考研英语一 use of English()
2019年考研英语(一)真题解析

2019年考研英语一真题答案解析(完整版)Section I Use of English1、【答案】C. Few 【试题考点】词义辨析和上下文语境【解析】此题词义辨析和上下文语境。
首句为主题句:今天,我们生活在一个GPS系统,数字地图和其他导航应用程序都在我们的智能手机上唾手可得的世界。
空格所在句指出:我们中_____在没有电话,个人GPS或其他导航工具的情况下直接走进树林。
本句有without与few构成双重否定表肯定,根据语义应该填入few(几乎没有人),符合文意。
2、【答案】C. run 【试题考点】词组搭配【解析】此题考查词组搭配。
run on battery表示手机用电池发动,运行。
其他选项:Put on (穿上;使运转);take on (承担;呈现);come on (快点;开始),语义不通顺。
故正确答案为[C] run。
3、【答案】B. If 【试题考点】逻辑关系【解析】此题考查逻辑关系。
空格所在句译文:____你在没有电话或指南针的情况下迷路,____找不到北方,我们有一些技巧可以帮助你导航____文明。
此处为假设的情况,故填入if(如果)符合上下文的表达。
其余选项:Since (因为;自从), though (虽然), until (直到)带入后,语义不通顺。
故正确答案为[B] If。
4、【答案】D. literally 【试题考点】词义辨析【解析】空格所在句译文:____你在没有电话或指南针的情况下迷路,____找不到北方,我们有一些技巧可以帮助你导航____文明。
此处literally表示确实地,真正地,带入原文语义通顺:你的确找不到北方。
其余选项:Formally (正式地),relatively(相对地),gradually(逐渐地)带入后,语义不通顺。
故正确答案为[D] literally.5、【答案】A. back 【试题考点】词义辨析和上下文语境【解析】空格所在句译文:____你在没有电话或指南针的情况下迷路,____找不到北方,我们有一些技巧可以帮助你导航____文明。
2021考研英语(一)真题及答案解析

2021年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语(一)真题及答案解析(完整版)SectionⅠUse of EnglishDirections:Read the following text.Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.(10points)Fluid intelligence is the type of intelligence that has to do with short-term memory and the ability to think quickly,logically,and abstractly in order to solve new problems.It1in young adulthood,levels out for a period of time,and then2starts to slowly decline as we age.But3aging is inevitable,scientists are finding out that certain changes in brain function may not be.One study found that muscle1oss and the4of body fat around the abdomen are associated with a decline in fluid intelligence.This suggests the5that lifestyle factors might help prevent or6this type of decline.The researchers looked at data that7measurements of lean muscle and abdominal fat from more than4,000middle-to-older-aged men and women and8that data to reported changes in fluid intelligence over a six-year period.They found that middle-aged people9higher measures of abdominal fat10worse on measures of fluid intelligence as the years11.For women,the association may be12to changes in immunity that resulted from excess abdominal fat;in men,the immune system did not appear to be13.It is hoped that future studies could14these differences and perhaps lead to different15for men and women.16there are steps you can17to help reduce abdominal fat and maintain lean muscle mass as you age in order to protect both your physical and mental18.The two highly recommended lifestyle approaches are maintaining or increasing your19of aerobic exercise and following Mediterranean-style20that is high in fiber and eliminates highly processed foods.1.[A]pauses[B]return[C]peaks[D]fades2.[A]alternatively[B]formally[C]accidentally[D]generally3.[A]while[B]since[C]once[D]until4.[A]detection[B]accumulation[C]consumption[D]separation5.[A]possibility[B]decision[C]goal[D]requirement6.[A]delay[B]ensure[C]seek[D]utilize7.[A]modified[B]supported[C]included[D]predicted8.[A]devoted[B]compared[C]converted[D]applied9.[A]with[B]above[C]by[D]against10.[A]lived[B]managed[C]scored[D]played11.[A]ran out[B]set off[C]drew in[D]went by12.[A]superior[B]attributable[C]parallel[D]resistant13.[A]restored[B]isolated[C]involved[D]controlled14.[A]alter[B]spread[C]remove[D]explain15.[A]compensations[B]symptoms[C]demands[D]treatments16.[A]Likewise[B]Meanwhile[C]Therefore[D]Instead17.[A]change[B]watch[C]count[D]take18.[A]well-being[B]process[C]formation[D]coordination19.[A]level[B]love[C]knowledge[D]space20.[A]design[B]routine[C]diet[D]prescription1.【答案】C peaks【解析】此处考察词义辨析+句间逻辑关系。
考研英语一(完形填空)模拟试卷10

考研英语一(完形填空)模拟试卷10(总分:120.00,做题时间:90分钟)一、 Use of English(总题数:3,分数:120.00)1.Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D.(分数:40.00)__________________________________________________________________________________________ 解析:There is growing interest in East Japan Railway Co. ltd., one of the six companies, created out of the privatized national railway system. In an industry lacking exciting growth【B1】______, its plan to use real-estate assets in and around train stations 【B2】______ is drawing interest. In a plan called "Station Renaissance" that it 【B3】______ in November, JR East said that it would【B4】______using its commercial spaces for shops and restaurants, extending them to 【B5】______ more suitable for the information age. It wants train stations as pick-up 【B6】______ for such goods as books, flowers and groceries【B7】______over the Internet. In a country where city 【B8】______ depend heavily on trains【B9】______commuting, about 16 million people a day go to its train stations anyway, the company【B10】______. So, picking up commodities at train stations【B11】______consumers extra travel and missed home deliveries. JR East already has been using its station【B12】______stores for this purpose, but it plans to create【B13】______spaces for the delivery of Internet goods. The company also plans to introduce【B14】______cards—known in Japan as IC cards because they use integrated circuit for【B15】______information【B16】______train tickets and commuter passes【B17】______the magnetic ones used today, integrating them into a/an【B18】______pass. This will save the company money, because 【B19】______ for IC cards are much less expensive than magnetic systems. Increased use of IC cards should also【B20】______the space needed for ticket vending.(分数:40.00)(1).【B1】(分数:2.00)A.perspectivesB.outlooksC.prospects √D.spectacles解析:解析:考查名词辨析。
2019年考研英语真题答案及解析

【考点】句内语义+动词短语搭配。
【解析】空格所在句意为:但是手机________电池,而电池耗尽的速度会比我们意识到的更快。“空
格动词+on”需体现“手机”与“电池”的关系,由句首 But(体现上下文语义转折:手机功能固然强
大,但一切最终取决于电池)以及常识“手机是依靠电池提供能量才得以运转”可以判断[C] run 正确,
度副词 well(大大地,远远地)修饰,意为“完全偏离路线/迷路”,故[B] off 符合文意。
7. [A] unattractive 无吸引力的;不好的
[B] uncrowded 不拥挤的
[C] unchanged 未改变过的
[D] unfamiliar 不熟悉的,不了解的
【答案】D
【考点】形容词辨析。
10.[A] immediately 即刻,马上;立即
[B] intentionally 故意地,蓄意地
[C] unexpectedly 出人意料地
[D] eventually 终于,最终
【答案】D
【考点】句内语义逻辑。
【解析】句子结构 if...,you should...(如果……,你应该会……;此处 should 用于“表示预期”,指
“应该会、可能”)明确“条件 结果”的句内逻辑,即主句中“看到人的迹象”是从句中条件“朝
下坡方向走”达成的结果,选项中符合文意的只有[D] eventually,该词强调“(经过一番困难后)最终”,
符合“一路向下、同时不断追寻水源”的语境。
词汇注释与难句分析
trail 【乡间或森林里的】小路;痕迹;踪迹 downhill 下坡的
帮助迷路者重返文明社会,one of which 引导定于从句,引出其中一个技巧:沿着陆地走。
考研英语一(完形填空)模拟试卷25

考研英语一(完形填空)模拟试卷25(总分:120.00,做题时间:90分钟)一、 Use of English(总题数:3,分数:120.00)1.Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D.(分数:40.00)__________________________________________________________________________________________ 解析:In the late 1960's, many people in North America turned their attention to environmental problems, and new steel-and-glass skyscrapers were widely criticized. Ecologists pointing【B1】______that a cluster of tall buildings in a city often overburdens public transportation and parking lot 【B2】______. Skyscrapers are also enormous【B3】______, and wasters, of electric power. In one recent year, the addition【B4】 17 million square feet of skyscraper office space in New York City raised the 【B5】______ daily demand for electricity by 120,000 kilowatts—enough to【B6】______the entire city of Albany for a day. Glass-wailed skyscraper can be especially【B7】______. The heat loss (or gain) through a wall of half-inch plate glass is more than ten times 【B8】______ through a typical masonry wall filled with insulation board. To lessen the strain【B9】______heating and air-conditioning equipment,【B10】______of skyscrapers have begun to use double-glazed panels of glass, and reflective glasses【B11】______with silver or gold mirror films that reduce【B12】______as well as heat gain. However,【B13】______skyscrapers raise the temperature of the surrounding air and【B14】______neighboring buildings. Skyscrapers put severe pressure on a city's sanitation【B15】______, too. If fully occupied, the two World Trade Center towers in New York City would alone generate 2.25 million gallons of raw sewage each year—as【B16】______as a city the size of Stamford, Connecticut, which has a【B17】______of more than 109,000. Skyscrapers also【B18】______with television reception, block bird flyways, and obstruct air traffic. Still, people【B19】______to build skyscrapers for all the reasons that they have always built them—personal ambition and the【B20】______of owners to have the largest possible amount of rentable space.(分数:40.00)(1).【B1】(分数:2.00)A.atB.toC.out √D.towards解析:解析:考查动词短语辨析。
2023年考研英语(一)答案解析

2023年全国硕士研究生统一入学考试英语(一)试题解析Section I Use of English1.【答案】C【解析】后面outside the walls of a city or village表示位置只有located可以后接地址,表示坐落在……地方。
[A]display“展示”;[B]occupied“占据”;[D]equipped“装备”,语义均不正确。
2.【答案】A【解析】此处副词修饰前面的fund,or表示并列,说明空格处所填意思与government正好形成对比。
四个选项中privately“私下”语义合适,是正确选项。
[B]regularly“经常”;[C]respectively“各自”;[D]permanently “永久”,语义均不合适。
3.【答案】D【解析】空后面接了of the Persian word“karvan”和and“seray”,a palace or enclosed building表示是这两个词的结合体词为combination,因此答案为D。
[A]definition“定义”;[B]transition“转变”;[C]substitution “代替”,语义不合适。
4.【答案】C【解析】“这个词也可以用来_____”。
词是用来描述事物的,据此可知,答案应为describe,选C正确。
[A]classify“分类”;[B]record“记录”;[D]connect“连接”,三个选项语义都不合适。
5.【答案】C【解析】空格前面讲到一群人,而空格之后分别提到了三种不同的人。
前面的范围大而抽象,后面的内容小而具体,空格处所填的应该就是表举例关系的词,因此[C]such as是正确答案。
[A]apart from“除……之外”;[B]instead of“而不是”;[D]along with“沿着……”,三个选项的逻辑关系不合适。
6.【答案】A【解析】空格前讲到随着商旅的发展,据此可知驿站应该也需要随之发展,观察四个选项[A]construction “建设”;[B]restoration“恢复”;[C]impression“印象”;[D]evaluation“评估”。
2024年全国硕士研究生招生考试 英语(一)真题及答案
