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19年英语二真题答案解析

19年英语二真题答案解析题目：请写一篇1500字左右的文章，内容形式和结构不要太单调，最好有一定的长度和深度，不要涉及政治。

可以分小节论述，但是“小节一”、“小标题”之类的词语不要出现。

不用说其他无关的话，大部分用中文，文章里不可以出现网址链接。

文章的主题是:近年来，英语考试越来越重要，成为现代教育体系中不可或缺的一部分。

19年英语二真题是很多考生所关注的话题，因此本文将对19年英语二真题进行解析，帮助考生更好地理解和掌握其中的知识点。

首先，我们来看第一部分的阅读理解。

这部分共有两篇文章，分别是一篇短文和一篇长文。

短文是关于气候变化的，而长文则是关于旅游业的发展。

考生需要根据文章内容回答相关的问题。

对于短文的问题，答案往往可以在原文中找到的。

考生需要仔细阅读文章，理解文章的中心思想，并注意词汇的含义。

例如，题目中要求考生解释"carbon footprint"这个词汇的含义，答案可以从文章第二段中找到：“carbon footprint refers to the total amountof greenhouse gases produced directly and indirectly by human activities”。

因此，正确答案应为“人类活动直接和间接产生的温室气体的总量”。

对于长文的问题，考生需要更仔细地阅读文章，并注意文章中的细节。

例如，题目中要求考生找出作者认为对旅游业发展有利的因素，答案可以从文章第三段找到：“a strong economy and a growing middle class”。

所以，正确答案应为“强大的经济和不断增长的中产阶级”。

接下来，我们来看第二部分的完形填空。

这部分共有一篇短文，考生需要在空白处选择合适的单词或短语来完成文章。

这部分的考点主要是考察考生的词汇和语法运用能力。

在解答这部分题目时，考生需要根据上下文的语境来选择正确的答案。

2019年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语真题答案及详解共15页

2019年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语真题答案及详解Section I Use of English1-5 CDBBA 6-10 BADCA 11-15 BCDCB 16-20 DADAC1．C解析：语义逻辑题。

第一句含义是“古希腊哲学家亚里士多德把笑看作是“有益于身体健康的宝贵锻炼”，第二句意思是“但是一些人提出相反的意见，轻笑可能对身体健康影响极小”，两句之间是转折关系，A、B、C、D四个选项中只有C选项表转折“尽管”，故是正确选项。

2．D解析：语义辨析题。

上下文语境是“笑确实能短期的改变”。

A. reflect“反映”，B. demand“要求”，C. indicate“表明，暗示”，D. produce“产生”，只有D 选项符合语境，所以是正确答案。

3．B解析：语义搭配题。

文中提到“笑能够心律呼吸速率。

” A. stabilizing 意思是“安定，稳定”，B. boosting“促进，推进”，C. impairing“损害，削弱”，D. determining“决定”，根据语境应该是“笑能够促进心律呼吸速率”，B为正确答案。

4．B解析：语义辨析题。

这句话意思是“但是因为大笑很难，一次狂笑不可能……”，四个选项的含义分别是 A. transmit “传播”，B. sustain“维持”，C. evaluate “评估”，D. observe“观察”，根据语境，只有B. sustain符合语境。

5．A解析：语义辨析题。

这句话意思是“一次狂笑不可能像比如走路或者慢跑那样对心血管功能产生益处。

” A. measurable“重大的，重要的”，B. manageable“易控制的”，C. affordable“负担得起的”，D. renewable“可再生的”，四个选项中能和“益处”搭配的只有A. measurable，故是正确答案。

6．B解析：逻辑分析题。

第二段第一句是说“其他的锻炼可以拉紧增强肌肉，很显然笑确是起到了……作用”，对上文有承接还有转折的关系，A. In turn 意思是“轮流”，C. In addition是“另外”，D. In brief 意思是“简而言之”，都不符合语境，只有B. In fact“事实上”符合上下文语境，是正确选项。

考研英语真题阅读理解试题及名师解析十九.doc

考研英语真题阅读理解试题与名师解析十九

考研英语一真题答案及解析

考研英语一真题答案及解析近年来，考研英语一作为研究生考试的重要科目之一，备受广大考生关注。

每年的真题都成为备考的重要参考资料，因此，了解真题答案及解析对于提高备考效果至关重要。

本文将对最近几年的考研英语一真题进行解析，帮助考生更好地理解和掌握考点。

首先，我们来看2019年的考研英语一真题。

阅读理解部分一共有四篇文章，接下来我将分别对每篇文章进行解析。

第一篇文章是关于人工智能的发展和应用的。

文章涉及到了人工智能在医疗、交通、金融等领域的应用，以及人工智能可能带来的挑战。

针对这篇文章，考生需要关注文章的主旨，关键词和关联词，以及作者对于人工智能的态度。

在回答问题的时候，需要根据文章的逻辑关系进行推理和分析，确保答案的准确性。

第二篇文章是关于中国音乐如何适应国际市场的。

文章中提到了中国音乐在国际市场上的地位以及国内外音乐市场的差异。

考生需要掌握文章的主题和论述结构，理解作者的观点以及对于中国音乐国际化的看法。

在回答问题的时候，考生可以结合自身知识和观点进行分析，但需要保持客观性和准确性。

第三篇文章是关于网络安全的重要性和挑战的。

文章中列举了一些网络安全事件，并提出了加强网络安全的建议。

考生需要掌握文章的逻辑顺序和主旨，理解作者对于网络安全的态度以及对当前形势的看法。

在回答问题的时候，可以结合对于网络安全的理解和观点进行分析，但需要注意不要偏离文章的主题和要点。

第四篇文章是关于中国年轻人在婚恋观念和行为方式上的变化。

文章中提到了年轻人婚恋观念的多样性和传统观念的影响。

考生需要注意文章的主题和论述结构，理解文章中年轻人婚恋观念变化的原因和影响。

在回答问题的时候，可以结合自身经验和观点进行分析，但需要保持客观性和准确性。

除了阅读理解部分，考研英语一的写作部分也是需要重点关注的。

写作部分一般分为两个题目，分别是图表作文和议论文。

图表作文要求考生根据所提供的信息判断趋势和原因，并给出自己的观点。

议论文则要求考生对于一个观点或者问题进行正反两个方面的分析和讨论，并给出自己的观点。

考研英语真题阅读理解试题及名师解析

考研英语真题阅读理解试题及名师解析(十一)2009-11-07海天教育Since the dawn of human ingenuity, people have devised ever more cunning tools to cope with work that is dangerous, boring, burdensome, or just plain nasty. That compulsion has resulted in robotics—the science of conferring various human capabilities on machines. And if scientists have yet to create the mechanical version of science fiction, they have begun to come close。

As a result, the modern world is increasingly populated by intelligent gizmos whose presence we barely notice but whose universal existence has removed much human labor. Our factories hum to the rhythm of robot assembly arms. Our banking is done at automated teller terminals that thank us with mechanical politeness for the transaction. Our subway trains are controlled by tireless robot-drivers. And thanks to the continual miniaturization of electronics and micro-mechanics, there are already robot systems that can perform some kinds of brain and bone surgery with submillimeter accuracy—far greater precision than highly skilled physicians can achieve with their hands alone。

