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考研英语

（一）模拟试题一

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.（10points）

Black

deaththatdroveNewtonfromhiscollegeandinto

amomentousdiscovery,

1

Englandin1665.Astronomicalrecordsofthetimeshowthat

2

wasayearofintensesunspot

activity,andstudiesofannualtree

3,whicharewiderwhenthesunisdisturbed,4

thatthe

terribleplagueof1348was

5

accompaniedbyanactivesun.

Thissoundsincredible,

6

wenowhaveevidencethatthesunhasadirecteffectonsome

ofourbody

7.Over120000testsweremadeonpeopleinaBlackSea

8

tomeasurethe

numberoflymphocytesintheirblood.Thesesmallcellsnormally9

between20and25percent

ofman'swhitebloodcells,butinyearsofgreatsolaractivitythis

10decreases.Therewasa

bigdropduringthesunspotyearsof1986and1987,andnumberofpeople

11

fromdiseases

causedbyalymphocytedeficiency12doubledduringthetremendoussolarexplosionofFebruary1986.

Manyofthebody's13seemtobeinfluencedbysun-inducedchangesintheearth's

magnetic14.Ifthisisso,one15tofindthatthenervoussystem,whichdependson

electricalstimuli,wouldbethemost16.Astudyof5580coal-mineaccidents17theRuhr

rivershowsthatmostoccurredonthedayfollowingsolaractivity.Studiesoftrafficaccidentsin

RussiaandinGermanyshowthattheseincrease,byasmuchasfour18theaverage,ondays

afterthe19ofasolarflare.Thissuggeststhataccidentsmaybe20adisturbancedeeper

thanasimpledecreaseinreactiontime.Theseresultsmakeitclearthatmanin,amongotherthings,

aremarkablysensitivelivingsundial.

1.

[A]blanketed

[B]swept

[C]covered

[D]spread

2.

[A]this

[B]such

[C]so

[D]either

3.

[A]rings

[B]cycles

[C]circles

[D]rounds

4.

[A]survey

[B]reveal

[C]predict

[D]release

5.

[A]still

[B]even

[C]then

[D]also

6.

[A]but

[B]because

[C]unless

[D]when

7.

[A]chemistry

[B]construction

[C]physiology

[D]constitution

8.

[A]retreat

[B]reserve

[C]resort

[D]refuge

9.

[A]putin

[B]takeover

[C]makeup

[D]setoff

10.[A]number

[B]figure

[C]share

[D]proportion

11.[A]suffered

[B]suffer

[C]suffering

[D]tosuffer

12.[A]unexpectedly

[B]actually

[C]disappointedly

[D]practically

13.[A]performances

[B]operations

[C]functions

[D]workings

14.[A]environment

[B]field

[C]layer

[D]shell

15.[A]wouldexpect

[B]expects

[C]expect

[D]expected

16.[A]affected

[B]respected

[C]protected

[D]connected

17.[A]beside

[B]at

[C]by

[D]on

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18.

[A]timesabove

[B]time

[C]timesin

[D]times

19.

[A]formation

[B]explosion

[C]eruption

[D]propulsion

20.

[A]dueto

[B]aptfor

[C]allbut

[D]priorto

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）

Text1

Overthelastdecade,demandforthemostcommoncosmeticsurgeryprocedures,likebreastenlargementsandnosejobs,hasincreasedbymorethan400percent.AccordingtoDr.DaiDavies,ofthePlasticSurgeryPartnershipinHammersmith,themajorityofcosmeticsurgerypatientsarenotchasingphysicalperfection.Rather,theyaredriventofantasticlengthstoimprovetheirappearancebyadesiretolooknormal."Whatweallcraveistolooknormal,andnormaliswhatisprescribedbytheadvertisingmediaandotherexternalpressures.Theygiveuslooklikethat.

InAmerica,thedebateisnolongeraboutwhethersurgeryisnormal;rather,itcentersonwhatagepeopleshouldbebeforegoingundertheknife.NewYorksurgeonDr.GerardImberrecommends"maintenance"workforpeopleintheirthirties."Theideaofwaitinguntiloneneedsaheroictransformationissilly,"hesays."Bythen,you'vewasted20greatyearsofyourlifeandallowedthingstogetoutofhand."Dr.Imberdrawsthelineatoperatingonpeoplewhoareunder18,however,"Itseemsthatsomeonewedon'tconsideroldenoughtoorderadrinkshouldn'tbeconsideringplasticsurgery."

IntheUKcosmeticsurgeryhaslongbeenseenastheexclusivedomainoftheveryrichandfamous.Buttheproportionatecostoftreatmenthasfallensubstantially,bringingallbutthemostadvancedlasertechnologywithinthereachofmostpeople.Dr.Davies,whoclaimsto"caterfortheaverageperson",agrees.Hesays:

"Itreatafewoftherichandfamousandanawfullotofsecretaries.Ofcourse,3,000for￡anoperationisalotofmoney.Butitisalsoaninvestmentforlifewhichcostsabouthalfthepriceofagoodfamilyholiday."

