2023年同等學(xué)力考試英語(yǔ)樣卷二及答案解析

2023年同等學(xué)力考試英語(yǔ)樣卷二及答案解析PartIIIReadingComprehension(45minutes，25points)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection，therearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements，eachwithfoursuggestedanswersA，B，CandD．ChooseisthebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet．PassageOne

Teachersusingredpentomarkstudents’workcouldbeharmingtheirpsycheasthecoloristooaggressive，accordingtoeducationstrategiesdraftedbyanAustralianstategovernment．

The”GoodMentalHealthRocks”kit，whichwasdistributedthismonthtoabout30schoolsinQueenslandstate，offersstrategiessuchas”Don’tmarkinredpen(whichcanbeseenasaggressive)—Useadifferentcolor．”

Othertipsincludestructuringtimeforpeertutoringeveryday，apologizingtostudentswhennecessaryandaskingstudentstoconducta’personalskillsaudit’wheretheyfocusontheirindividualstrengthsratherthantheirweaknesses．

Thekit，designedtohelpQueenslandteachersaddressmentalhealthintheclassroom，suggeststhatsocialandemotionalwellbeinghasbeenlinkedtoyoungpeople’sschooling，amongotherthings．

Theeducationaidhassparkedarowinparliament，withdeputyoppositionleaderMarkMcArdlecallingit”kooky，loony，loopyleftypolicies．’’

ButHealthMinisterStephenRobertson，whosedepartmentdevisedthekit，saidyouthsuicidewasaseriousissue．

“Ifmentalhealthprofessionalsdeterminethatasoneofanumberofstrategiesteachersshouldconsider，thenI'llsupportthemeverydayoftheweek,’hetoldreportersrecently．“Thisisnotamatterforridicule,thisisserious．”

AccordingtosomeAustralianmentalhealthgroups，thegreatestnumberofpeoplewithmentalillnessareagedbetween18and24years，with14percentofAustralianchildrenandadolescentssufferingfromsomesortofillness．

Boysareslightlymorelikelytoexperiencementalhealthproblemsthangirlsanddepressionisoneofthemostcommonconditionsinyoungpeopleandincreasesduringadolescence，thewebsiteofmentalhealthgroupMindframesaid．

(21)Teachersareadvisednottomarkstudents’workinredpenbecause

A．redcoloristooeye-catching

B．itmayhurtstudents’feelings

C．itisagainstthestatelaw

D．colorsaretooaggressive

(22)WhichofthefollowingisNOTofferedasaneducationstrategy?

A．Focusonstudents’individualstrengths．

B．Arrangetimeforpeer-tutoringeveryday．

C．Saysorrytostudentswhenneeded．

D．Correctstudents’mistakeswheneverpossible．

(23)The”GoodMentalHealthRocks’’kitisintendedto

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A．helpteacherstokeeptheirclassesinorder

B．helpteacherstobealerttostudents’mentalhealth

C．enableteacherstobementallyhealthythemselves

D．improvestudents’socialandemotionalconditions

(24)Itisstatedinthepassagethattheeducationkit

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A．hastriggeredanargumentinparliament

B．hasobtainedasharedagreement

C．isstronglycriticizedbytheHealthMinister

D．hasledtoseriousyouthsuicide

(25)WhatisStephenRobertson’sopinionontheeducationkit?

A．Itiswhatteachersshouldconsider．

B．Itisamatterforridicule．

C．Itshouldbesupportedeveryday．

D．Itshouldbetakenseriouslybyreporters．

(26)SomeAustralianmentalhealthgroupsbelievethat

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A．mostpeoplesufferfrommentalillness

B．14percentofAustralianssufferfromasortofillness

C．boysaremuchmorelikelytohavementalhealthproblems

D．depressionisquitecommonamongyoungpeoplePassageTwo

Ifyoustarteachdaydesperatelywishingforanextrahourinbed,thefollowingislikelytoleaveyoufeelingevenmorebad-ternpered．Scientistshaveidentifieda“sleeplesselite”一asmallgroupofpeopleforwhomalie-inisawasteoftime．

