2005年同等学力外国语水平考试真题
Part I Dialogue Communication
Section A Dialogue Completion
1. A: Why don't you have dinner with me tonight?
B: ____________
A. Because I have an appointment.
B. Sorry about that, but I have to go to a party.
C. The reason is that I have to work over time tonight.
D. I’d love to, but I have to finish my paper.
2. A: I'm afraid I have spilled some coffee on the table cloth
B: ____________
A. Oh, don't worry about that.
B. You needn’t apologize.
C. I fee1 sorry for that.
D. Oh, you shouldn’t have done that.
3. A: You seem to have a lot of work to do in your office. You’ve always been working overtime.
B: ____________
A. You are right, but don’t you know the meaning of work?
B. Sorry, I don’t think so. I get overpaid for overwork, you know.
C. That’s right. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
D. That’s right, but the work is interesting. I don’t mind some extra hours at all.
4. A: George, I would like to introduce a friend of mine, if I may: Albert Snow. Albert, this is George Smith.
B: ____________
A. How have you been?
B. Pleased to meet you, George.
C. Mind if call you George？
D. The pleasure’s mine.
5. A: Excuse me. I don’ t want to interrupt you…
B: ____________
A. No, no. It’s quite all right.
B. Well, never mind.
C. It won’t bother me.
D. Of course not.
Section B Dialogue Comprehension
6. Man: I saw John yesterday. You know what? He was driving a luxurious car.
Woman: He rented it. He often makes believe that he is a millionaire.
Question: What does the woman mean?
A. Everyone believes that John is a millionaire.
B. John dreams of becoming a millionaire.
C. John dreams of having a luxurious car.
D. John pretends to be a millionaire.
7. Woman: I can hardly go on. The work is so tough.
Man: Don’t lose heart I’ll back you up all the time.
Question: What does the man mean?
A. He will help the woman with her work.
B. He will support the woman.
C. He will do the work for the woman.
D. He will encourage the woman.
8. Man: I didn’t know you got a promotion why didn’t you tell me earlier so that we could have celebrated it?
Woman: I guess it slipped my mind. My mind was lost to other things because of work.
Question: What does the woman mean?
A. She felt lost with her work.
B. She had a poor memory.
C. she forgot to tell him.
D. She had to go to work.
9. Man: The new
Woman: Oh, come off it, A1.
Question: What does the woman think of the movie?
A. It’s great comedy.
B. It's typical
C. It isn’t a good comedy.
D. It isn’t as terrible as A1 thought.
10. Woman: You haven’t said a word about my dress, Dave. Don’t you like it?
Man: I’m sorry I didn’t say anything about it sooner. I don’t think I’ve seen anything like is before.
Question: What does the man probably think of the dress?
A. It is in fashion.
B. It surely is unique.
C. It is a bit old-fashioned
D. It surely suits her
Part II Vocabulary
Section A
11. Should English classes be compulsory at the elementary or primary school level in countries where it is not the native langue?
A. required B. necessary C. select D. permanent
12. In the end, both attacks and defenses of the free market and conventional economics have immense philosophical implications.
A. traditional B. novel C. capital-centered D. consumption-centered
13. Applicant will be asked to provide information on how they will disseminate information to other students at their university or college.
A. disclose B. deliver C. spread D. analyze
14. In general, the British people belong to one of the more affluent countries of
A. plentiful B powerful C friendly D. wealthy
15. To absorb a younger work force, many companies offered retirement plans as incentives for older workers to retire and make way for the younger ones who earned lower salaries.
A. rewards B. opportunities C. motives D. stimuli
16. Their business flourished at its new location a year later owing to their joint efforts and hard work.
A. prevailed B failed C. boomed D shrank
17. The pressure on her from her family caused her to resort to the drastic measures.
A. turn to B keep to C stick to D. lead to
18. 1 shall never forget the look of intense anguish on the face of his parents when they heard the news.