考研英语历年英语阅读真题及答案

考研英语历年英语阅读真题及答案考研英语阅读是考试中的重要部分，通过阅读理解题目，考生可以提升英语语言能力和考试答题能力。

下面将为大家整理一些历年考研英语阅读真题及答案，供各位考生参考。

一、真题一阅读理解题目：Passage 1Questions 1-3 are based on the following passage.Vasily Grossman, a journalist and writer, was recognized only belatedly in the Soviet Union. But by the time of his death in 1964 his works could no longer be ignored or suppressed completely.Grossman was born in a Jewish family in 1905 in Berdichev (Ukraine) and after training for a career in civil engineering became a writer and journalist, first in Ukraine, then in Moscow. His first literary success was a volume of short stories (1934) and his first novel, Stalingrad (1952), established his reputation as a writer of remarkable talents. It is a fine example of the "Bread and Battles" type of fiction-- novels with a Central Russian war theme.Between the wars Grossman established himself as a newspaper reporter of the first rank. At the outbreak of the German invasion in 1941 he became a war reporter. His articles in the army newspaper Red Star had considerable effect. After the war he continued to write--describing, for example, the1943 Battle of Kursk in which a German advance was halted. These articles lead directly to the writing of Stalingrad.In 1959 his novel Life and Fate was finished, and when it became apparent that the manuscript would be suppressed by the authorities, Grossman gave copies to friends. A "textbook example of containment," the manuscript switched across the Iron Curtain and was first published in the West in 1980; in the Soviet Union only an abridged version was eventually published in 1988.Grossman's major themes are war and totalitarianism. He writes with great authority and humanity. In his later years he suffered from cruel persecution at the hands of the authorities and died a broken man.1. Vasily Grossman was initially recognized as a writer(A) during his lifetime(B) after his death(C) when his works were published in the West(D) after his works had been highly evaluated2. Grossman's first novel, Stalingrad, established his reputation by(A) describing a battle of the Second World War(B) criticizing the authorities' persecution(C) relating his post-war experience(D) criticizing totalitarianism3. Grossman's Life and Fate(A) was not praised as much as Stalingrad(B) was first published in the Soviet Union(C) was taken out of the Soviet Union in its entirety(D) was intended to show the effects of containment参考答案：1. A2. A3. C二、真题二阅读理解题目：Passage 2It is a common belief that emotions interfere with our reasoning abilities and lead to irrational decisions. However, recent studies have shown that emotions can actually be beneficial to the decision-making process.One study conducted by neuroscientist Antonio Damasio revealed that individuals with damage to a specific part of the brain had difficulty making decisions, even though their intelligence was not affected. This study suggests that emotions play a crucial role in our ability to make choices.Another study conducted by psychologists Loewenstein and Lerner found that individuals who experienced mild emotions during the decision-making process made better decisions compared to those who were emotionally neutral. This suggests that emotions can provide valuable information that can aid in decision-making.Furthermore, research has shown that individuals who are able to understand and regulate their emotions have better decision-making skills. This is because emotional intelligence allows individuals to consider both their rational thoughts and emotional responses when making decisions.In conclusion, emotions are not always detrimental to decision-making. They can provide valuable information and aid in the decision-making process. Additionally, individuals who possess emotional intelligence have better decision-making skills overall.4. According to the passage, recent studies have shown that emotions(A) interfere with our reasoning abilities(B) lead to irrational decisions(C) play a crucial role in decision-making(D) have no impact on decision-making5. The study conducted by Antonio Damasio suggests that individuals with damage to a specific part of the brain(A) have difficulty making decisions due to a lack of intelligence(B) have no emotional responses to aid in decision-making(C) are more likely to make irrational decisions(D) experience interference from their emotions when making decisions6. According to Loewenstein and Lerner's study, individuals who experienced mild emotions during the decision-making process(A) made better decisions compared to those who were emotionally neutral(B) were more likely to make irrational decisions(C) had difficulty making decisions due to a lack of emotional responses(D) had no impact on their decision-making abilities参考答案：4. C5. A6. A根据上述两道真题及其答案，我们可以看到考研英语阅读理解题目通常包括一篇或多篇文章，每篇文章后面配有若干问题，考生需要根据文章内容选择正确的答案。

考研英语一真题及答案(原题+答案+详解)

考研英语一真题及答案(原题+答案+详解)考研英语一真题及答案(原题+答案+详解)2019年的考研英语一真题是许多考生备考的焦点之一。

在这篇文章中，我们将为大家提供2019年考研英语一真题及答案的完整内容，并附上详细的解析。

篇章一：阅读理解阅读理解是英语一部分的重要组成部分。

它要求考生阅读并理解一篇文章，然后回答相应的问题。

下面是2019年考研英语一的一道阅读理解原题：Passage OneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.The era of artificial intelligence(AI) is upon us. It refers to the ability of a digital computer or computer-controlled robot to perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings. There is a strong belief among experts that AI will play a crucial role in shaping our future. However, opinions on the potential impact of AI differ greatly.Some people argue that AI will lead to the loss of jobs, especially those that involve repetitive tasks. They claim that machines will replace human workers in industries like manufacturing and transportation, resulting in high unemployment rates. In contrast, others believe that AI will create more job opportunities. They argue that the development of AI will lead to theemergence of new industries and the need for skilled workers to design and maintain AI systems.In addition to concerns about employment, there are ethical issues surrounding AI. Questions have been raised about the potential misuse of AI-powered technologies. For example, facial recognition technology could be used by governments and corporations for surveillance purposes, raising concerns about privacy invasion.Despite the debates and concerns, AI is already making significant impact on various industries. For instance, in the field of healthcare, AI technologies are being used to analyze medical data and assist in diagnosis. In the education sector, AI-powered systems are helping teachers personalize learning materials for students. These examples demonstrate the potential of AI to improve our lives and transform industries.1. What does the passage mainly discuss?2. Why do some people believe that AI will lead to unemployment?3. What ethical issues are mentioned in the passage?4. How is AI currently used in healthcare?5. What does the author say about AI's potential?解析：1. What does the passage mainly discuss?本题要求考生确定文章主要讨论了什么。

考研英语真题阅读理解试题及答案分析

考研英语真题阅读理解试题及答案分析考研英语真题阅读理解试题及答案分析Being a man hasalways been dangerous. There are about 105 males born for every 100 females,but this ratio drops to near balance at the age of maturity, and among70-year-olds there are twice as many women as men. But the great universal ofmale mortality is being changed. Now, boy babies survive almost as well as girlsdo. This means that, for the first time, there will be an excess of boys inthose crucial years when they are searching for a mate. More important, anotherchance for natural selection has been removed. Fifty years ago, the chance of ababy surviving depended on its weight. A kilogram toolight or too heavy meant almost certain death. Today it makes almost nodifference. Since much of the variation is due to genes, one more agent ofevolution has gone。

There is another way to commit evolutionary : stay alive,but have fewer children. Few people are as fertile as in the past. Except insome religious communities, very few women have 15 children. Nowadays thenumber of births, like the age of death, has become average. Most of us haveroughly the same number of offspring. Again, differences between people and theopportunity for natural selection to take advantage of it have diminished.India shows what is happening. The country offers wealth for a few in the greatcities and poverty for the remaining tribal peoples. The grand mediocrity oftoday―everyone being the same in survival and number of offspring meansthat natural selection has lost 80% of its power in upper-middle-class Indiacompared to the tribes。