2024考研英语(一)真题及答案Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text.Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.(10points)There's nothing more welcoming than a door opening for you.1the need to be touched to open or close,automatic doors are essential in2disabled access to buildings and helping provide general3to commercial buildings.Self-sliding doors began to emerge as a commercial product in1960after being invented six years4by Americans Dee Horton and Lew Hewitl.They5as a novelty feature,but as their use has grown,their6have extended within our technologically advanced world. Particulary7in busy locations or during times of emergency,the doors8crowd management by reducing the obstacles put in people's way.9making access both in and out of buildings easier for people,the difference in the way many of these doors open helps reduce the total area10by them.Automatic doors often open to the side,with the panels sliding across one another.Replacing swing doors,these11smaller buildings to maximise the usable space inside without having to12the way for a large, sticking-out door.There are many different types of automatic door,with each13specific signals to tell them when to open.14these methods differ,the main15remain the same. Each automatic door system16the light,sound weight or movement in their vicinity as a signal to open.Sensor types are chosen to17the different environments they are needed in.18,a busy street migle not19a motion-sensored door,as it would constantly be opening for passers-by.A pressure sensitive mat would be more20to limit the surveyed area.1.A.Through B.Despite C.Besides D.Without2.A.revealing B.demanding C.improving D.tracing3.A.experience B.convenience C.guidance D.reference4.A.previously B.temporarily C.successively D.eventually5.A.held on B.started out C.settled down D.went by6.A.relations B.volumes C.benefits D.sourceseful B.simple C.flexible D.stable8.A.call for B.yield to C.insist on D.act as9.A.As well as B.In terms of C.Thanks to D.Rather than10.A.connected B.shared C.represented D.occupied11.A.allow B.expect C.require D.direct12.A.adopt B.lead C.clear D.change13.A.adapting to B.deriving from C.relying on D.pointing at14.A.Once B.Since C.Unless D.Although15.A.records B.positions C.principles D.reasons16.A.controls B.analyses C.produces D.mixes17.A.decorate pare C.protect plement18.A.In conclusion B.By contrast C.For example D.Above all19.A.identify B.suit C.secure D.include20.A.appropriate B.obvious C.impressive D.delicateSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts.Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B,C or D.Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.(40points)Text1Nearly2000years ago,as the Romans began to pull out of Scotland,they left behind a curious treasure:10tons of nails,nearly a million of the things.The nail hoard was discovered in 1960in a four-metre-deep pit covered by two metres of gravel.Why had the Romans buried a million nails?The likely explanation is that the withdrawal was rushed,and they didn't want the local Caledonians getting their hands on10tons of weapon-grade iron.The Romans buried the nails so deep that they would not be discovered for almost two millennia.Later civilisations would value the skilled blacksmith's labour in a nail even more than the raw material.As Roma Agrawal explains in her new delightful book Nuts and Bolts,early 17th-century Virginians would sometimes burn down their homes if they were planning to relocate. This was an attempt to recover the valuable nails,which could be reused after sifting the ashes. The idea that one might burn down an entire house just to reclaim the nails underlines how scarce, costly and valuable the simple-seeming technology was.The price of nails fell by90%between the late1700s and mid-1900s,as economist Daniel Sichel points out in a research paper.According to Sichel,although the falling price of nails was driven partly by cheaper iron and cheaper energy,most of the credit goes to nail manufactures who simply found more efficient ways to turn steel into nails.Nails themselves have changed over the years,but Sichel studied them because they haven't changed much.Roman lamps and Roman chariots are very different from LED strips and sports cars,but Roman nails are still clearly nails.It would be absurd to try to track the changing price of sports cars since1695,but to ask the same question of nails makes perfect sense.I make no apology for being obsessed by a particular feature of these objects:their price.I am an economist,after all.After writing two books about the history of inventions,one thing I've learnt is that while it is the enchantingly sophisticated technologies that get all the hype,it’s the cheap technologies that change the world.The Gutenberg printing press transformed civilisation not by changing the nature of writing but by changing its cost-and it would have achieved little without a parallel collapse in the price of surfaces to write on,thanks to an often-overlooked technology called paper.Solar panels had few niche uses until they became cheap;now they are transforming the global energy system.21.The Romans buried the nails probably for the sake of________.A.saving them for future useB.keeping them from rustingC.letting them grow in valueD.hiding them from the locals22.The example of early17th-century Virginians is used to_____.A.highlight the thriftiness of early American colonistsB.illustrate the high status of blacksmiths in that periodC.contrast the attitudes of different civilisations toward nailsD.show the preciousness of nail-making tecnology at that time23.What played the major role in lowering the price of nails after the late1700s?A.Increased productivity.B.Wider use of new energies.C.Fiercer market competition.D.Reduced cost of raw materials.24.It can be learned from Paragraph5that nails________.A.have undergone many technological improvementsB.have remained basically the same since Roman timesC.are less studied than other everyday productsD.are one of the world's most significant inventions25.Which of the following best summarises the last two paragraphs?A.Cheap technologies bring about revolutionary change.B.Technological innovation is integral to economic success.C.Techconoly defines people's understanding of the world.D.Sophisticated technologies develop from small inventions.Text2Parenting tips obtained from hunter-gatherers in Africa may be the key to bringing up more contented children,researchers have suggested.The idea is based on studies of communities such as the Kung of Botswana,where each child is cared for by many adults.Kung children as young as four will help to look after younger ones and“baby-wearing”,in which infants are carried in slings,is considered the norm.According to Dr Nikhil Chaudhary,an evolutionary anthropologist at Cambridge University, these practices,Known as alloparenting,could lead to less anxiety for children and parents.Dr Annie Swanepoel,a child psychiatrist,believes that there are ways to incorporate them into western life.In Germany,one scheme has paired an old people's home with a nursery.The residents help to look after the children,an arrangement akin to alloparenting.Another measure could be encouraging friendships between children indifferent school years to mirror the unsupervised mixed-age playgroups in hunter-gatherer communities.In a paper published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry,researchers said that the western nuclear family was a recent invention which family broke with evolutionary history. This abrupt shift to an“intensive mothering narrative”,which suggests that mothers should manage childcare alone,was likely to have been harmful.“Such narratives can lead to maternal exhaustion and have dangerous consequences,“they wrote.By contrast,in hunter-gatherer societies adults other than the parents can provide almost halfof a child's care.One previous study looked at the Efe people of the Democratic Republic of Congo.It found that infants had an average of14alloparents a day by the time they were18 weeks old and were passed between caregivers eight times an hour.Chaudhary said that parents now had less childcare support from family and social networks than during most of humans'evolutionary history,but introducing additional caregivers could reduce stress and maternal depression,which could have a“knock-on”benefit to a child's wellbeing.An infant born to a hunter-gatherer society could have more than ten caregivers-this contrasts starkly to nursery settings in the UK where regulations call for a ratio of one carer to four children aged two to three.While hunter-gatherer children learnt from observation and imitation in mixed-age playgroups,researchers said that western“instructive teaching”,where pupils are asked to sit still, may contribute to conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.Chaudhary said that Britain should explore the possibility that older siblings helping their parents“might also enhance their own social development.”26.According to the first two paragraph,alloparenting refers to the practice of_______.A.sharing child care among community membersB.assigning babies to specific adult caregiversC.teaching parenting details to older childrenD.carrying infants around by their parent27.The scheme in Germany is mentioned to illustrate_______.A.an attempt to facilitate intergenerational communicationB.an approach to integrating alloparenting into western cultureC.the conventional parenting style in western cultureD.the differences between western African ways of living28.According to Paragraph4,the“intensive mothering narrative”_________.A.alleviate parenting pressureB.considerate family relationshipsC.results in the child-centered familyD.departs from the course of evolution29.According to paragraph6,what can we learn about nursery in the UK?A.They tend to fall short of official requirements.B.They have difficulty finding enough caregivers.C.They ought to improve their carer-to-child ratio.D.They should try to prevent parental depression.30.Which of the following would be the best title?A.Instructive teaching:a dilemma for anxious parentsB.For a happier family,learn from the hunter-gatherersC.Mix-aged playgroup,a better choice for lonely childrenD.Tracing the history of parenting:from Africa to EuropeText3Rutkowski is a Polish digital artist who uses classical painting styles to create dreamy fantasy landscapes.He has made illustrations for games such as Sony’s Horizon Forbidden West, Ubisoft’s Anno,Dungeons&Dragons,and Magic:The Gathering.And he’s become a sudden hit in the new world of text-to-image AI generation.His distinctive style is now one of the most commonly used prompts in the new open-source AI art generator Stable Diffusion,which was launched late last month.The tool,along with other popular image-generation AI models,allows anyone to create impressive images based on text prompts.For example,type in“Wizard with sword and a glowing orb of magic fire fights a fierce dragon Greg Rutkowski,”and the system will produce something that looks not a million miles away from works in Rutkowski’s style.But these open-source programs are built by scraping images from the Internet,often without permission and proper attribution to artists.As a result,they are raising tricky questions about ethics and copyright.And artists like Rutkowski have had enough.According to the website Lexica,which tracks over10million images and prompts generated by Stable Diffusion,Rutkowski’s name has been used as a prompt around93,000times.Some of the world’s most famous artists,such as Michelangelo,Pablo Picasso,and Leonardo da Vinci, brought up around2,000prompts each or less.Rutkowski’s name also features as a prompt thousands of times in the Discord of another text-to-image generator,Midjourney.Rutkowski was initially surprised but thought it might be a good way to reach new audiences.Then he tried searching for his name to see if a piece he had worked on had been published.The online search brought back work that had his name attached to it but wasn’t his."It’s been just a month.What about in a year?I probably won’t be able to find my work out there because[the internet]will be flooded with AI art,”Rutkowski says.“That’s concerning.”