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1、(完整版)2009年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语一试题及解析2009年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题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 ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)Research on animal intelligence always makes me wonder just how smart humans are。 the f
2、ruit-fly experiments described in Carl Zimmers piece in the Science Times on Tuesday。 Fruit flies who were taught to be smarter than the average fruit fly to live shorter lives. This suggests that bulbs burn longer, that there is an in not being too terrifically bright。Intelligence, it out, is a hig
3、hpriced option. It takes more upkeep, burns more fuel and is slow the starting line because it depends on learning - a gradual instead of instinct。 Plenty of other species are able to learn, and one of the things theyve apparently learned is when to .Is there an adaptive value to intelligence? Thats
4、 the question behind this new research. I like it. Instead of casting a wistful glance at all the species weve left in the dust I。Q.-wise, it implicitly asks what the real of our own intelligence might be。 This is the mind of every animal Ive ever met。Research on animal intelligence also makes me wo
5、nder what experiments animals would on humans if they had the chance。 Every cat with an owner, , is running a small-scale study in operant conditioning. we believe that animals ran the labs, they would test us to the limits of our patience, our faithfulness, our memory for terrain。 They would try to
6、 decide what intelligence in humans is really , not merely how much of it there is. , they would hope to study a question: Are humans actually aware of the world they live in? the results are inconclusive。1.A SupposeB ConsiderC ObserveD Imagine2.A tendedB fearedC happenedD threatened3.A thinnerB sta
7、blerC lighterD dimmer4。A tendencyB advantageC inclinationD priority5.A insists onB sums upC turns outD puts forward6。A offB behindC overD along7.A incredibleB spontaneousC inevitableD gradual8.A fightB doubtC stopD think9.A invisibleB limitedC indefiniteD different10.A upwardB forwardC afterwardD ba
8、ckward11.A featuresB influencesC resultsD costs12。A outsideB onC byD across13.A deliverB carryC performD apply14。A by chanceB in contrastC as usualD for instance15。A ifB unlessC asD lest16。A moderateB overcomeC determineD reach17。A atB forC afterD with18。A Above allB After allC HoweverD Otherwise19.
9、A fundamentalB comprehensiveC equivalentD hostile20。A By accidentB In timeC So farD Better stillSection IIReading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts。 Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D。 Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)Text 1Habits a
10、re a funny thing. We reach for them mindlessly, setting our brains on autopilot and relaxing into the unconscious comfort of familiar routine. ”Not choice, but habit rules the unreflecting herd, William Wordsworth said in the 19th century. In the everchanging 21st century, even the word habit carrie
11、s a negative connotation。So it seems antithetical to talk about habits in the same context as creativity and innovation。 But brain researchers have discovered that when we consciously develop new habits, we create parallel synaptic paths, and even entirely new brain cells, that can jump our trains o
12、f thought onto new, innovative tracks。But dont bother trying to kill off old habits; once those ruts of procedure are worn into the hippocampus, theyre there to stay。 Instead, the new habits we deliberately ingrain into ourselves create parallel pathways that can bypass those old roads。The first thi
13、ng needed for innovation is a fascination with wonder, says Dawna Markova, author of The Open Mind” and an executive change consultant for Professional Thinking Partners. ”But we are taught instead to decide, just as our president calls himself the Decider。” She adds, however, that to decide is to k
14、ill off all possibilities but one。 A good innovational thinker is always exploring the many other possibilities。All of us work through problems in ways of which were unaware, she says. Researchers in the late 1960 covered that humans are born with the capacity to approach challenges in four primary
15、ways: analytically, procedurally, relationally (or collaboratively) and innovatively. At puberty, however, the brain shuts down half of that capacity, preserving only those modes of thought that have seemed most valuable during the first decade or so of life.The current emphasis on standardized test
16、ing highlights analysis and procedure, meaning that few of us inherently use our innovative and collaborative modes of thought. This breaks the major rule in the American belief system that anyone can do anything,” explains M. J。 Ryan, author of the 2006 book This Year I Will.” and Ms。 Markovas busi
17、ness partner. ”Thats a lie that we have perpetuated, and it fosters commonness。 Knowing what youre good at and doing even more of it creates excellence。” This is where developing new habits comes in.21。The view of Wordsworth habit is claimed by being _。A。 casual B。 familiar C。 mechanical D. changeab
18、le22。The researchers have discovered that the formation of habit can be _A. predicted B. regulated C. traced D. guided23。”ruts(in line one, paragraph 3) has closest meaning to _A。 tracks B。 series C. characteristics D。 connections24。Ms。 Markovas comments suggest that the practice of standard testing
19、 _?A, prevents new habits form being formedB, no longer emphasizes commonnessC, maintains the inherent American thinking modelD, complies with the American belief system25.Ryan most probably agree thatA. ideas are born of a relaxing mindB. innovativeness could be taughtC. decisiveness derives from f
20、antastic ideasD. curiosity activates creative mindsText 2It is a wise father that knows his own child, but today a man can boost his paternal (fatherly) wisdom or at least confirm that hes the kids dad. All he needs to do is shell our $30 for paternity testing kit (PTK) at his local drugstore and an
21、other $120 to get the results。More than 60,000 people have purchased the PTKs since they first become available without prescriptions last years, according to Doug Fog, chief operating officer of Identigene, which makes the over-thecounter kits. More than two dozen companies sell DNA tests Directly
22、to the public , ranging in price from a few hundred dollars to more than 2500.Among the most popular : paternity and kinship testing , which adopted children can use to find their biological relatives and latest rage a many passionate genealogistsand supports businesses that offer to search for a fa
23、milys geographic roots 。Most tests require collecting cells by webbing saliva in the mouth and sending it to the company for testing。 All tests require a potential candidate with whom to compare DNA.But some observers are skeptical, There is a kind of false precision being hawked by people claiming
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