汕头大学2021年攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试试题科目代码：806科目名称：综合英语适用专业：学科教学（英语）考生须知答案一律写在答题纸上，答在 试题纸上的不得分!请用黑色字迹 签字笔作答，答题要写清题号，不 必抄原题。第2页共9页Version ASection I VOCABULARY (30 points)Directions: For each italicized word or expression, choose the best meaning below. Write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.1. Ybur computer needs regular maintenance to run smoothly.A. keeping updated B. keeping in good condition C. keeping connected to the internet2. We must all strive toward our goals.A. walk with long steps B. attack forcefully C. tiy hard3. Government officials admit that they have not been able to subdue the rebels.A. get rid of B. communicate with C. gain control over4. The new bridge is a wonderful sight to behold.A. look at B. walk on C. grasp5. She was determined to exact a promise from him.A. be precise B. give C. demand6. There is a $50 penalty for late cancellation of tickets.A. discount B. punishment C. reward7. He actively promoted the dissemination of ideas about scientific development.A. discussion B. spread C. argument8. Heat and light are physical stimuli.A. things that cause a change or a reactionB. things that cause discomfort or dissatisfactionC. things that cause excitement and happiness9. The under -18s constitute nearly 25% of the towns population.A. form B. represent C. create10. Grammatical information helps learners to decode sentences.A. explore the meaning of B. undeistand the meaning of C. express the meaning of11. TV commercials are very annoying because they often come in the middle of an interesting program.A. music B. advertisements C. viewers12. The little path in the garden has pebbles embedded I the cement.A. decorated B. scattered C. fixed firmly13. It can be difficult to give a verbal description of things like colors and sounds.A. relating to veibs B. relating to words C. relating to image or voice14. Lower price may attract consumers. Conversely, you might also attract consumers if you raise the price.A. In words that are spoken rather than written B. In a similar way C. In an opposite way15 The temperature soared to 100 degrees.A. increase rapidly B. rose to a great height C. flew at a great height16. Students now have access to the courseware over the Internet.A. entertainment software B. educational game C. software designed for education17 He knitting technique is more sophisticated than mine.A. skilled B. complex C. beautiful18. All the candidates were required to show their credentials at the interview.A. proofs of their abilities and expertise B. identity cards C. resumes19. The house was very remote and I felt lonely all the time.A. isolated B. far away in distance C. shabby20. The boy is fond of playing games and wants to be a programmer.A. one who supervises a project B. one who organize activities C. one who create computer programs21 This method is applicable to a variety of problems.A. able to be used B. able to be solved C. able to be changed22.1 had plow through a stack of letters in the office for the whole day.A. browse quickly B. finish witli great effort C. write in reply23. Tm trying to improve ray fitness by walking to work.A. being appropriate B. being healthy C. being ready24. Her workout includes mnning on the treadmill and lifting weights.A. exercises B. solutions C. exhaustion25.1 heard a mmor that they broke up.A. low and secretive whisper B. statement announced publicly C. information with no reliable source26. Ybu should try to eat fewer calories and exercise more.A. a kind of leafy vegetable B. energy provided by foods C. very hot foods27. There has not been enough expenditure of effort on this project.A. total amount spent B. extensive attention attracted C. priority given28. She cannot skate well - she is only a novice.A. beginner B. newcomer C. novelty29. A stationary target is easy to aim at.A. stationing B. moving C. fixed30. After he finished 1.000 meters race, he gasped far breath.A. took in breath slowly B. took in breath quickly C. took in breath smoothlySection n： READING COMPREHENSION (40 points)Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer for the questions provided. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.Passage 1If we look around us at the things we have purchased at some point in our lives, we would no doubt notice that not everything we own is being put to good use: the thick woollen coat which we thought looked trendy despite the fact that we live in a tropical country, the smartphone that got put away when we bought ourselves the newest model, the car that only gets used at the weekends, or even the guest room in our house that somehow got turned into a storeroom.汕头大学2021年攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试试题Those underutilized items may seem useless to some, but could be an asset to others. With the advent of the internet, online communities have figured out a way to generate profit from the sharing of those underused assets. Using websites and social media groups that fecilitate the buying and selling of second-hand goods, it is now easier than ever for peer-to-peer sharing activities to take place. And this is known as the sharing economy.These online platforms are providing a chance for people to make a quick buck or two. lb give an example, busy parents previously might not have bothered with setting up a stall at the local market or car boot sale to sell their childrens old equipment, but with online marketplaces, parents are now able to sell on those hardly worn baby clothes that their children have outgrown and the expensive pushchairs and baby equipment they have invested in, so as to put some cash back into their pockets.Businesses have also caught on to the profitability of the sharing economy and are seeking to gain from making use of those underutilized resources. A business model that has rapidly risen in popularity sees companies providing an online platform that puts customers in contact with those who can provide a particular pmduct or service.This move towards a sharing economy is not witliout criticisms. Unlike businesses, unregulated individuals do not have to follow certain regulations and this can lead to poorer and inconsistent quality of goods and services and a higher risk of fraud. Nevertheless, in the consumerist society we live in today, the increased opportunities to sell on our unwanted and underused goods can lead to a lesser impact on our environment.31. People can now sell things more easily because .A. people nowadays buy more things.B. businesses want to buy the things they dont use.C. there are now more market stalls and car boot sales.D. there are now online platforms where they can meet people who want to buy their goods and services.32. Parents might want to sell their baby clothes and baby equipment because .A. they want to make back some of the money they spent on those baby purchases.B. they dont like the baby items they have bought.C. the baby clothes and equipment are old and worn out.D. they need the money for other investments.33. Which of these is something that the author says we might underutilize?A. A thick coat in a cold countryB. The latest smartphoneC. Clothes our babies dont or cant wear any moreD. The storeroom in our house34. It might be a problem for unregulated individuals to sell to others because .A. they have to follow certain