“There is a coalition growing within artist industries to figure out how to tackle or mitigate this,”says Ortiz.The group is in its early days of mobilization,which could involve pushing for new policies or regulation.One suggestion is that AI models could be trained on images in the public domain,and AI companies could forge partnerships with museums and artists,Ortiz says.31.What can be learned about Rutkowski from the first two paragraphs?A.He is enthusiastic about AI generation painting.B.He is popular with the users of an AI art generator.C.He attracts admiration from other illustrators.D.He specializes in classical painting digitalization.32.The problem with open-source AI art generators is that theyck flexibility in responding to promptsB.produce artworks in unpredictable stylesC.make unauthorized use of online the agesD.cdlect user information with that consent.33.After searching online,Rutkowski found____.A.a unique way to reach audiencesB.a new method to identify Al imagesC.AI-generated work bearing hisnareD.heated disputes regarding his cape copyright34.According to Ortiz,Al companies are advised to_____.A.campaign for new policies or regulationsB.offer their services to public institutionsC.strengthen their relationships with Al usersD.adopt a different strategy for Al model training35.What is the text mainly about?A.Artists'responses to Al art generation.B.Al's expanded role in artistic creation.C.Privacy issues in the application of Al.D.Opposing views on AI development.Text4The miracle of the Chesapeake Bay lies not in its depths,but in the complexity of its natural construction,the interaction of fresh and saline waters,and the mix of land and water.The shallows provide homes for hundreds of species while storing floodwaters,filtering pollutants from water,and protecting nearby communities from potentially destructive storm surges.All this was put at great risk late last month,when the U.S.Supreme Court issued a ruling in an idaho case that provides the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)far less authority to regulate wetlands and waterways.Specifically,a5-4majority decided that wetlands protected by the EPA under its Clean Water Act authority must have a“continuous surface connection”to bodies of water.This narrowing of the regulatory scope was a victory for builders,mining operators and other commercial interests often at odds with environmental rules.And it carries "significant repercussions for water quality and flood control throughout the United States,"as Justice Brett Kavanaugh oberserved.In Maryland,the good news is that there are many state laws in place that provide wetlands protections.But that's a very shortsighted view,particularly when it comes to the Chesapeake Bay. The reality is that water,and the pollutants that so often come with it,don’t respect state boundaries.The Chesapeake draws from a64,000-square-mile watershed that extends into Virginia,Pennsylvania,New York,West Virginia,the District of Columbia and Delaware.Will those jurisdictions extend the same protections now denies under Kavanaugh.EPA?Perhaps some, but all?That seems unlikely.It is too easy,and misleading,to see such court rulings as merely standing up for the rights of land owners when the consequences can be so dire for their neighbors. And it's a reminder that the EPA’s involvement in the Chesapeake Bay Program has long been crucial as the means to transcend the influence of deep-pocketed special interests in neighboring states.Pennsylvania framers,to use one telling example,aren’t thinking about next year’s blue crab harvest in Maryland when they decide whether to spend animal waste on their fields,yet the runoff into nearby creeks can have enormous impact downstream.And so we would call on state lawmakers from Richmond to Albany to consider reviewing their own wetlands protections and see for themselves the enormous stakes involved.We can offerthem a visit to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Chester County where bald eagles fly over tidal marshes so shallow you could not paddle a boat across them but teaming with aquatic life. It’s worth the scenic drive.36.The Chesapeake Bay is described in paragraph l as________.A.a valuable natural environmentB.a contoversial conservation areaC.a place with commercial potentialD.a headache for nearby communities37.The U.S.Supreme Court’s ruing in the Idaho caseA.reinforces water pollution controlB.weakens the EPA’s regulatory powerC.will end conflicts among local residentsD.may face opposition from mining operators38.How doesn't the author fell about future of the chesapenke Bay?_______.A.worriedB.PuzzledC.RelievedD.Encouraged39.What can be inferred about the EPA’s involvement in the chesapeake Bay Program?A.It has restored the balance among neighboring jurisdictions.B.It has triggered a radical reform in commercial fisheries.C.It has set a fine example of respecting state authorities.D.It has ensured the coordination of protection efforts.40.The author holds that the state lawmakers should___.A.be cautious about the influence of landownersB.attach due importance to wetlands protectionsC.recognize the need to expand wildlife refugesD.improve the wellbeing of endangered speciesPart BDirections:Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable subheading from the list A-G for each of the numbered paragraphs(41-45).There are two extra subheadings.Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.(10points)41.HannahSimply,there are people in Nigeria who cannot travel to the Smithsonian Institution to see that par t of their history and culture represented by the Benin Bronzes.These should be available to them as part of their cultural heritage and history and as a source of national pride.There is no good rea son that these artifacts should be beyond the ordinary reach of the educational objectives or inspiration of the generations to which they were left.They serve no purpose in a museum in the United States or elsewhere except as curious objects.They cannot be compared to works of art produced f or sale which can be passed from hand to hand and place to place by purchase.42.BuckWe know very exact reproductions of artwork can be and are regularly produced.Perhaps museum s and governments might explore some role for the use of nearly exact reproductions as a means o f resolving issues relating to returning works of art and antiquities.The context of any exhibit is m ore important to me than whether the object being displayed is2,000years old or2months old.In many cases the experts have a hard time agreeing on what is the real object and what is a forgery. Again,the story an exhibit is trying to tell is what matters.The monetary value of the objects on di splay is a distant second place in importance.43.SaraWhen visiting the Baltimore Museum of Art,I came across a magnificent15th-century Chinese sc ulpture.It inspired me to learn more about the culture that it represented.Artifacts in museums ha ve the power to inspire,and perhaps spark that need to learn and understand the nature of their cre ators.Having said that,I do feel that whatever artifacts find their way to public museums should,i n fact,be sanctioned as having been obtained on loan,legally purchased,or obtained by treaty.Ste aling artifacts from other peoples'cultures is obscene;it robs not only the physical objects,but the dignity and spirit of their creators.44.VictorAncient art that is displaced in foreign countries should be returned…45.JuliaTo those of you in the comments section,by all means,who are having strong feeling about artifac ts being removed from cities in the US and Britain,I would ask you to consider......A.It's clear that the countries of origin have never been compensated for the stolen architects.B.It's a flawed line of reasoning to argue against returning artifacts to their countries of arranging.C.Museum visitors can still learn as much from artifacts copies after the originals are returned.D.Reproductions,even if perfectly made,cannot take the place of the authentic objects.E.The real value of artifacts can only be recognized in their countries of arranging rather than anywhere else.F.Ways to get artifacts from other countries must be decent and lawful.G.Concern over security is no excuse for refusing to return the artifacts of other countries.41-45答案:EDFGBPart CDirections:Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese.Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.(10points)答案(46)它们有时跋涉六十多英里寻找食物或水,并且非常善于寻找其他大象的位置——即使它们不在视线范围内。
考研英语一(完形填空)模拟试卷14
考研英语一(完形填空)模拟试卷14(总分:120.00,做题时间:90分钟)一、 Use of English(总题数:3,分数:120.00)1.Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D.(分数:40.00)__________________________________________________________________________________________ 解析:Organised volunteering and work experience has long been a vital companion to university degree courses. Usually it is left to【B1】______to deduce the potential from a list of extracurricular adventures on a graduate' s resume, 【B2】______ now the University of Bristol has launched an award to formalise the achievements of students who 【B3】______ time to activities outside their courses. Bristol PLuS aims to boost students in an increasingly 【B4】______ job market by helping them acquire work and life skills alongside 【B5】______ qualifications. "Our students are a pretty active bunch, but we found that they didn't 【B6】______ appreciate the value of what they did 【B7】______ the lecture hall," says Jeff Goodman, director of careers and employability at the university. "Employers are much more 【B8】______ than they used to be. They used to look for 【B9】______ and saw it as part of their job to extract the value of an applicant's skills. Now they want students to be able to explain why those skills are【B10】______to the job." Students who sign【B11】______for the award will be expected to complete 50 hours of work experience or 【B12】______work, attend four workshops on employ-ability skills, take part in an intensive skills-related activity 【B13】______, crucially, write a summary of the skills they have gained.【B14】______efforts will gain an Outstanding Achievement Award. Those who【B15】______best on the sports field can take the Sporting PLuS Award which fosters employer-friendly sports accomplishments. The experience does not have to be【B16】______organised. "We 're not just interested in easily identifiable skills," says Goodman. "【B17】______, one student took the lead in dealing with a difficult landlord and so【B18】______negotiation skills. We try to make the experience relevant to individual lives." Goodman hopes the【B19】______will enable active students to fill in any gaps in their experience and encourage their less-active【B20】______to take up activities outside their academic area of work.(分数:40.00)(1).【B1】(分数:2.00)A.advisorsB.specialistsC.criticsD.employers √解析:解析:考查语篇理解及名词辨析。
2021年考研英语一真题及答案
