2023年同等學(xué)力人員申請碩士學(xué)位英語考試真題

PaperOne試卷一

（90minutes）

PartⅠDialogueCommunication(10minutes,10points,1foreach)SectionA

DialogueCompletionDirections:Inthissection,youwillread5shortincompletedialoguesbetweentwospeakers,eachfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheanswerthatbestsuitsthesituationtocompletethedialogue.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.

1.A:Frank，wherearethecookies?Don'ttellmeyouatethemall!

B:_______Theyweresogood.A.Yes，forgetit.

B.Yes，Icouldn'thelpit.C.No，I'msorry.

D.No，don'tbemad

2.A:Thetrainisdelayedagain.

B:_____Howlongdowehavetowait?

A:Aboutfortyminutes.A.Whatapity!

B.Howannoying!C.I'msorrytohearthat.D.Sofarsogood.

3.A:WhenLisasawmeatthemall，shedidn'tevensayhellotome.

B:Ican’tunderstandwhy______.

Ithoughtyouweregoodfriends.A.yougreetedherfirstB.

B.shewasalsothereatthetimeC.shegaveyouthecoldshoulderD.youshouldhavecared

4.A:Iusedtomakedeliciouspies,butthisonetastesterrible.

B:Ithinkyou'rereally

.A.outofdateB.outoftouchC.outofhandD.outofpractice

5.A:Dr.Smith,what'swrongwithmyfather?

B:Well,______consideringhisadvancedage.A.he'sinprettygoodshape

B.B.don'taskmesuchaquestionC.Ihavenoidea

D.Ihavenothingtosayforthemoment

SectionB

DialogueComprehensionDirections:Inthissection,youwillread5shortconversationsbetweenamanandawoman.Attheendofeachconversationthereisaquestionfollowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosethebestanswertothequestionfromthe4choicesbymarkingthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.

6.Woman:Bob，ifyouweedthegarden，I'lldothedishes.

Man:It'sadeal.

Question:Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Heagreestotheproposal.B.Herejectstheidea.C.Hethinksit'sunfair.

D.Hestandstogain.

7.Woman:CanIgoskiingwithyouandyourfiendsthisweekend?

Man:Themore，themerrier.

Question:whatdoesthemanmean?A.Therearealreadytoomanypeople.B.Hecan'tpromisethewomannow.C.Thewomaniswelcometojointhem.D.Thewomancancomenexttime.

8.Man:Thissuitcasecostme200dollars.

Woman:200dollarsforapieceofjunklikethat?That’sarip-off!

Question:Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.It'sabitexpensive.

B.It'sarealbargain.C.It'snotworththeprice.

D:It'sunexpected.

9.Woman:Thehouseseemsinabadshape.

Man:Yes,we'vedecidedtorebuilditfromscratch……

Question:Whatwouldthemanprobablydo-tothehouse?A.Hewouldscratchthepaintoffitssurface.B.Hewouldtearitdownfirst.C.Hewouldmakesomerepairs.D.Hewouldrebuilditbyhimself.

10.Ted:Iatefourhamburgers，Mom.

Mother:Well，you'vemadeapigofyourself.

Question:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?A.Pigslovehamburgerstoo.

B.Tedlooksoverweight.C.Thehamburgersweredelicious.

D.Tedatetoomanyhamburgers.

PartIIVocabulary(20minutes,10points,0.5foreach)

SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereare10sentences,eachwithonewordorphraseunderlined.Choosetheonefromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andDthatbestkeepsthemeaningofthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.

11.Inhisclosingremarks，thechairmanexpressedhisthankstoallthosewhohadcontributedtothesuccessoftheconference.A.comments

B.speech

C.criticism

Dlecture

12.BothTomandhisbrothertakeaftertheirfathernotonlyinappearancebutalsoin

character.A.comments

B.speech

C.criticism

D.lecture

13.Thehurricanewasincrediblydevastatingandleftthousandshomeless.A.forceful

B.memorize

C.protect

D.observe

14.Readersarerequiredtocomplywiththerulesofthelibraryandmindtheirmanners.A.evaluate

B.memorize

C.protect

D.observe

15.Economicfactorsaside,theimbalanceddistributionofeducationalresourcesalso

affectsfairnessofeducation.A.unjust

B.impartial

C.protect

D.observe

16.Watchingmepullingthecalfawkwardlytothebarn,theIrishmilkmaidfoughthardtoholdbackherlaughter.A.check

B.keep

C.stop

D.retain

17.Thegovernmenthascalledforanindependentinquiryintotheincident.A.requirement

B.examination

C.analysis

D.investigation

18.Agreatnumberofhouseswouldhavetoberemovedtomakewayforthenewamusementpark.A.taketheplaceof

B.givespacefor

C.buildup

D.workout

19.Druguseaccountsforapproximatelythree-quartersofallreportedcasedofHIVinthecountry.A.possibly

B.roughly

C.generally

D.contained

20.Fortheirownsafety,householdpetsshouldbeconfinedtotheirownyard.A.tamed

B.regained

C.restricted

D.contained

SectionBDirections:Inthissection,thereare10incompletesentences.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.

21.Byastrange_______,bothcandidateshavecomeupwiththesamesolutiontotheproblem.A.coincidence

B.Encounter

C.chance

D.overlap22.Thediscussionwassoprolongedandexhaustingthat______thespeakersstoppedforrefreshments.A.atlarge

B.atintervals

C.atease

D.atrandom

23.MrTunickfiledsuitagainsttheNewYorkpolicedepartmentaftercityofficials________hisrequest.A.turneddown

B.turnedin

C.turnedoff

D.turnedout

24.Thefiremanhada_______escapewhenastaircasecollapsedbeneathhisfeet.A.Close

B.Narrow

C.hard

D.near

25.Manypainters,rocksingers,anddancershavedistincthairstyle,________totheirgroup.A.particular

B.essential

C.special

D.peculiar

26.Thathebroughtthecompanybigprofitswouldn't______puttingthecompany'smoneyintohisownpockets.A.justify

B.clarify

C.testify

D.amplify

27.We’re_______50newstaffthisyearasbusinessgrows.A.takingover

B.takingin

C.takingon

D.takingup

28.Isthetheoryofevolutiondirect_____withreligious

teachings,ordoesitleaveroomfordebate?Aparison

B.distinction

C.disturbance

D.contradiction

29.Libraiesareaninvestmentforthefutureandshouldnotbeallowedtofallinto______.A.dissolution

B.decay

C.decline

D.depression

30.Atransplantoperationissuccessfulonlydoctorscanpreventthebodyformrejectingthe______organ.A.borrowed

B.strange

C.novel

D.foreign

PartIII

ReadingComprehension(45minutes,30points,1foreach)Directions:Thereare5passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby6questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestoneandmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.

PassageOneA10-year-oldboydecidedtostudyjudo(柔道)despitethefactthathehadlosthisleftarminaterriblecaraccident.TheboybeganlessonswithanoldJapanesejudomaster，andhewasdoingwell.Buthecouldn'tunderstandwhy，afterthreemonthsoftraining，themasterhadtaughthimonlyonemove."Sir，"theboyfinallysaid，"shouldn'tIbelearningmoremoves?"“Thistheonlymoveyouknow，butthisistheonlymoveyou'lleverneedto