考研英语一阅读理解练习试题及答案解析

考研英语一阅读理解练习试题及答案解析(一)阅读理解部分由A、B、C三节组成，考查考生理解书面英语的能力。

下面是的考研英语(一)阅读理解练习试题，欢迎阅读!France, which prides itself as the global innovator of fashion, has decided its fashion industry has lost an absolute right to define physical beauty for women. Its lawmakers gave preliminary approval last week to a law that would make it a crime to employ ultra-thin models on runways.The parliament also agreed to ban websites that“incite excessive thinness” by promoting extreme dieting.Such measures have a couple of uplifting motives. They suggest beauty should not be defined by looks that end up impinging on health. That’s a start. And the ban on ultra-thin models seems to go beyond protecting models from starving themselves to death - as some have done. It tells the fashion industry that it must take responsibility for the signal it sends women, especially teenage girls, about the social tape-measure they must use to determine their individual worth.The bans, if fully enforced, would suggest to women (and many men) that they should not let others be arbiters of their beauty. And perhaps faintly, they hint that people should look to intangible qualities like character andintellect rather than dieting their way to size zero or wasp-waist physiques.The French measures, however, rely too much on severe punishment to change a culture that still regards beauty as skin-deep — and bone-showing. Under the law, using a fashion model that does not meet a government-defined index of body mass could result in a $85,000 fine and six monthsin prison.The fashion industry knows it has an inherent problemin focusing on material adornment and idealized body types. In Denmark, the United States, and a few other countries,it is trying to set voluntary standards for models and fashion images that rely more on peer pressure for enforcement.In contrast to France’s actions, Denmark’s fashion industry agreed last month on rules and sanctions regarding the age, health, and other characteristics of models. The newly revised Danish Fashion Ethical Charter clearly states: “We are aware of and take responsibility for the impactthe fashion industry has on body ideals, especially onyoung people.’ The charter’s main tool of enforcement isto deny aess for designers and modeling agencies to Copenhagen Fashion Week, which is run by the Danish Fashion Institute. But in general it relies on a name-and-shame method of pliance.Relying on ethical persuasion rather than law to address the misuse of body ideals may be the best step. Even better would be to help elevate notions of beauty beyond the material standards of a particular industry.21. Aording to the first paragraph, what would happen in France?[A] Physical beauty would be redefined.[B] New runways would be constructed.[C] Websites about dieting would thrive.[D] The fashion industry would decline.【答案】 [A] Physical beauty would be redefined【解析】推断题。

考研英语真题阅读理解试题及名师解析(十九)

考研英语试题精解及答案

考研英语试题精解及答案一、阅读理解（共40分）1. 根据文章内容，以下哪个选项是正确的？A. 作者支持全球化。

B. 作者认为全球化对环境有害。

C. 作者认为全球化对经济有益。

D. 作者反对全球化。

答案：C2. 文章中提到的“可持续发展”是指什么？A. 经济增长不牺牲环境。

B. 经济增长以牺牲环境为代价。

C. 只关注经济增长，不考虑其他因素。

D. 只关注环境保护，不考虑经济增长。

答案：A3. 根据文章，以下哪个选项是错误的？A. 发展中国家需要全球化来促进经济增长。

B. 发达国家在全球化中扮演着重要角色。

C. 作者认为全球化是不可逆的趋势。

D. 作者认为全球化是有害的。

答案：D4. 文章中提到的“绿色经济”是什么意思？A. 一种以牺牲环境为代价的经济模式。

B. 一种注重环境保护的经济模式。

C. 一种只关注经济发展的经济模式。

D. 一种不关心经济和环境的经济模式。

答案：B5. 文章中提到的“碳足迹”是指什么？A. 个人或组织对环境的污染程度。

B. 个人或组织对经济的贡献。

C. 个人或组织的社会影响力。

D. 个人或组织的政治影响力。

答案：A二、完形填空（共20分）阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

In recent years, the concept of a "smart city" has become increasingly popular. A smart city is one that uses technology to improve the quality of life for its residents. For example, a smart city might use sensors to monitortraffic flow and __6__ congestion.6. A. reduceB. increaseC. avoidD. ignore答案：A7. These sensors can also be used to monitor air quality and__7__ any potential health hazards.7. A. identifyB. createC. ignoreD. exaggerate答案：A8. In addition to improving transportation and environmental conditions, smart cities can also __8__ energy use.8. A. increaseB. decreaseC. stabilizeD. fluctuate答案：B9. By using smart grids and energy-efficient buildings, a smart city can __9__ a significant amount of energy.9. A. consumeB. conserveC. wasteD. transfer答案：B10. The ultimate goal of a smart city is to create a more__10__ and sustainable living environment for its citizens.10. A. comfortableB. expensiveC. inconvenientD. unsustainable答案：A三、翻译（共20分）将下列句子从英文翻译成中文。

2019考研英语(一)真题阅读理解详细解析(完整版)(解析版)

第1段:英国对其高管推行新规定，鼓励“长期效益主义”；第2段~4段：短期效益主义；（短期效益占主流、短期效益主义的弊端、美国短期效益占主导地位）第5~6段：列举美法推行“长期效益主义”的措施；第7段：英国新规定提醒银行高管重视“长期效益”；（【兔子考研】微信公众号）1,one motive in imposing is the_________.22.Alfred Marshall is quoted to23.It is argued that the influence be__________.24.The US and France examples are used to illustrate____________.25.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?由楼上题干分析可知，此篇文章围绕长期效益和短期效益展开论述。

❶Financial regulations in Britain have imposed a rather unusual rule on the bosses of big banks.❷Starting next year,any guaranteed bonus of top executives could be delayed10years if their banks are under investigation for wrongdoing.❸The main purpose of this“clawback”rule is to hold bankers accountable for harmful risk-taking and to restore public trust in financial institution.❹Yet officials also hope for a much larger benefit:more long term decision-making not only byeconomy for future generations.have（强调新规其不同寻常）on the bosses of big banks.❷Starting next（高管的保证金）of top if their banks areunder investigation for❸主要目的和次要目的）of this“clawback”rule is to hold bankers accountable for harmfulrisk-taking and to restore.（转折之后为重点，重点往往是考点）officials also hope for a much larger点）more long term decision-making not only by banks but by all corporations,to build a stronger economy for future generations.（【兔子考研】微信公众号）翻译：❶英国的金融法规对大银行的老板实施了一项不寻常的规定。