》》》》》》2023年整理试题资料,word版欢迎下载《《《《《《2021 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语(一)试题Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read t he f ollowing t ext.C hoose t he b est w ord(s)f or e ach n umbered b lank a nd m ark A,B,C o r D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)Fluid i ntelligence i s t he t ype o f i ntelligence t hat h as t o d o w ith s hort-term m emory a nd t he ability t o t hink q uickly, logically, a nd a bstractly i n o rder t o s olve n ew p roblems. I t 1 in young a dulthood, l evels o ut f or a period o f t ime, a nd t hen 2 starts t o s lowly d ecline a s w e age.But 3 aging is inevitable,scientists are finding out that certain changes in brain function may not b e.One study found that muscle loss and the 4 of body fat around the abdomen are associated with a decline in fluid intelligence. This suggests the 5 that lifestyle factors might help prevent or 6this type of decline.The researchers looked at data that 7 measurements of lean muscle and abdominal fat from more than4,000middle-to-older-aged men and women and 8 that data to reported changes i n f luid i ntelligence o ver a s ix-year p eriod. T hey f ound t hat m iddle-aged p eople9 higher m easures o f a bdominal f at 10 worse o n m easures o f f luid i ntelligence a s t he years11 .For women, the association may be 12 to changes in immunity that resulted from excess abdominal fat; in men, the immune system did not appear to be 13 . It is hoped that future studies could 14 these differences and perhaps lead to different 15 for men and women.16 ,there are steps y ou can 17 to h elp r educe a bdominal f at a nd m aintain lean muscle mass a s you a ge i n o rder t o p rotect b oth y our p hysical a nd mental 18 . The two highly recommended lifestyle approaches are maintaining or increasing your 19 of aerobic exercise and following a Mediterranean-style 20 that is high in fiber and eliminates highly processed f oods.1.[A] pauses2.[A] g enerally [B] returns[B] formally[C] fades[C] a ccidentally[D] peaks[D] alternatively3. [A] s ince [B] while [C] once [D] until4. [A] d etection [B] consumption[C]a ccumulation[D]s eparation5. [A] decision [B] possibility [C] goal [D] r equirement6. [A] e nsure [B] delay [C] seek [D] utilize7. [A] modified [B] s upported [C] predicted [D] included8. [A] d evoted [B] converted [C] compared [D] applied9. [A] a bove [B] with [C] by [D] against10. [A] l ived [B] managed [C] played [D] scored11. [A] went by [B] set o ff [C] drew i n [D] ran o ut12. [A] s uperior [B] parallel [C] a ttributable [D] r esistant13.[A] restored [B] i solated [C] c ontrolled14.[A] e xplain [B] s pread [C] remove15.[A]treatments [B] s ymptoms [C] d emands16.[A] Likewise [B] T herefore [C] M eanwhile17.[A] take [B] w atch [C] count18.[A] p rocess [B] w ellbeing [C] f ormation19.[A] love [B] level [C] knowledge20.[A] d esign [B] diet [C] p rescription [D] involved [D] alter[D] compensations [D] I nstead[D] change[D] coordination [D] space[D] routineSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.(40points)Text 1How can Britain’s train operators possibly justify yet another increase rail passenger fares? It has become a grimly reliable annual ritual: every January the cost of travelling by train rises, imposing a significant extra burden on those who have no option but to use the rail network to get to work or otherwise. This year ’s rise, an average of 2.7 percent, may be a fraction lower than last year’s, but it is still well above the official Consumer Price Index(CPI) measure o f i nflation.Successive governments have permitted such increases on the grounds that the cost of investing in and running the rail network should be borne by those who use it, rather than the general taxpayer.Why,the argument goes,should a car-driving pensioner from Lincolnshire have to s ubsidise t he d aily c ommute o f a s tockbroker f rom Surrey? E qually, t here i s a s ense t hat t he travails o f c ommuters i n t he S outh E ast, m any o f w hom w ill f ace a mong t he biggest r ises, h ave received too much attention compared to those who must endure the relatively poor infrastructure of the Midlands and the N orth.However, o ver t he p ast 12 m onths, t hose c ommuters h ave a lso e xperienced s ome o f t he w orst rail s trikes i n years.I t is a ll very w ell t rain o perators t rumpeting t he i mprovements t hey a re making t o t he n etwork, b utpassengers s hould b e a ble t o e xpect a b asic l evel o f s ervice f or the substantial sums they are now paying to travel.The responsibility for t he l atest w ave o f s trikes rests o n the u nions. H owever, t here i s a s trong c ase t hat t hose w ho h ave b een w orst a ffected b y industrial a ction s hould r eceive compensation f or t he d isruption t hey h ave s uffered.The G overnment h as p ledged t o c hange t he l aw t o i ntroduce a m inimum s ervice r equirement so t hat, e ven w hen strikes o ccur, s ervices c an c ontinue t o o perate. T his s hould f orm p art o f a w ider package of measures to address the long-running problems on Britain’s railways. Yes, more investment i s n eeded,b ut p assengers w ill n ot b e w illing t o p ay more i ndefinitely i f t hey m ust a lso endure cramped, unreliable services, interrupted by regular chaos when timetables are changed, or planned maintenance is managed incompetently. The threat of nationalisation may have been seen off f or now, b ut i t w ill r eturn w ith a v engeance i f t he j ustified a nger o f p assengers i s n ot a ddressedin short order.21.The author holds that this year’s increase in rail passengers fares .[A]has kept pace with inflation[B]remains an unreasonable m easure[C]is a big surprise to commuters[D]will ease train operators’burden22.The s tockbroker i n P aragraph 2i s u sed t o s tand f or .[A]local investors[B]ordinary taxpayers[C]car drivers[D]rail travellers23.It is indicated in Paragraph3that train operators .[A]have failed to provide an adequate service[B]have suffered huge losses owing to the strikes[C]are offering compensations to commuters[D]are tying to repair relations with the unions24.If u nable t o c alm d own p assengers,t he r ailways m ay h ave t o f ace .[A]the loss of i nvestment[B]the collapse of o perations[C]a change of ownership[D]a reduction of r evenue25.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?[A]Who Are to Blame for the Strikes?[B]Constant Complaining Doesn’t W ork[C]Ever-rising Fares Aren’t S ustainable[D]Can Nationalisation Bring H ope?Text 2Last year marked the third year in a row that Indonesia’s bleak rate of deforestation has slowed i n p ace. One r eason f or t he t urnaround m ay b e t he c ountry’s a ntipoverty p rogram.In 2007, Indonesia started phasing in a program that gives money to its poorest residents under c ertain conditions, s uch a s r equiring p eople t o k eep k ids i n s chool o r g et r egular m edical care.Called conditional cash transfers or CCTs,these social assistance programs are designed to reduce inequality and break the cycle of poverty. They’re already used in dozens of countries worldwide. In Indonesia,the program has provided enough food and medicine to substantially reduce severe growth problems among children.But CCT programs don’t generally consider effects on the environment. In fact, poverty alleviation a nd environmental p rotection a re o ften v iewed a s c onflicting g oals,s ays P aul F erraro,an economist at Johns Hopkins University.That’s because economic growth can be correlated with environmental degradation,while protecting the environment is sometimes correlated with greater poverty.However,those correlations don’t prove cause and effect. The only previous study analyzing causality,based on an area i n Mexico t hat h ad i nstituted C CTs,s upported t he t raditional view.T here,a s p eople g ot m ore money,s ome o f t hem m ay h ave m ore c leared l and f or c attle t o r aise f or m eat,F erraro s ays.Such p rograms d o n ot h ave t o n egatively a ffect t he e nvironment, t hough. F erraro w anted t o see if Indonesia’s poverty-alleviation program was affecting deforestation. Indonesia has the third-largest a rea o f t ropical f orest i n t he world a nd o ne o f t he h ighest d eforestation r ates.Ferraro analyzed satellite data showing annual forest loss from 2008 to 2012—including during Indonesia’s phase-in of the antipoverty program—in 7,468 forested villages across 15 provinces. “We see that the program is associated w ith a30 p ercent r eduction i n d eforestation, ” Ferraro says.That’s likely because the rural poor are using the money as makeshift insurance policies against i nclement weather, F erraro s ays. T ypically, i f r ains a re d elayed, p eople m ay c lear l and t o plant more rice to supplement their harvests.With the CCTs, individuals instead can use the money to supplement their harvests.Whether this research translates elsewhere is anybody’s guess. Ferraro suggests the results may t ransfer t o other p arts o f A sia, d ue t o c ommonalities s uch a s t he i mportance o f g rowing r ice and m arket a ccess. A nd r egardless o f transferability, t he s tudy s hows t hat w hat ’s g ood f or p eople may a lso b e g ood f or t he e nvironment. E ven i f t his p rogram didn ’t reduce poverty, Ferraro s ays, “the v alue o f t he a voided d eforestation j ust f or c arbon d ioxide e missions a lone i s m ore t han t he program costs.”26.According t o t he f irst t wo p aragraphs, C CT p rograms a im t o .[A]help poor families get better off[B]facilitate health care r eform[C]improve local education s ystems[D]lower deforestation rates27.The s tudy b ased o n a n a rea i n M exico i s c ited t o s how t hat .[A]cattle rearing has been a major means of livelihood for the poor[B]CCT programs have helped preserve traditional lifestyles[C]economic growth tends to cause environmental degradation[D]antipoverty efforts require the participation of local farmers28.In h is s tudy a bout I ndonesia, F erraro i ntends t o f ind o ut .[A]its annual rate of poverty alleviation[B]the relation of CCTs to its forest loss[C]the role of its forests in climate change[D]its acceptance level of CCTs29.According t o F erraro,t he C CT p rogram i n I ndonesia i s m ost v aluable i n t hat .[A]it can boost grain production[B]it can protect the e nvironment[C]it will reduce regional inequality[D]it will benefit other Asian countries30.What is the text centered on?[A]The process of a s tudy.[B]The transferability of a study.[C]The debates over a program.