2020年同等學(xué)力英語(yǔ)真題及答案

1、 2020 年同等學(xué)力英語(yǔ)真題Part 1 Oral Communication (l0 points)Section ADirection:sIn this section there are two incomplete dialogues and each dialoguehas threeblanksand threechoicesA, B and C, takenfrom the dialogue.Fillineach of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the dialogue and mark youranswer

2、on thAenswer Sheet.Dialogue OneA. Are you kidding?B.Ill go over to the gym too.C. I want to do some running.Steve:Im going over to the gym, 1Joseph: Why don t y oruu n outside?Steve: 2Do you know how cold it is today?Joseph: Yeah, I suppose. I guess titheiaslnthy to run in this weather.Steve: No,its

3、 n.oNto t at all. Id probably fruenegzse. my lJoseph; Wait a minute.3Steve: You?Joseph: Yes, why not? Just let me get my gym clothes together.Dialogue TwoA. Well,mI not really interested in going there.B. How about going to an Indian restaurant?C. Uh, here s something interesting.Man: So, what do yo

4、u want to do tomorrow?Woman: Well, lte s look ast ctihtiy guide her4e. Why don t we first visairt themuseum in the morning?Man: Okay, I like that idea, and where do you want to eat lunch?Woman: 5The guide recommends one downtown a few blocks from the museum.Man: That sounds great. After that, what d

5、o you think about visiting the zoo? Well, isays here that there are some very unique animals not found anywhere else.Woman: 6Why dontwe take the subway down to the seashoreand walkalong the beach?Man: That sounds like a wonderful plan.Section BDirection:sIn this section there is one incomplete inter

6、view which has four blanksand four choices A, B, C and D, taken from the interview. Fill in each of the blankswith one of the choicesto completethe interviewand mark your answer on theAnswer Sheet.A. Anyway, there must be some solution.B. But they dont have anything now.C. Have you tried some part-t

7、ime job on campus?D. You dont have to tell me that.Natasha:I need to geta job,orIwon tbe ableto stayherenextsemester.I dontknow what to do.Eric: 7Natasha: What do you mean?Eric:I mean in thelibraryo,r in some informationcenter.Often the universithyaspart-time positions for foreign students.Natasha:

8、Yes, I know. I tried8 that.Eric: Well, its really hard since youre a . f Iotr esitgaunca lsltyu dielnlte g a l for you towork in America.Natasha: 9they don t havejoab. And itesgailllfor me to work elsewhere.Eric: 10 You know there are many people working illegally in New York.I know I have the right

9、 to work for the universsilteyg.alT.haBtut Natasha: But I need a pretty decent job. I need to make enough to pay my rent at leasPart II Vocabulary (10 points)Directions:In thispart thereare ten sentences,each with one word or phraseunderlinedC.hoose the one from the fourchoicesmarked A, B,C and D th

10、atbestkeeps the meaning of the sentence. Mark your answAenrswoenr tShheeet.11. There will be a ten-minute interval halfway through the performance.A. periodB. timeC. lengthD. break12. Most of Egypts inhabitants lieveNiilne tvhalley and delta, with the rest of thecountry sparsely populated.A. randoml

11、yB. thinlyC. denselyD. evenly13. The hotel owner was authorized to sell alcoholic drinks in his hotel.A. inclinedB. preparedC. requiredD. licensed14. Your lawyers presencein thecourtroom is criticaslincehe may preventyoufrom being misdirected.A. impressiveB. wonderfulC. favorableD. crucial15. Some b

12、ooks are not for you to leaf through, but for you to think through. A. browseB. appreciateC. recommendD. debate16. I was denied access to my account after I typed in the wrong password three timesin a row.A. abandonedB. delayedC. warnedD. refused17. Lots of people make long-distance commuting to wor

13、k daily in big cities.A. contactB. discussionC. travelD. call18. Guests at Four Seasons Hotels can enjoy delicious meals served on fine china.A. delicateB. specialC. shiningD. desirable19. The energy value of dried fruits is considerably in excess of that of fresh itemsA. short ofB. equal toC. more

