: Actually, yes. My stomachs been upset for a few days.Doctor: 2 . Its been going around lately.Patient: Anything I can do for it?Doctor: Ill prescribe some medicines for you to take. 3 . Patient: Does that mean I shouldnt go to work?Doctor: Only when you feel up to it. You should stay home for at least a day or two.Dialogue TwoA. So, what are you going to do with the money?B. You have lots of money.C. How much do I owe you?Joshua: Dad. Allowance day. Can I have my allowance? Father: Oh, I forgot about that.Joshua: You ALWAYS forget.Father: I guess I do. 4 Joshua: Just $13.Father: Well, I m not sure if I have that much.Joshua: Go to bank. 5 Father: Lots of money, uh? Uh, well, I think the bank is closed.Joshua: Then, what about your secret money jar under your bed?Father: Oh, I guess I could do that. 6 Joshua: I m going to put some in savings, give some to the poor people, and use the rest to buy books.Father: Well, that sounds greats great, Joshua.Section BDirections：In this section there is one incomplete interview which has four blanks and four choices A，B，C and D，taken from the interview. Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the interview and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.A. Nationalities stay in their own areas, B. People dont queue like they do here in England.C. What I liked best was that I could work and still lead a normal life.D. Some supermarkets are open twenty-four hours a day.Interviewer: How long did you stay in the States?Interviewee: I was there for two years, in New York, and I enjoyed it tremendously. 7 I mean, the shops are open till 10:00 p.m. Interviewer: All shops?Interviewee: yes, everything. Food shops, chemists, and department stores. 8 . And on public holidays, only the banks are shut.Interviewer: I see, erm Do you think New York is as multinational as London?Interviewee: Oh, thats for sure. But its not as mixed. 9 like theres Russian section, the German section and China town. But I think the major difference between these two cities was the height of the place. Everything was up in the Big Apple. We lived on the thirty-fifth floor. And of course everything is faster and the New Yorkers are much ruder. Interviewer: Oh! In what way?Interviewee: well, pushing in the street, fights about getting on the bus. 10 And of course the taxi drivers! New York taxi drivers must be the rudest in the world!Part II Vocabulary(10 minutes，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，C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.11. I read the news paper everyday so that I can stay informed about current events.A. important B. international C. latest D. cultural12. After seven days in the desert, the explorer was relieved when he eventually found water.A. predictably B. finallyC .luckily D. accidentally13. When we gave the children ice cream, they immediately ceased crying.A. started B. continued C. resumed D. stopped14. The science teacher demonstrated the process of turning solid gold into liquid.A. showed B. elaborated C. devised D. simplified15. Johns application for admission to graduate studies in the school of Education has been approved.A. entrance B. acceptance C. experience D. allowance16. Most college students in the United States live away from home.A. apart B. down C. elsewhere D. along17. The pursuit of maximum profit often drives manufacturers to turn out things that can do harm to peoples health.A. preserve B. promote C. process D. produce18. Many different parts make up an airplane: the engine(s), the wings, the tail, and so on.A. compose B. decorate C. construct D. derive19. You make it sound as if I did it on purpose.A. carefully B. unwillinglyC. incredibly D. deliberately20. He could never have foreseen that one day his books would sell in millions.A. under