[D]The effects of a p rogram.Text 3As a h istorian w ho’s a lways s earching f or t he t ext o r t he i mage t hat m akes u s r e-evaluate t he past, I’ve become preoccupied with looking for photographs that show our Victorian ancestors smiling (what b etter w ay t o s hatter t he image o f 19th-century p rudery?). I’ve found quite a few, and—since I s tarted p osting t hem o n T witter—they h ave b een c ausing q uite a s tir. People h ave been s urprised to s ee e vidence t hat V ictorians h ad f un a nd c ould,a nd d id,l augh.T hey a re n oting that the Victorians suddenly seem to become more human as the hundred-or-so years that separate us fade away through our common experience of laughter.Of c ourse,I n eed t o c oncede t hat m y c ollection o f‘Smiling V ictorians’makes u p o nly a t iny percentage of the vast catalogue of photographic portraiture created between1840and1900,the majority of which show sitters posing miserably and stiffly in front of painted backdrops, or staring absently into the middle distance. How do we explain this trend?During the 1840s and 1850s, in the early days of photography, exposure times were notoriously long: the daguerreotype photographic method (producing an image on a silvered copper plate)could take several minutes to complete,resulting in blurred images as sitters shifted position o r a djusted t heir l imbs. T he t hought o f holding a f ixed g rin a s t he c amera p erformed i ts magical duties was too much to contemplate, and so a non-committal blank stare became the norm.But exposure times were much quicker by the 1880s, and the introduction of the Box Brownie and other portable cameras meant that, though slow by today’s digital standards, the exposure was almost instantaneous. Spontaneous smiles were relatively easy to capture by the 1890s, so we must look elsewhere for an explanation of why V ictorians s till h esitated t o s mile.One explanation might be the loss of dignity displayed through a cheesy grin.“Nature gave us lips to conceal o ur t eeth,”ran o ne p opular V ictorian s aying,a lluding t o t he f act t hat b efore t he birth of proper d entistry, mouths were o ften in a shocking state of h ygiene.A flashing set o f healthy a nd c lean,r egular‘pearly w hites’w as a r are s ight i n V ictorian s ociety,t he p reserve o f t he super-rich (and even then,dental hygiene was not guaranteed).A toothy grin (especially when there were gaps or blackened teeth) lacked class: drunks, tramps and music hall performers might gurn and grin with a smile as wide as Lewis Carrol’s gum-exposing C heshire C at,b ut i t was n ot a b ecoming l ook f or p roperly b red p ersons.E ven M ark Twain,a m an w ho e njoyed a h earty l augh,s aid t hat when i t c ame t o p hotographic p ortraits t here could be “nothing more damning than a silly, foolish smile fixed forever”.31.According t o P aragraph1,t he a uthor’s p osts o n T witter .[A]illustrated the development of Victorian photography[B]highlighted social media’s role in Victorian s tudies[C]re-evaluated the Victorians’ notion of public image[D]changed people’s impression of the Victorians32.What does the author say about the Victorian portraits he has collected?[A]They are rare among photographs of that age.[B]They show effects of different exposure times.[C]They mirror 19th-century social conventions.[D]They are in popular use among historians.33.What might have kept the Victorians from smiling for pictures in the1890s?[A]Their inherent social s ensitiveness.[B]Their tension before the camera.[C]Their unhealthy dental c ondition.[D]Their distrust of new inventions.34.Mark T wain i s q uoted t o s how t hat t he d isapproval o f s miles i n p ictures w as .[A]a thought-provoking idea[B]a m isguided a ttitude[C]a c ontroversial v iew[D]a deep-rooted belief35.Which of the following questions does the text answer?[A]Why did most Victorians look stern in photographs?[B]When did the Victorians start to view photography differently?[C]What m ade p hotography d evelop s lowly i n t he V ictorian p eriod?[D]How did smiling in photographs become a post-Victorian n orm?Text 4From the early days of broadband, advocates for consumers and web-based c ompanies worried that the cable and phone companies s elling broadband c onnections h ad the p ower and incentive t o f avor a ffiliated w ebsites o ver their r ivals’.T hat’s w hy t here h as b een s uch a s trong demand for rules that would prevent broadband providers from picking winners and losers online, preserving t he f reedom a nd i nnovation t hat h ave b een t he l ifeblood o f t he i nternet.Yet that demand has been almost impossible to fill—in part because of pushback from broadband providers, anti-regulatory conservatives and the courts. A federal appeals court weighed i n a gain T uesday, b ut instead o f p roviding a b adly n eeded r esolution, i t o nly p rolonged the fight. At issue before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit was the latest take of the Federal Communications Commission(FCC)on net neutrality,adopted on a party-line vote in2017.The Republican-penned order not only eliminated the strict net neutrality rules the FCC had adopted when it had a Democratic majority in2015,but rejected thecommission’s authority to require broadband providers to do much of anything. The order also declared t hat s tate a nd local g overnments c ouldn’t r egulate b roadband p roviders e ither.The commission argued that other agencies would protect against anti-competitive behavior, such a s a broadband-providing c onglomerate l ike A T&T f avoring i ts o wn v ideo-streaming s ervice at the expense of Netflix and Apple TV . Yet the FCC also ended the investigations of broadband providers t hat i mposed d ata c aps o n t heir r ivals’streaming s ervices b ut n ot t heir o wn.On Tuesday, the appeals court unanimously upheld the 2017 order deregulating broadband providers, citing a Supreme Court ruling from2005that upheld a similarly deregulatory move. But Judge Patricia Millett rightly argued in a concurring opinion that“the result is unhinged from the realities of modern broadband service,” and said Congress or the Supreme Court could intervene to “avoid trapping Internet regulation in technological a nachronism.”In the meantime,the court threw out the FCC’s attempt to block all state rules on net neutrality, while preserving the commission’s power to preempt individual state laws that that undermine its order. That means more battles like the one now going on between the Justice Department and California, which enacted a tough net neutrality law in the wake of the FCC’s abdication.The e ndless l egal b attles a nd b ack-and-forth a t t he F CC c ry o ut f or C ongress t o a ct.I t n eeds to give the commission explicit authority once and for all to bar broadband providers from meddling in the traffic on their network and to create clear rules protecting openness and innovation online.36.There has long been concern that broadband provides would .[A]bring web-based firms under control[B]slow down the traffic on their network[C]show partiality in treating clients[D]intensify competition with their rivals37.Faced w ith t he d emand f or n et n eutrality r ules, t he F CC .[A]sticks to an out-of-date order[B]takes an anti-regulatory s tance[C]has issued a special r esolution[D]has allowed the states to intervene38.What can be learned about AT&T from Paragraph 3?[A]It protects against unfair competition.[B]It engages in anti-competitive practices.[C]It is under the FCC’s investigation.[D]It is in pursuit of quality service.39.Judge Patricia Millett argues that the appeals court’s decision .[A]focuses on trivialities[B]conveys an ambiguous message[C]is a t o dds w ith i ts e arlier r ulings[D]is out of touch with reality40.What does the author argue in the last paragraph?[A]Congress needs to take action to ensure net neutrality.[B]The FCC should be put under strict supervision.[C]Rules n eed t o b e s et t o d iversify o nline s ervices.[D]Broadband providers’ rights should be protected.Part BDirections: In the following text, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 41-45, choose t he m ost suitable o ne f rom t he l ist A-G t o f it i nto e ach o f t he n umbered b lanks. T here a re two e xtra c hoices, w hich d o n ot fit i n a ny o f t he b lanks. M ark y our a nswers o n t he A NSWER SHEET.(10points)In the movies and on television, artificial intelligence (AI) is typically depicted as something sinister that will upend our way of life. When it comes to AI in business,we often hear about it in relation to automation and the impending loss of jobs,but in what ways is Al changing companies and the larger economy that don’t involve doom-and-gloom m ass u nemployment p redictions?A recent survey of manufacturing and service industries from Tata Consultancy Services found that companies currently use AI more often in computer-to-computer activities than in automating human activities. Here are a few ways AI is aiding companies without replacing employees:Better hiring practicesCompanies are using artificial intelligence to remove some of the unconscious bias from hiring decisions. “There are experiments t hat show that, naturally, t he results of interviews a re much m ore b iased t han w hat A I d oes, ”says P edro D omingos, a uthor o f The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World and a computer science professor at the University of Washington. In addition, “(41) ” One c ompany t hat ’s d oing t his i s c alled B lendoor. I t u ses a nalytics t o h elp i dentify w here t here may be bias in the hiring process.More effective marketingSome A I s oftware c an a nalyze a nd o ptimize m arketing e mail s ubject l ines t o i ncrease o pen rates. O ne c ompany in t he U K, P hrasee, c laims t heir s oftware c an o utperform h umans b y u p t o 10 percent when it comes to email open rates. This can mean millions more in revenue. (42)These a re “tools t hat h elp p eople u se d ata, n ot a r eplacement f or p eople,”says P atrick H. W inston, a professor of artificial intelligence and computer science at MIT.Saving customers moneyEnergy companies can use AI to help customers reduce their electricity bills, saving them money while helping the panies can also optimize their own energy use and cut down o n t he c ost o f e lectricity. Insurance c ompanies, m eanwhile, c an b ase t heir p remiums o n A I models t hat m ore a ccurately a ccess r isk. D omingos says, “(43) ”Improved accuracy“Machine l earning o ften p rovides a m ore r eliable f orm o f s tatistics, w hich m akes d ata m ore valuable,” says Winston. It “helps people make smarter decisions.” (44)Protecting and maintaining infrastructureA n umber o f c ompanies,p articularly i n e nergy a nd t ransportation,u se A I i mage p rocessing technology to inspect infrastructure and prevent equipment failure or leaks before they happen.“If they f ail first and then you fix them, i t’s very expensive,”says Domingos. “(45) ”[A]AI replaces the boring parts of your job. If you ’re doing research, you can have AI go out and look for relevantsources a nd i nformation t hat o therwise y ou j ust w ouldn’t h ave t ime f or.[B]There are also companies like Acquisio, which analyzes advertising performance acrossmultiple channels like Adwords,Bing and social media and makes adjustments or suggestions about where advertising funds will yield best results.