2013年同等学力考试英语样卷一及答案解析

Section B
Directions：In this section，you are required to read one quoted blog and the comments on it．The blog and comments are followed by questions or unfinished statements，each with four suggested answers A，B，C and D．Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the answer sheet.

“Years ago，a friend of mine observed that 80 percent of the people in this country have too much self-esteem and 20 percent have much too little．That struck me as pretty accurate，but psychologists will tell you that self-esteem is not a constant．People’s appraisal of their own worth varies．．．．I have the impression that more people have unstable self-esteem than before．I say this because some of the traditional standards people used to measure their own worth have eroded(middle class respectability)，whereas more people now seem to measure themselves against celebrities and superstars．It would be interesting to know if anybody has studied changes in the criteria we use to measure self-worth．’’
Comment1：
You bring up an interesting point because I do believe values and beliefs have changed．It would be very interesting to see the criteria used for self-worth．I find it hard to believe that only 20％of people have low self-esteem．I’ve been following Brene Brown’s thoughts on the subject of self-worth，and low self-worth (on some level) seems much more common．
Comment 2：
If the quality of one’s self-esteem is going to be judged by comparisons with those who are celebrities and superstars，then the entire exercise is really pointless．
Comment 3：
Self-esteem solution：A happy marriage．
Comment 4：’
Ego(self-worth)is proportionate to wealth．The more wealth，the more self-worth．
Comment 5：
Benjamin Franklin said it best，and it applies to all facets of life．“Contentment will make a poor man rich just as discontent will make a rich man poor.” It does not mean not try to do your best，or be the richest．It simply means once you’ve done your best be content with yourself，just as if you don’t give your best effort discontent is sure to follow．
Comment 6：
I’ve ‘‘retired’’ from 30 years of expensive，if interesting，‘‘personal growth’’ and “self-improvement．”much probably motivated by trying to “fix” myself．Hanging out with friends at a local cafe is way more satisfying．
Comment 7：
A related concept you may be interested in is the “ sociometer theory" of self-esteem，pioneered by Mark Leary(Wake Forest)．Basically it states that our self-esteem is determined by the amount of perceived social acceptance／rejection，and that determination is full of
cognitive biases and errors．Awesome stuff．
(41) The main idea of the quoted blog is that ．
A．most people in the country have too much self-esteem
B．it is urgent to help those who have too little self-esteem
C．the criteria for people to measure their self-worth are changing
D．the traditional standards make people feel unstable
(42)Among all the comments，which of the following choices brings in authoritative sources in their discussion?
A．Comment 1 and Comment 2．
B．Comment 3 and Comment 5．
C．Comment 1 and Comment 7．
D．Comment 4 and Comment 6．
(43)What all the commentators try to respond to in their writing is
A．the respect for the traditional values
B．the standards of self-worth measurement
C．marriage，celebrities and social activities
D．ego，contentment and social judgment
(44) Why does the writer of Comment 5 try to clarify Benjamin Franklin’s saying?
A．Because Franklin’s saying is universally applicable．
B．Because contentment means “rich” and discontent means “poor.’’
C．Because if you do your best，you will be the richest．
D．Because misunderstandings might occur of Franklin’s saying．
(45) What is the writer’s attitude toward the “sociometer theory’’ in Comment 7?
A．Affirmative． B．Objective．
C．Detached． D．Negative．
Part IV Cloze (10 minutes，10 points)
Directions：In this part，there is a passage with ten blanks．For each blank there are four choices marked A，B，C and D．Choose the best answer for each blank and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet．
Almost half of UK internet users are going online via mobile phone data connections，according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS)．45％of people surveyed said they(46) use of the net while out and about，compared with 31％in 2010．The most rapid growth was (47)
younger people，where 71％of internet-connected 16 to 24-year-olds used mobiles．
Domestic internet use also rose．According to the ONS，77％of households now have(48) to a net connection．That figure was(49) 4％from the previous year，representing the slowest rate of (50) since the ONS survey began in 2006．The figure for domestic connections contrasted sharply with the rapid growth in uptake of mobile services．
(51) ，the popularity of 3G broadband did not necessarily mean that more people were going online overall．Many of those using mobile phones are(52) to already have home broadband connections．
Older users，who the government is particularly keen to get(53) ，appeared to (54)
relatively untouched by the phenomenon．While 71％ of 16 to 24-year-old who went
(55) said they used mobile broadband，just 8％of internet users aged over 65 made use of the newer technology．
(46)A．made B．took C．kept D．sought
(47)A．around B．within C．among D．beyond
(48)A．route B．access C．way D．road
(49)A．on B．up C．of D．in
(50)A．survey B．internet C．mobiles D．growth
(5 1)A．However B．Because C．Moreover D．Even if
(52)A．easy B．fast C．1ikely D．slow
(5 3)A．connected B．used to C．provided D．called
(54)A．have B．be C．being D．have been
(55)A．abroad B．out C．online D．home