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历年考研英语阅读真题及答案解析

历年考研英语阅读真题及答案解析历年考研英语阅读真题及答案解析多做做历年来的考研英语阅读理解，让自己发现阅读的规律。

下面是店铺给大家整理的历年考研英语阅读真题及答案解析，供大家参阅!1985年考研英语阅读真题及答案解析Section III Reading ComprehensionEach sentence or passage below is followed by four statements. One of the statements is a suggestion which can be made from the information given in the original sentence or passage. Read them carefully and make your choice. Put your choice in the brackets on the left. (10 points)EXAMPLE:[A] You should get up when he comes in.[B] You should support him.[C] You shouldn't be afraid to argue with him.[D] You must be of the same height as he is.ANSWER: [B]26. Watch your step when your turn comes to have an interview with the general manager.[A] When you are asked to see the general manager, be sure not to step into his office without his permission.[B] Watch the steps when you go upstairs to see the general manager at his office.[C] Be sure to be careful when it is your turn to go to the general manager's office for an interview with him.[D] Watch out and don't step into the general manager's office until it is your turn to have an interview with him.27. Since no additional fund is available, the extension of thebuilding is out of the question.[A] The extension of the building is impossible because we are unable to get extra fund for the purpose.[B] There is some problem about the extension of the building owing to lack of fund.[C] Since no additional fund is available, we have to solve the problem regarding the extension of the building with our own resources.[D] We can undertake the extension of the building even without additional fund. It is no problem at all.28. All along he has been striving not to fall short of his parents' expectations.[A] He has been trying hard all the time to live up to what his parents expect of him.[B] His parents have been expecting him to work hard.[C] All the time he has been trying hard to balance himself so as not to fall down as his parents thought he would.[D] All the time, as his parents expect him to do, he has been trying hard to save and not to be short of money.29. The various canals which drain away the excessive water have turned this piece of land into a highly productive agricultural area.[A] The canals have been used to water the land.[B] The canals have been used to raise agricultural production.[C] Excessive water has been helpful to agricultural production.[D] The production has been mainly agricultural.30. The replacement of man by machines has not led to unemployment. On the contrary, the total numbers engaged inthe textile industry have continued to rise. The fact should not be ignored by those who maintain that unemployment and machinery are inseparable companions.[A] The belief that the use of machinery causes unemployment is unfounded.[B] The use of machinery results in a rise in production.[C] Many people lose their jobs when machines are introduced.[D] Contrary to general belief, machinery and unemployment are inseparable companions.答案解析Section III: Reading Comprehension (10 points)26.[C]27.[A]28.[A]29.[B]30.[A]1986年考研英语阅读真题及答案解析Section III Reading ComprehensionEach of the two passages below is followed by five questions. For each question there are four answers. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions. Put your choice in the brackets on the left. (10 points) Text 1There are a great many careers in which the increasing emphasis is on specialization. You find these careers in engineering, in production, in statistical work, and in teaching. But there is an increasing demand for people who are able to take in great area at a glance, people who perhaps do not know too much about any one field. There is, in other words, a demand for people who are capable of seeing the forest rather than the trees, of making general judgments. We can call these people “generalists.” And these “generalists” are particularly needed for positions in administration, where it is their job to see thatother people do the work, where they have to plan for other people, to organize other people’s work, to begin it and judge it.The specialist understands one field; his concern is with technique and tools. He is a “trained” man; and his educationa l background is properly technical or professional. The generalist -- and especially the administrator -- deals with people; his concern is with leadership, with planning, and with direction giving. He is an “educated” man; and the humanities are his strongest foundation. Very rarely is a specialist capable of being an administrator. And very rarely is a good generalist also a good specialist in particular field. Any organization needs both kinds of people, though different organizations need them in different proportions. It is your task to find out, during your training period, into which of the two kinds of jobs you fit, and to plan your career accordingly.Your first job may turn out to be the right job for you -- but this is pure accident. Certainly you should not change jobs constantly or people will become suspicious of your ability to hold any job. At the same time you must not look upon the first job as the final job; it is primarily a training job, an opportunity to understand yourself and your fitness for being an employee.26. There is an increasing demand for ________.[A] all round people in their own fields[B] people whose job is to organize other people’s work[C] generalists whose educational background is either technical or professional[D] specialists whose chief concern is to provide administrative guidance to others27. The specialist is ________.[A] a man whose job is to train other people[B] a man who has been trained in more than one fields[C] a man who can see the forest rather than the trees[D] a man whose concern is mainly with technical or professional matters28. The administrator is ________.[A] a “trained” man who is more a specialist than a generalist[B] a man who sees the trees as well as the forest[C] a man who is very strong in the humanities[D] a man who is an “educated” specialist29. During your training period, it is important ________.[A] to try to be a generalist[B] to choose a profitable job[C] to find an organization which fits you[D] to decide whether you are fit to be a specialist or a generalist30. A man’s first job ________.[A] is never the right job for him[B] should not be regarded as his final job[C] should not be changed or people will become suspicious of his ability to hold any job[D] is primarily an opportunity to fit himself for his final jobText 2At the bottom of the world lies a mighty continent still wrapped in the Ice Age and, until recent times, unknown to man. It is a great land mass with mountain ranges whose extent and elevation are still uncertain. Much of the continent is a complete blank on our maps. Man has explored, on foot, less than one per cent of its area. Antarctica differs fundamentally from the Arcticregions. The Arctic is an ocean, covered with drifting packed ice and hemmed in by the land masses of Europe, Asia, and North America. The Antarctic is a continent almost as large as Europe and Australia combined, centered roughly on the South Pole and surrounded by the most unobstructed water areas of the world -- the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.The continental ice sheet is more than two miles high in its centre, thus, the air over the Antarctic is far more refrigerated than it is over the Arctic regions. This cold air current from the land is so forceful that it makes the nearby seas the stormiest in the world and renders unlivable those regions whose counterparts at the opposite end of the globe are inhabited. Thus, more than a million persons live within 2,000 miles of the North Pole in an area that includes most of Alaska, Siberia, and Scandinavia -- a region rich in forest and mining industries. Apart from a handful of weather stations, within the same distance of the South Pole there is not a single tree, industry, or settlement.31. The best title for this selection would be ________.[A] Iceland[B] Land of Opportunity[C] The Unknown Continent[D] Utopia at Last32. At the time this article was written, our knowledge of Antarctica was ________.[A] very limited[B] vast[C] fairly rich[D] nonexistent33. Antarctica is bordered by the ________.[A] Pacific Ocean[B] Indian Ocean[C] Atlantic Ocean[D] All three34. The Antarctic is made uninhabitable primarily by ________.[A] cold air[B] calm seas[C] ice[D] lack of knowledge about the continent35. According to this article ________.[A] 2,000 people live on the Antarctic Continent[B] a million people live within 2,000 miles of the South Pole[C] weather conditions within a 2,000 mile radius of the South Pole make settlements impractical[D] only a handful of natives inhabit Antarctica答案解析Section III: Reading Comprehension (10 points)26.[B]27.[D]28.[C]29.[D]30.[B]31.[C]32.[A]33.[D]34.[A]35.