2013年中华人民共和国普通高等学校
联合招收华侨、港澳地区、台湾省学生入学考试
英语试题分析与详细解答
一、试卷整体分析
港澳台全国联招的英语考试时间是120分钟，试卷满分是150分，
试卷分为选择题和非选择题两大部分，主要考查听力、基础语法知识、完形填空、阅读理解、短文改错和写作6部分内容，具体题型和分值见下表。
全国联招英文试题类型及分值分布
试卷题型分值总计
听力 1.5*2030
单项填空1*1515
完形填空1*2020
阅读理解 2.5*2050
短文改错1*1515
书面表达20*120
总的来说，2013年港澳台全国联招的英语考试试卷难度适中，难度较去年稳中有变，延续以往港澳台全国联招的英语考试的命题思路，梯度把握得比较好，符合2013年港澳台全国联招的英语考试大纲的要求。不难看出，试卷依然重点考查考生对基础知识的掌握和语言的综合运用能力，试题命题原则、难度，能力测试取向，都与去年基本保持一致，只是考查得更细化了。各题型中规中矩，强调基础、实用，对平时教学中的重难点知识做了全面考查，避免了偏、难、怪的现象，对英语教学起到良好的指导作用。
一、听力理解
听力选材多是学生熟悉的日常交际场景，基本没有生僻词语，语速适中，侧重考查考生在规定时间内对听到的语料的反应能力和理解能力。听力的干扰因素主要在于部分题目备选项在听力原文材料中可听到，迷惑性强，混淆较大，难以判断。对于平时听力训练不够的学生是个较大的挑战。学生要加强对听的重视程度，毕竟听是听、说、读、写中首要的语言能力。尤其注意我们联考听力只放一遍，和普通高考的听力有明显的差异。
二、单项选择
单项填空考查的知识点比较全面，分布比较合理。考查了冠词、介词短语、代词、名词、连词、形容词、动词短语词义的辨析、时态语态、情景交际和情态动词。对冠词、介词、情态动词和定语从句的考查虽中规中矩，但是需要考生对基础知识掌握得非常扎实，否则也会失一到两分，比如28题考查which和where的区别，是个很容易失误的知识点。学生失分题还有35题，考查介词短语，这是学生的软肋；31题考查动词短语搭配，也是易混淆的词组，易失分。总体上来说，单选题有区分度。
三、完形填空
近几年完形填空都生活气息浓郁的非常地道的语篇材料作为试题。今年的语篇延续了以
前的出题风格；从内容上来说贴近生活，描述了作者家的狗muggs的特点，考生易融入情境，入手容易。文章考点选项设计全面，以实词为主，主要考查了动词、形容词、副词、名词、非谓语及句与句之间连接词等，而且都是高频词汇，基本没有生僻词，且对上下文逻辑理解的考查贯穿始终，读懂全文基本含义应该问题不大，但是个别细节之处需要细心揣摩语境，选出最佳答案，就有一定的难度，比如53题，很容易错选成D项，这就是因为语境利用不当造成的。此外，考生还容易犯错的就是近义词辨析，如44题，在这篇文章的语境中选出最佳答案就有一定的难度。总体而言，完形填空想拿满分不易，但得到高分也真的不难。
四、阅读理解
今年阅读理解的5篇文章选材地道，贴近生活实际，体裁多样。在选材上继续保持了知识性、趣味性强，信息量不是很大，语篇长度适中，题材与体裁广泛的特点，彰显文化特色，考查考生快速获取、处理、分析信息的能力。
今年的5篇阅读理解文章整体难度不大，学生答题情况比较好。
A篇：记叙文，介绍了The Cappuccinos收养世界各地孤儿的故事。语篇易于理解。题目设置以细节题为主，57题、58题较容易，59题考查主旨大意，易把握，56题为词意题，而adapt又是高频词汇，相信很多学生可以轻松过关。
B篇：说明文，描述了列表，排名的情况。题目设置以细节题为主。虽然是大多考生最不喜欢的文体，但是由于题目设置简单，易得分。
C篇：科技类说明文，内容围绕动物识别脸的能力和其科学价值展开论述。文章难度略微提升，题型涉及细节信息和推理判断等。这篇文章的细节题设置也需要逻辑推理，不是简单地从文章里找到原句就可以的，所以有一定的难度，比如66题、67题。64题考查作者开头的写作目的，需要考生很好地理解文章能力和一定的写作常识方可得出正确答案。
D篇：应用文，内容可以说学生们应该不陌生，关于蒙娜丽莎的微笑可以说家喻户晓，但这4个题如果想做对，则需要读懂全文，有一定的单词量和难度。
E 篇：应用文，纯粹的信息题，内容以介绍伦敦的旅游为主，难度很小，基本上读题找答案即可。
五、短文改错
今年短文改错难度较大，学生容易下手但得分率不高。考点虽分布均匀，但不易察觉地考查了介词、代词、连词、名词、动词、副词、冠词、时态语态等，都是细小的知识，稍不注意就漏掉了一个点。因为改错更加考查学生综合运用语言的能力，在改错题上，学生还是会拉开一定的差距。
六、书面表达
书面表达的设计继续沿袭了近几年的风格，贴近学生生活，新颖之处在于以饼状图出现。但内容贴近学生生活，这种题目让90%以上的考生有内容可写，下笔容易。主要内容的提示给学生一个纲要的指导，使考生有发挥水平的空间，虽下笔容易但是得高分不易。
从整个试卷来看，考生的语言基本功扎实与否，直接关系到能否得到较理想的分数，因为本套试题突出了基础知识和基本技能在英语学习中的地位，而且基础知识的考查非常细化，在单选和改错中考查小词的比重加大了。此外，考查考生运用语境解决问题的能力依然是重中之重，考点在语境中的贯穿非常明显，关键在于能否发现他们之间的逻辑关系。因此，我个人认为，在今后的英语学习中，学生还是必须加强对基本功训练，夯实基础，从听、说、读、写四方面培养自己综合运用英语的能力，还要培养从题干中体会隐含语境的能力。
二：试卷
本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2.将答案涂写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一卷
I.听力（共20小题，每小题1.5分；满分30分）
听完录音后，从各题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。所有录音材料均仅读一遍。
例：（录音）Man: I wonder why the office is still not open.
Woman: But it’s not yet eight. In fact,it’s only a quarter to eight.
When does the office open?
A.At 8:30.
B. At 8:15.
C. At 8:00.
D. At 7:45.
答案是C。
听第1段材料，回答第1小题
1.What does the woman mean?
A.She had a dream.
B. She is happy for the man.
C. She had a nice holiday.
D. She is going with the man.
听第2段材料，回答第2小题
2.What are they talking about?
A.A trip to Spain.
B. Business matters.
C. Language study.
D. A well-paid job.
听第3段材料，回答第3小题
3.What does the man do？
A.A writer.
B. A salesman.
C. A customer.
D. A student.
听第4段材料，回答第4小题
4. What does the woman insist on doing?
A. Inviting the man to lunch.
B. Going out with the man.
C. Arguing with the man.
D. Acting in a silly way.
听第5段材料，回答第5、6小题
5. What do we know about the man?
A. He forgot the time.
B. He is always busy.
C. He hates lying.
D. He is often late.
6. When will the film start?
A. At 6:40.
B. At 6:45.
C. At 6:50.
D. At 6:55.
听第6段材料，回答第7、8小题
7. What is the man doing?
A.Giving his baggage a final check.