14、thanD. different from20. When disasters like this happen, we set aside whatever pretty disagreements wemay have.A. discussB. remainC. reveal D. dismissPart III Reading Comprehension (25 points)Section ADirections:In this section,there are four passages followedby questionsorunfinished statements, ea

15、ch with four suggested answers A, B, C and D. Choose thebest answer and mark your answer onAntshwer Sheet.Passage OneItsounds likesomething straightout of a sciencefictionmovie or a sillycartoon: a futuristic traveling tube that can quickly shoot people wherever they wantto go, inside a tiny pod. Bu

16、t this may be just around the corner for people looking fa faster, easier, and cheaper-than-ever way to travel.South African-American inventor and billionaire Elon Musk, who, in the past,has worked on both private space flight and electric cars, recently announced he hasbeen working on the designof

17、thistravelintgube,which could foreverchange theway we travel the world.In an interview, Musk described the new tube as a fifth kind of transportation.“We have planes, trains, automobiles, a,n”d bhoea tesaxipnle d . “ Waht if there was afifth mode? I have a name f ot r is tl.claeId thHeyperloop.”“Thi

18、system I havein mind.can never craisshi,mmune to weather, giote sthree or four times faster than the bullet t r a i na.n. .aivte rgaogees sapte e d of twicewhat an aircrafwtould do. You would go from downtown. L.A. to downtown SanFrancisco in under 30 min.u”tesPeople using thHeyperloop would shoot a

19、round ipnods,which are eachjustover six-and-a-half feet across, and the pods would travel through tubes located eithabove round or under water.The Hyperloop could even run 24/7,be cheap,and allow peopleto travelontheirown schedule.People could show up at the Hyperloop stationwhenever theywant and be

20、 quickly sent on their way.Additionally Musk believes the Hyperloop could be completely powered by the sun making it more environmentally friendly than cars, airplanes, or train systemsSomeday itcould possiblymove peoplebetween the East and West Coastsof theUnited States in less than an hour. Eventu

21、ally the Hyperloop would be able to movepeople around the world.Musk is not the firstpersonoutsideof sciencefictionoveliststo dream upvacuum tube technology for moving people. The idea has been around for some time,and inventors in other countries, including China, are reportedly working on similart

22、echnology.21. The phras“e just around threnerc”o (Par1a). means“A. preferable”B. forthcomingC. reliableD. available22.The “pod”enmtioned in the passage is a(n) .A. tube-shaped music playerB. wireless earphoneC. engine that provides a driving forceD. vehicle that carries passengers23. Which of the fo

23、llowing is NOT true of Elon Musk?A. He draws insights from science fictions.B. He has tried his hand at space flight.C. He has manufactured electric cars.D. He cares for environmental protection.24. What can be learned about the Hyperloop?A. It could be developed at a low cost.B. It would remind peo

24、ple of their schedule.C. It could operate round the clock.D. It would run at regular intervals.25. China is mentioned in the last paragraph in order to.A. demonstrate that it is an innovative country B. give an example of those working on similar technologyC. show a successful model of vacuum tube t

25、ravelingD. indicate a potential for international cooperationPassage TwoHow are you feeling todayv?e Igot a few aches and pains, but nothing serious.However, when thingsbecome more criticalI,would normally book myself anappointment with my doctor although by the time I get to see him, the problemwil

26、l have probably gone away. Thsatbecause in the UK at,lweeasusually have towait a few days before the doctor call fit us in.Luckily today, technology has come to our rescue. There are thousands of appsavailableon our smartphones that can offerfirstaid advice and allow us toself-diagnosoeur sickness r

27、angingfrom a simple cold or fluto some exoticdisease. And together with the internet, we have an ocean of medical information atour fingers.But is too much knowledge a good thing?By readingup on an illnessw,ediscoveritsside-effectasnd what could happen in a worst-casesituationM.oreworrying is that w

28、e give ourselves the wrong diagnosis, and then worry ourselves sickthat weregoing to die.This healthanxiety,fueled by the interneti,s called“cyberchondri”a .It gives sufferers a deep fear of diseases and, according to experts,i ts on the rise. Professor Peter T y r eIrm pferroima l College London sa

