【正文】 re of their drinking water58. According to Alan Roberson, ________.A. it is not safe to drink wastewaterB. the report has surprised the publicC. the report helps build up public confidenceD. the public has yet to accept drinking waste water59. Olga Naidenko’s remarks emphasize________.A. the recent progress B. the existing problemsC. the new perspective D. the potential risks60. What does the report suggest to the EPA?________.A. Weighing different water conservation options.B. Exploring new technologies to treat wastewater.C. Setting up national standards for water reuse.D. Monitoring water supplies at a national level.Part IVCloze (15 minutes, 15 points, 1 for each)Directions: In this part, there is a passage with 15 blanks. For each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer for each blank and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machinescoring ANSWER SHEET.Why do kids hate Brussels sprouts(芽甘苦)? Because Brussels sprouts are bitter，and kids generally don39。t like bitter tastes. But it39。s not their _61 _. Researchers say that a dislike for bitter and sour is a survival instinct，since most toxic substances _62_ that way too. On the other hand， sweetness typically indicates that something is _63_ to eat, so children are born with a _64_ for sweets.What we like to eat changes over time. As we age, we realize that _65 _ something tastes bitter or sour，it won39。t kill us，and we learn to _66_ it. When we39。re older，we _67_ some of our smell sensitivity .Humans need smell to experience flavor, which is different from taste. With our senses diminished，we39。ll probably begin _68_ sugar and salt to our food，to heighten the flavor. _69_, there39。s a theory that the reason many especially big—tasting wines in recent years have won awards is that wine critics are getting older and finding subtle flavors _70_ to sense.If someone is_71_ to detect flavors at all，he may have a taste _72_，which can be caused by a tongue injury or brain damage. Or it could be a problem with _73_. Thechannel that separates the mouth from the nose allows us to smell behind our nose and is _74_ enjoying most plex flavors. That39。s why food seems _75_ when we have astuffy noseexcept chicken noodle soup. It39。s so salty.61. A. fault B. choiceC. habit D. regret. feel B. look C. soundD. taste63. A. strange B. necessaryC. safe D. ready64. A.capacity B. preference C. awarenessD. consideration65. A. now that B. in case C. if onlyD. even though66. A. enjoy B. improve C. treat D. alter. form B. loseC. reduce D. gain68. A. putting B. balancingC. adding D. limiting69. A. In essence B. In conclusion C. In factD. In short70. A. softer B. nicerC. worse D. harder71. A. unlikely B. unable C. impossible D. improbable72. A. disorder B. symptomC. therapy D. illusion73. A. mood B. taste C. flavor D. smell74. A. subject to B. liable to C. crucial for D. beneficial for75. A. delicious B. flavorless C. bitter D. smellyPaper Two(60 minutes)Part ITranslation (30 minutes, 20 points, 10 for each section) Section ADirections: Translate the following passage into Chinese. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET.In many ways the Internet has had a very positive effect on society. It has improved munication ,simplified handling tasks, offered a huge convenience, enabled faster processing ,and provided more options, all of which frees more time to do other things .Yet, interestingly enough ,the Internet has in some ways had negative effects. The quality of munication has declined and people are impatient because they have bee accustomed to instant satisfaction, and using the Internet also takes up a lot of time.Section BDirections:Translate the following passage into English. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET.喬布斯（Steve Jobs）去世后備受敬仰，原因之一是他創(chuàng)造了科技產(chǎn)品的美感。喬布斯認(rèn)為無(wú)論汽車(chē)還是電腦，人們都愿意購(gòu)買(mǎi)一些比同類(lèi)產(chǎn)品更為美觀的東西。在喬布斯的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下，從產(chǎn)品外形、材料到使用感受等各個(gè)方面，蘋(píng)果都帶來(lái)了無(wú)與倫比的體驗(yàn)，讓人們的生活變得更加美麗。Part II Writing (30 minutes, 15 pints)Directions: In this part, you are to write within 30 minutes a position of less than 150 words under the title of “My Favorite Way of Keeping Fit” .Some clues are given below in Chinese. Please write your position clearly on the COMPOSITION SHEET.保持健康有多種做法…… ，我最喜歡的做法是…….。同等學(xué)力人員申請(qǐng)碩士學(xué)位外國(guó)語(yǔ)（英語(yǔ)）水平全國(guó)統(tǒng)一考試2012年英語(yǔ)真題答案及解析 Key to 2012 English Test Paper OnePart IDialogue Communication (10 points)Section APart 1 Dialogue Communication (15 minutes, 10 points，1 for each)1. B解析：speaker A感慨說(shuō)“別告訴我，你把它們都吃了！”speaker B對(duì)于speaker A的回應(yīng)的后半句是“它們太美味了”，可見(jiàn)speaker B沒(méi)有忍住，確實(shí)如speaker A所料將曲奇餅干都吃了，選擇B項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)A的forget it通常表示不介意對(duì)方所犯的錯(cuò)，C項(xiàng)的No作為回答反義疑問(wèn)句表示的是沒(méi)有全部吃光，與后半句的“太好吃了”有歧義，D項(xiàng)作為回答不太禮貌。2. B解析：通過(guò)speaker A說(shuō)：“火車(chē)又晚點(diǎn)了”我們可以體會(huì)出對(duì)話(huà)者的無(wú)奈，又通過(guò)speaker B說(shuō)“我們要等多久？”和have to所表示的對(duì)客觀條件的無(wú)可奈何，可見(jiàn)speaker B當(dāng)時(shí)心情很煩躁，所以選擇B項(xiàng)。A項(xiàng)和C項(xiàng)都是表示對(duì)別人遭遇的同情，而D項(xiàng)“目前來(lái)說(shuō)很好”和題意無(wú)關(guān)。3. C解析：speaker A說(shuō)“當(dāng)我在商場(chǎng)碰到Lisa的時(shí)候，她都沒(méi)跟我打招呼”此時(shí)，speaker B應(yīng)該對(duì)speaker A所說(shuō)的內(nèi)容給予相應(yīng)的反應(yīng)，“我不能理解她為什么對(duì)你這么冷漠，我以為你倆是好朋友呢。”選擇C項(xiàng)，cold shoulder表示“冷淡，冷漠”，完全符合題意。其他與speaker B所說(shuō)內(nèi)容沒(méi)有聯(lián)系。4. D解析：spea