A. Stress B. dilemma C. misery D. surprise
19. If minor disputes are left unsettled, tough ones will pile up sooner or later.
A. accumulate B. vanish C. linger D. emerge
20. The police tried in vain to break up the protest crowds in front of the government building.
A. unskillfully B. violently C. ineffectively D. eventually
Section B
21. I would like to express my ______ to you all for supporting me this summer as a visiting scholar in your department.
A. satisfaction B. gratitude C. pleasure D. sincerity
22. The objective of this popular consultation is to determine, ______, the final political status of the region, whether to remain of the country as a special district, or to part from it.
A. once upon a time B. once and again C. all at once D. once and for all
23. The two countries will assign counter-drug officials to their respective embassies on a ______ basis.
A. fundamental B. similar C. reciprocal D. reasonable
24.
A. dominates B. manages C. manipulates D. controls
25. We all know that in a situation like this a cool head is ______.
A. called for B. called off C. called on D. called up
26. The destruction an earthquake causes depends on its ______ and duration, or the amount of shaking that occurs.
A. altitude B. magnitude C. multitude D. aptitude
27. The EI Nino has ______ affected the regional weather and temperature over much of the tropics, sub-tropics and some mid-latitude areas.
A. externally B. consistently C. Insistently D. internally
28. During all these years of absence he had ______ a tender feeling for his mother and the family.
A. enclosed B hugged C. enriched D. cherished
29. The ______ choice for a consumer, therefore, is the choice among the available ones that will enable him or her to maximize utility.
A. optimal B. optional C. optical D. optimistic
30. Mrs. Smith ______ tears when she heard her daughter had died in the road accident.
A. broke in B. broke up C. broke through D. broke into
Part III Reading Comprehension
Passage One
Mr. Greenly was there to greet them. "Let see, there are eighteen children and two adults at three dollars each. That will be sixty dollars.”
……
"Miss Joan, if you look at the bottom of this brochure," Mr. Greenly said," you’ll notice very important statement."
Sure enough, in very tiny letters, it said," Prices are subject to change without notice."
Miss Joan was determined to keep her good mood. She took a twenty dollars bill out of her own purse and handed it to Mr. Greenly with the forty dollars she had in an envelope.
……
Mr. Greenly pointed to the tiniest letters Miss Joan had ever almost seen. It also says, "Terms and conditions of group reservations are subject to change without notice."
Miss Joan’s good mood was now history. ……
31. How many dollars did Miss Joan hand to Mr. Greenly?
A. 20 B.
32. The phrase “subject to change without notice” suggests ______.
A. Mr. Greenly could change the terms at will.
B. the customers should read the brochure carefully.
C. Mr. Greenly could determine what apples to be picked.
D. the customers should be informed beforehand.
33. The students could not pick as many apples as they would like because ______.
A. they were children.
B. there were not enough apples.
C. they had made a group reservation.
D. they would eat up too many apples.
34. "Miss Joan’s good mood was now history?" (the last paragraph) means ______.
A. Miss Joan had been happy until that moment
B. Miss Joan was no longer interested in history
C. Miss Joan taught her students the history of the orchard.
D. Miss Joan was good at concealing her feelings
35. What can we 1earn about Miss Joan from the story?
A. She did not read the brochure carefully.
B. She made a reservation after seeing the brochure
C. She lost her temper in the end.
D. She didn’t know how to complain
Passage Two
Both civilization and culture are fairly modern words, having come into prominent use during the 19th century by anthropologists（人类学家）, historians, and literary figures. There has been a strong tendency to use them interchangeably as though they mean the same thing，but they are not the same.
…… Thus civilization, in its most essential meaning, is the ability of people to live together harmoniously in cities, in social groupings……
The word culture is derived from the Latin verb colere, till the soil. But colere also has a wider range of meanings. It may, like civis, mean inhabiting a town or village. But most of its definitions suggest a process of starting and promoting growth and development. One may cultivate a garden; ……
A. broke in B. broke up C. broke through D. broke into