29、“iWde, findthat approximately four out of five of our patients with health anxiety spend literalhours on the internet. One of the first things we do in treatment is to tell them tobrowsing the inter”net.A study a few years ago also found many doctorsfeltintimidatedby theincreasing numbers of web-wis

30、e patients arriving in surgeries. One doctor admitted tonot being very happy about patients using the interne“tT,hesyayailnlg:seemed tocome to me with thingsId never heard of and very oftenwith thingswhich seemrather bizarre or inappro”priate.Of course there is no doubt, the world wide web has most

31、of the information weneed to diagnoseour symptoms, but Doctor Tyrerpointsout,“idtoesnt have any judgment associatedwith it”. This is why having a consultatiownith a doctorface-to-face still has its benefits.Itwould seem then thata virtualonlinedoctorcan prescribea dose of usefuladvice, but technolog

32、y hatespnrlaced the human medical expert just yet.26. What does the author try to emphasize in Paragraph 1?A. The low efficiency of the healthcare system.B. The tips for making appointments with doctors.C. The treatment for common health problems.D. The critical challenges for general hospitals.27.

33、Cyberchondria (Para 3) can be defined asA. overdependence on the internet for medical adviceB. too much knowledge about health problemsC. health concerns caused by online informationD. incorrect diagnosis based on web knowledge28. According to the doctors, cyberchondriaA. can be preventedB. is not u

34、nusualC. is hard to predictD. may not last long29. How do doctors in general feel about web-wise patients?A. They are surprised at patwiiesnetsuse of online information.B. They are frightened by psat i ebnlti n d trusitntoefrnet information.C. They are satisfied witnhtspatifsefuicient knowledge abou

35、t diseases.D. They arerotubled by patienetxscessive search for health information.30. According to Doctor Tyrer, what is the problem with online medical information?A. It is usually not sufficient.B. It is not always accurate.C. It fails to give judgment.D. It provides too much information.Passage T

36、hree Many of the major supermarket chains have come under fire with accusations ofvariousunethicalactsover the pastdecade.Theyev wasted tonsof food.Theyveunderpaidtheir suppliers andythvee contriebdutto excessivpelastic wastien theirpackaging, which has had its impact on our environment.But supermar

37、kets and grocers are starting to sit up and take notice. In responsegrowing consumer resentment against the huge amounts of plastic waste generated byplasticpackaging,some of the1argstUK supermarketshave signed up toa pactpromisingto transformpackaging and cut plasticwastage.In a pledge to reuse,rec

38、ycle,or convertallplastiwcastageby 2025, supermarketsare now beginningtotake some responsibility for the part thienycpolnatyributingtthoe damageto ourenvironment,with one major supermarketannouncing theirplan to eliminateallplastic packaging in their own-brand products by 2023.In response to critici

39、sms over food waste, some supermarkets are donating someof their food surplus. However, charities estimate that they are only accessing two pcent of supermarketstotalfood surplu,s so thishardlyseems to be solvingtheproblem. Some say that supermarkets are simply not doing enough. Mostsupermarketsoper

40、ateunder a veilof secrecywhen asked forexactfiguresof foodwastage,and withoutmore transparencyitis hard to come up with a systematicapproach to avoiding waste and to redistributing surplus food.Some smallercompanies are now taking mattersinto theirown hands andofferingconsumers a greeneroption.Shops

41、 likeBerlins OriginalUnverpakt andLondonsBulk Market are plastic-fresehops thathave opened in recentyears,encouraging customers to use their own containers or convertible bags. Online grocerFarmdrop eliminates the need for large warehouses and the risk of huge food surplusby delivering fresh produce

42、 from local farmers to its customers on a daily basis viaelectric cars, offering farmerss tshhearleioonf the retail price.There is no doubt that we still have a long way to go in reducing food waste andplastic waste. But perhaps the major supermarkets might take inspiration from thesesmaller grocers

43、 and gradually move towards a more sustainable future for us all.31. Which is NOT mentioned as an unethical act of major supermarket chains? A. Wasting large amounts of food.B. Producing excessive plastic waste.C. Underpaying their suppliers.D. Selling goods of poor quality.32. The word “tp”ac(Para.