know，"themasterreplied.Notquiteunderstanding，butbelievinginhisteacher，theboykepttraining.Severalmonthslater，themastertooktheboytohisfirsttournament(錦標(biāo)賽).Surprisinghimself，theboyeasilywonhisfirsttwomatches.Thethirdmatchprovedtobemoredifficult，butaftersometime，hisopponentbecameimpatientandcharged;theboyskillfullyusedhisonemovetowinthematch.Stillamazedbyhissuccesstheboywasnowinthefinals.Thistime，hisopponentwasbigger，stronger，andmoreexperienced.Forawhile，theboyappearedtobeovermatched.Concernedthattheboymightgethurt,therefereealledatime-out,Hewasabouttostopthematchwhenthejudomasterintervened."No,"thejudomasterinsisted，"Lethimcontinue."Soonafterthematchresumed，hisopponentmadeacriticalmistake:hedroppedhisguard.Instantly，theboyusedhismovetopinhim.Theboyhadwonthematchandthetournament.Hewasthechampion.Onthewayhome，theboyandhisjudomasterreviewedeverymoveineachandeverymatch.Thentheboysummonedthecouragetoaskwhatwasreallyonhismind."Sir，howdidIwinthetournamentwithonlyonemove?""Youwonfortworeasons,"themasteranswered."First，you'vealmostmasteredoneofthemostdifficultthrowsinallofjudo.Second，theonlyknowndefenseforthatmoveisforyouropponenttograbyourleftarm.”

31．Whydidtheboywanttolearnjudo?A.Hewantedtogetovertheaccident.B.Hewantedtomakeupforhisdisability.C.Hewantedtoexercisehisrightarm.D.Thereasonwasnotmentionedinthepassage

32.Whenarefereecallsa"time-out”________.A.thetimehasrunoutB.thegamestopsforashorttimeC.eithersidecanclaimvictoryD.thegameendsinatie

33.Whydidthemasterinsistoncontinuingthematch?________.A.Hedidn'twanttogivetheopponentanadvantage.B.Theboywasconfidentofwinning.C.Hehadconfidenceintheboy'sskill.D.Allhecaredaboutwaswinningthefinal.

34.Whatprobablycausedthedefeatoftheboy'sopponentinthefinal?_______.A.Over-confidence.

B.Impatience.C.Inexperience.

D.

Exhaustion.

35.Whydidthemasterteachtheboyonlythatonemove?A.Theboycouldnotdoothermoveswithonlyonearm.B.Itwastheonlymovethemasterknewwell.C.Itwasthemovehisopponentwouldnotbegoodat.D.Hisopponentwouldbehelplessoncehemadethatmove.

36.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus？A.Onecanturnaweaknessintoanadvantage.B.Itisverydifficulttohaveagoodteacher.C.Evenadisabledpersoncanwinamatch.D.

Practicemakesperfect.

PassageTwoMyfive-year-olddaughterknewexactlywhatshewantedforChristmasof1977,andtoldmeso.Yes，shestillwouldlikethepink-and-greenplasticumbrella，books，longnightgown，slippers-fine.Butreally，therewasonlyonethingthatmattered:aBarbieTownhouse,withalltheaccessories.Thiswasasurprise.RebeccawasnotaBarbiegirl，preferredstuffedanimalstodolls，andwasn'tdrawntoplayinastructuredenvironment.Alwaysamake-up-the-rules，design-my-own-world，do-it-my-waykid.Maybe，Ithought，thepointwasn'tBarbiebutthehouse，whichshecouldclaim，forherself，sincewe’d

alreadymovedfivetimesduringherbrieflife.Nextday，Istoppedatthemall.ThehugeBarbieTownhouseboxwasthere."3FloorsofHigh-StyledFun!ElevatorCanStoponAllFloors!"SomeAssemblyRequired.Uh-oh.Mytrackrecordforassemblingthingswasmiserable.Brooklyn-born，Iwasraisedinapartmentbuildingsinafamilythatdidn'tbuildthings.Afewyearsearlier，I'dspentoneweekassemblingasix-foot-talljunglegymfromakitcontainingsomanyparts.Ispentthefirstfourhourssortingandthelasttwohourstryingtofigureoutwhythereweresomanypieces.ThedayafterIfinishedbuildingit，asiftoremindmeofmylimitations，atornado(龍卷風(fēng))toucheddowncloseenoughtoscatterthejunglegymacrossanacreoffield.IassembledtheBarbieTownhouseonChristmasEve.Makingitlevel，keepingthecolumnsfromlookinglikethey'dmeltedandbeenrefrozen，andgettingthatelevatortoworkwerealmostmorethanIcouldmanage.Andbuildingitincurse-freesilencesomydaughterwouldcontinuesleeping--if，infact，shewassleeping-addedalayerofchallenge.BydawnIwasdone.Shortlythereafter，mydaughterwalkedintothelivingroom.Hersurprisemaynotbereal，butherdelightwasutterlygenuineandmovesme.tothisday，34yearslater.Rebeccahadspurredmetodosomething.Ididn'tthinkIcoulddo.Itwasforher，and—likesomuchoftheprivilegeofbeingherfarther--itbroughtmefurtheroutsidemyselfandletmeovercomedoubtsaboutmecapacities.