B. Checking in at a hotel.
C. Booking tickets to London.
D. Planning the trip back home.
8. What does Mum want from the trip?
A. A camera.
B. Pictures.
C. Shoes.
D. An overcoat.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11小题
9. What does the man care most about the tickets?
A. As early as possible.
B. In time for the concert.
C. Money saving.
D. No later than midnight.
10.When will the train start?
A.At 2:23.
B. At 2:32.
C. At 4:23.
D. At 4:32.
11.How much is the change?
A. 16.2 pounds.
B. 17 pounds.
C. 80 pence.
D. 20 pence.
听第8段材料，回答第12至16小题
12.Where did Bob buy his new printer?
A.Form the designer.
B. On the Internet.
C. At a computer store.
D. From a friend.
13.What does Helen usually buy online?
A.Books.
B. Computers.
C. Cameras.
D. Tape recorders.
14.What should one do prevent from being cheated when buying things online?
A.Pay when things are received.
B. Shop frequently online.
C. Cameras.
D. Order through E-mail.
15.Why do some people still prefer buying things in stores?
A.To get the latest model.
B.To enjoy looking around.
C.To be sure of buying suitable things.
D.To save the money for delivery.
16.What does Bob mean at the end of the conversation?
A.Helen is wrong.
B.Helen has arrived there.
C.He can’t understand her.
D.He agrees largely.
听第9段材料，回答第17至20小题
17.Why is the speaker giving the talk?
A.To show the change of weather.
B.To finish his homework.
C.To invite friends to his city.
D.To call for environmental protection.
18.What do we know about winter in the speaker’s city?
A.There’s little snow.
B.February is the coldest.
C.It lasts for five months.
D.People are active with sports.
19.What is the summer season like in this area?
A.Wet and windy.
B. Cool and dry.
C. Hot and dry.
D. Windy and hot.
20.What is one activity people like to do in fall?
A.Go and see the fall colors.
B.Clean their houses.
C.Have a fall picnic.
D.Fly kites.
II.英语运用（共35小题，每小题1分；满分35分）
A）单项填空（共15小题）
21.-- Did you have a good time in Singapore last week?
-- ,it was really hot.
A.Yeah, why not.
B. Not really.
C. Oh, great.
D. You’re wrong.
【考查目标】本题考查交际英语，难度低。
【答案】B
【详细解答】A项“why not”一般用于对别人的建议表示同意。C项是太好了，与题干中“it was really hot”不符。D项汉语化而且语气强硬。B项符合英语习惯。故答案为B。
22.They had three goals in the first half, and two in the second.
A.other
B. rest
C. another
D. the rest
【考查目标】本题考查代词，难度低。
【答案】C
【详细解答】A项other后一般接名词复数。意思是“其它的”。B、D项rest可表示可数或不可数名词的“其余的”。C项的”another”表示“又”，本题意思是“他们在前半场得了三分，后半场又得了两份”，故答案为C。
23.It is usually warm in my hometown in April, but it be rather cold sometimes.
A. must
B. can
C. ought to
D. should
【考查目标】本题考查情态动词，难度低。
【答案】B
【详细解答】A项“必须”，B项“能；可能”，C项“应该”，D项“应该”。根据题意，答案为B。
24. -- Would you like to join us in the game?
-- , for I have something important to attend to.
A.I’d love to
B. What a shame
C. I didn’t
D. I’m afraid not.
【考查目标】本题考查交际英语，难度低。
【答案】D
【详细解答】A项“我想做…”；B项“太丢人了”；C项“我不…汉语式回答；D项“我恐怕去不了”。答案为D。
25.The transport here is very convenient with buses going between the school and the community.
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C.regular
D.normal
【考查目标】本题考查形容词，难度低。
【答案】C
【详细解答】A“常见的”；B项“通常的”；C项“定期的，有规律的”；D“正常的”。根据题意，答案为C。
26.I’m not really enjoying the book I’m reading, but I’ll stick with it for a few more pages to see if it gets any .
A.good
B.better
C.best
D.the best
【考查目标】本题考查形容词比较级，最高级。难度中。
【答案】B
【详细解答】根据题意“我真不喜欢我正读的这本书，但我将坚持读几页看看是否会好点”。答案为B项。
27.When science, business, and art learn something of methods and goals, the world will surely be a better place to live in.
A.one another’s
B.one another
C.each other’s
D.each other 【考查目标】本题考查相互代词及其所有格，难度中。
【答案】A
【详细解答】one another 指三者或三者以上；each other 指两者。根据题意，“science, business and art为三者，去掉C和D；空格后有methods and goals,应使用所有格形式，故答案为A。
28.The British Museum, we visited during a recent trip to Britain, is really a great place to learn about history.
A.which
B.what
C.that
D.where
【考查目标】本题考查定语从句问题，难度中。
【答案】A
【详细解答】本题考查非限制性定语从句，排除B；“，”后面不用that,排除C；同时从句中visited 后缺少宾语，故用关系代词which,答案为A。
29.--I’m sorry, I a little bit earlier.
--No problem, I haven’t been waiting for too long.
A.would be
B.should have been
C.will be
D.must have been
【考查目标】本题考查情态动词及虚拟语气，难度高。
【答案】B
【详细解答】根据题意，本题为过去时，排除A,C；D项表示“肯定早来了”与本题不符，B 项代入“对不起，我本应该早来一会的”符合题意，答案为B项
30.Andrew remained firm in his that the policy was wrong.
A.advice
B.idea
C.belief
D.reason
【考查目标】本题考查名词，难度低。
【答案】C
【详细解答】A项“建议”；B项“主意”；C项“观念”；D项“原因”。题意：安德鲁坚持他的观念：这个政策是错误的。
31.--I’m still working on the program.
--Time is ,and you will be late for the deadline.
A.running out
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C.going out
D.giving out
【考查目标】本题考查动词词组，难度中。
【答案】A
【详细解答】A项“用光，用完”，B项“出来，出版，发芽”，C项“出去，（火）熄灭”，D项“发出”。根据题意，“时间快用完了”，故答案为A。
32.I wanted to catch early bus, but couldn’t get ride to the station.
A./;the
B.an; the
C.the; a
D./;a
【考查目标】本题考查冠词用法，难度中。
【答案】C
【详细解答】根据题意，第一空为特指“早班车”，第二空泛指“找不到去车站的车”，故答案为C。
33.Natalie the pile of books and papers into her bag and left the room.
A.sweeps
B.swept
C.is sweeping
D.has swept
【考查目标】本题考查时态语态，难度低。
【答案】B
【详细解答】A项为一般现在时，B项为一般过去时，C项为现在进行时，D项为现在完成时。and提示前后是两个动作的并列，故答案为B项。
34.The singer is very with young people, who like his voice and style.
A.familiar
B.popular
C.particular
D.similar
【考查目标】本题考查形容词，难度低。
【答案】B
【详细解答】A项“熟悉的”，B项“受欢迎的”，C项“尤其的”，D项“相似的”。根据题意，“这个歌手在年轻人中是很受欢迎的”。故答案为B。
35.The fire escape should always be open a fire, especially in dry weather.
