2011年同等学力英语考试A卷真题解析

Part One (90 minutes)

Section A: Dialogue Completion

1. A: David said he bought a new BMW for $5,000! B: _____. Sounds pretty cheap to me! A: Well, that's what he said. A: Are you sure? B: Come to think of it. C: Do you think so? D: Is he crazy?

2. A: We just came back from Phoenix. And we had the best vacation in years. B: ____. I'm glad to hear it. A: Oh, my goodness! B: How was it? C: Oh, there you go again. D: Good for you.

3. A: I just can't stand this class any more. B: ____. It's required, and you have to sit in it in order to graduate. A: Well, why not just drop out of it? B: Why, you can say that again! C: Well, you might as well get used to it. D: Why, I couldn't agree more!

4. A: I don't know about you, but I thought that film was terrific. B: ____. The action was great, and so was the music. A: Just the same. B: I'm with you there. C: More or less. D: I sure do.

5. A: Dan gave me a free ride home, but I paid for the gas. B: You know what they say, ____. A: there's no free lunch B: don't bite off more than you can chew C: one good turn deserves another D: it's who you know that counts

Section B: Dialogue Comprehension

6. Woman: I'd rather not talk about it. Just don't ask. Man: Come on. I think you need to let off some steam. Question: What does the man advise the woman to do? A: To talk to him about the problem. B: To keep the secret. C: To reduce the workload. D: To have a good rest.

7. Woman: Julie's dress looks funny. That style went out last year. Man: Oh, come on, as long as it looks good on her. Question: What does the man try to emphasize? A: Julie's dress is not outdated. B: Julie's dress does not suit her. C: Julie should follow the fashion. D: Julie looks fine in that dress.

8. Man: What kind of snacks do you prefer? Woman: Oh, I've got a sweet tooth, you know. Question: What does the woman probably like? A: Sandwich. B: Hot dogs. C: Ice cream. D: Potato chips.

9. Woman: I'm tired of driving all the way to work and back every day. If only cars could drive themselves! Man: Well, some car manufacturers are working on them. I guess you'll soon buy one if you can afford it. Question: What does the man imply? A: The woman will be able to buy an intelligent car. B: Cars that drive themselves may be very expensive. C: He is working with a car producer on intelligent cars. D: Driving to work is really a headache.

10. Man: Annie, how does it not even cross your mind that you might want a future with someone? Woman: It's simple. I don't mind being married to my career. Question: What's Annie's attitude towards her future? A: She will stay with someone unmarried. B: She will live a simple life. C: She will quit her job to get married. D: She will fully focus on her job.

Part II Vocabulary

Section A: Choose the word that keeps the sentence meaning.

11. The news reports completely overlooked the more profound political implications of the events. A: neglected B: foresaw C: explored D: assessed

12. Teachers and nurses who deal with children are obliged to report cases of suspected child abuse to authorities. A: reminded B: expected C: compelled D: requested

13. Your grade will be based in large part on the originality of your ideas. A: creativity B: popularity C: feasibility D: flexibility

14. We suspect there is a quite deliberate attempt to sabotage the elections and undermine the electoral commission. A: conscious B: desperate C: clumsy D: intentional

15. So strange were the circumstances of my story that I can scarcely believe myself to have been a party to them. A: just B: hardly C: almost D: definitely

16. Smoke particles and other air pollutants are often trapped in the atmosphere, thus forming dirty fog. A: constrained B: caught C: concealed D: concentrated

17. Employees in chemical factories are entitled to receive extra pay for doing hazardous work. A: poisonous B: difficult C: dangerous D: harmful

18. Curt Carlson, the wealthiest man in Minnesota, owned a hotel and travel company with sales reaching in the neighborhood of $9 billion. A: precisely B: merely C: substantially D: approximately

19. The tendency of the human body to reject foreign matter is the main obstacle to successful organ transplantation. A: factor B: constituent C: barrier D: break

20. Whenever you need Tom, he is always there whether it be an ear or a helping hand, so you can always lean on him. A: count on B: benefit from C: stand for D: stick to

Section B: Complete the sentence.

21. It ____ without saying that consumers would be happier if prices were lower. A: takes B: appears C: makes D: goes

22. The world economic recession put an ____ end to the steel market upturn that began in 2002. A: irregular B: illegal C: abrupt D: absurd

23. I'm ____ about how you discovered my website, and am very glad if you enjoy it. A: mysterious B: furious C: serious D: curious

24. The Labor Party's electoral strategy, based on an ____ with other smaller parties, has proved successful. A: acquaintance B: integration C: alliance D: intimacy

25. The new aircraft will be ____ to a test of temperatures of -65℃ and 120℃. A: suspended B: suppressed C: summoned D: subjected

26. The money I got from teaching on the side was a useful ____ to my ordinary income. A: profit B: supplement C: subsidy D: replacement