[C]One a ccounting f irm, E Y, u ses a n A I s ystem t hat h elps r eview c ontracts d uring a n a udit. T his process, a longwith e mployees r eviewing t he c ontracts, i s f aster a nd m ore a ccurate.[D]You w ant to predict if something needs attention now and point to where it’s useful for employees to go t o.[E]We’re also giving our customers better channels versus picking up the phone to accomplish somethingbeyond human s cale.[F]Before, t hey m ight n ot i nsure t he o nes w ho f elt l ike a h igh r isk o r c harge t hem t oo m uch,o r they w ould c harge t hemtoo l ittle a nd t hen i t w ould c ost t he c ompany m oney.[G]AI looks at ré sumés in greater numbers than humans would be able to,and selects the more promisingcandidates.Part CDirections: Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)World W ar I I w as t he w atershed e vent f or h igher e ducation i n m odern W estern s ocieties. (46) Those s ocieties came o ut o f t he w ar w ith l evels o f e nrollment t hat h ad b een r oughly c onstant a t3-5%o f t he r elevant a ge g roups d uring t he d ecades b efore t he w ar.B ut a fter t he w ar,g reat s ocial and political changes arising out of the successful war against Fascism created a growing demand in European and American economies for increasing numbers of graduates with more than a secondary s chool e ducation. (47) A nd t he d emand t hat r ose i n those s ocieties f or e ntry t o h igher education extended to groups and social classes that had not thought of attending a university before the war.These demands resulted in a very rapid expansion of the systems of higher education, beginning in the 1960s and developing very rapidly(though unevenly)during the 1970s and 1980s.The growth of higher education manifests itself in at least three quite different ways,and these i n t urn have g iven r ise t o d ifferent s ets o f p roblems.T here w as f irst t he rate o f g row:t(h48)in many countries of Western Europe,the numbers of students in higher education doubled within five-year periods during the 1960s and doubled again in seven, eight, or 10 years by the middle of the 1970s. Second, growth obviously affected the absolute size both of systems and individual institutions. And third, growth was reflected in changes in the p roportion o f t he r elevant a ge g roup enrolled in institutions of higher education.Each of these manifestations of growth carried its own peculiar problems in its wake. For example, a high growth rate placed great strains on the existing structures of governance, of administration, a nd a bove a ll o f socialization. W hen a f aculty o r d epartment g rows f rom, s ay, f ive to 20 m embers w ithin t hree o r f our y ears, (49) a nd when t he n ew s taff a re p redominantly y oung men a nd w omen f resh f rom p ostgraduate s tudy, t hey l argely d efine t he norms o f a cademic l ife i n that f aculty. A nd i f t he p ostgraduate s tudent p opulation a lso g rows r apidly a nd t here i s l oss o f a close apprenticeship relationship between faculty members and students, the student culture becomes the chief socializing force for new postgraduate students, with consequences for the intellectual a nd a cademic l ife o f t he institution —this w as s een i n A merica a s w ell a s i n F rance, Italy, West Germany, and Japan. (50) High growth rates increased the chances for academic innovation; they also weakened the forms and processes by which teachers and students are admitted i nto a c ommunity o f s cholars d uring p eriods o f s tability o r s low g rowth. I n t he 1960s a nd 1970s, E uropean u niversities s aw marked c hanges i n their g overnance a rrangements, w ith t he empowerment of junior faculty and to some degree of students as well.Section III WritingPart A51.Directions:A f oreign f riend o f yours h as r ecently g raduated f rom c ollege a nd i ntends t o f ind a j ob i n China. Write him/her an email to make some suggestions.You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET.Do not sign your own name in the email; use “Li Ming” instead. (10 points)Part B52.Directions:Write a n e ssay o f 160-200 w ords b ased o n t he p icture b elow. I n y our e ssay, y ou s hould1)describe the picture b riefly,2)interpret the implied meaning,a nd3)give your comments.Write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)2021 年试题答案速查表Section I Use of English (10 points)1. D2. A3. B4. C5. B6. B7. D8. C9. B 10. D11. A 12. C 13. D 14. A 15. A 16. C 17. A 18. B 19. B 20. BSection II Reading Comprehension (60 points)Part A (40 points) Text121. B 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. CText 226. A 27. C 28. B 29. B 30. DText 331. D 32. A 33. C 34. D 35. AText 436. C 37. B 38. B 39. D 40. APart B (10 points)41. G 42. B 43. F 44. C 45. DPart C (10 points)46.这些经历了二战的国家,战前数十年适龄人口的高校入学率一直维持在3%至5%左右。
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考研英语(完形填空)-试卷79(总分:120.00,做题时间:90分钟)一、 Use of English(总题数:3,分数:120.00)1.Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D.(分数:40.00)__________________________________________________________________________________________ 解析:A young consultant"s life is tiring. A【C1】______week starts before dawn on Monday, with a rush to the airport and a【C2】______to wherever the client is based. He can【C3】______to stay in hotels at least three nights a week, gorging on minibar peanuts and gloomily texting a(n) 【C4】______lover. "It"s quite【C5】______to spend a year living out of a suitcase," sighs one London-based consultant. So the job【C6】______to "insecure overachievers" —a phrase【C7】______used in the industry—"who are always worried that they haven"t done enough work," jokes a consultant. Some 60-65% of consultants are recent college-leavers. Most【C8】______out within a few years and take more settled jobs elsewhere in the business world, 【C9】______their experience and contacts【C10】______them to slot in several levels above their less-travelled【C11】______ . The elite consultancies have offices in big cities, which is where【C12】______young people want to live. The best-paid jobs are in places【C13】______London and New York. Such cities are also where the culture and dating opportunities are richest. Such attitudes are frustrating for firms in Portsmouth or Peoria. 【C14】______consultancies benefit from it They【C15】______bright young things in the metropolis and then hire out their brains to firms in the sticks. This is one 【C16】______why consultants have to travel so much. The system【C17】______, more or less, for everyone. Firms in the provinces get to【C18】______talent they could not【C19】______hire. And young consultants get to experience life in the real world before returning to the capital to party with their friends at the weekend. They have it all,【C20】______enough sleep.(分数:40.00)(1).【C1】(分数:2.00)A.generalB.typical √C.particularD.unique解析:解析:文章第l句表明年轻咨询师的情况:劳累的(tiring),接着开始叙述他们一周的工作和生活情况,由此判断,这里讲的是一般情况,typical"典型的,有代表性的”符合句意。
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【2013年】Peopl e are, on the whol e, poor at consid ering background information when making individual d ecisions. At first glance this might seem like a strength that __1_ the ability to make judgments which are unbiased by _2_ factors. But Dr Simonsohn speculated that an inability to consid er the big _3_ was l eading d ecision-makers to be biased by the daily sampl es of information they were working with. _4_, he theorised that a judge _5_ of appearing too soft _6_crime might be more likely to send someone to prison __7_he had already sentenced five or six other d efendants only to forced community service on that day.To __8__this id ea, they turned their attention to the university-admissions process. In theory, the ____9___ of an applicant shoul d not d epend on the few others___10____ rand omly for interview during the same day, but Dr Simonsohn suspected the truth was____11____.He studied the results of 9,323 MBA interviews _12_ by 31 admissions officers. The interviewers had _13_ applicants on a scal e of one to five. This scal e _14_ numerous factors into consid eration. The scores were _15_ used in conjunction with an applicant’s score on the GMAT, a standardised exam which is _16_out of 800 points, to make a d ecision on whether to accept him or her.Dr Simonsohn found if the score of the previous candidate in a daily series of interviewees was 0.75 points or more higher than that of the one _17__ that, then the score for the next applicant woul d_18_ by an average of 0.075 points. This might sound small, but to_19_the effects of such a d ecrease a candidate woul d need 30 more GMAT points than woul d otherwise have been _20__.1. A grants B submits C transmits D dilivers2. A minor B external C crucial D objective3. A issue B vision C picture D moment4. A Above all B On average C In principl e D For exampl e5. A fond B fearful C capabl e D thoughtl ess6. A in B for C to D on7. A if B until C though D unl ess8. A. test B.emphasize C.share D.promote9. A.d ecision B.quality C.status D.success10. A.found B.studied C.chosen D.id entified11. A.otherwise B.d efensibl e C.replaceabl e D.exceptional12. A. inspired B. expressed C. conducted D. secured13. A. assigned B. rated C. matched D. arranged14. A. put B. got C. took D. gave15. A. instead B. then C. ever D. rather16. A. selected B. passed C. marked D. introduced17. A below B after C above D before18. A jump B fl oat C fluctuate D drop19. A achieve B und o C maintain D disregard20. A necessary B possibl e C promising D helpful【2012年】The ethical judgments of the Supreme Court justices have become an important issue recently. The court cannot _1_ its legitimacy as guardian of the rule of law _2_ justices behave like politicians. Yet, in several instances, justices acted in ways that _3_ the court’s reputation for being independent and impartial.Justice Antonin Scalia, for example, appeared at political events. That kind of activity makes it less likely that the court’s decisions will be _4_ as impartial judgments. Part of the problem is that the justices are not _5_by an ethics code. At the very least, the court should make itself _6_to the code of conduct that _7_to the rest of the federal judiciary.This and other similar cases _8_the question of whether there is still a_9_between the court and politics.The framers of the Constitution envisioned law _10_having authority apart from politics. They gave justices permanent positions _11_they would be free to _12_ those in power and have no need to _13_ political support. Our legal systemwas designed to set law apart from politics precisely because they are so closely _14_.Constitutional law is political because it results from choices rooted in fundamental social _15_ like liberty and property. When the court deals with social policy decisions, the law it _16_ is inescapably