2005年全國碩士研究生入學(xué)統(tǒng)一考試英語試題

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UseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,orDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)Thehumannoseisanunderratedtool.Humansareoftenthoughttobeinsensitivesmellerscomparedwithanimals,_l_thisislargelybecause,Thisthatourare_3_toperceivingthosesmellswhichfloatthroughtheair,_±_themajorityofsmellswhichsticktosurfaces.nfactweareyetoeotyeit.Ourareof_]_humansmellsevenwhentheseare--8_tofarbelowonepartinonemillion.Strangely,somepeoplefindthattheycansmellonetypeofflowerbutnotanother,_9_othersaresensitivetothesmellsofbothflowers.Thismaybesomedonothavethetogenerate_lQ_receptorsinthenose.Thesereceptorsarethecellswhichsensesmellsandsendll_tothebrain.However,ithasbeenfoundthatevenpeopleinsensitivetoacertainsmell_l2._cansuddenlybecomesensitivetoitwhen_11_toitoftenenough.Theexplanationforinsensitivitytosmellseemstobethatthebrainfindsit.H.__toallsmellworkingallthetimebutcan15newreceptorsifnecessary.Thismay___lLexplainwhywearenottoourwesimplydonottobe.arenot___ll_oftheusualsmellofourownhouse,butwe18newsmellswhenwevisitsomeoneelse's.Thebrainfindsitbesttokeepsmell____l2_forand20thelfsmokewhichmightindicatethedangerffire.[A]although [B]as [C]but [D]while[A]above [B]unlike [C]excluding [D]besides[A]limited [B]committed [C]dedicated [D]confined[A]catching [B]ignoring [C]missing [D]tracking[A]anyway [B]though [C]instead [D]therefore[A]evenif [B]ifonly [C]onlyif [D]asif[A]distinguishing [B]discovering [C]determining [D]detecting[A]diluted [B]dissolved [C]dispersed [D]diffused[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]atfirst [B]atall [C]atlarge [D]attimes13.[A]subjected [B]left [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]nevertheless17.[A]sure [B]sick [C]aware [D]tired18.[A]tolerate [B]repel [C]neglect [D]notice19.[A]available [B]reliable [C]identifiable [D]suitable20.[A]similarto [B]suchas [C]alongwith [D]asideSectionII ReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingCorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)Text1Everybodylovesafatpayrise.Yetpleasureatyourowncanvanishifyoulearnthatacolleaguehasbeengivenabiggerone.Indeed,ifhehasareputationforslacking,youmightevenbeoutraged.Suchbehaviourisregardedas"alltoohuman",withtheunderlyingassumptionthatotheranimalswouldnotbecapableofthisfinelydevelopedsenseofgrievance.ButastudybySarahBrosnanandFransdeWaalofEmoryUniversityinAtlanta,Georgia,whichhasjustbeenpublishedinNature,suggeststhatitisalltoomonkey.aswell.Theresearchersstudiedthebehaviouroffemalebrowncapuchinmonkeys.Theylookcute.Theyaregood-natured,co-operativecreatures,andtheysharetheirfoodreadily.Aboveall,liketheirfemalehumancounterparts,theytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueof"goodsandservices"thanmales.SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectcandidatesforDr.Brosnan'sandDr.destudy.Theresearchersspenttwoyearsteachingtheirmonkeystoexchangetokensforfood.Normally,themonkeyswerehappyenoughtoexchangepiecesofrockforslicesofcucumber.However,whentwomonkeyswereplacedinseparatebutadjoiningchambers,sothateachcouldobservewhattheotherwasgettinginreturnforitsrock,theirbehaviourbecamemarkedlydifferent.Intheworldofcapuchinsgrapesareluxurygoods(andmuchpreferabletocucumbers).Sowhenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertoken,thesecondwasreluctanttohandhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber.Andifonereceivedagrapewithouthavingtoprovidehertokeninexchangeatall,theothereithertossedherowntokenattheresearcheroroutofthechamber,orrefusedtoacceptthesliceofcucumber.Indeed,themerepresenceofagrapeintheotherchamber(withoutanactualmonkeytoeatit)wasenoughtoinduceresentmentinafemalecapuchin.Theresearcherssuggestthatcapuchinmonkeys,likehumans,areguidedbysocialemotions.Inthewild,theyareaco-operative,group-livingspecies.Suchco-operationislikelytobestableonlywheneachanimalfeelsitisnotbeingcheated.Feelingsofrighteousindignation,itseems,arenotthepreserveofpeoplealone.Refusingalesserrewardcompletelymakesthesefeelingsabundantlycleartoothermembersofthegroup.However,whethersuchasenseoffairnessevolvedindependentlyincapuchinsandhumans,orwhetheritstemsfromthecommonancestorthatthespecieshad35millionyearsago,is,asyet,anunansweredquestion.Intheopeningparagraph,theauthorintroduceshistopicbyposingacontrast.justifyinganassumption.makingacomparison.explainingaphenomenon.Thestatement"itisalltoomonkey"(Lastline,Paragraph1)impliesthatmonkeysarealsooutragedbyslackrivals.resentingunfairnessisalsomonkeys'nature.monkeys,likehumans,tendtobejealousofeachother.noanimalsotherthanmonkeyscandevelopsuchemotions.Femalecapuchinmonkeyswerechosenfortheresearchmostprobablybecausetheyaremoreinclinedtoweighwhattheyget.attentivetoresearchers'instructions.niceinbothappearanceandtemperament.moregenerousthantheirmalecompanions.Dr.BrosnanandDr.dehavefoundintheirstudythatthemonkeysprefergrapestocucumbers.canbetaughttoexchangethings.willnotbeco-operativeiffeelingcheated.areunhappywhenseparatedfromothers.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?Monkeyscanbetrainedtodevelopsocialemotions.Humanindignationevolvedfromanuncertainsource.Animalsusuallyshowtheirfeelingsopenlyashumansdo.Cooperationamongmonkeysremainsstableonlyinthewild.Text2Doyourememberallthoseyearswhenscientistsarguedthatsmokingwouldkillusbutthedoubtersinsistedthatwedidn'tknowforsure?Thattheevidencewasinconclusive,thescienceuncertain?Thattheantismokinglobbywasouttodestroyourwayoflifeandthegovernmentshouldstayoutoftheway?LotsofAmericansboughtthatnonsense,andoverthreedecades,some10millionsmokerswenttoearlygraves.Thereareupsettingparallelstoday,asscientistsinonewaveafteranothertrytoawakenustothegrowingthreatofglobalwarming.ThelatestwasapanelfromtheNationalyfSciencesenlistedbyeWhiteHousetolsthattheEarth'satmosphereisdefinitelywarmingandthattheproblemislargelyman-made.Theclearmessageisthatweshouldgetmovingtoprotectourselves.ThepresidentoftheNationalAcademy,BruceAlberts,addedthiskeypointintheprefacetothehasalltheanswers.Butdoesuswiththebestavailableguidetothefuture,anditiscriticalthatournationandtheworldbaseimportantpoliciesonthebestjudgmentsthatsciencecanprovideconcerningthefutureconsequencesofpresentactions."Justasonsmoking,voicesnowcomefrommanyquartersinsistingthatthescienceaboutglobalwarmingisincomplete,thatit'sOKtokeeppouringfumesintotheairuntilweknowforsure.Thisisadangerousgame:bythetime100percentoftheevidenceisin,itmaybetoolate.Withtherisksobviousandgrowing,aprudentpeoplewouldtakeoutaninsurancepolicynow.Fortunately,theWhiteHouseisstartingtopayattention.Butit'sobviousthatamajorityofthepresident'sadvisersstilldon'ttakeglobalwarmingseriously.Insteadofaplanofaction,theycontinuetopressformoreresearch-aclassiccaseof"paralysisbyanalysis".Toserveasresponsiblestewardsoftheplanet,wemustpressforwardondeeperatmosphericandoceanicresearch.Butresearchaloneisinadequate.IftheAdministrationwon'ttakethelegislativeinitiative,Congressshouldhelptobeginfashioningconservationmeasures.AbillbyDemocraticSenatorRobertByrdofWestVirginia,whichwouldofferfinancialincentivesforprivateindustry,isapromisingstart.Manyseethatthecountryisgettingreadytobuildlotsofnewpowerplantstomeetourenergyneeds.Ifweareevergoingtoprotecttheatmosphere,itiscrucialthatthosenewplantsbeenvironmentallysound.Anargumentmadebysupportersofsmokingwasthattherenoofthecorrelationbetweensmokingdeath.ofearlydeathsofsmokersinpeoplehadthefreedomtochoosetheirownwayoflife.antismokingpeoplewereusuallytalkingnonsense.AccordingtoBruceAlberts,sciencecanserveasaprotector.ajudge.acritic.aguide.Whatdoesauthorbybyline,Paragraph4)?Endlessstudieskillaction.Carefulinvestigationrevealstruth.Prudentplanninghindersprogress.Extensiveresearchhelpsdecision-making.Accordingtotheauthor,whatshouldtheAdministrationdowarming?aidtobuildcleanerpowerplants.Raisepublicawarenessofconservation.Pressforfurtherscientificresearch.Takesomelegislativemeasures.Theauthorissueofglobalwarmingwithoftheybothfromthegovernment'snegligence.alessonfromthelatterisapplicabletotheformer.theoutcomeofthelatteraggravatestheformer.bothofthemhaveturnedfrombadtoworse.Text3Ofallthecomponentsofagoodnight'ssleep,dreamsseemtobeleastwithinourcontrol.Indreams,awindowopensintoaworldwherelogicissuspendedanddeadpeoplespeak.Acenturyago,Freudformulatedhisrevolutionarytheorythatdreamswerethedisguisedshadowsofourunconsciousdesiresandfears;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.wakeupfromdreamshappyordepressed,andthosefeelingscanstaywithusallday."saysStanfordsleepresearcherDr.WilliamDement.ThelinkbetweendreamsandemotionsshowsupamongthepatientsinCartwright'sclinic.Mostpeopleseemtohavemorebaddreamsearlyinthenight,progressingtowardhappieronesbeforeawakening,suggestingthattheyareworkingthroughnegativefeelingsgeneratedduringtheday.Becauseourconsciousmindisoccupiedwithdailylifewedon'talwaysthinkabouttheemotionalsignificanceoftheday'ss-until,itappears,webegintodream.Andthisprocessneednotbelefttotheunconscious.Cartwrightbelievesonecanexerciseconsciouscontroloverrecurringbaddreams.Assoonasyouawaken,identifywhatisupsettingaboutthedream.Visualizehowyouwouldlikeittoendinstead;thenexttimeitoccurs,trytowakeupjustenoughtocontrolitscourse.Withmuchpracticepeoplecanlearnto,literally,doitintheirsleep.Attheendoftheday,there'sprobablylittlereasontopayattentiontoourdreamsatallunlesstheykeepusfromsleepingor"wewakeupinapanic,"Cartwrightsays.Terrorism,economicuncertaintiesandgeneralfeelingsofinsecurityhaveincreasedpeople'sanxiety.Thosesufferingfrompersistentnightmaresshouldseekhelpfromatherapist.Fortherestofus,thebrainhasitswaysofworkingthroughbadfeelings.Sleep-orrm-onitandyou'llfeelrneResearchershavecometobelievethatdreamscanbemodifiedintheircourses.aresusceptibletoemotionalchanges.reflectourinnermostdesiresandfears.arearandomoutcomeofneuralrepairs.Byreferringtothelimbicsystem,theauthorintendstoshowitsfunctioninourdreams.themechanismofREMsleep.therelationofdreamstoemotions.itsdifferencefromtheprefrontalcortex.Thenegativefeelingsgeneratedduringthedaytendtoaggravateinourunconsciousmind.developintohappydreams.persisttillthetimewefallasleep.showupindreamsearlyatnight.Cartwrightseemstosuggestthatwakingupintimeisessentialtotheriddingofbaddreams.visualizingbaddreamshelpsbringthemundercontrol.dreamsshouldbelefttotheirnaturalprogression.dreamingmaynotentirelybelongtotheunconscious.WhatadviceCartwrightgivetothosewhobadlifeasusual.Seekprofessionalhelp.Exerciseconsciouscontrol.anxietyinthedaytime.Text4Americansnolongerexpectpublicfigures,whetherinspeechorinwriting,tocommandtheEnglishlanguagewithskillandgift.Nordotheyaspiretosuchcommandthemselves.Inhislatestbook,DoingOurOwnThing:TheDegradationofLanguageandMusicandWhyWeShouldLike,Care,JohnMcWhorter,alinguistandcontroversialistofmixedliberalandconservativeviews,seesthetriumphof1960scounter-cultureasresponsibleforthedeclineofformalEnglish.Blamingthepermissive1960sisnothingnew,butthisisnotyetanothercriticismagainstthedeclineineducation.McWhorter'sacademicspecialityislanguagehistoryandchange,andheseesthegradualdisappearanceof"whom",forexample,tobenaturalandnomoreregrettablethanthelossofthecase-endingsofOldEnglish.Butthecultoftheauthenticandthepersonal,"doingourownthing",hasspeltthedeathofformalspeech,writing,poetryandmusic.Whileeventhemodestlyeducatedsoughtanelevatedtonewhentheyputpentopaperbeforethe1960s,eventhemostwellregardedwritingsincethenhassoughttocapturespokenEnglishonthepage.Equally,inpoetry,thehighlypersonal,performativegenreistheonlyformthatcouldclaimrealliveliness.InbothoralandwrittenEnglish,talkingistriumphingoverspeaking,spontaneityovercraft.Illustratedwithanentertainingarrayofexamplesfrombothhighandlowculture,thetrendthatMr.McWhorterdocumentsisunmistakable.Butitislessclear,totakethequestionofhissubtitle,whyweshould,like,care.Asalinguist,heacknowledgesthatallvarietiesofhumanlanguage,includingnon-standardoneslikeBlackEnglish,canbepowerfullyexpressive-thereexistsnolanguageordialectintheworldthatcannotconveycomplexideas.Heisnotarguing,asmanydo,thatwecannothinkstraightbecausewedonottalkproper.Russianshaveadeeplovefortheirownlanguageandcarrylargechunksofmemorizedpoetryintheirheads,whileItalianpoliticianstendtoelaboratespeechthatwouldseemold-fashionedtomostEnglish-speakers.Mr.McWhorteracknowledgesthatformallanguageisnotstrictlynecessary,andproposesnoradicaleducationreforms-heisreallygrievingoverthelossofsomethingbeautifulmorethanuseful.WenowtakeourEnglish"onpaperplatesinsteadofchina".Ashame,perhaps,butprobablyaninevitableone.AccordingtoMcWhorter,thedeclineofformalEnglishisinevitableinradicaleducationreforms.isbutalltoonaturalinlanguagedevelopment.hascausedthecontroversyoverthecounter-culture.broughtaboutchangesinpublicattitudesinthe1960s.Theword"talking"(Line6,Paragraph3)rmality.TowhichofthelikelyLogicalthinkingisnotnecessarilytothewaywetalk.BlackEnglishcanbemoreexpressivethanstandardEnglish.Non-standardvarietiesofhumanlanguagearejustasentertaining.Ofallthevarieties,standardEnglishcanbestconveycomplexideas.ofofmemorizingpoetryshowstheinteresttheirlanguage.appreciationoftheirefforts.admirationfortheirmemory.contemptfortheirold-fashionedness.Accordingtothelastparagraph,"paperplates"isto"china"as"temporary"isto"permanent"."radical"isto"conservative"."functional"isto"artistic"."humble"isto"noble".PartBDirections:Inthefollowingtext,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions41-45,choosethemostsuitableonefromthelistA-Gtofitintoeachofthenumberedblanks.Therearetwoextrachoices,whichdonotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(l0points)premiers(theleadersofprovincialgovernments),iftheyhaveanybreathleftaftercomplainingaboutOttawaattheirlateJulyannualmeeting,mightspareamomenttodosomething,together,toreducehealth-carecosts.They'reallgroaningaboutsoaringhealthbudgets,thefastest-growingcomponentofwhicharepharmaceuticalcosts.(41) _Whattodo?BoththeRomanowcommissionandtheKirbycommitteeonhealthcare-tosaynothingofreportsfromotherexperts-recommendedthecreationofanationaldrugagency.Insteadofeachprovincehavingitsownlistofapproveddrugs,bureaucracy,proceduresandlimitedbargainingpower,allwouldpoolresources,workwithOttawa,andcreateanationalinstitution.