27. Chinese people are now enjoying better dental health, as shown by the declining ____ of tooth decay. A: treatment B: incidence C: consequence D: misfortune

28. Many countries have conservation programs to prevent certain ____ of fish from becoming extinct. A: species B: sources C: numbers D: members

29. Susan never took any cookery courses; she learned cooking by ____ useful tips from TV cookery programs. A: picking up B: bringing up C: putting up D: pulling up

30. The President _____ his deputy to act for him while he was abroad. A: promoted B: substituted C: authorized D: displaced

Part III Reading Comprehension

Passage One: Walking School Bus

31. The "walking school bus" _____. A: does not consume fuel B: aims to keep children fit C: seldom causes traffic jams D: is popular with school kids

32. In America the responsibility for busing kids to school lies with ____. A: individual schools B: school districts C: teacher D: parents

33. As regards walking to school, modern parents seem much concerned with the _____. A: time spent on the way B: changes in the route C: kid's physical strength D: safety of their children

34. To save money, some schools choose to _____. A: take the shortest routes B: shorten the school week C: give drivers better training D: use fuel efficient buses

35. Busing cutbacks may eventually lead to _____. A: fiercer competition among bus companies B: more students taking public transportation C: an increase in carbon dioxide emissions D: a decrease in the safety of school buses

36. Which of the following best describes the author's attitude towards busing cutbacks? A: Favorable B: Critical C: Objective D: Indifferent

Passage Two: Women Live Longer

37. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs? A: Men's lifespan remains almost unchanged. B: Researchers have found the cause of the age gap. C: The more advanced a society, the greater the age gap. D: The age gap was noticed only recently.

38. As is suggested in Paragraph 2, the two factors relevant to women's longer lifespan are ____. A: diseases and road accidents B: industrialization and work strains C: their immunity to heart disease and refusal of alcohol D: their endurance of work strains and reluctance for adventure

39. According to Paragraph 3, which of the following statements is true? A: The great number of male smokers contributes to the age gap. B: The growing number of smoking women will narrow the age gap. C: Female workers are more likely to smoke than male workers. D: Smoking does not seem to affect women's longevity.

40. Which of the following phenomena makes researchers puzzled? A: Men's health is more closely related to their emotions. B: Though more liable to illnesses, women still live longer. C: Men show worse symptoms than women when they fall ill. D: Quite a number of men die soon after their retirement.

41. The word "edge" in Paragraph 6 means "_____". A: margin B: side C: advantage D: quality

42. What is the main idea of the passage? A: The greater longevity of women remains a mystery. B: That women are healthier than men well explains their longevity. C: People are living longer as a result of industrialization. D: Women are less emotionally affected by difficulties in life.

Passage Three: Wireless Sensor Networks

43. By "human intervention" (Paragraph 2), the author refers to _____. A: the reduction of great energy waste in the environment B: the grasping of straightforward opportunities available C: acts like turning off lights when no one is in the room D: the adoption of smart sensing and network technology

44. Batteries are not an ideal energy source for sensor networks because they ____. A: have to be replaced from time to time B: contain metals that pollute the environment C: require automatic recharging D: are difficult and costly to maintain

45. Battery-free wireless sensor networks are made possible by the fact that _____. A: there is energy in the environment to be utilized B: the cost of using them has been drastically reduced C: modern data communication consumes little energy D: their maintenance has been greatly simplified

46. According to the passage, Greenpeak _____. A: is the first company to install wireless sensor networks B: promotes the application of wireless sensor networks C: supplies batteries operating on harvested energy D: benefits handsomely from communication technology

47. The focus of Paragraph 4 is on the _____. A: replacement of batteries in harvesters B: monitoring of energy harvested from the environment C: elimination of batteries in sensor networks D: impact of sensor networks on power supply

48. Wireless sensor networks promise to ____. A: bring businesses high profits B: further develop the sensing technology C: turn motion into a major source of energy D: improve the daily lives of people worldwide

Passage Four: Road Rage

49. The first sentence in Paragraph 1 implies that _____. A: people not interested in the media know little about recent happenings B: Road Rage has received much media coverage in the last few months C: one may be raged by media reports and wants to avoid them D: the media coined the term "Road Rage" only a few months ago

50. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Association, last year _____. A: drunk driving remained the No.1 killer on the highway B: more people were killed by aggressive driving than by drunk driving C: two thirds of drivers were killed by aggressive driving D: 41,907 people fell victim to aggressive driving

51. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a cause of aggressive driving? A: Increasing number of cars B: Drivers' stress and anxiety C: Overcrowded roads D: Rush hour traffic

52. The word "spell" in Paragraph 3 means "_____". A: speak B: cause C: describe D: spare

53. Which of the following characterizes aggressive driving? A: Talking while driving B: Driving fast C: Yelling at another driver D: Sounding the horn when passing

54. The last paragraph is intended to _____. A: tell people how to cope with Road Rage B: inform people how aggressive drivers could be C: tell people how to control themselves when angry D: warn people against eye contact with another driver

Passage Five: Clever Hans Effect

55. What did psychologists find out about Clever Hans? A: He was as clever as people claimed. B: He was really good at counting. C: He could understand human language. D: He merely responded to human signals.