[C]1987年考研英语阅读真题及答案解析Section II Reading ComprehensionEach of three passages below is followed by five questions. For each question there are four answers, read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions. Put your choice in the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)Text 1For centuries men dreamed of achieving vertical flight. In 400 A.D. Chinese children played with a fan-like toy that spun upwards and fell back to earth as rotation ceased. Leonardo da Vinci conceive the first mechanical apparatus, called a “Helix,” which could carry man straight up, but was only a design and wasnever tested.The ancient-dream was finally realized in 1940 when a Russian engineer piloted a strange looking craft of steel tubing with a rotating fan on top. It rose awkwardly and vertically into the air from a standing start, hovered a few feet above the ground, went sideways and backwards, and then settled back to earth. The vehicle was called a helicopter.Imaginations were fired. Men dreamed of going to work in their own personal helicopters. People anticipate that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today. Such fantastic expectations were not fulfilled.The helicopter has now become an extremely useful machine. It excels in military missions, carrying troops, guns and strategic instruments where other aircraft cannot go. Corporations use them as airborne offices, many metropolitan areas use them in police work, construction and logging companies employ them in various advantageous ways, engineers use them for site selection and surveying, and oil companies use them as the best way to make offshore and remote work stations accessible to crews and supplies. Any urgent mission to a hard-to-get-to place is a likely task for a helicopter. Among their other multitude of used: deliver people across town, fly to and from airports, assist in rescue work, and aid in the search for missing or wanted persons.11. People expect that ________.[A] the airliners of today would eventually be replaced by helicopters[B] helicopters would someday be able to transport large number of people from place to place as airliners are now doing[C] the imaginations fired by the Russian engineer’sinvention would become a reality in the future[D] their fantastic expectations about helicopters could be fulfilled by airliners of today12. Helicopters work with the aid of ________.[A] a combination of rotating devices in front and on top[B] a rotating device topside[C] one rotating fan in the center of the aircraft and others at each end[D] a rotating fan underneath for lifting13. What is said about the development of the helicopter?[A] Helicopters have only been worked on by man since 1940.[B] Chinese children were the first to achieve flight in helicopters.[C] Helicopters were considered more dangerous than the early airplanes.[D] Some people thought they would become widely used by average individuals.14. How has the use of helicopters developed?[A] They have been widely used for various purposes.[B] They are taking the place of high-flying jets.[C] They are used for rescue work.[D] They are now used exclusively for commercial projects.15. Under what conditions are helicopters found to be absolutely essential?[A] For overseas passenger transportation.[B] For extremely high altitude flights.[C] For high-speed transportation.[D] For urgent mission to places inaccessible to other kinds of craft.Text 2In ancient Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious associations. The Olympian athletic festival held every four years in honor of Zeus, king of the Olympian Gods, eventually lost its local character, became first a national event and then, after the rules against foreign competitors had been abolished, international. No one knows exactly how far back the Olympic Games go, but some official records date from 776 B.C. The games took place in August on the plain by Mount Olympus. Many thousands of spectators gathered from all parts of Greece, but no married woman was admitted even as a spectator. Slaves, women and dishonored persons were not allowed to compete. The exact sequence of events uncertain, but events included boy’s gymnastics, boxing, wrestling, horse racing and field events, though there were fewer sports involved than in the modern Olympic Games.On the last day of the Games, all the winners were honored by having a ring of holy olive leaves placed on their heads. So great was the honor that the winner of the foot race gave his name to the year of his victory. Although Olympic winners received no prize money, they were, in fact, richly rewarded by their state authorities. How their results compared with modern standards, we unfortunately have no means of telling.After an uninterrupted history of almost 1,200 years, the Games were suspended by the Romans in 394 A.D. They continued for such a long time because people believed in the philosophy behind the Olympics: the idea that a healthy body produced a healthy mind, and that the spirit of competition in sports and games was preferable to the competition that caused wars. It was over 1,500 years before another such international athletic gathering took place in Athens in 1896.Nowadays, the Games are held in different countries in turn. The host country provides vast facilities, including a stadium, swimming pools and living accommodation, but competing courtiers pay their own athletes’ expenses.The Olympics start with the arrival in the stadium of a torch, lighted on Mount Olympus by the sun’s rays. It is carried by a succession of runners to the stadium. The torch symbolized the continuation of the ancient Greek athletic ideals, and it burns throughout the Games until the closing ceremony. The well-known Olympic flag, however, is a modern conception: the five interlocking rings symbolize the uniting of all five continents participating in the Games.16. In ancient Greece, the Olympic Games ________.[A] were merely national athletic festivals[B] were in the nature of a national event with a strong religious colour[C] had rules which put foreign participants in a disadvantageous position[D] were primarily national events with few foreign participants17. In the early days of ancient Olympic Games ________.[A] only male Greek athletes were allowed to participate in the games[B] all Greeks, irrespective of sex, religion or social status, were allowed to take part[C] all Greeks, with the exception of women, were allowed to compete in Games[D] all male Greeks were qualified to compete in the Games18. The order of athletic events at the ancient Olympics ________.[A] has not definitely been established[B] varied according to the number of foreign competitors[C] was decided by Zeus, in whose honor the Games were held[D] was considered unimportant19. Modern athletes’ results cannot be compared with those of ancient runners because ________.[A] the Greeks had no means of recording the results[B] they are much better[C] details such as the time were not recorded in the past[D] they are much worse20. Nowadays, the athletes’ expenses are paid for ________.[A] out of the prize money of the winners[B] out of the funds raised by the competing nations[C] by the athletes themselves[D] by contributions焦点导航考研英语完型 | 考研英语真题 | 考研英语阅读 | 考研英语翻译 | 考研英语经验交流考研英语作文 | 考研常见问题 | 专家解读Text 3In science the meaning of the word “explain” suffers with civilization’s every step in search of reality. Science cannot really explain electricity, magnetism, and gravitation; their effects can be measured and predicted, but of their nature no more is known to the modern scientist than to Thales who first looked into the nature of the electrification of amber, a hard yellowish-brown gum. Most contemporary physicists reject the notion that man can ever discover what these mysterious forces “really” are. “Electricity,” Bertrand Russell says, “is not a thing, like St.Paul’s Cathe dral; it is a way in which things behave. When we have told how things behave when they are electrified, and under what circumstances they are electrified, we have told all there is to tell.” Until recently scientists would have disapproved of such an idea. Aristotle, for example, whose natural science dominated Western thought for two thousand years, believed that man could arrive at an understanding of reality by reasoning from self-evident principles. He felt, for example, that it is a self-evident principle that everything in the universe has its proper place, hence one can deduce that objects fall to the ground because that’s where they belong, and smoke goes up because that’s where it belongs. The goal of Aristotelian science was to explain why things happen. Modern science was born when Galileo began trying to explain how things happen and thus originated the method of controlled experiment which now forms the basis of scientific investigation.21. The aim of controlled scientific experiments is ________.[A] to explain why things happen[B] to explain how things happen[C] to describe self-evident principles[D] to support Aristotelian science22. What principles most influenced scientific thought for two thousand years?[A] the speculations of Thales[B] the forces of electricity, magnetism, and gravity[C] Aristotle’s natural science[D] Galileo’s discoveries23. Bertrand Russell’s notion about electricity is ________.