2005—2009年历年考研英语真题集.doc

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1、2009年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)Researchonanimalintelligencealwaysmakesmewonderjusthowsmarthumansare. 1 thefruit-flyexperimentsdescribedbyCarlZimmer

2、inthe ScienceTimes.Fruitflieswhoweretaughttobesmarterthantheaveragefruitfly 2 toliveshorterlives.Thissuggeststhat 3 bulbsburnlonger,thatthereisa(n) 4 in notbeingtoobright.Intelligence,it 5 ,isahigh-pricedoption.Ittakesmoreupkeep,burnsmorefuelandisslow 6 thestartinglin

3、ebecauseitdependsonlearning—a(n) 7 process—insteadofinstinct.Plentyofotherspeciesareabletolearn,andoneofthethingsthey’veapparentlylearnediswhento 8 .Isthereanadaptivevalueto9 intelligence?That’sthequestionbehindthisnewresearch.Insteadofcastingawistfulglance 10 atallth

4、especieswe’veleftinthedustI.Q.-wise,itimplicitlyaskswhatthereal 11 ofourownintelligencemightbe.Thisis 12 themindofeveryanimalwe’veevermet.Researchonanimalintelligencealsomakesuswonderwhatexperimentsanimalswould 13 onhumansiftheyhadthechance.Everycatwithanowner, 14 ,is

5、runningasmall-scalestudyinoperantconditioning.Webelievethat 15 animalsranthelabs,theywouldtestusto 16 thelimitsofourpatience,ourfaithfulness,ourmemoryforlocations.Theywouldtrytodecidewhatintelligenceinhumansisreally 17 ,notmerelyhowmuchofitthereis. 18 ,theywouldhopeto

6、studya(n) 19 question:Arehumansactuallyawareoftheworldtheylivein? 20 theresultsareinconclusive.1.[A]Suppose[B]Consider[C]Observe[D]Imagine2.[A]tended[B]feared[C]happened[D]threatened3.[A]thinner[B]stabler[C]lighter[D]dimmer4.[A]tendency[B]advantage[C]inclination[D]pri

7、ority5.[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]forward[C]afterward[D]backward11.[

8、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]bychan