A.in case of
B.in spite of
C.instead of
D.because of
【考查目标】本题考查介词短语，难度适中。
【答案】A
【详细解答】A项“以防万一”，B项“尽管，即使”，C项“代替”，D项“因为，由于”，根据题意，“消防通道应该总是畅通以防发生火灾，尤其在干燥天气。”
B）完形填空（共20小题）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36至55各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
I once had a big, strong dog called Muggs. He always 36 as if he thought I wasn’t one of the family. There was a small 37 of being on of the family, 38 he didn’t bite the family as 39 as he bit strangers. 40 ,in the years that we had him he bit everybody but 41 ,and he mad a pass at her once,but 42 .
That was during the month when we suddenly had mice, and Muggs 43 to do anything
about them. They seemed like pet mice, 44 like mice somebody had trained. They were so 45 that one night when we had guests for dinner,Mother 46 a lot of little dishes with food in them on the floor in the kitchen 47 the mice would be 48 that and wouldn’t come into the dining room. Muggs 49 there with the mice, lying on the floor,and 50 ,not with the mice, but with the people in the next room that he would like to get at. Mother 51 the table once to see how everything was 52 . It made her so 53 to see Muggs lying there, paying no attention to the mice, that she slapped（打了一巴掌）him and he bit at her, but didn’t make it.
Over the years, the 54 of the persons Muggs bit became longer and longer. Mother used to 55 a box of chocolate every Christmas to each of these people.
36.A.played B.lived C.acted D.jumped
【答案】C
【详细解答】A项“玩，踢（球）”，B项“生活”，C项“行动”，D项“跳”，根据题意，答案为C。
37.A.advantage B.secret C.chance D.favor
【答案】A
【详细解答】A项“优势，好处”，B项“秘密”，C项“机会”，D项“好感；恩惠”根据题意，“作为家庭成员有个好处”，故答案为A
38.A.so B.for C.or D.but
【答案】B
【详细解答】A项“所以”，B项“因为“，C项“或者；否则”，D项“但是”，根据题意，“作为家庭一员的好处就是因为狗不会咬”，故答案为B。
39.A.suddenly B.quickly C.hard D.often
【答案】D
【详细解答】A项“突然”，B项“很快”，C项“难，坚硬”，D项“经常”。根据题意，“狗不会像咬陌生人那样经常咬家人”。故答案为D。
40.A. Still B. Therefore C. Thus D. Besides
【答案】A
【详细解答】A项“也，仍然，尽管如此”,B项“因此”，C项“于是，因此”，D项“此外”，根据题意，“狗很少要家人，但尽管如此，在我们养狗的这些年中，除了妈妈外Muggs咬了每个家人”，故答案为A。
41.A.the stranger B.a guest C.me D.Mother
【答案】D
【详细解答】根据下文可知，“Muggs向妈妈扑去，但没有咬中”。故狗咬过每个家人除了“妈妈”。
42.A.escaped B.stopped C.missed D.lost
【答案】C
【详细解答】A项“逃跑”，B项“停止”，C项“错过”，D项“丢失”，见41题解析，答案为C。
43.A.decided B.refused C.liked D.forgot
【答案】B
【详细解答】A项“决定”，B项“拒绝”，C项“喜欢”，D项“忘记”。根据下文可知，Muggs 拒绝抓老鼠。故答案为B。
44.A.only B.almost https://www.doczj.com/doc/693817940.html,ually D.always
【答案】B
【详细解答】A项“仅仅，只是”，B项“几乎”，C项“通常”，D项“总是”。根据句意，“他
们（老鼠）似乎就像宠物鼠，几乎就像有人训练过的一样。故答案B。
45.A.shy https://www.doczj.com/doc/693817940.html,zy C.friendly D.patient
【答案】C
【详细解答】A项“害羞”，B项“懒惰”，C项“友好的”，D项“有耐性的”，根据下文可知，Muggs和老鼠们在厨房一起，故答案只能是C。
46.A.cooked B.sent for C.found D.put down
【答案】D
【详细解答】A项“做饭”，B项“发送，派人去请”，C项“找到”，D项“放下”，根据句意，“妈妈放了饭在厨房的地板上为了老鼠们满意而不去餐厅”，故答案为D。
47.A.so that B.since C.when D.even if
【答案】A
【详细解答】解析见46题。
48.A.afraid of B.happy with C.crazy about D.anxious about
【答案】B
【详细解答】解析见46题。
49.A.waited B.hid C.stayed D.ate
【答案】C
【详细解答】A项“等待”，B项”隐藏”，C项“停留，和…待在一起”，D项“吃”。根据句意，Muggs和老鼠们待在那里。
50.A.disappointed B.pleased C.busy D.angry
【答案】D
【详细解答】A项“失望的”，B项“满意的”，C项“繁忙的”，D项“愤怒的”。根据句意，“Muggs对隔壁的人很生气，因为它想去隔壁吃饭”。
51.A.checked B.set C.cleaned D.left
【答案】D
【详细解答】A项“检查”，B项“放，安置”，C项“清理”，D项“离开，留下”，根据句意，“妈妈离开桌子去看看事情如何”，故答案为D。
52.A.developing B.doing C.going D.keeping
【答案】C
【详细解答】A项“发展”，B项“做”，C项“去，（事情）进展”，D项“保持”。解析见51题。
53.A.glad B.mad C.curious D.fierce
【答案】B
【详细解答】A项“高兴”，B项“疯狂的，暴怒的”，C项“好奇的”，D项“凶猛的，猛烈地”，根据上下文，“妈妈看到Muggs不抓老鼠，而是和老鼠们有好的待在一起肯定暴怒了。故答案B。
54.A.list B.line C.number https://www.doczj.com/doc/693817940.html,s
【答案】A
【详细解答】根据下文的“longer and longer”,可以推知是“Muggs咬过的人的名单越来越长了”，故答案为A.
55.A.lend B.send C.sell D.promise
【答案】B
【详细解答】根据句意，Muggs咬了人，妈妈肯定是送一盒巧克力给人家了。故答案为B，不是“借给”，“卖”或“允诺”了。
III. 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2.5分；满分50分）
阅读下列短文，并做每篇后面的题目，从四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给
句子的最佳答案。
A
Do you think parenting is a difficult job? Just ask Fred and Bonnie Cappuccino,parents to 21 children-two of their own and 19 others adopted from countries around the world. “We don’t have much trouble with our children,” says Bonnie. “We take care of problems when they happen.” Fred says that if there are difficulties, you shouldn’t worry. “Worry doesn’t help, and in time your child will be all right.”
Fred and Bonnie adopted children from many different countries, including India, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Each time, they made sure they had books, food, music, and pictures of that child’s native country so the children would feel good about themselves.
The Cappuccinos had pre-school children running though their house for 26 years straight! The washer was always going and cloths hung from one end of the room to the other. Everyone worked together to do the housework. The family drank ten liters of milk a day!
The Cappuccinos live in a wooden house they bought for $8000 about 30 years ago. After many of the Cappuccino children grew up Bonnie began traveling to India, where she opened three orphanages（孤儿院）for 170 needy children. She travels there four times a year to bring vitamins （维生素）, medicine, and used clothing. Back home, she cooks meals for her seven children still living there.
The family still keeps in touch. Last year when their Vietnamese son, Tran, 22, got married, 18 brothers and sisters danced at his wedding.