Ratherthanbeingtired，bad-temperedunder-achievers，theyareanenergetic，outgoingandoptimisticgroupwhocanhappilyandhealthilygetbyonjustfourorfivehoursofshut-eyeanight．

Ifthatwerenotirritatingenough，theytendtobeslim，abletoholddowntwojobsatthesametime，andbreezethroughtheirextra-longdayswithoutneedingcaffeinepick-me-ups(咖啡因提神物)orcatnaps．

Workingouthowthegenecutssleepwithoutanyobviousimpactonhealthcouldhelpinthedesignofdrugsthatgiveusallafewextrahoursinourday．

Thebadnewsisthatwhilemanyofusgetbyonafewhours’sleepanight，justonetothreepeoplein100qualifytobepartofthesleeplesselite．

TheresearchteamisnowappealingformembersoftheluckygrouptocomeforwardtoallowtheirDNAtobestudied．

UniversityofCaliforniaresearcherYing-HuiFusaid：“Mylongtermgoalistosomedaylearnenoughsowecanmanipulatethesleeppathwayswithoutdamagingourhealth．Everybodycanusemorewakinghours，evenifyoujustwatchmovies．"

Manyofthosewhohavealreadyvolunteeredsharefascinatingcharacteristics．Theyarethinnerthanaverage，relentlesslyupbeat(興奮)andseemtohaveahightoleranceforphysicalpainandpsychologicalset-backs．

ResearcherDr．ChristopherJonestoldtheWallStreetJournal：“Typically，attheendofalong-structuredphoneinterview，theywilladmittheyhavebeentextingandsurfingtheInternetanddoingcross-wordpuzzlesatthesametime，allonlessthansixhoursofsleep．’’(27)Whichofthefollowingcouldbethetitleofthispassage?

A．TheSleeplessElite．

B．TheImpactofSleeponHealth．

C．ANewResearchonSleep．

D．ManipulationofSleepPathways．

(28)Accordingtothispassage，thesleeplesselite

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A．regardanysleepasawasteoftime

B．a(chǎn)reoftentiredandbad-tempered

C．performlesswellthantheyusuallydo

D．sleeplessyetremainenergetic

(29)Itisstatedinthepassagethatthesleeplesselite

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A．findthemselveseasytobecomeangry

B．havetheirwaytokeepagoodshape

C．candotwojobswellinthemeantime

D．dependheavilyoncoffeetorefreshthemselves

(30)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．Researchersaretryingtofindoutthesecretstothesleeplesselite．

B．Fewpeoplequalifytobeamemberofthesleeplesselitegroup．

C．Drugsareavailabletogivepeopleafewextrahoursinaday

D．Itisusefultostudyhowtocutsleepwithoutdamagingourhealth．

(31)Thephrase“comeforward"(Para．6)mostprobablymeans

A．volunteer

B．qualify

C．contribute

D．donate

(32)Whichofthefollowingisasharedfeatureofthesleeplesselite?

A．Theyaremuchthinnerthanmostpeople．

B．Theyignoreallphysicalandemotionalpains．

C．TheysurftheInternetalmostsixhoursaday．

D．Theyalwaysthinkpositiveinfaceofdifficulties．

PassageThree

Mostpeoplethinkwomenaremoreaffectedwhenarelationshiphitsarockypatch．Accordingtoanewstudyonover1,000break-ups，itistheopposite．ResearchfromtheWakeForestUniversityintheUSAsuggestsmenhaveamuchhardertimedealingwiththelowpoints．LeadresearcherRobinSimonsaid：“Commonwisdomsaysthatwomenaremorehurtbyproblemsinarelationship，butwefoundthatthedisadvantagesofstrainareexaggeratedforthemen．”Sheadded：“Menaremoresensitivethanweoftenthinktheyare．”Simonandherco-researchersdiscoveredthatmenoftenputabravefaceonproblemstheyhavewiththeirpartnerbutinside，theyfeelmoreemotionalpainthanwomen．