political-which is why decisions split along ideological lines are so easily _17_ as unjust.The justices must _18_ doubts about the court’s legitimacy by making themselves _19_ to the code of conduct. That would make rulings more likely to be seen as separate from politics and, _20_, convincing as law.1. [A]emphasize [B]maintain [C]modify [D] recognize2. [A]when [B]lest [C]before [D] unless3. [A]restored [B]weakened [C]established [D] eliminated4. [A]challenged [B]compromised [C]suspected [D] accepted5. [A]advanced [B]caught [C]bound [D]founded6. [A]resistant [B]subject [C]immune [D]prone7. [A]resorts [B]sticks [C]loads [D]applies8. [A]evade [B]raise [C]deny [D]settle9. [A]line [B]barrier [C]similarity [D]conflict10. [A]by [B]as [C]though [D]towards11. [A]so [B]since [C]provided [D]though12. [A]serve [B]satisfy [C]upset [D]replace13. [A]confirm [B]express [C]cultivate [D]offer14. [A]guarded [B]followed [C]studied [D]tied15. [A]concepts [B]theories [C]divisions [D]conceptions16. [A]excludes [B]questions [C]shapes [D]controls17. [A]dismissed [B]released [C]ranked [D]distorted18. [A]suppress [B]exploit [C]address [D]ignore19. [A]accessible [B]amiable [C]agreeable [D]accountable20. [A]by all mesns [B]atall costs [C]in a word [D]as a result【2011年】Ancient Greek phil osopher Aristotle viewed laughter as “a bodily exercise precious to heal th.” But __1___some claims to the contrary, laughing probably has little influence on physical fitness Laughter d oes __2___short-term changes in the function of the heart and its bl ood vessels, ___3_ heart rate and oxygen consumption But because hard laughter is difficult to __4__, a good laugh is unlikely to have __5___ benefits the way, say, walking or jogging d oes.__6__, instead of straining muscl es to buil d them, as exercise d oes, laughter apparently accomplishes the __7__, studies dating back to th e 1930’s indicate that laughter__8___ muscl es, d ecreasing muscl e tone for up to 45 minutes after the laugh dies d own.Such bodily reaction might conceivably help _9__the effects of psychol ogical stress. Anyway, the act of laughing probably d oes produce other types of ___10___ feedback, that improve an individual’s emotional state. __11____one classical theory of emotion, our feelings are partially rooted ____12___ physical reactions. It was argued at the end of the 19th century that humans d o not cry ___13___they are sad but they become sad when the tears begin to fl ow.Although sadness also ____14___ tears, evid ence suggests that emotions can fl ow __15___ muscular responses. In an experiment published in 1988,social psychol ogist Fritz Strack of the University of würzburg in Germany asked volunteers to __16___ a pen either with their teeth-thereby creating an artificial smil e –or with their lips, which woul d produce a(n) __17___ expression. Those forced to exercise their smiling muscl es ___18___ more exuberantly to funny cartons than did those whose mouths were contracted in a frown, ____19___ that expressions may influence emotions rather than just the other way around __20__ , the physical act of laughter coul d improve mood.1.[A]among [B]except [C]d espite [D]like2.[A]refl ect [B]d emand [C]indicate [D]produce3.[A]stabilizing [B]boosting [C]impairing [D]determining4.[A]transmit [B]sustain [C]evaluate [D]observe5.[A]measurabl e [B]manageable [C]affordabl e [D]renewabl e6.[A]In turn [B]In fact [C]In addition [D]In brief7.[A]opposite [B]impossibl e [C]average [D]expected8.[A]hard ens [B]weakens [C]tightens [D]relaxes9.[A]aggravate [B]generate [C]mod erate [D]enhance10.[A]physical [B]mental [C]subconscious [D]internal11.[A]Except for [B]According to [C]Due to [D]As for12.[A]with [B]on [C]in [D]at13.[A]unl ess [B]until [C]if [D]because14.[A]exhausts [B]foll ows [C]preced es [D]suppresses15.[A]into [B]from [C]towards [D]beyond16.[A]fetch [B]bite [C]pick [D]hol d17.[A]disappointed [B]excited [C]joyful [D]indifferent18.[A]adapted [B]catered [C]turned [D]reacted19.[A]suggesting [B]requiring [C]mentioning [D]supposing 20.[A]Eventually [B]Consequently [C]Similarly [D]Conversely【2010年】In 1924 America's National Research Council sent two engineers to supervise a series of industrial experiments at a large telephone-parts factory call ed the Hawthorne Plant near Chicago. It hoped they woul d l earn how stop-floor lighting 大1家workers' productivity. Instead, the studies end ed 大2家giving their name to the "Hawthorne effect", the extremely influential id ea that the very 大3家to being experimented upon changed subjects' behavior.The id ea arose because of the 大4家behavior of the women in the Hawthorne plant. According to 大5家of the experiments, their hourly output rose whenlighting was increased, but also when it was dimmed. It did not 大6家what was d one in the experiment; 大7家something was changed, productivity rose. A(n) 大8家that they were being experimented upon seemed to be 大9家to alter workers' behavior 大10家itself.After several d ecad es, the same data were 大11家to econometric the analysis. Hawthorne experiments has another surprise store 大12家the d escriptions on record, no systematic 大13家was found that l evels of productivity were related to changes in lighting.It turns out that peculiar way of conducting the experiments may be have l et to 大14家interpretation of what happed. 大15家, lighting was always changed on a Sunday. When work started again on Monday, output 大16家rose compared with the previous Saturday and 大17家to rise for the next coupl e of days. 大18家, a comparison with data for weeks when there was no experimentation showed that output always went up on Monday, workers 大19家to be diligent for the first few days of the week in any case, before 大20家 a plateau and then slackening off. This suggests that the all eged "Hawthorne effect" is hard to pin d own.1. [A] affected [B] achieved [C] extracted [D] restored2. [A] at [B] up [C] with [D] off3. [A] truth [B] sight [C] act [D] proof4. [A] controversial [B] perplexing [C] mischievous [D] ambiguous5. [A] requirements[B] explanation[C] accounts [D] assessments6. [A] conclud e [B] matter [C] indicate [D] work7. [A] as far as [B] for fear that [C] in case that [D] so l ong as8. [A] awareness [B] expectation [C] sentiment [D] illusion9. [A] suitabl e [B] excessive [C] enough [D] abundant10. [A] about [B] for [C] on [D] by11. [A] compared [B] shown [C] subjected [D] conveyed12. [A] contrary to [B] consistent with[C] parallel with [D] peculiar to13. [A] evid ence [B] guidance [C] implication [D] source14. [A] disputabl e [B] enlightening [C] reliabl e [D] misleading15. [A] In contrast [B] For exampl e [C] In consequence [D] As usual16. [A] duly [B] accid entally [C] unpredictably [D] sudd enly17. [A] fail ed [B] ceased [C] started [D] continued20. [A] breaking [B] climbing [C] surpassing [D] hitting【2009】Research on animal intelligence always makes me wond er just how smart humans are. 大1家the fruit-fly experiments d escribed in Carl Zimmer's piece in the Science Times on Tuesday. Fruit flies who were taught to be smarter than the average fruit fly 大2家to live shorter lives. This suggests that 大3家bulbs burn longer, that there is an 大4家in not being too terrifically bright. Intelligence, it 大5家out, is a high-priced option. It takes more upkeep, burns more fuel and is sl ow 大6家the starting line because it d epends on l earning —a gradual 大7家— instead of instinct. Plenty of other species are abl e to l earn, and one of the things they've apparently l earned is when to 大8家.Is there an adaptive value to 大9家intelligence? That's the question behind this new research. I like it. Instead of casting a wistful glance 大10家at all the species we've l eft in the dust I.Q.-wise, it implicitly asks what the real 大11家of our own intelligence might be. This is 大12家the mind of every animal I've ever met.Research on animal intelligence also makes me wond er what experiments animals woul d 大13家on humans if they had the chance. Every cat with an owner, 大14家, is running a small-scale study in operant conditioning. we believe that 大15家animals ran the labs, they woul d test us to 大16家the limits of our patience, our faithfulness, our memory for terrain. They woul d try to decid e what intelligence in humans is really 大1家7, not merely how much of it there is. 大18家, they woul d hope to study a 大19家question: Are humans actually aware of the worl d they live in? 大20家the results are inconclusive.1. [A] Suppose [B] Consid er [C] Observe [D] Imagine2. [A] tend ed [B] feared [C] happened [D] threatened3. [A] thinner [B] stabl er [C] lighter [D] dimmer4. [A] tend ency [B] advantage [C] inclination [D] priority5. [A] insists on [B] sums up [C] turns out [D] puts forward6. [A] off [B] behind [C] over [D] al ong7. [A] incredibl e [B] spontaneous [C] inevitabl e [D] gradual8. [A] fight [B] d oubt [C] stop [D] think9. [A] invisibl e [B] limited [C] ind efinite [D] different10. [A] upward [B] forward [C] afterward [D] backward11. [A] features [B] influences [C] results [D] costs12. [A] outsid e [B] on [C] by [D] across13. [A] d eliver [B] carry [C] perform [D] apply14. [A] by chance [B] in contrast [C] as usual [D] for instance15. [A] if [B] unl ess [C] as [D] l est16. [A] mod erate [B] overcome [C] d etermine [D] reach17. [A] at [B] for [C] after [D] with18. [A] Above all [B] After all [C] However [D] Otherwise19. [A] fundamental [B] comprehensive [C] equivalent [D] hostile20. [A] By accid ent [B] In time [C] So far [D] Better still【2008年】The id ea that some groups of peopl e may be more intelligent than others is one of those hypotheses that dare not speak its name. But Gregory Cochran is 大1家to say it anyway. He is that 大2家bird, a scientist who works ind epend ently 大3家any institution. He helped popularize the id ea that some diseases not 大4家thought to have a bacterial cause were actually infections, which aroused much controversy when it was first suggested.