regulations.B. what they sell might be of a lower quality.C. they dont have a business licence.D. they like to criticize their buyers.35. What might be a good title for this article?A. The consumerist societyB. Parents who need moneyC. The rise of the sharing economyD. Why we buy things we dont needPassage 2If you love chocolate, maybe you have eaten a bar of Cadburys Bournville chocolate. But Boumville isnt just the name of an English chocolate bar. Its the name of a village which was built especially for workers at the Cadburys chocolate factory.George and Richard Cadbury took over the cocoa and chocolate business from their fether in 1861. A few years later, they decided to move the fectory out of the centre of Birmingham, a city in the middle of England, to a new location where they could expand. They chose an area close to the railways and canals so that they could receive milk deliveries easily and send the finished products to stores across the country.Here, the air was much cleaner than in the city centre, and the Cadbury brothers thought it would be a much healthier place for their employees to work. They named the site Boumville after a local river called The Boum. Ville, the French word for town, was used because at the time, people thought French chocolate was the highest quality. The new fectory opened in 1879. Close to it, they built a village where the fectory workers could live. By 1900, there were 313 houses on the site, and many more were built later.The Cadbury iamily were religious and believed that it was right to help other people. They thought their workers deserved to live and work in good conditions. In the fectory, workers were given a feir wage, a pension and access to medical treatment. The village was also designed to provide the best possible conditions for workers too. The houses, although traditional in style, had modem interiors, indoor bathrooms and large gardens.The Cadbury brothers were among the first business owners to ensure that their workers had good standards of living. Soon, other British foctory owners were copying their ideas by providing homes and communities for their workers designed with convenience and health in mind. Ibday, over 25,000 people live in Boumville village, There are several facilities there to help people with special needs, such as care homes for the elderly, a hostel for people with learning difficulties and affordable homes for first-time homeowners and single people. Over a hundred years since the first house in Boumville Village was built, the aims of its founders are still carried out.第4页共9页汕头大学2021年攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试试题36. Boumville is .A. a plantB. a riverC. the founder of a chocolate fectoryD. a chocolate bar37. The new site for the chocolate fectory was chosen because .A. it was close to ferms which provided milkB. a lot of people lived nearbyC. it was in the center of the cityD. it was close to several transportation routes38. The original houses in Boumville were .A. built by the factory workersB. largeC. free for workersD. near to the chocolate factory39. Workers at the Cadbury received .A. free health careB. pensionsC. free food and drinkD. dancing lessons40. Who can live in special homes for many people in Boumville now?A. chocolate fectory workers.B. young people.C. single people.D. people with learning problems.Passage 3“Ronan"I work in a feirly traditional office environment doing a typical nine-to-five job. I like my job, but its annoying that my commute to work takes an hour and a half each way and most of my work could really be done online from home. But my boss doesnt seem to trust that we will get any work done if left to our own devices, and everyone in the company has to clock in and out every day. Its frustrating that they feel the need to monitor what we do so closely instead of judging us based on our task performance, like most companies do these days.“Jo”I used to do a typical five-day week, but after I came out of my maternity leave, I decided that I wanted to spend more time with my children before they start school. After negotiating with my boss, we decided to cut my working week down to a three-day work week. This of course meant a significant cut in my pay too, as Im paid on a pro-rata basis. Ive since noticed, though, that my第5页共9页 汕头大学2021年攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试试题workload hasnt decreased in the slightest! Im now doing five days worth of work in three days, but getting paid much less for it! I find myself having to take work home just so that I can meet the deadlines. Ifs wearing me out trying to juggle work with looking after my children and my femily, but I dont dare to bring this up with my boss because I think he feels as if he9s made a huge concession letting me come in only three days a week.“Marcus"I work for a global IT company, but because their headquarters is in the States, I do all my work online from home. That means that I don91 waste time commuting or making idle chit-chat with colleagues. I work on a project basis, and this flexibility is very valuable to me because it means that I can easily take some time off when my children need me to go to their school performances or if I need to schedule an appointment with the dentist. The downside is that without clear office houre, I tend to work well into the evening, sometimes skipping dinner to finish a task. It can also get quite lonely working on my own, and I sometimes miss sharing ideas with colleagues.“Lily”Im a freelancer and work for myself. This is great because I am in control of what I do and how I spend my time. At first, I was working from home, but I found it really hard to concentrate. There were just too many distractions around: housework that needed doing, another cup of tea, my femily members wanting my attention for various things. So I started to go to a nearby cafe to work, but the W.Fi connection wasnt ideal and I found myself drinking too much coffee. In the end, I decided to rent a desk in a co-working space with five other freelancers like myself. I liked getting dressed to go to work in the morning and being able to focus in an office environment. The other freelancers do simi lar kinds of web-based work to me and so its nice to have workmates to bounce ideas off as well.41. Ronan would prefer it if he .A. wasnt left to his own devicesB. could spend more time commuting and less time in the officeC. could work from home and be judged based on task performanceD. could trust his boss more42. Jo is unhappy with her three-day work week because .A. she didnt realize how much the change would affect her econoniicallyB. she now has to spend more time looking after her children and her familyC. she has more deadlines to meetD. her workload has remained the same although shes reduced her hours43. hi Marcuss opinion, which of these is a disadvantage of working from home?A. You spend a lot of time in the house.B. Its easy to get distracted by your femily.C. You tend to work later.D. You end up eating more as you have access to the fridge all day.44. Why did Lily not like working from home?A. She found it lonely.B. Her femily didnt 1 汰e her working.C. She didnt have a good Wi-Fi connection.D. There were a lot of distractions.45. What solution did Lily find most suitable for her working needs?A. Renting a