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考研英语一真题

2020考研英语一真题

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnum-

beredblankandmark[A],[B],[C],or[D]ontheANSWERSHEET.

（10points）

Eveniffamiliesdon'tsitdowntoeattogetheras

frequentlyas

before,millionsofBritonswillnonethelesshavegotasharethis

weekendofoneofthatnation'sgreattraditions:

theSundayroast.1a

coldwinter'sday,fewculinarypleasurescan2it.Yetaswereport

now.Thefoodpolicearedeterminedourhealth.Thatthis3shouldbe

renderedyetanotherqualitypleasure4todamageourhealth.

TheFoodStandardsAuthority（FSA）has5apublicworming

abouttherisksofacompoundcalledacrylamidethatformsinsome

foodscooked6hightemperatures.Thismeansthatpeopleshould7

crispingtheirroastpotatoes,rejectthin—crustpizzasandonly8toast

theirbread.Butwhereistheevidencetosupportsuchalarmistadvice

9studieshaveshownthatacrylamidecancauseneurologicaldamage

inmice,thereisno10evidencethatitcausescancerinhumans.

Scientistssaythecompoundis11tocausecancerbuthaveno

hardscientificproof12theprecautionaryprincipleitcouldbeargued

thatitis13tofollowtheFSAadvice.14,itwasrumouredthatsmok-

ingcausedcancerforyearsbeforetheevidencewasfoundtoprovea

15.

Doubtlessapieceofboiledbeefcanalwaysbe16uponSunday

alongsidesomesteamedvegetables,withouttheYorkshirepudding

andnowine.Butwouldlifebeworthliving17,theFSAsaysitis

nottellingpeopletocutoutroastfoods18,butreducetheirlifetime

intake.Howeverits19riskscomingacrossasbeingpushyandover-

protective.Constanthealthscaresjust20withonelistening.

1.[A]In[B]Towards[C]On[D]Till

2.[A]match[B]express[C]satisfy[D]influence

3.[A]patience[B]enjoyment[C]surprise[D]concern

4.[A]intensified[B]privileged[C]compelled[D]guaranteed

5.[A]issued[B]received[C]compelled[D]guaranteed

6.[A]under[B]at[C]for[D]by

7.[A]forget[B]regret[C]finish[D]avoid8.[A]partially[B]regularly[C]easily[D]initially

9.[A]Unless[B]Since[C]If[D]While

10.[A]secondary[B]external[C]conclusive[D]negative

11.[A]insufficient[B]bound[C]likely[D]slow

12.[A]Onthebasisof[B]Atthecostof[C]Inadditionto[D]In

contrastto

13.[A]interesting[B]advisable[C]urgent[D]fortunate

14.[A]Asusual[B]Inparticular[C]Bydefinition[D]After

all

15.[A]resemblance[B]combination[C]connection[D]pat-

tern

16.[A]made[B]served[C]saved[D]used

17.[A]Tobefair[B]Forinstance[C]Tobebrief[D]Ingen-

eral

18.[A]reluctantly[B]entirely[C]gradually[D]carefully

19.[A]promise[B]experience[C]campaign[D]competition

20.[A]followup[B]pickup[C]openup[D]endup.

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartADirections:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweach

textbychoosing[A],[B],[C],or[D].Markyouranswersonthe

ANSWERSHEET.（40points）

Text1

AgroupoflabourMPs,amongthemYvetteCooper,arebring-

inginthenewyearwithacalltoinstituteaUK“townofculture”

award.Theproposalisthatitshouldsitalongsidetheexistingcityof

culturetitle,whichwasheldbyHullin2017andhasbeenawardedto

Coventryforzoz1.Cooperandhercolleaguesarguethatthesuccess

ofthecrownforHull,whereitbroughtin￡220mofinvestmentand

anavalancheofarts,outnottobeconfinedtocities.Britain'town,it

istruearenotpreventedfromapplying,buttheygenerallylackthe

resourcestoputtogetherabittobeattheirbigger

competitions.A

townofcultureawardcould,itisargued,becomeanannualevent,at-

tractingfundingandcreatingjobs.

Somemightseetheproposalasaboobyprizeforthefactthat

Britainisnolongerbeabletoapplyforthemuchmoreprestigious

titleofEuropeancapitalofculture,asough-afterawardbaggedby

Glasgowin1990andLiverpoolin2008.Acynicmightspeculatethat

theUKisonthe

vergeofdisappearingintoanendlessfeverof

self-celebrationin

itsdesperationtoreinventitselfforthepost-Brexitworld:

aftertown

ofculture,whoknowsthatwillfollow—villageofcultureSuburbof

cultureHamletofculture

Itisalsowiselorecallthatsuchtitlesarenotacure-all.Abadly

run“yearofculture”washesinandoutofaplacelikethetide,bring-

ingprominenceforaspellbutleavingnolastingbenefitstothecom-

munity.Thereallysuccessfulholdersofsuchtitlesarethosethatdoa

greatdealmorethanfillhotelbedroomsandbringinhigh-profilearts

eventsandgoodpressforayear.Theytransformthe

aspirationsofthe

peoplewholivethere;theynudgetheself-imageofthecityintoa

bolderandmoreoptimisticlight.Itishardtogetright,andrequiresa

remarkabledegreeofvision,aswellascooperationbetweencityau-

thorities,theprivatesector,community.groupsandculturalorganisa-