大5家he, however, might tremble at the 大6家of what he is about to d o. Together with another two scientists, he is publishing a paper which not only 大7家that one group of humanity is more intelligent than the others, but explains the process that has brought this about. The group in 大8家are a particular peopl e originated from central Europe. The process is natural sel ection. This group generally d o well in IQ test, 大9家12-15 points above the 大10家value of 100, and have contributed 大11家to the intellectual and cultural life of the West, as the 大12家of their elites, including several world-renowned scientists, 大13家. They also suffer more often than most peopl e from a number of nasty genetic diseases, such as breast cancer. These facts, 大14家, have previously been thought unrelated. The former has been 大15家to social effects, such as a strong tradition of 大16家education. The latter was seen as a (an) 大17家of genetic isolation. Dr. Cochran suggests that the intelligence and diseases are intimately 大18家. His argument is that the unusual history of these peopl e has 大19家them to unique evolutionary pressures that have resulted in this 大20家state of affairs.1. [A] selected [B] prepared [C] obliged [D] pleased2. [A] unique [B] particular [C] special [D] rare3. [A] of [B] with [C] in [D] against4. [A] subsequently [B] presently [C] previously [D] lately5. [A] Only [B] So [C] Even [D] Hence6. [A] thought [B] sight [C] cost [D] risk7. [A] advises [B] suggests [C] protests [D] objects8. [A] progress [B] fact [C] need [D] question9. [A] attaining [B] scoring [C] reaching [D] calculating10. [A] normal [B] common [C] mean [D] total11. [A] unconsciously [B] disproportionately C] ind efinitely [D] unaccountably12. [A] missions [B] fortunes [C] interests [D] careers13. [A] affirm [B] witness [C] observe [D] approve14. [A] moreover [B] therefore [C] however [D] meanwhil e15. [A] given up [B] got over [C] carried on [D] put d own16. [A] assessing [B] supervising [C] administering [D] valuing17. [A] d evelopment [B] origin [C] consequence [D] instrument18. [A] linked [B] integrated [C] woven [D] combined19. [A] limited [B] subjected [C] converted [D] directed20. [A] parad oxical [B] incompatibl e [C] inevitabl e [D] continuous【2007年】By 1830 the former Spanish and Portuguese col onies had become ind epend ent nations. The roughly 20 million 大1家of these nations l ooked 大2家to the future. Born in the crisis of the ol d regime and Iberian Col onialism, many of the l ead ers of ind epend ence 大3家the id eals of representative government, careers 大4家to talent, freed om of commerce and trad e, the 大5家to private property, and a belief in the individual as the basis of society. 大6家there was abelief that the new nations shoul d be sovereign and ind epend ent states, large enough to be economically viabl e and integrated by a 大7家set of laws.On the issue of 大8家of religion and the position of the church, 大9家, there was l ess agreement 大10家the l ead ership. Roman Catholicism had been the state religion and the only one 大11家by the Spanish crown. 大12家most l ead ers sought to maintain Catholicism 大13家the official religion of the new states, some sought to end the 大14家of other faiths. The d efense of the Church became a rallying 大15家for the conservative forces.The id eals of the early l ead ers of ind epend ence were often egalitarian, valuing equality of everything. Bolivar had received aid from Haiti and had 大16家in return to abolish slavery in the areas he liberated. By 1854 slavery had been abolished everywhere except Spain’s 大17家col onies. Early promises to end Indian tribute and taxes on peopl e of mixed origin came much 大18家because the new nations still need ed the revenue such policies 大19家. Egalitarian sentiments were often tempered by fears that the mass of the population was 大20家self-rul e and d emocracy.1. [A] natives [B] inhabitants [C] peopl es [D] individuals2. [A] confusedly[B] cheerfully[C] worriedly[D] hopefully3. [A] shared[B] forgot[C] attained[D] rejected4. [A] related[B] cl ose[C] open[D] d evoted5. [A] access[B] succession[C] right[D] return6. [A] Presumably[B] Incidentally[C] Obviously[D] Generally7. [A] unique[B] common[C] particular[D] typical8. [A] freed om[B] origin[C] impact[D] reform9. [A] therefore[B] however[C] ind eed[D] moreover10. [A] with[B] about[C] among[D] by11. [A] allowed[B] preached[C] granted[D] fund ed12. [A] Since[B] If[C] Unl ess[D] Whil e13. [A] as[B] for[C] und er[D] against14. [A] spread[B] interference[C] exclusion[D] influence15. [A] support[B] cry[C] plea[D] wish16. [A] urged[B] intend ed[C] expected[D] promised17. [A] controlling[B] former[C] remaining[D] original18. [A] sl ower[B] faster[C] easier[D] tougher19. [A] created[B] produced[C] contributed[D] preferred20. [A] puzzl ed by[B] hostile to[C] pessimistic about[D] unprepared for【2006年】The homeless make up a growing percentage of America’s population. 大1家homelessness has reached such proportions that l ocal governments can’t possibly 大2家. To help homeless peopl e 大3家ind epend ence, the fed eral government must support job training programs, 大4家the minimum wage, and fund more l ow-cost housing.大5家everyone agrees on the number of Americans who are homeless. Estimates 大6家anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million. 大7家the figure may vary, analysts d o agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is 大8家. One of the fed eral government’s studies 大9家that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this d ecad e.Finding ways to 大10家this growing homel ess population has become increasingly difficult. 大11家when homel ess individuals manage to find a 大12家that will give them three meals a day and a place to sl eep at night, agood number still spend the bulk of each day 大13家the street. Part of the problem is that many homeless adults are ad dicted to alcohol or drugs. And a significant number of the homeless have serious mental disord ers. Many others, 大14家not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday 大15家skills need ed to turn their lives 大16家. Boston Gl obe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are 大17家programs that ad dress the many needs of the homeless. 大18家Edward Zlotkowski, director of community service at Bentl ey Coll ege in Massachusetts, 大19家it, “There has to be 大20家of programs. What’s need ed is a package d eal.”1. [A] Ind eed[B] Likewise[C] Therefore[D] Furthermore2. [A] stand[B] cope[C] approve[D] retain3. [A] in[B] for[C] with[D] toward4. [A] raise[B] add[C] take[D] keep5. [A] generally[B] almost[C] hardly[D] not6. [A] cover[B] change[C] range[D] differ7. [A] Now that[B] Although[C] Provid ed[D] Except that8. [A] inflating[B] expanding[C] increasing[D] extending9. [A] predicts[B] displays[C] proves[D] discovers10. [A] assist[B] track[C] sustain[D] dismiss11. [A] Hence[B] But[C] Even[D] Only12. [A] l odging[B] shelter[C] dwelling[D] house13. [A] searching[B] strolling[C] crowding[D] wandering14. [A] when[B] once[C] whil e[D] whereas15. [A] life[B] existence[C] survival[D] maintenance16. [A] around[B] over[C] on[D] up17. [A] compl ex[B] comprehensive[C] complementary[D] compensating18. [A] So[B] Since[C] As[D] Thus19. [A] puts[B] interprets[C] assumes[D] makes20. [A] supervision[B] manipulation[C] regulation[D] coordination【2005年】The human nose is an und errated tool. Humans are often thought to be insensitive smell ers compared with animals, 大1家this is largely because, 大2家animals, we stand upright. This means that our noses are 大3家to perceiving those smells which fl oat through the air, 大4家the majority of smells which stick to surfaces. In fact, 大5家, we are extremely sensitive to smells, 大6家we d o not generally realize it. Our noses are capabl e of 大7家human smells even when these are 大8家to far bel ow one part in one million. Strangely, some peopl e find that they can smell one type of fl ower but not another, 大9家others are sensitive to the smells of both fl owers. This may be because some peopl e d o not have the genes necessary to generate 大10家smell receptors in the nose. These receptors are the cells which sense smells and send 大11家to the brain. However, it has been found that even peopl e insensitive to a certain smell 大12家can sudd enly become sensitive to it when 大13家to it often enough.The explanation for insensitivity to smell seems to be that the brain finds it 大14家to keep all smell receptors working all the time but can 大15家new receptors if necessary. This may 大16家explain why we are not usually sensitive to our own smells—we simply d o not need to be. We are not 大17家of the usual smell of our own house, but we 大18家new smells when we visitsomeone else’s. The brain finds it best to keep smell receptors 大19家for unfamiliar and emergency signals 大20家the smell of smoke, which might indicate the danger of fire.1. [A] although[B] as[C] but[D] whil e2. [A] above[B] unlike[C] excluding[D] besid es3. [A] limited[B] committed[C] d edicated[D] confined4. [A] catching[B] ignoring[C] missing[D] tracking5. [A] anyway[B] though[C] instead[D] therefore6. [A] even if[B] if only[C] only if[D] as if7. [A] distinguishing[B] discovering[C] determining[D] d etecting8. [A] diluted[B] dissolved[C] dispersed[D] diffused9. [A] when[B] since[C] for[D] whereas10. [A] unusual[B] particular[C] unique[D] typical11. [A] signs[B] stimuli[C] messages[D] impulses12. [A] at first[B] at all[C] at large[D] at times13. [A] subjected[B] l eft[C] drawn[D] exposed14. [A] ineffective[B] incompetent[C] inefficient[D] insufficient15. [A] introduce[B] summon[C] trigger[D] create16. [A] still[B] also[C] otherwise[D] neverthel ess17. [A] sure[B] sick[C] aware[D] tired18. [A] tol erate[B] repel[C] negl ect[D] notice19. [A] availabl e[B] reliabl e[C] id entifiabl e[D] suitabl e20. [A] similar to[B] such as[C] along with[D] asid e from【2004年】Many theories concerning the causes of juvenile d elinquency (crimes committed by young peopl e) focus either on the individual or on society as the major contributing influence. Theories 大21家on the individual suggest that chil dren engage in criminal behavior 大22家they were not sufficiently penalized for previous misd eeds or that they have l earned criminal behavior through 大23家with others. Theories focusing on the rol e of society suggest that children commit crimes in 大24家to their failure to rise above their socioeconomic status, 大25家as a rejection of mid dl e-class values.Most theories of juvenile d elinquency have focused on children from disadvantaged families, 大26家the fact that children from wealthy homes also commit crimes. The latter may commit crimes 大27家lack of ad equate parental control. All theories, however, are tentative and are 大28家to criticism.Changes in the social structure may indirectly 大29家juvenile crime rates. For exampl e, changes in the economy that 大30家to fewer job opportunities for youth and rising unempl oyment 大31家make gainful empl oyment increasingly difficult to obtain. The resulting discontent may in 大32家l ead more youths into criminal behavior.Families have also 大33家changes these years. More families consist of one-parent househol ds or two working parents; 大34家, children are likely to have l ess supervision at home 大35家was common in the traditional family 大36家. This lack of parental supervision is thought to be an influence on juvenile crime rates. Other 大37家causes of offensive acts includ e frustrationor failure in school, the increased 大38家of drugs and alcohol, and the growing 大39家of child abuse and chil d negl ect. All these conditions tend to increase the probability of a child committing a criminal act, 大40家 a direct causal relationship has not yet been established.21. [A] acting[B] relying[C] centering[D] commenting22. [A] before[B] unless[C] until[D] because23. [A] interaction[B] assimilation[C] cooperation[D] consultation24. [A] return[B] reply[C] reference[D] response25. [A] or[B] but rather[C] but[D] or else26. 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