37.Intheauthor’seyes,hislittledaughterwas_______A.obedient

B.unstableC.original

D.stubborn

38.Theauthorthoughtthathisdaughter’schoiceoftheBarbieTownhouse________.A.wasnaturalforafive-year-oldgirlB.wasinfluencedbyherlifeexperienceC.reflectedthechangeinhertasteD.broughtherbacknormal

39.Fortheauthor，assemblingthings_______.A.waslargelyinhisblood

B.wasachallengeheenjoyedC.wasalwayshisweakpoint

D.waspartofhisfamilyeducation

40.AssemblingtheBarbieTownhouse_______.A.broughtouttheauthor'spotentialsB.turnedouttobeeasierthanexpectedC.actuallydrovetheauthorcrazyD.wasabadmemoryfortheauthor

41.Inthelastparagraphtheauthormainlyexpressed______.A.hisprideinbeingafather

B.B.hisgratitudetohisdaughterC.hisconcernabouthiscapability

D.hisdelightinhelpinghisdaughter

42.Whatcanbelearnedabouttherelationshipbetweentheauthorandhisdaughter?A.Theyareongoodtermswitheachother.B.Theybarelyspeaktoeachother.C.Theyarepolitebutcoldtoeachother.D.Theykeepsecretsfromeachother.

PassageThreeItisallverywelltoblametrafficjam,thecostofpetrolandthefastpaceof

modemlife,butmannersontheroadsarebecomingdeplorable.Everybodyknowsthatthenicestmenbecomemonstersbehindthewheel.Itisallverywell,again,tohaveatigerinthetank，buttohaveoneinthedriver'sseatisanothermatter.Youmighttoleratetheoddroad-hog(占道者)，butnowadaysthewell-manneredmotorististheexceptiontotherule.Perhapsthesituationcallsfora"BeKindtoOtherDrivers"campaign，otherwiseitmaygetcompletelyoutofhand.Roadcourtesyisnotonlygoodmanners，butgoodsensetoo.Ittakesthemost

good-temperedofdriverstoresistthetemptationtohitbackwhensubjectedto

uncivilizedbehavior.Afriendlynodorawaveofacknowledgementinresponsetoan

actofcourtesyhelpstocreateanatmosphereofgoodwillandtolerancesonecessaryinmodemtrafficconditions.Butsuchacknowledgementsofcourtesyarealltooraretoday.Manydriversnowadaysdon'tevenseemabletorecognizecourtesywhentheyseeit.Contrarytogeneralopinion，youngdrivershavebettermannersthantheirseniors.Butthisisshort-livedintheworldofmoderndrivingwheremanydriversneitherexpectnorgiveanymercy.Thismaybeencouragedonthebattlefieldbutisoutofplaceontheroads.Lorrydriverssaytheyhavealmostabandonedthepracticeofsignalingcarsto

overtakewhentheroadisclear,becausemanyofthecarstooktoolongtopass.They

couldn'tbebotheredtoselectalowergear.Thecardrivers,afterovertaking,sloweddownagainandhoggedtheroad.Again,amotoringmagazinehasrecentlydrawnattentiontotheincreasingnumberofdriverswhoneverwaitforgaps."They

manufacturethembyforce，usingtheirdirectionindicatorsasathreatratherthana

warning."Punch-ups(打群架)are

quitecommon.Itcan'tbelongbeforewehearof

pistolsandknivesbeingused.Drivingisessentiallyastateofmind.Howevertechnicallyskilledadrivermaybe，hecan'tbeanadvancedmotoristifheisalwaysarrogantandaggressive.