Theresearchalsoshowedhowdifferentlymenandwomendealtwithproblems．Womenshowtheirfeelingsmorebycryingandtalkingabouthowtheyfeel．Menfindthishardtodobecausetheyneedtobe“masculine”andmendon’tcry．Instead，theyturntothebottleorlookforescapebyusingdrugs．Ms．Simonsaidthemorerelationshipproblemsaguywentthrough，themorelikelyhewastobecomedependentonalcoholordrugs．Theymakethepaingoawaythroughsubstanceabuseratherthantalking．Simonsaidthingsarechangingandthatmoreandmoremenareopeningup．Shesaidguysthesedaysaremorelikelytohavedivorcedparentsand“thismightmakethemmoresensitivetotheupsanddownsofarelationship”andbemoreemotionallyaware．(33)Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?

A．Menarehurtmoreinrockyrelationships．

B．Womenarehurtmoreinmarriagebreak-ups．

C．Menandwomenareequallyhurtinbreak-ups.

D．Womenaremoreemotionallyawarethanmen．

(34)Whatdoesthephrase“arockypatch”atthebeginningofthepassagemean?

A．Abadmood．

B．Adifficulttime．

C．Asensitiveperiod．

D．Amountaineeringaccident．

(35)Accordingtotheleadresearcher，

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A．womenhavemoredifficultydealingwithbreak-ups

B．menareveryinsensitivetoemotionalproblems

C．mentrytocoveruptheirrealemotions

D．womenaremoresensitivethanpreviouslythought

(36)Itisstatedinthepassagethatmendealwithemotionalproblems

A．inthesamewayaswomen

B．withtearsandsadness

C．bybreakingbottlesintopieces

D．byusingalcoholanddrugs

(37)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．Mendrinkalcoholtoescapefromemotionalpain．

B．Thereisa1inkbetweenbreak-upsanddruguse．

C．Divorcedmenaremoresensitivenowadays．

D．Guysthesedaysaremoreemotionallyaware．PassageFour

TheNewYorkTimeshasreportedonaproblemthatmanyofushavebutarenotawareof—Internetaddiction．AccordingtoreporterTaraParker-Pope，millionsofusareaddictedtobeingonline．Shesaysthisisagrowingproblemthatismakingusmoreforgetfulandimpatient．Ms．Parker-Popewritesaboutvariousreportshighlightinghowtechnologyischangingpeople.Inone，shequotescyber-psychologistDr．EliasAboujaodewhosays：“Moreandmore，lifeisresemblingthechatroom.’’Hesaidwearelivingin“virtuallifestyles”whicharenegativelyaffectingourreal-liferelationships．NickiDowling，aclinicalpsychologistfromMelbourneUniversityinAustralia，concludedinarecentstudythat10percentofyoungpeoplehadwhatshecalled“Internetdependence.”

TaraParker-Popequizzedexpertsinthisfieldonwhatthesignsareofbeingoverlyabsorbedintechnology．Shecameupwithsevenindicatorsof“techoverload．”Thefirstiswhetheryoucheckyoure-mailbeforedoingotherthings．Anothertelltalesignisifyoualwaysanticipateandlookforwardtoyournextonlinevisit—asuresignofdependenceandaddiction．Thethirdpointisifyousay，“justafewmoreminutes”whensomeonewantsyou．Parker-PopefoundyourinteractionwithothersalsosaysalotabouthowimportanttheInternetis，comparedwithyourfamilyandfriends．DoyoulieabouthowmuchtimeyouspendonlineorchoosetosurftheNetinsteadofgoingoutwithothers?Othergiveawaysincludethe“onlinelift”thatstopsyoubeingunhappy，andwhenotherscomplainaboutyoualwaysbeingonline.(38)Whichofthefollowingcanbethetitleofthispassage?

