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2005年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语试题及参考答案
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SectionⅠUseofEnglish  Directions:  Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1(10points)  Thehumannoseisanunderratedtool.Humansareoftenthoughttobeinsensitivesmellerscomparedwithanimals,1thisislargelybecause,2animals,westandupright.Thismeansthatournosesare3toperceivingthosesmellswhichfloatthroughtheair,4themajorityofsmellswhichsticktosurfaces.Infact5,weareextremelysensitivetosmells,6wedonotgenerallyrealizeit.Ournosesarecapableof7humansmellsevenwhentheseare8tofarbelowonepartinonemillion.  Strangely,somepeoplefindthattheycansmellonetypeofflowerbutnotanother,9othersaresensitivetothesmellsofbothflowers.Thismaybebecausesomepeopledonothavethegenesnecessarytogenerate10smellreceptorsinthenose.Thesereceptorsarethecellswhichsensesmellsandsend11tothebrain.However,ithasbeenfoundthatevenpeopleinsensitivetoacertainsmell12cansuddenlybecomesensitivetoitwhen13toitoftenenough.  Theexplanationforinsensitivitytosmellseemstobethatbrainfindsit14tokeepallsmellreceptorsworkingallthetimebutcan15newreceptorsifnecessary.Thismay16explainwhywearenotusuallysensitivetoourownsmellswesimplydonotneedtobe.Wearenot17oftheusualsmellofourownhousebutwe18newsmellswhenwevisitsomeoneelse's.Thebrainfindsitbesttokeepsmellreceptors19forunfamiliarandemergencysignals20thesmellofsmoke,whichmightindicatethedangeroffire.  1.[A]although [B]as [C]but [D]while  2.[A]above [B]unlike [C]excluding [D]besides  3.[A]limited [B]committed [C]dedicated [D]confined  4.[A]catching [B]ignoring [C]missing [D]tracking  5.[A]anyway [B]though [C]instead [D]therefore  6.[A]evenif [B]ifonly [C]onlyif [D]asif  7.[A]distinguishing [B]discovering [C]determining [D]detecting  8.[A]diluted [B]dissolved [C]determining [D]diffused  9.[A]when [B]since [C]for [D]whereas  10.[A]unusual[B]particular[C]unique[D]typical  11.[A]signs [B]stimuli [C]messages [D]impulses  12.[A]atfirst [B]atall [C]atlarg [D]attimes  13.[A]subjected [B]left [C]drawn [D]exposed  14.[A]ineffective [B]incompetent [C]inefficient [D]insufficient  15.[A]introduce [B]summon [C]trigger [D]create  16.[A]still [B]also [C]otherwise [D]nevertheless  17.[A]sure [B]sick [C]aware [D]tired  18.[A]tolerate [B]repel [C]neglect [D]notice  19.[A]availabe [B]reliable [C]identifiable [D]sui  20.[A]similarto [B]suchas [C]alongwith [D]asidefrom  SectionⅡReadingComprehension  PartA  Directions:  Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1(40points)  Text1  Everybodylovesafatpayrise.Yetpleasureatyourowncanvanishifyoulearnthatacolleaguehasbeengivenabiggerone.Indeed,ifhehasareputationforslacking,youmightevenbeoutraged.Suchbehaviourisregardedas“alltoohuman”,withtheunderlyingassumptionthatotheranimalswouldnotbecapableofthisfinelydevelopedsenseofgrievance.ButastudybySarahBrosnanandFransdeWaalofEmoryUniversityinAtlanta,Georgia,whichhasjustbeenpublishedinNature,suggeststhatitalltoomonkey,aswell.  Theresearchersstudiedthebehaviouroffemalebrowncapuchinmonkeys.Theylookcute.Theyaregood-natured,co-operativecreatures,andtheysharetheirfoodtardily.Aboveall,liketheirfemalehumancounterparts,theytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueof“goodsandservices”thanmales.SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectcandidatesforDr.Brosnan'sandDr.dewaal's;study.Theresearchersspenttwoyearsteachingtheirmonkeystoexchangetokensforfood.Normally,themonkeyswerehappyenoughtoexchangepiecesofrockforslicesofcucumber.However,whentwomonkeyswereplacedinseparatebutadjoiningchambers,sothateachcouldobservewhattheotherwasgettinginreturnforitsrock,theirbecamemarkedlydifferent.  Intheworldofcapuchinsgrapesareluxurygoods(andmuchpreferabletocucumbers)Sowhenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertoken,thesecondwasreluctanttohandhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber.Andifonereceivedagrapewithouthavingtoprovidehertokeninexchangeatall,theothereithertossedherowntokenattheresearcheroroutofthechamber,orrefusedto;acceptthesliceofcucumberIndeed,themerepresenceofagrapeintheotherchamber(withoutanactualmonkeytoeatit)wasenoughtoreduceresentmentinafemalecapuchin.  