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考研英语一试题及参考答案word完整版
2013年考研英语
(一)试题及参考答案(文都word完整版)
SectionI UseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
Peopleare,onthewhole,pooratconsideringbackgroundinformationwhenmakingindividualdecisions.Atfirstglancethismightseemlikeastrengththat 1 theabilitytomakejudgmentswhichareunbiasedby 2 factors.ButDr.UriSimonsohnspeculatedthataninabilitytoconsiderthebig 3 wasleadingdecision-makerstobebiasedbythedailysamplesofinformationtheywereworkingwith. 4 ,hetheorisedthatajudge 5 ofappearingtoosoft 6 crimemightbemorelikelytosendsomeonetoprison 7 hehadalreadysentencedfiveorsixotherdefendantsonlytoforcedcommunityserviceonthatday.
To 8 thisidea,heturnedtotheuniversity-admissionsprocess.Intheory,the 9 ofanapplicantshouldnotdependonthefewothers 10 randomlyforinterviewduringthesameday,butDr.Simonsohnsuspectedthetruthwas 11 .
Hestudiedtheresultsof9,323MBAinterviews 12 by31admissionsofficers.Theinterviewershad 13 applicantsonascaleofonetofive.Thisscale 14 numerousfactorsintoconsideration.Thescoreswere 15 usedinconjunctionwithanapplicant’sscoreontheGraduateManagementAdmissionTest,orGMAT,astandardizedexamwhichis 16 outof800points,tomakeadecisiononwhethertoaccepthimorher.
Dr.Simonsohnfoundifthescoreofthepreviouscandidateinadailyseriesofintervieweeswas0.75pointsormorehigherthanthatoftheone 17 that,thenthescoreforthenextapplicantwould 18 byanaverageof0.075points.Thismightsoundsmall,butto 19 theeffectsofsuchadecreaseacandidatecouldneed30moreGMATpointsthanwouldotherwisehavebeen 20 .
1.[A]grants [B]submits [C]transmits [D]delivers
2.[A]minor [B]objective [C]crucial [D]external
3.[A]issue [B]vision [C]picture [D]external
4.[A]Forexample [B]Onaverage [C]Inprinciple [D]Aboveall
5.[A]fond [B]fearful [C]capable [D]thoughtless
6.[A]in [B]on [C]to [D]for
7.[A]if [B]until [C]though [D]unless
8.[A]promote [B]emphasize [C]share [D]test
9.[A]decision [B]quality [C]status [D]success
10.[A]chosen [B]studied [C]found [D]identified
11.[A]exceptional [B]defensible [C]replaceable[D]otherwise
12.[A]inspired [B]expressed [C]conducted [D]secured
13.[A]assigned [B]rated [C]matched [D]arranged
14.[A]put [B]got [C]gave [D]took
15.[A]instead [B]then [C]ever [D]rather
16.[A]selected [B]passed [C]marked [D]introduced
17.[A]before [B]after [C]above [D]below
18.[A]jump [B]float [C]drop [D]fluctuate
19.[A]achieve [B]undo [C]maintain [D]disregard
20.[A]promising [B]possible [C]necessary [D]helpful
SectionIIReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)
Text1
Inthe2006filmversionofTheDevilWearsPrada,MirandaPriestly,playedbyMerylStreep,scoldsherunattractiveassistantforimaginingthathighfashiondoesn’taffecther,Priestlyexplainshowthedeepbluecoloroftheassistant’ssweaterdescendedovertheyearsfromfashionshowstodepartmentsstoresandtothebargainbininwhichthepoorgirldoubtlessfoundhergarment.
Thistop-downconceptionofthefashionbusinesscouldn’tbemoreoutofdateoratoddswiththefeverishwouldbedescribedin Overdressed, ElizabethCline’sthree-year indictment of“fastfashion”.Inthelastdecadeorso,advancesintechnologyhaveallowedmass-marketlabelssuchasZara,H&M,andUniqlotoreacttotrendsmorequicklyandanticipatedemandmoreprecisely.Quickerturnaroundsmeanlesswastedinventory,morefrequentrelease,andmoreprofit.Theselabelsencouragestyle-consciousconsumerstoseeclothesasdisposable-meanttolastonlyawashortwo,althoughtheydon’tadvertisethat–andtorenewtheirwardrobeeveryfewweeks.Byofferingon-trenditemsatdirt-cheapprices,Clineargues,thesebrandshavehijackedfashioncycles,shakinganindustrylongaccustomedtoaseasonalpace.
Thevictimsofthisrevolution,ofcourse,arenotlimitedtodesigners.ForH&Mtooffera$5.95knitminiskirtinallits2,300-piusstoresaroundtheworld,itmustrelyonlow-wageoverseaslabor,orderinvolumesthatstrainnaturalresources,andusemassiveamountsofharmfulchemicals.
Overdressedisthefashionworld’sanswertoconsumer-activistbestsellerslikeMichaelPollan’sTheOmnivore’sDilemma.“Mass-producedclothing,likefastfood,fillsahungerandneed,yetisnon-durableandwasteful,”Clineargues.Americans,shefinds,buyroughly20billiongarmentsayear–about64itemsperperson–andnomatterhowmuchtheygiveaway,thisexcessleadstowaste.