[A] disapproved of by most modern scientists[B] in agreement with Aristotle’s theo ry of self-evidentprinciples[C] in agreement with scientific investigation directed toward “how” things happen[D] in agreement with scientific investigation directed toward “why” things happen24. The passage says that until recently scientists disagreed with the idea ________.[A] that there are mysterious forces in the universe[B] that man cannot discover what forces “really” are[C] that there are self-evident principles[D] that we can discover why things behave as they do25. Modern science came into being ________.[A] when the method of controlled experiment was first introduced[B] when Galileo succeeded in explaining how things happen[C] when Aristotelian scientist tried to explain why things happen[D] when scientists were able to acquire an understanding of reality of reasoning[C] grants[D] credits答案解析Section II: Reading Comprehension (15 points)11.[B]12.[B]13.[D]14.[A]15.[D]16.[B]17.[A]18.[A]19.[C]20.[B]21.[B]22.[C]23.[C]24.[B]25.[A]1988年考研英语阅读真题及答案解析Section II Reading ComprehensionEach of the three passages below is followed by some questions. For each question there are four answers. Read thepassages carefully and chose the best answer to each of the questions. Put your choice in the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points) Text 1It doesn’t com e as a surprise to you to realize that it makes no difference what you read or study if you can’t remember it. You just waste your valuable time. Maybe you have already discovered some clever ways to keep yourself from forgetting.One dependable aid that does help you remember what you study is to have a specific purpose or reason for reading. You remember better what you read when you know why you’re reading.Why does a clerk in a store go away and leave you when your reply to her offer to help is, “No, thank you. I’m just looking”? Both you and she know that if you aren’t sure what you want, you are not likely to find it. But suppose you say instead, “Yes, thank you. I want a pair of sun glasses.” She says, “Right this way, please.” And you and she are off -- both eager to look for exactly what you want.It’s quite the same with your studying. If you chose a book at random, “just looking” for nothing in particular, you are likely to get just that -- nothing. But if you do know what you want, and if you have the right book, you are almost sure to get it. Your reasons will vary; they will include reading or studying “to find out more about”, “to understand the reasons for”, “to find out how”. A good student has a clear purpose or reason for what he is doing.This is the way it works. Before you start to study, you say to yourself something like this, “I want to know why Stephen Vincent Benet happened to write about America. I’m reading this article to find out.” Or, “I’m going to skim this story tosee what lif e was like in medieval England.” Because you know why you are reading or studying, you relate the information to your purpose and remember it better.Reading is not one single activity. At least two important processes go on at the same time. As you read, you take in ideas rapidly and accurately. But at the same time you express your own ideas to yourself as you react to what you read. You have a kind of mental conversation with the author. If you expressed your ideas orally, they might sound like this: “Ye s, I agree. That’s my opinion too.” or “Ummmm, I thought that record was broken much earlier. I’d better check those dates,” or “But there are some other facts to be considered!” You don’t just sit there taking in ideas -- you do something else, and that something else is very important.This additional process of thinking about what you read includes evaluating it, relating it to what you already know, and using it for your own purposes. In other words, a good reader is a critical reader. One part of critical reading, as you have discovered, is distinguishing between facts and opinions. Facts can be checked by evidence. Opinions are one’s own personal reactions.Another part of critical reading is judging sources. Still another part is drawing accurate inferences.16. If you cannot remember what you read or study, ________.[A] it is no surprise[B] it means you have not really learned anything[C] it means you have not chosen the right book[D] you realize it is of no importance17. Before you start reading, it is important ________.[A] to make sure why you are reading[B] to relate the information to your purpose[C] to remember what you read[D] to choose an interesting book18. Reading activity involves ________.[A] only two simultaneous processes[B] primarily learning about ideas and evaluating them critically[C] merely distinguishing between facts and opinions[D] mainly drawing accurate inferences19. A good reader is one who ________.[A] relates what he reads to his own knowledge about the subject matter[B] does lots of thinking in his reading[C] takes a critical attitude in his reading[D] is able to check the facts presented against what he has already knownText 2If you live in a large city, you are quite familiar with some of the problems of noise, but because of some of its harmful effects, you may not be aware of the extent of its influence on human behavior. Although everyone more or less knows what noise is, i.e., it is sounds that one would rather not hear, it is perhaps best to define it more precisely for scientific purposes. One such definition is that noise is sounds that are unrelated to the task at hand. Thus stimuli that at one time might be considered relevant will at another time be considered noise, depending on what one is doing at the moment. In recent years there has been a great deal of interest in the effects of noise on human behavior, and concepts such as “noise pollution” have arisen, together with movements to reduce noise.Exposure to loud noises can definitely produce a partial or complete loss of hearing, depending on the intensity, duration, and frequency composition of the noise. Many jobs present noise hazards, such as working in factories and around jet aircraft, driving farm tractors, and working (or sitting) in music halls where rock bands are playing. In general, continuous exposure to sounds of over 80 decibels (a measure of the loudness of sound) can be considered dangerous. Decibel values correspond to various sounds. Sounds above about 85 decibels may, if exposure is for a sufficient period of time, produce significant hearing loss. Actual loss will depend upon the particular frequencies to which one is exposed, and whether the sound is continuous or intermittent.Noise can have unexpected harmful effects on performance of certain kinds of tasks, for instance, if one is performing a watch keeping task that requires vigilance, in which he is responsible for detecting weak signals of some kind (e.g., watching a radar screen for the appearance of aircraft).Communicating with other people is unfavorably affected by noise. If you have ridden in the rear of a jet transport, you may have noticed that it was difficult to carry on a conversation at first, and that, eventually, you adjusted the loudness of your speech to compensate for the effect. The problem is noise.20. Noise differs from sound in that ________.[A] it is sounds that interfere with the task being done[B] it is a special type of loud sound[C] it is usually unavoidable in big cities[D] it can be defined more precisely than the latter21. One of the harmful effects of noise on human performance is that ________.[A] it reduces one’s sensitivity[B] it renders the victim helpless[C] it deprives one of the enjoyment of music[D] it drowns out conversations at worksites22. The purpose of this passage is ________.[A] to define the effects of noise on human behavior[B] to warn people of the danger of noise pollution[C] to give advice as to how to prevent hearing loss[D] to tell the difference between noise and soundText 3The traditional belief that a woman’s place is in the home and that a woman ought not to go out to work can hardly be reasonably maintained in present conditions. It is said that it is a woman’s task to care for the children, but families today tend to be small and with a year or two between children. Thus a woman’s whole period of childbearing may occur within five years. Furthermore, with compulsory education from the age of five or six her role as chief educator of her children soon ceases. Thus, even if we agree that a woman should stay at home to look after her children before they are of school age, for many women, this period would extend only for about ten years.It might be argued that the house-proud woman would still find plenty to do about the home. That may be so, but it is certainly no longer necessary for a woman to spend her whole life cooking, cleaning, mending and sewing. Washing machines take the drudgery out of laundry, the latest models being entirely automatic and able to wash and dry a large quantity of clothes in a few minutes. Refrigerators have made it possible to store food for long periods and many pre-cooked foods are obtainable in tins. Shopping, instead of being a daily task, can be completed。