(42) _But"national"doesn'thavetomeanthat."National"couldmeaninterprovincial-provincescombiningeffortstocreateonebody.Eitherway,onebenefitofa"national"organizationwouldbetonegotiatebetterprices,ifpossible,withdrugmanufacturers.Insteadofhavingoneprovince-oraseriesofhospitalswithinaprovince-negotiateapriceforagivendrugontheprovinciallist,thenationalagencywouldnegotiateonbehalfofallprovinces.Ratherthan,say,Quebec,negotiatingonbehalfofsevenmillionpeople,thenationalagencywouldnegotiateonbehalfof31millionpeople.Basiceconomicssuggeststhegreaterthepotentialconsumers,thehigherthelikelihoodofabetterprice.(43) _AsmallstephasbeentakeninthedirectionofanationalagencywiththecreationoftheCanadianCo-ordinatingOfficeforHealthTechnologyAssessment,fundedbyOttawaandtheprovinces.Underit,aCommonDrugReviewrecommendstoprovinciallistswhichnewdrugsshouldbeincluded.Predictably,andregrettably,Quebecrefusedtojoin.Afewpremiersaresuspiciousofanyfederal-provincialdeal-making.They(particularlyQuebecandAlberta)justwantOttawatoforkoveradditionalbillionswithfew,ifany,stringsattached.That'sonereasonwhytheideaofanationallisthasn'tgoneanywhere,whiledrugcostskeeprisingfast.(44) _PremierslovetoquoteMr.Romanow'sreportselectively,especiallythepartsaboutmorefederalmoney.Perhapstheyshouldreadwhathehadtosayaboutdrugs:national drug agency would provide governments more influence onpharmaceuticalcompaniesinordertotrytoconstraintheever-increasingcostofdrugs."(45)_______SowhenthepremiersgatherinNiagaraFallstoassembletheirusualcomplaintlist,theyshouldalsogetcrackingaboutsomethingintheirjurisdictionthatwouldhelptheirbudgetsandpatients.resistancetoanationalagencyisprovincialistideology.OneofthefirstadvocatesforanationallistwasaresearcheratLavalUniversity.DrugInsuranceFundhasseenitscostsskyrocketwithannualincreasesfrom14.3percentto26.8percent!OrtheycouldreadMr.Kirby'sreport:"Thesubstantialbuyingpowerofsuchanagencywouldstrengthenthepublicprescription-druginsuranceplanstonegotiatethelowestpossiblepurchasepricesfromdrugcompanies."Whatdoes"national"mean?RoyRomanowandSenatorMichaelKirbyrecommendedafederal-provincialbodymuchliketherecentlycreatedNationalHealthCouncil.Theproblemissimpleandstark:health-carecostshavebeen,are,andwillcontinuetoincreasefasterthangovernmentrevenues.AccordingtotheCanadianInstituteforHealthInformation,prescriptiondrugcostshaverisensince1997attwicetherateofoverallhealth-carespending.Partoftheincreasecomesfromdrugsbeingusedtoreplaceotherkindsoftreatments.Partofitarisesfromnewdrugscostingmorethanolderkinds.Partofitishigherpnces.So,iftheprovinceswanttorunthehealth-careshouldprovetheyrunit,startingwithaninterprovincialhealthlistthatwouldendduplication,saveadministrativecosts,preventoneprovincefrombeingplayedoffagainstanother,andbargainforbetterdrugprices.Ofcourse,thepharmaceuticalcompanieswillscream.Theylikedividedbuyers;theycanlobbybetterthatTheycanusethethreatofremovingjobsfromoneprovincetoanother.Theycanhopethat,ifoneprovinceincludesadrugonitslist,thepressurewillcauseotherstoincludeitontheirs.Theywouldn'tlikealagencybuttwoulddthemtolwithit.PartCDirections:ReadthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.YourtranslationshouldbewrittenclearlyonANSWERSHEET2.(10points)ItisnoteasytotalkabouttheroleofthemassmediainthisoverwhelminglysignificantphaseinEuropeanhistory.Historyandnewsbecomeconfused,andimpressionstendtobeaofskepticismandoptimism.(46)isofthemeansbytheseareand-andneverbeforehasitservedsomuchtoconnectdifferentpeoplesandnationsasintherecenteventsinEurope.TheEuropethatisnowformingcannotbeanythingotherthanitspeoples,theirculturesandnationalidentities.WiththisinmindwecanbegintoanalyzetheEuropeantelevisionscene.(47)InEurope,aselsewhere,multi-mediagroupshavebeenincreasinglysuccessful;groupswhichbringtogethertelevision,radio,newspapers,magazi