Theresearchessuggestthatcapuchinmonkeys,likehumans,areguidedbysocialemotions,inthewild,theyareaco-operative,grouplivingspecies,Suchco-operationislikelytobesonlywheneachanimalfeelsitisnotbeingcheated.Feelingsofrighteousindignation,itseems,arenotthepreserveofpeoplealone,Refusingalesserrewardcompletelymakesthesefeelingsabundantlycleartoothermembersofthegroup.However,whethersuchasenseoffairnessevolvedindependentlyincapuchinsandhumans,orwhetheritstemsformthecommonancestorthatthespecieshad35millionyearsago,is,asyet,anunansweredquestion.  21.Intheopeningparagraph,theauthorintroduceshistopicby  A.posingacontrast.  B.justifyinganassumption.  C.makingacomparison.  D.explainingaphenomenon.  22.Thestatement“itisalltoomonkey”(Lastline,paragraphl)impliesthat  A.monkeysarealsooutragedbyslackrivals.  B.resentingunfairnessisalsomonkeys'nature.  C.monkeys,likehumans,tendtobejealousofeachother.  D.noanimalsotherthanmonkeyscandevelopsuchemotions.  23.Femalecapuchinmonkeyswerechosenfortheresearchmostprobablybecausetheyare  A.moreinclinedtoweighwhattheyget.  B.attentivetoresearchers'instructions.  C.niceinbothappearanceandtemperament.  D.moregenerousthantheirmalecompanions  24.Dr.BrosnanandDr.deWaalhaveeventuallyfoundintheirstudythatthemonkeys  A.prefergrapestocucumbers.  B.canbetaughttoexchangethings.  C.willnotbeco-operativeiffeelingcheated.  D.areunhappywhenseparatedfromothers.  25.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?  A.Monkeyscanbetrainedtodevelopsocialemotions.  B.Humanindignationevolvedfromanuncertainsource.  C.Animalsusuallyshowtheirfeelingsopenlyashumansdo.  D.Cooperationamongmonkeysremainssonlyinthewild.  Text2  Doyourememberallthoseyearswhenscientistsarguedthatsmokingwouldkillusbutthedoubtersinsistedthatwedidn'tknowforsure?Thattheevidencewasinconclusive,thescienceuncertain?Thattheantismokinglobbywasouttodestroyourwayoflifeandthegovernmentshouldstayoutoftheway?LotsofAmericansboughtthatnonsense,andoverthreedecades,some10millionsmokerswenttoearlygraves.  Thereareupsettingparallelstoday,asscientistsinonewaveafteranothertrytoawakenustothegrowingthreatofglobalwarming.ThelatestwasapanelfromtheNationalAcademyofSciences,enlistedbytheWhiteHouse,totellusthattheEarth'satmosphereisdefinitelywarmingandthattheproblemislargelyman-made.Theclearmessageisthatweshouldgetmovingtoprotectourselves.ThepresidentoftheNationalAcademy,BruceAlberts,addedthiskeypointinteprefacetothepanel'srepor“ScienceneverhalltheanswersButsciencedoesprovideuswiththebestavailableguidetothefuture,anditiscriticalthatoutnationandtheworldbaseimportantpoliciesonthebestjudgmentsthatsciencecanprovideconcerningthefutureconsequencesofpresentactions.”  Justasonsmokingvoicesnowcomefrommanyquartersinsistingthatthescienceaboutglobalwarmingisincomplete,thatit'sOktokeeppouringfumesintotheairuntilweknowforsure.thisisadangerousgame:bythe100percentoftheevidenceisin,itmaybetoolate.Withtherisksobviousandgrowing,aprudentpeoplewouldtakeoutaninsurancepolicynow.  Fortunately,theWhiteHouseisstartingtopayattention.Butit'sobviousthatamajorityofthepresident'sadvisersstilldon'ttakeglobalwarmingseriously.Insteadofaplanofaction,theycontinuetopressformoreresearch-aclassiccaseof“paralysisbyanalysis”.  Toserveasresponsiblestewardsoftheplanet,wemustpressforwardondeeperatmosphericandoceanicresearchButresearchaloneisinadequate.IftheAdministrationwon'ttakethelegislativeinitiative,CongressshouldhelptobeginfashioningconservationmeasuresAbillbyDemocraticSenatorRobertByrdofWestVirginia,whichwouldofferfinancialincentivesforprivateindustryisapromisingstartManyseethatthecountryisgettingreadytobuildlotsofnewpowerplantstomeetourenergyneeds.Ifweareevergoingtoprotecttheatmosphere,itiscrucialthatthosenewplantsbeenvironmentallysound.  