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考研英语一真题

2013年考研英语

（一）真题

SectionIUseofEnglish

　　Directions:

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

　　Peopleare,onthewhole,pooratconsideringbackgroundinformationwhenmakingindividualdecisions.Atfirstglancethismightseemlikeastrengththat___1___theabilitytomakejudgmentswhichareunbiasedby___2___factors.ButDrSimontonspeculatedthataninabilitytoconsiderthebig___3___wasleadingdecision-makerstobebiasedbythedailysamplesofinformationtheywereworkingwith.___4___,hetheorizedthatajudge___5___ofappearingtoosoft___6___crimemightbemorelikelytosendsomeonetoprison___7___hehadalreadysentencedfiveorsixotherdefendantsonlytoforcedcommunityserviceonthatday.

　　To___8___thisidea,theyturnedtheirattentiontotheuniversity-admissionsprocess.Intheory,the___9___ofanapplicantshouldnotdependonthefewothers___10___randomlyforinterviewduringthesameday,butDrSimontonsuspectedthetruthwas___11___.

　　Hestudiedtheresultsof9,323MBAinterviews___12___by31admissionsofficers.Theinterviewershad___13___applicantsonascaleofonetofive.Thisscale___14___numerousfactorsintoconsideration.Thescoreswere___15___usedinconjunctionwithanapplicant’sscoreontheGMAT,astandardizedexamwhichis___16___outof800points,tomakeadecisiononwhethertoaccepthimorher.

　　DrSimontonfoundifthescoreofthepreviouscandidateinadailyseriesofintervieweeswas0.75pointsormorehigherthanthatoftheone___17___that,thenthescoreforthenextapplicantwould___18___byanaverageof0.075points.Thismightsoundsmall,butto___19___theeffectsofsuchadecreaseacandidatewouldneed30moreGMATpointsthanwouldotherwisehavebeen___20___.

　　1.AgrantsBsubmitsCtransmitsDdelivers

　　2.AminorBexternalCcrucialDobjective

　　3.AissueBvisionCpictureDmoment

　　4.AAboveallBOnaverageCInprincipleDForexample

　　5.AfondBfearfulCcapableDthoughtless

　　6.AinBforCtoDon

　　7.AifBuntilCthoughDunless

　　8.A.testB.emphasizeC.shareD.promote

　　9.A.decisionB.qualityC.statusD.success

　　10.A.foundB.studiedC.chosenD.identified

　　11.A.otherwiseB.defensibleC.replaceableD.exceptional

　　12.A.inspiredB.expressedC.conductedD.secured

　　13.A.assignedB.ratedC.matchedD.arranged

　　14.A.putB.gotC.tookD.gave

　　15.A.insteadB.thenC.everD.rather

　　16.A.selectedB.passedC.markedD.introduced

　　17.AbelowBafterCaboveDbefore

　　18.AjumpBfloatCfluctuateDdrop

　　19.AachieveBundoCmaintainDdisregard

20.AnecessaryBpossibleCpromisingDhelpful

SectionIIReadingComprehension

　　PartA

　　Directions:

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

　　Text1

　　Inthe2006filmversionofTheDevilWearsPrada,MirandaPriestly,playedbyMerylStreep,scoldsherunattractiveassistantforimaginingthathighfashiondoesn’taffecther,Priestlyexplainshowthedeepbluecoloroftheassistant’ssweaterdescendedovertheyearsfromfashionshowstodepartmentsstoresandtothebargainbininwhichthepoorgirldoubtlessfoundhergarment.

　　Thistop-downconceptionofthefashionbusinesscouldn`tbemoreoutofdateoratoddswiththefeverishwoulddescribedinOverdressed,ElizabethCline`sthree-yearindictmentof“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`s.TheOmnivore`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“behavioral”adsatthosemostlikelytobuy.

　　Inthepastcoupleofweeksaquarrelhasillustratedthevaluetoadvertisersofsuchfine-grainedinformation:

Shouldadvertisersassumethatpeoplearehappytobetrackedandsentbehavioralads?

Orshouldtheyhaveexplicitpermission?

　　InDecember2010America'sFederalTradeCommission（FTC）proposedaddinga"donottrack"（DNT）optiontointernetbrowsers,sothatuserscouldtelladvertisersthattheydidnotwanttobefollowed.Microsoft'sInternetExplorerandApple'sSafaribothofferDNT;Google'sChromeisduetodosothisyear.InFebruarytheFTCandDigitalAdvertisingAlliance（DAA）agreedthattheindustrywouldgetcrackingonrespondingtoDNTrequests.

　　OnMay31stMicrosoftSetofftherow:

ItsaidthatInternetExplorer10,theversionduetoappearwindows8,wouldhaveDNTasadefault.

　　Itisnotyetclearhowadvertiserswillrespond.GettingaDNTsignaldoesnotobligeanyonetostoptracking,althoughsomecompanieshavepromisedtodoso.UnabletotellwhethersomeonereallyobjectstobehavioraladsorwhethertheyarestickingwithMicrosoft’sdefault,somemayignoreaDNTsignalandpressonanyway.

　　AlsouncleariswhyMicrosofthasgoneitalone.Afterall,ithasanadbusinesstoo,whichitsayswillcomplywithDNTrequests,thoughitisstillworkingouthow.IfitistryingtoupsetGoogle,whichreliesalmostwhollyondefaultwillbecomethenorm.DNTdoesnotseemanobviouslyhugesellingpointforwindows8-thoughthefirmhascomparedsomeofitsotherproductsfavorablywithGoogle'sonthatcountbefore.BrendonLynch,M

　　Microsoft'schiefprivacyofficer,blogged:

"webelieveconsumersshouldhavemorecontrol."Coulditreallybethatsimple?

　　26.Itissuggestedinparagraph1that“behavioral”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]Advertisersareobligedtoofferbehavioralads

　　30.Theauthor'sattitudetowardswhatBrendonLynchsaidinhisblogisoneof:

　　[A]indulgence

　　[B]understanding

　　[C]appreciation

　　[D]skepticism

　　Text3

　　Upuntilafewdecadesago,ourvisionsofthefuturewerelargely-thoughbynomeansuniformly-glowinglypositive.