The Cappuccinos want their children to grow up happy, healthy, and independent, and hope they will find their own way to help other people.
56.What does the word “adopted” underlined in Paragraph 1 mean?
A.raised children with government support
B.looked after children for parents who were busy
C.provided education for children from poor families
D.brought up someone else’s child as its legal parents
【考查目标】本题考查单词意思，难度低。
【答案】D
【详细解答】根据“parents to 21 children-two of their own and 19 others adopted from countries around the world.即可推出adopt的意思为“收养”。
57.What do the Cappuccinos do to make the children feel good about themselves?
A.Send them to school.
B. Ask them not to be worried about the difficulties.
C. Help them find their parents.
D. Let them have something from their homeland.
【考查目标】本题考查细节，难度低。
【答案】D
【详细解答】根据“Each time, they made sure they had books, food, music, and pictures of that child’s native country so the children would feel good about themselves.”可得出答案为D。
58.What does Bonnie do after the children grow up?
A.She goes abroad to help more children in need.
B.She still stays at home to cook for them.
C.She sets up orphanages in Vietnam.
D.She often visits her son in India.
【考查目标】本题考查细节，难度低。
【答案】A
【详细解答】根据“After many of the Cappuccino children grew up Bonnie began traveling to India, where she opened three orphanages（孤儿院）for 170 needy children”可知答案为A。注意C项不是在Vietnam,而是在India.
59.Which of the following is the best title for the article.
A. Worry doesn’t help.
B. A big happy family.
C. How to help others.
D. Family should keep in touch.
【考查目标】本题考查主旨大意题，难度高。
【答案】B
【详细解答】全文谈的就是Fred and Bonnie Cappuccino收养世界各地的孤儿，故答案为B。A项仅第一段提了一下，以偏概全。C项范围太大，D项以偏概全。
B
Everyone loves a good list. I’ve lost count of the number of “greatest albums of all time” news stories. I’ve read carefully in pop music magazines, and I am also a complete lover for the books of the year features in newspapers and magazines, in which the literati（文学人士）choose their favorite titles from the past 12 months. There is clearly something in the human brain that loves the complete variety and confusion of life being neatly tidied up into lists and tables.
Now The Stage newspaper, often described as the actors’bible and a publication where I worked myself for two extremely happy years in the 1980s, has come up with its own list.
For 10 weeks, The Stage’s readers have been working to decide on the greatest stage actor of all time-the first time I can remember such an exercise being carried out, though lists of the top film stars are relatively commonplace. The newspaper’s readership was presented with a shortlist of 10 names after a team of theatre experts, including the producers Nica Burns and Thelma Holt, former National Theatre director Richard Eyre, and the Shakespearean scholar Stanley Wells, had handed in their own top 10s, which could come from an country and any period in history.
Between them, the 16 experts put forward some 70 actors, both living and dead. They went right back to Thespis, the Greek poet and actor regarded as the father of drama, from whom the word “thespian” comes into being. Their total top 20 also included such great names as Edmund Kean(1789-1833)-of whom Coleridge wrote “to see him act is like reading Shakespeare by flashes of lightning” -David Garrick(1717-79) and Sarah Siddons(1755-1831).
Unsurprisingly, however, the top 10 largely consists of living British actors, or those who have died relatively recently, and whose performances still burn brightly in the memory.
Both the honor and the sadness of stage acting is that it is so short. Great paintings last for centuries, great books will always be there to be read, great musical performances have been recorded for almost a century. With theatre, however, a great stage performance has gone for good once a show closes, unless it has been filmed- and that is recent situation and still seldom happens, and no video recording can quite fully express the “liveness” of theatrical performance.
60.What dose a good list do mostly according to the author ?
A.To keep count of time.
B. To select the best in history.
C. To remember the great performances.
D. To help he brain organize in formation
【考查目标】本题考查细节题，难度中。
【答案】D
【详细解答】根据第一段中的“There is clearly something in the human brain that loves the
complete variety and confusion of life being neatly tidied up into lists and tables.”即可得出答案为D。
61.Which of the following shows the steps to follow for a Top 10 List to be produced?
A.general readers → producers → literature scholars
B.theater experts → general readers
C.producers→ general readers→ directors
D.top film stars→ general readers
【考查目标】本题考查细节题，难度难。
【答案】B
【详细解答】根据第三段中的“The newspaper’s readership was presented with a shortlist of 10 names after a team of theatre experts, including the producers Nica Burns and Thelma Holt, former National Theatre director Richard Eyre, and the Shakespearean scholar Stanley Wells, had handed in their own top 10s…”可推知是普通读者是在theatre experts提交后再选出10 names的。故答案为B。
62.Who is a great Shakespearean actor?
A.Stanley wells.
B.Thespis.
C.Edmund Kean.
D.Coleridge.
【考查目标】本题考查细节题，难度低。
【答案】C
【详细解答】根据第四段中的“Their total top 20 also included such great names as Edmund Kean(1789-1833)-of whom Coleridge wrote “to see him act is like reading Shakespeare by flashes of lightning””可知答案为C。
63.Why does the author think that it is hard for stage acting to get into lists?
A. It cannot be made into films.
B. It does not have enough viewers.
C. It is often too short-lived for people to remember.
D. It expresses too much liveness of theatrical performance.
【考查目标】本题考查细节题，难度低。
【答案】C
【详细解答】根据第四段中的“Both the honor and the sadness of stage acting is that it is so short….”可知答案为C。
C
Who was that? The ability to recognize our friends, family and relatives from total strangers is important for both social and safety reasons. But how does a visual(视力) system and brain manage to perform this task, and how might it be possible to develop new computer programs to recognize faces in situations such as airport safety checks?
What might be the smallest processing requirements of a brain to deal with such a task? Is recognizing human faces a special ability of humans, or might other animals also be able to complete this visual task?
The human brain is very large, and understanding how information is processed in such a system can be difficult. For example, fMRI（功能性磁共振脑成像）can show increased blood flow in the different parts of the brain when a subject looks at an object. This technique has shown that a particular part of the brain, the fusiform face area(FFA), is active when normal subjects view faces but not when control images such as houses of animals are viewed.
One way to understand the importance of recognizing faces is to present faces to other animals to see if they can perform the task. A team of researchers in Cambridge, UK, found that sheep were
very good at recognizing both sheep and human faces. In addition, paper wasp（胡蜂）can recognize specific facial marking on other wasps within a hive（蜂巢）。
Bees have relatively small brains, but are able to perform some tasks that might be considered to be the field of much larger brains, and can use their skills to find flowers. Therefore, it was important to know whether bees might also be able to learn to recognize human faces in order to determine the least difficult processing required for this task.
Scientists carried out researches and found out the bees can recognize different human faces. This may be important for our understanding of the brain function necessary to recognize a face. It may suggest how relatively simple programs for computer recognition might be designed, because bees are able to achieve this great task without the advantage of the large human brain.
64.Why does the author ask to many questions in the first two paragraph?
A. To make readers interested.
B. To show that he knows a lot.
C. To show that humans like asking questions.
D. To make readers believe in him.
【考查目标】本题考查对文章的整体理解，难度大。
【答案】A
【详细解答】文章开头题几个问题就是为了使读者对下文的内容产生兴趣的。故答案A。
65.When will FFA become active?