26.Anargumentmadebysupportersofsmokingwasthat  A.therewasnoscientificevidenceofthecorrelationbetweensmokinganddeath.  B.thenumberofearlydeathsofsmokersinthepastdecadeswasinsignificant.  C.peoplehadthefreedomtochoosetheirownwayoflife.  D.antismokingpeoplewereusuallytalkingnonsense.  27.AccordingtoBruceAlberts,sciencecanserveas  A.aprotector.  B.ajudge.  C.acritic.  D.aguide.  28.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“paralysisbyanalysis”(Lastline,paragraph4)  A.Endlessstudieskillaction.  B.Carefulinvestigationrevealstruth.  C.prudentplanninghinders.  D.Extensiveresearchhelpsdecision-making.  29.Accordingtotheauthor,whatshouldtheAdministrationdoabout  A.Offeraidtobuildcleanerpowerplants.  B.Raisepublicawarenessofconservation.  C.Pressforfurtherscientificresearch.  D.Takesomelegislativemeasures.  30.Theauthorassociatestheissueofglobalwarmingwiththatofsmokingbecause  A.theybothsufferedfromthegovernment'snegligence.  B.alessonfromthelatterisapplicabletotheformer.  C.theoutcomeofthelatteraggravatestheformer.  D.bothofthemhaveturnedfrombadtoworse.  Text3  Ofallthecomponentsofagoodnight'ssleep,dreamsseemtobeleastwithinourcontrol.Indreams,awindowopensintoaworldwherelogicissuspendedanddeadpeoplespeak.Acenturyago,Freudformulatedhisrevolutionarytheorythatdreamswerethedisguisedshadowsofourunconsciousdesiresandrears,bythelate1970s.neurologistshadswitchedtothinkingofthemasjust“mentalnoise”therandombyproductsoftheneural-repairworkthatgoesonduringsleep.Nowresearcherssuspectthatdreamsarepartofthemind'semotionalthermostat,regulatingmoodswhilethebrainis“off-line”Andoneleadingauthoritysaysthattheseintenselypowerfulmentaleventscanbenotonlyharnessedbutactuallybroughtunderconsciouscontrol,tohelpussleepandfeelbetter,“It'syourdream”saysRosalindCartwright,chairofpsychologyatChicago'sMedicalCenter.“Ifyoudon'tlikeit,changeit.”  Evidencefrombrainimagingsupportsthisview.ThebrainisasactiveduringREM(rapideyemovement)sleep-whenmostvividdreamsoccur-asitiswhenfullyawake,saysDr,EricNofzingerattheUniversityofPittsburgh.Butnotallpartsofthebrainareequallyinvolved,thelimbicsystem(the“emotionalbrain”)isespeciallyactive,whiletheprefrontalcortex(thecenterofintellectandreasoning)isrelativelyquiet.“Wewakeupfromdreamshappyofdepressed,andthosefeelingscanstaywithusallday”saysStanfordsleepresearcherDr,WilliamDement.  Andthisprocessneednotbelefttotheunconscious.CartwrightbelievesonecanexerciseconsciouscontroloverrecurringbaddreamsAssoonasyouawaken,identifywhatisupsettingaboutthedream.Visualizehowyouwouldlikeittoendinstead,thenexttimeisoccurs,trytowakeupjustenoughtocontrolitscourse.Withmuchpracticepeoplecanlearnto,literally,doitintheirsleep.  Attheendoftheday,there'sprobablylittlereasontopayattentiontoourdreamsatallunlesstheykeepusfromsleepingof“wewakeuinapanic,”CartwrightsaysTerrorism,economicuncertaintiesandgeneralfeelingsofinsecurityhaveincreasedpeople'sanxiety.ThosesufferingfrompersistentnightmaresshouldseekhelpfromatherapistFortherestofus,thebrainhasitswaysofworkingthroughbadfeelings.Sleep-orratherdream-onitandyou'llfeelbetterinthemorning.  31.Researchershavecometobelievethatdreams  A.canbemodifiedintheircourses.  B.aresusceptibletoemotionalchanges.  C.reflectourinnermostdesiresandfears.  D.arearandomoutcomeofneuralrepairs.  32.Byreferringtothelimbicsystem,theauthorintendstoshow  A.itsfunctioninourdreams.  B.themechanismofREMsleep.  C.therelationofdreamstoemotions.  D.itsdifferencefromtheprefrontalcortex.  33.Thenegativefeelingsgeneratedduringthedaytendto  A.aggravateinourunconsciousmind.  B.developintohappydreams.  C.persisttillthetimewefallasleep.  D.showupindreamsearlyatnight.  34.Cartwrightseemstosuggestthat  A.wakingupintimeisessentialtotheriddingofbaddreams.  B.visualizingbaddreamshelpsbringthemundercontroll.  C.dreamsshouldbelefttotheirnaturalprogression.  D.dreamingmaynotentirelybelongtotheunconscious. 35.WhatadvicemightCartwrightgivetothosewhosometimeshavehaddreams?

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