44、 2) is closest in mea“ning t”o ,A. AgreementB. organizationC. CampaignD. program33. According to Paragraph 3, s u p e r madrokneattsi o n of their food surplusA. receives high praisesB. is considered as a good charityC. is regarded as not doing enoughD. arouses more criticisms34. Farmdrop is mention

45、ed as an example that providesA. plastic-free bags and containersB. easier access to fresh produceC. a great variety of healthy foodsD. goods at more competitive prices35. It can be inferred from the last paragraph thatA. some businesses are reluctant to reduce their wasteB. major supermarkets refus

46、e to do public goodC. some small companies better protect the environmentD. a more sustainable future for all is soon to comePassage FourWe allknow peoplewho say theyhave “nosense of directio”n.Yet forsomepeople that description is true in all circumstances: If they take a single wrong turan establi

47、shed route they often become totally lost. This happens even when they arejust a few miles from where they live.This conditionis calleddevelopmentaltopographicdisorientatio(nDTD), the inabilittyo orientwithintheenvironment.Itdidnt even have a formalname until2009, when Giuseppe Iaria reported his fi

48、rst case in the journal Neuropsychologia.Ellen Rose had been a patient of mine years before I realized that she had thislife-long learning d i s a bLiilkiet yo.t h e r people with DTD, she can follow a route inpieces, but it never becomes part of a larger spatial uT nh da et rs ts a nbadeuicsneg .s

49、h edoes not have a larger spatial understanding of her environment.I asked her to draw a diagram of the second floor of the house she shares withher daughter and son-in-law. It was a difficult task for her (she lives on the firstbut is very familiar with the second). She described her effort not as

50、a bird lookingdown from above, but as a spider crawling across the paper tracing a route from oneroom to the other. E l lheans always wonderedwhat was wrong withher. She knewthatwhen othersascribedher problems to simply not paying attentiotnhey weremistaken.She worriedthather problems in travelinmgi

51、ght be a signof somethingmore serious than just getting lost easily, but I had no idea what that might be.Finding out that she had DTD was a relief. Knowing that something has a namecan be a liberating experience. All of a sudden it is a thing, a concept with definincharacteristics. It is in a way,

52、a kind of map.36. What is the relation between Ellen and the author?A. Student and teacherB. Subject and researcherC. Employee and employerD. Patient and doctor37. It can be learned that people with DTD .A. are unable to find their position in an environmentB. find it difficult to remember where the

53、y have beenC. dislike traveling to a faraway place on their ownD. are characterized by their inability to concentrate38. From Ellnes difficulty in drarwionwgn hheouse, we can infer that .A. observing from high above is more effective than from the bottomB. common people tend to perceive a space from

54、 sa ebyierdview C. it is useful to get familiar with our living environmentD. people with DTD have a poor sense of vision39. How did Ellen feel about her DTD?A. She had a clear idea what it was and how to deal with it.B. She worried that she might misunderstand people around her.C. She thought she c

55、ould improve her condition by paying more attention.D. She was afraid that it might bring problems other than disorientation.40. The word“map” in the last parargorbaapbhlyp means“”.A. cureB. designC. proposalD. clueSection BDirections:In thissection,you are requiredto read one quoted blog and thecom

56、ments on it.The blog and comments are followedby questionsor unfinishedstatements, each with four suggested answers A, B, C and D. Choose the best answerand mark your answer on tAhneswer Sheet.Face masks are one of the bestdefensesagainstthe spreadof COVID-19, buttheirgrowing adoption is having a se

57、cond, unintended effect:breaking facialrecognition algorith算ms法().Wearing face masks that adequately cover the mouth and nose causes the errorrate of some of the most widely used facial recognition algorithms to rise to between5 percentand 50 percent,a study by the US NationalInstitutoef StandardsandTechnology (NIST) has found.Black masks were more likelyto cause errorsthanblue mask