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2008年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

SectionI UseofEnglish

Directions:

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

Theideathatsomegroupsofpeoplemaybemoreintelligentthanothersisoneofthosehypothesesthatdarenotspeakitsname.ButGregoryCochranistosayitanyway.Heisthatbird,ascientistwhoworksindependentlyanyinstitution.Hehelpedpopularizetheideathatsomediseasesnotthoughttohaveabacterialcausewereactuallyinfections,whicharousedmuchcontroversywhenitwasfirstsuggested.

he,however,mighttrembleattheofwhatheisabouttodo.Togetherwithanothertwoscientists,heispublishingapaperwhichnotonlythatonegroupofhumanityismoreintelligentthantheothers,butexplainstheprocessthathasbroughtthisabout.ThegroupinareaparticularpeopleoriginatedfromcentralEurope.Theprocessisnaturalselection.

ThisgroupgenerallydowellinIQtest,12-15pointsabovethevalueof100,andhavecontributedtotheintellectualandculturallifeoftheWest,astheoftheirelites,includingseveralworld-renownedscientists,.Theyalsosuffermoreoftenthanmostpeoplefromanumberofnastygeneticdiseases,suchasbreastcancer.Thesefacts,,havepreviouslybeenthoughtunrelated.Theformerhasbeentosocialeffects,suchasastrongtraditionofeducation.Thelatterwasseenasa（an）ofgeneticisolation.Dr.Cochransuggeststhattheintelligenceanddiseasesareintimately.Hisargumentisthattheunusualhistoryofthesepeoplehasthemtouniqueevolutionarypressuresthathaveresultedinthisstateofaffairs.

1. [A]selected [B]prepared [C]obliged [D]pleased

2. [A]unique [B]particular [C]special [D]rare

3. [A]of [B]with [C]in [D]against

4. [A]subsequently [B]presently [C]previously [D]lately

5. [A]Only [B]So [C]Even [D]Hence

6. [A]thought [B]sight [C]cost [D]risk

7. [A]advises [B]suggests [C]protests [D]objects

8. [A]progress [B]fact [C]need [D]question

9. [A]attaining [B]scoring [C]reaching [D]calculating

10. [A]normal [B]common [C]mean [D]total

11. [A]unconsciously [B]disproportionately

[C]indefinitely [D]unaccountably

12. [A]missions [B]fortunes [C]interests [D]careers

13. [A]affirm [B]witness [C]observe [D]approve

14. [A]moreover [B]therefore [C]however [D]meanwhile

15. [A]givenup [B]gotover [C]carriedon [D]putdown

16. [A]assessing [B]supervising [C]administering [D]valuing

17. [A]development [B]origin [C]consequence [D]instrument

18. [A]linked [B]integrated [C]woven [D]combined

19. [A]limited [B]subjected [C]converted [D]directed

20. [A]paradoxical [B]incompatible [C]inevitable [D]continuous

SectionII ReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

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

Text1

Whilestillcatching-uptomeninsomespheresofmodernlife,womenappeartobewayaheadinatleastoneundesirablecategory.“Womenareparticularlysusceptibletodevelopingdepressionandanxietydisordersinresponsetostresscomparedtomen,”accordingtoDr.Yehuda,chiefpsychiatristatNewYork’sVeteran’sAdministrationHospital.

Studiesofbothanimalsandhumanshaveshownthatsexhormonessomehowaffectthestressresponse,causingfemalesunderstresstoproducemoreofthetriggerchemicalsthandomalesunderthesameconditions.Inseveralofthestudies,whenstressed-outfemaleratshadtheirovaries（thefemalereproductiveorgans）removed,theirchemicalresponsesbecameequaltothoseofthemales.

Addingtoawoman’sincreaseddoseofstresschemicals,areherincreased“opportunities”forstress.“It’snotnecessarilythatwomendon’tcopeaswell.It’sjustthattheyhavesomuchmoretocopewith,”saysDr.Yehuda.“Theircapacityfortoleratingstressmayevenbegreaterthanmen’s,”sheobserves,“it’sjustthatthey’redealingwithsomanymorethingsthattheybecomewornoutfromitmorevisiblyandsooner.”

Dr.Yehudanotesanotherdifferencebetweenthesexes.“Ithinkthatthekindsofthingsthatwomenareexposedtotendtobeinmoreofachronicorrepeatednature.Mengotowarandareexposedtocombatstress.Menareexposedtomoreactsofrandomphysicalviolence.Thekindsofinterpersonalviolencethatwomenareexposedtotendtobeindomesticsituations,by,unfortunately,parentsorotherfamilymembers,andtheytendnottobeone-shotdeals.Thewear-and-tearthatcomesfromtheselongerrelationshipscanbequitedevastating.”

AdelineAlvarezmarriedat18andgavebirthtoason,butwasdeterminedtofinishcollege.“Istruggledalottogetthecollegedegree.Iwaslivinginsomuchfrustrationthatthatwasmyescape,togotoschool,andgetaheadanddobetter.”L