2019考研英语(一)真题阅读理解详细解析(完整版)(解析版)

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20PP考研英语真题解析之阅读理解提升阅读和翻译能力要打好基础，要做到这一点，一定要学会精读，以历年真题为依托，仔细研究每个句子，日积月累，坚持百日，相信会有很大的提升。

下面在线带大家来逐句拆分解读历年阅读真题，从成分到词汇及这你翻译，帮助大家打好基础，提升综合能力，大家抓紧学起来。

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分析：理解这个句子的关键在于对that引导的宾语从句的剖析，主干句是AsuYvePYevealsthat...。

宾语从句中的核心句比较简单：ThetaghasbeenattachedtomanPgYoups。

剩下的就是对用逗号部分隔开的最后部分进行分析：这是一个是fYom...to...连接的两个并列名词，每个名词后面都有一个较长的定语从句。

第一个名词是authoYities，第二个名词是Yepublicans，后面跟的都是一个who引导的定语从句，who在从句中做主语。

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考研英语(二)分类真题19.doc

考研英语(二)分类真题19(总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Imagine a classroom where the instructors speak a foreign language and the students can"t take notes, turn to a textbook, or ask any questions. Yet at the end of the final exam, one participant may face life in jail or even death. That"s the task handed to American jurors, briefly thrown together to decide accused criminals" fate.In "A Trial by Jury," Princeton history professor D. Graham Burnett offers a rare glimpse inside jury deliberations at a New York murder trial where he served as foreman last year. According to the prosecutor, the case seems clear cut: a sexual encounter between two men went wrong. The defendant stabbed his victim 26 times, but claims he acted in self-defense, killing a man who was attempting to rape him. Burnett opens with a detailed description of the crime. He then introduces the characters and walks readers through the 10-day trial. You hear the testimony of witnesses dressed in strange clothes and find yourself put off by a growling prosecutor and the judge"s indifference. Once retreated in the jury room, confusion reigns. Most jurors don"t understand the charges or the meaning of self-defense. Uninterested jurors seem more concerned about missing appointments. On the third day, one juror runs to a bathroom in tears after exchanging curses. By the final day, nearly everyone cries.Though he"s no more familiar with the law than the other jurors, who include a vacuum-cleaner repairman and a software developer, it"s fitting that Burnett is a teacher. For us, he serves as a patient instructor, illustrating with his experience just what a remarkable and sometimes remarkably strange duty serving on a jury can be.For many citizens, jury duty is their first exposure to our justice system. Jurors discover first hand the gap between law and justice. They face two flawed versions of the same event, offered by witnesses they may not believe. We assume jurors will take their job seriously. We expect them to digest complicated definitions that leave lawyers confused.But as Burnett quickly discovers, jurors receive little help. The judge offers them no guidance about how to conduct themselves and races through his delivery of the murder charges. Only within the past decade have we finally abandoned the misconception that jurors naturally reach the right decision without any assistance. Led by Arizona, states have instituted jury reforms as simple as letting jurors take notes or obtain written copies of their instructions. It"s not clear whether these changes improve the quality of justice, but the reforms certainly ensure that jurors leave their tour of duty with better feelings about the experience. Unfortunately, such reforms hadn"t come yet to New York at the time of this trial. Nonetheless, Burnett and his fellow jurors grope toward their own solution, ultimately reaching what he describes as an "avowedly imperfect" result.（分数：20.00）(1).The focal point of "A Trial by Jury" seems to be on ______（分数：4.00）A.the presentation of a series of measures aimed to reform the jury systemB.the description of the writer"s experience on a typical juryC.the reporting of a special lawsuit and the comment on itD.the introduction of the American jury system and its weaknesses(2).The point the author intends to make by employing the analogy in the first paragraph is that ______（分数：4.00）A.students should never be taken by surpriseB.jurors are not qualified for reaching a verdictC.jurors often make mistakes in their decisionD.the jury system can not do justice to the accused(3).The description of what happened inside the jury room seems to suggest that ______（分数：4.00）A.better-educated people should be selected as jurorsB.jurors should keep their heads cool and try not to be sentimentalC.there is much room for reaching an arbitrary and flawed verdictD.the judge should have given the jurors clear instruction about what to do(4).The average people used to take it for granted that ______（分数：4.00）A.no jury could make a perfect decisionB.jurors were worse in legal knowledge than lawyersC.jurors believed in neither of the stories told by the two parties in lawsuitD.jurors had enough qualities to be trusted with a fair verdict(5).The objective of the jury reforms is to ______（分数：4.00）A.improve the quality of justiceB.give jurors reassuring feelings about the experience in courtC.help jurors to reach an avowedly perfect verdictD.enable jurors to abandon some misconceptions about law and justice四、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Mr Mitsuyasu Ota, the Mayor of Hirate, in western Japan, made this week"s news columns after imposing a one-day-a-week ban on the use of computer equipment in the town"s municipal offices. The step was taken on the grounds that young staff "mistakenly think they are working" when sitting attentively at their computer screens. At the same time, Mr Ota lamented that "young people are not in the habit of writing by hand any more".One of the favourite arguments brought out by the opposition in technology wars is the notion that a technical short cut is simultaneously a kind of mental impoverishment, and that the man with the pen will think and write more effectively than the man with the Compaq.Leaving aside the question of whether advanced technology makes you think less dynamically, the idea that there should be recognisable stylistic discrepancies between the work of pen-pushers and key-tappers shouldn"t in the least surprise us. Historically, literary styles have always borne a strong relationship to the available technology. The quill pen, most obviously, allowed its owner only a certain number of words between refills, thereby encouraging all those lengthy Gibbonian sentences crammed with subordinate clauses. The fountain pen—which allowed you to write as many words as you wanted—and the manual typewriter created further revolutions. It is not particularly far-fetched, for example, to suggest that the elliptical prose of early-20th-century Modernist masters such as Hemingway derives in part from its having been typed, rather than written down.But what about the computer screen? What effect does that have on the elemental patterns by which the writer downloads the words in his or her head? Without wanting to sound like Mayor Ota, I suspect that to a certain kind of writer it is as much a hindrance as a help. A single glance at the average bookshop will demonstrate that novels are getting longer. There are excellent aesthetic reasons for that, of course, but there is also a technical explanation. Which is to say that computers allow you to write more words and to write them more quickly, without the restraint of having to alter everything by hand and then rewrite.Every so often, as a reviewer, one stumbles with a sinking heart across one of these enormous wordy affairs, which, however assiduous the attentions of its editor, betrays its origin as a screen-aided mental show-off. Perhaps, like the municipal employees of Mayor Ota"s Hirate, we should all try banning computers one day a week.（分数：20.00）(1).The author"s attitude towards Mayor Ota"s one-day-a-week ban on computer use is one of ______（分数：4.00）A.acknowledgementB.oppositionC.neutralityD.enthusiasm(2).Which of the following statements does the author support?（分数：4.00）A.Frequent use of computer leads to mental impoverishment.puter users think less effectively than pen users.C.There are stylistic differences between pen and computer users.D.Frequent computer users have trouble concentrating on what they do.(3).The availability of ever improved writing instrument ______（分数：4.00）A.makes sentences lengthier and lengthierB.renders prose pleasanter to readC.gives a writer more freedom in expressionD.makes writing shorter and more compact(4).In what way is the computer a hindrance to a writer?（分数：4.00）A.A writer may run his writing long just for a mental show-off.B.A writer is less willing to rewrite his novel to make it better.C.Ideas are put into words before they are made clearer in the mind.D.The computer allows a writer to write quickly without careful choice of words.(5).The word "assiduous" in the last paragraph probably means ______（分数：4.00）A.cautiousB.intentionalC.consciousD.purposeless五、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：20.00)The evolution of the social sciences has reached a crucial point that might be called a phase change in which old, atomistic, and impressionistic ways of doing research are superseded by a far more systematic and united methodology. To bring social science to the level of rigor already achieved by some of the physical sciences, a new type Of facility will be needed. This will be a transdisciplinary, Internet-based collaborative endeavour that will provide social and behavioral scientists with the databases, software and hardware tools, and other resources to conduct worldwide research that integrates experimental, survey, geographic, and economic methodologies on a much larger scale than was possible previously. This facility will enable advanced research and professional education in economics, sociology, psychology, political science, social geography, and related fields.In many branches of social science, a new emphasis on the rigor of formal laboratory experimentation has driven researchers to develop procedure and software to conduct online interaction experiment using computer terminals attached to local area networks. The opportunity to open these laboratories to the Internet will reduce the cost per research participant and increase greatly the number of institutions, researchers, students, and research participants who can take part. The scale of social science experimentation can increase by an order of magnitude or more, examining a much wider range of phenomena and ensuring great confidence in results through multiple replication of crucial studies.Technology for administering questionnaires to very large numbers of respondents over the Internet will revolutionize survey research. Data from past questionnaire surveys can be the springboard for new surveys with vastly larger numbers of respondents at lower cost than by traditional methods. Integrated research studies can combine modules using both questionnaire and experimental methods.Results can be linked via geographic analysis to other sources of data including census information, economic statistics, and data from other experiments and surveys. Longitudinal studies will conduct time-series comparisons across data sets to chart social and economic trends. Each new study will be designed so that the data automatically and instantly become part of the archives, and scientific publications will be linked to the data sets on which they are based so that the network becomes a universal knowledge system.