Dr.Daviessuspectsthattheincreasingsophisticationofthefatinjectingandremovaltechniquesthatallowpatientstobetreatedwithalocalanaestheticinanafternoonhasalsohelpedpromotethepopularityofcosmeticsurgery.Yet,asonewomanwhorecentlypaid￡2,500forliposuctiontoremovefatfromherthighsadmitted,theslopetobecomingacosmeticsurgeryVeteranisadeceptivelygentleone."Ihadmylegsdonebecausethey'dbeenbuggingmeforyears.Butgoingintotheclinicwassolowkeyandeffectiveitwhettedmyappetite.NowIdon'tthinkthere'sanyoperationthatIwouldruleouthavingifIcouldaffordit."

21.Accordingtothetext,thereasonforcosmeticsurgeryisto

[A]bephysicallyhealthy.

[B]lookmorenormal.

[C]satisfyappetite.

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[D]beacceptedbymedia.

22.Accordingtothethirdparagraph,Dr.Daviesimpliesthat

[A]cosmeticsurgery,thoughcostly,isworthhaving.

[B]cosmeticsurgeryistooexpensive.

[C]cosmeticsurgeryisnecessaryevenfortheaverageperson.

[D]cosmeticsurgeryismainlyfortherichandfamous.

23.Thestatement"drawsthelineatoperatingonpeople"（para.2）isclosestinmeaningto

[A]removingwrinklesfromtheface.

[B]helpingpeoplemakeup.

[C]enjoyingoperating.

[D]refusingtooperate.

24.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat

[A]itiswisetohavecosmeticsurgeryunder18.

[B]cosmeticsurgeryisnowmucheasier.

[C]peopletendtoabusecosmeticsurgery.

[D]theearlierpeoplehavecosmeticsurgery,thebettertheywillbe.

25.Thetextismainlyabout

[A]theadvantageofhavingcosmeticsurgery.

[B]whatkindofpeopleshouldhavecosmeticsurgery.

[C]thereasonwhycosmeticsurgeryissopopular.

[D]thedisadvantageofhavingcosmeticsurgery.

Text2

Innatureasinculture,diversitycanbeadifficultconcept.Understandingitisonething,acceptingitanother,especiallywhendiversitymeansnotonlyacknowledgingapre-existingmixtureofdifference--theveryamplenessoftheworld--butalsoaccommodatinganadjustmenttotheexistingstateofthings.AcaseinpointisthereintroductionofgraywolvesinYellowstonenationalPark.Thirty-threewolveswerereleasedin1995,andtheirnumberhasnowreached97.Populationexpansionisonemeasureofthewolfprogram'ssuccess,butabetteroneisthewolves'impactonthenaturaldiversityofthepark.

Typically,apackoftheYellowstonewolveskillsabigdeerveryfewdays.Butovertheremainsthewolvesabandon,awonderfulnewdiversityhasemerged.Sincetheirarrival,wolveshavekilledmanyofthepark'scoyotes（丛林郎）,asmallerkindofwolf.Thereductionincoyoteshascausedanincreaseinrodentssuchasmice,rabbitsandsquirrels,whichalsobenefitsawiderangeofpredators.Eventhecoyotesthatliveatthemarginsofwolfcountryhaveprospered,thankstotheleftoversthewolvesleavebehind.Sodogrizzlybears,whichfeedonwolf-kilteddeerbeforebeginninghibernationorwintersleep.

Whathasinterestedscientistsistheswiftness,thedynamism,ofthisshiftindiversity.Therehasbeen,however,nomatchingdynamismintheopinionofhumanswhoopposethewolfreintroduction.ThatwasmadeplainbyaFederaldistrictjudge'srecentorderto"remove"the

wolves,theresultoralegalprocessthatistheoffspringofinflexibility.Severallivestockgroups,includingtheWyomingFarmBureau,hadfiledasuitthaturged,inslightlyclevererterms,theoldproposition,nowolves,noproblems.Severalenvironmentalgroupshadfliedaseparatelawsuit--unconnectedtotheYellowstonewolves--protestingthedroppingoflegalprotectionfor

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wolvesthatwererecolonizingIdaho.Thetwosuitswereunfortunatelymerged.

ThoughJudgeWilliamDownesstayedhisowndecision,pendingappeal,hisjudgmentisasadencouragementtothemistakendefensivenessofmostranchersorcattlefarmers.Itisalsoamisunderstandingofthepurposeoftheenvironmentalists'suit.Hisdecisionneedstobeswiftlyanddecisivelyoverturnedonappeal.Itisnoexaggerationtosaythatsincethereturnofthewolves,Yellowstonehaswitnessedaneconomyofdiversityfromwhichhumanculture--includingthecultureofranching---candirectlyprofit,ifonlyitchoosestodoso.

26.Sincethearrivalof33wolvesintheYellowstoneNationalPark,

[A]adynamicbiologicalchainhasstartedtofunction

[B]animalskeptintheparkhavehadenoughfood

[C]someanimalsthatarenotwantedhavebeenvanishing

[D]theattractionoftheparkisgreatlyincreased

27.Theauthorthinksitunfortunatethatthejudgeshould

[A]makeeffortstoacceptsuitswithregardtooldissues.

[B]makeuseoflegalmeanstoprotecthisowninterests.

[C]mixuptwoirrelevantsuitsandmakewolvesthevictims.

[D]supporttheprotestagainstcancelinglegalprotectionsforwolves.

28.TheauthorbelievesthatJudgeWilliamDowneswasobviouslyonthesideof

[A]theYel