56. Lisa Lit and her colleagues ____. A: questioned the "Clever Hans" effect B: discovered the "Clever Hans" effect C: confirmed the "Clever Hans" effect D: rejected the "Clever Hans" effect

57. The dog handlers learned before the searches that ____. A: each search area contained three target scents B: there was actually no target scent in the search area C: some target scents may be labeled with a special mark D: their dogs were expected to find the scents of red paper

58. What was most significant about the experiment, according to Dr Lit? A: The location of the false alerts B: The regularity of the false alerts C: The number of the false alerts D: The timing of the false alerts

59. It can be concluded from the experiment that ____. A: dog handlers are more likely to be distracted than their dogs B: dogs may act in response to their handlers' bodily signals C: the cooperation between dogs and their handlers is key to success D: well-trained dogs can better understand their handlers' signals

60. The author thinks that Dr Lit's findings _____. A: should raise our concern in real life B: may not be useful in real situations C: should be backed up by further evidence D: will be widely applied in the near future

Part IV Cloze

61. Zoos have become an important site for the preservation and protection of wildlife resources, __61__ those species that are endangered. A: superficially B: especially C: importantly D: supposedly

62. __62__, many zoos displayed live animals for public entertainment. A: By that time B: By the time C: At one time D: At that time

63. Presently some zoos have become scientific and educational __63__ that have contributed to the understanding and conservation of wild animal populations. A: institutions B: associations C: foundations D: corporation

64. __64__ the challenges facing modern zoos are the cost of upgrading old facilities, the struggle to obtain __65__ operating funds, and the need to attract more visitors to new and entertaining exhibits. A: Along B: Forward C: Among D: Through

65. ...the struggle to obtain __65__ operating funds... A: limited B: professional C: sufficient D: excessive

66. Many __66__ zoos in American cities have undergone renovation during the last decades of the twentieth century. A: newer B: older C: former D: later

67. Among the recent trends in zoo __67__ is the construction of new enclosures that resemble natural habitats. A: management B: improvement C: achievement D: assessment

68. The replacement of traditional steel bars and concrete floors __68__ appropriately designed surroundings improves visitor appreciation of the animals. A: under B: for C: into D: with

69. Such renovations may __69__ stress on animals and allow them to interact with one another more naturally. A: reduce B: cause C: increase D: avoid

70. A captive propagation program includes the breeding of __70__ zoo or wild animals to obtain offspring, usually for release to __71__ or for transfer to other zoos. A: selected B: sustained C: promising D: surviving

71. ...usually for release to __71__ or for transfer to other zoos. A: natural B: the natural C: wild D: the wild

72. Captive breeding is one method of __72__ some species from extinction. A: restraining B: saving C: sheltering D: exempting

73. Public activities include in-school programs, zoo tours, special events, and websites. The Zoological Society of New York, for example, conducted a major project with a Western African government to monitor an elephant herd __74__ it moved throughout its range. A: attributed to B: opposed to C: referred to D: related to

74. ...to monitor an elephant herd __74__ it moved throughout its range. A: as B: as if C: so D: so that

75. Through their efforts __75__ conservation, education, and environmental advocacy, zoos will continue to play a critical role in wildlife preservation throughout the world. A: in stead of B: in honor of C: in support of D: in charge of

卷二 Paper Two (60 minutes)

Part I Translation

Section A: Over the years, we tend to think that unclear technologies and the necessary know-how to ensure nuclear safety have been developed to a level that possibilities for any major nuclear accidents are almost non-existent and if it does happen, it will be controlled in the capable hands of nuclear engineers. However, reality has proved again that you just can't be too careful to handle nuclear energy. We don't know for sure yet what will be left behind Japan's nuclear crisis, but it will be certain that it is time to re-examine our nuclear practices and many more efforts need to be made to ensure nuclear safety in the future.

Section B: China has a 5,000-year cultural tradition, having endured countless trials yet remaining vibrant. We must fully carry forward this cultural heritage. At the same time, we recognize the importance of learning from and adopting advanced civilizations around the world. Only in this way can our national culture continue to thrive—what I often say is: openness and inclusiveness lead to national strength.

Part II Writing

How to Handle Stress

Common sources of stress include academic pressure, job responsibilities, financial worries, and interpersonal conflicts. Healthy ways to reduce stress involve regular exercise, mindfulness practices such as meditation or yoga, maintaining social connections, and setting realistic goals. Personally, I’ve overcome stressful situations by breaking tasks into manageable steps, seeking support from friends or mentors, and practicing self-compassion. Recognizing stress early and responding with proactive strategies helps maintain both mental and physical well-being.