2023年同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语考试真题Paper One 试卷一 （90minutes）Part Dialogue Communication (10 minutes, 10 points, 1 for each)Section ADialogue Completion Directions: 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 ANSWER SHEET. 1. A: Frank，where are the cookies? Dont tell me you ate them all!B: _They were so good.A. Yes，forget it. B. Yes， I couldnt help it.C. No，Im sorry. D. No， dont be mad2. A: The train is delayed again.B: _How long do we have to wait?A: About forty minutes.A. What a pity! B. How annoying!C. Im sorry to hear that. D. So far so good.3. A: When Lisa saw me at the mall，she didnt even say hello to me.B: I cant understand why_. I thought you were good friends.A. you greeted her first B. B. she was also there at the timeC. she gave you the cold shoulderD. you should have cared4. A: I used to make delicious pies, but this one tastes terrible.B: I think youre really .A. out of date B. out of touchC. out of handD. out of practice5. A: Dr. Smith, whats wrong with my father?B: Well, _ considering his advanced age.A. hes in pretty good shape B. B. dont ask me such a questionC. I have no idea D. I have nothing to say for the momentSection B Dialogue ComprehensionDirections: 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.6. Woman: Bob， if you weed the garden，Ill do the dishes.Man: Its a deal.Question: What does the man mean?A. He agrees to the proposal. B. He rejects the idea.C. He thinks its unfair. D. He stands to gain.7. Woman: Can I go skiing with you and your fiends this weekend?Man: The more，the merrier.Question: what does the man mean?A. There are already too many people.B. He cant promise the woman now.C. The woman is welcome to join them.D. The woman can come next time.8. Man: 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?A. Its a bit expensive. B. Its a real bargain.C. Its not worth the price. D: Its unexpected.9. Woman: The house seems in a bad shape.Man: Yes, weve decided to rebuild it from scratchQuestion: What would the man probably do-to the house?A. He would scratch the paint off its surface.B. He would tear it down first.C. He would make some repairs.D. He would rebuild it by himself.10.Ted: I ate four hamburgers， Mom. Mother: Well，youve made a pig of yourself. Question: What do we learn from the conversation?A. Pigs love hamburgers too. B. Ted looks overweight.C. The hamburgers were delicious. D. Ted ate too many hamburgers.Part II Vocabulary (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.11. In his closing remarks， the chairman expressed his thanks to all those who had contributed to the success of the conference.A. comments B. speech C. criticism D lecture12. Both Tom and his brother take after their father not only in appearance but also incharacter.A. resemble B. assimilate C. follow D. reflect13. The hurricane was incredibly devastating and left thousands homeless.A. forceful B .mighty C .destructive D. dangerous14. Readers are required to comply with the rules of the library and mind their manners.A. evaluate B. memorize C. protect D. observe15. Economic factors aside, the imbalanced distribution of educational resources alsoaffects fairness of education.A .unjust B .impartial C. uneven D. improper16. Watching me pulling the calf awkwardly to the barn, the Irish milkmaid fought hard to hold back her laughter.A. check B. keep C. stop D. retain17. The government has called for an independent inquiry into the incident.A. requirement B. examination C. analysis D. investigation18. A great number of houses would have to be removed to make way for the new amusement park.A. take the place of B .give space for C. build