43.Theauthorismostconcernedabout________.A.trafficjamB.roadmannersC.fastpaceoflife

D.highcostofpetrol

44.

Theword"deplorable"(Para.1)mostprobablymeans________.A.moreserious

B.moretemptingC.disturbing

D.noticeable

45.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?________.A.Manydriverstendtofightbackagainstrudebehaviors.B.Alittlecourtesymayhelpeasethetensionsontheroad.C.Goodwillandtolerancemayhelprelievetrafficjam.D.Manydriversnowadayslackagoodsenseofcourtesy.

46.ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph3that

________.A.youngdriversaremoreaggressiveB.youngdriverswouldsoonlosetheirgoodmannersC.elderdriversaremorecautiousD.elderdriversshouldimprovetheirdrivingskills

47.Anexampleofgoodmannersontheroadsis_______.

A.signalingcarstoovertake

B.manufacturingagapC.selectingalowergear

D.usingthedirectionindicator

48.Accordingtotheauthor，agooddrivershould_______.A.betechnicallyskilled

B.haveagoodstateofmindC.besympatheticwithothers

D.takegoodcareofhisvehicle

PassageFourOnhowtheworldhaschangedoverthelast50years，notallofithasbeengood.Asyouarelookingfororganicfoodinformation,youhaveobviouslybecomeawarethatabetteralternativeexistsandyouaretakingacriticallookatthesourceandproductionpracticesofthecompaniesproducingtheworld’sfoodsupplies.Thepurposeoforganicfoodinformationistogiveyouanunderstandingofwhatisgoingintoyourfood.Youwillseethattherearemanybenefitstoorganicfoodthatyoudidn'tknowbefore.Thebasisbehindknowingaboutorganicfoodinformationisthefactthatfarmersareresortingtousingartificialfertilizersandpesticides(殺蟲劑)tocontroldiseaseandinsectattackinordertoproducemorecropstosatisfygrowingdemand.Theseartificialfertilizersleavesomethingpoisonousinandonthefruitandvegetablesweconsumewhichinturnisabsorbedandstoredbyourbodies.Eventhequalityoffoodhasgonedowninrecentyears.Today’sfruitshavenowhereneartheVitaminClevelstheydidatonetime.However，withorganicfoodinformationyoulearnthatorganicfoodhasfiftypercentmorenutrients，mineralsandvitaminsthananyotherformofproducethathasbeengrownunderintensivefarming.Ifyouareeatingnon-organicproduceyouwillhavetoeatmorefruitinordertomakeupforthisdeficiency.Butthenthedangerouscyclecontinuessinceyouwillbeeatingmorechemicalsthatareworseforyourhealththantheyaregoodforyou.Anotheraspectoforganicfoodinformationistheproductionofmeatandpoultry(家禽).Mostonlyconsiderproducewhenitcomestoorganicfoodinformationdisregardingtheantibioticsandhormonesthataregiventobothcattleandpoultrythatarebeingforcefed.Askyourselfwhathappenstoalltheseantibioticsandhormoneswhentheanimaliskilled，theremainingoftheseantibioticsandgrowthhormonesresideinthemeatwhicharethenconsumed，digestedandstoredinhumanbodies.Thereisnowaythatananimalthatisn'tkeptinhealthyconditionscanproducehealthyfoodforhumanstoeat.Youhavenothingtolosebytryingorganicproduct，notonlywillitbehealthyforyoubutyouwillalsobeabletoeatproduceandmeatthewaytheyaresupposedtobe.Youwilllikelybesoimpressedwiththetasteoforganicfruitthatyouwillneverreturntothemass-producedfruitagain.Whilecostandavailabilitycanbeabigissueforsome，youcandoabitofresearchonlineandfindalocalstorethatstocksorganicproduceforareasonableprice.

