【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)造了科技產品的美感。喬布斯認為無論汽車還是電腦，人們都愿意購買一些比同類產品更為美觀的東西。在喬布斯的領導下，從產品外形、材料到使用感受等各個方面，蘋果都帶來了無與倫比的體驗，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…….。同等學力人員申請碩士學位外國語（英語）水平全國統(tǒng)一考試2012年英語真題答案及解析 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“別告訴我，你把它們都吃了！”speaker B對于speaker A的回應的后半句是“它們太美味了”，可見speaker B沒有忍住，確實如speaker A所料將曲奇餅干都吃了，選擇B項。選項A的forget it通常表示不介意對方所犯的錯，C項的No作為回答反義疑問句表示的是沒有全部吃光，與后半句的“太好吃了”有歧義，D項作為回答不太禮貌。2. B解析：通過speaker A說：“火車又晚點了”我們可以體會出對話者的無奈，又通過speaker B說“我們要等多久？”和have to所表示的對客觀條件的無可奈何，可見speaker B當時心情很煩躁，所以選擇B項。A項和C項都是表示對別人遭遇的同情，而D項“目前來說很好”和題意無關。3. C解析：speaker A說“當我在商場碰到Lisa的時候，她都沒跟我打招呼”此時，speaker B應該對speaker A所說的內容給予相應的反應，“我不能理解她為什么對你這么冷漠，我以為你倆是好朋友呢?！边x擇C項，cold shoulder表示“冷淡，冷漠”，完全符合題意。其他與speaker B所說內容沒有聯(lián)系。4. D解析：spea