2009考研英语真题及详解

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1、2009年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)Researchonanimalintelligencealwaysmakesmewonderjusthowsmarthumansare.thefruit-flyexperimentsdescribedinCarlZimmer'spieceintheScienceTimesonTuesday

2、.Fruitflieswhoweretaughttobesmarterthantheaveragefruitflytoliveshorterlives.Thissuggeststhatbulbsburnlonger,thatthereisaninnotbeingtooterrificallybright.Intelligence,itout,isahigh-pricedoption.Ittakesmoreupkeep,burnsmorefuelandisslowthestartinglinebecauseitdependsonlearning—agradual—insteadofinstinc

3、t.Plentyofotherspeciesareabletolearn,andoneofthethingsthey'veapparentlylearnediswhento.Isthereanadaptivevaluetointelligence?That'sthequestionbehindthisnewresearch.Ilikeit.Insteadofcastingawistfulglanceatallthespecieswe'veleftinthedustI.Q.-wise,itimplicitlyaskswhattherealofourownintelligencemightbe.T

4、hisisthemindofeveryanimalI'veevermet.Researchonanimalintelligencealsomakesmewonderwhatexperimentsanimalswouldonhumansiftheyhadthechance.Everycatwithanowner,,isrunningasmall-scalestudyinoperantconditioning.webelievethatanimalsranthelabs,theywouldtestustothelimitsofourpatience,ourfaithfulness,ourmemor

5、yforterrain.Theywouldtrytodecidewhatintelligenceinhumansisreally,notmerelyhowmuchofitthereis.,theywouldhopetostudyaquestion:Arehumansactuallyawareoftheworldtheylivein?theresultsareinconclusive.1.[A]Suppose[B]Consider[C]Observe[D]Imagine2.[A]tended[B]feared[C]happened[D]threatened3.[A]thinner[B]stabl

6、er[C]lighter[D]dimmer4.[A]tendency[B]advantage[C]inclination[D]priority5.[A]insistson[B]sumsup[C]turnsout[D]putsforward6.[A]off[B]behind[C]over[D]along7.[A]incredible[B]spontaneous[C]inevitable[D]gradual8.[A]fight[B]doubt[C]stop[D]think9.[A]invisible[B]limited[C]indefinite[D]different10.[A]upward[B]

7、forward[C]afterward[D]backward11.[A]features[B]influences[C]results[D]costs12.[A]outside[B]on[C]by[D]across13.[A]deliver[B]carry[C]perform[D]apply14.[A]bychance[B]incontrast[C]asusual[D]forinstance15.