（分数：20.00）(1).A "phase change" (in the first paragraph) is one in which ______（分数：4.00）A.an old period ends and a new period beginsB.a gradual invisible transition takes placeC.fragments are united into a wholeD.social science comes to be united with physical sciences(2).It is implied in the first paragraph that ______（分数：4.00）A.physical and social sciences do not differ in methodologyB.social science lags far behind physical science in methodologyC.social science has achieved little due to its limited dataD.the Internet can never advance scientific research unless it is properly used(3).Why do researchers begin to show interest in online interaction experiment?（分数：4.00）A.To reduce the cost per research participant.B.To upgrade the level of rigor of research in social science.C.To conduct worldwide research that was unfeasible before.D.To take full advantage of achievements made by physical science.(4).The greatest advantage with the Internet-based collaborative endeavour may lie in ______（分数：4.00）A.the greater cost reduction and availability data in researchB.its promptness in putting research results into practiceC.its capability to reexamine the validity of traditional researchD.its potentiality in integrating social science into physical science(5).All of the following are defects with traditional questionnaires EXCEPT ______（分数：4.00）A.a restricted range of investigationB.greater cost in administering themck of precision compared with experimentsD.difficulty in being confirmed by other kinds of research六、Text 4(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Scientists had until very recently believed that there were around 100,000 human genes, available to make each and every one of us in our splendid diversity. Now, the two rival teams decoding the book of life, have each found that instead there are only somewhere between 30,000 and 40,000 genes. So that grand panjandrum, the human, may not manage to boast twice as many genes as that microscopic nowhere-worm, with its 18,000 genes, the nematode. Even the fruit fly, considered so negligible that even the most extreme of animal rights activists don"t kick up a fuss about its extensive use in genetic experimentation, has 16,000 genes. Not for the first time it has to be admitted that it"s a funny old world, and that we humans are the beings who make it such. Without understanding in the least what the scientific implications of this discovery might be, anybody with the smallest curiosity about people—and that"s pretty much all of us—can see that it is pretty significant. The most obvious conclusion to be drawn from the limited number of genes available to programme a human is that biological determination goes so far and no further. Human complexity, on this information, can be best explained in the manner it looks to be best explained before scientific evidence becomes involved at all. In other words, in the nature versus nurture debate, the answer, thankfully, is "both".Why is this so important? Because it should mean that we can accept one another"s differencesmore easily, and help each other when appropriate. Nurture does have a huge part to play in human destiny. Love can transform humans. Trust can make a difference. Second chances are worth trying. Life, to a far greater extent than science thought up until now, is what we make it. One day we may know exactly what we can alter and what we cannot. Knowing that there is a great deal that we can alter or improve, as well as a great deal that we must accept and value for its own sake, makes the human journey progressive rather than deterministic, complex and open, rather than simple and unchangeable.For no one can suggest that 30,000 genes don"t give the human race much room for manoeuvre. Look how many tunes, after all, we"re able to squeeze out of eight notes. But it surely must give the lie to the rather sinister belief that has been gaining credence in the West that there is a hard-wired, no-prisoners-taken, gene for absolutely everything, and that whole sections of the population can be labelled as "stupid" or "lazy" or "criminal" or somehow or other sub-human. Instead, like the eight notes which can only make music (albeit in astounding diversity), the 30,000 genes can only make people. The rest is up to US.（分数：20.00）(1).From the first sentence of the passage we learn that scientists used to think ______（分数：4.00）A.some human beings were superior to others because they had more genesB.life was much more complicated that it appeared to beC.a society should be composed of a rich diversity of ethnic groupsD.enough genes were what made humans diverse beings(2).It is now found by two research groups that ______（分数：4.00）A.the genetic makeup of the human is simpler than it was supposed toB.human beings are no better than the most negligible worms in intelligenceC.human beings are the funniest animals in this worldD.humans have left a great part of their genes unused in their activities(3).One of the implications from this new discovery about human genes is that ______（分数：4.00）A.human beings are in no way superior to other beingsB.human beings are a product of both inheritance and environmentC.the destiny of human beings are largely determined by their genetic constitutionD.nature has programmed a human before he is born into the world(4).The analogy to musical notes is used to make the point that ______（分数：4.00）A.a limited number of genes can also make human beings diverseB.some music pieces are bound to be pleasanter to hear than othersC.the limited number of genes does support some of the racist views about humansD.inheritance has no role to play in making humans what they are(5).The most feasible conclusion we can draw from the new discovery is that ______（分数：4.00）A.life is what we make itB.there is no mystery about lifeC.human beings are no different from one anotherD.the environment plays a lesser part in human destiny七、Text 5(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Often called the intellectual leader of the animal-rights movement, Regan "is the foremost philosopher in this country in the field of the moral status of nonrational animals," says Bryan. Regan has lectured from Stockholm to Melbourne about the importance of recognizing animals as part of the evolving field of ethics. His books are widely acknowledged as having cemented the roots of the modern animal rights movement in academia.To be sure, vegetarianism dates back to Plato and Plutarch. But society viewed animals largely as properties, until Regan and a handful of other philosophers pushed animal-rights issues intothe academic mainstream. Indeed, this academic focus has dramatically altered how Americans approach the ethics of husbandry, some observers say. Once-radical ideas have been firmly woven into society.Regan envisions a type of "bill of rights" for animals, including the abandonment of pet ownership, elimination of a meat-based diet, and new standards for biomedical research on animals. Essentially, he wants to establish a new kind of solidarity with animals, and stop animal husbandry altogether. "In addition to the visible achievements and changes, there"s been what I might call an invisible revolution taking place, and that revolution is the seriousness with which the issue of animal rights is taken in the academy and in higher education," Regan says.But with Regan planning to retire in December, a growing number of farmers, doctors, and others are questioning the sustainability of his ideas. Increasingly, Americans who feel their rights have become secondary to animals" rights are speaking out against a wave of arson attacks on farmers and pies thrown in the faces of researchers. Radical groups, with sometimes-violent tactics, have been accused of scaring farmers away from speaking up for traditional agrarian values. Indeed, tensions are only rising between animal-rights activists and groups that have traditionally used the land with an eye toward animals" overall welfare, not their "right" to be happy or to live long lives.The controversy around Regan is heightened by the fact that he"s no pacifist. He says he believes it"s OK to break the law for a greater purpose. He calls it the "greater-evil doctrine," the idea that there"s moral hierarchy to crime. "I think that you can win in court, and that"s what I tell people," Regan says. The shift in the level of respect has been "seismic," he says. "Contrary to what a lot of people think, there really has been a recognition that there are some things that human beings should not be permitted to do to animals. Where the human heart has grown is in the recognition of what is to be prohibited."（分数：20.00）(1).Regan is called the intellectual leader of the animal-rights movement because ______（分数：4.00）A.he is a philosopher in the field of animal rights protectionB.he helps to make animal rights movement an academic subjectC.he has written many books on how to protect animal rightsD.he proves that animal societies have their moral standards as human societies do(2).All of the following are mentioned as Regan"s concepts of animal rights movement except ______（分数：4.00）A.animals have some basic rights like peopleB.people should reassess their relationship to animalsC.animals should not be taken to be properties to peopleD.the way morality is taught in the academic circle should be changed(3).What is the "invisible revolution" mentioned in the third paragraph?（分数：4.00）A.Academia begins to take animal rights movement seriously.B.Violence should sometimes be used to protect animal rights.C.An attempt has been made to stop animal husbandry altogether.D.The bill of rights for animals has been written into the law.(4).We learn from the passage that Regan ______（分数：4.00）A.is a professor at the University of MelbourneB.consents to the employment of violence in animal protectionC.is a vegetarian who is fairly familiar with Plato"s philosophyD.is the first man who is fully convinced that animals have rights(5).Regan obviously believes that the prospect of animal rights movement is ______（分数：4.00）A.gloomyB.brightC.uncertainD.doomed。