A. When houses are seen.
B. When wasps are seen.
C. When sheep were seen.
D. When faces were seen.
【考查目标】本题考查细节题，难度低。
【答案】D
【详细解答】根据第三段中的“the fusiform face area(FFA), is active when normal subjects view faces…”可知答案为D。
66.Why do bees interest scientists especially in their research?
A. They are very good at recognizing human faces.
B. They can recognize specific facial marking.
C. They can use their skills to find flowers.
D. They are very smart for their small brains.
【考查目标】本题考查细节题，难度中。
【答案】D
【详细解答】根据倒二段中的Bees have relatively small brains, but are able to perform some tasks that might be considered to be the field of much larger brains,及最后一段的because bees are able to achieve this great task without the advantage of the large human brain.均可得出答案为D。
67.What may people achieve if bees can recognize different human faces?
A. The improvement of fMRI.
B. The cure for visual problems in the brain.
C. The design of simple programs for computer recognition.
D. The understanding of animals’ reorganization of human faces.
【考查目标】本题考查细节题，难度中。
【答案】C
【详细解答】根据最后一段的It may suggest how relatively simple programs for computer recognition might be designed, because bees are able to achieve this great task without the advantage of the large human brain.可得出答案为C。
D
Leonardo Da Vinci’s 500-year-old world famous painting has long been regarded as mystery （神秘）, and even today people don’t know who the woman with the mysterious smile is. Now members of Italy’s National Committee for Cultural Heritage have shown that through high resolution images（高分辨率图像）of the Mona Lisa’s eyes, letters and numbers can be seen.
In the right eye, there appears to be the letters LV which could well stand for his name Leonardo Da Vinci while in the left eye there are also symbols but they are not as clear.
“It is very difficult to make them out clearly but they appear to be the letters CE or it could be the letter B-you have to remember the picture is almost 500 years old so it is not as sharp and clear as when first painted. While on the bridge in the background, the number 72 can be seen, or it could be an L and the number 2,” said Silvano Vinceti, president of the Committee.
Mr. Vinceti is part of the group asking French authorities for permission to dig out Da Vinci’s remains from his tomb at Amboise Castle in the Loire Valley. They want to see if they can try and recreate his face and establish if the Mona Lisa is a self-image of the artist, as many people believe.
Another theory is that Mona Lisa is Lisa Gheradini, the wife of a Florence merchant - or possibly even he artist’s mother.
Mr. Vinceti added:” Da Vinci paid special attention to he Mona Lisa and we know that in the last years of hiss life he took the painting with hin everywhere - he didn’t like it t leave his side and carried it in a case” We also know that Da Vinci was very mysterious and used symbols in his work to give out massages and we have examined other paintings and have not found any similar numbers or letters.
“Painters we have spoken to have also said they are unlikely to have been put there by mistake so we are confident that they are a message from Da Vinci and were specifically placed into the eyes by him.”
What adds to the mystery is that they are in the pupils, the darkest part of the eyes, so they would only be done by him-if he had wanted them to be more widely seen then he would have put them into the more visible white parts of the eyes.
“The question now is what they mean-we are fairly confident that the LV is probably his signature（签名）but the other numbers and letters? Who knows they may even possibly be a love message to the figure in the painting.”
68.What is regarded as the most mysterious thing about the Mona Lisa？
A. Where it is now.
B. When it was painted.
C. Who the woman in the painting is.
D. How much the painting may be worth.
【考查目标】本题考查细节题，难度低。
【答案】C
【详细解答】根据第一段中的“Leonardo Da Vinci’s 500-year-old world famous painting has long been regarded as mystery（神秘）, and even t oday people don’t know who the woman with the mysterious smile is”即可得出最神秘的事情是蒙娜丽莎是谁。故答案为C。
69.What does Vinceti and his fellow researchers expect to find from digging out Da Vinci’s remains?
A. Whether Mona Lisa was Da Vinci’s mother.
B. How similar he looked like Mona Lisa.
C. What the letters and numbers mean.
D. Why he painted the Mona Lisa.
【考查目标】本题考查细节题，难度低。
【答案】B
【详细解答】根据第一段中的“They want to see if they can try and recreate his face and establish if the Mona Lisa is a self-image of the artist, as many people believe.”可知人们想看看蒙娜丽莎是否是达芬奇本人的自画像。故答案为B。
70.People have become more interested in the Mona Lisa because of .
A.the discovery of a possible message
B.the new study plan by Italian researchers
C.the mysterious smile shown on her face
D.the secret information on the bridge
【考查目标】本题考查细节题，难度低。
【答案】A
【详细解答】根据前三段可知，现在人们对蒙娜丽莎的画像更感兴趣是因为在眼中及背景中发现了信息。故答案为A。
71.What is the main idea of the text?
A. French scientists are studying the Mona Lisa.
B. Questions about the painting still remain.
C. People are curious about mysteries.
D. Da Vinci’s skills in painting are studied.
【考查目标】本题考查主旨大意，难度高。
【答案】B
【详细解答】本文通篇介绍人们对于达芬奇的蒙娜丽萨的种种猜测。故答案为B。
E
Welcome to London’s New & Best Open-Top Bus Tour
Tour and find out “the world’s biggest city” with London’s longest built sightseeing company using open-top “double-level” buses. With half a century’s experience we like to think that we’ve got it right, but to help make the most of your time with us, you may find the following useful: Will we see all the major sight? Yes-Our tour lines are the most comprehensive（综合性的）way to see the best that London has to offer including the wonderful whole views from seven bridges, the Tower of London, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, St.Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square, Madame Tussauds, London Bridge……
Will we get an introduction?Yes-There is a full introduction in English and a choice of six other languages.
Will the children enjoy it? Yes-You can relax and enjoy the tour whilst your children (and everyone else’s) are entertained（看护）and educated by out highly praised “Kids club” introduction and their free London activities. “Kids Club” is special on our red line service.
Will we be able to jump-on and jump-off? Yes-Your tour tickets are accepted on any of our tour buses. You can travel on any of our tour buses. Each line makes many stops-simply get off where you want to and return to the same stop to continue your tour.
Can we use our tickets all day long? Yes-Tickets are usable until the same time the following day for use during our business hours. Ask our staff when you should get on your last bus of the day as times are different seasonally throughout the year.
72.Where does the passage most probably appear?
A. In a textbook.
B. In a story book.
C. In a travel book.
D. In a science book.
【考查目标】本题考查文章出处题，难度低。
【答案】C
【详细解答】本文介绍了在伦敦旅行的事情，主要对大家感兴趣的问题做了回答，故本文应来自旅行手册。
73.How many languages are offered for the introduction?
A. Five.
B. Six.
C. Seven.
D. Eight.
【考查目标】本题考查文章细节题，难度低。
【答案】C
【详细解答】根据第三段中的Yes-There is a full introduction in English and a choice of six other languages.可知答案为C，注意答案不是B。
74.Which color of the line services is special with “Kids Club”?
A. Red.
B. Green.
C. Yellow.
D. Blue.
【考查目标】本题考查细节题，难度低。
【答案】A
【详细解答】根据第四段中的“Kids Club” is special on our red line service.”可知答案为A。
75.What should we know about the use of the tickets?