TowardstheendofOverdressed,Clineintroducedherideal,aBrooklynwomannamedSarahKateBeaumont,whosince2008hasmadeallofherownclothes–andbeautifully.ButasClineisthefirsttonote,ittookBeaumontdecadestoperfecthercraft;herexamplecan’tbeknockedoff.
Thoughseveralfast-fashioncompanieshavemadeeffortstocurbtheirimpactonlaborandtheenvironment–includingH&M,withitsgreenConsciousCollectionline–Clinebelieveslastingchangecanonlybeeffectedbythecustomer.Sheexhibitstheidealismcommontomanyadvocatesofsustainability,beitinfoodorinenergy.Vanityisaconstant;peoplewillonlystartshoppingmoresustainablywhentheycan’taffordnotto.
21. Priestlycriticizesherassistantforher
[A]poorbargainingskill.
[B]insensitivitytofashion.
[C]obsessionwithhighfashion.
[D]lackofimagination.
22.AccordingtoCline,mass-marketlabelsurgeconsumersto
[A]combatunnecessarywaste.
[B]shutoutthefeverishfashionworld.
[C]resisttheinfluenceofadvertisements.
[D]shopfortheirgarmentsmorefrequently.
23.Theword“indictment”(Line3,Para.2)isclosestinmeaningto
[A]accusation.
[B]enthusiasm.
[C]indifference.
[D]tolerance.
24.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?
[A]Vanityhasmoreoftenbeenfoundinidealists.
[B]Thefast-fashionindustryignoressustainability.
[C]Peoplearemoreinterestedinunaffordablegarments.
[D]Pricingisvitaltoenvironment-friendlypurchasing.
25.Whatisthesubjectofthetext?
[A]Satireonanextravagantlifestyle.
[B]Challengetoahigh-fashionmyth.
[C]Criticismofthefast-fashionindustry.
[D]Exposureofamass-marketsecret.
Text2
Anoldsayinghasitthathalfofalladvertisingbudgetsarewasted-thetroubleis,nooneknowswhichhalf.Intheinternetage,atleastintheory,thisfractioncanbemuchreduced.Bywatchingwhatpeoplesearchfor,clickonandsayonline,companiescanaim“behavioural”adsatthosemostlikelytobuy.
Inthepastcoupleofweeksaquarrelhasillustratedthevaluetoadvertisersofsuchfine-grainedinformation:
Shouldadvertisersassumethatpeoplearehappytobetrackedandsentbehaviouralads?
Orshouldtheyhaveexplicitpermission?
InDecember2010America'sFederalTradeCommission(FTC)proposedaddinga"donottrack"(DNT)optiontointernetbrowsers,sothatuserscouldtelladvertisersthattheydidnotwanttobefollowed.Microsoft'sInternetExplorerandApple'sSafaribothofferDNT;Google'sChromeisduetodosothisyear.InFebruarytheFTCandDigitalAdvertisingAlliance(DAA)agreedthattheindustrywouldgetcrackingonrespondingtoDNTrequests.
OnMay31stMicrosoftSetofftherow:
ItsaidthatInternetExplorer10,theversionduetoappearwindows8,wouldhaveDNTasadefault.
Itisnotyetclearhowadvertiserswillrespond.GettingaDNTsignaldoesnotobligeanyonetostoptracking,althoughsomecompanieshavepromisedtodoso.UnabletotellwhethersomeonereallyobjectstobehaviouraladsorwhethertheyarestickingwithMicrosoft’sdefault,somemayignoreaDNTsignalandpressonanyway.
AlsouncleariswhyMicrosofthasgoneitalone.Afterall,ithasanadbusinesstoo,whichitsayswillcomplywithDNTrequests,thoughitisstillworkingouthow.IfitistryingtoupsetGoogle,whichreliesalmostwhollyondefaultwillbecomethenorm.DNTdoesnotseemanobviouslyhugesellingpointforwindows8-thoughthefirmhascomparedsomeofitsotherproductsfavourablywithGoogle'sonthatcountbefore.BrendonLynch,Microsoft'schiefprivacyofficer,blogger:
"webelieveconsumersshouldhavemorecontrol."Coulditreallybethatsimple?
26.Itissuggestedinparagraph1that“behavioural”adshelpadvertisersto:
[A]easecompetitionamongthemselves
[B]lowertheiroperationalcosts
[C]avoidcomplaintsfromconsumers
[D]providebetteronlineservices
27.“Theindustry”(Line6,Para.3)refersto:
[A]onlineadvertisers
[B]e-commerceconductors
[C]digitalinformationanalysis
[D]internetbrowserdevelopers
28. BobLiodiceholdsthatsettingDNTasadefault
[A]manycutthenumberofjunkads
[B]failstoaffecttheadindustry
[C]willnotbenefitconsumers
[D]goesagainsthumannature
29.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoParagraph.6?
[A]DNTmaynotserveitsintendedpurpose
[B]AdvertisersarewillingtoimplementDNT
[C]DNTislosingitspopularityamongconsumers
[D]Advertisersareobligedtoofferbehaviouralads
30.Theauthor'sattitudetowardswhatBrendonLynchsaidinhisblogisoneof:
[A]indulgence
[B]understanding
[C]appreciation
[D]skepticism
Text3
Upuntilafewdecadesago,ourvisionsofthefuturewerelargel