A．InternetAddiction—AGrowingProblem．

B．VirtualLifestylesinChatRooms．

C．IndicatorsofInternetDependence．

D．ImportanceoftheInternet．

(39)AccordingtoTaraParker-Pope，millionsofpeople______．

A．haverealizedtheproblemofInternetaddiction

B．a(chǎn)reunabletostoptheirhabitofstayingonline

C．havebecomemorepatientandcarefulonline

D．welcomethechangesbroughtaboutbytechnology

(40)WhatdoesDr．EliasAboujaodethinkofthevirtuallifestylesthatwearelivingin?

A．Theychangetheplacewherepeopletalk．

B．TheymakepeopledependentmoreontheInternet。

C．Theyhavenegativeeffectonreal-liferelationships．

D．Theymakemorepeopleinterestedinonlinestudies．

(41)WhichofthefollowingisNOTasignofInternetaddiction?

A．Checkinge-mailbeforedoinganythingelse．

B．Expectingallthetimethenextonlinevisit．

C．SurfingtheNetinsteadofgoingoutwithothers．

D．Preferringthecompanyoffamilyandfriends．SectionB

Directions：Inthissection，youarerequiredtoreadseveralexcerptsfromnewspapersand／ormagazines．Theseexcerptsarefollowedbyfourquestionsorunfinishedstatements，eachwithfoursuggestedanswersA，B，CandD．ChoosethebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet．Excerpt1：

Salesofe-readerssurgedduringtheChristmasholidayseason，accordingtoaPewResearchCenterreport，whichshowedthatthenumberofadultsintheUnitedStateswhoownedtabletsnearlvdoubledfrommid-DecembertoearlyJanuary．Excerpt2：

Apple，basedinCupertino，California，controls73percentofthemarket，whileSamsungElectronicsCo．，SonyCorp．a(chǎn)ndToshibaCorp．a(chǎn)reamongcompaniesmakingconstantimprovementsontabletswithoutbringingservicesthatcutintothemarketshare，SarahRotmanEpps,ananalystatForrester，saidinthereport．Excerpt3：

UnderSquare’syear-longpilotprogram，aniPadwouldbeinstalledinthespacewhereTaxiTVscurrentlysit，andthedriverwouldhaveaniPhonetoprocesscredit-cardpayments．Thetechnologywouldallowdriverstoacceptapassenger’scardatanypointduringtheride，thenentertheamountlater．Thesystemchargesdriverslessincreditcardtransactionfeesthanthecurrentrates．Exrerpt4：

WhenAppleintroducedtheiPadtabletcomputerin2010，itwasdoingwhatitlikestodobest：creatinganewcategorytodominate，asithaddonewiththeiPodandiPhone．Bytheendoftheyear，thecompanyhadsoldnearly15millioniPads，generatingabout$9.5billioninrevenue．

Justtwoyearslater，thechiefexecutiveofApple，TimothyD．Cook,hasaprediction：thedaywillcomewhentabletdevicesliketheAppleiPadoutselltraditionalpersonalcomputers．Excerpt5：

ApplehasmadeitsfirstattempttoquantifyhowmanyAmericanjobscanbecreditedtothe

saleofitsiPadsandotherproducts,agroupthatincludestheAppleengineerswhodesignthedevicesandthedriverswhodeliverthem—eventhepeoplewhobuildthetrucksthatgetthemthere．

OnFriday，thecompanypublishedtheresultsofastudyitcommissionedsayingthatithad“createdorsupported"514，000Americanjobs．ThestudyisanefforttoshowthatApple’s

benefittotheAmericanjobmarketgoesfarbeyondthe47，000peopleitdirectlyemployshere．Excerpt6：

Peoplewhoreade-bookontabletsliketheiPadarerealizingthatwhileabookonablack-and-whiteKindleisstraightforwardandimmersive，atabletoffersamenuofdistractionsthatcanfragmentthereadingexperience，orstopitinitstracks．

E-maillurkstantalizinglywithinreach．LookingupatrickywordorunknownfactinthebookiseasilyaccomplishedthroughaquickGooglesearch．Andifabookstartstodrag，givinguponittostreamamovieove