A. They can be used only once.
B. They are for a single particular bus.
C. They may be used for 24 hours.
D. They are for both children and adults.
【考查目标】本题考查细节题，难度低。
【答案】C
【详细解答】根据第六段中的“Tickets are usable until the same time the following day for use during our business hours.”可知票可以使用一天，故答案为C。
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IV. 短文改错（共15小题，每小题1分；满分15分）
此题要求你对一段文章改错。现对每一行作出判断是对还是错。如果是对的，在该行右
边横线上画一个勾（√）；如果有错误（每行不会多于一个错误），则按情况改错如下：此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错词下画一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
例：
When I have free time I go a long walk. Some (a) for
People read the books or watch television while (b) the
other have sports. Charles and Linda Mason do (c) √
all of these things as well as climbed buildings. (d) climbing; climb
I used to being afraid of asking the teacher questions in 76.
注：短文改错的格式很重要，请同学们务必注意。下面的解析为了同学们看的清楚，故使用了连线符号，考试时答案处只能出现答案。
【考查目标】本题考查固定词组的用法。难度：易。
【答案】being-->be.
【详细解答】used to do sth :过去常常做…;be used to do sth:被用来做…;be used to doing sth =be accustomed to doing sth.习惯做…
class, because I thought that ask questions would like make me 77.
【考查目标】本题考查非谓语做主语的用法。难度：中
【答案】ask-->asking
【详细解答】本题中ask questions 做主语，故使用asking动名词。
look silly, that I would probably just be wasting 78.
【考查目标】本题考查多个宾语从句的并列问题。难度：高。
【答案】that前加and
【详细解答】并列的两个结构间（本题为宾语从句）需用连词连接。
my classmate’s time when the teacher was answering my 79.
【考查目标】本题考查名词的所有格问题。难度：低。
【答案】classmate’s→classmates’
【详细解答】名词复数的所有格应该在s后加’.
questions. As a result, whatever I had a question, I would ask 80.
【考查目标】本题考查让步状语从句的连词问题。难度：低。
【答案】whatever→whenever
【详细解答】根据上下文可知，无论什么时候我有问题，我都是问同学们而不是老师。故答案为whenever.
my classmates instead of the teacher, but that only lead to 81.
【考查目标】本题考查改错中必考的时态问题。难度：低。
【答案】lead→led.
【详细解答】上下文都是过去时，此处lead改为led即可。
more problems, because while my classmates were answering 82.
【答案】√
my question, none of us were unable to listen to what the 83.
【考查目标】本题考查上下文的理解。难度：低。
【答案】unable→able
【详细解答】根据句意，“没有一个人能听懂老师讲的内容”。
teacher was saying. I decided to control their fear. 84.
【考查目标】本题考查上下文的理解及代词的具体应用。难度：低。
【答案】their→this/my
【详细解答】根据句意，“我决定控制我的恐惧”。下行也提到了这一点。
To deal with this fear, I tried to persuade me that 85.
【考查目标】本题考查反身代词的用法。难度：中。
【答案】me→myself
【详细解答】主语如果和宾语为同一事物时，宾语一般用反身代词。
asking questions would not be interruption to my classmates, 86.
【考查目标】本题考查冠词的用法。难度：中。
【答案】be后加an
【详细解答】interruption本身为不可数名词，但此处为抽象名词具体化。故可数，需加an. but a chance for all of us to learn more, or make what we had
learned clearly. Second, I practiced asking the teacher at break 87.
【考查目标】本题考查宾语补足语的用法。难度：高。
【答案】clearly→clear
【详细解答】本题考查make的复合结构，即make的宾语补足语问题。宾语补足语修饰宾语，故使用形容词clear.
time when I was the only one to accept the answer. Then, I 88.
【考查目标】本题考查动词的差异。难度：中。
【答案】accept→receive/get
【详细解答】accept“接受”，强调主观；receive/get“收到”，强调客观。
gathered up my courage and started to be ask questions in 89.
【考查目标】本题考查动词的位置关系。难度：低。
【答案】去掉be
【详细解答】系动词后不能直接接动词原形。这个错误也是很多学生作文中常见的错误。class. The whole thing was not very easy, but with a few steps,
I was able to successful control this fear of mine. 90.
【考查目标】本题考查形容词、副词的用法。难度：中。
【答案】successful successfully
【详细解答】本题中的successful修饰control,故应使用副词successfully.
V. 书面表达（共1题，满分20分）
假设你是李华，收到People Today杂志社邀请，对某所中学学生消费情况进行调查。下图是你的调查结果，请根据此结果写一篇英语短文，并表达自己的看法。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增减细节。
生词：娱乐-entertainment 零食-snack
一、评分原则
1.本题总分为20分，按5个档次给分。
2.评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。词数少于80个或多于120个，扣1分。
二、各档次的给分范围和要求
第五档：（17-20分）能写明全部或绝大部分要点；语言基本无误；行文连贯，表达清楚。
第四档：（13-16分）能写明全部或绝大部分要点；语言有少量错误；行文基本连贯，表达基本清楚。
第三档：（8-12分）能写出基本要点；语言虽有较多错误，尚能达意。
第二档：（4-7分）能写出部分要点；语言错误多，影响意思表达。
第一档：（0-3分）白卷，或文不对题，或错误百出，不知所云。
A possible student text:
As we can see from the chart above, middle school students spend most of their pocket money on entertainment and friends, clothes and hairdressing, and snacks. But they spend little money on learning materials.
In my opinion, it’s wrong for students to spend money blindly, such as following the fashion or wasting their time in hanging around in the street. If they do this, they will have no time for their study and will never do well in their school work. What’s more, pocket money comes from their parents, so it is their duty to make good use of every penny of it.
In a word, students should learn to manage their pocket money more wisely.
2013年考研英语一真题原文及答案完整版 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) People are, on the whole, poor at considering background information when making individual decisions. At first glance this might seem like a strength that __1_ the ability to make judgments which are unbiased by _2_ factors. But Dr Simonsohn speculated that an inability to consider the big _3_ was leading decision-makers to be biased by the daily samples of information they were working with. _4_, he theorised that a judge _5_ of appearing too soft _6_crime might be more likely to send someone to prison __7_he had already sentenced five or six other defendants only to forced community service on that day. To __8__this idea, they turned their attention to the university-admissions process. In theory, the ____9___ of an applicant should not depend on the few others___10____ randomly for interview during the same day, but Dr Simonsohn suspected the truth was____11____. He studied the results of 9,323 MBA interviews _12_ by 31 admissions officers. The interviewers had _13_ applicants on a scale of one to five. This scale _14_ numerous factors into consideration. T he scores were _15_ used in conjunction with an applicant’s score on the GMAT, a standardised exam which is _16_out of 800 points, to make a decision on whether to accept him or her.
Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) Why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will obviously be painful? Because humans have an inherent need to 1 uncertainty, according to a recent study in Psychological Science. The new research reveals that the need to know is so strong that people will 2 to satisfy their curiosity even when it is clear the answer will 3 . In a series of four experiments, behavioral scientists at the University of Chicago and the Wisconsin School of Business tested. Student’s willingness to 4 themselves to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to satisfy curiosity. For one 5 each participant was shown a pile of pens that the researcher claimed were from a previous experiment. The twist? Half of the pens would 6 an electric shock when clicked. Twenty-seven students were told which pens were electrified, another twenty-seven were told only that some were electrified 7 left alone in the room, the students who did not know which ones would shock them clicked more pens and incurred more shocks than the students who knew what would 8 subsequent experiments reproduced, this effect with other
2013考研英语阅读真题：考研英语（二）第1篇 In an essay, entitled “Making It in America,” the author Adam Davidson relates a joke from cotton country about just how much a modern textile mill has been automated: The average mill has only two employees today, “a man and a dog. The man is there to feed the dog, and the dog is there to keep the man away from the machines.” Davidson’s article is one of a number of pieces that have recently appeared making the point that the reason we have such stubbornly high unemployment and declining middle-class incomes today is largely because of the big drop in demand because of the Great Recession, but it is also because of the advances in both globalization and the information technology revolution, which are more rapidly than ever replacing labor with machines or foreign workers. In the past, workers with average skills, doing an average job, could earn an average lifestyle. But, today, average is officially over. Being average just won’t earn you what it used to. It can’t when so many more employers have so much more access to so much more above average cheap foreign labor, cheap robotics, cheap software, cheap automation and cheap genius.
2013年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语一真题及答案Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) People are, on the whole, poor at considering background information when making individual decisions. At first glance this might seem like a strength that 1 the ability to make judgments which are unbiased by 2 factors. But Dr. Uri Simonsohn speculated that an inability to consider the big 3 was leading decision-makers to be biased by the daily samles of information they were working with. 4 , he theorised that a judge 5 of apperaring too soft 6 crime might be more likely to send someone to prison 7 he had already sentenced five or six other defendants only to forced community service on that day。 To 8 this idea, he turned to the university-admissions process. In theory, the 9 of an applicant should not depend on the few others 10 randomly for interview during the same day, but Dr. Simonsoho suspected the truth was 11 。 He studied the results of 9,323 MBA interviews 12 by 31 admissions officers. The interviewers had 13 applicants on a scale of one to five. This scale 14 numerous factors into consideration. The scores were 15 used in conjunction with an applicant’s score on the Granduate Managent Adimssion Test, or GMAT, a standardized exam which is 16 out of 800 points, to make a decision on whether to accept him or her。 Dr. Simonsoho found if the score of the previous candidate in a daily series of interviewees was 0.75 points or more higher than that of the one 17 that, then the score for the next applicant would 18 by an average of 0.075 points. This might sound small, but to 19 the effects of such a decrease a candidate could need 30 more GMAT points than would otherwise have been 20 。 1. [A] grants [B]submits [C]transmits [D]delivers 2. [A] minor [B]objective [C]crucial [D] external 3. [A] issue [B]vision [C]picture [D]external 4. [A] For example [B] On average [C]In principle [D]Above all 5. [A] fond [B] fearful [C]capable [D] thoughtless 6. [A] in [B] on [C] to [D] for 7. [A] if [B] until [C] though [D] unless 8. [A] promote [B] emphasize [C] share [D]success
【MBA英语】联考英语（二）真题解析系列16弹 【MBA中国网讯】联考英语（二）真题解析系列16弹： So what does work? Perhaps surprisingly, scheduling regular times for reading. You'd think this might fuel the efficiency mind-set, but in fact, Eberle notes, such ritualistic behaviour helps us “step outside time's flow”into “soul time.”You could limit distractions by reading only physical books, or on single-purpose e-readers. “Carry a book with you at all times”can actually work, too-providing you dip in often enough, so that reading becomes the default state from which you temporarily surface to take care of business, before dropping back down. On a really
good day, it no longer feels as if you're “making time to read,”but just reading, and making time for everything else. 34. “carry a book with you at all times”can work if______ A. reading becomes your primary business of the day B. all the daily business has been promptly dealt with C. you are able to drop back to business after reading D. time can be evenly split for reading and business 参考译文 那什么方法管用呢?也许让人惊讶的是，规定时间阅读。你可能觉得这样做，会使得让时间变得有效的这一思维定式更变本加厉了，但实际上，Eberle提到，养成这种习惯能帮助我们“跳出时间流逝”的思维模式，进入到“灵魂时间”。可以只读实体书，或者只有单一功能的电子阅读器，以避免分心。“随身带书”也真的会有用，只要你经常沉浸其中，阅读就成为了你的默认状态，你可以冒个泡，临时处理一下业务，再继续沉浸其中。在一个美好的一天，就不再觉得是“利用时间阅读了”，而只有阅读，时间也变得无所不能。 【核心词汇】
2019年10月髙等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试 英语(二）试卷 （课程代码：00015） 本试卷共8页，满分100分，考试时间150分钟。考生答卷前必须将自己的姓名和准考证号写在答题卡上。必须在答题卡上答题，写在试卷上的答案无效。 第一部分：阅读判断（第1?10题，每题1分，共10分） 下面的短文后列出了10个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，选择A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，选择B;如果该句的信息文中没有提及，选择C。在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。 To Lease(租赁) or Not to Lease Planning tolease a car because you don't think you can afford to buy? Think again. Leasingcan end up being just as expensive as buying. Most peoplethink about leasing because they believe it will cost them less money. They'reright-it is cheaper, but only in the short term. For example, if you were tolease anew Subaru Forester, you might pay $300 per month for the car. If youwere to buy the same car, you would pay about $400per month. Over a three-year, you would save $3600-a big savings. But afteryour lease is over, you have to give the car back. Many peoplewant to lease because they can drive a more expensive car than they might otherwisebe able to afford. For example, if you spend $300 monthly on a car, you mightbe able to lease a new Ford Explorer. For the same price, you might have to buya used Explorer, or buy a new but much less expensive model. A lease，therefore， allows you to drive the
2013年10月真题解析 2013年10月高等教育自学考试 全国统一命题考试 英语（二）试卷真题解析 （课程代码00015） 本试卷分为选择题和非选择题两部分，满分100分，考试时间150分钟。 第一部分为选择题。考生必须在“答题卡”上按要求填涂作答。 第二部分为非选择题。 第一部分选择题 一、阅读判断（第1—10题，共10分） 短文后列出10个句子，根据短文内容判断每个句子。A是正确，B是错误，C是文中未提及。 Farms Appear in Cities When you h ear the word “farm”, you may imagine the countryside with cows and crops. But scientists say the farms of the future could be built in tall buildings in some large cities. It may be difficult to believe, but in fact, the technology for growing crops in doors already exists. Farming in the city is already happening. Some vegetables are already grown in greenhouses. Even the scientists at the South Pole research station can enjoy fresh vegetables they grow in their own greenhouse. Experts say indoor farming solves many problems. First, traditional farming takes up a lot of land. Growing crops in tall buildings — called vertical farming（垂直农业）— can solve the problem. Also, fruits and vegetables grown indoors would not face serious threats from insects and weather. Though vertical farms don’t exist yet, experts have created a plan for recycling in such farms. The water from indoor fish ponds would be used to water crops. Gases from crop waste would be used to heat the building. Waste from chicken or pigs would be reused as a source of energy. But experts believe vertical farming is not going to be easy. They say it can be difficult to control climate conditions indoors. Besides, Plants differ in their weather and lighting needs. For example, some plants like warm, sunny weather, but other plants prefer cooler temperatures. That’s not to say these difficulties won’t be overcome —but it will take time. Most experts suggest it may take about 5 to 15 years before the first vertical farms could be created. 【参考译文】 农场出现在城市里（城中农场） 当听到“农场”一词，你可能联想到乡下的母牛和庄稼等等。但科学家说，未来的农场可能会建在一些大城市的高楼里。 此事可能难以置信，可是事实上，在室内种庄稼已经存在了。城市里的农场已经出现，某些蔬菜已经在温室里生长。甚至在南极科考站，科学家们能享用他们在温室里自己栽种的新鲜蔬菜。 据专家们说室内农场可以解决许多问题。首先，传统农场占据大片土地。在高楼里种庄稼（称之为垂直农业）可以解决此问题。再者说，水果和蔬菜室内种植不会受到害虫和气候的威胁。 尽管垂直农场尚未成为现实，但是专家们已经在一些农场创建了再循环计划：把室内养鱼池的水用于浇灌农作物，把来自于农作物的废气用于建筑物的供热，来自于鸡和猪的粪便重新利用作为能源。 但是专家认为垂直农业并不是一件容易的事。他们说，控制室内气候环境是困难的。除此之外，植物对气候和光照需求有差异。例如，一些植物喜好温暖、阳光普照的气候，但另一些植物更喜欢较凉爽的温度。 并不是说这些困难不能克服——但是这将需要花时间。大多数专家指出，建立起第一个垂直农场可能需要五年到十五年的时间。 word “farm” may m ake you think of the countryside. Given [答疑编号0101]
Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) People are, on the whole, poor at considering background information when making individual decisions. At first glance this might seem like a strength that __1__ the ability to make judgments which are unbiased by __2___ factors. But Dr. Uri Simonsohn speculated that an inability to consider the big __3___ was leading decision-makers to be biased by the daily samles of information they were working with. __4___ , he theorised that a judge __5___ of apperaring too soft __6__ crime might be more likely to send someone to prison __7___ he had already sentenced five or six other defendants only to forced community service on that day. To __8__ this idea, he turned to the university-admissions process. In theory, the __9___ of an applicant should not depend on the few others __10___ randomly for interview during the same day, but Dr. Simonsoho suspected the truth was __11___ . He studied the results of 9,323 MBA interviews __12___by 31 admissions officers. The interviewers had__13___applicants on a scale of one to five. This scale __14___ numerous factors into consideration. The scores were __15___ used in conjunction with an applicant’s score on the Granduate Managent Adimssion Test, or GMAT, a standardized exam which is__16___ out of 800 points, t o make a decision on whether to accept him or her. Dr. Simonsoho found if the score of the previous candidate in a daily series of interviewees was 0.75 points or more higher than that of the one __17___that, then the score for the next applicant would __18___by an average of 0.075 points. This might sound small, but to __19___ the effects of such a decrease a candidate could need 30 more GMAT points than would otherwise have been __20___. 1. [A] grants [B]submits [C]transmits [D]delivers 2. [A] minor [B]objective [C]crucial [D] external 3. [A] issue [B]vision [C]picture [D]external 4. [A] For example [B] On average [C]In principle [D]Above all 5. [A] fond [B] fearful [C]capable [D] thoughtless 6. [A] in [B] on [C] to [D] for 7. [A] if [B] until [C] though [D] unless 8. [A] promote [B] emphasize [C] share [D]test 9. [A] decision [B] quality [C] status [D] success 10. [A] chosen [B] studied [C] found [D] identified 11. [A] exceptional [B] defensible [C] replaceable [D] otherwise 12. [A] inspired [B] expressed [C] conducted [D] secured 13. [A] assigned [B] rated [C] matched [D] arranged 14. [A] put [B] got [C] gave [D] took 15. [A] instead [B] then [C] ever [D] rather 16. [A] selected [B] passed [C] marked [D] introduced 17. [A] before [B] after [C] above [D] below 18. [A] jump [B] float [C] drop [D] fluctuate 19. [A] achieve [B] undo [C] maintain [D] disregard 20. [A] promising [B] possible [C] necessary [D] helpful Section II Reading Comprehension Part A Directions:
山东省2006年7月高等教育自学考试 英语（二）试卷【14学分】 （课程代码：0015 考试时间：150分钟） PART ONE (50 POINTS) I. V ocabulary and Structure (10points, 1 point for each item) 从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母填在题号后括号内。 1. Kate is a good student, . A. her math probems are always rewritten to ensure clearnness B. her math problems are always rewriting to ensure cleanness C. her math problems always rewritten to ensure cleanness D. her math problems always rewriting to ensure cleanness 2. you are to accept these facts, you’ll be. A. The better able… the less angry B. The best able… the least angry C. Better able… less angry D. Best able… least angry 3.To stay there wating was they could only do. A. how B. what C. / D. that 4. Not only rising, but unemployment was on the increase. A. the inflation rate was B. was the inflation rate C. the inflation rate is D. is the inflation rate 5. The working conditions in this factory are so terrible that the workers can no longer them. A. come up with B. put up with C. take on with D. put on with 6. When attending a formal dinner, you should look your to show your respect others. A. good … for B. best … for C. good … to D. best … to 7. He me two yuan for repairing the bicycle. A. charged B. spent C. took D. cost 8. At last, justice has and the guilty man has been punished. A. prevailed B. delivered C. endured D. faded 9. He is a(n) teacher and can teach almost all the courses of the courses of the English Department. A. stern B. potential C.objective D. versatile 10.These figures are not with the results obtained in previous experiments. A. conservative B. considerate C. consistent D. constant II. Cloze Test (10points, 1 point for each item) 下面短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母填在题号后括号内。 In the United States, a university 11 from a college, but they share similarities at the same time. A university is 12 larger than a college, and a university program for undergraduates usually 13 four years. College students usually 14 four years in school, too. In this way, a university and a college are 15 . A college, 16 , usually has only one or two kinds of programs. A college does not have graduate or
2013年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）试题 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word（s）for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.（10 points） Given the advantages of electronic money, you might think that we would move quickly to the cashless society in which all payments are made electronically.1, a true cashless society is probably not around the corner. Indeed, predictions of such a society have been2for two decades but have not yet come to fruition. For example, Business Week predicted in 1975 that electronic only to 4itself several means of payment “would s oon revolutionize the very3of money itself,” years later. Why has the movement to a cashless society been so5in coming? Although e money might be more convenient and may be more efficient than a payments system based on paper, several factors work6the disappearance of the paper system. First, it is very7to set up the computer, card reader, and telecommunications networks necessary to make electronic money the8form of payment. Second, paper checks have the advantage that they9receipts, something that many consumers are unwilling to10. Third, the use of paper checks it takes several days11a check is cashed and funds gives consumers several days of “float”— are12from the issuer s account, which means that the writer of the check can earn interest on the funds in the meantime.13electronic payments are immediate, they eliminate the float for the consumer. Fourth, electronic means of payment may14security and privacy concerns. We often hear media reports that an unauthorized hacker has been able to access a computer database and to alter information15there. The fact that this is not an16occurrence means that dishonest persons might be able to access bank accounts in electronic payments systems and17from someone else s accounts. The18of this type of fraud is no easy task, and a new field of computer science is developing to19security issues. A further concern is that the use of electronic means of payment leaves an electronic20that contains a large amount of personal data on buying habits. There are worries that government, employers, and marketers might be able to access these data, thereby violating our privacy. 1. ［A］However