49.ItisstatedinParagraph1thatorganicfood________.

A.isconsideredasabetterchoiceB.ismostlysuppliedbyworld-famouscompaniesC.hasbecomepopularoverthelast50yearsD.reflectsthechangeofproductionpractices50.Farmersuseartificialfertilizersandpesticidesto________.A.satisfypeople'scriticaldemand

B.developbetterfarmingtechnologyC.getahighercropyield

D.keeppeopleinbetterhealth

51.AccordingtoParagraph3，organicfood________.

.A.hasgonedowninquality

B.hasmorenutrientsC.canreplacemass-producedfood

D.lacksVitaminC

52.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutmeatandpoultry?________.A.Organicmeatandpoultryishardlyavailable.B.Agreatamountofmeatisconsumedeveryyear.C.Mercilesskillingoftheanimalslowerstheirquality.D.Theymaycontainantibioticsandgrowthhormones.

53.Inthelastparagraph,peopleareadvisedto________.

.A.eattraditionalproduceandmeatB.returntomass-producedfruitsC.dothecostandavailabilityresearchD.tryorganicproductforbetterhealthandtaste

54.Thispassageismainlyabout________.

.A.thebenefitsoforganicfoodinformationB.thechallengesfacingtheworldfoodindustryC.changesinfoodproductionpracticesD.agrowingdemandhighqualityfood

PassageFive

Drinkingwastewater?Theideamaysounddistasteful，butnewfederallyfundedresearchsaysmoreAmericansaredoingso-whethertheyknowornot-andthisreusewillbeincreasinglynecessaryastheU.S.populationexpands.Treatedwastewaterposesnogreaterhealthrisksthanexistingwatersuppliesand,insomecases,maybeevensafertodrink，accordingtoareportreleasedbytheNationalResearchCouncil.“Webelievewaterreuseisanoptiontodealwithgrowingwaterscarcity,

especiallyincoastalareas”,saysJorgDrewes,anengineeringprofessorattheColoradoSchoolofMines."Thiscanbedonereliablywithoutputtingthepublicatrisk”，hesays，citingtechnologicaladvances.Hesaysit'sawastenottoreusethenation'swastewater，becausealmostallofitistreatedbeforedischarge.Thiswaterincludesstormrunoff(徑流)aswellasusedwaterfromhomes，businessesandfactories.Inmanyplaces，thereportsays，thepublicdoesnotrealizeit'sdrinkingwaterthatwastreatedafterbeingdischargedaswastewatersomewhereupstream.Forexample，wastewaterdischargedintotheTrinityRiverfromDallas/FortWorthflowssouthintoLakeLivingston，thesourceforHouston'sdrinkingwater.Despitethegrowingimportanceofthisreuse，thereportsaysthere'sbeennosystemicanalysisofitsextentnationwidesincea1980studybytheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA).AlanRobersonoftheAmericanWaterWorksAssociationsayswastewaterreuseiscommon,sothecouncil'sreportisimportantbutnotsurprising.Robersonexpectsthisrecyclingwillcontinuetoincrease，especiallyforirrigationandindustrialneeds.Hesaysitwilltakelongertoestablishpotable(適于飲用旳)usesbecauseofpublicnervousnessaboutdrinkingwastewater,howevertreated.“Wehavetodosomethingtoaddresswaterscarcity”,saysOlgaNaidenko,aseniorscientistatthenon-profitEnvironmentalWorkingGroup.“Lessthan10ofpotablewaterisusedfordrinking，cooking，showeringordishwashing.Weflushitdownthetoilet，literally.”Technologiesexisttosafelytreatthewater，shesays，althoughsomeareexpensive.Thereportsayswaterreuseprojectstendtocostmore，thanmostwaterconservationoptionsbutlessthanseawaterdesalination(脫鹽)andothersupplyalternatives.ItcallsontheEPAtodeveloprulesthatsetsafenationalstandards.

55.AscanbelearnedfromParagraph1,drinkingwastewater_______.A.istobecomeagrowingnecessityB.iswellreceivedbytheAmericansC.hascausedheatedpublicdebatesD.hasbecomethedominantoption56.WhichofthefollowingstatementswouldJorgDrewesagreeto?_______.A.Waterreusemayeventuallyputthepublicatrisk.B.Waterreuseispreferabletowastingwater.C.Waterreuseisfarfromasolutiontowatershortage.D.Waterreuseispossibleonlyaftergreatertechadvances.57.LakeLivingstonismentionedtoshowthatthepublic________.A.acceptsthefactofdrinkingwastewatercalmlyB.isconcernedaboutthesafetyofthedrinkingwaterC.doesnotbelievethatwastewaterissafetodrink.D.isnotawareofthenatureoftheirdrinkingwater58.AccordingtoAlanRoberson,________.A.itisnotsafetodrinkwastewaterB.thereporthassurprisedthepublicC.thereporthelpsbuilduppublicconfidenceD.thepublichasyettoacceptdrinkingwastewater

59.OlgaNaidenko’sremarksemphasize________.A.therecentprogress

B.theexistingproblemsC.thenewperspective

D.thepotentialrisks

60.WhatdoesthereportsuggesttotheEPA?________.A.Weighingdifferentwaterconservationoptions.B.Exploringnewtechnologiestotreatwastewater.C.Settingupnationalstandardsforwaterreuse.D.Monitoringwatersuppliesatanationallevel.

PartIV

Cloze

(15minutes,15points,1foreach)Directions:Inthispart,thereisapassagewith15blanks.Foreachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestanswerforeachblankandmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.

WhydokidshateBrusselssprouts(芽甘苦)?BecauseBrusselssproutsarebitter，andkidsgenerallydon'tlikebittertastes.Butit'snottheir_61_.Researcherssaythatadislikeforbitterandsourisasurvivalinstinct，sincemosttoxicsubstances_62_thatwaytoo.Ontheotherhand，sweetnesstypicallyindicatesthatsomethingis_63_toeat,sochildrenarebornwitha_64_forsweets.Whatweliketoeatchangesovertime.Asweage,werealizethat_65_somethingtastesbitterorsour，itwon'tkillus，andwelearnto_66_it.Whenwe'reolder，we_67_someofoursmellsensitivity.Humansneedsmelltoexperienceflavor,whichisdifferentfromtaste.Withoursensesdiminished，we'llprobablybegin_68_sugarandsalttoourfood，toheightentheflavor._69_,there'satheorythatthereasonmanyespecially"big"—tastingwinesinrecentyearshavewonawardsisthatwinecriticsaregettingolderandfindingsubtleflavors_70_tosense.Ifsomeoneis_71_todetectflavorsatall，hemayhaveataste_72_，whichcanbecausedbyatongueinjuryorbraindamage.Oritcouldbeaproblemwith_73_.The

channelthatseparatesthemouthfromthenoseallowsustosmellbehindournoseandis_74_enjoyingmostcomplexflavors.That'swhyfoodseems_75_whenwehavea

stuffynose-exceptchickennoodlesoup.It'ssosalty.

61.A.fault

B.choiceC.habitD.regret62.A.feel

B.lookC.soundD.taste63.A.strange

B.necessaryC.safeD.ready64.A.capacity

B.preferenceC.awarenessD.consideration65.A.nowthat

B.incaseC.ifonlyD.eventhough66.A.enjoy

B.improveC.treatD.alter67.A.form

B.loseC.reduceD.gain68.A.putting

B.balancingC.addingD.limiting69.A.Inessence

B.InconclusionC.InfactD.Inshort70.A.softer

B.nicerC.worseD.harder71.A.unlikely

B.unableC.impossibleD.imp